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How to add bleed to an InDesign document for printing
Starting off with a new document we are prompt with some options.
The new document panel is going to be the easiest and quickest place to add bleed to your design.
When it comes to bleed, your two bottom options on the panel are going to need to be set.
Adding Margins
The Margins will set up a guideline within your document called the safe zone. You will keep all text and images that you don't want cut off to be within this safe zone.
The printer usually likes about 1/8 of an inch. ( .125 ) in decimal.
The reason for the print margin is to give room for image movement/shift.
Adding Bleed
On the last part of the options panel, we are going to add bleed. Most printers ask for 1/8 bleed all the way around your printing.
Click Ok.
In your document, you are going to see 3 boxes. ( see the image above )
The purple will be your Margins box. It's used for your safe zone.
The black is the actual edge of your printing document. This where the cuts will be made to your card.
The red is your bleed. Any image or color that goes to the edge of the card will go to this line.
The image below gives a simple idea of how the lines will help you as a guide while putting your design together.
Exporting your print design
Here is the spot a lot of people seem to miss.
While exporting your design as a pdf there are a couple things you are going to want to check.
Go to your Marks and Bleeds tab. Under the Marks section, you are going to want to make sure the Crop Marks is checked. This isn't something that you have to do as far as making sure that your bleeds are exported with your design. It is a good habit to create and offer to your printer.
The bottom part of your Marks and Bleeds tab there is a section Bleed and Slug. Make sure that the Use Document Bleed Settings are checked.
And now you have a print ready file with bleeds and crop marks for your printer.
I also wrote a quick tutorial on adding bleed to your Photoshop document that you can check out.


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So, while spending some weeks packing and moving and somehow putting up a shop. I was secretly wishing that by some divine force everything would suddenly fall into place just because I was loving what I did and because I was chill and spontaneous and, you know, cool (even more so after my Facebook deactivation, but not anymore after my recent re-activation. ah well.) Things didn't really turn out so smooth after all and, as all transitions, lotsa adjustments and bumps along the way. I had to reassess my judgment and FB snobbery.
Maybe the winter doesn't sit so well with me. Maybe I'm a tropical person freezing somewhere in the northern hemisphere feeling just a tad bit silly I'm not wearing something appropriate (bringing cotton sweaters when wool would've done a better job). Maybe I'm pregnant. oh man.
This handmade pendant thingymajee is an assemblage of trinkets from home, singapore, and italy. three of my last stops. who knows what'll be of it, maybe just another memory.

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|My friend Winston Wilbur @two cats and a pug had a wonderful idea
to dedicate today- Tuesday to his life long love Tuni Woons ,who now lives over the Rainbow.
Winston invited all of us to help honor the memory of Tuni.
Isn't that a cool idea? Thank you Winston for inviting us to share with you!
Winston sugguested that we post photos of ourselves in our beds.
Tuni loved beds and loved snuggling.
This is the best way ever- to honor our Tuni Loons.
These are some photos of me- in my many beds that are just everywhere.!
|We miss you Tuni Loons. ( The Girls)
I can see the rainbow from my ocean bed !
I can see you run!
Nitey nite
|Sometimes my words are gone, and I don't know what to say .
Have you ever felt that way?
How can I tell you about my friend K, when I have no words?
How can I tell you about the new star in the sky shaped in a big letter K.,
And how can I tell you about the big rainbow that stretched across the painted horizon?
My brave friend K from Colorado has gone to the Rainbow Bridge.
K was one of the bravest of the bravest. She fought the evil osteosarcoma,
K had many friends in blogville.... many, many.
She touched so many of us with her bravery and zest for life.
Each day K wanted to live every second that she could. Every moment was precious.
She ran trails and chased the wind and rolled in the snow with her brother R.
One thing that K taught me is that each moment is a sacred gift from Mother Earth.
She taught me not to waste a second.
If K was here. I know she would say run, and play and sniff and love and live!
I always wanted to be like K.
K was the heartdog to KB, and now is the time for us to share our love.
Please go visit K's family, KB ,the Runner, and R. at
Romping and Rolling in the Rockies
A huge hole is in their hearts.
I know that if we sit shoulder to shoulder and circle around them in love they will feel our support.
When we do this, we will honor K.
Run free sweet K.- your in all of our hearts forever.
|Thinking about these sweet treasure flowers
from Mother Earth .
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|Do you remember MAXDOG from South Africa?
He was friends with every furry and human in the world!
Maxdog wanted to make a difference in this big world of ours, and he did!
He made a difference in my life. He showed us how to live life to the fullest, and not give up just because the doctor says you are sick. Maxdog's mom, Caryl Moll created this very beautiful story about how the little tiny Maxdog puppy tugged at her heart, and became her heartdog. He helped her rise above her depressions.
I was honored to have won a copy of this treasured book. I held the book close to my heart, and sometimes I layed my head on the cover, absorbing every word. As my mommy and me read the pages, we found the story was more than just a book about Max-. It was also about how the blogging community in the whole world circled around Max and his mom Caryl, with a circle of love when Max was sick.
Together we held paws- you and me. The Power of the Paws ignited a tidal wave of caring from across the oceans and moutains and deserts for Max and Maxmom.
Me and my mommy did not want this book to end. We savored every page.
We smiled, we laughed, we cried.
And we took the words into our heart to Live every second to the fullest.
We also learned that there is hope for many who have struggles and depressions.
Maxdog left his pawprints all over our hearts. They will stay forever and ever.
We thank Maxmom Caryl, for writing this beautiful, and honest love story.
If you read this book- you will never forget it.
The book is available across the whole world!
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Agrifutures Australia chair Kay Hull calls on businesses to pay their share of commuter costs or head to the bush
Chaotic scenes of commuters struggling to get onto train platforms have reignited calls for big business to move to regional areas.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, damaged signals and absent staff caused massive delays for Sydney Trains, which resorted to putting on buses to cope with the demand.
While the state government and opposition traded blows over the debacle, retired Nationals MP Kay Hull said there was more important conversation that needed to be had.
"The businesses in Sydney may pay high rents, but at the end of the day it's the taxpayers who fund the infrastructure required to get people to and from those workplaces," Mrs Hull said. "It's time to force their hand and say to corporations they need to contribute to what we're paying out or relocate to regional areas."
Mrs Hull, who chaired Agrifutures Australia, said governments needed to find ways to encourage businesses to move out of the capital cities, which could include tax incentives.
"We need to make companies and corporations aware that they can operate equally as effectively in regional areas as they can in the city," she said. "You don't need to be in Pitt Street or Collins Street, you can go to a place where people can be extremely successful with a great lifestyle, it just takes the drive from politicians to incentivise it.
"Governments need to seriously look at what they spend in cities servicing corporate needs, they could spend it here and get much better returns."
For more than a year the National Party, under Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, had campaigned for the "decentralisation" of government departments, with the relocation of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation to Wagga reportedly saving $1.2 million a year in rent alone.
Member for Riverina Michael McCormack said the time had come to make sure regional Australia was seen as a viable alternative to Sydney and Melbourne.
"These places are big enough to get a good cup of coffee and small enough to care," Mr McCormack said. "You don't need to live with the congestion… we need to do whatever we can to get businesses to look seriously at regional Australia."
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We received a report regarding the footway works taking place on Coppice Road near Harrow Road.
Warwickshire County Council told us:
"In an attempt to inform residents about the works letters were sent during the third week of March to each house effected regarding the planned slurry seal treatment in 2018/19.
The letter gave planned start dates for both the preparatory works and the final treatment, as well as information about the treatment process.
In the letter it does state that the preparatory work can look untidy (particularly the sand carpet – the filling of depressions or regulating of uneven areas with a fine asphalt material).
This sand carpet is the infill work carried out this week. Though it can look untidy and the material can break away, it is a cost effective method of infilling depressions, since the entire surface will be covered by the slurry seal treatment within a couple of weeks.
I would also bring to your notice that part or the process is weed treatment prior to and after the slurry seal, as weed regrowth often occurs.
I know that it looks very ad-hoc until completion, but each part of the work goes to make the whole, I appreciate your patience."
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CW for talk of creepy Uncle Bertram. Here's the file. Hit play when the HBO logo/sound fade.
True Blood Tuesday S02E01 "Nothing But The Blood"
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Not a fan of the way Bill glamours over his actions. "I will not apologize for loving you!" But no one asked you to, Beel. She said things like "be honest with me" and "pls stop killing people who hurt me" and "I don't know if our relationship can continue because we are so different". Blah. It's romantic, sure, but – SPOILERS – we know he is still lying to her about stuff!
Fucking Sam Merlotte. With the self-pitying and the inappropriateness of his timing like ALL THE TIME.
That scene between Maryann and Lettie Mae is really amazing, because yes LM was being an asshole to Tara but also her sobriety is so fragile and she's such a broken woman, it feels cruel of M to tear her down that way (and even more so because we know she's manipulating Tara), but it's also exactly what Tara needs to be healthy: someone to help her break free of her mother. Someone to see how fucked up her mom treats her. It's no wonder Tara bonds with Maryann. It's why she nursed a crush on Jason for literally YEARS, and here comes a replacement mother figure who seems to be everything LM is not: cool-headed, sensuous, relaxed, intelligent, rich, and generous.
On Jason with the Newlins: knowing where they are headed (and who Jason has been so far), it's kind of adorable that he's star-struck and drawn to Steve instead of Sarah.August 30, 2016|
Daphne is the big ass Paul Bunyan pig… Just wait, we're only a couple of episodes from Drunk Andy yellin' PIG!!!! and running around 😉
I'm so torn on this episode, I think the Bill/Sookie scene is my favorite sex scene in the entire run of the series… but it's tarnished with so much weird baby Sam and his flashbacks….August 30, 2016|


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Market season has come and gone and all of the new products have been scoped out, ordered and are beginning to make their way into independent gourmet housewares stores.
And, with spring on the way, wedding registries and summer entertaining are beginning to be top of mind for consumers, creating an opportunity for gourmet retail stores to tout their fresh product offerings and industry knowledge.
So, what's selling at retail right now? We found the top six things that retailers say their customers are clamoring for.


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Published on 24th March 2017
Anathema reveal details for new album
After Anathema's 2012 award-winning album Weather Systems and 2014's spellbinding Distant Satellites, the ambient rockers are back with their eleventh full-length, The Optimist. Due for release on 9th June through Kscope The Optimist will soon reveal some of the darkest, most challenging and unexpected music the sextet have put their name to.
Anathema, led by brothers Daniel and Vincent Cavanagh, along with drummer John Douglas, singer Lee Douglas, bassist Jamie Cavanagh and keyboardist Daniel Cardoso began recording The Optimist in the winter of 2016 at Attica Audio in Donegal, Ireland and then finished at Castle Of Doom studios in Glasgow with producer Tony Doogan [Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian, Super Furry Animals] at the helm. Vincent elaborates on Doogan's influence on the recording process "he suggested that we record as a live band, which we hadn't done for years. Having played a few tunes on the last tour, we were ready for that. Tony wanted to capture that energy you can only get with everyone facing each other… it makes a big difference. He was a superb guy to work with and I learned a lot making this record"
The idea for The Optimist was born from the front cover artwork of the band's 2001 album A Fine Day To Exit Daniel Cavanagh explains "I suppose you might say the album is semi-autobiographical because this time we used a surrogate," he says, of the character that is The Optimist "We put sound, feelings and crucially, our own hopes and fears into another person and made him the subject of the songs then weaving my own internal monologue into the narrative of The Optimist. It was John's idea to write a narrative, so I took A Fine Day To Exit as the starting point". Vincent elaborates further on the earlier album's artwork influence "The guy who disappeared – you never knew what happened to him, did he start a new life? Did he succumb to his fate? It was never explained. The opening track title is the exact coordinates for Silver Strand beach in San Diego – the last known location of The Optimist – shown on the cover of A Fine Day to Exit."
To continue the theme further, the band brought back designer and illustrator Travis Smith to create the artwork for The Optimist. The artwork was created from a series of photographs Smith took on a West Coast road trip.
With the character's unresolved destiny the three song writing members, meticulously brought the unfinished story to an end – and most strikingly of all – one which is decided by the listener.
02. Leaving It Behind [4:27]
03. Endless Ways [5:49]
04. The Optimist [5:37]
05. San Francisco [4:59]
06. Springfield [5:49]
07. Ghosts [4:17]
08. Can`t Let Go [5:00]
09. Close Your Eyes [3:39]
10. Wildfires [5:40]
11. Back To The Start [11:41]
Anathema will be revealing more information on The Optimist very soon, album formats and further touring details…
Summer Festivals & shows
11/06/17: [UK] Donington Download Festival
16/06/17: [BE] Dessel, Graspop Metal Meeting
23/06/17: [NL] Nijmegen – Doornroosje
24/06/17: [NL] Valkenburg – Midsummer Prog Festival
01/07/17: [SP] Barcelona – Be Prog My Friend Festival
01-02/07/17: [GR] Athens – Rock Wave Festival
The Optimist tour
08/06/17: [Russia] Moscow – Yotaspace
09/06/17: [Russia] St. Petersburg – ClubZal
03/08/17: [Mexico] Monterrey – Café Iguana
04/08/17: [Mexico] Guadalajara – C3 Stage
05/08/17: [Mexico] Mexico City – El Plaza Condesa
07/07/17: [Columbia] Bogota – Teatro Ecci
09/07/17: [Chile] Santiago – Teatro Cariola
11/08/17: [Argentina] Buenos Aires – Groove
12/08/17: [Brazil] Sao Paolo – Carioca Cluba
23/09/17: [NI] Belfast – Limelight 2
24/09/17: [IRE] Dublin – Academy
More dates to be announced soon
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Fact checking President Obama's first 100 days
President Obama made many claims during last night's primetime press conference and his town hall meeting during the day which don't exactly ring true with realty. The most egregious distortions, of course, came on the topic of the economy and the Associated Press has taken him to task for it.
WASHINGTON (AP) – "That wasn't me," President Barack Obama said on his 100th day in office, disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on Day One.
It actually was him – and the other Democrats controlling Congress the previous two years – who shaped a budget so out of balance.
And as a presidential candidate and president-elect, he backed the twilight Bush-era stimulus plan that made the deficit deeper, all before he took over and promoted spending plans that have made it much deeper still.
Obama met citizens at an Arnold, Mo., high school Wednesday in advance of his prime-time news conference. Both forums were a platform to review his progress at the 100-day mark and look ahead.
The blaming Bush for Obama's mess can only go on so long before it gets ridiculous.
Here's a deeper explanation of many claims made yesterday. Keep in mind, all from the Associated Press which has been Obama-friendly for years now.
OBAMA: "Number one, we inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit…. That wasn't me. Number two, there is almost uniform consensus among economists that in the middle of the biggest crisis, financial crisis, since the Great Depression, we had to take extraordinary steps. So you've got a lot of Republican economists who agree that we had to do a stimulus package and we had to do something about the banks. Those are one-time charges, and they're big, and they'll make our deficits go up over the next two years." – in Missouri.
THE FACTS: Congress controls the purse strings, not the president, and it was under Democratic control for Obama's last two years as Illinois senator. Obama supported the emergency bailout package in President George W. Bush's final months – a package Democratic leaders wanted to make bigger.
To be sure, Obama opposed the Iraq war, a drain on federal coffers for six years before he became president. But with one major exception, he voted in support of Iraq war spending.
The economy has worsened under Obama, though from forces surely in play before he became president, and he can credibly claim to have inherited a grim situation.
Still, his response to the crisis goes well beyond "one-time charges."
He's persuaded Congress to expand children's health insurance, education spending, health information technology and more. He's moving ahead on a variety of big-ticket items on health care, the environment, energy and transportation that, if achieved, will be more enduring than bank bailouts and aid for homeowners.
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated his policy proposals would add a net $428 billion to the deficit over four years, even accounting for his spending reduction goals. Now, the deficit is nearly quadrupling to $1.75 trillion.
Obama is not talking about "one time changes," he's talking about overhauling the health care system, the banking system, auto industry and the energy industry. This is hardly a fly-by-night operation where in 6 months we'll forget all about it. Obama is just hoping that if he can push it through fast enough, people won't have time to actually think about it.
OBAMA: "I think one basic principle that we know is that the more we do on the (disease) prevention side, the more we can obtain serious savings down the road. … If we're making those investments, we will save huge amounts of money in the long term." – in Missouri.
THE FACTS: It sounds believable that preventing illness should be cheaper than treating it, and indeed that's the case with steps like preventing smoking and improving diets and exercise. But during the 2008 campaign, when Obama and other presidential candidates were touting a focus on preventive care, the New England Journal of Medicine cautioned that "sweeping statements about the cost-saving potential of prevention, however, are overreaching." It said that "although some preventive measures do save money, the vast majority reviewed in the health economics literature do not."
And a study released in December by the Congressional Budget Office found that increasing preventive care "could improve people's health but would probably generate either modest reductions in the overall costs of health care or increases in such spending within a 10-year budgetary time frame."
So once again, exaggerations of savings versus reality.
OBAMA: "You could cut (Social Security) benefits. You could raise the tax on everybody so everybody's payroll tax goes up a little bit. Or you can do what I think is probably the best solution, which is you can raise the cap on the payroll tax." – in Missouri.
THE FACTS: Obama's proposal would reduce the Social Security trust fund's deficit by less than half, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
That means he would still have to cut benefits, raise the payroll tax rate, raise the retirement age or some combination to deal with the program's long-term imbalance.
Workers currently pay 6.2 percent and their employers pay an equal rate – for a total of 12.4 percent – on annual wages of up to $106,800, after which no more payroll tax is collected.
Obama wants workers making more than $250,000 to pay payroll tax on their income over that amount. That would still protect workers making under $250,000 from an additional burden. But it would raise much less money than removing the cap completely.
Yet again, back to raising taxes instead of actually reforming the program. This is the story of Washington. Never fix the problem, just make it worse so someone down the road can deal with it.
Obama provides no solutions which actually address core issues, he simply addresses symptoms one by one with pathetic plans that involve more government dependence.
Social security is one example where the system needs to phased out of existence entirely. My generation needs to be able to opt out so I can invest in my own retirement. It is immoral to saddle me and millions more with a failing government program because Obama is too weak to actually fix it. Yet again, another issue which will have to be addressed by a President with a backbone.


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Blue Textured Fishtail
You guys, I have gone and dug out my textured polishes! It has been probably a year (or longer?) since I last used a textured polish as anything more than an accent dot. I forgot how glittery they are. But I am not looking forward to removing this mani!!
I had also forgotten how much fun it is to do gradients with textured polish. because they are 50% glitter, it is mostly the glitter and not the pigment that transfers in the gradient. So, thinks ends up shiner and slightly lighter in color than intended, but super textured! I couldn't stop running my fingers over my nails while I wore this mani.
This might also be one of my more recent striping tape manis that has actually WORKED. I feel like my last few were wrongly positioned on one or more nails and this isn't 🙂 it is also likely the last tape mani you will see for a while since I not have enough time to play with tape while in the hospital!
~ Black: Sinful Colors – Black on Black
~ Teal textured: Julie G – Sleigh Ride
~ Blue textured: Zoya – Sunshine
I hope you enjoyed this brief non-stamping design interlude…we basically go right back to stamping on Wednesday! I just didn't have time for much else


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The Police States of America.
I was walking down High Street in Columbus, Ohio with my friend Jeff, a tall, lanky young man with pale skin, a light, scraggly beard and three year's growth of long, tangled dreadlocks. I was railing against the American police state as we went, when we passed a dense line gathered outside of the Newport Concert Hall. The sidewalk was blocked, and with no traffic in the immediate vicinity I stepped 6 inches into the street and walked around the crowd before returning to the sidewalk.
A moment later, a police cruiser pulled up beside me and the passenger side window rolled down.
"Hey! Come over here!" I heard a voice from inside the cruiser.
"Yeah?" I asked, looking into the vehicle and seeing a young cop with blonde hair, cold grey eyes and an arrogant smirk across his face. "You need to talk to me, man?"
"Yeah, I need to talk to you," he said, spitting out the final word with surprising contempt. "What were you doing walking in the middle of the road?"
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, almost thinking that he was joking. I looked back at the broad line outside of the concert hall and pointed in that direction.
"Uhh, there's a long line over there," I remarked. "I had to go around it."
"Look, there's a half ton vehicle coming right at you and you just step right out in front of it. Why did you do that? You could get hit or cause someone to wreck cause' you're walkin' in the street… huh?! Why did you do that?!"
I suddenly realized that he wasn't joking at all, and eyed him a bit more closely, noting his short posture and squirrel-like disposition. He didn't seem to be under the influence of any drugs, at least none other than a notion of power and invulnerability to the law.
I looked back at the concert hall and almost laughed at the ridiculousness of his accusation.
"Huh?' he continued somewhat incoherently. "Why did you do that…? Now apologize. Excuse yourself for walking in front of me."
I shook my head in disbelief and looked back at the crowd one more time, now with an uneasy grin. Deep anger swelled up in my chest and I felt like just ignoring him and walking away, but he continued berating me.
"Excuse yourself," he went on with a contemptuous smirk. "Say you're sorry."
I leered back at him, but remained silent. I contemplated my recent encounters with Columbus police, including an outrageously expensive open-container charge a few weeks before, and wondered if my basic civil liberties were more important than my economic and legal well-being.
As I stood on the sidewalk glaring into his jaunty, despicable eyes, a large police truck pulled up beside the squad car, and I watched nervously as they conversed for a moment. Now three of "Columbus' finest" were blocking all northward traffic on High Street, the main north-south route through the city, and I wondered how far the situation would escalate. Finally, after their cross-car conference, they all turned their eyes to me, and the original "peace officer" spoke up again.
"Excuse yourself," he repeated for the last time. "Then you can go."
"Excuse me… I'm sorry," I said with a disgust that I had never felt for four words spoken together in my life.
He nodded and both cars drove away, and I turned bitterly to Jeff.
"They're such fucking assholes," Jeff said, his jaw slackened in surprise at what he had just witnessed.
"Yeah, man," I said, feeling suddenly sick to my stomach. "Fucking pigs."
As we walked further down the road, frequently jay-walking, I contemplated what America had become. No where else I had been in the world had I been threatened, harassed or insulted by those in "authority" the way I had in the United States. However, as we continued, I found some peace within the bitterness that churned in my belly. Arrogance is the sin most effectively punished by karma, and I had no doubt that anyone who behaved in such a way would be held accountable in one respect or another, even if it's just having to look in the mirror every day and realize his own worthlessness.
Later that night, as I lie in the back of my van, I contemplated the absurdity of the society around me. In a city with one of the highest murder rates in the country, where rapes, muggings, break-ins, and all sorts of violent crime are ever more commonplace and there is a growing movement of tent-cities of the poor and displaced, the government spends immense resources to equip, train, and pay an incredibly corrupt and delinquent police force that spreads more fear and hate than justice.
Leaving Columbus was once again the best experience I could muster in that forlorn dumpster of a city.
[_Editor: whereas America is one of the worst places to go to jail, it ought to be mentioned that American cops are angels compared to the police in places like India or the Ukraine]


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After long last, it is official. There is a new record from the trip-hop giants known as Massive Attack. Ladies and gents, welcome to Heligoland! Not too long ago, I waxed poetic about the first single from the record called Splitting The Atom. It caused quite a stir throughout the blogosphere as one would expect when talking about such an influential act such as the Attack. It's awesome to finally have something to look forward to in the new year. The record is out in the UK 8 February and hopefully we won't have to wait too long for news on the US release. It's about time…
The tracklisting shall be as follows…
Pray For Rain
Splitting The Atom
Girl I Love You
Flat Of The Blade
Paradise Circus
Rush Minute
Saturday Come Slow
Atlas Air


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The death of Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive of the oil multinational Total, in a tragic plane accident in Moscow has been widely reported in the media.
But much less reported about his death was the fact that the man often referred to affectionately as the Big Moustache because of his facial hair and big personality was also a third generation heir to the Taittinger champagne business.
De Margerie was the grandson of Pierre-Charles Taittinger, the founder of the famous champagne house that bears the family's name.
But instead of joining the family business, de Margerie pursued a career with Total, which today is the fourth largest western oil company in terms of market capitalisation and the second-largest French company. He became one of France's top paid and most highly respected business people.
Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, the current head of the champagne house once wistfully said about de Margerie: "Il aurait pu être le roi du brut champagne il a choisi à la place d'être le roi du brut pétrole."
Roughly translated: "He could have been the king of dry (brut) champagne, but he chose instead to be the king of crude (brut) oil."
Taittinger along with a number of other holdings held by the family including the Hotel de Crillon in Paris was sold to a private equity firm in 2005. A year later, Pierre-Emmanuel raised funds to buy the champagne house back into family ownership.


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Guest, Jeffrey Small explains why he thinks that it may be time to get out of stocks. He tells us that most investors don't know the risk that they are facing and how there are many better alternatives.
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This beautiful graphic was made by Ann at Zoolatry, to celebrate our Gotcha Day, we are very thankful for this and proud to put it on our blog! Ann also made me Best In Show yesterday on her blog - I am totally honoured by this and am incredibly grateful!
Ann also made this graphic to celebrate our Gotcha Day but by the time she had put Fatty Pants Castle into the chair, there was no room for me!!!
Ok, we have a confession...well Meowmie has a confession to make...she always thought out Gotcha Day was May 4th, turns out it is actually...April 27th!!! When she was looking for our pedigree papers today she found a diary from 1996, she flicked through it, and discovered her stoopid mistake! So we are a week late, probably a blessing in disguise because our Gotcha Day would have clashed with the bad news about my lymphoma returning.
Here is the story of how me and Castle found our Forever Home: Meowmie J wanted a cat that she was not allergic too, so Meowmie L suggested she get a Meezer. Meowmie L had always dreamed of having a Meezer, so this seemed like an excellent opportunity! So they looked for adverts for Meezers and found one in a paper called 'Loot' (this was when the internet had only just been born so newspaper ads were the first place to look). They spotted an advert placed by a lady called Mrs Tank, they liked the breeder's name and the description of the kittens in the advert so called up Mrs Tank to ask for more details...Mrs Tank made particular reference to a "very special blue boy, wonderful personality, even if I do say so myself". So off the meowmies went to Mrs Tank's home to see the Blue Boy (Castle)...Meowmie J fell in love with Castle on sight...but Meowmie L had spotted me and fallen in love with me immediately too. Plus, as I have explained before, I have an 'X' on my nose, and that marked the spot for Meowmie L!
As Castle and I lay curled up with each other Meowmie L said to Meowmie J that perhaps they should have TWO cats, not just the one...how could Meowmie J resist! So they snapped us both up there and then - at a cost of £150 each! The trouble was, at that time, they both had very little money as they had just graduated from University, so Meowmie L had to take a second job on to pay for me. Unfortunately the second job involved driving DJs to raves and niteclubs at all hours of the night, and for this very reason Meowmie L missed our first night in our forever home cos she was out working until 5am!!!
To cut a long story short, Meowmie J's allergies reared up after a few months of us living with her, she persevered with it though, putting herself through a lot of discomfort for about 4 years, until it just became silly for us to live with Meowmie J. So we then moved in to Meowmie L's home instead. It was a bit of a wrench, but we settled soon enough and Meowmie J comes over to see us a lot, and loves us just as much as she did when we lived with her!
Meowmie tried looking for our pedigree papers for this post, she has forgotten our pedigree names you see, but she thinks they may have gone missing when her home was burgled or something...Meowmie found our breeder's website Kristophe Siamese , but the cattery/family name "Kristophe' didn't ring any bells, she always thought our name was something like Adnuum or Adnuam or something...Meowmie emailed Mrs Tank yesterday asking whether she had records of our names, hopefully she will have, if not Ramses has given us some tips for locating them!
Now, why don't you help yourself to some chicken and ham, and perhaps some nip too, and for the lizard-lovers amongst you there is a special bowl of them just over there...sit back and enjoy our kitten pictures! (Apologies for the quality, they are photos of photos!)
PS - Ise been eating - not huge amounts, and I am being very fussy about what I eat - but I am eating. Still quiet and not quite myself too. But I don't seem to be in any pain or appear nauseous at the moment. I guess it is expected that I should be out of sorts really...I have three tumours and had my chemo just 4 days ago. Thank you all again for continuing to pop by and see me and wish me well xxx
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Gotcha Day!
This beautiful graphic was made by Ann at Zoolatry, to celebrate our Gotcha Day, we are very thankful for this and proud to put it on our blog! Ann also made me Best In Show yesterday on her blog - I am totally honoured by this and am incredibly grateful!
Posted by The Furry Fighter at 01:30
59 comments:
- Boots, Ozzie and Brenda said...
Happy belated Gotcha day!! Wishing you all the best!!
Brenda & Ninja
- 4 May 2008 at 03:05
- MaoMao said...
Happy Gotcha Day, Stormie and Castle -- both fur the Gotcha Day yur Meowmie thought it was and belated fur yur April 27 Gotcha Day! Two Gotcha Days -- hee, that's kool!
You and Castle were preshus kittens -- thankies fur sharin those pickshures. They maded Momma say SQUEEEEE!!!!!
Mmmm, chicken and ham and 'nip -- sounds yummiferous! We Ballicai will hang out and enjoy, and most of all enjoy you and Castle's kompany.
I'm glad yur eatin, and it's unnerstandable you'd feel kinda undur the weathur with yur chemo. We Ballicai purr fur you efurry day and we love you lots!
Kittyhugs and purrs frum yur furriend MaoMao!
- 4 May 2008 at 03:24
Happy Gotcha Day, Stormie and Castle! What adorable kittens you were, and what beautiful, majestic cats you are!
I'm sending my strongest healing purrs to you, dear Stormie, every day, and lots of love. I'm glad you're eating. And I enjoyed reading the story of how you and Castle got your Forever Home!
Love and purrs and snuggles from Marilyn!
- 4 May 2008 at 03:25
- Gemini and Ichiro said...
Hey, did you know that my choice of Find Chey Friday was for you. I was hoping you would recognize it! I'll have to think of something for next week that you can recognize! :)
- 4 May 2008 at 05:12
- Gemini and Ichiro said...
And we mean that for Castle too. But you know how it is Castle--we women get all the attention.
Kiss Kiss to you to!
- 4 May 2008 at 05:13
- Angel MoMo and Charlotte said...
Happy belated Gotcha Day. I enjoy reading about your kittenhood and looking at your baby photos.
My SS is still very busy and I don't get to visit very often!
- 4 May 2008 at 05:18
- The Cat Realm said...
HAPPY GOTCHA DAY!!!! No matter if it is today or last week - you HAVE a gotcha day which means you have a home - and a wonderufl one at that - and that is reason to celebrate!!!
I am glad I am early - you might have to re-order some lizards, thouhgh, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAH - but I brought you some fresh nip.
You kitten pictures are adorable. But that's because you are adorable cats.
I hope we can make you forget the nasty lymphoma for a while.... and I am glad to hear you ate something!!!!
Karl. And Emil and Mrs. OZ are here too
- 4 May 2008 at 05:42
- Zippy, Sadie, Speedy and M'Gee said...
Yoo can be as picky as yoo want, Storm, it's yoor Gotcha Day (at least around yoor gocha day) so go ahead and make yoor mom open 3 or 15 or 20 cans until yoo find something yoo like. Oh, and Castle, we'z glad yoor there too! Keep fighting Storm and we'll keep purraying fur yoo.
- 4 May 2008 at 05:51
- Mr. Echo said...
Stunning! From the graphix to the kitten pics. Whenefur your Gotcha Day is, cellabrate it! I think you are irrasistable too.
- 4 May 2008 at 06:09
- Kimo and Sabi said...
Happy Gotcha Day!
- 4 May 2008 at 06:22
Happy Gotcha Day Storm & Castle. I hope you have a great day with lots of fun and treats:) What delightful kittens you were and what gorgeous grown up cats you are now :) xx
- 4 May 2008 at 08:21
- Karen Jo said...
Zoolatry made you a wonderful graphic for your Gotcha Day. Happy Gotcha Day, Storm and Castle. I am so happy that you got adopted together. I really enjoyed reading your gotcha story and seeing your kitten pictures. You are both just as cute now as you were then. I am really glad that you are eating Storm. Keep it up and keep fighting. I think about you and pray for you every day.
- 4 May 2008 at 08:44
- HRH Yao-Lin said...
Happy Gotcha day Stormie and Castle!!! Yes, a week late but better late than never! Those photos are too adorable for words - seriously, you two puddings were soooo beautiful, how could anyone not fall in love with you? Stunning!! I hope you feeling OK Storm, keep up with the eating, you are always in my thoughts.
Also, the human and I visited Windsor Castle yesterday. We blew you a kiss as we passed through London on the train. x
- 4 May 2008 at 10:35
- MISS PEACH ~(^.^)~ said...
Oh I am so glad that you are eating and happy. Happy Gotcha day again! I really love the B&W photo of Castle:) You are both so adorable in your kitten photos...just beautiful kitties inside and out.
Enjoy your day and keep on trying to find out more about your pedigree...
my papers say my name is 'Covergirl'
Love Miss Peachy aka Covergirl:)
- 4 May 2008 at 10:40
- Babs (Beetle) said...
Lovely graphic and photos of you as kittens. Have a great gotcha day, even if it is a bit late.
Purrs, Sukie X
- 4 May 2008 at 11:02
- Alexi said...
Happy Gotcha Day!!! We luv you all and are purring and purraying for you, and Castle! We hope your Gotcha Day is the bestest--even tho it was aktsully April 27!
- 4 May 2008 at 11:13
- Sabrina, Sam and Simon said...
Happy Gotcha Day, Storm and Castle! Your kitten pictures are absolutely adorable, as was the story of how you came to live with your Meowmie! We know how meezers are irresistable ... that's why our momma and daddy have the three of us ... hee hee! Keep on eating and chilling out Storm, you need to take it easy after your chemo. You are continually in our thoughts and purrayers...
Purrs and headbutts,
Sabrina, Sam and Simon
- 4 May 2008 at 12:00
- ZOOLATRY said...
Happy Gotcha Day (late, or early... early or late)... to two beautiful friends. We loved seeing your kitty-days-pics; you were super then as you are super now!
- 4 May 2008 at 12:04
- Kaz's Cats said...
Happy Gotcha Days to you both! Glad to see that you're trying to eat a bit Storm, we're just purring really hard for the chemo to do it's job.
Purrs & gentle headbutts
Gypsy & Tasha
- 4 May 2008 at 12:17
- Parker said...
Your kitten photos are adorable! We would like to wish you a very happy Gotcha' Day. So what if we are a little late?
Thanks for the lovely spread. I'll try not to eat all of the HAM!
Smooches to you and to Castle!
- 4 May 2008 at 12:18
- Mickey's Musings said...
Happy Gotcha Day!!!!!!!
(even if it is late,heehee)
Your baby pics are too sweet!! Now you two are very handsome!!!
The party is looking good & the food is divine!!!!!! Bit,I'll start with nip! Heehee
Purrs Mickey
- 4 May 2008 at 13:15
Happy Gotcha Day, Stormie and Castle.
Love the kitten photos so adorable.
Storm I'm very happy to hear your eating.You are a very strong and brave kitty...Love and Hugs Ariel and Her Mom
- 4 May 2008 at 13:22
- Rosemary B❤ said...
Happy Rescheduled Gothca day to Stormiekins and Castle(large)pants.
I love your kitten pictures. You two have grown into amazing and beautiful friends. I am so glad to know both of you.
I have been purring for you Stormie.
Love and gentle headbonkies
- 4 May 2008 at 13:26
- Cats~Goats~Quotes said...
Happy, Happy Gotcha day to both of you!! We think your baby pictures are so sweet..and Storm, we are keeping you in our prayers.
- 4 May 2008 at 13:58
- Samantha & Mom said...
Happy Gotcha Day Storm and Castle!!! You two were such cute kittens and beautiful all grown up! We are purrring and purrraying for your Storm!! Keep eating whatever your like!
This is a lovely party and the Lizards look good! Hey Karl save some for us!!!
Your FL furiends,
- 4 May 2008 at 14:08
- Robyn Harton said...
Happy Gotcha Day Storm and Castle! Ohhhhh yummy foods. Ham too! I'll hafta go tell Miles. I think I'll try a Lizard. mmmmmmm
Happy Gotcha day again yall :) We's glad we gotcha fur furriends!
Sanjee and the resta the Hotties
- 4 May 2008 at 14:38
Happy Gotcha Day, Stormie and Castle! You were both such cute kittens! We're glad you're feeling well enough to eat something, Storm.
- 4 May 2008 at 14:46
- jenianddean said...
Happy Gotcha Day! Great pictures.
- 4 May 2008 at 14:59
- Karen said...
Happy Gotcha day :)
- 4 May 2008 at 15:03
- admin said...
dear Stormy, are we too late to congratz you: "Happy Gotcha Day"...
we glad to hear that you eat something, you're one tough feline!
love all your pictures, you're very beautiful:)
'meaouwy troops'
- 4 May 2008 at 15:37
- Mr. Hendrix said...
happy happy Gotcha Day Storm and Castle! what a great story. 2 loving mommies sound wonderful.
i'm very glad to hear you're eating Storm. let me get you a big plate of Chicken to celebrate!
- 4 May 2008 at 16:07
- Jimmy Joe said...
Happy Gotcha Day, Storm and Castle! You were both very beautiful kittens, but I think you've gotten more beautiful every year. Enjoy your day!
Your buddy, Jimmy Joe
P.S. thanks for the snacks!
- 4 May 2008 at 16:18
- Mr. Hendrix said...
ps, i forgot to tell you what adorable kittens you were! mommy made squeeky noises at you.
- 4 May 2008 at 16:25
- Daisy said...
Happy Gotcha day, Storm and Castle! I do not think it matters if it is not the exact day. I really enjoyed seeing your baby photos, you two were so adorable! It's no wonder you grew up to be such good-looking Meezers.
- 4 May 2008 at 16:45
- Smeagol and Strider, Mystery (Sunnin' at the Bridge) and Gizmo too! said...
Happy Gotcha Day, Storm and Castle!! Such cute kitten pictures!! Yummy chicken, ham and nip!!
We continue to purr our hardest for you, Storm.
- 4 May 2008 at 16:55
- PB 'n J said...
Happy Gotcha Day Storm and Castle! Aren't Gotcha Days the best?! We hope you get lots of treats and snuggles.
We're glad to hear your feeling ok Storm, keep fighting!
Pearl, Bert and Jake
- 4 May 2008 at 17:33
- Spooker said...
Wow - that was quite a post!
Happy Gotcha Day!
And thanks for sharing your story about how you got your Forever Home!
Sending love & purrs,
Auntie Spooker
- 4 May 2008 at 17:38
- Jans Funny Farm said...
Happy Gotcha Day! It's so nice you were adopted and raised together.
And Storm, we're purring for you.
- 4 May 2008 at 18:03
- The Meezers or Billy said...
Happy Gotcha Day Storm and Castle!!! your pikshurs are so very cute. we is glad that you is eating Storm, eating is a good thing.
- 4 May 2008 at 18:10
- The Furry Kids said...
Happy Happy Happy Gotcha Day, Storm and Castle!!!
Titus, Tazo, & EG
PS - Stormie, we hope you eat something soon. We know your tummy doesn't feel good and things might taste icky, but we hope you'll get a little something in your tummy. We're still purring and purraying for you.
- 4 May 2008 at 19:42
- Alasandra, The Cats and Dogs said...
Stormie, we are so sorry to hear the lymphoma came back. We will purr very hard that it will go away forever and that you will enjoy years of good health.
Socks, Scylla & Charybdis
- 4 May 2008 at 20:33
- Tiki, Kirby, and StanLee said...
Happy Gotcha Day! Storm, we are purring that you are eating.
- 4 May 2008 at 21:22
- Spike William and Angels China Cat and Willow said...
Happy Gotcha Day to you, Storm and Castle! I hope you have a wonderful day. You two were adorable kittens and gorgeous grown-up cats! I think I'll go try some of that ham - I cannot resist ham ever!
Purrrrrrrrrs, China Cat
- 5 May 2008 at 00:39
- Willow said...
Hi Storm and Castle and a Happy Gotcha Day to you both! I'm so glad that you were adopted together and I loved looking at your kitten pictures. What sweet babies you were! And what fine cats you have become! I see that you have some chicken over there and it looks delicious!
Purrrrrrrrrrs, Willow
Storm, China Cat and I are still sending purrs over to you and hope you feel better.
- 5 May 2008 at 00:43
- THE ZOO said...
Stm,,,,orm, thanks fur stopping by while yoo sick ta check on me. ise hopes yoo get the sicky in you gone soon too. try ta keep eeting.
thats a grate story of how yall came ta yur home.
Happy Gotcha Day Storm and Castle...Flair
- 5 May 2008 at 03:48
- muffinmidi said...
HappY Gotcha Day Stormie and Castle.Those kitten photos were adorable.We'll teleport over for some niptinis.
- 5 May 2008 at 05:07
- Dragonheart, Merlin, Devi, and Chloe said...
Happy Belated Gotcha Day! :) You are Castle were adorable little kittens, Storm. :) You are such a beautiful Meezer now, and Storm is handsome.
We are purring and praying for you all the time, Storm. Hugs and purrs to you and your family.
- 5 May 2008 at 08:13
- Angel Junior, Orion and Sammy said...
Happy Belated Gotcha Day! I hope you had a great one!
Hang in there Storm and keep eating!
- 5 May 2008 at 14:11
- The Crew said...
Oh gosh, what great pictures...look how cute you were!
Happy, happy Gotcha Day to you both.
- 5 May 2008 at 15:11
- Kaze, Latte, & Chase said...
We are very sorry we're late to the celebration! My gosh were you two ADORABLE kittens!!! What a great story too. You can tell you are both very very loved.
- 5 May 2008 at 18:56
- Sunny's Mommy said...
Belated Happy Gotcha Day to Storm and Castle :-D I really enjoyed reading the story of how you came to be with your Meowmie (L).
Those are wonderful pictures of both of you. Was the rabbit a pet of your Meowmie? Thanks for sharing your photos :-)
- 5 May 2008 at 20:07
- Mickey's Musings said...
So! How's it going? Did Zoolatry fix that picture with Castle in the chair to add you?!!!!
Proper thing to do!! Quite right!!!
I love the exclamation point!!!!
Kinda like saying "SO THERE"!!!!!!
Purrs Mickey
- 5 May 2008 at 23:09
- Chrissie said...
Happy Gotcha Day, Beautiful Storm and Mr. Castle! Those are terrific pics of pics..they turned out rather well!
Miss Storm, as long as you eat, you can be just as picky as you want!
- 6 May 2008 at 02:24
- Ramses said...
Oh I'm glad that you've had a good gottcha day celebration even if it was on the wrong day! ;) As long as you got ham and chicken it was the right day, well that's my motto anyway! Oh yer it's always the right day for chicken! :)
- 6 May 2008 at 13:13
- Unknown said...
i don't know what gotcha day is. i'm so out of touch. thanks for coming and visiting during our time of loss. that's a really nice dutch bunny. i'm sure floppy will have fun with dubbs. he's very handsome. we weren't sure if the bridge was for rabbits too or not but good to know it is. thanks again. i hope your treatment works. it's not fun to be ill. especially when it's something serious. take care of yourself.
- 6 May 2008 at 15:31
- Lux said...
I love all those baby pictures, and the graphic by Zoolatry! Happy Belated Gotcha Day!
- 6 May 2008 at 21:15
- Rosemary B❤ said...
Hey Stormiekins.
I have been purring for you all day.
Remember, you are always on my mind.
purrrs to you and Castlepoofypants adn your meowmies
- 6 May 2008 at 21:40
- Rosemary B❤ said...
I hope today is a good day for you.
Rest and be comfy.
huggs and snuggles
- 7 May 2008 at 13:51
- Nomi said...
Hello Stormie and Castle. Purr Purr. I was finking of you Stormie during my incarceration in the cat hotel. I'm sorry you are poorly again and I hope the magic medicine makes you feel better.
- 7 May 2008 at 16:41


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Monday, 25 January 2016.
Day 36
The Citymarket in Ruoholahti is buzzing with special offers, so Anna cycles there after school to get some extra groceries for the teens who've come back yesterday night to spend a week with her.
Joey has a Coca Cola fridge from Verkkokauppa next to his bed, and she likes to please him by filling it with healthy snacks and some other goodies. God, teenage boys eat so much – there's no stopping them.
She hangs the grocery bags on her bike and decides to walk home. On the way, she stops to take a quick look at her Tinder app.
How is it possible that all the men near me are finito?
Wait a minute. There are guys to be swiped once more! How does this work? Have they just joined the app??
Now that Anna knows she may run out of potential matches again, she decides to look at their whole profile and all their pics slowly and carefully.
This guy? Hmm. Still no.
This other? OK, yes.
Ha. Why do guys post pictures such as this? A straw hat, sunglasses?? I can't see his eyes, his hair nor his teeth (he's sipping a drink with a friend in a summer destination). Aww. His friend is cute. Nice expression.
Hey, English name! And he doesn't have Finnish features. Long, manly nose.
Anna smiles, thinking of how her South American dad always says that men should have long, manly noses. Dad's so funny – maybe he's right.
I've never swiped yes to a guy with sunglasses, and he has no profile text either! Hmmm. Hate that. But let me take a look at his other pictures. His name is in English, after all.
Oh-la-la! How elegant!!! Christian (43) is wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. Perfect posture, as he walks toward the photographer with long strides. Wow.
Convinced, Anna swipes yes and immediately gets the happy Tinder popup screen – "Congrats, you're a match!"
And then, "Sorry, there's no one else near you."
Again! I'd better value the matches I have, ha-ha…
She texts him a hi and he replies immediately. Cool, a short chat before I get home.
He has joined Tinder "literally five minutes ago" and she's the first person he swiped and thus also his first match.
Really? That's interesting.
Christian lives in Germany, but he's in Finland on a business trip. Yes, he's an Englishman. He might be moving to Helsinki to work as one of the CEOs of a start-up, but for now, he'll be flying here for work on a monthly basis. Would she meet him next time?
Oh, when are you coming again?
In a month?!! Oh, it's definitely a no go, then. After all, I've decided not to chat for weeks and weeks before meeting in person. Remember Tino, Anna? Don't waste your time… The new system is working fine. Chat for two-three days and meet up.
No, please. I promise I'll be back in four weeks. Three! I love it here! Beautiful Finland. In fact, I'm on a train to Lapland. Nearing Oulu now. Have you ever been here?
Oulu!! That's where I've lived the longest in my life.
Anna has moved 33 times. She's lived in five countries and twenty cities. Seven years in Oulu! She feels emotional for a second.
She tells him about that and he asks her for her phone number. Please.
She thinks, Eurgh, OK. He's being polite and showing so much – respectful – interest. Asking things, interacting. Finnish guys rarely ask me anything, and sometimes the chats are soooo slow. At least this guy is making an effort…
Even though I doubt anything is coming from this.
She tells him her teens are waiting for her at home and she'll be busy in the next few hours. But yes, maybe they'll chat on WhatsApp later. If he messages me. Let's see…
© 2017 rf
Obs. Day 36 since moving out.


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Introduction: Hard-Drive Based Dynamic Mic Stand for HQ Sound-Recordings
HDD-based-mic Narration Text:
there was a dynamic mic in my junk box, but without any stand nor connection cable.
as i needed a high quality mic for my projects to explain, so i had to think of a
stand for the mic.
a 2GB sound Recorder for wireless or offline recordings.
a broken hard-drive is a best option to make a heavy mic stand.
not that heavy though.
also needed some small nuts and bolts for IC recorder stands.
so just searching a few minutes in pluming section of a DIY store,
i found this holder with this bigger bolt that fits the project nicely.
a pair of long and short input output cables----- for the IC Recorder and long one
for direct mic to computer connection.
as usual taking all the internal parts out from the Hard-drive----- carefully cause those heads on palters are sharp enough to cut any kind of finger.
so i stared to drill the cover using an electric screw driver and a metal drilling blade.
a small switch makes it easier to control but that is optional though.
--------- the built -in switch of the mic is now locked under the holder, but does not damage the mic.
no problem at all.
it is a nice holder cause i can tighten it as hard as i want to and the mic stands perfectly stable without shaking, ----- while the recording sensitivity is set to highest level in the
IC-recorder, it records any possible sound with low frequency, but we don't need them
this is the whole set-up of the project----- that i recorded later.
this input jack is very easy to use on hard-drive or any other metallic surface-- cause
it is exactly like nuts and bolts, ------not sure how you call it in English-- but is very comfortable, i use a pair of these on most of my projects.
soldering wires from the mic output to the switch then to the output Jack---- it
makes it possible to use this mic as an input device for any kind of sound recording devices.
Sitting-up-- and almost it is done, now a little test to make sure i connected all wires
this is how it works, just connect it to the recorder and it is portable either. Meanwhile
the whole project works only using a 1.5V double A battery.
for a long time.
Direct input to my computer while not using the IC-recorder.
but recording in-front of computer adds some extra noise to the sound clip, it requires extra effort to filter and clean up using an audio editing software.
it is due to computer fans, as any kind of air flow would do the same.
but anyway using a dynamic mic with IC recorder just works perfectly.
so for the upcoming projects i am going to use this sound recorder.
Checked several times for safety either, nothing wrong with it.
total cost of the project is about 10 US dollars, without the mic and the ic recorder.
there is a text of this project with a PDF map on the details of the video.
if you had any question, add comments or send me an email.
as usual i reply as soon as possible.
check my channel for my other homemade projects:
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Coconut + Lime =
Summer Cocktail Chicken! As weird as it sounds it really works! I've seen a few recipes floating around and decided it was time to give it a try. I decided that making it in the slow cooker made a lot more sense and of course I wanted to keep the flavors simple. There is no overwhelming taste of creamy coconut or of the lime here…. just a hint of flavor and lots and lots of juicy-delicious-fall-off-the-bone chicken.
I found 2 pounds of chicken thighs and 1 pound of chicken drumsticks on sale so that's what I used for four pieces of each. In my mind I thought we would all eat a piece of each… in reality I have a couple pieces left over and plans to shred them for my salad at lunch time today! Use any cut up chicken pieces you like… best to use bone-in skin still on pieces.
Crack open a can of coconut milk and your sauce is practically done! I added a little pineapple juice along with some lime juice and seasonings. All the tastes of summer. Almost sounds like a great ice cream flavor!
I let this cook all day on low and then did a quick broil to crisp it up just a little. You could skip this step if you are in a hurry but if you are serving it for company then it will be worth the extra few minutes. If you line your broiling pan with foil then there's really no clean up.
Squeeze a little fresh lime juice over the top if you like and serve it up with some coconut rice or green beans or just whatever sound good 😉
- 3 pounds chicken (bone-in, skin-on, I mixed thighs and drumsticks)
- 13.5 oz can coconut milk or lite coconut milk
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Place chicken in crock
- In a mixing bowl whisk remaining ingredients
- Pour over chicken
- Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6-8
- Optional (but recommended) place cooked chicken on foil lined broiler pan and broil for 3-8 minutes. Keep an eye on it and take it out as soon as it starts to brown up.
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Roseburg Forest Products' Missoula mill has paid $130,925 in fines after self-reporting several air quality violations dating back to 2006.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality said Friday it settled an enforcement action against the particleboard plant and accepted Roseburg's request to apply the fine to a wood stove replacement program in Seeley Lake.
"In February 2011, Roseburg submitted revised reports covering the previous five years," DEQ environmental science specialist Karen Wilson said Friday. "They had said they'd done these activities the way they should have, but at some point they did a review and realized they didn't have the information to substantiate that. The plant manager (responsible) was released."
Officials at Roseburg's corporate office in Roseburg, Ore., said no one was available to comment about the settlement on Friday.
The six violations of the plant's Montana Operating Permit included one incident in which sanding dust was stored outside in direct violation of the permit's requirements. Sanding dust is the residue left after the Roseburg plant smoothes and shapes particleboard sheets, which are made of sawdust and resin.
From The Missoulian: http://missoulian.com/news/local/missoula-mill-manager-fired-plant-fined-k-for-pollution/article_402ce5ba-9867-11e2-bbdd-001a4bcf887a.html


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Quote of the Day - All reformers, however strict their social conscience, live in houses just as big as they can pay for.
Another Snowmobile Defeat in YellowstoneThere are not as many snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park this year, as I've noted here several times before. Snowmobilers wanted more access, and environmentalists wanted less snowmobiles in the Park, arguing that they caused unnecessary pollution.
U.S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan invalidated Bush's plans and ordered the National Park Service to go back to Clinton-era numbers of authorized winter machines. Sullivan sided with the Fund for Animals and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Snowmobilers are obviously not happy.
Neither are the State of Wyoming, the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association and the Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Commission, an advocacy group for motorized recreation, who have filed appeals. Also, the Department of Interior has filed notice of its intent to appeal.
In another setback yesterday, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals refused to stay Judge Sullivan's decision pending the outcome of the appeals. Click here for a copy of the decision.
Snowmobiles are still out of bounds in the Park.


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Past Exhibitions
2013 Archive
Russell Drysdale
Defining the Modern Australian Landscape
19 October 2013 - 9 February 2014
Russell Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape surveys the artist's approach to landscape across painting
Future Memorials
Jonathan Jones, Tom Nicholson and Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy
19 October 2013 - 9 February 2014
Animate / Inanimate
29 June - 6 October 2013
Six contemporary artists explore connections between the animate and inanimate worlds.
TarraWarra Museum of Art (TWMA) celebrates its tenth anniversary year in 2013 with the launch of the inaugural TarraWarra International 2013, presenting the exhibition Animate/Inanimate.
Vibrant Matter
20 April - 16 June 2013
Drawing predominantly from the TWMA collection with selected loans, Vibrant Matter features Australian abstract paintings and sculptures from the past six decades …


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Kings defenseman Drew Doughty said during the April exit meetings he could "almost guarantee" the roster won't look the same next season.
That was not a shocking statement. The Kings finished with a Western Conference-worst 71 points, missing the playoffs for the third time in five seasons since winning their second Stanley Cup title in 2014.
"But I don't know what we're going to be looking for," Doughty said. "I don't really know exactly what we were lacking – that's up to the guys upstairs."
That guy would be general manager Rob Blake.
"He's been in the league for such a long time and been in the game for such a long time," Doughty said. "He knows what he's doing up there."
It all starts Friday, the first day of the two-day NHL Draft, which kicks off at 5 p.m at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The Kings have all seven of their picks and three others for a total of 10.
They will pick fifth and 22nd in the first round. They also have two picks in each of the third and fourth rounds.
Although they choose fifth in the first, the Kings will pick second in Rounds 2 through 7, meaning they will have three of the top 33 picks.
Like every team, the Kings would have loved to snag forward Jack Hughes. But the Kings, who had the second-fewest points in the league last season, did not have good luck in the draft lottery as they ended up with the fifth pick. Hughes will be long gone by then as he's expected to be taken first by New Jersey.
Forward Kaapo Kakko figures to be taken second by the New York Rangers. After that, things aren't so clear-cut. But more than one mock draft floating around has the Kings taking Bowen Byram fifth overall.
The 18-year-old from Canada is a scoring defenseman who this past season had 71 points for the Vancouver Giants of the WHL.
Byram is looked upon as someone who can get the puck to his forwards – and the Kings need playmakers.
If Byram is gone, forward Kirby Dach is a strong candidate. He has size (6-4, 197), he can skate and seems a great fit for the Kings. Dach, 18, had 73 points this past season in junior hockey.
Further down at pick No. 22, there are a variety of players who might be available. Speedy forward Philip Tomasino had 72 points in junior hockey last season. Other possibilities include forward Bobby Brink, who had 68 points in junior hockey this past season; defenseman Ville Heinola (14 points, 34 games in Finland); and defenseman Thomas Harley (58 points in juniors).
Although local prospect Cam York, a defenseman out of Anaheim Hills, could be gone by this time, he's another name to watch. He had 33 points for Team USA's Under-18 team last season.
Although there is no telling how quickly first-round picks will be able to help at the NHL level, this could be the start the Kings need to get back to the promised land. But they need plenty.
They averaged only 2.43 goals this past season, second-worst in the league. Their defense, typically a shining star, dimmed greatly by allowing an uncharacteristic 3.16 goals; only nine teams gave up more.
The Kings' power-play success rate of 15.9 percent was 27th in the league, out of 31 teams. Their penalty-kill percentage of 76.6 was 29th.
As for the goaltending, Jonathan Quick, 33, is coming off a career-worst 3.38 goals-against-average. He has a career GAA of 2.36, but the team did not play well in front of him, so it's difficult to gauge how much the 12-year veteran has slipped.
The Kings have a terrific backup in Jack Campbell (31 games, 2.30 GAA) and a solid man in waiting in Cal Petersen, who made his NHL debut this past season – in 11 games he had a GAA of 2.61.
That doesn't mean the Kings won't take a goalie in the draft; it just doesn't figure to be early.
Another thing to consider are draft-day trades. Quick might seem a good contender in that regard, assuming the Kings are cool with a Campbell-Petersen tandem.
When: First round at 5 p.m. Friday; Round 2-7 at 10 a.m. Saturday
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver
Kings first-round picks: No. 5, No. 22
Kings total picks: 10
2018-19 record: 31-42-9 (71 points)


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James Bozeman Sr. has radio in his blood.
James Bozeman Sr. has radio in his blood.
It started while he was in high school, writing copy for a local station in Albany, Ga., "usually just a laundry list of what was on special at the A&P."
He would go on to a career as a disc jockey and manager at stations in Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama and Montana.
In 1964, he worked for WTNT AM (now FM), the flagship station for Florida State University when Hurley Rudd, later a state politician, was the voice of the Seminoles.
He even tried TV news in South Georgia when Jimmy Carter was governor and in newspaper advertising in Louisiana.
Working in every aspect of radio operations eventually led to a second career, in advertising and marketing.
Now, that too, is in his blood.
Bozeman is director of media for Russell Group International, handling marketing for the agency's Florida clients.
He also handles a handful of local clients through his own agency, Sunstate Media Direct.
A typical day involves working three jobs. He recently had the opportunity to return to radio part-time, handling news inserts during the Mancow morning talk show on The Star 99.5 WBXY-FM.
His day starts there at 5 a.m. He reads the news at intervals between 7 and 9 a.m.
"You jump at an opportunity like that because I'm up at 4 o'clock in the morning anyway, who cares?" he said with a laugh.
His work for Russell Group comes next before ending the day working for his own clients.
On top of that is his volunteer work as 2006-07 governor of the 4th District American Advertising Federation, which oversees 25 local chapters in Florida and the Caribbean.
For his district work, leadership positions with the Gainesville Advertising Federation and on behalf of community efforts such as Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society, Bozeman received the Gainesville federation's ninth Silver Medal for lifetime achievement.
"He's a true icon in the advertising community," said Bill Evans, senior account executive with WGFL-CBS TV and himself a former recipient.
Bozeman said the advertising federation polices the industry.
Local federations formed at the turn of the last century during the infamous Florida land boom when unscrupulous marketers were duping investors.
"The advertising industry is very powerful," Bozeman said. "We can convince a soccer mom to change laundry detergent and then we turn around and convince her that her old product is new and improved. If you don't believe advertising is powerful, think about the millions and millions of people that, because of advertising, actually think yogurt tastes good."
With that power comes responsibility, he said.
On his watch, the district federation took on a public service campaign for 211, the public information phone service.
The federation is also opposing a proposed state ballot initiative to eliminate exemptions to tax services such as advertising.
The tax would not only hurt the advertising industry when clients cut marketing budgets, he said, but would hurt small businesses that would have to become tax collectors and bookkeepers, and hurt consumers when the added costs are passed on.
Advertising budgets are already down in general this year because of the economy, he said.
"You walk in and the guy says, 'My accountant says I need to cut back on my advertising,' and I say, 'I think you need a new accountant.'"
"You should advertise when times are bad and advertise more when times are good. We preach all the time that advertising is an investment. It's not an expense."
Bozeman said Russell Group's job is to come up with campaigns that provide clients the most return on investment.
"Our main goal is to get our clients to compete on quality instead of price because we feel like anybody who competes on price and wins really loses because it's whoever is willing to take the least amount of money for the service or product, and that's not a good way to do business."
Getting results doesn't always mean having the most creative campaign, he said.
"Sometimes you get recognized for campaigns that are huge, but the return on investment just might not be there."
An example is the recent advertising hall of fame induction for the creator of a famous campaign.
"Everybody has heard of the 'Got Milk?' ad, but the jury is still out if they've really increased milk sales."
Bozeman's agency borrowed the cliche for the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra's
"Got Beethoven?" campaign.
The reward for advertising work is hearing that you have helped a client's business, he said.
"Then you feel good. We call that psychic income, when you really can help people
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"The CADWorx User Conference was a great opportunity for us to interact with our user base and the COADE team at the same time, an opportunity that doesn't come along that often," explained Carole Eckert, ECAD's president and CEO. "Although we are located in the petrochemical heartland, the conference also gave us the opportunity to meet users from a broader range of industries such as food, beverage, brewing, pharmaceutical, water treatment, building services and architectural, all in the same sessions," Eckert concluded.
Details on ECAD can be found at www.ecadinc.com. Details on the 2008 CADWorx User Conference are at www.2008CADWorxConference.com and at http://www.coadeuserconference.com/2009/. Information on COADE and its products can be found at www.coade.com.
About ECAD
ECAD, Inc. began operations in 1987 and has become the largest Autodesk reseller headquartered in the state of Texas, with offices in Dallas, Houston (2), Midland, and El Paso, TX, plus Tulsa, OK, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA, and Mobile, AL, covering Texas and Oklahoma as well as parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The company offers COADE's software solutions complemented by training, support and services. ECAD Inc. is a woman-owned Texas corporation.
About COADE
COADE, Inc. is a provider of software for multiple plant design and engineering disciplines. COADE's aims are that design and engineering should share relevant information seamlessly, thereby maintaining accuracy and improving efficiency. COADE's product line conforms to those goals and includes: CAESAR II, the world's most widely used pipe stress analysis software; PV Elite for pressure vessel and heat exchanger design and analysis; CADWorx Plant Design Suite for intelligent plant design modeling, process schematics and automatic production of plant design deliverables; and TANK for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks. COADE, CAESAR II, CADWorx, PV Elite, CodeCalc and TANK are registered trademarks or trademarks of COADE, Inc. For more information, visit www.coade.com.
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Home » About West Orange Chamber » Blog and News » Central Florida Political Leadership Institute announces 2017 applications now being accepted
Tue, May 09, 2017
Click here for information on the 2018 Central Florida Political Leadership Institute.
The Central Florida Political Leadership Institute (PLI) announced applications are now being accepted for the 2017 PLI Class through Friday, June 30, 2017. PLI is an innovative, groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen and equip the region's future leaders with training prior to their decision to run for public office. Since its inception in 2008, 17 graduates have served in public office in our region.
The 2017 Political Leadership Institute sessions will be held Thursday, September 21 through Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the GuideWell Innovation Center in Lake Nona Medical City. During the course of the bipartisan three-day session, Institute participants will hear from prominent local, state and national experts discussing a broad range of topics – government, media, campaigning, fundraising, grassroots, polling and data targeting, ethics and key public policy issues. Following the campaign school, participants will undergo numerous leadership activities throughout the year, commit to volunteering on a local campaign, and be invited to attend important networking opportunities within our community.
"Today, we are seeing many new faces who are entering the political arena without a track record or knowledge of how to run a successful campaign. The Central Florida Political Leadership Institute was designed to address these concerns, while identifying and encouraging new pro-business leaders, within the seven-county Central Florida region, who may emerge outside of the normal political party channels," said Craig Swygert, the Chair of BusinessForce who leads the PLI effort. "PLI trains our future officeholders, regardless of political affiliation, on how to campaign, while teaching leadership skills for effective governing and educating participants on critical public policy issues affecting our community," concluded Swygert, President of the Central Florida Markets at Clear Channel Outdoor.
There is no cost to apply or attend. Applicants from the seven county Central Florida region, which includes Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia, are encouraged to apply at www.cflpli.org. PLI is made possible by the support of its sponsors including AT&T, BusinessForce, Clear Channel Outdoor, and the Orlando Economic Partnership.


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What Women Want……..
Ok, as promised, here is a blog just for the men. I'm going to give you all the info you need with regards to "getting the girl". I will tell you the things we like, the things we don't like, what makes us tick and what you're doing wrong. I realise I can't speak for all women but I have had enough experience and seen enough to know the essentials. You think woman are really complex (and we are in some ways) but when it comes to relationships, we're actually easily pleased. Now, I'm obviously talking about nice, genuine women here: not gold-diggers who just marry or want to marry for money, not swingers who want open relationships, not players who won't ever settle down: I'm just talking about your average woman who's looking for love (for all the right reasons) and who wants to settle down with the man of their dreams. I include myself in this as I AM an average woman (albeit slightly "unique" shall we say) and who, if I were to ever find the man of my dreams, would just want it to be real and true. I wouldn't ever get into a relationship for any reason other than I had fallen for that person and it is ONLY personality that would make me fall for someone. Obviously fancying them physically helps but in all honesty, the more you love what's on the inside, the more attractive the outside becomes anyway. So, while it's great to also be physically attracted to someone, you need more than that to sustain or even want a relationship in the first place!!
Let's begin…….


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By Eamonn Byrne
Well done to our club member Marcus Lawler from Ballycrogue a member of our minor panel on his extraordinary sprinting performances over the June Bank holiday weekend. His record breaking sprint double at the Irish schools senior championships included the 6th fastest time of 20.87 for 200m on the all time Irish senior list and puts him within a couple of hundredths of a second of qualifying for both this years World senior track and field championships and the Rio Olympic games.
Well done also to our minor goalkeeper Adam Murphy on his superb run in the relay helping Carlow C.B.S. along with Marcus to the gold medals. Tinryland minor player Conor O'Brien was a sub on the relay team.
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But with only four points separating second and sixth place and a full day of racing ahead, including the final double-points race, there is everything still to play for.
"We have a nice little lead, and that's good to have going into the last day, but it's still not enough, you need so much more," said Oman Air skipper Phil Robertson.
"In this fleet it's so easy to lose that lead, eight points go in a heartbeat. We've just got to keep focussing on one race at a time and do what we do best."
Austrian-flagged Red Bull Sailing Team notched up two race wins and a second on a grey day on Hamburg's River Elbe, and finished tied on points with SAP Extreme Sailing Team.
"Today was good for us. It was really tricky but the boys did a great job, worked really hard and were fighting for every point," said skipper Roman Hagara.
"It's really tight in this fleet. We're just trying to catch up on the leaders, and then it's down to the double-points final race. If we are in reaching distance of the leading boat at that stage, then that's perfect."
Current season leader SAP Extreme Sailing Team makes up the podium. "It felt like it was really up and down for us today, it was very tough racing," said Adam Minoprio, who helmed the Danish squad to one win, and nearly bagged another until disaster struck. Thinking they had finished the race, but not realising they had one lap of the course left to sail, they watched their mammoth lead disintegrate, only managing a fourth-place finish.
"We still feel that we have good speed off the line and we're steering around the course well. We're sailing the boat with confidence. It feels as though the deck is stacked against us, but we're battling on and the guys are doing great. I feel like we're in contention," added Minoprio, who has helmed the team to two Act victories already this year.
A mixed bag for 2016 champion Alinghi, including two wins and two sixth places, sees it sit in fourth, just two points shy of Minoprio and his men.
A day of changing fortunes for NZ Extreme Sailing Team saw them drop from second after the penultimate race to finish the day in fifth. However co-skipper Chris Steele remains positive.
"The guys did a great job of battling away and getting the boat round the track. It was pretty tricky with the current, and we made a couple of mistakes at the start which made it hard, but we did bounce back with a race win and a couple of podium positions," said Steele.
"The points are incredibly tight and we're still on for tomorrow, we're still on the hunt," added Steele, whose team finished the day on equal points with Alinghi.
Despite claiming its first bullet since Act 2, Qingdao, Land Rover BAR Academy dropped from second to sixth overall, followed by wildcard entry Team Extreme, whose moment of glory came with a third-place finish in race six.
The Flying Phantoms completed four more races yesterday evening. The unstoppable Red Bull Sailing Team remains in the lead while Culture Foil climbed to second and ZEPHYR by Idreva knocked American-flagged Lupe Tortilla off the podium. Local German-flagged EVO Visian ICL, sailed by brothers Raphael and Elias Neuhann, sits in eighth overall.
Racing continues for the Flying Phantoms this evening and final results will be posted on the official website.


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We'll be talking with Stephanie Skora on queer allyship with Palestinians. In particular, we'll focus on the continuing effort of the organization A Wider Bridge to coöpt queer Jews to stand in for Israel's comment to 'democracy and pluralism.' As part of that work, "A Wider Bridge has a history of going after LGBT groups that are anti-Zionist. They're well-funded, highly coordinated and use media tools to stifle any criticism of the State of Israel." (http://www.nopinkwashing.org.uk/tag/a-wider-bridge/)
Stephanie Skora is a femme lesbian, trans woman, and anti-Zionist Ashkenazi Jew whose activist work centers around Palestinian solidarity organizing, queering Jewish spaces, and fighting for justice and liberation for all trans people. She is on Jewish Voice for Peace - Chicago's Coordinating Committee, and is a founding core organizer for the Trans Liberation Collective. When not organizing, Stephanie is a professional educator and trainer on topics ranging from gender and sexuality to Jewish spirituality and anarchism. Visit her website, and explore opportunities to rngage her as a speaker.
Music on today's show: Pragya Pallavi - 'Lingering Wine.' From New Indian Express:
The heart is no longer just red. Post the decriminalisation of Section 377 [the Indian Supreme Court decision on striking down the portion of Section [[statute]] 377 that criminalized homosexual conduct] on September 6, 2018, it comprises colours that define the LGBTQIA+ society. And on Valentine's Day, the LGBTQIA+ community is ecstatic to be able to celebrate this special moment of love. Making it extra sweet is Mumbai-based gender fluid artist and LGBTQIA+ activist Pragya Pallavi's and Malayali queer activist Deepa Vasudevan's song 'Lingering Wine' from their album 'Queerism', India's first queer-based album. Deepa is also the co-founder of Kerala based LGBTQ+ advocacy group, Sahyatrika.
Shot entirely in Fort Kochi and featuring actress Kani Kusruti, 'Lingering Wine' is a celebration of lesbian love. Flouting patriarchal and societal norms, the crew comprises Neethu Shaji as the cinematographer, transwoman Ananya Alex as the makeup artist, a strong ally of the LGBTQIA+ community and DJ Lolly as executive producer. Sensual visuals backed by Pragya's soulful yet commanding voice, the video provides a retro feel with black and white visuals.
...and, of course, 'Crying at the Discoteque' by Swedish pop supergroup Alcazar.


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[Archive of Seven Original Color Cartoon Drawings]
[New York]: 1980. Pen, pencil and colored ink on paper. Various sizes. Occasional marginal creases, "Kink Shop" has had one panel replaced. Overall near fine. Includes three example of "Detective Noodles," three of "Bosko," and on of "One Day at the Kink Shop." Near fine. Item #13542
At the time he helped launch PUNK in 1975, John Holmstrom was studying cartooning under Will Eisner and Harvey Kurtzman at the School of Visual Art and Holmstrom's background helped define the look and feel of PUNK from the start. The first issue, with Holmstrom's indelible Lou Reed cover, set the pace. As Jon Savage described: "Its cover story was an interview with Lou Reed about his current record METAL MACHINE MUSIC, but, instead of a photo, there was a wickedly accurate cartoon of Reed as metal man: the feature inside was not typeset but told in fumetti. 'I wanted to see something new in comics,' says Holmstrom, 'it fitted the music. Johnny Ramone would always wear cartoon logo T-shirts.' In issue number one of PUNK, the surrounding artwork is as important as important as Reed's insults [...] When the interviewers follow Reed down the block, there they are in cartoons. The effect was both immediate and distanced, a formal innovation on par with MAD magazine" (ENGLAND'S DREAMING p. 132). This fumetti technique (which Holmstrom almost certainly picked up from Kutzman's HELP! magazine) would be utilized throughout PUNK'S tenure and was one of its signatures. Indeed, the comic served in no small part as the blueprint for the visual vocabulary of the magazine. And in addition to Holmstrom, the periodical was a valuable forum for underground comix as well, publishing R. Crumb and Bobby London. Working alone and in various collaborative combinations (with associate editor Bruce Carleton, contributing editor Ken Weiner, and "den mother" Pat Ragan), Holmstrom's cartoons graced the majority of the magazine's covers, and various strips were a PUNK staple. By late 1979, however, PUNK Magazine had slipped into "hiatus" for financial reasons. So Holmstrom, Ragan, Carleton, and Weiner tried to come up with comic strip ideas they might be able to sell "to keep us solvent." The original strips here offered are in part the result of these efforts. Three examples are from Holmstrom's most recognizable creation, "Bosko," who appeared in various periodicals throughout the early 80's, including the Village Voice, the East Village Eye, High Times, and elsewhere. Another three are from the "Detective Noodles" series, a satire of the hard-boiled private detective (one of which appeared in STOP #3). The final example, "One Day At The Kink Shop," appears to be a one-off. Aside from the one strip, we have been unable to determine if any others have appeared in print. Nonetheless, a vivid selection of original comic art from the end of the first decade of punk, from one of its cornerstone artists and key figures.
Price: $2,500.00


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WBB Faces Morgan State at MEAC Championships
The Savannah State University women's basketball team (11-18, 8-8 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) finished the regular season in a three-way tie for sixth place with Coppin State University and North Carolina A&T State University, but went 0-2 against those two teams to fall to the No. 8 seed in the MEAC Championship this week. The Lady Tigers faced No. 9 seed … Continue reading "WBB Faces Morgan State at MEAC Championships"
Sports With Walter Moore
Howard Named Coach of the Year Savannah native Anita Griffin Howard has been named the 2017 Peach Belt Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. Howard hit the ground running in her first year as the head coach at Columbus State University, guiding the Cougars to a Peach Belt Tournament championship title, the PBC west division title and a topfive … Continue reading "Sports With Walter Moore"
MLK Calendar of Events
Annual Gospel Festival March 12, 2017 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM First Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church 310 Alice Street Memorial Scholarship Awards April 4, 2017 6:00 PM Savannah State University Student Union Center
Greenbriar Annual Awards Ceremony
Greenbriar Children's Center held its Annual Meeting and Volunteers of the Year Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah. Guests enjoyed a delicious lunch and fellowship as they celebrated the nonprofit organizations tremendous accomplishments over the past year. Greenbriar presented awards to their volunteers of the year, and the community partner and media … Continue reading "Greenbriar Annual Awards Ceremony"


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Dinsdag, 7 Februari 2012
So, my bus wanted to go to Antwerp again today. Thankfully I realized what was going on this time, so I managed to get off the bus in a city that had more than one bus running through it, and I got to Dutch class only like 20 minutes late. Seriously though, I don't know how this works. I looked it up again today, and the only way to get to Antwerp at that time from my city is to get off the bus, wait ten minutes, and take a new bus. I did not do that.
Had my acting class for two periods, and then a study period which I just spent talking to Bella, the other Brasilian exchange student at school. Home, read a bit, had dinner and watched the news with Frederik, talked with Marcela (she stayed home sick - and it's not my fault this time, I haven't been sick since before the last time she was sick). Tried to look up hotels for my parent's trip but I got really tired, so I just decided to go to bed. I swear, I'm probably the least exciting exchange student ever.
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"My Overall experience was fantastic!"
About: Freeman Hospital Freeman Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN
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What I liked
The care I received was exceptional.
I would like to thank each and everyone who took part with my care. (Doctors, Nurses, Surgeons etc).
It was good to know being 3000 miles away and being in great hands.
A wonderful job had by all.
I would also like to mention, how clean and spotless the Hospital was.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, I will never forget the excellent care I received there.
Wishing you all the best and Happy thoughts.
Take Care
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Thank you for your very positive comments in respect of the service you experienced within the Urology Department at the Freeman Hospital. As an organisation we aspire to the highest standards at all times and are delighted to get such feedback. This has been passed onto the Department involved, who I know will be encouraged by your kind remarks.
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Next Day Access of Orange County, California, is your local provider for creating accessibility within your home. We are a Sell, Furnish and Install provider. This means that all the products that we sell we install as well. Our team has been trained by the manufacturers that created the products. Hours and days have been put into studying and installing the products that we sell. As new products come out or enhancements are made to current products, Next Day Access team members are involved in ongoing training to insure that you not only have the best product for your need, but that you also have assurance in knowing that your installer is knowledgeable and trained to provide you with a safe environment within your home for years to come.
Many of the products that we sell can be installed very quickly with as little interruption to your daily activities as possible. We respect your time and privacy and will work around your schedule to make the process a pleasant experience, giving you peace of mind.


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Director of UX/UI Design
Ben Traynham has an innate obsession with creating digital products that are beautiful to look at and fun to use, while foreseeing and advocating users' needs. This relentless desire has driven him to perform at a high level and to constantly elevate his craft, due in part to the industry's ever-evolving landscape. In addition, his unwavering attention to detail is coupled with an acute awareness that no product shall ever be considered "perfect", much less "complete". This mindset fosters an irresistible urge to enhance, improve and iterate based on both business needs and ultimately, user expectations.
Ben's core responsibilities include overseeing close coordination with product management teams to develop a shared vision of a product, and then lead a process to define the experience and design to deliver on the product's objectives. Not only does he have a capacity for creating highly usable designs and layouts, and a propensity towards simplification, Ben also has the ability to work directly with technical teams as well as handle multiple projects in fast-paced environments.
Ben holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from Virginia Tech and is a Certified Usability Analyst (Human Factors International certification).
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