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Expocenter of Ukraine, Kyiv, Academica Glushkova avenue, 1 (subway station "Vystavkovyi Tsentr")
The international agro-industrial fair "Agro-2019" that earned international recognition long ago is the largest and the most perspective national event in the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine. From year to year the positive dynamics of growth and the quality of the offered services is preserved and the number of domestic and foreign participants, who represent all sectors of agriculture, food, processing and fish industry, agricultural machine-building, grows.
Evaluating Ukrainian market and its investment attractiveness, facilitating the development processes of international cooperation in the agro-industrial complex, as well as establishing business contacts between scientific organizations and scientific-industrial enterprises, in order to create common projects on carrying out researches and developments, are among the goals of the exhibition.
Presentation of the achievements of the best enterprises and agricultural ventures from all regions of Ukraine, of condition of their performance, and exchange with positive work experience will traditionally take place at "Agro-2019". The best samples of world and domestic agricultural equipment production, means of mechanization, equipment for keeping and feeding animals, equipment for feed production, veterinary and biological preparations, agricultural chemistry, bioenergetics and agro-ecology will be demonstrated.


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Announcements from my inbox
2007 Microsoft Office File Formats
The Microsoft Office File formats have been officially ratified by ECMA (the standards body that ratified javascript).
Interestingly there were 20 votes in favour of and 1 vote against - IBM. Read eWeeks coverage for more details.
Exchange 2007 and Forefront Server Security
I Just noticed a message in my inbox that Exchange 2007 has been RTM'd over the weekend (Friday PST).
I've been on Exchange 2007 for a few weeks now. I really like the new Out of Office and unified messaging ... but thats just where it starts.
At the same time Microsoft Forefront Server Security for Microsoft Exchange server has also been released to manufacturing.
Drivers for Toshiba laptops under Vista
Finally Craig points out that Toshiba now have Vista RTM drivers available for most of their current models. Craig has the details here.
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Temple of Peace Conferences
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|The Temple of Peace is different to most venues you can hire in Cardiff. We are not owned by a private business; we are managed by the charity the Welsh Centre for International Affairs. So when you book your wedding, engagement party, conference or business meeting with us, your money is used to contribute to not just our magnificent building but also the charity's work in supporting international development, peace, human rights and global education. With your money you are directly helping us to create a fairer and more peaceful world.
|Room 38
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|Committee Room
Capacity – 20 boardroom, 35 theatre
|A casual meeting space for less formal gatherings and creative meetings. The relaxed vibe is ideal for creative businesses to meet with clients and discuss ideas. Our interactive smart board is available for hire in this room, perfect for brainstorming and presenting to clients or colleagues.
|The Committee Room is a more traditional meeting room that can be set up boardroom style to seat 20 people or theatre style for 35. This is a great space for giving presentations and holding meetings. Our interactive smart board is available for hire in this room.
|Council Chamber
Capacity – 30 boardroom, 60 theatre
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Capacity – 250 theatre, 180 cabaret
|The wood panelled council chamber is lined with books, a lot originally from the founder of the building Lord Davies. The impressive room really makes an impact and can accommodate up to 60 people. Our interactive smart board is available for hire in this room.
|Our Marble Hall is multi-functional and can be set it up cabaret style, theatre style, Hogwarts dining style or as an empty backdrop for whatever you want to use if for! There's a low platform stage at the back of the hall, ideal for a top table or a band to play, as well as giving presentations on our 10ft projector screen.
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The Spaniard presented geometric panelling in high-collared dresses and blouses, cut away at parts or layered with ruffles and crochet wool
This season was all about contrasts for Emilio de la Morena. Juxtaposing light and dark, soft and hard, the Spanish designer came up with two very different women for his collection. One was softer, accessible and nice, while the other was, in his words, "nasty". Geometric panelling appeared through the collection, incorporated into dresses, jackets, blouses and skirts. The resulting varying levels and cut away sections were accompanied by layering and pleating which gave a sense of flow to the mainly strict contouring. Fabrics were leathers, cottons, silks and crochet wools which came in mainly black, although reds, purples and white were also spread thinly across the season. Detailing included ruffled collars, simple, repetitive line prints and embroidery in the form of more geometrics.
Dazed Digital: What was the starting point for this season?
Emilio de la Morena: It was images from 1870 made by a relatively unknown artist who was actually a member of my family, a long way down the line. I was looking at the paintings and their depiction of suffering. It made me think about those people in history who had a difficult life, and that became my starting point.
DD: So it was quite a difficult beginning?
Emilio de la Morena: Yes actually I was in such a negative state at the beginning that it kind of made me define the girl of the collection very clearly. It came down to two people, one who was very light and soft and nice and another that was quite a nasty girl.
DD: How did that translate into the collection?
Emilio de la Morena: Well we went for the two polar opposites really, on one side realy heavy fabrics, leathers and wools, and on the really light cottons and silks.
DD: Is that where the layering came into play?
Emilio de la Morena: It is where it evolved from yes. We combined the sheer fabrics with the layers of leather to complement each other but also go against each other and contrast, it had to balance.


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Drug researchers have found evidence that a hallucinogenic compound used in shamanic rituals in the Amazon is growing in popularity. Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the active ingredient in ayahuasca, a plant-based mixture, can also be used by itself, often by smoking it.
Working off of answers provided in the ongoing Global Drug Survey, researcher Adam Winstock and his co-authors found in a November article published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology that DMT "had a larger proportion of new users" compared to other powerful drugs like magic mushrooms, LSD and ketamine -- "suggesting its popularity may increase."
Take this year's Global Drug Survey here.
The global survey's findings are supported by numbers from another survey administered by the U.S. government, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. That sampling found that the number of people in the U.S. who have used DMT in some form has been up almost every year since 2006 -- from an estimated 688,000 in 2006 to 1,475,000 in 2012.
The newest users, the global survey found, were more likely to be young, male, and in school.
"Mainstream interest since the release of the cult film "Enter the Void" in 2009 and the 2010 documentary "DMT: The Spirit Molecule", followed by a recent article in the influential youth magazine Vice featuring young people who had just smoked DMT will have raised awareness," Winstock's study said, suggesting why use might be on the rise.
The anonymized annual Global Drug Survey provides a rare look into how illegal drugs are actually consumed by users. Twenty-five news organizations around the world are partnering with the survey this year to provide greater insights into how and why people use drugs.
Because the survey is not a random sample, it cannot provide accurate data of the prevalence of the use of a certain drug. However, it is possible to identify some trends from the study.
The 2012 Global Drug Survey, conducted between November and December that year, found that DMT users have a relatively low urge to use more. The drug doesn't offer a casual high, but rather an extreme hallucinatory experience. Winstock and his partners found that a "bad trip" was a commonly cited risk for the drug, and that "the majority of users rated the effect of DMT as stronger than ketamine, magic mushrooms and LSD." Users of ayahuasca don't use the term "high" or even "trip" to describe the experience, in fact. They rely on "journey" to get across how different in kind, not just in degree, it is from other drugs, even other psychedelics.
The use of ayahuasca itself has been on the rise over the last decade. L.A. Weekly recently reported that its home city hosts at least three active ayahuasca subcommunities and that on any given night, some 50 to 100 "ceremonies" where the drug is used are underway in New York City.
Ayahuasca brew, a combination of two plants that grow in South America, has long been known to the readers of Beat literature as yage. "I was a vomiting snake," early adopter Allen Ginsberg wrote of one ayahuasca journey. "I vomited with eyes closed and sensed myself a Serpent of Being ... covered with Aureole of spiky snakeheads miniatured radiant & many colored around my hands & throat -- my throat bulging like the Beast of Creation, like the Beast of Death."
The drug first came to the attention of Western scientists in 1851, but Amazonian tribes have probably used it as a medicine and religious aid for centuries. One of the plants in the brew, Psychotria viridis, contains dimethyltryptamine -- or DMT -- which is listed as a Schedule I drug under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act. By itself, though, dimethyltryptamine has no real effect. Indeed, many common plants contain DMT; so does the human body, though the brain is wired to neutralize it. Thus the second plant in the brew -- Banisteriopsis caapi, which knocks down the brain's ability to neutralize DMT.
Without reliable survey data, it's impossible to know exactly how much ayahuasca use might be growing in the United States. But beginning around the turn of the millennium, folks unable to find acid in their hometowns -- or those just looking for something new -- started hopping flights to Peru, Ecuador, or Brazil, hoping to experience an ayahuasca journey, as the experience is known. "Before 2001, I never saw an American come down," a Peruvian shaman said during an interview for the 2009 book This Is Your Country On Drugs, requesting anonymity so as not to go to prison.
Such psychedelic tourism grew so quickly that ayahuasca journeys are now offered in Latin American countries that have no native tradition of using the brew. Tommy Thomas, a farmer who lives in Costa Rica, also spoke about the trend for the 2009 book. A real estate developer from Washington, D.C., Thomas moved to the country more two decades ago hoping to earn a living growing hallucinogenic plants. The market turned out to be less lucrative than he'd imagined. Thomas now grows mostly traditional crops, dedicating only a small portion of his farm to mind expansion, on a four-acre plot he calls an "ethnobotanical garden." He said that he first noticed the ayahuasca trend take a major upswing in 2005. The local version of the ceremony involves flying in a Peruvian, Ecuadorian, or Brazilian shaman, because their Costa Rican counterparts never used ayahuasca.
"It kind of pisses them off," Thomas said of the native Costa Ricans, "but it's good money." Indeed, the retreats, mostly organized by Americans, can cost thousands of dollars per head.
Another sign that ayahuasca vacations have hit a critical mass is media exposure. National Geographic and a number of other outlets have run chronicles of their writers' mind-blowing excursions to South America, complete with harrowing bus/plane/boat rides, stays in mosquito-ridden camps, and much vomiting. The New York Times finally covered the journeys in 2010. But there's really no need for Americans to travel to go on an ayahuasca journey. In the '90s, the Peruvian shaman said, he brought his brew to places such as Spain, Italy, and India, but not to the United States. "I didn't even consider coming to America," he said. "I didn't think the people would be open to it." He eventually met a few Americans who persuaded him to come to San Francisco. Today, he goes almost nowhere but the United States. Now, he said, there are more towns asking him to come than he has time to accommodate.
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Remember how my word for this year is DELIBERATE? I've been trying to use this word, especially when it comes to decisions I need to make.
Earlier this year, I sent in the manuscript for My Own Mr. Darcy to a dream publisher. This is the publisher I've always wanted to publish a book through. They have name recognition, marketing muscle, and national reach. The acquisitions editor wanted it. The beta readers loved it. It looked like it was almost a sure thing.
And then they couldn't fit it into their schedule and I was devastated.
For a couple of days.
And then I remembered that my family had been praying diligently that I'd find the RIGHT situation for my book.
And so I got to work exploring every other avenue for my book and decided on a route. I'm on that route and it's going well.
Imagine my surprise when I opened my email this week and there was a request to resubmit it to fill an opening that had become available on the calendar.
Oh man, I wanted to say yes. But I couldn't. Because we'd been very deliberate about our deliberations and I knew I was doing the right thing for this book. I didn't have to wring my hands and worry I'd made the wrong choice.
My next book? We'll see. They said they'd like to see it, so I have options.
But right now? I feel good.
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- Kristi said...
Timing is a tricky thing.
By the way, I read My Own Mr. Darcy withing 24 hours of getting it. I loved it. A friend of mine saw me reading it and she said she was going to order it too.
I will submit some reviews on Amazon and Good Reads.
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Today's obituaries are more than simple funeral announcements and a list of the names of family members. Modern obituaries include treasured memories, funny stories and important details that showcase the joys and moments of a life lived. A great obituary tells a unique story and reflects the personality of the person it commemorates.
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This post is intended to go along with my talk from Saturday, April 1st at MidCamp in Chicago.
I am the kind of person that doesn't like to say no, not to things I enjoy anyways. Which results in an overly booked calendar and me regretting my life choices.
A little background information on me – my husband's name is Jeff, he the most amazing man in the world. We have three beautiful children together – Kaden(8), Greyson(6) & Olivia(1.5) and a Great Dane puppy named Pixel. Jeff also has a son, Ethan(15) that I can thank for introducing me to the joy of children. Before Jeff, I never had any desire to have children and now I can't imagine my life without them. Well, most of the time. Sometimes, when Olivia is throwing food all over the place and Greyson is hitting Kaden, I sometimes wonder what my life would be like had I never met Jeff and created this beautiful, but insanely chaotic, life. Cmon, every Mom out there has these same thoughts, don't even try to deny it. I imagine a life in an upscale, downtown Minneapolis apartment with 2 perfectly behaved Golden Retrievers that go everywhere with me – including sleeping with me in my super-soft and comfy king size bed built for a human and her 2 furry friends. And since I will have so much spare time, I can volunteer with every dog rescue in town and save ALL the dogs.
Parent Pro Tip
If you don't like constantly cleaning food off the floors, get a dog.
Like any life dream, they are never perfect. In my "single" life I would likely become lonely and seek human companionship anyways. I surely wouldn't laugh as much. My kids, they are little comedians. Greyson especially – that kid comes up with the most bogus stuff. I would likely fill my schedule with something else or take on more work and never really get to spend all my free time saving dogs. My rent would be high and my yard would be non-existent. And parking, I don't even want to think about parking in downtown. Nothing is perfect. Nothing.
No matter how much you dream of a perfect, less chaotic life, it just doesn't exist if you have a personality like mine. I am the kind of person that does not stop. If I have free time, I find myself thinking of ways to fill that time. And then when I have too much going on that I do not have enough time I regret the thing I did before that filled my free time. #noregerts (haha that was intentional, haven't you seen the snickers commercial?! Oh TV, how I love and hate you.)
So even with just my normal work day and home life, I have a lot going on. However, as developers we know that things are constantly changing and if we do not keep up with the latest technologies, our imposter syndrome will flare. You know what I am talking about. The syndrome that has you constantly wondering if you are truly qualified for your job or career. The one where you wonder if you fit in with your fellow super-smart coworkers. Then you have that new technology aw-haw moment and all is well again. It's like a drug really. Learn something new and your syndrome is miraculously healed, for now. I don't know about you, but my daily schedule is usually pretty full the way it is and I usually do not have a lot of time in my work day to learn new things so when in the world are we supposed to learn these new buzzword technologies?
With all of this being said, let's get into the good stuff – how to manage all of these things.
Eliminate what you can
If you have things that you said yes to but shouldn't have, stop doing them immediately. I know it sounds obvious, but sometimes as humans we feel the need to please other people at our own expense. You can not live a sustainable life doing this. Write down the top 3-5 things that matter in your life. If what you are doing is not on this list, then stop doing it. One exception being your job, but if you do not enjoy your job, find one you do enjoy. Life is too short to do something you don't enjoy.
My list consists of:
- My Family
- Teaching Kids to Code – specifically diversifying the industry for our future
- My job – yep, I love my job.
- Saving dogs
This tip also helps for at home as well. If you are hoarding things you do not need, get rid of them. If you really can't let it go, create a tote of stuff to be later reviewed, in say 6 months, and if those items are not important in 6 months then they can go.
Parent Pro Tip
Throw your child's artwork away in the outside garbage. And then when your child figures out you threw away their artwork, blame it on your spouse.
Write everything down
Even if you are the kind of person that likes to keep things in your phone or tablet, write it down. First off, there is this amazing feeling of accomplishment when we write things down and check them off. Oh how I love checking things off. Second, it takes you away from the thing that is most distracting – our electronic devices. Third, you remember things better if you physically write them down. To build on this, do not wait to write something down. Take out your notebook and do it NOW. You will forget in 3 minutes.
Parent Pro Tip
Never, EVER leave a sharpie unattended.
Get a journal. My favorite journal is Self Journal by BestSelf. It includes a schedule for your day, which I normally do not update until that morning because my schedule changes frequently. I strongly recommend the morning and evening sections for what you are grateful for. In the beginning, these may be high level things but as you continue these will become more granular which has helped my overall mood. There is always something, at least one thing, to be happy about – no matter how bad your day may seem. Today's targets are milestone-type tasks that help you reach your bigger goals. Lessons learned, for me, is usually "Do not procrastinate" or "say no." Wins is a great place to showcase the things that you completed that day. This is super important. When you have a chaotic schedule, task completion is helps validate that you are actually getting things done.
To build on your journaling, you should check out my coworker's talk on Peak Productivity with Ivy Lee.
Note: Another great journal option is Passion Planner – but they sell out quick at the beginning of the year. If you order one, please mention my email: email@example.com. I get a free planner after a few referrals. 🙂
Practice Mindfulness
Ever since starting to practice mindfulness (also known as meditating) I am able to actually fall asleep. My mind used to constantly race before bed and it would take me at least a half hour to an hour to fall asleep. It also helps when my mind is racing and I just can't prioritize which super important thing I should do first. My recommendation would be to start with the app version of either Headspace or Calm. I subscribe to Headspace and really enjoy it. The founder of Headspace also has a book on Amazon that I recently purchased and really enjoy it so far. I even use it with my kids – Greyson can be a little sassy (mean) sometimes so I had him do the kindness one and it really seemed to actually set in. Kaden asks for it every night and now has it on his iPad to do before he goes to bed at night.
In Summary
- Eliminate what you can
- Write everything down
- Practice Mindfulness


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Told myself that I would go back to writing more often, and cut this hiatus crap already. But such is life, and its tendency to destroy resolutions. No small matter, too, when you write for work as well as pleasure, and the occasional catharsis.
Somehow, for me, things and thoughts always fall into their odd places on Sunday. Sabbath debates be damned, it is indeed some of the best time for catching up with yourself, after the blizzard of things (people, places, objects, events, etc.) that always seems to happen during the Fridays and Saturdays. And as always, it's the nights when thoughts are impregnated, and all manner of manifestations are birthed the world as a result.
Perhaps these efforts are simply a routine breaking of routines: writing-nonwriting, doingthings-thinkingaboutthings, social-solo, and so on. Attention deficit, yes, but it keeps things from getting boring. And if you know me, you know how easily I get bored. Life is what you make it, yadda-yadda.
For some reason, I am running out of things to say tonight, and deadlines have already killed me. Pretty please, bear with this, something better will come.


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Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer knew he had to react quickly when Frank Lampard's shot crashed off the crossbar and
bounced twice during their World Cup game on Sunday. He grabbed the ball that he saw had crossed the line and quickly put it back in play, fooling Uruguayan referee Jorge Larrionda into believing it was not a goal.
"I tried not to react to the referee and just concentrate on what was happening," said Neuer. "I realized it was over the line and I think the way I carried on so quickly fooled the referee into thinking it was not over."
Neuer saw a replay later on television. "And, yes, it was over. It should have been a goal for England. Probably about two meters."


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New Years Goals 2017 #SundayBlogShare #Writing
Happy 2017 folks! Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year!
New Years always brings a flurry of hope and optimism with them. After the last year, I think we all need it! This optimism leads to people making resolutions and promises to themselves and others. If you have been around here long enough, you will know I don't do resolutions. I break them the moment I make them! Instead, I set myself goals I want to achieve. These are either for my own well-being or in the interests of improving my writing.
To say the least, I have had limited success with the goals I set myself last year.
Try to write something every day or every week. Writing every day is not easy. I was either being too lazy or life was taking too much of a priority. Looking at my spreadsheets, it shows that, on average, I wasn't writing 11 days each month. I was achieving my word counts most months, until I gave myself a new word count after achieving it. This was a short sighted move. I ended the year with a deficit of 4,848 words. I am still proud of that when I compare it to 12,700 word one I went into November NaNoWriMo with.
It hasn't been all bad on this front. I have been reviewing my word goals every three months. This has proven helpful. It made me reset some of them because of life and how that was going to impact on my writing. This is something I wouldn't have done without the Word Nerds talking about it in their videos.
Post once a week, every week on this blog. Partial success again that fell by the wayside at the end of the year. I did achieve this, putting November and December aside. I was writing or reblogging something roughly once a week.
Read more. Uh, yeah. I am calling this one a failure. I did read stuff, like the Rivers of London comics and started reading books but did I finish them? Not many. Going by my GoodReads Reading Challenge, I set myself a target of 25 books and read 23. Some were rereads, like Doctor Who Writers Tale: The Final Chapter, quite a few were comics, like Kingsman and Green Arrow New 52 Vol. 1, then there were indie books like Witch At Heart and Preternatural Affairs. So a mix and I did complete some books but I still feel like that I just didn't read enough or finish enough books.
Participate in as many writing/National Novel Writing Month events as possible. Done and dusted on the NaNoWriMo front but definitely not on the writing event front. I participated in the DraeBox Writers Club challenge, which was a lot of fun. I will be again this year and I am looking forward to it. I am not resetting this goal for this year though. Instead I am replacing it.
Reason being, I think the universe has been trying to say something. Few recent experiences have made me think this. Firstly, I was talking with good friends of mine about drafting. We noted that we seem to always be starting or restarting drafts but never finishing them.
Secondly, I have been seeing tweets about committing to finishing 1 draft of a manuscript in 2017. It's just typical I can't find any of them now. This is what got me considering this new goal.
Thirdly, as I was writing this and reflecting on the past year, I realised something. I have spent more time on just one story than I have done in a long time. That story is the dark witch story. I have had some detours but I have always gone back to this one.
Spending so long on it, talking with friends and seeing the tweets have made me want to get at least one draft done. I want to be able to say I have finished something.
So my goals for 2017 are:
- Write something at least once a week, every week.
- Post once a week, every week on this blog.
- Read more and finish books.
- Complete at least one draft of one story.
What goals are you setting or pursuing this year? Had any luck with your goals or resolutions last year? Wishing you all the best for 2017!
Monthly #Writing Update
Final Word Count: 6,465 words
I am quite proud of that total despite not writing for 9 days and it cut some of my deficit.
Most of what I wrote was exposition stuff, description and explaining how the school works. It's not exactly the most interesting but necessary. I also went off track too by writing a scene from later in the story and a scene that really belongs in a possible sequel. They explore a possible story line that I am still figuring out and don't want to discuss at the moment as discussed in my last update. I have also been reconsidering certain characters and their portrayal and who they are really. That could be an interesting experience as the changes are things I have never attempted writing before.
This is only an early draft so what's written now will get rewritten hopefully and some story lines, characters and ideas may get stripped out.
I have also spent the end of last month working on a suggestion from Draebox of having a second project to work on when I hit a block on the first. Currently, that project is looking like it could be my NaNoWriMo/November 2014 and very little progress has happened however I have had a breakthrough on it. The second project may change yet but we will see.
Overall, last month was quite successful and the exposition will help me later. Having a second project could help so what I discuss in these updates could vary. I will try not to make it confusing. Aims for this month? Get as much written as possible to delay any issues that will present themselves over the next two months due to life stuff. I will be incredibly busy so writing will fall to the wayside. It is inevitable but if I can get ahead now, that will help a lot. No plans to take part in NaNoWriMo fully but I will try to enter some words some days.
How was last month for you? Plans for this month? Entering NaNoWriMo in November. Don't be afraid to comment below.
5 Stages of Losing Interest in Your Draft Novel #SundayBlogShare #writers
I think this describes me at the moment with my story. Hoping I will fall back in love with the current story.
#Writing Update
Word Count: 705 words
So a bit of an improvement over last time but not by much therefore, another quick update really.
Those words have been on her last couple of weeks of home life and I have finally started on her journey to school! Well, I say that but really it's just her waking up, remembering she is leaving to start a new adventure and getting dressed. Also, her cat has decided to use the word worms to describe people he sees below them. I am hoping that is actually funny but I will see eventually.
I have no idea what it is over the past week but I've had the time to write but I just seem to procrastinate and not write. Maybe it's all the free time, maybe it's the freedom, maybe it's something else but for now, I just need to focus on actually using that time productively and just writing.
Part of that procrastination has been thinking about July and wondering if I should start another story or rewrite another one but I keep circling back to actually wanting to get this story written. Get this draft done at least. I think it's born out of the fact I have struggled to do just that. Life has been through a few changes as of late and over the last couple of years which I think has contributed to me struggling to write and complete stories. Now I am settled, maybe it means I will finish a draft. Or maybe it's just a good intention that will go.
How's your writing going? Better? Worse? Had thoughts about July? If anyone has any advice about sitting my butt down and writing and maybe even completing a draft of a story at least, I would appreciate it. Have fun and I hope all the words come to you.
Camp #NaNoWriMo April 2016: Days 27-30 and Review
Final Word Count: 22,304 words
Know what I was saying last time about having a winners banner at the top of the post for yesterday? Well, obviously, I didn't. I spent two days curled under a blanket, cold and feeling ick, so no writing happened. The knock on effect was that I just didn't have the time to write the words remaining.
The love interest didn't get his full introduction, intended to happen in the book store, and instead my FMC might be getting a kitten instead who is very similar to her, I think. I guess I will have to see. That's actually about all I've really written, so minimal.
Over all, last month was rambling, bouncing around and far too detailed for the start of the book. I am not sure entirely how that happened. I know it is partly because it was quite heavily changed from the original draft and I went down the wrong path when I started writing. But quite how it went all over the place so I am not even hitting the school stuff, I have no idea. I have noted the odd issue already on here when I have written updates, including the fact that I think I have started the story too early in story time.
I have wondered if part of the reason that the story is going so slowly is that I have my FMC alone so much. In the other draft, my FMC had someone to talk to, a friend of sorts. This is something I have noticed and why the love interest and the cat has dominated my thinking a bit. I need another character who she can interact with before she gets to school. Perhaps the cat is the way to go for now.
Another issue that has slowed the story I think is the domestic abuse storyline. I think I may have gone a little far with that and it has no use with being so close to the surface. The way I've introduced it doesn't feel perhaps as it should. Of course, it is something that jumped into the foreground suddenly. It has its place but it shouldn't be appearing much as it is.
That will get sorted eventually, should I ever rewrite this, but for now I know I need to keep writing. Once I get those words written and the story is finished, I will know how to rewrite it in a much tighter form. At least that's the idea. I already know one or two parts that needs removing and reworking, but as I said, that will all be sorted later. For now, writing.
Congratulations to anyone who got their word count and if you didn't, know you are amazing for taking on such a challenge. Some words are better than none. How do you think you got on? Good? Bad? Are you continuing your story, planning to rewrite and edit or just putting it aside? Don't be afraid to comment below.


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In this English speaking lesson, we're looking at ways to express blaming someone for something and responding to blame.
Blaming someone
• It's all your fault.
• I'm to blame!
• I blame you for th is.
• They blamed it on him.
• I always get blamed for things.
• I told you not to do that.
• It was your idea to go there.
• I left you in charge of them.
• You were supposed to look after them.
• It was up to you to look after them.
• If you hadn't left them alone, this never would have happened.
• You were responsible for keeping an eye on it.
• It's all down to you.
Responding to blame
• It wasn't my fault!
• It isn't their fault!
• It's got nothing to do with me.
• I'm not the one you should be blaming.
• (Pete) was responsible for looking after the boxes.
• There's no way you can blame me for this.
• I can't believe you just said that!
• That's rubbish!
• That's nonsense!
• You're out of your mind!


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Four different barges for transport and storage of 375 / 2,000 / 3,600 tons sub-sea cables have been analysed. The barges were to have unrestricted navigation and navigation in inland waters. The barges are used for transport of sub-sea cables.
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I Fiori di Zucca
Yesterday, as I passed the kitchen, I thought for just a second that someone was cooking Indian food. There was a smell of curry that made my stomach growl for something it loves and of which it has been deprived too long. Of course, it wasn't a rich Indian gravy that she was cooking. That intoxicating smell was that of Fiori di Zucca, or squash flowers**. I have eaten them battered and fried many times, but only sauteed (I use the term "sauteed" loosely, as they are thrown in the pan with a healthy cup of extra virgin olive oil) do they exude their intoxicating fragrance.
The flavor was similar to the smell and it was the closest this girl's gonna get to an Indian kitchen here in Naples.
In many restaurants, you can find them stuffed with ricotta, or various other things, but I prefer to consume them uninterrupted by other flavors. The flowers are delicate, and in my opinion, never hold up well to a heavy filling. Why guild the lily? These 2 preparations will help you understand why simplicity is is the Italian Way.
Here they are, fried, and almost fried.
In any case, the cleaning is the same. If there is still a stem attached, trim it to about and inch. As you trim them, put them into a large pot filled with cold water and let them soak for about 10 minutes. Drain out the water, and shake them lightly one by one to dislodge the water inside the flowers. Set them aside to dry out (15 minutes should be enough, just as long as they're not full of water!)
I did a little asking around about a typical batter. What most people use is pastetta (multi-purpose yeast batter). I had no luck getting a recipe, but here are the steps. Just take a little water (I would say about a cup), one egg, and a little more than half of a piece of fresh yeast, and a little salt. Let the yeast dissolve in the water and add flour, little by little until it's right. Let it rest for a few minutes. The right consistency is like pancake batter. I tasted the end result of this one and it was delicious--crispy on the outside and a little fluffy underneath. It was perfectly chewy and maintained the integrity of the flower.
For those of you who simply must have a recipe, here's one from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, by Marcella Hazan. (Great book, by the way. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Italian cooking.) I haven't made this one, and 2 eggs seem like a lot, but her recipes are always good. Fidati!
*2 eggs
*1 1/4 t of dry active yeast dissolved in 1 cup of lukewarm water
*1 cup flour
Beat eggs in a bowl and add dissolved yeast and water and add large pinch of salt. Add flour while shaking it through a strainer and beating the mixture steadily with a fork.
Whichever version you choose, once the batter is done, add the flowers (put enough in the bowl with the batter so there's room to stir) to the batter and mix them gently around to coat. You can do them one at a time, but it's much more efficient this way.
Slip them, one by one, into oil heated to med-high (the oil should come up a little more than halfway to the flowers). Once they are browned on one side, turn them.
You may have to do this in more than one batch. The pastetta is enough for about 30 flowers. Once they're cooked, let them drain on a paper towel. Try one right away, preferably with a good glass of prosecco, please.
*30-ish squash blossoms
enough extra virgin olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan, then a splash more
*2 cloves of garlic cut into large chunks (Cut them the size of the tip of your pinkie. If you chop them smaller, they'll burn)
Heat the oil with the garlic to med until the garlic is fragrant, but not brown. Turn up the heat to med high and add the cleaned flowers (They may crowd at first, but they'll wilt considerably.) Sautee them until they are wilted and tender. Add salt and a little peperoncino.
That's it. You will notice that curry smell and flavor and you'll thank me for the recipe.
By the way, today is my mom's birthday and I know she would love to try these! I'll have some with a glass of wine for you, Mom. Happy Birthday and I miss you, and I won't ever talk about mudslides again :)
Some of you who are not familiar with eating these flowers may ask, "Tracie, you eat the whole flower?" Yep. It's all edible, completely delicious, and let's you know that summer is just around the corner.
**These should be easy to find in the larger cities in America. They should be yellow and orange and have a firm shape. If they have too many brown spots, they must be rejected and never see the inside of your kitchen. If you can't find 'em fresh, you'll just have to come to Italy.


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TORONTO — Moving goods by bike has just started to catch on in Toronto, and has major potential to expand, according to a new report from the Pembina Institute, Cyclelogistics: Opportunities for moving goods by bicycle in Toronto.
The report examines the current use of cargo bikes and service modes in Toronto (including courier, business to business, and last mile deliveries), and the barriers and opportunities for expansion. The findings show that of these modes, expanding cyclelogistics for last mile deliveries would have the most impact in relieving congestion and improving air quality in downtown Toronto. Additionally, pedal-only bicycles are most often used to move goods and Toronto has yet to take full advantage of larger capacity bikes to replace delivery vehicles.
The report makes recommendations to expand the cyclelogistics sector in Toronto. They include provincial and municipal governments identifying and classifying electric cargo bikes, and the City of Toronto introducing cargo bikes into their own fleet, to lead by example.
Introducing more cargo bikes onto Toronto streets brings several co-benefits: it saves businesses money and time, as bikes can often make more deliveries in a shorter amount of time. It also raises the visibility and profile of cycling, and helps move cyclelogistics from a niche goods movement mode to a widely adopted solution for last mile deliveries. Communicating these benefits to businesses will be key to expanding cyclelogistics in Toronto.
Quick facts
- There are eight cargo bike manufacturers in Canada, including in Toronto, Guelph, Halifax, Vancouver, Montreal and Quebec City. Increasing the number of cargo bikes on the road will help stimulate local manufacturing industries.
- Vans, light-duty trucks and SUVs represent 16.4 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Toronto.
- Freight emission in Canada are projected to grow and surpass passenger emissions by 2030
- A cyclelogistics initiative in Manchester, U.K. found that vans are able to do 6-8 drops per hour, while electric cargo bikes can make 10-12 drops per hour.
"Expanding the cyclelogistics sector is a really exciting opportunity for Toronto. It will help relieve congestion, save businesses time and money, and help raise the profile of cycling downtown. Our recommendations include some low-hanging fruit that will make adopting cyclelogistics more attractive to retailers and delivery companies."
— Nithya Vijayakumar, senior advisor, transportation and urban solutions, Pembina Institute
Visit the Pembina Institute's website to download a copy of Cyclelogistics: Opportunities for moving goods by bicycle in Toronto.
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You do see some characters on the London Underground (or The Tube). The majority of people are rude and selfish but every so often you come across a real character. This guy was weird, there's no doubt about it. He was playing with a cricket ball and was very spread out across the seats. He was rugged up for winter but was wearing shorts. A complete contradiction of a man. Everyone on the train was conscious of him but despite being a minor concern he seemed fairly harmless.
Here he is for everyone to see. He got out at Oxford Circus.


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If cardiologists were capable of examining a city's sports heart, Atlanta's would look more battered than most. It would be flattened by tire tracks from a vehicle with New England plates, dented by a Jim Leyritz-autographed bat, blown into little pieces by an explicable busted coverage and an Alabama freshman quarterback by way of Hawaii.
Dramatic endings involving Atlanta's pro and area college sports are common. Sometimes they're uncommonly good. (Morten Andersen's overtime field goal at Minnesota, Francisco Cabrera's ninth-inning hit against Pittsburgh, Sony Michel's OT run against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl.) More often they're Boris Karloff/John Carpenter-like frightfully bad. (Google for examples.)
Given all the gory history, what's going on with the Braves right now can't really be termed a market correction. Because a true market correction would have to stretch to 2100.
But a team projected to win 75 games is on pace to win 95, and ironically the biggest reason for success is what the Braves have been able to accomplish in moments when hearts often get stomped.
• Final at-bat wins: 10. That ties them for first in the National League with Milwaukee. That puts them on a pace for 21, which would exceed last year's league-leading 20.
• Walk-off wins: 7. That ties them for first in the major leagues with St. Louis.
• Game-ending home runs: 5. That's tied for the major-league lead and only two short of the 47-year-old franchise record.
• Offensive production from the seventh inning on: 143 runs and a .347 on-base percentage, each best in the majors. The Braves have hit 31 of their 89 homers in the seventh or later, tied for the league lead.
This isn't normal.
For once, Atlanta abnormal is good.
"Things don't change for us late in games, and I think that's what's made us so good," Dansby Swanson said. "We just do what we do, regardless of the situation. Up 10, down 10. Doesn't matter. Nothing changes."
It happened again Monday night. Ozzie Albies homered to lead off the 11th inning, giving the Braves a 5-4 win over Cincinnati. The Braves trailed 4-3 before coming to bat in the seventh. They have erased deficits in the seventh inning or later a league-leading 14 times.
Even in a city with so much mental scar tissue, there comes a point when these rallies shouldn't come a surprise any more.
It remains to be seen if this will be sustainable over a full season. The Braves still will go only as far as their starting pitching and hiccuping bullpen takes them. Saturday's game against St. Louis will mark the midway point of the season.
But there's no reason to believe this team's confidence in late-inning games is going to change. That's a major plus moving forward because it illustrates character of players, clubhouse chemistry and, yes, leadership of manager.
The Braves have had 47 last at-bat wins since Brian Snitker was named interim manager just over two years ago.
But, you know, fire him.
Snitker also has witnessed his share of late-game misery: "With other teams it was like, 'We're not coming back. It's over.' I've been on those teams. We didn't have the things going on that would allow them to come back."
But there has never been a sense of panic with this team, not even when the outcome seemed out of reach. That confidence has impacted the way Snitker has managed some games.
"There's been a lot of games where it's been like, 'I don't want to use this reliever, we're only five runs down with three more at-bats so we better save a guy,' and we do (come back)," he said. "Whereas before, it was like: Game's over."
Several players continue to point to the closeness of the players and how that feeds into team performance.
"When you have a group of guys you connect with, it's more than just a teammate, it's a friendship-level thing," Charlie Culberson said.
I know. Sounds hokey. But the 2010 Braves, in Bobby Cox's final season, was one of the tightest-knit baseball teams I've seen. It held together despite a run of injuries and a blur of lineups. But those Braves endured, had 13 walk-off wins and made the playoffs as a wild card.
That was a veteran-laden team. This team has more unproven youth. But both share a trait: excelling in improbable circumstances.
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Sting was unable to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Seth Rollins in the main event of WWE's Night of Champions PPV on Sunday night. Whether he was scheduled to or not remains to be seen but the match was reported as ending earlier than was expected due to a possibly career ending injury sustained from Sting. This altered the direction for him in the WWE especially for Monday's Raw, Dave Meltzer had the inside scoop:
Sting did not appear on last night's episode of Raw was because he returned home according to Dave Meltzer on today's episode of the Wrestling Observer Radio.
The original script was for him to a make a big announcement at the beginning of the show live in person, but with him suffering a neck injury, those plans were scrapped because Sting was not backstage at the show.
Dave Meltzer today reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Sting underwent CAT and MRI medical testing yesterday following his Night of Champions injury and the good news is that he has not broken his neck.
Meltzer said: "he was able to walk after the PPV, but he was not doing well…The MRI showed no fractures".
Meltzer noted even if Sting makes a full recovery, WWE officials will be weary about putting him back in the ring.
Former WWE and TNA superstar Kurt Angle's brother was taken into custody earlier this week and Kurt voiced his distraught feelings. He issued the following statement after the news of the arrest of brother David Angle on charges of allegedly murdering his wife:
"This has been a very trying time for everyone in my family. We ask that you respect our privacy to mourn our loss. I love my family very much and will support them every way I can. Thank you."
Then finally the man that tried to enter himself into the 6 man tag match on Sunday night has received his sentence:
Oscar Ramirez, 37, the fan who jumped the railing at the Night of Champions PPV and made it into the ring before the Wyatt Family vs. Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose & Chris Jericho match has been charged with criminal trespass of a property or building with no forced entry.
He will spend 10 days in jail.
If his case went to trial he would be looking at up to a one year jail term.


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Sometimes being a vampire isn't all it's cracked up to be. Julian Brownell, a two thousand-year-old vampire, is learning that the hard way. The depression and divorce in his banal, pretend-human life was bad enough. But when he decides to burst back onto the vampire scene, things go from bad to worse as he finds himself firmly in the sights of the deadliest vampire hunter of all time.
A History in Blood depicts a world where vampire culture and politics reside peacefully beside the world above ground, a world where vampires don't adhere to the erroneous traditional lore. Stakes to the heart cannot kill them—only fire or decapitation. Although popular opinion suggests that garlic and sunlight are fatal to them, in truth, these are more like allergies that affect them to varying degrees. Against this backdrop, and with a healthy dose of humor, the story follows Titus Acilius (aka Julian Brownell, aka Christian Beauparlant, aka Texas Jack, aka any number of alternate identities) on his journey to protect the people he loves from harm even as he searches for the answers to his ancient-life crisis.
Just Plain Blood begins where A History in Blood left off, spiraling deeper and deeper into Titus's world, the vampire world. It's a place where the vampires are day-walkers, technology users and are motivated by the same things that motivate the human race; greed, money, power and sex. But unlike the humans they evolved from all those decades and centuries ago, they have one more overriding motivation...Blood.
The Blood Trilogy comes to a stunning conclusion with its final entry. The long years have beaten down the once powerful vampire, Titus Acilius and left him stranded and desolate. Titus must delve deeply into his past to find the strength for one last epic journey across a ravaged continent. Will he survive? Will anyone survive? The answers lie in the future . . . Blood Future.


text: |Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years. The University has a comprehensive range of study programmes and research disciplines spread across 10 faculties and over 140 academic departments and institutes/centres. There are 28,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students who are recruited globally, and more than 2,000 members of academic and academic-related staff coming from multi-cultural backgrounds, many of whom are internationally renowned. Tenure-Track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Research Division of Mathematical and Statistical Science, Faculty of Science (several posts) (Ref.: 201701228) The Faculty of Science will be 80 years old in 2019 and to celebrate this anniversary we are recruiting a cohort of 80th Anniversary professors. This is an unprecedented expansion focused on realizing the Faculty's vision to be pre-eminent in Hong Kong, leading in Asia and highly competitive globally. We are aiming to expand by about 20% over the next year. The Faculty of Science is one of the larger faculties in HKU with about 130 academic staff in five departments (Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics and Actuarial Science) and one school (Biological Sciences) and an off-site marine facility, The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS). The Faculty provides a supportive and friendly environment and is embarking on a programme of recruitment to invest in areas of acknowledged strength and to invest in areas of internationally competitive activity. Information about the Faculty can be obtained at http://www.scifac.hku.hk/. In addition, the Faculty is committed to gender equality and is looking to promote women in science as such the Faculty will particularly welcome applications from women who are currently underrepresented at these levels. The Faculty will also be happy to consider applications from individuals with their own funding who wish to explore proleptic positions. To better support research, the Faculty has established a new research division structure and there are six new research divisions: • Chemistry • Earth and Planetary Science • Ecology and Biodiversity • Mathematical and Statistical Science • Molecular and Cell Biology • Physics and Astronomy The Research Division of Mathematical and Statistical Science covers Pure and Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science. It has strengths in geometry, number theory, optimisation theory, stochastic analysis and biostatistics with key expertise in actuarial science, time series, survival analysis, complex geometry, analytic number theory and optimisation. We plan to build on these by recruiting in: • big data analytics and computational mathematics • biostatistics and Bayesian statistics (in collaboration with the Big Data Cluster) • number theory • optimisation theory Applications are invited for tenure-track appointments as Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in the Research Division of Mathematical and Statistical Science in the Faculty of Science, to commence on or before September 30, 2018. The posts will initially be made on a three-year fixed-term basis with the possibility of renewal and with consideration for tenure before the expiry of a second three-year appointment. Full version of this advertisement can be found at http://jobs.hku.hk/jd.php?id=201701228. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics or Statistical Science. They should have research interests that align with or are complementary to one of the identified areas of recruitment in the Research Division. Appointees will have a lighter teaching load during the first contract. The teaching duties will be assigned by the Head of Department of the relevant department that an appointee will join upon appointment. Annual salaries will be in the following ranges (subject to review from time to time at the entire discretion of the University): Associate Professor : HK$847,500 – 1,346,940 Assistant Professor : HK$645,900 – 998,280 (approximately US$1 = HK$7.8) A globally competitive remuneration package commensurate with the appointee's qualifications and experience will be offered. At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. 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Closes December 31, 2017. Interviews for the positions are expected to be held from March 5 to 9, 2018. The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified of the application result. The University is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to equality, ethics, inclusivity, diversity and transparency; and is committed to a Non-smoking Policy.


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CVS Pharmacy at Bally's Casino in Las Vegas is a unique flagship store designed by Jacobs featuring a custom structural facade system by Zahner. In a city known for its flamboyant neon and kitsch architectural statements, this Las Vegas Boulevard stands on its own, while making a marked departure from the local architecture. The design for this project may have some of the most uniquely powerful branding and signage that the city has yet to see (and this is Las Vegas). The CVS Pharmacy at Bally's Casino has a signage system whose reflective letters provide an eye-catching animated effect for cars and passersby. This innovative signage system is the result of weeks of design charettes, and several months of engineering and fabrication.


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This is a simple story. A love story of a young boy who loves a man.
Yesterday, a bruised November 12th sky bled, showering the tiny sea town of Namerikawa, Japan with its cold, seemingly continuous tears. Shivering, I tucked my hands deeply into my pockets. I quietly walked the empty hallway to my class. I peered out of the frosted glass, gazed at the melancholy sky and softly whispered, "Winter is officially here." The fallen leaves that carpet the bitter ground reaffirms this.
The bell rings. My students nervously trickle into the large room. Today is their Show and Tell presentation. One by one they apprehensively stand in front of everyone, shyly revealing to the class a little about their favourite things.
Eleven o'clock, a little boy, whose name means River House, slowly walks to the podium. He bravely stands, unflinchingly pulls out an aged picture from his shirt pocket, clears his throat and starts.
He momentarily stares at the picture and then begins: "My favourite thing is this picture. It is a picture of my father and I. I have not seen him since I was a baby because my parents divorced. I miss him very much. It is my favourite thing because I love my father. I hope to see him again. This hope is my treasure." He gently bows and then slowly walks back to his seat.
I begged my eyes to stop but it refused to listen. A noticeable film of tear wets my sad, dark eyes.
For little River House, time had stood still. The love he has for his father is unwavering, uncompromising. He lives in the purest hope that one day they will be reunited.
As a young man who lives in irrefutable hope, it is my sincerest wish is that little River House can one day meet his father, show and tell him how much he loves him. But more so, I want his father to show and tell his son who has been patiently waiting and quietly suffering, "I love you, son."
Jenson recommends: Never give up hope.
– Jenson


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Free Customer Service Game For Kids - Papa's Bakeria
Create, bake, and serve delicious pies to hungry customers in this high-intensity, customer service simulation game! Papa's Bakeria is a fun and educational business management-based tycoon game and virtual cooking activity where you play the role of Papa Louie, the manager and head chef of your very own pie diner business. Here, you must take orders from pie-loving patrons, and make sure the finished products are exactly to their specifications. Customers can be very picky about their crust, filling, and toppings – and your business's success depends on the generous tips you receive for fast, well-prepared pies served with a smile!
Reasons to play this point and click, RPG game: As you are immersed straight away into the heat of a high-pressure kitchen and business environment, you have the fun opportunity to exercise your alertness, multi-tasking skills, fast reactions, focus, concentration, decision making, discipline, ability and patience working under pressure, and more. To be the best in the food and restaurant business, you must have top customer service skills in your locker.
How to Play: A Flash-based, tycoon / customer service game for notebook, laptop and desktop PC / Mac (with certain browsers). Your task is to run a successful business by earning 'tips' from customers. To do this, you must serve up delicious pies that are made exactly to each customer's request. Build pies from scratch, adding crusts, fillings and toppings as per the 'order ticket' that each patron fills out.
Use your computer mouse or touchpad to control all of the actions. Make sure you concentrate during the 'tutorial' level. There are 4 'stations' that you must go through to bake a pie:
- Order Station: Here, you simply click on the 'Take Order' icon above the new customer's head to initiate the order process.
- Build Station: Here, you must click and drag the crust into position, and add the fillings that the customer ordered.
- Bake Station: Put the pie into the oven, and wait until the yellow bar fills as far as the yellow arrow. If you leave the pie in any longer, it gets burned.
- Top Station: Here, you place toppings / sauces on top of the pie as per the customer ticket order. Most customers want a sauce drizzled, and some toppings placed on a specific part of the pie.
If your pie is served quickly, to the customer's liking, you earn 'Tips' which can be used to purchase upgrades in between each level. You can also play burger stacking mini-game in between levels to earn cool prizes such as posters for your store. Enjoy this hot food service simulation experience!
If this Flash-based game no longer works on IE11 on your PC / MAC, try playing on Chrome or Firefox browser.


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Zorana Jovanovic Andersen is Associate Professor in Epidemiology at the Centre for Epidemiology and Screening, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. She received MSc in Biostatistics from University of Pittsburgh, USA in 2001 and PhD in Environmental Epidemiology from University of Copenhagen in 2007. Her main research area is in epidemiological studies of health effects of air pollution, both short- and long-term exposure, and has lately also worked with noise. Her main research findings include studies documenting associations between short-term exposure to air pollution in Copenhagen and cardiovascular respiratory disease hospitalizations among elderly, and asthma symptoms and hospitalizations in children. She has published a number of studies on effects of long-term exposure to air pollution in two large Danish cohorts, Diet, Cancer and Health and Nurse cohorts, showing that subjects living in areas with high air pollution levels have an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, diabetes, stroke, lung cancer, and premature mortality. She most recently published studies showing link between air pollution and breast cancer in 15 European cohorts within ESCAPE (http://www.escapeproject.eu/) study.


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Get contacted more (32 calls/mo. vs 25 for all SMBs)
Buy more types of media (9.8 vs 5.5 for all SMBs)
2x more likely to increase online spending
Biggest buyers are retailers
Are big radio & TV advertisers
22% buy ads on Instagram
53% less likely to buy TV advertising
41% plan to decrease or eliminate directory spending
31% more likely to buy ads on newspaper website
37% more likely to increase online ad spending
42% more likely to buy sponsorships
Buy from fewer media companies (3 vs 5.5 for all SMBs)
71% buy newspaper print ads
Avg. 84 calls/mo. from ad reps (vs 25 for all SMBs)
See TV reps as more digitally savvy than all other media reps
3x more likely to use digital ad network for cross-site buying
Rate TV sales reps significantly higher for digital savvy
30% are using mobile coupons
74% have mobile-optimized website
More than half (55%) also buy radio spots
More than two-thirds (68%) use event marketing
61% use event marketing
67% see social media engagement as a success metric
24% more likely to increase online spending
25% more likely to be on YouTube
71% are buying banner ads
48% are purchasing online video
73% are buying radio ads (vs. 39% for all SMBs)
83% utilize geotargeted online ads
81% buy newspaper ads
Twice as likely to buy online video ads
65% also buy email advertising
40% more likely to increase online spending
81% are buying social media ads
34% using online coupons
Avg. ad spend is $176,144/yr., 66% more than avg. SMB
51% bought Search Engine ads in 2015; 78% plan to buy in 2016
Get called on less (18 ad-sales calls/mo. vs 25 for all SMBs)
Less likely to see social media as significant source of leads
35% more likely to advertise in local theaters
26% more likely to buy Facebook ads
Buy from 9 different media cos. (vs. 5 for avg. SMB)
75% more likely to buy outdoor or cinema advertising
Get contacted more (48 calls/mo. vs 24 for all SMBs)
140% more likely to buy YouTube ads
22% more likely to increase online spending
17% more likely to use event marketing
Avg. ad spend is $85,155/yr 24% less than avg. SMB
2x as Likely to consider events as major lead source
2x more likely to be called on by ad-sales reps
61% plan to increase online ad spending
Heavier buyers of broadcast and digital advertising
More likely to increase digital spending in 2016
Get fewer ad-sales attempts (20 vs 25)
Buy from fewer media companies (3.6 vs 5.5)
52% have bought search engine listings
36% have purchased SEO services
56% consider their website to be a non-essential part of their company
45% plan on spending on direct mail


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Public or Private?
I have to admit, I thought this was funny and inside of me an attitude of; "that's what the driver deserved!" It's a needed lesson for this young man and couldn't be easy to learn in such a way with many people looking on, laughing, cheering, yelling at him.
I then thought; "what if all my mistakes were so public? What if every time I made a bad choice, a wrong decision, it was being recorded and a put on large display, which made everyone look at me, see my lack of wisdom and knowledge?" I wouldn't like it. I would be embarrassed. I would hopefully never make the same misjudgment again but the shame of how I learned would be with me for a very long time.
A wise sage once said; "Praise in public, correct in private. This is how wisdom is best gained."
@BrianLoging (Twitter)
Posted on April 11, 2016, in Mindfulness and tagged #badchoices, #decision, #embarrassed, #knowledge, #lack, #learn, #misjudgment, #mistakes, #private, #public, #wisdom, #wise, #wrong, shame. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Spider-Man Replaces The Human Torch
In case you didn't hear the news, The Human Torch, one of the original members of The Fantastic Four, died in issue 587 last month. This month, Fantastic Four 588 signifies the end of the comic series, with the group being renamed The Future Foundation. Not to worry: a new series begins next month with FF1, with Spider-Man filling out the new quartet. Some cynics may assume the whole thing is a scam to increase comic book sales. They would be right, and the scam is working. In any case, Vegas places the over/under at 10 months as to when The Human Torch returns to life...
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Creative Layover is back with our next stop, the City of Love. Paris may be known for romance, but these Parisian artists are ready to show off one of their city's other historical strengths: Art. Let the walls of Charles De Gaulle airport fade into the background as you explore the work of three new artists. Bienvenue à Paris!
The Style Spotlight is dedicated to shedding light on photographers who work tirelessly to put their own unique stamp on their images and make their work stand out. Work that makes us stop and reconsider the way we think about a genre. First up: outdoor and climbing photographer Jan Vincent Kleine.
Picture this – you've just arrived in foggy San Francisco and your connecting flight isn't for another three hours. Before you zone out in an SFO terminal, tune in here because this isn't just any boring layover…it's a Creative Layover, and San Francisco has a lot to offer.
Self-labeled photography freak and geek, Roxy Rodriguez loves all things photography. Influenced by her photojournalist father who staged family photo shoots in the neighborhood park, Roxy quickly moved to the other side of the camera lens – from amateur model to professional photographer – and even reality television star!
Michael Wong, a full-time freelance designer based in Australia, fell in love with web design at a very young age. As his skill set and experience broadened, though, so too did his need for more advanced and adaptable tools. This is the story of Michael's relationship with Photoshop, Adobe XD, and the freedom and fulfillment of a freelance lifestyle.


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Mary Robinette Kowal – Christine's a Moody Plymouth; Herbie's a Loyal Love Bug
It's hardly a secret that America has a fascination with automobiles. The freedom they offer, the open road… it's all part of our popular culture. My first car was a Dodge Aspen — hardly the most romantic of models, I know — but like many drivers, I named him ("The Tank") and gave him a personality. Sure, he was a crotchety old man, but I always knew how to coax him to start, and he always got me home. It's hard for me not to imagine that the cars I drive have distinct personalities — a malady I share with many Americans, I think. The magic of fantasy, however, allows this small indulgence to come to life with autos that have personalities all their own. So today I thought we'd take a quick spin through the personalities of fantasy cars, and the people who drive them.
Chitty Chitty Bang-Bang (1968) introduces us to the titular car at the end of it's life — in a junkyard. A rusted out heap that used to be a racecar, it isn't suitable for much except as a vehicle for childrens' imagination. But that first moment in the movie when Jeremy and Jemima Potts (Adrian Hall and Heather Ripley) are playing in the wreck sums up one of the key elements of Chitty and our car fascination — the potential to go anywhere. And the man who rescues the car matches its run down but spunky personality perfectly. Dick van Dyke plays an inventor who's a little odd, a little crotchety, but full of excitment about the possibilities in the world, just like the car. Chitty is for the driver who likes classic cars, but still needs that little extra touch to make them magic.
Herbie, The Love Bug (1968) captures our imagination more than just about any other cinematic vehicle. Since his first appearance in this 1969 flick, he's gotten sequels, television spinoffs and a Lindsay Lohan remake . So, why is the little Volkswagen so popular? Because he's feisty, fiercely loyal and determined to succeed. In the movie, he's partnered with Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) who matches the Beetle's determination but is also willing to let Herbie contribute to the overall goal. Herbie is the ideal car for someone with a drive to win, but willing to let someone else do the steering.
Transformers (2007) proves that when you need a car to fend off the forces of darkness, it's best to turn to an Autobot. What better first car could a teenager ask for than Bumblebee, a 1976 Chevrolet Camero by day and a crime-fighting robot by night. Highly trained, this benevolent giant is both cautious and brave — everything you could want from a big brother. If you have a teenager, you don't have to worry about him coming to any harm inside a car like Bumblebee. Collateral property damage, however, could push your insurance premiums through the roof.
And then, of course, there's the car most people should avoid. If someone offers you a red 1958 Plymouth Fury, speak very gently to the car and run as fast a you can. That's Christine (1983). When the movie begins Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is a fairly nerdy guy — but as he restores Christine, he becomes more cocky and aggressive. And then the car starts killing people. The term "road rage" might not have been around when this movie premiered, but Christine has it in spades and — encourages it in her drivers. Don't take this car on unless you too are prone to bipolar, violent mood swings, or unless you have the mental constitution to withstand her evil peer pressure.
Now you tell me: What type of personality are you looking for in your fantasy automobile?
Mary Robinette Kowal is the winner of the 2008 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and a professional puppeteer. Her first novel Shades of Milk and Honey is being published by Tor in 2010.Read More


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Lori Newell, M.A., R.C.C.
Lori is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 15 years of experience counselling adolescents and adults. In addition to private practice, Lori has worked in several settings including a stress and anxiety clinic, a non-profit agency for sexual abuse survivors, The Canadian Cancer Society and a British therapeutic school for children.
Lori is best known for her expertise with adolescent girls and women in assisting them to cope with anxiety, stress and self-esteem. Lori has extensive knowledge working as a parent educator and is trained to facilitate parenting groups (STEP) as well as provide personalized parenting coaching. She also works on issues such as family of origin, relationship difficulties, depression, sexual abuse, disordered eating, life transitions and trauma. Lori assists her clients to resolve personal challenges, equips them with coping skills and build strengths that can lead to an optimal life experience. Lori uses several techniques that complement each other such as Mindfulness Therapy, CBT, Lifespan Integration and EMDR.
Lori is a mother, wife, friend, sister, daughter, dog lover and a shameless optimist who brings warmth, sensitivity and passion to all aspects of her life. She understands the need to grapple with challenges in life in order the see the lessons within. She absolutely loves what she does and is inspired by our capacity for healing and growth. She brings her optimism and sensitivity to her work every day.
Areas of Practice
- Individual Counselling
- Adolescent Therapy
- Parent Education
- Anger Management
- Anxiety & Depresson
- Grief, Loss & Bereavement
- Eating Disorders
- Public Speaking & Workshops
- Career Counselling
- Lifespan Integration Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Hypnotherapy & Stress Reduction
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)


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911 Call: 'We Found A Little Girl's Body In The Creek'
Missing Teen Found Stabbed To Death
In the space of 48 hours, Vicky Fible's life has come crashing down around her.
Fible's 15-year-old daughter, Chelsea Johnson, left home Sunday and never returned. Fible reported her missing Monday morning, but it was a 911 caller hours later who found her daughter.
"We found a little girl's body in the creek. Please help," the caller said.
Johnson's body was found alongside a creek about two miles from her home, down an embankment behind an apartment complex.
"And today, I found out she was stabbed and I didn't even know it until I seen it on the news," Fible said.
"I figured, 'I'm Mom, and I should not have found out that my daughter was stabbed through the media,'" she said. "The cops should have come and told me to my face."
"She loved to read. She was funny. Someday, she wanted to join the Army. She also loved animals and was thinking about becoming a vet, you know," Fible said.
Family friend Tim Childs was the last to see Johnson alive and was part of the group that found her, but he declined comment when approached Tuesday.
"Cause I don't want to talk to you," he said.
Friends and schoolmates said Tuesday was hard for them as well.
"At school today, everyone was crying by their lockers. She was the kind of person who was loved by everyone and hated by no one," Bobby Green said.


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Jeju Batdam Agricultural System
Site location: Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
Area of GIAHS: 541 km2
Population working for this system: -
Topological Characteristics: sandy volcanic ash soil
Climatic Classification: warm temperate oceanic
Ethnic Groups/Indigenous People: -
Primary Income Sources: agriculture
Called Black Dragon, Batdam is the result of the ingenuity of Jeju inhabitants to survive in a windy volcanic Island. Utilizing the stones, it is 22,000 kilometer of fences which have been built since 1000 years. Allowing preventing winds, loss of soil and preserving the agricultural culture of Jeju, Batdam have been the condition to grow food on the Island.
Built in various structures, depending on the soil condition or environmental condition Batdam blocks off strong winds, helps reducing evaporation, favouring seeds sprout, soil erosion, but also helps separating cattle from the fields. Cultivating crop selection depended on the height of Batdam and the quality of volcanic or non-volcanic ash soils.
A mosaic of Batdam spreads out across the island, have created more refined and unique cultural landscape of Jeju. Moreover, cultural life is strongly influenced by the Jeju way of life and agriculture. Nowadays, Batdam must face new challenges like farm land arrangement and widespread urbanization.


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Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) did what many boxing fans expected him to do by opting to use a lot of clinching and moving to defeat Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (33-4-1, 18 KOs) in their fight last night for the vacant WBC welterweight title. Guerrero's trainer Ruben Guerrero feels that Garcia did little more than run and hold all night long rather than fighting. Further, Ruben didn't like how the referee was constantly breaking the action when Guerrero was trying to fight on the inside against Garcia.
Garcia previously did a lot of clinching and moving in his fight against Lucas Matthysse in 2013 to grind out a 12 round decision win. That's why it wasn't surprising to see Garcia go back to the same plan to use it for Guerrero, because there was no way that Garcia was going to be able to win the fight by brawling.
Garcia didn't have the size or the inside fighting skills to beat a fighter like Guerrero in a toe-to-toe brawl.
"He [Garcia] kept running away, holding, running, holding," Ruben said to Fighthub. "I don't know how in the heck they gave him the fight. I think if they let him [Guerrero] fight a little more in those rounds, Robert would have stopped him. He was hurting him in the body. They got the break. They pulled Robert away, and he didn't get the fight we wanted on the inside, but we did enough to win the fight. He never hurt Robert. He hit Robert with everything he had, but he never hurt Robert. Like Robert said, he never hurt me. He [Garcia] was pretty best up too. I wanted him to fight more on the inside, but every time we fought on the inside, the referee kept breaking it up. I'm happy the way he fought. He fought great. Like I said, we did enough to win. You know what. All we want is a rematch," Ruben said.
I think Garcia really spoiled what could have been a good fight if he didn't do so much running and holding. He must feel that was the only way he could win the fight, because he wasn't willing to stand in the pocket and trade with Guerrero. The referee should have taken points away Garcia at some point in the fight to get control over matters because Garcia was holding each time Guerrero got anywhere near him. When you have a fighter that holds on a frequent basis, you need the referee to do their job so that the fans get their money's worth and the fighter has a chance to win.


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Invest in the Global Leaders of Tomorrow
On UN Day (Oct 24), Boston-area public school students will converge on the Massachusetts State House in honor of the 66th anniversary of the UN. These youth will be transformed from regular students into teen diplomats, tackling a critical issue in international development. Students representing diverse nations such as Afghanistan, Paraguay, and South Africa will participate in a Model UN simulation to debate solutions to gender inequality and answer this question:
Why do global inequalities for women in education and employment persist and what can be done about it?
Students develop leadership, public speaking and negotiation skills as they dive into international affairs, human rights and world culture and geography.
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Help us raise $3,300 to fund 66 students in honor of the 66th anniversary of the UN. Your support will allow us to continue to provide youth with FREE hands-on opportunities to gain critical 21st century skills around global engagement and advocacy.
$50 provides food and materials for one child to change their perspective, engage in international issues, and build skills that will be relevant in college and their future career path. Help us nurture the next generation of global leaders!
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