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The Closed Orders section of the Lavu application allows users to manually Reprint, or Email a receipt to customers. This can be used in situations where an order needs to be reopened, or for researching past orders.
Note: Though Closed Orders is used in the examples provided here, similar printing options are available from the Open Orders screen.
Reprinting ITEMIZED RECEIPTS
1. From the Quickserve, Tab Layout, or Table Layout, select Closed Orders.
2. "All Closed Orders" will show all orders for the current business day. (The "business day" is determined by the Day Start/End Time).
3. "Your Closed Orders" will only show orders associated with the "Active Server" on the application.
By default, Closed Orders will display orders for the current business day. However, it is possible to locate, view and reprint orders from past dates. Closed Orders (as well as Open Orders) is searchable by a number of criteria.
1b. From Closed Orders, tap the Lavu button.
2b. Select the desired search option from the list.
The available options are "Order # Search", "Date/Contents Search" and "Card Number Search". The final option permits a search by the last four digits of a CC used for payment.
3b. Enter the appropriate criterion for the selected search option, then tap Continue.
4. Tap Receipt Options.
5. Select "Print Receipt", and this will print a receipt to the Register/Receipt Printer.
6. Select "Email Receipt", to email a receipt to the customer.
7. Enter Email Address, then tap Send.
Reprinting CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION RECEIPTS
If the location is utilizing integrated credit card processing, Closed Orders can be used to locate and reprint credit card receipts for a customer.
1. Select an order that has a Card Payment, and Tap Paid with Card.
2. Tap Reprint Receipt.
3. Select Customer Copy, Merchant Copy, or Both Copies. (This will print to the Receipt Printer assigned to the iPad that is being used).


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The name 'Golddigger Trust' was designed specifically…
… To be memorable, challenging and primarily, culturally relevant with those who access our projects (primarily young people aged 11-18), whilst giving us a tool to explain our organisation's ethos and purpose.
As a self-esteem charity, we're all about showing young people that they are valuable, like gold.
Although we can see the true value and worth of each individual young people, many struggle themselves to see their worth due to this value being buried under poor self esteem, negative circumstances, pressures and times when they've been told that they are not good enough. Our aim is to 'dig out' that gold, helping young people to realise their value, and to equip them to be able to both polish the gold inside (their talents and abilities) and to help to keep these talents from being hidden again.
Unearthing Value. Transforming Lives
Our tagline 'Unearthing Value. Transforming Lives' helps to explain the meaning of our name and our whole reason for existing. We have the privilege of seeing many lives truly turned around and transformed through our projects, and to see young people equipped and making positive life choices due to them understanding and recognising their true value, often for the first time.

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about us
We are Blue Sky, an award winning design and engineering consultancy that makes a substantial contribution to our clients in aerospace, avionics, cabin interiors and industry with deliverables that continually exceed expectations.
What We've Achieved
- Class 2 Crew Rest Seat, 2017, designed and in service within 10 months
- Global winner of Aviation Week's 2010 Supplier Innovation Challenge
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- Design and manufacture of world standard Zero Emission Pesticide Application Equipment to 98/37/EC, BS EN907:1997, EN 12761-1:2001, EN 12761-2:2001, ISO 5681:1992, UK LERAP: 3 Star. EU Directives and harmonised standards
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Bad news from the Palestinians
By FRIDA GHITIS
A new poll by the respected Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) gives fascinating but troubling insights into changing attitudes among Palestinians during this time of devastation in the Arab Middle East and rightward drift in Israeli politics. Among the findings, a majority of Palestinians, 51 percent, now oppose the two-state solution.
But perhaps the most telling is that fully 80 percent of Palestinians believe that theirs is no longer the "Primary Arab cause." Palestinians are correct in saying the Arab world is more concerned about other problems than about their situation. Some in the West, particularly in Europe, still insist that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the principal problem in the region, but that is plainly false.
And it is disastrous news for Palestinian activists.
And as if Palestinian leaders needed more bad news, the survey showed the people are fed up with them. Two-thirds want Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resign. Troublingly, a majority — 57 percent — support starting a new armed uprising or Intifada.
The survey was conducted by the Ramallah-based firm in the midst of a sharp surge in violence in Jerusalem, and amid a concerted international campaign by Palestinians and other Arabs claiming Israel plans to change the status quo on the Temple Mount, site of Al Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, and holiest one in Judaism. Currently, Israel has given control of the Muslim sites to Muslim authorities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly denied the rumors, but the violence has continued, promoted by a group called the Murabitoun, affiliated with the hardline northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel. They fan the rumors of a "Jewish takeover" and engage in aggressive, violent actions there.
Palestinians still occupy a special place in the heart of their Arab brethren, but with catastrophic developments unfolding in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq; with millions of Arab refugees fleeing, ideological extremism spreading, the Palestinians have become a lower priority.
For anyone trying to understand why violence has exploded in Jerusalem, the survey offers hints.
Prominent Arab leaders have accused Israel of deliberately escalating tensions. Al Jazeera fans the flames proclaiming that Israel "wants a religious war over al Aqsa." The fact is that some Israelis would like to have the right to pray in the area where the Jewish temple once stood. But the firm and frequently repeated government policy is to leave the arrangement as it is. There is no conceivable reason why Israel would want to start a "religious" war over al Aqsa. While it is true that the current cabinet includes right-wing hardliners, Israel and Netanyahu have much to lose from the escalation.
The reverse is true for Palestinian leaders struggling to regain their people's support and boost their place on the crowded agenda of Arab priorities. On the eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana, and following attacks against Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall, Israeli forces moved into al Aqsa after receiving intelligence of plans for riots. Inside the mosque they found homemade pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails and stockpiles of rocks.
The embattled Abbas, elected 10 years ago to a four-year term, declared that al Aqsa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are "ours," adding that the Jews "have no right to desecrate them with their filthy feet."
The heated rhetoric has spurred more violence. A 64-year-old Israeli man, Alexander Levlovits, was killed driving home from Rosh Hashana dinner when rock-throwers made his car crash. Gaza-based militants decided to launch rockets, and disturbances have left dozens injured.
The kings of Jordan and Saudi Arabia have jumped in to complain about Israel's "escalation."
Israeli opposition leaders accuse Netanyahu of failing to provide a path to solve the conflict with Palestinians. In the poll, 78 percent of Palestinians said they saw no chance of establishing a state next to Israel in the next five years.
Most chilling, fully 26 percent of surveyed Palestinians said the long-term aspiration is to destroy Israel. If that already-too-high number rises, peace will never come.


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July 1st - 4th-
Next up is our latest attempt at making a live-action remake of a Disney animated property with The Legend of Tarzan. Granted, Tarzan had been around for many years before Disney's animated movie in the late 90's, but most of Disney's animated movies are also adaptations of something, so this still fits the bill. This is the third movie this year in this trend following The Jungle Book and Alice Through the Looking Glass. The latter was a huge flop, but with the huge success of The Jungle Book, this trend isn't going to slow down any time soon. In fact, Disney is planning on speeding it up even further as they alone will be doing two to three of these movies a year. And it's not just Disney remaking their own movies. Other studios are joining the party as well as is shown here. The Legend of Tarzan isn't Disney's work. It's Warner Bros. Last year, Warner Bros. joined this trend with their movie Pan, which was a critical and financial disaster. The Legend of Tarzan is tracking ahead of Pan, but that's not saying much. People don't seem to be super excited about this movie and early reviews are coming in sour. Although Tarzan is a popular character, so there's a chance it could surprise, especially with a large cast that includes Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, and Samuel L. Jackson.
These three movies could realistically end up in any order, but I put The BFG in third place for now because it seems like it has the biggest uphill battle to climb. Fans of The Purge franchise probably won't care that two other horror/thrillers also came out in the last few weeks (The Conjuring 2 and The Shallows) and The Legend of Tarzan seems to be going for a broader audience with a PG-13 rating in addition to having a fan base already built in. The BFG will be specifically targeting family audiences, meaning not only will it be competing directly with the seemingly unstoppable freight train that is Finding Dory, but it also has the highly anticipated The Secret Life of Pets to deal with the upcoming week. Too many options for family audiences in such a small window of time usually means something gets left in the dust. That being said, will people really turn down the opportunity to see another Steven Spielberg directed movie with a John Williams score? This is one of the most successful and popular directors in history we're talking about. Plus, the novel this is based on is one of the more popular novels written by Roald Dahl, who also penned Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach.
July 8th - 10th-
This summer hasn't been so nice to R-rated comedies. Granted there's only been two of them, but both Neighbors 2 and Popstar flopped pretty hard. If you throw in The Nice Guys into the mix, which was more of an action comedy, you have a third one that didn't do so well. That means one of two things for this next R-rated comedy, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Either it will follow the trend of being a disappointment or it will take advantage of the current dry market for this genre and be a surprise. The title of the movie tells you all you need to know about the plot of this movie. Mike and Dave, played by Adam Devine and Zac Efron, are searching for wedding dates. Their two female co-stars are Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. Connect the dots there and you have an idea of what will happen. All four of these actors are popular in their own right, but in most cases it's been in supporting roles. Can they carry their own movie? The director here is Jake Szymanski, who has zero previous experience working on a feature-length, theatrically-released film. Wedding comedies have been huge in the past, but recently they've been hit and miss. Thus all signs point to this being another disappointment at the box office.
July 15th - 17th-
There's no real competition for Ghostbusters this weekend. The only fight it will have will be holdovers from previous weeks. But there is another smaller release and that is The Infiltrator. This is a thriller that will be aimed at adult audiences, which means a giant opening weekend isn't expected, but its box office life will be determined by how well it's received. This is based on the book written by Robert Mazur in which he tells of his experience fighting the biggest drug cartel in history. Playing Robert Mazur in the movie is Bryan Cranston, who is fresh off of his Oscar nomination for Trumbo this past year. In the last few years, Cranston has becoming a big star both on the big screen and on the small screen, so his presence could attract some people to theaters. Movies about the fight against the drug cartel are fairly common, but they're also usually very well received by those who actually go out and see them. The director here is Brad Furman, the director of The Lincoln Lawyer and Runner Runner. Back in 2011, The Lincoln Lawyer opened to $13 million on its way to a $58 million total. That seems like a best case scenario if the stars align for The Infiltrator. A more likely scenario might be one like Runner Runner, which opened to $7 million on its way to a $19 million total.
July 22nd - 24th-
Speaking of sequels, we have another one this week. This one is the fifth Ice Age movie, Ice Age: Collision Course. If you are wondering why in the heck we have five Ice Age movies, look no further than the overseas totals for these movies. Yes, they have been financially consistent here in the U.S., each making between $150 million and $200 million. But the overseas totals tell the whole story. When you look at the overseas chart (not worldwide -- overseas only), the two highest grossing animated movies are Frozen with $875 million and Minions with $823 million. Right behind those two? You guessed it. Ice Age: Continental Drift (the fourth movie) comes in third with $715 million and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (the third movie) come in fourth with $690 million. Yep. Now you know why we are getting a fifth movie. When you make that much money in today's movie business, you find a way to keep going. This might be yet another under-performing sequel here in the U.S., but that doesn't matter. They eat these movies up overseas for some odd reason. And it's not just one country. It's a lot of them combined.
The final movie of this weekend will be the horror movie Lights Out. A couple of years back there was a three-minute short film called Lights Out (that I have linked for you right there) that was created by David Sandberg that preys on people's fear of the dark. It's quite the effective little horror short film that might make you have a hard time sleeping if you watch it at night. After going viral, that little short film has been turned into a feature-length film using the same ideas that is also written and directed by David Sandberg while being produced by horror expert James Wan, director of The Conjuring and Insidious. This is a bit of a risky venture as an 81-minute version of this might not be as effective as the three-minute short, but financially there's practically no risk with these horror films. Most of them cost less than $10 million to make, so all they need is a final total of like $15 million (or even less if it cost less than $5 million) in order to be considered a financial success. That should be a very easy mark for Lights Out to hit. It could get there in its first weekend.
July 29th - 31st-
Our second raunchy comedy of the month comes in the form of Bad Moms. STX Entertainment is a fairly new production company whose goal is to produce and distribute several medium-budget, star-driven movies each year. They started off with three thrillers, two of which had pretty good success (The Gift and The Boy). Their last couple of movies haven't been quite as successful. The bought and distributed the action movie Hardcore Henry which failed to get to $20 million and then their war movie Free State of Jones was a huge flop this past month considering it's fairly high price tag. Now they're going to try to get back on track with their first raunchy comedy, Bad Moms. This stars Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell as well as Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett Smith and is about a group of moms that are tired of being over-worked and under-appreciated. Thus they decide that they are going to stop trying to be perfect angels and live the rebellious party life. This is a premise that a lot of ladies can probably relate to. Whether or not they decide to follow these moms' examples is a different story, but this could make for a decent hit.
Our final wide release of the month comes with the mystery/thriller Nerve. If you watch the trailer to this movie, it might seem like you've just watched the whole movie. Without going as far as the trailer, the premise for this thriller follows a high school senior who finds herself immersed in this strange online game where she has to follow a bunch of dares like kiss a random stranger or try on this expensive dress in a store. As a part of this game, there are both watchers and players and thus I don't know why anyone would actually be a part of this super sketchy "game," but I suppose it's not out of the ordinary for high school students to do crazy things without thinking. You can probably guess that this movie will go in a bunch of crazy directions and if you watch the trailer you will learn that you are right, but personally I'll just leave it at that. The directing duo for this movie is the directing duo that did the third and fourth Paranormal Activity movies and the stars are Emma Roberts, the niece of Julia Roberts, and Dave Franco. So there's some recognizable names, but nothing here really screams box office success.


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|Sticky Lime & Ginger Chicken with Mango Salsa
3 pieces stem ginger in syrup, drained and finely diced
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce
finely grated zest of 2 limes
juice of 1 lime
2 garlic cloves, crushed
6 skinless chicken thighs
For the mango salsa:
1 mango, peeled and cubed
1/2 red pepper, diced
1/2 red onion, finely diced
1 chilli, finely chopped
small piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 tsp brown sugar
small bunch of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
small bunch fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1. Place chicken and all marinade ingredients in a bowl. Stir well and chill for a couple of hours, preferably overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 230C/gas 8. Spread chicken in a ceramic dish or foil-lined tray and pour over any remaining marinade. Cook for 20 minutes, turning once halfway.
3. To make salsa, place all ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Serve chicken and salsa with steamed rice or salad.


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Here's a depressing stat: In Madison, half of African Americans don't graduate from high school. Here's a curious stat: In Wisconsin, half of African Americans don't have driver's licenses. How do these two figures relate?
The first partially explains many of the problems facing Madison's black community, including poverty, crime and substance abuse. The second is what many Madison bars appear to be using to try to keep these problems out of their establishments.
Don't have a driver's license? Then you can't come in. The rationale, according to some bar owners, is that by restricting access to those with driver's licenses (and excluding those with state ID cards), the bar is less likely to admit a certain "bad element," a term that is repeated ad nauseam in any conversation with bar owners who have implemented the policy. Some, including me, have interpreted "bad element" to mean "black element."
I had an unpleasant experience nearly three months ago at the college bar Logan's Madtown. Approaching the door with friends, I noticed a sign: "UW Student & Alumni Night." Sensing that my old student ID might get me a discounted drink, I asked the bouncer what it was about. "You don't need to worry about that," he replied.
The bouncer told one of my friends that the "UW party" was there to protect her and keep out troublemakers. Offended by what she perceived as a racial undertone, she suggested we leave. But I gave the bouncer another chance to explain. "We've had some problems with some African Americans," he said. "We thought it'd be easier to just say this was a private party."
Even after the bouncer assured me the "private party" scheme was meant to keep out troublemakers of all races, we decided to leave. For a few minutes we watched people waiting in line to get into the bar. We saw two young black men present their IDs, only to be informed that a state ID was not sufficient for entry.
When I contacted Adam Mais, the general manager of Logan's, he strongly emphasized that the bar had no intention of excluding anybody.
"We ran the alumni event night to welcome back students from the summer... there were student food and drink specials and back-to-school-themed music," he said. "We do not and would never discriminate against anybody."
Disgusted, I sent off a couple angry Twitter messages, denouncing what seemed to me like a tavern literacy test. A friend of mine, who is very active in city politics, told me that Logan's had probably implemented the policy in response to a number of fights in the bar. It's hard to blame the business, he suggested, since it is trying to make sure the city doesn't revoke its liquor license.
Still, something didn't seem right. Whatever the intent, such policies can have a devastating effect on community morale. It reflects poorly on Madison -- a city that prides itself on inclusiveness -- that merchants believe there is an entire sector of our population that can't be trusted.
The dress codes some bars have put in place also cast a shadow over Madison's pretension of racial harmony. White T-Shirts, "overly baggy clothes," long T-shirts, hats that are cocked to the side and bandannas are some of the common wardrobe restrictions imposed by many bars, including Wando's, Whiskey Jack's, Logan's and Monday's.
"What would you do if you saw 12 guys in white T-shirts jump your staff?" asks Jay Wando, the owner of Wando's, which sent several bouncers to the hospital after a nasty altercation with customers this summer. "All summer long there's been an increase in batteries, people hanging out on the sidewalk dealing drugs...the dress code we have is there for the safety of our staff and customers."
In fact, Wando says he imposes his dress code so stringently that he turned down an off-duty police officer wearing a white T-shirt.
"I have no problem with dress codes as long as they are enforced uniformly," says Ald. Mike Verveer. Verveer sits on the Alcohol License Review Committee, which has been looking into the issue of discrimination in city bars.
Hawk Sullivan, the owner of Hawk's Bar & Grill on State Street, has mixed feelings about instituting policies that would keep out certain patrons. "I hope I wouldn't, but when your business is your livelihood sometimes you make decisions you otherwise wouldn't," he says. Sullivan attributes the safety of his bar to his low tolerance for horseplay and willingness to call the cops when conflicts arise.
What to make of this mess? I'm afraid I can't offer a particularly strong conclusion.
I suppose if a bar owner wants to require that all of his patrons wear turquoise polos or Bears jerseys, the law can't and shouldn't forbid him to do that.
What the city needs to do is make sure that bars are enforcing their policies fairly, which experience indicates isn't always the case. In fact, former Ald. Brenda Konkel recently posted an account of a student who claims he witnessed Logan's demanding student IDs from black customers but not white ones.
It's also up to individuals to pressure bars to adopt more tolerant practices. It's up to you to distinguish between policies that bars put in place to keep their place classy (collared shirts, for instance) and those that seem to needlessly pick winners and losers based on subcultures. Why is a white T-shirt worse than an acid-washed Toby Keith jean jacket?
Madison is not and should not be like New York, where beefy bouncers discriminate against the ugly and the poorly dressed. More importantly, we shouldn't act like the French, who have determined that one's right to wear certain types of headgear is a threat to public safety.
Just as the solution to heated political arguments is not to bar Republicans (or crew cuts), the solution to gang violence should not be to ban sideways hats.
Note: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that Adam Mais, the general manager of Logan's Madtown, elected to comment on the record.
Jack Craver blogs about politics as The Sconz on TheDailyPage.com.


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Mindset Matters
I was standing at the airport gate, waiting to board. A woman walked by with an innovative child carrier attached to her roll-aboard luggage. The person to my left said "wish I'd though of that," from the other side I hear "I wish I'd patented that." Guess which one sat in first class?


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In October, 2016 as part of The Recompiler's Feminist Pop Up Shop, I mounted and facilitated a site installation: "Pre-Internet Print Technology".
Sharing books and cards from my own collection, I did so in order to engage with a set of ideas I've been working on for awhile: on the precursors of how the internet organizes ideas and people, on the style and utility of print technologies, accessibility, fidelity, and the tactile experience of various technologies. Moreover, I sought to explore gender, race, ethnicity, labor, materiality and computational concepts with community members and visitors.
For the installation, I brought two types of print technology: books (rather, small-press collectively authored books) and cards (including catalog cards, membership cards, appointment reminder cards, coffee shop punch cards, design firm IDEO's Method Cards, and Tarot Cards). Visitors were encouraged to browse and discuss books, and given prompts for various card sets.


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Books by Fr. Mike Semana The Worldhopers
The Worldhopers
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Pope Benedict XVI, addressed 20,000 people on November 2, 2005 with the these words: "The secret of happiness is docility and generosity to the needy. Docility is the root of hope and interior and exterior harmony."
This book will give you information; 1) About the Worldhopers, the Intercessors of the Poor; 2) Who we are; 3) What we do; and 4) How we accomplish the apostolate we do in the Name of Jesus. The work of the members of World of Hope Foundation with the poor is a sign of our fidelity to Jesus, for whatever you do.... (MT 25:40)


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Naming the committee and recognizing the members' voices:
My mother, Florence
Act like a lady. Don't make a scene. Don't make me ashamed of you. I wish I had half the things you have when I was your age. Don't make me sorry (I look you shopping with me, I cooked you this delicious dinner, I brought you into this world).
It's hard to be angry with her, though, because she also told me: You are so beautiful. You are so talented. You are my precious girl. The messages were very conflicting.
My father, Harold
You don't have the sense you were born with. You'll send your mother and me to the poorhouse. Making money and building a solid life for yourself is more important than liking your job. Choose a career and stick with it; don't go changing horses in midstream.
But he also told me things that showed he loved me: See the world before you settle down. Get the best education you possibly can. Again, he leavened the negative with some positives.
My sister, Jean, who majored in art
Artists have to suffer to make good art. I gave birth to two children and raised them as a single mom, but you took the easy way out and didn't have kids; you're selfish. You have a husband and a career that pays you good money; you should be so grateful and never, ever complain about anything.
In reality, she's never said any of these things (except for the first one), but I sense she feels these things and holds grudges against me.
My husband
It was my dream to move to the country and buy land and build a house where I could have a workshop, but I'm giving all that up because you want to stay in this overcrowded place. I'm worried about having enough money for our retirement – someone has to. I love you more than you love me.
In reality, he's said none of these things; these charges are all manufactured in my head.
Looking back over what I've written, I'm aware that so much of what the committee in my head tells me, even some of those things I attributed to my parents, as never actually said. And now I'm hearing another condemning voice in my head, which I've heard from many people over the course of my life, including therapists: You are your own worst enemy. Why do I sabotage myself in this way, with imagined recriminations? If I can't silence these voices, can I at least stop listening to them and allowing them to short-circuit me? Can I consider realizing that there's no basis in fact for many of these statements grounds for a start toward moving beyond them?


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Zero Waste Pattern Cutting
"To aim at zero waste is the first responsible step after buying a new piece of fabric to make a garment. With this workshop I started a project "Ready to" where I connect the processes of art and slow fashion: I use around one meter of fabric and print it spontaneously by hand. Then I cut and sew it without creating waste. The patterns and print is inspired by an art work.
This is my way for intuitive art making with a risk of an unknown result, but at the same time with higher level of responsibility in my field of work."
Red and white dress: Patterns with the "Geo-cut" method
Blue dress: Patterns with the "Planned Chaos" method


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When an Admiral from Starfleet Intelligence comes aboard, the Entrepreneur has to cut its holiday celebration short. But Riker's misgivings about the mission and the man leading it boil over when a terrible, and very un-Roddenberry secret is uncovered. Is the Hood the Siberia of Starfleet? What is the top Riker? How is the Federation going to smooth this over with the Romulans? It's the episode where Adam and Ben go to war with each other.
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Kylee Muir played outfield for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2010 to 2015. Muir was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2012-2015), seven-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and was a part of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014).
Nebraska: Career Highlights
Senior (2015)
• Set career highs in hits, RBIs and multi-homer games.
• Produced 6 RBIs – the highest total by a Husker this season
• Went 5 for 6 and reached base safely in 9 of 10 plate appearances in the final series of the regular season against Illinois.
• Post season appearance
Junior (2014)
• In Big Ten Conference Muir batted .354 with nine doubles and 21 RBI's in 23 games.
• Muir ranked second in the Big Ten in doubles, and led Nebraska with a .464 batting average with runners in scoring position during Big Ten Conference play.
• Hit .309 with runners in scoring position.
• She posted a 1.000 fielding percentage in 28 chances.
• Nebraska defeated Missouri in Regionals and advanced to the Alabama Super Regionals.
Sophomore (2013)
• Muir started 9 games and made 16 pinch hitting appearances.
• Went 2 for 2 in the Women's College World Series.
Before Nebraska
Muir played her prep ball at Lincoln High School in Portland, enjoying a decorated four-year career. She was a four-time all-state selection, earning Class 4A honorable-mention accolades as a freshman, before garnering second-team honors in 2007. As a junior, Muir was a third-team selection in Class 6A, Oregon's largest classification. She then went on to earn first-team honors as a senior in 2009. Muir was also a four-time, first-team All-Portland Interscholastic League selection, earning co-Most Valuable Player honors in 2007 and Player-of-the-Year distinction as a senior in 2009.
As a junior, Muir led Oregon's largest class with a slugging percentage of 1.222 and an on-base percentage of .711. She also ranked second in the state in walks (18) and third with a .519 batting average. Muir helped lead Lincoln to three consecutive appearances in the state playoffs.
In the summer, Muir put up impressive numbers while helping lead the Bullets to a 17th-place finish at the 2008 ASA Gold National Championship and a top-10 finish in 2009. Previously, Muir was a member of the Beaverton Blaze' state and regional championship teams in 2003 (12-and-under), 2004 (14-and-under) and 2005 (16-and-under).
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The latest jobs report from the Bureau of labor Statistics was released this morning. It has some good news in that the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent to 7.7 percent, and a net of 236,000 jobs were created (there were 246,000 jobs created in the private sector, while government shed 10,000).
Since 236,000 is above the rate of population growth, if it continues–and job growth has averaged 195,000 over the last three months–it would mean a slow, steady improvement. But, ironically, such an improvement might mean a short-term rise in unemployment as more people, encouraged by the number of new jobs, re-enter the labor market. The current unemployment rate is a mere one-tenth of a percent below where it was last September.
Break the figures down a little, however, and things aren't quite so rosy. Unemployment among some subgroups, such as teenagers (25.1 percent), blacks (13.8 percent) and young adults 18-29, (12.5 percent), is much higher than the overall number. It's still a dismal time to be graduating from school and entering the job market for the first time.
The long-term unemployed, which is to say those out of work for 27 weeks or longer, now number 4.8 million, fully 40.1 percent of all unemployed. Part-time workers who wish they could have full-time employment number 8 million.
Worse, the workforce participation rate, the percentage of the working-age population that is actually working, is only 63.5 percent. At the start of the recession it was 66 percent. In other words, millions of people have dropped out of the labor force. If they had not, the unemployment rate would be over 10 percent.
So while things are improving, they are a long way from good. The slowest recovery from recession since the Great Depression continues.


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Robinson Heating & Air offers emergency repair service for all Makes & types of home or commercial heating/cooling Comfort systems. Our repairmen are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, even on holidays! We offer flat rate pricing on most residential repairs so that you know up front what a repair is going to cost you. Call now and ask about our PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS where we will automatically perform the basic service your heating or cooling system needs.
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Let's talk goals…
I think it is very important to set both long term and short term goals!
Here are a few ideas!
Long Term being…
I want to have lost __ lbs by January 2013
By my birthday in ____________ I plan to fit a size___!
I want to fit that super cute two piece by summer 2013!
Short Term being…
By the of October I want to lose___lbs.
In six weeks I want to drop 2 sizes
In four weeks I want to have more energy
I'll share a few of my goals:
Goal #1: Have a great weekly workout that I like and gives me the results I am looking for!
Goal #2: Lose 10-15 lbs by November 5th
Goal #3: Fit a size 5/6 by December 1st {I'm currently a size 9}
I have created a "Weight Loss" Printable to share…
I really like writing things down, that way I can look back and see the progress I have made from week to week!
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Every year the Ontario Center of Excellence holds an amazing conference called Discovery. It is by far the leading exposition of bright minds around the country. Both the speakers and the exhibitors are usually exceptional so it comes as no surprise that 2600 people attend each year.
Exhibiting companies represent a multitude of sectors including
Energy and Environment
Professional Services
Universities and Colleges
Advanced Health Technologies
ICT and Digital Media
Advanced Manufacturing
Social Innovation
With a fully-packed schedule it will be impossible to see everything, so we have outlined a few things you do not want to miss:
1. Ask an Expert Panel
This is an event that occurs Monday, April 27, between 3:45 and 5:45 in the Ask an Expert Zone.
This is a chance to foster some, always needed, business connections with experienced captains of the industry. Full list of participating experts here. Do not forget to bring a stack of business cards!
2. Bitcoin ATM
Hot in the news, Bitcoin has been a contentious subject. Nevertheless, tech enthusiasts seem to be slowly trying it out. If you remember, our co-founder Andrew Finkle actually gets part of his salary in Bitcoin. This is a good chance to test it out for yourself. A company called BitAccess will be exhibiting their Bitcoin ATM on the showcase floor both days in the manufacturing section. Their technology allows anyone to deposit cash and instantly receive a digital wallet containing the equivalent in cryptocurrency. The future!
3. 3D Printed cookies
After a long day of walking around, you are definitely going to need a little boost. We invite you to visit the Cookie Station near the food area to receive your very own OCE Discovery Cookie printed by our very own Discov3ries! And, of course, after you have done that, swing by to say hello to the rest of the Structur3d crew in the Energy, Environment, and Manufacturing Showcase.
Fortunately, the event so happens to be in Toronto, so there is absolutely no excuse not to make it out. Tickets can be bought here.


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We offer to establish a strategic partnership to deliver the Harvester to blueberry producers worldwide!
The selected proposal will retain 20% of all the royalties related to the technologies to be developed.
A cash prize upon delivery of US250.000 for the winning team.
For the development of the proposal and fulfill the expected goals, the selected proposal will obtain:
The ownership of all the intellectual and industrial property rights recognized within the Chilean Legislation, specially the Chilean Intellectual Property Act Nº 17.336 and the Chilean Industrial Property Act Nº 19.039, including all international treaties in force and Applicable law, generated within, during and in connection with the selected proposal related to the process for the development of a fully functional industrial prototype of an Automated Harvester to disrupt the harvest process of blueberries will reside in Hortifrut S.A. Notwithstanding the abovementioned, the developers of the selected proposal will have and retain the right to 20 per cent of all the royalties related to the technologies to be developed minus any kind of applicable tax.


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Lecturer in Italian
None currently
Having graduated from the University of Kent, I subsequently acquired postgraduate and doctoral qualifications from the Universities of York and Birmingham. I taught English as a Foreign Language in Italy and Switzerland before accepting teaching fellowship in Italian at Queen's University, Belfast, and subsequently a lectureship in Italian at the University of Salford.
I teach Italian language and translation at undergraduate level and have taught and co-ordinated a range of modules on European cinema including "Europe on Screen – Conflict and Change" and "European Cinema in the 20th Century".
Contemporary Italian Cinema (1990 to the present)
Marxism and Cinema
Representations of Labour and the Workplace in Italian and other European Cinema
European Political Cinema in the 21st Century
Auteurism in Contemporary European Cinema
French and German Cinema from 1920-1939
BA (Italian and English with French) University of Kent
PGCE (Italian and French) University of York
PhD (Italian Studies) University of Birmingham
Giuseppe Tornatore; Emotion, Cognition, Cinema (Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006)
Edited Volumes:
Italian Cinema – New Directions (Peter Lang, 2005)
Italian Film Directors in the New Millennium (Cambridge Scholars Press, 2010)
Un nuovo cinema politico italiano? Vol. 1 (Troubador, 2013)


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Designed to provide a physically and emotionally safe environment in which to thrive, Women of Courage courses can provide a catalyst for powerful growth and change. On this backpacking course you will work as a team with other women survivors of violence and abuse toward your goals together within this breath-taking landscape. On this hiking expedition, you will take turns navigating the group through this rugged terrain, pushing yourself through new and challenging experiences while feeling the support of these other incredible women behind you, helping you to realize your true strength. You will walk away from this experience with a strong group of support, realizing how far you have come, feeling more at peace and empowered and with the self-confidence and resilience to move forward from a place of strength and encouragement. Spaces are held on a first-come, first-served basis with priority for women who currently reside in Western Canada.
Your journey will begin when you meet your group in Comox, British Columbia. From there you will traverse one of Canada's most breath-taking landscapes.
An Outward Bound course is not a guided trip, it is an immersive experience led by you and your group. In additional to the personal journey that you undergo, you will also learn the foundations of minimal impact camping, hiking and mindfulness practices, navigation and orienteering. Your course also includes a 24-hour solo experience, where you will put your new-found skills into practice under the supervision of our skilled instructional team. Often described as the most transformative part of their experience, your solo also gives you the space to reflect on earlier conversations, absorb important realizations and let go of how we perceive ourselves – leaving you faced only with your true self, and coming to love and appreciate who you really are.
Thanks to the support of our community, our Women of Courage course fees are fully funded by generous donations from a number of dedicated foundations, corporations, individuals and former WOC participants. Participants are responsible for funding their travel to and from the course location. We ask only that participants consider "paying-it-forward" to help other Women of Courage have this experience through a donation to the program.
For those interested in supporting Outward Bound Canada and it's objectives to help more Canadians, please click here for donation information.


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BFUHC PMET Result 2016 on 15th June 2016 - Check Cut Off Marks below - New Date of Result
The Result has been postponed this year as well. A no of questions were erratic. The matter came to the notice when the exam conducting body received complaints regarding around 49 questions from Physics, Chemistry, Zoology etc. New dates shall be disclosed very soon. Total 379 Objections were received. Punjab held its first PMET Online Test on 11th of June 2016. Fourteen Thousand and six hundred eighty nine aspirants took the test with the hope of getting admission to any of the colleges in the state. The test is held every year for giving admission to nearly 1,000 medical seats.
The test was held by Baba Farid University of Health Science ( BFUHC). For convenience of the candidates, the test was held in two shifts at 33 examination centres in 15 cities in the state. The Result shall be very soon now.
Note - The Answer key for both the phases can be checked on 12th and 13th of June and objections regarding the errors in the official answer key can be sent at the concerned body on the same day. i.e. 13th of June. Now the date of Pre-medical entrance test Result is today. Check it right now.
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Last Year's Stuff
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled any possibility for the PMET Re-exam for nearly 1,000 seats of MBBS for which around 15,000 students had appeared in four months ago.
But the exam received a lot of controversy and a no of candidates approached the High Court for re-examination because of cancellation of three questions.
But the High court has rejected this plea for the re-exam and has directed the BFUHC to revise the PMET 2015 Result and start the Admission Process soon.
The court rejected the plea saying that the test was held in a proper way and praised the Varsity to execute this Difficult task of holding PMET with precision.
The Ruling was delivered by Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain. He directed the University to allow the candidates appearing in PMET to carry Question Booklet after the test is over.
He also directed the varsity to upload PMET Answer keys at its official website. The court has also ordered to allow the candidates to have access to their OMR Sheet as per the CBSE Pattern.
So after this Ruling, the examinees are curious to know their PMET 2016 Result. As per the High Court Order, the University will have to revise its result first and then it will be declared. The candidates shall get the PMET Outcome from the official website.
How to view PMET Result 2016 ?
- First of make sure you are at the official portal i.e. http://bfuhs.ac.in/
- Here find the link called PMET Result.
- Click on it and fill your Exam Roll No and other required information.
- The Result shall be out.
It was not very long ago that May 3rd AIPMT was cancelled by the Supreme Court and its Re-exam was ordered. The reason was the leakage of the paper in Rohtak Region.


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We are very excited to announce Bazaar on Adams, our 3rd Thursday market on Adams Street.
We are inviting vendors of all kinds to come out to Adams Street to sell their wares. All you need is a vendor's license and $25 and you can be a part of Adams Street's market for the Arts Commission's 3rd Thursday cultural loop. We're looking for everything from farmers, and crafters, to food trucks and people selling knock-off sunglasses. Anything goes. The more diverse products we have to offer the better.
If you are interested, please fill out the following information, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.


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Melbourne, FL – The Brevard Watercolor Society's 22nd Annual Watercolor show, "Splash of Watercolor", will be held Saturday and Sunday, February 18-19, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This year's fine art exhibition will take place at the Azan Shrine Temple, 1591 W. Eau Gallie Boulevard, Melbourne, FL. Admission and parking are free.
Diane Harmon, President of the Brevard Watercolor Society, said "Our annual "Splash" shows draw several thousand art lovers of all ages. Come join us!" "Splash of Watercolor" will feature the largest exhibit and sale of watercolor paintings in Brevard County. Nearly 100 local artists, many who have state and nationally-acclaimed works, will be represented at the show.
Original, framed artwork will be available for sale in the main hall. In the artists' Marketplace, prints, cards, and unframed originals will also be available for sale. Ongoing activities include raffle baskets, silent auction, live music, and heart-healthy refreshments served in the bistro. A special section of the show will feature paintings created by many of the students taking on-going classes taught by a number of BWS members.
Several demonstration events are scheduled during the "Splash of Watercolor" weekend show. All are entertaining and educational (and sometimes hilarious) and include:
- 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday, watercolor demonstrations by award winning members of the Brevard Watercolor Society
- 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Saturday, "Paint Around", watch as 5 award-winning, local artists start individual paintings and then rotate to paint on each other's paintings until completed.
The Brevard Watercolor Society was established in 1995 and has nearly 200 members. BWS partners with Brevard County organizations and is an active member of the Brevard Cultural Alliance. BWS is dedicated to the beauty of watercolor painting and enriching the quality of life in our community through workshops, education, and exhibitions.


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These next several evenings – March 13, 14 and 15, 2019, the waxing moon is moving inside the Winter Circle, sometimes called the Winter Hexagon. It's a large circular (hexagonal) star asterism – not one of the 88 official constellations, but just a noticeable pattern of stars – consisting of six 1st-magnitude stars in six separate constellations:
Capella – brightest star in the constellation Auriga the Charioteer
Pollux – brightest star in the constellation Gemini the Twins
Castor – second-brightest star in the constellation Gemini the Twins
Procyon – brightest star in the the constellation Canis Minor the Lesser Dog
Sirius – brightest star in the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog
Rigel – brightest star in the constellation Orion the Hunter
Aldebaran – brightest star in the constellation Taurus the Bull
Technically speaking, Castor is a 2nd-magnitude star, though it's the brightest of all the 2nd-magnitude stars in the sky. Near the center of the Circle, you'll find center Orion's bright red star Betelgeuse.
Here are constellation charts via the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
In the evenings in March, we in the Northern Hemisphere see the Winter Circle fill up much of our southern sky at nightfall. Elsewhere in the world – even in places where it's not winter – the moon will also be in the midst of these stars. Meanwhile, as seen from temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, what we northerners call the Winter Circle will appear upside-down relative to our northern view. That is, southern sky watchers will see the star Sirius at top and the star Capella at bottom.
No chart can adequately convey the Winter Circle's humongous size! It dwarfs the constellation Orion the Hunter, which is a rather large constellation occupying the southwestern part of the Winter Circle pattern.
By the way, the moon is now showing you where the sun resides (more or less) in front of the backdrop stars in the month of June. So enjoy the Winter Circle. And contemplate the sun being in this part of the sky when summer returns to the Northern Hemisphere!
Bottom line: On March 13, 14 and 15, 2019, the moon resides inside the Winter Circle, a large asterism made of seven brilliant stars.
Read more: Winter Circle, or Hexagon, made of bright stars
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As you can see above, The Hudson Company's family of Reclaimed White Oak floors are available in several finishes, color tones, plank widths, and with a variety of other spec. options. Closely associated with strength, endurance, style, and quality, Oak has been en vogue for as long as wood has been used in architecture, design, furniture making, and woodcraft. At The Hudson Company, one of our greatest passions is helping architects, designers, and builders incorporate these timeless Oak wood floors into innovative installations that meet the practical and aesthetic needs of their 21st century clients and customers.
Sourcing Reclaimed White Oak Flooring:
Typically, our Reclaimed White Oak floors are sourced from the structural members of historic American barns or decommissioned warehouses and industrial buildings. Reclaimed Oak floors offer designers a wide spectrum of inherent and desirable aesthetic qualities, including: knots, sap wood, cathedral grain, and 'tiger striping.' Additionally, many of our Reclaimed White Oak floor planks and timbers include unique traces of historical milling, including: saw kerfs, ferrous stains, nail holes, checking, and scarring.
Flooring Specifications:
For our Reclaimed White Oak [New Face, Barley Finish, Prime Grade] Flooring: 3/4" x 4-6" x 2-12'. Tongue & Groove. End Matched. New Face. Solid or Engineered. Shown pre-finished in Barley. Also available unfinished
For our Reclaimed White Oak [New Face, Bare Finish, Prime Grade] Flooring: Specifications: 3/4" x 4 or 6" x 2-10'. Tongue & Groove. End Matched. Micro-Beveled. New Face. Solid or Engineered. Shown pre-finished in Bare. Also available unfinished.
*Do you need Reclaimed White Oak Flooring milled to meet custom specs or with a custom finish? Contact us today to speak with a member of The Hudson Company Team to discuss how we can help find a custom solution for your design project needs.


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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
IRS Flunks Audit
The Washington Post has an interesting article, Audit Urges End of IRS's Employee Tuition Plan; Administrative Costs Said to Be "Far Too High":
The IRS's employee tuition assistance program has spent more than 60% of its funds -- or $4.4 million in two years -- on administrative costs, employing the equivalent of 30 full-time workers while turning away hundreds of employees for lack of funds, an inspector general audit has found. The audit ... suggests the IRS's Human Resources Investment Fund should be abandoned. Its findings come as Treasury Secretary John W. Snow pleads to Congress for more funding for the nation's tax collection agency....
The tuition plan was established as part of the IRS reorganization of 1998 to promote career development and improve employees' skills. Course subjects include accounting, computers and foreign languages. But in 2002 and 2003, only $2.8 million of the program's $7.2 million budget went to tuition assistance. The remainder was swallowed by administrative costs and the salaries of more than 80 employees detailed to the project, most of them part time. During that time, 1,680 employees were rejected for tuition assistance for lack of funds.
For a copy of the audit, see here. (Thanks to reader Ben Cunningham for the tip.)


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5% of CEO roles in Africa are held by women. Let that figure sink in a moment. For a continent where women outnumber men, according to the 2011 census by the Worldstat, you might think this percentage shocking. And it is. Yet across the continent and the Africa diaspora, companies and individuals are fighting for equal representation. This blog will examine some of these profiles alongside the problems this lack of diversity creates.
In a recent interview for New African Woman Magazine (Source: here), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the UN Women's executive director, pointed to a lack of participation for men and boys at home to engage in the current issues faced by Africa's women. A two-part approach, the sensitisation of men to the problems and the encouragement of female representation, she believes, will be the key to unlocking the potential in Africa's economy. Subordinating women is also considered as one of the major factors in the lack of female representation across Africa.
Why though should companies strive for a more gender-balanced workforce? The advantages seem endless. For businesses that target a wide-ranging market, diversity in the workplace helps encourage a diverse way of thinking. This helps bring together different kinds of energy, which complement each other and help a business achieve its potential. Women in business are also better suited to corner those markets traditionally supported by women. Put quite simply, a 50/50 workforce reflects the society in which we live.
The situation currently is not as bleak as previously thought. Thanks to the power of the Internet, the number of female writers and bloggers has tripled in recent years. Blog such as the Lionesses of Africa (Website: here) help women entrepreneurs connect and share their various experiences in a very male-dominated market. The number of African women billionaires has also risen in recent years: women like Isabel dos Santos, who is the controlling stakeholder in the Portuguese telecom company, Nos SGPS, and Folorunsho Alakija, the self-made billionaire and founder of the tailoring company, Supreme Stiches, are paving the way for women in the higher echelons of the African business world.
Yet these examples represent only a very small number of women at the top, and often are only the very rich. How can companies then promote and improve their diversity so that we find a better representation in every position? There are various methods but the most effective ones appear to be developing a hiring strategy to make the workforce represent the society one works in. Another method involves diversity training for the company, a method which more and more businesses are beginning to adopt. On the recruitment side of the matter, it remains important to ensure that any recruitment agency or HR departments align with your company's commitment to promote diversity in the workplace.
And what about the Talent Agenda Series? Here at TAS, we have always believed in the importance of diversity in the workplace and as such, attendees to the Johannesburg conference will be able to participate a breakfast briefing on the future of women in African business and the methods current leaders use to promote such diversity across the panellists. Those lucky listeners will hear Brighton Mwiinga, the Head of Human Resources for Prudential Life Assurance and Precious Murena-Nyika, the Human Resources and Communications Director for Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe & President of The Institute of the People Management in Zimbabwe.
Come along then and hear from some of Africa's leading women in business and ensure your company is keeping up-to-date with current diversity methods and strategies.
Do not miss the opportunity to attend to our upcoming event in Johannesburg!
You can find more information about our speakers and the agenda here


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My name is Chuck Donalies and I live in Washington, D.C. with my wife and daughters. By day I'm an independent Certified Financial Planner™ with my own firm, Donalies Financial Planning, LLC. At night I like to create drawings and paintings, often based on the video games I played during childhood.
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for video game reviews, I can tell you I don't have any, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that people like you can enjoy. If you're uninterested, this will be the end of it. I will not contact you, I will not pursue you, but if you decide to contact me, I'll happily respond to you - and I take commissions!


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The pet kangaroo, Lulu, made noises outside the family home in the state of Victoria, until the farmer's wife paid attention.
In a scene reminiscent of the 1960s Australian children's television series Skippy about a resourceful kangaroo, the animal then led the woman to her husband.
Leonard Richards, 52, had been checking his property for storm damage, when he was knocked unconscious by a falling branch on Sunday.
The farmer's wife, Lynn, said she had been alerted by the kangaroo's out-of-character behaviour.
"I heard Lulu, she has this bark, and its a very loud bark that she gives out, not like a dog's sound it's quite a nice sound," she said.
"I just looked down and I [saw] her at the paddock and Brendon our nephew was with us and I said to him, Len's down there," she told Reuters news agency.
Lulu was hand-reared by the family after her mother was killed by a car four years ago.
Mr Richards was taken to a Melbourne hospital with suspected head injuries, but was allowed home on Sunday night.
Have you ever been rescued by an animal ? Use the form below to send us your experiences. If you have any good photos send them to email@example.com
My sister in law was a new parent, living on the South coast with her aging dog. One evening she was woken by the dog nuzzling her and whining. Perturbed as to the very out of character behaviour she got up and followed her dog into her child's room to find her child had stopped breathing. She successfully resuscitated him. The following night she woke frequently to check on her boy and found on every occasion the dog, who she had always left sleeping in the hall, attentive under her child's cot. Mark, UK
It is really amazing how these animals sometimes prove to us that we are no better than them. If we look at our world, we are fighting everywhere instead of helping each other and fighting real enemies like poverty and life threatening diseases. Sanjay Raizada, Australia
Two girls were setting fires one evening, and they set two mattresses on fire outside my apartment door. My smoke detector failed to function, but my cat went to the door and started howling. I just barely made it to the fire escape. The smoke by that point was very heavy. If the cat had not alerted me... John Thompson, Canada
My cat once alerted my parents when I was a baby in my baby walker, that I was too close to the fire and my jumper actually caught alight. She meowed extremely loudly and caught their attention just in time. Davina Kylassum, UK
I was 8 months pregnant and my dear old dog
was old and crippled and had cancer. I put a bed for him in
the horse barn so he could be with me as I
cared for our horses. One day late in January,
I was calling the horses in for feeding. The horses were galloping
to the narrow barn door when I slipped and
fell right inside the doorway. I cried out in pain and was unable to move. I could hear the
horses pounding along, eager to push their way through the doorway. Patrick pulled himself up from his bed , staggered over to the doorway, stood at my feet and barked at the horses until I was able to crawl out of the way. I had to call him to me and he made his way to my side and collapsed. He only lived two weeks after
that. Roan, USA
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Construction Students Build Skills, Serve Community
For a second year, the young men and women in Tamara Gurnell's construction class at Duncanville High School volunteered to design and build the official school district float for the city's Christmas parade.
This year's theme is 'LEGO Christmas' – and the construction crew's concept is elaborate. It centers on a ski slope with LEGO figures schussing down the mountain complete with background music and a fan blowing ribbon to look like snow.
"I have the most amazing set of students," Gurnell said.
The same students put their construction skills to work earlier this fall to build a new pulpit and mantle for St. Mark Lutheran Church. The church sits right across the street from DHS. Pastor Aaron Glaeske said Mrs. Gurnell approached him at an event to ask if his church needed anything her students could provide.
"We were going to have to hire it out and it would have cost us quite a bit," Pastor Glaeske said. "I would say a ballpark figure the kids and the school probably saved us in the neighborhood of 800 dollars. It was tremendous."
Gurnell said the community service projects have given students opportunities to learn real world lessons.
"The kids are learning time management, how to be efficient with limited resources and practical solutions to unexpected changes on the job site," Gurnell said.
They're also learning the importance of giving back.
"Duncanville is an amazing community of people and anything we can do as a high school to promote the community, it all comes back full circle," Gurnell said.


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Shiseido Eyelash Curler #213 Review
You know how much I swear by my Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler, it never pinched my weirdly shaped eye lid, it grabs all my lashes in one go and curls like crazy. It stayed with me for two good years! But everything has to come to an end, Shu Uemura doesn't sell pads separately so I had to throw the curler away. I've been hearing great things about its greatest rival, the Shiseido Eyelash Curler so I quickly bought this one on my way home.
Newsflash, I forgot that we have 2 lines of Shiseido here in Japan, the high-end and the drugstore ones. In Manila, Shiseido is a well known Japanese company that sells high-end beauty products, but in Japan you will be surprised that a lot of affordable products sold in drugstores are from Shiseido.
I just realized I picked up the 'drugstore' curler when I got home. I've never seen any of the two so I honestly thought I picked up the right thing. *I did a further research about these two cosmetics lines so I'm gonna share them down below so you won't make the same mistake like I did.
Packaging-wise, unlike its Shu Uemura competition Shiseido Eyelash Curler #213 doesn't come in a classy box. It is housed in a flimsy, transparent front, plastic packaging. Included inside is one extra pad. Not bad for ¥800 (+tax).
"you are beautiful #213, don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
What I like about Shiseido Eyelash Curler #213?
- readily available at most drugstores in Japan nationwide
- very affordable at ¥800
- doesn't pinch my skin
- super nice curl vs regular cheap curlers
- Top 1 at Cosme Ranking's Eyelash Curler category
- they sell extra rubber pads at drugstores too, Shu Uemura doesn't
- I feel like it's a bit wider than my Shu Uemura which enables it to grab corner lashes easily
What I don't like about it?
- I feel like I need to press a couple more times to get the curl that Shu Uemura can do in one go
- I feel like the curls don't hold longer compared when I used Shu Uemura's
|Shu Uemura (top), Shiseido Eyelash Curler #213 (bottom)
Image via Shiseido
The high-end Shiseido Eyelash Curler is housed in this packaging. It costs ¥1.080 (which also hundreds cheaper than Shu Uemura's). One thing about these two Shiseido lines is that the logo of the high-end one is always with 'GINZA TOKYO' right below the word Shiseido while the drugstore one is usually just either the word Shiseido or is written in Japanese characters. The 'Shiseido GINZA TOKYO' is marketed worldwide so including the words GINZA TOKYO in the branding also makes sense.
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at 5:45, kid 1 -- I wasn't home yet, so miss_chance handled the first few.
at 6:00, cintyber showed up (as did kid 8) and played the "ID the costume" game all evening.
at 6:15, kid 20.
at 6:30, kid 37.
at 6:45, kid 63.
at 6:56, kid 100.
at 7:00, kid 115.
at 7:18, kid 174.
at 7:23, kid 200 is a clone trooper -- lots of Star Wars characters this year.
at 7:30, kid 222. Then a five-minute lull before the next kid, dressed as Pooh Bear.
at 7:45, kid 258.
at 8:00, kid 272. miss_chance has finished the work she needed to do and she and I take a spin around the neighborhood. I have a conversation with someone down the street about why "that house" is taking a break this year, and relay the assurances I'd gotten from the folks who live there that they'd be back in '09. There are a few signs up saying "out of candy".
at 8:15, kid 283.
at 8:30, kid 292. Shortly after this I left to get fetch us dinner, while miss_chance and cintyber mind the candy.
at 8:45 or so (while I'm out), kid 299. We're about the only ones still giving out candy at this point.
at 9:00, kid 300, and that's a wrap (and yet another record). About 10% of the candy is left over -- certainly not too much for tomorrow's party.


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When I struggle with the feelings to shop for things I know I don't need, I try to get out and play. Playing has been the best way to keep me focused on things that really matter (relationship, adventure, nature, health, etc.) verses shopping for things that ultimately don't.
That being said, we can't play naked right? So I wanted to share a few of my favorite brands with you that allow me to play more freely as well as consciously!
One of my favorite brands is Beyond Yoga, especially their sales. Their clothes are made here in the U.S., and they LAST. I have worn their leggings climbing mountains in Yosemite, hiking through Zion's Narrows, working out, or staying in and resting. They are always comfortable, cozy, hardworking, and stylish.
Another brand that really allows me to play is Elizabeth Suzann. I love how easy breezy her style is. I can throw her clothes in a suitcase for travel, and they always look good when I reach my destination. They're perfect for a picnic, the farmers market, or dressed up for a night out. I love her pieces because they are so versatile, and that's a key component needed for a conscious closet.
Lastly, y'all know my love for Everlane basics. I live in tee shirts. Tees are the ultimate clothing item perfect for play. Think everything from baseball games, movies in the part, bike rides around the city, or days at the museum. A tee will allow you to do it all. And Everlane has the perfect tees. Affordable, cozy, long-lasting.
The next time you find yourself believing you need that one item from Anthropologie that will supposedly "change your life," throw on a tee and leggings and get out and do something fun! I promise you won't regret that decision, and you won't miss shopping. And ladies, I would love to hear from you? What are some of your favorite, ethical, easy-to-pay-in brands? Let me know your favorites in the comments below, and I'd love to share your picks on instagram!
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What To Seem For In A Great Personal Finance Software
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5 Surprising Things About Nicaragua | Mukul, an Auberge Resort
In a country bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua is a natural haven. With lush forests and endless coastline, you'll find a healthy ecosystem of flora and fauna thriving in Central America's most breathtaking country. Whether you seek to explore volcanoes, lakes, beaches or cities, learn five ways Nicaragua may surprise you in the list below.
No. 1 – Volcanoes Are Plentiful
Due to its location along the Central American Volcanic Arc, Nicaragua is home to a staggering 19 volcanoes. Of that total, eight are active, and much of this is owed to the country's location along the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire. Whether hoping to see a major stratovolcano or wishing to gaze at the lava's cylindrical cones, get ready for an adventure. In Leon, Nicaragua, you can volcano board down the Cerro Negro, an active volcano outside of the city that's thought to be over 160 years old. With lava like gravel, it's easy to pick up quite the velocity down this slope. Just make sure to hang on!
Read more about our Mukul exclusive excursion to Cerro Negro here.
No. 2 – Central America's Largest Lake Awaits
On the edge of Nicaragua's colonial city of Granada is Lake Nicaragua, a colossal fresh water lake that's waiting to be explored. As the largest lake in Central America and the nineteenth largest lake in the world, Lake Nicaragua is vital to the country's ecosystem. The indigenous tribes of Nicaragua know the lake as Cocibolca, and once the Spanish arrived they named it Mar Dulce, which translates to "sweet sea" – and sweet it is. At 110 miles long and 36 miles wide, Lake Nicaragua is the only freshwater lake in the world to contain oceanic animal life like sharks and swordfish. During a visit, explore the vast number of islands (or isletas) scattered throughout the lake. Ometepe Island is the most well-known of the isletas and home to pre-Colombian artifacts for you to explore.
Enjoy the lake by booking our lake house tour.
No. 3 – 500 Miles of Coastline Beckons Exploration
Lush tropical forests, tourist-free, white-sand beaches, and enough fresh fruit to fill you for days – all of this and more can be found on Nicaragua's coastline. With beach front on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua has 500 miles of ready-to-explore coastal terrain. On the west coast, explore lava-rich coasts in the north and surf and fishing villages in the south. On the east coast, you'll be a pleasant boat ride away from gorgeous islands and the country's stunning coral reef systems.
Hike the coastline of Guacalito for stunning ocean views.
No. 4 – Nicaragua is Home to Latin America's Oldest City
Although you will likely fly into Managua during your visit to Nicaragua, the international hub isn't the only leading city in the country. Further south is the quaint colonial town of Granada, the oldest city in continental Latin America and the first European city in all of mainland America. Founded in 1534 by Spanish explorer Hernandez de Cordoba, the city was named after Granada in Spain and served as a major economic and political hub during that time. Today, Granada is a traveler's dream. The city is filled with brightly-colored homes, lovely cafes, and enough Masaya art for sale to officially make your suitcase over the weight limit on departure.
We can create a curated tour exclusive to your preferences.
No. 5 – Nicaragua Protects Its Flourishing Wildlife
With sustainability and conservation as paramount pillars, Nicaragua protects 70 areas throughout the country, preserving the vast array of wildlife that inhabits these regions. Of the protected space are both water and land, ensuring that endangered species and healthy species alike flourish for years to come. Due to this proactive thinking, you'll see large quantities of monkeys, turtles, and perhaps the rare jaguar during a visit.
Experience a turtle release that is truly magical with Mukul. Learn more.


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Biological, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences
In the Biological, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Pathway, students will find majors that will give them a strong foundation in STEM subjects. Scroll down to see a full list of majors in this Pathway.
Can't find the major you're looking for? Try the general Associate of Science Degree.
Related Majors
Find related majors in the following Career & Academic Pathways:
Environmental Science, Safety, and Health - see Engineering, Manufacturing & Engineering Technology
Integrated Science Education - see Education, Human Services and Public Safety
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - see Computer Science, Information Technology and Design
Landscape Design and Management - see Construction and Skilled Trades
Middle Childhood Math & Science Education - see Education, Human Services and Public Safety
Psychology - see Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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Check out the video from the guys below which discusses how, through surveillance balloons, the CIA and Marilyn Monroe — drones came to be what they are today:
Also, the tech peeps over at Mashable have a theory on drone technology will look like 10 years from now and held a Google Hangout yesterday to discuss all the details. they talked about the future of lethal autonomous weapons, FAA regulations, drone porn and why some schools are creating entire departments dedicated to studying unmanned aerial vehicles. Basically: If it's robotic and it flies, we're into it.
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Ep 42 - 50 QUOTES OF WISDOM FROM POWERFUL SUPER HERO'S
I don't know what it is about this Culture and our obsession with superheroes. Maybe it's because we all (most of us anyway) aspire to be like them. Maybe we see ourselves or at least our potential in our favorite web slinger or cocky billionaire. Or maybe it's simply a subconscious manifestation of things to come. Scientist from all over the world are creating new realities with technology and biohacking, that someday may lead to us actually being super heros.
Neville Goddard's Top Ten Soul-Stirring Quotes
Neville Goddard is a 20th Century Philosopher whose words of manifesting your reality will blow your mind.
Public speaker and author of more than 10 books, Goddard preached on the power of your own feelings and thoughts in a way that makes you reconsider any misguided judgement of outside the box beliefs.
Here are 10 of the most influential quotes ever produced by the words of Neville Goddard.
Tim Ferriss - top 10 inspiring Lifestyle Designs Quotes
Automation has never been sexier than with the New Rich Lifestyle coined by Timothy Ferriss in The Four hour Work Week.
Ferris made living a life easier for entrepreneurs and 9-5ers everywhere in the 21st Century with a few simple tricks, effectively increasing time in your day and getting back the best years of your life.
Here are the top ten quotes from this self-proclaimed Human Guinea Pig on entrepreneurship, life, and everything in between.
Grant Cardone - Top Ten Massive Action Quotes to Get you Moving
Grant Cardone is best known for his methods in sales training with books like "the 10x rulebook" and "if you're not first, you're last"
where his aggressive approach with a pearly white smile will disarm and motivate you all at once.
Here are the top ten quotes from grant cardone that will keep you revved up throughout the day.
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Top Ten Best Advice Quotes
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a legend in his own right. From Mr.Olympia to world famous Hollywood star and California governor, no dream has been too high to be conquered by the this Austrian Dreamer.
What few people know about Arnold is that his uncanny ability to outmaneuver everyone around him and get what he wanted is attributed more to his mental power.
This took him farther than his bodybuilding abilities ever did. Here are the top ten Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes that will inspire you to dream big, and win.


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Open Year Round
The Park Street Inn is an historic, Victorian style Bed & Breakfast built in 1912. Enjoy the cozy comforts of today in a yesterday setting across from beautiful Lake Belle Taine. We offer 4 guest rooms complete with private baths, air conditioning, hair dryers and whirlpools in 2 of the rooms. Guests come for the quiet elegance of the inn, & return for the excellent gourmet breakfasts. Our romantic Suite is newly remodeled.
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First, don't say, "I'm not a writer." Writing is a skill that takes practice. Work at it, read more, and you'll become a better writer. Or call a professional.
Never use a long word where a short one will do. No need to write "utilize" when "use" works. Nor should you say "general consensus of opinion," when "consensus" will do.
Use active instead of passive verbs. Instead of writing "The meeting was led by Tom", write "Tom led the meeting." Similarly, "There are three things we can do to improve sales" should be changed to "We can do three things to improve sales."
Delete unnecessary words and phrases, such as
- Basically
- Very
- Really
- As I said before
- In other words
Avoid acronyms. These shortcuts lead to confusion.
Never use cliches, and don't use foreign phrases if you can use an English equivalent. Avoid jargon such as "actionable," "core competency," "incentivize," among others.
Before you write an e-mail, ask yourself what you want the recipient to do as a result of your e-mail. Simplify your writing around that goal.
Don't be afraid to use "me;" it's often the correct choice. Is this sentence correct? "Please reply to John and I," or "… to John and myself." No. Read the sentence again after removing mentions of other people. "Reply to me" (not I or myself) is correct, and it sounds correct, too.
It's = it is (not a possessive)
They're = they are
Spelling counts, always. If in doubt, choose a different word.
No emojis in business writing. These are fun tools for texting, but should not be used in professional communication.


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mikiy travel
Here and there, now and then, pix from my present and past.
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Death Valley Junction: Amargosa Hotel
Awake at 5, took a stroll for a little.
Sign of flash flood.
Ms Becket who quit the crazy scene and did skate away from NY.
Another cork chair! This one looks really is.
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Good morning and welcome to another beautiful week.
It was an amazing weekend (this is an understatement).
One filled with loads of music (the CNSJ was spectacular), many laughs, great friends, champagne, mojiotos, a mini Fuikdag and an engagement (my brother got engaged to his beautiful girlfriend).
Today it is back to work, but I am sure it will be a busy and fun filled week.
(with loads of preparations for the trip next week)
Have a beautiful week.
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Quantum Healing involves both the practical and the metaphysical.
My calling is to help people with their soul-level issues by offering pathways to personal empowerment. Ultimately, we can help raise the consciousness of the planet.
For each of us, Quantum Healing methods can help to remove blockages that we may have. These prevent us from attaining happiness, health, and longevity.
By engaging the energy and power of vibrational healing modalities, I can help a person to identify and dissolve issues that may be interfering with creation of desired outcomes, increase well-being by reducing stress, and allow the body's natural healing mechanisms to work at an optimal level.
In a Personal Gemstone Reading, I work with your intention to identify specific gemstones keep you in resonance with your specific goals. I offer a full reading or a shorter Priority Reading.
I offer various classes on muscle-testing and energy medicine techniques which are designed to empower you to accurately determine your best pathway to health and soul-fulfillment, and to keep yourself humming along at optimal energy. Read more on my classes and upcoming events here.
To support further healing and well-being, I offer therapeutic gemstone products such as the Amethyst Biomat and Gem-infused Water Bottles help you keep your vibration high to combat stress and physical aging.


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Gregory Adam Reynolds (born July 3, 1985, in Pacifica, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.
Reynolds was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies out of Terra Nova High School in the 41st round of the 2003 MLB Draft, but he instead decided to attend Stanford University. He was then selected by the Colorado Rockies as the second overall selection in the first round of the 2006 MLB Draft.
Reynolds made his Major League Baseball debut on May 11, 2008, in a 6-1 road loss against the San Diego Padres. He allowed four earned runs on six hits and struck out one batter in 5.2 innings.


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Monday, May 21, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
What is "Lost in Infinity" really about?
What is it about?
That's the harder of the two to answer without giving away too much. The novel is a psychological suspense thriller at heart, written in the form of a fictional autobiography. The book follows the narrator as he explores his lifelong struggle with insomnia and the meaning of human existence. The narrator's crippling fear of infinity and the unknown boundaries of space and time fracture his grip on reality as the reader is pulled along down his path of self discovery, unlocking suppressed memories that may hold the key to his fears and answer the question of, "What is the meaning of life?"
Giving any more clues to what the book is about would ruin the experience.
If you appreciate the work of Chuck Palahniuk ("Survivor", "Fight Club"), Kurt Vonnegut ("Slaughterhouse-Five", "Timequake") or Dean Koontz ("Odd Thomas", "Life Expectancy") you'll likely enjoy this book.
How much of it is true?
I take back what I said earlier about this being the easier question to address. The simple answer is "enough". The book takes the actual events and struggles of my life and puts meaning to them where none could be found. It takes the darkest of my fears and explores the possibilities that frighten me most. It puts into words the moments of my life that have defined, inspired, changed, stifled and plagued me throughout my tenure as a cast member in the play of life. That said, because of the nature of the novel, the main character needed to be a pretentious, overconfident headcase and kind of a dick. Oh, and maybe a little bit schizophrenic... The lines of truth more than blurry.
Enjoy the show.
Friday, May 11, 2012
GoodReads is giving away signed copies of LOST IN INFINITY
GoodReads is giving away (10) signed copies of "Lost in Infinity". Sign up for your chance to win.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
a note from searchingforapieceofmind
so yeah. i'm reading this now.
i downloaded it on amazon kindle, and i'm enthralled. its an interesting read, definitely something different than the 50 shades of whatever that was…thank goodness. that 50 shades thing lost me at the second book.
THIS..however..is definitely worth the read so far. at first, i couldn't get quite into it. now, i don't want to put it down.
also, i just realized..if it weren't for kindle, i would have waited for that book to be delivered…which would have made it so i probably didn't read it, because i'm a "here and now" kinda person.
so..yay for instant gratification.
(i plan on reading a dream undone next, done by another talented tumblr writer http://thewhitesharkcafe.tumblr.com )
I hope you like it! Let me know what you think.
Writer Travis Besecker @finallyhesleeps let's us quiz him about his new book, Lost In Infinity and accepts an invitation to become Adie's dungeon slave.
This was an awesome interview. Make sure you listen each week to Adie and Shaan on fingerbang radio here.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
You remember Ernest Angley? TV healer. He'd slap people's foreheads—whap!—and they'd flop over, quivering like fish. I used to love watching him. It was like professional wrestling for Baptists.
The Devil's Alphabet - Daryl Gregory
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Check out my interview with Adie and Shaan
You can check it out on iTunes here:
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When I die I'm being buried in a "WWJD?" t-shirt so when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs I'll be hilarious and ironic at the same time.
This week we have a tag team of awesomeness with Twitter Twats guest @tequilatears he's so comical, we want him to be our new life coach. Writer Travis Besecker @finallyhesleeps let's us quiz him about his new book, Lost In Infinity and accepts an invitation to become Adie's dungeon slave. So yeah…the usual bullshit and banter. Keep on 'banging!
Make sure you check this out and follow fingerbang radio on Tumblr, iTunes, SoundCloud and Twitter.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
WinkNudgeSayNoMo: FINALLY finished Lost In Infinity!!
FINALLY finished Lost In Infinity!!
I know. I know. I'm always the last one to finish.
This was not a book that I could read at the ball field. I needed to be able to think. And believe me….that's not easy for me. (Shut up. Stop laughing. I just have NO time to sit and think.)
I'm so glad that I finished it though. So incredibly glad.
I'm still trying to sort out the right words…but right now all I can come up with is…
I'm reeling.
Such a great concept and such a brilliant way of working the concept and the theme into the entire book…each page…without it being the least bit obvious. I thought I knew where it was going and I was completely wrong.
Thank you, Travis, for sharing this. For creating this.
This is the kind of reaction that makes writing "Lost in Infinity" feel like an accomplishment.