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Jay Crownover
Published By: Harper Collins
Publication Date: August 14, 2014
Date Read: August 9, 2014
Genre: NA - Contemporary Romance
Source: Bought
Format: Audio
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Will their past determine their future?
Saint Ford has worked hard to achieve her childhood dream of becoming of nurse. Focused on her work and devoted to her patients, there's no room for love. She doesn't need a guy making waves in her calm, serene life—especially when he's the unforgettable hottie who nearly destroyed her in high school. Dark, brooding Nash Donovan might not remember her or the terrible pain he caused. But he turned her world upside down... and now he's trying to do it again.
Saint has no idea that Nash isn't the cocky player he once was. Uncovering a devastating family secret has rocked his world, and now he's struggling to figure out his future. He can't be distracted by the pretty nurse he seems to meet everywhere. Still, he can't ignore the sparks that fly between them —or how she seems so desperate to get away from him. But the funny, sweet, and drop-dead gorgeous Saint is far too amazing to give up on—especially since she's the only thing in his life that seems to make sense.
When Nash discovers the truth about their past, he realizes he may have lost her heart before he could even fight for it. Now, Saint has to decide: is Nash worth risking herself for all over again?
Having read and devoured the first three books in the Marked Men series I couldn't wait to read the fourth book, Nash. Nash was a fantastic installment in the Marked Men series. I became completely obsessed with Nash's story right from the start and I couldn't stop until I had finished the whole book.
Nash has had it pretty tough all his life. From the nightmare with his family all he wanted was to feel like he belonged. And he has that along with his friends. They are his real family and he is perfectly happy bouncing from one girl to the next. At least until Saint, a beautiful young nurse that seems somewhat familiar to Nash. Embarking on a romance, there are fireworks sparking between Saint and Nash. But when Nash's past comes back to haunt him can he hold on to the one perfect thing in his life or are the destined to fall apart?
Nash was a fantastic installment of The Marked Men Series but Rome remains to be my favourite. There was a lot of high expectations after I'd fallen hard for the ex-marine in the previous book. Nash definitely met the expectations but did not surpass them. Regardless of that I absolutely adored this book. I found myself falling head over heels in love with Nash.
One thing I adored about Nash is that it's different to the other boys stories. Nash's story had a very heavy focus on family as well as the romance you have come to expect from Jay's books. It was just as much about his family and his want for a normal family than his romance with Saint and I loved that. I found that very refreshing and wonderful in this book.
Nash is a fantastic installment of the series. I couldn't stop listening to this audiobook. The two narrators did a fantastic job of portraying Nash and Saint and I loved listening to them. I fell head over heels in love with not only Nash but also Rowdy in this book and I am dying to get my hands... or my ears.... on Rowdy's story. I can't wait for it to be released. If you love NA Contemporary novels then this is definitely not a series that you should miss.


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Betty Goes Vegan
500 Classic Recipes for the Modern FamilyBook - 2013
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This would be a good start for someone learning to cook for a vegan. Tried and true recipes using some name brand products or similar products are suggested. The author who is a food blogger explains the differences between vegan proteins. She also talks about her own frustration with foods she missed for example, learning how to make a vegan souffle. Throughout the book she also explains the history of Betty Crocker and her role as a female cooking pioneer. There is a small section for parents and in-laws on how to cook vegan for Christmas and Hanukkah. I would have loved more pictures.
These recipes may be vegan, but they certainly aren't healthy! Just substituting processed meat and cheese alternatives does not make a healthy dish. If you want to learn to cook vegan for health reasons, this is not your cookbook. Try Robin Robertson's 1,000 Vegan Recipes, which is fabulous!
Having been a follower of the author's blog I knew to expect recipes that required heavily on processed meat substitutes. These aren't recipes that I would use everyday but there is a lot of good stuff here. So many good recipes and a lot to draw inspiration from to take things your own way. And best of all, they are recipes that I could feed to my omnivore family and friends without scaring them off (with the exception of the vegan fried eggs...) Also, in response to the previous commenter, vegan doesn't automatically mean healthy. We all have to use our own judgement and take responsibility for what we put in our bodies.
After reading through these recipes, I quickly found out that this wasn't the cookbook that I had in mind. I was looking for healthy dinners with healthy replacements for meat, but instead each recipe was filled with very processed ingredients list. Considering that it is supposed to be vegan, it isn't very healthy and gives readers the wrong idea in how to eat good wholesome foods without the meat and animal by products.
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Mad About Robocalls? One Texas Woman Got PAID
One Texas woman says Time Warner Cable harassed her with more than 150 robocalls. She sued. And she won. How big is the payday?
A judge tripled the usual fine for legally harassing, automated phone calls, and in the end Time Warner Cable has been ordered to pay just shy of $300,000 to Araceli King of Irving.
How many of us just yell at the phone and hang up and forget about it? Araceli King didn't forget and didn't let it go, and took it all the way to court, and it paid off.
You go girl. Go shopping for some new flat screens, and kick back and really enjoy your cable TV.
What can the rest of us do?
Here are the robocall rules:
- Being on the National Do Not Call Registry stops calls on landlines and cell phones.
- Being a customer does not allow a company to robocall you.
- Companies are allowed one wrong number call.
- Tell the company's customer service representatives that you don't consent to being called, and keep a record.
- Complain to the FCC by calling 1-888-225-5322.


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Make up is an obsession, and yes, I can admit that. I love experimenting new items and finding out what works best with my skin. I can research different products, or try them myself, but the best way to know if a product works well is sometimes by word of mouth. For this blog, I am introducing you to three ladies who I consider to be experts with make up.
Kylie is currently a stylist at a local Madewell store. Her passion is to travel. She loves shopping, watching old movies, and rock climbing. Her goal is to have one of her photographs featured in a National Geographic magazine.
One product Kylie cannot live without: Lip Balm (specifically Nivea Lip Butter in Caramel Cream Kiss)
Kylie's Day-By-Day Essentials: Foundation, BareMinerals brow kit, Baby Lips, eye shadow primer (Urban Decay Primer Potion Tube), eyeliner (SEPHORA COLLECTION) and mascara.
Her favorite season and make up to highlight it: "Winter. Hands down, dark makeup and darker hair. More dramatic makeup."
Kylie's Favorite:
- Brand: MAC
- Concealer: Bobbi Brown Corrector
- Foundation: Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15
- Lipstick: MAC Please Me
- Blush: Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush
- Mascara: Covergirl LashBlast Volume
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"Just basic face foundation, and a top coat of BareMinerals Warmth. Some concealer under my eyes, a little blush, and mascara."
"I love hair and makeup and all things girlie!!"
One product Brittnie cannot live without: MAC Mineralize Volcanic Ash Exfoliator
Brittnie's Day-By-Day Essentials: Sunblock! "Skin care is a priority for me."
Her favorite season and make up to highlight it: "That's tough! I love winter & red lips but easy summer days with a touch of bronzer & lipgloss are some of my favorites too!"
Brittnie's Favorites:
- Brand: MAC
- Concealer: MAC Select Cover-Up
- Foundation: MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15
- Lipstick/lipgloss: MAC Viva Glam & MAC Cremesheen Delight
- Blush: NARS Blush (Orgasam)
- Mascara: Rimmel Glam'Eyes.
Travel time!
"Moisturizer!!! Flying & climate changes really dries out your skin! Neutrogena cleansing towelettes are essential parts of my travel kit, I carry a travel size pouch with me in each of my bags!"
- Instagram: BRITTNIENICOLE
- Twitter: @BrittnieNicole
Ashley is a musician and worship leader for local churches, but primarily Lakewood Church. She spends her days writing and producing music. Be on the lookout for a full-length album!
One product Ashley cannot live without: Mascara. "It instantly makes you look put together."
Ashley's Day-By-Day Essentials: Mascara and Chapstick.
Her favorite season and make up to highlight it: "My favorite season is definitely winter. I love using bolder lip colors during the colder months, deeper wine colors and classic reds are my favorite!"
Ashley's Favorite:
- Brand: Tarte
- Concealer: MAC Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer
- Foundation: Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra 24
- Lipstick/lipgloss: Bite Beauty High Pigment Matte Pencil (Pomegranate)
- Blush: Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay Blush
- Mascara: Maybelline Volum'Express The Rocket Mascara
Date Night!
"On date nights I like to tone down my makeup a bit… I'll typically do a light smoky eye and a natural lip color. I always make sure my nails are done, which I always do myself. Personally I feel like that's a huge must!"
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London rewind: Sept. 2, 2012
Oksana Masters and Rob Jones, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, won a historic bronze medal for Team USA.
The U.S. trunk and arms mixed double sculls crew of Rob Jones and Oksana Masters won bronze at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in Eton Dorney, outside London, on Sept. 2, 2012. It marked the first Paralympic medal in the trunk and arms mixed double sculls event for Team USA.
"I promised not to cry," Masters said after receiving her medal. "I feel pretty amazing. Oh my God I thought we came fourth, I had no idea. I am speechless, this is unreal. We have been together less than a year."
China won gold in 3:57.63, with France taking silver in 4:03.06. The U.S. crew was in sixth place at the start, but worked its way through the field, crossing the line in 4:05.56 to edge out Great Britain by 0.21 seconds.
"My body hurts," Jones said. "I couldn't really tell where we were at the end. We just sprinted and pulled out everything we had. We just couldn't quite catch France. I knew we were pretty close in the last 600 meters. I knew that was the time to empty the bank account of all the work we have been doing over the last year to get the bronze. Thankfully that was enough."
Jones is a former U.S. Marine Sergeant who became a bilateral above knee amputee in July of 2010 while serving in Afghanistan. Masters, also a bilateral above-knee amputee, was adopted from the Ukraine at age 7.
Other action from Sept. 2, 2012:
- Rudy Garcia-Tolson broke his own world record on the 200 meter individual medley (S7) in the preliminaries at the Aquatic Center in Olympic Park. The record, which Garcia-Tolson set initially in Beijing in 2008, stood at 2:35:48 until the finals, where Garcia-Tolson settled for silver as Yevheniy Bohodayko of the Ukraine broke the world record with a time of 2:33.13..
- Mallory Weggemann led the U.S. efforts in the pool Sunday night with her first gold medal of the 2012 London Paralympic Games while Kelley Becherer was also crowned champion, winning a tightly-contested showdown in the 100m freestyle (S13).. In all, the Americans picked up four more medals with Garcia-Tolson and Rebecca Anne Meyers also finishing on the podium.
- In the final bend of the women's 5000m (T54) race on the morning of Sept. 2, 2012, Shirley Reilly burst from the pack to secure the silver medal behind Switzerland's Edith Wolf at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Reilly crossed the line in 12:27.91, just off the 12:27.87 winning time.
- U.S. athletes competed in seven track and field medal events tonight, after a strong showing in the qualifying rounds, and brought home four medals including gold and bronze medals in the men's T52 100m. "I am so excited," said Raymond Martin, who prevailed in a men's T52 100m field over American teammate Paul Nitz. "The 100 is not my best, to be golden is unbelievable." With a time of 22.46 in the men's T43/44 200, Blake Leeper opened his first ever Games with a bronze, behind Brazil's Alan Oliveira and South Africa's Oscar Pistorius. April Holmes also won a bronze in the women's T44 100m.
- On the final day of track cycling the American team of Joe Berenyi, Sam Kavanagh and Jennifer Schuble collected the U.S. team's fifth medal of the track cycling competition, the first in a team event. Competing in the final event of the track cycling competition, the mixed C1 to C5 team sprint event, the trio each did their part to secure the bronze medal win over the Czech Republic 52.749 to 54.128, respectively.
To commemorate the one year anniversary of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, USParalympics.org will look back on the best performances of the Games through Sept. 9.


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Darren Barefoot's Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness has been passed about the blogs before — but its got a bunch of new stuff now, and its way funny.
I particularly like CrankCase Collar (how on EARTH did that get past editorial?) and for sheer WTF wierdness, Saiyan Wield Ways and Means. I am also amused by the User Manure, because, well half the time that's what I feel like I'm writing anyhow.


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My apologies for not keeping the flow going about the events of April, 1865. However, I have been busy with involvements in family matters & awaiting the birth of grandchild #8 in the next weeks. I will as soon as I can post materials on April, 1865 & on May, 1865. These I will follow with a periodic series which I'm calling "After the War"– a look at how some of the people whose letters, diaries and adventures I have described over the last four years continued their lives after the spring of 1865.
Be well! Keep reading! Remember: "A page of history is worth a volume of logic."


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Timetable:Guided tours only by appointment.
Acetaia Casa Tirelli is located near Carpi, close to Modena. Thanks to the existence of many natural factors such as climate, territory and local raw materials, this area is the best for the production of one of the most prestigious modenese product; the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar (PDO).
Our family has always kept alive the tradition of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena passing down from father to son not only the numerous and precious barrels, but also the secrets and skills behind this ancient elixir.
Casa Tirelli's farm cultivates the 2 hectares of Lambrusco's vineyards for its own production of must.


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Google Maps has recently launched a new and nifty feature that automatically makes suggestion to similar places that you may like based on your search query in maps. So if you search for a restaurant that you love, Google maps will automatically suggest other restaurants on that area that you may love.
According to the Google LatLong blog, suggestions to places aren't based on a specific characteristic. Google uses a "broad set of signals" to deliver recommendations.
Even though this feature is not available in Malaysia/Singapore yet for me to test out, I really feel that this feature will be extremely useful for travelers who are searching for hotels, restaurants or bars in any given area.
Search Engine Land recently pointed out that Google Maps will also be rolling out yet another compelling feature that will enable you view inside of the store. Similar to street views, Google Store Views will allow people to visually walk into the store from Maps. Now that's cool!


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I organised an iPad Sharemeet a few weeks ago and 35 colleagues attended it. This was one of the largest staff attendance numbers we have had for a staff development session organised by the Teaching and Learning Institute(TALI). This event was organised to create awareness for the iPad (and other tablets) Coffee Club project (a CLL project funded by the HEA). You can get more information about this project in this page and post. The staff attendance figures for the iPad Sharemeet and a previous dissemination event on the BJET iPad project findings confirm that University of Huddersfield colleagues are keen to learn how to use and maximise their iPads for work purposes. This is a reason why I am optimistic that the iPad (and other tablets) coffee club events (x3) will be well attended. Continue reading iPad Sharemeet
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iPad (and other tablets) Coffee Club
A lot has happened since I l did my last blog post. The project had its second and final SG meeting a couple of weeks ago. The feedback from SG members has helped clarify my thinking about how to take the project forward – more on this in a future post.
The focus of this post is share a bit about my BJET spin-off project. I received a small Changing the Learning Landscape (CLL) project grant from the HEA to pilot the iPad (and other devices) Coffee Club at the University of Huddersfield (UoH) during the 2013/14 academic year. This is based on a successful scheme developed at the University of Southampton. My plan is to do three events in 2013/14 – one per academic term. Continue reading iPad (and other tablets) Coffee Club


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Jordan Bell had the best rebounding games of his career in front of friends and family.
The Long Beach, Calif., native had a career-high 15 rebounds in Oregon�s 82-79 loss at UCLA on Thursday before following with 14 in an 81-70 win over USC on Saturday. Bell had 39 percent of Oregon�s 74 rebounds during the Los Angeles trip,
�I joked with him that we need to play more games in L.A.,� Oregon coach Dana Altman said. �That is two great rebounding games. He really went after the defensive boards.�
Bell had 18 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds against the Bruins and Trojans.
In his first 88 career games, the 6-foot-9, 225-pound junior had a career high of 13 rebounds against USC during his freshman season. He had 12 this season against Western Oregon and UNLV.
�I have been focused on rebounding,� said Bell, who pushed his team-leading average from 7.6 to 8.1 rebounds per game during the weekend and ranks ninth in the Pac-12. �Obviously, we have enough scoring going on, so I don�t need to worry about that.�
Oregon nominated Bell for Pac-12 player of the week. He also had 21 points, seven assists and four steals in the two games.
Bell is challenging school records for shooting percentage while averaging a career-high 10.8 points per game. His 282 points has already exceeded his total from either of his first two seasons.
Bell is shooting 61.4 percent from the field to rank second in the Pac-12 and is closing in on the single-season school record of 61.9 set by Richard Lucas in 1991. His 59.7 career percentage is on pace to break Lucas� career record of 56.5.
Bell got his 54th blocked shot of the season at USC, passing his total from last season. He�s fourth in school single-season history and has three of the top-five marks on that list, including No. 2 with 94 blocks as a freshman. Bell also has the school career record of 201.
Bell, who ranks fourth in the conference and 38th in the nation with 2.1 blocks per game, is the seventh player in Pac-12 history with 200 career blocked shots. He ranks ninth in the conference with 1.3 steals per game and is the only player ranked in the top 10 in the Pac-12 in rebounds, blocks, steals and shooting percentage.
Ducks slip to No. 7
Oregon is the best team in the Pac-12 in the eyes of the NCAA selection committee, but the Ducks are third to the Associated Press voters.
Oregon dropped two spots to No. 7 in the poll Monday after splitting its trip to Los Angeles. The Ducks (22-4, 11-2) remained in the top 10 for the fourth week this season.
Conference-leading Arizona (23-3, 12-1) moved up to No. 5, and UCLA (23-3, 10-3) is No. 6. No other conference team is in the Top 25, and only USC received votes.
Gonzaga remained No. 1 for the third week in a row followed by Villanova, Kansas and Baylor, although the Bears lost 84-78 at Texas Tech on Monday.
The NCAA selection committee released its top four seeds in each of the four regions on Saturday and the Ducks were the No. 8 overall seed before beating USC 81-70 that night. Arizona was No. 9, and UCLA was 15th.
�Just keep shooting, that is what shooters do. I knew it would be a 40-minute fight and a game of runs and at the end, we had the run.� � Oregon sophomore guard Tyler Dorsey, who scored 12 points in the second half of the win over USC on 4-for-5 three-point shooting after missing all three attempts from that range in the first half.


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go back on (one's) word(redirected from gone back on somebody's word)
go back on (one's) word
To not do something one said one would do; to renege on something. People are beginning to worry that the president is going to go back on his word and not lower taxes for lower-income families after all. You made a commitment to support our project, and now you've gone back on your word!
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China digitally fakes 2008 Olympics fireworks
According to the Beijing Times, 55 seconds of the televised Olympics 2008 firework display? Completely fake:
Anyone who saw the opening to the Bejing Olympics would agree that the fireworks display was exceptional, but those watching at home were tricked into thinking what they saw was real, when some of it was actually CGI.
The fakery was unearthed by a local Chinese newspaper, The Beijing Times, which revealed that a 55-second sequence was created by a visual effects team, which included a series of giant footsteps made by fireworks.
Confusingly, this actually took place in the real ceremony, but the organisers felt that the sequence of 28 footprints would not be accurately captured live, so they faked it.
Keep all this digital trickery in mind when televised footage shows superhuman Chinese atheletes sweeping gold after gold. Or when a giant crimson dragon swoops out of the heavens like Falcor during the closing ceremony to kiss the head of Hu Jintao and then passionately denounce the independence of Tibet and Taiwan.
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The Chinese Government Censors Two Art Exhibitions
As the Chinese government attempts to control the country's image during this summer's Olympics games, censors have forced two art galleries to delay the openings of their shows, Bloomberg reports. Galleri Faurschou postponed a show of work by Andy Warhol of Olympic athletes that was set to open this weekend, because censors felt it was inappropriate to exhibit foreign artwork during China's biggest public event. Xin Beijing Art Gallery canceled a show of oil paintings by Ma Baozhong, because censors did not like his depictions of the Dalai Lama and former president Jiang Zemin.
China Takes On The Art World
I AM searching for a new art gallery in central Shanghai called Bund 66. Its name stakes a claim to the majestic 19th-century river-fronted Bund which is now home to glamorous shops, bars and restaurants. But its address is 66 Nanjing Road East, around the corner, once Shanghai's most fashionable shopping street but now bland and dismal. Inside a 1930s art deco office building, a fifth-floor door has a small sign saying Bund 66. I push it open to reveal a large white space, a vase of lilies and a pretty girl behind a black desk. I am attracted by a spare, abstract work, a few hieroglyphic marks on a white canvas, and ask the price. It's $3000.
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Rossi and Rossi Exhibits Contemporary Visions of Changing Tibet and China
Rossi & Rossi Ltd, will continue their series of exhibitions of contemporary artists with two timely shows this Summer illustrating two men's visions of their country. The first exhibition is devoted to the work of the Tibetan painter Tsering Nyandak followed by the first London exhibition of works by the Chinese photographer Zhou Jun. The Tsering Nyandak exhibition, The Lightness of Being will take place in Rossi & Rossi's gallery from 3 July to 1 August and Zhou Jun – Bird's Nest Project, staged in association with the Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, will be on view from 7 to 29 August 2008. The second show coincides with the staging of the 2008 Olympic Games and focuses on China's preparation for this world event.


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Next upbeat on outlook despite fall in profit
Next has reported that pre-tax profit fell by 9.5% to £309.4 million in its first half.
In the six months to July, total sales reduced by 2.2% to £1.9 billion as store sales fell by 8.3%. In contrast, Next Directory online sales climbed by 5.7%
The retailer said the combination of falling sales, a large fixed cost base, some one-off increases in costs and higher markdown costs ahd all served to reduce profit.
Despite a difficult first half, Next said its performance in the last three months had been encouraging and whilst the retail environment remains tough, its prospects going forward look less challenging than they did six months ago.
As a result, Next has upgraded its sales and profit guidance for the full year. It now expects pre-tax profit to be in the range of £687 to £747 million compared to its previous estimate of £680 to £740 million.
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Try These Bodyweight Exercises That Double as Cardio
You know what cardio is and you've probably heard about bodyweight exercises (hello planks and push-ups), but have you ever thought to combine the two? Cardio-based bodyweight exercises create a killer workout that can be done with minimal floor space and require no props, weights, or machines. Say goodbye to that expensive gym membership and your list of reasons for blowing off your daily workout. These are some of the best bodyweight exercises you can do anywhere.
Stuck in your office? At a hotel with no gym? Regardless of your situation, these exercises will get your heart rate up, force you to break a sweat, and build strength.
1. Jumping jacks
You probably remember jumping jacks from being a kid in gym class. Stick with the standard version, or try some cross jacks. Start with your feet shoulder-width apart and extend your arms straight out to either side with palms facing down. Jump and cross your right arm over your left while bringing your right foot over your left foot. Jump back to the starting position and then cross with the opposite arm and foot.
2. Mountain climbers
Want an exercise that will rock your legs and core while getting your heart rate sky high? Mountain climbers are the answer. Start in a push-up position and jump one leg forward so the ball of your foot lands below your stomach with your knee bent. Then, as you bring it back to the starting position, bring the other leg forward. Try to ensure both feet land at the same time. Do this as quickly as possible until your abs and legs are burning.
3. Stair climb
If you live in an apartment building, are at a hotel, or even have a few minutes before work, take advantage of the free cardio equipment: the stairs. To start, briskly walk up a stairway trying to set a doable, but challenging number of levels before you turn around and head back down. To up the intensity, jog or run up the stairs, giving your body a break as you turn around and head back down. Climbing stairs is an easy and effective way to get your heart rate up and strengthen your core and legs.
4. Tuck jump
Have limited space? This exercise requires only a few feet of open floor and is guaranteed to get your heart pumping. Stand up tall with the knees slightly bent and jump up bringing the knees into the chest. As you do this, extend your arms straight out in front of the body. Lower your arms when you hit the floor. Aim for three sets of eight to 10 reps. Be mindful of noise sensitive neighbors below you by making a point to land on the floor as gracefully as possible.
5. Burpee
You may have been hoping this killer workout wouldn't make the list, but where would we be without the classic burpee? This exercise is squat heavy, so it uses a lot of muscle mass causing your heart rate to increase quickly. Standing with your feet hips-width distance apart, sit down deeply into the squat position and place your hands on the floor. Next jump both feet back and then forwards, standing up and pushing the hips forwards with your butt squeezed tight. Want more intensity? Add a jump at the top and push-ups at the bottom to up the ante.
6. High knees
One of the easiest ways to break a sweat is the high knees exercise. Stand tall with your feet hip-distance apart. Lift up one knee as high as it will go and then place it back down. Alternate legs and pick up the pace, pushing yourself to go as fast as possible. Set a timer and aim to go full speed for 30 seconds straight. This exercise sounds deceptively easy, but it will give you high-impact cardio results in minimal time.


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The other day I noticed I had some blueberries which needed using up and thought I would attempt to bake something. I say attempt as whenever I bake something 9 times out of 10 I have a disaster! However, this time I was pleasantly surprised that these cupcakes turned out great.
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Happy New Year!!
I know I'm a bit late and I apologise for lack of blog posts but I have been super busy over the festive period in addition to college work and working on my business. For those of you who don't know, I'm training to be a Holistic Health Coach with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York. I've only a couple of months left before I graduate but I can start seeing clients now. If you are interested in learning more about what a Health Coach is/does then head over to my website http://www.rebeccapricehealthcoach.com
Chocolate Orange Freezer Fudge
This post is going to be short but sweet (sweet because of the fudge…get it!) This fudge literally takes no time to prepare but you do have to wait patiently whilst it sets in the freezer.
I think chocolate and orange is one of the best flavour combinations and it works well in this fudge, but it does make it very more-ish..you have been warned!
I hope you all have a lovely Christmas with your friends and family and I'd like to thank you all for continuing to support me and my recipes!
-1/2 cup almond butter
-1/2 cup coconut oil
-3 Tbsp. cacao powder
-3 Tbsp. maple syrup
-1/4 cup cacao nibs
-zest of 1 orange, finely grated
-juice of half an orange (approx. 3 Tbsp.)
-pinch of salt
How To Make
Line a small dish with lightly oiled clingfilm or foil (I use coconut oil) set dish to one side.
Put the coconut oil and almond butter in a pan over a medium heat and melt gently, stirring often.
When the mixture has melted, add the remaining ingredients and stir well. Pour mixture into the prepared dish.
Place a lid on the dish or cover well with foil and place in the freezer to set.
Once fudge has set, remove from the freezer and cut in to small pieces.
Serve straight from the freezer.
The fudge stores well in an airtight container in the freezer.
Enjoy 🙂
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Chocolate and peanut butter is such a great combination! I first tried this combination on my first ever trip to the USA and on a layover we tried some Reese's Pieces whilst waiting for our next flight. I pretty much ate Reese's Pieces daily throughout our holiday – not the healthiest but I was only 10 years old!
Pistachio & Goji Berry Chocolate Bark
This bark takes no time at all to make and is easy to throw together. If you don't have goji berries or pistachios on hand then substitute whatever you have available.
Cacao powder is different from cocoa powder as it hasn't been roasted, toasted or cooked and therefore retains all its health benefits. Cacao is known as one of the most powerful antioxidant foods available. It also has a high magnesium content which helps with the function of our digestive systems, brain, heart and bones.
Chocolate Orange Sweet Potato Brownies
This recipe almost defeated me. I tried it so many times and I was never happy with the outcome for a number of reasons; too sweet, not sweet enough, didn't rise, not gooey enough – I honestly thought I'd need to admit defeat and forget about it.
Thankfully a couple of weeks ago I had one last go and altered the recipe yet again and these delicious brownies were the result. At first I thought I'd had another disaster as they didn't seem to set but I left them on the side to cool and they firmed up but still retained their gooey-ness. I had to taste test three in a row just to be sure I had finally got it right!!
I've since made the recipe a couple of more times and all were successful. Once you take the brownies out of the oven and allow to cool, when you slice them they will still be gooey, however, once you set them aside they'll firm up further.
Makes approximately 9 brownies.
-1 cup mashed sweet potato (approx. 1 medium sweet potato)
-1 cup ground almonds
-2 tsp. baking powder
-1 egg, beaten
-1/2 cup cacao powder
-3 Tbsp. honey
-zest of 1 large orange
-2 Tbsp. chopped dairy free dark chocolate
How To Make
Pre-heat oven to 180C/355F. Line a small baking dish with oiled parchment paper.
In a large bowl combine all the ingredients until fully combined.
Pour batter into prepared baking dish and top with broken chocolate pieces if using.
Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until the top starts hardening.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Once cool, slice in to squares (they will still be gooey at this stage) and set aside to firm up further.
Enjoy warm or cold.
These keep well in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Enjoy 🙂
Carrot Cake Balls
My favourite cake of all time is carrot cake with lemon drizzle coming a very close second. Both my grandmothers made wonderful cakes and whenever I visited either of them I usually made a beeline straight for the cake tin to see what was available.
I, unfortunately, did not get the 'baking' gene. I have had many baking disasters but I'll keep trying and I'm sure one day I'll figure it out!
These carrot cake balls are very more-ish but they do have a high sugar content due to the dates so they really are meant for a treat.
I've made them a number of times now and varied the dried spices and this recipe works the best. I roll some of the balls in desiccated coconut just to add another texture and flavour but you don't have to. The balls are quite sticky but once they've been in the fridge they firm up nicely.
-1 large carrot or smaller carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
-1/2 cup walnuts
-1/2 cup cashews
-1 cup medjool dates, stones removed
-1 Tbsp. chia seeds
-1/4 tsp. ground ginger
-1 heaped tsp. ground cinnamon
-1/4 tsp. all spice
-1/4 cup desiccated coconut (optional)
How To Make
Place all ingredients except coconut in a food processor and blend until thoroughly blended.
If using the coconut place in a dish.
Take the blade out of the food processor bowl and using a tablespoon, scoop mixture out and roll between your palms in to a ball. Roll in coconut if using. Continue doing this until all the mixture is used up.
Place the balls on a plate and place in the fridge to firm up.
These keep well in an airtight container in the fridge.
Enjoy 🙂


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For the past 4 years, I've struggled with an eating disorder. I am just now coming to the point of feeling completely recovered. I'm eating normally again, I'm at a healthy weight, I'm learning to love my body even more than I already do...my confidence is back. Only a couple of my friends at school know (only 3-4 of my closest ones).
I'm worried about one of my friends. She's confessed to me that she has "sugar issues" (which I assume means prediabetic/diabetic) but she seems to not take care of her health. Every day, she goes to the cafeteria in the morning and buys herself the same food. She always lies and says she "forgot her lunch number". So she has my other friend, or me, punch in our lunch number (my guess is so that it's not on her record => her parents can't see what she's buying). She makes up all these excuses too, about why she didn't have breakfast...almost as if to justify the fact that she's going to the cafeteria in the morning and buying food. She'll bring a small packed lunch to school and then she'll go and buy more food from the cafeteria on top of that. Also, every time I run in to her outside of school, it's always at restaurants...she seems to frequent certain places a lot.
I care about this friend very much and feel her silent pain. Because I was her just a couple of months ago. I want to tell her she doesn't have to live this way. BUT I also don't want to make false assumptions. I don't want to sound judgy. I don't want to risk our friendship. When a couple of my friends went to guidance about me and told them they thought I had an eating disorder, I was SOO mad at them. I denied everything, and two things happened: 1) I quit talking to those friends for the rest of the year...now of course I realize what an amazing act of friendship that was, and 2) because I denied everything, they couldn't really do anything else. It was ultimately up to me to be honest about it and get the help I needed.
So, should I do something? This has been going on for a couple of months now. Should I talk to her by herself and just tell her what I'm noticing? Or should I go to her guidance counselor by myself and tell the guidance counselor? Or should I just do nothing? The only thing is, I feel like if I don't say anything, nothing is going to happen. I hate to see her stuck in this trap. Suggestions??
For the past 4 years, I've struggled with an eating disorder. I am just now coming to the point of feeling completely recovered. I'm eating normally again, I'm at a healthy weight, I'm learning to love my body even more than I already do...my confidence is back. Only a couple of my friends at school know (only 3-4 of my closest ones).
Thanks for reaching out. Congratulations on your own recovery and hard work! It's great to hear that you care about your friend. It's hard to assess if/when to talk to someone you care about. Do you see a therapist or counselor? Perhaps you could run the situation by them. They would be able to objectively give you some advice. Here are some other tips about how to talk to someone possibly struggling with an eating disorder:
As you said, though you were initially upset with your friends, you ended up being very grateful for what they did. Though we can't really make assumptions about what other people are going through, you seem to be noticing things that aren't normal/typical for your friend, and I definitely think it's worth discussing with someone. I would definitely check out the links that als2908 sent about how to talk to a friend who is struggling. I would also consider talking to your guidance counselor or therapist alone first, and see what they think about approaching the situation. I would definitely seek out professional advice, because I don't think this is something that should be ignored completely.
I wish you the best of luck! Please keep us updated.


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What happens when you pit a Dodge Challenger SRT8 against a big and heavy luxury limousine? Any rational person would bet heavily on the lighter Challenger, but there is on small exception about the nearly 4,700-pound competitor... it happens to be the Alpine B7 with a snarling V-8 under its hood. Now, that seems like a fair challenge, but that weight difference is a tough one to overcome.
So, here we have two V-8-powered cars; one is a coupe that is built to go fast and the other is a comfortable saloon that also has a little muscle behind it. The Challenger's 6.4-liter V-8 puts out a very respectable 470 horsepower, but the 4.4-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 under the BMW Alpina B7's hood makes 540 German-engineered horsepower. Now things are looking a little better matched...
So, who wins: raw American muscle or the nearly 550-horsepower luxury rig that is at a 500-pound disadvantage? Watch the above video to find out.
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The man to call when you need fresh ideas that get results, Alberto Garcia produces creative and memorable marketing campaigns for Global 500 brands. Name drop? Sure: Heineken, Diageo, Coors Light, Cadbury, Nokia, Microsoft, NCR, (and events for the likes of Jennifer Lopez).
With innate knowledge of evolving markets, Alberto unravels the complexities of scaling global concepts to local applications—and delivers clear ROI along the way. So, if you're ready to ramp up your marketing metrics with crystal clear strategies, communications, and programs, get in touch with Alberto.


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Today, the Obama administration and the U.S. Department of Labor releases a rule change to the FLSA that re-defines what a middle-class job means.
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed in 1929 and has ensured minimum wages and required overtime payment (150% of regular pay rate) for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Act was intended to create wage protections for American workers, create more jobs, and protect the middle class. All three of those goals remain as relevant to the middle-class today as they were in 1929.
The rule change that is being formally launched today targets exemptions. In general, the FLSA applies to non-salaried employees. Salaried employees who meet specific job criteria, such as executives, high-level management, or professionals, and who earn a minimum amount annually, are exempt and employers do not have to pay them overtime. The annual minimum amount is currently $455 per week or $23,660 annually.
The $455 threshold is a problem because it has not been adjusted for inflation since 2004. In many situations, the workers classified as executives, high-level management, or professionals are actually managing people who themselves are making more than $23,660 annually.
The 12-year-old old figure allows employers to legally pay executives, high-level management, and trained professionals a salary less than $24,000 and avoids the increased expense of overtime compensation. As President Obama said in an op-ed article in The Huffington Post, "Right now, too many Americans are working long days for less pay than they deserve."
The Labor Department's adjustment raises that salary level to a figure equal to the 40th percentile of weekly earnings for full-time, salaried workers – projected to be $970 per week or $50,440 annually – by 2016. The new overtime salary limit is based on the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar in 1975.
The Labor Department's change is needed, appropriate, and overdue. Workers earning less than $50,440 are neither rich nor highly compensated individuals. They are performing the entry-level and middle-class jobs that Congress intended to protect by passing the FLSA.


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How to Improve Your SEO Strategy
Probably, you have already heard about SEO. But how can you optimize your entire website for search engines? After you've chosen the right keywords and before writing some content, you actually have choices to make and you need to think through this well.
Before we start, it's important that you know your website well. What is the purpose of your website? What is your site about? How committed you are in internet marketing? Once you have already settled on these things, then it is time that you get to work on your site.
In order to optimize your entire website for search engines, you will need to do these simple tips:
Have a Specific Niche
While it can be about other things too, you should choose one major topic that's most important and related to your message. As a matter of fact, this step is extremely important, so you might want to research some keywords first before you choose a topic.
Use the Right Keywords
You can include your specific topic in the domain name, title of the site, tagline, description, blog categories, keywords, page content, and page titles. If you are on WordPress, then you can be able to change these in the General Settings or through some helpful plugins.
Also, it is very important in SEO that you include words that tell about the topic of your website in the description, image title, as well as alt attributes. You should also rename the file name of your image if it does not reflect the main keywords of your content or website.
Use Internal Linking
In fact, many content management systems do this automatically. However, if yours does not, you will want to be linking them intentionally to the most important pages of your site directly from your homepage as well as cross-linking them.
Link to Other Authority Websites that Have Relevant Content
In order to do this, you can include a link list, resources page, or blogroll on your own site. Of course, you can be able to do it sparingly since every outbound link is considered as a vote for the other sites. But, the moment you do it right and visitors will click the links on your site, this simply tells search engines that your site is a trusted authority on the topic you have chosen.
Some websites actually have ugly permalink structures, which use numbers in order to identify pages. But, you should never do this because it is band for your SEO and it just does not look good at all. Instead, you can use a URL structure which includes text and ensure that you include specific keywords in your links.
Now that you know the importance of SEO for your business, it's highly recommended as well that you have the best computer system in your organization. Your website will not be properly optimized if your business is using a poor computer network system. So, for all your computer maintenance needs, it's highly recommended that you trust XS Computer Repair of Jacksonville.


text: OIC Daniel P. Robles and ENR Staff Remy Arro demonstrated in front of the participants how flooding occurs during heavy rains which depend on the condition of the upland or watershed. It practically explained the degree of rain water run-off if the mountain is denuded vs. a mossy forrest. Mossy forest has excellent absorption capacity that prevent or mitigate flooding and erosions.


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The same position, same shoe, same class board – in the last 30 years of life! The qualified software engineer grin and it does not reach the ears of 'Head Master Vamana Rao' – an intelligent student who is not able to participate in a competition comes and headmaster picks a mango bite chocolate and gives money from his pocket. The grown up old student sitting in front of him looks at the jaded style of functioning. When Vamana Rao writes Rs.10 on a chit and shows how he maintains account of the school the wonder increases.
For the software boy sitting in front of him it is this Vamana Rao brought smile and offered mango bite chocolate (That was not there twenty years back is a different issue).
Things don't change for the teachers who taught us. They remain loyal and truthful forever. After all the grown up old student of the school Vidhyadhan had come for attestation of his SSLC marks mark as he lost the original. As there is no power for Xerox and sometime left the Guru asks his old student to take a class. He agrees and teachers what is success in life to the school students.
The short film of 'Head Master Vamana Rao' moves without any shortfalls and takes us to the nostalgic moments. This is a beautiful and heartfelt study of a teacher is set to come in 'Sakkath Studio' web series soon. Vijaya Prakash ace singer has delivered the song Vandaneye Abhivandaneye….
Srinath Chittara playing the head master Vamana Rao role remembered his school days performing in the lead role. Director, actor and co producer with Amaranath VB Girish Bijjal has in software engineer role is perfect.
Shivu Bhergi and Ajit Padmanabh worked on lyrics, music and BGM, Ajith AU is cinematographer, By 2 Coffee films and Wood creepers production is this short film.
Sandya Amarnath VB, Nagaraj M, Gavi Siddayya and Vidhadaan school kids are part of this short film in front of camera.


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Starbird is the first restaurant concept launched by The Culinary Edge Ventures to revitalize the fast food industry.
By Janice Hoppe
With the goal of "improving on everything that's wrong with fast food," The Culinary Edge Ventures plans to debut Starbird – its first restaurant concept – on June 20 in Sunnyvale, Calif. "The mission of The Culinary Edge Ventures is to create modern, dynamic concepts that revolutionize tired segments of the industry," The Culinary Edge founder Aaron Noveshen tells Food & Drink International.
The Culinary Edge is a San Francisco-based consultancy that helps companies improve their guest experience. The company launched The Culinary Edge Ventures to develop restaurant concepts. "We work with companies from start-ups to Starbucks and everything in between," Noveshen says. "A couple of years ago, we made the strategic decision to do what we do for others and start to build our own brands."
A second Starbird location is under construction in Foster City, Calif., and The Culinary Edge Ventures plans to continue building locations in the Bay Area over the next 18 to 24 months. "Right now, investors behind Starbird include the who's who of restaurant CEOs and private equity experts," Noveshen says. "We are always excited to talk with value-added investors who are interested in being part of and contributing to the exciting growth ahead."
Convenient and Stress-Free
Starbird was designed to elevate the fast food experience. The Culinary Edge Ventures has even coined the phrase "super-premium fast food" to describe its first concept. "What we've created improves upon everything that's wrong with fast food – the food, ingredients, the guest dining experience from a design perspective, and are reinventing convenience by going beyond what the drive-thru is today," Noveshen explains. "We are integrating technology to improve upon the user experience."
Starbird uses technology to add transparency and convenience into the fast food industry. We have all pulled up to a drive-thru wondering how long it's going to take us to place our order and get through the line. At Starbird, customers will be able to place their order from the palm of their hand, drive to the restaurant and pull into a space to collect their food in three to five minutes after ordering.
"Within three to five minutes we assemble and prepare your food to order," Noveshen says. "Customers can come in and pick it up or take a seat on our patio or in the dining room. They can also have it delivered to the car and be on their way. It really eliminates that horrible experience that is the drive-thru of today."
To be a super-premium and convenient fast food spot, Starbird's kitchen was designed to rapidly assemble food orders. The Culinary Edge mocked up the entire line and worked with Marshall Air's warming technologies to provide the optimal speed and quality. "We have a dual-sided line that can handle upwards of 250 transactions an hour," Noveshen adds.
Order tracking is another way Starbird is improving the fast food customer experience. "Customers can track where their order is in the queue," Noveshen says. "We are removing the anxiety of waiting for your order to be called or wondering where it is in the order of things coming up."
All About the Chicken
Starbird's menu is focused around chicken from Petaluma Farms located in the Bay Area. "We are using that product because it was the very best tasting item on the market and fulfilled our desire as a company to be as environmentally conscious and sustainable as we can be while serving delicious chicken," Noveshen says.
Starbird serves fun and portable items in the morning, such as egg sandwiches, tacos and chicken and waffle sticks with maple syrup. And no breakfast would be complete without that cup of Equator Coffee that is ground and brewed to order in 90 seconds. "We are able to have the food and beverage all come up in less than five minutes," Noveshen boasts. "It enables a heightened level of convenience."
For lunch and dinner, Starbird cooks small batches of chicken throughout the day to serve chicken sandwiches, strips and tacos. Its nine signature sauces made from scratch compliment the chicken. Starbird's three salad dishes come with grilled or crispy chicken and tofu for a vegetarian option.
Photography credit: Scott Peterson
Rendering credit: Zero Ten Design


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First off: I'm not a baby-feeding expert. I only have one baby, and he's only 9 months old so we're still trying things out.
My only qualifications thus far are:
1) I did read the book and tried Baby Led Weaning for at least a month. I have also fed purees so I can compare the methods.
2) My child is basically a goat who will eat anything I put in his mouth, so I probably haven't messed up too badly so far with introducing solids.
3) I'm super lazy so you know anything I recommend is going to be easy and low-maintenance. Continue reading "Why I Quit Baby-Led Weaning"


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June 16, 2017
DENVER – After a brief dip in April home sales, the U.S. housing market returned to seasonally high sales in May, increasing 20.6% from the previous month and 4.3% from May 2016, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report released today. In fact, it was the strongest May in terms of home sales in the nine-year history of the report.
In addition, the average number of Days on Market dropped to a record low of 51, consistent with the Months Supply of Inventory shrinking to 2.6 months – both records for the report.
Other notable numbers:
- Over two-thirds of the metro areas experienced an increase in transactions.
- The May 2017 Median Sales Price of $232,500 was the second highest in the history of the report, only behind the August 2008 Media Sales Price of $236,062.
- Decreasing 16.2% from May 2016, inventory continued to decline year-over-year. This is the 103rdconsecutive month of year-over-year declines dating back to October 2008.
- The U.S. continues to enjoy rising home values as 52 of the 53 metro areas experienced a price increase.
"In May, we saw an uptick of both loan applications and home sales, which is encouraging in terms of more people getting into the market for homes," said Adam Contos, RE/MAX Co-CEO. "We don't expect that the Federal Reserve's announcement on Wednesday to raise interest rates a quarter of a point will greatly affect the market's momentum. But housing demand only intensifies the tug-of-war with tight inventories driving prices up."


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Ok this is my first Tutorial and it explain how you create better looking Lamps with a cool Glow effect.
Ok i explain now Step by Step.:
Create a normal Lamp:
Created out of 5 brushes. Looking Ok so far.
Adding some extra stuff:
Here i use extra brush with a { texture.
Select now all 6 Brushes and create a func_illusionary.
Set Render Mode to Solid and,
FX Ammount to 255.
Easy or ? You could use a Glas texture too.
Do you hear it ?:
Hell yeah, now lets add a ambient_generic, for a cool neon lamp sound.
(You need to find a fitting sound or maybe i add here the file i used later)
Settings for the ambient_generic are:
Volume : 5
Play Mode : Loop
And Flag,
Small Radius.
Spot on!:
Ok now we add a light_spot,
settings are:
Pitch Yaw Roll : 90 0 0
Inner (bright) angle : 10
Outer (fading) angle : 35
Pitch : -90
Brightness : 243 153 92 450
Appearance : Flicker B
No we add env_sprites to the lamp to simulate a glow/shine effect,
I use 7 env_sprites for my lamp.
settings are:
Render Mode : Glow
FX Amount : 255
FX Color : 243 153 92
Scale : 1.25
Start on.
Nearly done!
Now add a Clipbrush to the lamp to save clipnodes and it is easier to copy paste.
Open your Lights.rad and create Texture light too for your lamp.
like this:
~lampa 250 206 201 50
Compile your map and test it out. I use these settings to compile:
hlcsgv2.exe testmap -texdata 8192 -cliptype precise -estimate -chart -nowadtextures
hlbspv2.exe testmap -texdata 8192 -estimate -chart
hlvisv2.exe testmap -texdata 8192 -estimate -chart -full
hlradv2.exe testmap -texdata 8192 -estimate -chart -bounce 1 -extra -sparse -dscale 1 -gamma 0.88
9. Test the Bsp
This is how it looks ingame:
I hope you liked it
The settings i use are for a dark/horror like map you can change them as you like.


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I'm not an artist, so I relate to the comparison between what I see in my head and what ends up on paper. We can all relate in one area or another: writing, running, makeup or hair, decorating, or crafts of just about any variety. Our very best attempt seems like a huge flop. Our best just isn't enough.
Then there is prayer.
It is this same concept but in reverse. When we start with our best, even though it might feel messy and awkward and insufficient to us, God takes the best we have to offer and makes it grand. When we take our pure heart to Him, revealing our trust, He creates a masterpiece. The result is more beautiful and complete than we can imagine.
It is only possible in our humble, vulnerable obedience.


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Billings City Council says 'No' to Body Cameras for Law Enforcement [Opinion]
The Billings City Council has decided not to move forward with the purchase of body cameras for law enforcement.
This is a huge mistake.
The cameras cost $100,000 and the video storage would cost $200,000 per year. How much would a lawsuit cost us? Even if we won, it would still cost to adjudicate it.
These people had no problem spending $500,000 for a new water fountain at South Park Pool, but won't give the police the tools to cover their ass when a loser wants to file some frivolous charge.
Maybe we can get a new bike tunnel now. That would be good ....


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Welcome to my new website! I have to be honest – my website needed an update. I wanted a way to directly reach out to you and provide more real time information. I think this new format will allow me to do that in a seamless way, and will be easier for you to navigate and sign up for updates.
My goal has always been to be as approachable as possible, because my relationship to you is paramount. With the addition of this blog my staff and I can reach out directly and fill you in on what is happening in Boston and the District. Cat Bunker and Meagan Greene will also be blogging on what they are working on, whether it's filing legislation, working with local officials or setting up briefings. The three of us make up the 37th Middlesex District office and work for all of you.
Right now we are all working on deciding which of the 5,000+ bills that have been filed to cosponsor. We have been hearing from folks in the district on what is most important to you – thank you! You have truly guided my decisions on what I should support. We have until Monday to make those decisions, so keep the emails coming. You can also search for bills by keyword, number or by filer at https://malegislature.gov/Bills/Search.
So, on this snowy day, please take a moment to check out the site. Let us know what you would like to hear more about by emailing me at email@example.com, or on facebook, twitter or call 617-722-2430. And please sign up for real time updates on the website right sidebar.
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Motivation Monday. Build a Door!
Motivation Monday Life is too short to sit around waiting for things to just magically happen. I love this Milton Berle quote as it perfectly sums up what is need to go out there to make your dreams a reality. One of the greatest lessons that I learned in my journey to becoming a qualified … Read More »


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This rebuilt stadium includes locker rooms, laundry facilities, training room and a state-of-the-art press box. Chapman Stadium houses the Panthers' 23 team and club sports, as well as the intramurals program. It was re-named in 2000 after the son of the university's namesake, Irvin "Ernie" C. Chapman, who played football at Chapman in the early 1930's. Capacity: 2,000
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Palorosa Tote - Medium, Cactus
Our friends at Palorosa have these beautiful tote bags handwoven by their team of artisans in Guatemala. Perfect for a trip to the farmers market.
30 (h) x 35 (w) x 18 (d) cm
11,8 (h) x 13,8 (w) x 7 (d) in
Handles: 23 cm / 9 in
Material: 100% plastic
Item will ship 3-8 days after order is placed.


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In one month you may be able to lose a significant amount of weight, but not in a healthy manner. However, one month is long enough to safely lose around 4 to 8 pounds and see results. Unfortunately, you cannot banish fat from one area of your body to another. Yet, by losing weight overall, you will eventually lose weight from your belly and arms. Focus on toning your abs and arms so when you lose weight, you will reveal toned muscles.
Step 1
Eat to lose weight. Skip junk food and sugary-filled snacks and drinks. Reduce your diet by at least 500 calories each day to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week. It takes a 3,500-calorie deficit to lose 1 pound, which can be from diet, exercise or both. Focus on eating vegetables, fruits and lean meats. Eat slowly and plan out your snacks. Drink plenty of water and green tea.
Step 2
Pump up the cardio. Add at least 30 to 60 minutes of cardio each day. Think biking, swimming, running or dancing. Join an aerobics class. The more you move, the faster and more you will lose.
Step 3
Make fat-burning decisions. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk or bike to work instead of driving. Do errands on foot rather than in the car.
Step 4
Tone your triceps. Sit on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Lean back and place your hands flat on the floor directly under your shoulders. Your fingers should face forward. Bend your elbows slightly. Straighten your arms to lift your hips off the floor. Bend your elbows slightly to lower your hips back down. Do not allow your legs to lift you up -- use your arms. Repeat 24 times.
Step 5
Work your biceps. Stand up with your feet hip-width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms down at your sides. Your palms should be facing each other. Bend your right elbow, lifting the dumbbell until one end of it touches your shoulder. Lower the dumbbell back down. Repeat 15 times on each arm.
Step 6
Cut your abs. Sit on the floor with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Hold a medicine ball with both hands in front of your body. Keep your upper arms at your sides with your elbows bent. Cross your legs at your ankles, lean back and lift your legs off the floor. Twist to your right, twist back to the middle and then twist to the left. Repeat 15 times.
- Talk to your doctor before starting a weight-loss program.
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In a shameless attempt to get some publicity for my newest Mahu book, Accidental Contact and Other Mahu Investigations, I thought I'd reprint some writing I've done in the past which is no longer available on the web. And where better to begin than with this interview with one of my literary heroes, Richard Stevenson, whose Don Strachey novels were a great inspiration to me.
This interview took place in 2010 at the release of his novel, Death Vows, which confronts the issues involved in the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. It was originally published at a now-defunct website called GayWired.com.
NSP: Death Vows has a ripped-from-the-headlines feel to it. How did you come up with the plot?
RS: Homophobia is the villain, one way or another, in all the Strachey books. It does terrible things to gay people and it does terrible things to straight people. And since I witnessed the rage that gay marriage generated in some of its opponents in Massachusetts, it was easy to come up with a plot where gay marriage turns lethal. I took part in some of the pro-gay-marriage demonstrations at the State House in Boston. Counter-demonstrators were bused in by Catholic and Protestant right-wing groups, and I had never seen such hatred on human faces.
NSP: There's a theme of masks that runs through this book---everyone seems to be hiding something about who they are.
RS: I lived behind masks for much of my early life, and what this does to people's psyches interests and frightens me. I think one reason I loved John LeCarre's early spy novels was that his protagonists led double lives out of patriotism and not for reasons of shame or social embarrassment. Of course, it was more complicated than that for LeCarre's characters, just as it's not all bad for closeted gay people. Leading secret lives sometimes has a kind of romance to it too. But overall the closet is self-destructive. And the people in Death Vows who bravely refuse to lead lives of secret shame in their home towns are plainly the ones I admire most.
NSP: I love the repartee between Don and his long-time partner Timmy; it seems that their relationship is the cornerstone of the books, particularly in Death Vows.
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RS: I am never happier than when I'm watching these two go at each other in that half-maddening way of theirs. Each, in my mind, is a whole person, and yet together they comprise a kind of third organism that I find likable and entertaining. All the best relationships have this interesting mixture of tension, durability, fragility, despair, joy and---best of all---humor. Relationships like this are high on the list of things that make life worth living. I've been tremendously lucky in this regard, and it's great fun writing about one of these relationships.
NSP: Death Trick, the first of the Don Strachey mysteries, came out in 1981. How are Don and Timmy aging?
RS: Ver-r-r-ry slowly. My original editor at St. Martin's, the estimable Michael Denneny, advised me not to age them as I aged, which was my original plan. He said readers would not put up with an old-fart gay private eye. So they have aged at about half the rate nature ordinarily requires. In 1981 they're about forty. Now I'm pushing seventy and they're in their early fifties. That's quite a feat for them. In Death Vows there's actually an AARP joke.
NSP: How have the changing times affected what you write? For example, I recall in the early books Don was more of a sexual hound dog.
RS: Death Trick is the only pre-AIDS book in the series. It's set in that last spasm of 1970s gay sexual hedonism and social rebellion. Strachey loved that life---the sexual variety, the adventure. Timmy was more conventional in his emotional makeup, and I guess there was a chance their relationship might not have survived that era. But Strachey was forced to alter his habits because of AIDS and also because he loved Timmy and didn't want to lose him. And Timmy gradually loosened up a bit too. In Death Vows there's a brief reference to the two of them going to Paris twice a year and together attending "the over-forty grope" at the Odessa Baths.
NSP: How do you feel about the here! TV versions of your books (three so far)? Have you had any input?
RS: I have been kept at a very long arm's length. They pay me (not much), and that's it. Overall, I'm glad the whole thing happened, because it's revived interest in the books by, among others, me. Two of the films, Third Man Out and On the Other Hand, Death, are more or less faithful to the spirit and substance of the books and are pretty good in their different ways. Shock to the System, however, the second film, was just ghastly and a real betrayal of the Strachey character. Some bozo at here! took a mordant black comedy about the barbarism of reparative therapy and turned it into a cliché-ridden turgid melodrama in which Strachey boo-hoo-ingly laments that he was ever born gay---until, that is, Timmy talks him out of this foolishness. It's just totally nuts. I haven't seen the fourth film, Ice Blues, yet.
NSP: How has seeing Don come to life on TV changed your ideas of him?
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RS: My ideas of him haven't changed. But interestingly, I now have two Stracheys in my head. There's young Chad Allen, who's very good as Strachey, and there's also the "real" older Strachey---i.e., the one who's been in my head since 1979 when he first appeared there.
NSP: You're on your ninth book. How do you keep the series fresh?
RS: By writing a book only when I think I have a fresh idea. Most publishers insist that mystery writers produce a book a year. This practice has led to too much not-so-interesting stuff. And even though I have resisted this practice, some books in the Strachey series are plainly better than others.
NSP: You live in Massachusetts yourself. Any wedding plans?
RS: Joe Wheaton and I have been together for over 18 years. We were married in May, 2004. We planned on being the first to sign up at Becket Town Hall, but two women beat us to it.
Richard Stevenson and I are both published by MLR Press, and you can find both of us there.


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This thanksgiving was the first time my wife Laura and I have hosted. It was also a pretty special Thanksgiving for us because it's our daughter Talia's first. We had 14 family members over the house in Chappaqua and it was a huge success.
This year I did something a bit different. When it was time to give a toast, I took a moment for everyone at the table to really think about giving thanks and what that meant to them. I acknowledged members of our family that are no longer with us, and I then handed out hand written letters to each person at the table telling them why I'm grateful to have them in my life. This was a great way to start the dinner, and I was thrilled to see everyone really get into the holiday spirit.
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Desktop-as-a-Service Designed for Any Cloud ? Nutanix Frame
"Open source developers are an amazingly prolific bunch.
That's clearly a Very Good Thing, but it can make finding the truly
interesting projects a challenge, regardless of how you care to
define interesting (more on this below)."
"That's why we're launching a new feature on
LinuxProgramming.com: Highlight Projects. These are open source
projects that deserve special attention, or at least more attention
than they normally get. A project can be chosen for Highlighting
because it provides source code that nicely handles some very
difficult task, or because it does something unique, or perhaps
it's a good project that's desperately needs some volunteers, or
simply because it's an especially handy tool for
Note that we won't be publicizing things like KDE, GNOME,
XFree86, Apache, and Samba, since those projects already have high
enough profiles both inside and outside the Linux community that
they don't need our help. The intent is to help drum up community
support for some of the deserving, but less well known, projects.
And if this helps programmers find some first-class source code
worth reusing, so much the better.
The first Highlight Project, Internet C++,
is already posted on LinuxProgramming.com. Internet C++ is a
very nicely done C/C++ compiler plus virtual machine written by Bob
Dayley and some helpers.
Finally, this is a chance for you to contribute. If you know of
a good open source project that deserves (or needs) some extra
attention, drop me a line at email@example.com.
Lou Grinzo
Editor, LinuxProgramming.com
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He took the small bundle from Karlsson and held her tenderly in his arms.
"Don't cry, there's a good baby", he said.
Astrid Lindgren "Karlsson on the Roof"
You certainly know that the LibreOffice includes several modules, such as Writer, Calc, Draw... All these modules are united into one application and can not be installed separately. But most of all you can be confused by the various development (though, in truth, the abandonment) of these modules. In order to understand better why this diverse interest of developers to different modules grows, the appearance and correction of errors and the inadequacy of the documentation, I suggest first to dig into the history of the appearance of LibreOffice. And we will begin from the very beginning.
In the far-distant 85 year of the XX century, the German company StarDivision GMBH, created by 16-year-old programmer Marco Berris (Marco Börries), developed an application called StarWriter. And it was worked under MS-DOS. A normal office suit was not available at that time. As suit StarOffice was released only in 1994 and included already StarWriter, StarCalc and StarBase for Windows 3.1. In 1995, it already had version 3.0 and StarWriter, StarCalc, StarDraw, StarImage, StarChart and could work under MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, OS/2, Solaris SPARC, Power Macintosh. In 1996, version 3.1 was released, with a distinctive feature of Linux support. Somewhere between 95 and 98 years, the suit was packed with the personal manager StarSchedule, the mail client StarMail, the feed aggregator StarDiscussion and several other components, whose normal names I cannot find now. Later all these components were removed from the package by Sun Microsystems. And, by the way, the suit was proprietary, it became free later. It is difficult to assess the popularity of this office package at this stage. Of course, if you set a goal to dig, then you can dig a lot. But I think we will be interested in another.
In the autumn of 1999, StarDivision was acquired Sun Microsystems. At the same time, the source code was opened, and starting with version 6.0, StarOffice was released on the basis of OpenOffice.org. Since 2005, Sun announced its rejection of SISSL, and the code became available only under the LGPL license. We must pay tribute to the developers of Sun Microsystems, who contributed the lion's share in the development of a free office suite. With the opening of the source code, it also began to form a free community around the suite. People who were interested in the development of documentation, design, code base began to apper. And, to be honest, in my opinion, LibreOffice teams still can not repeat this high day of the creativity. OpenOffice.org was released from 2001 to 2010 under the control of Sun Microsystems. And the hallmark was that there was a plan for the version, and the versions were released on readiness. Then there were several corrective releases. But still, one of the main features was that the major releases were tested by the community, and key mistakes were corrected before release. Of course not everything, but nonetheless... And this feeling of a holistic, complete and stable product disappeared in LibreOffice. For the sake of completeness, it should be mentioned that in Wikipedia without references to sources it is said that 25 million StarOffice licenses were sold. It is not entirely clear whether this was only during the existence of StarDivision, or Sun Microsystem is included here too. But according to research FlashCounter Statistics Service in early 2010 in Germany, OpenOffice.org and its derivatives were installed on 21% of user computers. That is, more than a fifth of the user's computers. A few forks appeared during the existence of OpenOffice.org Of the most important forks for history, we can mention the following three: Go-oo, which is essentially just a set of patches for improvement; NeoOffice, the goal of which was improved integration with the OS X environment; IBM Symfony was created as another commercial version of the office suite.
In 2009, Sun Microsystems was absorbed by Oracle, to which were also transferred the rights to brand names StarOffice and OpenOffice.org and their code. For the OpenOffice.org project, this period is more like a death cramp: a hard press community from the side of Oracle, in this reason the community collapse and extinction of interest from active members. In fact, for a year Oracle was able to destroy everything that was achieved. Oracle released its StarOffice, renamed the Oracle Open Office. At the same time, two versions of OpenOffice.org are released. But already in September 2010 the creation of the LibreOffice project was announced.
If you like to look for dirt in a human relationship, you may find that any open community, however much it glorifies the bright ideals, in fact is just a community, with all its shortcomings. These shortcomings also hinder it, also like to any other community. We are interested in history.
The official version of the LibreOffice project is Oracle's pressure to the OpenOffice.org project. In this regard, the The Document Foundation (TDF) was created and the fork from OpenOffice.org called LibreOffice was organized. By the way, the organizers of TDF asked Oracle to transfer the rights to the OpenOffice.org trademark to the fund, but the company denied it and gave the code and trademark to the Apache Software Foundation, further destroyed the community. The LibreOffice project was supported by many opensource projects. But to be honest, then, most likely, this support was more a kick to the hated Oracle than a real support to a free project. In fact, the first versions did not differ from OpenOffice.org.
From the very beginning, the LibreOffice project took advantage of the strategy that Google used to promote its browser Google Chrome. If you first releases of browser Chrome, maybe you remember that the browser just madly was changing the versions the first six months or the year. It seems to me that at first it was generally once in 2 weeks, and I'm not talking about bugfix releases, but about main releases. And I remember my opinion when I watched this: "How fast it develops, how intensely... It's the technology of the future!" Believe me, I did not dig in the versions, I just watched how the numbers change in versions and I made my conclusions. And I think many compare so, if some product releases versions more often, it seems to us that it develops faster. The LibreOffice team consciously or unconsciously used this principle to immediately position themselves as a rapidly developing solution. In fact, the amount of actually entered code in the project does not increase from this. And as a programmer, a documentation team member and a permanent user, I see that some components have not changed since Sun Microsystems, but not because it's unnecessary. The main changes are made in Writer and Calc. And these changes are not complete, especially at interface level. Even if you take only Writer, you can find that when working in normal mode and in Master document mode, we see different design of the panels, menus and different behavior of the pop-up windows. And IDE Basic, for example, has not been touched since the days of OpenOffice.org. Of course, in part this is due to the fact that the project does not have a clear concept. Now its development looks more like the evolution of a biological organism: each developer makes some changes which can be called "mutations", and eventually there are "useful" or "harmless" mutations, but there is no holistic development plan. This is the principle of meritocracy in action – who made more "mutations", the one is right. The integrity and usefulness of these mutations is considered only from the point of survival of the species. The second reason can be called psychological. Significant versions of LibreOffice are released every six months, and every six months there is a cut-off in the developer's head – "ready". Instead of stopping, looking around, creating a concept and a plan and trying to implement it in the next year and a half, our developers hurry up to make, because, in six months, they need to make a new, something meaningful. And "we finally put everything in order" will not work, a new one has to be made, because it is not bugfix release. This attitude to the project creates a load on many of the accompanying teams, the documentation and localization teams suffer the most. It's no secret that today, the documentation team lags behind for several years (years, not versions), the localization team is busy with the translation of the interface and they do not have enough time to translate the documentation. Russian-language help has not been translated since the days of OpenOffice.org, and those changes that were made a couple of years ago, were carried out with the assistance of the German company CIB Software. The only team that is happy with the rapid change of versions is the marketing team. Because, even if "the train does not go", they can still "swings the train cars and announce stops."
If to be honest before the end, it should be pointed that the development of LibreOffice is not only by individuals, but also by commercial companies. Greatest contribution is made by the British company Collabora, German CIB Software and American Red Hat. At the same time, Collabora developed Online LibreOffice and the version for Android, returning the code to the project. In addition, if you look at the TDF advisory board, you will see many interesting names: non-profit organizations are Free Software Foundation, GNOME, KDE e.V .; and commercial are Google, Intel, AMD, Canonical, RPA RusBITech. And to date, the code base, at least in popular components, has gone very far from its progenitor OpenOffice.org.
But with all this, mistakes are accumulated by a huge wave, the interface is not unified, and there are absolutely incomprehensible small defects that poison the working day in LibreOffice. Yes, and poor compatibility with proprietary formats. And it would be logical to freeze the new main versions release and put everything in order, to release a full-fledged, complete office suit, but...
Why do I love LibreOffice? Why, for all the shortcomings, I use it as my main office suit, and from LibreOffice Calc I get out "just to have tea".
The reason is that, to date, LibreOffice is truly a giant in the world of open source software. But even if we do not take into account openness, and for many users it does not matter, important only to free (do not pay money), LibreOffice could implement a lot of convenient concepts that greatly simplify the work of an office employee. Mistakes – yes, they are. But almost any bug that can now be found in the application has a fairly simple bypass. And it is more important for a person to have a professional tool. And the more professionally you are able to use the tool, the less significant mistakes are for you, but the very concept of working with the tool is more important. And in this, as I said, LibreOffice has no equal.
Source and additional information:
- LibreOffice on this site
- Wikipedia article about StarDivision
- Wikipedia article about StarOffice
- Wikipedia article about OpenOffice.org
- Wikipedia article about Go-oo
- StarDivision StarOffice 5.0 Personal Edition
- TDF Advisory Board
- Release Plan of LibreOffice
- Official LibreOffice Timeline without reference to sources
- LibreOffice BugZilla
- LibreOffice Bugzilla status
- The article in ODF
- The article in PDF


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