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BEIJING, Friday, July 22 - North Korea said Friday that the crisis over its nuclear weapons program could be resolved if the United States was willing to normalize relations, including replacing the cease-fire that has existed since the end of the Korean War with a permanent peace agreement.
The announcement, made by the official Korean Central News Agency from Pyongyang and also reported in the official Chinese news media, comes as the six-nation talks to defuse the nuclear crisis are scheduled to resume Tuesday in Beijing.
On Friday, an unidentified spokesman for the North's Foreign Ministry said a formal peace treaty would "give a strong impetus" to the new round of negotiations.
The armistice signed in 1953 has been in place for decades as hundreds of thousands of troops remained massed at both sides of the border between North and South Korea.
The North Korean news agency quoted the spokesman as saying, "To replace the fragile cease-fire mechanism by a lasting peace mechanism on the Korean Peninsula with a view to doing away with the last leftover of the cold war era is essential not only for the peace and reunification of Korea but for the peace and security in Northeast Asia and the rest of the world."
The announcement suggests that North Korea intends to make a peace settlement and normalization of relations the main thrust of the negotiations in Beijing.
The North's hopes of and signing a peace treaty with the United States and the other parties to the war waged from 1950 to 1953 are not new. Pyongyang has raised similar demands in the past and has long maintained that it needs nuclear weapons is because the United States refuses to drop "its hostile policy" toward North Korea, including maintaining a substantial military presence in South Korea.


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An important motivation for our research is to understand the basis for congenital heart disease. Congenital heart disease affects 1 out of 100 children, and is the leading non-infectious cause of death in the first year of life. And yet we know very little about what causes these defects, except that they arise from abnormal heart formation. We use mouse models, and human induced pluripotent cell (iPS cell) models of disease, to unravel the molecular pathways that become tangled, resulting in congenital heart defects. From the allocation and patterning of cardiac precursors, to the function of transcription factors and chromatin-level regulators, much of our work is aimed at understanding congenital heart defects. We hope to be able to bring clinically-relevant insights into congenital heart disease, and some fundamental knowledge that will help understand their origin.
Representative Papers:
- Takeuchi J.K., Lou X., Alexander J.M., Sugizaki H., Delgado-Olguin P., Holloway A.K., Mori A.D., Wylie J.N., Munson C., Zhu Y., Zhou Y.Q., Yeh R.F., Henkelman R.M., Harvey R.P., Metzger D., Chambon P., Stainier D.Y., Pollard K.S., Scott I.C., & Bruneau B.G. (2011) Chromatin remodeling complex dosage modulates transcription factor function in heart development. Nature Communications 2011,2:187 (PMC: Open; PMC3096875)
- Koshiba-Takeuchi K.T., Mori A.D., Kaynak B.L., Cebra-Thomas J., Sukonnik T., Georges R.O., Latham S., Beck L., Henkelman R.M., Black B.L., Olson E.N., Wade J., Takeuchi J.K., Nemer M., Gilbert S.F. & Bruneau B.G. (2009) Reptilian heart development and the molecular basis of cardiac chamber evolution. Nature 461:95-98 (PMC2753965).

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Kidney Failure
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This six-page illustrated handout educates people about kidney failure, also called renal failure, which is when the kidneys cannot remove excess fluid, minerals, and wastes from the body because of disease or injury. It explains the role of healthy kidneys in bodily functions, and clarifies that a person can live a healthy life with one kidney. It identifies the two kinds of kidney failure as acute and chronic, and discusses the causes and treatment options for each condition.
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I have noticed a few people lately mention to me about struggling to make decisions. I always end up explaining Decision Fatigue to them so they understand that it's not just them and they're not just "hopeless".
In this video , I briefly explain what decision fatigue is and how you can minimise it.
Tim Ferris podcast episode about Decision fatigue here.
And this is more information about and other episodes of the Tim Ferriss podcast
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Charlie's Norfolk Quail's Eggs
With Fruit Pig Black Pudding, Tim Allen's Pork Sausage Meat and a hint of Wild Knight® English Vodka
Serves 4/5
- 5 Norfolk Quail Eggs
- 2 1/2 oz of Fruit Pig Black Pudding
- 6oz of Tim Allen's Sausage Meat
- Pinch Maldon Sea Salt
- Pinch black pepper
- 2 handfuls of breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs beaten
- Cup of plain flour
- 40 ml Wild Knight English Vodka
- Softly boil eggs, approx 2 mins.
- Finely chop black pudding, mix with salt and pepper and add Wild Knight Vodka then mix.
- Blanche quails eggs in freezing cold water and peel.
- Divide black pudding, and sausage meat into 5 equal measures.
- Mould around each Norfolk Quail Egg.
- Flour each, and dip into beaten eggs then roll in breadcrumbs.
- Cook for 3 mins in vegetable oil at temp 170/180°C, turning every 10 seconds.
- Serve with Charlie's Norfolk Chutney and Piccalilli.
Recipe by Charlie Hodson, Patron of Porkstock UK, Patron of The Feed CIC and Leap Social Enterprise, Norfolk Food and Drink Champion. Owner of Charlie's Food Heroes - supporting producers and chefs in Norfolk, RNLI Crew Member, Cromer.


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Spring travel
Traveling thru France, Belgium and Holland in spring. Some days it did not even rain!
Taking pictures holds a big fascination. Capturing moments, expressions, stories and even feelings into one frame is nothing short of magical.
Hope you enjoy the pictures in this photo blog. They are a true glimpse into the world of the photographer.


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However, another round of cuts set in place for October will further demoralize and destroy a military still reeling from two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to those who testified before the Senate Budget Committee.
"Sequestration was set up to be so stupid that no group of rational people would ever let it happen. Yet it's happening," said Sen. Mark Warner (D., Va.), one of several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who decried the sequestration.
Warner described the cuts as "stupidity on steroids" and said that over the next decade, these cuts will "actually [cost] the taxpayer more dollars" as a result of the damage they will do to the military's readiness and the overall U.S. economy.
Sequestration, which was enacted last year after Congress failed to agree on a budget compromise, will cut some $1 trillion from the defense budget over the next decade.
It has already led the military to ground warplanes, cut training, reduce operations, furlough employees, and severely reduce troop levels.
Additional cuts will not just prevent the military from responding to multiple global threats. They could create an economic catastrophe at home, military experts and Pentagon employees warned.
Jennifer-Cari Green, a 26-year-old single mother and medical worker at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington, told lawmakers how forced furloughs have pushed her into poverty.
"My salary has been subject to the three year federal pay freeze," Green told lawmakers. "Because of the hiring freeze at DOD, I have been expected to do the work of two positions for over a year."
Forced to take an 11-day furlough, Green has lost about 32 percent of her take-home pay. She said the Pentagon had claimed that furloughed employees would only lose 20 percent of their take-home pay. Because of this, she cannot afford basic amenities for her child or even pay rent.
"This furlough will likely cause me to slip below the line into poverty," she said. "It feels punitive and I worry that it will make a 'beggar' out of me. I am afraid that I will be forced to seek handouts, government assistance, food bank donations, etc."
The furloughs have also impacted employee morale, Green said.
"It is extremely difficult to come to work and do justice to this job, to care for our patients with the level of compassion, patience, concern, and courtesy they deserve when you know you don't even have enough money to buy the bare necessities as a working adult," Green said.
"I am just one example of hundreds of thousands of federal employees whose lives are being so drastically damaged by these policies," she said.
While the sequestration is squeezing Americans domestically, it is also gutting U.S. military assets abroad, experts said.
The United States is almost at the point where it cannot respond to multiple conflicts in different regions, according to military expert Tom Donnelly, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
"The president's defense guidance did represent the crossing of a Rubicon for this country," Donnelly said. "To be a global power, to play the role the U.S. has played, requires us to be able to do two things at once, to fight two major campaigns at once."
However, "we have crossed that threshold … and we see the consequences not only of the strategic changing of course that's been made, but by the steady erosion in the ability of the U.S. Army to execute the strategy that's long been accepted by presidents of both parties"
From the Middle East to the Pacific, the United States is sending a message to its allies and enemies alike that it is pulling back.
"There's no way the world is going to stay the same if the U.S. plays a lesser role in the world," Donnelly said. It will be "less secure, less prosperous, and less free."
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel warned earlier this month that, among other things, the additional $52 billion cut will cause more furloughs, lead to a freeze on all military promotions, and cause the Air Force to ground one-third of its squadrons.
Private defense contractors have also suffered under the sequester.
Mark Klett, president and CEO of Klett Consulting Group, Inc., said budgetary uncertainty has forced him to sideline his employees, 60 percent of who are veterans.
"The result for the small businesses out there is it's stop and go," Klett said. "It's herky jerky."
Around 30 percent of Klett's "critical personnel" have been placed on the "sidelines," meaning that Klett must pay them to not work on various government contracts and other military projects.
While the Pentagon has taken the brunt of Congress's budget cuts, Democrats continue to argue that they will not repeal the sequester until Republicans sign off on tax increases.
"If we can't even look at those [tax increases on the rich] then, yeah, the sequester is going to continue," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D., R.I.) said during the hearing.
"Lower taxes for billionaires" and corporations that "cheat on taxes" are more pressing than the defense budget, Whitehouse said. "We've got to be willing to look at that if we take this issue seriously."


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A couple of my writer friends have asked me recently how my ebook sales are doing. Rather than hem and haw, I thought I'd post the figures. For the sake of simplicity I'm going to just deal with the Kindle sales figures since sales on the other outlets are pretty insignificant at this point.
In 2011, I earned about $70 on my ebook sales. Not monthly. Not weekly. That's the whole thing. $70 from May 2011, when I uploaded my first book, to the end of Dec. 2011.
Thus far in 2012, with a total of three books for sale, I've earned about $122. I'm still a long way from paying off my costs—of covers, editing, copyrights—but I could care less. My monthly figures look like this…
To explain my shorthand here: SS is code for the title of my book The Scientist & the Sociopath, JH is Jersey Heat, and M is The Mesmerist.
I suppose you could say that there is some improvement here but honestly I don't think I'm selling enough to make any sweeping statements like that. I thought I'd share some of the 6-week sales data as well, so you can get a sense of the sales frequency. (Click to embiggen.)
I'm not being coy about showing the dollar amounts. Both of these shots amount to about $54-$55.
By far my best-selling self-pubbed book is The Scientist & the Sociopath, probably because it's really discoverable in the sparsely populated ghetto of nonfiction science collections, readers and anthologies.
My novels have fared less well. For three whole months I didn't have a single sale of my novel Jersey Heat, then sales seemed to start up again in August. My other novel, The Mesmerist, is also doing better; no clue why.
I do know that Amazon was sending emails touting my most recent trad-pub book (Stuff Every American Should Know) beginning in June, so maybe that had something to do with the uptick in sales. I've also gotten smarter about using keywords. I have blogged more frequently on a more accessible platform. And I did a lot of publicity for Stuff in June/July.
For the sake of comparison, here's how my Bookscan numbers look for the last year. Bear in mind that Bookscan only tracks traditionally published books, and only at certain retailers.
One of the things you can see from this graph is that my trad-pub sales tend to spike twice a year—around Christmas and around Fourth of July. That makes sense, since sales of everything on the planet go up when Americans start shopping for Christmas, and since one of my books is pegged to Fourth of July. Two of my others are also history titles with a patriotic U.S. slant, so I expect that sales of those books will continue to spike midyear. My history titles do exceptionally well at museum and historic site gift shops, but since Bookscan doesn't track those bookstores, those sales are not reflected here. They are nothing to sneeze at.
So where does that leave us? Yes, the bulk of my royalty income is still coming from trad-pub sales. But just because my self-pubbed sales are truly unremarkable doesn't mean I'm not excited about them. A book like The Scientist & the Sociopath represents years of writing for science magazines. Until the world of ebooks came along, those articles, once run, would never again see the light of day. Now they're earning income. Unless you've had an experience with newspaper and magazine journalism you cannot appreciate what a revolution that is.
I have no idea where my fiction will lead. Maybe it'll lead nowhere. It's been a long time since I've written fiction on a regular basis. I might very well suck. I only know that 20 or so years ago I made a decision to focus on journalism because I was just too timorous about my ability to write compelling fiction. That decision cost me time I'll never get back. This is my chance to do the thing I believe I was meant to do: tell stories. I can't give up this soon.
So I continue to be optimistic. I have a book of short stories coming later this year, and a third novel. I know I could be doing more to promote but I prefer to focus on writing and getting at least one series launched before doing much more promotion than I am doing. I am truly enjoying getting to know some of my fellow indie authors; they've offered advice, wisdom and camaraderie that I have found strangely lacking in the trad-pub world.


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Agriculture represents around 14% of Tonga's GDP, and constitutes over 65% of the country's TOP$26M exports. The majority of Tonga's households (64% of 15,738) are involved in agricultural production, with approximately 2.4% of households operating as commercial producers.
In addition, around 39% produce some crops to sell through markets and roadside stalls. Like many other Pacific island countries, Tonga has struggled to maintain agricultural competitiveness and meet more stringent biosecurity requirements imposed by trading partners.
Traditional exports, such as copra, have been in long-term decline. In the mid-late 1990s, squash production emerged as an important export to Japan, peaking at over 50% of Tonga's exports.
However, cheaper and more consistent supplies from Mexico largely pushed Tonga out of the Japanese market. Today, Tonga's agricultural potential lies in the export of root crops and higher-value horticultural crops to New Zealand (NZ), particularly in the NZ winter. Crops include: root crops (e.g. taro, cassava, yams), squash, watermelons, breadfruit, zucchinis, eggplant, vanilla, chillies and beans.
PHAMA is about maintaining, identifying and strengthening sustainable and profitable trading partnerships that benefit South Pacific island countries. Through 'Market Access Working Groups' (MAWGs), PHAMA facilitates public private partnerships that pinpoint viable commercial export opportunities and collectively work to realise these opportunities for local agribusiness.
MAWGs involve private sector representatives (e.g. exporters and producer groups), relevant government agencies (e.g. Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF); Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) and public enterprises. They are the vital link between farmers, processors, exporters and government. PHAMA's Tonga MAWG is a cabinet endorsed partnership, including highlevel technical government and industry representatives, and operates under a National Charter.
PHAMA's strategy in Tonga is to support government and industry to utilise and improve existing horticultural export opportunities, address infrastructure needs to improve market requirements compliance and export efficiency, and identify and progress viable new market access opportunities. Current focus areas are outlined below.


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CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IRELAND is a movement of Pentecostal Churches in voluntary cooperation. Each individual church is self-governing, but commits itself to work together with other churches in the movement for the purpose of mutual support and the spread of the gospel in Ireland and beyond.
The Assemblies of God Ireland was formed 2006 and has experienced consistent growth. It's National Leader, National Leadership team and National Council formally adopted a new name of Christian Churches Ireland in November 2016.


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Fiskars Aluminum Cut Rail Trimmer Review And Comparison
Hi everyone! A few weeks ago I went to CHA (Craft And Hobby Association Trade Show) and fell in love with a new trimmer I saw from Fiskars. I showed it on my Instagram and got lots of positive remarks. I've been a long time fan of Fiskars trimmers and when I saw that they had added a few simple yet fabulous improvements to their paper trimmer, I knew I had to get my hands on it. I contacted Fiskars and they so generously sent me one of these new trimmers to review and show to you!
The biggest difference between the new Aluminum Cut Rail Trimmer and the Wire Guide Trimmer is the aluminum rail. This rail is solid and sturdy, which means there's no wiggle in the blade. The rail ensures that the blade glides in a straight line. The Wire Guide trimmer, due to its plastic guide rail, had a little give in it, or what I call wiggle room. If you aren't using it properly, it's easy for your blade to wiggle back and forth and cause a not so straight cut line on your paper. The aluminum rail takes out the wiggle room and makes for straight cuts every time.
I also noticed a big improvement in the security of the blade. I'll demonstrate this in the video below. The new aluminum rail holds the blades securely in place until you WANT to take them off. I have been having incidents with my wire trimmer where the blade will kind of jump out of the guides and fall off. In fact, I had it fall off inside a bag at one time and I found it with my finger. The new design holds the blade securely in place. The blade wraps around the rail. The rail is notched, so that when you want to remove it, you line it up within the marked area and snap it off. I love knowing that once my blade is in place, it will stay in place.
The platforms of both the Aluminum Rail Trimmer and the Wire Guide Trimmer are very similar. The only difference I really found is that the numbers on the new Aluminum Rail Trimmer are a little larger, making measurements easier to spot. The platforms are still marked every 1/4 of an inch, which is perfect for card makers like myself. And standard sizes are also clearly marked on the base platform.
Another difference that I would like to point out is the cut view. You can clearly see where you are cutting with the Aluminum Rail Trimmer. However, your view to the right of the cut line has been taken away by the aluminum rail. Since the guard on the wire guide trimmer is clear plastic, you can see both right and left of your cut line. This isn't a problem for me, but it is a difference that you may want to consider. I'll show you exactly how that works in the video below.
I love that the new blade design has a clearly marked cut point. It has an arrow, with a slight protrusion (I like to compare it to the pointer on the Wheel Of Fortune Wheel) that points clearly to the measurement. This makes trimming frames easier. I feel like I was guestamating with the Wire Guide Trimmer. It was marked, but because the blade sets a little further away from the measurements, it was harder to see exactly where my cut was beginning.
According to the Fiskars representative I have been in contact with, this trimmer is designed to cut up to 2 sheets of 110 pound card stock at one time. I do find I get best cuts when trimming one piece at a time. But I find this to be true with most everyday trimmers.
Upon further investigation, I found that there aren't titanium blades available for this trimmer. Major bummer. I'm really hoping that they'll release these in the future. I know we all prefer the longevity and clean cuts of titanium blades.
I'll walk you through this trimmer in detail below and show you my thoughts of it. The Aluminum Rail Trimmer is currently available in Hobby Lobby stores or from Fiskars.com. They are expected to hit Michaels stores in March of this year and they are slated to hit JoAnn in June 2016. As they become available, I'll add additional links below so that you can find it at your favorite retailer.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you've enjoyed this look at the new Aluminum Rail Trimmer from Fiskars. I've been really pleased with it! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Be sure to share them with me below! Until next time, I hope you have a fabulous day!
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The lady prefers 'congressman'
In any other office, it wouldn't sound as strange: "OK, let me grab the congressman. Hold on."
But in this office it does, seeing as how the congressman is Marsha Blackburn, a Republican U.S. representative from Tennessee, who since joining the delegation in 2003 has preferred the masculine form of the title.
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"It's not something I see as a big deal," said Blackburn, 55, the only female member of the Tennessee delegation, emphasizing that she's not trying to make a statement, feminist or otherwise.
Claude Chafin, Blackburn's communications director, agreed: "I have never known her to correct anyone who calls her 'congresswoman.' I have also never heard her introduce herself as anything other than 'Marsha.'"
Still, "congressman" is her first choice, Chafin continued. Blackburn signs her official correspondence with that title, and it appears on her website. In several news articles, she's referred to as "Congressman Blackburn," with the added disclaimer "her preferred term."
"I am not one of those [people] who are sensitive about titles," stressed Blackburn, a conservative Republican who champions low taxes and supports national security measures such as the Patriot Act.
But for some, name dropping — specifically the "woman" part — is a touchy subject. There's a reason for that, say leading female academics, women's policy analysts and other members: Names do matter.
"When they refer to themselves as congresswoman, this sounds different because it is different," said Latifa Lyles, of the National Organization for Women, a feminist advocacy group. "I think that is significant," added Lyles, who supports use of the term "congresswoman."
"We don't have to pretend we're not women in order to be leaders in this country," she said.
Barbara Kellerman, a professor of women's and government studies at Harvard University, said women — like many minority groups — are repeatedly at odds with issues of nomenclature.
"Whenever we blend with the male appellation, we are diminishing the significance of the accomplishment," said Kellerman.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), who co-chairs the Congressional Women's Caucus with Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), agreed that being called "congresswoman" is something to be proud of.
"The title 'congresswoman' reflects the time in which we live," McMorris Rodgers said in an e-mail statement. "We have more women than ever in Congress. The term reflects the contributions we make in Congress as daughters, mothers and wives."
But Capps felt differently.
"I respect each member's right to determine for themself what title they prefer," said Capps, "but I believe the most important thing is that we have a record number of women serving in the 110th Congress, not to mention a remarkable number of my female colleagues who enjoy the title of ranking member, chair and, most significantly, speaker."


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We have had such a fun and productive summer. While some activities warrant their own post (ie. costumes & trips) the rest can be summed up here. :)
First Tooth GONE!
Joe lost his first tooth Tuesday, June 23. It was the standard pull for our family. What is the standard pull you ask...
That is when the tooth is so wiggly that if you were to look at it wrong it would jump out of the child's mouth, but the child is so nervous about losing their first tooth that they refuse to let your fingers anywhere near their mouth because they just know it's going to hurt terribly. So you, in your sneakiness, ask the child to let you wiggle the tooth...because they all know what a nut their Mom is about wiggling teeth. (Seriously! I love it! Wiggly teeth make me very happy.) And since my children are nice and indulgent, they will inevitably allow me to wiggle their tooth..."But only once!" So then I whip out a Kleenex with the excuse that I don't want to get their saliva all over my hands. As soon as I even start to wiggle the tooth, my goofy kids decide that they've had enough and will pull their heads away...exclaiming that they've changed their mind.
It's pretty funny at this point because they begin ranting about their wiggly tooth and how they are never going to let me wiggle their tooth ever again and trying to shield their mouth from me. It's funny because the tooth that they are trying to shield from me is sitting in the Kleenex in my hand. The kids are always so amazed that it didn't even hurt! Joe was the same. He was so surprised that I had his tooth in my hand and amazing of all, it didn't hurt. Goofy kids!
Rose did not have a wiggly tooth. Her adult canine decided to come in above the baby canine tooth. Resulting in a shark-like appearance. Dental intervention was required. The extraction took about five minutes and split her tooth in two.
It has been a painting frenzy! My sister-in-law just moved to New Zealand and couldn't take some furniture with her. I claimed it for my girls' room. We painted the dresser and nightstand a shade of black. It was quite a project.
Dresser Before
Nightstand Before
Kids painting the dresser drawers
Admiring the paint job
Dad putting on a coat of varnish
Finished Dresser in the girls' room.
Also, note the completed blue paint job. Pretty Schnazy!
In addition to the dresser, I have been painting bedrooms and Hubby painted my outside doors. Hooray!
Welcome to Sarah's Silly House!
Joe's Green Bedroom
BabyCakes yellow room
House painting is almost complete. The only rooms left are my bedroom and bathroom. I have voted to keep the laundry room off-white so then my sewing samples will show better in it. But mostly I voted to not paint it because I am worn out and sick of painting. :)
Just a quick note on the pigeons. After we disposed of the sixth nest, they smartened up slightly. They built their seventh nest on the post that is hidden from the walkway. It only took them seven tries to figure that out. Well, before we disposed of the seventh nest, Hubby was able to shoot one with an air-type BB gun thingy. The pigeon stayed away for two days. Then came back and built on their old post facing the walk. We are still trying to get rid of them. :(


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The war template is just plain bad[edit]
For example: Kravica attack was tiny compared to numerous other sieges, battles and fronts (and itself part of Srebrenica campaign, and so the killings part of Srebrenica massacre). I think it's FUBAR and should be deleted, but maybe someone would also try to make it right (like maybe, only important thing with their own articles for now). --HanzoHattori 23:28, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
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I added these two camps whicha are missing in the list. These were camps controled bz Bosinaks where Serbs were being hels, tortured and killed.
184.108.40.206 (talk) 16:40, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
about Karađorđevo:
according to this ICTY verdict it was the meeting- not any "agreement"!
--Añtó| Àntó (talk) 18:07, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
According to ICTY, Doljani massacre was a massacre on Bosnian Muslims, not Croats. This is official ICTY verdict which means conclusion of the events, not transcripts or other testimonies, but conclusion - [1] If you continue to include false information, I am going to report you. Second, the number of 63 Croats is produced by Croatian propaganda, which is reflected on Croatian Wikipedia, the number is not related to Doljani at all, but to Croatian casualties in Jablanica from 1992 to 1995, military and civilians, and it should also be verified, because it is not yet. Ivica Mlivoncic who generated that propaganda testified in ICTY, but his testimony was marked as unreliable and irrelevant. He included false information, false explanations, and without relaible sources. So, please try not to use Wikipedia for propaganda purposes. So, if you want to include somthing in the template related to Yugoslav war, you have to follow the rules. And the rule is, to user WP:RS sources, which means ICTY verdicts. Journalist 007 (talk) 18:20, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
HRW says that it was the massacre of Croats by Muslims: http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/1994/WR94/Helsinki-04.htm But, OK, you might be right if ICTY says different.
And I repeat :stop inserting "Karađorđevo agreement" !!! It was not an agreement!
--Añtó| Àntó (talk) 15:31, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
Third party opinion[edit]
Hello, as per a request on WP:3O I am offering a neutral opinion on this matter. I assume the dispute is about whether "Karađorđevo" belongs on this box. Was the disagreement entirely about whether it is "an agreement" or not? If so, I find PRODUCER's attempted compromise retitling the section "Event" to be a good one. Although, I would suggest "important events" or "diplomatic actions" or similar to help avoid ambiguity.
Obviously, if "Karađorđevo" is mentioned in the navbox, the template should appear in Meeting in Karađorđevo.
If I misunderstood the dispute, please reply here so I can offer further advice. --ThaddeusB (talk) 19:32, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
according to the ICTY verdict it was NOT any "agreement". The verdict does not mention any agreement-especially not written!
So it does not belong here!
--Añtó| Àntó (talk) 16:15, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
- Hello, the section of the navbox is now called "diplomatic events." Do you object to Karađorđevo being listed under such a heading? --ThaddeusB (talk) 20:16, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
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23 editor discuss your edits. The campaign template is inappropriate here as this does not deal solely with battles of a campaign as specified at WP:CAMPAIGN. -- ◅PRODUCER (TALK) 22:02, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- To my knowledge, pretty much every other war article on Wikipedia has a normal campaign-box except the one dealing with the Bosnian War, so I suggest that you either revert my changes and create a real campaign box for the Bosnian War, or don't revert the edits here at all. User:23_editor (TALK) 22:12, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Done. See it here Template:Campaignbox Bosnian War. I suggest you revert your recent edits and return this template where it was (at the bottom of the articles) and include the new campaign box where you intended it to be. -- ◅PRODUCER (TALK) 22:22, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
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Well hasn't it been a while again, once again life has got in the way. What better way to kick off the new year than to put some 2k16 goals in place! I don't really make new years resolutions as such, but I do think it is nice to sit down and think about what you've achieved during the course of the year and then put some kind of plan or goals in place for the new year. Grab a cuppa and a pack of biscuits (bourbons for me plz) cos this is going to be a long one.
I do tend to be a glass half empty kind of gal and spend way too much time letting the negatives outweigh the positives, and sometimes I really need to sit down and remind myself that it ain't all that bad. Thinking positively is something that I really need to work on, we're all guilty of comparing ourselves to others and feeling inadequate whether it be blog/career or even general life related but looking back on this year as a whole it could have been worse.
My main goal at the start of last year was to get myself into the fashion industry. My career is something that I haven't really gone into much detail in on here which seems crazy as it's meant to be kind of like a diary but I graduated in 2013 with a First Class Honours Degree in Marketing with Advertising Management. I didn't really have any fashion experience behind me other than a short stint in Visual Merchandising but I knew that fashion was exactly what I wanted to get into. I applied for A TONNE of internships/jobs and after hearing nothing back decided that I needed to get some kind of experience behind me so took a job in digital marketing in the travel industry. So last year I vowed that this would be the year I finally got my foot in the fashion door and landed myself a job at ASOS in March. I finally found my way in and ASOS was always the dream, so that was definitely a huge positive last year. Since then i've managed to get myself featured on both the ASOS Homepage (#lifegoals) and The Daily Mail's Femail Website. I got myself an ASOS branded Instagram account.. follow me here if you don't already. I also celebrated 3 perfect years with my boyfriend James and managed to save some money towards a house deposit for us (should have saved more but girl gotta shop). I spent more time with my friends (another 2015 goal), visited new places and learnt new things so on the whole when I sit back and write it out, it wasn't all as bad as it sometimes seemed.
So with that in mind, I have put together some little changes and goals for this year. In the past i've set goals like reaching x amount of followers but that just seems to really set me back if I don't meet my usually too high expectations, so this year i'm setting more manageable 'changes' if you like, so here we go.
1. Take more photos. Not of my brunch, shoes, clothes and my #ootd, but of things that actually matter. Dates with my boy, nights out with the girls, that lovely sunset.. You get the picture.
2. Travel more. I usually use all my holiday up on 2 nice long holidays in a year with a couple of days spare for Christmas, but this year I want to make better use of my time. City breaks can be done with 0-1 of my precious holiday days, so this year I want to visit more places whether it be a day trip to Cambridge to go punting, a weekend in Venice or my 2 week dream trip to the Maldives. This year I need to see more of the world!
3. Blog more/improve content & photography. This is a tricky one, as I always have such good intentions but my poor little blog often gets neglected and when I do manage to find time to take some outfit pics I usually sit down and rush out some words about it and stick it up on Instagram then leave it another 3 months. With my best friend being an amazing photographer.. you can check her out here, I really should find time to blog more. I really do enjoy blogging, so this year I want to be a tiny bit more consistent, expand my content to travel and a bit of lifestyle and improve my photography a bit.
4. Work harder. Kind of ties in with the above but this one is more career related. Although I am working for an amazing company, now isn't the time to stop working hard. I want to learn more, progress within my role and my career and try and produce some good content and maybe even work with some brands here in this space. Something I do miss about both university and working in marketing is the writing. My job is very creative but writing is something I don't really get to do any more so I would like to start looking for some kind of writing work whether it be fashion/food or even travel.
5. Be positive. Last but not least, in fact probably the most important of all.. BE POSITIVE. Yeah I might not have 100k followers or own my own house but we have to start somewhere. Whenever I feel the negative spiral start kicking in when yet another person posts a pic of their first house keys/dream holiday/huge engagement ring etc etc, i'm not going to stress about it, but think about what I do have and what I want to achieve this year and focus all my energy on changing things that are actually in my control.
So there we have my 2015 recap and 2016 goals. Well done if you're still reading after all of that, let's see how I got on with the above in 350 odd days. Have you made any resolutions or goals for this year?
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In the most recent issue of Journal of Mormon History, JI friend Rachel Cope put together a wonderful roundtable titled, "New Ways In: Writing Interdisciplinary Mormon History" (JMH 38, no. 2 [Spring 2012]: 99-144). "The writing of Mormon history," she opined, "has undergone a series of transitions" (99). The most recent transition has been taking place in the past decade or so, as new interdisciplinary approaches have been introduced into the field of Mormon studies. The prior transition, what is typically called New Mormon History and whose shoulders we all stand upon, brought the academic study of Mormonism to new levels and will always deserve deep appreciation. But it was also, for the most part, dominated by the tools common during the New Social History that swept the historical profession in the 1960s and 1970s (when most New Mormon History practitioners experienced graduate training). While such an approach will remain critical to the field, new complimentary avenues are now being invoked, especially from the growing–if still nascent–field of religious studies. This roundtable, Cope explains, hopes to highlight more questions and possibilities by "asking several young scholars to explain how their particular disciplinary lens enriches approaches to and the evolution of Mormon historiography" (100). As with all thought-provoking and cutting-edge roundtables, this series brought a familiar feeling: conviction. I felt convicted in overlooking important questions and ashamed that I often maintain problematic and dated views of history, as I'll explain below. But in that conviction, I am also enthused to thoroughly repent and correct my ways.
I love these types of discussions, so I thought it worthwhile to share my thoughts on each contribution and then open it up to other reactions. Due to space, I can only offer one paragraph for each essay–a pitfall that certainly means their sophisticated and nuanced arguments will be shortened and perhaps even caricatured. Oh, well.
No contribution convicted me more than Cope's essay on Mormon women's history ("Shifting the Plot: Possibilities in Mormon Women's History). After giving a cogent overview of how women's religious history has gone from the peripheries of religious history to near the center—though there is still further to go—Cope rightly notes how women's history still maintains a sphere separate from Mormon history proper. "We must be asking what difference it would make," she asks, "if we included women in narratives of Mormon history? What did women's participation mean to the movement as a whole?" (103) When Mormon women are mentioned at all, they are typically understood in the same "separate-spheres ideology" that is finally (and thankfully) being dismantled in the academy. "As it stands," Cope declares, "the story of Mormonism continues to focus on male leadership, as well as other…male-dominated spheres" (106). And instead of just kindly condemning JMH's audience, Cope offers several helpful and practice steps to do better in the future, including turning our attention to the home and its influence, moving past the emphasis on women "victimhood," and better utilizing the lessons Catherine Brekus offered last year in her brilliant discussion on female agency.
Second up to bat is our own Matthew Bowman ("History Through Liturgy: What Worship Remembers"). Besides an explicit demonstration of how the study of worship can illuminate Mormon history, the implicit and more important lesson is the necessity of understanding religiosity–the first of several appeals for "lived religion." Because of a previous focus on social history, Bowman argues, "the history of Mormon religiosity has generally been neglected." Things like how and when Mormons read scriptures, how they pray, how they experience ordinances and rituals, and, most importantly, "what these things said about how they imagined their community and their identities" (111). Central to this is a paradigm shift in how we understand historical Mormons. We must recognize that "religion is not, in fact, a set of ideas, because human beings are not simply thinking machines." We have to better grasp traits that are harder to categorize: we are creatures who want, and love, and desire, and hate, and do all sorts of things for reasons that are never really clearly articulated in our minds but which, rather, emerge from the unconscious realm of ourselves that we don't really control" (112). Such things are difficult to place in our neat organizational structures. We must better recognize religious action just as much as religious thought, because "it is in religious behavior that we really get at the ways religion governs what historical actors do; it is through religious behavior that the ripples of belief's influence on the past are manifest." (113)
In the next contribution, English scholar Amy Easton-Flake offers the merits of a literary approach ("A Shared Historicist Enterprise: Mormon History Through a Literary Lens"). "Approaching historical documents from a literary perspective," she writes, "will open up a range of new questions with which to interrogate a text, particularly about its literary dimension" (115). Historians of Mormonism should pay closer attention to "how a text is constructed," because the form uses offers an important insight into the views contained therein. A more sophisticated literary understanding of Mormonism's rich texts, in sum, provide an important glimpse into how "the print culture that accompanied the Mormon Church almost from its inception played a crucial role in constructing and maintaining Mormon identity and community" (116). This should mean a closer look at things like novels, short stories, and other literary forms that often go neglected by historians, for they are crucial in reconstructing the worldview of past saints.
The second JIer in the collection, Ryan Tobler (Mormon History and 'Lived Religion'), explains the general background and possibilities that lived religion offers. A dynamic and nearly open-ended field, Tobler gives the three main spheres of lived religion, each of which offer an important framework for Mormonism: "(1) the social and communal dynamics in conversation with religion, (2) cultural and symbolic systems that overlap with religion or (help) constitute it, and (3) the material dimensions of religious practice and performance" (121). Tobler then focuses on each sphere in turn, showing how they both shed light on Mormon history as well as how Mormon history provides an important example for each sphere. Importantly, while he notes that "a deep theoretical knowledge" may be required for this type of approach—something that has never been too popular in the MHA community—a more important lesson is "simple openness and appreciation for the capacity of disciplines like the social sciences to grant deeper or different insights into the religious lives of our historical subjects" (124). Well said.
In perhaps the most provocative essay, Rebecca de Schweinitz ("'Where Nothing is Long Ago': Childhood and Youth in Mormon History") introduces JMH's readers to the woefully neglected field of New Children's History. While she notes that the Mormon history community has paid some attention to youth and children, de Schwinitz rightly claims that, with few exceptions, "it has not encompassed the main paradigmatic organizing principles that currently drive the field" (128). She then offers three of those guiding principles: that childhood and youth are social constructions, that childhood analysis is best understood in reference to other forms of social analysis like race, class, and gender, and that children should be seen as active agents throughout their own lives, the lives around them, and the institutions in which they participate. This is likely brand-new stuff to most readers of JMH, and it should cause reflection not only in how we choose historical figures to focus on, but also how we understand their development, context, and ideas.
The final essay is the new Specialist in Women's History for the LDS Church History Department, Kate Holbrook ("Religion in a Recipe"). More an example of this new provocative interdisciplinary approach than an argument for a specific methodology, Holbrook demonstrates the insights one can gleam from merely focusing on the recipes that religionists use. Building off of the lessons learned from Bowman and Tobler, this essay examines how religiosity is manifest in something as seemingly mundane as how one cooks. It is also is a wonderful example of what Rachel Cope called for: a reorientation of what we look at in order to include more historic participants and historical lessons. For instance, when comparing Mormon recipe books to other similar religions, Holbrook determines that "an emphasis on celebration and flavor distinguishes Mormons from some of these groups"—a revealing vantage point for religious comparative studies (142). "Recipes shed light on theologizing processes because they reveal specific decisions that an individual has made regarding the body in a larger cultural and religious context," Holbrook writes (143). Plus, she includes what looks like a delightful recipe for a Rhubarb Ice Cocktail!
In her conclusion, Cope offers a summary point: "We argue that it is essential to focus on the personal and collective pilgrimages of the Mormon people and to consider how they viewed their relationships with God and others as they embraced their quests for salvation" (144). Indeed.
Now, there's your summary. But please, please go read the original essays, because they are all tremendous and much better than my overview details. Now, the discussion: what stands out to you? What possibilities do you see with these approaches? Pitfalls? Are there other approaches that deserve similar attention?


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The wait is over. The Moravians have recorded their first CD and will celebrate with a CD Release party from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the Moravia Store. The Moravians came on the polka scene a couple of years ago and have been wowing the polkabeat nation with their mastery of traditional Czech tunes and country standards. The band, made up of high school and college-age guys from the Ennis area, is on a mission to keep Texas Czech music alive and well. Their CD is a testament to that mission. Called Czech Spirit Will Live On, the group selected 15 songs based on their fans' input. "We put music on the CD that our supporters want to hear. For instance, U Studanky Waltz is a favorite of our trumpet player Matt Matous's grandfather, while Falling Leaves is a favorite of the Trojacek family," said Josh Goodwin, bass and tuba player. "Overall, the CD is the very best of The Moravians."
Indeed it is. The group did most of the arrangements with the help of Danny Zapletal, leader of Czech and Then Some. The waltzes are great, but I think the group really shows its stuff on the polkas, especially the Red Raven, Red Rose and Shiner tunes. Three more polkas – Our Katy, Musicians Come and Play and When I Sleep – feature David Slovak, also a CATS member, on tuba. And as with every law-abiding Texas Czech group, the CD includes some great country – Cowboy Rides Away, Waltz Across Texas and Lonesome Fugitive.
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text: Bohemia named one of the UK's Best Restaurants in the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2016 Alison Hull September 1, 2015 Bohemia restaurant within the Club Hotel & Spa has been listed as one of the best restaurants in Britain and has received its highest score yet in the Waitrose Good Food Guide 2016.Bohemia's increased score of 7 from 6 in the 2015 guide makes it the highest rated Michelin Starred restaurant and the only restaurant in Jersey to be featured in the guide's Top 50 Restaurants. The list recognises the best talent throughout the country. The top entries and award winners were revealed on 26 August 2015 ahead of the launch of its 65th anniversary issue. Bohemia has been rated above both three Michelin star restaurants such as The Waterside Inn and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester. To qualify for a score of 7 in the guide, restaurants must demonstrate a 'high level of ambition and individuality, attention to the smallest detail, accurate and vibrant dishes.'Head Chef Steve Smith said: 'We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a score of 7 in the Waitrose Good Food Guide, increasing our score from 2015. It is an absolute honour as the Good Food Guide is one of the most valued in the business, and it makes the award that much more significant when you know it's come from customer feedback and opinions.'To qualify for the awards, restaurants need to be independently run and offer regional or local produce. The awards are voted for by the public who submit nominations for their favourite restaurants.Steve Smith has taken Bohemia to new levels since joining over two years ago. Steve has created a truly outstanding dining experience with his ingredient and flavour driven tasting menus. He has enjoyed a spectacular year with being named Catey Chef of the Year 2014, retaining Bohemia's Michelin Star, being awarded 4AA Rosettes, as well as being listed in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants, with special praise being given to Bohemia's desserts which were listed '6th Best in the UK'.Bohemia Bar & Restaurant, Green Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4UH, Channel IslandsFor reservations please call: 01534 880 588 or visit www.bohemiajersey.com


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I read https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/185249/can-a-wmb-iib-message-flow-have-multiple-input-and.html which states that an IIB node can have multiple MQ nodes. What about FileInput and other Input nodes? Is each message get it own thread or are they intermingled? Anything that might make this not a good practice?
Answer by martin_b (2015) | Jun 30, 2015 at 04:22 PM
Yes you can create a flow with multiple different input nodes, for example when the same processing is required for data that can be received over different transports.
Each input node is allocated a thread, and each message though the flow will be processed on the same thread instance.
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There have been lots of babies in my life lately. My children have a new cousin, with another on the way, and three of their teachers have had babies. For shower gifts, many people love to buy cute baby clothes. Others prefer "fun" gifts like toys, while still others are more inclined to help the family out by purchasing essentials such as diapers or strollers. Most of the time, I go for items that I consider both fun and necessary: books and music.
As a writer and teacher, books are near and dear to me. They can transport us to another world, inspire us, challenge us, teach us, and entertain us. In the case of this book, they can also celebrate us and the earth we inhabit. If I am going to give a newborn only one book, it will be On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier.
It starts:
"On the eve of your birth
word of your coming passed
from animal to animal.
The reindeer told the Arctic terns,
who told the humpback whales,
who told the Pacific salmon..."
This lovely tale continues with news of the child's birth traveling all around the globe while the sun continues to shine, the wind blows, and the moon pulls the ocean's tides. It ends with people welcoming the newborn saying, "We are so glad you've come!" Orignally published in 1991, this book will never go out of style.
Music is another favorite shower gift. When I was pregnant with our first child, I began looking for world music, particularly lullabies, to play for him. African Lullaby is one of the first CDs I found and it quickly became our favorite. My son listened to it often while falling asleep. When our daughter was born, he passed it along to her. Four and a half years later, she still listens to it, almost every night. Produced by Ellipsis Arts, this compilation CD is part of a lullaby series that focuses on lullabies from different parts of the world. This CD includes music from around the African continent and notes about the artists and style of music played. I'll certainly blog about music again, and include more scholarly reasons for exposing your children and students to music from around the world, but for today, I hope you'll check out this CD for no other reason than the music is wonderful.
What are your favorite examples of world music for children or books that celebrate nature? Do you have a book or CD that you give to the newborns in your life?
What are your favorite examples of world music for children or books that celebrate nature? Do you have a book or CD that you give to the newborns in your life?


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Pulitzer Photog Describes Getting the "Lucky" Shot
January 5, 2009 | By Sylvia Smith
Last month Scott Applewhite donated one of his Pulitzer Prize-winning photos to the Club, one that depicts then-President Clinton as he headed to make a statement about the impeachment inquiry and to apologize for his conduct in the Monica Lewinsky affair. The photo is visually striking, showing Clinton emerging from the colonnade at the White House. We're most grateful for the gift, and it will hang with our other Pulitzer photos. I was at the presentation ceremony and told Scott how much we appreciated his gift. He then gave the most interesting talk about how the photo was created. Alas, I didn't have a tape recorder with me, so I later asked Scott if he could send his notes.
Sylvia Smith
I'm here at the National Press Club almost every week. Some of you, especially the officers who sit at the dais during the speaker's luncheons, may not recognize me because, like most shooters, I'm usually crawling on the floor with my cameras looking for a good angle.
The photo (that Applewhite donated) was Bill Clinton at one of his lowest moments. He not only survived but is seen today by many as a statesman who continues to thrive as one of the world's most popular and enduring political figures. So, things change. Bill Clinton, and I, will now hang at the National Press Club.
About the photo:
We've all heard the term THE DECISIVE MOMENT. It's the essence of what a photojournalist aspires to. A thousandth of a second the photographer takes for himself. And I mean take. Many of my best images are STOLEN MOMENTS. The Clinton photo is a real example of that.
My mission is to somehow snatch a "moment of reality" from an otherwise scripted and controlled event.
It seems like in Washington, all the news events and especially presidential encounters, are so controlled and choreographed, designed so you only see what they want you to see. Thwarting that is a full time job. And as a result, many of my best images involve, if you will, a bit of larceny: sneaking into a forbidden vantage point, lingering beyond the "lights out" command, shooting through windows.... well every photographer here knows exactly what I'm talking about!
That was the case with this photo of Bill Clinton on one of his worst days as president, husband, father.
I wasn't assigned to the White House that Friday. I was on the Hill monitoring the House impeachment action.
At 4 pm I got the call to rush to White House. AP already had 3 photographers ready in the over-packed Rose Garden.
The doors to the colonnade were just closing when I managed to slide thru at the last possible moment. As all eyes were fixed on the oval office door, I was able to linger on the colonnade walkway far away from the other press. At best I though I might be able to sneak a shot or two of Clinton's staff or lawyers watching there on the sidelines... a little something to add to the report.
Greg Gibson, Pablo Martinez and other AP shooters were head-on in the Rose Garden and had the angle. Frankly, I knew I didn't have a chance at getting anything in the papers. Anyway, my mind was geared towards getting out fast because I was leaving in a few hours with Clinton for Israel.
In 1998 AP was already leading the way with digital cameras that weren't quite a good as today's cell phone cameras! Digital photography was in the "cave painting" stage back then -- low-res, magenta-tinged photos. But that's what I had with me.
Suddenly I saw a figure start to emerge between the columns. It wasn't Clinton, but it was Ralph Alswang, the official White House photographer rushing past the podium. I instinctively targeted him before realizing it wasn't Clinton. I then heard a chorus of motor drives and knew the president was walking toward me but out of sight, blocked by the row of columns. I saw a hand start to move into the frame and I fired at an incredible 1 point 7 frames per second and prayed my buffer wouldn't freeze after the 6 frames per burst. That's far slower than today's modern cameras and high speed motor drives.
Photographers always hate it when people admire your photos and say, "hey that's a lucky shot!" Well, I'd always rather be lucky that good... and this one was a gift!
I didn't even wait for the end of Clinton's statement. I ran back to the bureau and the editor at first picked a different frame. We finally agreed on the frame of Clinton emerging from the columns to make his statement.
The next morning I saw it in print for the first time in a newspaper on Air Force One as we headed to Israel and on to the next assignment. I didn't think about it again until months later in the Spring of 1999 when my boss called on my day off tell me to "come to the AP bureau and enjoy some champagne. The Pulitzer Committee just gave us some news you'll want to hear."


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Finally, an update! A new image from the gypsy flashback sequence has been added to the gallery. The sequence finished rendering two days ago. I spent today going in and doing some color correction within Premiere and animating & rendering a short addition to a shot, originally finished months ago, that had been bugging me.
Also, I've discovered that my plan of attack for post production has been shot to hell due to someone's short sightedness (or my lack of understanding the software) at Adobe. It turns out that Premiere Pro shipped with some nifty color correction plug ins that After Effects 7 doesn't share - meaning that after I go and color correct my footage in Premiere, once I bring the entire project into After Effects, it loses my changes. I'm testing out the possibility of rendering the whole movie out from the Premiere timeline as one gigantic AVI file prior to importing it into After Effects to apply the 3-D effect
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Happy New Year!
It occurred to me recently that the original teaser trailer that I mocked up for Frankenstein vs the Wolfman announced that it would be finished in 2006. Ha! My work process basically limits me to working on it on Sundays, and now that the holidays are over I'm ready to move back into production. Actually, I've been working on it for the past couple of weeks, generating approximately 15 seconds worth of viable footage. This is a milestone actually, since this officially completes the "gypsy flashback sequence", and which was the connecting tissue between two large chunks of the narrative. All of the shots in this sequence have been memory intensive as they utilize many props and characters; in order to avoid crashes I've had to turn off bump mapping completely and disable texture mapping for background figures.
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How to make a Body Melt
Facial or body melts (aka Lotion Bars) are among the most prosperous products in natural and organic skin care. They are easy peasy to make, and easy to handle. Free from water and therefore no need to add any preservative, they allow you to use creative packaging, avoiding plastic as being environmentally friendly is a goal, right. The only limitation when making facial or body melts is, there is no limitation, except those you put on yourself!
All you need is the right balance between your solid and liquid ingredients, a nice combination of essential oils (for the many moods we have), additives such as anti-oxidants, skin enhancers, and a mold. If you have soap molds from previous soap making, great you can use that, or you can buy some. However, if you do not have any soap molds, no worries, you can use cookie molds or ice cube trays. I'm super positive that after you're familiar and comfortable with the technique and have found a formula that you love, you'll become obsessed with facial/body melts and will go mold crazy!
You can prepare these melts in any size, I personally prefer smaller sizes for ease of handling and I like to rotate my soaps depending on my moods.
Body Melt Formulation Advice
There are absolutely no rules or limitations (just be sure of ingredient safety and allergy safety, especially with the dermal limits of the essential oils you apply). For a practical application, however, you should consider that the body melt should keep its form and consistency during storage and while it is in your hand during the application. It would be a bit unpleasant if the body melt actually melts in your hand and drips as soon as it comes into contact with your skin temperature.
On the other hand, however, you cannot apply high melting point butters and waxes. This is not going to be a massage candle and must glide smoothly over your skin and melt over your skin by applying very light pressure.
These are the key points when formulating facial and body melts:
- Keep it Simple . . . . (KISS, if you don't know what that means, ask me) and start as simple as possible.
- Test the product to check that it works well for your climate.
- After you're happy with the consistency, stability, and performance, you can build on the formula.
How to make this Citrus Sun Body Melt
I've decided to use a more colorful oil for this formula. The beautiful Buriti oil (comes from the buriti fruit in the Amazon and full of fatty acids and minerals, therefore great for skin) conveys a nice and cheerful orange color to the product, of course, you can use other colorful oils or lipophilic plant extracts.
This is a very basic formula and the process is super easy to follow.
My Ingredients:
- Cocoa butter 60.0%
- Cupuacu butter 19.0% (or Shea butter)
- Babassu oil 10.0%
- Alpha-Tocopherol 0.5%
- Rosemary CO2 extract 0.1%
- Buriti oil 9.9%
- Mandarin essential oil 0.5%
1. In a water bath, melt the cocoa butter, babassu oil, and cupuacu (or Shea) butter. Stir gently during melting.
2. After this blend has melted, stop heating and remove the beaker from the water bath. Add tocopherol, rosemary extract, and buriti oil and stir gently. As the temperature goes down to around 35 C (95 F), add the essential oil. Put the beaker in an ice/water bath and keep stirring or put it in the fridge but stir it in 10 minutes intervals until you reach a trace (emulsified). Remember the stirring is what gives it the smooth shininess without that grit.
3. As you reach a "trace", pour the blend into your mold and put it into the fridge. Let it sit there overnight or at least for 12 hours. After 12-24 hours, take it out of the mold and enjoy your amazing creation!
If you've chosen the right combination, the melts do not need to be kept in the fridge. I keep some in my bathroom and I place some in the guest bath. A nice bowl with fragrant body melts is great in a guest bath. Just keep it pretty and environmentally friendly.
Remember Sharing is Caring- In This Case Anyway
Now it's your turn. Looking forward to seeing your amazing creations. Please share your results, what you have learned changed, or done differently. Things I post here are not the end all be all, you should experiment and come up with your own formulas, especially once you become comfortable with the various ingredients and the process. I often times prefer a more earthy soap and use patchouli oil for many of my DIY products, or even Frankincense or Sandalwood. What's your favorite?


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We are looking for experience Dealer for the Casino Department, with good command of the English language for a major Cruise Line sailing worldwide.
- Minimum of two years dealing experience is preferred.
- Minimum of one year experience in three or more of the following games: Blackjack, Roulette, Let it Ride, Caribbean Stud Poker, 3-Card Poker, Baccarat, Pai Gow Tiles, Pai Gow Poker, or Texas Hold'em is required.
- Gaming license is preferred.
- Intermediate to Advanced level English verbal and writing skills, including the proper use of English grammar is required.
- Intermediate to Advanced skills in typing and computer software skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Fidelio Cruise, Micros), is required.
- Deal games in accordance with the rules of the game, policies and procedures.
- Ensures betting compliance and payments in accordance to game rules and limits.
- Provides exchange of currency for chips.
- Informs guests of game rules and enforces game rules in accordance to procedures.
- Ensures game protection and protection of Company's assets. Informs Supervisor of any suspicious behavior to prevent fraud.
- Verify bankrolls and credits with Supervisor.
- Supervises the proper care and use of Casino equipment and reports any damage or loss immediately to the Supervisor.
- Assist guest with questions regarding Casino activities or refers to appropriate personnel.
Monthly Rate: $50 per month + tips (tip guarantee of USD $1,600)
Should you feel comfortable with the requirements and have the relevant background please submit your resume in English Word format with your current color photograph to firstname.lastname@example.com subject "Cruise Line Dealer" and your full name.
We recommend that you add your skype account on your resume.
We will contact only applicants that fit the required profile via email reply in order to arrange a date and time for a personal interview.


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Hours: Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner Mon.-Thu. 5-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m.; Sun 5-9 p.m.; Brunch Sun 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Price: $$
CP REVIEW: Using Mediterranean flavors as inspiration, this casually upscale restaurant offers inventive cuisine, including pastas, meat and vegetarian entrees that emphasize seasonal and local ingredients, in a warmly decorated dining room. Also popular: chef tastings, wine flights from an extensive menu, and a charming outdoor patio. [July 2007]
Price: $$
• $6 cocktails & wine by the glass, $1 off all beers.
Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.


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Shoe Hurled at Bhupinder Singh Hooda:-
A shoe hurled at Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda during an official function at Dabwali in state's Sirsa district on 16th February by Farmer but Shoe doesn't hit him and fell short of the target.
Men name was Raja Ram who Hurled Shoe at him was 45 years old, Mr Hooda was addressing a gathering at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a railway over-bridge.
Recently, a young man had slapped Mr Hooda during a roadshow at Panipat. Mr Hooda was travelling in an open jeep when the man lunged towards him and slapped him.
P. Chidambaram Shoed Incident by Jarnail Singh:-
On 7 April 2009, Union Home Minister of India P. Chidambaram was shoed by Jarnail Singh, a Sikh journalist during a press conference in Delhi. Jarnail Singh, was working at the Hindi daily Dainik Jagaran that time and was dissatisfied with Chidamabaram's answer to a question on the Central Bureau of Investigation's clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Now AAP has given him ticket from their party.
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President George W.Bush Incident:-
On 14 December 2008:- Journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi.threw his shoes at United States President George W. Bush during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, and says that "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog!", yelled al-Zaidi in Arabic as he threw his first shoe towards the U.S. president. "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq", he shouted as he threw his second shoe. But no shoe hit him.
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Manmohan Singh Incident:-
on 26 April 2009:- A 28-year-old man made an attempt to throw a shoe at the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Ahmedabad during election rally. The shoe landed a few meters away from Dr Singh. Soon after the incident took place. Dr Singh asked the police not to file any charges. The incident was condemned by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and was called an "unestablished way of protesting against democracy."
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The weather has finally changed and we are having "springtime" weather here in Arenal, Costa Rica. Of course, we are thrilled, as this means lots of time with our horses up next to our home where we can bond and play throughout the day! For me, just sitting with them and watching them interact makes a perfect day! I am so grateful for what these beautiful, sentient beings share with me on a daily basis.
Yesterday, I was home doing a bit of work and going in and out to be with the horses. My grandson, Michi, who was spending the day with us, asked if he could give the horses some grass. I told him that I would love for him to help me, so I sat on the porch while he busily pushed the long stems of grass through the fence. The horses were loving it, and he was, too! Next, he wanted to ride Luce, our older mare, who is perfect for Michi. She is a beautiful soul, who until recently had had enough of humans! When we rescued her and her three offspring, they were starving and barely alive. It is no wonder that she did not trust humans. Over the course of the last year, in practicing Carolyn Resnick's method of training (The Waterhole Rituals), she has finally come around and realizes that we might just be alright! I believe that she now knows that she can trust in our leadership and that she no longer needs to fear that we may hurt her, as so many did in the past. So, I began brushing Luce to get her ready as Michi sat on the top rail of the fence talking face to face with Luce. I walked away to get the saddle, and when I returned, Michi said "Nana! I was talking to Luce and I told her that people just don't think!" This was no surprise to me, as Grandpa is always teaching Michi life lessons, and explaining what happens when people don't think!!" Michi continued to explain with excitement, "When I told her this, she nodded her head up and down two times!! She was telling me that she knows, Nana, wasn't she??" He was so thrilled and excited that he was communicating with Luce and I confirmed his realization and told him that she definitely knows that people don't always think!! I then explained to him that horses are prey animals and their senses are so much stronger than ours. They live in herds and take care of one another and they live in the moment, as they must for their survival. They are intuitive and sensitive and some are great leaders. I explained to him how naturally they mirror us, so if we pay attention we can learn more about ourselves. He said, "we should be more like horses, Nana!" He is correct.
Horses can be our greatest teachers! This was truly a moment of awakening for him and another strong message to me. If we slow down and take the time to share these moments with our children and if we can teach the future generation how to live in nature, respecting all life, and give them the knowledge to know that there is more to life than themselves, they will learn to be more like horse and have confidence, respect, leadership, love, kindness, and compassion. Maybe then, they will have the knowledge to truly be able to help the change the world. If we could be more like horses, the world would be more amazing then we could have ever dreamed!


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When I look in the mirror after I wake up, it's always a shock to see that I'm a 64-year-old man. In some ways, I still feel that I'm a kid causing trouble and having fun.
What you notice at 64 are the things you don't like. I've had a bad hair life, but I work with what I've got. I wear it short. Nothing looks worse than a "dork knob". That's when you're bald on the top with a little tiny ponytail. It's the worst possible look.
I've never had cosmetic surgery. Even when it works and you don't look like a freak, you look like somebody else. That's worse, in a way. You look like a younger version of someone that your friends don't know. I do use Crème de Le Mer. I think, "God this is expensive… but how much uglier would I look if I didn't use it?"
My signature look is my moustache. I grew it when I was 19 in honour of Little Richard. I trim it every day. I use a throwaway razor on the top, cuticle scissors on the bottom, and I fill it in with a pencil. I'm so used to it, I could do it blindfolded.
I used to be really skinny when I was young: 130lb and 6ft 1in. I smoked five packs of cigarettes a day until 1990, then when I quit I gained 30lb. I'm back to my normal weight now. I'm probably the only gay man you know who has never been to the gym. I want the body of a junkie, not a jerkules. Mr Puniverse – that's who I want to be.
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