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Your guide to what's on TV and which horses to watch out for
If you are envisaging a slow start on New Year's Day after the excesses of the night before then don't worry: rarely has there been a better time to have a lie-in before settling on the sofa to watch the racing on TV.
As usual, Cheltenham has served up a high-class card, while there is also plenty of competitive racing to enjoy at Musselburgh. However, most of the anticipation is centred around who is showing the racing - rather than what they are showing - as New Year's Day marks the start of a new era in the broadcasting of horseracing in Britain.
So, who is showing the racing?
ITV takes over as racing's exclusive terrestrial partner after a 32-year association with Channel 4 came to an end on Welsh National day on Tuesday.
ITV Racing starts its initial four-year term as the sport's broadcaster with four races from Cheltenham, kicking off with the Grade 2 Dipper Novices' Chase at 1.25 and concluding with the Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle at 3.10.
The 1.40 and 2.50 at Musselburgh will also be shown in a two-and-a-half hour programme which begins at 1.00. Set your alarms.
Who's on the ITV racing team?
Some familiar faces have made the switch from Channel 4 but ITV has been keen to put its own stamp on things and haven't been afraid to mix things up.
Ed Chamberlin, best known for his acclaimed Monday Night Football coverage, has been lured from Sky to front the programme. The high-profile presenter, who worked for Ladbrokes before setting off on his media career, has been a life-long racing fan and described the opportunity as "too good to turn down". He's also the subject of a major interview in Sunday's Racing Post.
Matt Chapman has been hired as a betting presenter and roving reporter, while Richard Hoiles will be the principal commentator, with Mark Johnson also taking on race-calling duties.
Former jockey Mick Fitzgerald, Rishi Persad and Alice Plunkett have all made the switch from Channel 4, but Nick Luck and Clare Balding - the two main presenters on Channel 4 - aren't part of the team.
What are the big races?
There may be only five runners in the Dipper (1.25) but, as the King George proved, you don't need big fields to make for an exciting race. Whisper, a winner at Cheltenham on his seasonal reappearance, clashes with stablemate O O Seven and the exciting Clan Des Obeaux. Improving mare Briery Belle, a winner of both starts over fences, adds extra spice to an intriguing contest.
More Of That used the Relkeel Hurdle (3.10) as the springboard for World Hurdle success in 2013 and, while this year's race may be lacking a star, some evenly-matched, likeable horses go to post in a fascinating contest which could make for a decent betting heat.
Which horses should I watch out for?
The horse with the most long-term potential is arguably Clan Des Obeaux (1.25) as he created a fantastic impression when bolting up in a Grade 2 at Newbury in November and still has time on his side to make up into a top-notch chaser for Paul Nicholls.
Lil Rockerfeller has been a credit to connections, going out on his shield against Yanworth and Unowhatimeanharry the last twice, and trainer Neil King will be hoping that he can gain a deserved success in the Relkeel (3.10). Cole Harden is an interesting runner in the same race as the 2015 World Hurdle winner reverts to hurdles having jumped hesitantly on his chasing debut at Wetherby four weeks ago.
If you are looking for a bet, it may be worth checking out the 3m2½f handicap (12.50) which takes place before the ITV cameras start rolling. Racing Post expert Paul Kealy and Paddy Power's Frank Hickey both agree that there is one horse well worth backing. You can find out who they are talking about by listening to the Racing Post Postcast.
How can I win big?
There is currently £387,617 in the win pool of the Scoop6 after the bet rolled over again on Boxing Day, while there is another £105,034 in the bonus fund. With the pot set to swell further on New Year's Day a single winner of both funds could be set to take away something in the region of £750,000. Not a bad way to start 2017!
The six Scoop6 races to start studying are:
Leg 1: 12:50 Cheltenham
Leg 2: 1:40 Musselburgh
Leg 3: 2:00 Cheltenham
Leg 4: 2:35 Cheltenham
Leg 5: 2:50 Musselburgh
Leg 6: 3:10 Cheltenham


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Is quick disaster recovery something that's important for education customers?
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Whilst I know that there are many differences between education IT and commercial IT, there are still more similarities than differences. For example, when I was reading a Delimiter case study about Coles IT systems, and their decision to virtualise their store servers onto Microsoft's Hyper-V, I couldn't fail to spot similarities between their IT and an education IT system:
- Quick disaster recovery: In the case of Coles, they wanted something that could get their stores 'back up and running in a matter of minutes' if a failure occurred. No difference there to a school, TAFE or university, where a failure could lead to a loss of a significant learning activity for students.
- Central IT supporting 741 supermarkets: This is the equivalent of government schools supported through a central infrastructure, or faculty supported by a university central IT team
- 12 million customer transactions a week: Well, once you consider the number of students, their transactions, and the data flying around for registration etc, then you're easily going to hit that number in education
The case study is significant, because it records how Coles have deployed Microsoft's virtualisation and management technologies (Hyper-V and SystemCentre) across 300 stores, with a plan to finish them all during 2012. As the journalist says in the analysis:
|Wow. The virtualisation market has been completely dominated by VMWare for a number of years now, and while the company's solution is technically excellent — causing a virtual overnight revolution in the way we think about enterprise IT — that dominance has also led to some unfavourable conditions being imposed on VMWare customers from time to time.
I often come across a mindset in IT in education which reflects a way of thinking along the lines of "We've always done it this way, because everybody does it this way". As with the disruption created by cloud projects, I think there are lots of other IT projects being done differently, to improve agility or reduce cost. If that's on your radar, I'd recommend reading the case study of Coles virtualisation, to see if there's lessons for your education IT too.
Read the Delimiter article "Microsoft Hyper-V win huge Coles rollout"
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Egina-UFR Project: NNPC seeks NCDMB collaboration to shorten contracting cycle
Speaking during the Egina-UFR Load Out ceremony at Saipem Yard in Rumuolumeni, Rivers State, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, said the call was necessitated by the need to reduce cost and create more opportunities for similar feats achieved by Saipem on the project.
Baru said: "Several initiatives have been introduced by NNPC management to reduce the tender cycle time. However, more interventions are still required to achieve world standards.
"We are continually refining our systems and processes to shorten our contracting cycle to six months from prequalification to award stage, as experience has shown that long tendering process is a major cost driver in the industry."
He commended Saipem for doing majority of the engineering and fabrication work on the project, particularly the fabrication aspect that was carried out at its yard.
"Millions of man-hours were expended on this project, new local vendors and sub-contractors emerged, about 75 young engineers have been trained, artisanal skills have been improved and new skills sets have been developed by way of the Egina UFR project," Baru noted, stressing that the feat would be replicated on a larger scale in similar new projects expected to come on stream in the future.
The project was awarded to Saipem in 2013 and located about 20 kilometres from producing Akpo Field, which lies within the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 130. Baru recalled that Saipem also handled the UFR modules for both Usan and Akpo Fields, which are currently in production.
He added: "I have full confidence that the lessons learnt in the execution of both Usan and Akpo UFR and recent technological advances have been incorporated in the Egina UFR.
"Your relentless and commendable effort at EPC-type projects is evidence of what we are celebrating today."Earlier in his welcome address, Managing Director of Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited (SCNL), Guido D'Aloisio, said he was pleased to see that after so much efforts put into this project, "we are at this point (the load out ceremony)."
In addition, he was happy that the company was also celebrating 14-million man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI), noting: "It is very important to us that we do our job and do it safely."
He said Egina UFR is truly Nigerian project done in Nigeria, as the fabrication was done in Nigeria, by Nigerians and for Nigerians. "I am proud of this project," describing it as the largest oil and gas project ongoing in Nigeria and a welcome contribution to the Nigerian economy.
He said: "Egina UFR project is a project of record setting, together with all our contractors, we say it is a project with the highest Nigerian content, technology transfer and capacity development involving the fabrication of over 60,000 tonnes of equipment."
In his remarks, a member of the NCDMB, Daziba Patrick Obah, expressed delight with the level and quality of job done, saying they were made possible by policies fashioned by the NCDMB.
Obah told Saipem: "This project is a very good story for NCDMB and Nigeria. We shall remember what you have done today and we shall work together."


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Start: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:00 AM
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Red Sox needed a win yesterday afternoon. They needed guys like Lester and Ellsbury to emerge from their respective funks. And they got what they needed.
Lester took the mound having not logged a Quality Start since July 18. But he gave the Sox 6.1 innings of scoreless work. He slowed down as the game progressed, which still has me somewhat concerned that this season is getting too long for him, but he got deep enough to give the ball to Bard. I felt like Francona pulled him at precisely the right moment, just as the top of the Yankees' order was coming up again.
Ellsbury got his first hit since May 23rd. He also walked, got hit by a pitch, and stole 4 bases. That tripled his season total in one afternoon, and equaled a Red Sox record for SBs in one game.
Before we get too giddy, we do have to remember that the Sox are 4-4 in their last 8. Their infield defense has looked atrocious. The offense was 1/8 with runners in scoring position yesterday. This team has a two man bullpen. But things aren't as doom and gloom as they seemed yesterday morning.
The Sox have a difficult and vital stretch of games ahead of them. They go up to Toronto for 3, then go down to Texas for 3. The Blue Jays have been hot, winning 7 of their last 10, and they're only 4 games behind the Sox. And the Rangers have a stranglehold on the AL West.
Matsuzaka opposes 9-7 Ricky Romero, who has a 3.37 ERA. As happy as this latest win over New York has made me, I have a bad feeling about this road trip.
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The Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) and the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger are excited to announce that the 15th annual Global Child Nutrition Forum will be held in Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil, May 20-24, 2013.
This year's program, "School Feeding as a National Investment: How to Achieve It," will continue its emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and will also convene high level technical, government and development partners from countries worldwide.
GCNF's School Feeding Toolkit will help countries develop a plan for establishing and expanding sustainable school feeding programme, and panel discussions and breakout sessions will highlight exactly how social safety nets and economic development can be linked via national school feeding programmes.
A day long field trip to local schools and farmers cooperatives as well as an ongoing Market Place exhibit where companies and organizations can showcase their goods and services will bring the school feeding supply chain to life.
GCNF - The Global Child Nutrition Foundation was created in 2006 with the mission of expanding opportunities for the world's children to receive adequate nutrition for learning and achieving their potential. It continues and expands upon the work of the Global Child Nutrition Forum, formerly conducted by the School Nutrition Association (SNA). Created in 1946, SNA advocates healthy nutrition for every child in the United States.
WFP Centre of Excellence - The WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger is born of a partnership between the Government of Brazil and the World Food Programme to enable capacity development of national governments in the areas of school feeding, nutrition, and food security. The Centre of Excellence will have an initial focus on school feeding.


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By Barney O'Shea | September 1, 2005
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Great Days in Australia
The highly successful Heli Pacific Conference--held July 12-13 in Coolum, Queensland--owed that success to the near doubling of Australia's helicopter fleet in little more than a decade. Other keys to its success were the input from Rob Rich, president of the Helicopter Assn. of Australasia (HAA), and the military day hosted by Brigadier Tony Fraser, commander of 16 Brigade (Aviation). Their combined knowledge of all aspects of the regional helicopter industry ensured that the right people were there to provide the latest info on current developments.
A bonus was the 2005 HAA Industry Conference, held nearby, which was modelled on the Helicopter Assn. International's big U.S. Heli-Expo show. This made the greatest use of the gathering by providing training opportunities along with the conference's pure information aspects .
As always with new ventures there were, invariably, problems. Some stemmed from the success of the event, whose attendance was more than double that anticipated by the Australian organizing team. With mainly the same personnel in place for planning the next event, the Asia Pacific Heli-Expo (slated for Sept. 11-13, 2006), Rich and his HAA team, with military backing, are looking forward to making the next conference even better. In addition to his HAA duties, Rich is editor of Heli-News.
The one day of the conference was devoted to military topics and one to civil and industry ones. A hot topic was new technology, Australia being the first country to take delivery of the most advanced scout/attack helicopter: the Eurocopter Tiger for the Australian Army Aviation Corps. To further provide the Australian Defence Force with the capability to field a fast, hard-hitting, networked force, Australia has also ordered 12 NH90s, which in the Aviation Corps will be called the Multi-Role Helicopter, or MRH90. These aircraft will form an additional troop lift squadron, which will release a squadron of Black Hawks to provide a dedicated special-forces capability.
There have been many changes to ensure and improve operability and industry support for the Australian Defence Force. These include increased international cooperation not only with ANZAC neighbor New Zealand, but with France and Germany, which will be operating the Tigers and NH90s. Collaborating with them and combining several smaller fleets into one larger one (for the purposes of procuring support and services) could have industrial, logistics and training benefits. Simulators, for instance, can be costly to procure for a military force with a small fleet.
The regional markets' massive increase--from 649 helicopters 11 years ago to 1,200 in Australia alone today--brings with it many new considerations, such as greater use of advanced technology, increased demand for training, effective management at all levels--from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority down--and an adequate number of skilled people. Personnel shortages are inevitable, as is shown by licensed engineers leaving rotorcraft for the growing airline industry. Those leaving favor the airlines' fixed hours and more time at home over the life alone in the bush, with many licensed engineers aged 50 years and older. Similarly, flying instructors can earn more flying the 30 helicopters in emergency medical services than in training. The demand for pilots is so great that flying training schools are being approached for pilots direct from training. Another aspect is that, unlike Air Force fixed-wing pilots, military helicopter pilots earn about twice the civilian wage.
The conference planned to cover major aspects with respected authorities in the various fields. On the civil side, for instance, was Bruce Byron, CEO of CASA, who made the most of his first opportunity to meet the helicopter industry en masse. Other topics were the industry growth; paramedic support for helicopters in emergency medical services; the organization of fixed- and rotary-wing search and rescue and helicopters in EMS, and development of the national Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Night-vision goggle usage was well covered, as was the need for cockpit crew management, risk management and effective business management.
A member of the Order of Australia and recipient of the Conspicuous Service Cross, Fraser served as the conference's military chairman. As a speaker, he wore two hats, first explaining his command, Army aviation, and then standing in for the deputy chief of the Army, Maj. Gen. Ian Gordon. Basically, the introduction of the Tiger and, in due course, the MRH90 will put the Aviation Corps at the forefront of all the latest technology to make it a major part of the planned hardened, networked Australian Defence Force.
The goal is to have the surveillance and systems capability to first seek out and identify opposition, then react quickly with helicopter-borne mobile forces supported by the massive fire power of the Tiger. The Aviation Corps is in a good position to use all the accumulated capability and experience learned from its intensive operational activity in a wide range of situations. The Corps started in Vietnam, then did counter-insurgency missions in Malaysia and assisted in the region, conducting constant relief operations with Iroquois, Black Hawks and Chinooks. It conducted operations in East Timor for literally years. Fraser had personally been involved in many of these operations.


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Retribution Rails (Vengeance Road #2), by Erin Bowman
Publish Date: November 7, 2017
Published by: HMH Books for Young Reads/Tantor Audio
Narrated by: Amy Melissa Bentley & Eric Michael Summerer
Length: approx. 9 1/4 hours (374 pages)
Genre: YA Historical Fiction/Western
My Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3 out of 5 stars)
When Reece Murphy is forcibly dragged into the Rose Riders gang because of a mysterious gold coin in his possession, he vows to find the man who gave him the piece and turn him over to the gang in exchange for freedom. Never does he expect a lead to come from an aspiring female journalist. But when Reece's path crosses with Charlotte Vaughn after a botched train robbery and she mentions a promising rumor about a gunslinger from Prescott, it becomes apparent that she will be his ticket to freedom—or a noose. As the two manipulate each other for their own ends, past secrets are unearthed, reviving a decade-old quest for revenge that may be impossible to settle
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Video and photos differ only in the time segment that they swipe. A new app blends them together, and video site Vimeo has just bought that app.
The app, called Echograph, was released for iPhones and iPads by Clear-Media, and had been available for US$ 2.99. Vimeo said the app will now be available for free, and the app's creator, Nick Alt, will move from his role as Clear-Media's CEO to Vimeo's Vice President of Mobile.
Deal specifics were not made public.
With the app, a user selects a video, picks a five second clip within it, and then picks one still frame within the clip. Then the user uses their finger or a stylus to paint over portions of the still images – essentially, erasing the static portion of the image to reveal the moving video underneath. This creates a photograph with short video elements within the image -- a kind of animated still image. Users can then share the result.
Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor said in a statement that the app helps people to "easily create beautiful high-quality video content," and that, "with Nick's proven track record of building innovative video apps," the acquisition is "a perfect fit for Vimeo."
Mini-video clips are emerging as a new take on media expression. One of the best known tools is the Vine app, acquired in 2012 by Twitter. It allows users to take six-second videoclips and then share them via social networks.
Just as Twitter's 140 character limit created new modes of shortened expression, conventions and communications, these self-imposed limitations on video lengths are creating their own expectations for the emerging category of very short-form media.
Alt has told news media that, "when you start seeing professionals gravitate to a format, like we're seeing with Echograph, it starts becoming less a fad and more about evolving a new storytelling medium."
This is part of a back-to-the-future movement that has newly rediscovered one of the Web's earliest forms of media, the animated gif, in which a series of images play back a very short motion clip, often on a loop. Animated gifs like Echographs are experiencing a resurgence in popularity as an art form and as elements in marketing campaigns.


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Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to Vauxhall! If you were living in London during the 18th and 19th centuries these words would evoke a universal understanding of a magical garden filled with revelers enjoying art, entertainment and refreshment.
In 2010 two theatre carnies landed in Vauxhall, learned of this fabulous history and settled in to open a venue on the Pleasure Gardens. In 2013, once the Tea House Theatre was bedded in, the stage was set to look to the Gardens as an output for their artistic work and a ten year plan was bandied about carelessly (not quite appreciating quite how much hard work this would be, having run through all our local good will in year one, our money in year two and our industry friends and favours in year three).
In its heyday the whole summer season at Vauxhall, celebrated throughout London and imitated around the world, was filled with music, theatre, painting, sculpture and joy. Today we are a pale imitation of what was, but our festivals do bring people to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in spring, summer, autumn and winter for a wide range of entertainments, that the whole family will enjoy.
The Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Season starts in April with the St George's Festival. Entertainments from Punch and Judy to Shakespeare, archery to falconry, surround the Steel Henge arena on the Queen Anne Field. Inside the Steel Henge the finest modern Knights, martial artists in the discipline of Full Contact Medieval Combat come to London with the hope of becoming London Champion and beat the hell out of each other with axes and swords (no lie, it is awesome). London Champion is a title which will inspire fear and respect among their opponents as they travel the world, sword in hand.
In July the focus turns to music, with the Summer Proms. Inspired in its first year by the tale of Handel, who made a home for his music at Vauxhall. His Music for the Royal Fireworks was played at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens for the first time in 265 years. The idea of a "promenade concert" started in the historic Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, ladies and gentlemen, walking and talking while the orchestra played (the BBC said we had more of a right to the word "proms" than they did). The Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Summer Proms are an afternoon of music and dance from the best modern artists London has to offer. The evening brings a concert of popular classics and the modern "last night" favorites. The picture to your left is Handle, this statue once stood in the Pleasure Gardens and was sold on the cheap to the V&A when the historic Gardens closed.
Between Halloween and Bonfire Night the Fire Festival comes to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. The best in contemporary dance and fire performance, with a rock and roll soundtrack. We tell ancient stories of Samheim and the Norse myths, with a dance macarbre of fire, in front of the Famous Vauxhall Bonfire. In the cold night we end the year with warmth, laughter and sacrifice (usually a small child), (uncircumcised), (virgin), (hard to find in Vauxhall). The last two Fire Festivals have been number one in Time Out's things to do on Halloween and we are very proud of this fact. Hopefully they will pick up on all our other stuff, (she has emailed me about year 4 and I really must follow up).
In the dark of midwinter, at the end of January, an art installation appears for one night, The Festival of Light, a nod to the sculptures and mystical machines of old, we hope to catch your eye and make you smile as you hurry through the Gardens in the bitter cold. As with all our art, this is free to enjoy. It does have a subtext, and hopefully expresses the human need for dark skies in our urban metropolis, that can truly quieten the soul, far from the madding crowd. Our future is in the stars, if our children can't see past the sodium street lights and CCTV, how can they dream? (Tim Peake is a hero).
Our philosophy of theatre has always been that great art is for everyone. We are blessed to find a historic venue that spends most of its time as a lovely urban garden, surrounded by people who live and work in this part of what is fast becoming Central London (and of course the philistines who wish to build on it). It is a joy to be able to bring a show for local people, as well as wider London (yeah them north of the river); who can watch for free on their local open space. It is with their blessing and support that we create our work.
Alongside our arts festivals we use the sports facilities on the Gardens to host The Maureen Johnston Memorial Tea Cup: a Five-A-Side Football Tournament. The Cage, the MUGA Multi Use Games Area), has many many bloody names, it is in fact a five a side football court, in a cage, surrounded by 28 disease resistant Elm trees, the largest planting of Elms in the country since Dutch Elm Disease wiped this species out in the 1960s. So we call it Elms Court and we live here, so that is what it is called. To give the local lads a cup to play for is a huge pain and they really don't appreciate all the work we do and then moan about it when we miss one because we have been up all night tending to a bonfire. Competition is fierce and as the names rack up on the cup, bragging rights are assured, although you are only as good as your last game.
So click on the links above to read more about each of our festivals, see what we have done in previous years and plan your visit to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens!


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California Refineries – Community Relations
Paramount and Long Beach, CA
Corporate social responsibility is a fundamental part of the business philosophy and culture at Alon's California refineries. Our mission to produce and deliver petroleum products that enhance the lives of our customers and fuel the West Coast economy is matched only by our passion to enrich the community through good corporate citizenship. The Paramount and Long Beach refineries are involved in and support a diverse group of local community organizations. Some of the worthy organizations and causes that the refineries support are:
- Albert Baxter Elementary School
- Long Beach Cancer League
- American Red Cross
- Assistance League of Long Beach
- Harry Wirtz Elementary School
- Long Beach Veteran's Day Parade
- McKinley Elementary School
- Paramount Petroleum Community Learning Center
- Paramount Educational Partnership
- Paramount High School
- Pathways Volunteer Hospice
- YMCA of Greater Long Beach
- Fairfield YMCA - Paramount Petroleum Family Activity Center
- Los Cerritos YMCA - Paramount Petroleum Healthy Lifestyle's Center
Bakersfield, CA
Volunteerism and philanthropy are also principles of our business and company culture in Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Refinery is an active member in the community and donates not only money, but also employees' time and support. Organizations that are or have been supported by the refinery and its employees include:
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- American Red Cross
- Boys & Girls Club of Kern County
- Discovery Elementary School
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California
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ERX50 Inline Color Measurement Delivers Early Warning of Color Shifts
ERX50 Inline Color Measurement Delivers Early Warning of Color Shifts
The ability to accurately and consistently measure color across a wide range of materials is critical.
Avoid costly production line errors
During manufacturing, color shifts can be costly, resulting in waste, rework and delayed time to market. Using high quality inline color measurement instruments provides operators with the real-time color information required to avoid costly production line errors. Designed to meet the needs of a variety of industrial applications, the ERX50 measures a wide range of materials, including textured, finely patterned, gloss and for products such as plastics and paper.
When used with ESWin CLCC software, the ERX50 enables accurate, often automatic, color adjustments that improve manufacturing output and reduce waste due to color drift.
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- Measurement and evaluation of color deviation to enable corrections without stopping production.
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Job Title: Associate Engineer
Company Name: UTC Climate & Control Systems via Ranstad
Salary: CTC 2.52 LPA + Shift Allowance
Required Skills: Soft Skills , Excellent verbal and written communication skills , Passion for Technology & customer support, Demonstrable ability to work in fastpaced, technical, cross functional environment, Cross-Team collaboration , Team Oriented. Ability to logically prioritize tasks and schedule work accordingly.
Technical Skills:
- Knowledge of Instrumentation & control systems
- Knowledge of electrical, semi-conductor Micro Controllers
- Knowledge of communication systems
- Knowledge of Excel& PPT a must
Role & Responsibility:
Support & provide service via calls, emails and tickets, Ability to diagnose and analyze technical problems , Resolves problems by clarifying issues; researching and exploring answers and alternative solutions; implementing solutions; escalating unresolved problems
Analyze different systems and energy data to find potential for energy optimization.
Work on projects that requires data mining, analysis & presentation , Identify relevant trends, perform follow up analysis and prepare visualizations, Follows up and meets commitments to customer, Flexibility towards shifts as per requirement
Documents to carry: Please carry all originals certificates plus copies of the same, updated CV and recent passport photos.
Eligible Batches : 2017 & 2018 passouts only
Eligible Branches: B.E. / B.Tech E.C.E, E.E.E, Telecommunication, Mech, Instrumentation, CS Branches from VTU only
Date & Venue: 20th July 2018 9:30AM at Amruta Institute of Engineering and Management Sciences, Bidadi
For more information check out the official circular
P.S. Apparently, Ranstad is a consultancy. There were reports last year that VTU students who were placed through consultancies faced problems. It is a good idea to watch out for any peculiar placement processes.
If you are looking to build a career in core engineering of your branch, this may not be a good opportunity because it appears to be a support job.
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The Week in PPC – Episode 1
The Week in PPC – Episode 1
Welcome to the Week in PPC! In this episode we look at the share of search across Google, Bing, Yahoo, and AOL and make some recommendations about how to spend your pay-per-click ad dollars accordingly. (Spoiler alert: We still believe that getting things in order on the Search Network in Google's Adwords platform is the way to go.)
Then we look at a new study about app interstitials and show you how to use this data to build stronger relationships with prospective students at your college or university. The digital side of higher ed marketing continues to present lots of great, new opportunities!


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As I continue my quest for a capsule wardrobe, today I downsized my layering pieces.
I started with 20 items (6 blazers, 11 cardigans, and 3 vests) and ended up with 12 (4 blazers, 6 cardigans, and 2 vests). Not bad!
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A truly enjoyable evening
The Berkshire pork was heaven
Always a favourite
Steak was cold Forgot sides No presence of marbling in steak Octopus entree over cooked This place came highly recommended but we won't be going back
Everything was great except they forgot the special comment on the booking. Service was quick, food was fantastic. Will be heading back in the future!
Good atmosphere and service was prompt and helpful.
Great food I will be back
Delicious food. Full of flavour. You certainly get what you pay for.
Food was very fresh and innovative. We had the degustation menu which was good value at $55 per person and included their wood fired lamb and pork - very tender with a subtle charcoal flavour. A busy restaurant and best to book ahead. We were so full after our meal and would love to go back and try desert as well.
The food was delicious and reasonably priced. The beef casserole was to die for. Will be back!
Great food. Excellent service. Loved the atmosphere
Fast service with with even faster taking waiter. We had to ask him to explain the chef's tasting twice. Well rehearsed though! The food was excellent and the value was very good. Chefs tasting menu best way to experience the delights of black fire.
mains are good, appetizers average , good environment, slightly short staffed , had to wait for while to get attention
the food was superb and the service perfect!
The food was very nice
Awesome food, friendly staff. Very prompt. Will be back again
Food was disappointing, luke warm, uninspiring, taste was predictable.
Had the Special selection. In Canberra from Sydney. Really enjoy the menu choice. Food was cooked fresh and came hot to the table. Staff explained the food as presented.
The restaurant was cold and the waiter was quite frankly bored at repeating the specials. He said them so quickly, that we couldn't take all the information in (and hence didn't order any). My meal was stingy - $35 for a tiny duck breast and no vegetables. We ordered three sides to share, but I still left the restaurant feeling hungry. Disappointing.
Disappointing meal, not as good as on previous occasions. Average food, not bad just lacking in flavour. Service polite but impersonal. Will try somewhere else next time.
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Black Fire offers an exciting and innovative take on Mediterranean cuisine. Their dishes are wonderfully well thought-out and presented, inspired by their culture and their love of cooking. Meats, seafoods and vegetables are cooked through an open fire roast. This is the highlight of their meals - it's incredibly authentic and unique. Located in Braddon, Black Fire is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner so it is perfect for any occasion.
Best dish: Arroz Caldoso - King prawns with saffron and pimenton.
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Tiny Doll House
Tiny Doll House
On a quiet block on 78th Street in Yorkville on the Upper East Side, Tiny Dollhouse is a miniature hobbyist's dream. In business for over 20 years, this relaxed hobby shop has been a destination for children, architects, and adult collectors alike, with no other store like it in the city. Choose from elaborate dollhouses built by the owner, Leslie Edelman, a dollhouse enthusiast himself, and miniature furnishings (from Victorian to modern) and dollhouse families in various scales. Adorable vignettes line the walls to give shoppers an idea of how far a dollhouse fantasy can go, from drawers filled with tiny foods, miniature toothbrushes and toothpastes in a washroom, working appliances, several varieties of flooring and carpeting, even a collection of house pets (cats, dogs, and caged parrots), all manufactured with a surprisingly lifelike quality, just – smaller.Show lessRead moreDolly
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Just a little funny bit that was in today's SF Chronicle
if you get the San Francisco Chron, check out Leah Garchik on page e8. If not, just look here:
from Public Eavesdropping
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"I have to hang up now. I'm in a business meeting for Second Life, and my avatar is speaking.''
-- Young woman on cell phone at work, overheard at Brannan Street tech company by Connie Champagne
(In case you were wondering, I was that girl overheard by Connie (she was standing waiting for me after work), and CompuMentor's offices are on Brannan)
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Hello, hello! My name is Meri Paterson* and this is where I write about things that interest me. That used to be the business of books – until September 2016, I worked as a book editor in London. Then I 'pivoted', did an MBA at Imperial College Business School and now work in financial services consulting.
I'd like to say I defy categorisation, but I actually fit quite neatly into several boxes:
- 'Other White' (Finnish)
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True Health & Wellness: January 2019
Patient Appreciation Potluck: Our office wants to thank all our patients for the great year! We will be having our yearly potluck with food & fun & the entire family is invited! Join us Friday 1/4/19 from 5-7pm at the office. Bring your New Year healthy food alternative & resolution to share!
Purification Kit Special: It's the time of year to get healthy habits back on track, so we are offering our Standard Process Purifications at $50 off for the months of January & February (Regularly $250)! Join us for our yearly 21-day purification, which is all about making healthy habits the norm again.
Massage Therapy Now Available! We want to continue to showcase our Massage Therapist, Joelle! For Jan 2019 we are offering 50-minute therapy sessions for $60 ($20 off!)! She will be available for appointments Wednesday & Friday from 2-5pm, and Saturday from 9am – 12pm. Schedule today!
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Last week there was a little episode where the 188.8.131.52 patchset was released, as noted here:
Many of us started downloading it. Some (like me) got a full download, while others got cut off part way through when the patch was pulled from MOS. Someone on twitter mentioned the patch is scheduled for an October release (can't find the tweet now), so I guess it was put live by accident. Who knows what changes, if any, will happen between now and then, so I would suggest that anyone who managed to get hold of the patch redownload it when it is eventually released, just in case they miss something important. Having said that, the OUI now checks for updates, so it is probably safe.
Even though the patch set is not on general release at the moment, there is plenty of information available to get yourself ready for it.
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|International campaign to remember the victims of Holodomor begins
On June 19, 2010, in Kyiv began the international campaign "Keep the Memory Candle Alight" dedicated to honoring the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-33. As reports a correspondent of UNIAN, over 1.5 thousand people including the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar), Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate, numerous hierarchs and priests, and notable public figures and politicians like Oksana Zabuzhko, Volodymyr Ohryzko, Vasyl Vovkun, and Volodymyr Stretovych gathered near the Holodomor Memorial to pray and honor the memory of the Ukrainians who became the victims of the artificial famine in Ukraine 1932-33.
The head of the UGCC commented that the event is very important because it once again reminds the world about the terrifying crimes. "People need think about what happened because all the horror can be repeated. History repeats itself. But if we sincerely wish, try to understand this terrible misfortune, this crime, with Divine help we can prevent such events from repeating in Ukraine or in any other country of the world."
The head of the UGCC stressed that the event should not be viewed as a protest against the words of President Yanukovych in Strasburg that the "Holodomor is not a genocide of Ukrainians." According to him, even though Yanukovych is Ukraine's president he "is not the absolute spokesperson of the nation as any other president of any country, therefore one should not view it as a protest."
The memory service during the event was led by Patriarch Filaret, Patriarch Lubomyr, and hierarchs of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
According to the head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Ihor Yukhnovskyi, in 1933 took place "the intentional murder by starvation of the ethnic group of the Ukrainian peasants." He noted that until 1932 all the territory of the Soviet Union was affected by famine. "But it must be clearly stated what happened later: on January 1, 1933, Stalin – at that time the dictator of the Soviet Union – demanded, especially the Ukrainian peasants, to hand over the grain. And that if they did not hand it over, they were to be severely punished. And from then on all over Ukraine not only were all the remains of food taken, bit food was even taken out of the peasants' pans and plates. Thus the famine in Ukraine only grew," underlined the head of the institute.
According to Yukhnovskyi, at the height of famine, in particular in the summer of 1933, in one month 1.2 million people died from starvation in Ukraine. Overall, 3.36 million people were killed in the Holodomor. Yukhnovskyi also said that the overall loss of Ukraine considering those who were not born was about 10 million people.
"And these numbers are true; I have evidence at the institute, which was gathered during a judicial investigation. Thus, this was truly an intentional murder by starvation," he underlined.
Ihor Yukhnovskyi expressed regret that representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate did not take part in the joint memorial event.
According to the coordinator of the campaign in Ukraine Volodymyr Vyatrovych, the candles blessed during this event will be distributed to cities of Ukraine and the world, in particular, Great Britain, Australia, USA, Spain, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Greece, and Russia. Overall the campaign will be conducted in 32 countries, and participants will include representatives of different religions and confessions, politicians, governmental officials, and the Ukrainian diaspora. A candle will also be distributed to the European Parliament and the United Nations.
"Ukrainians and citizens of other countries will not allow the crime of the Holodomor genocide of 1932-1933 to be silenced, will honor the memory of the innocent victims, and will remind the world about events which must never be repeated," said Vyatrovych. According to him, the campaign will end in Kyiv in November 2010.
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When expecting only the best for their little ones in Hollywood, they started with decorating the nursery with designer crib bedding and bassinetts by Lulla Smith! The client list contained some the hottest celebrities to date such as, Kate Holmes and Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum and Seal, as well as, Courtney Cox and David Arquette. Lulla Smith is well known for the use of the most finest cottons and silks available. The set the standard when it comes to luxury! Babybox.com carries this designer baby bedding in numerous styles and, patterns of crib bedding and bassinets.
When it comes to dressing the brood, hip is what is in for these trendy and, hip moms in Hollywood! Designer name brand baby clothes by, Quiksilver, Inky Dink, Mad Sky, Trumpette, and Lyla Blu! All famously carried by, online childrens and, baby Boutique, Sandboxcouture.com. Where every cool mom can dress their kids in the most up to date fashions in childrens clothes!


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Photographs of our pigs wearing Hoggles were printed in the Telegraph, Independent, Daily Record, Daily Star, Metro and on the front page of the Worcester Evening News. We had a visit from local BBC radio, and the pig was mentioned on the BBC Today Show and again on Chris Evans' BBC drive-time programme. This photo is from Caters News --- email@example.com
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Our staff is running 24/7 operations to ensure the security devices setup to protect your business function are set up, secure, functioning as designed, operating up to date and with 100% efficiency.
EDR technology uses machine learning, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics techniques to ensure threat protection& prevention by monitoring host/endpoints and network events and recording, analyzing and reporting alerts taking place in real time
We capture measurable evidence based data including contexts, mechanisms, indicators, implications and actionable advice, about an existing, or emerging menace or hazard to assets thereby facilitating our customers to make informed decisions to counter the attacks.
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If you're unsure whether your incident detection program covers all possible contingencies relevant to your organization, an incident response service can help you improve your readiness to incidents and breaches.
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To harden government, military and corporate network infrastructures, AforeCybersec organize Cyber Range aimed at strengthening cyber-security skills and defences, by deploying complex attack scenarios. Cyber Range is an infrastructure of Cyber DefenceCentres to train IT, NoC, SsCand CIRT team(s) to defend against cyber attacks scenarios.
After completing the curriculum, students have real Cybersecurity skills that will help them succeed in the industry and are more attractive to potential employers, as they will require less onboarding training in these areas.
Administrative controls are used for setting up the principles of engagement; such as approaches, models, special cases, risk and compliance systems. Since these controls are not specialized in nature, they are referred to as administrative controls.
The ICS network controls are soft targets for cyber-attacks since systems sometimes run without anti-virus updates for months. They are prone to multiple pathways of interactions as well; the pathways may also be bypassing existing security systems in the plant. Another concern about ICS networks is non-isolation of unrelated sub systems.
Thorough vulnerability checks are carried out to ensure applications security right from code review through to secure coding of software to protect against cyberattacks. Change management is an important component here.
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Hyperlocal Marketing – What Is It?
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Hyperlocal marketing may sound like just another buzzword, but in reality it is a growing trend because local reviews are becoming increasingly more important to local search users. In addition, new technologies like beacons are also making a splash in the world of local SEO.
Let's take a brief look at each of these phenomena and how they are changing the work done by SEO professionals.
Reputation Management and Local Customer Reviews
- – First and foremost, you need to reply to all reviews whether they are positive or negative. It can be tempting to ignore negative feedback, but ignoring people will only incense them further. Instead, view each negative review as an opportunity to improve your business rather than getting defensive.
- – If a reviewer is blatantly lying in a negative review, don't panic – you should be able to get it taken down provided that you can prove that they were lying.
- – Need help prompting your customers to review your business? Try sending them a customer satisfaction survey. There are ways to make it so only happy customers are solicited to write reviews, or you can leave it open and objective.
- – Although Yelp and TripAdvisor are titans in the local search directory world, you should not forget about Angie's List, which has a solid footing in the industry yet is oftentimes ignored.
Beacon Technology
- – Step one: if you haven't researched and considered the use of beacon technology, which works with Bluetooth, you are missing out.
- – Beacon technology enables businesses to send marketing messages to the smartphones of customers/potential customers within a specific geographic area, which is delineated by proximity to the beacon.
- – Keep in mind that because this technology runs on Bluetooth, the only people who can receive these highly targeted offers are those who have their Bluetooth enabled.
- – Beacon technology should not be used to bombard people with a continuous stream of messages. Rather, the focus should be on sending out messages to reach consumers when and where they're most likely to respond.
While beacon technology and the plethora of local review sites may seem intimidating at first, any business owner or SEO practitioner must recognize the growing significance of these trends and be prepared to meet them head-on if they hope to succeed in a very competitive marketplace.
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About Avid:
Avid made its debut in 1984, right in the middle of the music industry's technological revolution. It's no surprise, then, that they're one of the best-known makers of high-tech pro audio tools on the scene today. Powering the world's premier recording studios and production houses with their Pro Tools software, Avid has left - and continues to leave - an undeniable footprint in the music and audio community. Whether you're looking for a state-of-the-art upgrade for your pro recording business or simply building the best home studio in town, adding Avid to your workstation goes a long way.
The highlight of this selection is Avid's flagship digital audio workstation, Pro Tools. It's an incredibly powerful piece of software that can bring every aspect of audio production under your control. For a working pro, there's the full version: Avid Pro Tools 11. And if you're in education, you can find one that fits your budget with the Pro Tools 11 Student and Pro Tools 11 Teacher editions. There are even some upgrade options, like the Avid Pro Tools HD10 to HD11 Upgrade, if you already own a past version and need to bring yourself up-to-date.
You may be interested in updating your hardware, as well, to take full advantage of the latest editions of Pro Tools. Avid offers a few different options designed to work hand-in-hand with their software, such as the Avid Artist Control surface. It works for more than just Pro Tools, too: with EUCON support, it's an all-purpose panel that can control Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Media Composer, Maestro and more. Another excellent hardware option is the Avid Eleven Rack Guitar Multi Effects Processor, which comes bundled with Pro Tools so that guitarists can reinvent their sound with the power of the DAW.
Recording and producing music is more than just a career or a hobby. It's a real passion, and you definitely want to tackle it with the help of a pro audio company that shares the same drive to perform. Avid certainly does that, and no matter whether you're joining the Pro Tools crowd or shopping for hardware to upgrade your studio setup, you'll find some options here that can really make a difference in your creative process.


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Happy Easter! The print programmes have dropped onto doormats and the box office bodies are busy packing up tickets, so we thought now would be a good time to take a tour of all the free activities at Hay Fever this year. We promise, there's enough free bits and bobs to do this fest to keep even the most determined of half-term thumb twiddlers busy.
Hannah and Elle will be creating and crafting in the Make and Take tent between 10am and 5pm every day. Plenty of wet wipes will be on hand as sticky fingers make Tulgy Wood creatures, wishing lines and space adventurers. Plus this year we've got some very special takeover craft days from Concern Universal (for a global twist) and The Tom Grahame Trust (for treasure maps and pirate adventures). Our giant bean bags will be back, as will the giant Connect 4 and a giant golden egg (all will be revealed!)
If that wasn't enough over-sized goodness Science writer extraordinaire Christopher Lloyd is bringing his What On Earth? Giant Wallbook (pictured here) to the Hay Fever Courtyard. He'll be at the wall every day (yes, everyday!) at 12pm and 3pm in his coat of many pockets for a free talk tracing the history and science of the planet.
We adore experiments, so we've invited Physics in the Field back for the first weekend to get science busking with everyone. It was a blast (quite literally!) last year so come and have a go.
Artists and genius illustrators from We Are Words + Pictures will also be on hand across the first weekend with all their pens and pencils to make comic strips, before the Haiti Kids Kino Project round off the festival on Sunday 5 June to show off the amazing power of cinema. Watch this space for blog posts from both these brilliant groups.
RSPB Cymru are celebrating their centenary with us and what better way to cheer all the work they do than join one of their many family nature trails. Just pop by their stand on site, or ask for more info in the Hay Fever Courtyard. They'll be a perfect opportunity to discover the hidden nooks of Hay, in and around the Wye, just don't forget to come back and tell us about all your adventures!
Oh, and the word on the meadow is that Eat Natural will be giving out tasters of their yummy bars and Cafedirect will be handing out baby cups of coffee, so our energy will be totally boosted for all these plans. How lucky are we?!


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I bumped into the following blog site and it pretty much sums the 'dos and donts' when working with fondant in humid weather. I have attached the article below and have made some further notes based on my own experience working with fondant in Sydney and Singapore.
How to handle fondant in hot and humid Singapore by Fait Maison. (My comments in blue).
Rolled fondant is cooked mixture of sugar and water with a consistency of a stiff dough. It can be rolled out into a smooth thin layer, then draped over a cake to create a very smooth, flat coating. It is possible to make your own fondant, but I prefer to use a commercially prepared brand like Satin Ice. For me, I love Bakels. I tried Satin Ice sugarpaste whilst in Singapore in June and have found it to be less pliable and difficult to roll out thinly to make flowers. It did not taste and smell nice at all.
General Rules when Using Fondant
Always wear gloves when handling fondant. This keeps the fondant safe to eat, and provides a barrier to slow down the heat transfer from your hands to the fondant.
Always make sure your work surfaces are clean. Fondant will attract anything that it comes into contact with. Do not wear dark and fluffy clothing! A white or light coloured apron is a good practice.
Knead the fondant with a little shortening to soften it before rolling it out or shaping it. Only use tiny amount of shortening if you need to. Otherwise, refrain from it.
If colouring fondant, only use concentrated food colouring for icing such as Wilton's and knead in a bit at a time until desired colour is achieved. Or Americolour.
Always wrap fondant that you're not working with in cling-wrap to prevent it from drying out or absorbing too much moisture from the air. Too true! I would further place the cling-wrapped fondant in an airtight container or a recloseable sandwich bag.
How to Win the Battle Against Heat and Humidity in Singapore
1. Always work with fondant in an air-conditioned room and try to make sure the cake is displayed in a place with air-conditioning. Between the airport and the wedding venue, the fondant covered cake would have absorbed the moisture in the air (you can see and feel the condensation on the cake). It is highly recommended, actually you must, place the cake in an air-condition room (preferably 18 deg C) immediately. Most wedding venues in Singapore are held under void decks (apartment blocks). As such the cake will be exposed to the humidity for at least 3-5 hours depending on when the cake cutting ceremony is held. I would not recommend the cake to be exposed to the humidity for more than 4 hours (lesser is better especially when the temperature is higher than 30 deg C).
2. When rolling fondant out, use cornstarch instead of icing sugar to prevent the fondant from sticking to the table.
3. Try to cover the cake with fondant on the actual day it will be eaten, so as to avoid the need for refrigeration. I have never placed my fondant covered cake in the fridge. Some decorators do this and it is ok. Maybe I will try it one day.
4. If you really need to refrigerate the cake after covering it with fondant (which was what I did), place it in a cake box and cling-wrap the box or loosely wrap the cake with cling-film before refrigerating.
5. When removing fondant cake from the fridge, place it in a cool air-conditioned room still in its box or with the cling-wrap still on. You want to make sure the change in temperature is not too sudden or it will start condensing on the surface of the fondant. Also, keeping the cake from being exposed to the air will prevent the sugars in the fondant from absorbing the moisture in the air.
6. For fondant cut-outs, ribbons, and figures, use a 50-50 mixture of fondant and gum paste. Gum paste dries harder than fondant and will speed up the drying process.
7. To apply cut-outs, brush on alcohol or a flavouring that contains alcohol instead of water. Alcohol evaporates quicker and reduces the amount of water in contact with fondant. Another good tip: use alcohol when you wish to get rid of stains on the cake.
If you apply all the above tips well, you should be able to achieve success making beautiful fondant cakes in the hot and humid tropics.
For a great step by step as well as a video on how to cover your cake with fondant – go to Cake Decorating Online.
1 x 25cm (8″) 1200g
1 x 25.5cm (10″) 1600g
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Editor's Note: Today is a sad, sad day as one of our all-time favorite musicians and a true musical chameleon has passed. David Bowie was truly one-of-a-kind and a true advocate for the outcast. So we wanted to revisit our favorite Bowie albums list, one which if we were to redo this list, his latest and final release Blackstar really probably should land towards the end of this list: his best album in 35 years. It's the perfect mourning, funeral album. 11So please buy/stream Blackstar today as it it shows an icon still pushing boundaries and making emotionally-resonant music 50 years into his career.
It's a freaky deaky kinda Bowie week here at LxL. Yesterday, we brought you the five best Bowies (or Bowie characters), and Tuesday came Bowie's first release in over a decade. We will bring you a review for that next week, but for now, how about we hit you with our ten favorite Bowie albums? The music and fashion chameleon has wore many hats (and costumes) in his career, and today we bring you the ten best. Without further ado, here are the best albums by David Bowie in our humble opinion.
10. Scary Monsters
Aaaaahhh…scary monsters! Bowie's first album in the 80's was a real return to form, showcasing the sort of glammed-out, spooky, art rock he made a name for himself making in the early 70's. Scary Monsters also bounces into a little disco with "Fashion" as well as one of the strangest sung Bowie songs in "Ashes to Ashes", which also makes it one of the best – it's just so unusual and eerie in the best kinda way.
9. Station to Station
Coming off the irresistible Philly soul and disco of Young Americans, Bowie kept some of those characteristics but made a much more experimental record in Station to Station. Headlined by the evercool "Golden Years", Station to Station serves as the bridge between the extremely opposite albums that it falls between: the Philly soul of Young Americans and the groundbreaking avant-garde electronic rock of Low.
8. Space Oddity
Transforming from young Londoner David Jones into the music icon David Bowie started with Space Oddity. Still remaining one of his biggest hits today, "Space Oddity" has Major Tom (David Bowie's first character) lifting off out into space, and Bowie never really returned – beside the time he fell to earth in the film The Man Who Fell to Earth, AND on Earthling, AND as Ziggy Stardust on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…but who's counting.
7. Diamond Dogs
A concept album (like so many of Bowie's albums) based on George Orwell's 1984, Bowie fell a little without Mick Ronson on lead guitar, but Diamond Dogs still delivers on several levels. Diamond Dogs is what it would sound like if Lou Reed and Mick Jagger kidnapped Bowie and then tried to convince people they were him as to keep down suspicion.
6. Low
For his most groundbreaking record, Bowie hooked up with the 70's best producer, Brian Eno, the king of ambient and experimental electronic music. The former Roxy Music member would work his magic on Bowie like he would later do for both the Talking Heads and U2, combining brilliant atmospherics with strong songcraft to make yet another timeless record.
5. Young Americans
Whoa that boy can groove. I would imagine when Young Americans came out, there was a handful of rock music fans just furious that Bowie was steeping into the deeply divisive genre of disco, but man did he knock it out of the park with Young Americans. Not only did the album produce three huge disco singles in "Young Americans", "Fame", and "Fascination", but the album as a whole just swings and grooves like John Travolta on some funky acid.
4. The Man Who Sold The World
The Man Who Sold The World was Bowie's first with guitarist Mick Ronson and its the most riff-heavy, guitar rock album of his career. Oddly enough, "The Man Who Sold The World" is probably best known not as a Bowie song, but as one of the last songs that Kurt Cobain played at MTV Unplugged: Live in New York months before he took his own life – a fitting song for an artist who felt tortured by his own success.
3. Aladdin Sane
Following the one-two punch of Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust will leave you knocked out 99% of the time, but Bowie managed to stay on his feet and deliver with Aladdin Sane. Aladdin Sane is the sound of David Bowie taking the glam-rock of Ziggy Stardust to a high-end New York jazz lounge at 2 in the morning.
2. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Our top two literally ended in a scoring tie (we occasionally rank and score albums with difficult lists), but just missed out with our tie breaker. Why is Ziggy Stardust so great you ask? Bowie combines his freaky vibe with the second best slew of songs of his career to make more than just a great album but a statement. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust documents an androgynous alien rock star trip to Earth to tell people of its extinction in five years, only to meet his own at the hands of his own destructive behavior. The album stands as an anthem and rallying point for the oddballs, the weirdos, and those who just don't quite fit in, rest assuring those that feel oh so lonely that "you're not alone."
1. Hunky Dory
The crown jewel of Bowie's catalog is Hunky Dory. Mixing glam-rock with cabaret and pop, David Bowie released 11 songs of pure songwriting gold. My favorites remain the endearing weirdo's love song "Kooks" , the freak stomp of "Oh! You Pretty Things", the heartwarming, showtuney shuffle of "Fill Your Heart". You also get some mega classics in "Changes", "Queen Bitch", and "Life On Mars". Not to mention, Bowie had time to write "Song for Bob Dylan" and "Andy Warhol" as tributes to two of his artistic heroes. What does this album not have?
Just Missed
Wes – Heroes
Like Low, Heroes splits about 50/50 in terms of instrumental and vocal songs, but when Bowie and company sing, they shine. Guitarist Robert Fripp of King Crimson fame helps the songs rock and Bowie's singing, especially on his career-centerpiece and arguably greatest song "Heroes", helps these songs soar.
Todd – Let's Dance
Anyone who knows Todd knows he likes to get on a good gawky giraffe dance once and a while. Let's Dance allows him to do this, and for this, Todd is forever grateful to the Thin White Duke.
Austin – Heathen
Heathen is one of Bowie's late career gems, and with this album resulting from a collaboration and tour with Trent Reznor made this a surefire just miss for Austin, whom adores the both of them.


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Princess, don't look for the pea under a hundred soft mattresses
If you look for it, it will be found
Seeker, don't look for the flaw in the fabric of perfection
If you look for it, it will be found
Follower, don't look for the kink in the one who brings light
If you look for it, it will be found
For the world is expanding, as are you and me
Whatever you look for within me and you
It will be found.
Whatever you look for, it will be found.
Shall I give you a gift that is simple and sure?
Look for what you want, not for what you don't.
~ Meenakshi Suri
Thanks to Alysson Honey: I looked for a photo to go with this blog.
I found what I wanted, let go what I did not.
Now below this rainbow line is an ad that's unknown. I give it thanks for to blogging it gives support.


text: Henry: It's tough working with a dead person's art. How can we know if we've stayed true to their vision? The obvious answer is that, well, we can't. Posthumous releases will necessarily be a projection of what we thought the artist would have wanted, and the degree of the projection depends on the completeness of the work as it has been left to us, and the extent to which the creator gave instructions for how they wanted their legacy to be fulfilled.