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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Consolidated Tin Mines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire all the assets held by Snow Peak Mining, including the Mt Garnet concentrator facility, in Queensland.
Under the terms of the transaction, Consolidated Tin Mines would issue about 600-million fully paid shares and a A$16.5-million convertible note to Snow Peak Mining, in exchange for the assets.
The consideration shares would be subject to a two-year voluntary escrow period.
The convertible note would be converted into 165-million ordinary shares and would be redeemable on, or before, September 1, 2015.
Upon the completion of the transaction, Snow Peak Mining would hold a 68% interest in Consolidated Tin Mines.
"Acquiring the Snow Peak Mining assets creates an opportunity to develop the Mt Garnet tin project, as well as to develop new opportunities contained with the current Snow Peak Mining and Consolidated Tin Mines asset base," said MD John Banning on Monday.
He noted that combining the assets would position the company to efficiently implement development plans while fully leveraging resource, project, operational and financial synergies.
Consolidated Tin initially had a 9.85% free carry interest in Snow Peak Mining's Surveyor project and managed the project, which includes the Mt Garnet concentrator.
The acquisition would also include the Surveyor-Balcooma mine, the Einasleigh and Maitland projects, as well as all associated mining tenements, plants, equipment, mineral agreements and mining information.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
"Spectrum 17" Out Now!
Just released and now available through online retailers and major bookstores near you! I'm so honored to be shown among such an amazing group of artists again. It's another great volume, so grab your copy and enjoy!
Visit Spectrum's official site for more info, as well as to get a sneak peek flip-through of the book!
"Challenging, controversial, educational, and irreverent, the 15th anniversary addition to the award-winning Spectrum series reinforces both the importance and prevalence of fantastic art in today's culture. With exceptional images by extraordinary creators, this elegant full-color collection showcases an international cadre of creators working in every style and medium, both traditional and digital. The best artists from the United States, Europe, China, Australia, South America, and beyond have gathered into the only annual devoted exclusively to works of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and the surreal, making Spectrum 17 one of the year's most highly anticipated books. With art from books, graphic novels, video games, films, galleries, and advertising, Spectrum is both an electrifying art book for fans and an invaluable resource for clients looking for bright new talent. The entire field is discussed in an invaluable, found-nowhere-else year in review. Contact information for each artist is included in a handy index. Often imitated, never equaled, Spectrum 17 continues the freshness and excellence that was established 16 years ago."
2 comments:
- Dave Chow Illustrations said...
Geez, we get you into one Spectrum and now you're practically a regular there! But then hey, you've earned EVERY bit of the recognition with your hard work too. Congrats!
- December 18, 2010 at 12:58 AM
- Andrea Kowch said...
Thanks, Dave! :)
- December 18, 2010 at 12:45 PM
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A favorite of the AWAKEN Collection, the Aurora Lariat is versatile and so easy to wear you'll want one in every color! All Flaca Jewelry pieces are 18KT gold plated sterling silver. We recommend cleaning as often as needed using a polishing cloth or a soft cotton cloth on any metal parts to reduce tarnish. Please keep in mind, due to personal pH levels of peoples' skin and the frequency of wear, some jewelry may tarnish more quickly for some. Since exposure to air can also oxidize jewelry, we recommend storing jewelry in an air tight pouch, rather than keeping it exposed to air.
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In Love's Place is an artful translation by Leon de Kock of Etienne van Heerden's Afrikaans novel, In Stede Van Die Liefde, originally published in 2005. It is a novel of surprise and intrigue, absorbing you into a vivid South African landscape replete with immediately recognisable and relatable characters.
The book follows two distinct paths which ultimately intersect. The first is that of Christian, a successful, white, middle-aged dealer of African art who regularly commutes between Joburg and Cape Town. He was athletic in his youth, but after a recent heart bypass is always conscious of the "pig snout" in his chest, dictating his every move. This doesn't stop him from leading a double life however, and throughout the novel he struggles to hide his cocaine habit from his wife Christine and his teenage son Siebert. Christian's life takes an interesting turn early on when he is randomly attacked on the road to Stellenbosch, the victim of a local gang's initiation ritual. He spends the remaining pages trying to out-smart and catch his pursuer.
The second path begins in Matjiesfontein, a small northern town just off the N1 between Cape Town and Joburg. The young Snaartjie Windvogel, a gifted violinist and pigeon-tamer has been kidnapped, and the local population – a rag-tag group of Lord Milner Hotel employees, law-enforcers and Lewis store managers – is preoccupied with finding the truth of her disappearance. The German music teacher, Miss Edelweiss, who something of an outcast, is a forerunning suspect, but her connection to the Windvogel child, the violin, and subsequently, Christine herself, is revealed slowly and with great thrill.
This is a complex novel – an attempt to sum it up will inevitably fail. What is most striking is the intricate weaving of character, place and plot line. There are lengthy descriptions of familiar South African landscapes – from Sea Point to the platteland – which would ring true for any South African reader, but which are rendered in such a vivid and unique way as to reinvigorate the familiar. The characters, far from stock, are various in their race, gender and social status but seem to all share the same local concerns and connections as their paths are adeptly sewn together to provide an enticing and exciting plot.
De Kock's translation does not miss a beat and, as an English reader, I found the prose creative but not intimidating, complex but not verbose. In Love's Place is an incredibly satisfying and thoroughly local read.
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Word on the Street: Horror Movie Edition
There is no denying that horror movies are popular among young kids all across the nation. We see it with the success of recent horror films like Paranormal Activity and any one of the Saw movies. However, when it comes down to it: which horror movie takes the cake?
Before you see the results, take a look at a few reasons why people love their favorite horror movies!
"My favorite horror movie is Rear Window," stated Comparative Literature Major, Alexis Dixon. "Because it has a very intriguing plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat and it's mysterious and it's really, really great to watch."
Among the others questioned, Dixon was the only one who responded with the Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window. However, this isn't the only Hitchcock film to make the list.
Out of all the females asked (ages 20 to 55), the iconic Hitchcock film Psycho was one of the most frequent answers provided. Not only is Psycho one of the most famous horror films of all time, but it is loved by all ages. We all remember the infamous shower scene, don't we?
The Stanley Kubrick film The Shining was tied with Psycho for having the most votes, according to the ladies.
"I love The Shining because it scares me every single time I watch it," commented Iowa Junior Lauren Mucker. "Jack Nicholson is just absolutely insane in that movie."
The psychological thriller Donnie Darko also made its way onto the list. However although this is not generally considered a horror film, it does in fact have elements that would be present in a horror film. The meaning of horror can be different for all types of people.
The zombie thriller 28 Days Later…, directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle, took the cake for the men surveyed. Although 28 Days Later… is one of many zombie horror films, audiences and critics responded very well when it was released back in 2002.
Iowa City resident Dillon Weaver didn't hesitate with his answer of 28 Days Later… "It's definitely one of the better zombie films I've seen. I like it because it's a zombie movie, but it doesn't shove the walking dead into your face like other zombie movies."
Unlike the ladies, the guys had a bigger variety with their answers. Not including 28 Days Later… or the 1981 cult classic The Evil Dead, there were no other repeated answers. The films chosen also spanned from the 1940's all the way to the 2000's.
And for those of you who do not know that Peter Jackson, the director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, also makes horror films! His 1992 film Dead Alive made the list. This film has also been voted on of the goriest horror films of all time, so no wonder it made its way onto the list!
"It's plain and simple, I love Dead Alive," stated Max Wright, an avid horror movie watcher. "It's disgusting, exciting and just awesome."
Taking into account both the male and female responses, 28 Days Later… takes the cake for the "Word on the Street: Horror Movie Edition" most voted horror film prize!
Dominated by all male answers, 28 Days Later… beat out The Shining, Psycho and The Exorcist, who were all tied for second. Judging by these results, the time period in which the film was released has no baring on the films' likeability. Each of these films were released in different decades, with Psycho being the only black and white film on top.
But we cannot forget about all the other special films on the list. Here are a few honorable mentions in regards to different aspects of horror films!
*Earliest Horror Film*
The Hitchcock film Shadow of a Doubt, which was released all the back in 1943 is the earliest horror film on the list. Blurring genre definitions, Shadow of a Doubt is undoubtedly a classic horror film. Shadow of a Doubt was the earliest film by a long shot. It wins the earliest horror film honorable mention by a staggering 13 years!
*Foreign Horror Films*
Among the other results, there were very few votes for foreign horror films. The two foreign films chosen were The Orphanage and the French film High Tension. This could just be a result in the lack of foreign horror released in the United States.
*Most Voted Decade*
Not taking in account repeated answers, the 2000's were the most voted decade for horror film releases. Among the films released in the 2000's were The Cell (2000), the winner 28 Days Later… (2002), The Strangers (2008) and Saw (2004).
Second place was given to the 1960's. The films voted for which were released in the 1960's were Psycho (1960), Rosemary's Baby (1968) and The Birds (1963).
So there you are! The list of the top horror films, according to mostly students on the University of Iowa campus. But, it is not over yet! It's your turn to vote…


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The fine folks at Photosaurus have launched their next contest: Self(ie) Portraits.
First off, I want to congratulate Rad Drew*, James Clarke, and Allyson Marie, no strangers to P1XELS, for winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in the first Photosaurus contest for Cool Cars. And props to the honorable mentions!
This time, winners will be selected by votes, so you can send your friends to the site to vote for your pictures!
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My experience with Photosaurus was great. I plan to enter again in the future and would recommend this experience to anyone.I found the submission instructions easy to follow and for the most part things worked great. When I had a glitch and wasn't sure if my submission went through, I received immediate help and resolution. My submissions made it and low and behold, one of my images took 1st place! The prize money was deposited into my PayPal account before I even heard that I'd won. Now, THAT'S a tight ship! Thanks to the gang at Photosaurus Contest. I look forward to participating again.


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At last, a shot of the primary parasite at work:
Every batch of larvae had an attendant female wasp.
The summer weather has been so bad that this is the first dragonfly I have seen this year. Red Darter, female:
And last night to light, along with several Dark Marbled Carpets and Frosted Orange moths, this Nicrophorus investigator beetle with its obligatory mites (notice the two behind the eyes).
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That's why someone invented waterdecals ;)
So, you have to let me know which was your favourite nail from them all.
Those peacock nails look good! I've been liking skittle manicures a lot too.ReplyDelete
I like them all! I can't pick a favourite...it wouldn't be fair to the others ^^ReplyDelete
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I had to LOL at the intro to your post! These are gorgeous! Love the peacock decals <3ReplyDelete
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Cancun is just gorgeous isn't it!? I do love water decals, they're good time savers and make pretty manicures...my favourite nail is the peacock feather one!ReplyDelete
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These are so fun! I can see why you enjoyed them :) And I totally thought those were nail wraps, not decals - I like how big they are!ReplyDelete
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A reader in Maine sent us this story about a basketball player with an amazing name — Indiana Faithfull.
That's almost the same moniker as that of a short-lived Indiana mascot of some years back, you may recall.
To get the whole story on Indiana Faithfull, who plays high school basketball in Portland, Maine, click here.


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Just a guess for this watch that my wife recently inherited from a grandmother. After looking at the collected advertisements, I believe it is a "Her excellency" based on cushion shape, perhaps "T", "U" or something else. Not sure about year. Distinguishing features are the two diamonds and 14K white gold case. Speidel wristband appears not to be original. Had it cleaned at a watchstore. Crown and dial are original.
Thanks for any expertise shared. I am a watch novice.
Hi Patrick If it resembles both T and/or U variant, then I'd be inclined to ID w/o the letter variant. If it matched the ad (s) for only U (including any text description in ad (s)) and that text was sufficient to exclude from other variant text in ads), then that suggests U variant. It's kinda the mutually exclusive/totally exhaustive and sufficient/necessary lines of thought/logic. Other similar known watch records are useful, but unless there exists good documentation or reasoning for how these watches were ID'ed, then that may suggest the other watch records are incorrectly ID'ed or they may only have one/two stars as they are entered. Fun isn't it!
Thanks Patrick. I'll recheck the ads you mention.
The clearer T from 1947
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look same. Artist really made the diamond look bigger! Perhaps the difference is the U is white gold and the T is yellow gold. If that's the variant letter designation, then yours could be the U
'T' is Yellow Gold
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Investigation and analysis into the steady decline of myspace
At its December 2008 peak, Myspace attracted 75.9 million monthly unique visitors in the U.S., according to ComScore/
The once famous destination for all musicians was Myspace. This article by Business Week, delves further into the problems and mis-management of a once powerful site.
via The Rise and Inglorious Fall of Myspace – BusinessWeek.
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So with this morning's patch, for a brief time, in the in-game store there was a services tab, and on that tab was the option to purchase a level 90 boost for $60.00. Plenty of people are firing off with opinions on both sides of this, so I figured what the hell, might as well chime in on one side or the other. So here we go.
For pretty much as long as World of Warcraft has been running, it's consisted of two distinct, and pretty darn disparate phases of gameplay. There was one part of the game - which was the leveling of your character - and then there was the endgame. As for me personally, back in the vanilla days, I really didn't care much for what WoW had to offer after you reached the maximum level. I certainly dabbled in it - I participated in some 40 man raiding, killed Onyxia, progressed through Molten Core, and on into Blackwing Lair. But the constant battle for DPS meters (something of which I never was anywhere near in contention for), the crazy ad-hoc rule systems you had to create to handle the allocation of loot over a 40 man raid, all those things just weren't fun for me - they weren't what I loved about WoW in the first place. And at the time, battlegrounds PvP was pretty much the same. Interesting, but for me not very compelling.
But I loved questing. I loved leveling and exploring the world. As such, it took me a long time before I got even a single character to maximum level, and once I did, I pretty much promptly abandoned it and would start another. To this day, I'm at the maximum number of characters a player can have on one account. That's right - fifty alts, spread across a dozen different servers. The point being - that part of WoW was the part that was perfect for me.
But, as much as I enjoyed that portion of the game, many of my friends absolutely did not. In fact, I remember hearing to my disbelief how for some of my friends, WoW didn't begin until you got to level 60. For a ton of people, even during WoW's earliest times, leveling a character was something that just got in the way of getting to the game that they really wanted to play - WoW's endgame.
So even at that time, I thought Blizzard should allow people some way to go directly to the endgame content that they wanted to play. In truth, this wasn't a new idea - even in 2005. The original Guild Wars, when it shipped, during character creation, allowed you to select what kind of character you wanted to create - a PvP character, or a PvE character. And a PvP character was automatically set to the game's max level - level 20, given some adequate gear and a suitable (but not by any means comprehensive) set of skills, and turned loose. Because the developers at ArenaNet were smart enough to realize, even at that time, that their MMO would have two distinct classes of players - The levelers and explorers, such as myself, and the competitors - whom would really not care one bit for all the leveling bruhaha.
But over the years, even though the disparity between how you play the leveling part of WoW, and the game you played at max level, and WoW's member demographics shifted heavily towards the max level, Blizzard was still remarkably resistant to such a notion. Instead, the tackled the problem a different way, by introducing all sorts of various boosts and perks that would essentially allow you to shortcut the leveling process, without skipping it altogether. Things like Heirloom gear, Recruit-A-Friend programs, and even adjusting the amount of experience you gained from quests and dungeons - as well as introducing experience gain from battlegrounds, all were ways of allowing players to reduce the amount of time it took you to reach WoW's maximum level.
Nowadays, the vast bulk of WoW's playerbase has at least one character at the current max level. And this is where Blizzard is spending the bulk of their development time - making this content - the endgame content - appealing for players of all playstyles. And it shows! There is more stuff to do at max level in WoW than there has ever been at any time before in the game's history. Scenarios, dungeons, flexible styles of raiding, open world content, quests, and yes, even dailies - there truly is something for just about everyone - from casual solo'ers like myself, to the hardest of progression minded players. And Blizzard wants you to be able to enjoy that content. And with an expansion on the way that raises the level cap even further - to a mind boggling level 100 - this is not, as some would have you believe - some ruthless attempt at grabbing your money. This is the absolute smartest thing they could do for their existing playerbase. And, in my opinion, something long overdue.
Now, the only thing that remains, for me, is the discussion about the price point. I have to admit, $60.00 is pretty substantially above where I expected this service to come in at. I honestly expected it to be priced at the high-end range of their other account services - somewhere in the $30.00 to $40.00 price range. And who knows, as they haven't yet officially announced anything yet (at least as of this writing they hadn't) it may be that that price was just a filler object. At the cost of a full blown game, for me, I'd probably actually just spend a few weeks and level another character if I wanted one - I still love leveling, so it wouldn't be a chore. But if they drop it to between $30.00 and $40.00 - that's definitely the right price point for me, and I'd so pick up a class spec that I thought I might be interested in trying out.
Anyway, I know some people thing this is the worst thing ever, but personally, I find that it makes quite a bit of sense.


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Two weeks after releasing a firmware update for its trump card Samsung NX1, the company Samsung introduced another top-quality MILC camera that shares plenty of its internal properties with the said Samsung NX1.
The camera in question is a Samsung NX500, which boasts a brilliant 28MP APS-C BSI-CMOS sensor, a DRIMe Vs processor, which is considerably faster than its predecessor, a sophisticated hybrid NX AF system III with amazing 209 points, built-in Wi-Fi, and above all, this model offers its users superb 4K UHD video.
The mirrorless NX500 also is characterized by 9 fps continuous shooting, a flip-up 3" 1,036,000-dot touch screen Super AMOLED display, while its weight is only 287 grams. It does not feature a viewfinder.
The Samsung NX500 will come onto the market in March, and it will be packed with a Samsung 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS lens, at a price of $799.99. It will be available in black, white and brown.
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I've always been one to buy music in physical copies rather than just buying the mp3, and I recently treated myself to the Sam Smith album. Now if you follow my playlists, then you'll know that I don't usually gravitate towards music that is constantly played on the radio. But this album is incredible and I just think it's such a huge achievement for an artist to blow up as much as Sam Smith has in one year. The emotion in the album is so raw, but the writing of the actual music is really interesting in parts and I think that's why it has sold so well and become so popular - the familiar genre draws people in and the quirky twists are what make it special. I watched a video that he did with Zane Lowe and it was really interesting to hear about his journey through 2014.
What have you been loving in December?
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The third in the hilarious yet sizzling hot Hudson Valley series from New York Time and USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton.Clara Morgan is living the dream, if you can call rebranding hotels that are desperate for a new life and running any kind of marathon a dream. Which she does. But the career she loves and the endurance races that keep her adrenaline pumping have kept her too busy to put down any roots. Growing up in foster care, she's never been able to establish traditions of her own, which may be why she's fascinated by the rituals that generations-old family resorts are known for. She's especially interested in the Bryant Mountain House, and not just for their secret recipe for the yummy, gooey, can't-get-enough-of Hot Cross Buns ... .


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On the Alleged Marginalization of Science Fiction
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One of the enduring traits of science fiction fandom is its perception that its favored genre is treated unfairly. English departments sneer at it, the mainstream segments of the film and literature industries dismiss it, and people who enjoy it are denigrated as "nerds"; so the popular opinion goes. Is this perception accurate, though?
I would characterize myself as a science fiction fan. After all, a fair amount of my childhood was spent reading novels by Isaac Asimov, Orson Scott Card, and other noteworthy science fiction authors, and many of my favorite television shows, like The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, and Firefly, fall squarely within the genre. Yet I have never experienced or witnessed the marginalization that the mainstream supposedly inflicts upon science fiction. Many of my close friends in high school were even more into the genre than me; I have yet to attempt to make my way through the many iterations of the classic British show Doctor Who, but I had friends who had seen every episode. My grandmother watched most of the iterations of that other classic science fiction show, Star Trek, when they first aired. Hollywood hasn't dismissed science fiction since the phenomenal success of Star Wars 34 years ago. Finally, lest the charge that English departments sneer at science fiction is allowed to stand unchallenged, one of the first classes I took at Vanderbilt was an English class. Its assigned reading list included William Gibson's Neuromancer.
I don't doubt that science fiction was relegated to the margins of film and literature in the past. An interviewer once asked The Twilight Zone's creator, Rod Serling, if the amount of work he was putting into the show meant that he had given up on writing anything "important" for television. Other incidents like this one pepper the history of science fiction, and they have left an impression on writers and readers alike. That said, in the past three decades or so, it seems to me that science fiction has moved much more into the mainstream; it may very well be that the perceived marginalization of science fiction is, in 2011, little more than the shadow of a phenomenon that has long since vanished.
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The US and Russia have traded barbs during a UN Security Council assembly on a purported chemical conflict in Syria.
Russian deputy Vassily Nebenzia pronounced a occurrence in Douma was staged and that US infantry movement in response could have "grave repercussions".
US attach� Nikki Haley pronounced Russia – a Syrian infantry devotee – had a "blood of Syrian children" on a hands.
Earlier, a UN tellurian rights arch pronounced universe powers were treating chemical weapons use with a "collective shrug".
US President Donald Trump has pronounced "major decisions" on Syria will be done in a subsequent dual days.
Calling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a "monster", Ms Haley pronounced that if a UN Security Council acts or not, "either way, a United States will respond".
"Meetings are ongoing, critical decisions are being weighed even as we speak," she said.
- Suspected Syria chemical conflict kills scores
- Why is there a fight in Syria?
- Israel blamed for Syria airfield attack
Washington has not ruled out infantry strikes. In Apr final year, a US dismissed journey missiles during a Syrian airbase after a Sarin haughtiness deputy conflict on a opposition-held city of Khan Sheikhoun killed some-more than 80 people. International investigators hold a Syrian supervision responsible.
What happened on Saturday?
The Syrian-American Medical Society pronounced some-more than 500 people were brought to medical centres in Douma, in a Eastern Ghouta region, nearby a collateral Damascus, with symptoms "indicative of bearing to a chemical agent".
It pronounced this enclosed respirating difficulties, bluish skin, mouth foaming, corneal browns and "the glimmer of chlorine-like odour".
Neither a genocide fee nor what accurately occurred can be accurate as a area is blocked off with entrance denied.
The estimates of how many people died in a suspected chemical conflict operation from 42 to some-more than 60 people, though medical groups contend numbers could arise as rescue workers benefit entrance to basements where hundreds of families had sought retreat from bombing.
The French deputy during a UN Security Council pronounced poison gas had deliberately been used as it could trickle down to a basements.
The US, France and UK have led general defamation of a purported attack, with a Syrian supervision and a Russian backers denying any responsibility.
What did Russia contend during a UN?
Mr Nebenzia, presenting Russia's box that rebels in Douma staged a eventuality for their possess ends, embellished a occurrence and a fallout as partial of a US-led bid to harm Russia with a "broad arsenal of methods", including slander, insults and "hawkish rhetoric".
In an indignant statement, he invited investigators from a Organisation for a Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to fly to Syria as shortly as Tuesday, observant that Russian infantry would chaperon them to a site of a purported attack.
- UK PM condemns 'barbaric attack' in Syria
Moscow has pronounced a experts have not found "any snippet of chlorine or any other chemical piece used opposite civilians".
Mr Nebenzia pronounced a tinge taken opposite Russia had left over what was excusable even during a Cold War and warned opposite a US infantry response.
"Armed force underneath untrue stratagem opposite Syria, where, during a ask of a legitimate supervision of a country, Russian infantry have been deployed, could lead to grave repercussions," he said.
What is a wider context?
The escalation of tragedy comes as family between Russia and a West have plunged to their misfortune turn in decades, following a poisoning in Mar of an ex-spy in England that a UK blamed on Moscow, and purported Russian division in a 2016 US election.
- Russia v a West: Is this a new Cold War?
- The Cold War explained
The poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with what a British supervision says was a military-grade Novichok haughtiness deputy of a form grown by Russia led to a mass exclusion of Russian diplomats by Western allies, to that Moscow responded in kind.
What else is function in Syria?
Following a purported attack, Syria and Russia reached an depletion understanding with a Jaish al-Islam rebels, who adult until now have been holding Douma.
Moscow pronounced infantry operations there had been halted. Under a deal, 100 buses are pronounced to be relocating 8,000 fighters and 40,000 of their kin out of a smashed town. Hostages who had been hold by a rebels are being set free.
The growth means pro-government army have now taken full control of a Eastern Ghouta.
Analysts contend this is President Assad's biggest infantry success given a tumble of Aleppo in 2016. It follows a weeks-long supervision descent in that some-more than 1,600 people were killed.
Separately on Monday, monitors pronounced during slightest 13 civilians were killed and scores harmed in a north-western city of Idlib, after an blast that broken a large, multi-storey building. The means of a blast was not clear.
Idlib range is especially tranquil by a jihadist organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an fondness led by a former bend of al-Qaeda. The area has seen a large liquid of civilians and fighters from other war-torn regions.


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The college life is just awesome. Probably the best part of one's life. If you are going through your college life, and finding it very expensive, then let me tell you that none other than you are responsible for it. While in the college life, you must save the hard-earned money of your parents. There are many ways by which you can save money in college. Here's some best out of them.
Save Money on Textbooks
The very first thing to start the new session, is obviously, to buy new books. This is the part where you can really save your money. You must be smart enough to get the books at lowest price. Since the frauds in this fast going world are on the peak, so you may end up in paying a big amount for a book that does not deserve so. Therefore, before buying books, you must investigate the price from various booksellers. Then you should go for the lowest. Apart from that, you can save money by buying second-hand textbooks. There are many students who rely on the used textbooks, and they do get good marks.
Expenses on Gadgets
Today's life is full covered with the gadgets. There are many students who feel their life as empty without having gadgets with them. It's OK, the gadgets are necessary, but you should have control on your desires. New gadgets keep hitting the market now and then. It is up to you that how you control yourself and keep stick to your current gadget. There is nothing that you will get by following others in terms of gadgets, but yes, will waste the hard-earned money of your parents who have very high expectations from you.


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Here are some things that help me make the transition easier.
Plan Meals Ahead of TimeI use my Erin Condren planner to plan weekly meals, but I use the Reminders app on my phone to keep track of my families grocery list. I know they have fancier apps out their, but this is super easy for me since I am always using the Reminders app for other "to-do" lists. I feel like everything is in one place. Plus, the best thing is that my GROCERY LIST reminder is a shared list, so my husband adds things as well.
Two other apps that my friends like to use are:
Plan Outfits for the Month (or Week)I know what you are thinking :) What if the weather changes or I don't feel like wearing something when I wake up. That's ok...since you have a month worth of outfits planned, you can easily wear a different one. This way, all your accessories are planned, and it makes it so much easier in the morning! You can download the Fashion Plan here for free! I planned a month at a time last year, and I felt so much more together.
Get Everything Ready the Night BeforeOur routine before bed looks something like this:
1) Lunches are on the counter with all the non-cold stuff in them.
2) Backpacks are packed by the back door and are all ready for school (and any other team/sport bag that will be needed for practice if we aren't coming home).
3) Clothes are picked out.
4) The shoes everyone is wearing are by the back door.
5) I also have a checklist on the back door that my children check one last time before they go out the door.
The checklist on the back door is organized by day-of-the-week. One reason I do this is that I cannot keep up with my children's schedule. At their school, "specials" occur on various days and special materials are needed for those days. For example, band occurs on Monday, Tuesday, Friday for 5th grade, and Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday for 7th grade). On PE days they must have tennis shoes/sneakers. PE has a similar schedule to band, only on different days! It takes me until November to remember their schedule!!! So once I get their schedule, I make the checklist.
Have a Morning RoutineYou probably all ready think I'm a little OCD. Well it gets worse :) When my children get up, there is a routine they follow. I also set a timer to help keep us on track. If you could meet my son, you would see why I do this. Every morning we leave the house happy and I haven't raised my voice or snapped at anyone :) We've been doing this for 8 years now, and it works pretty well. In the beginning, when they would go to bed, I would remind them of what I wanted the morning to look like.
1) Get up
2) Get dressed
3) Do hair
4) Eat*
5) Brush teeth
6) Pack Lunch
7) Leave
I've done it multiple ways, but I have found that once my children are dressed, they move faster. The potential problem is that they could spill breakfast on their clothes.
I set a timer, and at 7:15, everyone has to brush teeth. I figure if worse comes to worse they can eat in the car, but they can't brush their teeth in the car. Plus, my children don't like eating after they brush their teeth, so this order really helps keep them moving.
Before we walk out the door, we check the checklist. Like I said earlier, you've never met my son. He has actually gone to school without shoes on (he had on his socks), because I told him, "grab your backpack and hop in the car!" Notice I never said, "put on your shoes!" Even though you probably think I'm OCD, you probably should also think that I have lots of patience :)
Have an After School Routine1) Our routine is always to do homework right when we get home. As soon as they are done with homework, it goes in their backpack and then is put by the back door, so we know where it is.
2) While my children are doing homework, I check folders and make sure everything I need to do for them is done at that time (permission slips signed, homework signed, etc.)
3) Then it is free time!
Use Crockpot LinersThis is my final tip. I don't love to cook (or even like it), so the crockpot is my friend. Cleaning the crockpot used to be a miserable chore for me, until my friend introduced me to crockpot liners. Crockpot liners make clean-up so much easier!!! You just throw away the liner, and your crockpot is clean! I still wash it, but there isn't any scrubbing or soaking needed!!!
One of my family's favorite recipes is chicken in the crockpot with salsa. It cooks all day and you just shred the chicken before you serve it. We put it on tortilla chips with shredded cheese and sour cream.


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Cheese is the low carb dieter's manna from heaven. Not only are low carb cheese snacks extremely easy to find, they are jam-packed with protein to help keep blood sugar levels even. Cheese makes an excellent protein to eat with a dose of carbs, or it can be a filling treat all by itself. Cheese is also one of those foodie-foods, so there is incredible variety, from super expensive and rare sheep cheese to the everyday staple, cheddar. We literally go through pounds of the stuff every month at our house, especially since my gestational diabetes diagnosis. Low carb cheese snacks are my go-to when I'm not feeling very creative – I can just hack off a chunk and be satisfied until dinner.
The snacks on this page all require little or no preparation time. I hate cooking and expect half of the world to agree with me, if not more of you. So these snacks fit right in line with my no-fuss philosophy. In my world, if food preparation takes more than about five minutes, my husband has to do it or I go hungry.
Low Carb Cheese Snacks
1. Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is such a versatile, yummy snack. It also doubles as an easy breakfast if you pair it with a piece of peanut butter toast, which happens to be one of the best foods in the world. Cottage cheese alone doesn't taste all that great, however, so you'll need to add something to it. My favorite way to eat it is with a generous sprinkling of lemon pepper, but you can add any type of seasoning or a small amount of fruit. Think of cottage cheese as a blank canvas just waiting for you to add some color. Total carbs: A mere 6 grams for 1 whole cup.
2. String Cheese
I could be wrong, but I think string cheese is one of those household staples you really can't live without…right up there with toilet paper and Internet. This is especially true if you have kids – or are one yourself. I mean, how much more fun could food be than to pick off strings with your teeth and hold them like walrus tusks? Purely to amuse the kids of course… If you aren't a big fan of plain string cheese, dress it up with some spaghetti sauce (what do you think mozzarella sticks are) or salsa, both of which have very few carbs, especially when used as a dip. I bet they might even taste good dipped in a little seasoning salt or other spice concoction. Total carbs: Less than 1 carb per 1 ounce stick.
3. Parmesan Cheese Crisps
For you chip eaters out there, Parmesan cheese crisps may be the answer to your cravings. Made with nothing but cheese and salt, they pack a satisfying crunch and a dollop of protein without any of the guilt of regular chips. They also come in their own packaging, so they're the perfect solution for low carb travel snacks or for packing in your work lunch. Total carbs: Less than 1 carb per 3 chips.
4. Cheddar Cheese with Summer Sausage
Cheddar cheese with summer sausage is like a present upon a present. That's right, folks, act now and you'll get not just one, but two helpings of protein with your snack! They can be eaten stacked together, or savored individually. Growing up, we always ate Grey Poupon with our summer sausage. Is it just me, or does hearing "Grey Poupon" bring to mind Aerosmith's Eat the Rich song? It's been stuck in my head all day as I was thinking up this post. Rich food or not, it goes excellently with summer sausage and is much better not shoved in inappropriate places, but thanks for the visual, Mr. Tyler. Total carbs: 1 gram per 3 slices of cheddar; about 1 gram for 3 slices of summer sausage, depending on variety.
5. Cheese and Crackers
This is one of the classic low carb cheese snacks, dating back to when man was inventing the wheel. Not many things go hand in hand like cheese and crackers. Just ask Handi-Snacks. My personal favorite is cheddar with Ritz crackers, and since Ritz only have 2 carbs per cracker, you can fill up pretty well without going over your carb limit. Total carbs: 1 gram per 3 slices of cheddar; 10 carbs per 5 Ritz crackers.
6. Cheese and Apples
Green apples go particularly well with cheddar cheese, but since we usually have Gala or Fuji on hand, that's what we use. One apple amounts to about 15 grams of carbs and has a generous helping of fiber, so this is a very nutritious snack. Between the protein and fiber, you can be sure to last until dinnertime. Total carbs: 1 gram per 3 slices of cheddar; 15 grams per 1 cup sliced apples.
7. Cheese Curds
You know you're thinking it. And if you're not, it is my moral obligation to get it stuck in your head: "Little miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey…" Cheese curds are a great squeaky snack all wrapped up in a slick little package. Since they taste better when they're not cold, such as at room temperature, they're about as perfect as it gets for a snack on the go. Pair them with little pepperoni slices or crunchy crackers and you've almost found heaven. Total carbs: 1 gram per ounce.
8. Cheese Nachos
While they sound high carb, you can have cheese nachos with light tortilla chips and get a very satisfying snack. Eat them plain, ie cheese and chips, or sprinkle some salsa and veggies on them. Nachos can be tossed in the microwave for 1-2 minutes until the cheese is completely melted, so they take very little prep time too. Total carbs: 1.45 grams for 1 cup shredded cheddar; 18 grams for 15 light tortilla chips.
9. Steamed Vegetables with Cheddar Cheese
This has been a mainstay for me for the past few weeks. I take 2 cups raw broccoli and cauliflower, throw a dollop of real butter and a smattering of salt on top and microwave for 2 minutes. Then I add shredded cheese, heat for another minute and voila! Healthy, filling and low carb. Lots of veggies go well with cheddar, so even if you aren't a broccoli and cauliflower type, you can enjoy this low carb cheese snack. If it can be used for dipping, like carrots, squash or bell peppers, it will taste good with cheese. Total carbs: 1.45 grams for 1 cup shredded cheddar; 4 grams for 1/2 cup cooked and salted broccoli; 3 grams for 1/2 cup cooked and salted cauliflower.
10. Popcorn with Parmesan Cheese
You know, I never knew how great popcorn was until I was researching ideas for this post. We love popcorn here, and buy bulk popping corn so we can always have lots on hand, but I never knew how incredibly low carb it was! One cup of air popped popcorn is only 6 grams of carbs, and it is absolutely delicious with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. Add some salt, Nature's Seasons seasoning or our personal favorite, garlic salt with parsley, and you've got a winner the whole family will love. Total carbs: 0 grams for 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese; 6 grams for 1 cup popcorn.
The underlying theme of all of these low carb cheese snacks is quick and easy. I really meant it when I said I hate cooking! I hope you can find some use out of these snack ideas, and hopefully contribute your own in the Comments section.


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AMG Racing's Mike Cooper, from Syosset, N.Y., scored his fourth win of the season at Brainerd International Raceway on Saturday in the first of two SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup races to be held at the 2.5-mile circuit this weekend.
Cooper's No. 6 MX-5 led all 26 laps of the 45-minute timed event, extending his points lead over race runner-up Jason Saini, driver of the No. 28 theAutobarn.com/New Balance/Phiten/SunTrust/C.J. Wilson's Children's Charities machine. While happy with the victory, Cooper knows the battle for the championship isn't over.
"We can't rest yet," Cooper said. "We'll know after the weekend how it stands but we're definitely in a better position at the end of today than we were at the beginning of the today."
While Cooper has been atop the charts throughout the weekend at Brainerd, he did have one hiccup in this afternoon's race. He was penalized $100 following the race by series officials for minor avoidable contact.
Cooper was followed closely all race by Saini, who now trails in the championship by 38 points. Saturday's race was the fifth runner-up result for the driver out of Houston, Texas, who fought changing track conditions throughout his 45-minute pursuit of the leader.
"The sun would go away and our car would change, but I think we learned some stuff for tomorrow," Saini said, whose C.J. Wilson Racing team is still searching for its first MX-5 Cup win. "We know how to run up front, we just need to take that next step. Hopefully tomorrow we can do that."
Atlanta's Todd Lamb, subbing this weekend for Justin Hall in the No. 4 AMG Racing MX-5, made his first appearance in the series since winning the MX-5 Cup championship in 2009, driving to a strong third-place finish.
"We're struggling with the car a little bit but I'm happy with a third place and being back in the series," Lamb said. "It's been a lot of fun racing out there and I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
Behind the leaders, the most intense battle of the day was for fourth place between Marc Miller, of Holland, Mich., driving the No. 29 C.J. Wilson Racing/Race Now for Autism MX-5, and Dean Copeland, of Bowie, Md., driver of the No. 7 Copeland Motorsports/Sync Speed, Inc. MX-5. The two Mazdas swapped


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The rowan tree, in ancient times, was considered a very sacred tree. It was known by many names; the quicken tree, quickbeam, or mountain ash even though it's not related to the ash family. Quickbeam means "living wood" in archaic Modern English. To the Celtic, the tree was also known as "The Druid's Tree," because they held it so sacred.
They used the rowan tree a lot in their everyday life. The druids planted the tree along with the Oak and the Ash in their sacred groves. They would interweave the rowan into boughs and then spread them over the hides of bulls that have been sacrificed. The reason they did this was they would lay down on the hides to travel to the spirit world. Some traditions claims that the druids, before a battle, would kindle fires of rowan wood, then they would speak magickal incantations over the fire to invite the sidhe to participate in the battle. Walking sticks and magicians' staves were made out of rowan, especially the druids' staff. Also the druids would used the berries to dye their garments black, which they would use during their Lunar ceremonies. The bark of the tree was used to tan hides, as well.
The gods and goddesses that are associated with the rowan tree were connected to very powerful deities. Since the tree was considered to be connected to the sun and it's solar power, it had connections to a lot of solar deities.
In Ireland, the goddess Brigid and in Britain, Briganta, an ancient deity of the 'land,' were considered to be connected to the rowan. Both of these goddesses had arrows made from the sacred rowan tree, which could catch on fire when it was called for.
Other deities that was considered to have a link to this sacred tree was the Celtic god and goddess, Lugh and Leanan. Lugh was a Celtic god who was considered as a many skilled magician and the king of the gods as well as a chief warrior ( God of the Spear ). He was also responsible for bringing the harvest. Leanan Sidhe was an otherwordly female who inspired poets and musicians.
The Tuatha De Danann were said to be the ones responsible for bringing the rowan from Tir Tairngire, The Land Of Promise.
The traditions of the Norse, who honored the rowan, claimed that the sacred tree had saved the god Thor from a furious river. Thor was about to be swept away and drowned when the rowan reached down with it's branches and pulled him out of the waters.
In Greek myths, Zeus sent an Eagle to recover the Cup of the Gods, which was stolen by some demons. During the battle and out of the blood and the feathers of the sacred Eagle spranged the rowan tree. This was believed because of the feather shape of the leaves and the juice of the berries.
In Scandinavian mythology, the first woman was created from the rowan while the first man came from the Ash tree.
The physical appearance of the tree and it's red berries contributed to it's strong protective power. The berries were not only considered to be very sacred for the many uses but also because the fact that they have a tiny five pointed star or pentagram on each berry. The red fruits were thought to be able to restore youth to the aged.
The red berries were also associated with both life and death and was believed to represent the blood of the gods. Dye wasn't the only thing made from the clusters of berries, but a strong and delicious drink was made from their juice or added to mead.
The leaves and berries were often added to incense for divination and scrying.
The rowan got it's name from the Norse word Runa, meaning charm. The branches were also used as dowsing rods and magic wands. The tree was such a powerful protector against evil spirits, charms, and witchcraft that farmers would make every sort-of domestic and farming tools from it; plows, handles for shovel, rakes, pitchforks and etc. They would also bind twigs from the rowan with red thread and hang them over their doorways, stables, under milk pans and even tied them to the tail of their cows.
In Wales, there wasn't a church yard that didn't have a rowan tree planted somewhere, sometimes on the graves themselves, which was believed to keep the dead from haunting. The rowan wasn't just very popular in the churchyards but also found growing very close to homes to keep the presence of evil away.
In England, it was said that the Devil himself hanged his own mother from the tree. I thought my family couldn't get along.
The rowan wasn't only sacred to the druids and church goers but also to the sea-faring folk. The rowan was carried onto vessels and ships to avoid storms. Some people kept branches in their homes to protect them from lightning.
There was a certain 'type' of rowan that was considered even more special, called a 'flying rowan.' This type of rowan tree would grow from a larger tree or out of the side of rock cliffs. This act of nature was caused when birds would eat the berries, then the seeds in their droppings would fall between rocks, in a hole or a fork of a large tree. This special rowan was thought to be even more powerful against witches and their magic. It was very sought for by all especially the druids.
Another resource the rowan tree offered was the ability to predict the weather and the volume of food sources. In Newfoundland, if there were a heavy crop of berries meant a hard or difficult winter was ahead.The number of berries, in Finland and Sweden, predicted the amount of snow cover during the winter months. In Maalahti, Finland if there were a large amount of rowan flowers then the harvest of Rye would be plentiful. Also if the tree flowered twice a year there would be many potatoes and many weddings that autumn. In some lands, winter would begin when the birds had eaten the last of the berries.
In Sweden, if the rowan grew pale and lost it's color, the fall and winter would bring much illness and suffering. The druids believed that if the rowan tree was healthy and well cared for then the land would be the same.
Living here in the south, I haven't seen any rowan trees around but when I do see one, I will have the uptmost respect for it as did my Celtic ancestors and I hope you will too.
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The number of international insurance entities licensed in Guernsey has grown by 52 during the first five months of this year.
Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show that there were 739 international insurance entities licensed in the Island at the end of May 2012 compared to 687 at the end of December 2011. There have been 63 new licences issued and 11 surrenders, which represents net growth of 52 entities domiciled in the Island.
As at 31 May 2012, there were 344 international insurers, comprising 254 companies, 68 Protected Cell Companies, 5 Incorporated Cell Companies and 17 ICC cells, as well as 395 PCC cells.
Commenting, Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, said: "Figures from the GFSC showed that the number of new licences being issued really accelerated as we moved through last year and I am delighted to see that this trend has continued during the early months of 2012.
"We are seeing new licences issued across the different types of structures available but there has been especially strong growth in the number of cell companies being formed. A significant proportion of these relate to a PCC managed by JLT on behalf of the NewBuy scheme and where there are even more licence applications in the pipeline but we are also hearing from the industry that there are a number of other opportunities coming through as well."
JLT Insurance Management in Guernsey reported that, as at 2 July 2012, 45 cells had been licensed in relation to a PCC it has established as part of the UK's NewBuy scheme. The NewBuy scheme was launched in March by the UK Government, in conjunction with the Home Builders Federation and the Council of Mortgage Lenders to offer prospective home owners newly built properties with 95% mortgages underwritten by house builders and the UK Government. The HBF PCC in Guernsey provides the insurance to the lenders under NewBuy as well as being the conduit for the guarantee from the UK Government.
Nick Wild, managing director of JLT Insurance Management (Guernsey) Limited, said: "We are delighted that JLT in Guernsey has been able to play a key role in the launch of the NewBuy scheme.
"We have broken new ground with many aspects in the design of this insurance coverage and the PCC structure. Guernsey PCC legislation has once again proved its flexibility and the GFSC has done a great job processing the large number of cell applications."
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For this Throwback Thursday I recommend: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George.
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
This classic novel was originally published in 1972, and was followed by two sequels Julie (in 1994) and Julie's Wolf Pack (in 1997). The book was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1973. This book is for readers who enjoy adventure and survival stories as Julie (who prefers her Eskimo name Miyax) struggles to learn how to survive on the tundra by learning more about the wolf pack.
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Tipsy Teas
Tea. Hot, sweet, herbal, or iced, this beverage is the most popular one in the world. With about 2 billion people partaking in alcohol consumption, the two potables were bound to intertwine. Many distilleries are now offering tea-flavored and tea-infused varieties of rum, vodka, and moonshine, but if you have a tea press, a tea dispenser, access to alcohol, and a touch of creativity, you can create an individualized house specialty by joining an artisan tea with a well-crafted liquor. [1]
Tea and Vodka
Due to its subtle flavor, vodka makes an easy mixer, especially for tea. Tea with vodka will let you put some Texas in your highball or some Southern in your martini. Available in flavors like lemon, lime, coconut, chocolate, apple, orange, and raspberry, flavored vodka can add an extra dimension as well. So go wild and mix herbal tea with a flavored vodka and tempt your bar patrons with exotic concoctions that will make your establishment one they'll easily remember.
Tea and Rum
Spiced, dark, and light rum will each provide a unique flavor profile when blended with tea. Spiced rum with iced tea makes a nice alternative to rum and Coke. Dark rum will bring depth to iced tea, while light rum will accentuate any fruit that you want to add to the blend. Tea-infused rum takes on an especially delectable quality when blended with berries. You can even add a lively twist to daiquiris and mojitos by blending in some refreshing green tea.
Tea and Whiskey
Depending on the type of whiskey you're considering, the outcome of the tea-infused concoction will be quite different. Consider a variation on the classic hot toddy with a mix of tea, whiskey, and a splash of citrus. Traditional Earl Grey tea pairs well with most scotches on the market, while Darjeeling teas will work best with bourbon and scotch that is on the sweeter side and has floral and citrus tones. With this mixture, smoky or fiery varieties should be avoided. Green tea pairs nicely with whiskeys that are spicy or peppery.[2]
Rye, Irish whiskey, Scotch, and bourbon will all produce different experiences, but all are guaranteed to take your sweet, hot, iced, or herbal tea to the limit.
Tea and Moonshine
The moonshine trend is enjoying a legal renaissance, and with it has come a wave of innovative mixed libations that will definitely get the party rolling. With dozens of flavors of moonshine readily available, there's no limit to the fruity, spicy, and exotic combinations you can create. From simple splashes of white lightning poured into a tall glass of sweet tea to complex concoctions that border on alchemy, adding refreshing moonshine and tea recipes to your menu is sure to be a hit with your guests.
Tea and Liqueurs
With so many flavors of liqueurs on the market today, there really is no limit to the number of flavor profiles you can achieve. From berries to nuts and chocolate to coffee, these additions will not only add aroma and flavor, but they can also add an interesting dimension to the mouthfeel of the tea. Coffee, nut, and cream liqueurs can provide warmth and comfort during colder weather, while those of the floral or fruit variety can give poolside teas a refreshing, tropical flair. Swirl in some rum, vodka, or tequila for an even more heightened experience.
Tea and Health
For centuries, tea has been touted as a source of numerous health benefits. There is now an entire market for tea-based cocktails that, in moderation, can help you feel better longer. Green tea is a natural health wizard, with studies showing that it helps alleviate ailments from allergies to cancer. When mixed with a shot of vodka, the cocktail has the potential to help increase blood flow to the heart. Adding a shot to hibiscus tea can help to prevent degenerative diseases, while a cocktail containing lavender tea can help soothe the stresses of the day. [3]
No longer does tea have to be the delicate wallflower of the bar scene, while sodas and juice get all the action. Tea can now play a key role in providing a calming effect or becoming the life of the party, depending on the spirit level you're shooting for.
[1]"Alcohol." Green Facts. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
[2]Oaklander, Mandy. "12 Healthy Tea Cocktails." Prevention. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
[3]Thomas, Richard. "Pairing Tea and Whiskey." The Whiskey Reviewer. Retrieved 12 January 2015.


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Software is magic
- The possibilities for software are unlimited (you can make anything you desire if you have the ambition)
- Your team members are Wizards; although they will be very smart, well educated, experienced, amazing wonderful people.
- Good design appears 'out of the blue'; it doesn't, it is the product of many cycles of both perspiration and inspiration. This fallacy sometimes pops up as a counter-argument to the principle of customer driven design, often by appealing to a design icon like the iPhone. The counter-counter-argument should highlight that the iPhone 'appeared' after more than 10 years of product revision and market evolution.
- You can have anything and everything you want;
- Designs are infinitely malleable; this is one of the assumptions behind the 'all you can eat' fallacy.
- Redesigns are cheap; this is one of the assumptions behind the 'all you can eat' fallacy.
- All requirements are equally important; this is a corollary to the 'all you can eat' fallacy.
- Requirements are the same as user goals; they aren't!
- Users know what they want; they don't, but they do know what they like when they see it and use it for a while.
- Designers know what users want; they don't, not always anyway, and of course designers may be users too, just be careful that the designer isn't always designing what he or she wants instead of what your market needs/wants etc; he/she is not a Wizard, just an incredibly diligent, sensitive, smart, well educated, experienced, amazing wonderful person.
- The project manager knows what everyone should be doing, is doing, has done (what, when and where); he/she is not a Wizard, just an incredibly diligent, sensitive, smart, well educated, experienced, amazing wonderful person.
People are stupid
- Customers/users/developers/managers etc "are stupid"; labelling groups is a symptom of other underlying problems.
- Someone else is at fault; results in finger pointing, when really the disagreement between expectations and actuality is more likely the result of different starting point assumptions (from Alex Cowan)
- I must be stupid because I can't use the software; any time you experience an 'I don't get it' moment, rephrase the feeling to 'the designer doesn't get me' (from Alex Cowan).
- Software is free; Nothing is free free, free Apps have costs, even Free/Open Source Software costs.
- Your time is free; This is the working assumption behind 'death march' projects. Also the working assumption behind designs that impose unnecessary cognitive loads on end users.
One size fits all
- The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
- The need of the one is the same as the need of the many.
Lord of the Rings Management
- Give me the one best solution; the solution could be product, service, system, method, management framework; the fallacy is that everything can be made simple when instead some things are intrinsically difficult or complex.
I know you know
- But it's in the documentation!; the perfect communication fallacy, 'the documentation' might be nearly anything, from a Market Requirements Document to a bug report.
- But I told you yesterday!; the perfect communication fallacy. Communication is rarely perfect i.e. what you think you said, what you actually said, what was heard, what was understood.
- RTFM; Assuming I took the time to read the ** manual. Assuming the information needed is in the manual. Assuming it is well written, comprehendible etc.
Failure is not an option
- Well actually, it is! In fact it is a very real possibility. That's why we have pivots and product readiness, project reviews
- Don't get sucked into following this piece of classic leadership claptrap.


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Even total joint replacement patients who live alone can recover better at home: study
A study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting reported patients recover better when they're discharged home.
The study examined 769 patients who underwent total knee or hip replacements, and 138 lived alone. However, 80 percent of those patients said they had a friend or relative living nearby that could assist if needed.
The study found patients living alone could recover safely without increased risks of complications.
"We find with our own patients that recovery is expedited when they are in familiar surroundings and have ample opportunity to rest and recover naturally," said Gary Stein, MD, of Santa Rosa (Calif.) Orthopaedics. "Along with advancements in surgical techniques that make surgeries less invasive is the availability of outpatient rehabilitation centers. These are just some of the factors that make it much more likely that patients can recover quickly and on their own terms."
There are around 332,000 total hip and 719,000 total knee replacements performed in the U.S. per year and the long-term success rate is around 95 percent. Patients are now able to recover at home, which increases patient satisfaction and can decrease costs. Recovering at home saved an estimated $10,776 per patient and $1.5 million total for all of the study participants.
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The orange-furred tabby, named "Baidian'er", which means "white spot" in Chinese, was a stray that prowled around the Palace Museum in Beijing's Forbidden City.
He was offered two bowls of food, with the flags of competing World Cup teams stuck in the ground behind them.
Baidian'er correctly predicted the results of six World Cup games.
He achieved such fame that the Palace Museum even set up an account for him on China's Weibo, a popular Twitter-like platform.
Unfortunately, Baidian'er's correct prediction of an Argentinian win against Nigeria turned out to be his last.
The museum said the cat fell ill and finally announced its death on Monday, sparking almost 10,000 comments on Weibo.
"Every time I go to the Forbidden City, I have to go see Baidian'er, take a photo, play for a while, see him sleep on the grass in the sun," wrote one distraught user.
"Go on living a happy life in Cat Heaven, I'll see you again."
It has not been a good week for animal prognosticators.
In Japan, an octopus caught in the northern region of Hokkaido correctly predicted the outcome of three of Japan's World Cup matches, but like the Blue Samurai met an unfortunate fate.
Even before Japan qualified for the final 16, the octopus named Rabio was reportedly sold and turned into sashimi.
Rabio was following on from the most successful salty soothsayer, an Octopus named Paul who achieved global fame by correctly predicting eight 2010 World Cup games from his aquarium in Germany. Paul became a worldwide media sensation, with his latter predictions covered by hordes of international media.
But Paul fell offside with his home fans after correctly predicting that Germany would lose to Spain. His aquarium received menacing letters threatening to turn him into a tasty dish. — AFP


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With Hundreds of Thousands Tuning In, Tea Party News Network Vows Continued Vigilance of Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Tea Party News Network (TPNN), on the heels of their launch seven days ago, today announced remarkable growth in traffic and online viewership. For TPNN's initial broadcast on election night, the website received over 50,000 unique visits to TPNN.com, and more than 91,000 unique viewers to the live streaming video broadcast of their election coverage. With a partnership through the Rusty Humphries Show and the Talk Radio Network, TPNN's election coverage reached hundreds of thousands of others on over 350 radio affiliates across the nation.
"We're overwhelmed with the response we've received from tea party members. We knew there was demand for an online right-of-center news outlet that focuses on tea party news, but this exceeds our expectations," said Todd Cefaratti, the editor and founder of TPNN. "We're now more confident than ever there's room for political coverage that comes from a place untainted by the liberal mainstream media, provided by the tea party, for the tea party."
"There are a lot of so-called pundits and commentators in Washington and New York saying that the tea party is now irrelevant and blaming millions of proud tea party Americans for the election results," said Scottie Nell Hughes, news director of TPNN. "If they knew the real strength of our movement, and they would come to a different conclusion. We've seen the strength through the demand for TPNN and we're humbled by the comments from viewers and reader. We vow to keep up the momentum moving in to this important new year and to hold politicians accountable to the Constitution.
TPNN began providing live streaming video coverage of the election at 3pm on Tuesday. It was anchored from the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, and broadcast online at http://www.tpnn.com. Coverage lasted until well past midnight, providing news and commentary on tea party election across the country, with correspondents at every major tea party race in the country for Ted Cruz to Mia Love. Partnering with the Talk Radio Network, TPNN coverage was anchored by top talk radio host Rusty Humphries and TPNN News Director Scottie Nell Hughes.
TPNN launched on November 1, 2012 with the goal of providing news and opinion to conservative activists without the filter of the mainstream media or political party establishments.
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Brooklyn Bukharian
I was introduced to Vostok, in Boro Park on the cusp of Dyker Heights (or vice versa), by my friend Igor, who grew up in Tajikistan and was familiar with this cuisine before any of it was available in New York. Vostok, Igor tells me, is Russian for "east." I believe Uzbek restaurants, like Georgian ones, are popular with New York Russians who are not necessarily from those areas since these were were common and popular "ethnic" cuisines in the old country. Though the restaurant is not new (Igor tells me he first ate there three years ago), it is seemingly unknown to foodies of the internet, as I could find only one Citysearch user review and no mention on Chowhound. I'm happy to remedy that situation, as this restaurant is worth knowing about. Vostok is, in general, somewhat better than Taam Tov, which I liked, and much better than Kashkar, which I didn't. As with all restaurants of its ilk, Vostok is quite reasonably priced. Igor and I ordered enough food for three, and the check came out to $42 (without drinks).
The samsa, baked meat pies, were excellent, with a fresh-tasting, flaky pastry. The manty, steamed dumplings, had a similar filling to the samsa, as is generally the case. Though perhaps the filling could have used a bit more seasoning, I think Vostok's were the best I've had so far, with skins that had an appealing body and chewiness, more substantial than the ones I've tried at other restaurants.
The lagman, noodles and meat in a tangy soup, accented with star anise, was much better than the bland, greasy version I had at a post-review visit to Taam Tov. The plov, or pilaf, was also quite good. It had a bit of a nutty flavor and was considerably less greasy, and somewhat less sweet, than the Taam Tov version. The only real dud was the mixed pickles plate. Igor, who ordered that one, agreed.
The meal was capped by two kinds of kebabs: lyulya, made from spiced chopped meat, and lamb chops, which were translated on the menu, I believe, as "lamb rib steak." The lamb chops were the highlight of the dinner, though Igor tells me they've had a bolder seasoning in the past. They were plump and tender, and at $5 for a skewer of two chops a steal.
Vostok is a fairly simple, no-frills place, but like many of Brooklyn's Russian restaurants it has a stage for live music and a dance floor. Toward the end of our weeknight dinner a Russian lounge singer/keyboardist had replaced the recorded Uzbek music. I assume there's a full band on weekends.
I don't know how Vostok compares to the Rego Park Bukharian restaurants, but it's good, it's cheap, and, only steps away from the D train, at 5507 13th Avenue (at 55th Street), it's convenient.


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Apple has released a software update for QuickTime for people running older versions of the Mac OS operating system, as well as Quicktime for Windows.
With much of the focus on Mac OS X Lion these days, it's easy to forget that some Mac users still run older versions of the Mac operating system, older as in Mac OS X 10.5.
QuickTime 7.7 for Leopard is solely a security update. Apple provides few details about specific issues addressed by the 68.85MB download in its release notes, but it promises information "on the security content of this update" for users who want to dig into this support document.
As for Windows users, there's a QuickTime update for your operating system, too. QuickTime 7.7 for Windows promises security improvements for anyone running Windows XP (SP2 or later), Vista or Windows 7.