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Day 1
Arrival day
Arrive to Croatia's bustling capital and get swept away by its central European charm, lively squares and vibrant open air markets, romantic city parks and urban spirit. Get settled in the renowned hotel Esplanade 5*, built to host Orient Express travelers. Spend the evening exploring the lively center of Zagreb, from the historic Upper town to the square of Ban Jelačić.
Day 2
Medvednica hiking
Meet your guide in the morning for a hike to Zagreb's own mountain. Just 1.035 meters high, this is a popular getaway for people of Zagreb with numerous trails and great picnic spots. It is also a great place for mushroom picking in the fall! Return to Zagreb in the afternoon hours.
Day 3
The Island of Rab
Your chauffeur will meet you in the morning for a private transfer to the island of Rab. As you drive from Zagreb to the coast, you will also enjoy an easy hike in the stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park. Reach Rab in afternoon hours and get settled in hotel Arbiana, before spending a relaxing evening in beautiful Rab town.
Day 4
Hiking on Rab
After enjoying your breakfast over the Mediterranean scents of Rab, meet your guide for a private hiking tour of the island. Explore the rugged terrain of one of Croatia's most fascinating islands, known for historic forests, karst landscapes and the longest sandy beaches in the country. After the tour, enjoy a lovely seaside evening on your own.
Day 5
Sea kayaking off Rab
Meet your guide in the morning to embark on a unique adventure. You will kayak to Goli Otok. The island is best known for its dark ages as an infamous political prison in the second half of the 20th century. As the days of "Alcatraz of the Adriatic" are gone, you will probably be accompanied only by local sheep.
Day 6
Arrival and walking tour of Zadar
Arrive to the uprising gem, the city of Zadar. Once the capital of Dalmatia, today Zadar is cherishing a Renaissance, with new worthwhile venues popping up and more and more people coming to hear the tunes of the Sea Organ. Perfectly positioned to explore the North Adriatic, Zadar is your home for the next few days.
Day 7
Hiking Paklenica trails and Modrić cave adventure
With your private chauffeur, set out for a day of true adventures! With two river gorges cutting into the Velebit Mountain, Paklenica is a stunning visual site and features almost 200 kilometers of paths ranging from active walks to mountaineering trails. At your Modrić cave spelunking adventure, get all propped up with hard hats and head lamps, as true explorers!
Day 8
Kornati National Park Private Motorboat Trip
This unique maze of islands, rocks and crystal clear sea is best enjoyed by boat. See the cliffs of Dugi otok, lighthouse of Sestrice, movie set ruins on Mana and one of Croatia's most beautiful beaches Lojena. Kornati are a pure Mediterranean pleasure! Return in the afternoon hours for your last night in Zadar.
Day 9
Krka River National Park
Another natural site to behold: Krka River and its seven waterfalls, with the largest called Skradinski Buk. Visit the small island Visovac, with its Franciscan Monastery from the 15th century, sitting amidst the lake. Take a hike through nature to visit renovated historic water mills. Enjoy a 6-course slow-food lunch at Pelegrini's in Šibenik, before heading to Split.
Day 10
Cetina river rafting and zip line adventure
No time for rest! Morning is reserved for adrenaline-powered rafting on Cetina river, followed with even more exciting zip-lining! Afternoon at leisure to catch your breath!
Day 11
Cycling in Dalmatian Hinterland
Find a completely different world as you cross the mountains above Split. An area of many springs and creeks, Dalmatian Hinterland is a mostly flat, scenic landscape just ideal for cycling and hiking. The signature feature of all our cycling trips is a memorable gourmet picnic lunch.
Day 12
Dubrovnik Urban Adventure
Morning departure from Split to Dubrovnik. Stop en route for oyster tasting! The King's Landing, as it is nowadays often called, the Old Town of Dubrovnik is an amazing medieval town embraced by two kilometers of stone walls, and bound to leave you in awe. After your tour, set out to wander the Old Town grid of streets.
Day 13
Sea Kayak & Konavle
Feel very much like the pirates used to, standing small underneath the mighty City Walls of Dubrovnik. You will pass underneath when you paddle from St. Jacob's beach to the island of Lokrum. Stop to take a walk through the island's botanical garden and have a swim, before a lunch in the countryside!
Day 14
Private transfer to the airport is planned in time for your international flight. Doviđenja until we see each other again!
Adventure Tour of Croatia in detail
Croatia's amazing nature is a heavenly setting for many adventures. The suggested itinerary for adventure tour of Croatia, represents a mixture of must-see spots and off-the-beaten path adventures in pristine nature, but can always be modified to your group, level of ability and preferred adventurous activities. Whether you are keen on adrenaline or just wish to get some fresh air and relax in nature, all you need to do is let us know.Start your journey with an introduction to the Croatian capital of Zagreb, a charming central European city with a bustling present and an enthralling history. After a relaxing arrival day, enjoy a guided hike to Medvednica, Zagreb's favorite mountain and a park of nature.
As you move from continental Croatia to the Adriatic coast, enjoy a change of pace and scenery. En route, stop to hike in one of Croatia's National Parks and our most visited natural wonder, the Plitvice Lakes. Expect to be stunned by the ethereal beauty of these sixteen cascading lakes and their powerful waterfalls, enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage since 1979.
Rab Island is your first Adriatic stop and hiking its rugged terrains will introduce you both to its lushly green nature and to some amazingly hospitable locals. Then kayak from Rab to Goli Island, a barren landscape and a ghostly site of a former Yugoslavian political prison. Returning to the coast, get settled in and introduced to Zadar, an upcoming Croatian tourist destination, and an ideal starting point for exploring the Northern Dalmatia.
Start with adventurists' favorite NP Paklenica on Velebit Mountain. With 150-200 kilometers of trails and paths, and two river canyons, it attracts hikers, climbers and mountaineers alike. You will enjoy a half-day guided hike before heading for a caving adventure – spelunking at the Modrić cave. Then enjoy some sea action aboard a private motorboat, exploring the dreamscapes of perhaps the most mesmerizing Adriatic site – the 140 uninhabited islands of the Kornati archipelago.
As you head south on the ninth day, stop at Krka River and Waterfalls National Park to get immersed in nature once again. Ride a boat under the waterfalls and take a light hike to visit wonderfully restored water mills. After a divine 6-course lunch in Pelegrini's in Šibenik and a visit to the local falconry center, arrive to Split, the capital town of Dalmatia.
The next two days of travel will have adrenaline and action fans ecstatic. Your guided rafting experience down the river Cetina will reveal a fresh, intact and unseen Croatia, and zip-lining on eight wires in its canyon will get you high on adrenaline and impressed with fresh perspectives. Your encounter with Cetina lasts for another day, when you will cycle in the Dalmatian hinterland, behind the mountains of Split, enjoying the fresh air of rugged landscapes and a traditional picnic lunch!
After all the excitement, enjoy a relaxing visit to an oyster and mussels farms in Ston, en route to Croatia's furthest south – Dubrovnik. Experience the Old Town from its two kilometers long City Walls, but also from below, in a kayaking tour to Lokrum Island. Conclude your Croatian adventure with a traditional lunch deep in Konavle hills before leaving from Dubrovnik International Airport on day 12, feeling invigorated.
Modern comfort and characterful ambiance of the chosen hotels deliver relaxing evenings for you to unwind from all the adrenaline of your adventurous days and to prepare for the upcoming ones. Centrally located, these hotels place you in the right spot for some spontaneous exploration on your own.
Hotel Esplanade 5*, Zagreb
Housed in an elegant and distinguished building originally built in 1925 and designed to accommodate passengers from the Orient Express, the Esplanade Hotel is known for its impeccable service and luxurious accommodations. Esplanade is one of the finest hotels in the region and has received numerous awards for the consistent quality.
Hotel Arbiana 4*, Rab
Arbiana Hotel is located on the greenest island of Croatia, and in one of the sunniest parts of Europe. You can find it just behind the city walls, in its own park, on the edge of the crystal clear sea. Hotel Arbiana distinguishes itself with exclusive care and excellent quality of service that creates an unforgettable experience for its guests. It is a perfect ambiance even for the most demanding of clients. Hotel offers to its clients an excellent service ensuring that each guest has a memorable and charming stay, together with complete relaxation for body and soul.
Hotel Bastion 4*, Zadar
Built on the remains of the 13th century medieval fortress "Kaštela", this unique boutique-hotel sits in Zadar's historic core, minutes away from contemporary Sea Organ and Greeting to the Sun. Comprising 28 luxuriously equipped rooms, an assortment of gastronomic delicacies, a wellness center and a videoconference room which turns business into pleasure, Bastion charms with a world-class feel of its intimate atmosphere.
Hotel Judita Palace 4*, Split
Judita Palace Hotel is a place for lovers of culture: the facades of this extensive four-story building display the fundamental historical and cultural periods of medieval and modern Split. But Judita is not only a building, it is a boutique hotel of the finest service and most welcoming staff. It's unbeatable, central location on Split's main square makes it ideal for exploring Split's historic quarters!
Hotel Excelsior 5*, Dubrovnik
The iconic Hotel Excelsior in Dubrovnik, in operation for over one hundred years, is one of the finest five star hotels on the Mediterranean according to the eminent Sunday Times. Just a few steps from the UNESCO listed Dubrovnik Old Town, overlooking the Adriatic Sea, the hotel combines a stunning location, sophisticated elegance and Mediterranean charm into an outstanding experience of superior quality.


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Coming up: Mobile Developers Conference
Even after datacom, Internet merged to telecom, the need for perfection is as it is. It ensures by thorough testing for telecom equipment, before it got deployed. The emerging telecom standards are becoming complex day by day. Now, to implement such complex standard and that too with perfection, needs a specialized skill set. The firm having such skill set, (OEM) can also demands very high price for its product. This is not consumer market, it is industry market. So high price paid by service provider, is distributed among millions of end consumers like you and me. So far so good. All are happy. All are getting quality product/service at right price.
A software engineer working for OEM, got surprise by knowing the deal amount. He wonders, the piece of code which he wrote is so... much valuable that his employer got this much money? A young man, with so many dreams. Finance market has many Venture Capitalists. So now, this young man wants to become entrepreneur. He knows, the complexity part. He can concur it. He can form a team. He can develop a product. A quality product. He can get funds from VCs. However this is not sufficent to become successful in telecom industry. We have many such failure stories. The service provider generally does not trust such new company. The young man, does not have network with CxO of telecom firms. So even telecom industry is quite lucrative, it has intrinsic entry barriers for such new comers.
Over the time, open source community took some initiative like OpenClovis, OpenBTS, OpenBSC projects for network side. For handset side, Google came up with Android OS. In year 2007 Apple's iPhone changed the rules of game. Probably Apple is aware that even though iPhone is an excellent phone, the hardware is no longer competitive advantage. The consumer will pay for applications. It opens up the telecom industry for such new players, young entrepreneurs . Still it is not open for network equipment. Now it is open for mobile application development. Mobile application development does not need any big infrastructure, test lab setup that OEM needs. Apple invented a good hardware piece called iPhone, which has full potential to become popular. Apple has two choice. Employee iPhone developers, train them and make sure, they utilize all the features of hardware. It was not feasible. So they opened up the development tools for general public. First time, in the world history, any handset manufacturer provided the whole eco-system to developers community to build mobile application and getting paid for it. They deploy the online distribution channel for mobile applications. And it works ! The individuals were happy, as they got larger share in price of application. Apple was happy, as it got large number of mobile applications that helped Apple to make iPhone popular. It created history.
Thus the entry barrier for new comers is broken. So now, many young persons become entrepreneurs. They developed iPhone applications. They sold it. They made good fortune. They got rid of office, boss, performance review and all those corporate formalities. They are their own boss. They got work as per their interest to develop mobile application and getting paid for that. Later on many mobile manufacturers and even service providers followed the trend set by Apple. So over the time, many application stores emerged on Internet. All want to tap the potential of self-motivated individuals to make their brand popular.
The story is not as bright, as it looks like. Again many failure cases. Many youngsters just want to jump into mobile application development. They simply lost into so many options like many application stores, many platforms, many development tools, many design ideas, many jazzy GUI, many bugs, many interoperability issues. They are confused, how to make money? Which application will click the market? How to build a successful, popular mobile applications? Should they target latest smart phone or entry level phones? Which one will be more profitable? What are the tricks, tips? How to optimize the application for smart phone? Should they target enterprise users or consumers? Should they develop games or applications? ......They all collaborate to share ideas. At Bangalore, Mobile Monday provided that platform to share views and gave expert insights by organizing a whole day event called "Mobile Developers Conference"
I attended this event last Saturday. My next article will provide glimpse of the event. So stay tune to your own blog: "Express YourSelf !"
2 comments:
- Hiral Shah said...
Nice to read this post. Latest, current trend and challenges in mobile application development.
- April 4, 2010 at 8:17 PM
- patrick said...
Hi! I read in your site its very nice software design and developments
- April 5, 2010 at 10:34 AM

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Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos says his band are working on a new album, and that's the reason why they won't be making any UK festival appearances this year. Kapranos told Xfm: "Nick [McCarthy] and I are writing some more tunes. We've got a wee place in Glasgow where we're doing some new songs. It's a wee bit different from last stuff but still very danceable, that's the main thing. It's always pop. Franz Ferdinand has always been pop".
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A quick post in honor of GO Month and the first Friday the 13th of the year! Here's a round up of some very clever and unusual organizing ideas and products.
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Saturday, June 12
Lessons Galore
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Genesis 37:2-28; 45:4-15 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father...
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What is Joseph's gift? What response did he get for it? As Joseph reveals his identity, what does he reveal about God's purpose?
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There are just so many life examples and lessons we can take from Joseph's story. In our two passages today, for example, I saw learning opportunities on parenting, family relationships, coping, responding to mistreatment, jealousy, forgiveness.... But the most important thing I saw was how God was present; He was in control and He was working through each and every situation.
So that's some of what I took from Joseph today. How about you? What learning opportunities did you see? Tami W.
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Manager, Software Development at Vertafore
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We are in search of the world's most creative and experienced engineering leaders. We embrace entrepreneurs as well as those who come from more established organizations. As a key member of the product development leadership team, you will lead the development and technical strategy for our enterprise products. Partnering with product management and sales, you will interact with strategic customers designing innovative solutions that meet their business needs.
You will lead multiple teams of amazing engineers, influence many others and provide leadership on design and architecture, strategy, and technology approaches. We expect you to be an accomplished engineer, have strong hands on technical experience and deep knowledge in one or more areas of distributed systems and enterprise web delivery platforms. Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN and you will adding your creativity and energy to it. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make impact in your career.
If you love technology, leadership, being on the front-line of technical innovation, and are looking for a creative, fun and friendly workplace where you get to develop software that will transform the insurance industry, we would love to get in touch with you.
We need development managers that:
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I broke down this week and bought a jelly roll, to go with some printed batiks I have. That's 2.75 yards in - never realized how big a jelly roll actually is :)
I did use 3 fat quarters plus some neutral fabric for some class samples. Not finished quilts, but as finished as they are getting, so I'm counting that 1.25 yards out.
I've also been plugging along on Judy's mystery. All caught up to the August clue, so that leaves me almost on track. 3 more days this month to finish the September clue.
Stash totals for the year:
468 1/4 yards in
175 1/2 yards out
Total: 292 3/4 yards in
Drop by Judy's blog for more stash reports.


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by Rich Raposa (Red Hat)
Drift is the unplanned or unintended changes that occur on a resource's configuration. System administrators need the ability to track drift in their data centers to improve availability and reliability of their platforms, servers and applications.
Drift monitoring is a new feature in the latest version of the JBoss Operations Network 3.0 (JON). You can define a drift detection definition on the Drift page of a resource. Click the New button, assign your drift definition a name, a base directory, then select the files and/or folders to be monitored for drift. Wait a few minutes and JON will take the initial snapshot (snapshot 0) of your monitored files. Each time drift is detected, JON takes a new snapshot of the monitored files. Each snapshot has a number, and snapshots can be viewed in an intuitive, new view known as the snapshot carousel by double-clicking on the drift definition from the Drift page of the resource.
Even more powerful is the ability to pin a snapshot, allowing you to define what it means for those files in the snapshot to be drift compliant. Click the pin icon of a drift definition to view the files being monitored. On this page, click the Pin to Definition button to pin this snapshot to the resource. The current files will become a new snapshot 0, and if drift is detected against this pinned snapshot, then the affected resource is flagged as being non-compliant. View the snapshot carousel to determine the exact cause of non-compliance and help bring the resource back in to compliance quickly!
In the all-new JBoss Systems Management with JON (JB234) course, students will learn more about Drift monitoring.


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Fifty years on from the successful 1967 referendum, we have all heard the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Aboriginal and Torres Strait representatives have told us that 'in 1967 we were counted, in 2007 we seek to be heard'. Australians … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN. Gonski in An Age of Budget Repair
School funding is a very complex issue in Australia. It's now a poisonous political cocktail. David Gonski who had been the poster boy for Julia Gillard's bold education reforms has now been showcased by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Education … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN. The invidious choice for refugee advocates
Robert Manne's latest piece on the future policy options for refugees on Nauru and Manus Island is now available here. The moral-political question is about the choice confronting those of us advocating a change of policy by the major political parties.
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Let's amend 18C to say what it means
The debate over section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (18C) has gone on for far too long. I welcome the Turnbull government's attempt to amend the provision, while being disappointed yet again at the petty politics played on both … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. The Catholic wrap-up at the Royal Commission.
But in the past, these spiritual leaders were also professing their commitment to an institution which commanded their hierarchical obedience and clerical acquiescence in protecting the institution's public reputation and its coffers.
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. The Catholic wrap-up at the Royal Commission
Last Monday, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse commenced its three-week examination of the causes of child sexual abuse and cover up in the Catholic Church in Australia over the last 60 years. The statistics were … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN, TIM COSTELLO, ROBERT MANNE and JOHN MENADUE. We can stop the boats and also act decently, fairly and transparently
The only way forward in dealing with Manus Island and Nauru is for bipartisan commitment to keep the boats stopped while settling refugees in Australia.
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Timorese have had a win but could still lose big-time
Without any media fanfare, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop published a statement on 9 January 2017 announcing that Australia and Timor Leste had agreed to terminate the 2006 Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea (CMATS).
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. The cost of Alexander Downer cutting corners on Timor Leste a decade ago.
If only the government and their supporters like News Ltd had been prepared to listen to the parliamentary committee a decade ago.
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Will the refugee deal with the US come off?
IF United States President-elect Donald Trump decides not to honour an agreement to accept refugees from Nauru and Manus Island then they should be settled permanently in Australia, Jesuit theologian and lawyer Fr Frank Brennan says.
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. A Welcome Deal and an Acceptable Legislative Compromise
The Turnbull government has struck a deal with the USA which provides hope at last for the 1600 proven refugees on Manus Island and Nauru. There's still a lot of work to be done before these refugees, including children, … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Dog-whistling again on asylum seekers.
Labor has decided not to support the Turnbull government's latest asylum bill which was announced in a most hamfisted way on the Sunday morning before last, and which contains very unacceptable overreach measures. So now it will be a … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Turnbull's Policy Challenge Wrapped in Turnbull Cant
On Sunday morning, Malcolm Turnbull and Peter Dutton held a joint press conference to announce new legislation in relation to the asylum seekers who have been held on Nauru and Manus Island now for over three years. In this … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Malcolm Turnbull's defence of Nauru.
This is Frank Brennan's most recent post of Facebook. When interviewed by Fran Kelly this morning, Malcolm Turnbull suggested it was a simple binary choice: strong border protection including the cruel, endless warehousing of proven refugees (including children) on places … Continue reading
KIERAN TAPSELL. The Royal Commission and Religious Liberty
Three law professors, Michael Quinlan and Keith Thompson (Notre Dame) and Frank Brennan (ACU) have criticized any attempt by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to discuss the doctrines and canon law of the Catholic … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Another win for 'David' Timor against 'Goliath' Australia
David Timor has once again scored a win against Goliath Australia in the international legal forum. Last time it was in the International Court of Justice which took strong exception to Australia's raiding of the office of a lawyer involved … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. The hypocrisy of it all is breath-taking.
As you listen to the self-satisfied, self-congratulatory observations of our Australian representatives at the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants and at the Obama summit, just ask yourself what Messrs Turnbull and Dutton have done to provide a humane solution … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN. Why Turnbull has no option other than a plebiscite on Same Sex Marriage
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FRANK BRENNAN. Time to defuse Nauru and Manus Island time bombs
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ROBERT MANNE, FRANK BRENNAN, TIM COSTELLO & JOHN MENADUE. A solution to our refugee crisis
This article was posted in today's The Age. There are two powerful arguments about the plight of the refugees dying a slow death in the offshore processing centres Australia has established and which it maintains on Nauru and Manus … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. Refugees – John Howard could do it. Why not Malcolm Turnbull?
My quandary remains: if John Howard was able to keep the boats stopped while closing Nauru and Manus Island, why can't Malcolm Turnbull? If John Howard was able to accept New Zealand's offer to resettle some of the caseload … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN SJ. How to Stop the Boats Decently after the election
In her valedictory speech on 17 June 2013 after 20 years in parliament Judi Moylan reminded us: If we are committed to stopping the deaths at sea, in this most intransigent of political arenas, our parliament must find a … Continue reading
FRANK BRENNAN. Asylum policies and the election.
The following is an extract from a speech by Frank Brennan at the Yass Catholic Parish Pot Luck Dinner on Saturday 28 May 2016. The full text of the speech is in the link below. John Menadue
Frank Brennan SJ. Manus Island proposal.
Asylum seekers on Manus Island should be brought to Australia and processed. Those who are refugees should be permitted to stay in Australia. Neither the Liberal Party nor the Labor Party agree. The race to the bottom and the race against time … Continue reading
Frank Brennan. Cheque book solution on asylum is unconstitutional
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Frank Brennan. Deja vu for Timor as Turnbull neglects boundary talks
When Malcolm Turnbull became prime minister six months ago, our Timorese neighbours thought there might be an opportunity to draw a line on the past and to kick start the negotiation of a permanent maritime boundary between Australia and Timor-Leste. … Continue reading
Frank Brennan SJ. An Unholy Mess: Cardinal Pell, the Royal Commission are Owed Justice, not Vigilantism
Cardinal George Pell still has a lot of questions to answer before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. On medical advice he has decided not to risk the long plane flight home from Rome. This makes … Continue reading
Frank Brennan SJ. The Taxpayer's Liability for Long Term Detention on Nauru (and Manus Island)
As the Commonwealth Government contemplates what to do with the Bangladeshi woman in the recent High Court asylum case and her baby born in Australia, it will be relevant to consider the possible civil liability of the Commonwealth for its … Continue reading
Frank Brennan SJ. High Court not the answer to Nauru depravity
The moral depravity of Australian funded and orchestrated holding of asylum seekers, including children, on Nauru and Manus Island is to continue. On Wednesday the High Court made clear that it is in no position to question the retrospective law … Continue reading


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The story of Spacebar Interactive and an app that everyone's talking about [INTERVIEW]
How about if I told you that a free app was used to promote a book which achieved its year 1 sales target in just 2 months. You'd be impressed, right?
A few months ago, the Spacebar Interactive team created a bespoke app for a book called BOLD – how to be brave in business and win. And it sure is creating a stir.
In most industries, there are a number of brands which stand out and create a cult-like following. BOLD focuses on 14 such businesses, and helps businesses compare their models to these brands.
You might be thinking that you've seen this before. But you sure haven't seen this app. It is totally awesome and has significantly helped to drive book sales. The concept received top scores on FutureBook from Kate Russell, tech reporter for the BBC ClickTV series and has described by those in the know as a 'real innovation'. The Bold app is just one of a number of apps which Spacebar Interactive are currently developing ready to storm the publishing world.
I interviewed Simon Hedger Grace, Managing Director of Spacebar Interactive to learn more.
How did you, the publisher and the author get together?
I was working with Kogan Page on other digital ideas for delivering and marketing books. The breakthrough was that Kogan Page and the Bold authors really understood the huge marketing potential provided by the appeal of apps and the power of social media for the publishing world and were prepared to fully engage with Spacebar's innovative approach.
You made the brave decision of providing a free app for customers. In retrospect, do you think you could have charged for the content?
I have to say that this was as much about Kogan Page and the 'bold' approach of the authors adopting a freemium model. Yes we could have charged but in this financial climate, people want to be sure they are getting best value for their money before they commit to spend.
The app helps them to do that by letting the author showcase a 'free sample' of what they have to offer. The Bold app, for example, lets readers actually try out the product by using the self assessment tool. The results of this then give them access to free valuable advice from authors who are professional business consultants, at the top of their game.
Once readers are convinced of the quality of the product, they are more likely to buy it. We offer them flexible purchase options to buy the whole book or just the recommended chapters. Interestingly we found that 10% of the downloads produced in-app purchases at full RRP.
How does the app relate to the book content?
The main difference between an app like the one we did for Bold, and just browsing through an ebook, is that the app is personalized. It provides readers with a chance to interact with the content.
In the Bold app, for example, readers answer questions devised by the authors to rate their business against the characteristics of successful businesses described in the Bold book. The app analyses the results and provides personalized feedback from the authors about where companies should focus to improve the success of their business.
What do you think the success of this app is due to?
For the reader, I think the appeal of the apps is that they are fun and interesting with a great user interface and a personalised feel. By using a self-assessment approach, people can quickly pinpoint exactly what they need to learn or develop, in themselves or their company. There is no time wasted reading unnecessary topics or browsing endless websites and money can be saved through free expert advice that directs them to read or purchase exactly what they need.
For publishers and authors, it allows them to respond intelligently to the demands of the current financial climate. Without the expense of making an entire book interactive, the parts that really benefit from becoming interactive are given the treatment they deserve. This provides them with an extremely cost effective, innovative route to market and makes full use of the massively growing marketing power of social media.
I'd like to know how sure you can be of the results of self-assessment tools. How do you know how effective the results are?
That would depend on the nature of the material and the expertise of the authors. People will choose an app which has been produced by an author they trust, in exactly the same way that they would if they were buying a book. The Bold authors, for example, are reputable consultants who have been giving live workshops using the material throughout the writing process.
Ultimately the great thing about self assessment is that nobody knows you or your company as well as you do. Self assessment allows you to maximize potential by starting from where you or your company are and building on existing strengths.
Simon, there's been a lot of debate recently about the cost to publishers of working with app developers. What do you recommend?
I think publishers need to be cautious, make sure they really understand what they are getting for their money and insist on flexibility.
I worked for Penguin Books for many years so I am well aware of these issues and keeping costs low for the publishing industry and authors is at the heart of the Spacebar mission. Publishers (including self publishers) will be able to access the app market without having to make the big up front investment that is currently required by being able to use a flexible tiered cost model.
The most cost effective option is that the author/publisher creates their own self assessment tool using a model that we are currently trialing with IC tomorrow, with whom we recently won an innovation award (http://ictomorrow.co.uk). The tool can then be used on the authors website to generate interest and get readers to engage. We call this the 'Flatpack' version.
The next cost bracket is that they create their own assessment using Spacebar's tool and we make it into an app on their behalf. As they have already done some of the work themselves, this is reflected in the final cost of the app. It keeps production costs to an absolute minimum, while still offering the benefit of the unique characteristics of a Spacebar app. This is the 'Assembly' version.
We can offer also offer a premium service – the 'Bespoke' version – which is totally geared to the customers bespoke requirements and may or may not include assessment tools.
For all our apps, our approach to development ensures that the interactive content is portable across websites, Apple and Android devices. As well as allowing us to provide extremely competitive pricing up front, it avoids the need for costly adaptations and hidden charges further along in the process. Once our web-based projects are live, we also ensure that customers can access the material to make textual changes, without needing to contact us for every minor amendment.
What other advice would you give to publishers to keep costs down?
I think the evidence from Bold shows that having the right app in itself saves money – the Bold app paid for itself in sales very early on. The advice I would give publishers is to find a developer who really knows the publishing business well, and then be bold yourself and commit.


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Author: Laura Golden
Publisher: Random House Canada
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Format: ARC
Pages: 224
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It's been two months since Lizzie's daddy disappeared due to the awful Depression. Lizzie's praying he'll return to Bittersweet, Alabama, for her birthday. It won't feel special without him, what with Lizzie's Mama being so sad she won't even talk and the bank nipping at their heels for a mortgage payment.
Daddy expected her to be the best at any cost. But Lizzie claims "that cost me my top grades and my best friend. It's dumped 'em both square into Erin's hands. She's gone batty if she thinks she's gonna get me carted off to the orphanage."
While Lizzie waits, she gets comfort writing in her journal. As time passes, she can only picture her daddy's face by opening her locket. If others can get by, why did her daddy leave? If he doesn't return, how can she overcome the same obstacles that drove him away?
Lizzie Hawkins' life is going way downhill. Her daddy left her, her mama won't do anything other than sit and stare, the bank is nagging for the mortgage on the house, and the pressure of having the best grades in school is killing her. Then, a spoiled brat named Erin comes in and tries her very hardest to make Lizzie go to the orphanage and her mother to a mental asylum. On top of that, Erin tries to snag Lizzie's best friend Ben. How is Lizzie supposed to handle all this stress?
I liked this book quite a bit. Lizzie is a really likable character and almost all of her reactions are something along the lines of what i would do. Ben was also a good character, but he trusts a bit too easily. Each character has their own flaws and problems, which makes them all very well described. The book took place right after the Great Depression, and they described everything perfectly.
The book did not have any unnecessary parts in the story, which is really good. Its written in first person, which is really nice. The flow was a bit tedious in the beginning, but evens out and becomes very well written. I really enjoyed this book, and I recommend this to teens ages 11-15.
Merciful Truth and her brother, Gospel, have just pulled their dead mother into the kitchen and stowed her under the table. It was a long illness, and they wanted to bury her—they did—but it's far too cold outside, and they know they won't be able to dig into the frozen ground. The Minister who lives with them, who preaches through his animal form, doesn't make them feel any better about what they've done. Merciful calms her guilty feelings but only until, from the other room, she hears a voice she thought she'd never hear again. It's her mother's voice, and it's singing a lullaby. . .
Merciful Truth has just lost her mother to a awful illness. Its winter, and its the harshest winter Merciful and her brother Gospel have seen. The ground has frozen over, so they decided to put their mother under the kitchen table. They don't really have to much of a choice, and the Minister, who preaches and keeps the siblings company, doesn't try to make them feel any better about it. Merciful tries to ignore her guilt, until she sees her mother rocking back and forth in a rocking chair, singing a lullaby......which doesn't make sense.......because her mother......is dead. With a strange fog rolling over the land, destroying everything in its path, Merciful has to find the cause of all the strange things going on.
I've never really felt impending doom until I read this book, and let me tell you, it's not a very pleasant feeling. I felt like the characters could have been described a bit more, because then I might have felt more connected to the characters. The parts of the story that were supposed to be scary were pretty good actually. I can't stomach scary stuff. Take it from a girl who slept with the lights on after reading the book Coraline, this book is the perfect kind of scary (for me at least). If you prefer scarier reads, this book will appear pretty weak, which is unfortunate, because I liked it a lot.
Nothing in this book bothered me, as the story was interesting and the plot was good. Something that might have annoyed a lot of people is the quick introduction of new characters. Throughout the story, new people who weren't very well described appeared. It might annoy some people, but I thought it was ok. The flow in Engines of the Broken World is good, a bit slow for my taste, but in what parallel universe do horror stories end quickly? I unfortunately don't think I'll read any more horror stories from this author, but I might read one of his other genres. Recommended for teens 11-14 (or a easily scared person looking for a mild thrill).


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Energetic Organic Materials for Solid Gas-generating Fire Extinguishing Systems
Fire suppression gas generators systems are designed to fill the protected compartment with inert gas, leaving behind after discharge practically no residues. These systems are widely used to protect billions of dollars-worth of assets worldwide providing superior protection for trains, airplanes and marine vessels, as well as for computer rooms, telecommunications facilities, museums and facilities operating emergency power generators, where exposure to water, foam or dry powder can result in more damage to the protected assets than from the fire itself.
The new solid-state nitrogen gas-generating Organic Polymer, represents the next generation of non-toxic and environmentally friendly nitrogen-rich materials, for integration into clean fire-extinguishing systems. It releases clean N2 gas. The solution is Safe, Fast, 100% environmentally-friendly discharging and is compact and space efficient.
The Need
Gas generators may use pressurized gas, liquid or solid propellants to extinguish fire by oxygen depletion. The key advantage of solid-propellant gas generators is storage efficiency, resulting in smaller & lighter systems.
Since 1960, Halon-based fire-suppressants dominated the market. Its high Ozone depletion potential caused production cessation & ban for use by 2017. This led to significant research for alternative clean agents, such as HFCs and inert gases. HFCs carry moderate environmental impact, while inert gases lack storage efficiency. Other solutions such as Sodium Azide (NaN3) carry a toxic hazard.
The Clean Fire-extinguishing Systems market requires safe, non-toxic (for manufacturing and use), environmentally-friendly materials that would not require high-pressure storage and distribution piping.
Potential Application
Gas propellants applications include fire suppression systems and automotive airbags.
The Global fire-suppression systems market is estimated at $2.2B, of which the gas generators segment values $720M including sales to the Oil & Gas, Telecom & IT, Museums & records storage, Medical facilities, Aircraft, Marine and Military sectors.
Gas generators are also used for automotive airbags with estimated sales of $900M in 2012.
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Spanish photographer Linarejos Moreno is at a slight disadvantage when discussing her research project at Rice University: She can't say the word "ruins." It comes out sounding like "wings" or "ewing," anything but "ruins." Normally, that wouldn't be a problem for most artists; it's just one word, after all. The trouble is that ruins are the focus of her dissertation. "It's the theme of my PhD," she tells us in a lilting accent, "but I never say it correctly. I try and try, but I can't."
Moreno moved to Houston a year and a half ago along with her husband, who was relocating here for business. There was some flexibility about exactly where in the United States the couple would land, and Moreno chose Houston because of its lively photography scene. "Both FotoFest and the Museum of Fine Arts, [Houston] are here. That's what attracted me." Once she was here, she was awarded a Fulbright grant to do research at Rice University. She's focused on the ideas of loss and absence, hence the images of ruins in her work.
What She Does: "I'm artist," she says simply, dropping the "an" as she speaks. "I make photography, but I am artist. Right now I am also making research at the university, but I am artist."
Moreno uses her photography, much of which is large-scaled, as the basis for installations. During ''Tejiendo los restos del naufragio/Weaving the Remains of the Shipwreck -- Photography by Linarejos Moreno,'' a recent exhibit at De Santos Gallery, Moreno exhibited oversized photographic images printed onto burlap she had made by hand. "It takes me one month to make the burlap for each one." There were also installations which incorporated string, fabric and prints. The show was very well received, and prompted gallery owner Gemma de Santos to say, "I never saw anything like this until I saw her work. This kind of work is pretty new to the city, actually.''
Why She Likes It: Moreno says there are several distinct activities involved in creating her art, some of them requiring a lot of interaction, some of them solitary. "I need both things, to interact with people and to be alone."
She was a painter before she became a photographer and she says she photographs in a very painterly way. "When I make the photographs, the way I work is very cinematographic. I find the places I like, then I find a project I would like to do in that space. Then I look for the people who are related to those spaces. That's an adventure, to uncover the history of that place and the people who were there, the memory of real buildings and spaces that have disappeared."
Preparing her prints of those images is a very solitary activity. "When I'm preparing the canvases in the studio, it's very relaxing, meditative. I'm putting white over white, over and over. Then, when I am installing, that is always very busy and never the same as the time before. There are lots of elements; there are the photographs, the burlap, the gallery also has its own energy, its own history. Installing is like being a symphony conductor, finally putting all of the different elements together."
What Inspires Her: "Memory inspires me. When I find a place where people have lived and worked, it's like finding their footprints because they leave part of themselves behind. For me, that's very exciting."
It takes Moreno one or two years to go from idea to exhibit, so the things she's seen in Texas haven't had enough time to fully mature in her work. "I've encountered important ideas and subjects since I've been here, but I won't start to work on them until next year. I'm still finishing up my work from Spain."
If Not This, Then What: "That's very difficult. Being an artist, it's like being born to be that and just that. I think being an artist can be very difficult sometimes, but it would be more difficult for me to have a job where someone else would be telling me what to do. I think really, it would be impossible for me to do something else, but if I had to, maybe I would create museum exhibits."
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If Not Here, Then Where: "I would live in Andalusia. I'm from Madrid, but my family is from Andalusia. To me that's the most wonderful place in the world. I've created a lot of my work there less than 20 kilometers from my parents' home, which is very funny because I've lived in a lot of places. It might not be where I was born, but it's the place I come home to."
What's Next: "I'm going to be working on the Freedman Home project, in the Bronx. It's going to be rehabilitated and I want to capture that process. And also my thesis at Rice, it's a lot of work."
More Creatives for 2012 (In order of most recently published; click here for the full page).
Heather Rainwater, artist, jewelry maker Detria Ward, actress and entrepreneur Justin Cronin, book author Mark Ivy, actor Lauren Luna, painter and shoe designer Sarah Cortez, writer Kent Dorn, drawer, painter, artist Lillian Warren, painter Carl Lindahl, folklorist, UH professor Sutapa Ghosh, film producer and Indian Film Festival of Houston organizer Tom Stell, actor, writer, director Gregory Oaks, teacher and Poison Pen co-founder Oliver Halkowich, dancer and performer Lupe Mendez, poet and poem pusher Jason Nodler, artistic director, playwright, director Ana Treviño-Godfrey, musician Matthew Detrick, classical musician Travis Ammons, filmmaker Florence Garvey, actress Julia Gabriel, artist, designer and backpack maker Rebecca French, choreographer and FrenetiCore co-founder Kiki Neumann, found object folk artist Flynn Prejean, Poster Artist JoDee Engle, dancer David Rainey, actor, artistic director and teacher Geoff Hippenstiel, painter, art instructor Jessica Janes, actress and musician Dennis Draper, actor and director Mat Johnson, novelist and tweeter Orna Feinstein, printmaker and installation artist Adriana Soto, jewelry designer Domokos Benczédi, Noise and Collage Artist Robert Boswell, Book Author, UH Prof Patrick Turk, visual artist Elizabeth Keel, playwright Bob Martin, designer Mary Lampe, short film promoter and developer Nisha Gosar, Indian classical dancer Jeremy Wells, painter George Brock, theater teacher Radu Runcanu, painter Ariane Roesch, Mixed-Media Sandie Zilker, art jewelry maker Philip Hayes, actor Patrick Palmer, painter Ana Mae Holmes, Jewelry Designer John Tyson, actor Jerry Ochoa, violinist and filmmaker Raul Gonzalez, painter, sculptor, photographer Roy Williams, DJ of medieval music Laura Burlton, photographer David Peck, fashion designer Rebecca Udden, theater director Donae Cangelosi Chramosta, vintage designer handbag dealer Paul Fredric, author John Sparagana, photographer Damon Smith, musician and visual artist Geoff Winningham, photographer Johnathon Michael Espinoza, visual artist Jaemi Blair Loeb, conductor Katya Horner, photographer Johnathan Felton, artist Nicoletta Maranos, cosplayer Carol Simmons, hair stylist Joseph "JoeP" Palmore, actor, poet Greg Carter, director Kenn McLaughlin, theater director Justin Whitney, musician Antone Pham, tattoo artist Susie Silbert, crafts Lauralee Capelo, hair designer Marisol Monasterio, flamenco dancer Carmina Bell, promoter and DJ ReShonda Tate Billingsley, writer Kiki Lucas, choreographer and director J.J. Johnston, theater director Mary Margaret Hansen, artist Richard Tallent, photographer Viswa Subbaraman, opera director Emily Sloan, sculptor and performance artist Sonja Roesch, gallery owner Enrique Carreón-Robledo, conductor Sandy Ewen, musician Camella Clements, puppeteer Wade Wilson, gallery owner Magid Salmi, photographer Carl Williams, playwright


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In 2006, there were reported cases of lead fractures with Medtronic Fidelis leads.2 Although the rate was only 3%, a danger is that people with lead fractures could receive premature shocks or no shocks when needed. Many of these devices have programmable alarms that warn of lead fracture.
Because the devices may be implanted under the pectoralis major muscle, they may not be palpated.
These devices are interrogated on a regular basis, which is generally quarterly. Patients now can use a device at home to interrogate the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and then send the information to a cardiologist in the community or at a tertiary referral center.
Finally, I advise all physicians to maintain their advanced cardiac life support certification. It saves lives—I am living proof.
Eric L. Bloomfield; Other Issues with Defibrillators. Anesthesiology 2011;115(3):661-662. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e31822a206d.
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I am happy to announce that this May, I will once again be presenting at SALON an annual international gathering of decorative and applied artists.
After attending and presenting at Salon 2014 in Seattle (click here to read about last year's event in the Seattle Times), I am excited to once again join my SALON colleagues, this time in the striking Baroque Southern Italian city of Lecce.
Learn more about Salon Lecce online here and on facebook here.
from salonlecce2015.com
"The Baroque flourished in Lecce towards the end of the 16th century, in a town that had been almost Spanish up till then, and literally exploded in the second half of the 17th century, continuing throughout the 18th century."
Baroque art in Lecce has an imprint of its own, a highly original taste and connotation, which are the result of the cultural heritage of its exponents, who grew up in the shade of the great romantic tradition.
"So Lecce is a casket of fine precious baroque, filling the air with incredible embroidery. In an extraordinary, skillful interplay of light and shadewe are fascinated by the garlands on a well, the leaves on a capitol, the wings of a cherub, the spaces bordering with the sky in the broad cloisters. Venturing into the narrow winding streets, we find the enchanting church of Santa Croce, the majestic Seminary, the magnificent Piazza Duomo, the remains of the Roman Amphitheatre and the wonderful atmosphere of Piazza Sant'Oronzo."
Now in its 20th year, SALON is a gathering of dedicated decorative painters from around the world coming together to exhibit their work and discuss old and new techniques, products, and information in the field. The Salon, which began in 1992 in Belgium with a small gathering of professionals, reconvened in 1996 and has been coming together in growing numbers every year since.
The Salon is now recognized as the most important and significant gathering of decorative painters in the world.
Learn more about past Salon events here.


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I have tons of jewelry. I like to wear a lot of it.
Amber Tamblyn
I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever.
Anita Loos
The jeweler allows me to wear the sapphire blue lake on my finger, the emerald green leaves around my neck, and take the citrine sunset with me wherever I go. Jewelry has become my daytime link to nature in an office with no windows. And if I have to work late, there's nothing like diamond stars and a pearl full moon against an onyx night sky.
Astrid Alauda
There are worlds in an opal.
Astrid Alauda
Opal is the multi-gem.
Astrid Alauda
I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
Barbra Streisand
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.
Benjamin Franklin
I hope that women everywhere will wear this jewelry and feel the passion and love that is, to me, the real spirit of True Harmony.
Carol Alt
Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect.
Chinese Proverb
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Chinese Proverb
The Milanese have made bad choices, bad fashion, and bad jewelry.
Christian Lacroix
Don't ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman's reputation.
I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
Diana Ross
Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
Eartha Kitt
Do not judge from mere appearances; for the lift laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
Emma Goldman
For years it has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.
Erma Bombeck
I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.
Erma Bombeck
At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first.
Ethel Merman
All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography.
Federico Fellini
These gems have life in them: their colors speak, say what words fail of.
George Eliot
Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.
George Savile
I had very good dentures once. Some magnificent gold work. It's the only form of jewelry a man can wear that women fully appreciate.
Graham Greene
If my love to you can't be said in a posy, it can't be said in a library.
Grey Livingston
The jewelry business is a very, very tough business – tougher than the computer business. You truly have to understand how to take care of your customers.
Guy Kawasaki
With melted opals for my milk. Pearl-leaf for my cracker.
Gwendolyn Brooks
In the age of acorns, before the times of Ceres, a single barley-corn had been of more value to mankind than all the diamonds of the mines of India.
Henry Brooke
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
Honore de Balzac
I obviously have a great love and appreciation of jewelry, thanks to my mother, much to the dismay of both my father and my boyfriends.
Ivanka Trump
In both business and personal life, I've always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry.
Ivanka Trump
The story of Harold Ross, the New Yorker and me is a mere footnote to the story of our time, and we might as well face the truth that to researchers of the future, poking about among the ruins of time, we shall all be tiny glitters. But then, so are diamonds.
James Thurber
The rarest things in the world, next to a spirit of discernment, are diamonds and pearls.
Jean de la Bruyere
For me, hair is an accoutrement. Hair is jewelry. It's an accessory.
Jill Scott
There were no jewelry hidden. Walt wanted this atmosphere: They were supposed to live here, they've been outside somewhere, but they could come back at any minute and catch us.
John Hench
Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
John Lennon
A man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring.
John Mayer
I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just… he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways.
Jon Hamm
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
The earth is like a beautiful bride who needs no manmade jewels to heighten her loveliness.
Kahlil Gibran
Perhaps time's definition of coal is the diamond.
Kahlil Gibran
I am happy to receive any items of jewelry.
Katie Price
If wisdom and diamonds grew on the same tree we could soon tell how much men loved wisdom.
Lemuel K. Washburn
Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished.
In the future, I'd like to make jewelry and sell it under my own name. But right now, I've got enough on my plate!
L'Wren Scott
Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile?
Lynn Hecht Schafren
Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.
Madeleine Albright
I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.
Mae West
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
Mae West
No gold-digging for me. I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday.
Mae West
It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
Mahatma Gandhi
Well, I never studied design and I went to art school to study art, you know, sculpture and things like that, and ended up making things like sculpture and started making chairs and jewelry together and that's how I started.
Marc Newson
Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.
Mark Twain
It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.
Mark Twain
I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.
Mary Wortley Montagu
I'm going to get up every morning at 6:30 to work out. Then, when I've kept with it all week, I give myself something I really want, like a new handbag or a piece of jewelry I'm coveting.
Molly Sims
I feel naked without jewelry. If I'm having a bad hair day, I pick something from my huge collection of hats.
Olivia Thirlby
Jewelry should not upstage you. I pick one hot point on my body that I'm going to highlight. Let one area do the singing – you don't want to hear three songs at once.
Padma Lakshmi
Whether I'm making a recipe or a piece of jewelry or a white-rose-and-jasmine tea or the perfume, I like to think of myself as a happy little sorceress, and if I could just have a little general store with all that stuff and give people a sense of my taste, that would be lovely.
Padma Lakshmi
You don't want your jewelry to make you look fat. A lot of what's out there now does – you just wind up looking like a Christmas tree.
Padma Lakshmi
I don't buy fur coats or jewelry. I have old cars.
Peta Wilson
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
Peter Marshall
There is in them a softer fire than the ruby, there is the brilliant purple of the amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald – all shining together in incredible union. Some by their splendor rival the colors of the painters, others the flame of burning sulphur or of fire quickened by oil.
The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel. The same questions, asked again, bring you just the answers you need just the minute you need them.
Richard Bach
This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.
Richard Burton
I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.
Rita Rudner
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.
Rita Rudner
The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.
Robert Ludlum
The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.
Salvador Dali
My years of living the jet-set life were fun, but they weren't fulfilling. The perks and benefits were lovely, but all of the fabulous furs, fancy jewelry and fun fetes simply weren't enough to fill my soul.
Sandra Lee
I love jewelry – rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, you name it.
Sofia Vergara
Jewelry takes people's minds off your wrinkles.
Sonja Henie
A lot of the jewelry that I wear are fan gifts because they're so awesome and they give me great presents.
Taylor Swift
There are worlds in an opal.
Terri Guillemets
Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
Thomas Carlyle
Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of years been the heritage of children – honored as the jewelry of God…
Thomas De Quincey
Gold! gold! gold! gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Thomas Hood
Rich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore.
Thomas Moore
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
Titus Maccius Plautus
The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens.
Unknown Author
As though pure white snow flashed and sparkled with the color of bright ruddy wine, and was overcome by this radiance.
Unknown Author
The three rings of marriage are the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffering.
Unknown Author
A woman wears her tears like jewelry.
Unknown Author
Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies – sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
Unknown Author
Diamonds are a girl's best friend and a man's worst enemy.
Unknown Author
A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a witty person, but a pebble in the hands of a fool.
Unknown Author
But I do mean to say, I have heard her declare, When at the same moment she had on a dress Which cost five hundred dollars, and not a cent less, And jewelry worth ten times more, I should guess, That she had not a thing in the wide world to wear!
William Allen Butler
There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa.
William Makepeace Thackeray
Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.
William Morris
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.
William R. Alger
Now the melancholy God protect thee, and the tailor make thy garments of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is opal.
William Shakespeare


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Kinu's child bust, by DCLzexon.
|The Observer
|Full name
|Kinu Ōtomo (大友 絹)
Child Prodigy
Future Den Mother
other numerous siblings.
|The Old Country.
|Kinu (Kitsune Hime)
Kinu's kitsune hime bust, by DCLzexon.
Future Den Mother
Administrative Genius
|Nakano (fiancé)
Komari (grandmother-in-law)
Miko and Mai (cousins-in-law)
|Kinu (Young Inari)
Kinu's young inari bust, by Author-Alder.
Future Den Mother
Agricultural Wonder
|Hitoshi (fiancé)
Komari (grandmother-in-law)
Miko and Mai (cousins-in-law)
"Noon is the most awful time of day," your daughter declares.
This ought to be good. You're all ears.
"Mm-hm. My tummy gets growly and rumbly, then I feel tired and don't want to do anything but wait for lunch. But then after I've eaten, I feel all nice and full, and don't want to do anything but nap in the sun. Of course, there's always chores to be done around then, so I don't get to do any of that…and then by the time I can go out to play or nap, the feeling's passed."
Kinu is the first of the named floof children that Kiyoko spawns for the Champion, being the firstborn daughter. She appears after Kiyoko's first child has been born, in a little scene where she plays go with both her parents, and afterwards can be found at the hillside crossroads each time the Champion enters the astral plane.
Champions can interact with her once per visit, after which she becomes unavailable until the next time they visit.
You crouch down so you're at eye level with Kinu, and give your fluffy daughter a look-over. She's clothed in much the same way as her mother is — the same foreign yet rather traditional light dress, a yukata, was it? Unlike Kiyoko, who goes for the more graceful, flowing look, Kinu's skirts are much shorter, ending at just below her knees. For a little fox who plays in dirt and climbs trees on a regular basis, this looks to be just about right.
Her clothes are in shades of white and blue to go with her silvery-white hair and fur, and a purple anklet's been looped about her ankle, complete with a small bell. You get the feeling that there's some significance to it — it certainly isn't a bell proper, as there's no clapper within to make it ring; perhaps you should ask Kiyoko about that sometime. Long sleeves and thick hems seem to be her thing, and like her mother, the lot is bound at her waist with a large purple sash, tied into a bow about her back. Looped about Kinu's neck is a collar with yet another bell on it, made from the same material as her anklet; she really likes these things, doesn't she?
When it comes to height, Kinu definitely takes after her mother in that regard. It's not correct to think of her as small — the little kitsune is more fun-sized in that regard, and is determined to prove it with a presence as big as her physical form is small. Besides, Kinu's only roughly seven or eight summers of age, she's got a lot growing left to do. In the meantime, maybe her petite stature will mean that she won't be raiding the peach grove with ease.
Like all of her kind, Kinu has large, fluffy fox ears that sit atop her head, little tufts of fur sprouting haphazardly from within them; this is accompanied by a set of three tails that emerge from just above the waist of her skirts. For someone as young as her to have three is quite promising, and it can't be denied that Kinu is her mother's star pupil, either. Otherwise, though, your daughter appears almost perfectly human, if with a somewhat vulpine cast to her nose, chin, and slitted blue eyes.
"I know I'm very pretty, Papa. Mama tells me that she comes from a line who takes good care of themselves and are exceedingly beautiful, even by kitsune standards. Is that why you chose to be with her?"
Well, you didn't exactly choose to be with her — you happening across Kiyoko was a bit of a surprise, if anything else. But it was a pleasant surprise, no doubt.
Kinu beams, the little kitsune's face lighting up. "One way or another, I'm very glad to have been born."
Oh, of course. You give Kinu's fur a little ruffle, and then stand back up. All in all, for all the smarts she might have, she's a cute, excitable little thing all right.
History/Personality/Information of Note
Since all of Kiyoko's named floof children are intended to reflect some aspect or other of the Champion, Kinu represents the Champion's ability to learn things at a frightful rate — she seems to instinctively grasp any idea or concept she comes across, mastering skills in the blink of an eye. Where Kiyoko has had a very, very long time in captivity on the astral plane to learn what she has, Kinu simply absorbs information at the same breakneck speed the Champion exhibits.
That being said, she's still an eight-year-old child, with the desires and maturity of such; while Kiyoko's generally calm temperament has some hold over her daughter, it's tenuous at times. Raw intelligence doesn't necessarily mean that one makes good decisions — in fact, it can very easily mean that Kinu simply rationalises away her bad choices and childish desires, making things far worse than if she were Garret-level dumb.
In short, astronomical int, single-digit wis.
It's important to note that as Kiyoko's firstborn daughter, Kinu has the potential to be a den mother herself, and will mention as much in her dialogue; her existence is also one of the prerequisites for getting Kiyoko out of the orb.
- Talk
- Herself
- Mother
- Siblings
- General
- Education
- Pet
- Pet Ears
- Pet Tails
- Pet Tummy
- Pet Face
- Play
- Forest
- Board Game
- Story
- Mother
- Gift
Important note: This content is partially or completely unimplemented and may change prior to being put in-game.
How you raise your very own fox daughter has important implications as to how she eventually turns out as a young woman. The PC's actions, coupled with how the player has Kinu react to various situations and events, will mould her personality when she eventually leaves the astral plane.
Kinu has a personality score which starts at 1. Actions and decisions made by the player in having the PC interact with Kinu, or directing her actions in events where the player steps into her shoes, can change it positively or negatively, or leave it unaffected. Decisions may not always be immediately apparent in their effects. Upon leaving the orb as a young woman, her final personality score is checked; a negative score will mean Kinu takes on the Kitsune Hime personality; zero or above means she takes on the Young Inari personality.
In addition to determining her personality, players may also choose to influence Kinu's choice of favoured weapon; she will either take to the naginata or hankyu depending on the player's choices in the A Lady's Armaments scene. If the event for some reason has not triggered, she will default to the naginata.
The final effects of your care (or not) on Kinu are summed up thusly:
|Kitsune Hime
|Young Inari
|Obeys her mother, subscribes to many of her beliefs and attitudes without question.
|Resentful relationship with her mother. Comes to similar conclusions as Kiyoko does, but through her own lines of reasoning.
|Gregarious. Willing to cooperate with others and not too prideful to ask for help when she truly needs it. Emphatic and easily able to intuit others' thoughts and emotions.
|Painfully lonely. Strong wilfulness and determination to achieve her opinion results in her being dismissive of others' viewpoints. Prefers the company of the crops of the field to most people.
|Plays koto.
|Plays shakuhachi.
|Stat Bonuses
|Bonuses to cunning, presence and agility.
|Bonuses to strength, toughness and willpower.
|Arcane magic emphasising control and mastery.
|Agriculture-based magic emphasising reciprocity.
|Follows her mother's dress style, projects the persona of a man-eating vixen. Openly and aggressively flirtatious. Assertive and confident.
|Puffy furred jacket and long skirts. Projects a country girl persona. Lies in ambush to ensnare the unwary with her innocent exterior. Deceptively meek, becomes assertive when an opening presents itself.
|Consort Choice
|Brings home a samurai prettyboy bishie (Nakano). Kiyoko approves, Mum-in-Law Komari doesn't.
|Brings home a thick-bodied salt-of-the-earth reliable guy (Hitoshi). Mum-in-law Komari approves, Kiyoko doesn't.
|Recharge Ability 1
|Bark Skin
|Resting Personality
|Phlegmatic and reserved. Unfailingly polite. Affectionate and filled with love for living things.
|Energetic and bubbly. Relaxed. Moralistic.
|Stat Bonuses
|Strength and Toughness
|Cunning and Agility
|Recharge Ability 2
|Triple Threat
Event Summaries
|Personality Aspect Tested
|The Prodigy (Two Parts)
|Relationship with Mother
|Flowers for Kiyoko
|Elegance versus simple beauty, conformation to social expectations versus independent expression.
|Floof Problems
|Dealing with stress, obedience versus independence.
|Food Thief
|Morality versus mercy.
|I'm so Bloody Pretty
|Provocative maneating versus subtle beauty.
|Independence versus cooperation with others.
|Romance Matters
|Outlook on love and romance.
|Contagious Happiness
|Being socially acceptable versus honest expression of one's feelings.
|Mischievousness, attitude towards gussying up.
|The Birds
|Obedience to Mother, honesty versus compassion.
|Sweet Potato
|Immediate, certain gratification versus delayed, uncertain payoff.
|The Scarf
|Obedience to Mother, sentimentality, managing being in authority.
|Beauty Advice
|Managing being in authority, reaction to criticism.
- Kinu's name means "silk".
- Only kitsune high nobility -- I.E, being descended from the head or main branch families of the twelve Divine Clans -- can be born with white hair and fur. In Japanese mythology, Zenko foxes who serve Inari are often depicted as possessed of white fur.