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Heavy Lifters Turn to Less Traditional Markets
A troublesome outlook for heavy lift vessels within the market for topside and jacket installation, prompted by challenging market in recent years, has led contractors to seek out opportunities in less traditional markets.
Two such bright spots are offshore wind and decommissioning, according to Douglas Westwood, an energy intelligence group, which claims that the former is becoming increasingly-attractive as the volume of installed turbines per year grows rapidly and the projects become larger and further from shore.
The HLV contractors have seen a major decline in fixed platform installations and this year is expected to result in c.45% less fixed assets installed when compared to 2014 levels.
As explained, the strategic advantage of HLVs is their cost effectiveness as both sectors seek out most economical solutions. As such, in a market where day rates are often driven by tonnage requirements, super heavy lift vessels may have a somewhat-limited market reach and vessels that are over specified will risk lower day rates, the intelligence group adds.
For HLVs venturing into turbine installation market crane capacity in the range of 1,500-3,000T is suitable for most offshore wind installations and sufficient deck space with the ability to carry at least 4 monopiles typically preferred.
For HLVs with lifting capacity >5,000T, decommissioning represents a significant opportunity, particularly within the North Sea which is characterized by large platforms – c.40% of platforms within the UK and c.85% of platforms within Norway have a combined substructure and topside weight >5,000T.
Until recently the largest single lift decommissioning operation had been the removal of the Frigg TCP2 MSF, weighing in at 8,500T.
However, "with the introduction of super heavy lift vessels such as Allsea's Pioneering Spirit, Heerema's Sleipnir (due for delivery in 2019) as well as recent orders from Shandong Twin Marine for two vessels with lifting capacity of 34,000T, it is hoped that the decommissioning of the North Sea's heaviest platforms will become more efficient," Douglas Westwood concludes.
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The quality of your sleep is just as important as the quantity. Getting the right number of hours every night is unlikely to benefit you if you are frequently waking up, if you sleep at wildly different times, or if you sleep shallowly. Alcohol, caffeine, light, noise, and worry can all interfere with the quality of your sleep. To get quality rest, you'll want to improve your sleep hygiene — different practices and habits that ensure you get the most our of your sleep, such as setting a sleep schedule that works with your body's natural rhythms. Eliminate stressors and distractions, and establish a comforting bedtime routine.
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Practicing Good Sleep Hygiene
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1Establish a regular bedtime and wake up time. You will sleep the most soundly if you go to bed and wake up around the same times every day. This rhythm helps your body prepare for sleep. Work, children, and other demands on your time may determine your rhythm.
- Many sleepers, especially night owls, may be tempted to sleep in longer on weekends. Try to keep the same wake-up time, even on weekends.
- If you have been sleep deprived, you may need a little extra sleep for a few nights.
- If you are sick, let yourself sleep extra.[1] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source Reestablish your sleep routines as soon as you can.
2Determine your natural sleep schedule. If you have the freedom to determine your own sleep schedule, do so around the rhythms of your body. Your body has natural waking and sleeping moments. Notice the when you feel sleepy, and when you feel the most awake.
- To establish a natural sleep rhythm, spend a week or two waking up without an alarm clock. Keep a log with all the times you wake up.
- Keep a parallel account of the times at night you feel sleepy enough to put yourself to bed.
- You may find that these numbers become more consistent after a few days without your alarm.
- Formalize your bedtime. Once you have established your natural waking and falling asleep times, set a routine around them. Wake up and fall asleep on that schedule consistently.
- If your natural sleep routine seems to be inconsistent, you may need to experiment with setting different bedtimes and seeing which ones feel best.
- "Morning" people tend to have an easier time setting their sleep schedules. If you tend to be more energetic in the evening, you may just need to set a sleep time.[2] X Research source
- Make sure your formalized sleep schedule gives you the right amount of sleep. If it doesn't, your numbers may be off.
3Sleep enough. Most adults need to sleep between seven and nine hours a night. Teenagers need eight to 10 hours of sleep, and school-aged children need at least 10 hours.[3] X Research source Sleeping too little can expose you to higher risks of illness, anxiety, and disease.
- Sleeping too much, however, may reduce the quality of your sleep and may actually leave you feeling groggy when you wake up.
4Stay asleep. Do everything in your power to avoid waking up at night. This can be difficult if you are an evening person, if you have children, or if you are a light sleeper. Making arrangements in your bedroom and winding down properly can make a huge difference, but so can prioritizing staying asleep. Tell yourself and tell everyone you live with that you need to stay asleep all night.
- Limit liquids in the hours before bed if you are someone who gets up to use the bathroom during the night.
- Remove as many distractions as possible (as detailed in part two) to make a sleep-friendly environment. Lights, sounds, and anything else that might wake you up should be eliminated.
- Older adults still need seven to eight hours of sleep, but may sleep more lightly and wake up frequently. If you are elderly, take naps and spend a little more time in bed than eight hours.
- If you have a baby under a year old, sleep deprivation is part of the deal. You can help by maintaining a few boundaries. Establish a wakeup schedule with your partner or other adult sharing parenting duties with you. Your baby should sleep in their own crib, though you may bring your baby into bed for nighttime nursing.
- Try waiting the baby out for the first few fusses or cries. Don't ignore the fussing, but give it a chance—a few minutes of noise might just mean your baby is settling down.[4] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source
5Wind down the same way every night. Your bedtime routine should be consistent. Start brushing your teeth, washing your face, and doing your final shut-downs of the house at the same time and in the same order every night. Add steps that you find soothing so that your body knows it is time to relax.[5] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source
- You might take a warm bath or shower every night, for instance.
- Dim the lights to encourage your body to produce melatonin, a hormone that makes you feel sleepy.
- Play soothing music rather than watching television or looking at a screen. Screen time before bed may keep you awake.
6Get up briefly if you don't immediately fall asleep. Although you are best off getting in bed and falling asleep at the same time every night, some nights you can't fall asleep right away. If you haven't fallen asleep after 15 minutes, get up and do a brief, relaxing activity. Read a magazine, do some gentle stretches, or listen to a. Then put yourself to bed again as soon as you feel sleepy.[6] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source
- Laying in bed and stressing about how you can't fall asleep can keep you awake and can create an association between your bed and feeling anxious. Getting up and doing something else can help ensure you only associate your bed with sleeping.
- If this happens frequently, you may need to adjust your sleep schedule.
7Turn off your alarm. Alarms interfere with your quality of sleep. Try training yourself to wake up at the same time every morning, but if you can't rely on your natural body clock, go ahead and set an alarm.[7] X Research source
8Use your bed for sleep only. It may be tempting to do work, read, watch TV, or play with your phone in bed, but this may make it hard for you to fall asleep when it's time to go to bed. Try to use your bed only for sleeping or sexual activity so that your body makes an association that when you hit the mattress, it's time for sleep.Advertisement
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Setting Up a Sleep-Friendly Environment
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1Keep your room dark at night. Get good curtains to block streetlight, and consider getting blackout curtains if you are really disturbed by light. Eliminate light sources in your bedroom — anything that emits light should be turned to face the wall, covered, or turned off. Nightlights are a bad idea.
- In the hours before you sleep, dim the lights in your house and avoid screens.[8] X Research source
- If you share a room with someone who needs lights on in the morning or after you have gone to bed, sleep with a soft cotton sleep mask.
- Light inhibits the production of melatonin, a hormone that makes you feel tired. The light emitted from electronic devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops is particularly stimulating, preventing your body from making melatonin and making it very difficult for you to fall asleep. Try to avoid using these devices before bed.
2Stop noise pollution. Though some ambient noise may be comforting, you are less likely to sleep well in a house full of irregular noises. Consider earplugs if you live with other people. Set a noise policy with your housemates or family that will keep the house quiet at nighttime.[9] X Research source
- The sound of a fan or white noise machine may help you fall asleep and stay asleep. White noise combines sounds of many different frequencies, which can mask other sounds that might disrupt your sleep or wake you up.[10] X Research source
3Cool down. Piling on blankets may make you feel sleepy, but being overheated can actually interfere with your sleep. Regulate your room's temperature and toss off blankets if you are hot. Sleep naked if you feel comfortable doing so, so your body can self-regulate its temperature.[11] X Research source
- Lower the heat at night. Your core temperature goes down at night, so keeping your room cool will help you stay comfortable.[12] X Research source
- Some people believe that taking a cool shower at night may help you fall asleep, as it lowers the body's temperature to the level it's at when you sleep.
4Nest in a supportive bed. The quality of your mattress and pillow can affect your sleep. You will sleep best on a mattress that feels right to you. Your mattress may need replacing every seven years, or earlier if it is sagging or uncomfortable.[13] X Research source If you wake up with a sore neck or back, or if you sleep better in other places than you do at home, you may need a new mattress.
- Make sure your bed is the right length and width. If you are sharing a bed, make sure there is space for both of you to move naturally.
- Set limits with pets and children if sharing your bed wakes you up or crowds you.
5Keep your room clear. It's hard to relax in a cluttered room. Tidy up at night, and put away anything that reminds you of daily cares. Your work should be out of sight. Remove any unnecessary belongings from your room, and store them elsewhere.[14] X Research source Keep a clear path between your bed and the door.Advertisement
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Making Lifestyle Changes to Promote Better Sleep
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1Nap briefly and rarely. Unless you are a baby or an elderly person, napping will lower the quality of your sleep. If you must nap, keep it under 30 minutes. Long naps will make you sleepy all day and wakeful at night. Take your naps in the mid afternoon. This is the time least likely to disturb your sleep schedule.[15] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source
2Exercise. During the day, get out your natural physical energy. Go for a run, a walk, or a long bike ride. Get at least 150 minutes of exercise a week if you are a healthy adult. Get a mix of aerobic activity and strength exercises, and break up all periods of sitting with breaks in which you move.[16] X Trustworthy Source National Health Service (UK) Public healthcare system of the UK Go to source
- Cease all vigorous exercise in the two hours before you sleep. Exercising too close to your bedtime may make it difficult for you to fall asleep.
- Moderate stretching and walking in the evening will not interfere with sleep.
3Eat the right amount. Going to bed hungry or stuffed will disrupt your sleep. Try to finish your eating two to three hours before you go to bed. If you are prone to stomach acid, be especially vigilant about this. If it's been four or five hours since you've eaten, however, eat a light snack before you settle down.[17] X Research source
- Try a slice of wheat toast with peanut butter, which can help you feel satisfied and may even promote sleepiness.
4Limit caffeine and alcohol consumption. Caffeine may interfere with your sleep if ingested within the six hours before bedtime. Avoid coffee and tea in the evening, as well as caffeinated soda and dark chocolate.[18] X Research source If you are having an alcoholic drink, have it at least an hour before bedtime. For every drink you have, add another hour for your body to process the alcohol.
- For example, if you go to bed at 10 and you want to have two drinks, finish drinking them by 8.[19] X Research source
- Although alcohol can help you feel tired and relaxed, it actually interferes with the quality of your sleep.[20] X Research source
- Alcohol plunges you into deep sleep, pushing you past the REM stage and causing you to wake up early and unrested. It can also cause you to urinate, sweat, and snore, all of which can disturb your sleep.
- If you like a warm drink at night, try herbal tea, warm milk, or just warm water.
5Just say no to meds, drugs, and cigarettes. Sleep medication can interfere with the quality of your sleep and the consistency of your sleep routine, so it's best to avoid it if possible. If you practice good sleep hygiene and are still unable to fall asleep, you may want to talk to your doctor about short-term use of sleeping medications.[21] X Research source Avoid smoking or doing drugs before bedtime.[22] X Research source
6Manage stress. Stress and worry will keep you up at night. Establishing a consistent wind-down routine will help you communicate to yourself that it is time to sleep. If you are plagued by thoughts of things you need to do, keep a pad by your bed where you can jot them down before you go to sleep. After you write them down, remind yourself that you cannot worry about them right now.
- Tell yourself "Now is not the time to solve problems. I can do that in the morning. Now I just have to sleep."
7Get regular checkups. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute reports that certain medical conditions have been linked to poor quality sleep, such as heart failure, heart disease, obesity, stroke, depression and ADHD. If you treat the disease/disorder, your sleep may also improve. See your doctor at least once a year for a checkup to rule out these possibilities.[23] X Trustworthy Source National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Research and education center within the National Institutes of Health Go to sourceAdvertisement
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QuestionI go to sleep comfy cozy with everything in place and wake up with my blankets off to one side in a ball, my pillows under my bed, and being so sore it feels like I've been thrown against a wall. Do I have a sleep disorder?Shari Forschen, NP, MAShari Forschen is a Registered Nurse at Sanford Health in North Dakota. She received her Family Nurse Practitioner Master's from the University of North Dakota and has been a nurse since 2003.
Master's Degree, Nursing, University of North DakotaMaster's Degree, Nursing, University of North DakotaExpert AnswerRestless sleep that interferes with getting quality rest could be a sign of sleep dysfunction. A few things need to be sorted out prior to having it labeled as a sleep disorder. Identifying physical factors that may be interfering with sleep is the first step (environment (too hot, too cold?), , quiet or is there electronics/tv going during sleep? Have you had caffeine? Ensuring that you clean up sleep hygiene is the first step as well as establishing a good sleep routine to prepare your body to sleep. If this does not work, you may want to discuss with your primary care provider to help identify any medical reasons that may be causing the restlessness and pain.
QuestionWhat do I do if I feel really sore in the mornings? I'm particularly sore in my neck and back.Community AnswerThe mattress may be the problem; either it's too hard or too soft. Your sleeping position could affect your muscles. See a doctor if this continues.
QuestionI keep waking up in the middle of the night and I can't seem to go back to sleep. Does that affect my sleep?Community AnswerYes, it does, because you're interrupting your sleep cycle, and you need to go all the way through the cycle in order to feel properly rested. Read through the tips in the article and make sure you're doing everything you can to promote quality sleep. If nothing helps, talk to your doctor about this issue.
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- Two children are born on the same day from the same mother but they are not twins. How is that possible? They are triplets!
- Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April The second child was named May. What was the third child's name? Johnny of course.
- Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Mt. Everest; it just wasn't discovered yet.
- How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? There is no dirt in the hole.
- What has four wheels and flies? A garbage truck.
- What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel.
- Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? Incorrectly
- You can't keep this until you have given it. A promise.
- What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks? Fire.
- What spends all the time on the floor but never gets dirty? Your Shadow.
- What animal turns about 200 times around its axis after it dies? A roast chicken.
- How many months in the year have 28 days? All of them.
- A man goes out in heavy rain with nothing to protect him from it. His hair doesn't get wet. How does he do that? He is bald.
- What part of the Turkey has the most feathers? The Outside.
- Six fish are in the pond if three die how many are in the pond? Three.
- What goes up and down but never moves? The stairs.
- Ten ladies tried to fit under a small umbrella, none of them got wet. How did they do it? It wasn't raining!
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The Secret Services secrets will remain secret in an open and shut cases full of lies and failures. These people are as powerful as the politicians in controlling our lives, with their miss information and fabrication of the facts, so when David Cameron announces that Iran are developing nuclear weapons that are caper able of attacking London (I wonder how long they'll take to reach their target….45minutes maybe) Maaan! that'll be some Olympic flame if Cameron and his cohorts have got their facts right, if they haven't it'll see more of our freedoms burnt at the alter of democracy, where those in power hide the truth from those they serve and those that serve for them. Every dead soldier is more blood on the hands of the past, present and future politicians, their truth is; that this is the price to pay to ensure our freedom and the freedom and democracy of the people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya etc. Illegal wars being fought on a battlefield of lies, inconvenient truths they'd rather we didn't know about.
Thanks to the internet the truth is out there in posts on Twitter, Facebook, You Tube etc, some may say this is just as distorted as their truth. Well it has been said that in war, the first casualty is the truth, so the reality is that this whole war on terror has been bullshit from start to….wait up it hasn't finished, and it never will as it's a great weapon for social control in the so called 'free world' of Western Liberal Democracy.
Where people are innocent until proved guilty, then when they are found guilty they can appeal on the grounds of 'human rights' which in the case of terrorists provides ammunition for the media in their battle for propaganda, and gives our leaders a reason to want to hide the truth into these cases, I mean it wouldn't look good if it came to light that Britain gained vital information through torture would it, I mean that would make us worse than 'the enemy' the people our leaders are trying to civilise in their new crusade, which means our freedom and democracy is reduced in order to secure future freedoms in parts of the world that are needed not just as new markets for the Western capitalist industrial military machine, but also to maintain the supply of the oil that powers the machine. And that's the fuckin' truth! I rest my case.


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The image is from Art Impressions, stamped in black and clear embossed.
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Girly Girl
Just a quick post!
I'm sorry for the dreadful picture; this card was made for a friend to give to one of her girlfriends. She wanted something 'cool'. I hope this fits the bill!
The image is from Art Impressions, stamped in black and clear embossed.
The image is from Art Impressions, stamped in black and clear embossed.
The sentiment is computer generated. It just has a touch of colouring for the stuffed olive and a smear of Wink of Stella.
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Girly
Posted by Chrissie at 00:09
Labels: Birthday
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GREAT design! Love love that pops of red in the midst of stamped image! So effective and perfect! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday "Special Lady/Girly" Challenge!ReplyDelete
Such a fun card.ReplyDelete
You accomplished it! This card is very cool! Well done~ReplyDelete
That's a "cool" card!!ReplyDelete
And it's certainly that, Chrissie - smashing makeReplyDelete
This is really special and stunning card. :-) Great idea. I like it. :-))ReplyDelete
Stunning! Jo xReplyDelete
A fabulous card Chrissie, I love your image which 'pops' with the red cherry and a fantastic sentiment!!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for joining us with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,
This is really "cool" clear and simple card!The colour combination is my favorit.I like it very much!ReplyDelete
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On March 2, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Westboro Baptist Church's right to picket funerals, espousing anti-gay rhetoric such as "God Hates Fags," "You're Going to Hell" and, as shown in the picture here, "Fags Are Worthy Of Death." In an 8-1 vote, the Justices ruled that such behavior was protected speech under the First Amendment.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote:
But under the First Amendment, he went on, "we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker." Instead, the national commitment to free speech, he said, requires protection of "even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate.
In the case at issue, the church picketed the military funeral of Matthew Snyder. Interestingly, Matthew was not gay. Matthew's father sued and obtained a $5 million verdict against the church, which has now been set aside.
Surprisingly, conservative politician/commentator, Sarah Palin, initially blasted the High Court's decision on Twitter, tweeting:
Common sense & decency absent as wacko "church" allowed hate msgs spewed@ soldiers' funerals but we can't invoke God's name in public square
Subsequently, in an interview with the Daily Caller, Palin sought to "clarify" her remarks, saying:
Obviously my comment meant that when we're told we can't say 'God bless you' in graduation speeches or pray before a local football game but these wackos can invoke God's name in their hate speech while picketing our military funerals, it shows ridiculous inconsistency.
Assuming Palin's frustration is genuine, which I do for purposes of this article, I can understand where she is coming from. Frankly, I am saddened that she felt the need to so quickly, sort of retract/clarify herself. Where she seems to be coming from is quite legitimate, if you ask me. Why is that, in certain circumstances, we cannot invoke religious verbiage or iconography – even if done so peacefully – but this rogue band of crazy, half-witted, inbred hate-mongers – pretending to be followers of Jesus Christ – get the full panoply of First Amendment freedoms?
As an attorney, I can – intellectually – comprehend the arguments on both sides. On a personal level, I can even support the outcome, belonging as I do to a traditionally dis-enfranchised group that often needs First Amendment protection to make its own public case. From a viewpoint based purely on political strategy, I can even see the benefit in exposing such idiots to the light of day rather than forcing them into the shadows where they fester like a stinking boil on the butt of Lady Liberty herself.
And yet, the difficulty I have – and which Palin may be trying her best to express – is that it does seem to be the case that this "church's" hate-filled expression has received judicial imprimatur, while arguably neutral, civic expressions that merely touch upon religion are so frequently scorned or called into legal question.
What message are we sending? Peaceful, neutral expressions of faith are a no go. But, hateful expression is in. In my opinion, true Christians ought to be concerned about this decision. And, this "church" ought to be ashamed of themselves.
Furthermore, if they truly believe in Hell, they ought to be very afraid. As my granny would have said, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
Related articles
- Anti-gay church allowed to picket funerals – Sydney Morning Herald (news.google.com)
- Supreme Court allows military funeral anti-gay protests (reuters.com)
- Sarah Palin Takes Issue With Supreme Court and Westboro Baptist Church (blogcritics.org)


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Location Sunnyside, Queens
Rent $1700 (sublet)
Square feet 1200
Occupants Thom Powers (producer and co-owner, Sugar Pictures); Leela Jacinto (producer, ABCNews.com); Joe Sacco (cartoonist, journalist)
You were saying . . . [Thom] I don't want other fucking hipsters moving to this area. We moved here two months ago. I don't want this to be another fucking Williamsburg or DUMBO. I'm from Detroit, suburban house, then Seattle. I was an editor for Fantagraphics. I had to live in a fucking basement that smelled of mold. I moved to New York six years ago, a dumpy building in Williamsburg. The staircase slanted as if it was in a Gorey-type comic strip. Even if the hallway didn't smell of cat piss, it looked like it smelled of cat piss. Then my friend sublet me her studio on Grand. After two years of subletting, the landlord came down like a 200-pound shit hammer and got my ass out of there. The same month I got evicted, I got chicken pox and I was out of a job and could barely scrape together beer money. This friend who had a business in DUMBO let me move into his loft, where they made novelty pillows. When you squeezed them, they made different sounds, mooing, giggling. That's around the time I met Leela. She was born in Bombay. She was living with her brother in New Jersey. We got engaged, moved to Windsor Terrace. Beautiful but another sublet. About this time Joe moved here from Portland. He was born in Malta. Leela really likes Joe. We knew we could all be compatible, and we could get more space with three of us. I knew an Irish writer who moved to Queens a few years ago. I just thought the place was brilliant, for all the reasons denizens of Williamsburg and DUMBO wouldn't.
Have you run into any other gentrifying forces in the neighborhood yet, other than yourselves? No.
I'd like to ask Joe what he thinks, but he's in his room working on a book. What about you, Leela? [Leela] Well . . . [Thom] Our first expedition here was a disaster. Leela had a slight aversion to Queens. [Leela] Slight? I hated it. I was just opposed to the idea of moving to Queens. When I first came to New York, I discovered all these energizing neighborhoods, like Little India in Jackson Heights. I used to do a lot of stories there. But I said, Oooh, Queens is good journalistically, but to live in Queens? [Thom] I think we need to put a better spin on this. . . .
Let her continue. You see, for Leela, it was a separation-from-Brooklyn anxiety.
That's not what she's saying. [Leela] It wasn't about leaving Brooklyn! Queens was a great weekend trip, but Queens every day? Bombay was so sensuous. We lived in a great neighborhood. We had a park down the road. . . .
Sunnyside is very cosmopolitan these days—a far cry from just being about families and gardens. There is the Transylvanian restaurant, and then the Irish, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Bangladeshi places. Plus you get to have so much space. I don't want space. In Bombay, we had a million people crawling over each other. There were four of us and my parents in a two-bedroom apartment. I had 36 cousins. We never got our own bed. We always had to give it up to guests. I loved it.
You are sitting backed up against the wall in this huge living room. Everyone complains about the crowds in New York. I don't know what they're talking about. I miss India so much. I'm used to just having lots of people around who I really love and really know me. When I lived with my brother in the suburbs in New Jersey, I couldn't stand the silence. I'd carry a cassette player with me room to room just for the noise.


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George Michael arrested in a toilet
No, no, not that time; this all took place on Friday night, when Michael accepted a caution for possession of Class A and Class C drugs following an arrest in a public toilet on Hampstead Heath.
Tony McNulty was forced to take vital time out of swimming through Labour Party plots to answer questions of a "hang about, aren't you lot meant to be hard on Class A drugs and didn't Michael accept a caution not long ago for another offence and doesn't that mean he's kind of got off lightly?" nature:
But the government has the balance "about right" between being tough when it needs to be and providing treatment for individuals "to get off that horrible spiral of drug dependancy and crime", he added.
Aha. So he's afraid that if Michael had been prosecuted, he might have wound up living on the streets, then. (To be fair to McNulty, he did stress he didn't know the details of the case and couldn't really comment on the decision taken at that point and so was giving a general, waffling answer.)
The precise location of Michael's arrest means the suspicion has to be that Michael was given a ticking off rather than taken to court because the cops weren't there to catch drug users, but involved in some other sort of operation. It's almost as if the Met don't want to have to troop their cottaging cops out into the harsh public glare of a celebrity trial for some reason.


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This blog has moved to http://vshivam.github.io/ and now hosted using github-pages. Check it out!!
Detecting hand gestures on Samsung Galaxy.
The Gesture SDK on Samsung Galaxy phones supports an interesting feature of detecting palm movements in front of the screen. The issue however is that they're only supported on Galaxy S5, Note3 and Note4 devices and since December 2014, Samsung provides no further updates for the SDK for new Samsung mobile devices. But it's still… Continue reading Detecting hand gestures on Samsung Galaxy.
Storing files privately on Android and opening them using an external application.
This blog will be divided into two parts. First, how can we store files in the private storage of our Android application so that it is not directly accessible by other applications running on the device, such as the file manager and second, how to open these files using an external application. Step 1 :… Continue reading Storing files privately on Android and opening them using an external application.
Android, JavaScript and Python compatible RSA Encryption.
It's extremely painful to implement RSA Encryption so that data encrypted on either of these platforms can be easily decrypted on the other platforms and even more so for someone like me who had almost zero knowledge of programming using encryption algorithms. While developing an initial pairing mechanism for Ambient Dynamix, I had already settled… Continue reading Android, JavaScript and Python compatible RSA Encryption.
Dynamically change jQuery Mobile colour swatch.
There's no easy way to be able to switch the jQuery Mobile colour swatch dynamically for the whole page. A quick google search suggests this stackoverflow question where the accepted answer suggests removing and adding relevant classes for the required colour swatch. For instance : There are a bunch of other elements that you'll need to update as mentioned… Continue reading Dynamically change jQuery Mobile colour swatch.
Multicast DNS Service discovery in python.
As discussed in the last post, I use the JmDNS library for service advertisement on the local area network. You can refer to it here. In this post, I'll explain how I used the pyZeroconf library to search for the service advertised by the android device. There do exist other libraries but the ones that I… Continue reading Multicast DNS Service discovery in python.
Using JmDNS for service advertisement and discovery on android.
While working on the Ambient Dynamix project, I needed to search for android devices running the Dynamix framework from a python based application running on the desktop. Starting API 16, android provides the NSDManager class to advertise and search for services. However, to be able to support pre android 16 devices, I used the JmDNS… Continue reading Using JmDNS for service advertisement and discovery on android.


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Terraforming, literally meaning 'Earth-shaping', is a branch of geoengineering that strives to change the environment of a hostile world in such a way that it becomes habitable to a sentient species. This usually involves changing the characteristics of the atmosphere and hydrosphere in order to introduce a biosphere. The process commonly takes several centuries to a millenium to fully complete, although many 'half-terraformed' worlds exist where one can survive with no more technological aid than a thick coat and a facemask.
Terraforming is a long, difficult, and expensive process. It is not uncommon to see a project fail, leaving behind worlds with runaway greenhouse effects, surfaces pummeled into molten slag, enough radioactivity to kill a baseline human in seconds, or a hell of super-high-speed storms.
The process
The terraforming process typically focusses around achieving the following goals, in order:
- Removing any large-scale hazards (Corrosive atmosphere, constant lightning storms, etc.)
- Ensuring comfortable surface-level atmospheric pressure
- Ensuring comfortable surface temperature
- Ensuring all the requisite materials for a biosphere are present
- Ensuring a breathable atmosphere
- Creating an ecosystem to maintain post-terraforming conditions and provide a food chain (See: Biosphere Engineering)
The first step in a project is usually to redirect several asteroids or comets to deposit certain materials (Most commonly water, oxygen and other volatiles) on the surface and into the atmosphere, although this may also be achieved in some cases by triggering volcanic activity. Orbital constructions may also be used to alter the amount of sunlight that hits the surface. Often a mixture of these three is used to establish an environment capable of hosting simple life.
The next step is to seed the world with microbes or microscopic Von Neumann machines designed specifically for a certain task in terraforming. These are most commonly used to make the first steps in creating fertile soil and a breathable atmosphere by sealing certain compounds into solids and freeing others into gasses. Surface-based structures and engineering may play a role at this stage as well, pumping aquifer water to the surface, re-routing rivers, or creating artificial sources of heat, rain or wind. It is usually at this stage that a significant surface population forms.
Finally, the process of finished by several decades of large scale biosphere engineering, carefully setting up a self-balancing ecosystem. It is this stage that fails most frequently.


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"Everybody (yeah), everybody (yeah), just get into it (yeah), get stupid (come on)
Get it started, (come on) get it started (yeah), get it started" – The Black Eyed Peas, 'Let's Get It Started' 2003
Well, this week has been revealing in concerning the supposed newly minted airlines in Uganda. Where the state incorporated Uganda National Airlines Limited in January 2018. However, the supposed registration and certification happen this week. The documentation now shows, that the Ministers are owners of the Airline and it's registered on the 26th March 2019 and certified on the 27th March 2019.
Alas, the state has already spent close to $30m USD on it, as they have procured several of planes for the operations and the first are supposed to arrive on the 31st March 2019. Therefore, the whole ownership and usage of state funds comes into question. As the Report to Parliament confessed that the state and the two ministries only owned 2 shares out of 2 million, until yesterday, when suddenly the Ministers of Works and Transport and Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development suddenly had 1 million shares each, a 50 50 split.
This all seems suspicious and within reason. Because, it has been done in wrong order and ensured to not follow procedures or anything of that fashion. As the State for the second time are infringed to deliver new funds to State Owned Enterprise, even as the ghosts of owners and registration suddenly appears. You can wonder, if they would have done this, if it didn't get public scrutiny. Because, the scribbling document of ownership only appeared, when the Observer and other media houses questioned it.
This shows that there was something lurking and weird about it all. Where the insiders and the ones operating it, maybe, had shell-companies and significant portfolios, where they could earn the profits of this state owned enterprise. That would not be shocking, even if all the investments, all the funding and procurement have happen directly from the Ministries and with the blessings from above high.
With all of this in the open. It seriously question the operation, the ownership and who really controls the company as whole, because its hard to believe the two ministries does it. As it was incorporated in January 2018, but was registered shareholders yesterday, a year and two months after. Which is suspicious at best, if not revealing of how the state operates in this matters.
We can play along and act a fool, but that doesn't change the remaining questions, the lack of trust and also the lack of protocol. As the state have toyed around spent fortunes on establishing, procuring and investing in the company, while it has been a ghost and non existing entity, which could be someone's secret bank-account.
Certainly, this is not over and will leave a giant paper-trail that somehow will be resolved in the State House and by whoever the benefactor whose project this is. Because, that is the rule of the day and how these things are under this Presidency. It is common knowledge, but never really said or revealed, unless, family members of the President owns it or runs it. Peace.
"Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly." – Langston Hughes
Today, there was tabled a report on the 26th March 2019, reported titled: "Report on the Budget Committee on the Supplementary Expenditure 2 for FY 2018/19" especially the vote – "Vote 016 MOWT – USHS 280.046 For Financing Costs of Uganda National Airline". In this report there are vital information coming up. That I will address, but also show, as it proves how the state plans to invest the taxpayers money on the airline, but also what sort of finance it has already.
The government clearly have already invested money into it, but doesn't have ownership in it. That is what the report says. It shows intent of investing more in it, but not actual ownership of it. However, not claiming it, which is weird, but that is what they do. They are buying planes for it and investing in it, but not owning it. That is what they are initially saying. This is really rare and weird.
Here is the quotes from the report that matters in my sense:
"The Government of Uganda has injected approximately 29.9 USD million into this company but has only 2 shares allocated to it"
"Ministry of Works and Transport has requested for on additional Ushs 280,046,77 6,933 to cater for investment costs of the Uganda National Airline"
"The Ministry of Finance, Planning ond Economic Development indicated that it was to use proceeds from MTN licence amounting to USD 60 million (approximately UGX 222 billion) to portly finance Uganda National Airlines"
"The shore capital of Uganda National Airlines Company Limited is 200 million divided into 2 million shores of UGX 100. Of the 2 million shares only 2 shares worth UGX 200 to Minister of Works and Transport as well as Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. This makes both ministries to be minority shareholders holding only 0.0001% of the shores. At the moment the owners of the 99.97 shares are unknown. The owners will only be determined when the Directors decide to allocate the shares. It was asserted that the minority shares will be floated to the public. However contention arose as to whether the minority shareholders can float what they do not own. lt was however asserted that this move was undertaken to limit the liability of government. Hence a concern pertaining intension of government to establish o company that it already roles 10 be huge liability from the onset"
As you see, the $30m been invested in the Airline already. The Government and Ministry of Works and Transport, that they need more funds. Also, telling their lack of the shares in the company, while also planning to use licencing funds from MTN to cover the spending on the Company. Which later, in the Report states they will not, but I added to prove how the state spend the revenue it is getting.
The Uganda National Airlines is clearly not well-managed or well prepared, as it is a pile of expenditure, but not allocated what it needed. Since, the state is in need of more after spending millions already. As the first planes are coming in the coming week. Therefore, the National Resistance Movement and the ones behind it is clearly playing games.
They are spending public funds on a possible Uganda National Airline Company Limited, when they arrive. Since the report turned public the GCIC have claimed this in response to the report delivered. Which clearly shows the significant stature of the ownership in question.
They are claiming this:
" CLARIFICATION: There has been misleading information regarding shareholding of Uganda Airlines Company LTD. The company was incorporated on 30th Jan, 2018. The company has 2 million shares. Minister for Works was allotted 1 million shares & Minister for Finance, 1 million shares. 3/3: In July, 2018, the management of the company allotted the entire shares of the company as follows:
1. Minister of Works & Transport (represented by Hon. Monica Azuba Ntenge)- 1 million shares.
2. Minister of Finance (represented by Hon. Matia Kasaija) – 1 million shares" (GCIC, 27.03.2019).
This is countering the facts in the report, that even before the ink is dry. Before the time and test of the knowledge given by the Ministry and the Government itself. So why does the GCIC have other indications and facts, than the report. You can wonder who gave them and where it is from? Why wasn't this given as facts to Parliament and signed of by the Members of Parliament then?
Well, this will be played out in real-time. This is not a fan-fiction, West-Wing drama, no this is real live events of the operations and investing in the resurfaced Airline Company. This shouldn't be that tricky or played out like this, but it is because the state and the ones involved in it. Because, there must be some loose ends, which is not yet caught. It will eventually. Peace.


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Amita received her undergraduate degrees from Penn State University in 2010 and her law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2013. She is licensed to practice law in Connecticut. Amita is primarily involved in civil and commercial litigation. Her practice areas include personal injury, workers's compensation & work related accidents, professional malpractice, labor & employment law, business & contracts disputes. While much of Amita's work involves representing the injured party, her practice areas also include insurance defense.
During her educational career at Quinnipiac University School of Law, Amita was a member of the Mock Trial Honor Society. She competed in the 2012-2013 ABA Labor and Employment competition, where she won the New York Regional Competition and finished as a finalist at the National Competition in Dallas, Texas. Amita was also the Executive Managing Editor of the Quinnipiac Health Law Journal during that same year. During her second and third years of law school, Amita worked as a law clerk at a Waterbury firm where she was involved in the mediation of a multi-million dollar wrongful death claim, an employment dispute involving sexual harassment and various other personal injury cases. During her third year of law school, Amita worked in the Quinnipiac Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, representing taxpayers in disputes against the Internal Revenue Service, and as a volunteer preparer of federal and state tax returns. She also interned at the Hartford State's Attorney's Office, where she gained valuable litigation experience representing the interests of the state and victims of criminal offenses.


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The biggest week in gaming has begun with a new trailer of the MMO H1Z1, ready to freak you out with zombies and oddities galore. This game is set to be a massive online multiplayer game where you're not only aiming to fire upon other players, but zombie forms as well. Here you'll find the first glimpse of good and evil.
Today is Day O for E3 2014. This means that the show floor is not yet open, but that E3 has – sort of – started already. As has become tradition at massive trade shows like this, the day before the conference often becomes the most important – the creators of H1Z1 know this all too well.
Sony Online Entertainment has suggested that this game will be coming to several platforms. First it'll hit the PC through Steam Early Access – you'll be able to access this game before the end of this summer. You'll also likely be seeing this game being played on the PlayStation 4 later today.
Have a peek at the first official trailer for H1Z1 above as well, and stick around SlashGear for more E3 2014 action all week long.


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Friday, January 31, 2014
New Color X-Ray demonstrates Asbestosis
This new MMI Image demonstrates Asbestosis as seen on a Chest X-Ray. The Asbestosis plaques are shown in red. A Reference X-Ray provides an easy orientation to the rest of the body.
Reference Color X-Ray Image of Asbestosis
HD Color MRI of Mesothelioma
Medical Media Images has created several new Images showcasing Asbestosis and Mesotheliomas.
This Image is a coronal Chest MRI scan which shows a large apical Mesothelioma on the right. The Image on the left is a Reproduction Images which shows what a Normal Chest MRI would look like in the same patient.
Normal Chest MRI Mesothelioma
Medtronic Prestige LP 2-Level on Black and White HD X-Ray and HD Color X-Ray
This Image shows a 2-Level Prestige LP Artificial Disc Replacement as a conventional Black and White X-Ray as well as in Color. A Prestige LP is placed at C4/5 and C6/7, above and below a C5/6 ACDF (Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion). The color HD X-Ray version provides a 3-D visual impression of the Prestige LP.
B/W HD X-Ray Color HD X-Ray
Medtronic Prestige LP 2-Level HD X-Ray Simulation
This Image is a "Before and After" HD X-Ray Simulation showcasing the Prestige LP Artificial Disc Replacement. The "Before" Image shows a C5/6 ACDF (Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion) with collapse of the Disc Spaces above and below the Fusion. The "After" Image shows Prestige LP Disc Replacements implanted at C4/5 and C6/7. The restoration of the Cervical Lordosis is shown by the Green Line. The white dotted lines showcase the Disc Height Restoration and Lordosis achieved at each Disc Level.
ACDF at C5/6 with DDD at C4/5 and C6/7 Prestige LP at C4/5 and C6/7 with Lordosis
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Prestige LP Disc Replacement Before and After HD X-Ray Highlighting Lordosis Restoration
Medical Media Images has created a new Image showcasing the Medtronic Prestige LP Artificial Disc Replacement. This Image is a Side-by-Side Representation of severe C5/6 Degenerative Disc Disease with a loss of Lordosis and a Prestige LP implant with Lordosis Restoration shown on a HD X-Ray. The dashed white lines point out the initial Disc Space collapse which was restored by the implant.
DDD at C5/6 with loss of Lordosis Prestige LP at C5/6 with restoration of Lordosis
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Interactive Color X-Ray of a Normal and Degenerated Sacroiliac Joint
Medical Media Images has created an Interactive "Side-by-Side" Image featuring a normal and abnormal (degenerated) Sacroiliac Joint. This Image showcases the condition of "Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction" and "Sacroiliitis".
Enjoy learning from this Interactive Image. simply move your mouse cursor over the Image to see the Interactive Tags. Each tag will display text to explain a specific part of the Anatomy.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Prestige Cervical Disc Arthroplasty on conventional Black and White X-Ray
Medical Media Images has added some conventional Black and White Images to its line of color X-Ray Images demonstrating the Prestige Cervical Disc Replacement Device.
DDD at C5/6 followed by C5/6 Prestige ADR placement
DDD at C5/6 following by C5/6 ADR placement. Lines indicate Hypolordosis before Surgery and restored Lordosis after Prestige placement.
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Prestige Cervical Disc Replacement shown on Color X-Ray in Flexion/Extension
Medical Media Images has created a new series of Color X-Ray Images showcasing the Prestige Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Device (Artificial Disc). The Device is shown in Flexion/Extension (forward and backward bending) as well as before and after Surgery to demonstrate its ability to restore neck mobility.
Flexion/Extension Image demonstrating Prestige Motion
Flexion X-Ray demonstrating DDD at C5/6 and Prestige ADR post-surgery
General Disclaimer
Monday, January 13, 2014
Medical Media Images creates a new Image: Kyphoplasty Fracture Reduction on Color MRI
MMI has created a new Image, showcasing the Kyphoplasty procedure. This Images demonstrates the balloon inflation within the fractured Vertebrae in an attempt to restore the height of the Vertebral Body.
A whole body Reference MRI Image shows the location in the body where the Images are taken from. The center Image shows a Kyphoplasty balloon starting to inflate within the fractured Vertebra. The Image on the right shows the final inflation of the balloon with a restored Vertebral Body.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
New Color X-Ray created showing a Fracture of the Radius.
Medical Media Images presents a new Color X-Ray Image showcasing a Fracture of the Radius.
This Color X-Ray accentuates the Fracture, making it obvious to all viewers.
This Image is a Color X-Ray of the Wrist. A Fracture is shown at the distal Radius.
What is Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the Low Back (Lumbar Spine)?
What is Lumbar (low back) Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)?
Before we begin our discussion, take a look at this Interactive Image to get a visual impression of what this disease is. Enjoy learning from this Image!
Move your mouse cursor over the Image and see it come to Life. Each Interactive Tag displays text to explain a specific part of the Anatomy of this Image.
Overall, 25% of the population under the age of 40 who do not have symptoms, have evidence of degenerative disc disease on an MRI scan. 60% of the population over the age of 40 who do not have symptoms, have findings of degenerative disc disease on an MRI scan.
This Image shows Degenerative Disc Disease between the L-4 and L-5 Vertebrae. Notice have narrow and thin this Disc space is compared to the other Spinal Levels.
This illustration shows how spinal discs undergo degeneration. A healthy spine is shown on the left. The discs are tall. The center image shows early inflammation of the discs. The image of the right shows severely degenerated discs where the spine is fusing. Bone is actually replacing the discs and the motion is lost.
Do Degenerated Discs Cause Bone Spurs? Who is at risk for developing Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease?
When a disc degenerates and gets harder, the top and bottom sides (endplates) of the respective vertebrae above and below the diseased disc, encounter more resistance. Rather than pushing against a soft shock absorber they begin to grind against a harder material. Eventually this can lead to bone spurs which develop as a result of bone coming into contact with hard material. This stimulates bone growth, which grows bone spurs. Depending on their location, these bone spurs can cause irritation or compression of spinal nerves or the spinal cord.
Each spinal segment consists of two vertebrae with a disc in between them and two facet joints in the back of the spine. Since the disc has motion, it can be thought of as a joint as well. In essence then, the disc and the two facet joints form a triangle, each representing a mobile joint.
Our next Blog will Discuss the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. So, stay tuned!
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A 2016 Narrative Science survey reports that of all the businesses that have an innovation strategy in place, 61% say that they are already using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to identify opportunities in data that would otherwise be missed. This is significant and points to one key fact: that businesses are finally overcoming the initial challenging phase of organizing data and testing an algorithm with this data set for accuracy. This also indicates that AI is gaining momentum and companies are rapidly engaging tools that better automate business intelligence (BI) and analytics processes. Businesses are using AI to process vast reams of data and identify broader trends and get insights faster. Also it is helping them make quicker and more informed decisions that can put them way ahead than their competitors.
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The Problem:
As new-age enterprises go increasingly digital, their operations, decisions and performance are all ruled by a single metric – data. And while most businesses have been investing greatly in data analytics, there have been some fundamental hurdles that business leaders continue to face viz.
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– Teams need to undertake great efforts in undertaking basic data analysis which causes delays, making the data irrelevant with little scope for predictive analytics and value addition.
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AI & Machine Learning are becoming especially critical in detecting unexpected or sudden variances in everyday business – be it transactions, product purchases or machine operations. Companies are calling upon AI solutions to alert them about a probable machine failure or an unusual spike in demand for a particular product. So, for example, if a factory owner has deployed an AI solution to track an assembly line then a sub-optimal production would be immediately reported and prompt the owner to take necessary action.
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Crazy Crayons
We've been having some technical problems with our computer so I'm a little late getting around to these posts . . . .
We decided to make some of our Christmas presents this last year. Since we knew our nephews liked to color, I made them some crazy crayons!
Here's my process:
1. First, I chose colors in similar shades, tore off their wrappers, and broke them up into little pieces.
2. Next, I put the little crayon pieces into tin cans (the smaller the can, like a small olive can, the better), putting all the blue pieces in one can, red in another, white in another, etc.
3. I put all the cans on a cookie sheet and then put it in the oven on the lowest heat setting our oven offered, checking every few minutes or so to see if they were melted.
4. Once melted I took out the cans and poured the melted crayons into candy molds, alternating colors in each mold. I found that the crayons hardened back up very quickly so I usually only took one can out of the oven at a time.
I don't have step by step photos, but here is how they turned out:
If I had taken step-by-step photos, they would have shown the melted crayon I got ALL over the kitchen counters, the floor, cookie sheet, and on me. Let's just say it was a colorful project. 🙂 I also would have taken one of the burns I got on my wrist from the oven rack. Twice. Be careful pulling those tins out!
If you've seen other tutorials, most of them say to put the crayons directly into a mini muffin or cake tin, and then pop it into the oven. I use my mini muffin and cake tins pretty often and wasn't sure if the crayons would ruin them, so I used a plastic candy mold (do not put these in the oven!). If you have an old mini muffin tin that you don't care about, I'd recommend that you do it that way. Much less mess! Otherwise, you can find a plastic candy mold at any craft store.
Good luck! 🙂
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Big Brother US Season 1: Where Are They Now?
In the summer of 2000, CBS debuted the first US season of Big Brother. The season featured 10 house guests who had to live together for 3 months completely cut off from the outside world. The winner would receive $500,000, the runner-up would receive $100,000, and the third place prize would be $50,000. Every week, there would be a weekly challenge for the group. They were told to wager between 20 and 50% of their grocery money, depending on how well they felt they could complete the challenge. Every 2 weeks, the house guests one by one went into the "Red Room" and would nominate 2 others to be banished. The people with the most nominations would be put up for banishment, and America would then decide who to banish forever from the house. This is the only US season to work like this. The rest are dramatically different.
1st Place
Eddie McGee was the last one to leave the house, as he was the first place prize winner of $500,000.
He has since been in a few small roles on tv and movies. For example, he was in one episode each of Mutant X, Law & Order, Guiding Light, Desperate Housewives, The Cleaner, The Philanthropist., and NCIS: Los Angeles. He has also been in the movies Drop Dead Roses, The Signs of the Cross, '"Rose Woes and Joe's", Eddie Monroe, The Ex, "Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe", Just Like Joe, Priceless, Susan 313, The Human Race, and God's Pocket. He is the CEO and founder of a production company entitled, Tripod Productions, Inc.
His newest film is titled, Renko. It is an action/fantasy/horror film set to be released in November 2016.
2nd Place
Josh Souza was the runner-up and won $100,000.
Since the show, Souza has been involved with several different projects and job types. He appeared in an episode of Blind Date, as well as a few reality show episodes as himself, such as Real Hot, Kill Reality, and Reality Unleashed. He has also produced a tv movie called The Scorned. In 2010, he founded a modeling agency in Miami Beach called the Ocean Models agency. He created a reality show about the agency. Souza has also worked in real estate.
3rd Place
Curtis Kin was the third place winner of $50,000.
Before the show, Kin had been working as a lawyer. He continued to do so afterwards, until he joined the U.S. Attorney's office in L.A.
4th Place
Jamie Kern was the 7th person voted out, who earned 4th place in the Big Brother competition.
Jamie is now Jamie Kern Lima. She was originally a field reporter, and eventually moved to Oregon to work for KPTV. Now, she has launched the "It Cosmetics" line of beauty products. She has appeared on QVC, Rachael Ray, the Today Show, E! News, and other popular outlets in order to promote her growing product line.
5th Place
George Boswell (Chicken George) was the 6th person voted out, and came in 5th place.
He worked as a promoter, but has most recently decided to work as an auctioneer. Chicken George also appeared in the All Stars 7th season of Big Brother.
6th Place
Cassandra Waldon was the 5th one voted out and the 6th place person of the season.
She is a communications director for the United Nations.
7th Place
Brittany Petros was the 4th person voted out and came in 7th place.
Petros became a casting director for a short time, and also decided to act herself, playing in Days of Our Lives. She has had a wide variety of jobs, from a producer to a camera person, to a driver, to an assistant director. She is most recently an assistant location manager for many television shows. She is the key assistant location manager for the show, Supergirl, and is also holding the same position for the upcoming TV series, Lethal Weapon.
8th Place
Karen Fowler was the 3rd person voted out who came in 8th place.
Karen asked for a divorce from her husband while on the show. She ended up moving in with houseguest, Brittany, while she was separated, but she later reconciled with her husband. As far as I know, she has always been a stay at home mom.
9th Place
Jean Jordan (who went by Jordan) was the 2nd person voted out and came in 9th place.
Before the show, Jordan was an exotic dancer. Since then, she worked as a personal trainer, but eventually returned to being an exotic dancer.
10th Place
Will Collins (aka Will Mega) was the first person voted out and therefore came in 10th (last) place.
He is a politician in Pennsylvania.
The Pet
Chiquita was brought in part-way through the season to give the house guests a pet. She was a pug. Near the end of the show, a Big Brother staff member and his wife adopted Chiquita for their own.
Who Was Your Favorite Season 1 House Guest?
I have watched Big Brother since Season 1. The only one I didnt watch was the one with Evil Dick. I love it!
Whatever happened to Chiquita after the show, is she still alive and kicking?
Jamie was the best sweet kind to everyone I'm so happy to see she is a successful beauty guru love her cosmetics line they are selling EVEYWHERE and made multi million deal with Loreal go Jamie !!
I watched Big brother one i still follow Brittany on facebook but she sadly she doesn't post very much on her public facebook. I have stop watching i got tired of starting with bb16, big brother bb17 and bb18 i would check the boards to see if anything change but i still see the same over tired casting and returning players, etc continued on. The show is no danger of cancel because of young viewers but some of its long time viewers like myself are feedup with how the show is run.
This bring back memories. I've watched Big Brother since season one. Sadly, I won't be watching the Over the Top Big Brother version via CBS All Access starting today.
I never did get to watch this show, but I feel like I know the best part of it from your review.


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Superintendent's Message
At Bremen Public Schools, we always strive to obtain the most benefit for every tax dollar we spend. In continuing with this history, we have recently expanded our efforts to conserve electricity, lower costs, and be as efficient as possible. This summer, I personally put on a tool belt and installed over 4,500 LED lights in our elementary/middle school area. As part of this process, existing light fixtures were rewired, and the ballasts were removed lowering the electrical draw in increasing the efficiency of our lighting systems. Completing the task in house lowered the overall installation costs and immediately improved the return on investment. It is my intention to continue retrofitting throughout the remaining link and high school areas. When completed, we estimate the installation of over 8,000 bulbs with an annual savings of over $20,000.
Stay tuned, as this is just the beginning of our efforts to make BPS a smart consumer of energy.
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The very first time I read the title "Sword & Sworcery", I started twitching. My maiden name is Sword, and you might find it surprising how many ways people can butcher such a utilitarian word. The most common was, "S-whirr-ed", but was occasionally accompanied with, "S-whor-ed", and let's not forget "S-whar-ed". Getting past the urge to punch someone in the face, I thought it was a cute play on s-words.
Sword & Sworcery is the lovechild of Superbrothers and Jim Guthrie, mixed in with some artsy nostalgia. As a point-and-click adventure game, it assures us old timers retro isn't dead. With this game, and Double Fine's newest unnamed addition to the adventure game genre, we can be rest assured knowing our delicate psyches will thrive. Continue reading


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Star Trek Discovery Casts Gay Character
The upcoming TV series, Star Trek Discovery, will be getting a gay character as Rent actor Anthony Rapp has signed up for the role.
This is actually big news for the long running series, as this will be the first character originally conceived and announced as gay. While Sulu was gay in the latest film, Star Trek Beyond, this was a pretty major change to his character and a big upheaval to his history.
You may recall George Takei, who originally played Sulu, taking issue with this change. He said at the time: "I'm delighted that there's a gay character. Unfortunately, it's a twisting of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's creation, into which he put so much thought. I think it's really unfortunate."
Lieutenant Stamets, the character Anthony will be playing, will be gay from the beginning and chart quite the piece of history for Star Trek. Stamets will be the ship's Science Officer and a "astromycologist" (a fungus expert).
Showrunner Bryan Fuller had previously confirmed that there would be a gay character on the new show: "Absolutely we're having a gay character. We've come a long way since [when Voyager was airing]. I feel like actually gay rights have come a lot further in that time than race issues and women's issues."
Also confirmed for the show are Michelle Yeoh, who will be playing Captain Georgiou, the Starfleet Captain aboard the Starship Shenzhou and Doug Jones , Lt. Saru, a Starfleet Science Officer and a brand new type of alien for the franchise.
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While shopping around for car insurance you may have seen that insurance companies ask for your garaging address and may not ask for your home address or consider it two different things. You may be wondering what a garaging address is and why it is important.
What is my garaging address?
You garaging address is where you park your car for the majority of the year. For most people, this is also your home address, but for others this may actually be somewhere else.
A college student with their own insurance policy may have their garaging address listed as a dorm room or off-campus apartment but uses their parent's address as their home or mailing address.
Why is an accurate garaging address important?
Where your vehicle is kept most of the time is one of the many factors that insurance companies consider when calculating your risk for filing a claim. If your garaging address is in a major city where break-ins, vandalism, and car accidents are more prominent, then your rates can increase because your vehicle is kept in a high-risk area. Whereas, if you lived in a rural area where crimes tend to be lower and accidents fewer, your vehicle is considered to be kept in a lower risk area and as a result, your rates won't be as high as someone living in the city.
It is important to make sure that your garaging location is accurate on your policy so that your premium is properly calculated. Claiming your car is kept elsewhere to avoid listing it as parked in a high-risk area may complicate a claim process should anything ever happen to your vehicle.
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The Next Step: Phase 2 of the CMS Requirements of Participation (RoP)
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Dates: August 30, 2017
Location: Holmes Community College, Ridgeland, MS
Seminar Description:
November 28, 2016 was the beginning effective date for the new CMS Requirements of Participation (RoP) for nursing homes. CMS is utilizing a phased-in implementation of the requirements over a 3-year time period. This training will cover the components of Phase 2, which become effective November 28, 2017. This intensive 1-day training will provide your staff with the information they need to be prepared for upcoming surveys, and familiarize them with the anticipated changes. Cat will be providing detailed instruction and guidance regarding specific survey focus for the new requirements, addressing facility practice and process.
One of the most concerning issues in Phase 2 focuses on the completion of a Facility Assessment. This document will become the basis for surveyors' evaluation of sufficient staffing, delivery of care/services, as well as competency skills. Cat will be providing a sample template for this document to all participants, and will conduct a "walk-through" regarding the development and completion of the Assessment.
Cat Selman consistently teaches in a manner that is easily understood. She provides insight as to surveyor focus and is on target with recommendations/instruction for staff operational process.
Since we ran out of meeting space for participants at last month's training, we have secured the meeting room for a second "flow-over" day (August 31st) should it be needed. Early registrants will be awarded space for the August 30th date - all others will be awarded space on the second day, if necessary. Your cooperation is appreciated!


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I finally shifted mental gears and have begun doing the whiteline prints...
making notes and snapping pictures to prepare for the
Peninsula School of Art Whiteline Woodblock Printmaking Workshop I'm heading up July 1, 2 & 3.
I snapped this last night with my cell phone.
I will post some step by step photos when I get them off the real camera.
I woke up early to see what I did last night.
Always, always, always......
the next day, or after some time passes, it becomes a surprize for me.
I love the surprize.
Sometimes it needs a little extra help...
sometimes it's standing strong on it's own.
This one doesn't need me anymore.
It's pretty nice.
I have to do another.