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Peep has been changing so much lately. She has started babbling and cooing and motorboating her lips a ton more. Just today she talked most of the day! She was totally wound up last night and wouldn't go to sleep, perhaps because she wanted to socialize.
She's been grabbing things and putting them in her mouth. She'll spend time entertaining herself in her play yard or with toys on a blanket (which is new, before she needed constant attention or yelling ensued). She's gotten to where not every time she cries is an all out meltdown of sobbing like it was there for a while. Sometimes it's a little gurgly/talking cry and other times it's a yell. :D
She was yelling the other evening when I was trying to feed her. Hubs gets home from work and walks up and says hi to her. She immediately stops yelling and beams him a big smile. The little imp! She sure loves the dad.
Tonight I rolled her over onto her stomach and she landed with her elbows bent by her side propping her head up! Then I helped her roll back over. I rolled her back onto her stomach and she rolled onto her back all by herself!! What a little smarty. It's amazing to watch her grow and change.


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Strike by separatist groups shuts down Indian-ruled Kashmir as prime minister visits
SRINAGAR, India – Shops, businesses and schools were closed in Indian-controlled Kashmir after separatist groups called for a strike Tuesday to protest a visit by the Indian prime minister to the disputed Himalayan region.
Large numbers of police and paramilitary forces were deployed in Srinagar, Kashmir's main city, a day after a daring rebel attack in which eight army soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded.
Police closed off several main roads in Srinagar. Paramilitary soldiers with automatic weapons swarmed a convention center where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to meet local officials later Tuesday to review the progress of development projects in the state.
The Himalayan territory of Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and claimed entirely by both. More than a dozen rebel groups in Indian-controlled Kashmir have been fighting since 1989 for its independence or merger with Pakistan. More than 68,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the fighting.
India accuses Pakistan of arming and training Islamic militants and sending them into Indian-held Kashmir to attack government forces and other targets — a charge Islamabad denies.
India and Pakistan have fought two of three wars over control of Kashmir since their independence from Britain in 1947.
Late Monday, in a message to local news agencies, Kashmir's biggest rebel group, Hizb-ul Mujahedeen, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Authorities have directed residents of Srinagar's old quarters to stay indoors, a police officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Meanwhile, the Indian army said Pakistani troops fired intermittently at Indian soldiers from across a cease-fire line in Kashmir on Tuesday.
"It was unprovoked firing and a violation of the 2003 cease-fire agreement," said Lt. Col. Rajesh Kalia, an army spokesman.
Indian soldiers returned the fire. There were no casualties, Kalia said.
The firing took place in Poonch sector, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) southwest of Srinagar, he said. There was no immediate comment from Pakistan.
The longtime rivals signed a cease-fire accord in 2003 that has mostly held. Each side occasionally accuses the other of violating it by firing mortars or guns across the "Line of Control" dividing Kashmir between them.
On Wednesday, Singh was expected to inaugurate part of an ambitious rail line that connects southern and northern Kashmir.
However, separatist groups say the Kashmir dispute cannot be resolved by economic grants and developing rail services.

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By JT - Dec 27,2016 - Last updated at Dec 27,2016
AMMAN — Personnel at the Amman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested a suspect, who has a criminal record, on suspicion of robbing houses in the capital, the Public Security Department's (PSD) media centre said on Tuesday.
A CID team was formed after receiving complaints of home burglaries, according to a PSD statement. The officers arrested the suspect, who confessed to committing 32 robberies.
Meanwhile, the northern region CID received several complaints from taxi cab drivers in Irbid, saying they were victims of individual robbery cases by two people. The CID tracked down and arrested the two suspects, who confessed to committing six robberies targeting taxi drivers.
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Hurghada for Golfers
08 Days / 07 Nights
|Day 1
After arriving at the Cairo International airport, where you will meet and be assisted by our representatives, you will transfer to your hotel for overnight.
|Day 2
|We will spend a full day touring Cairo and visiting the Egyptian Museum, the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx. The rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel in Cairo.
|Day 3
Today we will transfer to Cairo International Airport for our flight to Hurghada. We will check in at our hotel and in the afternoon, will proceed to Steignburger Golf Resort El- Gouna to play an 18 holes game. We will overnight at the hotel in Hurghada.
|Day 4
This morning we will drive to Soma Bay Golf course to enjoy an 18 holes game. We will overnight at the hotel in Hurghada.
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|Today we will return again at Steignburger Golf Resort in El Gouna to enjoy another 18 holes game. You can also relax at the clubhouse bar and/or restaurant, or try out the exercise and health facilities. We will overnight at the hotel in Hurghada.
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Today we will drive in a private air-conditioned vehicle from Hugharda to Luxor and check in at the hotel. We will overnight in Luxor.
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|This will be a full day of marvelous sightseeing in Luxor. First we will visit the West Bank to tour the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon. Later we will cross the Nile to visit the magnificent Karnak and Luxor Temples. We will transfer to Luxor Airport for our flight to Cairo, check in at our hotel and overnight in Cairo.
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Toying with perception, Finnish artist's oil-on-canvas collection offers alluring, poetic lexicon of the everyday.
Z Gallery Arts presents Finland – born artist Henni Alftan's first North American solo exhibition, Shadows in the Mirror, on display from April 6 – May 8, 2017.
This exclusive collection of 15 original, oil-on-canvas works explores the mimetic relation of paint as material and the image. Through striking, figurative pictures composed with careful framing, ellipsis, light and shading, Alftan plays with the observer's gaze, inciting the viewer to take a deeper look at everyday objects and scenes that are not what they seem.
"I have had my eye on Henni Alftan for some time, having seen her works presented with critical acclaim in Helsinki, Paris, and New York," says Zohra Bonnis, curator & owner, Z Gallery Arts. "Capturing what initially appear to be mundane settings – shadows of a chain link fence, light peeking through foliage, the reflection in a rearview mirror – she finds something rich and nuanced in every scene in which to engage the viewer. With her exquisite skill and unique perspective, I am thrilled and honoured to represent Alftan, and look forward to introducing many more artists of her caliber from around the world to Vancouverites."
Born in Helsinki, Finland in 1979, Alftan studied at École Nationale Su Supérieure des Beaux – Arts de Paris, and the Edinburgh College of Art. In 1998, she moved to Paris, and was first featured in a group exhibition in Lyon in 2001. Since that time, Alftan's immense body of works have been displayed in more than 20 exhibitions throughout Europe, including 10 solo presentations in Finland and France.
Through calculated brushstrokes, Alftan evokes the semblance of actual objects with subtle deviations from reality. As a result, the object inversely begins to refer to the painting itself as an object. Her mastery over this style is credited to her intricate knowledge of the rules and codes of image making. In 2016, Alftan's paintings appeared alongside works by Henri Cueco, Gaël Davrinche, and Nils-Udo in J'ai des doutes. Est-ce que vous en avez?, an exhibition in Paris focused on notions of doubt and perception. The previous year, Alftan enjoyed a six-month residency at New York's prestigious International Studio & Curatorial Program.
Alftan's work can be found in collections at Finland's Amos Anderson Art Museum, Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art, and The Helsinki Art Museum, among others. Drawing inspiration from painting's history and progression, Alftan spends much of her time reflecting on iconic works in galleries and museums in Paris. She cites her contemporary influences as figurative painters Luc Tuymans and Alex Katz, as well as Vancouver's own photographer Jeff Wall.
You can find the show at Z Gallery Arts.


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Jamie Siddons was Bangladesh coach for over three and a half years, and in that time his most significant contribution was perhaps the way in which he changed the mindset of a side who had long been derided for their lack of batting acumen. Under him, Bangladesh's batting improved considerably, with players like Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique and Raqibul Hasan proving, at various times, that they have the gumption and the talent to build an innings.
It is instructive to consider the comments of former players. Chief selector Akram Khan has observed that the current team is far more professional than previous generations, and spinner Enamul Haque Jnr, who played the majority of his internationals under Siddons' predecessor Dav Whatmore, before being recalled in 2009, recently spoke of how Shakib Al Hasan's men are mentally stronger than their predecessors.
Siddons did not have it all his way. Bangladesh endured defeats to Ireland and Netherlands during his tenure, and also failed to reach 100 in one-dayers on four occasions. The most recent of those humiliations occurred on world cricket's biggest stage: in the 2011 World Cup, Siddons' team were first bundled out for 58 by West Indies and then dismissed by South Africa for 78 a few weeks later.
Siddons made his name as a batsman in the unforgiving terrain of Sheffield Shield cricket, and was renowned as a tough cricketer with high professional standards and steely resolve. His most enduring legacy will be the belief he instilled in his players, and the understanding that patience is a greater virtue in building an innings than sheer bravado.
Siddons also managed to convince the Bangladesh Cricket Board of the need for professionalism when developing a fledgling team, and during his term Bangladesh were able to boast, for the first time, a complete contingent of full-time coaches. Siddons' back-room staff comprised a bowling coach - Champaka Ramanayake and later Ian Pont - a strength and conditioning coach, Grant Luden; a fielding coach, Julien Fountain; and occasionally an assistant head coach - Shaun Williams, followed by Khaled Mahmud. For a time the team even benefitted from the services of a sports psychologist. With the notable exception of a spin-bowling specialist, Bangladesh under Siddons came the closest they have to a coaching unit structurally comparable to the ones the likes of India, England and Australia have.
The effect was clear. In addition to looking more at home on the international stage, Bangladesh improved in all three key disciplines during Siddons' tenure. In particular, promising strokemakers like Tamim developed some consistency, and inexperienced fast bowlers like Shafiul Islam and Rubel Hossain received the guidance needed to develop variation and nerve. If Bangladesh are to compete with the world's best, they need to at least speak the same language; under Siddons they began learning it.
Fast bowling
Bangladesh have always relied heavily on their spinners, and this did not change under Siddons. However, games are rarely won through spin alone, and despite the progress made by the likes of Shafiul and Rubel, Bangladesh urgently need to address their fast-bowling production line. During Siddons' tenure Bangladesh regularly fielded just two seamers in home conditions, allowing the bulk of overs to be delivered by a coterie of spinners (mostly of the left-arm persuasion). It was while on tour, in conditions that favoured seam, that the absence of good fast bowlers was most obvious.
At the start of his reign, Siddons sought out domestic performers with potential. Mahbubul Alam was first favoured, but despite encouraging performances against South Africa, he fell from grace shortly afterwards. Syed Rasel was invariably omitted due to his perceived lack of pace, while Nazmul Hossain was in the mix but failed to cement a place as the preferred back-up.
Against England in 2010, Robiul Islam was rewarded for a fine domestic season with a national call-up. After a promising start against the England Lions, his inexperience was cruelly exposed against Andrew Strauss's men at Lord's, following which he was quickly discarded.
"Siddons' legacy is blighted by some disappointing performances towards the end of his tenure. But to focus on these is to do a disservice to a hardworking and thoughtful coach. He was primarily appointed to address Bangladesh's batting deficiencies, and he did so with relative success"
There are some exciting fast bowlers emerging, such as the former Under-19 star Kamrul Islam Rabbi and academy bowler Subashis Roy. However, Bangladesh's next coach will need a strategy for managing young fast bowlers to ensure the transition to the national side is smooth and fruitful.
One of the defining aspects of Siddons' tenure was the way he sought consistency in selection. While a noble aim, this often led to batsmen who were clearly out of sorts being persisted with despite their lack of form. The most notable cases were two of Siddons' favourite pupils: Junaid and Raqibul. Both generally improved under the coach's guidance, but they suffered significant dips in form too. Siddons was reluctant to replace them and frequently said the best cricketers in Bangladesh were already involved in the set-up.
Yet when new players were selected (normally when the coach's hand was forced by injury or by defections to the ICL) they performed admirably. Imrul Kayes and Jahurul Islam were brought into the fold due to their exceptional domestic form, and they did not disappoint on the international stage. The lesson here is that extending the talent pool can be productive. Any future coach should not ignore proven domestic performers when the need arises, despite the limitations of Bangladesh's first-class structure.
Siddons' legacy has been blighted by some disappointing performances towards the end of his tenure. But to focus on these is to do a disservice to a hardworking and thoughtful coach. He was primarily appointed to address Bangladesh's batting deficiencies and did so with relative success. He had his faults and he may yet regret his outspoken nature, selection policies, and lack of sensitivity when dealing with his political masters and former players.
Siddons was not Bangladesh's most high-profile coach; Eddie Barlow, Dav Whatmore and Trevor Chappell all came to Dhaka with bigger reputations. However, history should look kindly upon him. He brought with him a strong work ethic and helped a much maligned cricketing nation earn a degree of credibility in world cricket. His successor, whoever he may be, would do well to emulate those achievements.


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Last week, Warner Bros. teased a "special announcement" for the Batman Arkham series on Facebook.
Today, the publisher revealed it to be an invitation.
"You are cordially invited to the Humanitarian of the Year Awards at the Wayne Manor on New Year's Eve," the game's official Facebook reads.
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Gas prices are much too high for most Americans. It costs upwards of $60 to fill your tank, and that hurts. Obviously, it's time to do something about it.
Today, President Obama lashed out at oil speculators. He thinks they are manipulating the price of oil and reaping huge profits at the expense of American families. He wants more money to police speculation, higher penalties when manipulation is detected, and requirements that speculators put up more money before engaging in a transaction.
The President's comments show there is nothing new under the political sun. Years ago, Senators from grain-growing states blamed "grain gamblers" at the Chicago Board of Trade for volatility in grain prices and enjoying excessive profits at the expense of farmers. They depicted the traders as if they were the Whore of Babylon and called for increased regulation. It's easy, you see, to blame unnamed greed-addled speculators for market volatility that, at times, is produced as the law of supply and demand operates in capitalist markets.
Does President Obama really understand how markets work? Does he know who participates in futures markets, and who might want to protect their businesses and livelihoods against potential price volatility in certain commodities?
The beauty of such markets is precisely that they give businesses a chance to hedge their bets. Consider airlines. The cost of fuel has a huge impact on their profits and losses. They'd like prices to stay stable forever — but of course, that doesn't happen. So, they protect against higher fuel prices by buying future contracts that bet on higher prices in the future. If the prices shoot up, and airlines have to pay a lot more to fly, the profits they collect on their futures contracts offset those costs. If the prices stay at lower levels, their profits are reduced by their losses on futures contracts — but they've protected themselves against potentially catastrophic loss. And remember: for every airline, or municipality, or package delivery service that wants to protect against higher prices, there must be a party willing to bet, instead, that prices will go down. "Legitimate" traders can only trade if someone –one of those awful speculators — is on the other side of the transaction.
So, let's not be too quick to blame speculation for prices that are the product of reduced supply and increased demand. Futures markets play a vital role in our economy, and allow many businesses to obtain a kind of insurance against the risks of price volatility. If they didn't exist, we would need to invent them.


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B2Digital to be Title Sponsor for Colosseum Combat XLII in Kokomo, Indiana
TAMPA, FL–(Marketwired – Nov 16, 2017) – B2Digital, Incorporated (OTC PINK: BTDG) ("B2Digital") announced today that it would be the title sponsor of the upcoming Colosseum Combat XLII Broadcast scheduled for December 2nd, 2017 in Kokomo, Indiana.
Under the sponsorship agreements, B2Digital will serve as the title sponsor for Colosseum Combat XLII including broadcasting the event "FTF" Free to Fans on the B2Digital Social Network that can be viewed by fans on the Colosseum Combat Facebook and YouTube Channel.
The B2 Fighting Series Event will take place at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center in Kokomo, Indiana and is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm (EST). The event will include a mix of amateur and professional bouts and will feature the 2 of the 3 Fighting VanCamp brothers on the same fight card. Cameron VanCamp will look to capture his second professional title as he meets undefeated Aaron Highbaugh for the promotion's welterweight championship. Kellen VanCamp will also be eyeing a Colosseum Combat title as he meets Craig Edmonson for the amateur lightweight title.
The main card features four professional fights including Joe Lile Jr as he looks to bounce back in Kokomo against a tough Tom Shoaff. Renaldo Weekley will return to action as he meets Keair Ross. Steve Saldana taking on Van Vo rounds out the pro side of things.
You can watch the B2Digital "FTF" Free to Fans Broadcast Live beginning at 7:30 Central Time on Saturday December 2nd here:
Colosseum Combat has also put together an entertaining amateur card that features local up an coming talent from the Indiana area and from across the Midwest. You can purchase tickets and get more information on the event at http://www.colosseumcombat.com/
"We are pleased to once again work with Colosseum Combat to put on a B2 Fighting Series LIVE Event. B2Digital continues to expand our brand awareness to MMA Fans Worldwide as the audience continues to be attracted to the B2Digital 'FTF' Free to Fans Broadcasts. B2Digital Social Media Platforms have created over 1.5 Million Social Media connections with fans since the MMA Sponsored events began. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Mark Slater the owner of Colosseum Combat," said Greg P. Bell, Chairman & CEO of B2Digital.
About B2Digital, Incorporated
B2Digital, Incorporated is a full service Live Event Sports Company. Since its restructuring in early 2017, the company has been led by a management team with over 30 years of global experience developing more than 20 companies in the Sports, Television, Entertainment, Digital Distribution and Banking Transaction industries. As part of its growth strategy, B2Digital intends to continue to develop and acquire assets meeting its business model with the goal of becoming a Premier Vertically Integrated LIVE Event Sports Company.
B2Digital is currently building an integrated LIVE Event Minor League for the MMA Mixed Martial Arts marketplace, through the creation and development of Minor League champions expected to graduate to MMA Major Leagues from the B2 Fighting Series. The company intends to continue to sponsor and operate LIVE Events, acquire existing MMA Promotions, and invite those champions to the B2 Fighting Series Regional and National Championship Series. Throughout this process, B2Digital expects to own all media and merchandising rights, as well as the digital distribution networks for the B2 Fighting Series.
B2Digital's future plans beyond its initial growth strategy include the addition of Sports, Leagues, Tournaments and Special Events to its LIVE Event content. The company hopes to capitalize on its technology and business model to broaden the revenue base of the Live Events core business.
B2Digital also expects to develop and expand its B2 LIVE Event Systems and Technologies. These include Systems for Event Management, Digital Ticketing Sales, Digital Video Distribution, Digital Marketing, PPV (Pay per View), Fighter Management, Merchandise Sales, Brand Management and Financial Control Systems.
B2Digital: The LIVE Event Sports Company. www.b2digital.com
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Game, Set, Match: Cisco delivers a winner at Rogers Cup
We just wrapped up our third year as sponsor of Rogers Cup presented by National Bank. With all the excitement surrounding Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie Bouchard, our homegrown tennis talent, the fans were especially spirited! If you aren't … Continue reading


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It is hard to believe that Cooks The Books began four years ago this month! It all started when a few comments about how great a virtual foodie book club would be were traded about on the Foodie Blogroll and three book-devouring foodies; Rachel, The Crispy Cook, Joanna of Food Junkie Not Junk Food, and me (Deb at Kahakai Kitchen) formed a friendship and were off and running with a bi-monthly foodie book-inspired blogging event. Whether you joined us in the early days, or discovered us more recently, we value your participation and the sharing of thoughts and dishes inspired by the 24 books we have shared.
Rachel and I are very sad to announce that our co-host Joanna is stepping out of her hosting role at Cook The Books, needing to concentrate on her family and personal life right now. From the early days of setting up our CTB site and picking some really wonderful books to host, Jo will always be interwoven into the heart and soul of our group. We hope that she will pop in and visit us as she can in the future, and we thank her for all she has done to make this little blogging event a success.
As hard as it is to lose our good friend and co-founder Jo, we are very excited to introduce two new Cook The Books hosts—although they really don't need much of an introduction as they have been among our long-time dedicated CTB participants. Please welcome Simona of briciole and Heather of girlichef, taking us from a trio to a quartet, starting this month, as Simona takes over the hosting duties for our current pick, Heartburn by Nora Ephron. (Note: We have extended the Heartburn deadline to Monday, December 3rd). Both fabulous bloggers, Simona also hosts her own virtual book event, Novel Food if you can't get enough of reading and cooking! Heather's passion for books, film and food caused her to create the monthly Food 'n Flix event which some of you participate in and which we will be tying into our December/January CTB round.
Without further ado, we have our next four book selections—taking us through July of 2013, giving you plenty of time to locate them or add them to your holiday wish list! We have a great assortment—a dystopian thriller blockbuster, a Sicilian murder mystery, a macaron and pastry filled novel set in Macau, and a classic book of foodie essays from an icon in the food world.
December 2012/January 2013
Heather of girlichef is leading us of with the thrill-a-minute mega-best seller, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, adding a fun optional opportunity to share some foodie book and film fun. She says, "Imagine if you will, a post-apocalyptic world in which the select few dress, eat, and live extravagantly. The rest? They hunt, forage, and farm to put foods in their bellies. Also imagine having to send your child between the ages of 12 and 18 to fight to the death, with only one winner, alongside 23 other children. A tale of survival set in the Nation of Panem sometime in the future, this novel may have been written with a young audience in mind, but I think that people of all ages can (theoretically) relate.
*Special edition: This book was recently made into a film, and we will be announcing an optional feature this round – combine reading the book with watching the film-adaptation. We will be joining forces with Food 'n Flix for an extended dose of The Hunger Games." (Details to come but you can learn more about Food 'n Flix here.)
The deadline for The Hunger Games is Monday, January 28th.
February/March 2013
Chasing those winter doldrums away, Rachel, The Crispy Cook takes us back to Sicily with her pick of The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri. Rachel says, "Our very first Cook the Books pick focused on Sicily (we read Lily Prior's novel "La Cucina" and I propose we return to the "scene of the crime" by reading the first book in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano mysteryseries by author Andrea Camilleri. "The Shape of Water" is the book and in it, the scrupulously honest Inspector searches to uncover the facts behind the death of an engineer that local bigwigs, including Montalbano's police chief, don't want investigated. However as the rear cover blurb on my copy of the book notes, "Picking his way through a labyrinth of high-comedy corruption, delicious meals, vendetta firepower, and carefully planted false clues, Montalbano can
be relied on, whatever the cost, to get to the heart of the matter."
The deadline for The Shape of Water is Monday, March 23rd.
April/May 2013
From the Sicily and The Shape of Water, we journey to over China for The Color of Tea by Hannah Tunnicliffe, hosted by me (Deb at Kahakai Kitchen). I am just now immersing myself in this descriptive foodie novel about Grace Miller, an English expat moving with her Australian husband to the tiny island of Macau in China. A stranger in a strangle land, Grace, escaping the realities of the shattered dreams of her life, uses her passion for baking to open a café—serving coffee, tea and pretty-colored macarons to the women of Macu. There should be plenty of food and baking inspiration in this lovely book about boldly creating a new life and blossoming in a different place.
The deadline for The Color of Tea is Monday, May 27th.
June/July 2013
Back to Simona of briciole with a foodie classic, How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher. Simona says, "Where can I start to talk about M.F.K. Fisher? Probably the best way is to choose one of her books and invite you all to read it. This will give you a good sense of how wonderful she was as a writer. Of the books written by M.F.K. Fisher (1908-92) that I have so far read, my favorite is How to Cook a Wolf, which, I believe, illustrates well the qualities that make her writing enchanting. After spending three years in France with her first husband, she came back to the United States in 1932. Five years later she published her first book, Serve it Forth. In 1941 came Consider the Oyster, followed, in 1942, by How to Cook a Wolf, described by James Beard as "her brilliant approach to wartime economies for the table."
Wartime brings special challenges to anybody trying to eat "with both grace and gusto." Fisher refuses to allow all pleasures to disappear from the wartime table and provides advice and recipes that creatively make the best of what can be obtained and prepared at a time of tight budget and scarcity. As usual with Fisher's books, the food at hand provides the springboard for reflections on topics ranging from the balanced diet to the choice of a drinking partner. Each chapter of How to Cook a Wolf presents Fisher's thoughts on a topic: "How to Boil Water," "How Not to Boil an Egg," etc. Expounded principles are applied in recipes inserted in the text. The recipes are interesting (they include the aptly named War Cake, in which bacon grease can be used, "because of the spices that hide its taste"), though the main pleasure of reading the book is to listen to Fisher philosophize, muse, get passionate, gently satirize (herself first), and tell stories, where she describes people and events of her life."
The deadline for How to Cook a Wolf is Monday, July 27th.
And there you have it—our reading list for the next several months. Simona will be back shortly with a post on our current October/November pick Heartburn. Until then, happy reading and cooking to you all!


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Hypertufa recipe for your project
Check out the video below for a free hypertufa recipe tutorial. You know that every hypertufa project requires a different approach. For example, for different projects you are going to need different types of hypertufa molds. As you know from the post about hypertufa molds, a lot of molds will work. To visualize the process from a to z, you can watch the video below which is produced by Backyard Farmer.
Get a detailed description of every hypertufa recipe by buying The Hypertufa How-To Manual It contains thorough explanations of recipes, molds and mixing.
The recipe for the product shown in the video is:
- 1 part pure Portland cement
- 1 part peat moss
- 1 part perlite
- The amount of water is to be determined when mixing. As shown in the video a little les than 1 part is enough to get a good consistency.
The outcome of this recipe may be a product that is a little bit stronger than others. This is due to the fact that you use equal portions of all three ingredients. There are different ratios for every type of product you make. For instance: you want to make a planter and carve the edges or create a nice pattern on the sides. For this kind of work you will want to use a little bit more peat moss and perlite than Portland cement.
A recipe would then look like this:
- 1 part pure Portland cement
- 1,5 parts peat moss
- 1,5 parts perlite
- Again, the amount of water is to be decided while mixing.
Now a hypertufa recipe for a product that needs some extra strength. By using sand and especially nylon fybers to your mixture you will add strength to your product.
- 1,5 parts pure Portland cement
- 1,5 parts perlite
- 1 part peat moss
- 0,5 part sand
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Slushii + K?d
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We're returning to Villa, after leaving it in tatters, courtesy of Kill the Noise and Kayzo, to close out 2017 with our biggest show yet - SLUSHII, and K?d!
When Slushii started trickling into the trap scene not much was known about who he was - but those innovative sounds 'n styles on remix after remix were future-bass-delicious. A year in, we got the full reveal and after a phenomenal performance at TOUCH BASS earlier this year, he is officially our FAVOURITE.
Hailing from New Jersey, you would never guess such a prolific producer is just 20. Slushii's explosion over the last year has seen him adept at everything from trap to ambient drum & bass and has delivered an onslaught of records and remixes. He has quickly gained the attention of some of the largest international DJ's & tastemakers including Skrillex, Diplo, Jauz and Marshemello. His first EP, Brainfreeze, accumulated almost 2 million collective streams, had plays on Electric Area, with various tracks reaching top 3 on rotation, and reached number 4 on the iTunes dance charts. Now he arrives on the heels of the release of 'Out of Light' and we could not be more AMPED.
May the slush be with you!
Pronounced 'kid', this 19 year old producer is being hailed as the next Porter Robinson - his remix of Porter's 'Sad Machine' track is pretty damn tasty. In an expanding web of all too similar sounding future bass producers, K?D's raw and eclectic touch to surging synths and clashing beats have been delivering electrifying tracks which have refreshed the mundane tastes of many. The young producer combines future bass and trap to create intricate, intriguing soundscapes and always brings an interesting new perspective to each track he touches - check his remix of The Weeknd's 'Starboy' ft Daft Punk. K?d is currently on his first national headlining tour of the US and we're thrilled to have him in Perth on his first Australian tour.
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Goal.com / Shinichiro Ema
The Portuguese trainer won the Spanish Primera Division with his side last season but the boss' right-hand man – who was filling in for him at the press conference ahead of the match against Athletic Bilbao – said there is no disappointment in falling short to Barcelona's Pep Guardiola.
"We spoke about it and Mourinho is very happy not to have won that award," the 39-year-old told the attending reporters.
Karanka then reflected on the 2-1 win over Levante last weekend which saw both teams battling it out on a waterlogged pitch.
He continued: "We saw other characteristics of the players, in circumstances that did not favour us. But criticism or praise from outside should not influence us. The team is very well physically.
"The progression of the team can be seen. We are continuing to progress thanks to the new signings.
"Michael Essien has played in every position and done really well. Now he should be rested for a bit."
The Liga holders currently sit third, eight points behind table-toppers Barcelona. They meet Athletic on Saturday.


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Population growth concerns – New York in Melbourne?
The Age has published an article yesterday citing social research data from Ipsos indicating population growth/overpopulation is much more of a concern in Melbourne than it was just 4 years ago.
This attitudinal dataset is fascinating. We recently published a blog asking whether you are interested in having access to this data at a local level in our online tools. There are many aspects to livability, and the Ipsos studies show, on an annual basis, changes in attitudes and concerns among the population.
The Age article shows that concern about overpopulation has risen among people in Greater Melbourne, from 7% in 2014, to 20% in June 2018 – a very large increase.
This is interesting because it happens to coincide with the years in which Victoria has become the fastest growing state in Australia. Before 2014 you had to go back to 1942 to find the last time Victoria was the fastest growing state, and prior to that, to the Marvelous Melbourne era of the 1880s!
As you can see, Victoria has added 456,000 people to the population in the 3.25 years to September 2017 (latest data available), nearly 100,000 more than any other state.
365,000 people in 3 years have been added to Greater Melbourne's population, or 87% of Victoria's population growth. From this, we can see a direct link between population growth, and people's concern about that trend.
Though only ranking 6th in order of concern, behind things like crime, housing and healthcare (notably housing, in particular, is related to population growth too), it has risen to be quite important in a short few years.
The differential in population growth between Melbourne and the rest of the state also explains why it is of lesser importance in Regional Victoria, where only 6% ranked it as important.
This is a great example of how opinion data and population data can interact, and the reason we are asking for feedback on including this info on our sites.
A small quibble about geography
With Melbourne's population almost reaching 5 million already, it is easy to draw comparisons with larger cities overseas. However, The Age article makes a comparison with New York City which is perhaps a little less useful.
It says "Home to 19,500 residents per square kilometre, according to the latest Census, the city has reached a level of density greater than New York City".
While this is technically true, it's not comparing the same things. The statement refers to the density of the CBD of Melbourne, an area bounded by the Hoddle Grid, which has no significant parkland areas. And it's comparing to the whole of New York City, which according to Wikipedia has a density of 10,947 people per square km. But that's not really a fair comparison – you're comparing a central city area with a much wider region including some quite low-density areas.
If we were to compare the Melbourne CBD to just Manhattan, well it's still lower – Manhattan is over 27,000 people/square km (and that includes Central Park). Even if we expanded from the CBD to look at the density of the whole City of Melbourne, which includes parkland and industrial areas, our density goes down to about 5,000 people/square km. And if you include the whole metropolitan area (probably not a fair comparison to New York the other way, as the 5 boroughs don't include the whole metro area), Greater Melbourne's population density comes down to a measly 500 people per square km.
So while Melbourne population has certainly grown, comparisons like this which don't compare like areas aren't all that useful. Melbourne is not at New York levels yet – like everything to do with population, it all depends where you draw the boundaries. Comparing unlike areas to show higher population densities seems to be a common theme. I wrote a similar blog a few years back about a comparison with Hong Kong.
Nevertheless, it's interesting to see that population growth is now a topic which is on many people's radars. The Ipsos data provides a fantastic insight into how people are thinking about issues, while the Census data can give you the hard data on the characteristics of population which lead to these lived experiences.
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Special Topics in Calamitous Query Letters Viking's edition of Tolstoy's WAR AND PEACE is 1,424 pages. Vikram Seth's A SUITABLE BOY checks in at 1,488 pages. Heck, the book that I'm reading right now, Marisha Pessl's SPECIAL TOPICS IN CALAMITY PHYSICS, is 514 pages (including the final exam at the end of the book). Some great works of literature have been very, very long. Expansive. Epic. Bigger than a breadbox. This does not mean that you should write a long query letter. Maybe it's the Fall air that is making people wax poetic about life, the universe and everything (certainly the fall air is making me a more frequent blogger), but I've been getting some really, really long query letters lately. People sit down and write long, luxrious odes about their works, detailing every plot twist, the habits of each character (major and minor), and the deeper psychological meaning that is revealed by their narrative. Don't make this mistake! The purpose of a query letter isn't to tell an agent about every single plot twist in the entire book. It's not to describe the main character's motivations (apparent and hidden) or their complete life story. A query letter only has one purpose: To make an agent want to read more. The best way to pique an agent's interest is to be as succinct as possible. Confession: I may like long books, but I'm a lazy query letter reader. I am much more likely to give my full attention to a short letter than a long one. A short letter shows respect for my time and a deference to my abysmally short query-attention span. But most importantly, a short letter is much more likely to be interesting, because the author has agonized over every word and every sentence to make sure they convey as much as possible. Final Exam (#2 pencils only): What is the essence of this blog post? Answer: Even if your book is 1,500 pages long, your query letter does not have to be.
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This is so true! I thought I had a great query letter. It was a little long but I figured it had to be in order to explain my story. I sent it out only to be hammered with rejections. I was humbled and reworked it, cutting it in half. I sent it out again and within a week, I was offered representation.
I came here from a Facebook status, and now I feel like I'm in a timewarp. What was I doing in 2006? No idea.
Maybe we should practice Twitter-style queries. Or Facebook status updates. 150 characters might be impossible but 600 characters could be an acceptable challenge.


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Parker Trailers, of Parker, CO, has launched a new website using NetSource's exclusive dealer website content management system, EZ-Site. The new website is mobile-enabled, allowing visitors to browse the company's inventory of trailers, as well as the rest of the website, from modern mobile devices.
Parker Trailers, under new management, features cargo trailers, flatbed trailers, dump trailers, horse trailers and utility trailers. They offer feature new and used trailers for sale by Forest River, Look Cargo, H&H Trailers, Big Tex Trailers, Sundowner Trailers, Circle J Trailers, and Calico Trailers.
Customers can find Parker Trailers' entire inventory of new and pre-owned trailers on their new website at www.parkertrailers.com. The browser-based EZ-Site system lets the dealership staff easily update and maintain the website without the need for any special software.
NetSource offers specialized online solutions for trailer dealers through its sister companies, TrailersUSA.com, a leading classified ad website for trailer sales, and NetSource Media, which focuses on online solutions for the vehicle industries.
NetSource Technologies is an award-winning web design, hosting, e-commerce and consulting company that has been serving Ocala, FL and clients nationwide since 1995. Visit the web site at www.netsourceinc.com for more information on services and to view additional client websites.


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THE FIRST FEUD: Between the Mountain and the Sea
From the team behind Moose, of Course! comes a fable explaining how the Pine Tree State came to be. The snowcapped mountain Katahdin and the Atlantic Ocean each claim to be the most beautiful place in the North Land, and each sets out to prove its supremacy, e.g., "the mountain broke off a dazzling icicle from atop its peak and sent it in the eagle's talons back to the sea." Mishaps (the icicle melts en route, a necklace of shells gets crushed under a moose's hooves) result in misunderstandings, and so begins an all-out war. Maine author Plourde's (Snow Day ) tale has the confident overtones of a Native American legend as Sollers's vibrant paintings personify the two rivals. Large, sweeping brushstrokes create the angular rocks that form the mountain's harsh facial features, while the ocean's emerald, foamy swells curl into menacing jaws and hands. At their angriest, each assumes an action-figure, cartoon-like countenance. When unleashing their separate furies destroys the land between them (Maine), mountain and sea finally can see each other's grandeur and vow to work together to heal the devastation. While this tale is likeliest to have regional appeal, the message that miscommunication can breed conflict, and that communication can restore harmony, has universal application. Ages 5-up. (Nov.)
Release date: 01/01/2003
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September 7, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Event Navigation
10-1pm – Battle Focus open to all levels of play. Lots of great combat, adventures, and minimal plot. The place to be to get skilled at the game and get into some massive quests. If no new players come to this event, it becomes a Project League. Player will run various projects they need to complete while less experienced players practice the core elements of battle.
2pm-5pm – Project League. This league invites players from all leagues to come and work on personal projects and plot lines from various days and bring them to completion. Players can work on Elder Sorcery, Blessings, Familiars, Side Quests, Class Requirements, and Character Development in general. Rather than being directed by the GM, this league seeks to ask the players what they need to get done and then designs ways to accomplish those aims.


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One of the main common concerns many women face is excessive fat and sagging skin in the upper arms. "Bat wings" as this aesthetic concern is unkindly called, can be a big dampener, especially when wearing sleeveless clothes. The NYC BodyTite scarless arm lift is an ideal solution to this problem. This unique procedure uses radio frequency energy and allows the plastic surgeon to reshape and tone the upper arms.
Weight fluctuations, age, and heredity can cause your upper arms and armpit area to accumulate fat and excess skin, leading to a droopy, sagging appearance. Earlier, traditional invasive arm lift surgery or brachioplasty was the only option women had to address the concern. But now, women have a far more advanced and minimally-invasive option in BodyTite. This FDA-approved device uses RFAL (Radio-Frequency Assisted Liposuction) to melt the unwanted fat pockets and reshape the arms. It can provide your upper arms with a toned and youthful look with minimal side effects and discomfort.
While conventional arm lift surgery leaves scars, BodyTite on arms does not leave any permanent scars. The procedure begins by inserting a cannula through a tiny incision made in the skin of the upper arm. The plastic surgeon inserts the device's radiofrequency probe through the incision and the high frequency electrical energy is precisely directed to the area to gently liquefy the unwanted fat cells, so that they can be easily removed using the cannula. In addition to removing fat, the procedure also tightens the skin and coagulates the tissues, which helps the surgeon sculpt the arms to achieve the ideal shape. Clinical trials found that the gentle and deep heating will lead to significant body tightening, often with soft tissue contraction of up to 40%. In a survey, most patients reported minimal or no discomfort and were satisfied with their fat reduction and skin tightening results.
This minimally-invasive scarless arm lift is performed using local anesthesia, which allows the patient to be awake during the procedure. Other benefits of this procedure include:
- Arm lift without scars
- Significant skin tightening
- Efficient body contouring and uniform treatment
- Minimal blood loss
- Less pain, swelling and bruising
- Shorter downtime
- Minimal discomfort and pain
- Consistent results
With minimal surgical trauma, patients can resume normal activities within a few days.
As it is minimally invasive, many celebrities consider BodyTite arm liposuction a great cosmetic surgical option. Choosing an NYC plastic surgeon who is experienced in this technique is important to experience optimal results.


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Researchers from the University of Illinois have made a very interesting discovery regarding exercise and adult stem cells.
They found that after they put their little lab mice through a little lab mouse workout, there was a dramatic increase in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in their little lab mouse muscles.
This is important for a number of reasons.
- It establishes a link between exercise and the health of your muscle (no big surprise there)
- However, it may mean future stem cell treatments for age or disease related muscle loss as well as rehabilitation for injured muscles
- It also means that once the research progresses a little further, you can bet that bodybuilders will find a way to incorporate MSC treatments into their regime of steroids, growth hormone, diuretics and insulin
- And after the bodybuilding community has found a way to MacGyver MSCs into their bodies without killing themselves, this therapy will eventually filter down to pro athletes, Olympians, amateur athletes, college students, the dudes at your gym and eventually every 50+ man going through a mid-life crisis.
Just think…in 20 years, we could have senior citizens walking around looking like the 1970s version of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
All thanks to stem cells..
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You've heard the phrase "opposites attract" and nothing could be closer to the truth in an unlikely friendship between an Australian Sheppard and a Jersey calf. The calf, named Calvin, was born to a dairy cow mother in Ontario, Canada. Common practice on dairy cow farms is to remove the calf from the mother right away so that she can continue to produce milk for commercial use.
Calvin left his mother after just two days of being born and was placed in an isolated pen where he could hardly move.
Unfortunately, male calves are almost always slaughtered because they are of no use on a dairy farm. However, members from Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary were determined to save the calf from an untimely death and asked the dairy farmer to allow the calf to live out his days at the sanctuary. You would assume that the story would end there. After all, everybody loves a good life-saving tale. But we're just getting started!
Once at the sanctuary, Calvin was introduced to a couple of dogs that seemed to go into protective mode over the little guy. One pup, in particular, Lincoln, seemed to really bond with the baby cow and would hardly let him out of his site.
It's almost as if Lincoln understood that Calvin had already been through so much. It was time for him to have some rest and relaxation.
They seem to have a great time just lounging around, getting a drink, and just enjoying the peace and quite the sanctuary has to offer.
However, life can't always be serious. They get in plenty of play time, too! Just look at those grins!
It even appears that Lincoln has shown Calvin the art of begging. Can they get any cuter?!
It's fun to watch their friendship blossom and I'm sure we'll see much more of these two over the years!
It's because of organizations such as Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary that calves like Calvin get a second chance at life. However, it's important to understand that not every animal can be saved. Megan Mostacci, co-founder of Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary explained it in a Facebook post,
A lot of people think that sanctuary life is fun – lots of animals to cuddle and get kisses from. I wish that were all true. While we are lucky and get to unwind with animal cuddles and love – it isn't always so wonderful.
In tribute to the animals that were lost, they planted a weeping willow tree. In a captured photograph, Calvin stands next to the tree as a sign of hope and promise that together, we may be able to make a small difference.
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Then & Now: O'Neill House Office Building
The O'Neill House Office Building was constructed in the early 1960s. Originally known as Federal Office Building No. 8, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to name the building after the late former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill in 2012.
Federal Office Building No. 8 was the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) first modern home, built solely for its use. Over two thirds of the building housed working laboratory space, while offices filled in the rest. (Above photo, courtesy of the FDA: the building under original construction.)
The FDA's chemists, biologists, microbiologists and others oversaw many laboratory-based responsibilities during their time in the building. Staff carried out certifications of all antibiotics and insulin to ensure their compliance with approved standards of quality, purity and potency. They also analyzed samples of foods for residues of pesticides, antibiotics and other matter and performed a number of drug-related studies.
FDA scientists photographed at work for the agency's Food and Drug Review, which was published in 1966.
The FDA's laboratory scientists were among the primary contributors to the Association of Official Analytical Chemists Methods of Analysis, a methodology that represented the best known means of determining analytical results. Numerous tests and studies continued for decades in support of the FDA's mission to protect public health.
External view of the O'Neill Building just before reopening after its renovation.
In 2002, due to the need for more space and the building's deteriorating conditions, the FDA vacated the building. The General Services Administration, the building's caretaker at the time, explored many options for the facility given its prime real estate location near the U.S. Capitol. Federal Office Building No. 8 underwent a major renovation and reopened for occupancy in 2014.
The renovation of the O'Neill Building modernized the facility and added an abundance of natural light.
In addition to an open-plan office space, the modernized facility also now includes a green roof and natural light aplenty, something that was missing due to the original building's limited number of windows. The renovation transformed the dark interior spaces by providing two six-story atriums, a central atrium skylight, and glass curtain walls on the east and west façades.
In June 2017, care of the O'Neill Building was transferred from the General Services Administration to the Architect of the Capitol, where its unique architectural details will continue to be maintained and preserved along with the other buildings of the iconic Capitol campus.


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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Mr. Jeffs' Skeleton in Stereo
From the Hunterian Museum, Mr. Jeffs' skeleton suffers from Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressive in which "bone forms in muscles, tendons and other connective tissue" and also fuses to other bones, preventing movement.
Another Diorama in Stereo from the Deutches Museum
Deutches Museum Diorama in Stereo
Last November I took a few stereoscopic views of dioramas in the Deutches Museum in Munich – I will post a few of them. To view go cross-eyed until the two images register over each other. It can help to concentrate in a single item, such as the figure standing in the right hand foreground. AS the image resolves try to relax and the depth with appear.


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Writing this gives me no pleasure, but it does give me some satisfaction. Some might even say that I am bitter because I lost in court on some key points, but that would not be true at all. In fact, I think I had a tremendous victory over the individuals who own and rent this home as it is finally out just how unscrupulous and ruthless individuals can be when they put property over people; when from the beginning, their goal was make it impossible to live in conditions I didn't see in Third and Fourth World countries (places I have been to) and to keep our deposit. So, here's the letter I'm writing and if you are a landlord and see yourself, STOP and think about your integrity and ethics as the foundation of society (or that it should be) and change what are ... very bad habits.
Dear Former Landlord:
I live and work in Third Ward Houston. I chose to live in this part of Houston for several reasons, but the most important one is because of the work that I do. I also live with my child who works hard every day in providing most of the sustenance that it takes because my work is with a non-profit and my dollars are shorter than hers (by the way, daughter ... thank you). That said, when we found the house that this blog is about, we were ecstatic because it meant I could be close to work (being able to walk on good days) and that I would have a separate dwelling from the house. It never happened.
Before agreeing to take the house, my daughter and the realtor went through the house where several things were pointed out, including the fact that the air conditioning was not working and several other problems such as doors needing to be replaced, locks fixed. However, what is most interesting is that the walk-through masked bigger problems that weren't realized until after living in the house. Needless to say, the day we moved in, what was promised to be done ... wasn't. Moving is arduous enough, but finding that the air condition didn't work and having to take time off work to wait on the professional to come and fix it should have been the first clue of what we would be up against, especially after closer inspection, we found a plethora of other problems. The place wasn't cleaned, the mother-in-law space smelled like animals. The locks didn't work, a window was broken and we couldn't secure the house starting on day one.
The walk-through of potential tenants is an important step. There are 10 steps that renters should know and do prior to move in. We did them ALL, but when unscrupulous landlords mask problems and hide their intent, insanity ensues. There are remedies, but all in all, the system is slow and costs money. Documenting everything with pictures and letters, calls to realtor and to the landlord (a mother and daughter duo), we realized after two weeks that we didn't want to live there. We did, however, want to live in Third Ward Houston and with the current gentrification, rents are higher and dwellings harder to come by. After sending our FIRST of several certified letters, we were promised that things would be fixed, but then the nightmare really began.
The fixing was slow, but never truly materialized. April was a cold month and we found we had no heat. One night was so cold that it triggered a Lupus attack. Later my RA went into full flair attack, over and over again. Living out of boxes because we could not live there, but were unable to move, was a nightmare. Working through it all, we tried and tried to get you to bring your property up to standards, but in the end you used every tactic (and I'm learning that these tactics are straight out of the slumlord handbook.
And while I can't give this address as we are still adjudicating, I go on record with declaring that your property should not be rented to anyone else. We are not the first tenants to go through this. I am not even the second tenant to go through this. When one learns that the problems you are having are the SAME problems that former tenants had, then something must be done. When the people who work for the landlords are willing to share that the landlord cannot afford to fix this house, God is trying to telling you something. So, it is some small satisfaction that in today's world of internet, the TRUTH can be told.
After sitting in the courthouse and listening to the judge declare over and over again, "judgement for the plaintiff" in eviction notices because tenants 1) may not have been properly served, or 2) tenants felt that they had no choice, but to give up the apartment or house and not fight the system, I realized that the system doesn't always work and that it is time to give renters a way to stand up to the tyranny of unscrupulous landlords and shady lawyers. Even after hearing from the judge that yes, I had to pay one month's rent, you could say that I was angry, but I get it. Her hands were tied as most justices of the peace are in small claims court in Houston, Texas. Even though the landlord had unscrupulously served me at a house I didn't live in, I was considered served because I accidentally found out about it before the court date. But, I hand it to the judge. She didn't award attorney's fees and she didn't allow those other costs that they tried to attribute to us. It was cut and dry, so to speak, but it did give me more to stand on than I realized.
We are pursuing this with everything at our disposal legally, including writing about it here to educate tenants of their rights. Moreover, the stories from the former tenants need to be shared to substantiate that this is an unscrupulous pattern of doing business. At some point, someone needs to create a more comprehensive way for tenants to fight against this system of greedy landlords and you should know that several members of the community are working to do just that. The major problem is that there does need to be more affordable housing and while I am able to pay a higher rent, many are not. And when rent is a huge chunk of your income and landlords have overpriced the property and then won't bring it up to basic standards, many just cut their losses and move. If I am going to pay premium prices for housing, I am going to live in a house worth that price.
You are not the first landlord to seem to get away with bad behavior, but know that BAD BEHAVIOR CANNOT BE REWARDED forever. Karma has a way of evening things out and in the end, JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED. Count on it.


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Paul Morrison
- Art Funded
- 2004
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- 229 x 152.4 cm
- Vendor
- Asprey Jacques
The large detailed and complex flower head in the foreground contrasts with the three cartoon-like trees in the background. The lack of perspective and relational proportions within the fabricated landscape, devoid of human presence, is characteristic of the artist's work. 'Bast' is the botanist's terminology for 'phloem', the tissue that conducts synthesised food substances in a plant.
Asprey Jacques.
Southampton City Art Gallery
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June 9, 2008: "Anne Heche's Divorce Reaches Settlement"
Anne Heche's divorce has reached a settlement Friday agreeing to pay ex-husband Coley Laffoon a $275,000 lump sum and $3,700 per month in child support for their son.
This is a big reduction from the temporary $15,000 a month support Anne Heche had paid before. Anne Heche said in May she could no longer pay the amount because she was out of work.
Anne Heche, 39, will also have to pay 75% of their 6-year-old son Homer's private school tuition and half of his extracurricular activities.
After five years of marriage, Laffoon filed for divorce in February 2007.
May 15, 2008: "Anne Heche Is Broke"
Anne Heche requested and was granted a temporary reprieve in paying her child and spousal support obligations to her ex, COLEY LAFFOON, and her son, HOMER.
In a declaration made to the court, Anne Heche said that her business manager had informed her that she only had $34,840.93 in "all of her accounts" and that if she continued her support payments of $14,798 per month, she would "have a deficit of more than $6,000 by May 31, 2008." She also wrote that she has $364,000 of legal, accounting and other personal debt.
The court agreed to let Heche skip her July 1 payment to her ex and son, pending another hearing on July 2.
Anne Heche's ABC show, "Men in Trees," on which she met current boyfriend JAMES TUPPER, was not picked up for a third season. The actress noted in the papers that since January 18, 2008, she'd "been unemployed and had no income from employment except for one very short term contract for a movie role for which [she] received a total of $65,000."
Actress, director and screenwriter Anne Heche picture(s)/pic(s), wallpaper and photo gallery.
Birth name: Anne Celeste Heche.
Born: May 25, 1969 Aurora, Ohio, United States.
Anne Heche biography (bio):
Early life:
Heche was born in Aurora, Ohio to Nancy and Donald Heche, an organist, church founder, Baptist minister, and choir director. In her book, Call Me Crazy, she claimed that her father molested her during her childhood, giving her herpes. Her father later disclosed his homosexuality to his family, before dying of AIDS in 1983. In that same year, Heche's older brother Nate, who was also an actor, was killed in a car accident just a few months before his graduation from high school. Heche was a noted actress even at Francis W. Parker School, and the soap opera As the World Turns offered her a contract in 1985, when she was 16. However, both she and her mother felt it best that she finish high school first.
Immediately after her high school graduation, she accepted another soap offer and left for New York City. Heche first became famous by playing the dual roles of "Vicky Hudson" and "Marley Love Hudson" on the American soap opera Another World from 1987 to 1991, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award; her acclaimed work as Vicky and Marley can currently be seen on Soapnet. Heche has starred in a number of high-profile films, including Donnie Brasco, Volcano, Wag the Dog, Six Days Seven Nights, and Psycho. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the 2004 Broadway revival of Twentieth Century, and also appeared in the play Proof. She is presently starring in the ABC television drama Men in Trees as a New York City author and relationships expert who relocates to Elmo, Alaska when she discovers her fiancķ is having an affair. She also starred in Wild Side with Joan Chen as her lesbian lover. In 2007, she was announced to be a member of the voice cast for PG-13 animated feature Superman: Doomsday as Lois Lane, alongside Adam Baldwin as Superman and James Marsters as Lex Luthor.
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Heche is also known because of her relationship with comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and the events following their breakup. The couple started dating in 1997 shortly after the famous "Puppy Episode" of DeGeneres' eponymous sitcom. At one point, the two said they would get a civil union if they became legal in Vermont. They also worked on film and TV projects together. However, the couple split up in August 2000 and Heche soon began dating cameraman Coleman Laffoon, whom she met while he was filming a comedy special for DeGeneres. They married in September 2001 and have a son, Homer Heche Laffoon, born March 2, 2002. On January 24, 2007, it was confirmed that Heche has split from her husband of five years. Lafoon filed for divorce on February 2, 2007. Sources say she left her husband for her Men in Trees co-star James Tupper.
A year after her split with DeGeneres, Heche made claims in television interviews and in her autobiography, Call Me Crazy, that she was mentally ill for the first 31 years of her life after being sexually abused by her father. She also claimed to have an alter ego that was the daughter of God and half-sibling of Jesus named "Celestia," who had contacts with extraterrestrial life forms. In her book, she explained that before her split with DeGeneres, she was contacted by "God" and told He would walk with her for seven days
Her mother, Dr. Nancy Heche, is a Christian and psychotherapist. She has toured the nation as a Christian speaker giving testimony of the impact on her life by her husband's death from AIDS in 1983, by the sudden "death bed" revelation of his secret adulterous relationship, and by Anne's lesbian relationship. Nancy Heche has described how her spiritual views toward homosexuals have changed. In her recent book, "When the Truth Comes Out" she describes how prayers and her own personal spiritual awakening coincided with Anne's change from a lesbian relationship.
Anne Heche said her split with DeGeneres was not because of a change in her own sexual orientation. In an interview with The Advocate following the split, Heche said she does not give a label to her own sexual orientation and said "I have been very clear to everybody that just because I'm getting married does not mean I call myself a straight."
Before dating DeGeneres, Heche dated comedian Steve Martin for two years (she is rumored to be the basis for the Heather Graham's character in Bowfinger, although Martin denies it). She also dated musician Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac for a year in the early 1990s. She is the subject of Buckingham's barbed song "Come", and he wrote "Down on Rodeo" (on the Under the Skin album) with a much softer reflection on the relationship where he can be heard saying "Do you hear me, Annie?" at the end.
In 1998, Heche's sister, Susan Bergman, wrote a book about the family and their relationship with their father. Bergman was also estranged from their mother. Heche and Bergman were reportedly estranged after the release of Bergman's book; Bergman died in January 2006 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.


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Creating a Jamf Pro Cloud Distribution Point using Amazon Web Services
In a number of environments, Mac admins are transitioning from hosting their Mac-supporting services in on-site datacenters to now hosting them with various cloud service providers. These service providers can include Jamf Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Akamai or Rackspace.
For Mac admins using Jamf Pro, one way to start this transition is to use a Cloud Distribution Point (CDP). This allows a Jamf Pro server to use several specific cloud services' content delivery networks to host installers and (if applicable) in-house developed applications and eBooks.
For my own needs, I was looking into setting up a CDP on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Jamf provides some documentation on how to set a CDP up with AWS, but doesn't provide specific guidance. After some research and testing though, I was able to figure out the process for Jamf Pro 9.97x. For more details, see below the jump.


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Many products, including books, are combinations of tangible and intangible elements. People do not buy the tangible features of a book, i.e., the paper and ink that create it. They buy the intangible benefits they receive from reading fiction (a vicarious feeling of fantasy, romance, adventure, or mystery) and nonfiction (information, motivation, or help).
When you stop selling your books and begin selling what your books do for the people who read them your marketing will become more successful. That is the difference between marketing a feature, an advantage and a benefit. A feature is an attribute of your book. It could be its size, binding, title, or number of pages. An advantage describes the purpose or function of a feature, and a benefit is the value the reader receives in exchange for purchasing your book.
One way of distinguishing among these three definitions is to use the "So what?" test. When thinking of a reason why someone would purchase your book, put yourself in the place of the prospective buyer and ask yourself, "So what?" Keep doing that until your imaginary customer says, "Oh. Now I understand." Then communicate that concept in your promotional literature and they will be more likely to buy.
Feature: A four-color cookbook with a spiral binding. (So what?).
Advantage: It will lay flat while you are preparing the meal, making it easy to read. (So What?)
Benefit: It contains recipes that are easy to prepare and guaranteed to please your guests. You will have more time to socialize and enjoy yourself at your parties. (Oh. Now I understand.)
Impact on marketing strategy
Just as individuals have a variety of reasons for purchasing your books, businesses also have diverse reasons for buying them. For instance, think about the companies in your channels of distribution.
People at each level of the distribution network have a unique reason for buying your books, and a plea to an incorrect appeal will not motivate them. The key to persuading each to carry your books is to show them why it is in their best interest to work with you. For example, when selling to the buyer at a retail operation you may demonstrate that your superior promotional plan will bring more people into their stores, increasing their inventory turns and profitability. However, an appeal to profitability would not entice a librarian to purchase your book, nor would it persuade a college instructor to buy it as a textbook. The key is to match the appropriate benefit to each prospective customer's reason for wanting to own it.
There is a way you can organize this information, and that is by condensing it into a guide that will remind you of your book's benefits. To create this useful plan, create a table with four columns. In the left-hand column list the different market segments that are potential targets for your title. In the next column define the decision maker for this segment. Use column three to describe the benefits your title provides this group, the potential you need to communicate. Finally, list the general marketing strategies you will implement to describe the respective benefits to each decision maker in the last column.
Marketing Strategies
Market segment 1
Decision maker
Marketing strategies
Market segment 2
Decision maker
Marketing strategies
People do not buy features, they buy benefits. They buy what your book will do for them. Each decision maker has a unique reason for buying. Know what that is and communicate that benefit to them. Keep this in mind when you are creating your book or convincing people to buy it and you will sell more books, have fewer returns and become more profitable. (Oh. Now I understand.)
Brian Jud is the Executive Director of the Association of Publishers for Special Sales and author of How to Make Real Money Selling Books and Beyond the Bookstore.


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NudeStix sent me three of their new gel balms to review for you! These are available at Sephora.com. I was sent three colors: Haven, Rebel, and Pulse.
Each gel balm can be used as a cheek or a lip color. They come in these little storage tins that have a pencil sharpener and a mirror! Perfect!
(PS It's super hard to take a picture of a mirror without showing something in the reflection. LOL)
Here are three swatches from left to right: Haven, Rebel, and Pulse. For the first time ever, I didn't crop out my tattoo. :) So here is my wrist tattoo for your viewing pleasure. My sister has a matching one.
Nudestix Pulse is a nice berry color. I used all three of these on my lips and not as cheek colors because I have blushes up the wazoo and I don't like mixing lip and cheek products.
Here I am wearing Nudestic Rebel. It's a light pink.
Finally, here I am sporting NudeStix Haven. This is a very nude color. I don't think I look really great with nude lipsticks so I probably won't get a lot of wear out of this one.
All three of these were very soft and creamy to apply. The colors on my lips don't really match the colors on the labels of the products. They run on the light side. So if you're just looking at the packaging, you'll want to pick a shade that seems like it might be darker than what you usually get.


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Following SNSD's recent certification of double-platinum for their 1st Japanese album "Girls' Generation," other groups have been certified Gold for their own Japanese single release. According to the RIAJ, KARA's 4th Japanese single "Go Go Summer!" and SHINee's debut Japanese single "Replay ~You are my everything" has achieved Gold status.
KARA released their 4th single on June 29th following their 3rd single "Jet Coaster Love." The group has proven to be popular in Japan since their debut last year with "Mister." Since their Japanese debut, they have been breaking numerous records.
SNSD's juniors, SHINee, have also proven to be successful in Japan. The group signed a contract with EMI Japan and released their debut single on June 29th as well. According to the RIAJ, their debut single has achieved Gold status.
According to RIAJ's criteria, albums selling 100,000 copies, 250,000 copies, and a million copies are certified Gold, Platinum, and Million respectively.
Meanwhile, SHINee's Minho and Onew will soon take their leave from MBC Music Core's MCs due to their oversea schedules.
Source: Ely and RIAJ
Shared : koreaboo.com


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Our dog park is across the street from the Aero Club, a suburban community where many houses have hangars and the private airstrip is now paved. The flight path to that runway brings many types of planes directly over the dog park.
On February 17, when Rob and I were at the park, an experimental plane – like the one depicted above – came in very low over the park and dog owners peered upward or ducked. Yeah, ducked. It was that close. Rob said to some people nearby, "Did you hear about the plane that crashed here?"
"What?" I asked. "When?"
"Oh, you know, that plane that crashed four or five years ago. But it's going to happen again."
Two people had died in that crash, a man and a woman who had left behind two small children. But I was struck that Rob initially referred to it in a way that led me to believe there had been a recent crash.
The next morning, the 18th, I dreamed that the Palm Beech International Airport had changed its flight paths so that planes now came directly over our house. In the dream, I saw a twin engine plane plane lying perilously low and headed straight for our house. I could hear its noisy engines and thought, My God it may hit us.
It didn't, though, and I woke up and walked out into the kitchen, eager for coffee and food. Rob eventually joined me and I told him about my dream. Then forgot it.
At nearly one this afternoon, Rob and I were waiting for a call from Whitley Streiber. We were going to be doing an interview with him about The Synchronicity Highway. Our windows were open, the air here has been cool, and I heard this shrieking chorus of police alarms and commented on it to Rob.
Then we did our interview and I forgot about it until I received a text message from a Karin, a woman I know from the dog park. She asked if I'd heard about the plane that had crashed across the street from the dog park. The pilot, she said, was killed. It was the experimental plane that had flown in so low the other day. The pilot flew for American Airlines and was a friend of our neighbor, who is also a pilot for American.


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Letting Go
Last summer, a baby deer wandered into our neighbor's yard. At first I refused to go down there because I knew if I saw it, I would want to keep it. I love animals, especially baby animals. But after a short time, I couldn't stand it any more so down the road I went.
We immediately knew something was wrong. The little buck appeared to be blind. He kept wandering around aimlessly, bumping into things, and getting hung up in vines. We were all very worried because there are fox and coyotes were we live, so we knew his chances of survival without his mother were not too great.
A rescue team was quickly put together and a plan was formed. One went for a bottle and formula while the others stayed back and kept a close eye on the baby. Let me tell you, NOTHING was going to get to that baby.
We worked hard to get the deer to drink the milk. When it was over, the deer was covered in milk, we were covered in milk; even those not involved in the feeding had milk on them.
This blog is from my young friend, Ben Jackson. After reading his blogs and hearing his story, I wanted to share one with you. He is a testimony to the powerful influence of Godly mentors and to the incredible influence of a Godly mother who pointed him toward Christ and who never gave up on him, even during the tough years.
Instant gratification and contentment are daily stumbling blocks in my life.
Boy, that was a depressing first statement, wasn't it? Let's try that again.
When I was a little boy, I always wanted to be a big boy. When in middle school, I couldn't wait to be a high schooler. In high school, I couldn't wait til I graduated. The X's and O's changed through the years, but the desires never did. I'm going to try and assemble my thoughts as well as I can here – what the Lord is showing me in my life currently – and it is a strange blend of rest, seasons, thankfulness and his holiness.
This past year brought more challenges than I bargained for. The physical, earthly things were manageable – full time job, full load of college classes, volunteering with Young Life – but I battled contentment inwardly. I did not want to live in Sumter this year. I was unhappy, and felt like I was missing out from all the "big college" fun that so many friends of mine went off to experience. It doesn't sound like I battled too much – it may sound like I was simply feeling sorry for myself (which I was). But what I came to realize is this: for weeks and months into this year, my sin was dominating me.
And then comes Jesus.
Moving Forward
Have you ever had times in your life when it felt like you just couldn't go on? Maybe you weren't considering suicide (or maybe you were), but life had dealt you a hard blow. I think we all have been there or pretty close to it, at one point or another. So, what do you do? How do you manage to get out of bed each day in the midst of stress, turmoil, and pain? Well, I am glad you asked.
It's hard to believe it's been ten years since Chris died. It seems like not long ago, I was in the ER waiting for them to tell me that they'd have to fly him out for further evaluation, or maybe even surgery. I knew he had taken a pretty bad lick to the head. I called to him at the scene of the accident and he didn't answer. So, ok doctor, let me have the news. Which hospital are you going to fly him to? What's broken? What type of surgery will he need?
"...Excuse me? Did I just hear you say…he didn't make it? Do you mean to tell me that I have a three-year-old son and a five-month-old baby girl who are now fatherless?
Instead of which trauma hospital, I was being asked which funeral home.
I can still see the image of that car rolling towards us, even ten years later. There was no place to go, we were on a bridge. We just watched and waited for her to hit. How could I even be angry with her? Her two year old died at the scene.
It is so hard to move forward when you feel like you can't go on. I prayed. I cried, and then I did it all over again. Life seems unfair at times we; all have our share of ups and downs. But God did not intend for us to remain in those down times. He will catch us by the hand through His spirit, and we will feel His strength in our times of weakness. We will never know how strong He is, and how weak we are, if we never ask Him to hold us, to carry us through.
The question is often asked why God allows bad things to happen. I don't know that I have the answer either. I too believe that He has the power to speak or wave His hand and things will be or not be. All I know is that when they happen, during those times of stress, trouble, and pain is when I learned so much about my God. I don't want to go through things just to know His power, but when I do go through them, I learn more of Him.
He will give us the strength, the will, the ability to move forward. We can go on; we can make it through this, make it through that. I don't know your battle, but I know who will give you victory over every spirit of hopelessness and depression that comes along with it. God can, and He will. Although He knows, talk to Him. Tell Him all about it. You don't have to have any fancy words to get your point across. He may detect a little anger or anxiety in your voice, in your heart; but it's ok. Just keep the line of communication open. Let God know what you are feeling and ask for His help to keep going. Before you know it, you will have made it through a lot of yesterdays. The tomorrow that you thought you couldn't make it through, will become yesterday. Our God remains the same today, tomorrow, and forevermore. He can get you through it. Ask Him to help you. Speed up when you can, and slow down when you have to, but don't stop. Keep moving forward.
And now, here we are...
Back in May, I wrote a blog to moms who had children graduating from high school and heading off to college. And now, here we are. Some of you have already moved those precious babies into their dorm rooms, while some of you are finishing up the packing and getting ready to head out.
I'm right there with you. We move our child in on Sunday. This is child number three. You would think I would be a seasoned mom by now. Full of advice on how to handle this process with grace and dignity… While I do have advice because I have walked this road before, I'm coming up a little short on the grace and dignity part.
Several of you have asked me to repost the blog, so here it is. The only thing I know to say at this point is:
One, I will trust my God to accomplish His purpose in my child's life - and in my new season of life as well. Two, for those moms not here yet, cherish every single second because it goes by way too fast.
To Moms of Graduates
Another school year is coming to an end. Thank goodness. It's time for summer and all that goes with it – laid back schedules, sleeping in a little later, boiled peanuts, no homework or tests.
If there were ever a Momma who lived for summer, it would be me. I cannot adequately explain to you the absolute joy I feel on the last day of school. I feel liberated, probably more so than my children. I have looked forward to every single end of the school year…except this one…and two early ones.
This year, I have a son who will graduate from high school and head off to college in the fall. A chapter in his life will close.
A chapter in my life will close.
Sticks and Stones Hurt…So Do Words.
I know you've heard the quote, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Of course, we understand that we shouldn't allow the hurtful words of others to harm us, to define us, or to shape us. Of course we shouldn't. But what we know we shouldn't allow and what we are actually capable of not allowing are two different things.
Not long ago, an incredible woman shared with me the way in which she saw herself. The woman she saw herself to be and the woman that I saw were two totally different people. As we talked, she told me about some very hurtful words that were often spoken to her as a child. Sadly, those cruel words have followed her into adulthood. She believes them.
When Our World Gets Rocked
How do you respond when your world gets rocked…really rocked? Me… not so well at times. To say that I have been known to come completely unglued would be putting it mildly. I have this tendency to react first, and then seek God's perspective on whatever has done the rocking to my world. Responding in this order has never worked really well for me.
The writer of Proverbs suggests a better way. He says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and don't lean on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path." (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Sometimes, directing my path involves redirecting my thoughts.
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