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2048 is a puzzle game for android, windows, and iPhones. This game was introduced by an Italian of age 19 years, Gabriele Cirulli who had web development as a passion for the year 2014, March. It is a kind of sliding block puzzle that is similar to the game threes.
Features and Rules to play the game:
This is a tile game. It is a 4X4 grid game where the numbered tiles appear. The player smoothly glides along one of the four arrow keys. With every turn, there shall be an appearance of a new tile from one of the sides of the corners in an empty spot, that is the place where there are no numbered tiles, which has a value of either or 4. The tiles glide towards the other end in the direction of the arrow which has been slid until it strikes another tile.
If the value of the tiles that are colliding is similar then the value adds up and the two tiles merged together and if they are not, they just end up lying adjacent to each other. The resulting merged tile that has been formed by the tiles do not collide or strike further with any other tile until another move is played.
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There is a scoreboard on the top, at the right-hand corner of the user screen. The scoreboard starts at zero, and increments slowly when two tiles combine Every time the new tiles merge, the value of the merged tile adds up to show the current score of the user.
How to play it better:
- One should always think about the movie before one takes a further step. Taking up time doesn't cost a penalty.
- One should always keep the highest score on the scoreboard at one of the corners and try to pack the tiles as per the descending order of the values around it.
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To err Is human ...
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Thu 30 Aug 2018
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Ohhh this reads nice!!!. I'll have to try it on the phone!
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To err Is human ...
... to role play divine.
Thu 30 Aug 2018
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It seems to move much slower. Relatively speaking and the maintenance notice is not responsive. Also the 0 border makes it feel like there is more missing to the sides so I fiddle with the zoom.
But I like where this is going.
Maybe just get used to trusting the size.
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Speed never was an issue for me, and this morning, after the server change, the responsive site seem as fast as the normal site.
If you tried the responsive site near the server change, I suggest that you try it again. Maybe something Jase was doing affected the responsive site more than the main site.
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I use the main site almost exclusively on mobile and there is never a case of centering vs justified unless someone posts a ridiculously wide picture or table, in which case it is already left justified.
Just being curious.
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However, I haven't had such issues on rpol's main site across three phones and a laptop using firefox, firefox mobile, firefox mobile beta, and waterfox.
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Pope appoints papal representative to Singapore, Vietnam
Polish Archbishop Marek Zalewski is the new Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and Pontifical Representative to Vietnam.
Pope Francis on Monday appointed Polish Archbishop Marek Zalewski as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore who will also be the non-resident Pontifical Representative to Vietnam.
Archbishop Zalewski who served as Apostolic Nuncio in Zimbabwe will be based in Singapore. He fills the diplomatic post which had been vacant for 8 months after Pope Francis transferred Archbishop Leopold Girelli as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine in September 2017.
Born in 1963 in Augustow, Poland, Archbishop Zalewski was ordained a priest in 1989. He holds a doctorate in canon law from Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University Rome.
After entering the Holy See's diplomatic service in 1995, he has served in Holy See missions in the Central African Republic, the United Nations, Great Britain, Germany, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe in March 2014. Besides his native language, he also speaks Italian, English, French, German and Spanish.
Vietnamese Church welcomes appointment
Archbishop Joseph Nguyen Chi Linh, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam has welcomed the new pontifical representative and urged the country's Catholics to pray for his new mission.
"We should thank God, through Holy See representatives, for creating conditions for the church in Vietnam, where religious freedom remains restricted, to be in close communion with the pope, Vatican officials and churches around the world," Archbishop Linh told UCANEWS.
He hoped Archbishop Zalewski will improve ties between the Holy see and Vietnam. Archbishop Linh also said he will write to invite the new Vatican envoy to visit Vietnam soon.
Holy See-Vietnam relations
While Vietnam and the Holy See do not have full diplomatic relations, the Communist southeast Asian nation's agreement to let the Vatican name a non-resident papal representative to the country in 2011 was seen as a breakthrough in an ongoing process to normalize relations.
The appointment of Archbishop Girelli came after landmark high-level meetings such as Pope Benedict XVI's meeting with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet in 2009 and his 2007 meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. That meeting marked the first time a prime minister from Vietnam's communist government met a pope and top officials from the Vatican Secretariat of State.
Talks and relations between the Vatican and Vietnam were further reinforced when Pope Benedict met the head of Vietnam's communist party, Nguyen Phu Trong, and top party and government officials in January 2013. It was the first time a pope had met with the general secretary of the nation's Communist Party.
Earlier this year, a Vatican delegation headed by Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, the Vatican's Undersecretary for Relations with States, paid a five-day working visit to Vietnam. During the Jan. 16-20 trip, he held meetings with top government officials and bodies.
Vietnam still demands that any papal appointment in the country has to be approved by the government. Likewise, working visits by the Singapore-based pontifical representative, also require approval from the government. Return of confiscated Church property is also a thorny issue.
Holy See-Singapore relations
Meanwhile, relations between the Holy See and Singapore have been far easier. Diplomatic relations established on June 24, 1981, will mark their 37th anniversary next month.
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Asbestos Anguish
by Ciarán Barnes
Asbestos-related deaths in the North have reached a new five-year high, Daily Ireland can reveal.
During 2004, the last year for which statistics are available, 65 people died of asbestosis and mesothelioma - the highest figure recorded since the late 1990s.
The 2004 death toll represents a 15 per cent increase on asbestos-related deaths for the previous year, 2003, when 55 were recorded, and a 33 per cent increase on deaths for 2000, when 43 occurred.
News of the sharp rise in asbestos-related deaths come as Belfast residents prepare to stage a mass protest next week outside the site of a proposed asbestos dump.
Grove Services Group (GSG) wants to establish an asbestos storage plant on Kennedy Way in the west of the city, just yards from a large housing estate, nursery school and business park.
The residents' protest will take place next Wednesday.
In sensitive company documentation obtained by Daily Ireland before Christmas, GSG admit that there is a high risk of residents living near the dump breathing in cancer-causing asbestos fibres.
There is also a high risk of asbestos escaping from bags being transported to the dump, and a medium risk of the deadly dust escaping during manual handling by plant workers. Despite this, GSG's plans for the site have won planning permission.
The Department of the Environment (DOE) has also granted planning permission for the development of an asbestos dump at Crosshill Quarry, Co Antrim, despite bitter opposition from residents.
At the end of 2004, residents of Killala, Co Mayo, held a protest march against the opening of a €10 million (£6.88 million) asbestos recycling plant in the area.
With the asbestos issue set to come to the fore again this week, a Belfast solicitor who specialises in asbestos-related cases, spoke of the horrendous way in which victims die.
Michael Hollywood of Higgins, Hollywood and Deazley, told Daily Ireland there is no safe level of exposure.
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Northern Kentucky was recently announced as the site of the The Ark Encounter, the latest Christian-themed amusement venture from Answers in Genesis. The organization, also known for its Creation Museum in nearby Petersburg, describes itself as a Christian-defending ministry dedicated to helping Christians defend their faith effectively. The group's new $150 million park will feature a gigantic wooden ark inspired by the Bible. And as Msnbc.com reports, the builders plan to use LEED building techniques on the ark and throughout the park.
Slated to open in the spring of 2014, the 160-acre complex will showcase the full-scale replica of Noah's ark. The theme park will also offer other attractions, such as a live animal show and a Middle Eastern first century village. As the Ark Encounter website reports, the builders plan to use environmentally friendly techniques throughout. They will also rely on local companies and products made in the area. The builders also plan to use solar, geothermal, wind and water technologies in the mechanical systems throughout the park.
The ark itself will be constructed from wood, but no word on if this will be sustainably farmed timber. As builders told reporters at a news conference, the ark construction is based on naval engineering. The ark will reference history in its construction, using as models boats dating within a few hundred years of the Biblical flood.
Ark Encounter aims to pay for much of the Ark's $125 million construction through donations. Msnbc.com reports that individual donors can go to the Ark Encounter site to make donations. A $1,000 donation will earn you a plank on the ark, while $5,000 will get you a beam.
But the park is not without controversy. As Msnbc.com reports, under state tourism development laws the Ark Encounter can recover as much as 25 percent of the project's cost by recouping sales tax revenue on the park's attractions. As Grant County Judge-executive Darrell Link told Msnbc.com, "With every ark there is a rainbow, and at the end of this rainbow is a pot of gold." The board of American Atheists and others decry this as an act of implicit government support of a religious organization.
Nonetheless, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is confident this is the right decision for the state. As Beshear told reporters, "Let me express why state government is so excited. The numbers along tell the tale. This park is projected to create nearly 900 jobs including 550 full-time jobs. In this economy, these are jobs that are desperately needed."


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Did a neurosurgeon go to heaven?
In Eben Alexander's best-selling book Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife (Simon & Schuster), he recounts his near-death experience (NDE) during a meningitis-induced coma. When I first read that Alexander's heaven includes "a beautiful girl with high cheekbones and deep blue eyes" who offered him unconditional love, I thought, "Yeah, sure, dude. I've had that fantasy, too." Yet when I met him on the set of Larry King's new streaming-live talk show on Hulu, I realized that he genuinely believes he went to heaven. Did he?
Not likely. First, Alexander claims that his "cortex was completely shut down" and that his "near-death experience … took place not while [his] cortex was malfunctioning, but while it was simply off." In King's green room, I asked him how, if his brain was really nonfunctional, he could have any memory of these experiences, given that memories are a product of neural activity? He responded that he believes the mind can exist separately from the brain. How, where, I inquired? That we don't yet know, he rejoined. The fact that mind and consciousness are not fully explained by natural forces, however, is not proof of the supernatural. In any case, there is a reason they are called near-death experiences: the people who have them are not actually dead. (continue reading…)


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Atelier Totori is the second Atelier game in the Arland series, preceded by Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland and succeeded by Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland. It was released in 2010 and in late 2011 in the West. Like many Atelier games, it can be described as one-part JRPG, one-part Time Management Game and three-parts Item Crafting with a dollop of Moe for flavour.
Atelier Totori tells the story of Totooria Helmold (just call her "Totori"), a young adventurer travelling across Arland on a grand quest to discover what happened to her Missing Mom. Having been taught the art of alchemy by Rorona Frixell (the protagonist of the previous game), Totori slowly develops her skills as an alchemist to aid others and her own journey, with the goal of becoming a famous adventurer firm in her mind.
As a direct sequel to Atelier Rorona, the game plays very similarly with some noticeable improvements to the interface, balance and general design. It also possesses a somewhat more adventurous story than is typical for a main series Atelier game, with a clear and serious goal from the start and several climactic, plot-central battles.
A Playstation Vita Updated Re-release titled "Atelier Totori Plus" was released in Japan in November 2012, and American/European territories in March 2013 over the Playstation Network. It made headlines when the Australian Classification Board classified it as R18+* for "High Impact Violence" and "References to sexual violence", despite the fact that the original version of the game was rated as a relatively innocent PG. (In contrast, the ESRB rated Totori Plus as T, and PEGI gave it a "12".) Another rerelease, Atelier Totori DX, was released on September 20, 2018 in Japan and December 4, 2018 in North America as part of the Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.
The game provides examples of:
- Adventurous Irish Violins: This trope is invoked in the game's heartwarming musical score to accentuate Totori's innocently enthusiastic idealism.
- Alchemy Is Magic: Marc thinks Alchemy is like this, Totori insists that Alchemy is nothing like magic.
- Bag of Holding: Totori can carry all the components of a ship in her basket and still have room for puniballs!
- Bag of Sharing: Averted with the party members, you only have access to those who are currently in your party. Justified between Totori's and Rorona's shops. Rorona is a master alchemist and set them up.
- Big Damn Heroes: Totori jumps in to save Ceci and Melvia at the last second, but if the player is unprepared she may end up in the exact same situation.
- Cooking Duel: Iksel just won't give up.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: Gino is constantly on the receiving end from Sterk but Sterk himself suffers one at the hands of Gio.
- Date Peepers: Rorona and Sterk do this to Totori and Gino in Gino's ending. However, Gino and Totori are actually out adventuring and Sterk and Rorona are just looking out for their respective students.
- Death Is Cheap: Whenever the party is wiped out, they just go back to the last Atelier visited. Of course, the return adds a lot of days to the calendar, and even then every character is at 1 HP and will require more days to recover. If you're really far out there, you may wish you just died.
- Determinator: Totori might be the weakest main character in the series, but she won't give up and has the most LP of all characters.
- Downloadable Content: Adds Ceci, Iksel and Cordelia as playable party members.
- Evil Costume Switch: Averted, Sterk might look more intimidating but he's still a nice guy, now he looks even scarier he makes kids cry.
- Evil Tower of Ominousness: Liechtein Soehnle, it holds a monster who is more than willing to gobble up a village or two every time he breaks out.
- Fanservice: A majority of Totori's costumes in Plus are swimsuits. Some of the new CGs invoke this as well.
- Fetch Quest: How you get all of your money.
- Final Boss: The Flauschtraut, a sea monster which has blocked sea travel between Arland's continent and the rest of the world.
- Gameplay and Story Segregation: The opening of the game involves a sequence in which Peter tries to put Totori and Gino over a barrel by telling them that it costs 100,000 cole to hire his carriage, an amount they can't possibly raise in time before the next carriage rolls out. In New Game+, however, you can easily have this amount and more because cole carries over a on a New Game Plus playthrough. Events, however, still play out exactly as if Totori and Gino don't have the money. Apparently the development team didn't think of everything, or they were just expecting the player to choose the option you get when you start a New Game Plus to skip this portion of the game.
- Gratuitous German: Many move and weapon names. The tower Liechtein Soehnle at least sounds German.
- Human Sacrifice: The village Piana came from is made of women who were meant to be this for a devil sealed in a tower.
- Humongous Mecha: Marc eventually gets his hands on an ancient giant robot that he modifies to be even bigger in his ending. He even considered adding a cockpit to it but decided against it due to lacking the necessary technology.
- Immortal Life Is Cheap: To enter the tower you need a human sacrifice, thanks god Pamela is already dead.
- Improbable Weapon User: Averted with the standard characters, all of whom use typical RPG weapons (though Marc's Rocket Punch machine is a little strange). However, the DLC will allow you to fight with Iksel, who uses a frying pan, and Ceci, who uses a broom.
- Item Caddy: Totori and Rorona's main use in battle.
- Missing Mom: The entire reason Totori goes on her quest.
- Mondegreen: In the English Dub, It's really easy to mishear Ceci's name as "Sexy".
- Multiple Endings: As with its predecessor and previous Atelier games, there are multiple endings depending on what you accomplish in the game, and your relationships with the other characters. The ending obtained is revealed by whomever is at the door when Totori opens it after the credits.
- Non Standard Skill Learning: All of Gino's skills are obtained through doing his character events.
- Not Allowed to Grow Up: While the game takes place over five years, the characters look exactly the same throughout.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Totori, Rorona and Sterk are almost always called by their nicknames as opposed to their real first names
- Panty Shot: Mel constantly has them. Totori doesn't have them normally (unless she's throwing a two-handed bomb or tripping while facing away from the camera on the map), but there is one when the Guardian CG is displayed. However, if the artbook is anything to go by, her shirt is some form of leotard, so this may not really count.
- Prolonged Prologue: In all, it's over three months before your characters return home after getting their adventurer's licenses and really get going on things. Though you can skip straight to having your Adventurer's License on New Game Plus.
- RockPaperScissors: If you get Sterk's ending, Sterk suggests this as the method of choosing when Rorona and Totori have an argument over which of them should get to take him out for the day. They insist he has to make the choice. He suggests a compromise that works for both of them.
- Side Quest: The game is nothing but side quests until you get your license extended.
- Spit Take: Sterk's reaction at Totori's question regarding "teacher's teacher" (which is, Astrid).
- Talking to Yourself: Played with. Hagel and Gerhard had the same voice actor, when Totori comments Hagel had the same voice as Gerhard, both of them meet up and compare their voice with each other. It becomes a Brain Bleach for Totori.
- Teleporters and Transporters: Totori eventually gains the ability to to make an item that will teleport her back to either alchemy shop.
- Tentacle Rope: The CG that you get when you catch the Guardian. Which attacks both Totori and STERK.
- True Final Boss: Evil Face, the demon that killed Totori's mother. Though Gisela did manage to cripple said demon and prevent it from demanding sacrifices, and years later, would allow Totori to finish the job.
- Time Management Game
- Unmanly Secret: Hagel doesn't like anyone to know that he designs and sews his own outfits. "You gotta keep it a secret, kiddo!"
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The Rotary Club of Cincinnati provided a needed break from the regular routine by cooking dinner at each of the BHGH houses. Over 30 Rotarians and their spouses helped cook the meals, serve ice cream sundaes, and supply an evening of fun with new games, bookstore gift certificates and new portfolios for all. Rotarians ate with the […]
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A global beverage retailer with app development teams scattered across the organization wanted to create a more agile development process. With that in mind, they tasked the team running the on-prem data exchange service with moving to a cloud provider. Their game plan? A greenfield rebuild straight to Docker containers with plans to deploy onto Kubernetes, and ultimately cutover from the on-prem service to the cloud. Great, except for one thing. They lacked the in-house Kubernetes and cloud expertise to make the project a success.
New to K8s, now what?
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My Nail Polish Storage Got an Upgrade...
Hello darlings...
In the spirit of all things "my birthday", I'm trying to knock out birthday related posts before I get back to schedule on the blog.
Today's post is brought to you by the awesome gift my boyfriend gave me for my birthday!
Now, you see, the bf speaks his mind when it comes to how many polishes I have, and how they all look like the same colors, so this gift was the LAST thing I expected from him. Lol...
It was a very pleasant surprise, and it made my WHOLE day, so much so that now that I think about it, I still have a smile on my face. He Bought me a nail polish rack!
I kept on asking him, who are you again? Lol...
Anyhoo, this mighty gift made me do some house cleaning in the polish department.
I put out some polishes for sale, gifting and frankening and I arranged the rest of the polishes I want to keep in my new rack and in the old storage box I had.
That storage box was shown in this post I made in January about my stash.
Oh how things have changed from that time to now. LOL... OMG!!! :-P
Well, Here's a Collage of my storage devices.
For detailed views... Click Read More below.
Let's begin with the polish rack the bf got me.
I must admit that the fastest growing brand in my stash is Zoya!
Next we have some OPI's, some of my favorite Indie Polishes and more Zoya!!
Then of course, we have Kleancolor!! I love them because they are sold at great prices (.99 cents for me), great colors, and I can get them easily around me.
Next we have China Glaze, Julep and HITS polishes.
I sure hope you're not counting! Because I tried not to count... lol...
Next, after putting aside the polishes I wanted to sell, gift, and franken with, I chose to arrange the rest of my goodies into the storage box I bought from walmart at the beginning of my Collection. Yes, it's a collection, not an addiction you smart bums!
In the first drawer, there are Sinful Colors (majority), Color club, Deborah Lippman, Butter London, Wet n Wild, and some other drug store brand polishes.
In the second drawer, I have my Indies and mini bottles.
Look at all that room for MORE?? lol...
In the third and last drawer, I have my top and base coats. I also my polish remover, polish thinner in here.
This is also were cotton balls and nail prep materials go in.
The polishes on the side of the polish remover are those I need "TO SWATCH" for the blog. These were either sent for review, or they are ones I really have been meaning to swatch and never got to.
Okay *sighs*.
Now that the cat is out of the bag... Be my guest and count how many polishes I have if you want to. I got bored at 200. lol.... And I only counted because I wanted to know how many polishes fit in the polish rack the boyfriend got me.
About the Rack:
As you can see, 8 bottle of Zoya polishes fit in one row because Zoya bottles are "smart and cute". Other kinds of bottles were only 7 per row.
In total, you should be able to fit about 140-150 polishes in the rack.
The nail polish rack ROTATES!!! Yes, I'm screaming, IT ROTATES loves!
The Boyfriend confirmed he bought it on Amazon, and there is now a specific rack on there that claims to fit 220 polishes.
I almost wished that was the one he got, but honestly, I'm soooo happy with this one that I couldn't even ask for more.
Seeing my babies displayed in such a pretty way makes me happy. :-)
And the fact that the rack sits pretty on my storage box from walmart was an added bonus.
Look at my Polish Section. Doesn't even take much space in my room.
In case you're wondering where my stamping plates, dotting tools, rhinestones, and nail art pens/polishes are... They are in these two bags you see below.
I truthfully am glad for the house cleaning I did in the Polish department. lol... I have about 20 other polishes lying around somewhere because I need to "take a picture of them" before mixing them in the stash, for blogging purposes. lol.
Anyhoo, as I stated earlier, I didn't count all of the polishes because I got tired at 200....
BUT, I realized that I didn't have as many polishes as I thought I did, and THIS IS GOOD NEWS!!!
With the way some of my friends look at my stash, I almost thought I had 1000 polishes. Lol..
Now that I've shown you all my stash, I must end with this.
WARNING: DO NOT measure your coat according to my size. Lol.. Some of these polishes were sent to me for review, to keep and for an honest opinion.
I am also a big Coupon-er/discount/bargain shopper, so if you think I paid full price for these, you might be very mistaken.
Remember to always spend within your limit, and do not be tempted to "beat my stash", or any other person's stash out there. :-)
This is an hobby as I've expressed many times.
I don't use my savings to buy polishes and never will.
Remember, your hobby should never take priority over the pressing matters of your life like having enough money for rent, food, and other issues that my nursing people would call issues in the first level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Lol.... ;-)
Feel free to ask any questions or share your thoughts with me.
Y'all know the drill by now...
P.S: The blog sale page will be updated soon since I have some goodies to sell as a result of this house cleaning. Idk how soon is soon, but I assure it, it'll be as soon as I can get it done. Lol..
Till Later my loves..
God bless.
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I love that rack! I'm not a big fans of the wall racks and this would be perfect for my under 100 polish collection! Great post xoxoReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah the wall rack is doing a "Little bit too much" for me.Delete
I would feel like a nail salon If I had the wall racks. Lol..
I hope I don't get to that level of having soo much that I need a wall rack.
Your storage center looks awesome!! I have to ask - WHERE do you live that you can get Kleancolor easily and for 99 cents! I love so many of their colors but have never seen them in person - only online!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Kelly.Delete
Texas is where I live. A Lot of the regular beauty stores around me sell Kleancolors for 99cents.
Basically, any beauty store where they sell "african american" hair...
Those beauty stores that are called like "Betty's beauty store, American beauty store" or such and such like that.
I hope you find some in your area.
And if you're shopping online, there's a great deal for about 48 KC polishes on Amazon. You should search for it.
I have that rotating rack too! I bought it when I had a little room to grow into it, and now it's overflowing! I need another one. Or maybe I need to look for that rack that holds 220...ReplyDeleteReplies
IT IS AMAZING!Delete
You should totally check out the one that holds 220. As I stated, I almost wished he got that one. But I'm plenty happy with this one. :-)
It makes everywhere look so organized.
I love your stash. I just recently revamped my storage solutions for polish so I can relate to the excitement! Now when everyone says my stash blogpost is insane, I can say "hers is too!"ReplyDeleteReplies
Hahahahaha... Yes Yes, point at me love. I am still so very excited about how organized everything looks.Delete
I love you rack!ReplyDelete
I love the rack! It's like a little rainbow sitting there in your room! :DReplyDeleteReplies
Yes. It makes me so happy. Thanks dearie.Delete
Ohh rotating racks are nice! I don't have anything like that just bins with my polishes sort of rolling around :/ I'd like some kind of better storage at some point so I can organize by colors. I dislike having to dig around searching for the shades I want. Also I really love the advice you give at the end. NP can be addicting and living within the means that we each have is important!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, It was when I got tired of doing that, that I went to walmart and got the three drawer storage thing. You could try getting that one it was cheap, and it gives you a neat little place to arrange your polishes how you want.Delete
Thanks for understanding the advice I gave. We all really have to remember that we have to live within our means.
As exciting as this hobby is, one can go overboard (just as with any other hobby) if caution is not taken.
- Samantha CSeptember 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Can you move and be my neighbor Lizzy? :D hahaha Awesome post heheReplyDelete
Absolutely fabulous post!! Thank you so much for sharing!!ReplyDelete
What a great polish rack and collection!ReplyDelete
I love those racks! I need to invest in some! =PReplyDeleteReplies
hahaha.. You should dear.Delete
wow!! it fits perfectly in your room love it!! i saw a few like it on amazon, i think i want one i can hang on the wall!ReplyDelete
"your hobby should never take priority over the pressing matters of your life like having enough money for rent, food, and other issues that my nursing people would call issues in the first level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs."
i love this quote! and you are so right! its easy to get carried away when you see collection stashes etc, i remember years ago i kept wishing for a lippie collection or np collection, till i realized that its not priority and little by little it grew so much that i need a new bait box for my lippies -___- but one thing i kept in mind was that my needs first before buying anything else and i put price limits on everything i buy so i don't splurge unnecessarily lolReplies
That's the best way to do it dear.Delete
Priorities first. :-)
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Australians know tanning better than anyone. The problem is, when winter sets in and we all go inside, it's hard to stay on top of the bronzed look. Even when it's summer, relying exclusively on the sun for your tan is an incredibly damaging habit.
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Reading Your SoulCollage® Cards
You "Read" Your SoulCollage® Cards for Yourself
"The intention of a SoulCollage® reading is to provide a way that our personal and powerful card images can actually speak aloud to us about important life questions. Images have a way of bypassing the chatter of our logical minds and nudging our deep Soul wisdom where intuitive answers can be found and spoken. Doing a reading in a supportive, small group is especially powerful because Souls love the silent embrace of witnesses."
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A SoulCollage® Reading is not like the tarot in which someone else reads for you, gives you guidance, and perhaps even tells your future.
A SoulCollage® Reading is done using one's own collaged cards, which were made from images that called especially to you and you glued down on blank matboard cards.
The cards are "read" by one's own intuition connected to spirit or one's Higher Power. Your intuition in connection with the cards answers your question in the present. A SoulCollage® Reading is not "fortune telling."
Each Card Answers the Question in Its Own Way
The question you ask before doing a reading is important. It should be open-ended, not one easily answered by "yes" or "no". It should be a question that matters, that has energy for the questioner.
WIth the question written down, you then draw four cards and leave them face down. One at a time you turn each over and let it speak to your question. The cards often offer a synchronicity between their images and the question you have asked in that point in time. The four cards each offer four perspectives on the question. Each Neter on the cards speaks (using the I Am One Who... exercise and then and what I have to say to your question is...). Then, the four cards looked at together as a pattern can often provide an integrated perspective that provides you guidance related to your question.
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Color Correcting Makeup
Ever looked at yourself in the mirror, after having applied concealer generously all over your problem areas on the face, and thought that it still was not enough? Concealing after you have applied your foundation works beautifully most of the times. But, if you have extreme pigmentation on your face and redness from the pimples, you need a lot more than a normal concealer to hide them completely. You can rely on a heavy foundation to hide the blemishes but, that will just make your face look cakey and extremely unreal. Instead, we have a better option for you which come recommended by nearly all the leading makeup artists in the world. Behold the magic of Color Correcting Makeup!
What is Color Correcting Makeup?
The idea of using green, red and orange pigments on your face for correcting blemishes does sound absurd. We were equally stumped when we first heard about it a couple of years ago. But, the basic logic behind using colored pigments to cover the problems on the skin is as simple as understanding the color wheel. The idea of using color correcting makeup to cover a patch or a discoloration struck area is to balance it out with another color from the color wheel and run it over finally with a medium impact concealer.
To put it simply, take your standard color wheel and use the colors on the opposite ends to balance each other's impact. Let us talk about various skin conditions and how to use color correcting makeup to rectify them.
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In the standard color wheel, green is the color directly opposite red. Using that logic, you must use light green pigment on your redness affected area. The green pigment works on pimple marks, growing zits and stubborn acne.
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For skin types that are dark or have darker pigmentation along with patchiness and dullness, a yellow color corrector is the best option for you. It blends with the skin around the dull areas and brings about a highlighted face.
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4. Pale Skin
If your concern is that your skin is too pale and applying the foundation and concealer only makes it paler, then color correct your way to some perfection. A purple color pigment will give you some much-needed color. It also works well in hiding pale yellow aging spots on your face.
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The results from Rhode Island's first year of assessing student achievement through the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) exam – a test for grades 3-8 based upon the MCAS exam that has been administered in Massachusetts since 1998 – have been tallied and, by this point, you've probably seen the results. They are less than stellar.
On average, students in Rhode Island scored 17 percentage points lower in English Language Arts (ELA) and 20 percent lower in mathematics than those in Massachusetts. Another assessment of the results revealed that, if Rhode Island as a whole were scored as one school district, it would be a district in the bottom 10 percent of Massachusetts. In Warwick, about 27 percent of students graded at or above proficiency in math, while about 37 percent graded at or above proficiency in ELA. A total of 3,975 Warwick students took the tests.
The results provide an objectively dismal outlook on the progress of educational advancement in the state, however Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) commissioner Ken Wagner maintained during an interview on Friday that the test outcomes reveal a simple reality – Rhode Island is starting on a journey that Massachusetts started long ago.
"We are, today, basically identical to where Massachusetts was in their first release in 1998. And I think that's the explanation," he said, pointing to the fact that in 1998, only 34 percent of Massachusetts' fourth graders ranked as proficient in math (27 percent ranked proficient in Rhode Island). "We have to view it as if we put the same structural pieces in place that they've put in place and we stick to it year after year, we'll show the same results."
Wagner said that, given Massachusetts has stuck with its assessment and educational strategy for over two decades now, this realization should not come as a surprise, but rather serve as a rallying call to all state officials and educational advocates that improvement is necessary – and only collaboration and commitment to an ongoing educational strategy (as measured by the RICAS) will lead there.
"I think we have to find a balance between the urgency of the work and feeling that it's achievable," he said. "I don't think we can come out and depress everybody and think it's unachievable; that won't help. But I also don't think we can take a casual attitude about this. We have to be urgent. Finding that mix between urgency and optimism is how we're trying to move things forward."
The plan to better Rhode Island's academic status is much bigger than a change in testing. It encompasses multiple angles – everything from increasing attention towards early learning, implementing better curriculum, increasing pathways for students to access high-quality education anywhere in the state, increasing professional development opportunities and, perhaps most in line with the RICAS initiative, focusing on increasing educational standards and holding districts accountable to a higher bar of achievement.
"It's all common sense, but it is a package, and you have to do it all together as a package," Wagner said, explaining that the RICAS now gives the state a more accurate odometer to measure the distance traveled towards academic progress – one that is almost identical in form to the test taken by the indisputable leaders in American education.
Also grading that progress is the state's own aspirational goals for 2025, which include long-term visions where 75 percent of third graders are proficient readers; 75 percent of eighth graders are proficient in STEM; 20 percent of students are at the highest levels of proficiencies on the statewide assessment and where 95 percent of students graduate high school within six years.
"This is our test," Wagner said. "The whole purpose with everybody's support of adopting this test was to stick to it for the long-term future."
A ship on course?
For the first time, Wagner said, all parties in the state are on board the same ship and pointing in the same direction towards what they believe is an effective strategy to not only improve test scores, but to actually attain higher educational standards as outlined in the state's long-term plan.
The choice to switch to the RICAS was unanimously agreed upon between state school officials, legislators, teachers' unions and school committees. As opposed to the federal PARCC test, which had a high percent of districts opt out of it amidst controversy and concerns, the participation rate with the RICAS exam, Wagner said, is now at 98 percent.
Wagner said that now the test has been decided, real change can occur and be measured properly.
"It was a crisis of leadership, and I believe this is our moment to resolve it," he said of the waffling history between state assessment exams in recent history. "People need to know that all of our leaders across all levels of our system were all in consensus that this was the way to move forward. And that is the power of this moment, that we're all looking and pointing in the same direction."
Still, Wagner also maintains that the true engine of progress remains the same, regardless of which test is used.
"It [the RICAS] helps people understand that the expectations are for real if they're tied to a test, but a test itself can never improve outcomes. It doesn't improve instruction," he said. "The real engine of the work is teachers in classrooms with kids."
This is where creating an emphasis on professional development opportunities for educators and school administrators becomes increasingly important. Wagner said a critical regulatory piece before the Rhode Island Board of Education for a vote today involves a reintroduction of mandatory ongoing professional development requirements for teachers, including the specification that they take charge of their own professional development opportunities.
Wagner also said it was important for districts to give teachers the freedom to implement curriculum that meet state standards and prepare students for the state assessment.
"I do think we need to unshackle teachers to do what they do best, but I also think we need to provide the resources so they don't have to wing it," he said. However, there's also a fine line between preparing for the state assessment and so-called "teaching to the test."
"I don't want anyone to teach to a standardized test," Wagner said. "I want people to teach to our learning expectations, our learning standards. Because if our curriculum and our instruction and our tests are all aligned to the same standards, then it will all fall into place."
Warwick Teachers' Union president Darlene Netcoh also said that she wasn't putting too much weight into the results of the first year of testing.
"Once the kids get used to what they're seeing, the skills don't change – reading, writing, citing text, comprehension, inferencing, these are skills you'll always have," she said. "It depends on how the test is constructed to see if the kids have become proficient in those skills."
Superintendent Philip Thornton, in an op-ed published in this edition, explained two areas in which he felt the state could be emulating Massachusetts even more – graduation requirements and professional development. Thornton pondered why Rhode Island has abandoned a test-based graduation requirement, and why the state is only requiring 15-20 hours of mandatory professional development for educators as opposed to the 30-hour requirement in Massachusetts.
"These test results are a harsh reality check of exactly how poorly our students are performing," Thornton writes. "On the other hand, the results also give us a new baseline to effectively plan to move forward and raise student achievement in Rhode Island and specifically here in Warwick."
Equalizing opportunity
The disparity between urban and suburban communities provides another harsh challenge for Rhode Island, as students from school districts in the so-called Urban Core (including cities like Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket) scored dismally low in both ELA (17 percent proficient) and in math (14 percent proficient).
Students in districts that fall in between the suburban and urban distinction, known as the Urban Ring (which includes cities like Cranston, Warwick, East Providence and North Providence) fell in the middle – with 32 percent proficient in ELA and 23 percent proficient in math.
Compared to suburban communities – where students scored 49 percent proficient in ELA and 42 percent proficient in math – an economical chasm that dictates the quality of education in the state becomes glaringly apparent.
Wagner said this economic inequality isn't just a Rhode Island issue, as it remains an issue even for the standard-bearer in the country.
"I don't want to pretend that Massachusetts nailed everything. They still have large equity gaps, as do we, and we still have to close them, as do they," he said. "But in terms of a broad rising of educational attainment, I think it's a pretty straightforward process. Do what they did, and do it year after year after year like they did and, generally, we'll see the same results."


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The jousting tournament at the Carolina Renaissance Festival got me interested in learning more about the history of the joust. So along with the photos of Sir Mauldron, Sir Maxmillian and Sir Edgeron of Aquataine, I've included a little background on jousting.
Jousting is the best known of the medieval tournament games or "hastilude". Its origins come from heavy cavalry tactics used in High Middle Ages In earlier times, as in the Battle of Hastings (1066), Norman cavalry would ride up to the shield line of Saxon infantry and hurl a large spear. This proved to be quite ineffective. It was not until the undisciplined Saxons broke rank, that the Norman Cavalry would easily pick apart the vulnerable infantry.
Soon after, cavalry tactics adopted the longer speared lance. Instead of being thrown by hand, the horseman held the lance fixed under their arm extending several feet in front of the horse. Galloping at full speed, the horseman could deliver a devastating impact to shielded ground infantry. This was very effective in softening enemy lines.
From the 11th to 14th centuries, jousters mostly competed as part of group; usually under the services of the king or local nobility. Initially, these and other martial competitions were intended to train and prepare combatants in horsemanship and weapons handling – for their next military engagement. But eventually they also became a popular form of business and entertainment. The first "extreme sport"!
Wearing only chain-mail and a heavy metal helmet or "great helm", jousters would ride directly at one another in an open field, many times colliding head-on, usually with devastating consequences. Jousting continued until one of or both of the opponents were unhorsed. Losing combatants would forfeit their horse, armor and weapons.
Later in the Late Middle Ages courtly ideals of chivalry prevailed. The "pas d'armes" became a regulated chivalric hastilude, where it was considered dishonorable to take advantage of your opponent's misfortune. Tournaments, like other high court activities, became quite formal. Challenges went out to noble landholders, who prepared their best knights for competition. A few knights were not aligned to a king or nobleman and put themselves up for sale to the highest bidder. They became known as "free-lancers". Ha! How cool, I'm a freelancer!
During this period the "list" field or arena was improved. A wooden "tilt" or wooden rail was introduced to separate the horses into lanes and allow the jouster to focus on lance placement. Rules varied, but usually allowed points for a direct strike to the opposing knight's shield or shoulder shield which in turn caused the lance to break. Dislodging the opposing knight's shield and even unhorsing him rendered additional points. The last image below captures dislodged shields of Sir Edgeron and Sir Mauldron just after both made successful strikes with their lances.
Knights were not the only jousters, many nobility and even kings competed to showcase their bravery, skill and talents. In 1559, King Henry II of France took a splintered lance in the eye and later died. The introduction of firearms in the 16th century diminished the role of heavy cavalry and importance of jousting as a means of combat training. Both of these events heralded the rapid decline of competitive jousting.
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- By 2037 it is estimated that this number will have reached 9 million
- Everyday another 6,000 people take on a caring responsibility; equals over 2 million people each year
- 3 in 5 people will become a carer at some point in their lives It could be you (Carers UK, 2001)
- 1 in 5, 50-64 year-olds have a caring responsibility
- Women are more likely to be carers than men – 58% women to 42% men
- There are at least 178,000 young carers, but likely to be many more Hidden From View (The Children's Society, 2013)
- Carers save the economy £119 billion per year. On average each carer saves economy £18,473 per year.
- Carers benefit is just £59.75 per week, for people who provide a minimum of 35 hours of care a week; this is equivalent to £1.71 an hour, far short of the minimum wage
- 72% of carers are worse off as a result of their caring role (Carers in Crisis, Carers Scotland/Carers UK 2008)
- More than half of carers 54% are in debt as a result of their caring role (Carers in Crisis, as above)
Health and Social Exclusion
- 625,000 people suffer mental and physical ill health as a direct consequence of the stress and physical demands of caring
- Carers providing round the clock care are more than twice as likely to be in bad health than non-carers
- 75% of carers found difficulty in maintaining relationships and social networks due to people not understanding the impact that caring has (State of Caring.Carers UK, 2014)
Work (from Employers for Carers, Facts and Figures, 2009 unless otherwise stated)
- 3 million people combine work with caring responsibilities. This is roughly 1 in 8 workers in the UK
- Over 2 million carers work full time, 1 million work part- time
- 400,000 combine full time work with caring for 20 hours or more, of care per week We Care – Do you? (Carers UK, 2005).
- Over 2 million carers have given up work at some point, and 3 million have reduced their working hours to care for someone from Carers UK/Yougov (2013) Caring & Family Finances Inquiry Report, 2014
- 70% of carers were over £10,000 worse off a result of reduced earnings (reference as above)
Locally in Hertfordshire – Carer figures from the 2011 Census, Working carer figures from Carers, Employment and Services in Hertfordshire Report 9, University of Leeds & Carers UK, (Yeandle et al., 2006-7).
- There are around 109,000 carers in Hertfordshire, just over 100,000 adult carers and at least 8000 young carers. The estimate for young carers figures is from Hidden From View (The Children's Society, 2013)
- 20,668 adults provide 50 or more hours of care per week
- Hertfordshire carers save the economy £2.1 billion per year
- 51,918 carers in Hertfordshire combine employment with their caring role
- 22,903 men combine unpaid caring with full time employment (73% of male carers)
- 13,672 women combine unpaid caring with full time employment (35% of female carers)
- 2,211 men combine unpaid caring and part time employment (7% of male carers)
- 13,132 women combine unpaid caring and part time employment (33% of female carers)


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Singapore being a hot and tropical country, it is of no wonder that the climate is hot and humid all through the year. Air conditioners are not a luxury in Singapore but a necessity. A peaceful night or a relaxed day is almost impossible without aircon. The more they work, the more is the maintenance and servicing needed. If serviced properly and maintained regularly, the lifespan and the functioning of aircon is surely increased.
What are the 7 important tips for aircon servicing?
Tip #1
Clean Inside and outside with a mild detergent and soft cloth
Some people are of the opinion that it is the exterior part that gets dusty. They feel the outer part should be cleaned well. Others feel that it is the interior part that needs regular care and service. Which is right? Both are wrong. The right thing to do is to clean the inside as well as outside part thoroughly. Dip a sponge in a mild detergent solution to clean the parts and then wipe it dry with a soft cloth.
Tip #2
Cleaning the filter
The chances of the filter getting clogged are very high in Singapore. The filter should be cleaned with a fine soft brush using a soap solution at least once a month. It should be wiped and left to dry in the open for a few minutes. Make sure that the filter is put back in its place only after it dries up. Filters need to be replaced periodically for the efficient functioning of aircon.
Tip #3
Cleaning evaporator
This is an important step in aircon servicing because the evaporator tends to become the breeding place of microorganisms like bacteria, virus and fungus. This can affect the health of the whole family. The evaporator unit must be first removed with a screw driver. The underside of the evaporator should be cleaned well. You can use a mild disinfectant or bleach to clean the evaporator. This can prevent the microorganisms from thriving and multiplying. There is a tray below the evaporator. This too should be cleaned. Fix the evaporator unit back in its place. Tighten the screws and seal the unit securely with a broad tape.
Tip #4
Cleaning the condenser
The condenser is one of the parts located in the outer part of the aircon. There should be no dust in the condenser. This can obstruct the air flow. Sometimes the moisture content in the air may promote the growth of small plants near it. Check the area around the condenser at least once in two months to make sure that nothing grows in that area. Take a lot of care while cleaning the condenser because rough handling can result in breakage.
Tip #5
Cleaning the fan and the compressor
Dust seems to accumulate easily in the fan and the compressor of your aircon. They should be cleaned with care. First use the blower of the vacuum cleaner to blow away the dust from them. Then use a soft wet cloth and wipe them. If you leave it wet it may attract more dust. Use a dry cloth and wipe it dry. Make sure that all screws are tight. If there are any loose screws tighten them using the right screw driver.
Tip #6
Maintaining the motor
Proper maintenance of motor ensures soft and noiseless running of your aircon. If your motor is not properly maintained and are not replaced when necessary, you cannot dream of having a good sleep because your aircon becomes too noisy. Be careful in cleaning the motor. Refer to the instruction manual for cleaning tips before starting to clean the motor.
Tip #7
You should follow an important precaution because safety is the primary requirement. Your aircon unit should be turned off. It is better to have it unplugged to make sure that there is no power supply to the unit. This is very important tip for your aircon servicing. This is the very first step and don't ignore it. Better to be cautious than to regret later.
Aircon servicing in Singapore needs to be done regularly. If you maintain and service your aircon once a month or once In two months you are assured of the best performance. Enjoy the coolness in your home and get relief from stress. It is true that not all people in Singapore can find time to service their aircon regularly. If you are too busy, you can get the services of a reputed aircon servicing company to do it for you.


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Wedding Planning
Bride's Perspective: Wedding Party Gift Ideas
Our blogger bride-to-be Elise from WTFab is back today to share a few fun ideas for wedding party gifts. From bridesmaids to groomsmen, these details take the cake.
Picking out gifts for our bridal party was so much fun! I thought I'd share what we decided to get our wonderful bridesmaids and groomsmen, in case you're looking for some bridal party gift ideas too.
For the bridesmaids:
I put together a package for each of my girls that included some pretty, girly things, with a touch of cheekiness and a bit of bling. Their gift bags will include:
A sparkly brooch to glam up their bridesmaid dress. My bridesmaids will be wearing a cobalt blue infinity dress, and I thought a pretty brooch would help fancy things up a bit, and make each girl stand out in their own way. I found a great selection of brooches at Henkaa.
Pretty earrings in different styles, with a sweet message. Amy O. Bridal has a huge selection of earrings perfect for a beautiful wedding day. I picked the message, "I can't say I Do without you," to be printed on the earring holders.
A ceramic ring holder imprinted with lace, for placing their new earrings, brooch, or other jewelry on after the wedding day.
A giggle-worthy handkerchief that's sure to make everyone smile. When I first popped the question to my bridesmaids, one of the cards had an infamous photo of Kim Kardashian crying on it and read, "I need someone to make sure I don't ugly cry." When I saw these hankies I couldn't help but laugh, and I knew they'd be a fun addition to my bridesmaids' gift bags.
For the groomsmen:
Custom growlers with a fun monogram on them. We found an online shop that will take any design you create (like a monogram or logo) and etch it onto growlers. Omied designed this adorable monogram (I love the bowler hat and mustache!) and we are in love with how the finished product turned out.
Find more gift ideas, including even more inspiration for your favorite people, right here.


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A step by step guide on how to change your kitchen sink. We show you how easy it is to replace your kitchen sink yourself! From turning off the water and disconnecting the hot and cold water pipes, to removing the waste pipe, under-sink clips to your worktop, even if there's a dishwasher in the way, we do it!
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Right, so the first thing you're gonna wanna do is turn the hot and cold water supply off to your sink. It's easy on this one here. Our hot and cold are just to the back thereNow, we've got the water off and we're happy with that. I've got that tap open up there. We know we've done that properly. We're just gonna slack it off and really what I often do when it comes to this sort of thing, is just take your traps out. Don't have them hanging there in the way 'cause they're just gonna be of no use on this side we're on and just sit them to one side.
Make sure, as well, that you tip them out' cause, as you can see in there we've got a bit of water in there. We're done with thatand as ever don't tip it down the sink that you've just taken the trap out of.(light jazz music)Right, so now we've got that bit out of the way. We've got to remove these two pipes here. We've got two fixes up there, so I'm going to try and slack them two off up there and then we'll be able to remove that out without having to do loads of work to the pipework either. Always gonna have a little bit of water coming out 'cause there's going to be a little bit in the pipe. We've got out two connectors just taken off there at the back, so they're ready to lift off.
We've got our Insinkerator out of the way. I'm gonna have to take that off and put that on the new bowl and a half, but when it comes to this, your new kitchen sink should be supplied with new ones of these already. So the next bit we gotta do is if you've got some, you're gonna have little brackets like this, so you're gonna need to unscrew down and then pull the bracket out. Now, we do have the complicating factor as well, that the drain-off is actually hanging over the top of the dishwasher. So sometimes what you might have to do is remove the dishwasher as well and the kickboard underneath if it's integrated to actually get to those brackets. So as is typical, I've just taken in two of them, prize that up a little bit and there are a couple of clamps under that integrated dishwasher there.
So we've got to pull this kickboard off here, remove the screws around the inside of the front of the dishwasher, bring that out. Hopefully, they've left enough slack on the cold feed and the waste for it as well. All this sort of stuff, makes what seems like a nice, easy job. Some people might message me at Plumberparts and say, "How do I change my kitchen sink?" It's like, well, come on mate, give us a chance. We're just gonna slacken them off and take them out, so it looks a little bit more like this. So there you go, they're in there now just like that. They've just all been taken off. I've even taken off the bottom clamps. Don't flip them out of the way 'cause they'll just get in your way in a minute. So now that we've got all those clips on there done, we have a quick basic overview.
Before we took this out, as you can see, I've prized it a little bit already. So we've turned off the water and removed our water connections. We've taken out the waste. Obviously, there's a Macerator on this one here, an Insinkerator, so we're now ready just to lightly prize. Just gonna lift this out like that and there we go. Ready for our new sink to go in. Oh my god! While you've got the old sink out just give everything a bit of a rubdown. It's always the difficult side of any plumbing job, taking out the old. Soon as you've got all of the old stuff out and you're putting the new stuff in, new stuff always goes in a lot easier usually. That's why I was fine. And similarly, when you solder on to an old pipe, when you're connecting on to an old pipe, they're always the places where you might get a little bit of a leak, so always keep a good eye there as well.
The next part of the job is to prepare the new one for going in. Don't just bang your new sink in there straight away. Nothing ever came out of banging quickly. Banging quickly always ends in disappointment. Anyway, so as you can see here, we've already got our clamps actually nicely fitted on here already, someone's cared. So as you can see there all you need to do is to make sure that your clamps on the inside like that. This is the same loads of sinks made like this. You just put that down in there, on to the slot, and you'll feel a nice and firm click. And that's in the right position. Look at that.


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In July 2015, Parmalat commenced a partnership with Dairy Australia's Profitable Dairying in a Carbon Constrained Future Project in NSW, supported by funding from the Australian Government. The overall aim of PDCCF is to identify and implement management practices which increase business profit whilst reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
As a sub-project of PDCCF, the Parmalat project was designed to trial the effectiveness of a farmer engagement and farm reporting model which provided the potential for dairy businesses to demonstrate current and planned environmental sustainability practices that increase resource use efficiency and reduce GHG emission intensity (measured in Kg Carbon Dioxide Equivalents (CO2 –e ) / Kg Milk Solids). The trial looked at capturing evidence of farm sustainability practices, through the application of existing industry tools, and using this information to develop individual farm plans against which ongoing performance could be assessed.
Photo: Phil & Craig Tate
Parmalat is interested in investigating ways to satisfy enquiries from domestic and international customers, who are seeking evidence of good sustainability credentials, and meeting its obligations to contribute towards targets established in the national Australian Dairy Industry Sustainability Framework.
In designing the program with Dairy Australia, the company believed the trial would provide a model for: tracking performance over time, measuring productivity/ profitability value for the farmer and creating opportunities to recognise and promote good farm business performance within the company and externally to consumer markets.
Photo: The Bake family
The program worked closely with two farms in NSW to pilot the model. The selected farmers were Jason and Michele Bake, located at Bonville (near Coffs Harbour), and brothers' Phil and Craig Tate, located at Albion Park (south of Wollongong). Each business was assisted through a process to:
Photo: Jason Bake, Bangalara Dairies
The final step was to work with a sustainability consultant to prepare a Farm Business Environmental Sustainability Plan. The plan utilised the farm information to formulate business environmental sustainability goals, undertake a business sustainability SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) and establish priority targets and actions to improve farm environmental performance against which the business can be assessed bi-annually. Priority areas were based upon priorities and targets outlined in the Australian Dairy Industry Sustainability Framework as well as farmer identified. The plan was also designed to acknowledge existing good practices and provide the value proposition of future actions to the farm business.
Photo: Waste management system, Bangalara Dairies
Throughout 2016/2017, the project is extending more broadly through a series of live podcasts. The main topics to be covered are those which were considered a priority for the Bake and Tate businesses: Valuing Nutrients & Effluent, Energy Efficiency and Waste Management (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). Farmers and service providers will have the opportunity to hear directly from the pilot farmers, pick-up tips from technical experts and ask questions through an interactive platform. Each podcast will run for an hour and can be accessed using your mobile from anywhere on the farm.
Podcasts are available on this page for downloading as they are conducted. Click on the links below:
Podcast recording: Energy efficiency (30th November 2016)
Post-podcast hand out: Energy efficiency resources information
Podcast recording: The value of effluent to your dairy business (3rd February 2017)
Post-podcast hand outs: Effluent nutrients information & Effluent systems suppliers list
Podcast recording: Environmental sustainability - What does it mean for business along the dairy supply chain? (19th April 2017)
Post-podcast hand outs: Dairy Sustainability Framework
Dairy farmers and service providers can find more ways to efficiently manage resource inputs on dairy farms by visiting the Dairying for Tomorrow website or more on managing carbon emissions by visiting other pages of the Dairy Climate Toolkit . Both contain easy to use resources, calculators, fact sheets and videos.
For any further information on the Parmalat On-Farm Sustainability Project, contact Marguerite White, ICD Project Services, on 0447 500 415.
This project is jointly funded through Dairy Australia, Parmalat and the Australian Government.
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Reise nach Ägypten
As the six hour live performance trip 'Reise nach Ägypten' (journey to egypt) unfolded inside a bus, 40 guests were led to the exhibition halls of Dortmunder Kunstverein in Dortmund, the Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten in Marl and the Orangerie at the Castle of Rheda. The live performance went back to an event in 2007, in which the artist went alone on a bus trip to the Sinai region, which was bombed a year earlier. The title refers to the children's game 'Journey to Jerusalem' and acts as a reminder for a romantic theme that has fallen by the current political situation of the Sinai into disrepute. The journey began in the city of Cairo in the Catskills, led to the Bedouins at the foot of Sinai and from there to a group of young Turks in West Germany, and finally to a castle with a princess and prince. It reflected upon the psychological processes of projection and faith.
Text by Melanie Körkemeier
Commissioned by Skulpturenmuseum Marl, Werkstatt Bleichhäuschen and Dortmunder Kunstverein.


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What would you do if a member of your family went away for 10 months and came back with a daughter you didn't even know existed? Well, that's how Ben and Hannah Hinder's friends and family felt when they showed up to their door, with a newborn baby in their arms.
The couple, who lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, thought it would be fun to shock their friends and family with a new baby. They hadn't visited for 10 months, so nobody saw Hannah pregnant. When they arrived to their hometown, they filmed everyone's reaction. Watch the video below.
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Bayonetta , the highly anticipated action game from Platinum Games, will release in western markets next January for the PlayStation 3. The game centers on its title character of the same name, and is set in a fictional European city. Bayonetta is directed by Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe series creator, as well as Okami mastermind, Hideki Kamiya in cooperation with publisher Sega. PlayStation LifeStyle managed to interview none other than Kamiya himself over the game, DLC, Bayonetta's sexuality and much, much more.
PlayStation LifeStyle: Who are you, and what is your position at Platinum Games?
My name is Hideki Kamiya and I am the Game Director on Bayonetta.
PSLS: How did the idea of her hair being her clothes and a weapon come about?
It's an idea I've had for quite a while so I'm very happy to have it included in the game. In the game Bayonetta's hair is actually her clothing too, so you'll see when she does a hair attack, she loses some of her clothing.
PSLS: How would you respond to claims of similarities between Bayonetta and Devil May Cry?
There are always going to be comparisons because of my work on DMC. For me, Bayonetta is very much a progression of all the games I've made so far, not just Devil May Cry, but also titles like Okami and Viewtiful Joe. All my experience has been used to make Bayonetta, and our aim is to create something completely new and redefine the 3D action genre. I don't mind Bayonetta being compared to DMC as I'm very proud of what we achieved on DMC.
PSLS: How does Bayonetta's sexuality play a part in the game?
In lots of different ways really, Bayonetta does carry herself and communicates like a strong, attractive and independent woman. So everything from the character animation to the script enforces this as you're playing through the game. I designed Bayonetta to be like my ideal woman so hopefully lots of gamers will find her attractive too!
PSLS: What were the main inspirations for the game?
Our influence came from lots of different things, from films, books and movies, and from architecture for some of our gameworlds. We're always on the lookout for fresh ideas for all parts of our games, from character design to gameplay mechanics. With Bayonetta we wanted to go very big, and to create something that gamers hadn't seen before and we hope that gamers will think we've done a good job when they play the game.
PSLS: On average how long is a play-through of the game?
This really depends on the skill of the player. I would estimate a full play-through would be around 10-12 hours but we have lots of unlockables and additional content to ensure the game has plenty of re-playability. We have several difficulty modes in there that will cater to every kind of player.
PSLS: How many different items can Bayonetta equip, and what types of items are in the game?
We have a huge array of different weapons in the game, from pistols to rocket launchers to katanas, and Bayonetta can use her magical powers and hair to attack her enemies too. You collect the weapons one by one as you advance in the game. Each weapon has both positives and negatives so a weapon that you get later in the game does not necessarily mean that it is a stronger weapon than ones you get earlier in the game.
All the weapons have their own characteristics. For example, one weapon has less power but is capable of quicker attacks, and another weapon could be great for the melee attack but not useful for long range attacks etc… So first you choose a weapon that works for you, and then improve your technique with it. And of course, there are many types of enemies, so you can have to change weapons to suit the battle situation.
Each weapon has different performances like a "Hand Weapon", "Foot Weapon" and "Hand & Foot Dual-Use Weapon". This means you can search for the best combination for you. After you have mastered one style, you can try new styles to discover a brand new gameplay experience, so there's almost endless customisation to the combat.
PSLS: Will Bayonetta be supported with DLC?
No, we won't have DLC for Bayonetta. We have focused on making sure that Bayonetta has a huge amount of content so there's plenty of replay value in the game. We wanted to really augment the player's feeling of satisfaction when they purchase the game and can spend hours playing it.
PSLS: What other games if any are you working on, and what is next for Platinum Games?
I'm afraid we can't really reveal anything at this stage. We do have lots of plans in the pipeline so you'll hear more about this in due course.
PlayStation LifeStyle would like to thank Hideki Kamiya, Platinum Games and SEGA for allowing PSLS to conduct the interview. Stay tuned to PSLS for more interviews and PlayStation news.


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Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and Pelham Medical Center recognized by Most Wired
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS) and Pelham Medical Center (PMC) are staying connected. Because of this, SRHS and PMC, a division of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, was named a "Most Wired" health system for their focus on keeping patients' data secure.
The 2016 Most Wired Survey measures the adoption level of information technology (IT) by hospitals throughout the United States. The study aids health system leaders in mapping their IT plans for the future.
"The healthcare system leverages technology to achieve a high level of patient safety and satisfaction," said Harold Moore, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System vice president and chief information officer. "One example is our use of Palm Vein Biometric Identification for patient registration, which was implemented in 2013. This technology improved patient identification and reduced the risk of identity theft."
In 2015, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS) was also recognized by HIMSS Analytics as achieving Stage 6 — out of 7 stages — on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. This recognition showcased SRHS's advanced electronic patient environment, which resulted in faster clinical workflows in a more secure environment.
PMC and SRHS continue to build on this momentum in technological advances by implementing Epic, an enterprise-wide electronic health record system. Epic will link hospital departments and specialties; creating a single electronic record of a patient's medical history. Implementation of this new system will transform the delivery of patient care; enhancing patient safety, treatment and service.
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System was recognized as Most Wired in 2003 and 2007, and PMC was recognized in 2015.