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Call for proposals for 2015 European CanSat Competition
Big dreams often start small. If you dream of sending a big mission to space, then the best way to start is with something the size of a soft-drink can. Send your proposal and participate in the 2015 European CanSat Competition!
ESA's Education Office, in collaboration with the Portuguese AeroClube de Torres Vedras and the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture, Ciencia Viva, is inviting secondary school students to enter the 2015 European CanSat Competition. The deadline for entries is 7 December 2014.
CanSats are small 'satellites' containing all the necessary subsystems found in a real satellite - such as power and communications – that fit into a 330ml soft-drink can. They do not go into space but are released from a rocket or a balloon at an altitude of about 1 kilometre. On their way back to the ground, CanSats have to perform a certain mission and land safely.
ESA's European CanSat Competition requires that every CanSat be designed to complete a primary as well as a secondary mission.
The CanSat's primary mission is the same for all participating teams: to measure the air temperature and air pressure as it falls back to Earth. The data must be transmitted by the CanSat at least once every second so that the team can analyse it and display it on a graph.
The CanSat's secondary mission can be chosen by each participating team. For example, it could be the measurement of more advanced parameters, such as acceleration, GPS location or surrounding radiation levels, or it could be to perform a landing using a control mechanism such as a parafoil to come down as close as possible to a target. It can even be the release of a small rover after landing.
ESA has 18 launch slots available for the 2015 European CanSat Competition. A number of slots are already reserved for the winners of national CanSat competitions organised in several ESA Member States (click here to see the list of national CanSat competitions and the contact details of the organizers). Through a competitive selection process ESA will assign the remaining places to the teams from ESA Member states that do not have a national competition and that responded to this call for proposals.
The 2015 launch campaign
The 2015 European CanSat Competition Launch Campaign will take place at the Santa Cruz Air Field, 60 km north of Lisbon, Portugal, on 25-28 June 2015.
ESA will cover the accommodation, meals and local transportation expenses for the participating teams (one teacher and up to 4 students max), as well as all costs for the rocket launches and the related flight activities.
Teams are responsible for obtaining alternative sponsorship for any additional CanSat hardware they may need (beyond the kit supplied to the teacher), as well as for their travel expenses to and from the competition launch campaign location.
If the national 2014-2015 CanSat competition in your country is already closed, do not miss the opportunity to apply next year!
Entries to the competition will be divided into two categories: beginners and advanced, depending on the team's experience. Each participating team must be composed of 4 to max 10 secondary school students, aged 14 years or more, and be assisted by a teacher.
Introductory teacher training workshop
The teachers of the chosen teams will be invited by ESA to attend an introductory workshop at ESA's ESTEC centre in The Netherlands which will take place on 28-30 January 2015. Each teacher will receive training on topics such as sensors and signal analysis, data handling and transmission, software installation and programming, and will be given a CanSat kit.
All costs related to the teachers' introductory workshop will be borne by ESA. This includes travel expenses, accommodation, meals, training material, and the provision of the CanSat kit.
How to apply
The guidelines for the 2015 European CanSat Competition are published on the ESA Education Portal at www.esa.int/education and on the CanSats in Europe website at www.cansat.eu. They can also be downloaded here. Read these documents carefully before applying.
The deadline for proposals is Sunday 7 December 2014 at 23:59 CET. A complete proposal form must be emailed to ESA before the deadline at firstname.lastname@example.com, with the subject: '2015 European CanSat Competition Call for Proposals.'
In order for a proposal to be considered eligible, the following conditions should be fulfilled:
- The team should comprise between 4 and 10 secondary school students (aged 14+), and be assisted by a teacher.
- The team members must be enrolled as full-time students at a secondary school in an ESA Member State.
- The team's Member State should not be any of those hosting a national CanSat competition (see list below), since a place for the winning team of each national competition is already reserved.
- The majority of the team members must be nationals of an ESA Member State.
- A complete application must be emailed to ESA before 24:00 CET on Sunday 7 December 2014 at firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject: "2015 European CanSat Competition Call for Proposals".
The winning teams of the 2014 European CanSat competitions were:
- For the advanced category: Ro-Sat One team from Romania; their CanSat included a miniature planetary rover.
- For the beginners category: Kattsat team from Norway; their CanSat measured solar radiation using a flexible solar panel and three light sensors.
ESA Member States with a National CanSat Competition:
If the deadline of National CanSat competition in your country has already passed, consider applying next year!
Organisers: Région wallonne and Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Contact: http://www.innovativebrussels.irisnet.be/fr/nouvelles/cansat-belgium-2014-2016-appel-a-projets
For Bruxelles - Aline Franchimont afranchimont @ rib.irisnet.be
For Wallonie - Elise Munoz-Torres elise.munoztorres @ spw.wallonie.be
Dates of launch Campaign: May 2015
Applications are in progress now
Organiser: various partners
Contact: info @ cansat.de
Dates of launch Campaign: 6-10 October 2014
Applications are closed for this year
Organisers: ESERO Ireland and Cork Electronic Industries Association
Contact: Stephanie Oneil, Stephanie.oneill @ sfi.ie
Dates of launch Campaign: 20-21 March 2015
Applications are closed for this year
Organiser: Liceo Scientifico Statale "Alessandro Tassoni" and partners
Contact: info @ cansat.it
Application deadline: April 30th, 2015
Dates of launch Campaign: September 26th 2015
Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Organisers: Nordic ESERO and NAROM
Contact: Thomas Gansmoe, thomas @ narom.no
Dates of launch Campaign: 20-23 April 2015 at Andøya Space Center, Norway
Organisers: Centro AeroEspaço do Aeroclube de Torres Vedras and Ciência Viva
Contact: CanSat Portugal, cansatportugal @ aeroespaco.org
Dates of launch Campaign: 2-3 May 2015
Organiser: ESERO Romania
Contact: Virgiliu Pop ROSA, virgiliu.pop @ rosa.ro
Dates of launch Campaign: Tentative April 2015
United Kingdom
Organiser: ESERO UK
Contact: Tom Lyons National STEM Centre, t.lyons @ nationalstemcentre.org.uk
Dates of launch Campaign: 12-14 March 2015
Applications are closed for this year


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China's latest claim of steady economic expansion in the first half of the year offers a lesson on how little can be learned from official reports.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth slipped only slightly to 6.8 percent with a 6.7-percent rise in the second quarter.
The numbers nearly matched the 6.9-percent GDP rate for all of last year.
Despite an "extremely complex environment both at home and abroad," the economy continued to outperform the government's target rate of "about 6.5 percent," the NBS noted.
The decimal-sized dip in the most recent period marked the 12th consecutive quarter that growth had stayed within the range of 6.7-6.9 percent, the agency said.
But analysts saw little reason to celebrate such consistency.
"In the end, it isn't clear whether the economic growth figure tells us much about the state of the Chinese economy," The New York Times said. "In fact, research shows that China has been both overestimating and underestimating growth for years."
Some experts charged the NBS with deliberately manufacturing the results.
"It thus redefined the word shameless," said economist Derek Scissors in a blog posting for the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.
If the economy was that steady in the first half, the average Chinese investor might not know it, as concerns mounted over interest rate hikes and the threat of a trade war with the United States.
The yuan weakened by about 2 percent against the U.S. dollar during the span of the six-month period, but it has dropped nearly 8 percent in the past three months, the CNN Money news site reported last week.
China's benchmark Shanghai Stock Index fell by 15 percent in the first half.
Best face on results
Official media have put the best face on the six-month results.
A Xinhua news agency commentary cited the strongest performers in the economy as providing balance for "some softening on the investment and industrial production front," resulting in nearly equivalent GDP growth.
The service sector gained 7.6 percent in the first half, property investment increased 9.7 percent, and retail sales of consumer goods in June rose 9 percent.
Investment in high-tech manufacturing climbed 13.1 percent, while online retail growth topped 30 percent.
But double-digit growth in most sectors appeared to be a thing of the past. The NBS found few negatives to cloud its positive portrayal of the economy, although most indicators remained in single digits.
Industrial production was "generally stable," rising 6.7 percent in the first half, just 0.1 percentage point slower than in the first quarter, it said. The "value added," measuring the output of reporting industrial enterprises, was up by a nearly identical 6.6 percent last year.
Analysts noted the slow growth of fixed-asset investment (FAI).
The 6-percent pace of investment in buildings and other long-term assets in the first half was down 1.5 percentage points from the first quarter, marking "the lowest expansion in a decade," according to the South China Morning Post.
FAI rose 7.2 percent in 2017, slowing from 8.1 percent in 2016, NBS said in previous reports.
Self-inflicted slump
China's slump in investment this year appears to be largely self-inflicted as the government tries to clamp down on loose lending and financial risk.
Cuts in infrastructure spending and complaints about credit tightening are signs of a "deliberate slowdown" in the second quarter, the Times reported.
"The investment results are definitely part of a deliberate slowdown," said Scissors by email. "But it's not clear that lending has slowed with it. After all, you can still use loans even if not investing."
Banking and financial regulators have sent conflicting signals about credit growth and debt reduction policies.
Rhetorically at least, the crackdown on credit has been aimed particularly at state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which have been favored over the years.
On July 12, the deputy secretary-general of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), Peng Huagang, warned that individuals at SOEs would be held responsible for debt reduction and told "to avoid making loans for investment," the official English-language China Daily reported.
The caution came as a reminder that SOEs have been accused not only of using credit to cover perpetual losses but also borrowing for speculative investments, raising financial risks.
A tough line
SASAC's statement appeared to take a tough line on tightening.
But one day later, China's central bank reported that new yuan-denominated loans jumped 13.3 percent in the first half to 9.03 trillion yuan (U.S. $1.35 trillion), according to the official Xinhua news agency.
By June 30, outstanding yuan loans had swelled 12.7 percent from a year earlier to a mammoth 129.15 trillion yuan (U.S. $19.3 trillion), the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said. In June, new lending soared 60 percent from a month before.
Adding complication to confusion, the credit splurge appeared to clash with a PBOC report that the broad measure of money including deposits known as M2 had posted record-low growth of 8 percent in the first half.
The lending figures could be explained by efforts to curb off-book "shadow banking" as a source of credit, Scissors said in his blog. But then, where did the money go, if not into M2? The answer is unclear.
Another imponderable is the claim of high profits in the heavily-indebted industrial sector.
While industrial output growth inched up in the first half from low 2017 levels, rising from 6.6 to 6.7 percent, profits reportedly soared 21 percent last year, cooling only slightly to a 16.5-percent growth rate in the first five months of 2018.
The high rates could be a reflection of how low the industrial sector sank during the unacknowledged slump of 2015-2016, if the figures are to be believed. But output growth remains at historically low levels.
"No one in their right mind believes the industrial profit figures," Scissors said.
Other claims in doubt
Other claims of sweeping change also suffer from credibility problems.
In charting China's transition from an investment and export-led economy, the NBS reported that consumption accounted for 78.5 percent of first-half economic growth, up suddenly and sharply from 58.8 percent in 2017.
The basis for the estimate has not been apparent, but if true, the huge shift would be all the more remarkable in light of the near-seamless GDP results.
The first-half report may have more value as a policy statement, setting out the strength of China's economy as it faces the challenges ahead.
Five-year planning to 2020 never contemplated the possibility of a trade war, and more recent forecasts have yet to reflect the economic costs.
The estimated 6.8-percent growth rate may provide enough of a cushion to meet the government's GDP target this year in case the trade conflict continues to escalate.
That reassurance was the main message from the government's top planning agency at a press conference one day after the NBS release.
"We have the confidence, strength and conditions, and we have sufficient competence to counter uncertainties in the world economy with certainties from China's economic resilience and sustainability," said National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) spokesperson Yan Pengcheng, according to Xinhua.

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Major announcement and terrific news: My first book has been sold to Llewellyn Publishing and it's set for release January 8, 2013! I Saw Your Future and He's Not It: A Psychic's Guide to True Love uses psychic insights to help readers find and keep the lasting love we all dream of. It's full of fascinating stories taken from my years of providing psychic consultations to clients around the world. It also teaches readers techniques for improving their own psychic awareness. Think of it as your own personal psychic advisor sitting right on your bookshelf.
I Saw Your Future and He's Not It was co-written with my niece, author Kim Osborn Sullivan. We really enjoyed the opportunity to work together on writing the book, and now we're looking forward to the fun of promoting it.
Our publisher is working on cover art right now, and I'll post it here as soon as it's ready. The book will be available for pre-sale at Llewellyn Publishing's website and on Amazon, etc. starting in July or August. It will be released January 8, 2013, just in time to help readers have the perfect Valentine's Day. I can't wait to start signing books!
Blessings to all!
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This week Audi and its subsidiary Lamborghini continued their rollout of even more concept cars and design studies at AutoChina 2012 in Beijing. Highlights included the Audi RS Q3 Concept, the Audi A6L e-tron Concept, , the Audi Q3 jinlong yufeng Design Study and the Lamborghini Urus crossover concept. . We've now run all PR materials on these new releases
That it's now even more confirmed isn't much of a surprise given many of the major car magazines were able to test drive a prototype of the upcoming Q3 2.5 TFSI at the Q3 launch in Europe earlier this year. Still, proof is always nice and that's been reported by ETKA via audiblogpl.blogspot.com.
Okay, outwardly this Audi Q3 might not look particularly special. Sure, it's badged and kitted as an S-line and those B7 RS 4-design wheels painted black in the centers is interesting... but were you just see a photo of this car you might not be overly interested. Take a closer look though and things change just a bit.
First, our spy photographer sources shot this particular Audi Q3 at
Car & Driver European contributor Jens Meiners has posted his driving impression story from the Audi Q3 launch last week and we're impressed with the results. Mainstream magazines (a.k.a. buff books) like C&D are usually great for driving impressions and putting the car in the context of the industry, but geek knowledge such as chassis component sharing, chassis designations, engine codes, etc.
For those keeping track, the presence of quattro GmBh boss Stefan Reil at the Zurich launch of the Audi Q3 last week was a bit of a puzzler. The German executive was quoted in a story about the production determination of the quattro Concept for an article on Edmunds Inside Line, but also very interesting is why Audi's high performance boss would be at the launch of a 4-cylinder crossover.
Autoblog European contributor Matt Davis attended the Q3 launch last week and has penned his impressions of Audi's newest and (thus-far) smallest crossover. And while Q3 reviews aren't all that rare since the launch began in Zurich, Matt's caught our eye because it focuses on the S-line version and includes plenty of unique photos.
We love the S-line-trimmed steering wheel and those
At the same time European journalists are getting their first sample of the all-new Q3 in Switzerland and full production is beginning in Martorell, Spain, news is slipping out that the marque from Ingolstadt could be planning a potent RS version of the small crossover.
Power for the engine would come from the same 2.5 TFSI 5-cylinder found
As the Audi Q3 moves into production and distribution, Automobile Magazine's European contributor and usual suspect in our News & Rumors coverage Georg Kacher has filed an intel report on Ingolstadt's master plan toward crossover expansion. Turns out Q7, Q5 and now Q3 are only the beginning.
Here's a quick run-down.
quattro GmbH boss Stephan Reil once told us that Suzuka Grey was not a color he'd release for standard cars. That means it's reserved only for R8s and RS car pallets unless. Fortunately, for those willing to pay the premium, Audi's uber-cool almost-white metallic is available on any model thanks to Audi Exclusive ordering. Case in point is this Q3 S-line show car on display in Hamburg last week. The German Audi blog
Though we weren't able to attend the unveiling of the Audi Q3 and A3 e-tron Concept at AutoShanghai this very busy news week for Audi, but we were able to compile a photo gallery from the event. Check out the full gallery after the jump.
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Today marks the centenary of what is, for the feminist movement, a similar event to 'the shot heard around the world'. On June 4 1913, Emily Wilding Davison, long term campaigner for women's rights in England, stepped in front of the King's horse and tried to attach a purple, green and white banner, emblazoned with 'Votes for Women' to the King's Horse at the Epsom Derby. She died 4 days later from her injuries after the horses trampled her as they rounded the corner, and the horrifying tangle mess of human and animal was caught on the early news cameras and repeated across the country and around the world.
Another militant suffragette called Emily the 'Supreme Sacrifice', a women who had given up her own life in the fight for recognition that the society that they lived in did not accurately reflect or represent half of it's members. But I don't want to talk about Davison – she is well remembered by history and a figurehead of the Suffragette movement. I want to talk about a life that has been hidden from our historical memory, equally as important, and equally as significant in the fight for women's rights.
Kitty Marion was a music hall star and militant suffragette. She endured 242 force-feedings to Davison's 49, multiple imprisonments – and subsequent releases under the Cat and Mouse Act – and was responsible for a host of arson attacks, including the destruction of the MP Arthur Du Cros's St Leonard's home (which British Pathé has some great footage of ), window breaking, and other destructive activities, one of which I believe was the laying of a pipe bomb that destroyed Alexandra Park's cactus house in Manchester in November, 1913. You can hear me talk more about that attack, and Kitty, on BBC Radio 3's NightWaves with Dr Matthew Sweet as part of my New Generation Thinker's work – although I have to confess I'm not quite a Dr. yet!
Kitty Marion had seen Emily only a few days before Epsom, they had discussed the fact that a protest 'must be made' but Kitty believed no specific action had been decided. What she did remember was Emily passing her a small green purse of money to use to buy 'munitions' and whatever she might else she might need to continue her destructive activities at the behest of the W.S.P.U. On hearing of Emily's death on the 8th of June, Kitty and another militant Suffragette, Clara Givens, travelled to west London and waited for night to fall.
In the early hours of the morning they dragged a large carpetbag filled with paraffin-soaked wood chips through the streets of Kew, and down towards Hurst Park racecourse, near Hampton Court Palace. Reaching their destination at 2 a.m they decided that the racecourse's bandstand was the best target, and set about scattering 'Votes of Women' leaflets around the area so that everyone would know who had been responsible.
'We turned off the road at one end of the course, towards the river between which and the course was a cricket field with a tool shed near the 'unclimbable fence' as the Press called it later, where we had decided to climb over with a foot hold on the tool shed. How we got over and back again beggars description. We both regretted that there was no movie camera's to immortalise the comedy of it.
We carried our "baggage" through the long grass, wet with dew, to the Grand Stand at the other end of the course…leading into a pavilion. We spread our munitions…and left a piece of candle burning which should have lasted at least an hour to give us time to get away before igniting its oil-soaked base.'
The fire started quicker than they had expected and the soon made they escape and began to head back to Kew. It's possible that Kitty was already under surveillance by the police at this time, who new her as a violent and dangerous women, and had probably been expecting her to commit an act of violence in response to Emily's death. She was quickly arrested at her lodging's within hours of returning there and was soon jailed for three years as her guilt was unquestionable. Kitty's was quickly released under the Cat and Mouse Act and spent the next two years dodging the police as she committed many other acts of suffragette violence, occasionally returning to prison, only to be released after force-feeding made her too ill to remain. She was, in my mind, Edwardian England's Most Dangerous Woman, sent by the WPSU across the country to engage in, and instruct others in violence militant tactics.
To younger scholars, especially those who have grown up in a post IRA and 9/11 world, the language of terrorism is an easy one through which to understand political violence. The militant suffragette's operated in small groups, often only pairs of women, funded in secret, and using tactics that were designed to intimidate and terrorize the members of their society, who they saw as responsible for the sexual inequality and degradation of women. There has always been huge debate about whether the term 'terrorist' should be applied to the suffragettes – even though that is how they were seen in their own time. Personally, I think we need to look far more closely at these violent women, and the actions they committed to fully understand the depths of subjugation and inequality that existed for women in the pre-1919 world.
This week I'm going blog on a couple of ideas around this theme of #violentwomen and #terroristsuffragette – come back and tell me what you think!
*Kitty forms the main case study of my PhD, and I'm lucky enough to have had the Society for Theatre Research fund a research trip over to America to see the hand annotated copy of her autobiography and letters which has been left in New York since she died. Totally going to blog about that too.


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Teen Life in HDb has been hoping to expand their reach to all youth in Delray Beach – not just students at Atlantic High School, Village Academy, or Carver Middle School. On December 17, 2o16 they had their first chance to represent Teen Life in HDb at a community event.
Cleaning Up Barwick Park
The idea to clean up Barwick Park first came to the group from 2 Atlantic High School students, Talia and Christelle, who plan to turn Barwick Park into a workout park.
Before the park can truly be transformed, however, Teen Life in HDb, Talia and Christelle, and Community Greening teamed up to carry out a 1-day clean up, weeding, and tree planting event.
Happy Rocks
In the months and weeks leading up to the Barwick Park clean up, Teen Life in HDb students and been working away at a way to infuse behavioral health and positive messaging into the park itself.
The students created "Happy Rocks" as a way to plant their own positive messages in the park. Some students chose to bury the rocks as they planted the trees as a way to impart their positive messages with the tree itself. Others chose to decorate their tree with the rocks in an effort to spread their positive message with passerby's and the community at large.
By planting these messages literally within the community itself, the students of Teen Life in HDb are effecting Delray Beach in a powerful way. A way that highlights positivity and uplifts teens. A way that teaches teens that change in their community can start with them.


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*Sorry for the long break in between blogs, it has been a busy fall…but that is no real excuse. This is a blog I have wanted to post for a while, and now more than ever, is it a good reminder to myself.
Winning isn't necessarily about crossing the line first. You can cross the line in first, yet be very disappointed in your race…or you can finish last and feel like you won the race (yes, this happens). The more I got my butt handed to me in intervals and time trials this summer, the more my confidence could fade. Year after year I catch myself getting caught up in training results and I have to remind myself that in training, it is all about the personal wins. This reminder came to me during the last U.S. Ski Team training camp in Park City, Utah. We were doing a rollerski time trial at the end of camp, which also happened to be my first classic rollerski intensity all year. I was so excited to be skiing with two poles again that I didn't really care that I was getting my butt kicked. That was because winning the time trial that day didn't matter to me, I was trying to win on a personal level; I wanted to finish a time trial where I went as hard as I could with two poles strapped to my hands.
It seems uncharacteristic as athlete to not to care about winning, but I have found that feeling like you put your best foot forward every day is far more important than getting gold. And of course, if you give it your all and you win, that is even better! However, there can only be one winner every race so all you can focus on is your personal wins, and hopefully if you focus on your personal goals day to day, you will win one day.
I have now completed my first full weekend of European World Cups. My personal goals for these World Cup races are to gain experience, learn as much as I can, and give it my all every race. Although I am not happy with my first three races and I feel like they did not show what I know I am capable of, I achieved my personal goals. It is frustrating to not feel as fit as a hoped and find myself further back than I expected, but I am trying to remind myself it is only November and only the first races of the season in one of the most competitive World Cup fields all year. I am channeling my disappointment into motivation to work even harder and be ready to go for the next race!
Here are a few photos that recap my busy fall and the start of racing season!
Look out for more blogs to come about being on the road on the World Cup!


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One of the most interesting consequences of the hectic history of Berlin are – or at least were – the many empty and abandoned spaces throughout the city: vacant land never rebuilt after the war, abandoned factories, hospitals taken by the bushes, former department stores, NSA spying bases during the Cold War are today in an interesting disrepair. After the Wall Fall in 1989 this places turned into squats or stages for clandestine Parties, where the electronic scene was born. Full with an intriguing atmosphere and surreal scenery they are definitely fun to explore.
One of these places still existing is the famous Spreepark. Inaugurated in 1969 in the former GDR as Kulturpark Plänterwald, it was the only amusement park of the former East Germany and worked quite well during decades until the Wall Fall. In 1991 it became a domain of Norbert Witte turning into the Spreepark GmbH. Despite its success at first, the park broke down in 2001 due bad administration falling into ruin. Untouched until today the place has a great captivating and bizarre look of a fantastic movie. The entrance is forbidden, but many still manage to seep in.


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Gunner James is good at death.
An expert.
His job is to clean up the messes no one else can.
But behind that tough exterior, Gunner has a few secrets of his own.
Eight years ago, Gunner left his hometown and vowed to never look back. When his past collides with his present in the form of a familiar face, Gunner must return home to take care of one final mess...the woman he left behind.
Reagan Orrick knows heartbreak.
Eight years ago, the love of her life disappeared without a trace or goodbye.
In his absence, she has fought to build a life she can be proud of.
When tragedy strikes, Reagan must go it alone or make a choice to trust the man who shattered her heart once again.
Their secrets can save or destroy them...but only the truth will allow them to be cleaned.
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I started sewing up a nice jacket for Moo but that is now on the back burner until my Mum gets back.... I need assistance! It's a bit more complicated than anything I have previously attempted.
Tonight while watching a DVD I cut out a dress for Moo - red pinny with retro Sesame street sheet applique. I just need to wizz off to Spotlight this week and get some Vliesofix and red cotton (ran out ) so I can finish it.
And in the news front.... Moo fell over this week and bit a hole in her tongue. GROSS!! This morning we went to vist my hubby's brother and family. While there my SIL went into labour and we now have another girl in the family!! Woo hoo~~ They already have two boys (3 & 1 years) so I'm so glad for the sake of her sanity that she had a little girl. Let's hope she's quiet and retiring and not a little tear-about like our Moo! ; ) *wink*
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Yep, it's been pretty quiet
I started sewing up a nice jacket for Moo but that is now on the back burner until my Mum gets back.... I need assistance! It's a bit more complicated than anything I have previously attempted.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Enjoying the quiet
Moo is asleep. I've been planting flowers in the garden. White, pink and purple.
The sun is shining. The sky is blue. There's a slight breeze.
Stupid crows are being loud and ruining my peace and quiet.
Stupid crows.
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Friday, October 9, 2009
I'm keeping calm. I'm carrying on.
This week feels like I have been chasing my tail all day, every day.
This morning's effort:
8am Got up, bathed, dressed and fed Anni & I
Did two loads of laundry and hung them on the line
Packed Moo's bag for creche, including her lunch box, full change of clothes etc
9am Packed all my FIL's deliveries and mail that have arrived here whilst he's been on holiday into the car.
Jumped in the car and took Moo to creche
9.30am Went to FIL's house to sort out some stuff for his business
Got a phone call from hubby and had to go immediately to bank A, get a bank cheque and transfer funds into bank B (a 15 min drive away from bank A) so that our new car could be delivered this afternoon.
10.30am Rushed back for my doctor's appointment. Didn't have time to come home and pick up records..... tried to remember what was on there for the doctor.......
Got accupuncture.
Went to Bunnings and picked up all the painting stuff for our bathroom.
12pm Picked up Anni and drove out to Hubby's grandad's house. Took him out for lunch.
1.30pm Drove home, unpacked the car. Unpacked Moo's bag, washed her hands, changed her and put her to bed for her nap.
Crashed in a heap!! And somehow, it's already 3 o'clock.....
Off to make a well earned cup of tea now.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
You've gotta go there....
My brother's best mate's patisserie featured in The Age Newspaper's Epicure section this week. Check it out (and other delights) here.
This is what they said......
"City in Delicious Bites
Join Allan Campion and Michele Curtis on a trip to Melbourne's finest foodie destinations. Here they choose the best........
Le Croissant
Probably Melbourne's best vanilla slice. Three layers of housemade puff pastry are layered with creme patisserie and topped with chocolate-feathered white fondant. Available by the slice or as a large cake."
1204 Toorak Road, Burwood. 9809 2263
You know you want to visit and get a yummy cake. Go on. Do it!
Andy made our wedding cake. It was a beautiful chocolate mud cake with ganache icing - almost too good to share with the guests! Maybe we should have gone with a vanilla slice cake???? Mmmmm, *drool*
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A New Ride For Mud Life - Swamp Buggy
A New Ride for the Magazine!
With over 15,000 in attendance at most of the major mud events, the size of the off-road parks we frequently visit have been expanding past the capabilities of our old trusty photography rig and new golf cart. The mud pits are getting deeper, the action more intense. We needed a way to get into the middle of the mayhem to catch the craziest activities at the parks.
Our friends at the White City Boyz shop had an old platform buggy lying around that we took off their hands for a great price. The buggy was built on a Dodge Ram 2500 chassis and sported a diesel Cummins engine. It will be the perfect platform for us to cruise the parks and a huge target for the drivers to aim at when we're out shooting features and trying for that coveted cover shot.
Currently the buggy is riding on the factory 1-ton axles, which will make for some great tech articles since we have had a lot of requests for 1-ton tech. We'll also be bolting on a set of 24-inch stagger fit wheels from PlanB-Fab and another set of 14.9x24 paddle tires from Superior Traction, which will give folks a few more options when looking around to upgrade their 1-ton wheels and tires. Down the line we'll also show you how to swap out the factory frame for a custom-built straight frame from Big Head Aluminum.
For now we focused on the visual aspect of this buggy by calling up Sean Peacock with The Graphix Shop out of Eastman, Georgia. Sean is credited with working alongside big names like Lenny Cooper and a ton of other upcoming talent. Without hesitation, Sean printed out our design and drove down to the St. Lucie Mud Jam in Florida to do the install. We were quite impressed. In cold weather and heavy winds he got the wrap installed like the pro he is, and the layout turned out perfect. We were very excited to show it off.
Next time you see this rig at an event make sure you yell out "Mud Life!" You just may see your picture in the magazine, or get some stickers or a T-shirt thrown at ya! Stay tuned for more tech and information on our badass buggy. Think about it: Building a buggy is a great way to get that wrecked truck off your property!


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This week on Naught the guys discuss Comic Con, Satoru Iwata, upcoming and the latest in movies.
An Abundance of Movies:
Ant-Man – 72%
Trainwreck – 95%
Mr. Holmes – 85%
The Stanford Prison Experiment – 85%
Irrational Man -42%
Top Box:
Minions – $115.7M
Jurassic World – $18.2M
Inside Out – $17.7M
Terminator Genisys – $13.8M
Honorable Mentions:
Self/Less – $5.4M
The Gallows – $9.8M
Movie News
An Abundance of Naught:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Trailer
Suicide Squad Trailer
PewDiePie, Youtube Gaming Star made $7 million last year
Teen convicted of hacking PSN and Xbox Live
Chicago to impose a tax on online entertainment
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My Little Box have once again out done themselves with such a gorgeous box. With my obsession wth Coconut Oil, this box has really hit the spot with me.
Bracelet My Little Box Stella and Dot, R.R.P £18.00. After receiving a gorgeous ring back in May, I was excited to see another piece of jewellery. This bracelet is so pretty and is very unique, I love the little tassel too.
Noix De Coco Eua De Toilette Yves Rocher, R.R.P £7.00. This little perfume bottle is amazing, it smells divine and lasts such a long time. The coconut scent is very subtle yet super sweet. I really love this perfume and am so happy that this box has introduced me to it.
Use code MLB10 for 10% off your shopping basket when you spend £8.00 or more at www.yves-rocher.co.uk.
Merck Handy Coco Rico Hand Cleansing Gel, R.R.P £2.50. This little pocket friendly hand gel is perfect for days out or little trips, or even just to leave on your desk at work. It quickly soaks into your skin giving you a fresh feeling and doesn't leave your hands feeling tacky like some can do. The smell is lovely and would you believe it smells of coconut!
Passport Holder, R.R.P £11.00. This passport holder will certainly come in handy considering I have two passports, the packaging it came in too was so pretty I had to show you all. The material is super soft and seems to be excellent quality. Te design is very cute and will be a valued cover for my passport.
My Little Beauty Brume De Coco Apres Soleil (Coconut Spritzer After Sun Spray), R.R.P £10.00. With me having had sunburn on holiday and now skin peeling this is a great life saver. The formula is silky with an amazing smell of coconut, the spray mechanism is great for those hard to reach areas. It sinks into your skin easily making you feel refreshed and moisturised. The only thing I will say is be careful where you spray it as the residue will make the floor slippery.
Ojon Rare Blend Moisture Therapy Oil, sample size, R.R.P £30.00 for 45ml. I am loving that My Little Box have been giving us extra little products in our boxes. This little sample is definitely a converter in that I now need it in my hair care routine. I think the oil is really funky when it settles, with yellow on the top and blue on the bottom, you have to shake it well to mix all the products together. They claim that you only need one drop, however I don't feel like there's enough product to get through all of my hair so use a little more.


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Sonu Varghese, PhD
Sonu has over 10 years of experience in developing quantitative investment models using equities, options and ETFs. He is a quantitative researcher and has extensive experience in developing computational algorithms and programs to test hypotheses and conduct portfolio studies across multiple asset classes using econometric techniques. Sonu has evaluated and managed equity option portfolio strategies using cross-sectional and time-series regression based volatility forecasting and implied volatility skew models. Dr. Varghese employed high order finite difference methods to solve Black-Scholes option pricing partial differential equations with modifications for stochastic volatility and jumps in returns, and also formulated Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithms to estimate parameters for equity pricing models, including stochastic volatility and jump diffusion from time-series. He has researched various dynamic hedging approaches using equity options and created programs to forecast non-linear and chaotic time series using delay coordinate embedding, with direct application towards forecasting volatility. Sonu has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology in India, and a Masters as well as a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. His dissertation dealt with modeling and simulation of turbulent flows.


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I first wrote about Grant last year on his birthday in this post. This year I'm posting an interview that I conducted with Grant via email and, as usual, the pictures may or may not have anything to do with the questions above them.
You're going to be seventeen tomorrow. Are you excited about that? Heck, yeah! I'll be able to buy rated M games and see rated R movies without cheating. lol
Do you have any special plans for your birthday and are you hoping for anything special gift-wise? Nope, I want to be lazy. And we're getting a backbag thing at Dick's Sporting Goods later.
You're the third oldest among 19 cousins. Do you enjoy being part of such a large family? And, is there a cousin you're closest to? Yeah, I like bragging to people about the family, plus it's great to see so many people all in one place at Christmas.
I'm probably closest to Ryan
and David
They're closest agewise to me. Amber's too old ;) (Don't worry, Grant. I won't tell Amber you said that.)
Do you have certain chores or responsibilities around the house? I'm in charge of the two cats, I clean the basement once or twice a week, and I do yardwork.
What do you do for fun and relaxation? I drill my heart out.
(I should have video taped him in action. The still pictures just don't do him justice.)
Are you looking forward to your Senior year of high school? Yes and no. Yes, because I'll be on top and I've got a few thing planned; and no because I just realized it's my last year of high school....
What are your favorite subjects and why? I like Psychology and Business because both have excellent teachers and I'm interested in both. Math's good too.
And your least favorite subject? English. I can't analyze books to save my life.
What sports or extracurricular activities do you participate in? I played football for a couple of years, I golf, and I drill and do drill team in the Winter and Spring.
If you had to decide right now what career path you'll follow someday, what would it be? Probably a Psychologist because it's interesting to me and pays well.
Where do you see yourself in ten years? I see myself being 27 and I kinda want to be married before that, if that helps.
Are you single or 'with someone' right now? I was with someone a couple of weeks ago, but that ended so now I'm single-ish.
What can you tell us about yourself that I haven't covered in this interview? I like to play Xbox 360 and Empire Earth I & II with friends. I like watching Netflix, sleeping, eating, rapping like a gansta, and I'm seriously glad the NFL lockout is finally over.
(This is as close as I could come to a gangsta picture. It works right?)
There are a couple more things I could tell about Grant that I think are very interesting. First of all, he's a wonderful big brother.
And a wonderful son.


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The Minister for Health, Simon Harris will officially open Mountbellew Primary Care Centre tomorrow (Friday ) at 10am.
The facility, which is located at Pinegrove Medical Centre on the Tuam Road and is in operation since last October, provides a wide range of services to the public in Mountbellew and the surrounding area.
A number of health care officials will address the opening, including Frank Murphy, the head of primary care, and Tony Canavan, the chief officer of the Community Healthcare Organisation Area 2 (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon ). Dr Matt Linehan of the Mountbellew Primary Care Centre will also speak on the day while Fr Karl Burns will carry out the official blessing.


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Trump spares Ivanka's clothing line from his trade war with China – By Sarah K. Burris (rawstory.com) / April 6 2018
Senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump is directly benefiting from her father's decision to slap China with tariffs, in that she will be exempt.
As ThinkProgress discovered buried in a Washington Post report, all clothing manufacturing companies will be exempt of the tariffs, including Ivanka's fashion brand.
U.S. officials claim that they used a technical algorithm to decide how to exclude which goods from the tariffs. The goal was to have "the lowest consumer impact" as possible.
Trump, who is working for free at the White House, is still scoring $1.5 million from the Trump Organization, and her brand also makes about $1.5 million annually. The clothing has struggled since her father's campaign began, while ethics experts have complained that she isn't fully divested from the business. Once Trump began advocating for paid family leave, employees at her company revealed they had to fight to get such leave.


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The recent caffeinization of the Castro district shows no signs of reaching the bottom of the pot, with homegrown Philz Coffee the latest to brew up plans for a new location in the city's gayborhood. Founded in the city's Mission District in 2003 by Phil Jaber, the company opened its second outlet a year later in the Castro at 4023 18th Street. The 400 square foot location, however, is cramped and shares the space with a laundromat.
With its lease set to expire, Philz would like to relocate to a larger storefront at 549 Castro Street. Formerly the site of a locally-owned shoe store, the space currently houses Supervisor David Chiu's campaign headquarters for his Assembly bid.
By doing so Philz would be able to expand the number of stations to slow drip its made-to-order coffees in the new Castro location, allowing for faster service on the weekends, when it is particularly busy. And it could liven up that block of Castro Street, which has struggled for more than a decade to draw foot traffic due to the longtime closure of the Patio restaurant and intermittent usage of the next door storefront.
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Let's hear it for a trend! Doing my Sunday weekly series on a Sunday. Imagine that. (Or Beat That! – I wish I could find the video for Beat That.)
My Kenmore dryer stopped working this week. Anyone got any self-improvement tips?
Actually, asking for help on this is probably not a great idea. It's not like YOU'RE likely to know anything about it.
If you MUST know, it clicks when I try to turn it on, but it does not turn. I hear a buzz sometimes from it, like it's trying to think about maybe turning possibly. If I rotate the dial or open the door, another click (like the one it makes when it shuts off).
Still no DITL camera
My camera broke a few weeks ago, which has caused two specific issues:
- I'm unable to record new content for my DITL series
- Tigger's growth spurt is going undocumented.
I'm a little anxious about the whole thing, but probably not an anxious as I'd be if I were without, say, my blackberry or laptop. I haven't really looked for a replacement, but I'm thinking of getting a used camera. I want to spend < $100 because money doesn't grow on trees. Money is made out of cotton, and cotton grows on a bush, not a tree.
Jaden, my 6yr old, loves to watch Sliders with me. Remember Sliders?
I loved this series when it was actually on TV live, and I actually set my VCR to make sure I didn't miss it. Remember VCRs?
We've seen the first episode at least 5 times. I guess Jaden thinks maybe the episode will change each time we watch it, like maybe it'll put us in a completely different dimension or something. Remember your first?
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The lasting lessons of childhood influences
As a little girl of maybe 3, Circus Peanuts — you know, that orange peanut-shape marshmallow confection that mysteriously tastes like banana — were the driving motivation of my Pavlovian disposition. Evelyn Palmer, my nanny and the keeper of these treats, understood her power and didn't take it lightly. The coral-hued ambrosia was her tactic for getting me to recite the alphabet and my numbers.
But most often, the candy was used to spare the tears when my parents would leave for the evening, which was most nights of the week.
Palmy, as I called her, was my caretaker from ages 5 minutes to 5 years. You see, my mother was terrified of infant me and was pretty adamant that she had made a mistake. At the time, Mrs. Palmer was a tall, sturdy woman of 60 who had taken care of hundreds of babies in her prior career in the nursery ward at Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia. She surely was not thrown by a premature Jewish one — let alone her neurotic parent.
Palmy spent more time with me than my mother did in those 5 years, and my most vivid memories of her are based around food: the Freedent gum she chewed religiously despite having dentures; the Circus Peanuts she'd share with me on our long walks; and the "toss salad" and "spice noodles" she'd concoct from leftovers in our fridge. Her patience, humor and candor are what have come to ground and fortify my own recipe for service, both professionally in the food industry and as it extends to all other parts of my life. I am writing this story to pay homage to her, my archetype of service.
My parents were in their 30s. They had lives, and as I suspect many new parents feel, I don't think they quite understood where I was going to fit. My uncle says now that I was an adult struggling to get out of a child's body. I think I just wanted to be part of things and until I could hold my own at the table (or hold a fork, for that matter) I wouldn't be as interesting to them.
I did, however, love to help them get ready for their evenings out. My dad would let me pick his tie and my mom would ask my opinion on jewelry or clothing choice. There was always so much importance connected to appearance and I took my part in it very seriously. I remember feeling so wistful when they'd leave and I'd be left at home with only the strong aroma of Lancôme Trésor perfume to remind me of the transformation process I was just a participant in.
Palmy would dry my tears and make me angel-hair pasta with margarine and I'd eat, sulking, while watching old movies on the black-and-white television set in her bedroom. We never really discussed feelings, but I was consoled by the hot food and the unspoken understanding that Palmy would always provide.
Our days were spent exploring the neighborhood, she wearing her pressed white nurse uniform and me donning my favorite dress, "the white with the pink." This was the only dress I would be seen in and Palmy would wash and iron it after every use, sometimes twice a day. We would always take a snack break at the old Southern Railway terminal building that had become a park monument. We weren't usually alone, either. Palmy's supply of Circus Peanuts would get passed from my baby carriage to those of my friends and their nannies, usually a group of four white toddlers and their black nannies. (It's definitely weird to think about that aspect now, and I am undoubtedly conflicted by the obvious class issues involved. Then, however, I just knew that I was Palmy's and she was mine.)
Years have passed. Almost 30, in fact, since Palmy left her post just 10 days before my fifth birthday. I remember it clearly because I had the chicken pox and had to cancel my party to recuperate in quarantine.
As I grew older, I did become that "interesting" child my parents wanted me to be. They began to take me to all their night affairs. I learned how to carry myself as the solo kid at a table of adults. It was because of Palmy that I learned I had something to offer beyond just being the daughter of the people next to me, and that belief gave me the confidence to hold my own.
Sadly, I only saw Palmy one more time after her departure. I was 12 and she was in her late 80s and her health was failing. That was 20 years ago. I never got to tell her how much she meant to me, partly because I hadn't fully realized her lasting impact until now.
She was an incredible force in my life during those most impressionable years. She raised me. She raised me to be strong and self-confident and to hold my own space in this world. I knew that she loved me without having to hear the phrase all the time.
My parents couldn't wait for me to get older, to become more sophisticated, to be one of the crowd. Palmy only always wanted me to be me. That was enough. Me at any age was enough.
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"Garde maman, c'est une grosse scène de guerre…"
"Le pigeon c'est fait coupé la tête …"*
The Marcel Dzama show currently up at the Musée d'art contemporain (MAC) de Montreal is a feast for the eyes. This is Dzama's largest solo exhibition (cudos to the MAC), and features not only gorgeous large scale drawings in his signature style and colour palette (composed on several sheets of paper laid out to form a larger canvas, or on aged player piano paper scrolls), but also elaborate dioramas, sculpture, paintings and film.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to peek into the inner mind of this young and influential Canadian-born artist.
The show is up until April 25th, and don't forget that Wednesdays from 6-9 pm admission is free.
Reviews: Marcel Dzama: Canada's unlikely art star (Toronto Star)
Marcel Dzama: Thinking Bigger (Canadian Art)
Music Video: Department of Eagles' No One Does It Like You
*Quotes from one of several young children checking out the exhibition on a Thursday afternoon.


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An Investment Guide to the Midterm Elections
What would a divided government mean for stocks and bonds?
Forget politics. Before you cast your ballot in November, think how it will affect your portfolio. Some on Wall Street expect the stock market to benefit if the Democrats gain enough seats to take control of the House of Representatives. The linchpin of this idea is that political gridlock is good for stocks. A Congress divided between a Democrat-controlled House and a Republican-run Senate and White House reduces the chance that lawmakers will upset the legal and regulatory status quo.
Good story, but historically speaking, it's a myth, says Robert Johnson, managing director at the CFA Institute. He and finance professors Scott Beyer and Gerald Jensen studied stock and bond returns from 1949 through 2004 during periods of "political gridlock" and "political harmony" and found that stock returns were higher and less volatile during periods of political harmony. The professors considered a period to be harmonious if one party controlled the White House and Congress. If the parties shared power, the period was defined as one of gridlock.
But if bonds make up a big part of your portfolio, you may want to support Democrats this year, the study suggests. It shows that during periods of divided government, bonds generally beat stocks. Johnson and his colleagues conclude that gridlock does lead to a slowdown in legislation and to slower growth in spending. That should mean smaller budget deficits, which means the government needs to issue less debt. That could lead to lower interest rates, and since bond prices move inversely with yields, bond holders tend to benefit.
Recent history tells a different story about gridlock, however. Since 1980, stocks gained more than bonds in periods of so-called political gridlock and in times of one-party control.
Yet, midterm election years do matter to the stock market. Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at Standard Poor's, finds that, on average, the second and third quarters of the second year of a president's term -- when midterm elections take place -- produced the worst returns in the SP 500-stock index during the four-year presidential cycle. Stovall gives some examples of the phenomenon: The 2000-02 bear market bottomed in the third quarter of 2002, the second year of President Bush's first term. In 1998, the second year of President Clinton's second term, the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management melted down and the stock market plunged 14% in August of that year.
But this year's third quarter bucked Stovall's trend. The May-June correction dinged many portfolios, but the market recovered. Stovall thinks third-quarter performance was better than expected because energy prices have eased, the Federal Reserve ceased raising interest rates, and many on Wall Street predict a soft landing for the economy.
Regardless of historical trends, many market watchers are gung-ho on stocks partly because of the political gridlock effect. "If there's gridlock, the chances of unwinding conditions we consider favorable are diminished," says David Joy, chief market strategist for RiverSource Investments. Such conditions include favorable tax rates for capital gains and dividends. Joy says it's also less likely that a divided Congress will pass protectionist legislation that could choke global trade. Such a trend would hurt retailers and other companies that depend on overseas goods.
You might be too late if you want to tweak your portfolio for the midterms. The market, which tends to anticipate the future, already has priced stocks with the expectations that the Democrats will make some gains in Congress, says Joseph Quinlan, chief market strategist of Banc of America Capital Management. If the Democrats take over both chambers, that's another story. In that case, stocks in the energy and health care sectors could drop, Quinlan says, because a Democrat-controlled Congress would be more inclined to pile additional regulations onto those industries.
Like all aspects of market forecasting, election-year punditry is more art than science. So don't rush out and reshuffle your portfolio based on political polls. It's better to have a consistent investment plan and stick with it no matter who is in power.


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Interesting and fun movie. I particularly liked the precision of Barnabas Collin's (Johnny Depp's) lines. And I liked the set and the work done there:
The producers scoured the UK and Maine to find an appropriate fishing village to film Collinsport in, but couldn't find one that fit. Thus they constructed the whole town from scratch in Pinewood Studios.


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Nicki Minaj Celebrates Adult Swim's New Slate
There's no better way to celebrate a terrific Upfront presentation than by raising the roof (or removing it altogether) and Adult Swim did just that May 18, painting Manhattan—or at least its Hell's Kitchen neighborhood—red with an after party to remember at Terminal 5.
Hip hop artist, singer, songwriter and ten-time Grammy Award® nominee Nicki Minaj performed to an awestruck crowd and entertained partygoers with a high-energy, interactive performance, while a constellation of stars and celebrity guests celebrated Adult Swim's new slate.
The network's slate of new and returning shows was announced last week, but Wednesday's Turner Upfront presentation hammered home Adult Swim's winning lineup.
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How many times have you waited for God's answer to your prayers? Are you under the illusion that God's answer should be found in your head or heart? Often times my Catholic friends will opine …
I didn't sense God's answer when I was praying.
My heart didn't speak, so it must not be God's will.
I wish I could remember who said it. My mind escapes me right now when I need it! But this person said….
God ALWAYS answers our prayers.
The answer may not come in the form you're expecting, such as a moment of complete clarity about a problem or issue you're praying about.
Often times God presents his answer in subtle ways. Through a person you meet, a blog post you read, or something as simple as looking up into the sky and suddenly seeing God's inspiration.
I know such a person who sees God in the subtle things in life. Who can grasp answers from God by shooting a simple photograph.
His name is Frank Casella. And he helps people grapple with God's answers through his gift of photography. You can see his artistry by clicking here
Maybe the reason God isn't so direct with his answers so you'll be open to all his ways and beauty of inspiration. When I look back on answered prayers it's humbling to see all the different encounters God has let himself be known to me.
When you're busy just getting through your day, or are too focused on God answering through your preferred method of communication, He's quietly suggesting, you're missing out…minimizing God's majesty.
Look around. God's presence is everywhere. The cat you're petting. The creative words you're writing. The client you just helped by being kind, authentic and genuinely caring. The photograph you snapped, because God inspired you to capture his creation for the purpose of helping another who will see it.
Frank's photographies are another way God may speak to you. Check out his site here.
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Our Mission
The Maverick-Movement is a 501 (c) 3 Non Profit Organization 47-5556445 that is committed to positively impact the soldier suicide epidemic that has plagued our veteran culture. Our unique peer to peer approach provides the proper oversight between the Department of Defense and the Maverick-Movement for transitioning members and their families. Our program provides all the contact information to all the local resources involved in any relocation. Our program is a valuable asset in reducing some stress that is commonly related to a relocation. The real value of our program slips under the radar of the member and his or her family. The relationship that is developed between the member and his or her peer counselor is the ultimate goal. Because it gives the peer counselor a birds eye view inside the transitioning member's normal habits, tenancies, behavior and overall demeanor. This undetected generated information provides the peer counselor the unique ability in identifying any abnormalities in behavior common in previous cases of suicide. Our proactive initiatives main objective is to catch tragedy BEFORE it strikes.
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Buckle up for a unfortunate reality.
Did you know that 22 Veterans take their own lives EVERY day in our country? Did you know that 7% of our nation's population consists of Veterans? Did you know that this means we currently we have about 22,658,000 Veterans within every community across this country. (This is according to the 2010 census.)
Instead of simply listing currently accepted national statistics of soldier suicide and it going in one ear and out the other. We at the Maverick-Movement believes that to inflict the most impact on you and your conscious adequately. Lets agree or acknowledge this epidemic exists in our communities. Now lets break down this current suicide rate by doing some simple together step by step.
Lets begin by stating the facts, which are that the current suicide statistic among veteran"s is an alarming 22 per day every day. To begin this exercise lets start by calculating the amount of Veterans that take their own lives daily (22) over the longevity of this war. If 22 veterans lose their lives daily lets multiply that by 30 days per month which will render the unnecessary loss of life on a monthly basis. Now lets multiply that total by the amount of 12 calendar months per year.
Now assuming we can agree that our military involvement in Iraq started in 1993.. we can safely continue. Secondly we can all concede that this war is also currently active …correct? ok… Now to continue this exercise we need to identify the total amount of years of our military involvement . To achieve this factor we simply have to calculate the total amount of years of our military involvement that spans from 1993 to this year 2018. Now the last step in calculating the total number of soldier suicides to date is to multiply the amount of years of our military involvement with the total number of suicides that you calculated occur over one year. (Processing)……
Yes this is how many Hero's have fallen to this epidemic!!
The 22 daily Veteran suicide rate is actually a modest number if you consider the missing factors of all the veteran"s that go missing and or are homeless with no proof of military service when found. plus the veterans whom are in nursing homes and have no next of kin to identify him/her as a veteran. The consensus between veteran organizations nationwide is closer to 40 per day. This actual total of 40 was confirmed and published by the DAV (Disabled American Veterans). Until 2007, the numbers remained pretty stable, then the suicide rates skyrocketed by 11% from 2007 to 2010.
The suicide rate is steadily rising and is not even making the newspapers across America. The national assumption of the veterans most apt to commit suicide is that they are young returning males. Normally within their first 3 years of being released from service which are at the highest risk for committing suicide. This nationally accepted narrative is not only grossly inaccurate but insanely IGNORANT to accept as fact. To add insult to injury this false rhetoric has a domino affect that causes this statistic to also impact the federal resources allocated to research and fight this epidemic. So not only is the amount of resources nominal but also misdirected. This false data was generated by an unknown source and agreed upon by the powers that be. Then like usual this statistic or demographic became the official consensus supported by the White House.
The war on soldier suicide needs a total overhaul to say the very least and must be investigated thoroughly if the goal is to end the soldier suicide epidemic. (Spoiler alert not only is the focus veteran age bracket and gender wrong its daily totals are almost double.) The number one percentage of age bracket and war era affected in the calculation of the daily suicides committed. Are by our most mistreated warfighter of the the Vietnam War. Truth be told the Vietnam Veteran"s were not only spat on by the citizens they fought to defend but this era of warfighter were also completely discarded upon arrival by the country who drafted them to defend it.
What a deal huh? It is a disgrace and it needs to be rectified. We at the Maverick-Movement hope and pray that this information will ensue enough interest to empower you to get involved and join us on th
e fight on soldier suicide. We understand that not everyone has the time to dedicate to our cause but your monitary support to any of our fundraisers and or t shirt campaigns WOULD truly help our overall mission to one day end soldier suicide.
Who We Are
The Maverick-Movement is a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Organization (47-5556445) was founded by a 100 % service connected disabled USAF Veteran who also happens to be a suicide survivor. The Maverick-Movement has members nationwide and as such literally touches every corner of this great country. The Maverick-Movement is operated by all the members of previous and present Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. We represent every branch of service and have come together once again to battle our new enemy …suicide. Our unified goal is to seek and destroy our common enemy. This enemy is the Grim Reaper who steals our brothers and sister's in arms souls like a thief in the night. As a Veteran community our conjoined focus is to create a strong veteran culture that can defend every veteran in every community across America.
Maverick-Movement message for every Veteran:
We can all agree that there are very few truths veterans of all branches can unilaterally agree on.
But here are two that are.
#1 Is that nobody ever gets left behind. Because we all believe, "I am
my brother's keeper!"
#2 Is that ONLY Veteran"s can speak Veteran.
Now if you agree that these two are true. Is it not up to us to own up to this epidemic and make our personal unified mission to discover its remedy?
"Because if not you…. then who? And if not now…then when?" Maverick de Soto
The Maverick-Movement meets the public charity status under IRC section 501(c)(3), 509(a)(2) and is exempt from federal income taxes under 501(c)(3). This means that potential donors CAN deduct any monetary contributions made to the Maverick-Movement in their end of year tax preparations under IRC Section 107. The Maverick-Movement is also able to accept tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers, or gifts under IRC Sections 2055, 2106, and 2522.
Read about our Founder and CEO Marco "Maverick" Soto
Click on the title above to be taken to the news channel site where they feature Marco's story and how he came to the point he began building the Maverick-Movement.
Currently we are finalizing additions to our site and configuring our hotline to better aid Veterans in need


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Variations 2015
Musical harmony, melody, and rhythm come from mathematics, dating to antiquity and the discovery that notes sounded together on a stringed instrument are most pleasing when the string lengths are simple ratios of each other. The musical language supports mathematical patterns through harmonic patterns, melodic motives, and rhythm. Harmonic series show up in many areas of applied mathematics. In light of the recent emphasis placed on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education for our youth, Connections presented a unique opportunity for students, and the public, to experience STEM concepts in a fun and artistic way.
Workshop Sites: Neighborhood House, Glendale Community Learning Center After-school, and University Neighborhood Partners (UNP) Hartland
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Harvard University has 12 million books, recordings, maps, and other items in its 73 library collections. Each of those items has an associated set of metadata such as title, publication, publishing date, description - up to 100 pieces of metadata per item. The university is now making all of this metadata publicly available to researchers. According to the article, this has led to the creation of visual timelines showing when intellectual ideas were developed and the hope is other innovations will follow. The goal is to produce other similar insights. Harvard is considering eventually releasing circulation data which should provide even more fascinating insights. In fact, if other libraries follow suit it could bring all sorts of insight into the evolution of our collective knowledge. Kudos to Harvard for taking this step and let's hope this effort continues.
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Permanent Stop To Excessive Sweating
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Hyperhidrosis is a condition targeting three percent of the population experiencing excessive sweating. It's an embarrassing and annoying condition. Even in the winter. Botox injections is one option for stopping the sweating. It's a costly procedure and isn't permanent. Shots can cost as much as $1500 a session. There's a another option in the form of wipes called, Hyperhidrosis Control Wipes. A more permanent procedure has been discovered. New York Housewife Ramona Singer has gotten it done and swears it works. She said,
"It's so embarrassing, but I used to literally drip with sweat," Singer tells StyleList. "But since I got the treatment, I don't even have to wear deodorant anymore! I'll still sweat a bit if it's super, super hot and I'm out, but it's nothing."
The procedure is done using the Lysonix 3000 ultrasound liposuction instrument by removing the cells in your under arm that cause sweating and odor. Ramona's doctor, Dr. Sharon Giese said the results are permanent and work for practically anyone. She says,
"You'll see anywhere from a 65% to 90% reduction in sweat, with most people getting closer to the 90%. There is a very small percentage of the population who is unresponsive to the treatment, who most likely have a strong hereditary gene for excessive sweating," Dr. Giese tells StyleList."
Dr. Giese charges $4500 for the whole procedure, but if Hyperhidrosis is a major problem in your life, it could be worth it. Like any major purchases do your research and shop around.


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After the grapefruit, my computer needs a shower too.
Always best to eat grapefruit before the shower.
Something smells like feet around me, and it's not my feet.
I misread spam from Dr.Robert as being from Dr. Robot. I'd much rather buy my Canadian drugs from Dr. Robot.
I really wanted ice cream for breakfast today. I cut that off by forcing myself to eat something else, therefore I couldn't by definition be having ice cream for breakfast. Somehow that worked on the craving and I forgot about it. Ice cream for dinner it is!
Children's book snark, round two!
Curious George Color Fun:
So Curious George is curious about colors, as the book starts out. Then he looks at some thing of each color, one color per page. First, while I know an orange is the definitive orange thing, it's awkward to say "orange orange" when I'm repeating the color while pointing out the object for emphasis.
Second, the book goes through the colors of the spectrum – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo… purple. No, no, no, it should be violet in that context!
Third, and worst of all, the purple page doesn't even its own stuff. Just "Here's a rainbow for you!" with some purple balloons. Purple totally gets cheated.
Spoiler alert: All of the actual text of the book is included in this post.
Touch and Feel Shapes:
Half the shapes in this book includes buttons as one of the object. It's like the writers (do these kind of books have "writers"?) were feeling really lazy and thought, 'eh, let's just find some square buttons for this one'. Then the 'feel' part is rather arbitrary as well. There's a rectangular 'fluffy pencil case' as if pencil cases were fluffy by nature. Also, just like the orange orange above, it's awkward to point out a triangle [music] triangle.
Touch and Feel Pets:
"Be gentle when touching the cat's wiry whiskers." I understand that they wanted a variation from a bunch of 'feel this fur' so I didn't think much of this, until Cameron tried to gently grab Merlin's whiskers. This book is teaching bad habits!
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I need to add food coloring to my whipped cream next time!
In contrast, my lavender-colored ice cream hasn't been disappointing at all, other than the part where I forgot to leave out the calories. I'll eat homemade mint chocolate chip in any color.


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There's 'no magic wand' to help drought-stricken communities15/10/2019|2min
During a fiery radio interview on Tuesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there was "no magic wand" to help farmers keep livestock alive. The Morrison Government is under increasing pressure to extend the farm household allowance payment, which is currently only accessiblefor four-years in every decade. Speaking to 2GB broadcaster Alan Jones, Mr Morrison defended his government's performance on providing relief to drought-hit areas. "There was $115.8 million that went directly into drought communities, $15 million to help them with looking after the pests and weeds in their property," he said. Image: Getty