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John Scofield's rhythm guitar player, Avi Bortnick show us his custom-made Stratocaster in this Premier Guitar video. "The body is one of those Highway One jobs which I got off eBay just because it was fairly lightweight and it had "LT" carved in the back, which, somehow, I liked," he says at (11:23). It has EMG pickups, he says. "I think these are the SA 88s, I believe. I've had them for so long, you can see it's kind of worn down. It's a guitar I play with John. I hardly ever use this guitar for other things unless I'm doing a funk recording session. Because I think these pickups are really great for kind of Prince, almost '80s style funk. They're very clear. They're very even. Not super great for soloing somehow. I don't think they have a whole lot of character. But they work well for this band. I've actually tried a few other guitars and I always come back to this one. And it feels good and I'm used to it," (11:48). For tuning machines and strings, Bortnick uses, "American Standard…locking tuners. These strings are a 10 set just a D'Addario 10 set. Really good. Been using D'Addario forever and they work well," (12:28)more
Chen's first Highway 1 American Strat that he took her creamy paint off. Chen use this guitar mostly in the studio.more
Instagram post where Jonny uses the hashtag #highwayonestrat, whilst shredding out on it in this instagram post from his personal account.more
I love these stratocasters more than the standards, deluxe models etc I do have some things that I will change and that is the pickups and the tremolo. This goes for most other strats as well. They aren't noiseless pickups and that is one thing that irritates me is the 60 cycle hum and hiss. Easy change out though to a noiseless setup. The tremolo also has to go and will be changed out to a Super Vee Bladerunner setup. I just can't stand any Fender tremolo as they are just a pain to setup and also go out of tune. I prefer the feel of these over other Strats and to me it's worth doing the upgrades at the price you can get a second hand discontinued model for.
I agree i just bought a black highway one and i prefer it to any other strat the neck is very cool and the wood is good, i'll probably change the pickups but the one i bough have a hot rails by seymour duncan on the bridge and i like the fact that i can have an heavy sound with a single pick up.
Bought this guitar used. The previous owner had painted it white, scalloped the fretboard and put in a floyd rose and some dimarzio pickups. This was my first guitar with a tremolo, although it's fun, I feel there is alot of unnecessary noise because of it. Mine had some rough frets, but after some polishing they we're fine. Plays alright, but not the best guitar I've played.
This early 00's Fender Strat is one of the more low-end/beefy sounding factory-original guitars. It's meant to have more of a 70s vibe as the large headstock shows. This Stratocaster features round tones, higher gains, and thicker sounds thanks to the grease-bucket circuitry, and the thin nitrocellulose coating (which helps bring out the tone of the wood). If you love the feel of a Strat, but want a darker tone: this is a great guitar.
I have been looking for a nice strat for ages. I had a Mexican classic player, a Japanese 57 reissue, a MIJ Squier, and Ihave tried a dozen Amwerican Standards. Garrett Sweeney from Monster Magnet suggested me to try one of these Highway Ones but I need to change pickups! Well I tried these and my technician said the nitro finish made these instuments sound bigger than the Standard Strats cause those had poly finish. I love the neck, the sound, their affordable price (for a while I guess as these are out of production, so they might become a collectable item after a while). I dig the stock pickups too.


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Those of you with an Android phone on T-Mobile will be pleased to know that your 3G connection is slightly quicker as of yesterday, thanks to T-Mobile's completion of the 7.2 Mbps upgrade. HSPA 7.2 is network technology that allows for quicker data connections (up to 7.2Mbps) in every area that has 3G coverage, and while AT&T's been setting up the network for some time now, T-Mobile beat them to the punch, flipping the switch on HSPA yesterday morning.
If you think that's impressive, just wait until T-Mobile completes the HSPA+ upgrade they've been working on. HSPA+ is currently the fastest 3G data network speed currently possible, at a whopping 21Mbps. It was tested in Philadelphia earlier this year, and according to T-Mobile, HSPA+ will be launched sometime this year.

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Pharrell Williams' come-ons do not improve with age—theirs or his. "You're so perfect, don't you ignore me, girl / No need to be nervous, this'll work out surely, girl," goes the chorus of "Perfect Defect." "Touch you, girl," he whispers repeatedly on "Hypnotize U," a throbbing near-techno track (produced with help from Daft Punk, no less) that never fully gets where it's going. That goes for Nothing in general. Williams and his N.E.R.D cohorts Chad Hugo and Shay Haley are adept in the studio; their musical constructs are always polished, and often at least somewhat impressive. But their lyrics and point of view are so entitled that there's little sense they're aiming much further than the nearest frat house.
The tough-guy talk, such as "No, I won't kill you, but I'll watch you die" on "Help Me," isn't especially convincing. The mid-tempo new-wave rocker "Victory" features Williams doing some of the most misguided emoting this side of daytime television. There is, of course, a classic Neptunes-sounding club track: "Hot-N-Fun," featuring Nelly Furtado, skips nicely along on busy drums and a darting bass, with Haley boasting, "This is stadium music, 50-thou jumping at a time." And later: "People don't want to think no more / They just want to feel, they want to let go." He has a point, but most of this album won't aid either activity.


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So many elements of this NYTimes story are bizarre to the point of comic that for a moment I wondered if it was a spoof. Seems that George Orwel* lifted several paragraphs without attributing their source for his book about the oil industry. The source: Wikipedia.** But other than a statement from the publisher, there's not any big lawsuit or any other major response. That's because Wikipedia isn't like other sources:
Copying from Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia produced by tens of thousands of contributors, does not raise the same legal complications as copying from a copyrighted book. According to Mike Godwin, the lead lawyer at the Wikimedia Foundation, under Wikipedia's license anyone can reprint material found there as long as Wikipedia is given credit and the license itself is reprinted, assuring that the material continues to roam free.
So go ahead and lift from Wikipedia for your next book. I am. My newest WIP is entitled WIKINOVEL, and it's going to be very informative.
*This is the first bizarre element. The man's name is George Orwel. GEORGE ORWEL? Is that real? If you're going to be named George Orwel just go whole hog and tack on that second "L."
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It's not exactly a slump and nobody's seriously worried right now, but Jimmie Johnson's fans are undeniably happy that NASCAR is at the two-mile Auto Club Speedway this weekend.
Johnson, the five-time and reigning Cup champion, has a pair of third-place finishes and finishes of 27th and 16th in the season's first four races. He's seventh in points, 20 behind leader Kurt Busch. At this point last year, Johnson had two wins and two bad finishes and was fourth in points. He went on to win six races and his fifth title by 39 points.
California's Auto Club Speedway is one of Johnson's favorite tracks, a good place to win again and to begin establishing his accustomed place as a Chase for the Championship driver. He's from El Cajon, 115 miles from Fontana, and has five wins and six other top-five finishes in 16 starts at the track. He's been running at the finish all 16 times and, almost inconceivably, has finished on the lead lap in every start there. He's finished ninth or better in the track's last eight races.
His win there in spring 2002 was the first of his 53 career Cup wins. He followed with wins in the fall races in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and again last spring. In addition to five wins, he has four runner-up finishes, two thirds, a ninth and four double-digit finishes.
Johnson is among nine active Cup drivers who have Fontana wins. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon and Roush Fenway driver Greg Biffle have three. Everyone else has one win: Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart, last fall's winner. Retired drivers Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield each have one Fontana win, and Nationwide Series driver Elliott Sadler has one.
Cup and Nationwide teams will practice on Friday and Cup teams will qualify at 7 p.m. Eastern. Nationwide teams will qualify on Saturday afternoon and run their 150-lap, 300-mile race at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. The 200-lap, 400-mile Cup race is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.


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Next Generation Yoga classes are designed based on the interests, energies and developmental stages of children. Our philosophy recognizes that all children are unique and develop at their own pace. NGY Teachers love to work with you to create the best Yoga program for your child's needs.
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Based on our expertise with Yoga and children, we recommend these combined age groupings …
2-4 yr. olds
Yoga comes to life in these fun and creative classes designed to stimulate a young child's growing curiosity. Playful yoga poses, animated breathing exercises and imaginative relaxation techniques, teach 2, 3 and 4-year olds about their budding bodies.
Sprinkled with music, crafts, picture books and age-appropriate props, we'll spark the child's inner yogini while enhancing language development, motor coordination and play skills. Classes are an equal balance between active & passive poses.
5-7 yr. olds
Cooperative games, theme activities, storytelling, music, and art engage the natural energy and enthusiasm of the 5, 6 and 7-year old child.
Classes explore Yoga poses, breathing exercises, visual imagery and relaxation techniques while conveying lessons in self-expression, body image, social skills, positive thinking, and environmental awareness.
8-10 yr. olds
Kindling the maturing independence of 8, 9 and 10-year olds, these classes encourage a deeper sense of body awareness, self-exploration and interpersonal skills.
Alive with flowing sequences, balancing poses, breathing exercises, and creative relaxation techniques, children are sure to relish in their selves. As well, partner poses and cooperative Yoga games inspire positive peer interactions that are sure to carry into their everyday lives.
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Expanding minds and maturing bodies come together through independent and group activities that stimulate preteens physical strength, emotional balance and self-confidence.
Classes integrate traditional Yoga poses, flowing sequences, breathing exercises, deep-relaxation and meditation techniques as well as self-reflection. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the physical and philosophical aspects of Yoga.
The kids weren't just moving around, they were really DOING Yoga in mind, spirit and body.
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Yogis and Yoginis come together in a lighthearted environment for individual, partner and family Yoga fun! Age and developmentally appropriate poses, animated breathing exercises and soothing relaxation techniques awaken the inner-child of all age participants. Laughter and love fill each class and is sure to inspire the entire family's relationship.
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Rio Grande do Norte, the land of the shrimp eaters (Potiguars). One of the great things about shrimp is that they cook in a such a short time. This means that when time constraints don't allow a roast or a stew to be considered as a main course, a shrimp dish makes a perfect centerpiece for a dinner whether it's a family meal during the workweek or an elegant dinner party on the weekend. Although shrimp is high in cholesterol, it is also high in protein and very low in fat, so as long as there are no particular concerns about cholesterol consumption, it makes an excellent choice as a meal's main protein.
Like the previous recipe for Shimp with Mango, this dish combines shrimp with fruit - this time lime, which highlights the flavor of the shellfish and adds a refreshing acidity to the dish. I like to add a bit more fresh lime juice to the finished dish just before serving to really make the dish "sing."
RECIPE - Shrimp with Lime Sauce (Camarão com Molho de Limão)
Serves 4
3 Tbsp. fresh-squeezed lime juice
1/2 cup water
1 small chili pepper (malagueta, serrano, jalapeño), seeded and minced
1 tsp. salt
1 lb (500 gr) ready-to-cook shrimp (de-headed, peeled and deveined)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp. annatto powder (sweet paprika can be substituted)
1/3 cup parsley, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. cilantro, finely chopped
1/3 cup red bell pepper, diced
In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine the lime juice, chopped hot pepper and cold water. Add the shrimp and let stand for 15 minutes at room temperature. Drain the shrimp, reserving the soaking liquid.
Put the flour in a large plastic or paper bag, and dredge the shrimp in the flour, a few at a time. Shake the shrimps to remove excess flour and reserve.
Heat a large, heavy saucepan over medium high heat, then add the butter and olive oil. Melt the butter, but don't let it brown. Reduce heat to medium. Fry half of the shrimp for one minute, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, then remove them with a strainer and reserve. Repeat with the second half of the shrimp, frying for one minute then reserving.
Add the soaking liquid to the pan in which the shrimp were fried. Add the annatto powder or paprika and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add the parsley, the cilantro, the red pepper and the reserved shrimp. Cook for a few minutes, mixing all ingredients thorough and heating the dish through. Remove from heat and place in serving bowl. (Add 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice and stir again, if desired.)
Serve with white rice and a green salad.
Recipe translated and adapted from Cozinha Regional Brazileira by Abril Editora
Sunday, September 19, 2010
RECIPE - Shrimp with Lime Sauce (Camarão com Molho de Limão)
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Tsuki [1410 1st Ave. (bet. 74th and 75th Sts.) 212-517-6860]
An absolute gem. I am consistently amazed by how many excellent sushi restaurants there are in New York. Like many of the other ones, Tsuki has a very modest decor, but some fantastic fish. You should really make sure to treat yourself here, and here is how you should do it: Start with the 3 Salad Appetizer, which is definitely big enough to share between two people, but also worthwhile for a hungry individual. The Lobster Salad is particularly delicious and can be ordered with just seaweed (no Hijiki) in an exquisite combination. For the main event, go for the Omakase if you've got the money, but there is also a more affordable way to taste some of the best fish available. In this case, I am referring to the Tsuki Selection, in which you get six of the chef's best cuts of fish along with the fantastic Volcano Tuna Roll. In fact, this selection is big enough that you could certainly share it with someone else, along with one other roll (perhaps Salmon Carrot Sauce?), and feel full. Finally, if you still don't feel full (or even if you do), top off your meal with the Mochi ice cream. Get chocolate and vanilla. Both are excellent and come with very sweet and tasty mountain berries. On the whole, Tsuki is a very good alternative to a place like Sushi of Gari because it is cheaper, much less crowded, and of similar quality.
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I have this worry for some time, that my potential will be diminished due to outside forces such as families, political situation, economic situation, loss of passion.
In my mind, all outside forces have to be perfect for my potential to grow. But this is wrong.
In The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Anything, the author noted that geniuses and talents exist no matter the economic or political situation, be it war, famine, death, church control, etc, talents are still there. Why?
Because we are blaming on the wrong things. These are all non factors, what matters the most is what you do, do you deep practice everyday? That is, fire your neurons to form the network. The network is what talent is about, myelinated neurons. If you do, your talent will rise, no matter where you are. Most of the talents the author found belongs to "chicken feed Harvard", not an impressive place where big expensive building and facilities are available, but produces great talents.
I would say, stop complaining, and focus on honing your skills, those are the things that matter more.


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Celebs Interviews/ Fashion & Style/ Behind The Scene/ Red Carpet Event & More..
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Dbanj joins Joke Silva,Desmond Elliot for meeting with Finance minister (Photos)
I thought he was rude-Tiwa Savage opens up on her first encounter with Tee Billz
Tiwa Savage has opened up on how she met her husband and former manager, Tee Billz.. In an edto shoot her first hit, interview with Pulse TV,she said she thought he was rude after their first encounter..She also reveled he funded her when she came to Nigeria and saved to shoot her first hit,Kele Kele
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Stylish couple! Basketmouth & wife in London
Kate Henshaw ,Beverly Naya rock ''natural hair' to Surulere movie premiere (Photos)
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Why Olajumoke should be careful with her overexposure - Charles Novia writes
Nollywood director and critic Charles Novia penned down an interesting article on his website titled OLAJUMOKE'S UNLEAVENED BREAD AND THE OVEN OF OPPORTUNISTS
I have written glowingly about the Olajumoke duckling-to-swan story a few days back on my facebook page and praised those whose hands were compelled by the benevolence of fate to change her life.
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Annie Idibia, Toke Makinwa slay in white for Surulere movie premiere
Photos: Foluke Daramola-Salako NGO 'Passion Against Rape and Abuse in Africa' To Honour Late Nollywood Kid-Actor, David Olamide
In her continued Quest to advocate against Rape and Abuse in Africa, Foluke Daramola-Salako has engaged in various campaigns both locally and internationally, under the Umbrella of her Organization Passion Against Rape and Abuse in Africa (PARAA).
Rita Dominic stuns at her movie premiere
Halima Abubakar sizzle in new photos
Dare Art Alade covers vanguard allure Valentine issue
Photos: Rita Dominic, Dakore Akande, Uche Jombo, Kate Henshaw, others at premiere of the movie, 'Suru'Lere'
Friday, February 12, 2016
Music: Mickez - Ifunanyagi |@iammickez
Mickez ( @iammickez). A multi talented award winning music artiste and a producer, has finally decided to release his unique evergreen love song titled ' IFUNANYAGI ' produced by one of Nigeria's high rated Hit maker Dekumzy. The young talented Mickez has released several singles that are making waves and has finally brought this good tune for our listening pleasure, download, share and comment.
Benita Okojie lovely in new photos
Olajumoke took NTA crew on tour of the bakery where she worked before the fame
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Akpabio goes for medical check up at Ibom Multi Special Hospital (photos)
Photos: Governor El Rufai Leads Entourage As He Visits Doctor's Quarters In Kaduna Community
Photos; Checkout This Mini Tractor Which Was Designed And Built In Nigeria
DOWNLOAD MUSIC: Simi – Love Don't Care
After a fantastic run in 2015, Nigerian singer and songwriter Simi kicks off 2016 with a lovely piece dedicated to all the lovers out there.
Titled 'Love don't care', Simi shows us a deeper meaning of the word love – it cares for the next person irrespective of status, religion or ethnicity.
DOWNLOAD MUSIC: Nikki Laoye – "Onyeuwaoma" ft. Banky W
Wahala Media Entertainment's first lady, Nikki Laoye collaborates with EME's leading man, Banky W on this soothing love jam, ONYEUWAOMA – which literally means "a person from a good place" in the native Igbo dialect.
The captivating song is a special dedication to that one true love, the Angel in disguise sent from Heaven – just for you.
DOWNLOAD MUSIC: Orezi – Sweet Yarinya
Orezi celebrates the season of love with the release of a new single titled "Sweet Yarinya".
Produced by "Reggae Blues" producer Dr. Amir, "Sweet Yaringa" sees the "Gehn Ghen" master serenade with a afro-pop/R&B fusion enriched with the language Hausa. The track showcases the stellar vocals of the "Shoki" performer.
President Buhari Hosts German President And Wife To Banquet At The Villa. (Photos)
Jeremiah Gyang shares photos of his newborn baby
Music star Mocheddah shares sexy photos
Ashley Stephanie sizzle in new photos
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Banky W Has a Valentine's Day Surprise for You
special planned for all his fans.
Mr. Capable will be giving away 100+ surprises to his most loyal fans &
Battle of the curly hair! Omotola vs Mercy Aigbe (Photos)
Rukky Sanda looking different in new photos
Tiwa Savage visits pregnant women, says she doesn't miss those days (Photos)
RMD dapper in new photos
Actress Chinyere Wilfred looking stunning in new photos
Photos: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde visits an orphanage in Ghana
Photo: Ebuka & Cynthia Obi-Uchendu celebrate honeymoon in UAE
Newly married couple Ebuka and his wifey Cynthia Obi-Uchendu are on vacation in Yas Island, which is a man made island in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Court Orders Ibinabo Fiberesima To Pay N10 million To Ex Beauty Queen
AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima has been ordered to pay the sum of N10 million to ex beauty queen – Munachi Chinenye Uzoma who was Miss Earth Nigeria 2011/2012.
Ibinabo is reported to have seized Munachi's crown and other entitlements after her win.
Jumoke The Agege Bread Seller Turned Model Unites With Her Husband (Photos)
Jumoke Orisaguna, the former bread hawker turned model who landed the cover of Thisdaystyle has united with her husband Sunday who is now in Lagos.She and Mr Orisaguna have two children in Osun state where they are based.
Photos: You Won't Believe What Denrele Edun Wore To Dinner With The German President
We all know Denrele Edun and his outlandish fashion style
But he cut an almost unrecognisable figure in these photos he posted on social media. He is looking halfway 'normal' in the attire he wore as a guest to the German Embassy on the occasion of the visit of the German President and First Lady.
But he cut an almost unrecognisable figure in these photos he posted on social media. He is looking halfway 'normal' in the attire he wore as a guest to the German Embassy on the occasion of the visit of the German President and First Lady.
Photos: Popular Yoruba Actor Sikiru 'Arakangudu' Adeshina Buried In His Home Town
The remains of veteran actor, Sikiru Adeshina better known as Arakangudu who died of heart attack on yesterday, February 9, 2016, was laid to rest earlier today in his hometown, Osogbo, Osun State.
Housemaid Burns Down The Home Of Nollywood Actress, Franca Brown
Veteran Nollywood actress, Franca Brown had her house burnt down by her maid on January 18, 2016.
According to reports that just emerged, the maid poured petrol on the house and set it ablaze and later allegedly confessed to being a witch and part of a coven.
Charly Boy's message to 'single,worried' ladies this Valentine
|Charlyboy & wife of 37 years Diane
Charly Boy has some soothing words for ladies who are worried about being single this valentine.He wrote on his facebook page
Ini Edo steps out in lovely monochrome outfit
Too cute! Annie Idibia shares photo of her daughter's first day in school
Annie and 2 face Idibia's second daughter,Olivia started school today.The proud mother wrote about her adorable 2 year old..
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Seyi Shay stuns in leather pants
Beverly Osu celebrates Ash Wednesday (Photo)
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday which was celebrated by Catholics around the world to mark the start of Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Former Big Brother Africa contestant turned actress,Beverly Osu celebrated with a photo of ash on her forehead.
Checkout Omotola's reaction to her son's dreadlocks
HUH! 16 Girls Get Pregnant After A Boy Ejaculated In A Public Swimming Pool
This sounds unbelievable but the report looks quite serious and it is reported to have happened in January .15 year old Tommy Coulter impregnated 16 young teenage girls between the age of 13 and 17 years of age after he attended a pool party and ejaculated in the pool,the Tallahassee Herald reports.
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The Chamber of Commerce organizations got their lickspittle servants in our Tea-Publican controlled legislature and our "Koch-bot" governor to do their bidding in making it damn near impossible for citizens to exercise their constitutional right to make laws by citizens initiative. Buying a legislature and governor to do your bidding is the exclusive provence of our Plutocratic corporate overlords, and you will obey!
The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports, House passes two more bills tightening citizen-initiative laws:
Republican state lawmakers on Thursday agreed to impose two new sets of restrictions on initiatives that foes said in combination with already-approved measures will effectively deny the ability of voters to ever again propose their own laws.
SB 1236, approved by the House on a 35-23 party-line vote, would make the committee pushing a ballot measure financially responsible for any acts of fraud or forgery committed by anyone who is paid to gather signatures for the initiative. Those fines would be $1,000 for each violation.
That measure still needs final Senate approval.
Separately, the House gave give final approval to a Senate-passed bill to require that initiatives be in "strict compliance" with election laws to get on the ballot. That change in HB 2244, which now goes to Gov. Doug Ducey for his anticipated signature after the 34-23 vote, would overturn prior rulings of the Arizona Supreme Court which have concluded that initiatives may be placed before voters if they are in "substantial compliance" with the law.
The actions came after Rep. Ken Clark, D-Phoenix, urged colleagues to tread lightly.
"We have before us one of the gravest decisions we will ever make here, and that is whether to effectively shut down the initiative process for all but those, the richest interests, inside and out of the state," he said.
And Clark said that those imposing the new restrictions now may at some point in the future be sorry when they want to put something before voters, like extending the 0.6-cent sales tax that helps fund education, a levy that will otherwise self-destruct in 2020.
But House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, said the changes in initiative laws are not only appropriate but actually required. He said the Arizona Constitution directs lawmakers to enact measures dealing with voter registration "and other laws to secure the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise."
These two changes come just weeks after Ducey signed a third restriction, this one to outlaw what had been the widely used practice of paying petition circulators based on the number of signatures they gather. What that leaves is the more expensive method of paying people by the hour.
The timing of the three bills is not coincidence.
These come on the heels of voters who last fall approved increasing the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour — $12 by 2020 — and mandating that employers provide workers at least three days off a year for sick time. That came over objections of business interests.
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce then tried to have the initiative voided by the courts. And Rep. Isela Blanc, D-Tempe, said when that failed, the businesses turned to their allies at the Capitol.
"The people have not asked for this," she said. "It is the Chamber."
That's not just rhetoric: Chamber President Glenn Hamer sent out an email earlier this week saying new restrictions on initiatives are part of the "to-do list" for lawmakers.
And, of course, their lickspittle servants in the Tea-Publican controlled legislature dutifully complied.
Earlier, Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, asserted that the 1998 Voter Protection Act bars lawmakers from repealing or significantly altering anything approved at the ballot. That constitutional measure, approved by voters, followed a decision by lawmakers the prior year to effectively repeal a 1996 law legalizing the medical use of marijuana and other otherwise illegal drugs. Senate approves bill tightening laws for citizen initiatives:
"There is no way now to protect the people if there is unseen consequences in initiatives that are passed," Allen said.
Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Glendale, said that is false.
He said lawmakers, with a three-fourths vote of both the House and Senate, can amend voter-approved measures to fix technical problems. The only requirement is that the change "furthers the purpose" of what voters approved.
And Quezada said there is a remedy if lawmakers truly believe that an initiative is harmful and should be repealed: Send the measure back to voters, something that needs only a simple majority.
Quezada said that is why it is called the Voter Protection Act.
"It doesn't protect us. The people are being protected from us," Quezada said.
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Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, said the framers of the Arizona Constitution created the initiative process to ensure voters have the opportunity to act. He argued that quashing ballot efforts because they don't meet certain technical requirements violates that right.
"I don't care if this is scrawled on the back of a piece of bark peeled off a cottonwood tree," Farley said. "I want these petitions to be accepted if they are genuine electors."
Farley said he believes the measure will be found unconstitutional.
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Sen. Andrea Dalessandro, D-Tucson, said she foresees a legal challenge if Ducey signs this measure into law. She said it is up to the courts, and not the legislature, to decide how to interpret the constitutional right of voters to propose their own laws.
"And it will yet again waste taxpayers' money like we've done so many times," Dalessandro said.
The die is cast, all three bills will be signed by our "Koch-bot" governor on the orders of the Chamber of Commerce organizations.
There has been some discussion of a referendum to challenge the new laws restricting citizens initiatives, but there is no agreement among the organizations that would organize and fund such a referendum effort. A legal challenge is far more likely.
The obvious answer is to kick every Tea-Publican who voted for these bills out of office. But Arizona voters have demonstrated time and again that they have difficulty understanding the most obvious of answers. And that is how they wind up under the boot of oppression and tyranny.


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Just scanning Michael Jackson autographs on eBay - and see one that has a "Tracks" coa, from Paul Wane. I hope this coa is fake because the autographs def are.
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I suggest you contact Paul Wane at Tracks -- they'll tell you if someone forged their LOA.
Not only do you have to worry about forged sigs, but also forged certs? What a wonderful hobby this can be
Hi Wascher,
I'm the seller of this item and just saw this - removed the item for the time being. I can assure I did not manufacture the LOA from Tracks haha. I'm reaching out to Paul Wane and I'll send over a message to you as well to hopefully get this resolved. Thank you!
I went back and forth yesterday on your item trying to decipher if it was possibly a Secretarial item or a forger signing unknowingly like a Secretarial item.
The Capitalizing of full words is often seen on secretarial items. A 3 or 4 stroke E is also seen, where you usually see a one stroke capital E on MJ's real writing.
VS a couple of real photos signed.
MJ capitalizing an E 99.999% of the time looks like this:
The other thing off on your item is the Love (note where the lower loop of the L sits and how stiff the L is on top)
Here is what Mj's Loves looked like throughout his career. The lower L loop falls below the imaginary line we write on almost completely, and they have a flow to them vs the stiff upper L.
In secretarial sigs, they don't fall below the line fully like they should, sort of half way down.. but are not up as high as the item you have. They are stiffer on the upper part of the L, but not as stiff as yours either.
Any way just some MJ info for you to look at, and will help you in the future.
Just a note, almost all of the authenticators out there, right now (big names) are passing Secretarials as legit. Unfortunately.
Thanks a lot for the examples wascher, it's definitely an example I'll be looking out for now especially since it seems to be the exact same used by this forger as pointed out by Steve.
Could this have been printed on the shirts somehow? It seems incredibly unlikely to have two forgeries that are near exact matches.
Your correct Steve, I didn't realize I grabbed the same one twice, (same shirt, probably different lighting / sale)
OK, it has wrinkles in different places, and the color, so I thought it was a different shirt.


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My first pic is a little blurry, sorry. Daylight hours are gone, or I would retake this picture. This one will have to do. Had lots of room to play with the first week of March, as the first landed on a Saturday. (Why did I set it up like this?! Grrrr... )
I just love cabbage roses. My take is somewhat juvenile, but this is a work in progress. After all, it's an ART JOURNAL. Come with me on a little rabbit trail here...
The definition of an ART JOURNAL:
1. It's an artist's journal.
2. It's an illustrated diary.
3. Debbie Hodge says, "Simply put, an art journal is a journal in which you combine art and words to express yourself".
4. It's a playground.
5. It's a place where you can put down your thoughts and questions.
6. It's a place where you can experiment with new techniques and new mediums.
7. A place where you can learn something new.
So, even if I can't make roses like I'd like to, I can sure practice. That is part of the purpose of my art journal. :) No demand for perfection allowed!
Oh, and the "March" title is driving me crazy, because it's crookedly cut and crookedly mounted on the page.
Oh, sorry! Got distracted...
I added some doodles and stuff to see if I could make it look like it was on purpose. I think I was half successful. Tee hee! Oh, and the letter H I managed to not draw as tall as the other letters, had to improvise. so another imperfection. ;)
About the butterfly. I love it. It's a Tattered Angels stencil that I've had for ages. I simply placed it down on the page, masked off the other areas where I didn't want color, and proceeded to spray with three different colors of Dylusions Ink. They kinda blended together, and I really really like it. I might add colorful ombre sequins to the body of the butterfly yet. We'll see.
Next, I dropped droplets of water onto the color in random areas, creating this pooled watercolor look, which makes the colors brighter.
I really like the washi tape there on the left edge...Each page of this art journal has a washi tape edge, in the spirit of The Documented Life Project.
This page spread is really FULL. I like to doodle while I listen to sermons at church. In this case, we did church at home this last Sunday. Made some notes while listening to a QandA session with Tim Keller. Those notes probably don't make a lot of sense to anyone but those that actually listened to it, but that's okay. It's my journal, my diary. :) Later, I added more doodles to fill out the page. The white paper is the top side of a flap.
I added many flaps to this side of the spread, as you will see in the next few photos. One of the challenges in the DLP was to make a flap on a flap. Not sure which number of challenge that was, but here it is. I am not following the challenges chronologically with this project, I'm all over the map. But that's okay. That's how I roll. My main goal is to document my every day, not necessarily the artsy part. It's a side benefit. Whoo hoo!
See the bright pink dots paper, with the words "about me"? That is another flap, but accordion-folded.
I created those circles using my Copic markers. Did that a long time ago, when I first had the markers. Saved the page in one of my sketch books, and finally gave it a real home in this art journal. Some of my own handwriting paired with some Basic Grey letter stickers, and we're good to go. Week 10 of the DLP was to creat a list of what makes me, ME. It was funny. I had just completed this list on a Friday, and the next day I read the challenge, and it fit exactly. It's not really a list of EXACTLY what makes me, ME, but it's a li'l list of little details about me. Figured that was close enough. :)
Saturday, the first of March was a crazy day of hubby helping me clean. Not my favoritist memory, 'cause he was a tad disgusted at my lack of deep cleaning...I can laugh about it now, but I was really mad at him for about a day. #maritalbliss But now, I have no dust on my fridge, no dust on my microwave, etc, etc. Was it worth it really? Not sure. Tee hee!
The map revealed under the first flap is one I tore out of a vintage atlas. Yummy. Love me some maps.
Let me tell you all about The Book Thief. If you loooove books, you gotta read this one and watch the movie. It's so sweet! (And sad.) I watched the movie first, then went out and bought the book. Not sure which to do first. Maybe...watch the movie first. The book is written in a really unique format, but it might be quite confusing if you hadn't watched the movie. It leaps from place to place. It reads just like the way I think: in a spaghetti-like fashion. LOL!
ANYWAYS...the quote above is one of the many juicy ways the author used to explain physical settings. Very very cool. Never thought of clouds "making room for each other" before! It's a literary genius! Couldn't stop thinking of this description. Hubby wasn't very interested, my twin wasn't really either, but the pages of my gesso-ed up art journal sure were all ears! Like I said earlier, an art journal can be so many things. I love writing down quotes. It's a perfect place for them.
I joined a postcard swap, and this is a lovely, lovely one I got blessed with. My very first art postcard swap. Definitely want to do more of them! I think the squares are from a Gelli-print. It's darling! Thank you Melissa Schroeder! I attached it to another flap. So, flap on a flap - I did it! *The challenge, that is.)
I am learning so much about drawing since I started Zentangling! Love me some doodles.
I got a little carried away with my ten things, and ended up with eleven. What can I say. So, every flap I make, I use washi tape. Simple simple. Nothing fancy. Simple.
Well, that's enough of my jabbing at you.
auf wiedersehen
au revoir


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Two young girls who had been missing since Monday from Prince George's County were found safe and returned to their homes Tuesday.
Diamond Lynatra Thompson, 12, and Princess Monae Small, 13 had been last seen in the 8200 block of Sheriff Road in Hyattsville at about 2 p.m. Monday.
Before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Prince George's police told the media that the girls had been found, both in good health.


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Palexpo in Geneva will host the third edition of the Laver Cup from September 20-22, 2019.
The Laver Cup is a three-day tournament pitting a team of six of the best men's tennis players from Europe against six of their counterparts from the rest of the World.
Björn Borg is captain of Team Europe and John McEnroe is captain of Team World.
The tournament is named in honor of Australian tennis legend Rod Laver, the only man to win two calendar-year Grand Slams, and one of the greatest players of all time.
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The inaugural Laver Cup was held at the O2 arena in Prague, Czech Republic, from September 22-24, 2017, with Team Europe, led by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, defeating Team World 15-9.
The second Laver Cup was held at the United Center in Chicago from September 21-23, 2018. Team Europe featuring Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev defended the cup by a score of 13-8. In 2019, the competition returns to Europe with Team World once again seeking revenge.
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When Amy and Josh asked me to be involved in a remodel of the counter and kitchen cabinets in their historic Heights area home, I said cool, I'm on-board. When they emailed to say the project was a no-go because of plumbing issues, well, I was disappointed. Then they asked if i wanted to remake the lattice surround for the exterior of the house….? Based on the deterioration of the existing wooden lattice, the framing and anchoring into the brick piers–I guessed it wouldn't be an easy, straight-forward project. In the end, I was right–but before I knew for sure, I said yes, I'll do it.
We opted to use PVC boards and lattice rather than treated lumber; the PVC should last as long or longer than the brick. Naturally, none of the openings between the brick piers were the same dimensions, so each lattice and frame had to be made to match each opening; I quickly developed a system for making the frames and lattice and then installing them in place but doing them one at a time–it wasn't by any means "systematic". Thus is the reality of working on older homes. Everything turned out well and I couldn't have asked for better clients.


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Tegan: And who might you be?
First Doctor: I might be any number of things, young lady. As it happens I am the Doctor. The original, you might say.
Tegan and the First Doctor (played by Richard Hurndall)
Season One - 1963/1964
- NV : Frayed
The Doctor and Susan find themselves in the middle of war they cannot understand
- NV : Time And Relative
The winter of 1962/1963 brings a big freeze, and with it a far greater menace
- A : An Unearthly Child
When two teachers force their way into the TARDIS the Doctor decides it is time to leave Earth
- B : The Daleks
The TARDIS crew arrive on a radioative world home to two races
- C : The Edge Of Destruction
The TARDIS is on course for Event One - the big bang
- D : Marco Polo
Central Asia, 1289: The Doctor gambles, and loses, the TARDIS to the Kublai Kahn
- MA : The Sorcerer's Apprentice
The Doctor does not believe in magic, but the planet of Elbyon disagrees
- E : The Keys Of Marinus
The Doctor and his companions are forced to search for operating keys on Marinus
- F : The Aztecs
Barbara attemepts to use her new status as a High Priest to alter human history
- G : The Sensorites
The Sensorites, wary of explotation, kidnapy three humans, the Doctor and his companions
- H : The Reign Of Terror
1794: The TARDIS materlialises near Paris during the French Revolution
- PDA : City At World's End
The Doctor and his companions land in the city of Arkhaven; a city facing destruction
- PDA : The Witch Hunters
Salem, 1692: Susan's latent telepathy threatens to escalate the Salem witch trials
- PDA : The Time Travellers
The TARDIS materialises in London 2006, but this isn't the city they knew. London is a ruin...
Season Two - 1964/1965
- J : Planet Of Giants
Arriving on Earth the Doctor and his companions find they have been shrunk
- K : The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
The Daleks have enslaved Earth and plan to replace the magnetic core with a drive mechanism
- MA : Venusian Lullaby
Venus is dying, but the Venusians are offered salvation - at the expense of the huamn race
- L : The Rescue
The TARDIS crew find a crashed space-craft with two survivors - but one is a murderer
- PDA : Byzantium!
The Doctor and his companions arrive in Byzantium to view the civilisation of the Roman Empire
- M : The Romans
Whilst on holiday in Rome, 64A.D., things go wrong for the TARDIS crew
- PDA : The Eleventh Tiger
China, 1865: Trying to maintain order are the British Empire, and the Ten Tigers...
- N : The Web Planet
The TARDIS is drawn to the planet Vortis, the web planet, by a strange force
- P : The Crusade
The TARDIS materialises in the midst of the harsh, cruel world of the 12th century Crudaes
- Q : The Space Museum
The Doctor and his companions must change the future to avoid becoming museum exhibits
- MA : The Plotters
The Doctor investigates strange goings-on at the court of King James VI
- R : The Chase
The Doctor tried to outrun a group of Daleks who are pursuing in their own time machine
- S : The Time Meddler
The Doctor is concerned when he dicsovers anachronistic objects in 1066 A.D.
- MA : The Empire Of Glass
The Doctor mediates at an interplanetary peace conference in seventeenth century Venice
Season Three - 1965/1966
- T : Galaxy Four
The Doctor finds two species have crashed on a planet that soon self-destruct
- T/A : Mission To The Unknown
A Space Security Agent is on Kembel to investigate a possible Dalek spacecraft slighting
- U : The Myth Makers
Near the city of Troy, on the plains of Asia Minor, the Doctor is hailed as the god Zeus
- V : The Daleks' Masterplan
The TARDIS materialises on the planet Kembel several months after the death of Marc Cory
- W : The Massacre
1572: The TARDIS materialises in Paris a day before the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
- PDA : Salvation
The Doctor and his companions encounter gods in New York offering salvation
- X : The Ark
When Dodo's cold infects the humans on an Ark the Monoid slaves stage an uprising
- Y : The Celestial Toymaker
The TARDIS materialises in a strange domain presided over by the Toymaker
- Z : The Gunfighters
The Doctor, suffering from toothache, visits Tombstone, 1881, to find a dentist
- PDA : Bunker Soldiers
An alien warrior awakes in medieval Kiev
- AA : The Savages
The Doctor and his companions help Savages co-exist with Elders
- MA : The Man In The Velvet Mask
The TARDIS lands in what appears to be post-revolutinary France...
- BB : The War Machines
A computer that thinks for itself considers itself superior to humans


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The drivers have the separate app features when compared to the riders' app. When a request posted by the riders, it will send to the nearby drivers who accept the ride will offer the taxi to the users. The drivers have the option to go online or offline with just a single click and they can accept the rides only when they are in online. The scripts are optimized to meet the SEO requirements to driver better in the traffic and for the better business. The tech team of the Snoota deploys the powerful dashboard for the easy maintenance of the clone app by a single admin.
They develop the Custom PHP Scripts of the instant messaging app. with the power packed features as similar to the WhatsApp an also they have a long list of the feature from their tech team. They add the features based on the requirement of the customers.
The app developers develop online rental booking scripts. They provide the service to add the many countries and the details of the rental house along with the property in the house. The main advantage of the app is currency converter, which supports the users to convert the currency to the regional currency, which supports the user to travel in the unknown country.
Event planning and the app development from the scratch are complex. It also takes more time and resources to develop the app completely. Snoota helps us to get own brand and a new app for the business expansion and we can start quickly focus on the business development with the support of the Ready-made Web Scripts. They are in the affordable price when compared to the new product and easy to maintenance.
They develop the app with the scalable platform and robust structure. The app is hundred percent customisable one and they are open source code. Hence they are adapting to any platform and run on any operating system. They are using the best open source technology available on the web. They use the scripting language and MVC based framework for the efficient operation of the sites. The tech team experts use the open source code for the efficient function of the app.
In fact, the App Development Scripts which are available in this marketplace have sidelined the others scripts by its admirable performance towards the demanded task. Eventually, the user has to know the complete knowledge about this marketplace to access each and every option, which is provided in the clone script. For example, if the user wants to have a service of instant messaging, transportation, online room rental or some other project through online, they can prefer this marketplace.
The function has some limited restrictions and there are some indispensable conditions are provided on the Custom PHP Scripts. Pre-defined actions are dramatically performed well with respect to the user's demand. The requirement of user details will be uploaded instantly and the result is accessed with the help of instant notification. In such case, the user has to accept the conditions of the script to receive a better result of the desired project.


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DEL MAR — Rather than restrict the number of taxis allowed to operate in the city, as was originally proposed, council members unanimously agreed at the May 7 meeting to increase regulations and enforcement to address long-term parking issues, traffic congestion, noise, pollution and public complaints.
The amended law includes all the requirements of the county code with additional conditions to improve safety, service and vehicle and operator standards.
"We're adding more regulations and we're being very specific about it," Theresa McBroom, the city treasurer, said.
All cabs operating in the city will be required to include a GPS system, credit card reader, fire extinguisher and flashlight. They must hold at least three passengers and display the company name and phone number, vehicle identification number and rates on an outside door.
In and out-of-service signs and the driver identification have to be visible. The city permit must be displayed on the back left window. All cabs must also be equipped with a communication device such as a cell phone or two-way radio.
Vehicles must be attended at all times except for restroom and meal breaks lasting no longer than 30 minutes. Drivers are required to take the most direct route to the destination. Operators with more than five taxis have to have at least one that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Drivers must dress in a "neat and clean fashion," the law states. Smoking isn't allowed in the cab at any time, even if it is out of service.
Operators with one of four vehicles considered environmentally friendly by the California Air Resources Board will have the $168 annual permit and sticker fee waived for two years.
City and county law enforcement officers, including the park ranger, must be allowed to perform random checks to ensure compliance.
"This accomplishes the goals that address the current problems that we've had with taxicabs," Councilman Don Mosier said, adding that he would have liked to see more focus on environmentally friendly vehicles.
"We've got some incentives to encourage cleaner vehicles but they don't … increase with time," Mosier said. "That's unlike most other cities in California who put a timeline for increasing the percentage of the fleet that has low emissions.
"I'm a little disappointed that we don't have the timeline as part of the ordinance," he said. He added that perhaps the city could revisit that as more clean vehicles are produced and become more affordable.
Michael Ross, a Del Mar taxi driver, said he supports the new laws, but asked council members to better define dressing in a "neat and clean fashion" to avoid ambiguity.
"That standard should be more specific in my view," Ross said. "I'm one of those people that would encourage more and more ordinance enforcement … so that we have all legal drivers in all our cities."
For example, he said, according to the city of San Diego law, drivers must wear shirts with collars and sleeves, and trouser shorts are allowed but sports shorts are not.
"It would probably be better if it was spelled out," City Attorney Leslie Devaney said.
Mayor Carl Hilliard said making too many changes to the new laws could delay implementation.
"Neat and clean is enforceable," Hilliard, an attorney, said. "It has a meaning that's generally understood. If it becomes a problem then we can become more specific."
In July 2011, council members adopted an emergency ordinance that restricts cabs from parking or waiting in any area of the city between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. It also established the four parallel parking spots in front of Jimmy O's Sports Bar on 15th Street as a dedicated taxi stand zone from 10 p.m.to 8 a.m.
In April council rejected a proposal to limit the number of cabs that could operate in Del Mar and directed staff to establish criteria to provide good service in clean, well-maintained vehicles with professional drivers and the ability to revoke the permit of those who habitually ignore the existing code.
The new laws will take effect in June. Failure to comply could result in permit revocation.


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HAVING FIRST lived in London 20 years ago and having now lived here for the past three years, I can assure you that a lot has changed, and changed for the better. What can we attribute that to? Blame the 2012 London Olympics for helping the city raise, and leap over, its already high bar.
London, perhaps even moreso than rival New York, is a true test-case of a cultural melting pot. Speaking of pots, the cuisine now, thankfully, reflects the city's global flair with even the old English staple fish'n'chips being reinvented as a trendy meal (grilled fish with low sodium salt chips, if you please). Waxworks wonder Madame Tussauds has been keeping up with the times with its latest addition a replica of the world's most famous non-celebrity, Kim Kardashian. Yes, London is officially the world's trendiest Zeitgeist custodian.


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Halloween eCommerce
So today is the first day of October! Goodness gracious, this year certainly seems to be flying by at an alarming rate. Before you know it October will nearly be over and we'll be facing Halloween. Does Halloween stand to have any effect on your business? Yes, it does! Not too long ago, I wrote a post about how you should be preparing your business for Christmas and now I want to do the same for Halloween. Christmas, of course, is a much bigger occasion than Halloween and so will require much more work and preparation, but Halloween might still see a short but significant boost in sales.
Don't forget that a lot of people take Halloween very seriously and put a lot of effort into making it a fun and special day for them, their friends and their family. So what will people buy for Halloween? Toys (as gifts for kids), sweets (for trick or treaters), formal wear (for formal Halloween parties), alcohol (for adult Halloween parties), snacks (for all Halloween parties), make shift supplies (for making costumes and decorations), decorations (to set houses up for parties), DVDs (for horror movie viewings) and probably more too! As you can see, there are a lot of products which might well see a spike in sales during the Halloween period.
Does your eCommerce website sell any of the items I listed above? Or, indeed, any other items which you can connect to Halloween somehow? Well then, do all you can to draw attention to them! What could be a very good idea would be to produce spooky looking graphics to promote them and then share those graphics over social media on a regular basis, drawing attention to how they can be used for Halloween. You might also like to consider doing some limited time promotions. If you've got a sale on for Halloween, it might encourage people to buy your product and use it for Halloween purposes, even if they had not thought of doing so before.
Whatever happens, I hope Halloween is a good time for you and your business. If you don't even have an eCommerce website yet, then sign up to Sellr right away and make one for no cost at all. You've got nothing to lose by having a try. EXCEPT YOUR SOUL. Sorry, just a little bit of Halloween humour to end on!
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By now the message seems pretty clear: getting more soy into our diets can help improve our health. For a variety of reasons, soy has been connected to cancer prevention and may fight symptoms of menopause and osteoporosis. Because it is low in fat and high in protein, it is often used as a meat substitute by those who are watching their weight.
Still, we wander the supermarket aisles wondering. We stare as blankly at a package of tofu as it stares back at us. What do we do with it? And what about all of those other soy products? How do we use them? Unless you've grown up with soy, you're likely to be mystified.
But the clamor for increasing soy in the diet has grown. There is substantial evidence that consuming 25 grams of soy protein daily can lower total and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels. Easing soy into the diet may also reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, a claim the Food and Drug Administration has allowed to appear on labels since last fall.
It adds up to one great little package--if, of course, you know what to do with it.
First, there are simple ways to incorporate soy foods into your diet. One of the easiest is to use soy milk. Stir it into coffee; pour it over cereal; blend it with fruits for breakfast drinks; use it in place of milk for puddings and pie fillings; add it to mashed potatoes. It can take the place of regular milk in most cooking and baking.
Tofu can seem more intimidating because it comes in a variety of styles, with consistencies ranging from almost as firm as cheese to silken and nearly liquid, almost like yogurt or mayonnaise.
Firm tofu can be cubed or crumbled and added to stews, stir-fries, soups or spaghetti sauces. Slice it and cook it on the griddle, or use it in any dish for which it needs to hold up well in cooking. (Even firm tofu tends to be a bit delicate, though, so handle it carefully.)
Regular tofu is best as an ingredient in casseroles, soups and salads. The softer tofus--the softest is also called silken--can be cubed and stirred into dishes such as scrambled eggs, dips and dressings. Or use soft tofu as a substitute for mayonnaise.
Fresh tofu is often sold packed in water; it can be kept refrigerated, unopened, in its tub, though it's a good idea to cover it with fresh water daily and store it in an airtight container. Firm tofu will keep a week or so, silken tofu only three days. Check for an expiration date when you purchase it. Silken tofu sold in vacuum-packed cartons can be stored in the pantry several months; check for the expiration date.
Fresh tofu has little odor. If it smells sour and the water looks cloudy, discard it.
Miso, or soybean paste, is distinctive in soups, marinades and dressings. It is most commonly used as a seasoning in Asian cooking or to preserve fish and meat and pickle vegetables. It is very strong and salty, so a little goes a long way.
Soybeans themselves are becoming popular. Edamame, or soybeans in the shell, are showing up on appetizer menus. They're popular in Asian restaurants. Fun to eat, tasty and high in protein, edamame are available freshly cooked and frozen in specialty and health food stores and some grocery stores.
Fresh soybeans can be found in the produce section of supermarkets and farmers markets. They can be used in soups. Roasted until crunchy, they make a good high-protein snack in place of nuts. Or sprinkle them over salads. They're also available dried and canned.
If you're a sprouts fan, try soy sprouts. Look for them at farmers markets and some grocery stores. Use them in salads and sandwiches as you would other sprouts.
It's not too difficult to transform that plain soy product into something that tastes good. Experiment with each product and try incorporating soy into the foods you regularly cook. When you've done it well, it will come as a surprise that soy is suddenly part of your everyday diet.


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So how much is a loaf of bread ?
My Economics teacher once told the story of a Russian Food Ministry official visiting London in the 1950's. When he asked if he could meet his British opposite number he was told there wasn't one. "So who makes sure that all these people get bread?" he asked, to much smug chortling and shaking of heads. That, like most of their other needs, was taken care of by Adam Smith's "Invisible hand" you see.
Quietly and efficiently the market provided the right bread, of the right quality, at the right price, in the right quantity, in the right place, at the right time. And so it did, or at least made a massively better job of it than some party apparatchik rationing out cardboard loaves to lengthy queues.
But something has gone quite awry with the market for bread and other items in the last few years. Our parents and grandparents would have had a very good idea of the price of a loaf of bread, and its value to them. If things got a bit dear, they would grumble and shop around, if things got too dear they would not buy them until the price went down again. Not nowadays. Whilst the Grocers, Butchers, Greengrocers, Fishmongers etc. of their day would add a necessary margin on everything they sold, a bit more on the more exotic, the supermarkets now adopt a much more fluid and intense management to their prices. Whilst driving the prices that pay their suppliers ever downwards (16p to farmers for a pint of milk!) their shelf prices go up and down like a dog's hind leg, sometimes doubling or halving overnight.
Lacking imagination or a better vocabulary, I have dubbed this confusion marketing and it has three benefits to the supermarkets :-
1. It makes it difficult to compare prices between supermarkets.
2. This means that they can continue to make enormous profits whilst bankrupting suppliers and promulgating the fabrication that they are involved in some kind of ongoing vicious price war with each other for our benefit … and most importantly
3. Over time it destroys our concept of the right and proper price of things.
This last is already so successful that the chaps who sell artisan (i.e. a bit rough looking and burned on one side) bread at markets always sell out at £2.50 a loaf. You can make better yourself for well under a quid.
I think this is an important indicator of how decadent a society we are becoming, in the sense of not understanding the sources of our wealth or the value of what our society produces. If we let these people corrupt the invisible hand of the market much more we will soon be unable to scoff at those 1950's Russians taking what they're given, we'll be in danger of becoming them.
Successive governments have made a show of having inquiries into the manner in which the dominant supermarkets may be mistreating their suppliers and providing a disservice to their host communities and customers, but with nothing being changed. This means either I am wrong and nothing needs to change, or that inquiries are useless at investigating stuff like this.
If the latter, these oligopsony buyers / oligopoly sellers are working against the public interest and we need to sort them out. I say we give them a year to mend their ways or we'll tell the Queen what they are up to. She'll fix them.
Sensitive not critical
With the greater part of the input and modelling parts of the project planning app complete, I came to a bit of a hiatus. As an iPad app I wanted it to have a lot more in common with finger painting than technical drawing, encouraging the playing with and testing of ideas. The first part of making a plan is done usually with a logic diagram, and that's what I've included. It is on this one screen that you set up all the main bits of work and their relationships. To illustrate with the banal example of making a decent cup of tea you have :- Fill kettle, boil water, warm teapot, add tea to pot, add water to pot, brew, get cups, pour tea, add milk. These resolve themselves into dependency chains thus:-
In this example I have rather daringly assumed a preference for MIF (Milk in first). If you have a NON-MIF preference, then "Add milk" needs to follow "Pour tea".
For each of these activities, you need to estimate how long it will take and add a list of people who need to be present to execute it.
This being done, the app can generate a timeline like this.
The great benefit of diagrams like this is that you can see at an instant that you can faff around a bit collecting cups and milk without any problem, but any time wasted filling the kettle, adding the tea or any of those activities which are back to back from the beginning to the end, will delay the tea, and that wouldn't do.
This is what project planners call the concept of float. The two activities of getting cups and adding milk have between them four time units of float. The others have none and are therefore considered critical and the route through them is the critical path. Any delay to any of these delays the whole project commensurately. For large organisations using contracts that they either have prepared themselves or are familiar with, this is all good stuff as it provides some sport for their teams of quantity surveyors and lawyers to take on another team and issue legal claims and counter claims to enforce the doing of the work on time, or to gain compensation.
For most of us dealing with an in-house team, or a small local contractor we tend to adopt the same means of control and influence as a Falconer does with his bird; we aim to become the preferred source of food / money / kudos, and then keep it in short / controlled supply. We are generally not interested in building a case we can take to the county court when the plumber's wife has to go to hospital and he won't be in on monday, rather we want to know what the impact of the delay will be on the work of others and on the project as a whole. In other words we want a tool that doesn't quantify and document problems, so much as help us manage them.
It was whilst looking at this that I decided that :-
a). my users wouldn't be overly interested in critical paths per se (After all they are dull aren't they?), and
b). not all critical activities are the same.
To explain, suppose in the example above each unit of time is a day, and each task is done by a specialist. If the teapot warmer only comes in on Wednesdays, a delay in boiling the water doesn't cause a delay of one day, it causes a delay of a week.
The app has a calendar attached to each project, so that you can set the project to work weekdays only for instance. In addition, each person has their own calendar so that their working weeks, leave and planned absences can be included in the calculations.
Instead of showing users the usual charts and lists showing critical paths and float, my app shows a simple timeline for the plan, and a diary type report for each person, and the project as a whole. As soon as the plumber's calendar is updated with his forthcoming absence on monday, the delays will show and can be dealt with.
To try to locate problems beforehand, rather than flagging up critical path items the app concentrates on the activities and people which will cause the biggest headaches when they fall behind or let you down. What the app does is model and re-model the project with delays of one to five days on each activity in turn to see which are the most "sensitive" i.e. more than critical. These are the ones it flags up for attention. I haven't yet figured out the best way to test which people the project is most reliant on, a hot bath should help.


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The Local Tapa Segway TourA tapa is a small bite of food, very common in Spain. When people is visiting they learn that they must try a tapa or two, but most people don't know exactly where to find the best. But we know!
Price per passenger: 55€ (20% discount for more than 4 people)
Training until you feel safe and ready to ride (this time is not included on the tour)This tour includes:
- A full 1 hour and a half tour with one of our monitors.
- We will stop for a free tapa and a drink during the tour
The place will be the tapas bar Piscos y Buches, an eatery centered on gastronomy from Islas Canarias. It is located on Mercado del Puerto, the oldest market in Canary Islands. The building is a historic patrimony and an architectonic jewel, 2 minutes walk from our Segway center. Click here to visit their Tripadvisor, they are rated mostly excellent!
There is a minimum of 2 people in the group to book this tour. 20% discount for more than 4 people!
As on every tour, helmets and insurance are included.
Recommendations for your Segway Tour.
- Always wear comfortable shoes.
- Las Palmas is a paradise, we know! But we recommend to bring a jacket.
- Do not drink alcohol before or during the use of the Segway.
- We respect the weight limits set by the manufacturer for the safety of users (minimum 45Kg – maximum 120Kg)
- In case of rain (which is not very usual), we will ride with a raincoat.
- If you cancel a reserved tour due to weather, you can enjoy it at any other time or if you prefer, we will refund the amount (if there was any deposit been made)
- You can store your belongings in our secure lockers, while you go on the tour.


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Love em or hate em, they do some real good stuff. So here's a yum smoothie I made earlier, filled with vitamin C, metabolism speeding and skin clearing properties for summer.
What went in:
- A handful of frozen cranberries.
- A little pour of soya milk.
- Four tablespoons yoghurt.
- One teaspoon honey.
- A good trickle of agave syrup.
- A little green tea.
And then blend!
So here's what it does:
- Cranberries – boosts immunity, anti aging, aids weight loss
- Soya milk – muscle food, helps create red blood cells, acne controller
- Yoghurt – more muscle food, helps digestive system
- Honey – reduces risk of cancer, good for your skin, heals wounds, boosts energy
- Agave Syrup – detoxes the body, helps weight loss, clears skin
- Green tea – anti-oxidant, increases metabolism, protects your liver
Try it! It does so much with so little!


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Be Our Guest for an Illuminating Experience at the National Self Build & Renovation Show
When you're thinking of undertaking any kind of home improvement, there's nothing like having your questions answered on a one-to-one basis and discussing all the options available. When it comes to rooflights – VisionAGI are going to be very much open for discussion at their stand at the National Self Build & Renovation Show which takes place from May 19th – 21st at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre.
Discuss. Design. Illuminate. The VisionAGI team will be on-hand to answer your questions and help you choose the ideal rooflight specification for your home. They can also guide you through every aspect of the installation process – from planning to design to living with all that additional light your new rooflight brings – you'll get all the advice you need to create a beautiful, light-filled space in your home.
With over 67,000 sq ft of exhibition space and over 200 exhibitors, the show features live demonstrations, the opportunity to meet with architects and designers as well as learning from experts and self-builders as well as a wide range of free seminars to attend.
If you're planning on coming to the show, tickets are £12 on the door on the day but you can get yours for free by pre-booking as a VisionAGI guest, simply by clicking on this link http://bit.ly/2jYEoHe and selecting 'NSBRC Exhibiting Partner' from the 'Where did you first hear about this event?' dropdown menu.
Can't make it to the show? VisionAGI have a permanent exhibit at the NSBRC if you are planning on visiting another time but we're always available to offer obligation-free advice on rooflights and all aspects of architectural glazing solutions for your home. Or you can always explore our galleries and case studies on-line. Call or email us for an obligation-free chat on just how rooflights can illuminate your home – and your lifestyle.
When: The National Self Build & Renovation Show runs from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st May. Friday/Saturday 9am until 5pm. Sunday 9am until 4pm.
Where: Swindon M4 Junction 16
VisionAGI. We have the vision when it comes to rooflights.


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