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I have never really spent very much time marketing this blog. I have let it grow organically over time letting the Google search bots find what people like and getting a lot of my traffic through search engines. Word of mouth being the next big role in gaining viewership. The blog has slowly grown since its humble beginnings and though I still keep it pretty low key I decided to start being a little more proactive in getting the word out.
With that being said I would like to thank Fuzzysteve for running and up keeping evebloggers.com. I finally submitted my blog feed over there and thought I would give a shout out to anyone that might be interested in reading other Eve blogs to head over there and take a look around. I have always kept a link to evebloggers.com in my links section at the top of the page under news. Also I would like to welcome any new readers happening upon the site from evebloggers, welcome and know I am currently in an Eve slump so don't be surprised as I splash this feed with various other games that are peaking my interest at the moment. Also don't be surprised at the amount of video content I post and pass off as blog posts my little youtube channel project is quite all consuming at the moment and I am having a lot of fun with it.
Until next, we'll catch you later.
August 31, 2014
Shout Out to Evebloggers.com
I have never really spent very much time marketing this blog. I have let it grow organically over time letting the Google search bots find what people like and getting a lot of my traffic through search engines. Word of mouth being the next big role in gaining viewership. The blog has slowly grown since its humble beginnings and though I still keep it pretty low key I decided to start being a little more proactive in getting the word out.
August 29, 2014
Space Engineers: In Review
Do you like to mine asteroids? Do you like to shot stuff? Do you like to build space ships? If you answered yes to any of these questions Space Engineers might be for you. Now you might be saying to yourself but wait isn't that a crappy voxel based mess of a game still in early access on steam trying to take my money? I heard the same thing last year when I first heard about the game. Reviews were poor and the game was still very much in development. Fast forward ten months.
During the Steam Summer Sale I saw it on the list, watched a few videos, and decided at the current sell price it was worth the risk. Even in the past several months significant updates to the game have been made. With the addition of a survival mode I was all in. I am a Minecraft junky and this game seemed the perfect cross over from Eve Online to a voxel based game. The survival mode play is very fun and engaging while at the same time you realize that you need tons of minerals to build things.
The stand out of the game is the realistic physics engine. Similar to what Star Citizen is trying to do in ship to ship dogfighting. Once you get used to the controls you will find yourself hurtling through space mining, building and fighting in a 3D environment. The graphics are stunning and the voxel based interaction is very smooth and doesn't distract from the immersion of the game.
While the game is still in early access on steam the game lacks nothing that Minecraft didn't in its pre 1.0 versions. A fun game and a must play if you enjoy aspects of Eve mining or industry. You can get Space Engineers for $19.99 on Steam as of the writing of this post.
August 22, 2014
You've got to hand it to CCP
You got to hand it to CCP. This new release schedule is really shaping up. Even if you don't like the industry changes or have anything to do with wormhole space you can't help but be impressed at the rate they are rolling out patches. Again it will be interesting to see if they can keep up the cycle and see how they market these patches.
Again even if your particular favorite piece of the Eve pie hasn't been looked at chances are good that every six weeks it might get a kick in the old nerf pants or buffed to be bananas. Either way CCP has got my attention I hope they keep it up, I hope new players get in-game and start finding corners of new Eden to call their own.
Let me know what you think of the new release cycle and if your still playing this game or if it's still playing you?
August 16, 2014
Alliance Tournament Live Stream
Alliance Tournament Live Stream. Check the alliance tournament forum topic for discussion, schedules and rules and such. Enjoy your weekend.
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August 12, 2014
Eve Online: Basic PI (Planetary Interaction) Video Guide
When I first started this blog the first guide I wrote was a PI guide so it's only fitting that my first video guide is on PI. Weighing in at 38 minutes long, it covers all the basic steps from skills to picking up your finished products at the customs office.
Check it out let me know what you think. If I get a good response I will make more of these longer in depth guides or shorter, again let me know. After putting in the time I have a real appreciation for anyone who makes YouTube videos and a bigger appreciation for people that put together good guides.
You can find the guide here, you can check out my YouTube channel Tactic Talisman here, and if you like what you see leave a comment or subscribe. So without further adieu I give you:
Eve Online: Basic PI (Planetary Interaction) Guide
If you are more into text guides check out the ones I have linked below.
Investment Guide: Basic Planetary Interaction
Investment Guide: Intermediate Planetary Interaction
August 8, 2014
Industry Changes Buff or Nerf?
I have been trying to place the Crius industry changes in my mind if they helped or hurt?
A lot of it depends on how you play the game. What angle you look at industry. Do you build capital ships? Are you a small operation? Are you just getting started? Have you been playing for years? Or just use industry on the side to fund other habits? As a result I think some of these areas have been changed for the better and some haven't.
My particular area of concern, not surprisingly, is in the new player department. Two types of industry players have been affected. Casual industry users, those whose main play time is spent doing some other activity, now have a quick and efficient way to build their own equipment or make some isk. Their interaction with the game world will increase and life will be great. The other player that is affected is the up and coming industrial tycoon. Players who spend most of their time focusing on industry. Players, who like myself and imagine many of you, wanted to build a sand castle instead of kicking them down.
The new industry player faces an even greater challenge than many of us did but why you ask? This new system makes researching BPOs(Blueprint Originals) quick and efficient doesn't it? Yes it does very much so. In fact too well, the BPO market was a testament to the required amount of time and money you had to have in order to gain a footing in producing items and making a profit. Simplification of the numbers and metrics was needed yes but the time requirement and system of researching was sound. Now producing efficient blueprints isn't time intensive or costly but wait why is this a bad thing? It seems great doesn't it we all have perfect blueprints now?
No it isn't a great thing at all and it is just starting to affect the markets. Products are going to have a mountain of supply. Over production has always been a problem in the game and always will be. You can produce things much faster than people can destroy them. The kicker is CCP just lowered the time on jobs, removed slot times and lowered minerals required to build items the greatest effect you can see is on T1 products.
Think of a simple supply and demand curve. As the supply becomes greater and greater the demand becomes lower and lower. Prices slowly drop lower and lower. In Eve's case prices become fixed eventually around mineral costs or other required materials. The profit is lost though as market equilibrium sets in very quickly with the change to build times. More supply equals less demand.
The even greater problem is the demand curve. Demand in our example would be defined as that of player activity in game. Demand increases if there are more players consuming goods. And right now there just isn't a lot of new players coming in or current players excited about the game to sustain this new industry model. If we had increased player activity(I mean large player increases year in year out) I am confident the new industry model would be an amazing success. As it stands you have a tough mountain to climb to gain entry into profitable manufacturing.
We were all so focused on the cost changes when we all realized that the time changes were the real nerf. The discussion is only getting started time will tell if markets even out or not.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
August 5, 2014
Firefly Online What the huh?!
Expect a lot of non Eve relevant posts over the next month. Things are slow its still summer lots of other fun things to do and see. So on that note check out this video for Firefly Online. If you play a lot of Eve Online I am assuming you know what Firefly is and also Serenity(and as an aside the creator of Firefly was Joss Whedon you know the guy behind the Avengers.)
It does seem like they need to hire a competent web marketing guy and maybe a web master to design a site for them. Either way out of curiosity I might take a look into this game if it ever gets off the ground. I will post the video below.
August 2, 2014
Operation: Market Adjustment
If you have been following along with my posts over the past month or so you will know that I have been taking a break from Eve Online. Well not any more I am back and kicking. I was secretly hoping the markets would settle down and adjust. My hopes have partially come true and a lot of items have shifted into their new price points. Now what?
I found a lot of the items I used to make are not as lucrative as they had once been. Namely a lot of T1 modules I used to mass produce. These modules had very long build times so supply was limited to some extent. Before I was building 50 units a week with well researched BPOs now my numbers indicate 50 units only takes a matter of days. Couple this with the fact that their is no wait times on manufacturing slots. Equals a flood of these T1 items especially in market hubs. While I didn't expect the time changes to be this significant, I do hope CCP is keeping an eye on these changes(knock on wood). **Note this is build pricing changes aside.
I did half expect my T1 ventures to be unprofitable post patch and had already started retooling towards Tech 2 items and ships and that does seem to be an area with better prospects. Once more unto the spreadsheets. That is right I just made a play on a Shakespeare quote.


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Introduction: How to Make "80s Style" Earrings From Polymer Clay
This all started after watching 80s music videos on Youtube! And of course Jem!
Prep work before you start.
Make sure the area is clean and free of dust.
Wash your hands to ensure a good clean project.
Safety Precautions
This project requires use of a knife and should not be done by those under the age of 12. Even then supervision should still be required.
Also follow all directions for baking your clay. Remember any tools you use for polymer clay are not used one food,
Tools and Supplies
Paper & Pencil
Craft knife
Clay of your choice(I used Fimo soft)
Polymer clay glaze in glass finish
Flatback Crystals
Craft brush
Pasta Machine or roller [i.e. marker, rolling pin]
2 Ear wires
6 eyelit pins or wire
2 beads
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Step 1: Template
Step 1
Decide on a shape you want to use, I choose a heart, Sketch it out on the paper, this will be the template for your earrings, You'll need a large shape and small shape as shown, then cut them out. Next lightly fold the larger heart in half and draw a guide line down the middle. I wanted my large heart to have about 1/4 of inch width, its up to you decided how wide you want the outer shape to be, keep in mind you will need space remaining on the inside of the smaller heart.. Cut heart shape out middle out of the large heart once you've made decision.
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Condition your clay and roll it out, I used setting 5 on my pasta machine, if you are using rolling pin about 1/8 inch should work for thickness. Lay your clay down and place your template over it and carefully cut it out. Go slow for nice even lines. After you have the outside cut out ,remove it and clean up edges.
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Cut the center out and repeat for the second earring. Also repeat this for smaller hearts in an alternating color.
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Take an eyelit pin out and very carefully insert it into the clay.Do not clipthe bottom pat of the clay do the same to orange hearts. Then place on pan and bake according to the directions.
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Use a tiny dot of glue and add crystals. Let this dry for awhile, about a half hour to make sure they are secure.
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Using a craft brush generously apply the glass glaze and let dry. After the glass is completely dry. Turn over and add a thin layer to the back. Using round tipped pliers, curl the bottom of the eyelit pin and attach the small orange heart,
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Using the remaining set of pins, attach it tothe heart and a bead, then attach that end to ear wire. Then you are all ready to go with new pair of earrings!
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I am off to try to make these now! It seems easy enough but we will see :-P If these turn out good then I will try making the same but stars!! :-D thanks for the great idea! (good, clear pics!)
Awesome I wanted make something anyone could do as well make their own variations of, I'd love to see a picture of your finished work!
This is fantastic!! Now I can finally get my 80's style back!! I'm getting these things on the 1st of the month so that I can do this & make many others. It feels so good to finally get my own style back, thank you for your help & advice!!
Yay! Enjoy them I am glad you liked it!
These are amazing! I think I will make them and wear them with my favorite orange pants! =]]
I'd love to see a photo!
Great tutorial!
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Irvine Valley's women's soccer team had plenty of chances, but couldn't turn them into goals in a 3-1 loss to Moorpark on Tuesday at home.
The Lasers out-shot the Raiders, 14-9.
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The Raiders scored on their second shot of the game in the 19th minute.
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Freshman forward Jade Stewart had a shot from close range saved by the Moorpark keeper just before halftime.
Irvine Valley kept coming forward in the second half and tied the game in the 52nd minute. Chopin placed a through ball to sophomore midfielder Emily Rodriguez and she finished a right-footed shot to make it a 1-1 game. It was Rodriguez's second goal of the young season.
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When Cadbury's Dairy Milk gave away a chocolate gold medal with a red, white and blue ribbon with their Easter egg earlier in the year it was a real winner, adding value in an 'I want one of those' kind of way. Now it's back (or did it ever go away?) but this time without the egg.
The cleverest part of this packaging is that it probably re-purposes a production line that's been churning out foil-wrapped chocolate discs for ever and a day, in the form of the bags of chocolate money that make great Christmas stocking fillers.
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Before I start I want to thank Grexxen and the Jessie, for getting me this piece of art for my birthday. Your friendship is the greatest gift.
In English, the Devil's Cellar.
I first heard about this wine, when I was a child and saw and advertisement on TV. It told the story of the name was chosen. It had dark, mysterious effects and it was neatly narrated, to the point that I can still recall the voice and the story.


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Interface Redesign – Client Involvement
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I'm not impressed by these pictures. I don't know what went wrong here exactly, but they don't strike me as being . . . right, somehow. Still, they're the only pictures I've got, so I guess I have to use them anyway.
As is sadly typical with orchids, the name is sort of a word salad.
Vuylstekeara is also orchid-typical in that it's a three-genus hybrid (also called a trigeneric hybrid, which means the same thing), of Cochlioda, Miltonia and Odontoglossum.
This is the first Vuyl. I've seen, or at least the first one I've seen that was identified as such, and I'm a bit underwhelmed. The color's nice, but I also feel like I've seen this flower before. So whatever. Am I being too harsh?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Pretty picture: Vuylstekeara Aloha Sparks 'Ruby Eyes'
I'm not impressed by these pictures. I don't know what went wrong here exactly, but they don't strike me as being . . . right, somehow. Still, they're the only pictures I've got, so I guess I have to use them anyway.
7 comments:
- Claude said...
The pics are nice, but I'm not a big orchid fan... I'm afraid I'll join you in the underwhelmed section. Probably for much different reasons... it's not a color that appeals to me, and the flowers just don't have the excitement factor that a lot of orchids do.
- March 3, 2010 at 4:30 AM
- Unknown said...
You're not being too harsh; Orchids sort of blend into one messy, bright group after a while.
- March 3, 2010 at 5:26 AM
Instead of producing some of these crosses for no better reason than "gee look what I did". I think I'd like to see somethng that amounts to an improvement - hardier, more floriferous, miraculously pest free. Or, for instance, some orchids that would actually rebloom enthusiastically. And orchids aren't the only offenders.
- March 3, 2010 at 5:32 AM
- Andrew said...
In this case I agree. The colours on the lip are close to being interesting but the other petals/sepals are bland. I think the Oncidium group is the worst offender here. There are many Oncidium intergenics that are fantastic but just as many that are fairly boring. Still better than an an average run of the mill Phal. but you know, nothing to get excited about.
- March 3, 2010 at 7:29 AM
There are flowers (and furniture, clothes, people) that make me think of stage setting: they catch your attention from across the room but that tends to be their best viewing perspective. Maybe these are good cut flowers?
Give me a cool Bulbohpyllum any day. To each their own...
- March 3, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Nancy in Sun Lakes AZ said...
I think you are being too harsh and the people commenting are being too picky!
I think they are gorgeous ... even if the name is impossible!
- March 3, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Er, um, I think you are being too harsh also. This orchid is gorgeous and very difficult to grow and bloom. My "run-of-the mill phals" are also geogeous and much easier. Can't believe this doesn't knock you out.
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It was much later than we planned, but we finally have our spring plants in the ground. The weather was so radical in its swings – warm, sunny days followed by freezing temperatures, a bit of snow and days of heavy rain – I was afraid if we planted any earlier nothing would survive.
So right now we have broccoli, spinach, lettuce, radishes and snow/sugar snap peas in the ground.
All seem to be doing well, even though it's only been about week. And now that we're "veteran broccoli growers," we know what to keep an eye on as far as leaf/bug issues.
The squirrels have been digging a bit, probably trying to find the last of the acorn stash, and even turned up a few pea seeds. But, the good news is they were sprouting, so we'll at least have a few plants! We'll have to find some method to keep them out until everything germinates and is coming up, maybe some netting will help.
We also have some kale seeds started in small cell packs to transplant when they get bigger. The garlic is also looking great, and we can't wait until we're able to harvest it.


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Mount Morgan is a historical mining town nestled on the Dee River a short 38 kilometre drive from Rockhampton. The town is rich in nineteenth century Queensland colonial history and has artefacts and relics from the gold rush days that visitors can experience.
Founded as a gold mining town in 1882, Mount Morgan became a vast contributor of gold, silver and copper from the Capricorn region and the mine successfully ran until 1981. William Knox D'Arcy made both fame and fortune in Mount Morgan from his share in the lucrative mine to finance oil exploration overseas which later became BP Company.
To experience a 'real' pioneering adventure visit the Mount Morgan Historical Museum or Mount Morgan Railway Museum which offer a rare glimpse back in time. Also not to be missed is the panoramic view of the township and mines from the Arthur Timms Lookout.
Heading downstream, the Dee River boasts a suspension bridge built in the 1890s to provide access from the town to the mine and was one of six swinging bridges at that time in Mount Morgan. However, only one bridge remains today to remind visitors of the colonial days.
For an old fashioned yarn, head to the 'Running the Cutter' statue illustrating a famous mining tradition from Mount Morgan. Between 1900 and 1918, buying a beer in 'billy' cans and drinking the beer outside was a common custom for Mount Morgan miners after a day's work that is symbolised in this unique statue.
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Gelato strain seeds are a must-have for consumers with a sophisticated taste. These plants with purple hues and orange-haired buds will provide you with a medium yield of an unusual tasting weed. Autoflowering seeds grow indoors as well as outdoors – just make sure that the climate is warm. This girl will send you into a relaxed and happy state of mind and will add a bit of sweetness into your life. More good news – these cannabis seeds can be used for medical purposes! If you want to buy Gelato strain seeds, you can always do it at Dutch Seed Shop.
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First things first – decide where you want to grow your Gelato strain seeds. Despite the fact that the plant can grow both outdoors and indoors, the process may not be as simple as you think. If you are growing outdoors, the climate in your area has to be warm enough. If you are growing indoors, it will be better to use a special tent to control the temperature. Usually, Gelato blooms in late October. At that time you will be able to see the bright orange colors of your plant. Try to prune and train your Gelato. You can also try to cool the temperature before the flowering period; it may improve the quality of the future yield.
The high THC level provides consumers with a relaxing and pain-reducing effect. While smoking this girl you will become creative, happy and will feel positive throughout the day. As for flavor, Gelato will amaze you with light hints of mint and citrus. The sweet, yet earthy taste promises a great time. Almost as delicious as the real gelato, you should definitely give it a try!
If you are interested in growing weed for medical purposes, Gelato strain seeds will be an excellent choice. Buy Gelato seeds and forget about your depression, migraines and everyday stress! Due to the high THC content, Gelato provides such deep relaxation that it reduces all the pain and helps to deal with chronic illnesses. You'll forget about your lack of appetite!
Unfortunately, it has the usual strong indica side effects: mouth and eye dryness. You may also feel a bit anxious, dizzy or paranoid – these are the dark sides of this strain. Having such things in mind, you might not want to use Gelato if you are a newbie in the marijuana world and choose different strains.
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Fnely grated hard-cooked eggs mimic the look of yellow mimosa blossoms in Asparagus Mimosa. The eggs add color and richness to spring vegetables, pasta, and salads as demonstrated in this asparagus side dish.
How to Make It
Trim asparagus; cook in boiling salted water to cover 1 to 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain. Plunge into ice water; drain. Toss with vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place on a serving platter; top with grated egg, sautéed sausage, and chopped fresh chives. Serve with hot sauce.


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Fish tank filters are the most important equipment for any aquarium. Along with aquarium heaters, the fish tank filters form a system that ensure the living conditions in a tank is just right for healthy and vibrant fish. Choosing the right fish tank filters for you is also a matter of personal choice. Even though different fish tank filters work differently, they all have the same basic purpose which is to filter out debris and externals from the water which would otherwise contaminate it.
Fish tank filters generally perform one or more of the following filtration tasks: chemical, mechanical and biological.
- Mechanical filtration removes large waste and sediments from the aquarium. All fish tank filters perform this basic but important function.
- Chemical filtration involves the removal of toxins and dissolved matter usually through activated carbon. The porous carbon filter traps phosphates and waste in its pore. It is also able to remove ammonia and odor from the water. While it really isn't all that important to perform chemical filtration, it can be useful especially in a tank meant for quarantine to filter out the excess chemicals used for treatment.
- Biological filtration utilize a colony of beneficial bacteria to filter out toxins and decay from the tank. If you wish to have healthy and thriving fish, then biological filtration is an absolute must. Biological filtration is a very important filtration task.
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The main filtration function performed by almost all fish tank filters are biological and mechanical. The more expensive ones add on chemical filtration as well. Your choice of aquarium filters to use should depend on the size of the tank, the quantity of fish, how sensitive the fish are, the budget you are willing to spend on the fish tank filters and finally how much time you are willing to set aside to clean it.
Here is a general look at the various types of fish tank filters being sold today:
Box Filters: Also known as Corner Filters, this is usually a clear box that contains filter floss and other media. Air is push through an air stone that in turn pumps water into the filter, through the floss and filter media which performs mechanical filtration. Over time, there will be a build up of bacterial colony providing biological filtration . Box filters are inexpensive but you should only consider them for small tanks as they are generally not that efficient. Most fish enthusiasts today also do not favor them because the box which is placed inside the tank tends does not compliment the decoration. They require weekly cleaning but are easily to clean.
Undergravel Filters: A layer of gravel sits on top of a plastic platform. By utilizing a pump, water is suck from under the gravel, forcing it to flow through the gravel which performs mechanical and eventually biological filtration . Undergravel filters usually comes together with a beginners tank that you buy in a complete set. During the weekly cleaning session, you would have to vacuum the layer of sediments that will accumulate just above the gravel.
Sponge Filter: These fairly efficient filters are usually used as a secondary filter attached to a main filter to further increase the filtration process. Sponge filters are cheap but the maintenance can be a bit messy because you'd need to remove the sponge from the tank and clean it before replacing it back again.
Power Filter (Hang-On-Back): Most fish enthusiasts use this type of filter. They are very efficient and provides a complete filtration process. Some the reasons why they are so famous is because of the mid range price, efficient filtering and simple maintenance. Just right for a mid size tank.
Canister Filter: Meant mainly for larger thanks that need a powerful filter. Though they are expensive, they do perform the best filtration process than any other filters. They require very little maintenance usually just a couple of times in a year. Also, the filter is totally out of the water so maintenance does not involve the water in the tank at all.
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Hey Everyone
Sad news for ya nobody showed up for the movie shoot so it is now being put off until i can organize a cast so ya nobody showed up uh i think hmm…
-Galileo yu
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Hey Everyone
Sad news for ya nobody showed up for the movie shoot so it is now being put off until i can organize a cast so ya nobody showed up uh i think hmm…
-Galileo yu
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Hey Everyone
I wan to start off by showing the new club penguin satart up page:
And the Sports Catalog:
No cheats…but arent the green sports gear supposed to be secret items maybe club penguin realized that the tention between the red and blue team are so great they need another major team… the green team to even the tention
anyway what else…oh ya i just want to tell you the date of the movie shoot :
Day: Saturday August 29
Server: Down Under (if full Icebound)
Time: 5:00 Club Penguin Standard Time
Place: Town (I will ask you to befriend me so we can talk in my house)
also the pin is at the cove also pls comment below if you can make it
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Hey Everyone!
I am so happy you know why? Because we are gonna start shooting Movie #1 yup I finnaly finished the preporations for the movie and i am asking everyone who registerd for the movie to come on in club penguin and i will pick the cast there ok so if you see us shooting you can help us by being extras and walk past or something so pls be there i will send out an email for the people who registered
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Hey Everyone!
Here are the upcoming evnets:
The play Penguins Forgot "Penguins that time forgot" is back!
One of the great parties in CP is coming with lots of free items, it's the Fall Fair, It will be ariving on September 4:
Rockhopper is coming to the Island, you can see him in the telescope too:
Well I guess that is one good thing of lowering the island so that rockhopper can visit imagine rockhopper in a flying ship lol!
-Galileo Yu
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Hey Everyone!
An interview abou the sports catolog was just realesed (I edited in stuff that are in parenthisis) look:
Greetings Penguins!
We're excited that Friday is just around the corner because there's a brand new Snow & Sport catalog that'll be released in the Sport Shop. I wanted to know a bit more about that catalog so I asked someone who works on it. Here goes:
How often do you make a new Snow & Sport catalog?
Four times a year. We started to put the months on the front of the catalog so you'll see when the next issue is coming!
If there was a candy-eating sport, would any of you make the finals? What sort of outfit would you make for that?
We'd eat our weight in candy and more! In fact, here's a sketch we just created that we think would be awesome to wear if there were a candy eating sport (We know there's no candy eating sport. This outfit is not in the catalog – it's just for fun!).
Hmmm. Too bad there ISN'T (Meaning there is…)a sport like that! Let us know what you think! What sort of imaginative sporting outfits would you like to see in the Snow and Sport catalog?
Until then…Waddle on!
-Club Penguin Team
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Hey everyone just wanted to know I am about to reach 1000 days on club penguin yup 1000!!!! As you might expect this means one thing…Party I will tell you date time etc later!
-Galileo Yu
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Hey everyone!
So how was your summer vacation? I dont have to go to school 'till September 4 how bout you? also about the movie that i wanted to make i am putting it off until a sutiable date for all the actors that will join also i have to make more preporations soo ya pls put that in mind also i want to include audio but i am using hypercam2 anyone know how to have sound I will make anyone who tells me and i succsecfully do it will be featured in the website so pls tell by commenting
-Galileo Yu
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Welcome to day five of our fabulous Fall & Holiday release - sneak peek!
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For years, researchers have attempted to better understand poverty by looking at the series of circumstances that allow it to persist, rather than attributing it to one defining factor. A new report hones in on five proposed types of poverty, and examines how these categories disproportionately affect Americans based on race. (City Lab, 4/16)
The paper, builds on research from the British economist William Beveridge, who in 1942 proposed five types of poverty: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness, and disease. In modern terms, these could be defined as poverty related to housing, education, income, employment, and healthcare, respectively. Analyzing the 2014 American Community Survey, the paper's co-authors, Richard Reeves, Edward Rodrigue, and Elizabeth Kneebone, found that half of Americans experience at least one of these types of poverty, and around 25 percent suffer from at least two.
But the likelihood of living a life that includes more than one of these types of poverty is significantly higher for minorities.
– How American oligarchs created the concept of race to divide and conquer the poor (WaPo, 4/19)
– The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans (Atlantic, 4/18)
WRAG/PHILANTHROPY | Jessica Finkel, Philanthropy Fellow at Kaiser Permanente, shares how her experience working with the organization's Community Benefit department has helped her uncover a passion for policy and public health. (Daily, 3/20)
Related for WRAG Members: We are currently accepting applications from WRAG members interested in hosting Philanthropy Fellows this fall. For more information about this program and how to apply, click here.
– Today is 4/20, also known as 'National Weed Day'. While enthusiasts in a growing number of states may now be able to legally celebrate or profit from this day, Consumer Health Foundation president and WRAG board member Yanique Redwood uses this opportunity to discuss how marijuana-related incarcerations have devastated communities of color for years. She also cites points from WRAG's recent Putting Racism on the Table session on mass incarceration, featuring speaker James Bell, J.D. of the W. Haywood Burns Institute. (CHF, 4/20)
PHILANTHROPY | The concept of "power" can often be a difficult one to navigate, as those who have it don't always use it for good – or even at all. Exponent Philanthropy's Andy Carroll explains what bold power in action looks like in the world of philanthropy. (PhilanthroFiles, 4/19)
– The World Health Organization is expanding their focus on mental health, with hopes that more countries will also begin to view mental illness as a high priority global threat. (NPR, 4/13)
– Some states are passing religious freedom bills that provide protection to people of faith unwilling to provide goods or services to LGBT individuals, and these laws can also have severe consequences on how (and if) people seek care from physicians and therapists. (Atlantic, 4/19)
WORKFORCE | Lack of Training for Young Nonprofit Workers Means Too Few Potential Leaders (Chronicle, 4/19) Subscription required
– See how high schools in the region stacked up on the 2016 U.S. News and World Report rankings of the country's best high schools.
– Why America's Schools Have A Money Problem (NPR, 4/18)
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Posts Tagged Political Correctness
Unmasking Frum Women
Posted by Yonason Goldson in Culture, Politics on March 31, 2017
My unpublished letter to Mishpacha Magazine, 12 November 2016:
Dear Editors,
I found interesting the juxtaposition between last week's letters regarding Hillary Clinton's cover picture and Rabbi Grylak's weekly insights into the parsha. His essay began with the introduction, "From age three, Avraham was asking questions, challenging the pervading belief system of the time."
So I'd like to ask some questions of my own. If I can sit across from a woman at the Shabbos table, if I can pass a woman in the grocery store aisle, if I can survive spiritually crossing paths with the secular women who live in my neighborhood or work in my office, why is my neshoma so profoundly threatened by a picture of a modestly attired woman in a magazine?
And, assuming that there is indeed a reasonable answer, then what about this: is it not possible — given the mores of the modern world — that some young women and girls in our communities might interpret the exclusion of feminine images from Torah publications as symptomatic of a society that degrades the value and contribution of women, and who therein find a pretext to reject normative hashkofah? If so, is the gain worth the loss?
I'm no gadol, so these are not my questions to answer. But I'm reminded of what Rav Nota Schiller is fond of saying, that the Torah allows the Jews to change enough to stay the same.
It's worth at least contemplating which changes will ultimately benefit Klal Yisroel in the future even as we fiercely defend the traditions of the past.
Yonason Goldson
Click here to see what prominent rabbinic figures have to say on the issue.
Why are you missing out?
Posted by Yonason Goldson in Philosophy on March 19, 2015
What does the bar-headed goose have to teach us about striking spiritual balance in our lives? Is the separation of church and state really as fundamental to the constitution as everyone thinks it is? When is stress really a good thing?
If you've been following my new blog, you know the answers.
But for some reason, the majority of you who follow this blog have not switched over to my main blog yonasongoldson.com.
If you've enjoyed my articles up to now, why miss out by not updating your subscription? Just click on the link and look for the "follow" button, then add in your email as you did when you began following Torah Ideals. Alternatively, send me an email and I'll sign you up myself. You can reach me at yonasongoldson [at] gmail.com.
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My intolerance of faith
Posted by Yonason Goldson in Culture, Jewish Unity, Philosophy on June 10, 2013
The moment the rabbi walked through the door all the students jumped to their feet… and I looked about desperately for a way out of the room.
The rabbi wore a long coat, a wide, antiquated black hat, an untrimmed beard, Coke-bottle spectacles and, incredibly, sidelocks. I knew — I just knew — what was going to happen next: the rabbi would lecture us in a thick German accent and tell us we were all damned to hell. There was no way I could sit through such an ordeal.
Read the whole article here.
The thought police widen their net
Posted by Yonason Goldson in Culture, Education and Parenting on May 23, 2013
Thank you, Glenn Garvin, for paying attention. The Miami Herald columnist reports what the rest of us were too preoccupied to notice:
In an order to the University of Montana that they labeled "a blueprint for colleges and universities throughout the country," Obama's Justice and Education departments created a sweeping new definition of sexual harassment as "any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature," including "verbal conduct."
(Or, as those more familiar with the English language call it, speech.)
Who gets to define "unwelcome"? The listener and the listener alone — no matter how high-strung, neurotic or just plain pinheaded that person is. The feds' letter is quite explicit: the words don't have to be offensive to "an objectively reasonable person" to be considered harassment.
Given that standard of guilt, it's perhaps not very surprising that the government says anybody accused of harassment can be punished even before he or she is convicted.
Mr. Garvin goes on to identify a partial list of authors whose provocative works stand in danger of censorship under these new edicts: Shakespeare, Harper Lee, Tennessee Williams, Robert Frost, and Anne Frank, to name a few. He then continues:
But surely, you say, surely nobody will take the letter of the law to such absurd extremes. And surely you are wrong: They already have. Brandeis University went after a professor for uttering the word "wetback" during a lecture — no matter that he was criticizing its usage.
A janitor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis was disciplined for reading a disapproving book on the Ku Klux Klan. Marquette ordered a graduate student to remove a "patently offensive" quotation by Dave Barry from his door: "As Americans we must always remember that we all have a common enemy, an enemy that is dangerous, powerful, and relentless. I refer, of course, to the federal government."
So what do we have here? If someone takes offense, even where any "objectively reasonable person" would see no cause for offense, the perpetrator is guilty without recourse to due process or appeal.
In a land of political correctness run amok, feelings are the ultimate currency of social interaction. Reason, logic, intellectual discipline, objective reality — none of these mean a thing if there is the slightest risk of hurt feelings.
Or perhaps there is a deeper fear. Not the pain of hurt feelings, but the pain of having to think, the pain of developing a work ethic, the pain of personal accountability. Apparently, the truism of no pain, no gain applies only in the gym and not in the halls of academe.
Is this really what we want for our children? Is it really what we want for ourselves? Or are those questions simply too painful to think about?
Read Glenn Garvin's full article here.
The death of education?
Posted by Yonason Goldson in Culture, Education and Parenting, Jewish Unity, Politics on April 9, 2013
In his letter of resignation to the Superintendent of Westhill Central School District in Syracuse, New York, vetern teacher Gerald Conti describes a litany of problems arising from the unwillingness of administrators to defend educational values against the relentless pressure of ideology and political correctness. But the problem does not begin with administrators; it begins with parents, parents with egos so utterly dependent on the perception of success that they prefer to cripple their children for life rather than hold them accountable for living up to standards that will prepare them for genuinely successful lives and careers.
It is difficult to fathom the lengths to which people will go to tear down educators and their institutions when, by doing so, they can deflect from themselves responsibility for their children's poor performance, attitudes, or behaviors. No form of malicious gossip, character assassination, or outright slander is taboo, even from individuals occupying the highest levels of communal leadership.
History offers tragic examples of the damage inflicted on individuals and whole communities through irresponsible speech. Innuendo, exaggeration, and outright lies, repeated often enough, seep into the consciousness of even the most well-intentioned people, until the damage eventually becomes irreversible.
Read the whole article here.
New Subscription Link
Posted by Yonason Goldson in Culture on August 2, 2011
Please check out the new subscription link at the top of the right hand sidebar. New articles are posted, on average, every week or two, so you won't get flooded with more emails.
My articles on Jewish World Review, Aish.com, and other outlets examine current events and contemporary issues through the lens of classical Judasim, as well as Torah philosophy and ethics.
For those who are already subscribed to my Yahoo group email letter, I will be phasing that out over the next few weeks. If you would like to continue receiving articles, add the new subscription by clicking the sidebar link.
Thanks for your readership and interest.
Friday Flashback — The Public Face of God
Posted by Yonason Goldson in Culture, Politics on December 4, 2008
"There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."
This is the wording upon a sign allowed by Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire to grace the state capitol building in Olympia. The sign rests along side the traditional Xmas season nativity scene.
I find it a little awkward defending public Christian symbolism as a Jew in a country famous for its separation of church and state, but Bill O'Reilly has it right when he brands this kind of moral equivalence (masquerading as respect for the First Amendment) as an attack not upon Christianity but upon the foundations of morality.
It's with this in mind that I offer a look back on what I wrote concerning the name of God in the Pledge of Allegiance and the heart of a matter that transcends religious sectarianism.


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I find this easier as I can put the pictures where I want them as blogger uploads each photo to the top of the post then you have to move them around.
In this post you can see the difference. Most of the pictures I have up loaded from blogger except the polar bear, the close up of the passion flower and the quilt .
I only use the medium size photos because of the time the large ones take to down load.
If you are blog reading with a slow internet they takes ages to down load.
From the Flickr site if you want to you can have a look at the larger version.
The other reason I up load to Flickr is that if you have a computer melt down you haven't lost all your photos they will be safe and well in your Flickr site.
Just so you think I'm totally mad meet Clarice's friend Terry they are quite often seen out and about together.
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Link might need another one of those bombs to defeat this Dodongo, a classic enemy from The Legend of Zelda games. It's hard to tell who's scarier in digital artist Jason Custer's poster: Link with his bomb or the funky-looking reptilian.
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Oh man. That's the first game I ever did a remake of, to improve my coding skills.
Did that one back in 2010. Never released officially obviously. Shortly followed by a remake of Fishing Derby on the Atari 2600:
I then got to work on a remake of the NES game "Dragon's Lair":
That one took me 2 years to complete. Why remake a terrible game? To try and make it half decent. In my completely biased opinion, I think I succeeded. Again not released officially. Working on that one really improved my game making skills by a fair bit as I had to do the art (or more conversion of existing art for the most part), coding, music, sound effect and level design, as for every existing level from the original I implemented I would also add 1 completely new level in. Even put together a level editor to speed things up.
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They look great, thanks for sharing!
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And just noting that the game I mentioned a page ago, "CrossTrix" launched for sale on Steam today:
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Personally, I would be very happy about the 'Home Brew' section of the magazine doubling in size. Although I will not play every game (I play Spectrum games), I find the 'Home Brew' section to be very interesting as you see the amazing projects being worked on by various people. It really helps me feel in touch with new developments of old games.
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NSA of the USA, "The Spirit of Teaching," December 8, 2017
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States
December 8, 2017
On "The Spirit of Teaching"
To the American Baha'i community
Beloved Friends and Co-workers:
1) With hearts filled with admiration and deepest gratitude, we salute your efforts to joyfully and meaningfully commemorate the appearance in the world two centuries ago of Baha'u'llah, the One Whom posterity will acclaim as "the Judge, the Lawgiver and Redeemer of all mankind." How infinitely precious was every opportunity the Bicentenary of His Birth afforded us to celebrate — with countless friends and contacts in neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the land — the immeasurable import of His example and teachings and the incalculable impact they are destined to have on the future of life on this planet !
2) In the United States, the Bicentenary events were attended by some 12 0,000 people, nearly two-thirds of them not members of the Faith. Impressive as this is, far more moving to us were stories we received from hundreds of individuals about their personal efforts to engage in meaningful conversations about the Blessed Beauty and His teachings. These testify to the devotion of the community , the receptivity of our fellow citizens, and the confirmations that descended upon all who arose to share the divine message.
3) Wonderful as those days were, their ultimate success will not be judged by what we did, but by what we now do. This year by no means represented the zenith of our potential as promulgators of this Cause . Rather, it fortified us for bolder and more effective teaching efforts in the years ahead. Our ardent prayer is that the spirit of teaching will so suffuse our individual and collective lives as to make of us a continually growing and invincible force for the creation of a society founded on principles of divine justice.
4) The time has come for a vast increase in the number and range of individual and collective teaching initiatives. Among them, devotional gatherings — where others are invited to join us in prayer and reflection on the sacred texts — can often open hearts to elevated conversations about the life and teachings of the Blessed Beauty . Continued screenings of Light to the World, coupled with discussions relating His unifying teachings to the current state of our society, will surely generate interest on the part of countless souls . A great increase in the number of firesides — where seekers have the opportunity to learn about the Faith in an atmosphere of warm hospitality — can in the aggregate serve to introduce many thousands to Baha'u'llah's message. Regular home visits will strengthen bonds of loving friendship and will help us to better understand each other's hopes and aspirations. Celebrations of coming Holy Days can have the same impact as those we just experienced. And there is no limit to the potential that resides in creative use of the arts as a means of attracting receptive souls. In all these and other efforts, let us introduce the universal message of Baha'u'llah, study His writings, and explore with our friends and contacts their implications for the reconstruction of the world. Let us see each as a portal to service, inviting those so inclined into other efforts in which we can together join hands in applying the Baha'i teachings to the building of a new pattern of community life.
5) We have made historic strides in recent years, powered primarily by skills and insights we have gained from the training institute experience. Especially noteworthy is the unprecedented involvement of friends of the Faith in the life of the Baha'i community.
6) Of the 40,000 people now participating in core activities nationwide, approximately a third are not enrolled members of the Faith. Further, they represent a great diversity of ages and backgrounds. Th e achievement is significant because it reflects the spirit of love and inclusiveness that should characterize all our community 's endeavors. It also reflects an understanding that all are on a spiritual journey and all are valued contributors to the task of changing the world. In our most advanced clusters, where hundreds and more are participating, we are beginning to see the emergence of regular cycles of expansion and consolidation, engagement in social action, and contributing to social discourse — in which those who until recently were unaware of the Faith are now actively involved and increasingly taking charge of their spiritual destinies.
7) Such emerging patterns are both an important form of growth and the foundation for sustained expansion. Yet it is essential to understand that a steady increase in the number of avowed believers is also critical and should not be regarded as a separate matter, but a natural outcome of our efforts to foster the development of an inclusive and diverse community. We seek to create the best conditions for every soul to become engaged in our community – building work , to serve and to progress, aware that each person will have different inclinations and move at a different pace. Our approach must be characterized by wisdom — always in a spirit of loving invitation, yet teaching each person according to his or her capacities and receptivity, ultimately assisting as many as possible to recognize the coming of the Promised One of All Ages.
8) On a practical level, we must ensure that each person we engage feels welcome to participate according to his or her interests. Some might benefit from home visits as a prelude to further engagement. Some might attend firesides all the way to enrollment before participating in institute training. Others might be eager to begin the sequence of institute courses right away. Some might attend devotional gatherings for a considerable length of time before taking part in another activity. Some will immediately engage with us in service, while others will take more time. Some may be ready sooner, others later, to formally embrace the Faith. Some may first associate with us as children or junior youth, later to be followed by their friends and family members. In every case, we must be inviting to all yet flexible in our approach, firmly assured that the confluence of all paths ultimately makes for a coherent scheme for progress. Whether serving individually or in teams, whether in focus neighborhoods or throughout our clusters, much will depend on our capacity successfully to welcome, nurture, and walk with every soul.
9) Dear friends! Your achievements during the Bicentenary amply proved the current potential for teaching. Go forward , then, with faith — faith that what you are striving to accomplish is God's will for the day in which we live. That it is His will for humanity to live as one family; that it is His will for every single human being to live up to his or her full potential; that it is His will for peace and justice to fill every land and for love to reign in every heart. Be certain of His assistance. He knows you, He watches over and protects you, and He brings you victory — because you are the soldiers in His Army of Light!
With assurance of our ardent prayers,
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States
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MPBSE 10th exams are going to be held on March 2020 as per the schedule published by the examination authorities. In view of this students started looking for MP board model paper 10th class 2020 in the online. We have collected the model paper and also few previous question papers for your reference and given them below.
MP Board 10th Model Paper 2020 Hindi Medium
Usually, MPBSE will conduct the 10th examinations every year for all the eligible applicants. The question paper in the class 10 final exams for each subject will be given for both Hindi medium and English medium students as there are two mediums in the state. When it comes to Hindi medium we have collected the model papers of the MP Board 10th exams for all the subjects such as Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengal, Russian, Kannad, Marathi, Mathematics, Science, English etc. Students can go through that MP board model paper 10th class 2020 to understand the pattern of the 10th examination for this year so that they can prepare accordingly to score good marks in the exam.
MP Board 10th Model Paper 2020 English Medium
Along with the Hindi medium papers, we do have also gathered the model papers of all the subjects that students opt for the exams of the English medium and attached them below. It is necessary for the candidates to go through the model papers to know the exam pattern, marking scheme of this year as well as the duration of the exam. This helps a lot for the candidates in their exam practice or preparation. You can download the PDF format of all those model papers you want for free from our website and use them as reference. Along with that you can also gather the MP Board 10th previous year papers to get to know about the important questions that are frequently asked.
MP Board 10th Blueprint 2020
Every year the MP board will issue the blueprint of the 10th exam papers for every subject for both English medium and Hindi Medium in the PDF formats in the online. For the candidates who are going to attempt the MPBSE 10th examinations 2020, knowing the MP Board 10th Blueprint 2019-20 blueprint subject wise helps a lot. Students can get the blueprint from the official website in the online and for this they have to download the PDF from it. The board has already released the blue print of the vocational courses of 10th class in the official website and below is the procedure to download the general courses blue print from official website. You can find the blue prints of the following papers in the official site.
MP Board Blue Print for Class X Model Papers / Answers
- English (General)
- English (Special)
- Hindi (General)
- Hindi (Special)
- Sanskrit Special
- Sanskrit General
- Science
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How to Download MP Board 10th Blueprint 2019-20 Online
- Go to the website http://mpbse.nic.in/
- Find and click on "Academics" link in the top left side of the home page.
- Search for the "Blue Print of general / vocational question papers for session 2019-20 class 10th" link and click it.
- Now, the MPBSE 10th Blue Print 2020 will appear in PDF format.
- Check and download it for your use.
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On Monday, I started my internship at Kidd Kraddick in the Morning. If you're not familiar with the show, it's a morning radio show based in Dallas. This internship was extremely exciting to land because I grew up listening to the show and I want to move more toward that side of the spectrum.
I was pretty nervous my first day, but I'm getting the hang of things. It wasn't the usual get coffee do whatever thing. I got there and was put to work instantly. Updating blogs, refreshing my memory with photoshop and I made a promo for Ed Sheeran to be in studio.
Tuesday, Mark Cuban came into the studio and did a mini "Shark Tank" for I Have a Dream Week. I slightly edited the photos from that and posted them to our web page.
The week is always entertaining when the guys in the office start grabbing hula hoops and jumping through them "ninja style"; or shoving cupcakes in their mouths. Just a few things to remind us that we're only halfway through the week.
Thursday, I made a page for the Ed Sheeran performance, did the Best of the Day page, which I do every day, and of course I did blogs.
Friday, Lisa Vanderpump calls in, which of course I highly recommended to Robert, the director of the show. Who doesn't love Lisa? You know, from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rulls. I finished doing some photoshop work and then it was time for Ed Sheeran. I was pretty nervous about this because it was my first time to be up close and personal with a musician that wasn't one of my friends, or one of my friend's friends.
Nick, our video guy, comes up and asks me to film…granted I have never filmed on fancy camera like that before. My little JVC and iPhone were the only camera's I had ever filmed on. But apparently it didn't matter. I was super nervous to do this, because I didn't want to screw things up. Luckily, it wasn't live. He told me not to be scared to try things, which of course I was terrified. My hands were shaking not because Ed Sheeran was playing music in front of me, but because I really didn't want to screw this up.
Thank God I had my pal Russ to talk me through everything. I found myself sometimes too into the moment and having to snap out of it quickly as my camera was the one being projected. In the end, it all worked out and I would say I did a pretty good job for my first time.


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Austerity has failed. It turned a nascent recovery into stagnation. That imposes huge and unnecessary costs, not just in the short run, but also in the long term: the costs of investments unmade, of businesses not started, of skills atrophied, and of hopes destroyed.
What is being done here in the UK and also in much of the eurozone is worse than a crime, it is a blunder. If policymakers listened to the arguments put forward by our opponents, the picture, already dark, would become still darker.
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I have always loved this song. The sentiment is beautiful isn't it? Asking spring to shower flowers on your lover as he arrives.
Maybe it's just me but love consumes me and takes over my life. And I've always noticed a lot of similarities in the relationship with a child and a lover. From the way there is a strong physical urge to hold and love – to the urge to mother, to nurture, to give your all for…
The Brat and Bean come back tomorrow morning. I miscalculated and am regretting it now. Partly because I had so much planned that isn't ready yet and also because I've been torturing myself imagining there was a day more to get through without them.
But they're on their way as you read this. On their way back to Mama and Dada.
We've had a good break and while we've missed them, we've achieved so much more with our time. We'd forgotten what it is like to just be a couple in a home. We've curled into bed with a packet of chips and watched movies. We've taken late night shows and drives. We've partied without worrying about little people asleep at home. We've opened bank accounts, filled forms, done yoga, tidied up the house, had pest control done. All this in just one week! Now I see why DINK couples choose to stay that way! We were into the baby business so early in the marriage that we were still struggling to make ends meet and didnt get to see this side of life. Where you're well settled, financially stable, have time and househelp and are generally in too comfy a place to shift.
Well anyway – we thought we were okay. But our actions spoke otherwise. In the last two days we've been working nonstop. Doing up the house. Yes, our kids are 23 months and 3.5 years old, but we're so excited that we've done up their room, hung up cute new coat pegs, new name plates on their door, posters on their cupboards, and pulled out all their toys and fitted new batteries, chucked the older toys and got them a new basket ball, foot ball and frisbee. And I've gone and picked up new pots and decorated the entire stairway with flowering pots, hanging baskets of flowers and much more nonsense. I've put a fish bowl full of orchids on the coffee table and a very contemporary steel vase full of pink liles on the dining table.
I don't think the kids will notice any of it. But it was just something I wanted to do. Flowers are so beautiful. They are a way of celebrating. And I've been so miserable without them that my heart lifted as the days of separation came to an end. I just instinctively picked up flowers and did up the house, the way I'd do it if anyone else I cared for was coming home. I didn't do it consciously. Just went to the market and picked up the pots. And as I limped home, lugging up the pots it struck me I was buying it for the kids and how foolish I was being. Maybe someday they will laugh at their foolish mother, for now, I'll just revel in the excitement of their homecoming and the beauty of the flowers.
And oh – here's proof that I painted the garden furniture until an hour ago – out in the dark and cold Delhi winter night.
I'd been planning to do it for a while and then realised this is the perfect time, with the kids out of the way. The OA raised one big-city-boy eyebrow, wanted to know why we couldn't just pay someone to do it and got back to his laptop. I settled down with the tin of paint and began. I ended up covered in paint and with a backache, but with this sense of satisfaction that I realise I only seem to get from physical work and never at the end of an article well written.
So now that it's done I'm ready to apply for my H1B. Hell, if I can do my own painting why shouldn't I move to the US? Oh right, I forgot the little matter of cooking my own meals. Alright, here's the deal – Will paint for food. Any takers?!
Anyway – am off to get more tidying done so that the Brats can come and have something to mess up tomorrow!


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Recently my home town has had multiple days of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. This has led me towards drinking a larger amount of ripe pu'er teas. The dark, rich, and earthy qualities of ripe pu'er help offset the chill in the air. For this reason I planned ahead and have been using this time to sample many different varieties of ripe pu'er. It would not be right to sample different ripe teas without trying the teas of one important producer: Menghai Tea Factory.
Menghai Tea Factory
Menghai Tea Factory was founded all the way back in 1940. In Yunnan Province it is located in the Menghai County (勐海县) of Xishuangbanna Prefecture (西双版纳). For many years all activities of this tea factory were overseen by the State run China National Native Products (CNNP), a government organization that managed agricultural products. After 56 years of producing tea the company was privatized under the dayi (大益) brand in 1996. For many years Menghai Tea Factory produced the naturally fermented and aged raw pu'er tea, but also was one of the factories involved in the creation of ripe pu'er.
One of the First Few Producers of Ripe Pu'er Tea
Prior to the late 1960's – early 1970's, all Pu'er tea was produced as raw (生茶 or sheng cha) and then naturally aged. Buying raw tea was quite an investment of time, because many consumers enjoy the qualities that come with 15, 20, or even 25 – 30+ years of fermentation. For this reason businesses wanted a way to produce a tea that could be "ready to drink" after a quicker fermentation. Different tea factories were experimenting with different fermentation methods, and ripe pu'er was created in the late 60's – early 70's (some sources cite the first government approved ripe pu'ers as being brought to market in 1973).
Ripe pu'er is fermented by a wet piling process (渥堆 or wo dui in Chinese) in which tea leaves are piled to a height of 1 meter, moisture and cultures are added, then the tea is left to ferment with regular turning to evenly distribute heat and moisture in the pile. With this wet piling method it only takes 30 – 60 days to produce a rich, dark, and earthy tea. The tea factories that created ripe pu'er were not successful in mimicking raw tea that has been naturally aged for 20 – 30 years. This is because the slow and natural process of aging sheng pu'er leads to qualities very different from the qualities obtained by the fast composting effect of wet piling. However, ripe pu'er teas were still very well received by many tea drinkers at the time. They are still widely popular today as their own category of tea.
Menghai Tea Factory was one of the first few producers of ripe pu'er tea along with the Kunming and Xiaguan Tea Factories. The ripes of Menghai Tea Factory have become very well-known. This is partially due to the temperature and humidity of their location in Xishuangbanna, which are both favorable for the wet piling process. The sweetness of the well water on Menghai Tea Factory's property is also said to contribute to the classic soupy and sweet taste of their teas.
In general there are three important things that tea factories like Menghai Tea Factory need to focus on in order to produce a good ripe pu'er tea:
- Good source material – Many tea factories buy tea in bulk from surrounding farms or plantations, and have choice over what leaf size to use in productions.
- Intellectual Property – It is common for tea factories to have proprietary blends/recipes of leaf sizes that can produce cakes with a certain set of flavors and aromas. Factories will also have proprietary methods for performing the wet piling process.
- A Fermentation Master – Practically executing the wet piling process is difficult, and requires sensitivity to many factors such as temperature, humidity, the degree of fermentation of tea leaves, etc. There are people in Yunnan whose main job is to oversee the wet piling of ripe pu'er. Tea factories will want to hire someone who knows the process well, and can attain a certain degree of consistency.
Drinking the 2010 Menghai Tea Factory 8592 Cake
8592 doesn't seem like a very interesting name for a tea. However, it does provide some quick information about the production of the tea. The first two numbers usually represent the year that the recipe was created or last modified. Therefore the 85 in the 8592 means that this recipe of blending and fermenting was created/modified in 1985. The vendor I purchased this tea from states that "This recipe is based on the classic 7592 (from 1975), but modified in 1985 and produced several years since."
The next number stands for the size or grade of the average leaf. The size of the leaves used to produce pu'er tea are measured on a scale of (gong ting, te ji, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9). Gong ting and te ji represent the smallest buds. The numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 represent different sizes of leaf, with 9 being the largest leaf size. Therefore the 9 in the 8592 means that this blend has an average leaf size of 9, or very large leaves.
Numbers after the first three digits usually refer to batch numbers or other minor data, so they usually are not the most important. The vendor states that the 8592 I was drinking is either from batch number 002 or 003.
The aroma of the 8592 had notes very common to ripe tea, mainly an earthiness and woodiness. My brewing parameters were 8 grams of tea in a 150 ml teapot. This tea was very tightly compressed, so the first two infusions were very light due to the cake not fully opening up. These first infusions were woody, smooth, and light in flavor. Right off the bat I noticed that there were no unpleasant fishy, ruddy, or musty smells and flavors from fermentation.
By the third infusion the chunk of tea opened up and released its oils more readily. At this point the flavor was darker and earthier, and the texture was thicker with a creamy malty quality. These stronger flavors and textures remained until about the 6th or 7th infusion. I thought that the most interesting thing about the 8592 was how such a rich earthy tea could also have a sweeter and mellow component to it. There were faint sweet notes that reminded me of burnt caramel or a smoky vanilla. These were behind the strong earthy and woody flavors. The overall energy of the tea was pleasant and mellow – I felt relaxed as opposed to energized. Even when the infusions were strong, it was easy on the stomach. After the 7th infusion or so the tea started to fade. By this point there was just a light woody flavor that was less complex and less textured than the infusions during the middle of the session.
Final Thoughts
Ultimately I thought this was a good quality tea that I would describe as quintessentially ripe. The vendor sold it for $31 / 357 gram cake, which is not bad for a 7 year old tea. In the future I am going to drink and review other Menghai Tea Factory teas produced from smaller leaf sizes and different recipes, and compare these with the 8592. I feel like this will help offer a better sense of how leaf size and blending affect the flavor profiles of ripe pu'er tea.