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Using Jaws of Defeat Trinket and Other Cooldowns to Burst Heal All The Things
This is the part where I brag about getting the Jaws of Defeat. Note that it is an on-use trinket, as follows:
Use: Your next 10 spells cast within 20 sec will reduce the cost of your holy and nature spells by 110, stacking up to 10 times. (2 Min Cooldown)
Ok… in order to get the most out of this trinket, you want to cast 10 spells in the next 20 seconds. This might be hard to pull off if you're not spamming your 1.5 second heal or casting instants on the GCD.
For the Discipline Priest
Infuses the target with power, increasing spell casting speed by 20% and reducing the mana cost of all spells by 20%. Lasts 15 sec. (2 min cooldown)
So… a haste buff so I can squeeze more spells into the 20 second window? Yes please! Also, note that both spells have the same 2 minute cooldown (and a close duration). It's quite easy to macro those suckers together.
For the Alchemist
Uses your skill in Herbalism to absorb energy and nutrients from the earth, instantly healing minor wounds and granting 480 haste rating for 20 sec. (2 min cooldown).
This is basically the same reasoning behind macroing with power infusion. A haste boost allows you to cast more spells, ideally hitting 10 within 20 seconds. The cooldowns also line up with both being 2 minutes.
For the Resto Druid
Shapeshift into the tree of life, increasing healing done by 15% and increasing your armor by 120%. Also protects the caster from Polymorph effects. In addition, some of your spells are temporarily enhanced while shapeshifted. Lasts 25 sec. Enhanced spells: Lifebloom, Wild Growth, Regrowth, Entangling Roots, Wrath. (3 min cooldown)
Now, when you hit Tree of Life, you're spamming all the things. Lifebloom multiple targets, instant regrowth, etc. What's not to like about a reduced mana cost for the spam-frenzy? Now, the cooldowns don't quite line up, but it might be worth delaying triggering the Jaws until you trigger Tree of Life.


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Parent engagement refers to parents' participation in supporting their child's learning (academic attainment and related learning outcomes), whether at home, in school or via home-school connections and wider community collaborations. School-led activities to engage parents can focus on parenting, communicating, volunteering, family learning, decision-making and collaboration with the community. It is widely recognised that parent engagement in children's learning is important but schools often struggle to know how best to engage parents, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
1) To synthesise the best available international evidence on parental engagement in children's learning, focusing on:
(a) effective parenting practices that are associated with positive learning outcomes at different stages of children's development
(b) what schools and early years settings can do to promote and support these activities, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds
2) To describe what schools in England are currently doing to support parental engagement and show how far this practice matches the current evidence.
Part (1) of the study will involve searching relevant databases using key terms to identify relevant systematic reviews and, for aim 1 (b), more recent randomised controlled trials or quasi-experimental design studies (since the focus is on robust causal evidence of impact). These will be critically appraised and data pertaining to key questions will be extracted (e.g. nature of parent engagement, effect on outcomes, insights into aspects of implementation). The review data will be synthesised narratively; if the included studies are suitable, a quantitative analysis will also be conducted.
Part (2) will entail a survey of a quota sample of ≥100 schools in England regarding what they are doing to engage parents in children's learning, including how they target their efforts. This will be supplemented by c.20 semi-structured interviews with head teachers and school leads identified via the survey, together with international experts on the subject. The analysis will explore how far existing practice matches what the evidence suggests is effective.
Collectively, the findings will be used to:
identify areas where there is potential for shifting practice towards more evidence-based approaches;
generate teacher-facing guidance produced and disseminated by the funder (the Education Endowment Foundation); and
inform possible resources that could developed to support schools.
For more information about this project please contact Nick Axford.
Dr Darren Moore, The University of Exeter.
Funded by the Education Endowment Foundation.

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Two men were arrested on Tuesday, July 16 in a shooting at an illegal San Bernardino marijuana dispensary in March that left one man dead.
Daniel Paopao, 30, of Victorville, and Dzirick Grable, 19, of San Bernardino were booked into jail on suspicion of homicide in the March 14 shooting, San Bernardino Police Department officials said in a statement,
Officers responded at about 10:45 p.m. that evening to a call for service at an illegal marijuana dispensary at 191 S. E St., Police Sgt. John Echevarria said. There, David Klemm, 29, of Colton, was found unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene.
A second shooting victim, a 23-year-old Riverside resident, had arrived at a hospital that night and was treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said. Both men were apparently shot during an attempted robbery, Echevarria said.
Police worked with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department High Desert Gang Team to identify Paopao and Grable as suspects. Both men were interviewed by investigators and taken into custody without incident.
Authorities asked anyone with information to contact SBPD Detective J. Cunningham at 909-384-5745, or Sgt. A. Tello at 909-384-5613.


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When was Lake Powell constructed?Construction of the Glen Canyon Dam began by a constitution approved by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in October 15, 1956.
When was the Glen Canyon Dam project was terminated?The works to create the dam, hence Lake Powell, ended in late 1962 and the floodgates were closed in 1963, however the work on Lake Powell did not finished until 1980, taking 17 years to fill the lake at its full level.
Where is Lake Powell located?The lake is located on the Colorado River, in the south of Utah, although it extends to Arizona at the Antelope and Navajo Canyons.
How do I get there?Lake Powell is easily accessible by driving from Page, Arizona. Otherwise there are many regular flights arriving to the airports in Flagstaff and Page, Arizona, from where you can rent a car or hire a guided tour. Other options are Hall's crossing marinas or the landing strips at Bullfrog.
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How big is the lake?Lake Powell is 186 miles long encompassing 96 major canyons and over 1,800 miles of shoreline with hundred of coves, beaches, and countless private spots for camping or houseboat.
Does the lake freeze in winter?Although ice occurs in some northern canyons of Lake Powell's region during winter, the water of the lake gets cold, particularly in February, but never freezes.
How is the weather in Lake Powell?The weather in Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell is warm and sunny during spring with occasional rain. However, the region is commonly found to have a desert climate, being hot during the day and cold by night. Temperatures vary according to the area and the hour of the day averaging from 70 to 80º Fahrenheit by day and 40º Fahrenheit during the night.
Is Lake Powell safe for a family getaway?Because of the rugged nature of the canyons, there are limited facilities apart of those offered by full-service marinas. There are no lifeguards on the beaches, and taking along a cellular when visiting isolated areas of the Lake is strongly suggested.
Do cellular's work within the Lake Powell's area?Cellular phone coverage is available in the southern area of Lake Powell, extending up to Dangling Rope Marina, but after passing the Padre Bay, the cellular signal is weak, particularly in canyons with high walls.
Is a radio signal available in the area?Yes, you will be able to make radio calls when in sight of Navajo Mountain. There are also connection opportunities through AT&T through a marine operator connected to channel 26 in Window Rock. You should be aware that radio communication may allow others to listen your conversations.
Who operates the recreational area at Lake Powell?The lake is part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which belongs to the National Park Service, a division of the United States Department of Interior. Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam are operated and managed in cooperation with many other federal and state agencies.
Which agencies?Among the agencies overlooking the operation of Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon dam is the US Coast Guard, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Fish and Game Department, the Arizona Game & Fish Department, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Arizona and Utah state and county law enforcement.
Are Native American Indians living in the lake's area?The northern border of the lake is home to the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, and the waters of Lake Powell are in federal lands of the National Recreation Area, so access to the region of the Navajo Mountain and Lake Powell in that area requires a permit from the Navajo Nation.
Are guided tours available at Lake Powell?Kayak tours have been introduced recently, although there are many other guided tours, including those operated by private concessionaires, such as ARAMARK, and other independent commercial permit holders. Some of the tours include a boat ride to Rainbow Bridge National Monument or to the Navajo Reservation visiting the Antelope Canyon.
What should I bring to Lake Powell?When packing do not forget items like medications, sunburn lotion, suntan lotion, lip balm, paper towels, flashlights, binoculars, camera and/or video camera, fishing gear and extra bait, ski equipment and your stereo for music. The water is drinkable but you can carry iodine tablets.
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Belinda Mills is currently hanging out in downtown Key West, when she is not writing for travel blogs.
Belinda Mills is currently hanging out in downtown Key West, when she is not writing for travel blogs.


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Owner escapes, cat missing as fire destroys Chugiak home
An early morning fire destroyed a Chugiak home and displaced a longtime local resident Tuesday, Sept. 5, according to neighbors and the Chugiak Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.
The call came in around 4:30 a.m., when some Tulwar Drive residents reported seeing flames climbing the walls of a two-story home in the woods.
"My wife hollered at me that there was a fire," said Steve Sandberg, who lives across the street from the blaze.
While his wife called 911, Sandberg said he answered a knock at his door – his neighbor had escaped her burning home and fled to his, Sandberg said. While she was unharmed by the flames, the woman's cat was nowhere to be found, Sandberg said. There was nobody else in the house at the time of the fire, firefighters said.
According to property records, the home belongs to longtime Chugiak resident Mary Turner. Turner works as the registrar at Chugiak High and is an assistant coach for the school's flag football team.
A GoFundMe.com fundraiser was set up Tuesday in Turner's name. According to the post on the crowdfunding site, Turner raised her family in the burned home and lost her cat in the blaze. Anyone wishing to help can also drop off items for Turner at Chugiak High, according to the GoFundMe, which had generated more than $1,500 in its first two hours after being posted Tuesday afternoon.
According to the post, Turner is staying with family but is in need of some help.
"Let's attempt to repay this wonderful woman with the unwavering kindness she has always shown so many!" reads the post.
By the time CVFRD crews arrived on scene Tuesday morning, the front of Turner's home was engulfed in flames.
"We did everything we could in a defensive manner," said CVFRD Chief Tim Benningfield.
But there's hydrants that far up the hillside, he said. To fight the flames, four tanker trucks collected water from a hydrant near the Glenn Highway, carrying it to a portable water tank set up near the bottom of Tulwar Drive, where another truck pumped it through an 800-foot-long hose reaching up to the burning home.
"As you can imagine, it takes some time to get that put into place," Benningfield said.
A damaged gas line caused further delays, making it impossible to turn off the home's gas supply at the meter, according to the CVFRD chief. Firefighters had to wait while utility crews dug into the driveway and turned the gas off further down the line, Benningfield said.
It took nearly two and a half hours to bring the fire under control, according to CVFRD. Heavy rain began to fall a few hours later. Minor hotspots continued to smoke sporadically throughout the morning, and a hose remained coiled across the driveway hours after the fire engine left.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, Benningfield said.
From his house across the street, Sandberg said he saw the flames licking up from the base of his neighbor's home, reaching higher and higher until there was almost nothing left.
"Sparks were shooting way up there," Sandberg said, gesturing toward the rafters. "I was surprised none of the trees caught fire."
Contact Star reporter Kirsten Swann at [email protected]


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Marinate pork chops in 1/4 cup of dressing in a resealable plastic bag in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Remove chops from marinade and season with salt and pepper. Cook chops 2 minutes per side and remove to a plate.
Add chicken broth, grapes and remaining 1/4 cup dressing to skillet. Simmer gently for 3 minutes; add chops and simmer an additional 5 minutes, until internal temperature registers 145 degrees F.
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text: The Staggers 29 August 2013 Labour piles the pressure on Cameron as it warns it could still vote against his Syria motion Unless the PM makes further concessions to Miliband, or wins over a sufficient number of coalition MPs, he faces the prospect of parliamentary defeat. Sign UpGet the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Sign-up With Labour, Lib Dem rebels and up to 70 Tory backbenchers all opposed to immediate British military action against Syria, David Cameron faced the prospect of parliamentary defeat. It was this that forced him to back down last night and accept Ed Miliband's demand that no decision be made until after the UN weapons inspectors have presented their findings on last week's Ghouta massacre to the Security Council. The government motion was published and guaranteed that a "further vote of the House of Commons" would be held before any "direct British involvement". In line with Labour's position it stated that "[This House] agrees that the United Nations Secretary General should ensure a briefing to the United Nations Security Council immediately upon the completion of the team's initial mission; Believes that the United Nations Security Council must have the opportunity immediately to consider that briefing and that every effort should be made to secure a Security Council Resolution backing military action before any such action is taken." But if Cameron believed that a political consensus had been achieved, it looked like he was wrong to do so. Labour has signalled that it still plans to vote for its own amendment this evening and has refused to rule out opposing the government's motion. A party spokesman said this morning that the party's amendment "provides a roadmap towards what must happen before any action is taken" and sets out "clearer criteria" than the government's. The question now is what concessions Cameron would have to offer to secure Miliband's support and whether he is prepared to do so. Labour's amendment, for instance, suggests that military action should only take place if there is "compelling evidence" that the regime was responsible for the use of chemical weapons but the government's motion makes no such stipulation and notes that "the team's mandate is to confirm whether chemical weapons were used and not to apportion blame". As things stand, it is hard to see how that divide will be bridged. But unless Cameron is able to win Labour round, or to persuade a sufficient number of coalition MPs to support the government, he faces the prospect of something unprecedented in recent history: parliamentary defeat on a matter of peace and war. › And the Malcolm Tucker Award goes to... Protesters gather on Whitehall outside Downing Street to demonstrate against western military action against Syria. Photograph: Getty Images. George Eaton is senior online editor of the New Statesman. Subscribe To stay on top of global affairs and enjoy even more international coverage subscribe for just £1 per month!


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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ian Tregillis—Master of Alternate Worlds
Laboratory physicist creates intricate, exquisitely crafted settings for his genre-bending science fiction novels
Master of Alternate Worlds
Laboratory physicist Ian Tregillis of the Plasma Theory and Applications group (XCP-6 ) spends his work days studying the fundamental nature of this world we live in. Nights and weekends, he invents his own.
Ian writes category-bending science-fiction/fantasy novels. His Milkweed Triptych veers into alternate World War II history, with magic and superhumans. His "angel noir" novel, Something More Than Night, slips through the literary looking glass, imagining a 1940s gumshoe detective solving crimes in heaven. The Alchemy Wars Trilogy envisions clockpunk robots, fully conscious mechanical men—"a source of endless tocking, ticking, clicking, clanking, clattering, buzzing, rattling, and creaking."
In his Lab job, Ian is a computational modeler working on high-energy-density experiments, diagnostic modeling to test physics packages and Los Alamos-developed simulation codes, and experimental designs related to inertial confinement fusion. He also collaborates with Physics Division on modeling gamma ray diagnostics and high-energy-density experiments.
Outside the Lab, with six published novels and a seventh nearing completion, Ian has enjoyed remarkable success with his writing. The book review magazine and website Kirkus called the Milkweed series "an imaginative tour de force." NPR Books said The Mechanical, the first volume in the Alchemy Wars trilogy, "is as intricate and exquisite as the clockwork wonders it brings to life." Ian also won high praise from George R. R. Martin—the author of the Game of Thrones series of fantasy novels (which spawned the HBO series of the same name) and now Ian's literary compadre called him "a major talent."
Not bad for someone who deflects praise—"You're very kind," he likes to say—and insists that "it's better to be lucky than good."
The right place at the right time
Still, Ian admits—and this might be the physicist in him drawing on his understanding of the interplay of chance and determinism—"you make your own luck" by recognizing and seizing opportunities, putting yourself into the right place at the right time.
Coming to New Mexico was a right-place move. Ian had earned his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in his home state from the University of Minnesota. When he arrived in Los Alamos for a postdoc position in 2002, having left friends and family a thousand miles behind, he had time on his hands. So he wrote.
"My writing career has unfolded entirely during my time at the Laboratory," Ian says. Though he dabbled in creative writing classes in college and was encouraged to pursue it, he didn't. "I don't know why," he says. "I had the misconception that the time would come when I had the time. As I got older and more mature, I realized I'd have to make the time."
Starting "from scratch," he began with short stories, sitting down with his laptop and piles of reference books at the kitchen table. "I had to move my laptop to have dinner," he says. Soon he joined an online writing workshop, traded critiques with other authors, and "learned the basics" of his craft. In 2005 he was accepted into a six-week residential writing program in Michigan. "I was very, very lucky to work in a group at the Lab that allowed me to take a leave of absence to attend a writing workshop," he notes. One of the instructors, who liked his work and happened to be from New Mexico, invited Ian to join the Santa Fe sci fi writers group, Critical Mass, which included Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, and other luminaries.
"The group was tremendously helpful," he says. He began a novel and, on the group's advice that it was too big, expanded it into a trilogy. In another bit of luck-meets-opportunity, he found a literary agent who liked his writing and found a publisher, Tor, for what became the Milkweed Trilogy. His writing career took off.
Incubating in isolation
Given the mental demands of a day job in computational physics, Ian has worked out a disciplined approach to his fiction work. His book contracts typically give him a year to submit a draft, so he estimates the book length and calculates how many pages he must produce per day to meet the deadline, writing two or three hours at night—or early in the morning, if the cat wakes him up—and all day on Saturdays. When he finishes a draft, he sets it aside to cool before polishing it and sending it off to the publisher. Next comes another round of revisions based on the editor's comments.
Last December, Ian turned in the third and final Alchemy Wars installment, tentatively called The Liberation, for Orbit Books, and he's pressing on with the final revisions. The end is in sight.
Finishing a book, he says, is satisfaction enough, whatever its fate in the marketplace: "I just do it for the joy and the feeling of accomplishment." That's underscored by his plans for his next novel, which, he says, "is just for me." It's a weird idea, he thinks, but he doesn't care. And he won't discuss details: "Sharing an idea jinxes it. Once you put it into someone else's head, it's no longer yours. It's not incubating in isolation." As he eases into that story, he'll be filling a folder with notes, ideas, inspiring clips, remembered dreams.
"NPR Books said The Mechanical "is as intricate and exquisite as the clockwork wonders it brings to life."
"It's all grist for the mill," he says. And now the physicist finds a metaphor: "It rattles around in the back of your head. Then two unrelated ideas will bang together and stick together and you have critical mass. Suddenly you have the nucleus of a story"—and, after a year of nights and weekends, Ian will have another novel.
Ian Tregillis is a computational physicist in Plasma Theory and Applications (XCP-6).


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Shatford Centre wins the Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards honour for Commercial Renovation / Restoration in 2012. Architect: Chris Allen, AIBC, LEED, AP. General Contractor: Greyback Construction. Project Supervisor: Samarpan Faasse, Okanagan School of the Arts. he Shatford Centre receives award for the renovation of the building
In May Mother Earth was donated to the Shatford Centre by artist Petronella van den berg and her husband on their leaving Penticton for Eastern Canada.
Resurgence Exhibition, curated by Dr Michelle Jack and Ann Doyon Second opened June 21st ,the second annual joint Aboriginal Day celebration of the Okanagan School of the Arts and the En'owkin Centre. Also featured was an exhibition of photos of elders from the Okanagan Nation communities (Okanagan Indian Band, Upper Nicola Band, Westbank First Nation, Penticton Indian Band, Osoyoos Indian Band, Lower and Upper Similkameen Indian Bands) and historical photos of the past.
Crossing the River: Supporting Creative Reconciliations exhibit, curated by Robyn Kruger, Greg Younging and Kayleigh Hall, opened on Aboriginal Day, June 21st, 2016 at the Shatford Centre. The Shatford Centre and the En'owkin Centre, an Indigenous post-secondary arts and cultural center located on the Penticton Indian Reserve, endeavour to strengthen and connect Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Penticton using art and culture as a way to heal and repair historical divisions.
Construction of Rotary Community Learning Kitchen. In July, sculptures Mother Earth and Day Leaning Into Night by Petronella van den berg, an artist from the Netherlands who had made her home in Naramata, find a temporary home at the Shatford Centre.
Shatford Chronicles Summer Edition announces the publication of Penticton Inside-Out map, designed by Larry Hunter, as a fund raiser for the Okanagan School of the Arts, Shatford Centre. There is a colourful character map on one side and a Penticton street map on the other.
Pen High 100th Reunion, Shatford becomes headquarters. The celebration was held May 18 and 19, 2012
Shatford Centre opens at the Spirit Festival February 21-26th ,2011 giving the public a long-awaited preview of the Shatford Building in operation in it's new role as an entrepreneurial arts centre.
The range of creative activities offered included drumming classes from Bobby Bovenzi, script and song writing, dance, culinary arts and painting. In June The Okanagan School of the Arts began its programming and administration of the building.
Phase I renovations allowed the Shatford Centre to be opened to the public. Renovations included an elevator, new front stairs and entrance, new washrooms, upgrade of the electrical system and repair of the auditorium. Publication of the first Shatford Chronicles – Winter 2010 edition.
Representatives from 16 local arts and cultural groups came together to develop a plan for the Shatford and voted to have the Okanagan School of the Arts take lead in acquiring the Senator Shatford building.
Listed on the Canadian Register of Historic July 23, 2007. A symbolic temple of learning, it represents the civic pride and optimism with which the City of Penticton has stimulated and encouraged generations of growth. Character -defining elements include historic maple trees and the unique stone perimeter wall which create a sense of place by enclosing the two schools and establishing their pre-eminence on Main Street
The Ellis and Shatford buildings of Pen High campus are formally recognized as historic sites May 1, 2006.
City of Penticton and School District 67 agree to save the Shatford and Ellis buildings; Shatford for community use and incorporating Ellis School building into new Pen High school.
Venture: The Story of The Okanagan Summer School of the Arts 1960-1981 by Jean Webber
(1981) details the diligence and dedication of the many people that took the Okanagan Summer School of the Arts from a once amateur effort to being recognized in Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
The name of the school was officially changed to "Okanagan Summer School of the Arts", December 20, 1966. Some notable instructors for the 1966 session were Leonard Camplin- Band, Frances Hatfield- Pottery and Paul St. Pierre- Writing.
June 1961, the "Okanagan Summer School of Fine Arts" became a Society, a decision that was seen as an act of faith in the future of the school. The 1961 Summer School brochure stated:
Born of a dream, nurtured by enthusiasm, developed by dedication- this is the story of the "Okanagan Summer School of the Arts".
W.O. Mitchell was the main attraction of the faculty teaching the Creative Writing class and attracting professional writers.
The "Okanagan Summer School of Fine Arts" established for students of all ages and levels of proficiency officially opened July 8, 1960 on the Pen High campus with George Gay appointed Art School Director. The school offered a variety of courses in music, creative writing, dance, drama and visual arts.
The main speaker for the opening was Lister Sinclair who also taught the Creative Writing course.
Following a visit to Banff Frank Laird, Mayor of Penticton, very impressed with the Banff School of Fine Arts, purposed the idea of a similar school for Penticton to the members of the Board of Trade. They were very responsive and a special committee was set up to explore the idea with the UBC Department of Extension with Penticton as a regional base for the school. At this time the Penticton Community Arts Council and an organization which was to become the Okanagan-Mainline Regional Arts Council were formed to establish a coordinating support for the Arts with Eva Cleland leading both
Senator Shatford School was built to accommodate Jr. High classes, one of only five schools in the province at the time to offer grades 7-8- & 9. The building, named after the recently deceased former Member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia and later Senator Lytton Shatford was judged to be one of the finest and most up-to-date school buildings in the province.


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A movie party is the perfect theme for your teens, tweens, and adults. It is a great reason to get everyone together and an inexpensive entertainment option that they will all enjoy. Here are some really fun ideas we found to go with our movie theme today. As always we found them all over the world-wide-web.
When Photo Booth of the Stars thinks of movies, we think of two things….candy, and popcorn!
You have got to have a candy bar/buffet when hosting a movie themed party. We love the one we found on Catch My Party.
The little film border labels are a great detail to include. Some classic options your candy bar could contain are:
- M&M's
- Gummy Bears
- Milk Duds
- Red Vines
- Swedish Fish
- Sour Patch Kids
- Cookie Dough Bites
- Snickers
- Raisinets
- Skittles
- Butterfinger BB's
- Nestle Crunch
- Sno Caps
- Reece's Peanut Butter Cups
- Dots
- Jujyfruits
- Shock Tarts
- Candies Nestle Butterfinger Bar
- Hot Tamales
- Mike&Ikes
- Nestle Crunch
- Goobers
- Bottle Caps
- Sugar Babies
- Good & Plenty
- Crows
- Whoppers
You can head over to Ranker.com to see a complete list of the best movie theater snacks HERE.
We found these brown kraft paper food trays including drink holders that are perfect for a movie night. You can get your set of 15 lightweight cardboard boxes on Pinklemonadeparty's Etsy store.
While you are there order up some of these cute vintage style wagon popcorn bags for your popcorn bar! They also have hot dog bags, pickle bags, nacho food boats, hamburger bags, and clown cupcake pics too that are super cute.
Popcorn bars or buffets are a budget friendly option that is so versatile and easy to customize. Cook the popcorn any way you like or buy pre-made which is also convenient.
Some flavors you could include are:
- Cheese
- Buttery
- Chocolate
- Plain
- Caramel Corn
- Bacon Popcorn
- Cinnamon Popcorn with White Chocolate
- Kettle Corn
You can find recipes for making different flavors at home HERE.
We love this idea for an outdoor screening using a large white sheet as the screen! You can head over to The Sits Girls to get all of the info on how to do it.
Here are some of the great photo booth props we found for you that will be a hit at your movie themed photo booth party. We love these little popcorn bags from CleverMarten's Etsy store.
This is the perfect photo booth sign for this theme. We found it on wanelo.com where you can find and buy different products online, it's similar to Etsy for those of you who may not be aware.
We found this set of Old Hollywood Photo Booth part props that come in a multi-piece printable set.
Here is the ultimate collection of Movie Night photo booth props! Tons of Fun!! Great for a party table center piece or photo booth.
Contains 21 pieces:
Home cinema ticket
Clap board
load speaker
3D glasses
20's Hollywood wig
bowler hat
cigarette holder
Bow tie
2 x Set Glasses
2 x Red Lips
3 x Mustache
Top Hat
Get your set HERE!
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Olga Shorokhova
Olga Shorokhova
Only someone completely committed to their work, and always ready to constantly extend their knowledge, could make the transition from simple laboratory assistant to Head of the Chemical Analysis Section, Gazpromneft Muravlenko. Olga Shorokhova, however, is one such individual, not only leading a team of 140 specialists but also taking an active role in Gazprom Neft's international Badra project.
'For many children, chemistry is one of their least favourite subjects. I was no exception. Nonetheless, for me studying chemistry in school became, you might say, a matter of honour.
When I started learning this complex discipline in seventh grade, everything was incomprehensible to me. I would look at all these signs and formulae with nothing less than a shudder. But I didn't want to get egg on my face.
I began studying chemistry on my own, taking extra-mural courses and studying privately with a teacher to whom I am, to this day, very grateful. I was able to overcome my difficulties and chemistry ultimately captivated me so completely that I have been involved in it my entire life.'
Overcoming difficulties
'I came to Muravlenko as an experienced specialist — I had some experience under my belt working at the Tyumen Institute of Geology, and at the Tyumen State University Ecology Department. Nonetheless, I had absolutely no experience in oil production, and so had to start from that very limited background. Many of the nuances of production I had to work out from scratch, as a simple a lab technician. I undertook complex analyses, and suggested new directions for work in the laboratory. Management noticed this.
Within a year I had become a first-grade engineer in the hydro-dynamic laboratory, which existed within the plant at that time — yet another not insignificant experience, which was, subsequently, to stand me in good stead.
Thereafter I was appointed Senior Engineer within the Scientific Research Section, being appointed to lead it within one year. And by 2004, when the Chemical Analysis Section was established, I had been entrusted with managing it.
I found it easy learning to take responsibility for other people, and so have never been afraid of this and was always been ready for it. What proved most difficult was pulling together a massive team — we had 180 people in the section in those days. It was essential to bring people together around a single philosophy. We were united in wanting to position the section at the forefront of our field, completely up to date with developments in the section, so that — for the professionals working here — nothing was impossible.
I always tell my team 'Every single one of your ideas — even if, at first glance, it looks crazy, will be considered. If there's some rational basis for it, we'll implement it — even if we can only to do so in the longer term. That's how we tend to work, as a rule — with an eye on the longer term.
Thanks to my original profession — as well as working in what is a new field for me, well research — I have a strong appreciation of our oilmen's needs. Hardly any of them have any deep understanding of chemistry, but they do have a thorough appreciation of technical problems. And when, today, they come to me, I can provide the necessary assistance and provide a way out of a situation.'
An incentive for constant improvement
'I, as an individual, am passionate about my work — a fanatic. For precisely that reason I try to set myself new tasks and challenges every day.
Right now, for example, I'm involved in the international 'Badra' project — I just couldn't pass up such an opportunity. For me it's a completely new level, a very interesting experience. Added to which, there's the opportunity to study Arabian oil which, hitherto, we'd only read about in books.
I have, in my time, studied a great deal of data on oil from Western Siberia, so now I want to do the same with Iraqi oil, and compare the two. And using the English language to get to know a completely different world is incredibly interesting.
Of course, I have very little time, but I know how to manage it effectively. If I can manage such a large team, I can certainly manage my own life!'
Olga Shorokhova was born in 1958 and graduated from Tyumen State University in 1980. She began her professional career as an engineer, before working as a researcher at the Western Siberian Research Institute of Geology and Geophysics. In 1987 she was appointed a senior researcher at Tyumen State University. From 1996 she worked as a laboratory assistant, a class 1 well research engineer, a senior engineer and Head of the Scientific Research and Production Section. In 2004 she was appointed Head of the Chemical Analysis Section at subsidiary Muravlenkskneft (now Gazpromneft Muravlenko). She has been a deputy of the Muravlenko city government (Duma) since 2006. Her work has been recognised by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and her work on local extraction projects recognised by Gazpromneft Muravlenko, at which she is also recognised as a long-serving employee.


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Resintalled my iMac last week with High Sierra. Wanted to resinstall my old ArtRage 5.0.3, did so from an old save I had. Now I usually past objects into ArtRage from Illustrator all the time. Worked like a charm and helped my workflow a ton. Suddenly, with the newly resinstalled HighSierra, it does not anymore. Only get code/text pasted into the my artrage drawings. Exporting everything out of Illustrator and then importing into AR is not really a workaround as it takes so long. So I figured I just install the latest update from AR and use the nifty Pro Version.
And I got a pop up from Apple saying that the publisher needs to update the App to work on OSX and I only get greyed out Menus in ArtRage. See attached Screenshots.
So yeah, I could use some help here please. I use the combo ArtRage / Illustrator as my main pipeline for my Illustration work and atm I feel severly crippled.
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This week's episode of Doctor Who can be aptly described by its title, "Dinosaurs on an Spaceship." When an unknown, unresponsive spaceship heads towards Earth in the future, Earth sends out a distress call to the Doctor (Matt Smith). Telling the Doctor that he has six hours to stop the spaceship from crashing into Earth or the ship will be fired upon, the Doctor gathers the troops. Rather than just gathering Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill), the Doctor brings two new companions to the battle, the African big game hunter Riddell (Rupert Graves) and Queen Nefertiti (Riann Steele). While picking up Amy and Rory, the Doctor accidentally brings Brian Williams (Mark Williams) along with making Rory's father the second parent to be accidentally transported through time and space on the TARDIS. Landing the TARDIS on the unknown ship, the group finds it uninhabited by anybody that could pilot the ship. The only life forms on the ship are dinosaurs. Upon further investigation the Doctor finds a smaller ship has boarded the large ship. The Doctor has to find out what happened to the inhabitants of the spaceship, figure out how to gain control of the spaceship and defeat the episodes villain, all while dealing with dinosaurs on the spaceship.
Just like the first episode this season, this episode was fairly light hearted throughout almost all of it. With quick witted jokes and quick snappy dialogue, the episode was amusing and intense. One aspect of the show that I really liked was the small Harry Potter reunion. Brian Williams was played by Mark Williams who was Mr. Arthur Weasley in all of Harry Potter films. This episodes villain, Solomon was played by David Bradley who was Argus Filch in the Harry Potter franchise. David Bradley played a great villain, a remorseless psychopath dead set on getting whatever he wants by whatever means necessary. Though he doesn't react as much as I wanted him to when he is transported in the TARDIS, Mark Williams was a perfect person to cast as Rory's father. Not only do the two look somewhat alike, or at least enough to make them believable as relatives, Mark Williams even copies some of Rory's mannerisms and actions.
There were no real hints towards a season long plot save the Doctor distancing himself from Amy and Rory. His visits to Rory and Amy are getting further and further apart. Though he plays it off as if he is just busy, I have a theory as to why the Doctor is not visiting as often. I believe that the Doctor realizes that eventually he is going to have to leave Amy and Rory so he is starting to distance himself to make the moment when the part ways easier. This theory comes from a single look between the Doctor and Amy towards the end of the episode where they are each forced to consider the other's mortality. It is a beautiful scene that hints at Amy and Rory leaving the show, something we all know is coming.
There was only one aspect of this episode that I didn't like. Just a few minutes after they get on the spaceship, the Doctor, Rory and Brian get separated from Amy, Riddell and Nefertiti. While investigating the ship without the Doctor, Amy begins to talk and act like the Doctor, explain complicated things that she has no business knowing. The writers try to say that because Amy has been hanging with the Doctor so often that she is picking up some of his knowledge but I couldn't help but think that Amy should not be explaining these things to me. I did not like the new knowledge that Amy seemed to develop out of nowhere.
Next week we finally get a true Western episode. The writers and creators have had Matt Smith wear his cowboy hat in a number of different episodes and now we get a Western episode. It is called "A Town called Mercy" and will have the Doctor go up against a cyborg who simply calls himself the Gunslinger. As always I will be counting down the minutes until the next episodes and will let you know what I think of it.


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On this week's Friday Anime Podcast, we discuss the upcoming Winter 2015 anime season. Just like usual, we give you the rundown on which shows should be on your radar and make predictions about the industry. Emperor J points out the golden trash, Kelloggs talks shows that don't appeal to Aeroblip, and Sane spouts nonsense. We also criticize our tastes, but that's the norm.


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A few weeks ago I had the wonderful experience of being interviewed for a video about how I use my Microsoft Surface Pro to power my creativity. The video was created in conjunction with Efran Films and Intel.
The whole thing was incredibly strange; I'm not typically comfortable being the center of attention and a living room full of lighting and staging is exactly that. Despite that, everyone was really friendly and great to work with and I think they put together a really great little feature. Thank you to everyone involved!


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Friday, October 02, 2009
Chuppah Hoopla!
Unless that Friday includes a a date with The Carpool Queen.
Today, I am buying the first round of coffee, because I'm celebrating!
The chuppah (pronounced hoopa) I was "commissioned" to sew is complete!!!
(lets all breathe a sigh of relief)
As the mother-of-the-bride (Melinda) and I sat on the floor admiring it last night, she said, "Well, we prayed at the beginning of this project, so lets pray at the end too."
So we did.
And I couldn't pray out loud because I was brimming with emotion. Not because this labor of love was completed, but what the chuppah represents: the home, the very life, this couple will build together.
It overwhelms me (in a good way) to think about it.
I have to admit, I was a teensy-bit sad last night.
When we boxed up the chuppah and she placed it in the car I felt an odd mix of happy relief, divine success, and weepiness.
This project was hard. The most difficult sewing project I have ever done (and had to finish).
Not because it tested my talents, ability and knowledge of sewing (because it did!), but because emotionally, it was difficult.
This project tested my heart.
I was cutting up and sewing together family owned, heirloom materials; piecing together someone else's vision. I wanted to be as close to that vision as possible.
I wanted it to be beautiful. As I cut up Melinda's wedding gown I had some serious doubts!
I wanted it to be made well enough to last the test of time; to become a legacy this young couple can pass to the generations to come.
I did not want Melinda to regret asking for my help. I kept thinking that she would soon figure out that I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing.
I didn't want it to be perfect. I wanted it to be right.
There came a point after all the hand embroidery was finished that I needed advice (and encouragement). Melinda and our friend Vicky came over to give some advice. Vicky was literally, a God-send, and I learned some skills from her that helped us overcome the challenges.
This chuppah has become such a blessing, and truly, the making of it represents everything I love about marriage: Two people, from different tapestries of life, working hard, wanting to build something that will stand the test of time; building on a common vision.
There are places in marriage when we need encouragement to face the struggles and insecurities that will inevitably come.
And yet, if we persevere, there are days when we get to look at what we've built with sweat and tears, and the hand of God, and we realize it was worth the effort...that it isn't perfect, but it is right.
What an honor to have been a part of this project, this wedding, this beautiful story...
So now I will celebrate...and get ready for my next project.
The Mister has bought me an early birthday present. It arrives on Monday.
For those of you who guessed an embroidery machine, you are correct!
To say I am excited doesn't really describe what I am feeling. I already know what my first project will be...its a present for a certain sister-in-love, who took care of my children while I went to spend some time with the Island Girls on Whidbey Island this summer. Cannot wait to start!
All right, I cannot keep the CPQ waiting!
Happy Friday!
PS: The picture was taken at night, and doesn't really give a good view of the detail. But it gives you a glimpse!
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Labels: marriage, sewing, Work in Progress
10 comments:
- Gretchen said...
I once made scrapbooks of a Bar & Bat Mitzvah for a friend. I think I was only able to attend one of their receptions, & was not able to see the ceremony for either child. However, the small glimpse I had into this faith-filled, family centered, "roots/wings" celebration was very touching. Though I wasn't creating a chuppah, I was creating a book of memories about which I was merely an observer & so unfamiliar. So I can identify, Kellie, with those feelings of relief, mixed with joy, mixed with a little bit of sadness, that the project is finished.
I don't think you can imagine the extent of this blessing to this family, K. You've given an amazing gift to them. I'm so glad you were blessed by it, too.
Lurve ya! Have a ton of fun today! You've definitely earned a playdate. ;)
- October 02, 2009 10:08 AM
- Allison said...
Congrats on the beautiful handiwork! It is gorgeous! I can see why you had such emotions. I am so glad you shared this experience with us. Have a great weekend.
- October 02, 2009 10:13 AM
- Lori said...
What a special project to be a part of! The chuppah sounds like a wonderful tradition and something the lucky couple will always treasure. Way to go!
- October 02, 2009 1:46 PM
- Carpool Queen said...
I love that you were able to do this and, more importantly, that you were able to celebrate it with me over a PSL at Sbux.
Loved our time together this a.m., friend, as always.
- October 02, 2009 3:34 PM
- really.truly said...
What is extra special about your chuppah is all the obvious love and care you put into it. A thing of beauty truly comes alive when the person creating it...is creating it with love. You clearly were! And it's lovely.
- October 02, 2009 4:36 PM
- His Girl said...
What a beautiful thing- the product and the process... I am just so impressed with the whole concept & my brain is just swimming wondering how I could work some version of this for my children when they are older and married.
You sew something FANTASTIC with that machine for your SIL, friend... partly because I'm grateful she watched your kids, and partly because I'm selfishly hoping she'll do it again!
- October 03, 2009 10:48 AM
- Sandy M. said...
What a beautiful work of art & love this turned out to be! I know you will have so much fun with your embroidery machine! Not to make you or CPQ jealous, but yesterday I had a Maple (my favorite flavor) Spice Latte, in the mountains, after biking 18 miles. It was DELICIOUS!!
- October 04, 2009 6:40 PM
- Amber said...
Oh, Kellie...it's beautiful.
You did an amazing job, and I know that the couple along with their families are in awe of such a gift.
Truly amazing!!
And I'm so excited about your embroidery machine!! HOW FUN!
- October 05, 2009 4:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
Just stunning, Kellie. Wow.
- October 05, 2009 9:55 PM
- Tiffani said...
There aren't words. So proud of your handiwork...your tenacity and perseverance, my friend.
Truly an heirloom for generations to come!!
- October 05, 2009 11:39 PM


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Survivor Winner Ethan Zohn on "JITC Speaks," Ep. 5
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Ethan Zohn, winner of the reality show Survivor, and founder of the non-profit Grassroots Soccer, is no stranger to extreme challenges. From professional soccer player to cancer crusher, his achievements include several marathons, as well as being a mouthpiece for Stand Up To Cancer, the face of an ABC health show, and inventor of the EZ crunch bowl. Despite the personal obstacles he has faced, Ethan is unrelenting in his mission to give back. With the winnings from Survivor he co-founded Grassroots Soccer, a non-profit that uses soccer as a medium to educate youth in Africa in HIV/AIDS prevention.
Ethan first came to JITC's founder and director Allison Josephs's attention at an ROI conference in Jerusalem (in June of 2013), a leadership network summit intended to motivate the next generation of young Jewish leaders. Ethan had been invited and had wandered into Allison's seminar on social media. Although he was raised as a Conservative Jew, Ethan's exposure to Orthodox Judaism came from his mother's side of the family, as his mother was raised as he describes as "Orthodox-Hasidic." When going to family events, like weddings, bar or bat mitzvahs, Ethan admits to feeling like his family was the "black sheep." Curiosity led him into JITC's seminar, as he was intrigued with how it proposed to "bridge the gaps and erase the stigmas," between the communities. Referring to his conversations and correspondence with JITC founder, Allison, Ethan confesses that, "talking to Allison helped soften the differences…I definitely had stigmas about my own family."
Ethan never thought his Judaism would ever filter into his professional or public life and was surprised when it came up during his time on Survivor. Hungry, exhausted and deprived of the basic necessities, Ethan had no choice but to become used to the ache in his gut. When he was presented with the opportunity to pool his resources together in what the show calls a "food auction," it was then that his religion came under the magnifying glass. The other contestant in the auction, Big Tom Buchanan, came from small town America and had never met a Jew in his life, and when the mystery plate of food revealed itself to be ham, his overzealous claims to the food on the grounds of Ethan's Judaism, was not received well by some in the public audience. Though Tom was later criticized for his tone and manner, Ethan just recalls laughing about it, finding nothing derogatory or bigoted in his fellow contestant's limited knowledge of Judaism. Ethan saw it as an opportunity to educate Tom about Jewish culture. Though Ethan wasn't strictly keeping kosher after leaving home, he admits that he would never touch pig or shellfish because those foods have been deeply ingrained into him as cultural taboos. Without intending to, Ethan's refusal to eat the ham on Survivor was considered a Kiddush Hashem to many Jewish viewers, and his good-natured reaction to the whole bizarre scenario was considered a great show of integrity. This Survivor anecdote shares an uncanny resemblance to Ethan's animated character in JITC's "Green Eggs No Ham," video. Ethan collaborated with JITC on the video animation short "Green Eggs, No Ham," (currently on the JITC site), about keeping an open mind before repudiating Jewish customs. The animated short is derived from Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham," where the main character learns not to reject something based on prejudgment. "It was a fun way to address a pretty important issue," Ethan says.
Ethan believes that giving back heals the world, something that Jewish scholars have expounded upon for centuries. The precept of giving back and social responsibility is central to his life. When asked about which of his duties takes priority he soundly affirms that, "Grassroots Soccer is my baby." Before Ethan was on Survivor he was playing professional soccer in Zimbabwe, where he encountered the destructive force of AIDS on the local community. Without the funds or the idea of how to combat it, Ethan was at a loss as to how he could make a real impact. After his stint on Survivor (which took place in Africa the season he participated),Ethan decided that there was no excuse for stalling anymore. "To make happiness real for others is one of the greatest gifts," Ethan explains. With a wry laugh Ethan describes how he set his vision in motion after Survivor. "I had a million dollars from Survivor, and my fifteen minutes of fame," so he used it to start Grassroots Soccer, which trains professional soccer players and gathers youth in organized sport initiatives aimed at educating and mobilizing them against the spread of HIV/AIDS. Ethan, who enjoys good quotes, was offered one by host, Allison. "Giving is godlike. [As it's written in Pirkei Avot] 'Say little, do much'.
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If you awaken in the middle of a rainy night, look out the window, and see your neighbor out in the rain washing a car, don't jump to conclusions. There could be a logical explanation, or semi-logical at least. Since I haven't been able to go back to sleep, and I haven't had time to write anything lately, I thought that I might as well try to explain how such a thing could happen.
I don't sleep very well and often wake up briefly during the night. My awakening on this Sunday night should only have been for a minute or two, but it was raining pretty hard. I was suddenly reminded that I had left my car windows partially down when shuffling our vehicles around late in the evening. Throwing on a hat and trying not to disturb my wife or sons, I rushed outside. The moment I closed the door behind me, I realized I had just locked myself out of the house.
I was fully awake then. As I rolled up the windows, I decided that I didn't want to beat on the house to get someone up, and possibly wake the neighbors also. I thought I would rather spend the night in our mini-van. My oldest son was supposed to be at church early for music practice with the praise band, and I prayed no one would miss me and start worrying before he let me back in. Here's where it gets bad. I went to check his car windows and apparently a neighborhood cat had thrown up on the roof. It wasn't raining hard enough to wash it away.
So that's why I was washing a car in the dark, and in the rain, at a little after 4:00 A.M. this morning. Hopefully the neighbors didn't see me. Some of them have to work different shifts such as I do, but I was actually outside only around 20 minutes or so. Maybe I wasn't observed. I ended up waking all my family anyway, but at least they got a laugh out of it. My younger son had heard me go outside, and when I didn't come back, he opened the door to ask if I was alright. Well, it might not look like it, but I'm okay. Jesus is Lord, regardless of the way this day on the earth begins or ends.


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We received a couple of the National Geographic Starry Night Lanterns from Uncle Milton Toys. The kids each have a stuffed animal that projects stars on their ceiling. The kids love that and so they are used to having glowing stars on their ceilings. We don't always take these with us when we go on trips and so this past Thanksgiving we went to the Cape and instead of taking the stuffed animals we decided to try out the Starry Night Lantern. It worked very well and Eva liked having this new field of stars to see as she went to sleep.
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Everything you love about homemade apple crisp and pie without the crust and the fuss!
Servings: 5
- 5-7 Gala apples
- 1/2 c. old fashioned oats
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 3 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. allspice
- 1/4 c. unsalted butter divided
- Wash and dry the apples. Carefully cut the tops off and core with a sharp knife. Using the edge of the knife, peel off a 1/2-inch around the top of the apples.
- In a small bowl, mix together oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and allspice. Fill each apple with oat mixture and carefully place them into the Crock Pot. Top each apple with a pat of butter.
- Pour 1/4 cup of water around the apples into the bottom of the Crockpot.
- Cover with lid and cook on HIGH 3-4 hours, or until done. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, drizzled with caramel sauce, if desired.


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We are pleased to inform you that the Beta 11.12 of C#/XAML for HTML5 - the extension for Visual Studio that lets you build cross-platform HTML5 apps in standard C# and XAML - is available for download!
Learn More about C#/XAML for HTML5.
Here is what's new (since Beta 11.11):
- AutoCompleteBox
- DragDropTarget (AllowDrop, ItemDragStarting, DragOver, DragLeave, ItemDroppedOnSource, DragEventArgs…)
- Added property "UIElement.IsPointerCaptured"
- Added ability to change the DispatcherTimer interval while the time is running
- Revamped "Button.Click" event implementation so that it the PointerPressed/Released events do not bubble up
- Improved Grid control rendering (#627)
- Fixed an issue where common styles sometimes were not displayed in the XAML Editor (#637)
- Fixed an issue with the XmlSerializationReader in the browser (#640)
- Fixed a DataGrid issue that resulted in the last column not being correctly drawn (#626)
- Fixed an issue where marking a pointer routed event as "Handled" did not stop the event from bubbling up
- Fixed the behavior of the DispatcherTimer when the Interval was not set
- TextBox validation tooltips are now also hidden when the TextBox is hidden under another control (#628)
- Fixed UI issues with the Grid when the total of the columns or rows size was less than the size of the Grid
- Fixed an issue where applying a DropShadowEffect resulted in a 2px padding
- Fixed an issue where it was not possible to change the Visibility property of the PopupRoot control
- Fixed an issue where getting Window.Current.Bounds resulted in an exception when running in the Simulator
- Fixed an issue where the TextBox control did not stop the pointer events from bubbling up
- Fixed the return value of "UIElement.CapturePointer"
And here is what's new since Beta 11.10:
- Printing
(read Printing - Documentation and Examples)
Printing features include:
- An easy to use static method "PrintManager.Print()"
- Print the whole window or just a specific UI element
- Works both with elements that are in the visual tree and elements created on the fly
- The method is synchronous so that you can wait for the user to dismiss the dialog
- You can set a "Print Area" so that when the user presses Ctrl+P or clicks the "Print" command of the browser, only the element that you have specified gets printed
- Read the documentation for more information
- The default font size has been changed from 16px to 11px in order to be the same as standard XAML and the other XAML platforms (UWP, WPF, Silverlight...). The default line spacing has also been fixed.
If you want to revert to the previous default size, just add FontSize="16" to the root of the XAML of your Page.
- Added empty SL namespaces for easier migration
- PasswordBox.SelectAll()
- Fixed "OutOfMemoryException" when compiling very large C# files
- Fixed a TwoWay binding issue
- Fixed an issue where the content of the Popup control could not be changed once the popup was opened
- Fixed an issue where if a Shape was hidden when added to the visual tree, it was not drawn, so it did not appear when the control later became visible
- Fixed NullReferenceException in the XAML Inspector of the Simulator
We are also working on many other features and we will release them as soon as they are ready.
You may also be interested to read:
- What's new in Beta 11.10 (DockPanel,
- What's new in Beta 11.9 (Grid.RowSpan, Row.ColumnSpan)
- What's new in Beta 11.8
- What's new in Beta 11.7
- What's new in Beta 11.6
- What's new in Beta 11.5 (Silverlight Migration Wizard)
- What's new in Beta 11.4
- What's new in Beta 11.3
- What's new in Beta 11.2
- What's new in Beta 11.1
- What's new in Beta 11.0
Notes about installation:
- Before installing this update, it is recommended that you close all the open instances of Visual Studio.
- If for some reason you need to revert to the previous Beta, simply uninstall this one (from the Control Panel) and reinstall the previous Beta.
We hope you will enjoy this build! If you find any issues, please post them on the forums or send an email to email@example.com
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A bit of India in London
Did you know that London has one of the biggest Indian expatriate communities in the world? Every year the UK sees an estimated 26,000 Indian students coming to its shores for higher education. Though universities like Cambridge and Oxford continue to hold supremacy a good number of students enrol in programmes offered by institutions based out of the City of London.
There are over 45 universities in London and numerous specialised colleges and training institutions. Students can pick from three-year and four year undergraduate programmes and one-year and two-year postgraduate programmes. Those looking at doctoral programmes can choose from areas as diverse as engineering and law and computer science and medicine.
Popular Universities for Indian Students
The University of London
The University of London consists of 17 self governing colleges and 9 other smaller specialist research institutes. The University has over 170,000 students, which includes 50,000 students from 180 countries enrolled on distance education programmes. The University of London was founded by Royal Charter on 28 November 1836 and is the third oldest university in England. Constituent colleges offer programmes in subjects as diverse as music, languages, art, dance, political science, veterinary medicine, drama and management studies. The institutions that make up the University are listed below:
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- Heythrop College
- The Institute of Cancer Research
- King's College London
- London Business School
- The London School of Economics and Political Science
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Queen Mary University of London
- Royal Academy of Music
- The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- The Royal Veterinary College
- St George's, University of London
- SOAS, University of London
- School of Advanced Study
- University of London Institute in Paris
- University of London International Programmes (Distance Learning)
King's College London, University of London draws a big number of Indian students to its programmes every year. View all programmes offered by King's College London.
Queen Mary University of London is home to nearly 7,500 international students is 9th in the UK for the quality of the research output and is consistently ranked among the Top Ten Universities in the UK for graduate starting salaries. QMUL as it is popularly known has one of the biggest communities of Indian students in London enrolled on its programmes. View all programmes offered at Queen Mary University of London.
University College London
University College London – known as UCL – has overtaken Imperial College London as the highest ranking university in London this year, ranking 7th in the world as per the QS World University Rankings. With a strong community of Indian students, UCL offers a vibrant learning experience and is right in the heart of London. View all courses on offer at UCL.
Imperial College London
Imperial College London was established in 1907 and operates multiple campuses in and around London. Primary focus is on programmes in medicine, science and engineering, the College also offers popular programmes in business and management. Imperial College London has a strong community of Asian students and an Indian Student Society as well. View all programmes offered at Imperial College London.
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Popularly known as LSE – the London School of Economics and Political Science continues to remain one of the world's top-ranked institutions to study social sciences. The School's think-tank is known to be the framework for many ideas that have helped shaped the European economy over the years. A number of famous Indian statesmen have either studied or taught at LSE. View all programmes offered at LSE.
Studying for an MBA in London
London is at the heart of the global banking trade with offices of all leading banking firms present in the heart of the city. With access to some of the best B-schools in the UK, if you are keen on studying for an MBA or a postgraduate programme in Finance, Economics or International Business then London offers a wide variety of options. The Imperial Business School, Cass Business School, Bangor University Business School London Centre are some top-ranked institutions for you to study for an MBA or a related programme in Business, Management or Finance. Explore some of the premier B-Schools in the UK where you can study for an MBA.
London offers a great life experience to its students. With theatres, museums, art galleries, shopping centres, cultural landmarks and the ubiquitous Tube and the red buses that offer connectivity with ease; no destination is too far. Securing an internship while studying can translate into a full-time job on graduation. Most universities incorporate a mandatory training module as part of the postgraduate course curriculum. With a fair bit of discussions going on about the abolition of the post study work visa in the UK; what students need to keep in mind is that if they secure a job which assures them of a minimum annual package of GBP 24,000 then they do not have to worry about being denied a visa. The salary packages for students returning to India with an accredited degree from the UK are definitely higher when compared to a similar local degree. Hence studying in the UK is an investment in your own future.
If you are keen on studying in London, then get in touch with us for expert advice and we will help you find the right course and university in London.
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The open room concept allows the eye to wander in the interior of the L!VE I – from one highlight to another. Whether the stylish furniture design, the spacious kitchen or the atmospheric ambience lighting: in the L!VE I every detail is made for an interior that is second to none in its class!
Simone and Tom feel right at home in the spacious living area. Due to the numerous windows and ambient lighting, the interior is simply joyful.
The optionally available 24" TV is equipped with a HD Tuner. It can be retracted behind the bench while driving or when not in use.
Front and side windows can be shaded as standard for a restful night's sleep and more privacy.
Optionally, the living area can be equipped with a comfortable L‐shaped seating group including a telescopic single‐column lifting table. The table top can be moved in all directions and can thus be flexibly adapted to different usage variants.
Well thought‐out constructions such as the extra‐deep stainless steel sink, the easy‐care kitchen back panel and the large refrigerator with AES function make cooking and food preparation a real pleasure.
With its 142‐litre volume, the refrigerator offers lots of space and, thanks to the AES function, you do not have to manually adjust the energy source.
In the corner kitchen every centimetre of space is optimally used for maximum storage space.
The foldable worktop extension provides additional storage space. Due to their full extension, the spacious drawers offer easy access.
Whether in the single beds located in the rear or in the spacious lifting bed which can be lowered especially far: Simone and Tom always sleep like babies in the L!VE I. This is ensured by the high‐quality EvoPore cold foam mattresses as well as the cosy wall and ceiling coverings.
Because of the large door, they are extremely easy to access and are equipped with practical storage options as well as a clothes rail.
The single beds can optionally be converted into an even more spacious lying surface in no time at all by means of precisely fitting cushions and slatted frames.
With a slatted frame and high‐quality EvoPore HRC mattress, the 195 x 150 cm lifting bed offers the best conditions for a restful night.
Having one's own bathroom during travelling is a true comfort. Being able to take it along wherever you go, a true luxury. In particular, when it is as well‐equipped as it is here.
The highquality acrylic glass shower cabin offers a lot of space to move. Thanks to numerous shelves, there are enough possibilities to store all of your cosmetic articles.
The innovative swivel wall ensures that you always have exactly the space you need. The space saved will benefit the living room size.
You would like to be even more beautiful and comfortable? Extend the comfort of your motorhome with the cozy pillows, blankets and table runners from our COZY HOME package.


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The quality of your whale watching experience will greatly depend upon your choice of operator, what kind of boat you choose and how experienced the crew is. Here are some important tips on what to look out for and which questions to ask when choosing a whale watching operator: 1. What kind of boat will I go out on? Most reputable operators will show you a photo of their boat on their website. Comfort: Does the boat provide shelter from the wind and the weather? Is there a toilet onboard...More
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"Bay Warrior" is the only whale watching boat in the Byron Bay area that offers the comfort of a full size cabin and toilet as well as on open deck. It takes a maximum of 12 passengers. Our spacious viewing deck is safe, stable and sheltered from sun and rain for your convenience. Our upper front deck offers 360 degree viewing perfect for photo- and videography. Seats are provided inside and outside. "Bay Warrior" is an 8.5m Cougar Cat, purpose built for stability and comfort. The Cougar Cat ...More
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Welcome to Blue Bay Whale Watching, Byron Bay's most popular whale watching tours. Our custom-built eco-vessel is the ONLY dry and comfortable whale watching boat in the Cape Byron Marine Park. We are so confident in the quality of our trips and the experience of our crew and whale spotter that we are happy to give you a full money back guarantee if you don't see a whale. Come and enjoy an intimate encounter with majestic Humpback Whales from the comfort of our 8.5m catamaran "Bay Warrior" witho...More
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Meet the crew Rod Gray – Driving charter boats for over 30 years, Rod is the most experienced dive skipper in Byron Bay. With 30 years of experience as a coxswain and as a diver/ freediver in the Byron Bay area, Rod knows the bay like very few others. He owned his first boat in 1977, became a NAUI Instructor in 1986 and is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. Rod has played an important role and been very successful in the dive industry in Byron Bay since the mid 1980's, starting and establishing...More
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From mid June to early November our whale watching trips depart daily (if weather and sea conditions are suitable) from the Brunswick Heads Boat Harbour in the heart of the Cape Byron Marine Park. Our daily departure times are: Monday to Friday: 8:30am and 11:30am Saturday: 1:30pm Sunday: 8:30am and 11:30am (weather permitting and subject to change) Each whale watching tour goes for a minimum of two and a half hours. This does not include travel time to the boat, it is the minimum tim...More
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Touch Surgery
Eric Collins has been appointed by Touch Surgery as chief operations officer. Eric is a technology executive who has spent a career building the value of software companies through innovative product, distribution, monetisation and partnering strategies. Previously he has held roles at AOL, Time Warner and SwiftKey/Microsoft. He was also appointed by former President Obama to serve on the small business administration's council. He joins a 58 strong team at Touch Surgery which is headquartered in London.
Gresham House Forestry
Gresham House Forestry, the forestry asset management division of specialist asset manager Gresham House plc, has promoted Matthew Giles and Rob Carlow to director.Matthew is a chartered forester with over 12 years' experience. He specialises in asset management having gained practical experience as a forest manager for extensive areas in South Wales, North England and Scotland. Rob is an investment and economic analyst at GHF and leads the forestry acquisitions team. At the same time, Jon Strickland, managing director of GHF, will be joining the board of Gresham House Asset Management, a subsidiary of Gresham House plc responsible for the company's range of differentiated and illiquid alternative investment strategies including forestry, private equity and public equity.
Allied World Assurance
Allied World Assurance has appointed Stephen Crabb as senior vice president, European head of claims, Global Markets Claims Group, based in London. He will report to Colm Singleton, head of Bermuda and global markets claims. Stephen joins Allied World from Chubb, where he was the regional head of claims for Eurasia and Africa and the head of political risk and credit claims. He previously worked as a claims manager at Beazley and started his career as a lawyer at Norton Rose and was subsequently employed at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and CMS Cameron McKenna.
Catherine Eastwood has been appointed business director south, at Touchstone, the UK wide property management firm, specialising in the private rented sector and build to rent. Catherine's expertise in the private rented sector means she is perfectly placed to help Touchstone grow its business in the South. She will focus on Touchstone's London and Bath offices, delivering consistent operational excellence, while retaining her responsibility for Touchstone's relationship with Wellcome Trust and Dolphin Living.
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Limited Run Games, a company that reprints classic/cult games in new boxes so collectors can enjoy them, is bringing out two old Star Wars games this week, and their packaging is pretty much perfect.
Both the original NES Star Wars game and the Game Boy adaptation will be sold, in new cartridges, but it's those boxes I'm here for. Taking cues (well, literally taking, it looks like) the old 80s Star Wars action figures, both games come in blister packs, which you'll have to tear open to get at the carts.
That's...kinda going against the point of buying a box to keep and collect, but the gimmick might actually be worth it. That or Limited Run are just trying to get you to buy it sneaker style, with one to stock and one to rock.
They'll be out this Friday, June 28, alongside another old Star Wars game, Bounty Hunter, which they're releasing in a standard PS4 box.


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I have seen people doing thier mums on his bed and most of the mistakes are from being to drunk. So far Ling-Ling has screwed his mum only in one episode. I think that those full of mistakes lines (from subtitles) are reference to Engrish and should not be corrected. Tarmo888 17:54, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Some of these quotes are lame and shouldnt be here--they are only amusing or relevant in context, when watched. While some of the quotes are funny on their own, as the listings SHOULD be, a lot of 'em just seem to be a desperate attempt on the part of the contributer to include material from that particular episode. As an outsider lookin' in, I'd say a lot of 'em need to be deleted and if no one opposes me, I'm going to do it. Trix 01:35, 19 January 2007 (UTC)


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The culinary world is full of things that aren't what they seem. Century eggs haven't actually been around for 100 years, head cheese isn't available in the dairy aisle, and Rocky Mountain oysters certainly don't come from the sea.
Another example—and perhaps more appealing than those other three—is a beverage called an egg cream. No eggs, no cream, just three household liquids and a rich history.
I first heard about the egg cream last year on a trip to Philadelphia. My friend Liz, a native Philadelphian and the most food-crazed person I know, had planned a culinary tour of the city that included a stop at The Franklin Fountain, a classic Americana ice cream joint whose parlor decor and bow-tied saloon workers transport you back to the early 19th century.
Now, this was not your average Baskin-Robbins. Among the milkshakes, ice creams and 25 homemade sodas listed on the menu were eye-catching titles such as "The Stock Market Crunch" and "Tarzan of the Apes." But one item stood out: the New York egg cream, a fizzy, sweet combination of chocolate syrup, milk and seltzer. (Though egg creams also come in other flavors, chocolate syrup—or, more specifically, Fox's U-Bet Chocolate Syrup—is the most traditional.)
History was so obviously valued at The Franklin Fountain that I knew in order to have made it onto the menu, this unusual libation had to have some interesting backstory. And as it turns out, it does—in fact, it has a few different backstories, depending on whom you ask. But all the stories seem to have one thing in common: Jews have loved this beverage since the late 19th century.
One of the most widely believed origin stories is that Louis Auster, a Jewish immigrant who owned a candy store in Brooklyn, came up with the idea. The drink became so popular that the line of customers would reach out the store and around the corner. Thirty years after he'd created the beverage, Auster turned down an offer from a national ice cream chain to purchase the rights to the egg cream. Upon hearing the news of Auster's rejection, one of the company's executives made an anti-Semitic comment. In response, Auster vowed to take the secret of the egg cream to his grave.
In 2008, The New York Times asked if the egg cream could make a comeback. I say it certainly deserves to—and what better place to start than in your kitchen at home? After sipping an egg cream and chatting with a friendly server at Zaftigs in Brookline, I've determined that it's best to eyeball the ingredient quantities instead of measure them.
First, grab a tall, chilled glass. Add to it about three tablespoons, or one inch, of chocolate syrup. Then pour in about a half-cup, or one inch, of milk. Finally, top off your glass with some crisp, bubbly seltzer water. Give the glass a stir, garnish it with a pretzel rod, and sip through a straw before the bubbles dissipate.
Congratulations—you've just done your part in preventing this classic Jewish beverage from going flat!
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Testimonials from dental professionals and their spouses about the MDA Care and Well-Being Program:
"I remember standing out in the garage drinking my vodka and orange juice. I said, 'you're killing yourself, you're going to lose everything. From deep inside the voice of addiction said, 'I don't care. I like to drink.' I never want to forget that voice. It said I no longer had the ability to choose not to drink. A little over 15 years ago my wife called the MDA and asked for help. They put her in touch with the MDA's Care and Well-Being Program. They did an intervention and just may have saved my life."
--A dentist
"Stopping drinking was the hardest thing I've ever done, and thank God there was the MDA Care and Well Being Program to help me."
"I've never felt so much freedom in all my life since I've given up drinking and drugging."
"I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I got help. Thank you, MDA."
"I can remember my dad was always in a very strange mood when he drank. He was always too emotional, and either very angry or very loving. Now that he's sober, he's an incredible dad."
--Daughter of an MDA member
"One of the things that hurt a lot was being embarrassed in front of people. Fights with spouses or others. I was embarrassed to have friends over because I never knew what you were going to say or how you were going to act. You definitely had a different personality when you drank. I'm extremely glad you don't drink anymore. You are so much more fun to be around now. I don't have to worry about what kind of mood you'll be in. I'm never embarrassed to be with you anymore. I know you will always be there for me now. I am so proud of everything you have done. I love you."
--A dental spouse
"Today I am in good recovery. I am grateful for all the help I've received . . . Today, I know that I have a choice to be happy in this life -- if I choose to remain in recovery."
"The MDA's Care and Well-Being Program has assisted over 200 Michigan dental professionals. Many dental family members in recovery today are leading sober lives, and their mental or emotional disorders are under control, thanks to the Care and Well-Being Program committee referrals to treatment facilities."
--A Care and Well-Being Program committee member
"It's reassuring to know you can always call your MDA Care and Well-Being Program first and get the answers you may need to save a practice, a career, and maybe a life."
"The doctor admitted to his addictions and knew he had to seek help. He got it, and he has been a new man for the past 8 years. He has a wonderful practice and a great outlook on his life. He has a beautiful grandchild he can truly enjoy and all of my respect. What a difference on decision can make! I will always be a believer in him."
--A dental team member
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A 61-year-old Naples man was arrested for Possession of Child Pornography after deputies discovered pornographic photos through an IP address he was using.
Deputies ordered a subpoena to Comcast to identify the person using the address. That led them to Joe Mateusiek, according to deputies. When deputies arrived at Mateusiek's home with a search warrant, they say they found child pornography files on his computer.
Mateusiek was read his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with deputies about the situation. He told deputies he used the computer to download music and occasionally download pornography.
Deputies also seized a thumb drive from Mateusiek's home. On the drive, they allegedly found 30 child pornography pictures and videos. Mateusiek was arrested at his workplace on July 11th.
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9:15 Woke up after 8 hours of sleep.
10:20 Breakfast: Yoghurt, banana, cinnamon and corn flakes.
13:25 Today we went out for lunch, I had a Club Sandwich.
After lunch we went to the new playground. It's a playground dedicated to Nature, so the kids get to experience nature without the risk of getting lost in the woods. It was beautiful and fun, and full of families.
17:50 Dinner: We got Sushi, lamb and Edamamme from a local Japanese restaurant.
After dinner we had tea as usual.