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I know that this isn't what you want to hear, but this question demonstrates the complexity of all strategic decisions and why we have to go with our gut in making them. The number you want cannot be reasoned. This question allows me to explain what the strategic problem is and how all strategic decisions are made.
It can only be established by a dynamic process of competition, that is, a comparison resulting from a search. This comparison always takes place in an environment with too much information where the key information is difficult to find. This means you need to do a search. And, in the end, the comparison must be based on limited information so it is a "gut decisions," where you must feel what is right. If you can't "feel" what is right, you must search more to discover the key information that makes the decisions possible.
Why is there no logical way to get to the number and any number in making strategic decisions? There are simply too many unknowns.
Let us start with what we know. We know that the number is somewhere between the lowest amount the employee is willing to accept and the highest number the employer is willing to pay. The process of negotiating the difference is a dynamic strategic process but on subjective opinions, not certain knowledge.
Why can't we know either number precisely enough to make an objective comparison? Both the employee and employer numbers are affected by what other employers are willing to pay that specific employee and what other employees are willing to accept from the specific employer. There is a cost in gathering more information. The employee must apply for others jobs. The employee must interview other employees. That cost of research is usually high enough that people won't pay it unless they know that they cannot come to an agreement. The advantage in process of negotiation therefore goes to the party that convinces the other that to have the best information. Again, this is true in all strategic "showdowns."
So research is an advantage, even if it is expensive, but this brings us to the next order of strategic problems. To the degree those market prices known and an average calculated, it must be discounted by lack of knowledge by two decisions makers about the relative quality of their alternative choices. They can learn "facts" but the key aspect of quality of alternative employees and employers, what it will really be like working in a new situation, are unknowns for the people making the decision. The devil you know is always better than the devil you don't know. This raises the question of risk. Risk is a factor in all competition comparison.
Rather than go through the best way to resolve all these problems, let us just says that in the end, all strategic decisions are "gut decisions," made by the feel you get from the situations. The more information that you gather, the better your feel for the situation. And, given the right process, you can sometimes uncover the key information that makes the decision easy.


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There are very few women in your life that aren't fond of thoughtful and personal gifts. Even the ones that tell you they don't need anything, or even tell you to get them something practical don't truly mean it – even when they think they do. No one is immune to the joy a gorgeous gift box can bring, and when you do envision amazing and imaginative presents, they tend to cause happiness to you too, after all, there is nothing greater than giving.
So, if the special and dear women in your life have a birthday coming up, they're going through a rough breakup or they're deliriously happy, these are all reasons to put your imagination to use and celebrate the ladies in your life. If your inspiration is running low, you're in luck because we have the most amazing suggestions you won't be able to resist!
Nothing says 'I love you, you're my best friend' like a set of personalised friendship bracelets. Celebrate your gal's life and solidify your friendship with a gorgeous unique bracelet that contains tiny symbols of all the most important milestones of her life. Not only will she love the very design and be proud to wear it as it's a constant reminder of her strength but her love and appreciation for you will skyrocket. After all, giving something like this means you have a deep knowledge and understanding, not to mention the appreciation of her.
We all have at least one (if not multiple) girls in our lives who are the epitome of a makeup junkie. This is the girl who loves nothing more than to test out new goodies, play with products and learn new techniques. For this girl, a box full of her favorite products is just what the doctor ordered.
Start with a killer shade of lipstick by her go-to lippie brand, and then move on to the very latest craze in the makeup world – a shimmer skinstick by Fenty Beauty. Show her some additional love by throwing in a couple of amazing personalised gifts that will make her jump for joy. One such gift can be a personalised nail polish by Say it with Polish, which allows you to create custom shades with just a few clicks. This will definitely show her that you know her taste and the names of the polishes are cute and whimsical, too.
Finish things off with a great foundation brush and of course, add an additional personal touch by placing it all in a gift box you made with your own two hands.
For the girls who, when she isn't travelling is daydreaming and planning her next trip, a carefully curated travel-lifesaver set is in order. You first want to find a great set of headphones that will make those flights more interesting and shorter.
A gorgeous cotton scarf is right behind, followed by a personalised planner in which she can note down all her thoughts and must-see places. A makeup bag with all the travel-size necessities is also in order – tiny moisturizer, mist (you know how that cabin can suck out the moisture from the skin), a tiny deodorant and hand cream. Finish things off with the Getaway Passport holder and again, make sure the packaging is cute and personal. She will be in awe when she opens it.
That friend who's never caught without a great book in her hands and carries one in her purse at all time, the choice is clear. A passionate book lover will go crazy over the latest additions to her personal library. Still, she would love them even more if they're special – special editions that is.
Penguin books has the most gorgeously luxurious editions you'll ever see, and these are every book lover's dream. If you truly want to make that special someone happy, a set like this by their favorite authors will have them screaming for an hour and then hugging you for one hour more. She won't know whether to read them or make a shrine for them, and you will have earned some serious friendship points.

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GBA Games for Android
GBA Games for Android
Game Boy Advance is a very popular gaming console that was launched by the video game giant Nintendo in 2001.
The Game Boy Advance is also known as the GBA, has been one of the most popular gaming consoles of the world. The recent transition of technological users in the smartphone era has changed the way many things worked in the past.
A small device called the smartphone has become the solution to every problem. It not only helps in communication but also acts as a mini-computer that allows you to browse the internet and is a full-fledge video and image device.
Video gaming has also been affected by the launch of smart devices. Android-based smart devices offer a great variety of video games to play. For all game boy lovers, it is a delight to know that GBA Games for Android can be played on smart android devices as well.
All you need to do is download a good GBA emulator and this application will convert the smart android device into a GBA console.
The download process for the GBA emulator is very easy and any with little know-how can do it. Once the Game Boy emulator has been downloaded the next step is to find the GBA ROMs for it. There are a large number of websites that offer to provide GBA ROMs for Android devices.
You should select the ones you like the most and then download and install them on your own Android Device. Then you can enjoy a large number of GBA Games for Android on your smart device.
There are many benefits using a smart device as a Game Boy Advance rather than buying your own GBA Console. Some of the common advantages include the following:
- You do not need to spend the extra money on buying the game boy advance gaming console.
- Using your smart device as a GBA console means you do not need to carry the GBA console everywhere you go.
- It makes playing GBA games for android easy and convenient anywhere and anytime. you also get a large variety of games to choose from
- You do not need to buy the GBA game cartridges to play the games. You can download the GBA games for android from the internet.
These were some of the benefits that will be experienced if you get to use your android device as a game boy advance console.
There is a large variety of GBA games for android that is available on the internet. You can search for them and download them on your android device.
This way whenever you feel like play a GBA game you can play it on your smart device or mobile phone. Most people carry their smart devices everywhere they go.
This makes it easy to access the GBA games for android at any time and anywhere you are. All this is possible due to the GBA emulator android.
Beside GBA and all other android games, we all humans use to live in a healthy and clean environment. We for this we have to keep our yards and garden neat and clean. I have found some good info and well-described garden tools like the best cordless leaf blower. There many kinds of blowers from which you can remove duct and leaves from the ground and make your garden and yard clean. One of them is Husqvarna 150bt 2cycle gas blower.


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Niskayuna/Schenectady savoring comeback win
When Niskayuna/Schenectady hockey coach Todd Templeton walked into the locker room between periods Wednesday night, he wasn't sure what to say.
The Mohawks had just given up four goals to Christian Brothers Academy in the first period of their Section II Division I playoff quarterfinal game, and for an offensively challenged team like the Mohawks, that was a huge mountain to climb.
"We hadn't won in the playoffs in a few years, and the guys came out tentative and timid," said Templeton Thursday. "Only a handful of the guys had been in this [playoff] situation before, and I had hoped they would be able to overcome it, but they didn't. CBA came out ready to play, and had us on our heels.
"After the first period, I just told them they could continue to play like they had in the first period, or we could put it behind us, and go out and do the best we could."
The Mohawks must have listened. They got three goals back in the second period, tied the game on a goal by Nick Torcivia in the third and then upset the second-seeded Brothers when senior Mike Tenenboym scored at 1:19 of the third overtime.
"Once we got the first goal, we got the next two in two or three minutes, and were right back in it," said Templeton, whose seventh-seeded Mohawks (8-15-2) will face Saratoga Springs (16-7-2) at 6:45 Saturday night at the Weibel Ice Rink. "Between the second and third periods, they had a Zamboni issue and we had to sit for a while, and it seemed to kill our momentum. It took us a while to get going again."
It was no surprise that Tenenboym and senior defenseman Mike Casey, who was named to the all-CDHSHL team Monday, came up with big plays when the Mohawks needed them most. Besides scoring the game-winner, Tenenboym, the team's leading scorer (19-15-34), set up the tying goal, and Casey finished with three assists to push his point total to 32 (6-26).
But Chris Farah and Sam Hartz also played key roles in the comeback win. Farah's goal started the second-period burst, and Hartz had a goal and an assist before Torcivia's fifth goal of the year sent the game into overtime.
"Scoring and depth have been issues for us all year," said Templeton. "We only had a few guys with any experience, and with guys like Sam Hartz and Nick Torcivia, we weren't sure what to expect. But in the third overtime, we got a little lucky, and caught them in a line change. All five of their guys were going to the bench and they thought they had enough time, but we were able to get all of our guys in [the zone] and get the goal."


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If you hang around me often enough, you will come to agree that participating in Free Enterprise is akin to being in a war. Now I know how harsh that sounds but that attitude will keep you from becoming a casualty. As in any war you have some say about the weapons and the battlefield. Those two things go together by the way. Your selling proposition is your weapon and your impact point is your battlefield.
Identifying your impact point is relative simple. It's where your message is being conveyed to your target consumer. The front of a retail package, the front of a store, a billboard ad and so forth. Your sales message is another matter.
Getting at your sales message is not quite so easy. The biggest misconception is that your message is what you say or write. It absolutely is not. There is only one true message that counts and that is the message that gets through to your target consumer. You and I may write down the message we want to convey and create an ad to convey it but that message is only in our heads. The message that counts is the message that was interpreted and received the target consumer.
What does all this mean? You need to find a way to expose your sales message to your target consumers and listen to what they have to say. Not your friends, your employees or your relatives…your target consumers. BTW, there is a correct way to do so that is covered in chapter twelve of the book. You don't need formal research. You will have to do a little work.
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"To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail." – Giorgio Armani
Taken out of context, one might legitimately jump to the conclusion that today's installment on the Feed is about 11-time kickboxing champion, Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Or, better yet, that the initials "DRW" represent the greatest hockey team of all time, the Detroit Red Wings…
However, unfortunately for Mr. Dragon and my Wings – and given the context of the mythological trading landscape we have been exploring lately – this post can only be referring to Chicago's very own Don Wilson and his eponymous proprietary trading firm, DRW Holdings, LLC (DRW).
Here's some personal perspective to get us started:
In the history of legendary Chicago trading firms, one could draw a line with options trading prop shop O'Connor & Associates (and the O'Connor brothers, Billy and Eddie) and the CBOE on one side, and rival futures trading prop shop CRT (Chicago Research & Trading – and founder Joe Ritchie), and the CME on the other. Both of these firms were derivatives trading pioneers that came to prominence in the 80's and early 90's before being acquired by Swiss Bank Corp. and NationsBank, respectively. I had the good fortune to work with both of these teams…
In the current era, one could argue that Don Wilson and his DRW group are to the CRT / CME / futures lineage what Ken Griffin and his Citadel group are to the O'Connor / CBOE / options lineage – at least as the major Chicago players go. And, as a result, this is why these firms have been among the first for us to model in the context of the 13F datasets.
Now, of course, we could also argue that this kind of attribution is a gross oversimplification that not only leaves out the considerable strategy diversification of these two powerhouses, but also leaves out mention of some of the other legendary firms (and their founders) that have played legendary roles in the evolution of the high-performance trading world.
Not to worry. We will eventually get to the modeling and profiling of all of these firms – and many others beyond this small circle. For now, I want to continue to build the foundation we have been focused on of late by returning to the initial post on Paul Gurinas' and Bill Disomma's futures prop shop Jump Trading. If you missed that, see Jump (Experiments In) Trading, LLC.
Here's the setup:
If you have been paying close enough attention to our "Hiding in Plain Sight" series, then you would know by now that a key working hypothesis of Alphacution's research is that overperformance – or, alpha – is limited, and this boundary has critical impacts on the behavior of players in the ecosystem. Moreover, we have been building the case that highly-automated trading firms are well-positioned – if not, optimally positioned – to capture a disproportionate share of scarce and finite sources of alpha.
From there, the next component of our near-term research strategy is to focus on those trading firms "closest" to the sources of liquidity because these players are 1) uniquely positioned to showcase the capacity of the alphas on the faster end of the temporal spectrum, and 2) are simulataneously in a position to foreshadow the impacts of technology and workflow automation on those other players who are focused on the slower end of the temporal alpha spectrum.
The first grouping is composed mainly of market makers and proprietary trading firms. The latter group is composed mainly of hedge funds and traditional asset managers. Those firms that can embody the benefits of both groups through a metastrategy of nested alphas are the one's likely to enjoy the greatest success. (Don't hurt yourself on this one. We'll come back to this concept in significant depth later because it is a hallmark of the most advanced players. For extra points, search Andy Sterge or CooperNeff on the Feed.)
For trading strategies that are based on listed products like cash equities, options and other equity-linked products like ETFs, those firms whose books have become big enough (>$100 million) to require a 13F filing are of particular interest because of the underlying strategy transparency these reports provide. What has become an order of magnitude more interesting is those trading firms that are closest to the sources of liquidity and need to fulfill certain broker-dealer (BD) requirements. In these cases, BDs need to file an annual X-17A-5 report, which includes balance sheet information (and occasionally other juicy tidbits, as will be demonstrated shortly).
So, when we find trading firms who have a combination of 13F and X-17A-5 reporting requirements, then we have discovered a research treasure trove. In short, all consequential market makers and most consequential prop shops are required to file both of the aforementioned reports.
Alphacution's foray into this combined dataset modeling and analysis started with the initial post on Jump and the recent one on Two Sigma and its late 2017 acquisition of market maker Timber Hill from Interactive Brokers. Here, we extend that thread with some examples of our recent modeling of DRW Securities, LLC (DRWS).
In the chart below, Alphacution presents the major product class breakdown based on the percentage of gross exposure values reported by DRWS from 2010 through 2017. (Note: gross exposure is the sum of long and short sides of the balance sheet which are approximated in most cases by the sum of securities owned and securities sold but not yet purchased.)
The main point to be made here for now is that balance sheet exposures are not necessarily correlated to magnitude of revenue. By reputation and anecdote, we would expect a significant share of DRW's revenue to come from fixed income, currency and commodity (FICC) futures, options and swaps trading along with some cash fixed income arbitrage strategies. And yet, the balance sheet of DRWS betrays this expectation with significant exposures to equity and equity-linked products.
Here's what's happening: Trading in all asset classes and products are speeding by at the native turnover frequency of the underlying strategy relative to the liquidity of the relevant markets (which influences strategy capacity). Traders much prefer to capture their alpha and be flat (or fully hedged) at the end of the day. This is just as true for a local pit trader in 1985 as it is for a global electronic trading powerhouse in early 2019. But, given the need to grow and scale, some strategies begin to accumulate deltas – and, deltas have a funny habit of showing up on balance sheets.
Now, once in a blue moon, a legendary prop shop will make a mistake and disclose something that they would otherwise prefer to keep private. Those of us who believe that some of the greatest opportunities are hidden deep in the details tend to be the ones who notice when these mistakes occur.
The chart below represents what Alphacution believes is one such mistake – and reveals the point about where firms like Jump Trading – among those most similar in our limited sample to the core trading strategy of DRW – derive their revenue:
The point here is that while a significant portion of balance sheet exposure may be attributed to equity and equity-linked strategies at DRW, the lion's share of the revenue is still likely coming from FICC-related trading. Using Jump as a reference point, that would be a lot of balance sheet to commit to generate something in the neighborhood of single-digit % of annual gains (as Jump did in 2011 at 1.5%). Of course, on the other hand, a lot has changed since 2011, which we can demonstrate later.
Nevertheless, the fact that the equity trading exists at all at a FICC powerhouse is indicative of the reality that the best trading firms will inevitably outgrow the capacity of their core strategy, and therefore, need to hunt for new alphas elsewhere.
The moral of today's story?
Building an exceptional trading (or asset management) business is ultimately about much more than discovering a source of alpha or two. Great trading businesses are built on a foundation of processing no matter what the source of alpha may be. Another key takeaway here from the data is that both DRW and Jump are eagerly looking for new sources of performance so as not to rest on the laurels of the original sources of success…
Anyway, Alphacution has a ton more comparative analysis on DRW, Jump and others loaded in the chamber for future lessons, so let's bookmark, digest and conclude with this:
We have made a point to showcase the growing usage of and dependence on ETFs in recent research, particularly with regards to Bridgewater Associates. So, with these examples in mind, please ponder the reason(s) for the episodes of resemblance in the ETF penetrations for the respective DRW and Jump equity books, below:
We will return with our own thoughts soon…
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An Assessment of Arberry's Translation of Emphasis in Qur'anic Dialogue
Abstract: Studies on the translations of the Qur'an into English are widely prominent. However, research in translating the emphasis in Qur'anic dialogue has not been given sufficient attention. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the procedures followed by Arberry in translating emphasis in Qur'anic dialogue considering the dialogue between God and His creation as an example. Arberry's translation is selected because a non-Muslim translator writes it without prejudice and is widely respected among academics. The main aim of this paper is to investigate the procedures used by Arberry to translate the emphasis in Qur'anic dialogue. This is to find to what extent these procedures are successful in conveying the intended message of the emphasis used in the Qur'anic dialogue. To achieve this aim, different types of dialogue between God and His creation from Arberry's translation will be selected for analysis and compared by al-Hilali and Khan's. The analysis will not only rely on the linguistic aspects, as have most of its predecessors, but will also focus on cultural aspects. Venuti's "domestication" and "foreignisation" strategies will be adopted as a framework in the analysis. This is to provide a more appropriate translation of emphasis in Qur'anic dialogue for both religious and non-religious readers.
Copyright (c) 2019 Lama Edris
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I LOVE this picture of Diana's 4 Arabians!...they are so beautiful when they run, play and chase each other. This is the view from the new guest house living room! It really is heaven on earth there!
So, this is MY BEAUTIFUL horse "Sabi".....ok, so I just basically stole him from Diana...and like the true friend that she is, she is just fine with this!..... I can remember the first time I met Sabi, it was at Diana and Pierre's home in Agua Dulce in Southern Calif. about 8 years ago. I went to visit Diana, and of course we were outside "playing dog show", when all of a sudden I realized she had 3 horses about 20 yards away from me!!!! WHAT...ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!! HORSES!...I have ALWAYS WANTED A HORSE, ever since I was a little girl!!!!!!!!... so, Diana took me over to meet the 3 boys Tahoe, Sabi, and Ali'i, 3 Beautiful Arabians. I was in heaven. I really can't remember which horse came over to me first, all I do know is, I had my head turned looking in a different direction, when all of a sudden I felt this warm, fuzzy, hot breath on my shoulder....YES, it was Sabi!.....he came right over to me and rest his head on my shoulder. I have never felt such a connection with such a big animal before, he might as well have been a puppy!.....well, ever since that day...it has been love!
Now Sabi lives on 25 acres in Auburn, pure heaven! He looks so happy with his little horse family....Tahoe the leader!!!, then second in command is Sabi, Aura, mommy to be!, then comes the very sweet and pretty Ali"i with his 2 hind white socks. I got to visit my dear Sabi this past weekend, I really don't know if he remembers me, but I want to think he does, it's the way he looks right into my eyes with those BIG BROWN eyes of his, almost like he is saying..."Move up here, so I can see you everyday". Oh MAYBE someday My Dear Sabi...SOMEDAY!!!!!!!!


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Sister Jude, to Dr. Arden (American Horror Story Asylum) as he adeptly reels her in: "I don't have time for the prologue. Just say it."
Noodler's Bulletproof Black & watercolor in a 400 Series hardbound Strathmore notebook.
2 December 2012.
As attracted as I am to dark and scary TV shows, I am absolutely obsessed with this season's American Horror Story. I'm especially drawn and repelled by the Day Room scenes where Sister Jude has ordered that the record player be in constant use, playing an annoying nonsensical song. When I was a kid, I used to play that song on my record player incessantly: the French Singing Nun's "Dominique". One side of the 45 rpm record had the French version and the other had the English. Hooked on this show, my need to know the answers will grow until it airs the next episode on January 2, 2013. I wait…


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The airstrip is just one of numerous landing sites around the 82,000-acre Nokomai Station, home to some 22,000 sheep—except at spring lambing, when that number practically doubles. On this clear early fall day, the ewes graze the steep hillsides, looking like bales of cotton scattered around the slope. An Airbus helicopter lifts off en route to one of the remote helipads around the property, where owner Brian Hore and crews stop in to check the flock and occasionally drop off dogs to herd the sheep from one pasture to another.
The visitors are a part of the World Assembly of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations, taking a break from the biennial event taking place in Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island. Local pilots have mustered a fleet of airplanes to fly in many of the attendees for a tour of the impressive sheep station. As we have found with pilots all over the island nation, they are anxious to showcase their impressive country and always looking for a way to say "yes" to our myriad requests for photo flights and aviation experiences.
The Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow is a showcase for the remarkable workmanship of New Zealand craftsmen.Among the most spectacular of our experiences is a visit to the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow, which occurred the day after the World Assembly ended. The biennial airshow is the largest gathering of warbirds in New Zealand and is a showcase for the remarkable workmanship among the restoration craftsmen in the nation. In recent years, New Zealand has gained global attention for its network of warbird restorers and the Wanaka show is one chance for them to show off.
With pristine mountains as its backdrop, the show every day features bevies of warbird acts, including Harvards, Yaks, and Mustangs as well as unusual aircraft such as the Avro Anson MK1, the de Havilland Devon, the de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide/Dominie, and de Havilland Fox Moth. A highlight was the Messerschmitt 109 Buchon, painted in the scheme from its role in the popular 2017 film Dunkirk. The next Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow is April 10 through 12, 2020. Mark your calendar.
The scenic Wanaka area is just one place to explore by air. Local pilots allowed us to fly their airplanes all over the South Island, which includes some of the youngest and most scenic terrain on the planet. The 300-mile Southern Alps mountain range creates a spine down the South Island, with Mount Cook as its highest point—at 12,218 feet msl. But second highest Mount Aspiring is the place to be. At 9,951 feet, it is easily approachable even in a single-engine piston-powered airplane, its craggy peak looking like a pointy hat. While relatively shorter than the American Rockies, the Southern Alps are particularly impressive because you can see them rise up from sea level—whereas the bases of the Rockies are often at 5,000 feet msl—meaning we get to see only the top few thousand feet.
And because they are lower, the Southern Alps are very flyable and offer amazing views from the beach, to the glaciers, to the deep valleys and fjords. We spent a day in a Cessna Turbo 182 with local pilots Paul Hood and Graeme Donald, and with Ian Sinclair in his beautifully maintained 1966 Cessna 172. Among our stops was Omarama—a wide, long grass runway that is home to many international gliding records and a hub of soaring activity in New Zealand.
Running mostly north and south and with winds primarily out of the west, the Southern Alps create world-class soaring conditions—conditions sought by sailplane enthusiasts from around the world, many of whom come for weeks at a time.
One thing you'll notice about New Zealand, they use grass a lot more than we do here in the States—and not just for runways. Grass taxiways for general aviation are found at many airline airports, including Queenstown. Queenstown is the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand, with a steady flow of airliners bringing skiers, hikers, and other outdoor enthusiasts. Active tourism is a big deal in the region. After cranking up Hood's 182, I taxi toward the active runway, passing a ramp full of airliners, and soon find myself on a grass taxiway cutting across the airport. The turf excursion is convenient and just fine for an airplane like a 182—or most any light airplane. Makes you wonder why we spend so much on pavement in the States.
Lots of airports, spectacular scenery, good weather, and wildly enthusiastic pilots make New Zealand an aviator's playground.Similarly, a few days later, flying on the North Island, we are with Jack Schulte in his 182. Schulte is an American married to a New Zealander. They spend half the year at their home in Afton, Wyoming, in the shadows of the Grand Tetons, and half the year at their home on the beach at Whakatane on the Bay of Plenty on the North Island. You can probably guess where they go each season. Shulte keeps an Aviat Husky and a 182 at each location and flies one or the other nearly every day.
After motoring up the coast from Whakatane to Tauranga—an airline airport—we touch down on the grass runway parallel to paved Runway 25, roll up onto a paved taxiway, and snake our way between two rows of hangars to a grass parking spot next to a hangar. We spend a couple of hours poking around the unusual airport, with all sorts of airplanes under construction and a cadre of warbirds. The Classic Flyers aviation museum offers biplane rides and a small café. A few yards away, Classic Flight Training has big signs on its hangar offering tailwheel and aerobatic training and flights in everything from Piper Cubs to a Tiger Moth, Chipmunk, a Stearman, a Harvard—plus, simply, "Jets." A Stearman peers out at us from inside the hangar, the doors partially open. If "jets" seems out of your league, you can try on a Pacific Aerospace CT–4 or a Victa T3a AirTourer. And, if you're like me, you have to look those up. If the two-place Victa seems a little too cozy for you, you can always rent the DC–3 for an outing with friends. They do like their airplanes in New Zealand.
Heading back south from Tauranga we tool along the coast past scads of kiwifruit orchards. They are easily identifiable from the air because they are inside hedgerows made up of much taller trees to protect the fruit trees from the wind. And, just so you know, when New Zealanders are referred to as "Kiwis," it is referencing the bird, not the fruit. Because it's a flightless bird, the reference doesn't, well, fly so well with New Zealand pilots.
Later, we team up with Peter Rutledge, a friend of Schulte's who owns AeroHire, a flight school at Whakatane, for a photo shoot of Schulte's Husky over White Island, an active volcano 30 miles off the coast in the Bay of Plenty. The island is white because of all of the sulfur spewed by the volcano. Flying the Husky, I focus on the Cessna a few feet away as photographer Chris Rose shoots photos and video out the Skyhawk's window. I know we're close to the island, though, because of the sulfur smell on the downwind side. I catch a few glimpses of the volcano, steam still rising from the caldera. It last erupted on September 26, 2017. What are the chances it will again today? We ponder that briefly—very briefly—and then head for shore.
A day later we arrive at what seems like Warbird Central for New Zealand. Ardmore Airport, located just south of Auckland, is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the county and is home to four flight schools, a large flying club, a restaurant, several restoration shops, and the New Zealand Warbird Association. The airport is one of many on the North Island built by U.S. forces during World War II as fallback positions in case the Japanese took over Australia. Fortunately that didn't happen, and the Ardmore community had the good sense to protect their airport and turn it into a thriving GA facility.
The Warbirds Association is the home to some 35 aircraft, many of them warbirds and all of them privately owned. The large hangars housing the collection are jointly owned and the members share resources and skills to keep the fleet flying. One newly established hangar houses airplanes built for World War I and through the 1930s. More modern aircraft are amassed in a large, brightly lit hangar with a mezzanine for events and educational experiences.
Just down the ramp at AVspecs, Managing Director Warren Denholm toils away day after day on his latest pride and joy: the building of a de Havilland Mosquito. There are only a handful of Mosquitos in flying condition in the world, and Denholm built most of them. Like his previous effort, this one is being built for an American. Having seen warbirds all over the islands, by now I'm not surprised at the stunning quality of the work. The Mosquito is unusual because it is made mostly of wood, a change necessitated during the war because metal was scarce. The designers came up with painstaking methods of bending and shaping plywood to create the airframe. The result is a remarkably fast and lightweight multi-mission aircraft that was a favorite among World War II pilots. Two 1,650-horsepower Rolls-Royce engines propel it along at more than 400 miles per hour, allowing it to outrun just about anything in the sky during the war. With just one other crew member—a navigator—the aircraft was efficient and able to deliver medium bomb loads, come back, and make another run while larger bombers were still just starting their first bombing runs. Still in pieces when we visited in April, the Mosquito was scheduled to fly in late 2018.
Across the airport, Paul McSweeny shows us around Pioneer Aero where he and his craftsmen are at work on an equally impressive project, a Bell P–39 Airacobra, also for an American customer. The pristine fuselage sits on a wooden jig; the massive 1,300-horsepower Allison V-12 engine rests on a pallet nearby. Eventually the big engine will be nestled into the center fuselage, a long two-piece driveshaft passing beneath the cockpit to the propeller. During the war, a 37 mm M4 cannon in the nose fired through the propeller hub.
This particular airframe was left in the jungle in the South Pacific after the war. By the time it was pulled out, most of the metal had corroded away. McSweeny says only about 50 percent of the metal by weight will be original by the time he is finished. While he is proud of his craftsmen, he admits that the castings and forgings of the original airplane were "masterful." "We can't replicate them," he says.
The project progressed rapidly and the airplane was beginning taxi tests when we followed up with McSweeny in December, with first flight expected by Christmas.
We find throughout New Zealand that pilots go out of their way to showcase aviation in their country. Ardmore pilot Phil Pacey generously taps his friend Steve Horne to show us around the Auckland region. I climb aboard Pacey's Cessna 210 while photographer Chris Rose joins Horne in his Cessna 182 with a Peterson's Performance Plus King Katmai mod kit on it; in other words, it has a canard. Our excursion takes us around Auckland and ultimately to Meadowlark Strip in Waiau Pa, a grass field stuffed between sheep pastures. Inside a nondescript hangar on the edge of a pasture, Tony Antonievich operates Auto & Aero Restoration, a funky little operation that specializes in hot rod and airplane projects. Inside, though, there's an eclectic collection of all sorts of vehicles under various stages of restoration, from a travel trailer (a caravan in Kiwi parlance), to a firetruck, a couple of hot rods, and a Boeing Stearman. Antonievich, a commercial helicopter pilot and airplane mechanic, seems to relish showing visitors around his shop. "It's not about the cars. It's about the people you meet as result of the cars. Same thing with the airplanes," he observes.
While some parts of the world almost seem to shun aviation—governments doing their best to rid the skies of little airplanes and to mop up small airports—New Zealand seems to be a pilot's playground. Lots of airports, spectacular scenery, good weather, and wildly enthusiastic aviators. They admit to similar problems faced by other pilots—burdensome government regulations, high prices for parts and fuel, landing fees, airspace fees, and plenty of other issues. But the Kiwis roll with it and don't let the challenges get in the way of a good time. It's a special place for aviators.
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With Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 now out, details of its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy 3 are already coming out at a surprising rate.
The latest from writer/director James Gunn is a confirmation of a returning villain for the MCU Phase Four film.
With Adam Warlock already announced for the next film, it doesn't come as a huge surprise that his creator/mother/sister(?) Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki) will return.
Related: 13 Easter eggs from Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2
"I absolutely plan on bringing Elizabeth Debicki back," Gunn told IGN.
"She's actually one of my favourite actors I've ever worked with. I think on this movie between her, Pom Klementieff who plays Mantis, and Chris Sullivan who plays Taserface, they really were three of the best actors I've ever worked with and were all such a joy on this film to deal with that I would love to deal with them again."
Gunn hinted this week that the film – which is set at least four years after Guardians 2 – may be released as early as 2020.
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Ayesha is the high priestess of a 'perfect' golden race called the Sovereign. Their pursuit of the Guardians was one of the catalysts of the events of the new film.
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Each of these little Sausage Dog notebooks feature my Dachshund, Teddie; who is printed onto the ribbed kraft cover of each pad, by my own fair hand.
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Deadly knife attack in Paris
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French authorities confirmed that one person has been killed by an attacker wielding a knife.
The alleged assailant was shot by the police and was pronounced dead.
The motive for the attack in the 2nd arrondissement has so far not been determined.
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Being both young and Hispanic can feel daunting in America. Adversity can create obstacles and discourage young Hispanics from dreaming large. However, some young Hispanic-Americans are shattering the status quo. One of those people is Dan Esterly.
If you're from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, you may be familiar with Esterly's work. At the age of 28, he is a business owner, Ph.D. student, radio host, and is heavily involved in Pittsburgh's non-profit community. Esterly wasn't always a success story. He was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and was given a two-day life expectancy from malnourishment at the orphanage. Despite the pessimistic health outlook, he was adopted and was raised in Pittsburgh. Esterly also battled depression and alcoholism in his young adult life.
After much adversity, Esterly was able to rise above the initial cards he was dealt. He entered the workforce at the age of 13, started college at the age of 16, and began graduate school at the age of 21. In 2008, Esterly saw an opportunity to start actively buying stocks. He was able to outperform most financial professionals and was sought after to advise financial professionals. Esterly stated, "My first experiences in consulting were accidental. A fund manager from Boston called me for input, simply from word-of-mouth from the Pittsburgh business community. I was truly flattered and stunned, because of how young I was."
Esterly went on to earn an M.S. in Professional Counseling and an MBA in Healthcare Management. He attributes his education to building the foundation for his business in consulting. "I needed to master both fields to thrive. Business has various human elements, and counseling has a lot to teach us about organizations. The same principles that apply to group behavior also enhance an organization's well-being."
Esterly then went on to work as a lobbyist in biotechnology. One of his projects raised more than $34 million from the federal government to fund drug research. Regardless of his occupation, Esterly has always focused on increasing financial value for companies.
In 2016, Esterly decided to diversify his business. He founded Public Waves, LLC, which eventually became a successful consulting venture. "I have had clients from Texas to Pennsylvania. It's truly been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my entire life." Currently, Public Waves, LLC serves clientele including the Energy Innovation Center Institute, Community Liver Alliance, Water4Life Mozambique, and CSD Engineers, LLC. He provides consulting services ranging from workforce development & economic research to other organizational services.
Esterly also is a full-time doctoral student at Point Park University's Ph.D. program in Community Engagement. "It's somewhat of a leadership degree with a research focus on benefiting the community. The Pittsburgh community helped me to succeed and I am constantly looking for ways to give back." He hosts a radio show through Point Park University, called Behavior Business, where he invites guests on the show from both the business and mental health community. Esterly also continues to self-manage his portfolio and consult on other larger investment portfolios.
In 2015, Esterly established a charitable investment fund called Esterly Fund. To date, the fund supports 17 non-profits in Pittsburgh. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Glade Run Foundation and Ten Thousand Villages Pittsburgh. "I truly don't think my life would have turned out this way in Honduras. It's surreal sometimes to think of my journey and how different things could have been. I am grateful for every day on this earth and hope to give back ten-fold." Esterly is considered a young rising star in the Pittsburgh business community.
At the age of 28, Esterly insists he has only just begun. "It's been my experience that businesses don't care what race, nationality, age, etc. you are. If you can provide value for a company, companies will value your service. That's the beautiful thing about America. You really can create or re-create your life here."


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LONDON (Reuters) - Fears of a British exit from the European Union are growing in a corner of London's Canary Wharf financial district - but this time it is pharmaceutical executives rather than bankers who are worried.
A so-called Brexit would threaten the future of the London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA), which approves medicines for all EU countries, potentially disrupting healthcare regulation in the world's biggest trading bloc.
With a full-time staff of more than 600, the EMA is the largest EU body in Britain - which is also home to the European Banking Authority - and has overseen pan-European drug approvals since 1995 from its headquarters tucked away among global banks.
Before that, Europe relied on a fragmented system of national regulation that was cumbersome for companies seeking to reach Europe's population of half a billion potential patients.
In the event of a Brexit, which could also cast uncertainty over the future of the bank authority, Europe's equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may have to find a new home, in a jolt to the current drug approval system.
This could slow the approvals of medicines across Europe during this transition process, including in Britain if it has to re-engineer its system.
Losing Britain could also punch a big hole in the EMA's scientific capability, since British experts are the biggest single contributors to its drug assessment system.
Opinion polls suggest UK voters are split almost 50-50 on whether to pull Britain out of the EU in a referendum which Prime Minister David Cameron is likely to schedule for later this year.
"The uncertainty this creates is not good for the industry," Richard Bergstrom, director general of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, told Reuters.
Exactly what would happen if Britons vote "out" is unclear, since EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker has ordered officials not to discuss or study the impact of Brexit.
But many industry officials believe the EMA, as an EU agency governed by EU legislation, would relocate from London to a remaining member state.
Bergstrom said the process would at best be "messy" and could be "very disruptive", depending on transition arrangements.
The loss of British expertise would also be a major blow to the agency; in 2014, the latest year for which figures are available, British experts were leaders or co-leaders in examining 27 new drug applications submitted to the EMA, according to the agency's annual report.
That compares with 15 for Germany, 14 each for Spain and the Netherlands, and 13 for Sweden, the next most active countries.
It is possible Britain could continue to participate in the EMA system as a non-EU member, as happens with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, but this would be subject to negotiation.
EMA officials said the agency would not speculate on the result of the British referendum or its potential consequences.
European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said the EU's executive arm would not answer "hypothetical questions", adding "there is no other plan" than to find a deal to keep Britain in the bloc.
There is also concern that the life sciences division of Europe's new Unified Patent Court might have to move from London before it even opens – a lesser but still important setback.
The court is designed to simplify patent litigation by limiting disputes to a single forum and a lease for the London branch was signed in August, ahead of a potential 2016 opening.
Industry bodies representing British-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have expressed concern about the Brexit threat in submissions to an ongoing House of Lords inquiry.
The issue may not be top of the agenda for Cameron but any damage to the sector would be embarrassing, since he has championed pharma as a rare industrial bright spot for Britain, led by global players like GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca.
While the British medicines market, accounting for just 3 percent of global sales, may be small, the country is an important base for multinationals.
"The UK is a very logical and attractive headquarters location for life sciences companies entering Europe and I would hate to see that imperilled," said Richard Barker, founding director of the Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Medical Innovation, a partnership between Oxford University and University College London.
The only other EU agency based in Britain is the European Banking Authority (EBA), established in 2011 and responsible for bank stress tests.
The EBA moved to its new home in Canary Wharf in December 2014, so its lease would have been agreed when a referendum on Britain's EU membership was already a possibility. The EBA declined to comment on whether its lease had a specific Brexit break clause.
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St Pats Seniors play Enniscrone/Kilglass in the quarter final of the Championship on Sunday next the 28th of August @ 12noon.
The venue yet to be confirmed. Details will appear on the club facebook and website.
St Pats played away to Curry in the Championship on Sunday last and ran out winners by seven points.
This win see St Pats advance to the final were they will face Shamrock Gaels.
The final is provisional fixed for Saturday September 17th in Markievicz Park.
St Pats Ladies would like to thank everyone who supported the quiz night in Rafters on Friday last which was a great success.
A big thanks to everyone who donated spot prizes.
Special thanks to Carol and the staff of Rafters and to Donal Brady for doing a great job as quiz master.
We hope everyone had a great night.
St Pats U14's will have a away trip to face Tubbercurry/Cloonacool in the semi final of the championship on Friday next August 26th @ 7pm in Tubbercurry.
St Pats U12s will face Geevagh in their rearranged final on Tuesday August 30th @ 6pm in Markievicz Park.
Your support will be greatly appreciated.
Joker Jackpot
St Pats Joker Jackpot now stands @ €1200 Next draw takes place on Saturday September 3rd in Rafters Bar @ 10pm
Tickets available from all usual outlets. The club thank you for your continued support.
Winners in last weekend draw were Robin Lander, John Golden, & Cyril Kilgannon.
Club Membership
St Pats club membership is now due and committee member will be calling in the coming weeks
.Membership cost €20 and helps with the running of the club for the year. All member will enter a draw for All Ireland tickets.
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صر1 صَرَّ, (S, A, TA,) aor. صَرِّ, (S, TA,) inf. n. صَرِيرٌ, said of the جُنْدَب [which is app. a species of locust], and of a writing-reed, and of a door, (S, A, TA,) or of a dog-tooth, (ناب, so in a copy of the S in the place of باب in other copies as in the A and TA,) It made a sound, or noise; (S, A, TA;) or a prolonged sound or noise; [meaning it creaked; or made a creaking, or grating, sound;] and so anything that makes a similar prolonged sound: and [in like manner] ↓ اِصْطَرَّت said of a mast (سَارِيَة), it creaked, or made a creaking sound: (TA:) but when there is a lightness, or slightness, and reiteration, of the sound, they use the reduplicative form, ↓ صَرْصَرَ, inf. n. صَرْصَرَةٌ, (S, * TA,) signifying he (the bird called أَخْطَب, S, A, TA, and the hawk, or falcon, S, M, TA, or other bird, or flying thing, M) uttered his [reiterated quavering] cry; (S, M, A, TA;) as though they imitated prolongation in the cry of the جُنْدَب [and the like], and reiteration in the cry of the أَخْطَب [and the like thereof]. (S, TA.) صَرَّ الجُنْدَبُ is a prov., expl. in art. جدب [q. v.]. (TA in that art.) b2: Also He (a sparrow) [chirped, or] uttered a cry, or cries. (TA.) b3: صَرَّ, aor. صَرِّ, inf. n. صَرٌّ and صَرِيرٌ; and ↓ صَرْصَرَ; He cried, called out, or raised a cry or clamour, (M, K,) with vehemence, (K,) or with the utmost vehemence: (M:) and [in like manner] one says, ↓ جَآءَ يَصْطَرُّ He came [making a clamour, or] in clamour. (TA.) b4: And صَرَّ صِمَاخُهُ, inf. n. صَرِيرٌ, His ear-hole sounded, (M, K,) or tingled, or rang, (A,) by reason of thirst. (M, A, K.) And صَرَّتِ الأُذُنُ The ear tingled, or rang. (ISk, A.) b5: And صَرَّ, aor. as above, He thirsted [app. so as to hear a ringing in his ears]. (IAar.) A2: صَرٌّ [as inf. n. of صَرَّ] also signifies The act of binding [a captive, &c.: see the pass. part. n., مَصْرُورٌ]. (Mgh.) b2: You say, صَرَّ, [aor. صَرُّ,] (S, M, A,) inf. n. صَرٌّ, (M, TA,) He tied up a purse, (S, M, * TA,) and money in a purse. (A.) b3: And صَرَّالنَّاقَةَ (S, M, K) and بِالنَّاقَةِ, (M, K,) or صَرَّ النَّاقَةَ بِالصِّرَارِ, (Msb,) aor. صَرُّ, (M, Msb, K,) inf. n. صَرٌّ; (M, K;) [and app. ↓ صَرَّرَهَا; (see the pass. part. n., voce مَصْرُورٌ;)] He bound the صِرَار [q. v.] upon the she-camel; (S;) [i. e.] he bound the she-camel's udder with the صِرَارِ: (M, Msb, K, * TA:) and صَرَّ الأَطْبَآءَ بِالصِّرَارِ [He bound the teats with the صرار]. (A.) [See a verse of ElKumeyt cited voce رِجْلٌ: and see also what there follows it.] b4: [Hence,] صَرَّهَا means also (assumed tropical:) He left off milking her [i. e. the camel]. (Msb.) b5: And تُصَرُّ, [aor. of صُرَّت,] said of a leathern bucket (دَلْو) that has become flaccid, It is tied, and has a loop-shaped handle affixed within it, having another such opposite to it. (K, * TA.) b6: And one says, صَرَّ عَلَىَّ الطَّرِيقَ قَلَا
أَجِدُ مَسْلَكًا (tropical:) [He closed, or has closed, against me the road, or way, so that I find not any passage]. (A.) And صُرَّتْ عَلَىَّ هٰذِهِ البَلْدَةُ فَلَا أَجِدُ مِنْهَا مَخْلَصًا (tropical:) [This town has become closed against me so that I find not any way of escape from it]. (A.) b7: And صَرَّ أُذُنَيْهِ, [aor. صَرُّ, inf. n. صَرٌّ,] He (a horse) contracted his ears to his head: (ISk, S:) or pointed and raised his ears; which a horse does only when he exerts himself and hastens in his pace: (TA:) or he (an ass) straightened and erected his ears to listen; as also ↓ أَصَرَّهُمَا: (A:) and ↓ أَصَرَّ used intransitively, (ISk, S,) without the mention of the ears, (A,) signifies the same as صَرَّ أُذُنَيْهِ: (ISk, S, A:) and صَرَّ بِأُذُنِهِ and صَرَّ أُذُنَهُ, aor. and inf. n. as above; and بِهَا ↓ أَصَرَّ; he (a horse, and an ass,) straightened and erected his ear to listen; (M, K;) as also ↓ صَرَّرَهَا. (TA.) b8: [The inf. n.] صَرٌّ signifies also The act of confining, withholding, hindering, or preventing. (TA.) b9: And صُرَّ (tropical:) He had an iron collar put upon his neck, or round his neck and hands together. (A.) b10: And صَرَّ, aor. صَرُّ, He collected together a thing, or things, (IAar,) or anything. (TA.) And كَلَامًا ↓ صَرَّرَ (assumed tropical:) He collected something to be said in his bosom, or mind. (L and TA, from a trad.) And المَالَ ↓ صَرْصَرَ, inf. n. صَرْصَرَةٌ, He collected together the property, or the camels or the like, and put back what had become scattered of the extreme portions thereof. (T, TA.) A3: And صُرَّ It (a plant, or herbage,) became smitten by cold, or by intense cold. (M, K.) 2 صَرَّّ see 1, in three places.
A2: صَرَّرَتْ said of a she-camel, She preceded. (Aboo-Leylà, M, K.) 3 صارّهُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ He compelled him against his will to do the thing. (S, K.) 4 أَصْرَ3َ see 1, latter part, in three places.
A2: اصرّ عَلَيْهِ, (S, TA,) inf. n. إِصْرَارٌ, (TA,) (assumed tropical:) He persevered, or persisted, in it; or kept to it perseveringly. (S, TA.) You say, اصرّ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ (assumed tropical:) He persevered, or persisted, in doing it. (Msb.) and اصرّ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ (tropical:) He persevered, or persisted, in the crime, sin, or act of disobedience. (M, TA.) The verb is used in this sense when its object is evil, or crime, or the like. (TA.) b2: And (assumed tropical:) He determined, resolved, or decided, upon it. (M, Mgh, K.) You say, اصرّ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ (assumed tropical:) He determined, resolved, or decided, upon going on in doing it, and not turning back. (TA.) b3: اصرّ يَعْدُو (assumed tropical:) He hastened (M, K) somewhat (M) in running: (M, K: [in the CK, for أَصَرَّ يَعْدُو أَسْرَعَ, is put اَصَرَّ بَعُدَ وَاَسْرَعَ:]) accord. to A 'Obeyd, the verb in this sense is أَضَرَّ; but Et-Toosee asserts that this is a mistranscription. (M.) A3: اصرّالسُّنْبُلُ The ears of corn became such as are termed صَرَر [q. v.]: (M, K:) [or] accord. to ISh, one says, اصرّ الزَّرْعُ, inf. n. إِصْرَارٌ, meaning The seed-produce [i. e. corn] put forth the extremities of its awn, before its ears had become developed. (TA.) 8 إِصْتَرَ3َ see 1, former half, in two places.
A2: اصطرّ said of a solid hoof, It was, or became, narrow, or contracted, (S, TA,) in an unseemly manner, or immoderately. (TA.) R. Q. 1 صَرْصَرَ, inf. n. صَرْصَرَةٌ: see 1, former half, in two places: A2: and the same paragraph, last sentence but one.
صَرٌّ A leathern bucket (دَلْو) that, in consequence of its having become flaccid, is tied, and has a loop-shaped handle affixed within it, having another such opposite to it. (K, * TA.) A2: See also صَرِيرَةٌ.
صِرٌّ (S, M, A, Msb, K) and ↓ صِرَّةٌ (M, A, K) Cold: (Th, M, A, Msb, K:) or intense cold; (Zj, M, A, K;) as also ↓ صَرْصَرٌ: (Ham p. 719:) or cold that smites the herbage and the seed-produce of the field: (S:) in the Kur iii. 113, the first of these words has the first of the meanings expl. above: (IAmb:) or the second meaning: (Zj:) or signifies noise and commotion: or, accord. to I 'Ab, fire. (IAmb.) b2: And رِيحٌ صِرٌّ (M, A, K) and ↓ صَرْصَرٌ (S, M, A, K) A wind intensely cold: (S, M, A, K:) or very intensely cold: (T in explanation of the latter:) or vehemently loud: (M, A, K:) of ↓ صَرْصَرٌ some say that it is originally صَرَّرٌ, from صِرٌّ meaning " cold; " the incipient letter being repeated, and put in the place of the medial ر: others, that it is from صَرِيرُ البَابِ [ " the creaking of the door "], and from صَرَّةٌ meaning " vociferation, or clamour. " (ISk.) b3: And صِرٌّ is the name of A certain bird, like the sparrow (K, TA) in size, (TA,) of a yellow colour: (K, TA:) so called because of its cry: or, as some say, the sparrow (عُصْفُور) itself. (TA.) صَرَّةٌ Vociferation, or clamour: (S, M, A, TA:) so in the Kur li. 29: (TA:) or the most vehement vociferation or clamour or crying (Zj, M, K *) of a man and of a bird &c. (Zj, M.) [In the K, this meaning is erroneously assigned to صِرَّةٌ.] b2: And Vehemence of grief or anxiety (S, M, K) and of war (M, K) and of heat, (K,) or of the hot season, (M,) &c.: (S, M:) and vehemence of the heat of summer. (S, A.) b3: And A contraction, or much contraction, and sternness, or moroseness, of the face, (K, TA,) by reason of dislike, or hatred. (TA.) A2: Also A company, a collection, or an assemblage. (S, M, K.) So in the following words of Imra-el-Keys: جَوَاحِرُهَا فِى صَرَّةٍ لَمْ تُزَيَّلِ (S, M) i. e. Those of them that remained behind, in a herd, not dispersed: (EM p. 48: [see the entire verse voce دُونٌ:]) or فى صرّة here means in [the midst of] clamour: (S:) or in vehemence of grief or anxiety. (S, M.) A3: Also i. q. عَطْفَةٌ (M, K) [i. e.] A certain bead (خَرَزَةٌ) by which women fascinate men so as to withhold them from other women. (Lh, M, K, TA. [This is evidently what is meant by عَطْفَة, but is given in the M and K as a signification distinct therefrom.]) A4: See also مُصَرَّاةٌ.
صُرَّةٌ A purse (شَرَجٌ, M, K, in the CK شَرْجٌ,) for money; (S, M, A, Msb, K;) as also ↓ مَصَرٌّ, with fet-h, (TA,) or ↓ مِصَرٌّ: (so in a copy of the A:) pl. of the first, صُرَزٌ. (Msb.) Hence the prov., اِفْتَحْ صُرَرَكَ تَعْلَمْ عُجَرَكَ, meaning (assumed tropical:) Return to thyself, [or lay open the recesses of thy mind,] and thou wilt know [thy vices, or faults, or] thy good from thy evil. (Meyd. [See also صُرَدٌ, last explanation.]) صِرَّةٌ: see صِرٌّ.
صَرَرٌ Ears of corn (سُنْبُل) after the culm is produced, (M, K, [in the CK, يُقَصَّبُ is put in the place of يُقَصِّبُ,]) before they become apparent: (M:) or ears of corn while the farina has not come forth into them: n. un. with ة: (AHn, M, K:) or, accord. to ISh, corn when the leaves become twisted, and the extremity of the ears becomes dry, or tough, though the farina have not come forth into them. (TA.) [See 4, last sentence.]
صَرَارٌ: see صَرُورَةٌ, in two places.
صِرَارٌ The thing with which a she-camel's udder is bound: (M, K:) the string which is tied over the she-camel's udder and over the [piece of wood called] تَوْدِيَة, in order that her young one may not suck her; (S;) and in order that it may not make any impression upon her, they smear her teats with fresh [dung of the kind called] بَعَر: (TA:) or a piece of rag which is bound upon the she-camel's teats, in order that her young one may not such her: (Msb:) pl. أَصِرَّةٌ. (M, A, K.) It is a custom of the Arabs to bind the صرار upon the udders of their milch camels when they send them to pasture by themselves; and when they return in the evening, they loose the اصرّة, and milk. (IAth.) b2: [Hence,] جَعَلْتُ دُونَ فُلَانٍ صِرَارًا (tropical:) I put an obstruction, or obstacle, in the way of such a one. (A.) A2: Also Elevated places over which the water does not come. (S.) صَرُورٌ: see صَرُورَةٌ.
صَرَارَةٌ: see the next paragraph, in three places.
صَرُورَةٌ (S, M, A, Msb, K) and ↓ صَارُورَةٌ (S, M, Msb, K) and ↓ صَرُورٌ and ↓ صَارُورٌ (M, K) and ↓ صَرَارَةٌ (S, M, K) and ↓ صَرُورِىٌّ (S, M, Msb, K) and ↓ صَارُورِىٌّ (M) or ↓ صَارُورَآءُ, (Sgh, K,) the last like عَاشُورَآءُ, mentioned on the authority of Ks, (TA,) A man who has not performed the pilgrimage to Mekkeh: (S, M, A, Msb, K:) so called from صَرٌّ, signifying the " act of confining, withholding, hindering, or preventing; " (TA;) or because the person so called refrains from expending of his property in pilgrimage: (Msb:) you say also, اِمْرَأَةٌ صَرُورَةٌ a woman who has not performed the pilgrimage to Mekkeh: (S, Msb:) pl. ↓ صَرَارٌ and ↓ صَرَارَةٌ: (K:) [or, rather, the former is a coll. gen. n., of which صَرَارَةٌ is the n. of un.; and the latter is a quasi-pl. n., like صَحَابَةٌ, as well as n. un. of صَرَارٌ:] Fr cites, from certain of the Arabs, ↓ صَرَارٌ as used collectively; and one of the number is termed ↓ صَرَارَةٌ: (S:) each of the forms ending with the relative ى receives the dual and pl. and fem. inflections: and accord. to IAar, the forms preceding those receive also the dual and pl. inflections: (M, * TA:) and some say that صَوَارِيرُ is pl. of ↓ صَارُورَةٌ: (TA:) or ↓ صَارُورَةٌ and ↓ صَارُورٌ, (M,) or صَرُورَةٌ, (Lh, S, M, A, Msb,) as occurring in the poetry of En-Nábighah, (Yaakoob, S,) not used without ة, (Lh, M,) or all the sing. forms above mentioned, (K,) signify one who has not married: (M, A, K:) or who has not had intercourse with women: as though he had determined (أَصَرَّ) upon relinquishing them: (Yaakoob, S, Msb: *) applied in like manner to a woman, and to a plurality of persons: (M, K:) the ة in صَرُورَةٌ applied to a man and to a woman is not to denote the fem. gender, but to give the utmost intensiveness to the signification. (IJ, M.) b2: It is said in a trad., لَا صَرُورَةَ فِى الإِسْلَامِ, (S, M,) meaning, accord. to A 'Obeyd, There is no abstinence from intercourse with women in El-Islám: (M, TA:) i. e., no one should say, I will not marry: (TA:) thus he makes صرورة a noun signifying an accident: but it is better known as an epithet: (M:) and IAth says that the meaning is, he who slays another in the حَرَم [or sacred territory of Mekkeh] shall be slain: his saying, " I am a صرورة; I have not performed the pilgrimage, and I know not the sacredness of the حَرَم; " shall not be accepted of him: for in the Time of Ignorance, the Kaabeh was a place of refuge. (TA.) دَرَاهِمُ صَرِيرَةٌ i. q. مَصْرُورَةٌ [i. e. Dirhems, or pieces of money, tied up in a purse]: (K:) termed in the present day ↓ صَرٌّ. (TA.) A2: See also صَارَّةٌ.
صَرَارِىٌّ A sailor: (S, M, K:) like صَارٍ: (S:) pl. صَرَارِيُّونَ: (S, M, K:) it has no broken pl.: (M:) or صَرّارِىّ should be [without tenween, imperfectly decl., and] mentioned in art. صرى; for it is pl. of صُرَّآءٌ, which is pl. of صَارٍ, which J has mentioned in art. صرى: AHát used to say that صُرَّآءٌ is a sing., like حُسَّانٌ; but without sufficient authority: and J has regarded صَرَارِىّ as a sing. in consequence of his finding it to have the same construction as a sing, in verses of Arabs; whence he imagined the ى in it to be the relative ى, as is shown by his mentioning the word in this place. (IB.) صَرُورِىٌّ: see صَرُورَةٌ.
صُرَّى: see صِرَّى: A2: and see also art. صرى.
صُرِّى: see the next paragraph.
هِىَ مِنِّى صِرَّى, said of an oath, (S,) or هُوَ مِنِّى, صِرَّى, (M, K,) and ↓ أَصِرَّى, and ↓ صِرِّى, and ↓ أَصِرِّى, (Yaakoob, S, M, K,) and ↓ صُرَّى and ↓ صُرِّى, (K, TA,) or ↓ صُرِّىٌّ and ↓ صِرِّىٌّ, (as in a copy of the M,) It is a determination, or resolution, from me; (S, M, K;) a serious assertion; not a jest. (S, K.) Aboo-Semmál El-Asadee, his she-camel having strayed, said, "I swear to Thee, [O God,] that, if Thou restore her not to me, I will not serve Thee: " (S:) or, "O God, if Thou restore her not to me, I will not say a prayer to Thee: " (TA:) and he found her, her nose-rein having caught to a thorntree (عَوْسَجَة); and he took her, and said, عَلِمَ رَبِّى أَنَّهَا مِنِّى صِرَّى My Lord knew that it was a determination, or resolution, or serious assertion, from me: (S:) or a confirmed determination: (ISk:) it is derived from أَصْرَرْتُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ " I persevered, or persisted, in the thing: " (S:) [or " I determined, or resolved, upon the thing: "] AHeyth says, ↓ صِرِّى, i. e., Determine thou, or resolve thou; as though he addressed himself; from أَصَرَّ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ " he determined, or resolved, upon going on in doing it, and not turning back: "
it is also said that ↓ أَصِرّى is changed into ↓ أَصِرَّى, like as they say بِأَبِى أَنْتَ and بِأَبَا أَنْتَ: and in like manner, ↓ صِرِّى is changed into صِرَّى; the ا in أَصِرِّى being elided: not that they are two dial. vars., صَرَرْتُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ and أَصْرَرْتُ: and Fr. says that صِرَّى and ↓ أَصِرَّى are originally imperatives; and that, when they desired to change them [i. e. the imperatives] into nouns, they changed the ى into | [written ى after fet-h]: and in like manner, [changing verbs into nouns,] they say, نُهِىَ عَنْ قِيلٍ وَقَالٍ; &c. (TA.) Accord. to Az, one says, ↓ إِنَّهَا مِنِّى لَأَصِرَّى meaning Verily, it is a truth, or reality, from me; and Aboo-Málik says the same of ↓ أَصِرِّى. (TA.) صِرِّى: see the next preceding paragraph, in three places.
صَرِّىٌّ and ↓ صِرّىٌّ A dirhem, (S, M, A, K,) and a deenár, (A,) that sounds, (S, M, K,) or rings, (A,) when struck: (S, M, A, K; in some copies of the last of which, in the place of إِذَا نُقِرَ, is put اذا نُقِدَ: TA:) accord. to some, used only in negative phrases: (IAar, M:) thus used in the phrase, مَا لِفُلَانٍ صَرِّىٌّ, [expl. as] meaning Such a one has not a dirhem nor a deenár: (IAar, A: *) and so used, as meaning a dirhem, by Khálid Ibn-Jembeh; who does not assign to it a dual nor a pl. (TA.) صُرِّىٌّ: see صِرّى.
صِرِّىٌّ: see صَرِّىّ: A2: and see also صِرَّى.
الصَّرَّارُ, (Msb,) or صَرَّارُ اللَّيْلِ, (S, K,) or both, (Mgh in art. خطب,) and ↓ الصَّرْصَرُ, (M and L in art. جد,) The جُدْجُد; [a cricket, which is called the صَرَّار in the present day]; (S, M, Mgh, L;) a certain thing that creaks (يَصِرُّ); (Msb;) a small flying thing; (K;) it is larger than the جُنْدَب, and is called by some of the Arabs الصَّدَى: (S, Mgh:) A 'Obeyd says that this last term signifies a certain flying thing that creaks (يَصِرُّ) by night, and hops, and flies, thought by the [common] people to be the جُنْدَب, and found in the deserts. (Msb.) صُرَّانٌ Such as grow in hard ground (جَلَد [in the CK, erroneously, جِلْد]) of the trees termed شَجَرُ العِلْكِ, (K, TA,) and of other trees. (TA.) صَرْصَرٌ: see صِرٌّ, in three places.
A2: and see الصَّرَّارُ. b2: Also A certain insect (دُوَيْبَّةٌ), (M, K, TA,) beneath the ground, that creaks (تَصِرُّ) in the days of the [season called] رَبِيع; (TA;) and so ↓ صُرْصُرٌ and ↓ صُرْصُورٌ. (M, K, TA.) [Accord. to Forskål, (Descr. Animal., p. xxii.,) صرصر, pronounced " sursur," is applied to an insect which he terms Blatta Aegyptiaca.] b3: And The cock: (K, TA: [written by Golius and Freytag صِرْصِرٌ:]) so called because of his cry. (TA.) b4: See also صُرْصُورٌ.
صُرْصُرٌ: see صَرْصَرٌ: b2: and see also صُرْصُورٌ.
صَرْصَرَانٌ: see the next paragraph, in two places.
صَرْصَرَانِىٌّ sing. of صَرْصَرَانِيَّاتٌ, (S, Msb,) which signifies Camels between the بَخَاتِىّ [or Bactrian (in the CK, erroneously, نَجاتِى)] and the Arabian: (S, M, Msb, K:) or such as are called فَوَالِج: (S, M, K:) and ↓ صَرْصَرَانٌ [if not a mistranscription] signifies the same. (TA.) [See also صُرْصُورٌ.] b2: And صَرْصَرَانِىٌّ (S, M, K) and ↓ صَرْصَرَانٌ (M, K) A species of fish, (S,) a certain smooth fish, (M, K,) of the sea. (S, M.) صُرْصُورٌ Large camels; (S, M, K;) as also ↓ صُرْصُرٌ and ↓ صَرْصَرٌ. (TA.) b2: And A camel of the species called بُخْتِىّ [i. e. Bactrian]: (M, K:) [see also صَرْصَرَانِىٌّ:] or its offspring; as also سُرْسُورٌ: (M:) or an excellent stallion-camel. (IAar.) b3: See also صَرْصَرٌ.
A2: Also A ship, or boat: [or a long, or great, ship or boat:] and so قُرْقُورٌ. (TA.) الصَّرَاصِرَةُ The Nabathæans of Syria. (S, K.) رَجُلٌ صَارٌّ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ A man contracted in the part between the eyes, like him who is grieving, or mourning. (TA.) b2: And صَارٌّ signifies Trees (شَجَر) tangled, or luxuriant, or abundant and dense, not without shade (K, TA) in their lower parts, by reason of their perplexedness. (TA.) صَارَّةٌ A want; a thing wanted; an object of want; or a needful, or requisite, thing: (S, M, K:) pl. صَوَارُّ. (TA.) One says, لِى قِبَلَ فُلَانٍ صَارَّةٌ [I have a want to be supplied to me on the part of such a one]. (A 'Obeyd, S.) b2: Also Thirst: (S, K:) pl. صَرَائِرُ, (K,) which is extr., (TA,) and صَوَارُّ: (K:) or the latter is pl. of صارّة in the sense first expl. above; as A 'Obeyd says; and this is meant in the K: (TA:) AA says that its pl. in the latter sense is صَرَائِرُ; and he cites the following words of Dhu-r-Rummeh: فَانْصَاعَتِ الحُقْبُ لَمْ تَقْصَعْ صَرَائِرَهَا [And the wild asses turned back, retreating quickly, not having quenched their thirst]: but fault has been found with AA for this; and it is said that صَرَائِرُ is pl. of ↓ صَرِيرَةٌ, [which is not expl.,] and that the pl. of صارّة is صَوَارُّ. (S.) One says, قَصَعَ الحِمَارُ صَارَّتَهُ, meaning The ass drank water until he quenched his thirst. (S.) صَارُورٌ: see صَرُورَةٌ, in two places.
صَارُورٌ: see صَرُورَةٌ, in three places.
صَارُورَآءُ: see صَرُورَةٌ.
صَارُورِىٌّ: see صَرُورَةٌ.
صُوَيْرَّةٌ Narrow in disposition and in mind or judgment or opinion. (Sgh, K.) حَجَرٌ أَصَرُّ A hard stone: (Tekmileh, TA:) and صَخْرَةٌ صَرَّآءُ a hard rock: (M, K:) or a smooth rock. (L.) أَصِرَّى: see صِرَّى, in four places.
أَصِرِّى: see صِرَّى, in three places.
مَصَرٌّ or مِصَرٌّ: see صُرَّةٌ.
مَصَرَّتَا البَوْلِ وَالغَائِطِ [The two sphincters that serve as repressers of the urine and dung]. (K in art. اسر.) مُصِرَّةٌ A she-camel that does not yield her milk copiously. (M, K.) مُصَرَّاةٌ That has been left unmilked for some days, in order that the milk may collect in her udder, or until it has collected in her udder; (M, K;) as also ↓ صَرَّةٌ; applied to a ewe, or she-goat: or the former is from صَرَّى, aor. يُصَرِّى, (K,) inf. n. تَصْرِيَةٌ, and therefore should be mentioned in art. صرى [q. v.]. (TA.) مُصَرَّرَةٌ: see the next paragraph.
مَصْرُورٌ Bound, as a captive. (Mgh.) b2: and مَصْرُورَةٌ and ↓ مُصَرَّرَةٌ A she-camel having her udder bound with the صِرَار. (IAth, TA.) b3: and مَصْرُورٌ applied to a solid hoof, Contracted: or narrow: (M, K:) or narrow and contracted: (S:) and ↓ مُصْطَرٌّ signifies the same; (M, K;) or narrow in an unseemly manner, or immoderately. (TA.) b4: Also (tropical:) A man having an iron collar put upon his neck, or round his neck and hands together. (A.) مَصَارّ [app. an irregular pl. of مَصِيرٌ, and therefore without tenween,] The أَمْعَآء [or guts, bowels, or intestines, into which the food passes from the stomach]. (M, K.) One says, شَرِبَ حَتَّى مَلَأَ مَصَارَّهُ, meaning [He drank until he filled] his
أَمْعَآء: mentioned by AHn on the authority of IAar, with no more explanation than this. (M.) مُصْطَرٌّ: see مَصْرُورٌ. b2: One says also اِمْرَأَةٌ مُصْطَرَّةُ الحَقْوَيْنِ [meaning (tropical:) A woman narrow in the flanks]. (A.) A2: See also مُصْطَرِدٌ, in art. صرد.


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January 3, 2018
We hope that you all had a fun and rejuvenating holiday break. The start of 2018 is like the start of a new school year. It is important that your students are present and on time every single day. Entering the classroom as few as 5 minutes late means important instruction has already been missed. Students should be in class, ready to work at 8:30. Please make sure your child arrives with plenty of time to visit lockers and change shoes before the bell rings.
Let's work together in 2018 and make the rest of the school year amazing!
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Thursday, Jan. 4th, 12am
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Friday, Jan. 5th, 8:45am
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Wednesday, Jan. 10th, 6:30pm
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Professional Development-No School
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Early Childhood Information Night
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Keep track of your volunteer hours with Track It Forward
Maria Montessori Academy Parents Association (MAPA) is very excited to announce that effective December 1, 2017 we will be using Track it Forward to schedule and record volunteer hours.
We feel that using track it forward will help us provide the most positive experience possible when signing up for and recording volunteer hours. This program will allow families to track their hours on their own electronic devices, send out reminders for sign ups, and help us become a more centralized Montessori family.
Families are asked to donate 40 volunteer hours a year per family to the school. As a member of MAPA (all parents are automatic members) the MAPA presidency is trying to provide as many opportunities to complete this act of service yearly and Track it Forward will allow families to sign up to volunteer.
In sending your children to a Montessori school you are taking the initiative towards bettering your children and families. MMA's mission statement is "Education for a better world" and by volunteering you are providing opportunities to help make this a better world.
The reason I volunteer is to provide my children with opportunities they may not get at other schools. "Only a life lived for others is worth living." — Albert Einstein. By volunteering you are giving of yourself to your children and the children of others. Volunteering does not have to be a big sacrifice of time away from the family or money spent, many teacher at the school offer opportunities to volunteer at home and MAPA has opportunities to volunteer where you can bring your children.
Ways you may be volunteering and not even know.
· Attending a MAPA meeting
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MAPA in cooperation with the MMA is trying to say "thank you" to those that have sacrificed time and volunteered this year by giving those families with 10 service hours completed an "act of service." The details are still in the works but we want everyone to know that we appreciate and value all of those that have volunteered.
How Track it forward works:
You can sign up in one of two different ways. On the website https://www.trackitforward.com/site/mapa or email firstname.lastname@example.com with your family's last name and the names of your children and we will send you an invite. Once in you can track your family's hours and sign up for volunteer hours.
Again we appreciate all that our wonderful MMA families do!!!
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I've been unable to post much since Easter thanks to university obligations (apparently you actually have to study to get a degree), which is a shame because I've had two posts in my head waiting to be written since then; one about making Danish pastries, and one about the Creative Writing Society's trip to Wales. But in the meantime, here's one about making cheesecake with approximately half the equipment needed (and this recipe (and I'll be writing as if you've read it)).
The first problem was that neither I nor my housemates own a rolling pin. The second problem was that we don't own any scales. The third problem was that I very much doubted that the digestive biscuits I guessed to be about 250g would fit in one of our plastic food bags.
My first solution was to break the guessed quantity of biscuits up and sandwich them between two sheets of cling film and crush them with a flat dish. This didn't go too well. The top layer of cling film kept sticking to the bottom of the dish and I didn't use enough cling film so I still had to separate my broken biscuits into two halves to crush them. Plus, if I'd have carried on trying to crush the biscuits with the dish, it would have taken forever.
My second solution was to put the biscuits in the dish and use a tin can as a substitute rolling pin. This worked much better.
It was much easier to get the right amount of butter, thanks to the labelling on its packaging.
Melting the butter and making the base. The recipe suggests a round loose-bottomed tin and baking parchment, neither of which we had, so I used a rectangular tin and tin foil instead. I do not recommend using tin foil as it creases and tears very easily, which means your cheesecake will end up in odd shapes and will be very difficult to remove.
While the base was chilling in the fridge, I started on the filling. I had never seen a vanilla pod before! Also I forgot that, while we don't own scales, we do actually own a measuring jug, so I ended up guessing the amount of cream.
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Before and after mixing the filling:
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In the end, I didn't unmould the cheesecake as the recipe suggests, but instead topped it while still in the tin. Tesco didn't have any strawberries when I went in for ingredients so I used raspberries instead. Rather than blending some of the raspberries and putting the rest on top, I blended all of them and then grated chocolate over it.
It's been about two months since I made this recipe so it's a little hard to remember the verdict. It was nice, although I would've preferred having more base compared to filling and strawberries probably would've been nicer than raspberries, which were slightly sour. Also I would definitely recommend having the right equipment – it would've been much easier!


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