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Divorcee Blasts 'Scrooge' Ex-Husband In Online Column
It's not unusual to hear about a divorcee whose life quality improved drastically after their divorce. What is unusual, though, is when that divorcee pens a column in a national newspaper blasting their former spouse. 52-year-old Jacquie Pelc did just that yesterday.
Pelc wrote for MailOnline that she was married to an "original scrooge" named Stanley for 17 years. This year will be her first holiday season without him in almost two decades. She says the relief she feels hit her particularly hard during a recent holiday shopping trip.
"This Christmas will be the first one I've hosted as a single woman — my husband Stanley, 53, and I are divorcing — so you'd expect it to be a sad time," she says. "But in that moment, as I waited to buy the strings of outdoor lights that Stanley always refused to have, I felt a buzz about the season I'd long forgotten."
She says her marriage was full of problems, but they always seemed to be the most unbearable around the holidays. She wanted to put up lights, he refused to. She wanted to give their children a few nice gifts, he said they were too expensive. She wanted bake a homemade cake, he said it was cheaper to buy one from the store.
"One year," she says, "he agreed to buy them a Nintendo Wii console, but refused to get the sports game they wanted to go with it. Any parent can imagine how devastating that was for two boys on Christmas Day."
In years past, Pelc writes, Christmas day was a tension-filled event in which she and her sons tried to pry Stanley off the couch. Not so this year.
"Instead, the boys and I will toast Christmas Day with real champagne — a special treat for them," she writes. "We'll switch the TV off and play games instead — the boys adore Monopoly. And in the evening we have invited friends and family round for tea and home-made cake. In hindsight, I see that for years I'd dreaded Christmas — but deluded myself it was a special family time."
She says her decision to divorce her husband is the best gift she could've given herself.
"As for me, the best Christmas present is the one I gave myself nearly two years ago — the courage to leave my loveless marriage," she concludes.
What would be really great is if MailOnline would let ol' Stanley share his side of things in a column of his own. Something tells me we'd get a very different story.
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Vinyl wall stickers are EVERYWHERE, and I'm not sure how I feel about them yet. I really love graphic images and I think they can be a really beautiful accent on a wall, but I also think they can very easily go wrong. There are so many of them out there to choose from and they're an inexpensive option of filling a big empty wall. And make sure it is a big wall!
Art like this needs a lot of space. If you have a space big enough to have a wall with minimal furniture pressed up against it, then you can probably pull off one of these. (that's certainly not this apartment!) Even if you have a lot of space, some of the wall art I've seen is still too big and overwhelming…and some of it's just tacky. But here are a few from etsy shops that I like from excellent etsy sellers…even If my apartment can't handle it!
This vinyl wall sticker, Birds on a Powerline by Walldecors is a very pretty and delicate cut. It would look lovely above a couch even if you dont have an entirely bare wall. Although I think it's important that the wire has definite places to land or it might look awkward!
This one is just quirky…and I love dogs! It's not exactly appropriate for general living space, but I'd stick this in my craft room for sure! You can pick this up at Pop Wall's Etsy store. Whats great about this company is that they can custom design a decal for your room off choice. Just sent them a photo of the wall or space you would like to fill and they design a piece that flows with the room and space!
These birds are just bright and beautiful. They're small enough that you could group them or scatter them around a room. I could see them in a little girl's room or a kitchen. Bright and simple! SixUnderATree as lots of cute decals available in their etsy store.
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Gold is such a precious metal that it spurred a
rush of people to move westward in search of it, in hopes of becoming rich. Another
valuable metal that has been mined in the United States is silver. Though
silver was one of the last minerals to gain prominence in the U.S., its mining
history is sterling.
A decade after the Gold Rush sent numerous
people traveling to California, silver was discovered in Nevada in 1859. Gold
is noteworthy for being found in nuggets. This is not the case for silver.
Silver is commonly found with other elements such as sulfur, arsenic, antimony
or chlorine. It can be found alloyed with other metals like gold, but it takes
a longer process to mine silver that way.
What spurred the frenzy to mine for
silver is none other than the Comstock Lode. This is a huge lode of silver ore
discovered in Mount Davidson around 1857, but the discovery was made public in
1859. Thus, the Silver Rush began.
There are many stories as to who first found the
Comstock Lode and who was the first to find silver in the U.S. Whatever story you choose to believe, the
Comstock Lode was discovered in Six-Mile Canyon (which now bears the ore's
name), when prospectors were looking for gold in the quartz veins, but
discovered silver interspersed with the gold. This discovery caused western
Nevada to become a hub for silver mining. In 1862, silver deposits were
discovered in the Reese River mining district, establishing the town of Austin;
silver was also discovered in Eureka County in the late 1860s; and in Lincoln
County, the Pioche district began mining silver in 1869.
Though silver mining didn't become popularized
until the 19th century, there are reports of silver being found in the U.S.
during the late 1700s. Several states set up silver mines once the metal became
prominent. One of the most well known mines on the East Coast is the Silver
Hill mine in North Carolina. Located in Davidson County, this mine was
discovered in 1838 and had many monikers over the years. The Silver Hill mine
was the first silver mine in the U.S., and along with silver, it produced lead,
zinc, copper and gold until the 1870s.
Heading into the
latter half of the 1800s, other states such as Colorado, Idaho and Montana all established
silver mines that became significant to their respective state economies. In
1879, the U.S. produced around $20 million of silver annually. However, heading
into the 1900s, partly because the Coinage Act of 1873 declared gold the metal
of choice for coins, the industry began to die down. That didn't stop people
though; in Pershing County and Nye County in Nevada, certain silver mines were
booming, as they were in other states such as California, Missouri, New
Hampshire and New Mexico.
The Silver Rush may have died down, but is
picking up again, and the valuable metal still mined in the United States.
Alaska is the largest silver-producer, with the state that started it all,
Nevada, following closely in second. Discovering any metal or precious mineral
is exciting, but the discovery of silver shimmered throughout the history of
the United States.
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Arkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia
Arkhangelsk formerly called Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina river near its exit into the White Sea in the far north of European Russia. City districts spread for over 40 kilometers (25 mi) along the banks of the river and numerous islands of its delta. Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval Russia.
Arkhangelsk has a lot of building work and modernisation going on around the town. This is especially true of the area around the Sea and River Station. However there are the usual reminders of the town's soviet past in the form of statues and war memorials etc. the main difference from other Russian towns being the maritime aspect.
Arkhangelsk also boasts a cathederal and a number of interesting smaller churches. The town has five or six small museums including the museum of fine arts. The people are warm and friendly, especially if you have some Russian.
Things to see and do
* Sutyaguin House
* Cape Pur-Navolok and the Merchant Yard
* Pomorskaya Street
* Chumbarova-Luchinskogo Avenue
* Malye Korely - biggest open-air museum of wooden architecture in Europe
Cruise Season – March - Nov
Currency – Ruble (RUB)
Language – Russian
Land Area - 294.42 sq km's
Population – 58, 620 approx
Electricity – 2 round pins European style
Time – GMT plus two hours to plus twelve hours
International Country Telephone Code – + 7
Port Location – The marine passenger terminal is located in the very centre of Arkhangelsk.
Travel Links – Arkhangelsk is served by Talagi Airport and the smaller Vaskovo Airport. The city is located at the very end of the 1,133 km (704 mi) long railroad, connecting it to Moscow via Vologda and Yaroslavl.


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I know that this movie is about feudalism (predominantly), but the movie did not really explore how much (or how little, rather) choice the workers had. When Esteban took over the workers land, he said something like 'stay and work, or leave'- so is it to be concluded that sice the peasants stayed, they had no other choice, since they'd just be forced to work on one plantation or another?
Furthermore, what were they producing? And when the old native guy (Pedro's dad) left the land, Esteban did not attempt to stop him- so where was this guy going? To another plantation? To the city? This is important, b/c it shows that the peasants are not bound in debt to Esteban- they stay on his land for a reason- what is it?
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I probably made a lot of fresh new enemies this morning. AFDEL and Renaissance Numérique were organizing the "Tokyo Forum" on the digitalization of "culture". Why the name "Tokyo Forum"? Because the venue was the basement of the Palais de Tokyo, a modern arts museum in the heart of Paris. Why quote marks around "culture"? Because in France, "culture" is an industry, a business, a mindset, which does not translate nor transpose easily in English. Closest I could come up with would be "arts" – but then there would be an "artistic" expectation, and thus a disappointment. So I'll just use culture here, and drop the quote marks. Continue reading
New InfoWorld Data Insights post: 43 percent of marketing organizations sell data
More new content on the InfoWorld Data Insights blog, based on a survey by Gartner:
43 percent of marketing organizations sell data
And here is the teaser:
Why is marketing running the show here, and at which point will these companies create a dedicated business unit?
New InfoWorld Data Insights post: a data-stuffed turkey on your Thanksgiving table
A holiday tale on the InfoWorld Data Insights blog:
A data-stuffed turkey on your Thanksgiving table
And here is the teaser:
In a digitalized world, even your Thanksgiving meal is driven by data. It's not science fiction: here's the proof.
A high tower could make a difference
I am just back from a family vacation in The Netherlands, during which we got to admire (among others) the architectural treasures of Amsterdam – a very active merchant city through the 17th and 18th centuries, at a time where long distance travel and trading was a risky endeavor, and instantaneous means of communication inexistent. So when merchants would expect ships bringing home coffee, spices or silks, all they could do was wait – and pray (for they were devoutly Christian).
It is hard to imagine in today's times of instantaneous communication, GPS and online real-time tracking, not to know when one's shipment would arrive, even if it would arrive at all, for enemy fleets, pirates, and just bad weather, were always to be feared on the open seas. But beside the nerve-wracking wait for the families of the sailors, lots of money was in play too. The merchant cities of Northern Europe were then operating as marketplaces, pretty much like today's commodities exchanges: a fresh supply of coffee or sugar would generate fresh income for the importer, but could also cause wholesale prices to drop, whereas a shortage due to delayed shipments could cause price inflation. Continue reading
When data becomes the business
The speaker roaster for IBM Insight 2014 looks impressive, and very "big data" oriented: Terry Jones – founder of Travelocity.com & Kayak.com and ex-CIO of Sabre, Netflix' big data production House of Cards's Frank Underwood – I mean, Kevin Spacey – and these are only the keynote speakers. Too bad I am not in Vegas this week… IBM always puts together a very good quality event.
I am however able to grab some sound bites from the event, thanks to the best friend of wannabe conference attendees in the 2010 decade: Twitter. With so many people I follow in attendance, it's a bit hard to filter the signal from the noise, but I found some interesting thoughts to chew on. Continue reading
The perfect storm
I started toying with the perfect storm idea and how it applies to our space, back at the end of 2013 when I was working on a time-honored exercise: predictions for the coming year (see this article in IT Briefcase: The Perfect Data Storm, Fueled by Big Data & Hybrid Cloud, Looms for 2014).
It takes a blockbuster movie to explain a scientific concept to the public (I'll probably talk some day about Moneyball). But the meteorological phenomenon known as the perfect storm was revealed by the namesake movie featuring George Clooney. Then a Bostonian, I knew a thing or two about nor'easters, so the movie struck a cord. Continue reading
Turning a page
At the end of October, I will be leaving Talend, after more than 7 years leading its marketing charge. It has been quite a ride – thrilling, high octane, wearing at times, but how rewarding.
And indeed, how rewarding it is to have witnessed both the drastic change of open source over the years, and the rise of a true alternative response to integration challenges. Continue reading


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Product launches are such difficult affairs.
When the new product is Kibu — One for All Life Mist (which SOLD OUT within seconds of being introduced this week) the process is even harder. Nevertheless, YACHT makes it look easy.
Typically, a rock band uses their music video to "sell" their song. Placing an actual product inside your video is an interesting variation on a theme.
Of course, we need to ask if YACHT is merely playing with its fans' heads here. Maybe there's no product at all. Maybe the band is the product.
A quick tour of Kibu's Instagram page and one can surmise that YACHT takes online farce to the extreme, and/or they're brilliant satirists working in commercial mediums like product advertising because this is how you hijack the proceedings.


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Oracle SOA Suite 12c provides a whole gamut of solutions in extremely complex technical areas. In order to understand the value proposition in each of these solution areas, I recently authored a white paper from the perspective of the customer. Several customers have been showcased in this paper, including JDSU, Agilent, Turkcell, Canon, Ricoh, and Schneider International.
Here is an excerpt from the paper:
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a strategy for connecting business processes and exchanging information via loosely coupled software components. SOA is well entrenched in the IT landscape and SOA principles have become widely adopted as a foundation for enterprise applications. What began as a basic middleware technology for linking information systems has become a key enabler for many of today's hottest technologies including cloud integration, mobile enablement, fast data and the Internet of Things, application integration, and B2B. SOA has also revolutionized how modern businesses operate by simplifying internal application-integration projects and external business-to-business (B2B) integration tasks. Creating application interfaces with standard, reusable software components makes it easier to accommodate business changes and to share information with business partners.
This paper examines these middleware trends and explains how Oracle SOA Suite can enable a service-oriented foundation for creating, modifying, and combining information from all types of software applications and intelligent devices. Using real world examples, it demonstrates how Oracle customers have solved a wide variety of data management challenges using SOA and related technologies from the Oracle Fusion Middleware family.
You can access the white paper here: A Brave New Integration World - A Unified Framework for Cloud, Mobile, Internet of Things, Application Integration, and B2B
You can also access the Oracle SOA Suite 12c launch webcast here to get the perspective of our experts: Introducing Oracle SOA Suite 12c


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This skirt is an update to the classic pleated midi. It is made from laminated technical mesh in a metallic ruthenium finish for a sparkling effect. Wear it with the matching shirt for a coordinated finish. Elasticated waist, lined.
Product name: PRINCIPE
Product code: 9771960603001
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Jersey fabric: 100% polyester, exclusive of coating; Lining: 100% polyester.
Wash by hand in water. Do not bleach. Iron at max. 110 °C using a damp cloth between the iron and the fabric. Do not dry clean. Do not tumble dry. Flat drying in the shade.
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Hi Stulevy
The best that I can suggest is that you look through the following web pages about the various rules and regs regarding eligibility for housing benefit and how it's calculated:
From that site, you'll find the following:
3. Eligibility
You may get Housing Benefit if:
- you pay rent
- you're on a low income or claiming benefits
- your savings are below a certain level - usually £16,000
You can apply if you're employed or unemployed, but if you live with a partner, only one of you can get Housing Benefit.
If you're single and under 35, you can only get Housing Benefit for bed-sit accommodation or a single room in shared accommodation.
Use a benefits calculator to check your eligibility or contact your council.
Who isn't eligible
Usually you won't get Housing Benefit if:
- your savings are over £16,000 - unless you get Guarantee credit of Pension Credit
- you live in the home of a close relative
- you're a full-time student - unless you're disabled or have children
- you're an asylum seeker or sponsored to be in the UK
- you're residing in the UK as an European Economic Area jobseeker
Good luck with your settlement visa application.


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At 715 North Avenue stands the brick opening to Iona College. The walk ways are lined with trees of the changing fall leaves, and the midday sun shines on the many buildings across campus. Sidewalks are bustling with students going in every direction trying to arrive at their desired destinations. A slight fall chill hovers in the air with the changing of the seasons, which means the shorts and tank tops are packed away while sweaters, sweatshirts and boots are the new style for the time of year.
With each student passing by, a new combination of clothing is put into view creating a different look than the person before. There is more variety of fashion styles on today's college campus than in a high school environment. According to students on campus, the difference between the two is no one cares about the diversity of fashion in college and the variety is good, whereas in high school there is a need to fit in with everyone else.
Iona College Junior Gabby Cocco believes there is a difference between college and high school fashion, especially from what she sees on the Iona campus.
"It's college," Cocco said. "Like if you were in high school obviously everybody would be like, oh that's so weird why are you wearing that? Nobody, I feel like, really gives a crap in college."
Choosing an outfit for the day in college has less to do with what other people are wearing and trying to fit in with the crowd and more to do with the weather outside and how the individual feels that particular day. One student can decide that it is a sweater and sweatpants day, while another decides to put more effort into an outfit as a whole. According to Cocco, there are times when she cares more about her make up than the clothes she decides to wear, and that is good enough for her.
Fashion Club President Jenny Aquino sees the mixture of fashions on the Iona campus as an interesting way for people to express themselves. According to her, a person's outfit can seem awkward at first glance, but it is interestingly awkward. The clothes an individual decides to wear shows other people how that individual wants to express themselves and they won't be judged for it.
"Fashion is a way to express yourself," Aquino said. "I feel like the way somebody is wearing something that's how they feel that day. That's a way people can be interesting in their own way even if it's something weird, like they put it together wrong or it doesn't match or you've just never seen it before at the end of the day to that person that's how they feel and I feel like that's their way that they can express themselves and be comfortable with it."
College is a more open environment where students can experiment with appearance, but avoid judgement.
"I feel like it's more open, so here you can wear it and people don't judge; this is like a judge free environment," Aquino said.
With the acceptance of diverse fashions on campus, a sense of art is put into the styles worn around campus. This means more colors and patterns are used in everyday wear such as bright or neon colors according to Shadeana Lamby, treasurer of the Iona Fashion Club. Outfits don't rely purely on black, white and grey. Instead there is an increase in color usage in the everyday clothing worn around campus.
Jasmine Lauture, secretary of the Iona Fashion Club, sees Iona as a form of expression because of the assortment of styles ranging from artsy to biker chick and everything in between.
"Fashion is overall an art, so I feel like being on campus everyone has their own type of fashion," Lauture said.
The schedule of a student is another factor that is part of the decision process of students when deciding what to wear for the day. Iona College student Kerri Mattei has student teaching, classes, and works three jobs during the week. This impacts her outfit choice for most of the week because is required to dress a certain way for student teaching, and makes the choice to keep a similar appearance for class and work.
"Generally, I try to look nice for work and for my education classes because it sets a good tone since I'm supposed to be taking it seriously," Mattei said.
An effect of the variety and individuality that comes from the ability to wear any style of clothing, whether it is because of a student's schedule or simply by choice, is a level of confidence that students feel from their appearance. According to Mattei, she feels confident in herself the more she decides to dress up for in a day. The more effort she puts into the day's outfit, more confidence she feels.
"Especially when I wear a new shirt, I tend to have really high self-confidence," Mattei said.
Experiencing an open environment without judgement on campus also endorses a type of motivation as well as confidence, according to Cheslea Sambula Iona student and vice president of the Fashion Club. The more effort that is put into an outfit each day creates incentive to go out and make more out of the day, or to mingle with more people in order to show off the pieces of clothing that were put together.
"It's kind of like a motivation," Sambula said. "It's just a motivation to do anything I have to do, or just to speak to more people or even just to go to the library for longer. It's more motivation to just be myself and be out there and communicate and just be more on campus."


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F*** you society
I have a fear of whenever im out that makes it so i never like standing too close to, talk to or even look at any kids or overly young girls because im afraid of someone thinking or accusing me of being a pedo because of how paranoid everyone in the USA is despite the reality is most likely suspects are their own family members and friends, not random strangers =/ Its even worse because i am attracted to girls younger than me (just not kids of course)
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this is so true
Every man is attracted to young girls. I don't give a f*** who you are and how religious and godly you think you are or what position of power you have over the world. USA society is the biggest hypocritical society ever.
I know. Most guys find 16 one of the most attractive ages but there are guys who wont like anything younger than 18 and some nothing under 30. Thats besides the point anyways, its just I feel so uncomfortable in public and i cant socialize right because of it.


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Ottawa Senators will try to accommodate Jason Spezza trade demand
NEW YORK — Jason Spezza has requested a trade, and Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray says he'll try to make that happen.
"I don't want to trade the guy, really, and I know I won't get the value, in all likelihood that I should get for him," Murray said Wednesday after the NHL general managers meeting. "But I think that Jason feels maybe there's a change that he would like to have happen, and if that's the case we'll try to do what we can."
Spezza, who replaced Daniel Alfredsson as Ottawa's captain, has one year left on his contract at a salary of US$4 million and cap hit of $7 million. The 30-year-old centre has a modified no-trade clause that allows him to submit a list of 10 teams he would not accept a trade to.
Murray said a few teams have already asked about Spezza, even though Wednesday's meeting was too busy to advance many talks. He expects trade chatter to pick up in the next few weeks leading up to the draft, which runs June 27 and 28 in Philadelphia.
If the Senators do trade Spezza as has been speculated for some time, it would likely not be for just prospects and/or draft picks.
"Obviously I'd like to win a hockey game next year, so getting a player back that can play in the league, that has played in the league, would be important," Murray said.
Spezza led all Senators forwards in scoring last season with 23 goals and 43 assists. In 686 career NHL games, the native of Mississauga, Ont., has 687 points.
Ottawa went 37-31-14 and finished five points out of a playoff spot this season.


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Kicking in SVN only works if you currently have melee as a weapon, ie, spawnweapon 0. Although, you don't have to be using it at the time. As long as spawnweapon is 0, you can slide into people like normal.
Animation for third person punch is wrong as well. It looks like you're half swimming the the left arm is jumpy.
However, I suspect the animation issue is something else and is a problem with all weapons which I'll cover in another topic.


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Besides being treated like family members, here a few other benefits our patients enjoy:
- Personalized approach that focuses on treating the patient and not just a set of teeth.
- Variety of treatments, whether you need a simple checkup, dental implants, sleep apnea treatment, or care for your family.
- Relaxation methods if needed, with either "laughing gas" or an FDA-approved pill.
Call us today at 412-828-3311 to schedule your next appointment. We're located at 200 Allegheny River Blvd. – just a few blocks from Kerr Museum.
Maintain a Healthy & Attractive Smile For Life
At Oakmont Advanced Dentistry, we provide many different types of dental treatments to help our patients keep a healthy, happy smile. We've listed a few of these services below. If you have any questions about our care, please call and speak with a member of our friendly staff.
- Family dentistry for all your loved ones.
- Emergency dentistry to give you quick care in a dental crisis.
- General dentistry to help you maintain a bright and healthy smile.
- Implant dentistry to replace your missing teeth.
- Sleep apnea treatment to give you better sleep and help protect your health.
- Cosmetic dentistry so you can smile confidently in all situations.
- Orthodontic treatment for a straight, beautiful smile.
- Restorative dentistry so you can eat comfortably and smile again.
- TMJ and teeth grinding treatment to stop your jaw pain and protect your teeth.
- Oral surgery to restore your oral health and to prepare your mouth for other treatments.
We Thank Dr. Nader For a Half-Century of Dedication to Excellence
Our dental practice is celebrating 50 years of providing our patients honest, respectful smile care. Although Dr. Nader has recently retired, Oakmont Advanced Dentistry will honor his legacy by continuing the tradition of straightforward dental care he began long ago.
Dr. Nader will always be regarded as a true "dentist among dentists." He holds several professional memberships in well-established dental associations, including the American Dental Association, the Pennsylvania Dental Association, the AK Dental Society, and the Academy of General Dentistry. He was also included in the Top 100 Best Dentists in a 2011 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine.
Thank you, Dr. Nader, for many years of outstanding service to our community.
We would like to follow in Dr. Nader's footsteps by becoming your new dentist in Oakmont, PA. Call us today at 412-828-3311 to receive exceptional dental care from our team.


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I've always liked how there was a ThinApp-ed VMware vSphere Client 4.0 available for download as it was always handy to have but when I recently did a quick search for version 5.0, I noticed there wasn't one readily available for download. Since I've never actually tried ThinApp-ing the vSphere Client, I figured I'll take this opportunity to give it a shot and the following demonstrates what I needed to do to get the application packaged.
***Note that I've done minimal testing with this ThinApp vSphere Client other than connecting to a vCenter and clicked around but I'll update this post with any problems I come across as I use this more.
Start by running a prescan operation on your clean desktop operating system (I used a fresh Windows 7 32-bit virtual machine):
Wait till the prescan operation completes so that you end up at the postscan screen:
Prior to starting the postscan, proceed by launching the VMware vSphere Client 5.0 install and answer the wizard prompts to start the install:
As with one of my previous posts:
ThinApp Adobe Acrobat X Standard with VMware ThinApp 4.7 for VMware View 5.0
… the Building Project process will fail if we don't remove the 64-bit executables from the installation directory. The following are screenshots of what would happen if you don't remove the vnetlib64.exe file from directory:
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\USB\
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\USB\DriverCache
%Program Files Common%\VMware\USB\vnetlib64.exe: not a valid executable
*** Build failed ***
%Program Files Common%\VMware\USB\DriverCache\vnetlib64.exe: not a valid executable
*** Build failed ***
Since the vnetlib64.dll also looks like it's used by the vnetlib64.exe executable, I went ahead and deleted that file from both directory as well:
I proceeded to run the post scan once I deleted the files from both of the directories:
Once of the things I noticed was that the post scan appeared to take extremely log and it seemed as if it was taking long because of all of the .js files but it does eventually finish with the following 3 warnings:
Could not copy file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\MSStmp.log -> C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware ThinApp\Captures\VMware vSphere Client 5.0\%Common AppData%\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\MSStmp.log
Could not copy file C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\MSStmp.log -> C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware ThinApp\Captures\VMware vSphere Client 5.0\%drive_C%\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\MSStmp.log
A new kernelmode component "VMware hcmon" was installed, this is not supported by ThinApp
The warning messages referenced 2 log files and a component that indicates ThinApp does not support which didn't appear too concerning so I proceeded with the build:
Click on the finish button to close the wizard and you should now have the package built:
For those who are interested, the completed captured ThinApp package ended up being 1.54GB:
Assign the ThinApp package as you normally would:
Test the application in the assigned virtual desktop:
There you have it. Nothing spectacular and the process was fairly easy. Hope this provides a good demonstration of what the process of ThinApp-ing vSphere Client 5.0 looks like.


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The City of Manassas understands that you want to be a good recycler. Many of us grew up with it and being a good environmental steward matters. Let's work together to make your recycling better than ever.
There are plenty of ways to recycle and curbside recycling is just one of them.
You can recycle everything from clothing to cars, eyeglasses to iPhones, and metal pipes to paint. Even wire hangers can be recycled - but not in your curbside recycling!
Drop-off recycling offers you a way to reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfill. Check out Earth911 and see what you can recycle and where.
The City of Manassas has scheduled drop-off events for HHW, electronics and shredding from March through November. Here's a link to the page with more information.
The National Waste and Recycling Association states that approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of what goes into the recycling container cannot be recycled. Food waste, dirty diapers, clothing, plastic bags, hoses, even kitchen sinks end up in curbside recycling.
Recycling contamination is a serious problem that affects the cost of recyclable materials in the marketplace and through your service fee when the cost of processing rises.
The recycling industry isn't just in some faraway place, it's right here in the City of Manassas. Recycling provides over 270 jobs and over $55 million to our local economy.
Your recycling has a positive impact on the environment too! When you recycle, you simultaneously improve the environment, the economy, sustainable manufacturing and prevent waste from going into oceans.


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Reader lulwa asks:
Where does freedom of speach starts and where does it ends ?
Like with every question in philosophy, there's no single question to this. A lot of philosophers would even reject the premise—when we talk about freedom of speech, we're talking about a right, and there's by no means anything approaching universal agreement that rights even exist.
The very notion of rights is actually a fairly recent innovation, one that has its roots in Enlightenment-era thought. I think the first mention of rights as a concept was made in Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan (first published in 1651), in which Hobbes suggests that we have natural rights which we forfeit to a supreme leader in exchange for protection and various other benefits.
Personally, I'm a fan of the concept of rights, largely because I don't think you can have a functional democracy without them. But the argument for natural rights is pretty dubious. Very few proponents of rights would dispute the existence of a universal right to a fair trial, but I don't think it's coherent to argue that this is a right that exists outside of human law and society, or somehow prior to the existence of courts that can provide for a fair trial.
So my own view on rights is a form of constructivism, which is the metaethical view that certain ethical claims can be true or false, but that they're true or false on terms constructed by human society. Rights exist because there is a framework for them to exist in, and they expand along with society's capacity to accommodate for them.


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These years, youthful folks are far more concerning about their wedding ceremony. Holding a memorable wedding ceremony ceremony became a sort of trend. Actually, bride's makeup and wedding ceremony dress is the very first essential factor in the wedding. So bride often worries about what sort of wedding dress suits her ideal and what style can boost her temperament. In the following, there are some ideas to choose ideal wedding dresses and classification of wedding ceremony dresses.4th. Classical white wedding layout is really currently being brought to China from Europe. And now it is a trend and will grow to be to be a tradition. But classical wedding ceremony dress designs are nevertheless from Europe. It is keeping the classical elegant temperament. It may possibly not suit quite nicely for Chinese Traditional Clothing wedding ceremony. So, for most time, red Qi Pao can perform a very critical part in the wedding.Asians have been consuming this chinese slimming Tea for over 400 many years due to its all-natural slimming effect and other wonderful wellness benefits. In reality, consuming tea has been a Cheongsam practice considering that its identified discovery and nevertheless utilized to this modern day. Due to the fact of its normal attributes of fat burning, no wonder so numerous individuals striving to lose fat are flocking to Wu-Yi tea.Being highly valued, the Chinese tea sets are focused to the established tea culture in China. They are really divided into two classes. The first refers to those that have large artistic value, although the 2nd is individuals that are utilized in each day life. I consider it is fairly understandable that those with higher artistic worth are commonly utilised in particular tea ceremonies like a Chinese Dresses ceremony. They are usually kept in stunning cabinets and are proudly presented throughout a tea ceremony. On the other hand, people that are utilized in every single day life are just used plainly for that purpose. As you may know, tea is a quite vital component of every single meal in China.3rd. Tailing variety of wedding dress, just as the title implies, it is prolonged and tailing on the ground. There are 40cm mini tailing, forty-80cm medium and far more than 80 is massive tailing wedding ceremony dress. This sort of wedding ceremony chinese traditional dress is far more official and ideal for the ceremony held in church.No reply is needed, no need to have to clarify in detail what you had for lunch. It genuinely is a manufactured-up phrase to greet folks, and you could hear Chinese men and women utilizing it in the most unusual and surprising of circumstances.Some planet heritage websites like the Excellent Wall and the Forbidden City are worth flying half way around the globe to see. Other internet sites like the "Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom" are wonderful to see if you are you are currently in the region but I would not recommend travelling extended distances to see them.
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A combination of toor dal and moong dal flavored with aromatic spices and with the addition of healthy vegetables like carrot, beans etc and the tanginess of tamarind paste. This dal goes well with rice and chapathi.
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Yellow moong dal - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 medium, diced
Tomato - 1 big, diced
Garlic - 6 to 7, finely chopped
Ginger - 1 big piece, finely chopped
Green chillies - 3 to 4, finely chopped
Potato - 1 big, boiled and cut into medium cubes
Carrot - 1 big, cut into small cubes
Green beans - 8 to 10, cut into 1" pieces
Tamarind paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 1, halved
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Coriander leaves - to garnish
1. Wash the toor dal and yellow moong dal. Add 2 cups water, turmeric powder and mix it. Pressure cook the dal till soft. Mash and keep aside.
2. Dissolve the tamarind paste in 1 cup water and keep aside.
3. Heat ghee and add jeera, red chillies and asafoetida. Add ginger, garlic and fry for a minute. Then add onions, green chillies and fry till golden.
4. Now add beans, carrot, little salt and cook till the vegetables become soft. Then add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilly powder and garam masala. Sprinkle little water and fry for 3-4 minutes.
5. Add the boiled potatoes, tomatoes and mix well. Fry for 2 minutes.
6. Add the cooked dal, tamarind water, 1 cup water, salt and mix well. Bring to boil and boil for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
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The Grand Inquisitor
"I'll just be a minute, the painting is in the back" Old Crosby announced and disappeared into the storage room at the rear of the shop, leaving me to rummage alone through the array of stock he had scattered throughout his antique store. A wildly eclectic mix of items presented themselves before my eyes, items that had not so much been placed as had found their way to where they now lay. Watching as so many eyes in the ethereal stillness of this space where the dust seemed to hang expectantly in the air and the shadows of so much past cast themselves heavy upon on this dusky domain. I found myself drawn to a set of ornate Russian dolls hidden between a serving platter and a gramophone and proceeded to dismantle them absent-mindedly as I awaited the old man's return.
Presently he announced himself, bounding up the corridor with the aforementioned object in his hands. "This is the piece I mentioned to you – it's something I encountered in my ramblings, let's say". Wrapped in a velvet cloth, I could see the outlines of a frame. He carefully proceeded to remove the outer protective layer to reveal the painting beneath and placed it on a small table in front of him. "This is the work of Johannes van der Lember, painted in his late, shall we say, darker period", Crosby stood away from the painting with an unabashed show of pride on his face and turned to me expectantly.
The painting itself was a characteristic piece of that 17th century Dutch masters, an exposition in shadow and light and with an attention to detail and realism that suggested surgical precision. The subject of the painting was a red-robed and white-bearded figure, standing in a torch lit room. Alongside – or more accurately, cowering beneath him was a man, bound and seated in an elaborate wooden chair, his face a mask of abject terror as the other figure loomed over him. In the shadows, lurking was a series of implements and tools hinting at the portents of a darker outcome in store.
"The First Time before the Grand Inquisitor" stated Crosby "one of a series of works van der Lember undertook towards the end of his life and without a doubt, his finest masterpiece. And…" he paused for effect "a much-coveted item". "It had been given up as lost until… well… certain information came to light". He stroked his chin and started to pace the floor slowly, back and forth. "Look, let me get to the point. What I'm about to tell you will put you, as well as myself, into a difficult position but I believe I have no one else that I can trust." He then began to recount his tale….
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I'M WEARING >> DRESS: Stine Goya
I rarely shoot in my home, but this light and this new Stine Goya dress were too good to miss. I wish I had it already for new years eve but I am glad I have a few cool events coming up where I hopefully get to wear it!. Hope you are having an amazing week so far! The sun is finally shinning in Amsterdam, Mercury will be out of retrograde in 5 days and I am feeling the good vibes coming!!! Boom shakalaka!!!


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Monday, July 13, 2009
2nd Post - Happy Smiles for the CAS
Rich Razzleberry counts as RED, doesn't it??????? I couldn't resist the CAS today. One of the artworks Jen highlighted was a giraffe (and you know I LOVE giraffes, don't you?) in these fabulous colors, on a green bg. I have recently become more interested in simple and clean lines, and had this wonderful image from Whipper Snapper. I am enjoying my scor-pal, and with my camera fixed, you can even see the lines I scored. I'm done for today......promise!!
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Penguin Popsicles
Ya think I might have gone overboard just a little on this???? I have been up since 3 AM, and don't seem to be functioning well so far. I guess this is a little busy, even for me, but I loved this little penguin, and one thing led to another, and.............there it is. I love this crazy bg dp, orange, RED, caramel. Just crazy. Hope it doesn't knock your eyes out!! Have a great day. Hugs.
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Balloon ninja game contains 9 different levels with smiley balloons. Kids and babies are enjoying to locking and popping the balloons. Millions of colorful balloons are flying in the sky boom to pop them. With this balloon popping ninja game, baby is never bored - and feels free to join any moment, as this kids game is a hoot even if you are an adult. Balloon smasher hit is game for children's or toddlers up to 3 years or more Popping the naughty balloons that can be enjoying for the child More difficulties level coming to clear level by level. It develops the skills coordination and attentiveness. Features: 1. A lots of smiley and different kind of balloons 2. Don't heat out the enemies balloons 3. Easy to play just tap on the balloons 4. Hearing Pleasant Strauss music. Enjoy the boom balloon boom for kids and toddlers. Big and beautiful balloons fly on the sky all the time, hurry and finish the level by level to pop them all!!
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Residents of Rumbor valley demand for releasing their seized timber
By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: Residents of Rumbor valley both Muslims and Kalash community protested at Rumbor village demanding for early releasing their timber which were stopped by Ayun people illegally. They said that Supreme Court of Pakistan also have verdict in their favor which was based on justices and SC decided that royalty on forest is the right of Rumboor people not of Ayuni. But even then resident of Ayun have stopped supply of these timber on their way at Ayun which is totally illegally. They not allow Forest development corporation FDC permitted timber and have seized them at Ayun. They said that when Govt. supply these timber to Chakdara to Forest store Ayun people unloading it from vehicles and now these timber lying on road. They said that on legal permit contractor have cut Deodar trunks but they lying on road and compounding due to rain and water because a few people of Ayun not allowing them to be supplied to main depot (sale point) at Chakdara where these timber selling on thousands of rupees per foot. They said that these timber worth of millions of rupees damaging useless on ground. Women folk also addressed to the anger protest rally and public meeting.
Saifullah Jan , Hidayatullah, Ubaidullah former councilor, Inayatullah, Jamat Khan, Rahmat Zar and some Kalash women folk told that we fight legally for our rights for 17 years and Supreme Court of Pakistan have decided royalty in our favor in 1996-97 which is our legal right but some people of Ayun not obeying that verdict and have stopped our timber illegally. They also held a walk and carrying placards in the rally inscribing the message to release our timber and save us from starvation. Because there is no source of income and roads remain block at least for 5 month in the valley due to heavy snowfall. And they depend only on royalty of forest which were also snatched by Ayun people and they facing starvation and hunger. They appeal to Chief Justice Supreme court of Pakistan as well as president, Prime Minister and provincial chief Minister for soling their issue impeccably and take necessary action to release their seized timbers and assure supply of these timbers (trunks) of deodar worth million of rupees to Chakdara main sale point which lying on ground and damaging before using.
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Dr Jonathan Brown
Senior Lecturer
Hatherly D1
Hatherly Building, University of Exeter, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, EX4 4PS, UK
Dr Jon Brown is a neurophysiologist with an interest in how neuronal function is affected in neurological disease. In his group, they use electrophysiological approaches to explore synaptic and intrinsic excitability changes in models of diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Dr Brown graduated from University of Manchester with a BSc (1st class) in Neuroscience and then an MRes in Biological Sciences (specializing in neurosciences). Subsequently, he obtained a PhD from the University of Bristol, whilst based in the Neurology Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery at GlaxoSmithKline. He went on to take up postdoctoral positions both at GSK and University of Bristol before being appointed Senior Research Fellow and then Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School.
Broad research specialisms
- Models of dementia and psychiatric disease
- In vitro brain slice electrophysiology
- In vivo electrophysiology
- Synaptic and intrinsic neurophysiology
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2017.
PhD, 2004, University of Bristol.
MRes, 2000, University of Manchester.
BSc Neuroscience (1st class), 1999, University of Manchester.
Research group links
Research interests
Cognitive dysfunction in neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia arise from changes to neuronal networks. For example, in late-stage AD, there is substantial neurodegeneration which alters the integrity of the surviving network. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence that more subtle changes to synaptic circuits may underlie the cognitive deficits that occur earlier on in the disease, prior to detectable neuronal loss.
Dr Brown and his colleagues aim to characterize these changes in neuronal networks at multiple levels of complexity, using mouse models of dementia and schizophrenia. They make whole-cell recordings from neurons in brain areas known to be affected in these diseases, such as the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex and prefrontal cortex. They use these approaches to explore the synaptic and intrinsic properties of these neurons. More recently they have been using recording techniques that allow them to record network activity from multiple brain regions simultaneously, to explore the impact of cellular level changes on larger scale network interactions.
Research grants
- 2018 National Centre for the Replacement Refinement
Using wireless recording technologies to investigate cortical coherence in a mouse model of dementia
- 2018 Alzheimer Research UK
Title: Regulatory genomic variation in rodent models of amyloid and tau neuropathology
- 2017 Alzheimer Research UK
Title: Functional consequences of impaired gamma frequency oscillations in mouse models of dementia. Role: Co-I. (PI: Dr Jon Brown)
- 2017 Alzheimer Research UK
Title: Improving Neurotransmission through the Brain's Memory Centres: A Pharmacogenetic Approach to Treating Dementia. Role: PI
- 2017 Janssen
PhD studentship
- 2016 Alzheimer Research UK
Title: Contribution to the purchase of a Ti-Sapphire laser to enable establishment of multiphoton fluorescence imaging facility. Role: Co-I (PI: Prof Andy Randall)
- 2016 Wellcome Trust
Title: A multiphoton imaging facility for in vitro and in vivo studies of CNS function and disease. Role: Co-I. (PI: Prof Andy Randall)
- 2016 Medical Research Council
Relationship between synaptic dysfunction and degeneration in a rodent model of dementia
Title: The role of microRNA activity in regulating synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease
- 0 Medical Research Council
Title: Polyphenols as inhibitors of tau toxicity: protecting neuronal network function in Alzheimer's disease
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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
University of Auckland
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Imperial College London
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BSc Medical Sciences and BSc Neuroscience:
- Coding for Medical Scientists (CSC2020): Module Lead
- Foundations in Neuroscience (CSC1006): Lecturer
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- Tom Ridler
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- Maria Garcia
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We are pleased and excited to announce the release of Rabbi Debra's timely and long-awaited new album entitled "Gratitude – Receiving Blessings and Giving Thanks as a Spiritual Practice."
Liner Notes - from the new release, Gratitude
The News - A link to a current New York Times article on gratitude
The Story Behind Gratitude - A new essay by Rabbi Debra
Craig's Corner, notes from the rebbetz-man
Storefront - Find some treasures
Thank you - our appreciation for your support
A Healthy Serving of Gratitude
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- Collection
- 1952 - 2000
Part of Rivonia Trial
Court records and other documents relating to trials in which Kuny (an advocate) was involved, including the Rivonia Trial where Denis Kuny was junior counsel. One box of Rivonia Trial material contains: A1.1 Indictments 1963 ; A1.2 Motion to quash the indictment 1963 ; A1.3 Defence requests for further particulars and the State's reply thereto; A1.4 Documents relating to Accused no 8 (James Kantor) including affidavit, request for particulars, petition, notes and a press cutting.
Records still in process.
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After School Field Trips
Join us after school for some fun on the slopes during our night skiing!
Available to grades 4th-12th grade, including school, clubs, and organizations.
After School Field Trip rATES
- Available Mondays - Fridays, 3:30pm-9pm, beginning January 8, 2020
- Price includes lift ticket and equipment rental
- Rates are subject to a 5.6% MO sales tax. Tax exempt? You must provide a Tax exempt letter.
- Available to grades 4-12
- Book as many visits as you want!
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Snow Tubing
- Available Thursdays only, beginning January 9, 2020
- Prices include: tubing ticket and tube rental
- Tubing Session is 4:30pm-8:30pm.
- Rates are subject to a 5.6% MO sales tax. Tax exempt? You must provide a Tax exempt letter.
- ALL tubing participants are required to complete a Tubing Release. Save time by filling it out in advanced. Snow Tubing Release Form
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- Available to Schools and school affiliates such as school clubs.
- Group minimum is 15 paying participants. The leader must be a member of the school.
- Reserve at least 3 days in advance
- Final balance due at check-in with one form of payment. Cash, credit card, or school/organization check accepted.
- Group Leader skis for FREE!
- Chaperone limit 1 to every 7 students.
- Call 816-640-2014 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to get started
After your reservation, you will receive a confirmation packet by email (or fax/mail) outlining the details of our trip. Please read over it carefully before your trip date. The Snow Creek Group Office will be available anytime throughout the process to assist you with any questions or concerns that you may have.
Personal Food Items: Groups are welcome to bring their personal food and beverage items, however, we ask that they are enjoyed outside on our patio. We do not allow coolers or personal food and drink inside the lodge. Thank you for your cooperation!


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About Adolescent Special Education at Keuka College
The adolescent generalist special education program prepares you to inspire, teach, mentor, assess, and motivate students in a wide variety of special education environments.
During your four years in the program, you will master the theoretical aspects of adolescent special education, but also spend ample time in adolescent special education classrooms, learning how these theories are applied to real-world settings.
You'll gain a broad base of knowledge in the four common core areas (mathematics, English, social studies, and science), but also select an emphasis area in either English or social studies.


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Hello, today I'm using some older stamps and dies from ODBD that are just classic for the Dots and Dashes challenge - I never tire of using them. The verse from Everlasting Light and the image from Light of the World go perfectly together. I used the Vintage Border Dies and Vintage Flourish Pattern Die. I layered the Vintage Border in the center for some reverse framing and then fussy cut out the lighthouse. I colored the lighthouse in neutral tones with Zig Clean Color Brushes.
Hop on over to see more beautiful creations by my talented Challenge Team sisters Chris, Julie, and Robin. Remember that you have until October 2nd to link to the ODBD blog.
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Commentary by Monomakh……..
US Senator Churck Shumer who is the Senate Minority Leader stood before the press this week with a family of immigrants as a backdrop speaking out against President Trump's TEMPORARY immigration ban. He then teared up and appeared to cry like a whipped stepson. OH THE DRAMA! OH THE EMOTION! OH THE PISS POOR ACTING JOB!!!!!
Schumer called Trump's ban "mean spirited and un-American." He tried to put on a good show but he should take a few acting lessons as many people just laughed and did not take him seriously. And it's a good thing they didn't take him seriously because Senator Chuck Schumer is nothing short of a HYPOCRITE! And here is the PROOF………………
Back in 2015 according to The Hill, Senator Schumer D-NY that it may be necessary to halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the US! His comment then parted with those of other Democrats against halting the refugee program.
It appears Schumer forgot his comments back in 2015 supporting a temporary halt in the refugee program or does he think the American people are just STUPID AND FORGETFUL? It also appears Schumer likes to play both sides of the fence in an effort to always come out on the winning end. He must have learned how to cry on cue from former House Speaker John Bohner who frequently cried on camera during his tenure as Speaker. Frankly, that was the most disgusting display for a "MAN" I've ever seen! And Schumer's tears on Sunday were nothing short of DISGUSTING for a MAN and a so called "leader." Why can't we have STRONG MEN instead of these WIMPS?
Schumer's HYPOCRISY is blinding as is all the other hypocrisy displayed far too often by his colleagues. Of course, the Democrat's plan is to keep the SHEEPLE inflamed and on the march against anything and everything Trump does or doesn't do. And this is the PRIMARY reason this nation is so divided and can't get anywhere! This is also a MAJOR REASON we need TERM LIMITS in Congress! Hey the POTUS can only serve 2 four year terms so why should members of Congress be any different? This CRAP of having career politicians needs to STOP NOW!
Liberalism IS a Mental Disorder and it has and is ripping apart this nation in ways we do not even yet know.
The law says that the POTUS has the power to forbid entrance into the US of any person who he deems a threat to American national security. Would you rather we take the ignorant chance of allowing terrorists into our country unhindered? Would you rather these people enter our country and begin slaughtering American school children or workers in the workplace? FACT is we are at WAR with radical Islam whether you like it or not! And in times of war ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN to protect America and Americans! To not do so would be a gross act of ignorance and irresponsibility! Of course I'm sure that if we just let these refugees in unhindered and then one of them commits a terror act on US soil then there would be outrage over allowing them in the country. Trump understands we are at war and he is attempting to do things that PROTECT America and YOU! To make a FARCE of it as Schumer did Sunday is insane!
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The "Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972", the "London Convention " for short, is one of the first global conventions to protect the marine environment from human activities. The Convention has been in force since 1975. Its objective is to promote the effective control of all sources of marine pollution and to take all practicable steps to prevent pollution of the sea by dumping of wastes and other matter.
In 1996, the "London Protocol" was agreed to further modernize the Convention and, eventually, replace it. Under the Protocol, all dumping is prohibited, except for possibly acceptable wastes on the so-called "reverse list". The London Protocol entered into force on 24 March 2006.
Further information and a current list of Parties to the Convention and Protocol, can be found on the IMO website.
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- "You bust slug! You bust slug!"
- —Kevin to his mother at the Quidditch World Cup[src]
Kevin was a young child who attended the Quidditch World Cup final in 1994 with his parents. He played with his father's wand at the campsite, enlarging a slug until his mother caught and stopped him. When she acidentally stepped on the magically enlarged slug, he cried out, "You bust slug! You bust slug!".
The name "Kevin" is the anglicised form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the 20th century.
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Kate Middleton and "You're never too young to talk mental health"
Over the past couple years Kate Middleton and her husband Prince William, Duchess and Duke of Cambridge, have engaged in various mental health advocacy campaigns and initiatives and shown great passion for the importance of speaking up about mental health. Kate is currently helping to promote a new campaign being launched by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, which is a children's mental health charity in England. Their new campaign, "You're never too young to talk mental health" acknowledges that schools are on the frontline when it comes to children's mental health and it aims to guide teachers on how to better support mental health in the classroom, as well as tips and guidance for caregivers on how to talk mental health with kids. They kicked off the campaign with an animation co-produced by teachers and students ages 9 to 11 called "Talking Mental Health" and it includes an introduction from The Duchess herself. The animation was designed to help start conversations about mental health in the classroom and beyond, including what to say and who to talk to if our feelings become "too big", and how to listen or help when a friend is struggling. The short video is accompanied with free teaching materials and resources that were created by a team of animators and clinicians in addition to the children and teachers who were involved in the animation. When speaking about why she supports the campaign, The Duchess remarked,
"As parents, we all want our children to have the best possible start in life. Encouraging [them] to understand and be open about their feelings can give them the skills to cope with the ups and downs that life will throw at them as they grow up… It's important that our children understand that emotions are normal, and that they have the confidence to ask for help if they are struggling."
The campaign is being rolled out across elementary schools in the United Kingdom this fall, with the idea that reaching children at this age may help them better prepare for the transitions and challenges ahead and give them the confidence to manage them and seek help when needed. I couldn't agree more with the idea behind this campaign as I too believe there really is no such thing as too young when it comes to talking out about mental health - we talk to kids about about colds and broken bones and all sorts of physical health related concepts, so it's time to incorporate conversations around mental health while they're young too.
And find out more information about the campaign here.
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1. Kenneth Arrow argues that a main cause of the financial crisis is asymmetric information. A new NBER working paper by Gary Gorton makes the same argument. 2. Brad Setser sees little evidence of the nightmare scenario I mentioned last night (i.e., China broadly redirecting its monetary policy away from foreign exchange interventions):
China's trade surplus remains very large – and that it is still adding to its reserves at a fast clip. ... And while there is good reason to think that the growth in Russian and GCC foreign assets is poised sharply, evidence that China's surplus is about to fall remains, for now, rather thin.3. On VoxEU, Virginie Coudert and Mathieu Gex provide empirical evidence showing that correlations do, in fact, go to one in financial crises. 4. Check out all the economic data on tap for tomorrow. If it's half as bad as today's data, we could be in for a truly wild day on the markets (even by today's standards). If tomorrow's data is really bad, then all I can say is: God help us.


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Recently I was re-reading my uncle's post(s) about a brief visit to China last year and it got me thinking about how laowai learn about China while in China. This has been a topic of some interest to me over the past twelve or so years, both in terms of self-analysis and observation of other people like me. Of course the blogosphere is full of the writings of people engaged in precisely this kind of reflection. Some are thoughtful and informative; others are rife with misunderstanding and plain old bigotry/racism. Few display the depth of experience and insight of this piece (en francais).
At any rate, no promises here of deep pronouncements on this topic, but I will state the obvious and leave you to think about it for yourself. What is clear from Harold's posts is that no one arrives as a blank slate on new territory. I would suggest that the more strange the new place, the more reliant we are on past experience, cognitive frames, and habits of mind. Whether or not we are ever able to shed these inheritances of our earliest development and experience is an open question. I would hope so, but I have a vested interest in believing what may be a convenient fiction. After all, what good is it to be an authority in the field of education if much of what one claims to know turns out to be so much poppycock?


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Lilac at 10:44PM, Nov. 21, 2008
I think DevArt would be the best, cuz that's where a lot of artists go to start off their commissions and such. But other than that I'm afraid I can't be much help.D:
Lilac at 4:08PM, Nov. 21, 2008
That and the fact that you might squish him. D: Hmm..maybe commissions?
Lilac at 8:56AM, Nov. 21, 2008
Yeah...that's why the females are so big. XDD Oooh yay I'm recommended reading!! :D
Lilac at 9:46PM, Nov. 20, 2008
DD: Maybe you should get a little tank to put them in. And then you can keep them as pets. ^^ But be careful. At least try to seperate them or something. D:
Lilac at 6:36PM, Nov. 20, 2008
I would place them outside as carefully as possible. There was a huge spider on our floor and I used the corner of a magazine to put him outside. Spiders don't really scare me, but I don't want to risk getting bit by something deadly. D:
Lilac at 1:17PM, Nov. 20, 2008
Ah! Lucky!! D: I want to go on a ghost tour in Waverly Hills Sanatorium. DD:
Lilac at 9:18AM, Nov. 20, 2008
Yeah I like Destination Truth. Because of them I now want TAPS International to go to suicide forest in Japan, cuz the Destination Truth team got some cool evidence there. O:
Lilac at 1:28PM, Nov. 19, 2008
Haha I added you as a friend so I could respond to your comment but as soon as I did I remembered that you had to add me in order to leave one and I didn't want to spam your comic. D: lol Anyway, OMG I want to be a part of TAPS too!! I love that show so much. It's neat to see other fans out there. XD


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Another throwback post here...Hmmm...Our roadtrip to Oslob!!!
It was a long trip that we need to stop-off to eat our lunch. Actually, this shore made us stopped in Boljoon. We were all amazed when we saw the beach from the distance and decided to have our lunch in there.
Boljoon church one of the oldest church.
We did not miss the chance of posing on their park along the shore.
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Until we arrived on our target destination...WHALE WATCHING!!!
There were plenty of tourists at that time, both foreign and local. After paying, it was 300php at that time (I'm not sure how much it costs now) we had briefing from their local government the Do's and Don'ts while watching.
Aside from 300php you have to rent a life vest for 50php.
According to them, the whale sharks are sometimes moody and don't show-up especially if they're stressed out.
We were lucky they showed up that day.
This may be a late post but Miss Blue the Thrifty Wanderer had visited and experienced whale shark watching in Oslob, Cebu!!!


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OOOOOHHHHH WE HAD FUN!! it was a BEAUTIFUL DAY and we enjoyed our day at the park. it was just a nice cool day and matthew went in his convertible car.....we got to see his neuro dr in a SHREK outfit....CUTE!! :) They got to play games and win little prizes, they got a goodie bag, goody bucket, some AWESOME CHICK-FIL-A sandwiches and all the fixings (such a WONDERFUL group of people that own these stores...they are ALWAYS such giving people...they are sponsors for MENDED LITTLE HEARTS here in san antonio too!!)....it was just really nice!! matthew had a great time playing the games and just zooming in his car! :) it was nice to go out and enjoy ourselves OUTSIDE....i took some pics and i will post them in a bit.....just one big thing missing.......OUR DADDY & MY HUSBAND...........
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Fourth-generation wine guy Nick Brown, of the family behind Brown Brothers, All Saints and St Leonards, has written a long, wide-ranging drinks listwith family and friends in mind. It includes curios such as Chinese sorghum spirit Maotai, benchmark imports and Australian-made cider and spirits. ''We wanted our thirsty local crowd to be able to discover wines thatwe love to drink, fromfamily-owned Australian wineries to wineries abroad thatwe have a special affiliation with,'' says Brown. Chef Simon Arkless and his wife, Cait Mitchelhill, of Terrace Restaurant at All Saints Estate, have penned a short list of simple, drink-friendly dishes, such as housesmoked salmon and terrine. A licence to sell wine bottles to go is on theway. It's open Thursday to Saturday 5pm-11pm.
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Bape and Champion come together again to produce a lengthy limited capsule collection for the streetwear world.
The collection includes a huge variety of t-shirts, tank tops, jerseys and basketball shorts. The main color tones of the collection include camouflage, blue, red, white and black. The main standout for each piece is the iconic branding logo of Champion and Bape, the high quality craft of champion is what allows this collection to be the perfect combination for the two heavyweight streetwear brands.
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Having an interest in heels doesn't have to scare a man away. While (I hear) heels aren't the most comfortable shoe to wear 16 hours a day, they do add to the sensuality of a woman. It's hard to be slump shouldered in a pair of heels meaning they force her to stick her chest out and walk with a little zip in her do-da.
Why wouldn't we, as men, take an interest in our women's interest in high heel shoes? While they aren't something that affect the way we look, it does affect the way our wife/girlfriend/robot wife feels about themselves which in turn makes them happy. Aaaaand if there's one thing I know to be absolutely true, it's "if mama ain't happy… ain't nobody happy."
I ain't no fashion expert. I certainly didn't know how to dress the better part of my life before Bunny stepped into it and showed me that dressing like the Salvation Army had thrown up on me wasn't going to make her swoon over me too much longer. Regardless of the fact I used to dress like Billy Madison, I have been able to pick out shoes for her since we've been together.
Call it… a gift.
So the other day when we were walking through Dillards I stopped at the sight of some shoes that looked like this:
"Ooooooo honey you'd look great in these
naked with that new outfit you bought!" I said.
She actually rolled her eyes at me! ME! The shoe aficionado!!
Ever since that moment, I've tried to talk her in to buying a pair because I think that they'll grow on her! I've also come to find out that wearing this spiked footwear is quite the rage with the famous folk and cause some fairly significant damage to someones ass should you choose to kick it.
I mean, c'mon… at least I'm not asking her to wear this:
While I certainly don't suggest that my wife wear high-heeled shoes
without any clothes on all the time, I do think she could make a pair of these look EXTREMELY sexy.


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Who is Dominic Joyce? Dominic Joyce is and Artist based in the South of England The creator of modern geometric paintings in painting and print. Dominic is the creator of IKEA's 'Knarsta' print sold through IKEA worldwide. Where can I see Dominic's work? Dominic has an ongoing exhibition of Paintings and Prints at 1000 Lakeside North Harbour in Portsmouth. How can I buy Dominic's work? Dominic's artwork is available to buy from his Website Gallery/Shop page and from his Etsy Shop or from Saatchi Online Please feel free to get in contact firstname.lastname@example.com
University of Portsmouth 1996-99
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Can your employees spot a fake email?
A number of White House officials were reportedly tricked by a self-proclaimed "email prankster" based in the U.K. who posed as other senior White House members to solicit responses.
On one occasion, an official in charge of White House cybersecurity mistook the prankster as President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner and disclosed his personal email address unprompted, CNN reported.
The mystery emailer has also posed as other administration figures, including Eric Trump and Russian ambassador-designate John Huntsman. Pretending to be former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, the anonymous prankster also engaged in a lengthy exchange with Anthony Scaramucci, who at the time was serving as the White House Communications Director before being fired Monday.
I think what I said to @Scaramucci when I was playing the part of @Reince was actually quite an accurate summary of his behaviour pic.twitter.com/9dPyNwYvUX
— EMAIL PRANKSTER (@SINON_REBORN) July 31, 2017
I think what I said to @Scaramucci when I was playing the part of @Reince was actually quite an accurate summary of his behaviour pic.twitter.com/9dPyNwYvUX
The prankster, who refers to himself as a "lazy anarchist" in his Twitter bio, carried out similar shenanigans earlier this year, emailing several bank executives to see if he could elicit a response.
"While these particular incidents were undertaken to be funny, the implications of how easily the individuals involved were entrapped should be clear," VP of product management and strategy at Tripwire, Tim Erlin said. "The difference between this prankster and a serious criminal is only in the disclosure of the results. A serious criminal wouldn't have shared the outcome with the press. Email spearphishing is a big challenge for cybersecurity, and shouldn't be taken lightly."
In the cybersecurity world, this is business' worst nightmare. How do you make sure your employees are able to spot the fake in a world of people willing to try anything to "prank" a person? The worst part about this is a prank is the best thing that could happen, identity theft, data breaches and complete lockdowns of network systems could come of something like this.
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Join us this episode as our intrepid hosts, Richard and Russ (mad posstcatter!), interview John Hays of NorthWest Digital Radio.
Interview with John Hays (K7VE) from NorthWest Digital Radio. John has been a licensed amateur radio operator for 40 years. His wife and all of his children are hams, too! A couple years […]


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Ginetta? Sounds like a holiday romance in Rimini, unless you are racing driver. Let me explain. In the late Fifties, the Walklett brothers, Bob, Douglas, Ivor and Trevers, modified and then wrote off an old Wolseley Hornet. The seed was sewn and they went on to produce some of the nicest, proprietary-engined, glass-fibre-bodied road/race cars of the Sixties and Seventies. Countless rivals include Marcos, Turner, Unipower, TVR and Davrian. Ginettas were giantkillers – the gorgeous little G4 was the archetypal daily driver/race winner. Those that survive are worth a small fortune.
Like its contemporaries, fortune's vicissitudes dealt Ginetta a mixed hand. The Walkletts cannily maintained the company's reputation for innovation, track success and keen pricing until their retirement in 1989. After that the Ginetta name passed into the hands of a bunch of Sheffield businessmen headed by Martin Phaff. It was moved to Scunthorpe with mixed success. In 2005 it was purchased by Lawrence Tomlinson, a successful businessman and racing driver.
With funding from his successful LNT Group, Tomlinson has turned Ginetta around by moving out of road-car manufacture. Instead he took on the race-car industry, which traditionally knows how to charge but seldom offers much customer satisfaction. Tomlinson got his 70 employees making good-looking, safe, strong and good-value racing cars capable of running in Ginetta's support series for the British Touring Car Championship, or winning in any number of series round the world.
Tomlinson, 47, is the epitome of a tough, outspoken Yorkshireman, but behind the bluff, whiskery exterior there's an enthusiast who's clearly proud of his achievements and his staff. There's a bullish confidence as befits one of the richest men in Britain, but he's as shrewd as a fox and good company. And now he's moving Ginetta back into making road cars with the new G40.
"We did consider a road car based on the G50, but it wasn't that good," says Tomlinson, who is acutely aware of the problems that have beset his rivals – cash flow, stock control and competition from major car makers if a niche becomes too successful.
"We don't want to be a mainstream manufacturer," he says. "I don't give a chuff about that. Our customers want a car that's mechanically excellent, that drives and steers as a good driver wants. This new car is mechanically identical to the one which I drove to Snetterton, did the 24-hour race with three lads from the factory and won by 16 laps."
You get the feeling there's a lot more of Tomlinson in the new G40 than he cares to admit. And while it isn't as pretty as the old G4, it is still a handsome mini GT with little side strakes, a wide bonnet and a tough stance ending in a duck-tailed boot courtesy of the aerodynamics derived from the between-wars research of Dr Wunibald Kamm.
Under the GRP skin is a massive welded tubular steel chassis built in-house on jigs to ensure consistency. The engine is from Ford, the gearbox from Mazda, the wishbone suspension is bespoke and, like the rest of the car, supplied by British specialist engineering firms. "It's good to support local businesses and usually you get a good job done," says Tomlinson.
So the £29,995 G40 is a race car you can drive on the road, rather than the other way round. To that end the body doesn't even get paint, just a coloured gel coat in a choice of six colours. It weighs just 1,792lb (795kg) and while that's terrific for power-to-weight ratio, we would have liked a little more stiffness in the bonnet and boot lid, which wobble alarmingly at speed, while the wavy gel-coat finish takes some getting used to.
The cabin leaves you in no doubt what the car is for, either. Where there is upholstery, it's done well in Alcantara with smart stitch lines and tight curves. There isn't a lot of it, though, and the floor and lower sides are left in bare resin, with the bare bars of the formidable-looking FIA-approved roll cage an all-too present statement of intent. Door bars make climbing in somewhat ungainly, but once you slide into the racing seat the driving position is comfortable, supportive and purposeful.
The steering wheel adjusts for reach and rake and there's an option to detach it to aid egress. Steering column stalks are out of a parts bin, there's a bespoke panel of aluminium-alloy push buttons in the centre console for all the other functions, including the heated front windscreen and optional air-conditioning. It's all pretty cosy, but you can see out easily and despite the roll hoop the screen pillars don't obscure too much. The 200-litre boot is big enough for a bag containing your racing gear, but that's about it.
Start her up and the Ford's grisly drone fills the cabin. Blue-collar power, the 175bhp Duratec lump does the business but sounds as sullen and angry as a Dr Feelgood track. The Mazda transmission more than makes up for it, snicking across the gate, with a tight limited-slip differential, which was beginning to sound a bit noisy on our test car.
In fact there's a fair bit of noise all told. At speeds over 60mph you'll be shouting at your passenger and a radio would be as pointless as Jeremy Clarkson at the United Nations. I naively considered a £5,800 Quaife sequential gearbox upgrade to be a good idea, but while it makes changes instantaneous it sounds like something out of the Hammer House of Horror.
The steering is pointy but not darting and the nose turns into corners like a hare jinking across a field. Grip on Michelin Sport Pilot 2 rubber is strong and the ride is hard but not harsh, and you can adjust the dampers at a click of a valve. There's not the compliance or finesse of a road car, but this is an accommodating little coupé which suffers foolish behaviour if not actual fools. But while there's safety in the hefty roll cage, the G40 lacks the airbags, crumple zones, traction control or anti-lock brakes of a modern GT and you need to be mindful of that.
I used to own a car like this, an insanely souped-up Triumph so cammy it would shake a pint of beer off the bonnet at idle, so tuned it would send streamers of flame out of the exhaust on overrun. It was my daily driver and I loved it, but it wasn't easy to live with. The G40, though vastly more powerful and capable, is like my old Triumph; tough to live with, but uncompromisingly fast and sharp – a bit like Tomlinson himself.
Ginetta G40R
Tested: 1,999cc, four-cylinder Ford Duratec engine, six-speed manual transmission and limited-slip differential, rear-wheel drive
Price/on sale: £29,950/October
Power/torque: 175bhp @ 5,000rpm, 206lb ft @ 5,000rpm
Top speed: 140mph
Acceleration: 0-60mph in 5.8sec
Fuel economy: 29mpg (manufacturer's estimate)
CO2 emissions: 181g/km
VED band: I (£315 for first year, £210 thereafter)
Verdict: Fantastic little car which recaptures the spirit and agility of the original Ginettas. Expensive and Spartan, but exhilarating with great handling. Needs a little sorting, however, and a better body finish
Telegraph rating: Four out of five
Radical SR3 SL, from £67,750
Peterborough-based manufacturer is the first of its type to use Ford's Ecoboost turbo engine, which gives up to 300bhp in the latest SR3 (launched at the Frankfurt show next month). One look tells you all you need to know. Are you hard enough?
Caterham Superlight R300, from £30,000
One of the best balanced derivatives of Colin Chapman's minimalist two-seater. Naturally aspirated 2.0-litre Ford Duratec engine gives 175bhp and 139lb ft, with a top speed of 140mph and 0-60mph in 4.5sec. Cramped, noisy and just about perfect.


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January is the Sunday of months, it is in between. The remnants of the old year still linger, warding off the promises of things to come in the new year.
A sense of ennui has kept me from being interested in doing much of anything other than the strict necessities: sleep, work, eat and browse the internet. That last one is vital, it helps the passing of time when that is all you seem to have the energy for.
Now as January is drawing to a close, so it seems is the feeling of ennui that has encompassed the month. I am once again filled with wanderlust and thirst for new adventures big and small.
So, here is to all the adventures of 2017. Small, big, planned, and perhaps the best kind, the spontaneous ones.


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Date : 10 December 2011
Time : 7.30am - 4.30pm
Location : Lankayan
Boatman : Botak Jack
Cost : RM205 per person
Members of the trip : Myself, Jason, Amiludin, Khairul, Palmin and the Kinabatangan Anglers.
All the fish were scaled with my digital scale.
It was a successful trip for most of us. Since it's the first time we reached Lankayan Water after several attempts, we felt happy. Will surely go to Lankayan Water again. For 2011, this was a good year end trip and I'm not planning to go for another trip again this year. So, see you all again next year.