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Set in an alternate San Francisco in the 2070's and 2080's, the series tells the soul-mate romance stories of couples from the following racial groups, listed in order of their power. Most soul-mate couple crosses species lines (e.g., Psy-changeling, leopard-wolf, human-changeling).
The Worldbuilding Edit
The premise of the story line involves growing revolutionary movements that threaten to upset the balance of power. One series theme is the contrast between the ever-growing Psy-Web of the changelings and the dying Net of the Psy.
Official Gazette San Francisco
PsyNet Beacon
Races Edit
The Psy: They appear to be human, but are not. They have a variety of powerful psychic talents (e.g., healing, empathy, teleportation, telekinesis) and must always be connected to the PsyNet, an interconnection of the minds of all Psy, or they die. They are led by the Psy Council, which is a cynical, corrupt and power-hungry group that connects through the PsyNet.
Changelings: These are the shape shifters, mostly leopards and wolves, but also falcons and rats. They are connected by the Web, an inter-connection of the minds of the top members (alphas and sentinels) within each changeling group. They are led by their alphas (Hawke—SnowDancer wolves—and Lucas—DarkRiver leopards.
Humans: This is the weakest group, generally at the mercy of the Psy. They are led by the Human Alliance, a mysterious and violent group that works tirelessly for human domination.
Medical Advancement Edit
Medics of all races uses scanners to diagnose injury and disease. Doctors are often referred to as medics unless they are surgeons. Neurosurgery and vascular surgery is far ahead of the surgical techniques at the beginning of the 21st century. Fractures and wounds heal much faster, especially for the changeling races. There are certain Psy who can heal on the cellular level - Judd Lauren is one when he uses his Psy powers to heal himself and sometimes others. The Aleines can work at the DNA level, sometimes to heal. Ashaya Aleine helps her mate Dorian be able to shift into his leopard form by working with his DNA.
Technical Advancement Edit
There are several advances which have been made. Some include:
- Laz-Fire: invented by the Psy, it's an energy saving and cheap heater. The generator imitates real fire.
Word Market Edit
One hundred years ago, the Psy Council found itself faced with a growing number of killers, driven insane by their inability to live a normal life while trying to control their powerful psychic abilities. The Council decided to strip Psy citizens of all emotions (the Silence), allowing them to use their talents without harming their minds. As the series begins, an ever-growing number of Psy are revolting against both the Silence and the Council itself. The changelings have always hated the supremacy of the Psy, but a successful business alliance has evolved between the two groups so that they have, on the surface, a relatively civil relationship. The humans also hate the Psy, and their leaders have begun trying to take down the Psy Council. As the series advances, the Psy rebellion grows in strength, but the powerful Psy purists fight back. Eventually, the Psy-Net itself becomes degraded and parts of it begin to fail.
The series story line involves growing revolutionary movements that threaten to upset the balance of power. Most soul-mate couple crosses species lines (e.g., Psy-changeling, leopard-wolf, human-changeling), and one series theme is the contrast between the ever-growing Psy-Web of the changelings and the dying Net of the Psy. Because each couple must overcome great personal difficulties before mating, the scenes with the highest sensuality come in the final third of most of the books, with the exception of book 6, which has scenes of graphic sex scattered throughout. The underlying message of the series is that emotions are a necessary and valuable part of life and love.
One hundred years ago, the Psy Council found itself faced with a growing number of killers, driven insane by their inability to live a normal life while trying to control
History Edit
The Territorial Wars
Pre-Silence (until 1979) Edit
1968 Edit
- Alice Eldridge starts (?) a study on different Psy designations, focusing on the Empaths
1969 Edit
- The Mercury Program is put into place to condition all negative emotions out of the Psy
1970 Edit
- Alice Eldridge begins to study the X-Psy next to her E-Psy studies
?? 1974 - The Psy populous grows wary and begins to form small nets abandoning the Psy Net and joining the Changelings and Humans in order to survive.
1973 Edit
- Ai Kumamoto is born
1975 Edit
- supposed death of Alice Eldridge
1976 Edit
- They change the objective of Mercury to Silence
1979 Edit
- Silence protocol is changed to include Psy from feeling any kind of emotion
Silence (1979 - 2082) Edit
1980 Edit
- all of Alice Eldridge's work is destroyed in a massive purge
2019 Edit
- Psy attempt to ban Christmas
- they lose the campaign in 2021
- Santano Enrique is born
2024 Edit
- Ming LeBon is born
2032 Edit
- Nate Ryder is born
2039 Edit
- Walker Lauren is born
- Axl is born
2042 Edit
- Tamsyn Mahaire is born
- Finn is born
2043 Edit
- Lhosa Kinshasa is born
2044 Edit
- Tatiana Rika-Smythe is born
2045 Edit
- Clay Bennett is born
2046 Edit
- Lucas Hunter is born
2047 Edit
- Vaughn D'Angelo is born
- Hawke Snow is born
2048 Edit
- Zach Quinn is born
2049 Edit
- Dorian Christensen is born
- Riley Kincaid is born
- Nicholson is born
2050 Edit
- Skye D'Angelo is born
- Xavier Perez is born
- Ria Wembley is born
2051 Edit
- Mercy Smith is born
- Annie Kildaire is born
2052 Edit
- Vaughn (5) and Skye's (2) parents join a church and marry.
- Kaleb Krychek is born
- Judd Lauren is born
- Vasic Zen is born
- Rissa is born
2053 Edit
- Sascha Duncan is born
- Sophia Russo is born
- Aden Kai is born
- Grace is born
- Kalani Chastain is born
2054 Edit
- Zanna Liskowski and Anthony Kyriakus () sign a fertilization contract
- Hawke and Rissa meet
- Paul is born
- Zaira Neve is born
- Ashaya and Amara Aleine are born
2055 Edit
- Faith NightStar is born
- Abbot is born
2056 Edit
2057 Edit
- Vaughn (10) and Skye (7) are abandoned by their parents in the forest
- Skye dies
- Vaughn is adopted into the DarkRiver pack
- Marina NightStar is born
- Tanique Gray is born
- Rissa dies
- Annie Kildaire (7) has a train accident where a six-year-old Psy child saves her life. She sustaines a leg injury and now uses a cane because of it.
- Sahara Kyriakus is born
- Rina Monaghan is born
- Tamar is born
2059 Edit
- ShadowWalker pack attack and kills Lucas Hunter's parents, leave him (13) barely alive
- Carlo and Shayla Hunter are killed
- Brenna Kincaid is born
- The parents of Brenna, Drew and Riley (10) die protecting the pack
- Aden Kai (6) is Walker Lauren's student in the Arrow school
2060 Edit
- Sophia Russo (7) is disowned by her family
- Clay Bennett (15) kills Orrin Henderson
- Kit Monaghan is born
- Daria Xiu is born
- Aaron is born
- Aden Kai (7) and Vasic Zen (8) meet
- Hawke's parents, Tristan and Aren die
- death of Garrick, former SnowDancer Alpha
- Grace's parents die, she (7) is adopted by Milena and James
2061 Edit
- Beat of Temptation [novella]
- Tamsyn (19) and Nate (29) complete their mating bond
- Riordan is born
- Alejandro is born
- Zaira (7) kills her parents and enters the Arrow Squad
2062 Edit
- Sienna Lauren is born
- Judd Lauren (10) begins his Arrow training after killing Paul and is erased from the family records
- Marjorie Kai and Naoshi Ayze fake their deaths
- Nicki is born
- Noelle and Lissa Quinn are born
2064 Edit
- Nathan becomes a Sentinel
- Lucas Hunter (18) goes out with his friends and kills every male ShadowWalker leopard as revenge for his parents
2065 Edit
- Aden (12) discovers his true ability, Walker helps him hide it
- Abbot starts his Arrow training
2067 Edit
- Mercy Smith crowned Miss Bikini Babe
- Beatrice is born
2068 Edit
- Ashaya and Amara (14) are buried alive in an earthquake
- Ashaya's Silence fails
2069 Edit
- Lucas Hunter (23) becomes DarkRiver Alpha
- death of Iliana Aleine
- Joe and Jess Nicholson mate for life
- Sophia Russo (16) begins her work as a J-Psy
2070 Edit
- Judd (18) becomes an active Arrow
- Liam Nicholson is born
- Amara (16) buries her twin alive to experiment on her condition
2071 Edit
- death of Lachlan, former DarkRiver Alpha
- Juniper NightStar is born
2072 Edit
- Whisper of Sin [novella]
- Emmett and Ria Wembley (22) form a mating bond
- Joy Wembley is born
- Marlee Lauren is born
- Bryan Nicholson is born, older brother Liam (2)
- Morgan Ainslow is born
2073 Edit
- Official Gazette of San Francisco declares the city belongs to the DarkRiver leopards
- Keelie Schaeffer's PhD essay is published
- Judd (21) begins working with Xavier Perez
2074 Edit
- disappearance of Sahara Kyriakus (16)
- Brenna Kincaid (15) finished high school
- Riley (25) builds the cabin for his future mate
- Annie Kildaire (23) starts as a professor
- Aneca from the Rats is born
2075 Edit
- death of Riena Duncan, Nikita (40?) is now the official head of the Duncan family
- Roman and Julian Ryder are born
- Jasper is born
- Brenna (16) begins the communication project TRYS
2076 Edit
- Carolina is born
- Keenan Aleine is born
2077 Edit
- Kylie Christensen, murdered by Enrique Santano
- Mercy (26) becomes a sentinel
2079 Edit
- Slave to Sensation [book #1]
- The Lauren Family defects from the Net and finds shelter with the SnowDancer wolves
- Sascha Duncan (26) defects and survives, forms a mating bond with Lucas Hunter (33)
- Visions of Heat [book #2]
- Faith NightStar (24) defects from the Net and survives, forms a mating bond with Vaughn D'Angelo (32)
- Caressed by Ice [book #3]
- Judd Lauren (26) and Brenna Kincaid (19) form a mating bond
2080 Edit
- Stroke of Enticement [novella]
- Mine to Possess [book #4]
- Clay (35) and Talin become mated
- Hostage to Pleasure [book #5]
- Ashaya, Amara (26) and Keenan Aleine (4 1/2) defect from the PsyNet
- the start of Pure Psy? (HtP ch.13)
- Branded by Fire [book #6]
- Mercy Smith (29) and Riley Kincaid (31) become mated
- Blaze of Memory [book #7]
2081 Edit
- Bonds of Justice [book #8]
- Max and Sophia Russo meet and get married
- Play of Passion [book #9]
- Indigo Riviere and Drew Kincaid become mated
- Kiss of Snow [book #10]
- discovery of the cryogenically frozen Alice Eldridge
- Hawke Snow (33) and Sienna Lauren (18) become mated
- Tangle of Need [book #11]
2082 Edit
- Heart of Obsidian [book #12]
- return of Sahara Kyriakus
- The fall of Silence
Post-Silence (from 2082) Edit
2082 Edit
- Shield of Winter [book #13]
- Shards of Hope [book #14]
- four months after the fall of Silence
- The founding of the Trinity Accord
- Allegiance of Honor [book #15]
- Isabella Maeve "Belle" (leopard - named for Mercy's alpha grandmother and Riley's mother), Acton Lucas "Ace" (wolf - named for Riley's father and Lucas Hunter) and Micheal Hawke "Micah" Smith-Kincaid (wolf - named for Mercy's father and Hawke Snow) are born, Belle first.
- Zie Zen dies of old age


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Property Brothers in Framingham!
HGTV's "Property Brothers" Jonathan and Drew Scott — known for helping couples find, buy, and transform extreme fixer-uppers into their ultimate dream homes — are welcoming World Market's first location in Massachusetts!
On Sunday, October 4th the design duo will connect directly with fans, sign autographs and take photos at the grand opening of the new World Market store in Framingham, MA.
Grand Opening Event:
Meet Jonathan and Drew Scott from HGTVs Property Brothers
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Sunday, October 4th 1 – 3pm
- First 200 customers who bring 5 non-perishable, non-glass food items for charity will meet and get an autograph photo of Jonathan and Drew Scott. Food will be donated to the Hope Worldwide Food Pantry (Boston chapter).
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Azure Batch Samples
This GitHub repository contains a set of HPC and Batch related samples that demonstrate the usage of Microsoft Azure Batch services along with some general purpose utilities. See https://azure.microsoft.com/services/batch/ for more information on the Azure Batch service.
Batch Account
Before you can interact with the Batch service, you will need a Batch service account. For detailed information on creating a Batch account, see Create and manage an Azure Batch account in the Azure portal.
Azure Storage viewer
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Current Price: £33000.00
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Equations with fractions: 2nd Level
Let us now compare equations with fractions with adding fractions.
To add these fractions --
-- their LCM is abc.
We have multiplied each numerator -- 2, 3, 4 -- by those factors of abc that are missing from its denominator.
Now, when we clear this equation -- which has the same fractions:
-- each term in the equation is the same as the numerator in the addition. Each numerator -- 2, 3, 4 -- is multiplied by those factors of the LCM that are missing from its denominator.
The terms of the cleared equation are the same as the numerators
Example 1. Solve for x:
Again, when solving an equation with fractions, the very next statement you write -- the next line -- should have no fractions.
Problem 9. Solve for x:
The original equation is immediately transformed into an equation without fractions. Each succesive statement -- each line -- follows from the previous line. The transformations are a logical sequence of statements, as in Lesson 9.
Problem 10. Solve for x:
Problem 11. Factor the denominators, clear of fractions, and solve for x:
The LCM is x(x − 2)(3x + 1). Here is the cleared equation and its solution:
Problem 12. Factor the denominators, clear of fractions, and solve for x:
The LCM is (x + 3)(x − 3)(x − 1). Here is the cleared equation and its solution:
This is a simple fractional equation, which we saw in Lesson 9. It is
Whatever multiplies on one side will divide on the other. And whatever divides on one side will multiply on the other.
We would like x to be in the numerator on the left. Imagine placing it there.
Problem 13. Solve for x:
Problem 14. Solve for x:
In each of the following, solve for x.
Example 4. Solving for the reciprocal.
While we could solve this by clearing of fractions, there is the more
We have
For, if two numbers are equal, then their reciprocals are also equal.(Except, if the number is 0.)
In each of the following, solve for x by first solving for its reciprocal.
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text: caley 3,385 Posted November 18, 2014 Every year I try to watch a Christmas movie for every day of the month but end up getting overwhelmed and missing some days shopping and whatnot. So this year I'm staring almost two weeks early in an effort do finally do it! Feel free to chime in with your own movies, comments, recommendations and the like. The Running List01. Too Cool For Christmas02. The 12 Disasters of Christmas03. How The Grinch Stole Christmas04. Merry Friggin' Christmas05. Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever06. Happy Christmas07. The Muppet Christmas Carol08. A Holiday Affair09. Bad Santa10. Black Christmas11. Ernest Saves Christmas12. Scrooged13. It's A Wonderful Life14. Jingle All the Way15. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation16. Surviving Christmas17. Elf18. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas19. The Polar Express20. A Christmas Story21. Santa Claus (Mystery Science Theater 3000 version) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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FORT MEADE, Md. — President Bush defended his spying program on new grounds Wednesday, visiting the ultra-secret facility where the government monitors electronic communications.
After a tour of the National Security Agency, Bush said employees there who are secretly monitoring phone calls and Internet traffic are learning what terrorists are plotting against America. Bush said they are taking Osama bin Laden seriously when he says he's going to attack again.
"When he says he's going to hurt the American people again, or try to, he means it," Bush told reporters after visiting the NSA, where the surveillance program is based. "I take it seriously, and the people of NSA take it seriously."
It was Bush's first comment about bin Laden since a tape was aired last week in which the al-Qaida leader warned that his fighters are preparing new attacks in the United States. Bin Laden offered the American people a truce, without specifying the conditions, but the White House said the United States would never negotiate with the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Bush's NSA visit was part of an aggressive administration effort to defend the surveillance program. Some experts and lawmakers from both parties have questioned whether it's legal for the government to listen to conversations in the United States without a warrant, which the administration could get through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Democrats sharply criticize program
Four leading Democratic senators sent Bush a letter Wednesday saying although they support efforts to do everything possible within the law to combat terrorism, the NSA program is an "apparent violation of federal law."
"If you or officials in your administration believe that FISA, or any law, does not give you enough authority to combat terrorism, you should propose changes in the law to Congress," wrote Sens. Harry Reid, Edward Kennedy, Richard Durbin and Russ Feingold. "You may not simply disregard the law." Video: McCain weighs in
Reporters traveling with the president were only allowed to see a few minutes of Bush's NSA tour, as he walked through the high-tech Threat Operations Center where intelligence experts monitor Internet traffic. He spoke to reporters from a podium set up in a hallway after completing his tour, but did not take any questions.
In keeping with the NSA's secrecy, reporters were required to leave their cell phones, pagers, laptops and wireless e-mail devices outside the complex. The White House negotiated so the journalists could bring in cameras and video equipment, but they were allowed only to take photos of the president, not the exterior or interior of the facility itself.
Take bin Laden 'seriously,' Bush says
Bush said the NSA program is limited to communications between the United States and people overseas who are linked to al-Qaida. He said the NSA program has helped prevent terrorist attacks and save American lives, although the government has not given any specifics.
"Officials here learn information about plotters and planners and people who would do us harm," Bush said, reading from note cards. "Now, I understand there's some in America who say, 'Well, this can't be true there are still people willing to attack.' All I would ask them to do is listen to the words of Osama bin Laden and take him seriously."
However, no one in the political debate over the war on terror or the NSA program has suggested that terrorists no longer want to attack the United States. Rather, Bush's critics have argued that the law requires him to get permission from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on communications involving Americans.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., issued a blistering attack on Bush's explanations.
"Obviously, I support tracking down terrorists," she said. "I think that's our obligation. But I think it can be done in a lawful way. Their argument that it's rooted in the authority to go after al-Qaida is far-fetched. Their argument that it's rooted in the Constitution inherently is kind of strange because we have FISA and FISA operated very effectively and it wasn't that hard to get their permission."
Bush said he had the legal right to do whatever he could to prevent further attacks and that the NSA program "is fully consistent with our nation's laws and Constitution."
"I'll continue to reauthorize this program for so long as our country faces a continuing threat from al-Qaida and related groups," Bush said. "This enemy still wants to do harm to the American people. We cannot let the fact that we have not been attacked lull us into the illusion that the threats to our nation have disappeared."
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he's eager to learn more. Asked on NBC's "Today" show, if Bush broke the law, McCain replied: "I don't know. I want to be perfectly clear. I don't know the answer."
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Wondering, why Thailand's economy and business is turning sour, and consumer confidence is tanking badly?
You do not have to take my word for it, but please do a deep Google search, as a few years back, the US$ billionaire, iconic global class investor, Warren Buffet, said something interesting.
Buffet, then made some remarks, that Warren came to self-realize was "Very Stupid."
And Buffet said of the incident, that it was incredible, how he, the so called greatest stock market investor of all time, can make a "Very Stupid" comment, and people who believes in him, can still take those "Very Stupid" comments of his, "Seriously."
Warren Buffet, hinted to the same thing, many iconic celebrity of Hollywood have said before, and again, please do a deep Google search, but many iconic celebrity have said, quote:
"People are odd, just because you are a celebrity, and you say anything, no matter how ridiculous, those words, are still taken as a the Holy Grail by some people."
Here in Thailand, about the same time, Weluree "Fai" Ditsayabut, 22, was crowned Miss Universe Thailand last night in a popular beauty pageant broadcast live on the state-owned Channel 3 TV, was discovered, to have posted, insulting words at the Thai Red Shirts. The Red Shirts, is a massive popular political movement, mostly, involved in trying to bring "Democracy" to Thailand. The Red Shirts number in Thailand is in the multi-millions.
Fai, pretty much said and did something "Very Stupid" in that the Red Shirts, have "Dirtied" Thailand.
Most of Thailand's celebrity and high society are of course, the supporter of Suthep's Elite movement, a movement, called by many, in Thailand and globally, as a Fascist Movement. In fact, Cato at Liberty, a USA think-tank, calls Suthep's Movement, as similar to Italy's Fascist, Mussolini Movement.
The problem is not that Fai dares calls the Red Shirts "Dirty" as Fai has the right to "Freedom of Expression" but the problem is, many celebrity, that pretty much did the same thing as Fai, had to face a "Consumer Boycott."
In fact, many celebrities, that openly, supported Suthep, and trashed the Red Shirts, like Fai, at present time, cannot perform, in many parts of Thailand, such as in Northern Thailand and the Issan Region of Thailand.
Also in fact, a heiress of the Singh Beer Empire, Chitpas, a high society like many other high so and celebrity, came out to support Suthep and also trashed the Red Shirts. The result, Singh beer, became, water, used by many to "Wash Their Feet" in sign of protest, at Chitpas.
The following, are two articles, from Khao Sod
Miss Universe Thailand Calls Redshirts "Dirty"
BANGKOK – The winner of a national beauty pageant has caused an uproar on social media after critical remarks about the pro-government Redshirts were discovered on her Facebook page.
Weluree "Fai" Ditsayabut, 22, was crowned Miss Universe Thailand last night in a popular beauty pageant broadcast live on the state-owned Channel 3 TV.
However, many pro-government supporters quickly discovered that Ms. Weluree has regularly published disparaging comments about the Redshirt movement on Facebook.
In one "public" comment from November, Ms. Weluree accused Redshirts of being "anti-monarchy" dissidents, and suggested that Thailand will be cleaner once the "dirty" Redshirts leave the country.
"I am not neutral. I am on the side of His Majesty the King," Ms. Weluree wrote. "I'm so angry at these evil activists. They should all be executed."
Enraged by Ms. Weluree's remarks, a number of Redshirt supporters have condemned her victory as Miss Universe Thailand on social media. Some have questioned whether Ms. Weluree is suitable to represent Thailand in the international pageant stage when she appears to despise fellow Thais in such a virulent way.
Ms. Weluree's winning of the Miss Universe crown also surprised many reporters who expected another popular candidate, Pimbongkod "Ellie" Chankaew, to take the title.
According to the pageant profiles, Ms. Weluree is an accomplished actress, talk show host, and student at Kasetsart University's English Department.
Repeated efforts to contact Ms. Weluree and the pageant organisers were unsuccessful.
Beauty Queen Apologises For "Dirty Reds" Remark
BANGKOK — The winner of Miss Universe Thailand has apologised for the hateful comments she posted about pro-government Redshirts on social media.
Weluree "Fai" Ditsayabut, 22, said on a Channel 3 talk show this morning that she is distressed by the wave of criticism her posts have generated.
"It is still fortunate that I have people around to cheer me up," she told talk show host Sorayut Suthasanajinda.
Hours after Ms. Weluree was crowned winner of the popular Miss Universe Thailand beauty pageant on Saturday night, it was quickly discovered that she had a history of publishing disparaging comments about Redshirts on Facebook and Twitter.
In one particularly harsh comment from November, Ms. Werulee described the Redshirts as "anti-monarchy," "dirty" "evils" who should be "executed."
In an interview this morning, Ms. Werulee confirmed that despite the uproar her comments have caused, she will not concede the pageant crown. She explained that she intended the remarks for "a circle of close friends," and not members of the public.
"I was careless. I was young. I did it recklessly," Ms. Werulee said, adding that she has learned a lesson from the incident and that she intends to use all the criticism she has received to improve herself.
"It won't happen again. Let me apologise to all the fans of the pageant, and to all Thais," said Miss Universe Thailand 2014.
Speaking after Ms. Werulee, beauty pageant runner-up Pimbongkod "Ellie" Chankaew denied rumours that she cried on stage out of bitterness when judges announced Ms. Werulee as the winner.
When judges annouced Ms. Wurlee as the winner, many of Ms. Pimbongkod's disappointed fans cheered her name instead.
"At that moment, I was so glad and overwhelmed by the people who loudly cheered for me," Ms. Pimbongkod said. Ms. Pimbongkod, who was raised in the United States, said she never expected to come this far in the tournament.
"I didn't expect that someone from a foreign country and virtually unknown [to the Thais] would receive so much support," Ms. Pimbongkod said. "I thought Thai people dislike those who don't speak Thai well. That's why I cried. I wasn't upset. I accept the judges' verdict."


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'Perfect' or an 'abomination'? What do you think of the new Rainham Library?
PUBLISHED: 13:42 03 March 2014 | UPDATED: 16:45 03 March 2014
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but rarely has how something looks divided opinion so strongly than Rainham's under-construction library.
In the blue corner is Havering's culture tsar, Cllr Andrew Curtin, who last week declared the library, which is due to open in April, as the "arguably most perfect building in the borough".
Meanwhile, in the red corner is former councillor Coral Jeffery, of the Rainham Preservation Society, who described the red-bricked creation, in the Broadway, as an "abomination" and "monstrous eyesore".
Pulling no punches, Coral said: "Much as I like Cllr Curtin and admire the tremendous amount of work he has done over the years, I really find it hard to believe that Havering's historic champion can give the thumbs up to this pile of c***."
The building is one of the heavyweight projects of Havering Council's Rainham Compass venture which aims to improve the area and quality of life for its residents.
Jointly funded by Havering Council and the Mayor of London, the £4.5million scheme will see 1,200 square metres of expanded library facilities, as well as retail space, a café, nursery and 16 new flats.
When complete, the building will be one of the most eco-friendly in London, and has prompted the capital's deputy mayor for housing, Richard Blakeway, to declare it a "real triumph of innovative green design".
But, with echoes of Prince Charles' infamous "carbuncle" comment, Coral branded the structure "an abomination" which is "reminiscent of a workhouse".
"I can't understand how it was ever passed by the planning committee as it contravenes so many of the planning policies," she claimed. "It's not conducive to the street scene, it's overbearing and totally out of character for a conservation area.
"The building has obliterated the lovely open view of Rainham Hall and the village, from the station, and totally dominates the conservation area.
"This abomination, reminiscent of a workhouse, and the disgusting pavement by the war memorial has put the final nail in [Rainham] village's coffin."
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text: Freepost Filterbubbles and the fake-news age Graphik: Bernd Struckmeyer Once upon a time there were hopes that the Internet would democratize social discourse – but today the talk is mainly about fake news and filter bubbles whenever the subject turns to the question of how digitization influences politics. What can journalists do to regain the trust that has been lost? And what can ordinary people do to engage to a greater extent in discussions with one another again? Over the next few weeks, this will be debated here by the journalists Robert Misik from Austria and Antony Loewenstein from Australia. Their digital correspondence is postage-free – and open to all, so join in the discussion and give your opinion! Contradict! Ask questions! You can take part using the comments field on this page, or on Twitter using the hashtag #freepost. Geraldine de Bastion, who is chairing the debate, will contribute your comments to the exchange. Photo (detail): Roger von Heereman / Konnektiv Geraldine de Bastion: 4 December 2009 marked a paradigm shift on the Internet, as it was on this day that Google began creating personal profiles for every user and individually filtering search results. Internet activist Eli Pariser described this as the start of an "era of personalization", coining the term "filter bubble" for it in his book Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. This growing individualization is evident when we are presented with personalized advertising – and indeed when we use supposedly neutral tools such as search engines to navigate our way through the information medium number one; tools we have to use because otherwise the Internet would be simply impenetrable. "Customized services" are omnipresent. Rather than being an encyclopaedia of world events, the Internet is more reminiscent of a special interest paper. In our social media profiles too, which should really be connecting rather than isolating us, we find ourselves faced initially with a kind of "one-way mirror", as Eli Pariser describes it in his book. By watching what we click, algorithms learn more and more about us, and we get increasingly entangled in our own personal bias online: when surfing the web, users only see stuff that matches their profile, their worldviews and their convictions. Some critics of this theory claim that the filter bubble is not a purely digital phenomenon, and that it is intrinsic in all of us from the start. We view the world through our own particular glasses, surround ourselves with like-minded people and read only things that confirm our own opinions. So how do you perceive your filter bubble, online and offline? And do filter bubbles in fact exist at all? Photo: Helena Wimmer Robert Misik: Of course filter bubbles exist. That is not something that requires any discussion – it is rather a question of interpretation: do the filter bubbles in digital communication enclose and confine us to a greater extent than would otherwise be the case? If this is the question to be addressed, the situation is already more complicated. Modern societies are comprised of a large number of subgroups that differ from one another in terms of their ways of life, political persuasions, personal styles and so on. We have inner city dwellers, working class urban districts, middle classes in the suburbs, the super-rich in their favoured areas, big cities, small towns, villages … The people who live in these various sub-communities also have little contact with those in other sub-communities in real life – and when they do have contact, it tends rather to be on a superficial level. Digital communication, be it in social networks, forums or other online media, reinforces this logic on the one hand while breaking with it on the other. Reinforced in the sense that, assuming we fit into the patchwork of a community with a particular set of opinions, we will find ourselves inundated with ever more messages that reinforce this community's prevailing opinions. This entrenches our views and gives us tunnel vision. Yet that is of course only one side of the truth. We can see the opinions of others on a daily basis in the social media and forums – where we are confronted with attitudes that we might otherwise not even notice. That is something that is often overlooked when we talk about filter bubbles. Photo: Reuben Brand Antony Loewenstein: A key deficiency of modern society is lack of empathy for the underprivileged, a disease caused by experiencing our daily lives in a bubble. Too often what we read and don't see online and what we hear and experience in our real lives reduces our ability to relate to others who look or sound different to us. It's tempting to hate refugees coming from the Middle East or Africa if you feel economic and racial insecurity and are told by your trusted newspaper, TV host or friend that you should fear the "other" because they're worsening your personal situation. Resisting this impulse requires widening what you consume and consider on a daily basis. This tendency existed before the rise of the internet and social media but it's now easier to find your own tribe online. I've experienced this in my own work. When I visit Gaza as a journalist and tell people that I don't feel threatened as a Jew by locals or the Islamist government, the instant reaction is often suspicion because the media has fed a line for decades that Palestinians are inherently violent and Muslims want to kill all Jews. 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A Streetcar Named Design 2019
UNESCO City of Design Saint-Etienne have launched an exciting global competition open to students studying at design universities from all 31 UNESCO Cities of Design which includes us! They are asking for proposals designing the exterior of one of the Saint-Etienne trams, which will be put into service during the 11th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne (launching in March 2019).
The city's tramway is an integral part of their identity which is responsible for transporting 80,000 passengers per day! The prize of €5,000 will be presented to the winning student during the Biennale 2019 who will be given press/media coverage whilst there. This is a fantastic opportunity for current students @ Abertay University or University of Dundee. The proposals must be sent to Eric Laisne, Communication Director of the STAS ( email@example.com ) before the 31 January 2019 and make sure to read the details below from this link. Good luck!
The STAS:
The Société de Transport de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise, or STAS, runs the public transport system on behalf of district authority, Saint-Étienne Métropole. With 72 regular lines including 3 tram lines, the STAS transports over 46 million passengers every year across an area covering more than 720 sq. km.
Saint-Étienne is one of the very few cities in France to have always kept its trams since they were first introduced. The tram network has operated without interruption since its creation in 1881 and is an integral part of Saint-Étienne's heritage.
Thus, Saint-Étienne's trams are part of the district's identity as well as very much a part of what's happening there now. This is why the STAS is a partner of the Métropole and helps it to publicise its major events. On several occasions it has used the trams as a medium of communication covering them in the colours of landmark events (all over wrap advertising). See illustrations.
The CAF trams:
In 2017, a number of new trams came into service in Saint-Étienne, larger and notable for their special design.
Built by CAF, these 16 "new generation" trams offer today's passengers maximum comfort: ergonomic seats, warm materials, air conditioning, high- performance video protection system, audible and visual passenger information and WiFi.
Noted for their dimensions and their design inspired by the UNESCO Design City label, they are sure to make an impression on several generations of travellers.
The Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial:
Next March will see the opening of the 11th edition of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne. It is expected to welcome 230,000 visitors keen to discover the thousand and one facets of design. Professionals, the general public and students from all walks of life will come together across the Saint- Étienne Métropole district and its multiple exhibition sites. Covered by 1,800 local, national and international media outlets, this event makes Saint-Étienne the place to be next spring for all those interested in Design. As one of the Biennale's historic partners, the STAS wishes to take advantage of the event to launch the competition for students at the design schools in the UNESCO Creative network's Design Cities and generate media coverage for the work produced by the best of them.
This competition is intended for students or groups of students in the 4th or 5th year of design courses at design schools in the Design Cities in the UNESCO Creative Cities network in the 2018/2019 academic year.
The Cité du Design and ESADSE (Saint-Étienne Higher School of Art and Design) organise events throughout the year – exhibitions, meetings between designers and businesses, conferences, open days – and every two years the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne.
The 11th Saint-Étienne International Design Biennial will run from 21 March to 22 April 2019.
Launched in 1998 by the staff of ESADSE, this event is unique in the way it reaches extremely diverse and constantly growing audiences (140,000 visitors in 2013, 208,000 in 2015, 230,000 in 2017): professionals (designers and businesses), the general public, schools and higher education, journalists, etc.
The 11th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne will be taking place on several sites across the Metropolitan district.
The title of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2019 will be:
Designing common ground
The Biennale's visual identity will be linked to this theme.
For information, the visual identity of the Biennale 2019 has been created, following a consultation process, by the Trafik graphic design agency.
The competition:
The competition concerns the design of an all over wrap for one of the CAF trams, which will be put into service on the occasion of the 11th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne (in March 2019).
The theme:
The competition theme the students will be expected to work on is the baseline of the 11th edition of the Biennale: "Designing common ground".
Therefore, although "11th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne" must be included in the wrap, the "common ground" theme will be the notion central to all the work produced. This is a theme that is dear to the STAS, which every year carries over 46 million passengers with as many different identities. This means that the notions of "collective", "coming together" and/or "mixing" must be apparent in the main visual.
As "common ground" will be the central theme of all the work produced, it may be a graphic object, but it may also have a playful dimension if necessary, potentially even a human element. The Biennale trademark must be included in the visual (file in link).
For more information on the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2019 see: https://www.biennale-design.com/saint-etienne/2019/fr/ 3/ TECHNICAL SPECIFICITIES
Based on the document enclosed, the entrant will propose an original creation corresponding to the competition theme. Each proposal must respect the dimensions, surface areas and specific technical details of the tram. The entrant may accompany their entry any supplementary items they deem relevant (samples, views in situation, roughs, etc.).
All the proposals will be considered and judged by a Panel which will choose one to wrap the tram.
The STAS, accompanied by a specialised service provider, will then assist the winning entrant with the production of the visual to be used on the tram.
The visual will be installed under the supervision of the STAS, which reserves the right to make changes to it, in particular on safety grounds (total visibility of certain windows, keeping openings or trapdoors free, etc.).
All creative proposals:
- Must be owned by you.
- Must be original (within the legal meaning).
- Must be duly protected.
- Must not reproduce or imitate any commercial brand or trademark.
- Must not create a risk of disputes relating to any rights, distinctive signs or earlier creations belonging to third parties.
- Must not infringe any intellectual property rights or constitute unfair competition or passing off.
- Must not be used or exploited by the designer or any third party that has the right to use it without their agreement.
We remind you that you and you alone are responsible for the originality of your creative proposals.
We also remind you that it is your own responsibility to protect your creative work.
Deadline for entries: 31 January 2019, midnight Judging: week of 4 February 2019
The entry form and the logo "11e Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne" can be downloaded from:
Entries should be posted to:
Concours 2019 "Un tramway nommé design, 11ème édition de la Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne", Eric LAISNE
Deadline for submission of entries: 31 January 2019
Entry packages must include the following items:
- – The entrant or entrants' contact details: surname, first name, e-mail address, telephone number.
- – A conceptual note containing a comprehensive presentation of the project, drawings and/or photos, dimensions, materials and any explanations
necessary to the clear understanding and appreciation of the project.
– A A4 card summarising the project: this card will be given to the judges before the meeting so that they can prepare for it. It must contain all the
essential items (texts and visuals) enabling an appreciation of the project.
– ACDor USB stick containing all the items making up the project, and in particular
1. A pdf file of the A4 summary card,
2. HD files of the different visuals for the project,
3. A summary visual of the project in HD or PDF format that is sufficiently explicit to be able to be used alone on the website where the public can vote, if necessary.
The visuals must therefore be copyright free.
It must also be stated whether mock-ups or prototypes are available; these may be asked for during the final selection phase.
A designer may enter more than one project. They may also enter in groups or individually as long as each project is entered only once.
Given the number of entries, please note that the entry packs cannot be re
turned to the entrants and that incomplete entries will not be put to the judges. The entries/projects that do not win the competition will not be disseminated outside the judging panel.
– Graphic proposal linked to the theme The projects will be assessed on:
- The innovative and forward-looking character of the project proposed,
- Originality, creativity and relevance to the 11th edition of the Biennale,
- Staging and story-telling.
The panel of judges will meet in Week 6 of 2019 (from 4/02 to 8/02) The judges will choose one winner. The prize is 5,000 euros.
The panel of judges will be made up of:
- 1 person representing the STAS
- 1 person representing the Cité du Design/Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne
- 1 person representing ESADSE
- 1 professional designer
- 1 person representing a company partnering the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2019
The prize will be presented to the winner during the Biennale 2019.
The winning student selected by the panel of judges will receive a cheque for 5,000 euros. The winning entrant will be given coverage from the media/press covering the Biennale.
The winning visual will be unveiled on the occasion of the Biennale and installed on one tram for an indeterminate length of time (an agreement will be signed assigning the rights).
The winner will authorise the Cité du Design and the STAS to publish a description of their project in the information and communication tools relating to the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2019 as well as in all the materials illustrating the project.
This provision concerns all institutional materials and those intended for the general public: press packs and press releases, website, videos.


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Two Maine lawyers who help homeowners fight foreclosures may have contributed to a decision this week by one of the nation's largest mortgage-servicing companies to stop foreclosing on homes in 23 states, including Maine.
Thomas Cox of South Portland and Geoffrey Lewis of Fryeburg said Wednesday that the shoddy legal practices that led to the temporary halt appear to be common in an industry that is swamped by troubled loans.
GMAC Mortgage Co. announced this week that it had suspended foreclosures after discovering that employees had signed thousands of documents tied to foreclosures that contained information they didn't personally verify, as required by law. The company said it's reviewing the documents.
The decision followed revelations that a foreclosure processor in Pennsylvania, Jeffrey Stephan, had signed more than 10,000 foreclosure documents a month, without reviewing all of the information.
GMAC's action has led the state of Florida to look into whether improper documentation may have sped up foreclosures there.
In Maine, the Attorney General's Office declined to say whether it's investigating at this point. Linda Conti, an assistant attorney general, said Wednesday that any probe would likely involve determining whether mortgage holders were treated unfairly during the foreclosure process.
Cox and Lewis volunteer with a legal defense group called Maine Attorneys Saving Homes. About 6,000 foreclosures a year have been filed recently in Maine, and the advocacy group estimates that only one in 10 homeowners is represented by a lawyer.
GMAC is a unit of Ally Financial Inc. It services more than 20,000 mortgages in Maine, some for other lenders.
Cox, a retired lawyer, began to notice numerous documents signed by Stephan and got suspicious. He asked Lewis to help him contest a GMAC foreclosure case against a homeowner in Denmark, Nicole Bradbury. That led Cox to go to Pennsylvania in June and question Stephan under oath.
During the questioning, it became clear that Stephan had little training and didn't know what information was in the documents, other than the borrower's name.
He also acknowledged that he didn't have custody of records relating to the mortgage transaction. The records were on a computer, but Stephan said he and his staff didn't check to determine whether information was accurate.
Stephan's admissions were similar to those in sworn testimony taken by a lawyer in Florida in December.
"What blew me away," Cox said Wednesday, "was that Stephan admitted he didn't have custody of the file. It was scanned into a computer and he didn't even look at it. He didn't know if it was a true and accurate copy. He didn't read the affidavits. He just checked the numbers."
Cox and Lewis are now trying to get a judge to throw out the summary judgment — the legally agreed upon facts — in Bradbury's case. The lawyers also are seeking damages on behalf of Bradbury, who remains in her home pending court action.
The lawyer representing GMAC in Maine in the case, John Aromando, couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday.
GMAC's decision to put the brakes on foreclosures is prompting a wider examination of the industry's practices nationwide. Some observers have called Stephan and other foreclosure processors "robo-signers," noting that to process 10,000 documents a month during eight-hour workdays, a person would have only 90 seconds to deal with each file.
"I suspect this is an industry practice, given the magnitude of the problem and the process," Lewis said.
If that's true, Cox said, the practice represents an abuse of the justice system, and should make judges look more carefully at the documentation in foreclosure cases.
"This is costing people their homes, if it's not done correctly," he said.
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County teams: Congrats & well done to all our members who represented our club on county teams @ weekend, u15, Eric Fanning whose team were successful, u16 Chris McCullagh, who were narrowly beaten, u17 Rory O'Regan whose team were unsuccessful. On adult level, Kieran Morris scored an impressive 1-3 to help guide Tipperary to victory over Kilkenny in the All Ireland Intermediate Final.
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Just a small update.
The frustrations of my G Class and the Train Builder N Class have been weighing me down! So both projects are in the clipper bins which not only keep them fresh (TM), but guarantee their various parts are not lost.
It was something I had to do, and it has helped. For about the last 5 days I have suffered sinus and a runny nose, that much so, that I could do little more than lay on the couch with tissues jammed up each nostril to stop the constant dripping. Occasionally, the odd bit of relief, allowed me back into the shed and I managed to lay another 10 meters of track.
I have reached the House Creek area of Wodonga and only have the Wodonga Station area to lay to complete my first BG track on the bottom level. This will indeed be a great day when the track is finally connected. However my drawings need fixing and I need to sort out my main line connection to the shed and the turn table before advancing further.
When I tried to run the first train through on the new track I found several new shorts. I spent about two hours last night unplugging cables to locate the source of the short. Although the track has not yet connected the full loop (which would create a reversing loop) The power cables underneath in fact might be causing the short.
I know that once the Wodonga Station is connected in, I will have to fix the reverse loop wiring, but will have to discover why I suddenly have multiple shorts at the moment. Hopefully my nose has repaired itself, and I will get a few hours in the shed and fix it today.


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I got this a month ago from Murale to try out and now that I've got less than 10% left, I feel like I can give it a proper review. As you can tell I bought the 100mL travel size one to try out, just in case I didn't like it.
Feel and texture:
Completely identical to water.
None. Dries exactly like water.
I love it. The bottle is completely leak-proof. After I bought it, it was thrown around in my handbag before I got home. I've dropped the bottle twice in my bathroom without any problems.
They have designed it such that you cannot screw open the cap.
How I use it:
In the morning:
After I wash my face, I use the Bioderma as a toning cleanser. I soak a cosmetic cotton pad and wipe my entire face and neck, and then continue with lotion and make up. There is no need to rinse the Bioderma with water.
At night:
For make up removal, I soak a cosmetic cotton pad with Bioderma and hold it over my eye for 25-30 seconds (depending on how much make up I have on that day), and then wipe/slide it down along with my lashes. All of my eye shadow and water-resistant mascara comes right off on the single cotton pad. What's kinda cool is that the removed eye make up actually appears on the cotton pad exactly it does on my actual eye; not a blurr or smudge of make up as it would look on a make up wipe. I can actually see the individual coats of mascara on each lash. There's no need to scrub or rub as I would with a make up wipe, so I don't damage skin or collagen within skin.
After I have removed all of the make up off of my face, I wash my face with a face cloth (even though the product says that there's no need to rinse off the solution). Then, I soak a second cotton pad and use the Bioderma as a deep cleanser/toner, to remove any excess make up, dirt, and oil that hasn't been removed already. I don't rinse with water after the second cotton pad of Bioderma.
At first, I was kinda meh about it. I felt that it was good but not as crazy amazing as the fan girls and boys on the cyberspace praise it. But then, when I went back to my HG make up remover: Clinique Rinse-Off Eye Makeup Solvent and it just wasn't the same... I'm a convert. Best thing about Bioderma is that it removes make up with such ease and there's no need to rinse or wash my face afterwards. It leaves my face feeling so deeply clean and soft, without any tightness or dryness. It also doesn't leave any sort of film of stickiness on my face. Kinda crazy but my skin is just left feeling in its best possible condition.
I have sensitive, combination skin with hormonal acne, and this solution works perfectly for me. I'll definitely be re-purchasing it in the 500 mL bottle.
I bought this 100 mL travel size bottle from Murale for $6 CAD. It's apparently hard to get hold off in the UK, according to my girl crush, Vivianna. You can read on her thoughts on the solution as well as where she gets it here and here.
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Marion Holiday Park offers the complete holiday experience with resort style accommodation, lush tropical gardens and world class facilities – it's the perfect place to relax and unwind.
Welcome to Marion Holiday Park
Marion Holiday Park offers the complete holiday experience with resort style accommodation, lush tropical gardens and world class facilities – it's the perfect place to relax and unwind.
Yes! FREE Wi-Fi every day for all our guests.
BEST PARK WE HAVE BEEN TO - Excellent facilities at the Marion Holiday Park. The beer garden is amazing. The staff are very friendly and helpful. We highly recommend this place and will definitely be back many times in the future. My daughter loved it so much she asked if we could live there for ever!!
FANTASTIC FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS- Wonderful accommodation. Stayed in a lagoon unit which was extremely clean and modern. Great facilities for both adults and children - the beer garden is a awesome addition allowing the family to have fun all in one stop - great food at a great price. Only live 10 mins down the road but will definitely be back. Staff were friendly and accommodating.
Excellent - This holiday park is amazing for family's. There's so many things for the kids to do it made it hard to leave. The accommodation was clean and comfortable with lots of room. Will defiantly be staying again
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - My group of 8 stayed in the 2 storey poolside apartments & they were luxurious. The level of detail in presentation, cleanliness & supplies were top notch. The kids had plenty of free activities to keep them busy.
BRILLIANT WINTER ESCAPE - A holiday where the parents enjoyed it as much as the children. Perfect escape in winter with so many indoor activities - tennis, table tennis, 8 ball, arcade games and gym. We also enjoyed the new bar area with outdoor cinema, booths with heaters, great pizzas and plenty of drinks to choose from. A great treat also were the fire pits to keep warm and toast marshmallows. Best of all was the heated pool, the kids even braved the splash park in the cold, then warmed up afterwards with a spa. We'll be back for sure!
Stayed there on the weekend best place to stay love the new bar area and the movie area hope to be back in October or November
Found the studio apartment way too small, bathroom tiny and very expensive for what we had
Great place to stay, friendly staff, great facilities. A home away from home. Recommend staying if travelling to or through Adelaide.
Awesome place. Facilities are fantastic. Staff are very friendly.
Amazing place.. We were passing through so only spent one night unfortunately.. It is an amazing place.. Staff friendly and accommodating..
The park has been wonderful , clean , well set out, easy to access excellent facilities for families a great touch to have home baked bread in our unit when we arrive
We had our christmas here . It was the best the kids had plenty to do . Sitting on the beanbags watching the big screen was nice and relaxing . The play ground great the whole park was very clean . Our cabin was good , everything that we needed
I heard it's great I just want to go there I Hope we win the competition
Such a wonderful family friendly place to stay. Even when staying during the busy school holiday times, there is plenty of space to play and enjoy the amenities. Definitely didn't feel over crowded. Everything was clean and well looked after. Loved the cinema and new bar set up. Cannot wait to return to this wonderful place.
Amazing place to go with the kids! Heaps of things for them to do and the facilities are very clean. Will definitely be coming back soon.
August 7th is International Beer Day and to celebrate we are making beer! If you are a guest staying at our park that night, come along to The Palms for free and see the process that different grains go through to become delicious craft-style beer with Simon, our Master Brewer. Simon was a recent Coopers National Finalist for "Master of the Brewniverse" in 2019, (he also doubles as our Maintenance Manager😉).To reserve your spot call our friendly office staff on 8276 6695.


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Notes, Tips & Tricks
Here it is a specialty dish from Makassar: Soup Konro. At a quick glance, Sup Konro looks like
Rawon from East Java, especially from the color. That's because both dishes contains the same ingredient which have caused
the black colour. It is from Keluak Nuts which gives the character of this soup. But I assure you the taste
is not so bleak as it's colour may suggest!!! On the contrary .. Sop Konro is a complete blend of flavors, a perfect combination
from varied spices & herbs that you might have in one recipe.
Frankly I love the distinctive taste of Sup Konro as well as Rawon. Words can not describe how delicious it tastes ;-) Although it needs extra patience to prepare this soup because of long listing ingredients & quite longer cooking process, but it is really worth trying!! The slow cooking process allows the beef ribs to absorb all the spices and to become tender. The result hmmmmm .... what a really Indonesian temptation ;-)
Note : For many European countries, includes Germany it is quite difficult to find long bone beef-ribs in the markt. Most available is pork rib. If you encounter the same problem, then look for small cut beef rib. If this sort is also not available then replace with other part of other boned-beef slices. The spice of this soup tastes really delicious it doesn't matter which part of beef/meat you use.
Ingredients for 4 persons:
- 1 kg/ 2 lbs beef ribs, cut in serving portions
- 2 cm or 1 tsp galangale, bruished
- 5 kaffir-lime leaves
- 1 stem lemon grass, outer leaves discarded, bruished
- 2 salam or bay leaves
- 1 tbsp tamarind pulp, soak with 50 ml hot water
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
- sugar/palm sugar (to taste)
- 2 tsp salt or to taste
- 3 lt/ 6 pints hot water
Spice for the paste:
- 6 pcs shallots, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 large red chillies, de-seeded, chopped
- 3 fresh keluak nuts or 10 gr dried keluak block
- 4 cloves
- 2 cm fresh turmeric or 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 sdt nutmeg powder
- lime, cut into wedges
- fried shallots
- sambal rawit or sambal oelek
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Cut or separate beef ribs into a serving portions. Wash & set aside to drain.
- 2
Put all ingredients for the paste in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. (If necessery add a little bit oil to help the blending process).
- 3
Heat 3 tbsp oil in a wok or large fryingpan. (Don't add oil if already added in a blender).
- 4
Stir-fry the paste over medium heat until well cooked & fragrant (takes about 5-7 minutes).
- 5
Add the kaffir-lime leaves, lemon grass, galangale & salam leaves. Stir all the time until wilted. ( about 2 minutes)
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Add the beef ribs, stir fry until the beef becomes harder & the color have changed to white.
- 6b
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Transfer the beef ribs & all the spices into a large/deep saucepan.
- 8a
Add 3 liter hot water *** & tamarind juice. Stir to mix. *** Add boiled water into the beef ribs then cook on the medium heat to preserve it's best taste.
- 8b
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Adjust the heat into medium-high, bring to boil & let it cook for 30 minutes.
- 10
Cover the pan, adjust the heat into medium & simmer for 1 hour until the beef ribs become really tender. Stir occasionally.
- 11
When the beef is already tender, add the sliced spring onion. Adjust the seasoning accordingly. Add salt & sugar to taste.
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Serve hot by preparing the soup in an individual serving dish, garnish with fried shallots, lime juice & sambal (if preferred).


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Yoomi Feeding System Review.
Yoomi is a London based company created in 2009 by parents Farah and Jim. From their personal experiences of bottle warming, from making night time feeds and warming them to getting the bottle the right temperature when out and about. This inspired them to design the Yoomi feeding system. With a combination of Jim's engineering skills, Farah's inspiration and the help of expert advice and family and friends the Yoomi was created.
Yoomi is a feeding system which warms the temperature of the milk within 60 seconds to the perfect temperature of breastmilk. It is a simple yet amazing device; you do not require any plugs or wires to charge the Yoomi and it can be charged 150 times before it need replacing. Another great thing is you can charge the warmer and it will stay charged until you need to use it; this is the part I found really useful. The Yoomi bottle is also suitable for Breast-feeding parents as it has a breast like anti-colic teat which is designed for an easy latch.
The Yoomi bottle contains a unique warmer that is activated by pressing the orange button. This then triggers the internal solution to warm the unit within 60 seconds. The unit can be charger 150 times before it will need replacing. The cold milk is then warmed as it travels through the feeding chanels of the warmer. The warmer has been designed to stay warm for upto 1 hour so perfect for slow feeders. To create the warmth a gel is used (the same using in hand warmers). This gel is non-toxic and is a concentrated salt solution. Although it is perfectly safe some parent's will still worry; Yoomi also have this covered as they added a food grade colourant to the warmer so any leaks are visable; therefore even if there is a leak your baby will not be able to swallow any of the solution.
All parts used within the Yoomi are 100% BPA free and meet the highest safety standards after under going extensive testing. The teats are naturally shaped and have 6 anti-colic vents to allow the air to pass out of the teat. This helps prevent colic and offers the baby a relaxed feed.
You may think it works the same as a conventional bottle warmer in which you are able to find. However; the yoomi provides a constant warm temperature, just like mums breasts. Conventional warmers allow the milk too cool down.
We really enjoyed using the Yoomi feeding system and would definately recommend it to others. The packaging was well designed, it was very eye catching with the bright yellow; also the shape was well designed. Also upon the back were clear easy to follow instructions so you didn't need to read all through the enclosed instructions if you didn't have time. We were sent an 8oz feeding system for review, however Yoomi does also come within a 5oz feeding system.
When I first saw the packaging, warmer and charging unit I thought it was going to be really difficult to use; I was very kindly proven wrong. I simply placed the warmer within the pod, and then into the microwave following the instructions upon the back of the box. When it came time to use the bottle the warmer is simply placed within the teat, screw the lid onto the bottle and press the button upon the warmer. Instant warmth! The milk only becomes warm when it passes through the warming channels of the unit. The system is very simple to use. After using the warmer we simple rinsed it throughly to remove any excess milk, and recharged ready for the next use. The shape of the bottle was great and made it easy and comfortable to hold when feeding.
The only thing I did find was the bottle was a little heavy and Jack was unable to hold it himself as he normally likes too. However; during the day time we were able to still use the Yoomi feeder as it can be used with or without the warming unit. All Yoomi products are interchangable so when you are ready to move onto another bottle size you are still able to use the warmers if they have recharges left in them.
I would definately highly recommend this to any parents or parents to be. It is perfect for late night feeds but also when out and about. With the Yoomi you will no longer have to ask a resturant for some hot water for them to take a while to get it. I wish I had known about these bottles within the early stages of Jack being around.
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Call it "What the Well-Dressed Islamo-Nazi is Wearing".
Commenter Mihir Shah informs us that the the turban I used for Hitler and Himmler in my last post was in fact a Sikh turban, and might confuse our readers.
I knew that the Shia wear black turbans, and that's why I chose it, so the difference must be one of style. I have switched our Nazi friends to white turbans of a slightly different style.
These new turbans are probably not correct either, and I hope our readers will give me more feedback. Maybe I can keep adjusting them until they definitively resemble standard Muslim headgear.
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