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Feb 11, 2015
Posted by Barbara Strobel Lardon at 4:22 PM
Labels: Art Quilt, Fusible, landscape, Machine Quilting, Quilt, Rawedged fusing, sunflowers
3 comments:
- PeggyinNO said...
You continue to amaze me with you talent! You are a true artist!
Can't wait to see what or who the main character will be.
- February 11, 2015 at 5:04 PM
- WoolenSails said...
Love how you did the centers, would love to see that close up. Can't wait to see the surprise addition.
- February 11, 2015 at 5:20 PM
- Linda Swanekamp said...
I love how the flowers are all turning differently and how you have varied the sizes and shapes. Love the stems. Makes me love sunflowers even more!!
- February 11, 2015 at 8:33 PM
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Liberals are no longer liberals and their end-game is not freedom, it's control. Obama's new housing rule is socialism at its worst. To see what will come to be as a result of it, you need go no further than Dubuque. It's unbelievably bad.
A 2008 New York State law under the leftist Governor Andrew Cuomo requires builders to designate 10 percent of new homes as affordable housing if the development includes five or more units. Six middle class municipalities on Long Island were recently found in violation after they were audited and they are being compelled to comply. Long Island is one of the last bastions of Republicanism but that will change. It's the same ideology that is behind Obama's rule.
In Westchester, Republican Rob Astorino was elected in a Democrat county to combat the same movement on the federal level. The Department of Housing and Urban Development forced local governments to build low-income housing in this upper-class and upper-middle class area. They pushed people from outside the area to move in.
It's called social engineering and it's totalitarianism.
This is where liberals are taking us and it gets worse.
In an article at National Review Online, Stanley Kurtz describes what was once considered a conspiracy theory – Agenda 21 – only it's not called that now.
Now it's called the"Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" Act (AFFH), and if your municipality takes money from the federal government, you will be forced to obey. Every town, every village, every small city will lose their sovereignty and become subject to the rule of centralized mega-cities.
It's happening on Long Island, it's happening in Westchester, and it's even worse in Dubuque.
From the Kurtz article:
An account of Dubuque as a forerunner of a post-AFFH world comes to us courtesy of a stunning report by Deborah Thornton, a policy analyst for Iowa's Public Interest Institute. The report tells the story of how Dubuque was pressured to cede large swathes of its governing authority to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has forced the city to direct its limited low-income "Section 8" housing resources, not to its own needy citizens, but to voucher-holders from Chicago.
Dubuque is not well-off and they are struggling. They can barely provide for their own.
It began when HUD demolished its most crime-ridden housing projects and left the residents displaced with only vouchers which they could use elsewhere. Dubuque developed a point system which gave preference to Dubuque residents and the Chicago residents were at the back of the line. HUD took over, rejected their point system, and treated Dubuque as if it were a suburb of Chicago.
Because Dubuque had accepted HUD funding, they had to do what HUD said. The elected officials in Dubuque were forced to sign a "voluntary" agreement to cede authority to HUD for five years.
Under HUD's detailed oversight, Dubuque must now actively recruit Section 8 voucher holders from the Chicago area.
As of January 2015, the percentage of African-American voucher users in Dubuque was larger than the percentage of African-Americans living in Chicago. These are people who have never lived or worked in Dubuque.
Every region of the United States will be compelled to comply with this nationally engineered society. There will no longer be any autonomy for local governments.
Since "fair housing" means it has to be near transportation, jobs, and schools, HUD can control all planning and development.
It means the end of local government. The only question is how long will it take if our presidential candidates don't grab onto this and stop it? We are letting agencies and unelected bureaucrats determine what our society will look like. We could all look like Chicago.
The only other option is for communities to not take federal funding. For many, it's too late. Find out if your town is taking federal funds and if they are, organize your neighbors to stop it. More Information Can Be Found Here
Just as they are pursuing developers on Long Island, in Westchester, and Dubuque the new totalitarianism of the leftist big government will pursue officials and landlords in every neighborhood.

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We have worked with Trish at Mastermind Consulting for a number of years now and have always found her and the team to be professional, efficient and effective, with a great understanding of our industry and our brand. Trish has helped us to develop a solid social media strategy and has provided excellent training to enable our team to implement it. There are many that claim to be experts in social media today but I have found there are few that have real expertise and understanding of social platforms and I would consider Trish to be one of theses experts. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending Trish and Mastermind Consulting.
Jo Bennett
Former Marketing Director / MorSul Group
When establishing my own wine brand in 2014, I could think of no better person than Trish and her team to assist me with everything a new wine business needs. She helped me clarify my goals and direction and how I planned to get there. She wrote the brief on packaging for my designers and assisted me throughout the process and final design selection. She sourced the best website solution for my business and helped me put the content together. I receive nothing but constant praise for my packaging design and website. Put simply, without Trish I'm not sure that Billy Button would have got off the ground – it certainly wouldn't be as successful as it has been without her, nor achieved so much in such a short timeframe. I couldn't recommend anybody more.
Jo Marsh
"Over the past four years I have worked very closely with Trish and the Mastermind team to restructure and refocus Scarborough Wine Co.'s marketing strategy. Over this time we have developed brand plans, a new website, an integrated digital marketing strategy, always keeping in mind the unique requirements of our small family-owned business. Trish's knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm is second to none and her ability to bring in the right people to get the work done on time and on budget is incredibly valued by the whole Scarborough team."
Sally Scarborough
"Trish and the Mastermind Team have become a valuable partner in the growth of our Mr. Riggs brand. Not only has she contributed greatly to our new Brand plan, she is always giving us up to date knowledge to keep us on the front foot. As a bonus, she is an absolute pleasure to work with on a day to day basis which makes the whole process enjoyable and easy."
Ben Riggs
"I have worked with Trish for over nine years while she was at Southcorp Wines (Foster's) and then at Mastermind Consulting. All of us at The Collective find her to be a very professional, insightful and organised marketer. She has significant wine experience, which is incredibly valuable to both her wine clients as well as to ourselves. And above all, she's a delight to work with!"
Rowena Curlewis
Principal / The Collective Design Consultants
"It's such a relief to have found Trish and the Mastermind Consulting team to assist with the marketing of our winery. Trish and her team have great marketing experience and it's reassuring to have them on board. In addition to their knowledge, Trish and her team are a pleasure to work with breaking any marketing problem we have down into achievable steps. I look forward to many years of working with Mastermind Consulting."
Chiara Bailey
"Mastermind Consulting, headed up by the amazingly talented and hard-working Trish Barry, is the real deal if you demand the best outcomes for your brand. We have been working with Trish and her team for over three years now, and in that time, Mastermind has completely revamped and successfully relaunched Plantagent's Omrah range, developed and successfully launched our exciting Juxtapose label, totally reviewed our direct marketing sales model, including development of our new website, and developed an effective social media marketing campaign. As well as all this, Trish helps with the creation of presentations for management, the board, distributors and customers that are insightful, powerful and concise. She has also launched trade marketing campaigns that deliver all objectives and actually work! Trish and her team do everything possible to deliver great results, on time and within budget, but most importantly, they treat your brand like it's their own!"
Andrew Charleson
Australasian Sales & Marketing Manager / Plantagenet
"I have had the pleasure and privilege to work with Trish and her team at Mastermind Consulting. The knowledge this company has around social media marketing (specifically Facebook) is mind blowing. I had a major issue one Thursday afternoon (5.30pm!). I phoned Trish on her mobile and she took the time to walk me through how to rectify my error and was so patient and calm (all the while I was about to have heart failure at what I had just uploaded to my business's Facebook page accidentally). The issue was fixed shortly after our chat."
Dale Simpson
"We have worked with Trish on a number of occasions to assist us with our social media marketing, and she has certainly helped us achieve the results we wanted and much more. Trish is such an expert in her field and a pleasure to work with. She is extremely professional, honest and very reliable."
Kim Read
Marketing Manager / Jonah's Restaurant & Boutique Hotel
"Trish Barry helped us navigate the social media scene back in 2009, particularly when we decided to run the Rosé Revolution campaign – an awareness campaign for dry, pale rosé. We committed to this promotion for three years. Trish was a very important cog in the wheel to make it all happen, and made it work well for all concerned - wineries, retailers, restaurateurs and consumers. We were delighted with the results and why wouldn't we? Our sales of rosé continue to go through the roof, selling out each year."
Leanne De Bortoli
"I have had the pleasure of working with Trish and her team from Mastermind Consulting for over 12 months. My photography business has seen instant results through her marketing strategies and coaching. Trish has been instrumental in developing ideas for our recent project for charity where we raised $10,000 for Miracle Babies Foundation. Trish is an excellent communicator, extremely organised, reliable, and expresses her ideas with clarity and warmth, which is what I value most. I would highly recommend Mastermind Consulting and hope to work alongside Trish and her team for many years to come."
Marie Ramos
Director / Marie Ramos Photography & Baby Imprints
"We have worked with Trish and the Mastermind Consulting team for more than five years now. Trish has provided Best's with an amazing range of skills and expertise that as a small winery we otherwise wouldn't normally have had access to. From the ground up – brand plans, developing an execution calendar, public relations, events, website and social media strategy to Masterminds' network of partners - her work is second to none. This has allowed us to focus on all the critical areas of the business in a timely fashion and deliver strong results for the brand. "
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It is still two hours before a game in which Kam Chancellor is too hurt to play, but already the Seahawks safety has sweated through his T-shirt and begun to lose his voice. "Get after it. Come on now. Let's go!" he says, shouting motivation at his teammates during the quiet of a pregame stretching drill. His rasps echo in the empty stadium, too loud to ignore, and after a while coach Pete Carroll walks over to join him.
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Carroll selected Chancellor in his first draft as Seahawks coach in 2010, and in the seven seasons since, Carroll and others have come to refer to Chancellor as the team's soul. Russell Wilson might be the Seahawks' public face. Richard Sherman might be their most bombastic voice.
Womens Brian Cushing Jersey He tosses the ball aside and jogs, now as slow as everyone else, to the corner of the field, where he and the other offensive linemen will commence another day of sled-shoving drudgery.
Like, all of it — even the stupid stuff. You think coaches don't love that? You think teammates don't get an extra boost just watching it? How many thousands of times do you think he's hit a sled? How many times has he gotten down in a three-point stance and fired his body into another human being? And somehow he still goes about it like a high school kid trying to impress a girl.
Thanks to career highs in routes run, targets and receptions, plus the second-most receiving yards of his career — we must go back to the fourth game of his career for a better receiving performance — Hill still returned value for his investors.
Per the matchup metrics, the Eagles have yielded the eighth-most yards per carry and ninth-most receptions per game to opposing backfields. Still reasonably priced and due to consume a heavy workload now that he's consolidated early-down, goal-line and receiving work in the wake of Giovani Bernard's season-ending injury, Hill claims a coveted spectrum of high-floor and high-ceiling outcomes.


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[SatNews] Bittree has launched a new line of flush-mount data feed-through panels that will make their debut at the 2014 NAB Show—the 24-position Cat 6 feed-through panels provide a single location for broadcast, transmission, production, and postproduction professionals to interconnect data and Ethernet systems neatly and efficiently.
"We developed these new feed-through panels in response to the rapid growth of IT infrastructures in broadcast and A/V environments. They offer a powerfully simple and elegant alternative to the old-school method of hard-wiring machines, which creates clutter and complexity when signal flows need to be altered," said Glenn Garrard, CEO of Bittree. "By neatly organizing data center or machine room connections, the panels make testing or changing signal routes drastically easier. Operators save time through fast and easy location of proper connections, and the panel is a completely passive device that requires no external power or converters."
The new data feed-through panels are designed to complement Bittree's full line of professional audio, video, and data patching systems. Available in 1-RU 1 x 24 or 2-RU 2 x 24 configurations, the panels feature dual-fiber LC or ST connections as well as RJ45 shielded and unshielded variants. Designation strips are available as an option for any of these panels. Also, the unique flush-front design provides a cleaner installation that prevents connections from catching and getting pulled out.
More information about Bittree's full range of video, audio, and data patching systems is available at http://www.bittree.com/.


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38 members and 6 guests turned out at Roda for this week's Stableford competition where calm and sunny conditions greeted us for the first tee-off just before 10 o'clock – that's just when this "Jeckyll & Hyde" course lulls you into a false sense of security.
Often what starts off as a balmy, sunny day can swiftly change as the "Roda wind" gets up and shows the teeth of this course. It happened for our 4-ball, as one of the later ones to tee off, just as we started the second nine when the fairways were littered with head-gear while most of the balls were in the rough – or worse still, in the water!
The day's results were:
Nearest the pins – Eva Pettersson (2). Bjorn Pettersson (7). Matt Newman (11) and Andy Imrie (13.
Best Guests – 2nd Frank Stanhope (28) and 1st Gerald Harwood (30).
BRONZE – 5th John Sorensen (23). 4th Norman McBride (24). 3rd Grattan Forber (26). 2nd Brian Butler (29). 1st Mick Roscoe (34).
SILVER – 5th Noel Connellan (26). 4th Alan MacDonald (30). 3rd Ken Flaherty (33). 2nd Hugh Reilly (37). 1st Norman Cahill (38).
GOLD – 5th Andy Imrie (31). 4th Matt Newman (32). 3rd Tony Smale (33). 2nd Kenny Reddington (34). 1st Jamie Rorison (35).
The "Abacus" was awarded to Paul Cobain.
In the match-play doubles, it took Barry Roehrig & Kenny Reddington 20 holes to eventually beat Tony Smale & Nick Spicer. In the singles Bjorn Pettersson beat Kyree Skarsmoen 7/5.
Our thanks go to all the team at Roda for their help in making the day a success and if you wish to know more about the San Miguel Golf Society, please visit www.smgs.org or telephone the Captain, Theo, on 694494824 to find out more about our weekly Wednesday meetings……next week we're at La Serena.


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Employment Opportunities with Georgia Correctional Industries
Thank you for your interest in Georgia Correctional Industries as a potential employer. We are proud of our dedicated employees, the products we make and the services we perform.
Job vacancies, open to the public, are posted at www.gdcjobs.com : "View Jobs" : "Jobs by Category" : "Georgia Correctional Industries" If you are applying for an advertised position, you must submit an application or résumé during the official advertisement period as specified in the job announcement.
Your application/résumé will be screened by the hiring manager who will determine if you meet the specified employment qualifications. The hiring manager will review the applications of the qualified applicants and will select those individuals the manager wants to interview. Not every eligible applicant will be interviewed. Only the most qualified candidates will be contacted. We do not acknowledge receipt of your application/résumé but the hiring manager will contact you if you are selected for an interview at the contact information that you provide.
- 12 Paid Holidays
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You can NOT save data typed into these forms on your computer.
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Note: Completed forms can be faxed, or scanned and emailed
as directed in the job announcement.
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The large Circular earthen mound is part of the Newark Earth Works in Central Ohio
Bison lay down in a strategic Square formation to keep their eyes and ears open for any potential predators at Battelle Darby Metro Park.
Great Blue Heron nests form a Triangle at Pickerington Ponds Metro Park.
Amish Farmers place Hay Stacks in a Rectangular pattern.
Farmers plant corn in a Curvilinear pattern to prevent soil erosion.
Fresh snow emphasizes the stark geometry of the farm house and the Dendritic shadows of the trees.
Condo construction reveals a complex interaction of Cubic spaces.
Contemporary Gardens are full of geometric interaction. Franklin Park Conservatory.
Native Americans created Serpent Mound in Southern Ohio that has a Oval, Spiral and Curves.


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As part of an advertising campaign and raising awareness about the malnution issue in India, I collaborated with Action Contre La Faim (ACF) and went to meet Rekha and her son, Ramesh Prahlad at a health centre in a remote village in Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh in Central India. I spent a week with the family and went back 6 months later to their village to check if Prahlad actually recovered.
This is what i saw.
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>> The interactive documentary that traces Prahlad's recovery. (note: you'll need flash to view or use Chrome)


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The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) provides scholarships to low-income families residing in the District of Columbia with expanded educational opportunities for their children.
The OSP was created with the belief that when it comes to choosing a great school for their children, parents should have the freedom to decide the best learning option. Specifically, the OSP is geared towards providing the District's children access to a quality education.
The program began in 2004 as part of a city-wide effort to improve all of the District's educational sectors - public, public charter and non-public - to expand quality educational experiences for District families. It is the first federally-funded program of its kind and is the product of a bi-partisan collaborative effort involving former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, D.C. City Council members, school leaders, the White House, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education.
Read all about the beginnings and about the OSP program on their website, www.dcscholarships.org


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Christopher Reeve (Rear Window)
Margot Kidder (The Amityville Horror)
Gene Hackman (Heartbreakers)
Jackie Cooper (The Champ)
Marc McClure (Back To The Future)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Sam Wanamaker (Raw Deal)
Mark Pillow (Wiseguy)
Mariel Hemingway (Manhattan)
Jim Broadbent (Cloud Atlas)
Susannah York (The Calling)
Eugene Lipinski (Goosebumps)
The world is on the brink and Superman takes it upon himself to rid the planet of all nuclear weapons. Of course, war is big business and Lex Luthor sees an opportunity to use the Man of Steel's quest for peace as a way to make big bucks. By promising various war moguls that he'll destroy Superman for a cut of the profits, he puts a genetic stew made from Superman's own DNA aboard one of the rockets he knows Superman is going to throw into the sun. After the Man of Steel does, Nuclear Man is born, a being bent on the destruction of Superman and to do Lex Luthor's bidding.
Will Superman stand against this solar villain or will he fail and let the world fall along with him? This was the last box office outing for the Man of Steel for almost twenty years. As a general premise, it's a basic idea: save the world, your main villain doesn't want you to and thus creates something powerful to defeat you. But something gets lost in translation and there are so many laughable moments in the movie that it's the worst of the Superman movies when it could have been the flick to redeem the franchise. The special effects are terrible. I don't understand how the SFX from the movies nine years earlier were better. Most of the flying scenes were like a cut-out of Superman against a still back drop. Even in one of them, when he's flying along the river, you can see the wake of the boat from the camera crew. The fight choreography was overly-dramatic and something you'd see in a school play. It seemed they either tried too hard with this movie and it all fell apart, or they just didn't try at all. As always, Christopher Reeve was amazing as Superman. That's who he was.Margot Kidder was back as Lois Lane in this one and you can see glimpses of the connection she and Superman had in Superman I and II, but nothing comes to fruition in this. Granted, this movie didn't have any romantic elements other than one scene where the two fly together, which was just repeated footage cut over a multitude of backgrounds. (They fly around the whole world in that sequence in record time, too.) There is a lot wrong with this movie with plenty of story and continuity inconsistencies, never mind the introduction of new superpowers that are not in the comics or other films (i.e. Superman rebuilding the Great Wall of China just by looking it). There were, however, some things right with the movie. One of my favorite parts is when Clark and Superman are invited up to Lacy Warfield's (Mariel Hemingway's) penthouse. Clark has to keep coming up with ways to disappear and become Superman and vice versa without tipping Lois and Lacy off that the two are one and the same. This was well done and the ways he does it are very creative.Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor—yes, he is the greatest criminal mind of our time and for good reason. He does the part just as well as he did back in Superman I and II. Who else would come up with a way to destroy Superman that would also make him stinking rich in the meantime? This is one of those movies that if you go in and see it for what it is, you'll be fine with it. Won't change your life, but you'll be fine with it. If you go in expecting a stellar superhero movie, especially one that could stand toe-to-toe with the super flicks of today, then you'll want to look elsewhere.


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This week we are sharing some beautiful holiday gifts that you will give you the ideas you need to buy for your near and dear ones.
Beauty Info Zone – if you haven't shopped Shopbop's winter sale it's not too late
Blushing Noir – has 49 terrific gifts from the Shopbop sale to share
Daydreaming Beauty – fabulous IT Cosmetics brush sets that will create wows!
Justina's Gems – Ulta is the place to find fabulous holiday products
Never Say Die Beauty – beautiful holiday finds plus a terrific giveaway
Lola's Secret Beauty Blog – shares Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for us
Pammy Blogs Beauty – your hair needs attention so you'll want these ColourProof sets
Perilously Pale – fragrance is always a great gift and MAC's new Shadescents should be on your list
Phyrra – find all the cruelty free winter products and gifts you'll love
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We've all got those areas in our lives that we'd like to change – whether it's getting fitter, eating healthier, or having clearer skin. How much of it is down to our environment and lifestyle choices, and how much is within our own genetic makeup? First you need to understand what DNA is and why DNA is so important.
Lifestyle choices and environment have a big influence on the way we are, but on a unique level, our genetics play a major part in what impacts us as individuals. DNA genetic testing can reveal insights into how your genes are affecting your responses to elements of your lifestyle and environment.
By understanding more about your DNA, you can make informed lifestyle choices and take control of your own health, fitness and wellbeing.
What is DNA? - The science bit
DNA is the genetic material, or instructions, that makes us who we are. It determines certain traits, such as our height and eye colour, as well as how our bodies function. All the DNA contained within a cell gives us enough information to serve as a blueprint for a human!
You might recognise DNA as the ladder-shaped 'double helix' molecule – each rung of this ladder is made from interlocking units called bases. These are named with the four letters A, T, G and C.
Each of the 50 trillion cells that make up your body contains a complete set of instructions (DNA) that make you who you are. The long molecules of DNA in your cells are organised into 23 pairs of chromosomes that you inherit from your parents (half from your mother, the other half from your father.)
These chromosomes are further organised into short segments of DNA called genes that instruct your cells on how to function. Cells take instructions from the genes on how to make proteins. These proteins cause the cell to produce a certain hair colour and make your body react in a certain manner. Depending on the makeup of your genes (the A, C, T and G bases), your DNA will create different proteins making your cells react in different ways.
Got that? We told you it was the science bit…!
Why is DNA so important?
It's your genetic coding that determines how your body looks and functions, whilst also separating you from any other human being.
Each of your body's cells is made from an existing cell dividing in two – copying its DNA to ensure the new cell has a complete set of instructions. Sometimes there are errors in the copying leading to variations in your DNA sequence. These are called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (commonly known as 'snips').
The difference in DNA can result in different proteins being created within the new cells, and may ultimately determine the biological differences between each human being. For example, some SNPs can change your appearance while others may determine your health. Sometimes SNPs can have no effect whatsoever, and sometimes they can result in positive or negative effects on how the body functions.
Different variations in your genetics can determine things such as whether you're likely to have food intolerances, vitamin deficiencies, how you metabolise different parts of your diet, and which fitness and skincare regimes are likely to work for you.
By knowing which variations of genes you have, you can decide to make changes to your lifestyle to optimise your health and wellbeing. That's why DNA is so important!
Can we change things defined by our genetics?
You might think that you can't change anything about your genes – but when combined with other external factors – such as your diet or medication – the 'observable traits' in your genes, or phenotypes, can be managed in a way that helps you get the best out of you.
For example, if you know that you are a slow metaboliser of caffeine, you can choose whether or not to have a coffee late in the evening, or whether it might be likely to disrupt your sleep. You can learn what vitamins your body is more likely to be lacking, so you can enhance your diet to suit your unique nutrition needs. Or if you knew that you were genetically more likely to respond to high intensity exercises that require short, sharp bursts of power over endurance sports like long distance running , you can adjust your fitness plan accordingly.
We're starting to understand a lot more about how SNPs affect your phenotype and how this information can help us to better understand our health and wellbeing.
Home DNA testing kits help you take control
Nowadays, you can use DNA testing kits in the comfort of your own home. Our home DNA test can help you to learn more about how your body responds to your diet, and how your metabolism plays a role. It can help you to improve your fitness plan to achieve your goals and how to get the best from your skincare regime. With our DNA testing kits, it couldn't be simpler to discover the inner you.


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Ok, so I have not been a very good blogger in the past couple of days. My apologies.
If it does anything to aid in your forgiving me, you should know it was an eventful weekend. If this was a Disney Channel Original Show, we'd have a montage here of specific snippets of what went on. But since this is not, in fact, a DCOS, the below photos will have to suffice:
Yes, that IS Gwen Stefani. I told you, eventful.
Also, I got my first by-lines at The Knot this week. So if you want 10 All-American Wedding Song Ideas, an Americana Wedding Guide, or a list of Wedding Dresses Made in the USA, check it out, yo.


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Superstar Women in the Gaming Community
Have you ever played Jenga, Set, or Lotus? Did you know these were all designed by women? As our industry grows, so does the pool of talent, and while society views gaming as a male-dominated hobby, women are increasingly designing some of the most successful games. To celebrate Women's History Month, let's highlight some amazing women involved in all aspects of the board gaming world!
Game designers are probably the names that people recognize the most. Toronto-based designer Erica Bouyouris is not only someone I'm ecstatic to know personally, she is a designer with a list of games under her belt that continues to impress as it grows. Most recently on that list, I've played her family-friendly Ghostbusters: The Card Game. The game has various facets of set-collection and easy-to-understand rules, making this great for younger and older players alike. Erica, an elementary school teacher by day, always puts all of her training to use in her designs to make an engaging experience for everyone!
While game design is obviously a central part of a game, the setting, theme, and story can pull players into the world and create a fully immersive experience. RPG authors are experts in this field, so we recently called on talented industry veteran Monica Valentinelli (Firefly RPG) to write a novella to accompany our upcoming game, Proving Grounds. Featuring a fierce heroine trying to prove her innocence and reclaim her birthright, this solo game includes Monica's 32-page novella to give you the background story for the character you will play in the game. What better way to immerse players into the deeply personal story of one woman's struggle and triumph than to have her brought to life by a woman who has experienced the same (at least the triumph part - Monica's list of work in the industry is formidable).
Though we often boast that the gaming community is inclusive and accessible to everyone, there are certainly aspects that some players find intimidating. Teri Litorco does a fantastic job of welcoming players into the folds of wargaming and miniature painting by making these would-be daunting groups openly accessible and friendly. She recently filmed painting tutorials for our upcoming Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid miniatures game. Her upbeat energy and positive attitude immediately put you at ease as she takes you through basic techniques that you can use for any figure. She also chooses paints and supplies that are easily-found at any hobby store, lowering the barrier to entry even more. All of her efforts mean that more players will be able to enjoy these aspects of our hobby!
There are other female voices championing inclusion in the industry. Mandi Hutchinson and Suz Sheldon, core members of The Dice Tower, are two that I must mention. This dynamic duo is a force of good and holds publishers and players alike accountable for their actions. In addition to reviewing games on their podcast together, they each work to keep the board game community improving on many levels. They don't hesitate to talk about diversity and representation in games, they are both unabashedly feminine in their presentation, and they routinely squash assumptions regarding game preference and gender. While there are many great reviewers in the industry, it is always a relief to find someone whose life experiences and values line up with your own.
From the publisher perspective, there are countless women who work hard behind the scenes to turn our game ideas into realities. One such woman is our very own Anita Osburn, the Creative Director at Renegade Game Studios. We pride ourselves on creating visually pleasing games and Anita has a huge hand in achieving that. She has been with Renegade since the very beginning and manages a huge team of graphic designers and artists, all while putting up with the marketing team's ridiculous requests. What's even more impressive -- she handles all of these creative projects while living abroad in Costa Rica with her husband and two young kids! It's amazing how big a part she plays in the production of our games from so far away. For her, the best part about working in this industry is bringing people together to have fun. We couldn't agree more!
I could name so many more amazing women, but the list would go on forever since there are new women designing and playing games every day. Instead, take a moment to thank the ladies you're grateful for in the gaming community. I can guarantee they don't hear it often enough! Of course, March isn't the only time we should appreciate women. We need to continue supporting and including women in this wonderful hobby we share, and we do that by caring and trying. Doing so will make our community all the better.
Danni Loe is the Associate Marketing Manager for Renegade Game Studios. She loves reading comics and drinking tea almost as much as she loves playing board games.


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Chris Douce and Roman Bednarik
Somehow I don't think this song, Let's sing about recursion, will feature highly on the iTunes download charts, but I have to commend the idea of using a multimodal approach to the teaching of a difficult subject.
This is quite a fun article: Old school programming techniques that you probably don't miss and I have to confess I was rather surprised to see that the first two entries featured as assignments within my undergraduate degree (writing of sorting algorithms and coding of graphical user interfaces). I do, however, have a sense that time spent learning the magic of binary sort was time well spent, along with the trials and tributions of using a DOS based graphics API that I have never seen or, nor heard of since.
On a similar note, I learnt about a blog post entitled: Should Fortran be taught to undergraduates?
My gut instinct is to say 'yes', since this is something that I had to go through when I was an undergraduate. I remember the delight in the eyes of the lecturers when they said, 'you will be asked to make changes to a 40KLOC Fortran project - we will hand you the specifications on two sides of A4 paper...' I found it to be a formative experience. All undergraduates should be presented with a similar (or equivalent) challenge: it builds moral fibre.
Jumping from the old, to the new, another blog post is entitled: Does parallel processing require new languages?
The article mentions two languages that I have not heard of: Chapel and X10 (wikipedia)
On the topic of new languages, I recently was directed to an article about a new programming language called R (Wikipedia). The article, published on the New York times website, is entitled: Data Analysts captivated by R's power
More information is available from the R Project website.
The article, What do you consider "readable" code? considers an oft repeated question. I personally found the discussions to be quite readable. Some language inspire debate regarding the issue of readability, and Perl is no exception.
Last year Computer World had a series of articles about different programming languages. The article that describes Perl is entitled Culture and community go hand-in-hand with Perl programming. A (quite old, circa 2007) connected link is the following YouTube video, which is entitled: Clay Shirky on Love, Internet style. It's ten minutes in length, and is a part of a conference keynote. It's very watchable (and very quotable). One that made me smile was, "we had a fight about which programming language to use. It's like 'hello' between techies".
Information and system security represent important issues that software developers and designers should pay close attention to. I recently discovered a List of the top 25 programming errors.
One way to reduce errors is to remove to functions which are implicated in causing or creating nasty effects. This approach is demonstrated in the article: Memcpy() banished in Redmond.
But how do we 'get into the zone' to battle against these errors? I have heard about football supporters having superstitions like the wearing of lucky pants, the same pants that were worn when the supported team won a big tournament. Do software developers have rituals or superstitions? Apparently, some of them may have, as an article entitled Programming magic: Rituals and habits of effective programmers.
But what if your 'error' wasn't really an error? What if you were a programmer who created some software that might have caused other kinds of problems. I really liked the slideshow (and the writing) in the article My Manhattan Project : How I helped build the bomb that blew up Wall Street.
Ideally, I would like my development environments to be easy to use. You develop a easy to use toolset, there is a likelyhood that there may be more developers inclined to use it, which I why I found the article Sony: PS3 is hard to develop for - on purpose.
Joh Hunt, a ppig regular and software development XP ethnographer has sent me an interesting blog post: 10 Papers Every Programmer Should Read (At Least Twice). My confessions is that althrough I recognise almost all of the writers, I have not read some of these papers (even once). It looks like I've got some catching up to do.
The draft version of this newsletter was written using an on-line document editing and collaboration tool which provided some of the functionality that can be found within popular word processing programs. For quite a while now, web based applications that make use of the 'cloud' has been a fashionable subject - but could there be a new generation of software development tools that could use functionality offered through a web browser?
The following article: Web-based IDEs to become mainstream? asks this question and tantalises us with the possibility of 'effortless collaboration', through the sharing of the configurations of different software development tools.
Computer science education is a perennial PPIG topic. I recently saw this article: Bjarne Stroustrup on Educating Software Developers. I encourage you to read the final section of this article which presents some advice to new (and not so new) programers. These, I feel, are wise words.
And finally... I should end with a link that is a combination of funny and inspiring: Apple I BASIC as a Mac OS X Scripting Language. If you do a bit of digging in this blog you will be able to find other gems, such as a scripting language inspired by Commodore 64 Basic, and a copy of the Apple Lisa Operating System Reference manual. It's amazing the things you learn about through Twitter!


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The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima
The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
Publisher: Recorded Books, Hyperion Book CH
Publication date: 2009, 2010, 2011, October 2012
Length: 15 hrs 6 min, 17 hrs 49 min, 14 hrs 59 min, 608 pages
Source: Library
For: Fun!
Series: Seven Realms, Books 1-4
I'm quite sure I can't summarize the story for all four, but the books follow the story of Raisa, Queen of the Fells as she struggles to come into her own as an independent queen and avoid becoming a pawn either to the Wizard Council or to the Clans. Han is a street lord turned scholar and trying to make his way in the world as something more than what he was before.
Things I Liked:
Since I already reviewed the first three books in the series, I won't go into detail on each of them again (The Demon King, The Exiled Queen, The Gray Wolf Throne). This is more an overall series and Crimson Crown review. I listened to the first three books on audio in preparation for the last one and it was a great idea! Especially as there are so many characters and plots going on at once that I totally forgot some things. I am always blown away by the complicated, detailed, and enthralling world Chima created. This world is so believable, mostly because Chima doesn't spare on details. It totally reminds me of the full-immersion experience I have when reading Lord of the Rings. Middle Earth is only slightly more real to me than the Seven Realms. Not only is the fantasy just amazing, but the characters are too. I thought about Raisa and Han and Amon when I wasn't listening or reading and then long after I finished. I can't seem to get them out of my mind! I enjoyed the narration, though I was a bit skeptical at first, because Carol Monda has kind of an older woman voice. But she does accent and feeling very well and I was immersed in the experience all the way through.
The series end did not disappoint. It was so packed with action, adventure, depth, twists and emotion that I almost couldn't believe it. I loved where the story went and I was really impressed that it seemed Chima was getting her characters into spots where there were no ways out. But of course, Han can always find a way out. Raisa continued to make hard choices, and balanced her feelings with her responsibilities very carefully.
Things I Didn't Like:
The books are LONG, but for true fantasy-lovers, the longer the better. Also, I did get a bit bothered by the pretty lax attitude everyone seems to have about relationships and how many different people the Raisa has relations with and thinks it doesn't matter much. It was a bit disconcerting for a sixteen-year-old to be that way. I had a few issues near the end of Crimson Crown where I thought things were not explained enough and then left me wondering if they happened just for convenience in the story. Still, I'm completely blown away by this epic series and recommend it to fantasy fans looking for something totally engaging.
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Crown and Court Duel by Sherwood Smith
occasionally, though most are made up in the world
mrg-factor: XX
implied, not on page
a number of violent incidents, generally not too descriptive
Overall rating: *****


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Assemblyman Matt Milam Says He's Resigning
A New Jersey state assemblyman says he's resigning from office immediately.
Democrat Matthew Milam made the announcement Thursday to a group of supporters in Vineland, saying the demands of his bulk hauling business have grown too cumbersome to continue to serve.
The announcement was first reported by the South Jersey Times.
He is to be replaced by Bob Andrzejczak, of Middle Township. Andrzejczak also intends to run for a full term to represent the First Legislative District, which includes all of Cape May County and parts of Cumberland and Atlantic Counties.
Milam first joined the Assembly in 2008.
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Hey everyone...are you surviving all the yummy leftovers and shopping madness?
We went to kmart..it was a madhouse!!!
I just wanted to let you know....there is still time to take advantage of my black Friday sale....it goes until Monday morning really....so you can have all Sunday to still shop.
Just use the coupon code "Holidays" when checking out on ETSY
Everything in my etsy shop is 40% off!
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MS Visual Studio
Go get it!
- go here and grab the latest release
- Download it to your machine
NOTE: Visual Studio 2008 Express is not compatible with XNA. You will need Visual C# 2005.
Install it!
- Run the install for Visual Studio
- Just use defaults for setup
NOTE: The download was actually just a tool to download Visual Studio. That's why it was so small. The actual install will be a much bigger file, especially if you choose to have the MSDN documentation locally on your machine.
Try it out!
- Open Visual Studio
- Click on the Help menu
- Select How Do I
- Let the help load
- Select the MSDN Library stuff
- There should be plenty of info there on C#
Read some tutorials!
- MSDN is likely your best bet
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You graduated from one of the schools located at the International Department of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)? Then you are welcome to become part of the KIT-Alumni Club to stay in touch with your Alma Mater and your former fellow students.
By now, the KIT-Alumni Club spans the globe with already 18 international KIT-Alumni Clubs. There are alumni scouts in even more countries. The network offers all members a variety of events such as excursions, celebrations, reunions and so on. There you can gain insider information on a regular basis. At these events you also have the possibility to get in touch with KIT scientists, students and staff and enlarge your personal KIT network. Use the strengths and potentials of the KIT-Alumni network and benefit from the multifaceted possibilities.
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For some reason, the photograph of Britney Spears attacking a car with an umbrella sticks in my head.
For some reason, the photograph of Britney Spears attacking a car with an umbrella sticks in my head.
Go ahead and laugh if you want. I won't blame you.
Still, the picture -- it was all over the news -- stops me. There she is, this pop princess, newly bald, dressed unglamorously in shorts and sweatshirt, rearing back with an umbrella, ready to give that car what it has coming. Supposedly, the vehicle belongs to a photographer who had been tailing her.
In that photo, there is something of the spoiled child lashing out. Something of the little girl, broken. Something of the baby crying for help.
As I said, I can't blame you if you laugh. Blaming you would be hypocritical.
Spears doesn't get a lot of air time in my internal monologue. I don't listen to her music or watch her videos. She's a presence at the edge of consciousness, more famous for being pretty and showing skin and sowing scandal than for any intrinsic quality of her singing. Suffice it to say, Gladys Knight's legacy is safe from her encroachment. Barbra Streisand does not suffer in the comparison.
To the degree I think about her at all, it's usually as a laugh line. People ask if I miss being a pop-music critic, having spent the first 18 years of my professional life in that capacity. I tell them I give thanks every morning that I don't have to pretend to take Britney Spears seriously. It's always good for a chuckle.
That's what Spears was to me: a punch line.
Am I the only one? Or isn't it true that between her two-day first marriage, her Madonna kiss on national television, her panties-optional dress code, she long ago became, even for her fans, a person whose attraction lay less in her modest talents than in the sense you never knew what she might do next? She was a little crazy. A little out of control. A little clueless in ways that made you feel better about the garbage of your own life.
As in, maybe I ain't no Nobel Prize winner, but at least I have sense enough to wear underwear when I go out.
And you could say this, talk about her like she wasn't in the room, because she was not, in some sense, real. Spears was an abstract, an idea. Not a troubled young woman who has been in and out of rehab in recent days, a woman for whom fame and fortune apparently have proved inadequate to fill the emptiness inside.
The abstraction is not surprising: Whatever media touch, they objectify. Some years ago, I got an e-mail from an outraged reader who, as the saying goes, called me everything but a child of God. I e-mailed him back and we ended up having a perfectly civil exchange. I remember he seemed embarrassed, as if he had not quite realized that the byline represented an actual human being who might actually read his invective. He had hurled it at an idea of me.
But I am not an idea.
If that can be forgotten about someone whose claim to fame is just that he scribbles in newspapers, how much more easily is it forgotten about those who live in the klieg lights of real fame? What must it be like to have your marriage and divorce, your relationship with your parents and kids, your sagging backside and ballooning thighs, dissected by millions of strangers who think they know you? Does money make that OK? Do luxury and fame?
I wouldn't think so. Life is not a show. But if we ever knew that, we forgot it in our rush to a day of "reality" television, tabloid journalism and famous-for-nothing celebrities. There is no reverence, no privacy, nothing held back as sacred. We ooh and ahh and laugh and point at the garbage of other lives and forget that even the most famous person is still a person, not an idea.
Britney Jean Spears is not an idea. She's a 25-year-old mother of two who is coming apart at the seams. In public.
Go ahead and laugh if you want.
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30 Costume Ideas In 30 Days
(one Costume to wear out, one outfit to wear in)
Day 19 - School Girl
You deserve to be taught a lesson while wearing one of these sexy School Girl Costumes. And don't worry, he won't mind staying late for detention when you're wearing this!
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I saw it again today. I felt the weight of you pressing down upon my chest as I watched your hands coming at me again and again. There is no memory of pain, just the weight heavy on my chest.
It's never full recollection, just glimpses through the haze of my sub-conscious. You are always there, hidden just below the surface they call S. So deeply submerged and relegated to a past. A past me. A past you. A time past.
I am so disjointed. There is strangely no emotion with the memory. Just the weight, so heavy on my chest. No fear either, just suspended disbelief as I limply accept the assault. So dreamlike in its' state, through the mists of psychotropics, that at times I question its' authenticity. Is this memory or empathetic fantasy- the eternal stereotype of the battered and oppressed? Am I she?
"Is this what you want!?!", you shout over and over as your slaps rain down in a monsoon of emotion. I hear the reply forming in the deep recesses of broken me. Yes. Let it come to this. Beat me. Hate me. Love me. Oh, please love me I beg of you. Feel any great emotion so that I may remain real. At least you are here, kicking me where I lay. Yes. Let it come to this. From here we can sink no further and as such we are free. Yes, this is what I want. Your love. Your hate. Your violence. You above all else. I am nothing without you as you yourself say.
We were young. Still are. I adored you from the first. So handsome and smart and damaged. You waited for me. So eager and humble and damaged. Both too desperate too be loved but too quick to loath. I was never enough. You were always too much. The relationship was a constant give and take. I gave and you took. Why wouldn't you? I was so eager and humble and damaged, you were so handsome and smart and damaged. I slowly disappeared into you and became the part of yourself you hated the most. And I loved it. All my self destruction manifest as a demon I could adore.
Adore you I did. I nurtured you, my beloved demon. Feeding you with my nightmares, scars and insecurities. You became fat on the scraps of my self respect, rewarding me always with the promise of love and acceptance. I gave and gave until all you had left to love and blame was that empty husk lying un-crying in the weak light of the dying day. Is this what you want?
"Is this what you want?" Your words slip back beyond the surface as I rip up slightly and return to the present. Such a brief moment in time I think, as you lift your weight of my chest.
I never told you how I hated the flower you bought me months after it was 'all over'. So hungry for my air, so eager to burn me up. Did you forget that once the air is gone the fire will die too? Am I your demon? I knowingly shudder at the thought.
I shudder at all the thoughts. I shudder at the thought of your desperate death wish. I shudder at the thought of my own shameful weakness. I shudder at the thought of all those who knew and chose not to say. Just another unspoken incident in a world abuzz with silence and severed tongues. I shudder for the memories always rippling just below the surface, quietly waiting to spout forth in an explosion of emotion.
I shudder to think it was me but could just as easily have been you.


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It has been more than four years since an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform killed 11 crew members and unleashed 2.4 million gallons of petroleum per day into the Gulf of Mexico, but the effects of the disaster are still being felt. The devastating pollution has impacted the fishing industry and those who rely on it, not to mention the ecosystem. Recovery also eludes the survivors and the families of those who died who are still battling BP, which leased the oil platform, for restitution. Meanwhile, oil drilling continues with more than 3,500 offshore rigs in the Gulf, dozens of newly approved pipelines and no new regulations to prevent history from repeating itself.
Filmmaker Margaret Brown spent the better part of four years interviewing struggling fishermen, Deepwater Horizon survivors, oil industry insiders and others to tell the deeper story of the disaster and its aftermath in her documentary "The Great Invisible," winner of the grand jury prize at the SXSW Film Festival. The film opens on Oct. 29 in New York and Los Angeles, followed by a national release.
"I decided to make a movie that looks at the South through the prism of oil production and consumption. It became so much larger than simply what happened to these people when I started to look at what our collective responsibility really is," says Brown, who previously made "Be Here to Love Me" and the Peabody Award-winning documentary "The Order of Myths." She shared her insights with MNN.
MNN: Why did you want to make this film?
Margaret Brown: A few weeks after the explosion, my dad sent me some pictures of our house in Alabama. The house was surrounded by orange absorbent boom, which was used to keep the oil out of the marsh and off the land. Seeing where I grew up through these pictures was so surreal and felt like some kind of alien invasion. In addition, when I spoke to my family and people I grew up with, there was a feeling of such profound hopelessness. I felt hopeless myself, and thought that making this film was something I could do.
There have been other documentaries about the Gulf disaster, such as "The Big Fix." What sets yours apart?
There were some documentaries made immediately after the spill. However, I wanted to make a film that was longitudinal; in other words, what happens when the cameras go away? Over the course of four years, I developed relationships with the oyster workers in the Bayou La Batre neighborhood of Hard Luck City, with oil executives in Houston, and with survivors of the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Why did you take this particular approach? Did you know going in what you were going to do or did it develop as you went along?
It definitely developed as I went along. At first I thought it would only be about what happened just in my community in Alabama. But then I got more interested in how we're all connected to petroleum and the giant factory in the Gulf of Mexico that fuels our lifestyles of convenience.
What points and messages were important to convey?
I want people to think about what they're doing when they fill up their car everyday. I think the oil industry tries to obscure the link between putting gas in your car and the risk it takes to produce it, but I wanted to bring this relationship to light.
When did you shoot and for how long?
We were on the ground in May 2010 a few weeks after the spill. We shot through the end of 2013.
What were your greatest challenges?
The main challenge was creative. I wanted to tell both a micro story about emotions and characters but I also wanted to tell a macro story that was about America's complicated relationship with petroleum. I felt it was structurally risky to try to do both in one film, but that was the film I wanted to make.
How hard was it to secure the cooperation of your subjects? Did anyone have to be convinced to participate?
The hardest to convince were with the Deepwater Horizon survivors. Both Doug Jones and Stephen Stone have PTSD from the explosion, and their wives were worried that their participation might exacerbate the situation. We spent hours on the phone and in person talking through how we could do this in a way that was safe for them, but I felt mainly it was really about them feeling comfortable about me as a person, and what I would do with the material.
Stephen Stone in a scene from the documentary "The Great Invisible." Stone suffers from PTSD after surviving the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
What impact has the film had so far, and what do you hope it will have with national release?
So far we've only had festival screenings ahead of the Oct. 29 theatrical release, but the reaction has been encouraging. People want to discuss the issues raised in the film and people seem galvanized to action.
What do you want audiences to take away?
People will have their own takeaways based on where they live. Someone living on the Gulf Coast will most likely have a different take than someone living in New York or L.A. However, there are things that everyone can do. On our website, there's a list of things that people can do. For instance, information about whistle-blower protection for workers on rigs, info on how to donate to the Bayou food bank featured in the film, and info on different ways to reduce petroleum consumption.
Is there an update on the lawsuit filed by the Deepwater Horizon survivors?
There was just a $20 billion settlement. However, it's being appealed by BP.
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I am the founder of CreateSmartGoals which is a software designed for companies to assign goals to their employees.
Organizations/Department managers that would like to assign goals to their employees.
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We are aiming for a more professional, clean, and unique home page and tour that will tie into our existing "Pricing & Signup" and "Contact Us" pages.
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We would like the main message "Manage Employee Goals" changed to "The Best Way to Manage Employee Goals" use caps as you see fit. This is the main message we want to be explained and understood.
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Ian Mann is head of Harneys' Offshore Litigation and Restructuring Department in Hong Kong and is a leading offshore litigator, senior tactician and thought leader.
Mr. Mann specialises in restructuring, insolvency, shareholders' disputes and contentious trusts and has extensive experience in cross-border and conflict of laws dilemmas. He has been involved in every major recent restructuring involving offshore entities in the region and some of Asia's highest value contentious estate litigation. A barrister by training, Mr. Mann is an experienced advocate and regularly appears on behalf of elite families, usually being retained long-term for strategic offshore litigation advice.
Mr. Mann is consistently ranked as top tier in his field by Chambers and Legal 500 and was recognised as one of the world's leading asset recovery, restructuring & insolvency and private client lawyers by Who's Who Legal 2016. He is one of only five offshore lawyers ranked as outstanding in both the 2016 and 2017 ALB Offshore Client Choice Lists.


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The other week we were introduced to rising rapper Dave B thanks to his Jake One-produced cut "Leaves". "Leaves" had sombre production, and a conversational flow from Dave. After getting hooked on "Leaves", we reached out to Dave B to find out more about the MC, and we're happy to follow up last week's track with his second release of 2015, the jazz-infused "Do That." This one's a bit more upbeat than "Leaves" but it is definitely still chilled out, and Dave takes on an inventive flow.
Both these cuts are part of Dave B's "Loosies" series, of which there are three tracks so far. Stay tuned for more "Loosies" and let us know what you think of Dave B.
Quotable Lyrics
The chicks that played me all just lay down on their backs for me
The dudes that hated they still tryna get a track from me
Daps for me, no verses why you act homie
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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Boss Family Cemetery Records and Grave Markers
Good Evening, Several members of the Boss Family are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The cemetery records list: Boss, Andrew J. (S/Wm-Charity), Age 52, March 21, 1891 Boss, Charles B. (S/Andrew), Age 72, November 22, 1947 … Continue reading
Andrew J. Boss, Military Service
My last post about Andrew Boss covered his enlistment and muster into the Union army during the Civil War. Here, then is the story of his military service. During his service Andrew was present at the Field of Shiloh (Tennessee) … Continue reading
Andrew Jackson Boss
My Great-Grandfather Andrew Jackson Boss was born about 1838-1839 in Lewis County New York. This is according to the Volunteer Enlistment form dated January 18, 1864 on the occasion of his second enlistment into the Union Army. He was 25 … Continue reading
A New Day, A New Family Story
May 9, 2008 Hello Everyone, In the coming weeks I'll be posting information on the Boss family, my Mother's maternal ancestral line. I have lots and lots to share so it'll take some time to tell all the stories as … Continue reading
Great-Grandpa Walker makes the News!
Hi Friends, Some time ago my Great-Grandfather, William Alexander Walker was featured on Colleen Fitzpatrick's excellent "Forensic Genealogy" website. Many of you are already aware that Colleen features a picture each week along with the opportunity to solve a puzzle … Continue reading
Jeannie Arbuckle
Dance tae your daddy ma bonnie laddie Dance tae your daddy ma bonnie lamb And ye'll get a fishie in a little dishie And ye'll get a fishie when the boat comes hame.* ******************* Jeannie Arbuckle, born in Scotland, July … Continue reading


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Diamond Market Update
December 10, 2009
We have many clients who want to buy a big diamond but have been waiting until the price bottom out due to the recession. For months, I have been telling them this is the bottom and they can expect to see polished diamond prices moving up shortly.
I am not the only one with this belief. Yesterday, Robert Gannicott, CEO of Harry Winston Diamonds noted that rough diamond prices have improved by at least 61% from the prices at the lowest part of the market, during the first quarter of this year. Harry Winston owns part of the Diavik diamond mine in Canada's Northwest Territories in addition to its high-end jewelry stores. Even with the dramatic increase from the low, rough diamond prices in the quarter ended October 31 were about 9% lower than the same period in 2008 and 13% below the highs in the summer of 2008.
What is remarkable about the increase in rough diamond prices is that polish diamond prices have been flat for most of the year. Most diamond mines closed for months at the start of 2009 and this allowed the excess rough and polished diamonds in the pipeline to be sold until demand was more aligned with supply.
The mines have been producing for months and the cutters are back in operation. The demand for polished diamonds for the Far East and India is on the upswing and the US holiday season is in full swing. In the months ahead, demand is expected to match and exceed supply, implying rough and polish prices will be moving up in the near term.


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As we become better archers and our groups get smaller, broken nocks get to be a fact of life. They are in fact a sign that you're coming along, busting nocks left and right.
Along with getting better we also need to become more aware. Checking our arrows, nocks and tips as we pull them off the target.
When you break a complete leg off a nock it's easy to tell you have a problem. Even if you miss it at the bale you won't be able to nock it onto the string, the damage is too great.
The problem comes when you strike a nock enough to damage it. The nock at first glance looks fine, both legs are there, however it may have a small crack or it may have changed shape and the nock no longer grips the string securely.
When I nock an arrow onto the string I am listening for a "click". If the nock is sized to the string\serving correctly you should hear an audible "click" as the nock clears the string and snaps on. The sound may be faint depending on the fit of the nock to the string but should be there, if you don't hear an audible "click" – STOP.
STOP and check the nock carefully, look for any visual damage. If you find any put that arrow out of commission until you get a chance to replace the nock. If you're unsure nix it from the bunch until you can trade the nock out and re-test it.
Broken nocks can lead to dry firing a bow, wild arrows and even to someone getting hurt. Have enough arrows in your quiver that putting one out of commission is not a big deal and is an easy decision. Having spare nocks on hand is helpful and you can swap them out at the first opportunity.
When you break nocks also check your arrows. A broken nock can mean a damaged arrow. Look carefully, flex the arrow if it's carbon and be sure. Don't shoot damaged arrows, just don't.
Your first indication that you may have damaged a nock is sound. While you're standing on the line sending arrows downrange if the sound of the arrow hitting the butt is different make sure to check your nocks carefully when you retrieve your arrows.
It may be nothing, just a glancing blow but it may be something so stay aware and in control of your archery experience, for yourself and for those around you.


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The Irish Notes in the Book of Armagh, . 83 " 92
The Irish Prefaces to the Latin Hymns in the
Trinity College Liher Hymnorwm, . . 92 " 106
III. Verse.
The Irish Hymns in the Trinity College Liber
iv. Ultan's Hymn in praise of Brigit,
v. Broccan's Hymn in praise of Brigit,
The Poems in the Monastery of St. Paul, Carinthia.
The commentary, of which the following two fragments are preserved in the University Library of Turin, has been attributed to S. Jerome, and is printed in the third part of the 11th volume of Vallarsius' edition of his works. Vallarsius, however, observes in the margin—" Hi commentarii non sunt Hieronymi, tametsi non indigni, qui legantur."
Peyron (Cic. Oratt, Fragm. Ined. 1824, vol. i. pp. 191,192) found the fragments among the Bobbio MSS. and rightly describes them as consisting of two leaves " a manu Saxonica [leg. Hibernica]
exaratis sasculo IX., fol. parvo." He thinks the commentary
was produced by the author of the work on the Psalms now in the Ambrosian library, of which more hereafter. Peyron proceeds: multis glossis interlinearibus Saxonicis [leg. Hibernicis] scatet. Hunc codicem credo fuisse 92. Inventarii, in quo habetur, "Hyeronimi comentariolum in marcum id est Expositio super Evangelium sancti Marci glosata in cirtis grossis et in littera langobarda." The first leaf contains the commentary on Mark from the beginning to the 7th verse of chap. i.: the second contains the commentary from v. 52 of chap. xiv. to v. 22 of chap. xvi.
Had Zeuss' Gramnnatica Celtica attained to a second edition, it was his intention to have added, not only the uncopied Milan glosses, but these at Turin, quam civitatem, he says, re ob quam adieram, omnino infecta reliqui.
My best thanks are due to Signor Gaspare Gorresio and his assistants for facilities afforded me in making the following transcription, and in examining a mass of other fragments also brought (I was told) from Bobbio. My note of these is as follows :—
A. A Latin sermon on the Assumption.
B. Pp. IV. fragmenta enarrationis d. Augustini in Ps. xciii,
nempe fragmentum codicis descripti in Inventario sub No. 9 (this is in a very old Irish hand).
D. Fragment of the Epistles of Cyril of Alexandria.
E. Fragmenta trium commentariorum in Psalmos. Described by Peyron op. cit. vol, i. pp. 191, 192.
I also saw the six leaves, containing various hymns, which Peyron notices, vo1 . i. p. 224. In all these I found no word of Irish save . . . ib felib (gl. de celis, root VAR. tegere, circumdare) and dilsem beto, written over "Ihm. flagillatum." If this gloss be read dilsem betho we may translate it by "dearest of the world" and compare the superlative dilsem (as well as the other similar forms in Zeuss' Grammatica Celtica, p. 287) with the Latin superlatives summus (sup-mus), mini-mus, infi-mus, bruma (brevi-ma), and the Oscan mai-ma-s (' maximae'), nesi-mo-m (= Ir. nesam) 'next' (a), pos-mom.
Since the above was written, M. Nigra has published an edition of the Turin Glosses, in which he has not only deciphered some obscure passages which I could not read, but corrected many errors into which I had fallen. Photographic copies of the two leaves on which the Glosses are found were sent to me by M. Nigra. I compared his printed transcript letter by letter with the photographs, and found that transcript so wonderfully accurate, that I should now have omitted these Glosses had not Dr. Ebel, in his recent recast of the Grammatica Celtica, often cited them by reference to my edition, and had not M. Nigra's transcript and translation seemed, in a very few places, susceptible of improvement.


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Serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Howard Tullman delivered a keynote speech at the Technori Pitch, Chicago Auto Show (February 2013). As founder of the digital arts college Tribeca Flashpoint Academy, Howard was chosen to open the event which is a monthly showcase of Chicago's most innovative startups.
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Last week I visited a wedding venue in Manhattan Beach, California called Shade Hotel, a lovely boutique venue that would be a wonderful place for beach town wedding. I'll have a full review on the property for you later this month.
Anyhow, while at the hotel I attended a flower crown making workshop which was just the ticket I needed to get me out of my craft idea funk.
And since it did wonders for me…I decided to share a version of the tutorial with you as well. So here's how to make your own flower crown.
Flower crowns for weddings are really popular right now. But these pretty creations can also be used for anything from your bridal shower, to your engagement party or even your rehearsal dinner…and more. The possibilities are endless!
What You'll Need
A bunch of artificial flowers
Natural brown vine covered wire
Floral tape
Ribbon or raffia of choice
Wire cutters
Gather your artificial flowers and cut them leaving about an inch of stems to secure them to your crown base. FYI, try to pick artificial flowers with smaller, thinner stems as opposed to ones with thick stems as thicker stems will make assembling your crown a bit more difficult.
Measure the size of your head, (or the head of the person who will be wearing the flower crown), by taking the vine covered wire and making a circle around your head where you want the crown to fit. Once you have the right size, give it an extra inch before cutting so you can wrap the ends together and still have the crown fit.
Cut another piece of wire about 1 1/2 to 2 times the size of the base and connect it to the base at where the back of the crown will be.
As noted in the image above, you're going to take the second wire and wrap it around, up and through and repeat around the base wire so it eventually looks like the image below. Once you make it around to the back where you started, secure the second wire as you did the beginning and cut it so it looks as neat as possible.
This second wire is used to help you secure the stems of the flowers to your crown base before you tape them. If you think it would be easier to omit the second wire and tape your stems directly to your base, that would work as well. There really is no absolute instructions here. Whatever works for you is the best idea.
Choose your flowers and have an idea how you want to arrange them. I chose to use some big flowers, some medium sized ones and some small in shades of cream and green and blue, cream and green for my second crown.
Start arranging your flowers on your crown however you like. Tape each flower with some floral tape as you go. The inside is not going to look pretty until you wrap it with ribbon, so do worry about it until you get to that point.
The flower crown is your design so you can do as many flowers or as few as you like. For mine, the blue, cream and green one I made I only wrapped flowers about half way around the crown. Then I wrapped a brown ribbon around the wire and tape to cover the unsightly inside.
For the cream and green crown, I placed flowers all the way around and used a cream ribbon on the inside. Wrap the ribbon however you like, there's no right or wrong.
And there you have it. With so many color and style options you can create any kind of look you want.
Try a monochrome crown with different flowers of all the same color, which I think would look fabulous, or maybe one with a different color for each flower.
As said, there is no right or wrong…just keep creating until you get it how you want it to look. Then use it as decor somewhere in your home after your event or big day!
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Northern Social is an exciting new games-room style bar situated on the 'Great British High Street of the Year Nominee'; North Parade. The project started with a brand naming session and after brainstorming ideas and conducting research into the concept of the bar, it was felt that Northern Social had the most connections to what the bar represents. Recreation, relaxation; location in the upscale part of town.
Classic Olympics poster design formed the backbone of the research into the style and colours of the brand. I wanted to have a strong palette of many colours to allow the brand to develop and represent different aspects of Northern Social. Three brand concepts were put forward, with the final concept combining all the aspects of the initial brand vision. I introduced angled shapes working together to give the visual identity an aspect of motion and created a stacked variation of the logo. Following this, I built the website and the social media brand, maintaining a consistency in style and emphasising the sports and game events.


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The social networking phenomenon has millions of Americans sharing their photos, pastimes and details about their class reunions on Facebook, Twitter and dozens of similar sites. You can certainly enjoy networking and sharing photos, but you should know that sharing some information puts you at risk. Experts advise there are some personal details you should never reveal.
• Your full birth date. It's an ideal target for identity thieves, who could use it to obtain more information about you and potentially gain access to your bank or credit card account. If you've already entered a birth date, go to your profile page and click on the Info tab, then on Edit Information. Under the Basic Information section, choose to show only the month and day or no birthday at all. A study done by Carnegie Mellon showed that a date and place of birth could be used to predict most — and sometimes all — of the numbers in your Social Security number.
• Vacation plans. That's like putting a "no one's home" sign on your door. Wait until you get back to tell everyone how awesome your vacation was and be vague about the date of any trip. Don't invite criminals in by telling them specifically when you'll be gone.
• Home address. A study recently released by the Ponemon Institute (which does independent research on privacy, data protection and information security policy) found that users of social media sites were at greater risk of physical and identity theft because of the information they were sharing. Forty percent listed their home address on the sites, 65 percent didn't even attempt to block out strangers with privacy settings, and 60 percent said they weren't confident all their "friends" were really people they know.
• Confessions. You may hate your job, lie on your taxes, or be a recreational user of illicit drugs, but this is no place to confess. Employers commonly peruse social networking sites to determine who to hire and, sometimes, who to fire. One study done last year estimated that 8 percent of companies fired someone for "misuse" of social media.
• Password clues. If you've got online accounts, you've probably answered a dozen different security questions, telling your bank or brokerage firm your mother's maiden name; the church you were married in; or the name of your favorite song. Got that same stuff on the information page of your Facebook profile? You're giving crooks an easy way to guess your passwords.
• Risky behaviors. You like to soar above the hills in a hang glider, or smoke like a chimney? Insurers are increasingly turning to the web to figure out whether their applicants and customers are putting their lives or property at risk.
• Your child's name in a caption. Don't use a child's name in photo tags or captions. If someone else does, delete it by clicking on Remove Tag. If your child isn't on Facebook and someone includes his or her name in a caption, ask that person to remove the name.
Common mistakes include:
• Having a weak password. Avoid simple names or words you can find in a dictionary, even with numbers tacked on the end. Instead, mix upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols. A password should have at least eight characters. Better yet, 12 characters – not 11 or 13. Experts say 12 is the best. One good technique is to insert numbers or symbols in the middle of a word.
• Overlooking useful privacy controls. For almost everything in your Facebook profile, you can limit access to only your friends, friends of friends, or yourself. Restrict access to photos, birth date, religious views, and family information, among other things. You can give only certain people or groups access to items such as photos, or block particular people from seeing them. Consider leaving out contact info, such as phone number and address, since you probably don't want anyone to have access to that information anyway.
• Letting search engines find you. To help prevent strangers from accessing your page, go to the Search section of Facebook's privacy controls and select Only Friends for Facebook search results. Be sure the box for public search results isn't checked.
• Permitting youngsters to use Facebook unsupervised. Facebook limits its members to ages 13 and over, but children younger than that do use it. If you have a young child or teenager on Facebook, the best way to provide oversight is to become one of their online friends. Use your e-mail address as the contact for their account so that you receive their notifications and monitor their activities.
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01:11 Peter is one awesome elephant! He's so smart – he touches icons on the screen with his trunk, plays music, draws, and even takes a photo. This is all real, no film trickery, post-production, or hidden cuts. Watch and see the fun.
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June 27th, 2013 at 12:01 PM
Clever elephant plays with a smartphone [VIDEO] http://t.co/BxmArMLWAa He's awesome! Draws, plays music, takes photo http://t.co/zlE5gWiTYf


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