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Storms on Cloud 9 #32:
by Scott Holliday
Obviously, the title of this article is mostly irony. The majority of online games have a hard enough time gaining an audience. In contrast, losing players is all too easy. On the other hand, while you've got them, they're completely yours. The key then is to rope them in and keep them.
Sounds easy enough, but why is it such a problem? A common bit of wisdom circulating around the industry is that you will get your highest numbers in the first few months. After that, you are doomed to a slow outward trickle. Why? Very simply, the initial influx is associated with the desire to try something new or maybe even the competitive rush to the top. After that, if you lose a player for a moment, they might never be back. Whether it's another game, a different interest, or just getting more sleep, you've lost them.
So what can you do to keep them? Unfortunately, the most likely answer is that whatever you do can't really change the world. Only the most "hardcore" or devoted players are still playing the same games they were five or ten years ago. Even games that have tried to keep up with technology and new gameplay mechanics start looking old and dry for new players. And though it's nice to aim to capture the hardcore audience, what makes you think they'll leave the game they are in currently?
Assuming all of this is true, what's the point of this article? The reason it still matters is a difference of degrees. What order of magnitude is acceptable for player loss? Ideally, your amount of loss would be less than your influx. Considering it hasn't ever happened yet, don't bet your chickens. On the other hand, losing the occasional player is much better than bleeding them out from a mortal wound. It's the difference between remaining profitable (or at least viable) for years instead of months (or days).
All that said, what can be done? There are many "right" answers. Good stable code. Friendly customer service. Depth of content. Designing systems to enhance gameplay rather than annoy players. Encouraging the community by special events and offers. Rewarding players for their efforts in improving the experience for everyone. All of these are clearly important. However, one of the most important lessons I learned in dealing with any audience actually comes from public speaking. Take their eyes and don't give them back
This is also the stage magician's mantra, even though the intent is the opposite. Whenever you are faced with an audience, you must capture their attention and then keep it directed. For teaching, or giving a presentation, this usually involves constantly keeping the eyes busy. First, you point their eyes to the first idea. Give them time to understand it, but not enough time to wander. Before they have time to lose interest, you quickly move their eyes to the next idea. For those of you who love laser-pointers, one important lesson is to move the pointer slowly enough so that their eyes follow from each point of interest. The stage magician uses the exact same techniques. By gluing your eyes to the motions your see, the real trick occurs somewhere else.
So how does this apply to online games? I think the answer should be obvious. Make sure every moment is filled with something that is of interest. As an example, think of how many online games require vast amounts of meaningless travel. Some games brag how their world is millions of square miles--meaning that it just takes that much longer to get from point A to point B. In the case of a certain game I played a few years ago, travel was so monotonous (and long) that many players would use tape to hold the "run" button down and then go watch TV. To the ever-decreasing community, it became known as the "massively multiplayer screensaver."
However, travel is just one of the most obvious examples. Whenever you have a case of "wash, rinse, repeat" eventually your players are going to feel cleaned out. Players wouldn't normally have any desire to make bots or scripts if the gameplay itself was interesting. The same combat over and over can be just as bad, even if you can't tape down a button to speed through it.
So how do you spice it up? First, look for tasks that can't be automated. Conversation, puzzle-solving, riddles, pattern-recognition. For many of the rest, if a computer can do it better than a player, odds are it's pretty boring. Second, make sure that player skill and memory has some importance. Nothing is more meaningless than issuing the command to "fight" then sitting back to watch it unfold. Third, make each moment important. During combat, hints or cues or "critical moments" can add a lot of excitement to the game. Lag and latency will cause problems sometimes, but the chance to make a difference in the outcome will help keep the player at the screen. Last, mix it up. Travel would be more exciting if there was constant danger. Random encounters, traps, weather, or even the chance to find something valuable or interesting. Combat would be more interesting if it involved your brain. One of the best game experiences that I've had involved a standard creature that had been reskinned with a different texture. We knew he was special, but we couldn't figure out how to beat him. We kept coming back and trying different things until we figured it out
and had a great time doing it.
Some upcoming games have taken an entirely different approach. Travel is boring? Then why have travel at all? Click the map, and there you are. I've often heard it described as the "movie" strategy. You don't see people in movies riding a meaningless car trip for hours. So why would you want to watch your character do it? On the other hand, some players might say the same about leveling, or combat
or even conversation. So I suppose this approach helps define who your players are.
As conclusion I'll give an exercise for you designers out there: imagine yourself having fun playing a computer game. At that moment, what would your character be doing? Now imagine the same game, except your character is doing that exact same task over and over.
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For this round up I have found everything you could need for making a boy a complete outfit for Easter (they are all free patterns found in my tab at the top) and some stuffed toy ideas as well.
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(up to age 5)
A shirt is an all around good pattern for a boy if you want a more dressy shirt use Danas pattern to make a button-up shirt tutorial here.
Here is a vest pattern that along with a tie and button-up shirt, would complete your sons dressy attire.
Here is a free pattern for boys size 5T pants you could easily make them dressy by your fabric choice and Dana has some great tutorials to add pockets, flat front ect.
the link will aslo take you to a 2-3 size free pants pattern.
(about 12 months)
Here is a button up shirt for your baby boy, you could add to pants you have or make your own!
A suit jacket to any boy outfit would be so darn cute!
Complete the outfit by adding a pair of matching pants and you are set to go!
A Bullseye horse would so fun to add to your toy story collection
Ashley has a great tutorial and pattern for thses adorable fabric dolls! Customize it to your son and I'm sure he would love it (it would be a great keepsake too)!
Here is a n Easter bunny bag that would so fun to put their easter treasures in!
A Sock Bunny would adorable for any kid!
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"Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers" By Grant Naylor
"Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers"
By Grant Naylor
Multicast Performance
BBC radio broadcast of Abridged audiobook
Approx 3 hours.
Recently I watched the entire 8 seasons of the British space comedy TV series, Red Dwarf. I didn't watch the series much when it actually aired (on PBS here in the states), but I did catch a few episodes and thought them to be funny…very funny actually, with that great sarcasm and dry wit that the Brits do best. After watching all 8 seasons, I kept asking, "Is that all?" It couldn't be there was too much more fun to be had. The actors were brilliant in their roles as a diverse set of characters pretty much marooned in space, at least until season 7, then things got weird (weirder?). Anyway as I found out that wasn't all. There are books out there, my fave, cool, let me at 'em. I found that the first book had been broadcast on BBC Radio with the original cast and that's the one I had to get. After all Douglas Adams made some great strides in the retelling of his "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on BBC Radio, so this had to be great. Yes it was and more so.
Here's the premise of the series "Red Dwarf;" Dave Lister is one of the lowliest crew members on the interstellar mining ship Red Dwarf. He's the guy that cleans the gunk out of the chicken soup vending machines. Arnold Rimmer is is boss of sorts. Dave is a laid back curry eating, beer drinking, cigarette smoking slob who just wants to go back to Earth. Arnold Rimmer is the overachiever that never can pass his officer's exam. They are bunkmates on the Red Dwarf. On the last day of their lives, okay last day of Rimmer's life, Dave is placed in time stasis as punishment for bringing an unquarantined animal (a cat by the name of Frankenstein) on board. Time stasis is a pretty cool punishment, if you ask me. The punished is locked in and for the time of sentence (3 years in Lister's case) time goes by for everyone else and not you, okay you lose 3 years of pay in this case, but to the punished it only takes a moment.
Alright, so Lister is locked into stasis. The Red Dwarf then has a core meltdown creating hydrogen bomb effect on board, thus all lifeforms destroyed but electronics and the ship are fine. So Lister is release out of stasis 3 million years later after all harm of radiation has passed and he finds himself not only alone on the ship but alone in the universe, yes the human race is extinct. So the ships computer, Hollie, revives Lister's bunkmate, Rimmer, as a hologram. The technology is so energy consumptive that the ship's resource can only support one hologram. The problem is what Hollie thinks may save Lister's sanity, actually may cause him to go insane, picture "The Odd Couple" in space and you have the comedy makings of this fiasco.
It is soon discovered that during the 3 million years that infamous cat of Lister's was safe behind cargo bay doors and reproduced over the timespan and eventually the cats evolved over 3 million years into Felis Sapiens. Humanoids but still cats at heart, any cat lover would love this character. Later in this book after discovering a crash landed Earth space craft the crew is rounded out with Kryten, a mechanoid, a robot designed to serve.
This audiobook is basically a retelling of the first season of the series and a portion of season two. The additional material is what makes this a big bonus. Not only do you get the retelling but also some back story, like how Lister got to be on the Red Dwarf, more information on the evolution of Cat, and some extra fun information.
If you are a fan of Red Dwarf, you'll love this audio book, If you have never watched a single episode, check out this audio book and then get ready for the urge to watch the series.


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This is just some of my photos of some Trebuchets that I have scratchbuilt out of evergreen styrene for my 15mm Mongol's .
The trebuchet in the left is a Chinese siege weapon were team of men pull down the on ropes. The trebuchet on the right is a the contweight trebuchet from the the siege of Xiangyang were the Khubbilai Khan's Mongols employed Muslim engineers in 1272 .


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Hey, beautiful! Today, I have something exciting for you! I'm doing another collab!
I haven't done one in a while! And my dear friend, Jessica-Anne from thelawyerlook.com, was sweet enough to accept my offer to collaborate on a post.
Over on her blog, she wrote a post titled Dear Childhood Self, where she addresses herself in the past and tells herself some tips and what she wishes she could've done.
I've read it, and I agree with 100% of it, and she gives some indirect advice too, so go check that post out, and then come back here.
Over here, on my blog, I'll be addressing my future self and my wishes.
I hope you enjoy it, and here it goes.
Dear future Rawan,
I hope you're happy.
You're not really in the best period of your life at the moment…
You, well I, fucked up a lot this past year -2015-; I wish I could take it back and redo it all, but I hope whatever year you're reading this, you're happy.
Did you get your college degree? Do you have a job? Are you still single? Do you still blog? Do you have friends? So many questions I want to ask you.
Has your taste in music changed? That's a big part of your life at the moment.
Do you still like Andy Biersack? I hope so, because if not, then I know something went wrong between the time I'm writing this and the time you're reading this. How can you not like him?! He's a perfect angle!
I hope those cyber-stalkers decided to stop because they're getting on my last nerves right now.
Do you still like reading? I think you should because right now, you're book obsessed!
Going back to your college degree. What did you major in? Did you get a law degree, like you always wanted to? Or did you decide to go in another direction?
Do you write anymore? Because that's what's got you through all of the shit you've been through to this moment; I'm sure you've been through more, but… Writing is a big part of your life at the moment, so I hope you continue.
Did all that studying pay off? Because it really is a hell of a hassle at the moment!
How's mom? How's Dad? Is grandma still alive? She's one of my favorite people! If mom or dad are somewhere near, then just say hi for me.
I don't know what to say to you… I just want you to be happy, because right now, I'm walking through the dark, trying to find that white light, I hope you found it; I hope you got your happy ever after.
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The incidents occurred at the same apartment complex at 150 Northpark Plaza Drive on the following dates and times:
- November 28, 2012 – 11:05 p.m.
- December 2, 2012 – 11:50 p.m.
- December 31, 2012 – 12:25 a.m.
- February 17, 2013 – 12:01 a.m.
- April 6, 2013 – 10:15 p.m.
- April 20, 2013 – 1:15 a.m.
In at least one of the incidents, the suspect was seen leaving in a white 2009 to 2012 four-door Nissan Altima. The suspect wears varied clothing during the incidents, which include a dark hoodie, a black long sleeve shirt, a dark blue jogging suit or a gray T-shirt and no pants. He was also seen wearing a black baseball cap and round clear glasses. The suspect has approached the female victims in the stairwell or the parking lot of the apartment complex, exposed himself and then left the scene.
Anyone with information in these cases or on the identity of the wanted suspect is urged to contact the HPD Kingwood Patrol Station at 281-913-4500 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.


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Good Afternoon all,
I have been on this forum for a while and others and am getting right into the greener way of life (if only I could get the missus to switch lights off).
At the moment I have installed on the roof, an Apricus 30 tube HWS for water and 4kw solar panels for electricity. We are now about to renovate and where I live there is no on-line gas so we have a wood heater.
I am replacing our Ultimate wood fire place with a brand called the Nectre Mega with full wetback which will heat our HWS over the winter months. Also heating up our new Hydronics with the two radiators, one in each of the kids rooms and a towel rail heater in their new bathroom.
Now the question I have for you fellow greenies as such, what are the best lights to fit in a large kitchen, small bathroom, toilet, laundry, two bedrooms and deck area which will have a roof over it.
I do love my LED's as I work in the Caravan Industry but I also do not have a wallet as a wheel chock, if you catch my drift.
I would just like to here your suggestions.
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Friday, 30 June 2017
Seaguy: Slaves of Mickey Eye Review (Grant Morrison, Cameron Stewart)
This is a review of the second (and, to date, final) Seaguy arc, Slaves of Mickey Eye, but the image is of issue #1 because DC haven't collected the three issue storyline into a book - and I can see why! In addition to Seaguy being one of Grant Morrison's more obscure, lowest-selling titles, Slaves of Mickey Eye unfortunately isn't very good.
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator Review (Mark Schultz, Ariel Olivetti)
We had Batman vs. Predator (awful), Batman/Aliens and its sequel (both surprisingly decent), Superman vs. Predator and Superman/Aliens (which I haven't read) - so obviously now let's smoosh them all together into one book for no reason! With this many characters in one book, Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator sounds like the hottest of all hot messes… but it's not bad?!
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Unfollow, Volume 3: Turn It Off Review (Rob Williams, Mike Dowling)
And so Rob Williams and Michael Dowling's limited series Unfollow comes to an end in their third and final book, Turn It Off. I've enjoyed the title up to this point, and I still liked parts of this one too, but the third book closes out the story in a birruva underwhelming fashion.
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
DIS MEM BER and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates Review
I've always wanted to read a Joyce Carol Oates book but never have until now - and I'm not encouraged to read any more! Dis Mem Ber and Other Stories of Mystery and Suspense is a collection of seven horror short stories, none of which are especially good.
Monday, 26 June 2017
Zatanna: Everyday Magic Review (Paul Dini, Rick Mays)
Everyday Magic is the most uninspired Zatanna comic ever. It's Paul Dini on autopilot as he snoozes his way through a by-the-numbers story. Constantine's hand is cursed so Zatanna battles a sorceress to fix him. Which she does effortlessly with no tension. The end. Wooow.
There's a truncated version of Zatanna's origin included if you haven't read it before so if you have, like me, it only makes the comic that much more tedious to get through. Also, don't expect the art inside to be like Brian Bolland's cover because it's not. Rick Mays's kiddie manga-esque art did nothing for me, accompanying Dini's boring script to make Everyday Magic even more forgettable!
I suppose this run-of-the-mill comic is aptly named: it is very everyday. Pointless, unentertaining rubbish - disappointing given that Dini's usually a quality writer.
Sunday, 25 June 2017
Infamous Iron Man, Volume 1: Infamous Review (Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev)
The only interesting thing to come out of Secret Wars' finale was the question of what Doctor Doom would do next: where do you go after being God Emperor Doom of Battleworld? Brian Bendis provides an answer: become Iron Man! And it turns out to be a shit answer as Infamous Iron Man is a disappointingly crummy title.
Saturday, 24 June 2017
Kill Your Boyfriend Review (Grant Morrison, Philip Bond)
A bored schoolgirl falls for a slightly older bad boy townie. Together, they go on a killing spree for shits and giggles! It can only end one way… and in Blackpool?!
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Jessica Jones, Volume 1: Uncaged! Review (Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos)
So after reading this book I can confidently say I don't give a fudgey-fudge about Jessica Jones!
JJ's in prison for some reason! Her marriage to Luke Cage is on the skids and she's hidden her baby with her ma for some reason! Intrigue? Mystery? Snores!
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign Review (Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes)
Hindsight is 20/20 so it's easy now to see the signs that portended Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid, but, in the months leading up to Election Night 2016, I don't remember anyone seriously thinking Trump would win. She's got this – OF COURSE Hillary's gonna win. The infamous "grab the pussy" tape, those embarrassing debates Trump clearly lost where he looked like the barely-literate buffoon he is? Come on. It's a formality. And Trump implying that he would contest the election results, that they'd probably be rigged, days before voting? What a scumbag – he and his racist, misogynistic supporters MUST accept the results to preserve the integrity of the democratic process!
Friday, 16 June 2017
On the Camino by Jason Review
To mark his 50th birthday in 2015, Norwegian cartoonist Jason decided to walk the Camino de Santiago, a 500 mile pilgrimage in north-western Spain. Which he does. And that's that!
Jason is one of my favourite cartoonists but On the Camino is his weakest book to date. It's also his first venture into nonfiction which is quite telling because his fictional comics are usually outstanding and fun to read while this autobiographical memoir is very dry, one-note and kinda boring.
Thursday, 15 June 2017
John Flood Review (Justin Jordan, Jorge Coelho)
John Flood is the survivor of a covert experiment to eliminate sleep in the organisation's operatives. It worked – John hasn't slept in over a decade! – but the sleep deprivation has made him a bit… strange. Though while he sees things that aren't there, his permanently altered brain chemistry has also given him a distorted way of thinking and unique world perspective that's turned him into a brilliant private investigator. So when a psychopathic mass murderer's on the loose, John knows just how to catch him: he needs to find a missing cat…
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
All-New Wolverine, Volume 3: Enemy of the State II Review (Tom Taylor, Nik Virella)
This is the second book in a row where the main title – "All-New Wolverine" – has been ironically undermined by the subtitle: Civil War II in the last book, Enemy of the State II in this; "All-New" my bum! It'd be nice if Marvel's writers could come up with original storylines instead of relying on rehashing old classics but that's just not Marvel's (or DC's for that matter) style – unimaginativeness is the watchword!
Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Living the Dream by Lauren Berry Review
Emma and Clem are twentysomething Londoners who want to be writers. And, er, that's it - Lauren Berry neglected to include a story in her debut novel, Living the Dream!
Emma's the realist of the two, working an office job to pay the rent and writing in her spare time, while Clem's the dreamer, going full tilt at the screenwriting lark and being broke and living at home for her efforts. I'd hoped Berry would wring some humour and/or wry observations about juggling artistic aspirations with mundane office work but no such luck; all she's got is that corporate life is fake and stupid and work is, like, shit, innit? Bah.
Sunday, 11 June 2017
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #9 Review (Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello)
And so we come to the end of Dark Knight III. Quar and the evil Kandorians square off against Batman and co. in a final battle for the fate of Earth. Guess who wins?
Predictability aside, The Master Race #9 isn't a great conclusion to what was a decidedly average return to Batman for Frank Miller. Batman's contribution to the fight was plain silly and he felt like a supporting player in his own book.
Saturday, 10 June 2017
Roughneck by Jeff Lemire Review
Derek Ouelette is a has-been hockey goon. Thrown out of professional hockey for allowing his rage to get the better of him, Derek lives in a small Canadian town spending most of his time surly drunk and picking fights with anybody. When his estranged junkie sister Bethy drops by, pregnant and addicted with a shiner from her drug-dealing boyfriend, the two must confront their shared past trauma together to find their future.
Yeah, fucking grim, eh? Roughneck is also Jeff Lemire's best book in years.
Thursday, 8 June 2017
Officer Downe Review (Joe Casey, Chris Burnham)
Officer Downe is the ultimate cop – an unstoppable killing machine who never rests until all the criminals are dead… or arrested, whatever! But he pisses off some corrupt animal-headed businessmen who are fed up with Downe never staying, er, down, and hire a flamboyant ninja hitman and his army of goons to take him out, once and for all!
Tuesday, 6 June 2017
Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty Review (Mike Barr, Scott Hampton)
For a Mike Barr Batman book, Dark Knight Dynasty surprisingly isn't bad!
It's an Elseworlds story (non-canon, What If…?-type tales) split into three parts: Dark Past/Present/Future. The quality is quite high to begin with but unfortunately gets worse as the book goes on.
Monday, 5 June 2017
Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente Review
In his debut novel, Fred Van Lente does Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None - but with comedians! And it's not bad.
Many of the characters are thinly-veiled versions of real-life comedians: there's a Larry the Cable Guy-type, Carrot Top, Ali Wong, George Lopez, and Joan Rivers, to name a few. They're lured to a private island owned by a famous, rich comic they all have connections to who strangely isn't there to greet them - and then the comedians start getting killed one by one!
Sunday, 4 June 2017
Justice League vs. Suicide Squad Review (Joshua Williamson, Rob Williams)
This shouldn't really be a thing. I mean, forget the Justice League, Superman alone could take out the Suicide Squad! In fact, any one member of the League could do it - Wonder Woman, Flash, Batman (most of the SS are Batman rogues anyway). The Green Lantern rings are among the most powerful weapons in the DCU! So yeah, the premise is significantly flawed to begin with.
Thursday, 1 June 2017
Batman Beyond, Volume 1: Escaping the Grave Review (Dan Jurgens, Bernard Chang)
I'm giving Rebirth every chance here. Dan Jurgens has always been a shit writer, Batman Beyond is always a shit title, but maybe - just maybe - the Rebirth version of Dan Jurgens' Batman Beyond will be good…? Nah.
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Anyone still making blogs? I have my notifications set to email me whenever someone makes a new blog, but I haven't gotten jack in over a week. Is there just not much to talk about? Is this part of some mass protest no one told me about?
I'd like to know.


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Symphony Heights @ Selayang serviced apartments is a 2.97-acre leasehold project at the flyover intersection to Batu Caves, Selangor. The project comprises three blocks of 29, 30 and 33 floors totalling 946 units. Phase 1, consisting 544 units, was soft launched in July and scheduled for completion before July 2011. Symphony Heights is near 28 Mrr2 (w); is near Exit Selayang-mrr2 (e); is near Ktm Sentul - Kelang; is near 28 Mrr2 (e); is near Ramp J Ipoh (n); is near Exit J Batu Caves (s); is near 1/3a, J; is near Kg Sungai Tua, J; Symphony Heights is geographically located at latitude(3.2326 degrees) 3° 13' 57" North of the Equator and longitude (101.6744 degrees) 101° 40' 27" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Kuala Lumpur.
The locations related to Symphony Heights are represented by the shortest distances between two points on Earth and may not be nearest by road. For example, Symphony Heights is located 184 metres from Apartment Sri Goh Tong. Symphony Heights is located 401 metres from Masjid Jamek Daerah Gombak. Symphony Heights is located 558 metres from Sri Murigan Temple. Symphony Heights is located 578 metres from Dataran Selayang. Symphony Heights is located 922 metres from Kg. Selayang Lama Mosque.
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Crystal Crown Hotel Kuala Lumpur Kepong 3.4km, Ujana Harmonis Resort 4.7km, Dynasty Hotel 7km, are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Symphony Heights.
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Shell Batu Caves is about 1.7 km away.
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Susan McDonough is a writer, mother, wife, gardener, teacher, cat lover and book addict. She self-published her books Snail's Pace (space alien snails) and Arabella's Gift (a dragon who was a Catholic bishop) after both were accepted for publication by companies which subsequently went out of business. So it goes.
Matriarchs: Eliza's Revenge and Lizzie in the Land Beyond are also now available for purchase from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other ebook dealers. Ferry Findings: An Anthology of Pacific Northwest Magic is available from Kitsap Publishing.
"Well written," "quirky sense of humor," and "doesn't fit the genre" are the comments she hears most about her books and stories.


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Mrs. Taylor - Shields Valley Superintendent
Welcome to Shields Valley Schools! I am privileged to be your District Superintendent.
I grew up in Pony, Montana and attended grades K-12 in Harrison, Montana. Upon high school graduation, I attended and completed my B.S. Degree in Elementary Education with a K-12 Reading Minor at The University of Montana - Western in Dillon, Montana. Go Bulldogs!
Following college graduation, my husband, Jeff, and I moved north to Alaska where we spent two years in Gustavus, Alaska, and five years in Delta Junction, Alaska. All 3 of our children, (Shayne, Gaige, and Mason) were born in Alaska and enjoyed the adventure along with us. During this time, I taught two years as a 3rd - 5th grade teacher, and five years in Delta Junction, Alaska as a 4th/5th grade teacher. In 2012, I completed my first M.Ed Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Alaska - Fairbanks. After 7 years, it was time to return home to "The Treasure State". In 2015, I received my Masters in Educational Leadership from Montana State University.
My family and I love the beautiful areas and communities of Clyde Park and Wilsall and are proud to be members of them. Thank you for all your support! Go Rebels!
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With the changing dates through the year, 2009 witnessed Web2.0 as a common word in our design discussions, client briefs and our design communities. Everyone wanted to upgrade their company's image either through logos or websites with "Web2.0 look".
I complied a collection of few logos for the companies which dared to jump into Web 2.0 wave and got themselves wet.


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Breakfast M-F 7am-10am Sat.-Sun. 8am-10am
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Eugene, Oregon is home to the Excelsior Bed and Breakfast Inn and Ristorante Italiano. Excelsior's Ristorante Italiano, which is a proud member of the Slow Food Movement, is a restaurant dedicated to providing the highest quality of food and service for its guests. Guests at this exceptional restaurant can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine in the casual yet elegant Bistro, or in the formal Dining Room. Weather permitting, the courtyard also provides a lush, aromatic atmosphere for additional dining. Our on-site bakery provides the restaurant with handmade pastas and breads, as well as award-winning desserts highlighting the bounty of each season in Willamette Valley. Eggs and produce are brought in daily from the nearby Excelsior Farm, guaranteeing the freshest selection of ingredients found in the Willamette Valley. We work closely with local butchers and organic farms to ensure the highest quality product goes into each dish.
Find out more about our Chef Owner, Maurizio Paparo by clicking here.
Check out our Seasonal Menus here.
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text: Far-right supporters threw stones, bottles and a smoke bomb at the demos [REUTERS] The two groups therefore held static protests in different areas of the city. Pressure and tension EDL supporters demonstrated at the Urban Gardens area of the city centre, while between 250 and 300 Unite Against Fascism supporters rallied at the Crown Court plaza. Another 150 people attended an event called Be Bradford – Peaceful Together, at a separate part of the city, Infirmary Fields. But EDL supporters threw bottles and stones and a smoke bomb over a barrier temporarily erected to separate the two groups. They were later moved from the area by security forces. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan, in Bradford, said: "There is a huge amount of pressure and tension in this city today. "Not least because of the echoes of the 2001 race riots. They have left a lasting scar on this city and there was a real expectation that today might be a repeat of those riots." 'Opposing the Taliban' Analysts have drawn connections between the EDL, which was formed about 18 months ago, and the British National Party. The EDL deny this and accusations that the group is racist or fascist. Rather it has said that it is simply against the Taliban and extreme forms of Islam. "Frankly, you can take that with a pinch of salt," Brennan said. "Because the evidence is in what they do rather than what they say. And what they do is certainly very indicative of a far-right organisation which has much wider political aims than simply extreme Islam," he said. Bradford is about 78 per cent white and 12 per cent ethnic minorities, predominately Pakistani. However, in some areas of the city the Pakistani population make up more than 60 per cent of inhabitants. About 190 people were given sentences after the 2001 riots. SOURCE: Agencies


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Why is it Significant?
Indicator 12: Business Formation
New business formation is a key source of job creation and cluster growth, typically accounting for 30 to 45 percent of all new jobs in the U.S. It is also important to the development and commercialization of new technologies. The number of 'spin-out' companies from universities, teaching hospitals, and non-profit research institutes (including out-licensing of patents and technology) is an indicator of the overall volume of activity dedicated to the translation of research outcomes into commercial applications.
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) represent important business outcomes with which emerging companies can access capital, expand operations, and support business growth. IPOs and M&As are opportunities for early-stage investors to liquidate their investments and free up capital for future investment. IPOs of venture-backed companies can reflect investor confidence in the market. Overall figures are relatively low so it is expected that year-over-year figures will fluctuate, which is why it is important to review trends over multiple years.


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75% of People Suffer With A Very Common Yet Dangerous H Pylori Bacteria!
Why is that statement alarming?
I questioned those figures at first but then I started paying closer attention to my health consult questions that come in weekly! I discovered that I receive a huge number of questions regarding all types of digestive and stomach problems. That leads me tobelieve the studies stating; Helicobacter Pylor bacterium (H Pylori) infects 75% of the population and is growing". Is right on!


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We often advice people to forgive others. We knowingly or unknowingly hurt others by our words, act and attitude.
Casually we say "sorry", "pardon me" and at times of festival we meet every friend and relative with a request to forgive us for knowingly or unknowingly being hurt. IS IT ENOUGH!!!!!
Can "Sorry" be enough? Does "Sorry" give us the license to do another mistake?
Or "sorry" teach us something….
It is not easy to forgive someone. If you have never given forgiveness, it would be difficult for you to forgive. Forgiving someone is not easy.
At first you will have to realize that you are equally responsible for the mistake though not in all cases but in few cases both are equally responsible. How you could be responsible? You react with anger when someone hurt you and thus you become responsible of hurting the other. You reflect the act done by others to you and share the responsibility.
When you decide to forgive, you will first of all have to stop reacting. When you stop reacting over others actions, you will start remembering their wrong deeds. I would say, you will start revisiting those deeds again and again. In this act of revisiting you will again be trapped in anger and would like to react, would not like to forgive others. But be firm on the decision to forgive. You will keep on revisiting wrong deeds of others for some time, but every time you revisit those deeds, you would realize that those who did wrong to you were ignorant of what they are doing, you will find their behavior childish and your heat will be filled with pity on them. If not with pity you would realize that you can forgive them.
Slowly when you realize that you can forgive them you may even feel like you are good or better than them… a form of ego…
But while putting efforts in forgiving you will soon realize you are not better… neither you are best nor they… neither you are doing good to yourself or to them… you are working to free yourself from the fire of anger and the feeling to punish them.
Yes, when someone does something wrong to you, you will be filled with anger and you would find all the possible way to punish them. Unknowingly you keep on burning yourself in anger and the desire to punish.
We can say, to forgive someone is the best punishment.
I would say, when you forgive someone from heart, you will be in a state where the wrong deeds done by others will no more be painful to you, those deeds would not be important to you and later you would feel you find those people as creation of god, a creation like you, and would pray for their well-being and goodness.
I could say all this as I have reached to the state of forgiveness where I am able to pray for well-being and goodness of those who did wrong to me, who do wrong to me.


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Our Staff
The staff at Bethel is committed to loving Jesus and growing in their personal relationships with Him. We're committed to serving God and others. We welcome your prayers as we daily live out our faith in our homes, community, and to the world.
Pastor Kevin
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Pastor Kevin graduated from Baptist College of Florida in 1995 and from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. He was ordained in the gospel ministry in 1995. He has served churches in Florida, Alabama, and Indiana. He has a passion for leading people in a deeper relationship with our Savior, Jesus Christ. Pastor Kevin loves ministering with his wife, Bonnie, by his side. They are excited to witness how God is moving in our community as they are grateful they can join Him in His work.
Pastor Doug
Co-Lead Pastor
Pastor Doug joined the team at Bethel as Co-Lead Pastor in 2019. He brings many years of full-time and bi-vocational ministry experience with him. Pastor Doug graduated with a B.A. from Southeastern University in 1997 and a M.A. from Webster University in 2002. Pastor Doug is a gifted teacher and communicator with a passion for people and the local church. He and his wife Catherine live in Bradenton with their three children Adara, Carter, and Maxton.
Jill Carl
Director of Early Childhood
Jill and her husband, Bob, have been a part of Bethel since 1980. Jill's tender heart and fun-loving spirit bring a wonderful balance to our earliest learners. Her love for our little ones and desire to encourage our families make our Preschool Park one of the best around.


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To take on an active role in our care we need to be empowered, equipped, enabled and engaged. As we truly start working on upgrading our skills to effective levels there are a few other "E" things that will help us. It's almost like a puzzle game. Finding those special "E"s can help you to become an ePatient.
I think the missing "E"s are encouragement and empathy, and it is the letter E that is sponsoring this idea.
A letter from our sponsor.
You can use them in your own attitudes towards yourself, but they are most powerful when they come from someone else
With a sudden health problem that is unlikely to disappear you wish for superpowers just to get to the normal level that other people appreciate. Sometimes it's empathy or encouragement that gives you the key to gaining knowledge or improvement.
Empathy - you know when it's not there - can be enhanced by some films or books as described in this blog post called "Empathy - The Secret Sauce in Physiotherapy?". Coincidentally my best source of encouragement has been my physiotherapist. See this post about a turning point for more details about encouragement/empathy.
Here's another story/post where coaching and encouragement were good for doctor and patient. I really liked Dr. Thiele Isip Tan's enjoyment of her patient's success.
Maid of the Mist Double Rainbow. Dad's last cruise
And on the positive side I read (and can't find the link) that having a chronic illness and treating it very well is a secret to a long life.
Here's another link that I liked Placebo, Nocebo, and Expectations: Leveraging Positive Outcomes. The idea that even non-verbal clinical behaviour can influence patient outcomes certainly helps to explain why some patients thrive with a certain course of treatment while others don't.


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I went out again, around 11 am, and felt like it was a wise decision. I hit a little bit of slow traffic near the top as people were parked everywhere along the road outside of Snowbird.
By Noon I was skiing. By 1:30ish I came off the rope tow from 3rds and I wasn't feeling very motivated. I went into the Goldminer's Daughter for a hot chocolate. They have the best hot chocolate. They mix Ghiradelli syrup with whole milk in the morning and then they steam it to order. I ran into Jack while I was ordering my hot chocolate.
We decided to take a run together and it changed my day. He was so much fun! There is just something about having a friend to reflect the joy of the experience with.
We skied far right off of Thirds, which I had never done. He took me thru the Willows (I almost lost a ski). Jack said, "just run right into the willows." "You can ski right over them." Well, I did run right into one. I think he meant the little ones. It was super fun and fast, a gully of fresh powder.
I finished my day on another run I had never done. I skied off of Wildcat to the P-Dog. Jack said, just stay farther left than you think you need to. It was fun exploring and there was nobody over there.
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Sarah developed a bunch of food allergies and is using her science skills to find ways to make her favourite foods. Her allergies include dairy, gluten, and eggs – think of how many foods have those ingredients! I had similar allergies as a child and had limited food options because alternatives didn't yet exist. For example, I ate my corn flakes with water. You get used to it but I'm glad that people like Sarah are experimenting with the options.
I'm here today to talk to you about icing. Yes, that icing, the tasty frosting stuff on top of your cakes and cookies. Why, you may ask, would I chose to post about icing, rather than the cake or cookies themselves – especially as a guest post? Valid question – but I maintain that icing is important!
As a child, I actually really didn't like frosting. I found it too sweet, but otherwise flavourless, and as a baker it was time-consuming to make. It wasn't until I was given the challenge of creating dairy-, egg-, soy-, gluten-, and refined-sugar-free baked goods that I realized how hard some recipes are without icing. Black and White Cookies, for instance, are just plain cookies without icing. Gluten-free cakes can be pretty dry without some kind of topping. And it's really hard to make a layer cake look pretty if there's nothing to cover the final product.
More problematically, icing needs to meet some pretty important specifications: it must be smooth enough to spread, but hard enough to set on the final product. It needs to be sticky enough to adhere to the cake/cookie, and stick layers together. It needs to be tasty. And it's generally required to look pretty. The most common traditional icing, Buttercream Frosting, is made by creaming together butter and icing1 sugar. The fat provides thickness and stability. When kept at room temperature or warmed up, it thins out and can be mixed and easily spread. When refrigerated, it thickens and stays in place. You can make icing with water but it will eventually turn hard and crunchy, and lose its softness. In buttercream frosting, the icing sugar provides a soft, sweet thickener that helps bulk out the fat into something tasty, fluffy and shiny.
1Icing sugar, powdered sugar, and confectioner's sugar are all the same product – a very finely ground form of white sugar, often with an anti-caking agent added
Extracts (vanilla, almond, coconut) or citrus juice and zest (lemon, orange) can be added to buttercream frosting for flavour, and chocolate icing can be made by mixing in melted chocolate or cocoa powder. (Because of my strong aversion to oversweet icings, I often add almost as much cocoa powder as icing sugar to my chocolate icings.) As a child, we mixed our buttercream with a fork, which left a thicker, shinier icing we spread using a knife. Buttercream can alternatively be whipped to give a fluffier consistency, which can be spread or piped onto a final product.
Several variations of buttercream, including Royal Icing (used for elaborate cake decorations) add egg whites to the usual butter and sugar, for more structural support. At the furthest extent of this trend, meringue (whipped egg whites, with or without sugar) is commonly used to top pies, as well as the occasional cake or cookie. Cream Cheese Icing, the classic topping for carrot cakes and spice cakes, adds cream cheese to the traditional butter and sugar, for extra flavour.
[learn_more caption="Cream Cheese Icing Recipe"]For those of you who can still handle cheese in your diet, I thought I'd pass along my killer cream cheese icing recipe. It's certainly not doing me any good at the moment, but its deliciousness should be spread and shared. 8oz cream cheese*, softened ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar ½ tsp vanilla extract Zest of ½-1 lemon (my secret ingredient – it adds a brightness and surprise flavour that totally wakes up every cake) Cream together cheese and butter. Add vanilla and zest. Gradually add sugar. Refrigerate. *I use ½ regular, ½ low-fat cream cheese, to make a slightly healthier alternative while still preserving the flavour. I wouldn't recommend using all low-fat cream cheese, though, as the icing gets very thin[/learn_more]
Possibly my favourite pre-allergy cake topping option was Chocolate Ganache. Ganache is the rich chocolate cream that's often used as a filling in fancy chocolates, and is made by melting heavy whipping cream and good-quality chocolate in a double boiler2. Used hot, ganache can be poured straight over a cake, and will harden into a shiny, smooth glaze. (This technique is quite messy, but delicious). If allowed to cool, it can then be whipped into a fluffy icing reminiscent of buttercream, but much richer. It can then be piped or spread over cakes and cupcakes.
2A double boiler is a gentle, indirect way of conducting heat to substances so they won't burn or overheat (generally used with chocolate or custards). At its simplest, a double boiler is a bowl sitting overtop (but not touching) gently simmering water. The heat from the steam will provide enough warmth to melt butter or chocolate or to heat milk, but not enough heat to burn.
So let's review: all the traditional icings I've mentioned use some combination of dairy, eggs, and powdered sugar. Don't get me wrong, all these frostings are delicious, and totally valid ways to jazz up your baking. But I can't use butter, or cheese, or eggs, and half the time I can't even use sugar. Vegan margarines can work in place of butter; but honey, maple syrup, or even granulated evaporated cane sugar like Sucanat won't provide the smooth bulk normally provided by highly-processed icing sugar. So I found myself with an icing quandary.
My first approach to this conundrum, I'm ashamed to admit, was to avoid it. I concocted delicious fillings for layer cakes, and left them unglazed. Or I would serve my cakes with a side of apple sauce (delicious on chocolate or spice cakes), or with dairy-free ice cream substitutes. Then I experimented by thickening coconut milk with xantham gum3 and sweetening with stevia4. The final product was tasty enough, but unbelievably runny; and even if I kept my iced cakes refrigerated, they still ended up messy and soggy.
3Xanthum gum is a complex sugar derived from the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris, which is used as a thickening and/or stabilization agent. Check your pantry – Xanthum gum is one of the most common additives I come across when I read food labels. It's a pricey powder, but it's incredibly potent – I typically use between ¼-½ tsp per recipe. I keep it on hand mostly because it helps replace the binding action of gluten when I use wheat-free flours; but it's also useful whenever I need a thickener.
4Stevia, specifically Stevia rebaudiana, is an herbal sweetener that's starting to achieve more popularity in North America. Stevia is one of the lowest sweeteners on the glycemic index. It is, however, relatively hard to make use of – whether in powder or liquid form, it's incredibly powerful, and it quickly goes from "pleasantly sweet" to "overpoweringly saccharine" and then to "painfully bitter". And it doesn't have the bulk to replace sugar in most recipes. That said, in liquid applications, like puddings, hot chocolate, or icing, it's an effective way to replace refined sugar. It can be quite expensive, but as it's picking up popularity, it's starting to be easier to buy it in smaller, cheaper packages. (Even small amounts of stevia last a long time)
So what finally inspired me to make a successful attempt at icing? A good friend of mine, who has almost no experience with special-needs baking, volunteered to bake for a gluten-free, sugar-free, soy-free and dairy-free group. Along the way, she developed a remarkably tasty icing based entirely on what she had on hand and thought would work. Her mixture? Vegan margarine, honey, and desiccated coconut. She had had divided up the tricky job usually assigned to icing sugar – honey provided the sweetness and the sticky binding powers of sugar, while the coconut provided the bulk to make a thick, spreadable icing. And the end product was delicious and flavourful (and not too sweet!)
I was captivated: it was time to start experimenting. For my first attempt, I straight-up imitated her recipe (although I used sweetened coconut by accident). The end product was very tasty, but way too sweet because of the coconut mix up. It was a bit hard to spread, so it went on thick and stayed that way. But it was also super-delicious, and went brilliantly with chocolate cake.
Now I was starting to get cocky. I decided it was time to try what up til now had been the forbidden fruit – I was going to make a layer cake! I turned to my trusty gluten-free vegan chocolate cake recipe as a base. For my filling, I plotted a variation of my coconut icing. This time, I decided to up the coconut flavour, and turned to one of my favourite ingredients – coconut milk. I took an unshaken can of coconut milk5 and skimmed the solids off the top. This I used in place of butter. I mixed in honey, a bit of stevia (for extra sweetness), and a bag of unsweetened desiccated coconut. The coconut I used was longer than usual, which made for a stringier icing; but otherwise, the recipe was delicious.
5Coconut milk is made from the meat of coconuts – usually from draining the meat, or soaking the meat with water to extract flavour. When canned, coconut milk will separate into a thicker, fattier layer on top, with thinner more watery milk below. This is normal, and sometimes useful – for icings, I want the fat, while I like mixing the thinner watery milk into coffee and tea. Coconut milk is not the same as coconut water, the (delicious, and quite sweet) juice found inside a whole coconut.
For the topping, I decided to attempt vegan chocolate ganache. As I mentioned above, traditional ganache is a mixture of whipping cream and chocolate. For my vegan version, I used ¾ cup milk-free semi-sweet chocolate chips, and replaced the whipping cream with ½ cup almond milk and ¼ cup vegan margarine. (This makes a HUGE recipe, by the way, so I recommend halving it). The margarine imitated some of the fat content of the whipping cream, while the almond milk provided the creaminess of the milk. This ganache will never whip into a tasty, light frosting like a regular version, but can still be used as a thick, shiny glaze. I spread my ganache over both cake layers, and then poured it over the assembled cake. It was extremely messy, but ultimately very delicious. My suggestion is that you add twice as much ganache as you think you need – I found that mine ran off and ended up leaving quite a thin layer. Incidentally, this recipe would also work equally well backwards – use the coconut icing to top, and fill the layers with ganache.
Now that I know I can make exciting icings, my innovations have continued. Recently I was craving lemon cupcakes. I baked up some sorghum-and-rice-flour vanilla-lemon cupcakes, but wanted a really citrus-y icing. I started by mixing some leftover coconut milk with the juice and zest of a lemon and a bit of vanilla extract. Then I added in some icing sugar (these were some personal-indulgence cupcakes, and weren't going anywhere near my friend with the sugar allergy). However, both coconut milk and lemon juice are quite thin, and even after adding most of a bag of powdered sugar, my icing was too runny. So I grabbed my bag of dried coconut (finely cut, this time), and poured in most of that as well. My final icing was thick enough to use, and was absolutely incredible coconut-and-lemon heaven. A five-star recipe I can't recommend enough!
Whether you chose to use butter or coconut milk, honey or stevia, coconut or sugar, I highly encourage you to experiment with your basic frosting recipes. Icing is one of the least-modified foods I've run across (after scones and soufflés), but with a little creativity, taste-bud magic is more than possible!
[learn_more caption="Are you a kitchen geek?"]Are you like me – the kind of person who loves to experiment in the kitchen, and is really interested in the science behind food? Then I recommend you check out "Good Eats", my favourite cooking show. Alton Brown looks into the science behind his ingredients, his methods, and his cookware as he dives into classic dishes and favourite ingredients – and he's hysterical while doing it. I've also really enjoyed reading Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food, by Jeff Potter. It's a nice mix of science, recipes, and encouragement, although a lot of his suggestions do require a higher budget than I have to play around with. And if you're interested in what I've shared about my own food experimentation, you can also check out my blog, Protocol Box for the Lab at Home.[/learn_more]


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When your thoughts turn to "Titanic," the James Cameron-directed blockbuster from 1997, where do your fancies go first?
Do you picture the much-reenacted "I'm the king of the world" scene? Do you sing a few bars of "My Heart Will Go On," summoning your best Celine Dion stylings as you belt it out? Do you picture the sparkly Heart of the Ocean diamond, or Rose DeWitt Bukater's magnificently large hats, or the oft-discussed, sniffle-inducing scene involving Rose, Jack, the floating door, and the cold water of the north Atlantic?
It's a moving movie that instantly wove through the film-obsessed minds of many fans two decades ago, but "instantly" soon evolved into "for always," thanks to strong DVD sales, making "Titanic" a prominent entry in the pantheon of cinematic hits.
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But have you seen it in 3D? Many fans soon will, at the very theater complex where it premiered in late 1997.
That's right, "Titanic" is 20 this year, and to mark to occasion the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres will show the Kate Winslet- and Leonardo DiCaprio-headlining film in 3D on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
If you know your "Titanic" movie trivia, you'll know this anniversary screening is a tad early, for the film actually premiered at the famous cinema on Dec. 14, 1997, with the stars walking the red carpet outside the Hollywood Boulevard landmark.
And if you really adore movies, stay tuned: AFI FEST presented by Audi moves into the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX and TCL Chinese Theatres 6 less than 48 hours later, on Thursday, Nov. 9.


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As it turns out, sitting at work for eight hours a day is not so good for you. And so, we've had the steady increase of standing desks in the market. Then, we moved onto flex desks, which can be converted to standing desks from sitting desks and vice versa. Now, we have the Stir Kinetic Desk, a flex desk that adds in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatibility, along with sensors and data storage.
Stir is controlled entirely with the built-in touch panel. Conversion from sitting desk to standing desk and back again requires only a double tap anywhere on that panel. But, that's not all the panel is there for. You can swipe the panel to reveal statistics about your work habits – how much time you spend sitting, and how much time you spend standing. Thanks to a thermal sensor, the desk will stop recording statistics when you leave your desk to take a break, and will pick up again once you return. All of those statistics can be seen over the course of months or a year. There's even an adaptive element – the desk will learnabout your habits, and will give you subtle suggestions (softly bobbing up and down) when it's time to stand up again, if you wish. There's also a tracker for calories burned, but that figures to be a little more tenuous in terms of real accuracy. You'll at least get a good idea of how much more calories you're burning on average by standing over sitting.
The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, for now, is mostly for getting software updates for the table. But, the people behind Stir haven't ruled out the possibility of separate peripherals eventually being made to work with their new table. Also hidden under the tabletop are eight AC outlets and four USB ports.
The table itself is certainly nice and sturdy enough – it's made of maple, with a birch core. You can get Stir in white or espresso for tabletop colors, and you can choose between one of four underside colors – green, orange, blue, and black. The Stir Kinetic Desk will go for $3,890 once it becomes available.


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SUGAR PATHWAYSCategory: Feature Documentary
Sugar Pathways tells the riveting story of the unwilling migration by Puerto Rican families from the small Caribbean island of Vieques to the US Virgin Islands.
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The Associated Press wrote a beautifully wicked fact-check of Donald Trump this morning. It's so good, it's downright sassy.
AP walks through a variety of issues, including Trump claiming: that former FBI Director James Comey is a "coward"; that Comey broke the law by releasing his notes of the meeting in which Trump tried to kill the FBI's probe of Michael Flynn's ties to Russia; that "money is pouring into NATO"; that Trump doesn't know Comey; that Democrats are obstructing Trump's appointees and agenda; that Comey's testimony "vindicated" Trump; that Obamacare is in a "total death spiral"; Trump's claims about Obama's stimulus; Trump's EPA chief lying about new coal jobs and climate change.
Rather than summarize the story, just go read it. It's good.
I'd rather talk about what the story represents. It's a rather strong story, with a strong voice, for AP. AP, like Reuters, traditionally has a more staid "just the facts, ma'am," approach to journalism. This, however, is written more in the style of the Economist, with the voice of a real person behind the story, and someone who's not willing to put with any BS.
I suspect this is a pushback against the Fake News phenomenon, which includes what the Russians did during the election, but also the lies that Donald Trump spews on a regular basis, putting him in a uniquely dishonest category for presidents. The media is finally fighting back, and rather than simply striving for balance — which often leads to a he-said-she-said article that simply regurgitates GOP lies as though they're perhaps a valid argument — the media's goal is now truth.


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The Modern Quilt Guild's annual quilt show, QuiltCon, is going on right now in Pasadena, CA. Since I was just in California over Thanksgiving, I opted not to go back again this soon, and as it turns out, that's a good thing, since I have these two to bottle feed and entertain every few hours. (They're good kitchen help, as you can see!)
And the dog gets really nervous if I leave, and being nervous sends her into one of her spells, so it's just better if I stay home as much as possible right now.
I didn't even try to enter anything into QuiltCon this year, but Victoria submitted her "Color Study H1" quilt, and it got in!
Furthermore, we found out yesterday that it got First Place in the Modern Traditionalism category at the show! Woohoo! We're both so shocked and humbled that it got a prize!
I quilted this quilt for her last summer. And frankly, I could NOT remember how I quilted it — I quilted so many herringbone quilts for her over the last couple years, this one completely left my mind! Most of them were for her newest book, Modern Quilt Magic, which, if you haven't checked it out, you really should.
So she sent me a close-up to jog my memory:
It's just simple ribbon candy and straight lines alternating. Truly nothing complicated, just a lot of it over and over again!
Once I remembered it, I found a couple pictures that I took while I had it here, so here are a couple more close-ups:
QuiltCon is a really, really fun show to attend, and I'm hoping I can get there next year when they have it in Nashville — we'll see. I usually don't come out of hibernation until mid-March, but late February might be close enough!
I'm pretty sure I'm missing a good show, and a chance to see a lot of my friends, and so many wonderful quilts!
Thanks for the close ups. I was wondering how you quilted it. Congratulations! So happy for both of you!
Nashville is definitely do-able in my opinion. I hope you get to go. Congratulations!! Since the quilting was relatively simple, I'm guessing that the judges were astonished at your accuracy – over and over and over!! You are my favorite modern quilter and I have been saying that for more than 2 decades!!!
Congratulations to you and Victoria on your win!!
Congratulations. Beautiful quilting!
I saw this quilt today at QuiltCon and it was magnificent- design, colors, and quilting.
Way to go Pard'ner! 🙂
The kids are adorable and I bet they're great kitchen companions ☺. The quilt is gorgeous – congrats to both you and Virginia!
Congrats to both of you! It may seem simple, but it's a gorgeous display of color, piecing and quilting.
What a gorgeous quilt Victoria made. It is perfect. Congrats to her on winning.


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I live in my head a lot, meaning that I try to keep a certain distance away from reality at all times.
I don't really like myself nor do I really want to live, but I guess I just haven't found the guts to end it yet.
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Furiends I really can't complain too much about the weather, because compared to lots of other places it's quite mild here, but I can't wait until spring! Winter is so gloomy especially since all of the Christmas decorations have been put away. I'm dreaming of the warmth and bright sunny days in spring when we'll start sailing again.
I've been flat out playing with all of my new toys, so now I'm really tired. I love sleeping on the boat because the motion really soothes me to sleep.
It's hard to get a restful sleep around here though, since my silly human forgets she has the flash on when she gets snap happy…
I think I'm going to have to return the thoughtful interruption by walking all over her in the middle of the night! Do you manage to get restful sleep?
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Bishop David Motiuk reflects on 10 years of episcopal ministry to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
By Jayne L. Buryn, Communications Coordinator, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
In 2017, Bishop David Motiuk celebrates 10 years of episcopal leadership in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton. I recently asked him how the Eparchy has changed over the past ten years and what his hopes are for the future of our Ukrainian Catholic community in Alberta.
"Lay leadership is very important for me," Bishop David responded. He is pleased with the number of commissions established in the Edmonton Eparchy to encourage involvement of the laity in the ministry of the Church in Alberta.
Vatican II urged bishops and clergy to work together. Bishop David has tried to extend that collegiality to the laity, as well.
"In fact, Pope Benedict XVI stepped Vatican II's prescription up a bit and also reinforced this need for the whole Church – the religious, hierarchy and laity – to collaborate together in the ministry of the bishop: to teach, sanctify/make holy, and shepherd," Bishop David explained. "Not only should they collaborate, Pope Benedict said, but also be co-responsible for carrying out the mission of Christ. God really needs everyone's skills. There is no place for laity to sit back.
"Through baptism each of us is called to be an active member," the bishop continued, "to learn, nurture, make the Church grow, to actively share the ministry of the Church." One way of doing this is to get increasing numbers of laity involved, which is where the commissions have been helpful.
Social justice is another important focus for his leadership, according to Bishop David. "We're doing a lot of good work," he said, "but we can do even more."
The bishop has established a commission to draft a mandate, a visioning for growth in this area. "We need to meet the needs of the poor in our midst, both in and outside of our parishes."
During the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor, the Ukrainian Catholic community found itself learning a lot more about poverty and hunger. In the Liturgy, the millions in the family of mankind who died during the artificial famine were commemorated. By feeding the poor in our midst we honour them, Bishop David believes.
There was an enormous response to the call for donations during the commemoration of the Holodomor. "I was really pleased with the many pounds of food and clothing that were received. I'd like to see this kind of generosity continue to grow within our eparchy."
Our response to the needy is "hugely important in the hearts of our young people. There is something innate that calls them to respond to the poor and the needy. The young have a relationship with God through that; young people get that."
Another emphasis for the future work of the Eparchy is Ukrainian Catholics' engagement in loving and caring for God's creation. What can we do to be better stewards of God's creation?
The increase in social communication within our eparchy is a positive development that Bishop David has worked for and seen catch on. Through the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton website and printed materials distributed to all the parishes, the communities within the eparchy have been able to participate in story-telling and sharing what they are doing. "There has been a marked increase in our parishes telling their stories about who we are as children of God."
The Gospel has brought us the joy of the Good News. "But don't think that the ink in His pen has dried out. We are telling more Gospel, how God is alive amongst us," says Bishop David. "We have engaged with each other through parish bulletins, parish websites and the Eparchial website."
The next step towards increased communication that the Bishop would like the Eparchy to take is to convey the Good News and share our stories through multimedia, such as videos. He would also like to recruit reporters in the field so that more information can be shared through a variety of voices, a further step in engaging the laity in the episcopal ministry.
Numerous other initiatives have been implemented or completed within the Eparchy. These include several publications: Give Thanks to the Lord: A Basic Catechism; a hymn book entitled Sing to Our God; a devotional prayer book Beneath the Mantle of Your Mercy; Christian Initiation of Children, an English-Ukrainian bilingual catechesis and Rite of Baptism; and the book written by Rev. Dr. Athanasius McVay, God's Martyr – History's Witness: Blessed Nykyta Budka, the First Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of Canada.
A "How Welcoming is My Parish" survey helped parishes to evaluate where they have been achieving great results, and in what areas they can grow.
Youth had the opportunity to participate in annual eparchial and parish children's camps, were sponsored to participate in World Youth Day and a Youth Unity initiative created in a number of locations throughout Canada.
Eparchial conventions were held around the themes of "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit—Ministering to the Poor in Our Midst"; "Evangelization—A New Springtime for Christianity"; "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church: The Centenary of Blessed Martyr Nykyta Budka, the First Ukrainian Catholic Bishop in Canada"; "Meeting the Stranger in our Midst—A Ministry of Hospitality"; and "Family and Faith Today".
Courses led by learned resources such as Fr. Andriy Chirovsky, founder of the Sheptytsky Institute, and Fr. Peter Galadza about Eastern Christian spirituality, liturgy, and sacraments offered lay, clergy and religious growth in their faith and spirituality and in their understanding of our Ukrainian Catholic Church traditions.
The Eparchy of Edmonton instituted a Bishop's Annual Prayer Breakfast, participated in the 2013 Pilgrimage to Ukraine celebrating the 1025th Anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan-Rus'. During the pilgrimage, Bishop David, clergy and faithful from the Eparchy of Edmonton participated in the consecration of the newly-constructed Holy Resurrection Sobor (Cathedral) in Kyiv, as the seat of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the world.
During Bishop David's episcopal tenure, the faithful of the Eparchy of Edmonton were honoured with a historical visit from His Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav, his First Pastoral visit to Canada.
Where to from here?
After 15 years as a bishop and 10 years in the Edmonton Eparchy, Bishop David said, "I acknowledge and give thanks to God for all the people who have touched my life to make me who I am. They are all agents of my episcopal ministry: the laity, family, friends, clergy, religious, and monastics.
"I feel that in some small way I'm moving into a different season in my life and in my episcopal ministry. I would like to rediscover what my purpose is now.
"Where I would like to focus is on drawing out leadership gifts, by looking at those around me, recognizing the different gifts, encouraging them to share these gifts, and ensuring that we continue to have good leadership."
Bishop David noted that there is a greater awareness now of the role women do and can play in the Church. They have a larger inventory of roles available now, compared to the past.
A key upcoming ministry will be to help us value and extend a helping hand to our seniors, in their own homes, those by themselves and in seniors' homes and in hospitals.
"We need to recognize that they are the pioneers of our community," Bishop David said. "How can we better engage them in the life of the Church and how can we better respond to their needs? It is up to us to better utilize the power of our grandparents and all seniors, and to assist seniors with evangelizing other seniors."
At this point in his engagement with the Edmonton eparchial community, the Bishop would like to move forward implementing more of the 25 year plan.
For more about what has been accomplished in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton, please see A Progress Report — 2012-2015, Implementing the 25 Year Pastoral Plan A Call to Action for Evangelization and Parish Renewal To Know God, to Love God, and to Serve God and Vision 2020 — The Vibrant Parish Places to Encounter the Living Christ.


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This week I read in the newspaper that Sony are firing 10.000 people. After visiting Sony's showroom in Ginza I can see why: they have nothing that excites me. Nothing. Believe me, I actually tried to find something that could excite me. I made an honest effort.
The closest you get to something that is even vaguely interesting is the Sony NEX cameras -- but why would you want one? It is not as small as a compact camera because decent optics actually have to be bulky. Then again, if you are going to have a camera with a beefy lens, you might as well get a regular sized DSLR because you do want the ergonomics of a proper camera. The NEX solves no problems. None. It represents zero innovation. The images are great, but there are thousands of cameras that can make decent images.
Sony used to make stuff that was designed to look and feel like quality products. Superior products. They don't do that anymore. I found several laptops at BIC Camera from cheap brands that looked a lot better than any laptop Sony currently makes. Yes, really. There are Taiwanese companies that make better stuff than Sony.
And the Sony Tablet P ... I don't understand how they even dared telling the world about this junk -- much less actually put it on the market. Images don't do it justice. You actually have to try it out to realize how amazingly useless this product is. And at $550? It is more expensive than an iPad with a retina display!
If the people responsible for the decision to put the Tablet P on the market are not among the 10.000 fired, then Sony are firing the wrong people.
To some degree Sony have a problem in that their product design is mediocre in comparison to the competition: Sony still do decent design work, but the competitors have gotten so much better that the bar has been raised.
Sony do not do software. Nor do they do systems. Or "open".
But worst of all: they completely alienate the user -- a trend they started 15 years ago when they decided to push their own proprietary digital music rubbish and managed to lose an entire market where they used to be the undisputed kings. Sony may have admitted they screwed up, but they did not seem to learn a single thing from it.
Sony have bad karma in the eyes of the user. Really bad karma.
It is so sad to see a company that was once great kill itself.


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When we hear the word vintage, what usually comes to mind are the words old, rugged, and unique. Well, yes, it's true; however, there is more to the word than meets the eye. It is something that cannot be seen or purchased anywhere today. It comes with great value since its existence is longer than you could imagine. It can bring up old, forgotten memories. Truly reminiscing.
In this article, we will show you the types of vintage textures expressed in different styles and forms. It comes with various designs and colors as well. We also have a wide variety of free textures free for you to download, modify however you want, and use for your personal project or business need. See if there are any textures that capture your interest.
The vintage textures we have in store come in different types. As you can see, we have wood grain textures, old paper textures, and canvas textures, so on and so forth. These types of templates are unique in their own way.
They have their own character and design. If you are fond of collecting vintage stuff, why don't you add these templates to your list, for sure this will be likable. You may also forward it to others who share the same passion as yours.
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There is no wrong way designing with vintage textures. Vintage textures almost pair and appear perfectly well with every design you can think, but here are also a few ways or tips on how to make use of these templates aside from the typical wallpaper-theme usage:
These templates are easily downloadable plus they come in high-quality resolutions, perfect for background images or wallpapers. We are not limited to vintage textures alone; we also have a lot of cardboard textures, paper textures, sand textures, and a lot more textures for you to choose from for your personal use or business need.
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If Clegg is accepted as English by most it is because he looks and behaves English
But in any case, he is probably not English in any sense acceptable to those who are. He keeps very quiet about his antecedents. Whatever those who imagine that being English purely a matter of having been born and been brought up here (as Huhne was) might think, clearly Huhne thinks his background matters.


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I've been using this site for over 2 weeks, have built a Hipster PDA and submitted a template and this is my first trip to the forum.
I'm Raymond. I've used a planner in one form and to one extent or another for about six years. I never could get things the way I wanted them. Everything was centered around the degree of my conformity to someone else's preprinted system and materials. D*I*Y allows you to apply very well thought-out principles to a system you build for yourself. It is good for some people to have a hand in making the tools they use.
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Welcome, Raymond, and thanks for the template submission. (It's already been approved.) Great job with the Widget Kit, by the way!
Thanks, too, for the compliment about the D*I*Y Planner flexibility; we certainly try our best in this regard, although the design act is still very much a learning process. Each version takes it a little further, and we get to refine elements as we go along. Version 3 takes it much further than I had ever intended the project to go, but with this great community here, it's hard to stop. ;-)
BTW, I really should get in the habit of welcoming new members more often. It would certainly be the neighbourly thing to do, and I've been remiss with my hospitality. Sorry about that, folks. I'll try harder.
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Hello Summer, its time for tans and of course new summer makeup! Here are a few products from my makeup bag that are in constant use. I'm in love with Neutrogen's healthy skin glow sheers, illuminating tinted moisturizer in the shade light to medium 30. The coverage is perfect for summer and I love the glowing shimmer it gives me! The color also blends with my natural skin tone SO well and my skin feels so soft and non-oily! My second summer favorite is from NYX and is their new soft matte lip creme in the color Tokyo, the matte cream is smooth as silk and looks so pretty. And the best part is it for serious smells like vanilla cake. I combo the creme with the NYX pencil in the color beige/rose. Last of all its all about big full lashes, I have pretty fine blonde lashes so I have been loving Rimels Scandaleyes show off mascara. It just helps define and lift my lashes and make them visible and full.
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1) Which party leader resigned his position after admitting a drink problem?
2) Where did the 2006 World Social Forum take place?
3) In what month?
4) Who in 2000 released Sing When You're Winning?
5) What 2 countries have been threatened by the "international community" for their pursuit of nuclear technology? (Full official titles please)
6) What is the name of the Socialist Party's TD in the Irish Republic?
7) Who sang You're as Cold as Ice?
8) Who was the first group to have a UK number one with Eternal Flame?
9) What year was the NHS set up?
10) What month?
11) Which 70s rock band had a hit with Breaking the Law?
12) In what year did the October Revolution take place?
13) Which Latin American country has recently nationalised its gas industry?
14) Which dadrock band has a hit with Smoke on the Water?
15) Who denounced Satan at the UN earlier this year?
16) And who was the Devil?
17) Who wrote Empire Defeated?
18) And what country is the book about?
19) Who authored the 1902 pamphlet, What is to be Done?
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