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Not a week goes by that I don't get a variety of "How do I do it?" questions that pertain to either writing, publishing or book marketing. Whew. None are one sentence responses.
If it's about writing, it may be: How can I make a living writing? Do you know who pays for freelancers?
For authors and authors-to-be, it could be: I want to be in this for the long haul. How do I get started? How do I find an agent or a publisher? How do I launch my book? How do I start book marketing?
This doesn't just apply to authors-to-be and already published authors. If you are going to publish, here are the questions that need to be addressed:
Are you a one-book-pony … just to one and only one book?
Are you into this for the long haul … more than one book … maybe a series … to build on a career or a new career?
If you are a one-book-pony, my response has to be: Is this a legacy book? Is it something you are doing for a "lead generator" for your business? Is your book something you just want to "get done"; get it up on Amazon and whoever finds it, finds it? Or are you going to create it; print it either in an offset manner or POD, and market it to bring in buyers?
If you are in for the long haul, I would respond with: embrace and believe in the GOYT Factor: Get Off Your Tush. Successful authors and writers have learned that publishing isn't for sissies. It takes work—lots of it. It requires tenacity and maintains passion and vision for every project. It means that the author and writer stay true to self.
I've spent mega hours on the phone with authors. Some just want a short response (and most likely, the one they want to hear—an often don't like what I say). Others hang in there—many become clients and I have the privilege to travel with them on their publishing journey.
It's a pleasure to assist authors accomplish their goal. And it's painful to see and hear how some undermine and sabotage their efforts.
To recognize self-sabotage and publishing squashing scenarios, avoid:
- Allowing the naysayers to take over.
- Understanding the most "critics" are actually envious of you-you are writing a book; you are published. They aren't. Enough said.
- Being a loner—writing is a solo activity; publishing is a community. Join it.
- Failing to acknowledge your mistakes and learning from them.
- Being a jerk and treating those who "help" you poorly.
To move you toward author success and away from self-sabotaging downfall, ask:
What can I do to increase my chances of becoming and being a successful author?
Answers could include:
- Maintaining a positive attitude (yes, after multiple rejections).
- Coming to ongoing learning.
- Getting over the ongoing frustrations that the ever-changing publishing environment induces.
- Altering and fine-tuning my method of business.
- Learning to market myself and my books.
- Labeling my expertise and using so others are aware of it.
- Creating a compelling voice and position—there's nothing namby-pamby about you.
- Understanding the "power" of the buzz.
- Knowing who I'm writing for—for fiction, creating storylines and writing that creates a page-turner AND for nonfiction, knowing what the pains/problems of my reader are.
- Writing on an ongoing basis.
- Embracing the new tools that apps and technology generate.
- Identifying up to three social media platforms to begin to share and reveal my expertise within.
- Building and enhancing my reputation within the publishing community.
- Becoming and being the type of author that Fans celebrate; that Designers, Illustrators, Editors, Book Coaches, Book Consultants, Publicists, Agents, and Publishers would love to work with.
What say you? What have you done to support your publishing success? What else can you do? What do you do to keep your passion and vision alive, even with setbacks? What have you done that slowed you down? What would you NOT do again?
How to NOT Sabotage Your Author, Writer and Publishing Career is a "chewy" blog. What bites will you take?
Judith Briles is a book publishing expert and coach. She empowers authors and works directly with authors who want to be seriously successful and has been writing about and conducting workshops on publishing since the '80s. Judith is the author of 35 books including Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms (Foreword IndieFab Book of the Year), Snappy Sassy Salty: Wise Words for Authors and Writers and a speaker at publishing conferences. Book #35, How to Avoid 101 Book Publishing Blunders, Bloopers & Boo-Boos has earned 7 national book awards in 2017. Get your copy now.
Each summer, she holds Judith Briles Book Publishing Unplugged Bootcamp, a three-day intensive limited to a small group of authors who want to be seriously successful. In 2018, the dates are June 23-25. Participate in her Judith Briles Speaking Unplugged Bootcamp held in March and November. Join Judith live on Thursdays at 6 p.m. EST for "AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing" on the Toginet Network at bit.ly/PublishingShow.
Follow @AuthorUYOUBooks and @MyBookShepherd on Twitter and do a "Like" at AuthorU, and join the Facebook group Book Publishing with The Book Shepherd. If you want to create a book that has no regrets, contact me.
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When comparing Hapi vs AIDA/web, the Slant community recommends Hapi for most people. In the question"What are the best backend web frameworks?" Hapi is ranked 28th while AIDA/web is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Hapi is:
Hapi's philosophy is that configuration is more important than code. This is especially useful for very large teams because it helps developers maintain consistency and reusability throughout their code.
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Pro Consistency across applications
Hapi's philosophy is that configuration is more important than code. This is especially useful for very large teams because it helps developers maintain consistency and reusability throughout their code.
Pro Backed by a major corporation
Hapi was developed and is still being used by Walmart. Being backed by such a major company means that it will not lose support any time soon and most importantly it's being developed by professionals and that you will always get support for it.
Pro Conceptually simple, yet complete
Most frameworks seem to tend towards conceptually simple, but also stripped down (such as Python's Flask), or go the other way and be very fully featured, yet complex. AIDA/web, however, manages to give a programmer a lot of expressive power, while remaining conceptually simple -- an afternoon will get you building websites, and you'll feel comfortable with AIDA/web in just a week or so.
Pro Smalltalk
Program your web app in Smalltalk, an enjoyable and easy language to use. Smalltalk was the language to inspire modern Object-Oriented programming and pioneered many of the programming concepts used today, such as MVC.
Con Requires too much boilerplate
Hapi seems to be made with large applications in mind. The sheer amount of boilerplate code it requires is simply not practical for a small web app. This also means that there are few examples of Hapi applications around for beginners to learn from.
At the time of this writing, AIDA/web is 26 years old (first created in 1996). While maintaining pace with modern technologies (REST, Javascript, etc.), the community is small. You might find it difficult to find timely help, find resources and tutorials, etc.

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Across the Board-Episode 5, Visualization of Data for a Board
In this episode, I visit with Joe Oringel, co-founder of Visual Risk IQ, a data analytics and visualization company. They have developed a manner not only extract data but present it in a way that is very interesting very useful and very informative for a very variety of stakeholders, including Boards of Directors. He's made presentations to boards. Joe is formally trained in internal audit and he has worked with and in a wide variety of corporate positions which have allowed him to gain some very good insight into what types of information a Board of Director's needs. We discuss the types of information that can lend itself to visualization what a Board of Directors would want, what the Board of Directors should ask for and finally what a Board of Directors would want in a dashboard of information so that it can facilitate an unstructured dialog by the Board and reporting executive.
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Trains are devolving
Responsibility for the West Midlands rail franchise could be handed to the putative mayor of the West Midlands it has been reported.
That's probably a good thing. This devolution idea seems to be likely to hang around for a bit. Politicians based in Birmingham are likely to be more interested in rail services based in Birmingham than the bunch based in London. They may not run it any better but it'll be a shorter drive to go and shout at them.
I'm not based in London or Birmingham so the whole thing is of largely academic interest to me.
Except actually I use that franchise quite a lot. The West Midlands franchise (currently badged London Midland) provides the (rather slow) rail link between Hereford and Birmingham (and Malvern, Worcester etc). We are, quite literally, the end of the line (or I suppose, the start).
London Midland isn't the only operator serving Hereford. We travel north to Manchester and south to Cardiff and beyond on Arriva Trains Wales. Responsibility for this Wales and Borders Franchise is being handed over to the Welsh Assembly.
We're also the end of the line for the occasional Great Western service (not complaining I love my early morning chug through the Cotswolds).
From next year the vast majority of our rail services will be under the control of devolved institutions. That's exciting. Closer to the people, more accountable, more joined up.
Except, here in Herefordshire we don't get a vote in either of those institutions. We're not in Wales nor are we part of the West Midlands Combined Authority.
This might not matter. It's not like transport planners have been focused on making an effective and efficient service at Hereford station up until now.
But it probably will matter.
The whole point of devolving decision making is that it will make it more responsive to local people. So the West Midlands franchise should be, under devolution, run to be in the best interests of Birmingham and the Black Country. The Wales and Borders franchise should be (despite the name) run to be in the best interests of the Welsh.
If it serves Herefordshire well it will be by accident or because our interests coincide with the interests of the people of Wales or the West Midlands.
I suspect you probably still don't care. We're only talking about trains after all.
But let's think about some of the other issues that are going to be devolved to the West Midlands and are already devolved to Wales: health, social care, road transport, economic infrastructure investment.
In all these cases we're on the edge. Potentially squeezed between two institutions created with the explicit purpose of not having to worry about the impact of their decisions on us.
What can we do?
As I see it we have three broad options
- We can ask to join one of these devolved bodies.
Joining Wales might be a hard sell in the county (though maybe not, they are our neighbours after all (yes, OK, it would be a hard sell)). It would probably be an even harder sell to the people of Wales. And even then I can see negotiations over the use of the language and the location of "Welcome to England" signs spiralling out of control.
The West Midlands might be even tougher. We don't share a land border with the West Midlands county and, let's face it, no more than 1 in 100 of their citizens could point to Hereford on a map, let alone Leominster.
- We can get a devolution settlement of our own.
We've already missed out on some of the juicy deals but I think most Herefordians would have some strong opinions about local priorities for road spending or health. But the independent state of Herefordshire? It's difficult to see it. Cornwall managed to get an early devolution deal so it's not unheard of for a single county. But Cornwall has over half a million inhabitants (that's not far off 3 times our population).
So a combined authority then? Joining up with Shropshire and Telford? Or maybe with Worcestershire? That worked really well before didn't it?
No. No it didn't.
Personally I'm quite attracted to the idea of devolution to the Marches (currently configured as Shropshire, Telford and Herefordshire). If Worcestershire joined we'd match the police force boundary. If they can do it maybe politicians can to.But then I grew up in Hereford, lived in Shrewsbury and worked in Ironbridge. My perspective may not be typical.
At least we could expect more of a focus on improving the A49.
- We can say a plague on all your houses and just ignore it.
This also has its attractions. English devolution may not take. And compared to what we see in Wales it's really quite limited.
There are real reasons to be cautious. In 2008 Herefordshire Council merged with the Primary Care Trust (then the thing that made most of the decisions for the NHS in Herefordshire). This was an uncharacteristically innovative thing to happen in what is , to say the least, a small-c conservative county. That was unwound in 2013 not because the people of Herefordshire thought it was a bad idea but because the government struck Primary Care Trusts out of existence (as part of fulfilling their election pledge that there would be no top-down reorganisation of the NHS).
That should create within our leaders locally a healthy scepticism of how much power the folks in London are really going to hand over.
To devolve or not to devolve
I'm not trying to sell one option (except I think joining Wales is probably out) but I do think it's something we should probably talk about.
Wouldn't it be great if the people of the county had a say in where the decisions that affect the county were taken.
Is that a foolish hope?
If you want to know more about English devolution this blog post from the LGIU is a good place to start.
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Iran: 11 women ill-treated and arbitrarily detained: Amnesty
Amnesty International issued an Urgent Action, condemning the arbitrary arrest and ill-treatment of 11 women from Gonabadi Dervish religious minority. The statement reads in part: At least 11 women from Iran's Gonabadi Dervish religious minority have been arbitrarily detained in inhumane conditions, without access to their lawyers.
"At least 11 women from Iran's Gonabadi Dervish religious minority have been arbitrarily detained in inhumane conditions, without access to their lawyers, since 20 February following the violent dispersal of a protest held by Gonabadi Derivshes in Tehran. Some urgently need medical care for injuries sustained from beatings at the time of their arrest." The statement further adds.
Amnesty International detailed the atrocious condition of Qarchak Prison of Varamin also known as Sahr-e Rey prison were some of political prisoners are held in violation of the principle of separation of prisoners of different categories.
"Shahr-e Rey prison is a disused chicken farm that holds hundreds of women convicted of violent offences in conditions falling far below the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). Common complaints include urine-stained floors, lack of ventilation, insufficient and filthy bathroom facilities, prevalence of contagious diseases, poor quality food containing small pieces of stone and salty water. In recent days, women prisoners have complained that fumes have escaped from the drainage system, filling their rooms with foul odours. As a result, Shima Entesari, who suffers from asthma, has experienced severe breathing difficulties requiring supplemental oxygen. Additionally, eyewitnesses have said that security forces severely beat Shokoufeh Yadollahi at the time of her arrest, resulting in head injuries. The authorities have denied her access to medical care apparently after she refused to be transferred to hospital in handcuffs and leg cuffs. There are reports that several women are suffering from vaginal bleeding due to blows inflicted to their perineum at the time of arrest," Amnesty International said.


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Bedroom Community is an Icelandic record label/collective formed in 2006 by Valgeir Sigurðsson, with Nico Muhly and Ben Frost, later adding Sam Amidon, Daníel Bjarnason, Puzzle Muteson, Paul Corley, Nadia Sirota, James McVinnie, Emily Hall, Jodie Landau, & aYia to the intimate roster.
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Energy fever in the Baltics
Asked recently by EER what he thought of when he heard the words "energy" and "Baltic States", Lithuanian Energy Minister Arvydas Sekomokas promptly responded: 'Two things: renewable energy and nuclear power.' And natural gas? Sekomokas has no love for this. 'Nord Stream is a solution of the past', he says. But things won't be that simple for the Baltic region. There are still plenty of puzzles to sort out as the Baltic States are feverishly trying to integrate their energy systems with the European Union.
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- The European Commission in 2008 presented a plan to "end the energy isolation" of the Baltic States
Since that time, just over a year ago, a lot of progress has been made. The EU set up a High-Level Group (HGL) with representatives from Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Denmark and Norway (observer), as well as the European Commission itself. They were given the task to sort out the many energy infrastructure projects that were being planned at the national level, and to integrate them into a well-balanced "Project Catalogue" that would set priorities and long-term goals. The HLG quickly went to work and presented its findings already in the summer of 2009. In November, a conference was held in Vilnius with representatives from the financial world to examine their willingness to finance projects. In December another HLG meeting took place in Brussels.
All this action has had positive results, most observers believe. 'The clear instructions issued by the Chairman of the European Commission have had a positive effect', confirms Romas Svedas, the Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Energy and a member of the HLG. 'Now there are no discussions any more. Now there is action.'
Open markets
What Svedas is referring to are the endless disputes and discussions about the various infrastructural projects in the region that took place before Barroso took control. For example, there is the 400 km long NordBalt cable, with a capacity of 700 MW, that is meant to connect Sweden with … well, either Lithuania or Latvia, but the two countries could not agree. 'We don't want any more to do with the dispute on the Baltic side', the Swedes announced in frustration at a certain point. 'We are waiting for them to come up with an answer.' It arrived soon after Barroso's initiative: NordBalt will come ashore in Lithuania and should be operational in 2016.
And there are more projects moving forward. In 2014, the second sea cable between Finland and Estonia, the 650 MW Estlink2, should, again after years of debate, be connected up to the network. At the same time, the Lithuania-Poland LitPolLink has moved to the top of the interconnections list. It will link up Lithuania with the central European network. This will involve extensive development of the Polish-German network including a third 400 kV cable.
Just as important as the interconnections, is the integration of the Baltic markets with the wider EU energy market. Specifically, the Baltic states have announced that they aspire to integration with the Nordic electricity exchange Nord Pool. 'Nord Pool is the most developed electricity market in Europe, and we want to be a part of it', says Lithuania's Minister for Energy Arvydas Sekomokas.
Such integration of course requires that the Baltic States open up their own markets. Until recently, they had no experience of open markets. Monopoly situations and state regulated prices were commonplace. A report by the Italian consulting firm CESI states that: 'The Baltic Member States present different structures and mechanisms of electricity markets as well as different degrees of market opening.'
|Planned electricity interconnectors in the Baltic Sea area.
In Estonia the market is controlled by one (state) company (Eesti Energia) which controls 97% of the production capacity, 100% of the transmission network and 88% of the retail market. From the start of 2009, 35% of the market was deregulated but full liberalisation will not take place before 2013.
Lithuania has a deregulated market in name, but very few consumers have made use of it. No wonder as, according to the CESI report, 'the regulated electricity price is lower than the electricity price under market conditions.' The reason for this is Ignalina: the state operator of the huge nuclear power plant set these low prices, which meant that no functioning market could develop. As of 1 January 2010, Ignalina has been closed down, and liberalisation of the Lithuanian market has taken off.
Nuclear fever
Other crucial elements in the BEMIP are the development of domestic infrastructure and power plants as well as the elimination of cross-border restrictions.
The electricity production program involves a host of projects: coal-fired, gas-fired (CCGT), biomass and nuclear power plants, not to mention ambitious wind development plans in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Germany.
One of the most sensitive topics in the region is the future of nuclear power. There are so many plans for new nuclear build that it seems difficult that they will all be realised. The Danish daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende recently even talked of 'Nuclear fever on the Baltic Sea'.
The subject is particularly painful for Lithuania. As of the 1st of January, the country shut down the second of the two Ignalina reactors. This was a condition of the EU accession treaty and, according to the Lithuanians, more of a political decision than a logical one. Romas Svedas believes that the shutdown happened 'at the wrong time', other experts believe it was completely unnecessary, since 'Ignalina is as safe as any other European nuclear power plant,' as the former Finnish prime minister Paavo Lipponen put it.
Nevertheless, Ignalina has now been closed, and, as a result, Lithuania's electricity supply situation has changed drastically. Until now the Lithuanian energy mix was 30% each from gas, oil and nuclear power and 10% from renewables. The country exported electricity to Belarus, Latvia and Kaliningrad. This is now a thing of the past. Lithuania has lost an important source of export income and its energy mix is now 42% each from gas and oil, and 100% of this comes from just one supplier, Russia. 'This situation is very serious for us. Perhaps this is not understood in the West,' says Svedas.
This is why Lithuania started planning for a replacement for Ignalina very early on. The BEMIP programme states that 'Lithuania with stakeholders from Poland and the other Baltic States' are backing Visaginas, the planned site for a new nuclear plant not far from Ignalina, with a capacity of no less than 3400 MW. Lithuania's energy minister Sekomokas says to EER: 'This is a collaborative project. We are also counting on the assistance of a strategic investor, with whom we hope to be able to reach an agreement in 2010.' According to the BEMIP, Visagina will join the network in 2018 and will cost €2.5 to 4 billion.
In Lithuania, however, there are mixed feelings about the government's plans, to put it mildly. Critics complain 'that there is no discussion about cheaper alternatives. Actually such discussions are almost prohibited', says one energy expert.
The problem for Lithuania is that it is not the only country that wants to have a new nuclear plant in the region. Finland is building the largest new reactor in the world and the Finnish consortium has filed applications for three additional reactors. At least one of those is likely to get a building permit. The 3rd Finnish nuclear reactor of 1600 MW is also included in the BEMIP projects. It is supposed to be ready by 2012 and will cost €3 billion.
The Finns and Lithuanians will get competition from Russia. Russia's prime minister Vladimir Putin has announced the construction of a new nuclear power station in Kaliningrad, which would get a total capacity of 2400 MW, and is to be located only 12 km from the border with Lithuania. The first reactor should be connected the network in 2016 and foreign partners are welcome to participate, Putin said. He added he could envisage Kaliningrad supplying electricity to the Baltic States, Poland and Germany.
Poland, however, already has plans of its own. Lithuanian energy minister Sekomokas assumes that Poland will become involved in Visaginas, but the Polish government has announced it will start building the first of two nuclear reactors in 2020. Although Poland has its own coal deposits, the country is 95% dependent on Russia for gas and 45% dependent on Russia for oil.
Not to be outdone, Belarus too has said it will build new nuclear power plants. The government has said the first reactor is to be constructed in 2018 – just 10 km away from the Lithuanian border.
One Lithuanian energy expert, who is very familiar with the industry, concludes that not all of these projects can be realised. 'The (Lithuanian) government apparently believes that the region in the future will need so much electricity that there is enough space for all three power plants (Visaginas, Kaliningrad and Belarus). You may judge the credibility of such a position for yourself.'
Gas bridge
In addition to nuclear power, the BEMIP assumes that most new power production will be based on renewables, mainly wind power and biomass. The BEMIP report states that 'the Baltic Sea is particularly well positioned to further increase penetration of renewable energy sources.' Plans for the region foresee an installed capacity of more than 10,000 MW of offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea. When asked what he thought of when he heard the words "energy" and "Baltic States", Lithuanian Energy Minister Sekomokas promptly responded: 'Two things: renewable energy and nuclear power.'
By contrast, Sekomokas does not want to hear anything about natural gas. He is opposed to the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline from Russia to Germany. 'This is a solution of the past. The threat of climate change calls for a new way of thinking.'
Nevertheless, gas remains an important source of energy and this is why the High Level Group believes that liberalisation and integration must also be promoted in the gas sector. In its final report, the HLG has listed a number of plans and projects that are aimed at integrating the gas markets, but they are all designated as 'to be followed up'. According to Pernilla Winnhed, Sweden's HLG representative, 'greater progress has been made with electricity than with gas up to this point.'
However, the HLG does list a number of concrete gas infrastructure projects with target dates and cost estimates, such as new pipelines and LNG terminals. The main idea the HLG pursues is to assign the role of "gas bridge" to Poland. This country will receive gas from Germany and Denmark, as well as LNG, and transmit this to the Baltic States and Finland.
Concrete projects include the Amber PolLit Pipeline (capacity 3 bcm) between Lithuania and Poland which will cost €300 mln and should be ready in 2014; an offshore gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia (to be decided on); improvements to the gas lines between Latvia and Lithuania and between Latvia and Estonia; an LNG terminal in Finland (to be decided on); LNG terminals in Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Latvia; and the Amber Pipeline which is to connect Russia with Germany via Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. About the latter, the HLG report states: 'Project left aside for the moment due to lack of interest by the relevant stakeholders in the region'. For the same reason the plan to double the capacity of the Yamal-Europe II pipeline is currently not being pursued.
|Planned natural gas interconnectors and LNG receiving terminalsin the Baltic
Sweden, Denmark and Poland had also had great hopes for a planned gas pipeline from Norway to Sweden and Denmark and on to Poland, but this so-called Skanled project was scrapped in April 2009 for economic reasons. The HLG recommends that the project be 'revitalised'.
The HLG report only mentions the Nord Stream Pipeline once in passing. Although this 1200 km long pipeline from Russia to Germany will lie on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, it seems to have no place in the conception of the Baltic Energy Market Integration Plan.
Major new Baltic energy projects
|Short description
|Target timescale
|Estimated cost
|Natural gas interconnections
|Amber PolLit
connects Poland with Lithuania
|Design capacity of 3 bcm/y
|292 million
|Baltic Interconnector
offshore pipeline between Finland and Estonia
|Design capacity of 2 bcm/y
connects Russia and Germany via the Baltic states and Poland
|Currently posponed
|Yamal-Europe II
Doubling of the capacity of the existing Yamal-Europe pipeline (Russia-Belorussia-Poland)
|Currently posponed
|New LNG terminals
|LNG terminal Estonia
|Design capacity of 2.5 Bcm/y
|480 million
|LNG terminal Latvia
|Not available
LNG terminal Lithuania
|Design capacity of 3 Bcm/y
|2012 - 2018
|270 - 320 million
|Finngulf LNG (Fi)
|Design capacity of 2 – 3 Bcm/y
|Electricity connections
connects Lithuania to Poland
|400 KV double circuit power line with capacity of 2 x 500 MW
|2009 - 2015
|261 million
|Estlink 2
connects Estonia with Finland
|2nd submarine cable with capacity of 650 MW
|300 million
connects Sweden with Lithuania
|HVDC submarine cable with 700 – 1000 MW capacity
|New Generating Capacity
|Oikiluoto 3 (Fi) Nuclear Power Plant
|Max. capacity of 1600 MW
|3 billion
|Visaginas (Li) Nuclear Power Plant
|Max. capacity of 3400 MW
|2.5 - 4 billion
|Bechatów (Pl) Thermal Power Plant
|Lignite fired, max. capacity of 858 MW (with CCS)
|Agisza (Pl) Thermal Power Plant
Coal fired power plant with capacity of 457 MW
|Thermal Power Plant Lithuania
|Combined Cycle Gas Turbine with capacity of 444 MW
|328 million
|Lubmin (Ge) Thermal Power Plant
|Coal fired power plant with capacity of 1600 MW
|1.5 billion
|Kurzeme (La) Thermal Power Plant
|Coal and biomass fired power plant with capacity of 400 MW
|450 million
|Riga 2 (La) Thermal Power Plant
|Combined Heat & Power Plant with capacity of 420 MW (gas fired)
|450 million
|Planned wind power projects on the Baltic Sea
|Total planned capacity of 12450 MW (excluding Germany)
Fully functioning integrated market
|Integration of the separated Baltic markets – e.g. Lithuanian Power Exchange and Estlink – with the Nordic market (Nord Pool spot exchange)
|2013 - 2015
|Natural gas
Creation of an integrated gas market between Finland and the Baltic states
|Integrated market with market based supply contracts, third party access (TPA) and independent Transport Service Operators (TSOs)
|To be followed up
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Sitting around a table and asking your mates what their favourite beer is should give you some diverse answers, but when it comes down to the true nitty-gritty rankings, which beers come out on top?
Our friends over at MyGaming used beer-reviewing site RateBeer to compile the list of the very-best (or at least best-rated) beers in SA. Beers are rated on a scale of 1-100 by voters and are sorted by average score.
Here are the results:
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Nowadays we often face the image, video and interactive graphical products of computer-based rendering systems manifesting as video games, movies, pictures. The data provided by the rendering can be post-processed to achieve visual effects because of various purposes. Achieving photorealistic phenomena such as the depth of field or motion blur. Affecting the imagination and perception of the recipient, using for example color mapping or toon shading. To fulfill other functional purposes, like showing the selection of an object.
The topic of this paper is on one hand to analyse these from different perspectives. Show and explain these effects, disuss the possible implementations, and also to form a comprehensive historical picture according to the different quality needs over time, in the continuously changing hardware means. The other main part of the paper is to accomplish nowadays' essential visual effects of the real-time interactive softwares, and to show their affect on the visuality.


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Here are a few more images done with an LED flashlight. The basic idea an camera settings are the same as in my previous post https://alexephotos.com/2011/11/08/photo-of-the-day-painting-with-light/
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FTC Flexes its Muscles in Ab Energizer Case
FTC and California Get Over $1.4 Million for Consumers
FTC News Release
April 26, 2005
The Federal Trade Commission filed two proposed stipulated orders in federal court resolving charges that the marketers of AB Energizer, an electronic abdominal exercise belt, falsely advertised that using the AB Energizer caused weight loss, inch loss, and well-defined "six-pack abs" without exercise. These orders are part of a global settlement resolving the FTC's lawsuit and related actions brought by county and city prosecutors in California. Under the settlements, AB Energizer marketers and certain retailers collectively will pay over $2 million, of which over $1.4 million will be for consumer redress. The balance will go to the California prosecutors for costs and civil penalties. The FTC and California orders bar the defendants from making the challenged false advertising claims for the AB Energizer or any similar device, and contain other injunctive relief to prevent future deceptive advertising.
The stipulated final orders settle the Commission's court actions against the following defendants: Electronic Products Distribution, LLC (EPD); AB Energizer Products, Inc. (EPI); Abflex USA, Inc.; AB Energizer, LLC; Thomas C. Nelson; Martin Van Der Hoeven; Douglas Gravink; and Gary Hewitt. The defendants are based in Southern California, with most located in San Diego. An amended complaint filed with the stipulated orders adds Gravink and Hewitt to the FTC's original complaint.
The FTC recognizes the invaluable role of prosecutors from the City of San Diego and the California counties of Napa, Solano, and Sonoma in reaching a settlement that maximized the amount of redress available for AB Energizer purchasers.
The FTC's Complaint
The Commission filed a complaint in May 2002, in US District Court for the Southern District of California as part of the FTC's "Project ABSurd," which targeted false claims made by the marketers of widely advertised abdominal devices that use electronic muscle stimulation (EMS) technology. Specifically, the FTC complaint charged the AB Energizer defendants with falsely representing that the device: 1) causes users to lose weight, inches, and fat; 2) gives users well-defined abdominal muscles; 3) is the equivalent of regular exercise such as sit-ups; and 4) is safe for all users, without disclosing the potential risks associated with its use by some people. The complaint also charged that the defendants failed to honor their 30-day money-back guarantee, and violated the FTC's Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule (Mail Order Rule) by failing to ship their direct order products within the promised time.
The Amended Complaint
In the amended complaint, the Commission added two new defendants to the complaint. According to the FTC, these defendants, Douglas Gravink and Gary Hewitt, were the owners and managers of corporate defendant EPI and participated in the challenged advertising campaign.
The Stipulated Final Orders
The FTC obtained two stipulated final orders: one with the "EPD defendants" who were associated with AB Energizer retail sales (EPD, Abflex USA, Inc., AB Energizer, LLC, Thomas C. Nelson, and Martin Van Der Hoeven); and the other with the "EPI defendants" associated with direct response sales (EPI and its principals, Douglas Gravink and Gary Hewitt).
Monetary Relief. The order against the EPD defendants includes a $41.5 million judgment, based on retail sales of the AB Energizer, which has been largely suspended due to the EPD defendants' inability to pay. Under the order, EPD will pay $24,000 to the FTC. In separate agreements with the California prosecutors, defendants Van Der Hoeven and Nelson each will pay $40,000 to California in civil penalties.
The order against the EPI defendants provides for a $43.4 million judgment against EPI, based on direct response sales, which has been suspended. EPI is in chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. The order requires defendants Gravink and Hewitt jointly to pay $120,000 in redress to the FTC. In separate agreements with the California prosecutors, Gravink and Hewitt agreed to pay $100,000 to a redress account managed by the California prosecutors, with an additional $170,000 going toward civil penalties and costs.
The EPD and EPI orders contain "avalanche clauses" that would make a defendant liable for the full amount of the suspended judgment if the defendant is found to have misrepresented its financial condition.
These monies, combined with proceeds from settlements of separate California state actions against several AB Energizer retailers — including Wal-Mart, Walgreen's, and Target — for allegedly selling misbranded and unapproved products, will result in a total of over $1.4 million available for redress to AB Energizer purchasers.
Injunctive Relief. The stipulated orders against the EPD and EPI defendants contain injunctive relief to ensure the defendants do not make false or deceptive claims in the future. First, the orders permanently ban the defendants from claiming that the AB Energizer or any similar device: causes weight loss, inch loss, fat loss, muscle growth, or well-defined abs; is equivalent or superior to abdominal exercise; makes a material contribution to any system or program that produces such results; or is safe for all users. Second, the orders prohibit the defendants from misrepresenting these benefits for any other EMS device. The orders also require the defendants to warn consumers about health and safety risks associated with EMS devices in packaging and advertising for such devices.
Further, the orders prohibit the defendants from making unsubstantiated claims regarding the safety or efficacy of any product, service or program, and from misrepresenting test or research results for any product, service, or program.
Both orders also prohibit the defendants from misrepresenting the terms of their refund, cancellation, exchange, or repurchase policies, and from failing to honor cancellation and refund requests in a timely manner. The defendants are required to provide at least one reasonable way for consumers to get a timely refund, cancellation, exchange, or repurchase according to their policies. If the defendants choose to provide a customer service phone number to comply with this provision, they must ensure sufficient capacity so it is useful to consumers.
The EPD order also permanently bans Martin Van Der Hoeven and Ab Flex from engaging in, or assisting anyone else in, marketing any service, product, or program that claims to help users lose weight, fat, or inches. These two defendants are subject to a prior FTC order based on allegedly deceptive advertising for the Ab Flex exercise device.
Under the EPI order, Douglas Gravink must obtain a $150,000 letter of credit (similar to a performance bond) before marketing any product or program promoted for weight or inch loss. Gravink also is subject to a prior FTC order based on allegedly deceptive advertising. The EPI order also prohibits EPI, which is subject to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidation proceeding, from selling its customer lists or otherwise providing customer information to others.
Finally, both orders contain standard compliance reporting, monitoring, and record keeping provisions to ensure the defendants comply with the terms of the orders.
The Commission vote authorizing the staff to file the amended complaint and to accept the stipulated final orders was 5-0. The orders were filed on April 22, 2005 in the US District Court for the Southern District of California and require the Court's approval.
Related Documents
- Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, vs. Electronic Products Distribution, Energizer Products, Abflex USA, AB Energizer, Thomas C. Nelson, Martin Van Der Hoeven, Douglas Gravink, and Gary Hewitt, Defendants, United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Civil Action No. 02-CV-888-BEN, FTC File No. X02-0064.
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[Angola] IMF welcomes restructuring of Angola Savings and Credit Bank
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomed the Plan for Restructuring and Recapitalization of the Angolan Savings and Credit Bank (BPC), which must be based on solid bases, to contribute to the country's development. This according to the head of the IMF mission, Ricardo Velloso, at the end of the meeting with the members of the 5th Commission for Economy and Finance of the National Assembly.
He considered BPC a "very important" bank for the life of the country, predicting that nothing will disturb the objectives of the referred development.
The state-owned bank, which is 75 percent owned by the State, increased its share capital by AKZ 90 billion, as a result of the Universal Shareholders' Meeting held on March 24.
At the meeting, the IMF delegation heard some suggestions and themes that could be elaborated over the next few months, in order to be presented at the annual consultation under the article IV of this financial institution of Bretton Woods.
Issues such as the insurance and pension market development were, among others, considered economic activities that may constitute additional sources of long-term financing for the country, according to Ricardo Velloso.
The vice chair of the 5th Commission for Economy and Finance of the National Assembly, Diógenes de Oliveira, led the meeting with the IMF delegation.
The IMF delegation is in the country since March 22 for regular technical consultation, under the fourth article of the statutes of this international financial institution.


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This story is published in the event program for the 2018 Classic Motorsports Mitty presented by Hagerty. This year's event celebrates Nissan as the featured marque. Want to join in the fun? Find out more here.
Nissan's competition roots go back almost as far as the company itself. Since a 1937 win at Japan's Tamagawa Speedway, Nissan has set records, won championships, and made history around the globe. Here are just some of the company's motorsports milestones.


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Hey it's Wednesday or Hump Day! And I have some juiciness for you today. Client Reveal Day! Woot. But first a little Fyi: I title the rooms I design with the names of drinks or dessert. It's so much fun coming up with fun names like Strawberry Sundae... Mmmm. Ok so I really enjoyed designing this space for my client Tammy. She wanted her color scheme to be black, white with a pop of red. So I delivered......
First off the stripes on the wall I did myself using Scotch Blue painters tape. To create the detail on the headboard wall I simply taped it off like this...
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Semiconductor producer Cypress has had a rough year, with the stock falling more than 30 percent in 2015. However, one trader is betting big that the company sees a bounce in the first half of the new year.
On Monday, a trader bought 31,000 June 11/13 call spreads for 33 cents each, a $1 million bet that Cypress is above $11.33 by June expiration. Cypress shares rose almost 4 percent on Tuesday to nearly $9.90.
"This is a space [where] there was $100 billion in announced acquisitions just this year, and Cypress Semi was actually an acquirer," Dan Nathan of RiskReversal.com said Monday on CNBC's "Fast Money. "
Cypress completed its merger with chipmaker Spansion in March 2015, and expressed interest in purchasing several other companies this year. Now, Nathan said traders may be betting that Cypress itself could be acquired.
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"I suspect this [trade] is leveraging a long position, maybe an owner of the stock thinking that this company that was once the acquirer could become an acquiree," he said.
Recently analysts have expressed concerns over lagging demand and a slow macro environment. However, the average analyst target for Cypress is above $13, according to FactSet.
"While current muted demand trends indicate that forward estimates may still be at risk, we like the Cypress' risk/reward given a 4.4 percent dividend yield, insider buying by CEO T.J. Rodgers and ongoing Spansion cost synergies," John Vinh of Pacific Crest Securities wrote in November.


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Are you looking for best classic free PC games? You have landed at ideal post, here I will give you overview of 4 best classic games that you can play for free.
These recommended games for the most part incorporate our most loved browser games. These games are completely free to play and these classic games are always fun to play. You will not get bored while playing these games.
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One of the classic guitar games is Guitar Hero, but this game is no longer available for its fans. However, the fans have found an ideal alternative of this game. This alternative is clone hero game with almost all the similar and also additional features.
The clone hero game can be played with any controller and even with simple keyboard. However, for better experience, you can go with a proper guitar controller. Download the clone hero game from this link: clone hero
2- StarCraft
Star Craft is one of the best classic games still available today and you can play this amazing game for free. Two decades after this game was first released, the game currently offers its strategy space opera for nothing out of pocket. The package likewise presents to you the Brood War development's new crop of units, upgrade options and campaigns.
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In case, you are looking for nostalgia, the SimCity games belong to you. The Maxis' unique SimCity is on there, giving you a chance to convey lodging and trade to a place that is known for chunky '80s pixels. The SimCity game is also free to play with all the classic features.
You can download this amazing game from their official website and can install in your computer.
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The FreeCiv game for computer was first released more than twenty years ago. This amazing strategy game is greatly inspired by the Civilization. The FreeCiv game is available in about 33 different languages. The FreeCiv game is supported by all the popular operating systems such as Windows, Mac and Linux.
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W Magazine features some of Hollywood's acting greats for its annual "Best Performances" issue. The cover story was photograph by Tim Walker.
The magazine covers includes Keira Knightley (with Benedict Cumberbatch), Amy Adams, Shailene Woodley, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone. It also features photographs with siblings Elle and Dakota Fanning, and the legendary Meryl Streep with Emily Blunt.
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Our beautiful wellness centre is located in the heart of the Headwaters region and offers the feeling of coming home. We believe that the journey to health begins with how you feel inside and out. Our centre reflects that. We offer you a community, a family and a place to come home to when you need it the most. We want you to feel your best so you can get back to leading a wholesome and fulfilling life.
We are a family of heart centred practitioners, healers and teachers that are deeply passionate about connecting body, mind and soul. At Headwaters Wellness our focus is on YOU. We care compassionately about all aspect of your wellness. True healing goes just beyond the physical and we are here to support your journey.
Headwaters Wellness is nestled in Alton, in the Hills of the Headwaters, surrounded by rolling hills, abundant rivers and waterfalls. Alton is a charming little village surrounded by the communities of Orangeville, Erin, Hillsburgh,Caledon Village, Belfountain & Inglewood.
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Nat Kipling is an Osteopathic Manual Therapist. In fall 2015, Nat brought Headwaters Wellness to life with the intention of making it much more than a wellness clinic. The goal was to create a place that brings love and light to the healing process and emphasize the positive side of health…. "wellness".
Nat fell in love with osteopathy many years ago and took the leap to return to school after it helped her eldest daughters colic. The premise of Osteopathy is to use gentle body work to facilitate the bodies own healing capacity (how mother nature intended). Nat brings a soulful approach to her practice and understands that healing is much deeper than just physical. She is dedicated to inspiring and empowering others to find health from within and lead a fulfilling life. Her goal with each treatment is to connect body to soul.
Nat is happy to call Alton her home and believes in the power of community. She fell in love with the community so much she decided to plant further roots here and open the doors to Headwaters Wellness. This decision has enabled her to be close to her young family as they grow and give back to the community. When she is not working she loves spending time with her family close to nature, especially on the water.
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Sam is an outdoor enthusiast – a passion she shares with her family, friends and students. As the owner and operator of Escarpment Outdoor Adventures, she brings the joy of rock climbing, yoga and meditation to students of all ages across Southern Ontario. Her love for teaching comes from her time with EOA and as an avid yoga practitioner she has taken her natural abilities for teaching and brought them to the yoga studio. When Sam isn't practicing yoga, meditation or teaching those around her, she is with her husband and four boys on outdoor adventures – canoe tripping, mountaineering, hiking and exploring.
Sam is a certified Reiki practitioner and has studied at the world renowned Nosara Yoga Institute. Sam is honoured to offer the NYI teachings and traditions to her students. She is someone you can laugh with and someone you can lean on for support and this support transcends into the classroom where she continuously supports her students of meditation, mindfulness and yoga – helping them find a practice that is meaningful and inspired; a practice that is for everyBODY.


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Split and Central Dalmatia is a great region to take your family on a family holiday – and through Casamundo you can find your ideal family holiday accommodation. There are plenty of child friendly restaurants here as well as museums and sights to keep your little ones busy.
Activities for the whole family in Split and Central Dalmatia
At the Diocletian's Palace there is the maze and also the stunning beaches of the Makarska Riviera. This is perfect for kids to spend an afternoon looking at and testing their orientation skills in the maze. Then being able to enjoy the great beach there is a must! Vis island, is the most remote island, so your kids can be as loud of they like and feel like they have really gone on an adventure! There are hidden beach paradises and heaven for fish foodies with some first class restaurants.
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Custom personalized hand lettered calligraphy name place cards with black or metallic ink on 3" arabesque lantern white crackled tiles by Inspired With Love. Unique wedding decorative pieces, escort cards, birthday name place card, or even for corporate! Each are individually hand lettered with a nib pen, giving them their unique characters.
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Tinsel hair is a type of heat sealable tinsel that's great for adding a bit of sparkle and shine to dreads or braids, or wearing loose in your hair with microrings. It's thicker than synthetic hair, and Tinsel Hair completely straight texture.
To seal, use a steamer or boiling water, and let it completely cool off and dry.
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|The Command for Prayer and Charity
Allah orders His servants to obey Him, fulfill His rights and be kind to His creatures. He ordained the prayer, which affirms the worship of Allah alone, without partners, and to spend from the provisions that He has granted them, by paying the due Zakah, spending on relatives and being kind to all others. Establishing the prayer requires performing it on time, perfectly, preserving its act of bowing having humility during it, and preserving its prostrations. Allah has ordained spending from what He granted, in secret and public, so that the people save themselves,
﴿مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ﴾
(before the coming of a Day), the Day of Resurrection,
﴿لاَّ بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلاَ خِلَـلٌ﴾
(on which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending.) on which no ransom will be accepted from anyone, if he seeks to buy himself. Allah said in another Ayah,
﴿فَالْيَوْمَ لاَ يُؤْخَذُ مِنكُمْ فِدْيَةٌ وَلاَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ﴾
(So this Day no ransom shall be taken from you, nor of those who disbelieved.) ﴿57:15﴾ Allah said here,
﴿وَلاَ خِلَـلٌ﴾
(nor befriending.) Ibn Jarir commented, "Allah says that on that Day, there will be no friendship between friends that might save those deserving punishment from it. Rather, on that Day, there will be fairness and justice.'' Qatadah said, "Allah knows that in this life, there is mutual bargaining and there are friendships which people benefit from. A man chooses his friends and the reasons behind befriending them; if it was for Allah's sake, their friendship should be maintained, but if it was for other than Allah, their friendship is bound to be cutoff.'' I say that the meaning of this, is that Allah the Exalted is declaring that on that Day, no mutual bargaining or ransom will avail anyone, even if he ransoms himself with the earth's fill of gold if he could find that amount! No friendship or intercession shall avail one if he meets Allah while a disbeliever. Allah the Exalted said,
﴿وَاتَّقُواْ يَوْمًا لاَّ تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلاَ تَنفَعُهَا شَفَـعَةٌ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ﴾
(And fear the Day when no person shall avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from him, nor shall intercession be of use to him, nor shall they be helped.)﴿2:123﴾ and,
﴿يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ أَنفِقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَـكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لاَّ بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلاَ خُلَّةٌ وَلاَ شَفَـعَةٌ وَالْكَـفِرُونَ هُمُ الظَّـلِمُونَ ﴾
(O you believe! Spend of that with which We have provided for you, before a Day comes when there will be no bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession. And it is the disbelievers who are the wrongdoers.)﴿2:254﴾
﴿اللَّهُ الَّذِى خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ لِتَجْرِىَ فِى الْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الأَنْهَـرَ - وَسَخَّر لَكُمُ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ دَآئِبَينَ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ - وَآتَاكُم مِّن كُلِّ مَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُ وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لاَ تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ الإنْسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ ﴾
(32. Allah is He Who has created the heavens and the earth and sends down water (rain) from the sky, and thereby brought forth fruits as provision for you; and He has made the ships to be of service to you, that they may sail through the sea by His command; and He has made rivers (also) to be of service to you.) (33. And He has made the sun and the moon, both constantly pursuing their courses, to be of service to you; and He has made the night and the day to be of service to you.) (34. And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you ﴿try to﴾ count the blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them. Verily, man is indeed an extreme wrongdoer, ungrateful.)
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5 Skincare Products To Help Fight The Winter Doldrums/
It's only January, but this winter is already rearing its icy, ugly head. Nothing is more frustrating than finding that perfect balance to nourish skin that's beaten by the cold outdoors, then suddenly struck by dry indoor heat! We've put together our top 5 choices to help hydrate, smooth, cleanse, destress and recharge that worn out winter skin.
Collosol Eau de Lait ($18)
It's the end of the day, and after fighting the wintry elements, sometimes you just want to quickly pass over your face with makeup remover. That doesn't mean going to bed with makeup still on your face, but this gentle milky makeup remover is great for cleansing the face without taking that second step of having to wash your face off in the sink. Popular since the 1950's amongst the French, many still to this day double Collosol as a bath product, dropping a few capfuls in warm water and soaking up the hydrating goodness and sweet fragrance.
SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic ($165)
This Vitamin C-packed serum is great for all skin types and works to protect skin against the free radicals of the environment that contribute to accelerated skin aging. While it might not be very sunny out in the winter, your skin can still be subjected to UVA/UVB rays which can damage skin. This serum works to fight those elements plus infrared radiation and ozone pollution to help brighten up your skin's complexion, lines and wrinkles. Apply 4-5 drops on a dry face in the morning, then follow with your skincare routine.
This Works stress check face mask ($59)
When your skin can't handle constantly jumping from the outside cold weather to the heated office space, and wants to revolt, calm it down with a nourishing and re-balancing face mask. Filled with a signature oil blend, and antioxidants such as turmeric oil and rose root, this mask is applied as a thin layer over the face. Sit back and relax while you inhale essences of patchouli, lavender and chamomile for 10 minutes. Rinse and feel hydrated and de-stressed.
Golden Door Hinoki Body Moisturizer ($20-$44)
Sometimes the dead of winter makes your skin feel as scaly as a molting snake. And when that happens, the search is on for the perfect body lotion, which is why this product should be your favorite this winter. Chock full of oils such as palm, jojoba and sesame, slather on this fast-absorbing body butter for instant hydration. And know that you're supporting a good cause; 100% of Golden Door's profits go towards select children's charities!
Baxter of California Super Shape Skin Recharge Cream ($36)
For the man in your life who also suffers from dry winter skin (but maybe doesn't want to admit it), this fragrance-free skin cream is perfect for leaving skin hydrated, but without a greasy residue. Composed of Vigna extracts that work to fight fine lines plus soy proteins and apricot oil for firmness, this gel-cream is great for morning and evening use.


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Amy goes back to… BLONDE?!?!
Wow that trip to the islands must have been SOME TRIP!!! After returning back to London, Amy Winehouse seems to have lost her trademark beehive, and all the color in her hair!!! If hubby Blake was upset about her vacationing, with her ex, what will he think now!? He won't even recognize her!
I think she still looks good, for Amy Winehouse. And i love the "Cry baby" t-shirt. And I think I have those same shoes… Rawr!


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Thomas Davis Calls for Rodney Harrison's Head/
Thomas Davis is head hunting, but not in the dirty way. Davis spoke out against the notorious former New England Patriot and now NBC football analyst Rodney Harrison's recent comments suggesting Denver should intentionally try to injure Cam Newton.
Harrison, voted by his peers the league's dirtiest player on multiple occasions, has had it out for Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. He's doubted them as a team, criticized their players, and just shown he personally dislikes the Panthers. This week, his comments went further than even the grittiest of NFL players are comfortable, stating:
Davis isn't the first Carolina Panther to speak on Harrison's dirty comments. Tight end Greg Olsen stated, "I didn't hear exactly what he said, but if it was how it's being portrayed, then I think that's uncalled for and somewhat embarrassing."
Currently, Harrison is trying to walk these comments back:
The fact that Thomas Davis felt compelled to address this says a lot. Harrison has tried to downplay the comments, advising the Panthers shouldn't pay attention to a guy like him onNBC, but on the upcoming Super Bowl. Harrison's voice is loud and he is a representative of the NFL even though he doesn't work for them directly. His financial livelihood is dependant on the game that first made him rich and famous to begin with. These endless negative talk about the Panthers and this openness about trying to injure a player intentionally reveals Harrison's true nature.
Carolina really shouldn't be the only team upset with these comments. In many ways, this implies that the only shot that the Bronco's have is by playing dirty, or in other words, cheating. Hey, he does know firsthand right?
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Skrova Lighthouse's beautiful Lofoten surroundings
The Lofoten archipelago is justly famous for its stark beauty. The wall of mountains running the length of the chain rises up out of the sea forming a backbone stretching some 266 kilometers and yielding thousands of islands and islets at its edges. Here, for more than 1,00 years the great cod fisheries have operated. While lying within the Arctic Circle, the area experiences anomalously high temperatures. There is evidence of human settlement extending back at least 11,000 years, and the town of Vågan already existed in the early Viking Age.
- Skrova Lighthouse is on Saltværsholmen island, southwest of the main island of the Skrova island group, part of Vågan municipality in Nordland
- Built 1922, automated in 2005, it is accessible only by boat, but there are excellent views from the village of Skrova, which is accessible by ferry from Vågan or from Skutvik on the mainland. Site open, tower closed. It was listed as a protected site in 1999.
- It is an active lighthouse with a focal plane 41 m (134 ft); two white flashes every 45 s. 24 m (79 ft). It is 104 feet (31.7 meters) tall and stands 134 feet (41 meters) above the high tide level.
- There is a round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. The tower is painted red with two white horizontal bands. The keeper's house, generator house, boathouse, and several auxiliary buildings all survive at this station.
Getting there
- You can visit the island of Skrova by taking the express passenger boats between Svolvær and Bodø or Narvik, but also the car ferry between Svolvær and Skutvik.
- Widerøe has flights to Svolvær which is just north of Skrova.
Skrova, Lofoten
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Do you remember that glitch in the original Jamaaliday Rescue that let you walk right through most of the walls if you a very laggy computer? That glitch is (sort of) back, but for Lucky Clovers!
Friday, March 4, 2016
Lucky Clovers Exploit (Patched)
Do you remember that glitch in the original Jamaaliday Rescue that let you walk right through most of the walls if you a very laggy computer? That glitch is (sort of) back, but for Lucky Clovers!
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the xploit got me a beta rare omg spice cantReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 2:59 PM
So mel will you please contact them?ReplyDelete
who were they again and what do I say?Delete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 3:47 PM
NebulaNight and Manxylion. Tell them you know me and ask them if they go on Kongregate.Delete
idk if it's going to let me say kongregateDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 3:59 PM
Hmm. Is there anyway you can direct them to this site so I can ask them? I believe AJ still lets people say flashDelete
can't say flash in jam a gramsDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 11:19 PM
Tell them to look you up online and look at your site.Delete
k, be like that :LReplyDeleteReplies
why are you always so mad at me >:(
As soon as i renew my membership i'm going to get myself tons of rare spiked collars and wristbands. Honestly i hate the way they look on almost all animals, i plan on just using them to get items i actually care about.ReplyDeleteReplies
for some reason i really like the wristbands that i used for ajquest
I'm never going to wear them ever, but I want an inventory full of them
I'm gonna try thatReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 3:28 PM
You're a security guard?ReplyDelete
for some reason I cant do the glitch anymore?ReplyDeleteReplies
glitch was removed!!!1ReplyDeleteReplies
Jst cuz its got a rare tag dosent mean its 'rare' @AJHQReplyDelete
Yeah, idc what tag it has, I'm not trading for that crudReplyDelete
i miss the jamaa township glitch where you could get on the roofsReplyDeleteReplies
i miss every fun glitchDelete
i don't get the point of removing non-exploity glitchesDelete
like the end in dirtgamesDelete
it's because people hate when people have funDelete
No fun allowedDelete
actually one time the posted on the official aj blog that they won't fix non harmful glitches or somethingDelete
well good on themDelete
still rip the roof glitch tho
but they said that and then fixed all the fun non harmful glitches thoughDelete
not good on them at all thenDelete
and maybe i missed something but they said they would never have sponsorshipDelete
yet if you go to the diamond shop for the first time it tells you to go to target or walmart
never trust ajamDelete
they also lied to me directly many times in emailsDelete
Ajam is the most untrustworthy site everDelete
when the end got removed in earthwarz I got people to bud a staircase up to where it used to be, and while they were typing it's gone, hit them off and got easy coins and kills lolDelete
I was only like, level 8 when they removed it so coins were kinda hard to get for me lolDelete
good strategyDelete
I've had to go back to 1.8 for earthwarz because 1.9 is wayyyyy to glitchyDelete
they always remove the fun and helpful ones whyDelete
i suck at saving up coinsReplyDeleteReplies
oop not replyDelete
i still have 50k but the other day i bought full diamond and sword for 4 people and we did a 2v2Delete
i always blow all my coins on bombsDelete
worth it thoughDelete
I usually spend mine on 12 TNT whenever I get to 100 coins which takes like, 3-4 games (I'm not VIP though)Delete
The only reason I want VIP is so I can grenade foxy in the face all the timeDelete
why foxy is a sweetieDelete
i usually only get three tnt unless they bomb backDelete
in which case i spend all my coinsDelete
also ye, foxy is niceDelete
But he kills me all the time on Castle Siege : (Delete
one day i want to fill my inventory with tnt and then get killed so it all drops on the ground and crashes the serverDelete
it'd be neat if tnt was set off when you died and dropped itDelete
i taught foxy how to pvp and now she is better than me lolDelete
also i am #3 nowDelete
i have surprisingly beat foxy beforeDelete
i have no interest in becoming #1 anymoreDelete
i just play everyone once in a while casually now
i'll probably make it on the leaderboard in like a year at the rate i'm goingDelete
Step 1. Get an autoclickerDelete
Step 2. Get anti-kb
no I'm joking the only thing I have is xray
when i inevitably quit aj again for a month i will probably try againDelete
I play earthwarz when no one is on to 1v1 on Pirate101 or one of my companions die on TOMMDelete
Is EG3 glitched for you two also, or is it a connection problem for me?Delete
sometimes random maps are glitchedDelete
i used to be able to kill ninja very easily but now i can barely kill a level 30 lolDelete
define glitchedDelete
and i used to be able to get egg and take out the whole team of 4 with no armor and a pickaxeDelete
also we should all play egg sometimeDelete
I'm like, level 60 and I kill level 40 VIPSDelete
des we shouldDelete
sometimes random dirt games maps glitch out when you spawn
only half the world loads and you are stuck floating in the air
it only happens to one team and you can't die or kill anyone
i can play now if you want, aj got boringDelete
May tried to get me to eggwar but i suck at it lolReplyDeleteReplies
It's still fun even if you do suck at itDelete
I have trouble enjoying things if I'm bad at them and there's no way to break it and make it extremely easy lolDelete
that's fairDelete
On the other server I play on I suck at pvp but I'm so rich on it because it's pvp and economy that I've bought a couple dozen wolf and skeleton spawners so I have a BUNCH of wolfs to help me fightDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 5:13 PM
I used this and got a black long spicy dollar but I tried again and its patched now. At least for me :( cri criReplyDelete
- Loviegirl13/Mudkip4Life (soon to be new ROBLOX username)March 4, 2016 at 5:19 PM
I am setting up a Pokemon blog soon, it will have giveaways of shinies!ReplyDelete
If you don't have XYORAS then you are screwed, because that is where the trades will come from. Good luck if you enter!
P.S. My Swampert got to level 100 the other day in a battle with a Wurmple on Route 101, on ORAS.Replies
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 5:34 PM
what order did you do?ReplyDelete
Wyd I'm gonna see Zootopia in a bit with Penny as a date Ina few hoursReplyDelete
i did it and I got a dragon thingReplyDelete
is the demon spawn website animal jam spiritReplyDelete
This is precisely why you shouldn't post glitches that let you complete adventures and stuff faster, because then it immediately gets patched because everyone is using it.ReplyDeleteReplies
MEL REALIZE IT IZ ME PLZ PLZ PLZ TALK TO MEReplyDelete
so what ya think of me blog
I be advertising all the way
I want ze soon to be given away mew gone
plz, me melonetta, plz
I am already planning a Meloetta giveaway in honor of you x3Replies
well idk where any of my games are so i cant lolDelete
aw too badDelete
no silly chilly bean ihave nothing >:(Delete
just look at me blog, stare into its eyes, stareeeeDelete
u probz like omg muddy u crazyDelete
wait till people actually enter when the giveaway goes up
and watch people rage that they lost
I founds a video 4 uReplyDelete
wanna chat, it's been a whileReplyDelete
(IN CASE YOU FORGOT I AM LOVIE DUMDUM POP)Replies
go on ajquest chatDelete
I know its call of duty but it relates to AJReplyDelete
My cousin showed me that videoReplyDelete
here let me show you other randoms videosReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2016 at 10:03 PM
do u like tigerlypawsReplyDelete
not as in like-like
I have this really weird question 4uReplyDelete
don't worry it's nothing about relationships or something
lol k thx
- AnonymousMarch 5, 2016 at 3:08 AM
Im kinda mad at the AJ Spirit for posting this glitch. Since Snowyclaw is practically a member of wildworks now, ajhq will OBVIOUSLY SEE IT! I personally have nothing against the AJS, but thanks to them the glitch was fixed. In fact, it was fixed like an hour after the post. I wanted to get more spice dollars and try to get a headdress or a full set of party hats lol.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 5, 2016 at 3:16 AM
Something on AJ makes NO SENSE AND NEEDS A POST ABOUT IT! So, apparently they removed the rare headdress and never added the nr hd (argh aj slang) into the adventures due to cultrul reasons. But arent feathered masks KIND OF Cultrul because they are like what tribes wear? Also, i have seen people offering headdresses and blah lon spice dollars for feathered masks but when i put them on trade people are like "OMG THEY WERTH NOTHING U SCALE SCALLOP SCALE SCALLOP!!1!!11!1!" Tbh, i want some stupidly famous aj youtuber to realise this and make them super raer, like the submarines. Then ajhq might actually realise they are similar to heddressez and cultural blah blah blah and remove them from TFD. I also think its hilarious how head feathered used to be worth nothing and now they have the rare sign people trade spiced wristbandz for them. One last thing. I feel like i see LESS blah sort collarz then blah lon collarz. SO HOW AM I BEING OFFERED LIKE TEN BLAH SORT COLLARZ FOR MEH BLAH LON COLLAR????? I honestly feel aj utubers need to stop making givaways for "uber rare items" like magenta furries and blah lons and start making bigger but smaller ones. Like giving away a hundred spiced wrists instead of giving one person a magnet fury. Wow that was a long rant 0,0ReplyDelete
FIRST GIVEAWAY OPEN YEYReplyDelete
Mel can you get onReplyDelete
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