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Book Spotlight: Man Candy by Melanie Harlow
by Melanie Harlow
Date Released: June 20, 2016
About Man Candy
He's back.
Not just back in town, but living in the flat right beneath mine. And he looks good enough to eat, which is just one more reason to stay away from him.
But I can't resist.
The sex is incredible (pretty sure we've shaken the house right off its foundation), but he can't fool me—not this time. A degree in marketing and five years in advertising have taught me that "true love" is a fairy tale used to sell lipstick, diamonds, and perfume. It doesn't exist.
He thinks I'm wrong, and he wants to prove it.
I think he's crazy, so I dare him to try.
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An Excerpt from Man Candy
"It's so good to see you, Jaime," he said. "You look great."
"You too," I said before I could stop myself. I didn't want him to think I still cared—in fact, I wanted him to know I wasn't fooled by his charm. I wasn't that silly little girl anymore, the one who'd doodled his name in her notebooks and blushed when he said hi at school and cried herself to sleep when he asked another girl to his prom. That silly little girl was gone, and in her place was a confident, smart, professional woman who knew her worth and, even better, the truth about love. No more stars in her eyes.
But why did he have to be so hot?
OK, pull yourself together. No drooling.
"I'm so glad this worked out." Quinn let me go but stood too close, his feet planted wide and his arms crossed over his chest. He wore jeans, a gray knit pullover that hugged his muscular chest and arms, and his feet were bare. His hair was damp and messy on top, just like it had been the last time I'd seen him in person. His full lower lip made me want to bite it. Maybe even draw blood.
"Sorry, I just got out of the shower," he said sheepishly, ruffling his hair. "Want to come in and catch up? Or maybe go out for a drink? I just need to throw some shoes on."
"No." Trying desperately to shove the image of him in the shower from my mind, I elbowed past him and trudged up the stairs. My cheeks were hot, which meant they were probably turning scarlet. They ruined my poker face every time.
"Come on, it's Friday!"
"I have work to do." He was naked a few minutes ago. And wet.
"Did you have a bad day?"
"No." Rivulets of water streaming over those muscles.
"You already have plans tonight?"
"No." Steam rising as he stroked himself beneath the spray.
"You don't love me anymore?"
I froze as the shower fantasy exploded into bits, replaced by a humiliation that paralyzed me, one foot on the top step, one hand on the banister. Slowly, I turned my head and glared at him over one shoulder.
Now the grin cocked up on one side. "Because you used to, you know. You told me."
"You need to forget about that."
"Have you?"
"Yes," I snapped. "That was a long time ago. Back when I was young and impressionable and believed in love."
His brows went up. "You don't believe in love anymore?"
"Not the romantic kind. That's a fantasy used to sell things like lipstick and roses and diamonds."
"Pretty jaded for twenty-seven, aren't you?"
I resumed heading up the stairs. "I'm not jaded, Quinn. I'm just a realist." And I've been burned before, trusting guys way less attractive than you.
He said nothing more, and I let myself into my flat. As soon as the door was shut behind me, I leaned back against it, exhaling and fanning my face.
He still got to me. That was so aggravating.
I mean, how was I supposed to sleep at night? Quinn Rusek was one fine piece of man candy, and I had a sweet tooth for him that wouldn't quit.
But he'd made fun of me! Again! A nice guy would have at least pretended not to remember what I'd said. Or maybe apologized for humiliating me. Or not have brought it up at all!
What an asshole.
A hot asshole—the worst kind.
Curse you, Alex, and your generous heart.
And curse you, Quinn, for getting under my skin again. You stay away from me.
But a traitorous little part of me hoped he wouldn't.
Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she's not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like Veep, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.
Melanie is the author of the Happy Crazy Love series, the Frenched series, and the sexy historical Speak Easy duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.
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Time and space to give care to yourself.
Rest(oration) to return to your life reenergized and renewed.
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TeenCanteen played the T Break Stage on a sun basked Friday. Lead singer Carla had time to commit her thoughts to paper. Have a read before she notices!
Friday 11th July 2014
The day starts off early. I get up at 6am .
1. Because I am looking after a cat called Angel who wants fed.
2. I'm starting to get a bit nervous - is it nerves? I can't decide.
3. Phone starts going - little did I realise that it wouldn't stop all day.
Get up and feed Angel who immediately goes back to sleep but I can't.
We had a practice on the Wednesday night in Glasgow and since then I've had over 24 hours to ruminate over what everyone keeps telling me will be 'our biggest gig to date'. We've had a lot of congratulations and a lot of well wishes. We've only just released our second single so not sure what sort of crowd to expect as we're still relatively unknown. I think that's why I was surprised when we got selected to play. Nevertheless we've practiced hard and tried to put together what we think will be a strong set - potentially this could be the first time a lot of people hear us. So no pressure at all(!).
Decide I'll go for a walk as it's sunny.
Walk around Edinburgh - I'm the only one who lives here, the rest are all based in Glasgow.
Head back home for some late breakfast and start to pack up my synth.
My friends Hannah and Jenna are coming along. We're being picked up at 3.15pm sharp from my flat. Hannah and Jenna get here at 2. Hannah practically falls in the door clutching wellies, cardigans, wet wipes,sun screen, plastic glasses and a box of wine.
"Can I whack this in your freezer?"
Jenna shakes her head. Hannah goes to T in The Park pretty much every year. She is the girl who goes into the Slam Tent on the Friday night and doesn't appear again till Monday morning.
"If you lose me don't worry. I'll probably be in the Slam Tent and I'll have made a friend"
Me and Jenna shake our heads.
Decide we might as well have a glass of wine to celebrate and calm nerves - one of the TeenCanteen rules is 'one drink before the show' (that pretty much went out the window). The other rule is 'don't screw the crew'.
The rest of TeenCanteen pull up outside.
We all pile in the van. Sita has brought her little brother and sister in tow. It's stereo Pieracinni the whole journey there - they ALL love to sing and Kenny, our Tour Manager, has made CD for the journey.
Just as we pull into view of the peaks of the King Tut's Tent and the sight of the Ferris wheel Buster Poindextor's Feeling Hot Hot Hot blasts out. The Pieracinni's burst into perfectly timed harmonies. By this point Hannah is pissed and ready to dance. The sun is almost bursting out of the sky. Stupidly I have decided to wear a vintage polyester seventies black jumpsuit. I feel like I'm about to pass out from sunstroke.
Head along to T Break Stage to meet our rep Craig and drop off our belongings. We're not on till 10.10pm and so have the whole day (we got there just after 5pm) to relax and catch some music. We're all gutted we missed Haim.
We all split up and go separate ways - some to catch music, some to catch some sun and Hannah goes to the Slam Tent. Everyone bumps into each other to see CHVRCHES play live. The tent was packed, the synths sounded massive and Lauren's voice was note perfect. We were all feeling good.
It was getting time for us to get ready for a sound check. Hannah reappeared wearing a trilby hat that she did not have before.
"I made a friend. He's called George."
I don't know whether she is talking about the man who gave her the hat or she thinks the hat is called George. Either could be plausible.
Head backstage to do a quick interview with Tenement TV. Realise the first time I came to T in The Park was with Debs. She would have been 15 and I would have been 16. That was 13 years ago.
It's a big tent. We've got a fairly decent sized crowd. Start off with Honey and notice a few people singing along to every word. Finally start to relax.
It's over so quickly! Something that has been built up for a few months that everyone tells you about and then BOOM! Done and dusted. It's like when the TV cuts out and goes to a tiny white dot in one deft pop.
Everyone sort of crashed after that - the anticipation of playing, the sun, having friends and family there, and the more than one drink before show rule being essentially abolished (quickly reminded the girls that that rule will firmly be back in place for next gigs - but no harm had been done, we all drink a lot of water. SensibleCanteen).
And that was that!
Back on the bus. Amongst the Pieracinni's and Hannah and her new hat and back home to Edinburgh to feed the cat.
Pull up outside my flat. Sita's wee brother pops in and throws up all over my bathroom. Amanda goes back on the Saturday to reappear early on Sunday morning in Edinburgh.
"Can I crash?"
Later that day we go and meet up with the person who will be producing... A TeenCanteen album!
But that's another diary entry for later in the year.
Happy and proud of all of us. Next weekend we're off to play Indietracks and Wickerman Festival back to back. Jenna is coming too. We've named this weekend the 'Girls on Tour Tour', the only exception being Kenny. Our Tour Manager.
Many thanks to those who came to watch us play and have supported us and listened to us over the last few months.
Love from,
Carla (And Sita, and Amanda, and Debs)


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September2013Most anyone familiar with basic corporate law knows that itis a director's duty to maximizeprofits for shareholders, to theexclusion of other interests. 1 Or, asone writer stated more bluntly:"Did you know that corporationsare legally prevented from beingdecent and humane? Say a corporateleader discovers that he can makea higher profit by moving a factoryto China and throwing thousandsof Americans out of their jobs. If hedecides to make profits secondaryto the well-being of his workers andneighbors, his stockholders can suehim." John H. Richardson, "SavingCapitalism from Itself: Inside the B CorpRevolution," Esquire, August 23, 2010.
But one form of for-profit corporation,a public benefit corporation, mightavoid these types of results. 2 These typesof corporations are formed not just toserve shareholder profits, but also toaccomplish other goals for the benefitof the public. A number of jurisdictionsalready have some form of public benefitcorporation laws, 3 and now Delaware,the home of more corporations thanany other state, is getting into the act.
On July 17, Gov. Jack Markell signed
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Public benefit corporations are notnonprofit entities; rather, they are for-profit corporations intended to "producea public benefit or public benefitsand to operate in a responsible andsustainable manner." 5 A public benefitcorporation "shall be managed in amanner that balances the stockholders'pecuniary interests, the best interestsof those materially affected by thecorporation's conduct, and the publicbenefit or public benefits identified in itscertificate of incorporation." 6 By usingthe word "shall," the legislature mandatedthat public benefit corporationsconsider other constituenciesbesides their shareholders.
How is a Delaware public benefit
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With the theme of Romance in the air this week I thought I'd bring the Romance home and share some of my (not so secret) book crushes.
No 10: ZORRO (The Mark of Zorro: Johnston McCulley
Now I have to confess, I may have been a tiny weeny bit influenced by the wonderful Antonio Banderas - but hey, who can blame any woman for falling for all that gorgeous sword wielding, masked charm. A true rugged, handsome hero.
No9: Count Alexis Vronsky (Anna Karenina: Leo Tolstoy)
His complete elevation of pleasure over morality leads to one of the most tragic, beautiful and haunting love story ever told. He destroys the one thing he ever truly loved and so the lesson is learnt. *sighs*
No8: Sherlock Holmes (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes:Arthur Conan Doyle)
Long before the delicious Mr Cumberbatch, I had a crush on Sherlock Holmes. There is just something intensely sexy about a man with extraordinary intellect - especially when coupled with that dark subversive side. His visits to the opium dens add a luxurious, aesthetic complexity to him that just makes him the ultimate thinking woman's crumpet.
No 7. Daniel Grigori (Fallen Series: Kate Lauren)
Oh, Daniel - all those lives lived in the pursuit of your one true love. Who could not fall in love with a time-travelling fallen angel of Italian descent. All those terrible moments where your kiss destroys the one thing you love. I cling to the belief that it will all be alright in the end. That one day, heaven will approve.
No 6. Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights: Charlotte Bronte)
I'm a Yorkshire girl and the landscape is in my blood. The wild, wind blasted heather moors and the brooding, cruelty of Heathcliff are one. In many ways he is a wretched, deplorable man - but he is the landscape and he has exactly the same exhilarating, death defying effect on me. I would love to feel my heart pounding in my chest as the mud flicked all over the hem of my empire line.
No 5. Dorion Gray (The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde)
There is a side to me that wants to be a decadent libertine and for me Dorian is not just a character but a whole epoch in one vessel. I adore his total rejection of morality and am yet at the same time completely repulsed by it. It is the powerful combination that acts as such a potent attraction to me. I would happily sacrifice my heart at his altar.
No 4. Lestat De Lioncourt (Interview with a Vampire: Anne Rice)
Originally I had Bram Stoker's Dracula here but then I realised it was probably in truth the more handsome Lestat infused with the Count Dracula legacy that really did it for me. I'm a sucker for velvet and lace (yes, that appalling pun made me smile) Again a tortured soul in denial of his true self - his desire for self improvement and restraint is touching because you always know that he's going to fail.
No 3. Mr Darcy (Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen)
In my humble opinion (and please don't shoot me) Mr Darcy is the one saving grace out of the whole tedious collection of banal parlour-room politics that is Jane Austen. Darcy's combination of supreme arrogance, wealth, intelligence and handsome good looks is just the perfect magical combination for me. I love an arrogant man - but only if he has something to be arrogant about - oh, and Mr Darcy has bucket loads. He brings out in me a more refined fantasy, one in which I pour him port and have immaculate napkins.
No 2. Edward Cullen (Twilight: Stephanie Meyer)
Controversial, I know, but I have a very special place in my heart for Edward Cullen. He is flawed in so many delicious ways. Again a man battling with his nature and his moral ideal, he is a figure that for me sums up the word ATTRACTIVE. He is indeed my own personal brand of heroin. His supreme intelligence, his refinement, his entire Edwardianism, his humour and his tendency to passionately over-react, makes me wish that I could be eighteen forever!
No 1. Sir Lancelot (Mallory, Tennyson and a hundred others)
Truly the sexiest men in literature! His total sense of good and right and the tragedy of his fall from grace because of his one, all consuming weakness - love. Lancelot is showy, brave and totally seductive. I love him enough to have spent the last four years of my life ensuring his legacy lives on.


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Cheryl Barnes has some new music for you off of her new album "Listen To This". If you You're a fan of Harry Connick Jr. and Jazz music then "Listen To This" will blow you away! "Listen To This" was patiently rendered over a 5-year period, prepared with tender loving care utilizing Los Angeles' finest, including soloists saxophonists Rickey Woodard and Pete Christlieb, pianists John Hammond and Joel Scott, and trumpeter Nolan Shaheed.
Cheryl Barnes is the #4 most added artist on smoothjazz.com and has been added to radio playlists all around the country this month. Cheryl Barnes is the quintessential performer, wowing audiences worldwide with her unerring sense for creating and sustaining a musical and personal rapport, be it within intimate club settings or commanding concert stages. The lady has shared the stage with Quincy Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Lou Rawls, J.J. Johnson and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. In Los Angeles, she has performed in acclaimed venues including the Parisian Room, Memory Lane, The Baked Potato, the Jazz Bakery and CatalinaBar & Grill. Backing her live and in the studio have been some of the finest in jazz, among them bassists James Hughart, Tony Dumas, David LeVray and Robert Russell, drummers Ralph Penland, Quentin Dennard and Kendall Kaye, pianist Bill Cunliffe, and trumpeter Carl Saunders.
To Learn more visit her website at www.CheryldBarnes.com. You can also connect with her on Facebook. You can download "Listen To This" from iTunes.


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Do you notice critters running rampant in the house at night? Do you hear noises at night that you cannot identify? Pest control is a very serious issue for renters and owners alike that will never go away on its own. The article below contains pest control tips you can use to make your home yours again.
Steel wool can be used to blockage hole that mice can crawl through to enter your house. Even though mice can chew through quite a few things, these aren't able to be chewed with their teeth. Any opening bigger than half an inch should be plugged. Remember, these pests can fit through very tiny openings.
Gather all the throw rugs you have and sweep them well in order to keep pests down. This gets rid of the ants and some bugs that get in your living room rugs. Change the bag of your vacuum cleaner on a regular basis.
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Some South African scientists have now discovered that a hominid, discovered in the year 2013, lived at the same time as the first humans, hundreds of thousands of years ago. This is the first such discovery. The results were published in the eLife scientific journal and are already considered one of the great discoveries of fossils since the last half century.
It was investigators Paul Dirks and Eric Roberts of James Cook University who dated "homo naledi" between 236,000 and 335,000 years ago using fossils found in a cave system.
This investigation secured the remains of at least 18 "homo naledi" elements, having been the latest set of collected bones found in the chamber of a cave. It contained, among other bones, an almost complete adult skull.
"When we identified fossils for the first time, most paleoanthropologists in the research were convinced that they were one or two million years old, but much more recent. This means that a primitive hominid persisted in Africa for a very long period of time, far beyond what was thought possible", Dirks said.
"Homo naledi" measured about 150 cm and weighed around 45 kg. This is the first time a member away from the human evolutionary tree is identified at a time when the first "homo sapiens" crossed the African continent.
Paul Dirks considered that the structure of the hands of the "homo naledi" may be able to indicate that he was making tools, since in the period in which he lived there were already tools in Africa.
Eric Roberts also pointed out the difficulty they had in exploring the caves where the fossils were found, located in the so-called Cradle of Humankind, a location near the town of Magaliesburg in the northeast of the country. Containing tight passages, it is being composed of two chambers, unknown, for now, why the "homos naledi" were there.
"There's a big debate over whether it's a funeral home or whether they've been stuck there. They may have been pursued by lions or even by other humans, they may not have been able to leave. This is a region of great storms and there are traces of meteorite impacts at that time. You can speculate what you want, but for now the original hypothesis remains that they were put there on purpose", explained John Hawks.
The idea of "homo naledi" placing the dead in underground chambers of difficult access is quite common in relation to the Neanderthals, of which we have evidence of performing funerary rituals in a deep cave in Spain, known as Sima de los Huesos.
"The most exciting part of 'homo naledi' is that it's about creatures with brains three times smaller than ours," Hawks said, adding that "we're not talking about a human."
Still, this seems to share a behavior that we recognize, being this "a care for others, which continues even after they die," he said.
"It daunts me to think that we may be witnessing the deeper roots of human cultural practices," he concluded.


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Mister S went in the kitchen last night and literally slayed the salmon that I had laid out for dinner! Growing up, I had always had fish battered and fried and I loved it! As a matter of fact, I still love it and have it at least once a month from the wonderful fish camp down the street. (Fish Camp….so southern right?) When we started trying to incorporate more fish into our diets, we struggled with what to do with it. I do not like steamed or broiled fish, so grilling it seemed the only way to go. After figuring out that part, we had to decide on what type of fish to eat. We settled on cod or salmon as staples in our diets.
My general disclaimer before giving up the goods, aka the recipe, is please do all you can to buy wild caught fish. Farm raised fish can contain all types of dangerous things including pesticides, diseases, and other unpleasant things that you simply do not want. You can find more information regarding the differences between the two here. Of course if you eat out, you can not control this unless the menu/chef is pretty specific about your fish's origins.
Now onto the recipe which is what you came here for right?
Honey Spiced Salmon
***Sorry for the unsolicited attack of the fork in the pic. It felt left out***
- 4-6 4 oz Salmon Fillets
- 2-3 teaspoons of organic honey
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons of unsalted butter or olive oil cooking spray
- Preheat your grill to 350 degrees.
- Mix your spices and honey in small dish to make a paste. Adjust amounts according to your families likes. Smear on each fillet, covering the front and back fully.
- If using butter, melt it and allow to fully coat the surface. Allow the butter to brown slightly. (This will give you a nice, nutty flavor) If using olive oil cooking spray, you do not need to allow it to brown (it won't) and you will not get the nutty, flavor)
- Apply each fully carefully and allow to cook 3-5 minutes per side or until desired level of doneness. (We like it WELL done!)
- Be sure not to crowd your pan or the surface of your indoor grill as you want the fillets to get a nice char and not steam against each other.
- Once done, remove from grill/pan and allow to rest for a minute or two and serve with a nice green veggie and a starch!
Calorie count for each fillet comes in at around 215 calories per 4 oz serving.


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Michael Parker CTAMichael Parker, CTA, is a Partner in the Taxation section of Hall & Wilcox Lawyers. His practice focuses on tax disputes, domestic income tax issues, including CGT and Div 7A, business sales, acquisitions and restructures and GST. Michael has extensive experience handling a broad range of taxpayer disputes, including disputes concerning the small business CGT concessions, having acted for the taxpayers in White v FCT [2009] FCA 880, White v FCT [2012] FCA 109 and Altnot v FCT [2013] AATA 140, among other cases. Michael regularly consults to the Board of Taxation and Treasury, including in respect of Div 7A, small business impediments and the small business CGT concessions. He is a regular presenter for The Tax Institute. - Current at 31 October 2019
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"ARTY," A COINAGE DATING to the heyday of Jugendstil, isn't a term I like to use, but it seems unavoidable in discussing the work of the Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan. Two features into his career and just shy of thirty, Bi has established himself as the artiest internationally known director this side of the arch-pretensoids Terrence Malick and Darren Aronofsky. I don't much care for either of those filmmakers, each a textbook practitioner of what Manny Farber, in the Winter 1962–63 issue of Film Culture, famously called "white elephant" filmmaking, but Bi is something else.
Farber took issue with would-be masterpieces, "reminiscent of the enameled tobacco humidors and wooden lawn ponies bought at white elephant auctions decades ago," made by self-important filmmakers (like Malick and Aronofsky, Harvard men both) who sought "to pin the viewer to the wall and slug him with wet towels
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Paris dinner cruises
Enjoy dinner with a view of the famous landmarks on a relaxing Paris dinner cruise
Whether you're looking for a romantic night out or a meal with a magnificent view, you can't beat a Paris dinner cruise. Departing from the Eiffel Tower, Musée d'Orsay and other central Paris locations, these boat trips provide a chance to see the City of Light by night in all its twinkling glory. Sail past famous attractions, such as Notre-Dame Cathedral, Place de la Concorde and the Louvre, while enjoying fine French cuisine. Then finish up with a show at Moulin Rouge or a stroll down Champs-Élysées. Have a browse below for some of the delectable Paris dinner cruises on offer.
Paris dinner cruises
Cruise, Paris illuminations and dinner on the Champs-Elysees
If you want to do Parisian romance right, start with a lamp-lit river cruise, followed by a late dinner near Champs-Elysees. Sound good? Well, hop on this tour and they'll arrange it all for you. After you've drifted down the Seine a coach will drive you through the city at night, past major sites in all their twinkling splendour, and drop you at Le Boeuf sur le Toit for a three-course meal and wine.
Marina de Paris cruise with three-course meal
Spend an afternoon or evening cruising along the Seine, taking in the sights and enjoying a slap-up meal. Gourmet grub, wine and Champagne will all be served aboard the boat, as it passes landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre and Pont Neuf. Plus, if you plump for the 'romantic package' you'll also receive rose petals on arrival, a souvenir photo and a heart-shaped cake.
Bateaux Parisiens dinner on the Seine
Head to the Eiffel Tower to board your three-hour cruise of the River Seine, along which you'll see major landmarks. Look out for Notre-Dame, Place de la Concorde, the Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre, all the while enjoying a three-course French dinner and live music.
Bistro style Seine dinner cruise
Devote 75 minutes of your day to a relaxing ride down the River Seine on this dinner cruise. See the City of Lights in all its splendour, with landmarks including Notre-Dame, the Louvre and Eiffel Tower twinkling from the shore. Boarding is at Ile de la Cité, where you'll take to your window-facing armchair, at which a three-course French meal will also be served.
Moulin Rouge show and Seine cruise
Get a good look at the capital's best bits from the comfort of a boat drifting along the Seine before catching a cabaret show at Moulin Rouge. This six-hour round-trip sails past major landmarks, including Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and Place de la Concorde, and includes a scrumptious dinner served on-board.
Eiffel Tower dinner and Seine river cruise
No trip to Paris would be complete without a ride up to the top of the Eiffel Tower, but why not have dinner while you're there? With this package you can book dinner at the 58 Tour Eiffel restaurant and follow it up with a relaxing cruise along the Seine to see the City of Lights twinkling back at you from the shore.
Seine river cruise with three-course dinner
Take a leisurely, four-hour ride along the River Seine and tuck into a gourmet three-course dinner while you're at it. Kick off your cruise at the Eiffel Tower, passing the glittering Louvre, Pont Alexandre III and other illuminated must-sees along the way. Champagne, cocktails, wine and coffee are available as an added extra.


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Should I foot the repair bill or just finance a different vehicle?
I am currently financing a 06 Chrysler PT Cruiser. I have only had the car for 9 months and a myriad of problems have surfaced since then. Aside from the battery issues I had within the first month and a half of owning the car, the radiator has been replaced and is still causing issues to this day, the alternator had to replaced 4 months into me owning the car, the AC system has had a leak since I got the car, and now I'm currently dealing with a shaking steering wheel when I drive on the freeway, and my brakes leaking fluid within a day. I have yet to calculate how much repairs would be, but should I just return it for something better? CAR PROS ONLY please.
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- STEVEN FLv 71 year ago
What could you sell the car for AS IS?
How much would the repairs cost?
What would the car be worth after repairs?
There is NO SUCH THING as returning it for something better.
- JJLv 61 year ago
A 06 PT is barely worth $1500 why did you finance it.
- Anonymous1 year ago
The battery was bound to go. 5 year batteries can often stretch sometimes to 7 years so an '06 car +7='13+7='20 (As it is '19, battery was at TIME). That would have happened to ANY '06 car. It would be EXPECTED.
. The alternator is one of those things related to the battery. If one is sickly, the other suffers too. If you recognize the battery failure early you can avoid the alternator failure. Some refuse to recognize the battery issue so it also mucks up the starter. So 3 things go. Had you been on top of the battery immediately it would only be the battery. So a $100 approx. If you let it go, you are looking at $1000 approx. as alternator and starter is about $400+ each, so the additional $800+ is your fault. Shaking steering wheel could be you simply lost a wheel weight and a wheel is unbalanced. That is an easy fix. Brakes need looking into after 13 years. Radiators don't cause issues, drivers cause issues. Radiator just holds coolant. Water pump may go after 13 years. You get it cheaper because it is old and some stuff may start to go. You are gambling it will go slowly one by one so you can pay for it when the time comes.
- ScottLv 71 year ago
Do your homework before buying a vehicle. A few minutes spent googling "PT Cruiser problems" would have told you that these cars are crap. They were crap even when new, and you have a 13 year old one.
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- RonLv 71 year ago
You should sell it for scrap and find a more reliable vehicle. Next time, research before buying. The PT Shitster, excuse me Cruiser aka Dodge Neon, has never been anything but junk.
- JetDocLv 71 year ago
You can't just "return" a car you've owned for nine months, Skippy. You bought it. It's YOUR problem to fix. Next time, when buying a USED CAR, have it inspected by an independent mechanic BEFORE you agree to buy it.
- PercyqtedLv 71 year ago
You cannot return it after 9 months
You cannot drive it until you get the leaking brakes fixed.
You could try trading it but you will have to sort out your current finance arrangement first as you no doubt owe more than the car is worth.
- Gatsby216Lv 71 year ago
Did you buy this from a buy here pay here lot? If so then yes take it back. Buy here pay here lots many times have problem vehicles that they buy for cheap, then sell them for way over market price for a comparable vehicle.
Always get a used car inspected by a mechanic before buying it.
Try to negotiate a good price on the replacement vehicle.
- Anonymous1 year ago
Probably yes.
You cannot ''return it for something better''. You can trade it in but I guarantee you'll get a lot less than you paid for it and most likely you actually owe more than it is worth and a dealer cannot roll negative equity into a new loan unless you buy something substantially more expensive and you have a long credit history and good credit.
Besides that, since you are apparently pretty clueless about cars, how are you going to tell if the vehicle you replace it with will be any better? The answer is you won't unless you have a friend or family member who really knows cars or you are willing to pay someone a couple hundred bucks to do a very thorough pre-buy inspection. You cannot trust the dealer or person who sells you a car to do that.
I can't tell you whether the car is worth keeping because I know nothing of it's history before you owned it nor can i inspect it. What i can tell you is that all your troubles have been relatively minor ones and someone with a basic knowledge of cars could have dealt with those problems easily or even avoided them with basic preventive maintenance. Likewise with the current problems.
Good luck because you'll need a lot of it as a used car owner with very little mechanical knowledge or skills.
- artherLv 51 year ago
if its leaking brake fluid it should be fixed before you drive it any further really.


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Collision Course?
Are The US and China on Collision Course in The South China Sea? Senator Chris Coons talks about China's ambitions for a blue water navy and what it means for US security.
Are The US and China on Collision Course in The South China Sea? Senator Chris Coons talks about China's ambitions for a blue water navy and what it means for US security.
Beyond simply accumulating too much waste, we also recycle and repurpose so little of it. 3D printers, however, can reverse this pattern. Among the most used tools in the "circular" economy, these printers help reduce production costs, release fewer greenhouse gases, and reduce the use of raw materials by allowing objects to be repaired.
See how they work on the 7th episode of Eni's new Energy Superfacts series.
You've probably heard a lot in the past three days about Senator Kamala Harris, her background, and the ground-breaking nature of her candidacy for US vice president.
But now that the cheering crowds have logged off and the virtual confetti has been swept away, we're left with a basic question: will Kamala Harris make a difference — on the campaign trial and maybe in the White House — for Joe Biden?
Kevin Sneader, global managing partner for McKinsey & Company, provides perspective on how corporate business leaders think in response to the coronavirus crisis:
What is the role of HR going into the next normal?
Well, this is a time of reset and one big reset that I see is around the role of HR. I think it's time for HR to shift from being a transactional partner around compensation, organization charts, and benefits to being a truly integral architect of change. Now, that's been happening for years in the best performing HR departments. It Involves rethinking talent requirements, capturing what was learned about individuals and organizations during the course of this pandemic, and even learning and growing in a world in which remote working has to be combined with working back in the office or the manufacturing facility. A world where incentives needs to be rethought. And where employee experiences need to reflect a very different reality. So, there's a big reset going on and I think that reset needs to embrace HR both in terms of what HR can do, the role of the CHR role, and indeed the way in which together HR becomes a true architect for change, just as it has done for many years, perhaps unnoticed, and not give enough credit by those who really should know better.
And today, we're taking our Red Pen to an open letter titled "No, Now Is Not the Time for Another Russia Reset." It was published in Politico and signed by 33 foreign policy experts, including diplomats Bill Taylor and Kurt Volker, who both testified at the impeachment hearings, as well as a bunch of military intelligence and diplomatic figures. And as it turned out, actually, we were Red Penned here, because it's a response to this piece, also in Politico recently, that I cosigned with a different group of Russia experts, including Fiona Hill and Jon Huntsman.
Both letters talk about the road ahead for US relations with Russia. The one I signed argued that the US needs to know when there will be opportunities to work with Russia and when Washington has to push back. The central argument in this article is that there's no point in talking to Russia until Putin changes his mind. So, what we have here is an open debate about the issue. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty we agree on and plenty of places where no red ink is required.
We agree that Russia bears plenty of responsibility for the current state of affairs. It occupies territory that belongs to Georgia and Ukraine, two sovereign states. And it interfered in the 2016 US election and continues to do so as we speak. Moscow has also killed dissidents in Europe, assassinated them. So, I mean, you know, no one is trying to justify any of that belligerent behavior. And we also agree that while the United States can fine tune its policy all we want, it actually takes two to tango. Recent talks with the Russians have not been too successful, but since the red pen is here, it is time to highlight some areas of disagreement. So, here they are.
Point one, the authors argue that there's no point in talking to Russia about much of anything until Putin changes his act. They write that "by arguing that it is the United States and not Russia that needs a 'current change of course' the authors of the open letter (that's us) get it exactly backward."
If the US takes an all or nothing approach with Russia, it will end up with nothing. Look, I mean, I certainly expect and understand that we should have a more hawkish line on a bunch of things with the Chinese as well, but that doesn't mean you can't work with these countries on climate change, on space, on a bunch of areas where it's actually really important. These are still large economies. In the case of the Russians, the largest nuclear arsenal in the world along with the United States, and I would argue that leaving the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Agreement was a mistake, leaving the Blue Skies Agreement, the Open Skies Agreement was a mistake. That you have to work even with your antagonists, and that's important. That means that we should be pursuing diplomacy and cooperation where we can while also vigorously defending our own interests where we can't. This strikes me as a fairly obvious baseline understanding of international diplomacy, and I'm always surprised when people push back against it.
Point two, the authors write that the US should "maintain, even enhance sanctions" on Russia unless a long list of demands are met, like withdrawing troops from Ukraine, including Crimea, and ending cyberattacks and election interference.
Nobody is saying we should give in to Russia on any of those issues. The bottom line is that the above list of demands is already US policy. How more sanctions would change Russian behavior? Doesn't make a lot of sense. You need your allies on board for sanctions to work. And sanctions work best when they're calibrated and targeted. When they have clear benchmarks that when met, lead to easing of those sanctions. And when they're paired with diplomacy. Russia's a big nuclear armed country, unlike, say, South Africa. Russia's not going to simply be sanctioned into surrender. Maintain the sanctions but expanding them at this point strikes me as having very little likelihood of return and only marginal increase of sanctions that we could do.
Point three, the authors say that the US should not resign itself to accepting "Russia's repression, kleptocracy and aggression" as that provides no incentive for Putin to change.
Now, we agree. The US cannot accept Russian misbehavior, but we need to be realistic about what we can actually change, like stopping Russian election meddling, and what we can't, like Russia's kleptocracy. We can and should do our part to stop dirty money from coming into the US and Europe but changing Russia's domestic system is another story.
So, in conclusion, the Russians are an antagonist of the United States. Their revisionist power, they're in decline. They are trying to undermine the Americans, the Europeans, and the transatlantic relationship. All true. But I actually think that there are areas where we still need to be working with lots of states that we really don't like and don't trust, and yes, Russia is one of them. By the way, New START, the nuclear arms reduction treaty signed in 2010 by the US and Russia expires in February 2021. Open dialog right now could save it and I think it's worth saving. Let's work on that.
"We now have for the first time, pre-COVID, a very good sense of where the gaps are" says former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden on pandemic preparedness. But in order to prevent another pandemic from bringing the world to its knees, he argues, the United States must play a more proactive role on the global stage. First step: work much more closely with the CDC (and don't, for starters, pull funding during a pandemic).


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Good morning and happy Monday! Below are last week's fixes and improvements:
- [FIX] – CSV/Excel Exports – Exports filtered to show responses collected via a specific share link were not returning any responses. This has been corrected!
- [FIX] – SPSS Export – Contact/Identifying information (for anonymous surveys) was being returned via SPSS Exports. We addressed this issue.
- [FIX] – Standard Report – Cells in table charts of grid questions that had more than 10 columns were missing data. This was fixed!
- [UPDATE] – Previously released Login/Password improvements were enabled for legacy accounts.
- [FIX] – Report Downloads to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint – We fixed several issues related to Standard Report downloads to Microsoft.
- PowerPoint downloads will now have the chart on its own slide, with the summary tables on their own slide, making larger sets (and small sets) of data a little easier to view and manipulate!
- Microsoft downloads will also now show the row shading in exports just like in the Standard Report view.
- [FIX] – API – In the REST API, for the surveycontact object, the total_count and total_pages fields were incorrect in the return. We fixed this up!
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DENVER, Colo., April 1, 2019 – ENAVATE, a leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 provider, has created a solution for all the integration pain that companies experience when trying to integrate with their ERP, as well as their vendors' and customers' ERP.
"We have chosen an existing and proven technology," says A. Bitbehind, Chief Technology Officer of Enavate. "We have called the App 'FaxGreation,' and it will support all known standard and ERP platforms."
Enavate's global sales team, as well as their subject matter experts, were understandably excited when they saw the first prototype, however they also raised some concerns about the fact that many companies around the world are still on very old technology and, to them, AI means Application Integration.
As a part of the launch, Enavate's brilliant product team has created a downgrade path so that customers who are still resisting this integration standard, have a path to benefit from this world-class solution. In fact, the team expects AI and Machine Learning will be something that people will forget as soon as FaxGreation is live and used by real people.
"The two downgrade programs, FaxGreation for Telex and FaxGreation for Morse, will ensure that all companies worldwide have no excuses to not be integrated with all their platforms, customers and vendors. There will be no excuses in operating an efficient ERP," says A. Bitbehind.
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Now, if you stuck with the guidelines, usually spelt out so clearly that any half-wit could understand them, the chances are you would lose weight, as you would on any careful eating plan—but 'if' is of course the hardest word in this sentence. However, human frailty is not the point of this review. The point is: what makes Rujuta Diwekar's book a winner? This Mumbai dietician has notched up the highest sales of this half-year (50,000 copies), outstripping IT czar Narayana Murthy, whose pearls of wisdom finished a poor second. Zip through her chatty book and you will know why. Rujuta's ideas aren't revolutionary. She is not the first of her tribe to extol the benefits of several small meals a day over three big ones; to advise you to get most of your eating done before sundown; to tell you to count nutrition rather than calories; watch your blood sugar levels and weight loss will follow, and so on. But when did you last read a diet book by an Indian writer that was halfway readable, funny, well-organised, sensible and persuasive, all at the same time? Told you both the rules and how to cheat intelligently, if you slipped up? And saved you from wading through Ayurveda English or illiterate sentences with either too many articles or too few ( "take juice of karela before the dawn"), or weird only-paneer-today, bran-rotis-tomorrow eating plans?
Because there haven't been desi books worth the read, diet-book junkies have largely had to survive on Western bestsellers, which is harder work than it sounds. It means trying to relate to the woes of case study Katie A whose grandmother in Pennsylvania fed her only processed and packaged foods and goodies from the candy shop because she was too busy running her business. Oof, these Americans, you tsk-tsk virtuously as you read. Or then, you scratch your head wondering what to substitute for steak tenderloin and where to find extra-light Laughing Cow cheese. (The latter, prescribed by a wildly popular American diet, has now come to be stocked by upmarket Indian grocers, and at least one is known to nod knowledgeably and say, "Accha to aap South Beach pe hai" when customers ask for it).
After such absurdities, what bliss to pick up a cheap-and-cheerful bag of roasted channa for your mid-morning low-glycemic-index snack and read about compulsive fad dieter Kedar ("arre 15 to 16 nimbu squeeze karne ka aur peene ka, kya cleanse hota hai total system") and his bewilderment after a lecture on nutrition from Rujuta ("Matlab yeh sab mehnat karke mein to ch***** ban gaya! Sorry madam"). With, one suspects, generous assistance from her savvy editor Chiki Sarkar, this diet guru has got not just the advice but also the tone right.
Where this talented duo seem to have overdone it is in their dependence on Bollywood tittle-tattle to sell the book. Kareena Kapoor is mentioned not less than three times on the cover (she being Rujuta's client), the book is dedicated to her, has a foreword by her and has an afterword devoted to her, in which Rujuta reveals how "normal and real" she is (reminding her in that respect of another client, Anil Ambani), what she ate on which shoot and how she made her momentous journey from thin to thinner. Now, we all know Bollywood sells, but still, it is a bit of a letdown to have your newly discovered fount of nutritional wisdom jump off her pedestal and turn into a groupie. Rujuta, the next time you write a book—and I do hope you will—please cut the flab. You Can Do It.


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Get Up & Go: The Holiday Season is ON!
There's no denying it now. It's full-speed-ahead-holiday-cheer from here 'til New Years. Time to do some last-minute edits to your personal naughty & nice lists and then get to checking names off the list. Of course, we believe that holiday shopping should fill us with cheer while we do it– so here are some awesome ideas of ways to spend your weekend (and week) and soak up the most holiday spirit while you're at it.
There are about a zillion ways to embrace Small Business Saturday, but you can't do much better than Federal Hill, where deals even include a a "Pick Your Own Discount" event at Brightside Boutique & Art Studio.
And don't miss Federal Hill's Winter Block Party on Tuesday from 5pm-8pm. It's an event for Giving Tuesday– so funds raised will go the the National Federation for the Blind. Nothing like giving to keep the holiday spirit going.
If you're looking to burn off some of that turkey and pie and commit to a fit holiday season, Baltimore Yoga Village has more than one really exciting workshop this coming week. You can go deep into partner acro-yoga, or get down to some old time music at Old Time Yoga– complete with live guitar and banjo.
Equally old-fashioned are the Boxwood Wreath Workshops offered at the Cylburn Arboretum. Registration is required, and you'll go home with a lovely holiday wreath for your door or hearth.
And finally, you simply must take a stroll down 34th St in Hampden as the block lights up the neighborhood for the season. Let them know you're glad they didn't cancel, and that the citizens of Baltimore appreciate all they do to bring us holiday cheer.
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Attention builder families! If you're looking for some great educational ideas for your Christmas shopping for the little ones in your life well you're in the right place! Here's a pre-compiled list of the highest rated and hottest learning toys this year! Blocks are so educational and have so many benefits to your child in so many ways! Use discount code: GIVETHANKS to save 10% and get free shipping.
Finding the right holiday gift can be a struggle. Rather than leaving you to a google rabbit hole or a bunch of recommendations to sift through, I've pulled together a one-stop shop filled with meaningful gifts for the tinkerers in your life…Whether they're 3 or 83.
In this gift guide, you'll find:
- classic blocks reinvigorated
- gifts for mechanical tinkerers
- super cool robot kits
- gifts for computer savvy kids
Building Blocks 2.0
Tiny builders, start here!
These soft tactile blocks are great for truly little ones to learn on. Made of natural rubber foam, they are squishy but perfect for building. They're colorful and durable and fit together easily. Children can create a variety of shapes and structures!
Using imagination and coordination, young children work on spatial, fine and gross motor skills. For kids who need sensory input, the tactile stimulation provided by this toy is fantastic.
And while we're thinking about giving, it's also important to think about responsible buying. This is a green product, made in India at a fair trade factory using premium quality, child-safe materials. The surface is 100% nylon and wipes clean, making it perfect for little chewers!
"My husband is quite the handyman. I purchased these for my son (and a different set for my daughter), to encourage their interest in making/building things and in fixing things. So far, I have a new a bird feeder and a bat house. Yah!" ~ Gail R – Teacher
Magformers Challenger Set
The unmatched magnetic building set. Talk about STEAM!
Perfect for large families and ambitious builders, the Challenger set encourages kids to explore magnetic construction through modular play. Magformers believes it is vital for children to develop through creativity and constructional play. This set does not disappoint.
You'll find a variety of magnetic shapes in this set, both Rainbow and XL cruiser pieces so that children can design and build ideas from both lines including the 'magic ball' and super fast XL roadster.
This set makes a great addition to a math or art curriculum, that's super hands – on. Children of all ages can build and create together making it a great social gift set.
Tegu Blocks: 40-Piece Magnetic Wooden Set
Tegu blocks are finely crafted with magnets embedded so kids can build multiple structures form various shapes. Like Rubbablox,Tegu is made from eco-friendly material (in this case wood) and comes in a variety of color schemes to suit preference and mood. Honduras and named after the capital city Tegucigalpa.
Kids defy gravity and push their imagination in previously unseen ways. No instruction manuals or electronics; just toys that demand imagination and inspire limitless creativity across all ages.
Tegu Blocks are bringing back open, creative play with style – right in time!
This makes a great gift because it unlocks a child's mind through innovative play. The pieces are small enough to be portable.
"I believe this is an AMAZING product. Something amazing happens when kids use their hands and imagination to create." ~ Harvey S
"Bought these for my 6 year old grandson for Christmas and we now call his creations 'the work of a City Planner.' The different shapes and structures take on the look of city skylines with random items like trees, bridges, etc. Geometry was never so much fun." ~Deborah F – Homeschooler, Teacher
"My first reaction was "these are pricey!" but they were highly recommended to me so I gave it a go. Now I can tell they will be loved for years. My 3 year old loves stacking them and clicking them together and a part. I even have fun playing with these and I'm an adult. They are high quality and the colors are great. ~ Summer H – Homeschooler, Parent, Teacher
The LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book
Packed with step-by-step instructions for 15 charming builds, The LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book is the perfect family activity this holiday season! It's one part coffee table for adults, and two parts instruction book kids of all ages.
With The LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book as their guide, kids make classic globe and barrel ornaments, all out of LEGO! Other possible creations include original gingerbread houses, a merry Santa, arcade cabinets, and so much more!
This makes a perfect gift for the child who already owns tons of LEGO blocks but is always looking for inspirational building ideas.
Magformers Math Activity Set
Math comes to life with this awesome set!
Put some STEAM in your holiday plans! This math activity set stimulates learning through magnetic construction and creation. Activities in the set utilize the always attracting magnets to solve math problems such as patterns, addition and subtraction, and 2D nets to 3D structures.
Perfect for the visual-spatial learner who loves math puzzles.
Use the 50 page math book included to layout Magformers shapes and complete the mathematical challenges! The set contains 12 different geometric shapes including squares and triangles, rectangles and trapezoids through to the super squares and triangles.
Mechanical Masterminds
Tool Set 10-Piece Child Size
Realistic building for young builders! This set makes a great gift for children who love to help parents and grandparents in the workshop.
Encourage children to spend valuable imagination time learning new skills with this 10-piece set tool set. It includes screwdrivers, hammer, handsaw, bar clamp, file, tape measure, ruler, safety goggles, and tool belt.
Work and play are intertwined with building activities that are challenging, educational, and – most importantly, fun! The tool designs are authentic so children can make-believe they are true woodworkers.
Toobeez Building 57 Piece Connector Set
Ages 7 to 10
Build big connections! Kids work together to literally make bridges, obstacle courses – anything they imagine.
Start fun-filled construction with just three simple steps: connect, twist, and create. Toobeez Original Building Kit is a life-sized construction toy. Unlike regular blocks, this kit comes with interlocking tubes and spheres that can be linked to create structures right out of kids' imagination. They can construct anything from a doll house, a helicopter, lemonade stand or a pirate ship.
Just connect and twist the tube into the connector spheres. It's a great set to be used indoors for forts as well as outdoors for lawn activities.
This set makes a lasting gift because it promotes creativity and inspires imagination with unlimited building possibilities. Adults won't be able to resist creating with their kids!
14-in-1 Educational Solar Robot Kit
The 14-in-1 Educational Solar Robot kit is the recipient of the "Best Green Products Award 2013" from Dr Toy and Creative Child Magazine has anointed it with "Top Toy of the Year Award" and "Kids Product of the Year Award."
It's the coolest and greenest robot on the planet!
This robot can be transformed into 14 different robot modes which include a multitude of comical and functional movements. The user can easily change from a Wagging-Tail Dog to Running Beetle to Walking Crab to Surfer to Speedster to Zombie Chaser!
It's super versatile, too – there are parts that make the robot move on land and water. Like an amphibian! This a great gift for more advanced robot aficionados.
"Excellent resource for my Middle School STEAM students. Anything robotic is extremely appealing and interesting to them so this was a big set!!! Great resource, highly recommend it." ~ Faith B., Teacher
"We purchased this for our just-turned-9 year old's birthday. He loves it! It's a nice size and there are so many things you can do with it! It comes with about 200 pieces and a thick instruction manual on how to make 14 different bots. Of course, the limit is your imagination and I'm excited to see how many things my son can come up with!" ~ Celena M
"Fun and educational. I like the snap together concept and the ability to take apart and reassemble multiple times. A very good price for all that you get." ~ Martha M
Magformers Walking Robot Set
Build a 3D bot! This makes a creative and thinking gift for the child fascinated by robots.
Young innovators will click, connect, and create with the NEW Magformers 45 piece Walking Robot set! Kids will love following along with the step-by-step idea booklet to discover the possibilities of the colorful Walking Robot Set. Eight walking characters are built using the STEAM engine block and walking accessories!
Building with Magformers encourages children to use their imagination and show their creativity while developing skills and knowledge critical to their development success. Magformers uses high quality "always attracting" magnetic technology that provides endless constructional play.
Mand Labs KIT-1: The Coolest DIY Kit for Fun Learning in Electronics
An electrifying gift! This kit is perfect for the budding electrician looking to be stimulated by simple but intriguing experiments.
Mand Labs KIT-1 is one of the coolest Educational Electronics Kit that you will ever find. With their powerful step by step visual instructions, teens can create a variety of fascinating electricity and electronic projects. They will be able to understand how real world electronic component works, test laws of physics, gain technical skills and have fun. Watch out, Nobel!
The best part is that the kit is all-in-one. It comes with all requisite parts and tools for making 50+ projects and venturing further into electronics, books for theoretical reference, learning and making videos, troubleshooting guide, and an award winning package design that opens up into a personalized workstation. Note: This is a safe kit.
Beginning Architecture eCourse 1-3
Audio visual meets real world building.
This is an online e-course of Beginning Architecture with 25+ architecture lessons providing the early fundamentals of structures, home design, and zoo design.
Kids use things laying around the house like paper, popsicle sticks, straws, paper plates, and pipe cleaners along with learned methods to design their own homes! Each lesson concentrates on designing and personalizing a specific room of their homes, structures or zoos. By the end of the course, students will have designed a home specific to their personal tastes and will have built various designs.
This course provides more specific architectural challenges for students who are interested in playing with and learning about architecture and some interior design, making it a great holiday gift!
Build Your Own Website: A Comic Guide to HTML, CSS, and WordPress
Teens will have a blast learning how to make their own website with the help of this fun, illustrated introduction to the basics of website-building. Mix creativity with real world empowerment. The awesome cartoon guide will help teens learn the basics and pretty soon, they'll have a website all their own to show off to all their friends.
Readers learn how to use HTML tags, make their own site shine with CSS, customize WordPress to fit their needs, and choose a company to host the site. They also get advice on things like how to pick a good domain name – and those of you in the blogging sphere know that's no joke!
Help kids stop dreaming of their perfect website and start making it!
Greta The Fox Wooden Baby Toddler Swing Review
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If your looking for a really nice Christmas gift idea for a little one in your life you should check out this all wood swing! I just got the Greta The Fox Wooden Baby & Toddler Swing in the mail yesterday and I'm over the moon thrilled with it!!!! The quality is simply AMAZING and it's Eco-friendly made of solid wood that's treated with only non-toxic coating! The wood is so natural and pretty. Even the rope is covered with wooden beads to prevent your baby's delicate skin from getting roap burn or pinched! Another really awesome feature of this swing is that it arrived 100% pre assembled (THANK YOU)!! This swing is so well thought out and even looks handmade! I'm not thrilled about the color of the wood beads (red & yellow) but I can live with that small detail I guess. Also, I'd like to point out that the wood is sanded very well because it's extra smooth so no need to worry about splinters or anything like that. Same with the rope, it's very smooth for little hands. It's very secure so your little one is totally safe in it. So happy I found a beautiful all wooden swing for my baby so I can replace the plastic Walmart one we had. This is so much nicer than the plastic ones they sell in the store and I just can't stop raving about it! Mine was mailed to me as a product sample so I could try it out and post my thoughts. Like I said, I love this swing! If your interested in this adorable all wood swing you can find it on sale for only $24.99 (marked down from $39.99) HERE!
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Bandsoc is exactly what it says, the society for bands. Whatever your preferred genre we have the widest variety of bands and people as one of the university's largest and most active societies. Whether you're already making music or looking to get started, there will always be someone to jam with. We embrace all genres of music, whether its folk or funk, rock or punk, jazz, blues, metal, latin, whatever. Come and make some music!
We have access to our own fully equipped practice facilities on campus. Our practice room is located above the Dirty Duck, and is available every day at a fraction of the cost of those in the local area. We can also help you arrange gigs on campus and beyond and can provide assistance and advice regarding recording, promotion, transport and equipment. Just ask the friendly exec!
Our annual Battle of the Bands spectacular showdown happens throughout term 2, with 30 acts fighting it out to be known as the best band in the university. In the past, the event has attracted some of the biggest crowds seen at society-run events, and allows our members to showcase their talents to the university population at large.
For more information head over to the bandsoc site at bandsoc.co.uk
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What Mobile Testing Tools Can't Test
There is a large ecosystem of mobile testing tools available to test almost every aspect of a mobile app or site—functional testing, load testing, compatibility testing, and more. But there is one thing they cannot test: the full impact of the wireless network on your application.
Testing a mobile app under wired or ideal network conditions is not a real test—in reality, applications suffer the majority of their issues because of variation in their network connection. For instance, the same application has to operate under a range of circumstances: when connected to a strong Wi-Fi network in their homes, a weak Wi-Fi network in an airport, or an overloaded Wi-Fi network in a busy café. Often they are subjected to periods of being completely offline. These big, sudden changes in network conditions have a serious effect on any mobile application that relies on wireless communication with a server or with other mobile devices.
Researchers from Infosys Labs performed a detailed study of the main types of network variability that need to be taken into account and tested in a mobile app. Below are the top five types they identified.
1. Signal loss: A user might step out of the range of a Wi-Fi network and suddenly lose connection to the server.
2. Data loss over network: Some data might fail to reach its destination due to network congestion.
3. Bandwidth fluctuation: When multiple users are sharing the same wireless network, the bandwidth available to an individual device constantly changes.
4. Enterprise-carrier network switching: Employees who enter their offices will typically switch from their mobile carrier's data connection to the enterprise Wi-Fi.
5. Jitter: Jitter occurs due to variation in network delays—this happens when the time it takes for data packets to reach their destinations changes rapidly.
According to the Infosys study, the five issues above, if not handled properly by the mobile application, can result in:
- Unpredictable application behavior such as freezing, inappropriate error messages, inconsistent behavior, and incorrect display of the user interface
- Database corruption, in extreme cases when there is packet loss during a transaction and the client and server are not in sync
- Poor performance and loss of potentially critical data due to sub-optimal network conditions
Why is it so difficult to test for network variability and see how your application reacts? First, most mobile testing tools used by application developers focus on the software aspect of a mobile app (functionality, software performance, and load testing) and are not able to test the network layer.
Second, it is very difficult to reconstruct wireless network variability conditions in a lab, because they depend on unique combinations of network parameters that exist uniquely in the user's environment. While test engineers can physically test in realistic conditions, it is time consuming, only represents one set of operating conditions, and most importantly, is not easily replicable should they encounter an application glitch. For instance, if you test a new wireless medical monitoring device in a hospital setting and the application suddenly resets during the test, was that due to an application glitch, an issue with the wireless connection, or interference from something else in the hospital? These types of partial tests, while seemingly attractive for their real world benefits, are mostly for show. They exercise only a few of the thousands of needed network conditions.
To ensure your mobile application is fully tested, you need to complement your standard tests with insights into how your application behaves under radically varying wireless network conditions.
Ixia is the leader in wired and wireless network testing, with a strong focus on mobility. Our products are used to precision-test network functions on a variety of mobile devices, verify that wireless network equipment is working as promised, and test large enterprise networks to ensure that enterprise applications are keeping users happy. Ixia's IxVeriWave™ portfolio of Wi-Fi test products test mobile devices and apps across a large number of real-world network configurations and conditions in the lab. The world's leading wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure and mobile device manufacturers, service providers, system integrators, and enterprises use IxVeriWave to measure and optimize performance, reliability, and scalability throughout the product/service lifecycle.
Testing with off-the-shelf wireless access points or testing in the field to represent different physical locations quickly proves unwieldy—with no efficient, automated means of modeling, measuring, or replicating the many possible combinations of network conditions. IxVeriWave provides a "golden access point" capability that emulates the widest variety of access point capabilities and the networks behind them. Multipurpose traffic generation modules emulate hundreds of access points and settings in thousands of combinations.
IxVeriWave allows testers to push mobile devices to their limit and see the response of the application under varying throughput and signal strength, roaming, interoperability, and failover.
- Test your app with hundreds of WLAN access point technologies and thousands of combinations of access point settings
- Generate wireless signal in real time and perform comprehensive functional and performance testing of RF components
- Test your app in different scenarios of connectivity, forwarding rates, aggregation, and media utilization
- Emulate distance of device from access points to test how your app functions under weak or variable signal and during roaming
- Perform repeatable, automated testing in a highly controlled RF environment
- Measure quality of experience (QoE) metrics for video, voice, web, unified communications, and other types of applications
- Capture expert analysis of WLAN network protocols, data transferred, packets dropped, etc.
Learn more about how to test mobile apps and devices in different network conditions with Ixia technology.


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Wigan Borough Environment & Heritage Network
10.30 a.m. 13th October 2014 Museum of Wigan Life
Ken Barston (Stubshaw Cross Residents Group), Allan Roberts (RSPCB), Richard Sivill (Atherton Heritage),Joe Taylor (Billinge History Society), Avis Freeman (Leigh Soroptimists), Geoff Jones (Astley Green Colliery Museum), Mary Pennington (Wigan Archaeology Society), Tom Price (Civic Trust, John O'Neil (Greenheart), David Shallcross (Leigh Ornithological Society)
Welcome and Apologies:
Neil Forshaw (George Formby Society),Glenys McClellan & Marge Harrop (Leigh Family History Society), Peter Goodwin (Tradition Films), Jan Johnston (LENDF), Mandy Wellans-Bray (Orrell-Billinge Transition Town Group), Dave Wilson & Tony Bishop, Peter Taylor (Civic Trust):
Avis Freeman chaired and welcomed everyone to the meeting
Minutes of the last meeting: True and accurate.
Matters Arising: Geoff reported that the 3,300 HP winding engine is now in operation. It was decided that we have the next meeting at Astley Green Colliery Museum.
Members Reports:
Richard Sivill: On Thursday the 16th October the Royal Horticultural Society announced their National winners of their annual "In Bloom " competition. Shevington & Dist won Gold and Joint Category winner of the Town section and the Bridgers Community Group, Atherton won Silver in the Urban Community Section. A housing application for 100 new homes has been rejected. A book commemorate the centenary of the Wingate Brass Band has been published.
David Shallcross: Leigh Ornithology Society received £1400 from the Labour Councillors Brighter Borough pot to help continue the societys work with local schools. Over 1,000 children were reached last year and they currently have bookings to visit another 10 schools. Chowbent Chapel open day went well and we could have a future meeting at the chapel.
Mary Pennington: Mary distributed the current and former newsletters. Work at the rectory has been finished and they are unable to dig at the Kirkless site at the moment due to the high cost of public liability insurance.
Tom Price: The speaker at the next Civic Trust meeting will talk about the two Liverpool cathedrals.
Avis Freeman: The misplaced milestone that she become aware of last year will be restored to its right location. The Soroptimists were involved in the Leigh remembers open day and will be planting bulbs on Sunday.
Ken Barston: Working to improve Stubshaw Cross Recreational Park which is deteriorating due to lack of maintenance.
Geoff Jones. : School visits have been ongoing for 18 years. The winding engine has been restored - its the only one of its type functioning in the UK. Getting rid of Japanese Knot-weed is the biggest problem at the moment.
John ONeill: The Waterloo Memorial Group is making good progress and the monument should be restored by 2015. The essay competition results will be published in Part Forward. This year is the 100th anniversary of the meteorite that fell on Appley Bridge. The Druncoon building will be used for youth work - the whereabouts of the art work from that building is unclear at the moment.
Allan Roberts: Will inquire with the RSPB to see if school visits along the lines of LOS are in order.
Next meeting:
24th November at Astley Green Colliery Museum, starting at 10.30 am.


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