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Stone Brewery and Disney Princess Wedding!
Alicia and Dave
Meet Alicia and Dave, a beautiful fun-loving couple who came to me with a definite and unique vision for their wedding! They were very excited to have booked Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens as their San Diego venue, they are definitely craft beer enthusiasts, but also wanted to make sure to include Alicia's love of Disney and all things feminine! I think they did it just right!
Alicia's bridal bouquet was full of blush and peach garden roses, lavender roses, blushing bride protea, silver brunia and white anemonies. It's tied with a fun scripted linen and lace ribbon, and at the last minute we attached a very special cameo brooch -- a meaningful family heirloom!
The Groom's boutonniere is made up of hops blossoms and lavender with one tiny ivory rose bud, and embellished with the iconic black and gold Stone Brewing bottle cap, wrapped with twine.
Here's gorgeous Alicia showing off the beautiful swirls and folds of her wedding gown!
The bridal party had rooms at the Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island for getting ready, where the stairway and mezzanine are fun spots for photos, thank you True Photography!
I really love how Alicia pulled off her theme, with her bridesmaids in the sweet pastels of Disney princesses, but with a definite edge! Check out the boots! And you can't see it, but all the bouquets had a tiny "mickey mouse ears" emblem tucked into the flowers.
And the guys had their thing too, with a particular bottle cap picked out for each of their bouts, I'm assuming a favorite brand, and evidently some awesome socks, too!
(...being Best Man to your twin brother must have its surreal moments!)
The Wedding
The Mr and Mrs.
Thank you Dave and Alicia,
May your love and enthusiasm together go on forever and ever!!
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flowers: JannaHatchFloralDesign
photography: TruePhotography
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In this globalization era, the countries have reformed their economies and contributed to global standards. However, some nations are still left behind in the race of globalization; but those who have made strong visions and promising strategies, are found in the headlines. China- which is known as one of the biggest economies of the world- has highlighted itself as a global giant, But is it possibly be the truth considering other factors such as astrology, landmarks and heritage art? Let's get some facts clear about whether China really is a global giant or not!
Is China A Real Global Giant?
China is seen moving towards higher levels of autocracy due to its free markets. This idea along with Chinese economic efforts to bring reforms at individual efforts have changed the country to a much more powerful state. Along with the economic perspective, China holds the same thought in political grounds as well. China stands for free world, encouraging its citizens to make the political choices based on democracy. Thus, closing the chapter of capitalism! Becoming self-sustained and forbidding its reliance on American state marks the autocratic power of China and reveals it as a real global giant. If not believed today, it will be quite apparent tomorrow!
What does the Chinese Astrology and Ancient Mysticism tells us?
Chine astrology has some extravagant and interesting facts that are believed and followed all around the world. First off, the Chinese astrology believes color red to be a sign to eliminating bad luck- which is why red is seen in their flag, clothes and houses as well. Furthering the cultural beliefs of China, the most famous astrological sign of China is Yin and Yang- which states that everything contains two complementary yet opposite energies. These energies always co-exist and can never be separated. These energies are defined as odd and even numbers, thus signifying that having odds in life will always have some coexisting evens to balance the life. Similar to these, the astrology and ancient mysticism of China is considered meaningful and astoundingly fair in all prospects of life that makes China a prominent region on world map. If you feel like it's your lucky day, we recommend you check out this Lucky 88 slot machine game and maybe you'll get lucky indeed and hit a jackpot.
Have you ever noticed amazing yet rare landscapes of China?
While talking about Chinese landscapes, the first thing that comes to mind is Great Wall of China. Indeed- is it as great as its name suggests but there are some rare landscapes that remain unnoticed. Starting with painted mountains of China that amazes the eyes with incredibly colorful peaks and carved cliff faces. These mountains make us believe in the wonders of the nature. The massive statue of Chinese Goddess of Mercy is also breathtaking for those believe as well as for those who don't. Dongchaun Red Land is another rare landscape that is known for its wondrous natural beauty served in red soil having while flowers with blue sky above. Similar to these there are numerous landscapes found in China that soothes our soul and mind once they viewed live.
Have you experienced Chinese performance art?
Well, if not- then you must do! Chinese performance art is not confined to music and dance but extends to the soulful colors that make us cheer the life for once and all. Chinese performance art is always based on purposed entertainment that focuses on promoting positivism and life to people. People enjoy these performances as meditation and leave with relaxed mind and purer thoughts.
The 5 most amazing landscapes in China
Incredible Chinese Performance Art
Chinese astrology and ancient mysticism
China: The emerging global giant

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A reader recently asked me to contrast the human elements of working for a mega fund versus a middle market fund. The reader specifically asked about differences in learning curves, working hours, compensation, quality of life and hierarchy. It's a great question because larger funds mean larger deals, and larger deals mean a completely different set of competitors, vendors, deal sources and processes.
Learning Curve
Quality of Life
Clearly my experience with mega fund vs. middle market firms is limited to a sample that's nowhere near the entire population of private equity firms. So I'd be interested to hear thoughts, disagreements, questions, etc.
Read all of this and more in the 200+ page book. See below.


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Caramelised Balsamic Beef
1.3kg whole beef fillet, trimmed and tied
5 garlic cloves, peeled and lightly crushed
1 cup olive oil
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1 cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
1 lemon, zested
Cracked black pepper
200g baby rocket
In a large container that fits in your fridge, combine the garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, basil, lemon zest and black pepper.
Coat the beef fillet in the marinade, cover and place in the fridge.
Marinate overnight or 4 hours. Turn every couple of hours to maximise the flavour absorption.
Heat a BBQ on medium/high. If using a flat grill, spray well with vegetable oil spray.
Remove the beef from the marinade and wipe off the excess with a spatula. Reserve the marinade to use as a sauce.
Season well with salt and black pepper.
Brown all sides on a hot grill and then allow to cook on a lower heat till done to your liking, about 10-15 minutes for rare/medium rare (depending on the thickness of the fillet).
Cover with aluminium foil and rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Place the reserved marinade in a small pot and bring to the boil.
Slice in 1cm slices, place on a bed of baby rocket and pour the reheated marinade.
Serve warm, room temperature or cold depending on your preference.
Serves 8
Ask your butcher to clean fillet and leave whole. Allow 150g per person.
This can be done a day ahead, but the longer the better. Do not exceed 4 days
The beef is best cooked rare to medium-rare, as more of the flavour comes out when the meat is eaten at room temperature or cold.
Whole Snapper with Indian-Spiced Butter
125g butter, softened
1 teaspoon chopped lemongrass
¼ teaspoon chopped chilli
2 tablespoons fresh coriander stems, finely chopped
½ tablespoon fish sauce
1 lime, zested and juiced. Use 1/2 teaspoon of the zest
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon Indian curry powder
1 kg whole Snapper, gutted, scaled, washed and patted dry
Coriander leaves and lime wedges for garnish.
Combine the butter, lemongrass, chilli, coriander stems, fish sauce, limejuice and zest, garlic and spices in a blender and process till it forms a paste.
Spoon the flavoured butter onto a sheet of cling wrap and wrap to form a sausage by twisting the ends at opposite directions.
Refrigerate till firm, about 1 hour.
Remove the cling wrap and cut into thin slices.
Reserve a few slices for garnish.
Heat the BBQ on medium/hot.
Make diagonal cuts in each side of the fish.
Spray the non-shiny side of 2 large pieces of aluminium foil with vegetable oil spray.
Place the butter slices on the fish and double wrap in the aluminium foil.
Place on the BBQ and cook for about 15-20 minutes till the flesh is white and flaky.
Carefully unwrap the fish and garnish with fresh coriander leaves and lime wedges.
Serve immediately.
Serves 4
Tip: You may use a whole fish or fillets. We've opted for a whole snapper, as it is a great fish to use on the barbie. Cook for just a few minutes if using fillets.
The butter can be frozen and used for prawns, crayfish, mussels and even meat.
Charred Pears in Sweet Cinnamon Sauce
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons water
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 pears, cut into quarters, lengthways and core removed
2 Nashi pears, cored and cut into 1/2cm slices
Marscapone, plain yoghurt or cream to serve
In a small saucepan combine the honey, sugar and butter and melt on a low heat.
Add the water and spices and bring to the boil, it will have a syrup texture.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Heat the BBQ on medium/hot.
Brush the pears with some of the syrup reserve the rest.
Grill on low heat until cooked through but not completely soft, about 5 minutes (only turn once as the markings will disappear if constantly turned).
Place the pear pieces in a large bowl and pour over the reserved syrup.
Serve with the mascarpone, plain yoghurt or cream.
Serves 6
Cook the fruit in a foil tray for ease and simplicity. Cut the fruit into pieces, place in foil tray and drizzle with honey, sugar, butter and spices. Place directly onto the BBQ and cook till fruit is just soft.
You can use any fruit of your choice but keep in mind that they need to be able to keep their form and texture. Nectarines and apricots are a great substitute.


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Win Wine This Valentine's Day With The Robertson Valley
It's Valentine's Week, which has got us very, very excited! Why? While we're not necessarily obsessed with the commercialisation of Valentine's Day, we're pretty much in love with love. And we love you guys – honestly, we wouldn't be here if it weren't for you – so we want to take this week to reward three of our loyal readers with three awesome prizes!
We've partnered with some of our favourite estates for Valentine's Day, and are giving you the chance to win prizes from Windfall Wine, Excelsior Wine, and Zari Sparkling Grape.
Windfall Wines
Windfall Wines is a small boutique wine farm and one of South Africa's best-kept secrets. In addition to elegant wines, the estate also boasts the Windfall Guest cottages, nestled amongst the vineyards and surrounded by majestic mountains. It's the perfect country getaway with loved ones – and one guaranteed to offer you relaxing to the max. We've been, and we've loved it. Get all the info on Windfall here.
Excelsior Wine
The Excelsior Estate is well-known for its high-quality wines. The estate also boasts the Excelsior Manor Guesthouse, which offers luxury accommodation in the heart of the Robertson Valley, and guests can enjoy the manor family home, summer days by the pool, panoramic views of the vineyards and mountain ranges, as well as farm explorations by mountain bike or golf cart. A firm I Love Foodies favourite is the opportunity to blend your own bottle, where you can mix your very own bottle of red and design your very own label. And what could possibly be more perfect for Valentine's Day? Get all the info on Excelsior here.
Zari, of course, is a premium non-alcoholic bubbly from the Robertson region, bringing consumers alcohol-free bubbly that adds glitz and glamour to any occasion. It's made from 100% Cape Muscat Seedless Grape varietals, and consumers can enjoy the Zari Noble Ruby Red and the Royale Gold White, both produced in a bubbly-style bottle with cork. It allows you to enjoy the elegance of a good bubbly without the alcoholic side. Get all the info on Zari here.
Competition Details
To celebrate Valentine's Day, I Love Foodies is giving THREE lucky readers the chance to win one of THREE prizes, which include:
- Windfall Wine: A mixed case of Windfall Wine, including 3x bottles of Grenache Rose and 3x bottles Chenin Blanc
- Excelsior Wine: A mixed case of Excelsior Wine, including 3x bottles Viognier and 3x bottles Shiraz
- Zari Grape: A mixed case of Zari Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Wine
Entering is super simple. All you need to do is complete the entry form below. This competition is open to residents anywhere in the Western Cape but you MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE to enter. Please view the full terms and conditions below.
Terms & Conditions:
- By entering this competition, you agree to the terms and conditions.
- By entering this competition, you agree and declare that you are OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE.
- This competition is open to residents in the Western Cape ONLY.
- This competition will close at midnight on Thursday 14th February 2019.
- Winners are randomly chosen by electronic software. Please ensure that you have followed the entry requirements correctly. Any incorrect entries will be disqualified.
- You are not eligible to win if you are a winner of any of our past three competitions.
- We are not directly affiliated with any of the competition providers and I Love Foodies, its contributors, writers, and editorial team, cannot be held responsible for any experiences, complaints, or dissatisfaction with regards to events, products, or other prizes, and will not be liable for any loss or damages incurred. I Love Foodies will not be liable for any loss of whatsoever nature and however arising.
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Like the Leader 40, the Leader 36 boasts an incomparable style.
Endowed with a superb V-shaped hull designed by Michael Peters, she features a sporty design by the Garroni Designer Hosue.
Easy to handle, the new Leader 36 is particularly well suited for short cruises with family or friends.
A sofa, a double sundeck, a spacious saloon - owners will appreciate her interior layout, with its ingenious "two-and-a-half volumes."
By day, the interior saloon is a spacious, entirely open living area with impressive sea views, while by night, the owner's cabin converts into a magnificent suite with bar and sofa.
In an effort to bring you a unique level of comfort at sea, Jeanneau has incorporated a separate shower stall, as well as three berths, in the aft cabin.
With her long, fluid lines, unmistakably high-quality living spaces and exceptional performance at sea, the Leader 36 is the perfect blend of sportiness and elegance.
Advertised price includes 2 x Mercruiser 300hp petrol engines, Premier trim level, antifouling, registration, anchoring kit, safety equipment, factory discount, GST, duty and local delivery within Melbourne, Sydney, Perth or Brisbane.
Other factory or locally fitted options available including but not limited to engine upgrade, electronics, and mooring equipment. Please consult the Jeanneau agent in your capital city for the complete options price list.
For more information, feel free to view the Leader brochure or view the Leader specification sheet.
|: From $489,900 AUD
|Price Base
|: From $489,900
|: Jeanneau
|: 11.62 Meters
|: 2019
|: Motor & Power Boats
|Hull Type
|: Fibreglass
|Hull Style
|: Single
|Power Type
|: Power
|Type Of Sales
|: Dealer
|Engine Make
|: Mercruiser
|Engine Type
|: 2 x Mercruiser petrol or Volvo diesel
|: New
|: Australia
|: Australia
|: -
|Registration Expiry Date
|: -
|Registration Number
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|: Jeanneau
|Hull Construction Material
|: Fibreglass / GRP
|Length (m)
|: 11.62 m
|Beam/Width (m)
|: 3.62 m
|Draft (m)
|: 1.08 m
|Dry Weight (kgs)
|: 6616 kgs
|Horse Power (hp)
|: 300
|Horse Power (hp)
|: 2 x 300
|Fuel Type
|: Petrol
|Fuel Type
|: Petrol
|Fuel Tank Capacity (L)
|: 550 l
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Here at The Poodle Shop, we cater to all breeds of dogs and cats. We specialize in poodles, large breeds, cats and hand stripping of terrier breeds. Our services are all inclusive, not al-a-carte. What does that mean? We do exactly what your pet needs. We are not here compromise our standard of service. Starting with a bath, blow dry, skin consultation, breed or personality trim and a finishing touch. There are different levels to how we achieve the look you may be going for. Our expert staff will lend an ear and help you decide on a manageable length for your furry friend! We can offer solutions to shedding pets and ease of care with elderly or special needs pets. Just ask!
We love our jobs. We can honestly say, there are hard days and this is not an easy job. We'll do our best to point out solutions, offer advice. After all, we see your pets about 10 times a year more often than your veterinarian. We will be the first to notice a change in their weight or health. Often times, owners and yearly or bi-yearly veterinary visits miss things, we do not. We have those chances to take a fine tooth comb (literally) through the pet's entire body. We see the skin and coat. We find the injuries or ailments. Please allow us the time to properly handle and groom your animals, because, after all, we are the unofficial workers in the field.
The industry is changing. Many clients have an idea of time and quality in their minds. That is okay. Ask us what we can do to achieve that. We want you to be happy. We want your pet leaving feeling superb. We may be direct in our approach, but this works both ways. Please do not hesitate to ask questions, suggest changes in trim style or ask that we put more bling on your pet. We hope you do!!


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Based on Hurghada, we're offering tun key funishing solutions for your property.
Our team consists of dedicated professionals who are able to transfer your property into a dream home!
Please contact us by email or by the phone 002 0109 386 8669
We start our work from measuring your apartment in Hurghada. Our specialists take all the necessary measurements to make sure that selected package will easily fit into the space.
Then the interior designer prepares 2D general arangement plan and 3D kitchen plan.
We will also suggest 2 furniture arrangement options.
When the necessary furniture arrangement is done we will start producing the furniture items of the selected package.
Along with this we will purchase all the white goods, appliances, accessories and decoration elements of your future interior.
At the final stage we deliver and install the furniture, kitchen worktop, white goods and appliances in your apartment.
We will place all the decorative accessories to add the finishing touch to your property.
Delivering and assembling service is free of charge.
is specializing in creating modern and fusion style interiors.
We work closely with contractors, property developers, realtors, and homeowners in such locations as Hurghada, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna (Egypt).
We aim to provide qualily furnishing service to all property owners. Our clients may always choose between buying an existing furniture package and individual furnishing solution.
Per aspera ad astra.Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (Known as "the Younger.") 4 B.C.?–A.D. 65.
Ahmed is the Managing Director of Solution Furniture. In his role, Ahmed is responsible for guiding all aspects of the company's operations. Prior to joining Solution Furniture, Ahmed held a wide variety of senior business and management roles across the real estate sector. His proactive forward-thinking mind allows him to move 2 steps forward. He posesses an outstanding communication skills.
Ahmed holds 2 bachelor degrees in Education and Commerce.
Lana is Marketing & IT Manager of Solution Furniture. She's graduated from St.Petersburg State University and holds diploma in IT for Human Sciences and Art.
She's worked in the real estate field since 2008 both in sales and customer care, learning throughout each project how to focus on the details, small and large, so that the clients don't have to.
Lana is also responsible for developing new and lasting relationships with company's clients, vendors, and industry partners.
Lora is a certified architect and interior designer with over 35 years of experience in the field. She has worked as a senior architect and interior designer, and even owned her own residential interior design service.
Lora joined Solution Furniture team in 2013. Both focused and creative, Lora values the importance of listening to the clients' needs. She met her clients' functional and aesthetic needs through intelligent space planning of apartments and offices.
84511 Touristic Center,
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
Solution Furniture is an Egyptian company specializing in modern and fusion style custom made furniture and interior design services. Founded in 2010 Solution Furniture positioned itself as a company which offers complete furnishing solutions and furniture packages toward the growing demand from the market for well-designed interiors in Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt.
Solution Furniture
84511 Touristic Center, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
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[Note to TomDispatch Readers: Since the following piece is excerpted from a new book produced by the invaluable website Alternet.org, I thought this might be a fine moment to urge all of you — if you don't it the site already — to visit that ever vigorous, thoughtful, provocative site. Everyday it has a menu of superb pieces — some from websites like this one, others original — that add up to some of the best reading on the progressive blogosphere. You can sign up (as I have) for their emails, which put their top pieces in your email box daily, by clicking here.]
The headlines scream. The world goes mad. The Bush administration, which failed to fully impose its unitary executive presidency on the nation through war via a Commander-in-Chief presidency, now seems intent on doing the same in its waning days through a Treasury-Secretary-in-Chief version of the same. The following passage in the original proposed bill for the $700 billion bailout legislation now in Congress may take your breath away — "Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency…" — but it is recognizably pure Bush.
Though that particular phrasing is now gone, administration officials are using the politics of fear and panic over the very financial mess they had a hand in creating to institutionalize a presidential power grab of startling magnitude. And then, of course, following the pattern of this administration, they will privatize that power, undoubtedly subcontracting the work of governmental buying and selling to the very financial characters involved in creating this mayhem. As a result, in the Bush years the Treasury Department, like the Pentagon, will have both expanded its power exponentially and privatized it all at once. Yes, Congress will add caveats and "oversight," but these may be little more than window dressing from a body of government which has already essentially given up the ghost (of power) along with its power of the purse. If you thought we had an imperial presidency before the present economic meltdown, what's coming may put that to shame.
Anyone who believes that an administration incapable of getting itself out of its own disasters from Kabul to Baghdad to New Orleans finally has a formula for doing so at a moment of ultimate economic debacle is surely deluded. In the meantime, Congress may turn over the checks (as in checkbooks) from those classic American governmental checks and balances to the Treasury. And as for the balances, well, you already know that story. So, a skyscraper's worth of private financial indebtedness will now be socialized on the backs of taxpayers; and yet, as Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman, award-winning filmmakers and experts in the privatization of water supplies and systems, indicate below, the most basic public services that once gave meaning to the government now stand in danger of going "private" not just in the developing world but in the United States.
Their post, by the way, is an adaptation of an essay they wrote for a wonderful new book on a subject that will reshape our lives for decades to come — the redistribution of water on this planet, including the present fierce droughts in the American southeast and west. The Alternet.org book, Water Consciousness: How We All Have to Change to Protect Our Most Critical Resource, is in itself a resource of the first order. (Check out the book's website while you're at it.) Tom
Drinking at the Public Fountain
The New Corporate Threat to Our Water Supplies
By Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman
In the last few years, the world's largest financial institutions and pension funds, from Goldman Sachs to Australia's Macquarie Bank, have figured out that old, trustworthy utilities and infrastructure could become reliable cash cows — supporting the financial system's speculative junk derivatives with the real concrete of highways, water utilities, airports, harbors, and transit systems.


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In your answer to a question about Orthodox weddings, you said that an Orthodox believer could not be married in an Orthodox ceremony unless the partner was also baptized. The person who asked the question plainly said they were not a Christian. Does this mean that the Church would consider baptizing a professed non-believer just so they could participate in a ceremony?
I am currently a catechumen of the Church, and no expert, but I always thought being a Christian was really a matter of the heart, a personal decision that once made must change and color everything in your life, or it is worth nothing, no matter what ceremony or sacrament you participate in.
It is a fact that an Orthodox Christian cannot marry a non-baptized individual in an Orthodox ceremony.
Baptism, as a sacrament of initiation, is a spiritual birth, our entrance into the Church—a very serious matter. In no way does my answer imply that the Church would ever baptize a non-baptized individual simply so they could participate in a wedding in an Orthodox Church.
In answering these questions—the answers as they appear on the web site are often shortened and edited—I do try to leave the door open to the possibility of a genuine conversion and desire to seek baptism, and I usually end such questions in my personal answer to them by putting the questioner in contact with the nearest priest with whom they can discuss their concerns and specific situation personally.
In 25 years of priesthood, I have seen a number of non-baptized individuals in such circumstances come to the Church, take instruction, actively participate in the parish community, and eventually seek baptism—and in every case, so far as I can know, these individuals remain active in the worship and fellowship of the Church, sometimes with greater fervency and piety than their cradle Orthodox spouses.
The Church tries to leave every door open to those who, through their relationship with an Orthodox Christian, might find themselves seriously and honestly drawn to Christ and His Holy Church.
Regardless, an Orthodox Christian cannot marry a non-baptized individual in an Orthodox ceremony, even if the non-baptized individual professes Christ. From the Orthodox perspective, if one does profess Christ yet refuses to be baptized, he/she is in a sense rejecting participation in the death and resurrection of Christ, as Saint Paul calls it, while also ignoring Our Lord's words concerning the importance of being "born again of water and the Spirit."


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Posts Tagged thai
My ivy. Thai.
The interior of My Ivy was relatively nice. It was definitely a boost from the old Thai restaurant that was here before. I don't remember the name of the old establishment, but the terrible food sure left an impression to never go back. I succumbed once the restaurant was revamped by a new owner. The old restaurant felt stuffy and drab, but My Ivy feels airy and modern. I especially liked the interesting chandeliers although the picture I took doesn't do it justice. I believe that's the owner in the back left with her hair up in a bun (don't quote me, though). I complimented her on the vast improvement of her restaurant compared to the old one before we left, but she was kind of blaze about it.
The Thai Iced Coffee was refreshing. My boyfriend who lacks esthetic appreciation and style even commented on how he liked the overlapped placement of the square dishes. Looks good to me!
The Crispy Tofu Salad dish was excellent! The best I've had even. There was plenty of crispy tofu and the vinaigrette was fabulous with a perfect balance of tang and fish sauce. The picture is just of the portion (first of three!) I had on my plate. It was a lot of salad. My boyfriend and I even had leftovers to bring home to his sister who was waiting for her take-out Pad Thai. His sister thought the salad left a funny aftertaste in her mouth, but I didn't notice.
The curry dish was a disappointment. The curry itself was pretty good, but the beef was hard to chew (way too tough!). I won't order this again.
The BBQ Pork was very tender and there was a lot of it. The sauce in the back is sweet, sour, and a little bit spicy and complimented the pork really well. The only complaint is the egg fried rice didn't have large pieces of egg in it although it tasted like egg. Overall, a good dish.
I went to My Ivy a second time just yesterday for a friend's birthday. I ordered the Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Maow) this time and it was delicious although a teeny bit too salty. The friends next to me ordered Salmon Basil and Pineapple and Lychee Prawns. The Salmon Basil seemed a little dry but that's typically how Asians cook their salmon. I would say the Pineapple and Lychee Prawns were actually shrimp because they were pretty tiny. The lychee intermixed with the pineapple and shrimp in the curry was surprising. I didn't taste either of my friends' dishes so I can't relay any information in that aspect. The service was really slow and one of the waitresses kept bringing wrong dishes to our table which got kind of annoying at the end. Sorry, no pictures from my second visit!


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U.S. History
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- Length of Course: Required 1 year
- Prerequisites: None
Teacher: Mr. Thompson
Contact Information:
- Phone:541-493-2641, Ext. 236
This course is a survey of U.S. History from early exploration of the Americas to the present including the study of discovery, immigration, and settlement in the United States. A study of major American wars and the events preceding and following them and the introduction of social issues throughout the U.S. history will be included.


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A month or two ago, Dad asked me if I've ever had moments where for no real reason, you just get a "content" or unexplained happy feeling that comes over you. 🤔 At the time I said no, but I think that how I've been feeling these past couple of days is what he was talking about. No real reason to be in a good mood, but here it is… for me to not exactly know what to do with it. 😏 Genesee keeps telling me to not dwell on it and just let it be, which is obviously the correct answer. 😁
After all of my appointments this week, I agreed with myself that today should be a day off. I did that with the intention of tricking myself though, because whatever I actually do accomplish by the end of the day – it's now all just "bonus" stuff. 😊 So that's been today… staying at home, inside my bubble (so nothing can accidentally crap up my mood), while working on office/organizational type things. 🤓 No need for details because I've already covered it in recent entries.
My PCP appointment yesterday was a mix of good and bad, which is what I expected. 😕 And rather than doing the referral to the psychiatrist (that I never got around to from the last visit) I told her that I'd compromise and set up some appointments with a therapist. 👩🏻💼 I already had plenty of stuff that I could have talked about, and that was before learning about my whammy medical condition. But I've always liked therapy, the handful of times that I've gone… so why not.
If my mood maintains I might go for a walk around Alley or Rising Park tomorrow. I need to stop doing an impersonation of a potato every day… so I'm gonna try to find my misplaced passion for photography/videography and maybe use that as an excuse to leave the house. Oh, and every damn human that I encountered while out doing my runnin' this week… they've been nice, polite, friendly, jokey, etc. 😯 Local society acting so welcoming that I almost felt "normal" being out among them.
Oh, and the hospital finally called today to let me know that they read my letter, and that they've talked about it with the people involved. 😳 That's good enough for me. Acknowledgement. Being heard. I'm hoping that they did take my concerns seriously, but not so seriously that anyone got hollered at or suspended or worse. I ended the call by joking with her, saying that I don't wanna end up "The Patient with The Scarlet Letter" though, should I ever have to return there for another procedure. 😅
So between feeling a little accomplished today, and then hopefully doing something distracting over the weekend, I should have a few good days before I have to field calls from the two new doctors' offices that are supposed to be setting up appointments for me. 😬☎ I really hope that the next steps don't interfere with the fair and Phil Collins concert. I could live without going to the fair, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna miss that concert. 😠 Especially since Jim got my ticket as a "no particular reason" gift.
Okay, time to find something good on Netflix and get back to work, but not.


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Dinner was peaceful. Baby made his usual mess--compounded by the fact that he was eating spaghetti--a bitch to clean up--but he also had 3 helpings of pork roast.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Mommy Guilt Rears Its Ugly Head---Again
Dinner was peaceful. Baby made his usual mess--compounded by the fact that he was eating spaghetti--a bitch to clean up--but he also had 3 helpings of pork roast.
7 comments:
- Kate said...
Nah, skip the guilt. Just remind yourself that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and you need that space to stock up on fondness sometimes...
- Unknown said...
Your thoughts about Middle are too precious. And yes, according to Mommy Guilt you are supposed to feel bad that you don't really miss him (even though you do), but don't feel guilty because Mommy Guilt does not work for good, only evil. Feel good knowing that Middle is having a great time at your sister's house and that your oldest and baby got to bond in a way that they never have before. P.S. sorry for attempting to be profound. I just hate Mommy Guilt!
- hqm said...
I have a "Middle", too! I think the big personality comes with the territory. She is the one that makes me the craziest and she makes me laugh the hardest! She is our "nudge" but, she is also so sweet and helpful! We will never figure her out!
As far as the guilt...get over it!
We notice the dynamics of our house changes when any one of them is out of the mix!
- Heather said...
Awwww, sweet!
Don't feel guilty. My boys went to Grandma's for an entire weekend and we didn't miss them either.
My sister has 3 kids. She said any two together are ok, but throw a 3rd one in there and it is chaos. Must be group dynamics.
- ed's girl said...
my friend who also has 3 boys older ages 5-10yr says that it doesn't really matter which one is gone at the time---it is just easier w/ only two---i guess i will soon see and i am nervous--yikes!
- Shauna Loves Chocolate said...
Don't feel bad about not missing him when he's gone. Only be concerned if you dread him coming back.
Everyone needs time away from their families and if you give off bad vibes about him being away, he won't learn that properly. Instead, embrace that he wants to be with family without you (and that your sister wants him). It's good for him to have his own identity.
Give him a big hug when he comes home. You'll both love a good snugggle!
- Amanda said...
That's wonderful. I love your honesty. And I as I sit mulling a third I appreciate honesty so very much. I, by the way, have alittle one who in the spirit of Dances with Wolves could easily go by the name Wakes with Screams and Tears. If Middle decides not to marry his betrothed from the family of three girls, perhaps he'd consider this first born tery waker we have in the Adirondacks, at 2.5 she has already faded one Red Sox cap and is on to her second


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How do we create an algorithm?
An algorithm is a mathematical formula. As mathematical formulas, they can be very complex or very simple, depending on the problem we need to solve.
In general, we first try to decompose the problem into small subproblems that are simpler and easier to solve. Lately, a new type of algorithms have appeared, linked to Artificial Intelligence, called Machine Learning algorithms. For these algorithms, the logic is a bit different, they get to learn a general model out of a group of examples.
A very representative example is image classification. We create a data base with a lot of images (millions), and for each image we identify the object in it.The algorithm looks at all of them and learns what is it, specifically, that allows us to distinguish a certain object. This process is called 'training'. After training, the algorithm can identify the same objects it saw, but on different new images.
Another very interesting example is the work developed last year in DeepMind, Google's start up specialized in Artificial Intelligence. The idea is pretty similar to image classification, but in this case, they make the computer learn (train) by playing videogames. The 'correct' answer is obtained when the algorithm finishes a level, and ultimately, the whole game.They have shown that an algorithm can learn and win [in march 2016 the algorithm AlphaGo won a human playing Go, this was a major scientific achievement in the Artificial Intelligence community].
Is it easy to commercialize algorithms?
Since algorithms are like formulas, you cannot commercialize them. IN fact, even to create a patent you need to specify specifically the use of the algorithm, the are of application, etc.
Are they controlled by an elite?
It depends what we call an elite. Is the aeronautic world managed by an elite? Yes and no. Evidently there is a very technical knowledge that, since it is pretty new, it is not widely spread. But there is a great amount of free online courses given by the best researchers in the world. So, the knowledge is there to be learned.
On the other hand, I think bug companies have changed their behaviour lately, and have stared sharing their knowledge by, for example, joining the scientific community and publishing in scientific journals. Apple was one of the only companies that was very restrictive, and a few months ago they have started publishing.
I think they have come to realize that they benefit more than they lose by sharing. Nobody can challenge they position in the market by knowing only the algorithms that they use.
What percentage of data and what percentage of algorithm is responsible of the success of a company?
This question is very much related to the previous one.The quality of the result is linked to the amount of data you can show the algorithm in the training process. Getting back to the image classification problem, if you don't have enough images to classify a certain object, the system will not learn correctly, and the production results will be bad. This is why big companies can publish the algorithms they use: they know that without the data, that only they have, the algorithms are not that useful.
How important is talent in the algorithm world?
The techniques that I descriped previously, from machine learning, are pretty new. The scintific article that showed that these techniques (Deep Learning) worked, was published in 2012. We are seeing a race to recruit people that know these techniques and know how to put them in production.
Moreover, these algorithms have proven to work in several areas: image analysis, text analysis, automatic generation of text summaries,… All these applications are very importat in almost any area of the bussiness world.
These algorithms are becoming a fundamental tool for the future, since they will allow to accelerate processes. This is why companies should start creating Data Science departments, that can identify which procedures can be automated, and put the tools to do it. Thus, the talent, understood as the people who know how to put this into place, is very sought-after.
Should we be concerned by the raise of these algorithms?
Deep Learning algorithsm will allow the creation of applications that will make our life easier, thus, in this sense, I don't think so. This being said, I think we should be concerned on the relationship between the user (provider of his/her information) and the big companies (beneficiearies of this information).
Right now, all social network users, or Google users, we are constantly giving information about our behaviour, preferences, etc. This information is worth a lot of money which is being handled by a very small amount of companies. What is worst: users have no control on this information that they share directly or indirectly. So, in this sense, I think we should be a bit concerned.
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
I think that these techniques are going to change completely the way every day users work. This will be positive, since the most tedious tasks will be automated. I think the disadvantages come from the data-control side.
Are they the essence of the digital economy?
It depends on its application on the digital economy. To create a simple web page, you don't need any algorithm. But, if you want to put in place a recommender system to better sell your products, or any kind of more complex system, then you need these types of algorithms.
How are they helping financial institutions?
More specifically, in my company, now, we are using Deep Learning algorithms to automatically analyse regulatory financial texts. More specifically, we get the prospectus of an investment fund and automatically digitalize the rules the investment fund most follow. We are able to reduce the processing time of a prospectus from weeks (done by a human expert) to minutes (with our system). I think this is a clear exemple of how these techniqies are going to radically change the work done by the expert users, in our case, Fund Managers.
Moreover, I think they will be essential in the following years in the financial regulatory environment. Since 2008, the financial legislation has completely changed, people in the environment talk about a regulatory tsunami. In 2014, there were 155 changes in the legislation per day, on average. This means that to be compliant is becoming more and more difficult. A prove is that the number of fines to financial institutions have been increasing last years. Being able to automatize this regulatory process in the future will be a game changer, and this means using Machine Learning to simplify tedious processes, always under an expert supervision.


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Changes to privacy laws now allow credit reporting agencies to collect information about your repayment history on consumer credit payments. Although the new law will not be effective until March 2014, the data may be backdated as far as December 2012.
What is Repayment History Information?
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- Whether or not you made the payments by the due date (partial payments are considered missed payments).
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OAIC has also advised us that creditors will need to alert you before they start reporting the extra information. But, unfortunately, notifications from creditors about changes to privacy laws often arrive in the form of wordy letters that end up in the rubbish bin.
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Nosto's mission is to deliver personalized shopping experiences to customers at every touch point. As such, we believe that in order for an ecommerce business to remain relevant and effective, it must deliver the same relevant and personalized onsite experience through its advertisements on both Facebook and Instagram.
The idea of being able to target exactly the right audience in Facebook & Instagram, with exactly the right ad creative and the right product set in dynamic product ads, inspired us. The outcome is a powerful capability within Nosto's Segmentation and Insights product. With it, you have the ability to use the user segments created in Nosto and then create website custom audiences for social ads with just one click.
We quickly found that this supplements and improves already excellent targeting options and capabilities provided by Facebook, which are crafted for ecommerce and digital retail. It gives control to the advertiser to decide exactly who they wish to target and with what content, also including the possibility to use refined seed audiences for lookalike-audiences.
What Can You Achieve with Segments for Ads?
Here are some examples of what you can achieve with Segmentation and Insights for Nosto Facebook and Instagram ads.
Arguably the most interesting segment to harness is Prospects, which consists of First-Time Visitors or Returning Visitors who, flagged by our AI, have the highest probability of conversion, based on your store's unique onsite behavioural analysis. Re-targeting Prospects is especially valuable when the aim is to maximize return on ad spend, or as another example, when there's a need to extend cart abandonment re-targeting campaigns to include also visitors who have not necessarily added something to the cart, but who are according to our AI and your site's unique behavioural patterns, close to convert. Targeting First-Time Visitors or Returning Visitors or both will increase the re-targeting audience's size and likely also sales volume, but typically with the cost of overall performance in terms of return on ad spend.
Regardless of the chosen approach, apply the same tactics that you would use with onsite content personalization and use different ad creatives for each segment, as the ad creative for First-Time Visitors might need to differ from the one you use for Prospects, while Loyal and High-Value Customers should be treated differently.
If you have identified an exclusive or otherwise outstanding product range in your inventory using the product data insights (perhaps a trending brand) that especially attracts your First-Time Customers (those who have bought just once), use the insights to deliver the most relevant ad creative for new clients or those still in considering their purchase.
Further, as there are often differences what's popular in different areas like states or countries or major cities, product sets and ad creatives used for each audience should reflect these geographical trends.
Alongside with the segment based audience, a basic lookalike is automatically created. In addition, you can create own customized lookalikes in Facebook's native interface by using the original segment as a seed.
How Does It Technically Work?
All audiences are website custom audiences based on the Facebook pixel and custom events, which means that Nosto doesn't use personal data like emails or mobile phone numbers to create audiences nor send any hidden meta-data to Facebook about the segment's parameters, but only an anonymous segmentID.
When you create an audience in the Nosto admin, we'll connect these to Facebook where they will appear in your business manager as well as in the Nosto admin panel under "custom campaigns". As it takes a moment before Facebook has created the audience based on the segments and for us to sync these back to Nosto, please allow at least 24 hours for this process to complete.
Please note that very small segments might not perform as well as audiences in Facebook ads or might not be available at all. Try to keep them within the minimum range of 5,000 to 10,000 users, unless your intention is to launch a hyper-targeted short-term campaign. An example of this would be a notification about a new product range which is made exclusive for your long-term loyal customers.
After creating the audience out of a segment, it will be automatically updated until you remove the segment from the Nosto admin. Below are the required steps:
Select the segment(s) you wish to create as an audience on Facebook and click the pen icon. (in the example, Parra Fans)
Toggle the switch for Facebook (on top)
Confirm by selecting Create.
Between 2 and 24 hours later, the audiences appear under "Segments" in the "Custom Campaign" builder and you can use them just like any other audience in the ad creation wizard.
Configuration And Other Use Cases
In order to use segment based audiences for Facebook and Instagram ads, you need to connect your Facebook ad account to Nosto, regardless if you manage ad campaigns in Facebook's native interface or by using Nosto's interface built for e-commerce.
The simplest and fastest solution to get started, is to have two ad accounts, one for Nosto-powered ads and the other for ads you manage in native interface. This is also a good option for seasoned advertisers who know how to share audiences between two ad accounts in Business Manager.
As a second option, for example if you want to leverage Nosto's segments for all ad campaigns, regardless where you manage them, is to use just one ad account and consequently one Facebook pixel. Should this be the preferred approach, Nosto still needs to be connected to your ad account and populate the pixel on your site as otherwise Nosto can't create segment-based audiences for you.
Read this article how to proceed and what to take into consideration, if you already have an ad account and pixel on your site, and when you want to connect Nosto to the existing ad account.


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A special event at NSF offered the latest from educational researchers on STEM learning, and the best approaches for teaching STEM subjects. Eleven investigators funded through NSF's REESE program presented results from their ongoing work at NSF headquarters on February 19, 2009. To view the posters from this invitational reception, click on the poster thumbnails or poster titles below. Brief project summaries are also available in the Insights pamphlet created for this event.
Two Randomized Experiments with 115 Schools Show: The SimCalc Approach Increases Learning of Advanced Mathematics (Jeremy Roschelle)
Improving Statistics Education: Children Invent Representations, Measures and Models of Variability
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Gender Similarities Characterize Math Performance
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University of Michigan Project Dramatically Improves Grade-Schooler's Advanced Scientific Reasoning
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Facing the Challenges of Learning & Teaching About Evolution: A Synthesis
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Spatial Concepts are Critical in Science Education
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Preparing Future Teachers to Meet the Diverse Needs of the Classroom
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The Mathematics and Science Teacher Shortage: Wrong Diagnosis and Prescription?
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Does Multi-Sensory Training Aid Visual Learning?
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High School, Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Education and STEM Careers
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Linking Changes and Differences in Children's Early Number and Math Skills to Brain Systems
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Army Wives' Catherine Bell will star in the TNT movie Good Morning, Killer that could potentially turn into a series, according to Deadline Hollywood.
Army Wives moves on after a big loss
Bell will play Ana Gray, an FBI agent on the hunt for a kidnapper. Killer, adaptation of April Smith's novel, will be one of six features in the new TNT Tuesday Night Mystery franchise that's set to start airing in November. And it may extend beyond its initial slot: Deadline reports that there may be an option to spawn this movie (as well as other Tuesday Night Mystery entries) into a series.
Army Wives' Catherine Bell welcomes a son
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Gravesend director creates and performs one-man show about his own childhood sexual abuse
PUBLISHED: 13:43 16 June 2017 | UPDATED: 13:45 16 June 2017
Patrick Sandford suffered the abuse at a primary school in Gravesend
A 65-year-old man who suffered childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a teacher from his Gravesend primary school has now written a play presenting his trauma to the public for the first time.
Patrick Sandford, a director, has turned to acting to tell his story of the abuse he suffered in the 1960s.
He said: "It was a long time ago, but the effects last, and talking about it now shows how much I've recovered. I didn't know how to tell anyone about it at the time, but this performance is a way for me to move on from the experience. The response has been extraodrinary, and people have opened up to me about the childhood trauma they've suffered.
"It has had a huge impact on my life. Trust issues have made it difficult for me to build relationships. I have had some very loving relationship but it isn't easy for the other person."
Mr Sandford has now performed his play for both the Metropolitan Police, and the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, whilst also speaking with his former school and Kent County Council about it.
"The county council have been very civil and curtious, they have dealt with my case as appropriate and there is no ill will between us. The same can be said for the school. The school now has nothing to do with what happened and I genuinely hope it's a great school now.
"I would like my abuser's name to be out there, because people need to know what happened. It would be great if this play encouraged others to come forward. I'd love to congratulate them on continuing with their lives.
"I'm not sure where my abuser is now, but I'm pretty sure he's dead. If he walked in the room now I'd punch him on the nose and just ask him what he thought he was doing. I don't believe all paedophiles are monsters, they have deep psychological issues. And I'd like to quash theories that if you've been abused, you're more likely to become an abuser - that's simply not true. The attraction isn't the crime, the action taken is."
Groomed is showing at the Soho Theatre until July 1.
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Apple's new iMovie '11 is here and while it isn't the best part of my iLife, like iPhoto, it does make an occasional cameo appearance in my life. The new iMovie features that Apple announced last Wednesday are pretty good making an already great program better.
The new movie trailers, improved audio editing, one-step side effects, people finder, themes, and world premiere all bring new or improved features the give me more opportunities to be creative. I'll be able to finally craft movies that are almost as good as the ones made by Steven Spielberg. Well maybe not that good, but definitely better than before.
Movie Trailer Outline
The first and most interesting new feature added to iMovie is movie trailers. It might also prove to be the most annoying as well as the next big thing for home movie producers everywhere. They'll be annoying because they are so easy to create that they will be everywhere and no one is going to pass up a chance to create one for their latest movie.
The trailers are very easy to set up and configure, but ironically there was one interesting thing to note. iMovie will not let you spoof any real movie studios — it censors them. For example, if I try to use "Universal Studios" in the trailer iMovie removes the word "Universal" and leaves some hyphens behind in its place. Oh well give credit where credit is due and be yourself.
Movie Trailer Storyboard
The story board for the movie trailer is where you build your trailer from video clips, etc. you can create a good trailer in under 30 minutes.
Movie Trailer Theme
The movie trailer themes are definitely catchy. You'll enjoy playing around with these. Apple supplies themes for action, adventure, blockbuster, friendship, and holiday movies trailers. You can get pretty creative with these. I'm sure they will keep you and your family pretty busy creating the next home movie that will blow the socks off your grandparents.
Audio Editing
Apple has added some new audio editing tools in iMovie. Users now have control over sound effects, voiceovers, and music. You get very detailed waveforms for your audio clips. I liked that feature because it gives you a visual idea about where you might have audio that is overwhelming. You can make adjustments to fix that very easily using a the volume slider. Any changes you make are immediately reflected in the displayed waveform. I think this new feature will go along in making audio easier to manage in iMovie.
One-Step Effects
Considering the wow factor the movie trailers brought us you would think that Apple would take a break. Well they didn't stop there they added special effects. Talk about eye candy there are 12 effects that you can apply to any clip in your movie with one click. Nice!
I found out that it was easy to quickly apply these. Although that might seem like a good thing it might not be since it is so easy to add these your movie making might get a bit out of control. Remember every good movie producer should use these wisely and sparingly.
People Finder
People finder in iMovie isn't going to find your lost cousin George, but it will find all the people in your movie and build a cast for you. It can even analyze the movie and tell you how many of them appear in each scene. It can find close-ups, medium shots, or wide angles for you. These are important since you will need them for your video trailer storyboard.
Sadly this feature didn't seem to work for pets or animals. Hey Apple! Animals have faces too. Some of them play a big roll in our lives so leaving them out of the movie we are building just doesn't seem fair.
Sports and News Themes
Apple added additional themes to iMovie and like the rest of the eye candy they did a good job creating things you'll use time and time again. News and sports themes have been added with fancy graphics, nifty transitions, and titles. Send the announcement about a new family member in the form of a fancy broadcast television news segment.
World Premiere
The movie is done and in the can. Now you are ready to share it with your very own world premiere. A premiere that can take place practically anywhere since you can export your movies to iTunes and watch them later on your iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Apple TV.
Need a bit more exposure then send your movie to Facebook, YouTube, or Vimeo. See something news worthy then send that content to CNN's iReport or create a video podcast and send it directly to a server running Apple Podcast Producer.
No world premiere would be perfect without HD video and iMovie delivers by allowing you to export in HD at a full 1920-by-1080p resolution.
Steve Jobs told us last Wednesday that iPhoto was the most popular application in the iLife suite and if I were to guess iMovie has to be second. It's just about perfect for home video editing, but there is one thing holding it back — the learning curve. My only real complaint about an otherwise nearly perfect application. You'll need to practice and play around with iMovie before you can master it. This will take some time for some people. However, once you master it you'll be able to release your inner Spielberg and shoot for an Emmy.


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Robert Michael Pyle @ Oregon Historical Society
Date: December 3rd, 2017
Sunday, December 3, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Robert Michael Pyle, author of the newly re-released book Where Bigfoot Walks, will be signing books at the Oregon Historical Society for the special Holiday Cheer event, which is considered a celebration of Oregon authors. The event is free and open to the public.
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Vienna Wednesday/Sept. 6
McLean Newcomers and Neighbors. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Community Room, Regency at McLean, 1800 Old Meadow Road, McLean. Visit www.McLeanNewcomers.org for more.
Sept. 7-9
Quarterly Book Sale. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Tysons Library, 7700 and 7704 Leesburg Pike. Large selection of books and media for all ages and interests. Visit email@example.com or 703-338-3307 for more.
Friday/Sept. 8
Dave & Buster's Adventure. 3:30-10 p.m. leaving from The Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. 7th- through 9th-graders, teens will have all access to Dave & Buster's private dinner buffet and a $25 game card with unlimited arcade game play is included in the trip fee. $55/$45 MCC district residents. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.
Saturday/Sept. 9
Virginia Indian Festival. 10 a.m. at Riverbend Park, 8700 Potomac Hills St., Great Falls. Activities include hands-on activities and live demonstrations such as American Indian storytelling, shooting bow and arrows, throwing spears and making stone tools. Additional activities include building a dugout canoe, and a visit to a marketplace of American Indian crafts, pottery and jewelry. $8. Call 703-759-9018 or visit online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend-park for more.
End of Summer Community Picnic. 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The Hunger Church - Charles Wesley UMC, 6817 Dean Drive, McLean. Free. Food, games, moon bounce. Visit www.thehungerchurch.org for more.
Sept. 9-20
Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Various times and locations, more than 50 different events taking place at more than 25 venues across Northern Virginia. Call 703-403-5360 or visit www.nvso.us for more.
Sunday/Sept. 10
The Old Dominion Chrysanthemum Society. 2:30 p.m. at at the Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls St., Falls Church. A discussion and demonstration on preparing and presenting Mums for a flower show. Free. Call 703-560- 8776 or visit www.odcsmums.org.
Wednesday/Sept. 13
Riverboat Cruise. 10-11:30 a.m. at Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna (SCOV) 541 Marshall Road SW, Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna hosts day trip to Georgetown Harbor via riverboat cruise from Alexandria to Georgetown for shopping, exploring and lunch. Will return by riverboat to Alexandria, then the bus trip home to Vienna. $85 includes transportation and riverboat cruise. Call 703-281-0538 or visit www.scov.org.
Live after Five. 6-9 p.m. at Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Hors d'oeuvres and local musicians highlight the tour. Visit www.jamminjava.com for more.
Great Falls History. 7 p.m. at the Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. The Great Falls Historical Society features Pat Wirth speaking about "The Best Kept Secret in American History, the Story of the Women's Suffragist Movement." Call 703-827-0269 for more.
Thursday/Sept. 14
Remembering Jerry Halpin. 7:30-9 a.m. at J. Gilbert's Wood-fired Steaks & Seafood, 6930 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. Chaired by John Ulfelder, former West*Group SVP and Partner, currently Dranesville Planning Commissioner. $20, future members $30. Visit www.jgilberts.com or call 703-893-1034 for more.
Painting Demonstration. 7:30 p.m. at Vienna Art Center, 115 Pleasant St., NW, Vienna. Learn how award-winning artist Vivian Attermeyer creates her original artworks capturing different seasons and light conditions. Visit www.ViennaArtsSociety.org or call 703-319-3971 for more.
Sept. 14-16
Fall Book Sale. Various times at Oakton Community Library, 10304 Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Free. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/friends/ok/ or call 703-281-0300 for more.
Friday/Sept. 15
Tequila Tasting. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Härth Restaurant, Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive. A free tasting event unveiling a new proprietary tequila from Herradura. Free, and open to anyone 21+ Call 703-847-5000 for more.
Chillin' on Church. 6:30 p.m. at Church St., Vienna. Water games, Chump Change band playing rock. Visit www.viennava.gov or call 703-255-6360.
Family Fun Bingo. 7-9 p.m. at The Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Players can win prizes, play guessing games and enjoy light refreshments. Advance registration is required. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.
Saturday/Sept. 16
American Legion Breakfast. 8 a.m.-noon at Post 180, 330 Center St., N., Vienna. Buffet includes omelets, blueberry, pancakes, sausage, bacon and more. Adults $9, children 12 and under $3. Call 703-938-6580 for more.
McLean Community Fall Garage Sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the parking lot, 1420 Beverly Road, McLean. This year's sale features a Kids' Corner area where children will sell their toys, clothes, games and other items. The deadline to register is Wednesday, Sept. 13. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.
John Eaton in Concert. 2 p.m. at Vinson Hall Auditorium, 6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. Jazz pianist, brilliant historian and local legend John Eaton will perform a concert of Great American Songbook tunes. $20/$14 MCC district residents. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.
Food Art Festival. noon- 4 p.m. at Halstead Square Dunn Loring Metro, 2750 Gallows Road, Vienna. The Second Annual Halstead Square Dunn Loring Metro Food, Wine & Art Festival combines wine tastings, culinary treats, pop up art exhibits, and free kids activities for an afternoon of family fun. Free. Visit eventsathalsteadsquare.com.
Sept. 16-17
Bonsai Show and Auction. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna. Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Bonsai Society and the Potomac Bonsai Association. Visit www.potomacbonsai.com for more.
Monday/Sept. 18
W&OD Railroad Historian Lecture. Noon-2 p.m. at 2589 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna. W&OD Railroad historian and former manager of the W&OD Trail, Paul McCray will talk about the history of the rail line, how it came to be and why it didn't survive. Call 703-281-0538 or visit www.scov.org.
Tuesday/Sept. 19
Antiques Road Show. 10 a.m.-noon at Colvin Run Historic Schoolhouse, 10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. To have an item evaluated, attendees must provide a picture and description of the provenance (how long it has been in the family, what is already known about it) by Aug. 31. Pictures and details should be sent to Yasha Arant at email@example.com or Yasha Arant, 104 Sue Ann Ct, Sterling, VA 20164. Visit greatfallsseniorcentergfsc.wildapricot.org/ for more.
Colonial Tobacco Harvest. 1-4 p.m. at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm, 6310 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Help the farm family harvest their tobacco crop. Gather the cut plants and hang on sticks to cure in the Tobacco Barn. Visit www.1771.org for more.
Wednesday/Sept. 20
McLean Newcomers and Neighbors Monthly Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy, Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive, McLean. The program is a slideshow of the past year's club events. $33 per person. Visit www.McLeanNewcomers.org.
Dining with Dorothy. 12:30 p.m. at Bonaroti Restaurant, 428 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Join Dorothy and the group for laughter and conversation over lunch. Call 703-281-0538 or visit www.scov.org.
Friday/Sept. 22
Kings Dominion Trip. 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at The Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Kings Dominion has roller coasters to musical dance shows and carnival games. Admission to the theme park is included in the fee. $80/$70 MCC district residents. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.
Wildfire Scotch Dinner. 6:30-9 p.m. at Wildfire, Tysons Galleria, 3rd floor, McLean. Executive Chefs Moreno Espinoza and Edwin Amaya prepare a custom four-course menu each paired with a handcrafted single malt scotch from Dalmore, located in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. $125. Call 703-442-9110 for more.
"The Princess Bride" Movie. 7 p.m. at The Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Admission and popcorn are free. Prop bags are $5 each. Visit www.aldentheatre.org for more.
Saturday/Sept. 23
Fun Fall Bazaar and Market. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 10100 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Great Falls UMC Annual sale Shops, bake sale, books, silent auction, children's activities, Appraisal Roadshow, and BBQ dinner. Call Lois 703-759-2843 for more.
Family Fun Day. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave. E. Event includes refreshments, a live band, dunk tank, ninja warrior-themed obstacle climb, entertainment for children, raffles and a live auction including a plane ride for two. Donations from the event will support local children diagnosed with cancer and their families through Growing Hope, a local non profit organization and Johns Hopkins Childhood Cancer Research Center. Visit www.optimistclubofgreatervienna.org for more.
Sept. 23-24
Sailing Lessons. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Belle Haven Marina, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Alexandria. Two days of lessons, $350. Visit www.mcleanrhclub.com for more.
Sunday/Sept. 24
50th Anniversary Commemoration and Luncheon. 10:15 a.m. at The Church of the Good Shepherd (United Methodist), 2351 Hunter Mill Road. Visit www.GoodShepherdVA.com or call 703-281-3987.
Teddy Bear 5K and 1K. 2-6 p.m. at Pimmit Hills Park, 7230 Idylwood Road. All proceeds from this event go to Falls Church-McLean Children's Center. Visit potomac.enmotive.com/events for more.
Amadeus Orchestra. 4 p.m. at Saint Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Soloist Emil Chudnovsky makes his Amadeus debut in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Visit www.amadeusconcerts.com.
Monday/Sept. 25
Charity Golf Tournament. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Westfield's Golf Club, 13940 Balmoral Greens Ave., Clifton. Annual Family PASS golf to benefit the working homeless Families of Fairfax County. Visit www.familypassfairfax.org for more.
Friday/Sept. 29
Dance Party. 7-10 p.m. at The Old Firehouse, 1440 Chain Bridge Road, McLean. Teens can enjoy catered food and drinks while immersing themselves in music played by a DJ, for 7th-12th graders. $5. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.
Saturday/Sept. 30
Books, Movies, CD Sale.10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Patrick Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. Free. Call 703-938-0405 for more.
Harvest Happenings. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Luke's School, 7005 Georgetown Pike, McLean. Live entertainment, a petting zoo, crafts and games. All activities are free, except for the cost of purchasing pumpkins for crafts activities and food concessions. Visit www.mcleancenter.org for more.
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Tamim Qaum
Tamim Qaum MD, CPE, COE, CASC, FAWM, CPHIMS, CPPS, CPHIT, CPEHR, CPHIE, CSSGB, OCS is a general ophthalmologist at Martinsburg Eye Associates, a group practice in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Dr. Qaum graduated from the Harvard Medical School with an MD degree with honors. He then completed ophthalmology residency training at the Duke Eye Center. In addition to board certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Qaum is also a Certified Physician Executive (CPE), a Certified Ophthalmic Executive (COE), a Certified Administrator Surgery Center (CASC), a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM), a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS), a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), a Certified Professional in Health Information Technology (CPHIT), a Certified Professional in Electronic Health Records (CPEHR), a Certified Professional in Health Information Exchange (CPHIE), a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB), and an Ophthalmic Coding Specialist (OCS). Dr. Qaum has also received certificates in health information technology from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society; in health information technology leadership from the American College of Physician Executives; in quality improvement/patient safety from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement; in ASC administration from the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses; and in conflict analysis, negotiation, conflict management, and conflict resolution from the United States Institute of Peace. He serves on the National Board for the Certification of Ophthalmic Executives, and has served on the Editorial Board of Administrative Eyecare magazine and on the National Policy and Procedures Committee of the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators. His research was the first to demonstrate that anti-VEGF therapy can be used to reverse damage from certain retinal diseases such as diabetes and macular degeneration. This research was ranked as one of the Top 50 Most Frequently Cited Articles in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. This therapy has helped prevent blindness in over two million people worldwide. Dr. Qaum has received numerous accolades in his local community. Most recently, he received an inaugural Health Care Hero Award from the Wichita Business Journal, received a Humanitarian Award from Inter-Faith Ministries of Wichita, and received a letter of commendation from Kansas Governor Sam Brownback.


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Overseas Filipino Workers Can Loan Up To 2 Million Pesos Payable in 7 Years
The Macau Daily Times recently reported that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) working in area are now eligible to borrow from 300,000 Pesos up to 2 million Pesos with a fixed interest rate of 7.5 percent per annum. This program is a joint effort of the Department of Labor and Employement (DOLE), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the Land Bank of the Philippines. This special loan program is open to all migrant and overseas Filipinos legally working abroad.
Eligibility rules require the applicant to have a net monthly income of no less than 10,000 Pesos and has made at least one contribution to OWWA. Approved applicants have seven years to pay the loan.
Source: Macau Daily Times
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FEPAC Call for Comments on Proposed Forensic Science Standards Updates
Pursuant to the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) Policies & Procedures, Policy 4.10 Review of Standards, FEPAC is tasked to conduct ongoing and comprehensive reviews of its accreditation standards to verify they adequately evaluate educational quality and are relevant to the education needs of students seeking a career in forensic science.
Over the past year, FEPAC has conducted it's 5-year indepth review of the forensic science standards. As a result of the review, the Commission has proposed updates to the current forensic sciences standards. You may access the proposed changes here. The document provides all changes in red and the rationale for each.
Please direct your comments prior to February 1, 2017 to Nancy J. Jackson, Director of Accreditation email@example.com.
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Captain Ewald is the Captain of the city guard of Kirkwall in 9:30 Dragon.
Involvement Edit
Ewald is first encountered arguing with Fereldan deserters in the Gallows Courtyard, as he denied their entry to Kirkwall. When he agrees to fetch Gamlen for Hawke, however, the deserters attack.
After another guardsman, Wright, arrives, Ewald scolds him for his delay in arriving to the confrontation.After securing the necessary bribes to enter Kirkwall, Ewald can be seen being handed money by Gamlen.
Trivia Edit
- Ewald was apparently removed from his post (or else he stepped down), as merely one year later, Jeven is Captain.
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Located within Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park, the classically styled Hotel Europe offers canal views, 3 dining options and a spa with massage services. The spacious rooms have a mini-bar and an en suite bath. Each room at Huis Ten Bosch Hotel Europe includes a comfortable seating area and European-style wood furnishings. Guests can enjoy satellite TV channels and hot tea. The hotel is 1.2 mi from JR Huis Ten Bosch Train Station. It is a 15-minute drive from Saikai bridge park and a 30-minute drive from Osaki Onsen. On-site parking is free. Restaurant De Admiraal overlooks the canal and serves seafood and French favorites in an elegant setting. Teppanyaki and other Japanese dishes are available at Ebisuza and Kissuitei, while Anchor's Lounge offers tea and Scheherazade pours cocktails. Meal vouchers are offered to guests who are staying 2 nights or more.
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What's Love Got to Do With It?
An intimate look at the human quest for love and happiness, the film enters the inner spaces of the Indian family setup, capturing the obligations, social pressures, family bonds, excitement and double standards surrounding marriage.
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If you've attended the Fiatech and CII meetings over the past couple of years, you may have noticed a common theme: the increasing importance of closely integrating tools and resources with your overall company objectives. When Fiatech was formed 15 years ago, the purpose was to advance integrated systems and technology-enabled work process for the delivery and operation of capital facilities. Since then, the discussions about current technology R&D and innovative new solutions were primarily held at the Fiatech conference, while discussions about industry best practices were held in the CII forum.
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Crescendo Music System
A 12-Level Course of Study
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Developed by Sandy Connolly over the last 20 years, Crescendo Music System is a 12-level course of instruction designed to give every student a foundation in the basic principles of music.
Whether you are a complete beginner, an intermediate-level musician, or just need some brushing up in one area or another, there is a place for you to learn within Crescendo Music System. It can be tailored to fit the level of instruction you are wanting.
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Mid-week T-Birds Photo Break
T-Birds fans, it's Kyle back with you now. I'd like to thank Brian for taking over for the Brandon game and sharing his wonderful photos with us. It's always nice to get a different perspective on the games every once in a while, and that's what he'll be providing this blog.
As for tonight, I wish I had a full 20+ image post in store, but alas grad school rears its' ugly head and I'm afraid I'll I have time for tonight is 12. Hopefully that will be enough to whet your guys' appetites, but I also do have to save some photos for the upcoming Eastern road swing. Let's check some shots out from last Sunday's home game against Everett (I promise I'll have a more-extensive post or series of posts on the Everett home-and-home weekend later)…
Center Luke Lockhart fires the puck past Everett left winger Jordan Boyd.
Canon 7D, 1600 ISO, 120mm, f/2.8, 1/1250
Center Tyler Alos takes a shot, but it is turned away by Everett goalie Kent Simpson.
Canon 7D, 1600 ISO, 155mm, f/2.8, 1/1250
Goalie Calvin Pickard (middle) deflects an Everett shot on goal wide for defenseman Braedon Laroque (right) to collect.
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Right winger Branden Troock tries to steal a puck back from Everett defenseman Austin Adam.
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Center Connor Sanvido can only watch as his shot on goal gets blocked by Everett's Simpson.
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And, for the last photo in this quick post, I'll show you a shot I've been wanting to get for over a year now. It's about time I actually get a photo of someone catching the puck…
Canon 7D, 1600 ISO, 175mm, f/2.8, 1/1250
Alright, unfortunately that's it for this blog post. I promise I'll go more in depth in my next one. Also, I have photos from last Friday's victory at Everett (I made the short jaunt up I-5 for that one) up in the next few weeks as well.
Til next time, go T-Birds!
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Cool shot of Noebels…so weird how much their sticks bend when they're taking shots!
October 27, 2011 at 11:22 am