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Spearfishing in Mexico
Desire Of Each Spearfisherman All Over The World"
Spearfishing in Mexico has got all the things that a spear fisher novice or expert would look for. There is the crystal clear warm water, the calm sea which is not dangerous to swim in, the huge amounts of unbelievable marine life thriving underwater and the canyons all around you.
No wonder spearo hunters experts from all over the world flock this spot.
There are so many big catch to be caught out here that within minutes of being in the water you should have caught your first catch of the day. This of course will not be your last.
To do a spearo hunting there is a good enough way to get the adrenaline rushing in your veins. There is a lot of bonhomie and friendly banter around with all the people showing and comparing their catches of the day.
Plenty of times you will find the fish swimming side by side along with you unmindful of you or the spear.
To do a spearo hunting there, is a good bet as these climes are yet unexplored and full of natures bounty is a good bet as these climes are yet unexplored and full of natures bounty. You will not have to travel deep inside to get the best catch.
The expansive rocky reefs out here between the mainland and the islands are most conducive to spearfishing. It is certainly captivating to go deep inside the belly of the sea and hunt for fish that seem to surround you all the time.
Spearfishing in Mexico is really exciting because you can escape for an overnight trip or over the weekend and explore the unknown world of the ocean out there. It does not matter if you are not an exemplary spear fishing expert.
You need not be familiar with the area too as the waters in this region are calm and placid. But, what you are certainly sure to get is great quality fish. You will find here fish that can allow you to break records and enter competitions.
Hence, if you have planned to go on a spearfishing spree then Mexico is just the kind of place that you will find it all.
The sun, the fun and the beach with lots and lots of really big catch is all to be found right out here. Just imagine catching the biggest catch ever and posing with it.
How envious will all your friends be when they see you with that humongous fish? All the possible equipment that you will ever need will be found out here such as spearguns, extra shaft, tips and lines.
Out here you can find for yourself the best of yellowtail, gouper, Dorado and White Sea bass. The Sea of Cortez will allow you to see one wonder after another unfolding right in front of your very eyes.
By the time you are ready to end your trip and start the journey back home you will be extremely satiated at the wonderful trip that you have had. If ever you get an opportunity once again you would love to come Mexico and go on an spearfishing adventure.


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July 20, 2016 – Del Mar Times – Single-use bag ordinance to take effect in September. Karen Billing reports:
The San Diego City Council approved a city-wide ban on plastic bags July 19. With the action, San Diego became the 150th jurisdiction in the state to ban plastic checkout bags. The cities of Del Mar, Solana Beach and Encinitas already have plastic bag bans in place.
"San Diego can now take a leadership role in limiting plastic bag use and reducing plastic pollution. As we can see from other cities, the benefits are real, and it can be done without burdening our businesses or our most vulnerable residents," Council President Sherri Lightner said.

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Dads and Skin to Skin Contact. A fascinating insight from Mark Harris, author and midwife
We sat down with renowned author and midwife, Mark Harris, to find out his perspective on dads and skin to skin contact as part of our celebration of International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day. Mark is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate and we learned so much! Here are the highlights, we highly recommend Mark's book 'Men, Love and Birth' and his excellent course 'Birthing 4 Blokes' both full of his amazing insights about what makes men and women tick and how to best help them communicate during and after the birth of their babies!
What are the best reasons for dads to do skin to skin contact with their babies?
I think skin to skin contact offers dads an important opportunity, particularly when their partner is breastfeeding, to create that crucial early 'bond' which we really call attachment now, as it goes deeper than previously understood. So much evidence now also highlights the hormonal implications for skin to skin. Dads holding their babies release oxytocin which inclines them to want to parent. I feel this probably has an evolutionary basis. We have been through millions years of human evolution as mammals, so the adaptations we make in our behaviour and care of babies are linked to survival. So these hormonal experiences dads have are part of our success as a species.
How do you think we can encourage more dads to enjoy skin to skin?
First of all let's be honest we're not doing well on always encouraging women having skin to skin! So we need to be ensuring that early skin to skin of baby with mother should be happening, not taking baby away for checks and so on. So given that context, men need to understand the biological benefits of attachment and regulation of newborn babies' temperature and breathing and to know they can perform this task as well as mothers can. Our nomadic existence before we became agricultural and industrial was as hunter gatherers and that meant we held our baby close for long periods against our bodies for survival. When men understand these factors and how it supports a baby's development they respond by meeting the challenge of providing this protection and support for their new baby.
What is intuitive to women is not intuitive to men their neural view of the world is very different. Males and females who are stressed (as can often happen when adjusting to a new baby) tend to react differently, women seek out behaviours that stimulate oxytocin, activities like talking through issues with others, walking with no destination in mind etc and through them they find stress relief.
A man when stressed is craving testosterone so the behaviour he chooses is often different to a woman's, men seem to respond better to goal focussed activities/finding a solution a quickly as possible, if a solution is not quickly available he might withdraw from the problem and not want to talk about until he is ready to have another attempt at solving it.
So if we root our communicate to men about skin to skin contact in a mild flavour of challenge we are setting them up to respond to the challenge by engaging in skin to skin contact with their baby.
What do you think of the men's and women's kangaroo care tshirts and tops?
Any product that encourages the wearing of babies is in line with our evolutionary development and so must be a great thing!
With many thanks to Mark for taking the time to chat to us and sharing his insights, there's so much more to learn and understand about how we can best support dads and we will be following up with another blog soon.


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So you have decided that your old mattress has been through many miles. Your back aches and you are not getting the proper sleep that you deserve. You toss and turn all night long and wake up even more tired than before.
You may consider getting a new mattress. You decide to do some research and go online and you look at many websites and read many reviews. There are many questions you may have, such as what type of mattress should I get? What size of mattress will fit my room?
When you are looking for a new mattress, you need to get the right size for your room. There are so many models, makes and sizes, such as a queen mattress, a king, double and twin. In fact, it is like buying a brand new car. In a way, it is very similar. You test drive a car and you must "test drive" a new mattress to see if it will fit you like a glove.
It is not an easy choice, but it can be made. Every person has their individual needs and know what they prefer for comfort. Some may prefer a soft mattress, and others may prefer a firm mattress. Some need an orthopedic option, an adjustable bed or a pillow top. These are great options but, again, you must treat this like buying a new car. You have the key to start the ignition. Your body will let you know if a pillow top or firm model is the way to go.
How do you know when it is time to get a new mattress? Do you wait until the warranty has expired? Do you change your mattress every 5 years like you would getting a new car every few years? Are you going to wait for that first backache that will soon turn into an expensive trip to the chiropractor? No! You can avoid all of that. The following are some key signals to look out for when it's time to replace your mattress.
It's time to get a new mattress when:
- Your mattress is over 8 years old
- You are restless all night
- You wake up tired
- You have neck and backaches
- Squeaking mattress
- Sagging due to loose springs
- You have severe dust allergies
There are several other reasons to get a new mattress. The number one reason is your health.
Benefits of a good night's sleep
Studies have shown that a proper night's sleep will not only improve your overall health, it will benefit your heart, lower stress and improve your cognitive abilities. There is no doubt that a good night's sleep is the secret to a productive and much more positive lifestyle. We all want to be healthy. Even though it is important to start with good dietary habits, such as reducing cholesterol and sodium intake, sleep is essential to maintain a good level of metabolism and a sharp mind.
Our bedroom is our oasis. It is our final destination at the end of the day. It is where we can release the worries of our day and fall into a relaxing dream taking us away. Changing your room and making it more into your own personal state of pure bliss does not have to be overwhelmingly expensive.
Let's face it, sleep is essential to have a healthy and productive day. Make some simple and inexpensive renovations to your room. For instance, you can get some tropical plants, paint your room, get new lighting, get new curtains or blinds, or simply get some aromatic scents like lavender to give your bedroom that calm relaxing moment you need to escape from the daily grind. However, your focal point is your bed and your mattress. A good mattress is key to a wonderful sleep experience. When you invest in a good mattress, not only do you save years of your life, your health will improve.
So the question remains:
Is it an easy choice to find the perfect mattress?
So the choice is yours. Would you rather dive into a bed that squeaks or gives you a restless night waking up in aches and pains? Or would it make more sense to invest in a good mattress that will save years on your life and make you feel human again?


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Argentina will take on Uruguay in the 2015 Copa America Group B clash at Estadio La Portada de La Serena on 16 June.
Where to watch live
Kick-off is at 12:30am BST (on Wednesday). Live coverage of the match will be available on Premier Sports and Setanta Sports 1.
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero and Barcelona's treble winning star Lionel Messis' two goals gave Argentina a 2-0 lead in the 36th minute against Paraguay in their first fixture of the 2015 Copa America.
However, Ramon Diaz's side bounced back in the second half as two goals, including a late equaliser by Lucas Barrios in the 90th minute helped Paraguay avoid defeat and settle for a point.
Argentina will be looking for three points when they take on rivals Uruguay on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Oscar Tabarez's side started the tournament on a brighter note as they sealed a narrow 1-0 victory over newcomers Jamaica. Atletico Madrid midfielder Cristian Rodriguez's goal in the 52nd minute was the difference between the two sides.
A victory for Uruguay over the World Cup finalists will help them seal a berth in the quarter final of this edition of the Copa America. At the same time, it will jeopardise Argentina's hope of making it to the next round of the tournament.
Betting odds (888Sport.com)
- Argentina to win: 3/5
- Draw: 14/5
- Uruguay to win: 21/4
Team form
- Last five (all competitions): L W W W D
- Last result: Argentina 2-2 Paraguay
- Last five (all competitions): W W W W D
- Last result: Uruguay 1-0 Jamaica
Team news
Possible XI: Romero; Roncaglia, Garay, Otamendi, Rojo; Mascherano, Pastore, Banega; Di Maria, Messi, Aguero.
Possible XI: Muslera; M Pereira Gimenez, Godin, A Pereira; Sanchez, Arevalo Rios, Rodriguez; Lodeiro; Cavani, Rolan.


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Are you interested in social justice? Are you looking to use your skills for good? Are you a volunteer, or interested in working in communities? The Shopfront could be the place for you!
UTS Shopfront has a number of ways to help you to connect your passion with your university work, and is committed to providing meaningful, community-based learning experiences for UTS students. We do this in two main ways - Community Projects, which are usually completed through coursework, and our student leadership and volunteering program, the UTS SOUL Award.
Community Projects
One of our core programs, the Shopfront Community Coursework Projects, connects community organisations with skilled student teams across all faculties to deliver on a diverse range community led projects. We've been doing this since 1996, and most of these projects have been completed as part of coursework for final year undergraduate or postgraduate students. If you'd like to find out more information about completing a Community Coursework program, visit this page. If you have any more questions, take a look at the 'Students' section on our FAQ page or send an email to email@example.com.
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LONDON – It's sales season now in London and I hit the stores in search of a bargain. There were thousands of people on the streets carrying bags with recent purchases. I forced myself not to buy anything until after Christmas and it was well worth it because so many shops are doing 50% off. Bargain time!
Anyway, here's a few snaps I took that capture the last days of Christmas.
This reindeer is enormous!
Okay, I know I've posted a photo of this tree earlier, but it looked so great again today. I love it.
This was by far the oddest tree I've seen this year. It's sponsored by a liquor company. I loved the older man in front of me gazing up at it.
Just around the corner from the Covent Garden High Street is an area that sells supplies for dancers. I find them a bit intimidating to be honest. Reminds me that I can't dance and that I eat too much. But I loved this Christmas tree of ballet shoes. So cute.
Anyway, that's all. Got any great Christmas photos from your area?


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If you are going through a divorce, my goal is to help you reach the best possible outcome in a timely manner and at a reasonable price. For many clients, I am able to guide them through the entire divorce process without them having to step foot in court once. Personally handling your case from start to finish, I want to make the divorce process as easy as possible on you and your children.
There are a number of things you have to consider before getting a divorce in Louisiana. If you have children, you must first be separated for a year before you can finalize your divorce. If you do not have children, you must first be separated for six months.
Once you are ready to move forward with your divorce, I will help you negotiate a fair divorce settlement. If a fair settlement cannot be reached, I will be ready to protect your rights in court:
- Custody and visitation: I will help you develop a custody and visitation plan tailored to your needs, so you can continue to be there for your kids.
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- Alimony: Whether you need help getting back on your feet or you want to protect your assets moving forward, there are a number of different spousal support plans available.
- Property division: From large assets, such as your house and cars, to personal debts, I can help you develop a fair property division plan.
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There are a lot of great new products that are coming out of Finland lately, but one of the newest and most universally useful are the Thin King wallets. They are not only useful but also have a stylish and modern design.
Think King has designed an anodized aluminum wallet that are meant to hold credit, debit, and gift cards. They will also hold any other card of a similar size such as a library or gym membership card, etc. Anodized aluminum is extremely durable, and can hold up to just about any type of abuse you can image, including being run over by a car!
Thin King also protects your cards from RFID scanners and skimmers. If you aren't familiar with skimming and scanning, basically it means when a criminal uses a radio frequency to transfer data from your credit card to steal your card numbers without you even knowing it. Since the Thin King is made out of the anodized aluminum, it means that your card numbers and data are safe, since the radio frequency cannot penetrate it to steal your information. That is an extremely useful characteristic to have, because even if your bank reimburses you for the charges there is usually a delay while they are investigating, and then an additional delay for them to send you a new card with different numbers.
The Thin King is not only useful, it's also much more attractive than your average wallet that has been in a back pocket or swimming around in the bottom of a purse for months. It's got a sleek minimalist design, and comes in 9 standard colors: Red, Titan Gray, Silver, Turquoise, Blue, Black, Green, Champagne, and Hot Pink. Thin King has also recently come out with what they call the "Heritage Collection," which are handcrafted out of special materials. The Heritage Collection designs have a limited production, so if you see one that you like it's probably best to order it lest you miss out. The current Heritage Collection designs are called Curly Birch and Salmon Skin. Both the standard and the Heritage Collection Thin Kings measure 3.4″ x 2.4″ x 0.3," just slightly larger than a credit card, so it fits perfectly in just about any pocket.
Volver Creative is the genius behind The Thin King wallets, who are located in Helsinki, Finland. Even though this is a Finnish company they have retailers all over the world that carry the Thin King, including Canada, USA, Russia, Korea, and many more. Volver Creative is a young and hip company that you should keep an eye out for. Their tagline is "Cash is Dead. Long Live the King," which is pretty clever if you ask me!
You'll find DealDash is offering up Thin King wallets on a regular basis. Now that you have the knowledge about the Thin King, and the links to the auctions, go ahead and set your BidBuddy and win one of these great wallets. Happy bidding everyone!
I'm Dawn, a mom of 2 living in Massachusetts. I love DealDash and YouTube, so I make "Unboxing" videos of my DealDash WINs. If you would like to see one of my DealDash themed videos, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO3Wdmo2sv0


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SOFTWARE TESTING JOKES: The following jokes related to software testing have been compiled from forwarded emails and internet resources. Thanks to the ones who thought of them first.
The Height Of A Flagpole
A group of managers were given the assignment of measuring the height of a flagpole. So they go out to the flagpole with ladders and tape measures and they're struggling to get the correct measurement; dropping the tape measures and falling off the ladders.
A tester comes along and sees what they're trying to do, walks over, pulls down the flagpole, lays it flat, measures it from end to end, gives the measurement to one of the managers and walks away.
After the tester is gone, one manager turns to another and laughs, "Isn't that just like a tester? We're looking for the height and he gives us the length."
Damage Testing
The Aviation Department had a unique device for testing the strength of windshields on airplanes. The device was a gun that launched a dead chicken at a plane's windshield at approximately the speed the plane flies. The theory was that if the windshield does not crack from the impact of the chicken, it will survive a real collision with a bird during flight.
The Railroad Department heard of this device and decided to use it for testing a windshield on a locomotive they were developing.
So the Railroad Department borrowed the device, loaded a chicken and fired at the windshield of the locomotive. The chicken not only shattered the windshield but also went right through and made a hole on the back wall of the engine cab – the unscathed chicken's head popping out of the hole. The Railroad Department was stunned and contacted the Aviation Department to recheck the test to see if everything was done correctly.
The Aviation Department reviewed the test thoroughly and sent a report. The report consisted of just one recommendation and it read "Use a thawed chicken."
A Tester's Courage
The Director of a software company proudly announced that a flight software developed by the company was installed in an airplane and the airlines was offering free first flights to the members of the company. "Who are interested?" the Director asked. Nobody came forward. Finally, one person volunteered. The brave Software Tester stated, "I will do it. I know that the airplane will not be able to take off."
Light Bulb
Question: How many testers does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: None. Testers do not fix problems; they just find them.
Question: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer1: What's the problem? The bulb at my desk works fine!
Answer2: None. That's a hardware problem.
The Glass
- To an optimist, the glass is half full.
- To a pessimist, the glass is half empty.
- To a good tester, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Testing Definition
To tell somebody that he is wrong is called criticism. To do so officially is called testing.
Sign On Testers' Doors
Do not disturb. Already disturbed!
Developer: There is no I in TEAM
Tester: We cannot spell BUGS without U
Experience Counts
There was a software tester who had an exceptional gift for finding bugs. After serving his company for many years, he happily retired. Several years later, the company contacted him regarding a bug in a multi-million-dollar application which no one in the company was able to reproduce. They tried for many days to replicate the bug but without success.
In desperation, they called on the retired software tester and after much persuasion he reluctantly took the challenge.
He came to the company and started studying the application. Within an hour, he provided the exact steps to reproduce the problem and left. The bug was then fixed.
Later, the company received a bill for $50,000 from the software tester for his service. The company was stunned with the exorbitant bill for such a short duration of service and demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.
The software tester responded with the itemization:
- Bug Report: $1
- Knowing where to look: $49,999
Two software testers went into a diner and ordered two drinks. Then they produced sandwiches from their briefcases and started to eat. The owner became quite concerned and marched over and told them, "You cannot eat your own sandwiches in here!"
The testers looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and then exchanged sandwiches.
Signs That You're Dating A Tester
- Your love letters get returned to you marked up with red ink, highlighting your grammar and spelling mistakes.
- When you tell him that you won't change something he has asked you to change, he'll offer to allow you two other flaws in exchange for correcting this one.
- When you ask him how you look in a dress, he'll actually tell you.
- When you give him the "It's not you, it's me" breakup line, he'll agree with you and give the specifics.
- He won't help you change a broken light bulb because his job is simply to report and not to fix.
- He'll keep bringing up old problems that you've since resolved just to make sure that they're truly gone.
- In the bedroom, he keeps "probing" the incorrect "inputs".
Who Is Who
- A Project Manager is the one who thinks 9 women can deliver a baby in 1 month.
- An Onsite Coordinator is the one who thinks 1 woman can deliver 9 babies in 1 month.
- A Developer is the one who thinks it will take 18 months to deliver 1 baby.
- A Marketing Manager is the one who thinks he can deliver a baby even if no man and woman are available.
- A Client is the one who doesn't know why he wants a baby.
- A Tester is the one who always tells his wife that this is not the right baby.
Programmer Responses
Some sample replies that you get from programmers when their programs do not work:
- "It works fine on MY computer"
- "It worked yesterday."
- "It must be a hardware problem."
- "What did you type in wrong to get it to crash?"
- "You must have the wrong version."
- "Somebody must have changed my code."
- "Why do you want to do it that way?"
- "I thought I fixed that."
Assessment Of An Opera
A CEO of a software company was given a ticket for an opera. Since he was unable to go, he passed the invitation to the company's Quality Assurance Manager.
The next morning, the CEO asked him how he enjoyed it, and he was handed a report, which read as follows:
For a considerable period, the oboe players had nothing to do. Their number should be reduced, and their work spread over the whole orchestra, thus avoiding peaks of inactivity. All twelve violins were playing identical notes. This seems unnecessary duplication, and the staff of this section should be drastically cut. If a large volume of sound is really required, this could be obtained through the use of an amplifier. Much effort was involved in playing the demi-semiquavers. This seems an excessive refinement, and it is recommended that all notes be rounded up to the nearest semiquaver. No useful purpose is served by repeating with horns the passage that has already been handled by the strings. If all such redundant passages were eliminated, the concert could be reduced from two hours to twenty minutes.
The Search
Under a streetlight, on a very dark night, a software tester was looking for a set of lost keys.
A policeman came by, asked him about the object of his search, and joined him to help. After the two had searched for some time, the policeman asked, "Are you sure you lost them here?"
"Oh, no," said the software tester. "I lost the keys somewhere else."
"Then why are you looking for them over here?" the policeman asked.
"Because this is where the light is!" the software tester replied.
Moral: Do not be so stupid that you search for bugs only at the obvious places.
Disney Password
A person with a developer background was hired as a software tester and assigned to a Disney website project. On reviewing his test data for the login feature, it was found that he had "MickeyDonaldGoofyPluto" for the password field. Amused, his manager asked him why.
"It says the password needs to have at least four characters." he replied.
Food Testing
- THE GAG TEST: Anything that makes you gag is spoiled.
- EGGS: When something starts pecking its way out of the shell, the egg is probably past its prime.
- DAIRY PRODUCTS: Milk is spoiled when it starts to look like yogurt. Yogurt is spoiled when it starts to look like cottage cheese. Cottage cheese is spoiled when it starts to look like regular cheese. Regular cheese is nothing but spoiled milk anyway and can't get any more spoiled than it is already.
- MEAT: If opening the refrigerator door causes stray animals from a three-block radius to congregate outside your house, the meat is spoiled.
- BREAD: Fuzzy and hairy looking white or green growth areas are a good indication that your bread has turned into a pharmaceutical laboratory experiment.
- CANNED GOODS: Any canned goods that have become the size or shape of a softball should be disposed of.
- GENERAL RULE OF THUMB: Most food cannot be kept longer than the average life span of a hamster. Keep a hamster in or nearby your refrigerator to gauge this.
Tickle Me Toys
There is a factory that makes Tickle Me toys. The toy laughs when you tickle it under the arms.
Jane is hired at the factory and she reports for her first day promptly. The next day there is a knock at the Personnel Manager's door. The Foreman throws open the door and begins to rant about the new employee. He complains that she is incredibly slow and the whole line is delayed, putting the entire production line behind schedule.
The Personnel Manager decides he should see this for himself, so the two men march down to the factory floor. When they get there the line is so backed up that there are Tickle Me toys all piling up. At the end of the line stands a nervous Jane surrounded by mountains of Tickle Me toys.
She has a roll of thread and a huge bag of small marbles. The two men watch in amazement as she cuts a little piece of thread, wraps it around two marbles and begins to carefully sew the little package between the toy's legs.
The Personnel Manager bursts into laughter. After several minutes of hysterics he pulls himself together, approaches Jane and says "I'm sorry, Jane, but I think you misunderstood the instructions I gave you yesterday. Your job was to give the toys two test tickles each."
Software Release Day
Damn! It's a Software Release day on a Friday.
- Developers provide the 'last' build with the 'fixes' to 2 critical bugs.
- Testers run a smoke test and find that a major feature is missing. Normally, the build is not accepted if the smoke test fails, but they continue.
- It is found that one of the critical bugs is not fixed. Instead 3 more minor bugs have been introduced. 'Luckily', another critical bug is verified as fixed.
- There is no time for regression test.
- Developers want to go home but can't.
- Testers want to go home but can't.
- Developers argue that the 3 minor bugs are not bugs but enhancement requests and that the missing major feature will not be noticed by the end-users.
- Project Manager says that they will be mentioned as known issues but the critical bug needs to be fixed anyhow.
- Developers provide the 'really last' build with the fix for the critical bug and go home.
- Testers have no time to run smoke test or regression tests. They just verify the fix for the critical bug.
- An email is received from the Account Manager, "It's about to be afternoon here and we promised the client a delivery this morning. Where is the release?"
- Testers 'reluctantly' sign-off the build and go home.
- Project Manager makes the release, deliberately missing the mentioning of the known issues.
Next Day
- Guess what!
Morale-O-Meter of a Software Tester
A Software Tester's morale is as stable as a wave in an ocean.
Tilt your head and see the happy person.
A sample day in the life of a software tester.
- 8:00 AM: Reach office; Smile at everyone; Finish morning office chores
- 9:00 AM: Test
- 10:00 AM: Draw cartoons during project meeting
- 11:00 AM: Test; Argue with 'them'; Randomly click the mouse button multiple times
- 12:00 PM: Conduct Bland Taste at the canteen
- 1:00 PM: Test; Document; Test
- 2:00 PM: Doubt people's commitment to quality; Get upset
- 3:00 PM: Test; Rest; Test
- 4:00 PM: Receive the so-called-final build; Curse for the delay; Conduct Sulk Test
- 5:00 PM: Test; Protest against the decision to make a release despite such poor quality
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Chantilly's Pleasant Valley community is less than three miles away from the southernmost point of the new, fourth runway planned for Dulles International Airport.
But the noise-monitoring station closest to those residents is about five miles away at the Chantilly Post Office. Since 1998, that station has registered average yearly aircraft noise between 61-65 decibels.
THE FEDERAL AVIATION Administration (FAA) uses 65 decibels as the acceptable limit, and it and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) say noise from the new runway shouldn't adversely affect Pleasant Valley residents because they're supposedly outside that limit.
But to make sure, the residents want a noise-monitor installed closer to them. It would provide a baseline of their current noise exposure and enable them to see if — and how much — it changes once the new runway is operational.
At Tuesday night's meeting of the West Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-Use Committee, Neal Phillips, MWAA's noise-abatement officer, brought them good news.
"We're going through the procurement process now, and we'll be able to buy all the monitors we want," he said. "I suspect four, and possibly six, new sites will come to Dulles."
Phillips said the fourth runway is currently under construction and will probably be finished in late 2008/early 2009. But, he stressed, "Traffic on it will be primarily landings from the north and takeoffs to the north. Very little of it should come through this area."
Regarding noise-monitoring, he said 12 stations are arrayed around the airport, "from Union Mill Elementary to Aldie and other places in between. As part of a noise study, a few years ago, we asked [the FAA] for more money for a new noise system. We were denied, but my boss said we'd buy it."
AS THINGS stand now, there are 32 total noise-monitoring stations for both National and Dulles airports. "If we go to 40, I'd argue for 20 at National and 20 at Dulles," said Phillips. "We'll start installing them in August, and that should take four or five months."
He said most of the existing 12 stations around Dulles are in "good locations and provide good information." To determine where the new sites should be located, the Council of Governments' (COG) Aviation Policy Committee will contact county-government representatives from both Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
Phillips said they've already spoken with Supervisor Michael R. Frey (R-Sully) for his input. He also said that Noel Kaplan, senior environmental planner with Fairfax County's Department of Planning and Zoning, "will handle it for the county and get recommendations from people regarding where to put them."
In order to be a viable site, explained Phillips, the location should be on public property and should have open access, a power source and communication capability. He suggested that recommendations be sent to people's local supervisor. In this case, Frey, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"We'll choose three, potential sites for each noise-monitor," said Phillips. "Then COG's committee, county government, my staff and the installing vendor will look at each site for its technical capability."
Acting on suggestions already received, he said, "We've checked Pleasant Valley Golf Course and the Cub Run Rec Center and there are places where one could work. But we'll look at them all."
The reality, said Phillips, is that "it's a political issue. The people who know best where to put them live in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. So it's very much up to you and your elected officials where they go."
He said the monitors will be on top of a building "so the microphone would be about 20-25 feet high. That's where we get the most bang for the buck."
PLEASANT VALLEY'S Cynthia Shang asked what would happen if noise levels exceed the noise-decibel contour projected for Dulles. "I don't know that any will exceed it," replied Phillips. "It's an average number the aircraft create over a 24-hour period; [the noise] peaks and then it goes down."
She also asked what role the FAA has in where the equipment is sited, and Phillips answered, "They're not paying for it, so they have no say."
A fifth runway is also planned for Dulles. And, said Phillips, "When the fourth runway is complete, odds are we'll begin the preliminary work on the fifth runway." He said the earliest it's projected to open is 2012. Then, he added, "We'll do a revised Part 150 [airport-noise study] for Dulles, at that time."
Shang noted that Pleasant Valley residents also "have an issue with very late planes — UPS, Fed Ex — waking us up at 3 a.m. Is there any way this might alleviate that time frame?"
Phillips said that, if the contour encompasses churches, houses and schools, a committee consisting of supervisors, designated citizens, pilots, state aviation officials, etc., could be formed to decide what to do about it. Then it would send its recommendation to the FAA for its approval.
WFCCA's Scott Miller — the Pleasant Valley resident who initially brought the noise-monitoring issue to MWAA's attention — thanked Phillips for listening to the residents and being "receptive to laymen, like myself, who say there's a problem." Miller also thanked Del. Chuck Caputo (D-67th) for recently visiting his community to learn about its concerns in this matter.
In conclusion, Phillips said it's up to the FAA and the airlines to minimize noise: "The altitudes and vectors are all given to the pilots by the FAA."


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"HOAP Hypocrisy": Republicans Who Want To Repeal The Health Law Are Still Taking Money From It
House Republicans are launching a coordinated campaign against Obamacare, hoping to emphasize the negative effects of the health law to their constituents at upcoming town hall meetings. At the same time, however, they're fully prepared to tell those same constituents to enjoy all the benefits available to them under health reform — ultimately taking advantage of Obamacare funding in their home districts.
As Politico reports, several of the GOP members of the new coalition — called the "House Obamacare Accountability Project," or HOAP — went on the record to confirm they will help their constituents figure out how to get the benefits funded through the health reform law. The Republicans said that if they're asked, they will help people get access to the insurance premium subsidies or the Medicaid coverage that's available to them under Obamacare. "That's an important part of constituent services," Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) explained.
They're not the only lawmakers who have advocated for getting rid of the health law even while simultaneously enjoying its benefits. As Lee Fang reports in the Nation, several anti-Obamacare Republicans like Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rob Portman (R-OH) have requested grants funded through the health reform law for their districts. GOP lawmakers who decry Obamacare in public have requested Obamacare money to bolster their states' health clinics, extend health services to uninsured residents, and launch public health campaigns.
In their letters requesting Obamacare funds, Republican lawmakers have praised the positive long term effects of the health reform law's initiatives. Cornyn wrote that a grant from the Affordable Care Act would "improve the health and quality of life of area residents." In reference to the same grant, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) called the effort a "crucial initiative to achieve a healthier Houston/Harris County." Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) praised a local nonprofit for winning Obamacare funds that will help give "people the tools to live healthier and longer lives."
That reflects a larger trend when it comes to Obamacare: Although Americans may say they oppose the health law as a whole, they support its individual provisions. That seeming contradiction may partly be thanks to GOP-led initiatives like HOAP. Since political controversy has swirled around the health reform law for the past three years, Americans remain confused about what Obamacare actually does — and over 40 percent of the public isn't even sure whether it's still law.
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House hunters looking for that perfect piece of real estate are searching and clicking on content more often from smartphones and tablets. From June through August 2013, impressions rose
on average 8% and clicks 30% compared with a year ago, per a new study.
To reach those mobile-savvy potential buyers, advertisers spent 12% more on paid-search ads this year.
The Search Agency's Paid Search Trends in Real Estate Report analyzes paid-search performance across the real estate industry during June through August 2013, comparing findings with the year-ago three-months period. The findings are based on year-over-year (YoY) comparisons of aggregated client data.
It turns out the average cost per click (CPC) fell in 2013 for real-estate developers, apartment communities and brokerages trying to drive quality leads, compared with summer months in 2012. The average CPCs fell YoY from 59 cents to 51 cents. Tablets took the largest hit, at 22%.
Tablet CPCs fell 18%; smartphones, 8.5%; and desktops, 8%. The study notes that the real estate industry's tablet CPC discount from desktops rose from 30% in 2012 to 38% in 2013, while the CPC discount from desktop on smartphones remained relatively stable YoY -- from 25% in 2012 to 26% in 2013.
This year, The Search Agency notes that weekday CPCs came in at 52 cents and weekends at 48 cents. In 2012, CPCs fell 13% on both weekends and weekdays.
Desktop clicks remained virtually flat year-on-year, (YoY,) while clicks on tablets and smartphones more than doubled. Tablet clicks rose 155%; and smartphone clicks 109%, compared with 2012. While CTRs rose on smartphones and desktops, they declined on tablets.
More than half of search impressions occurred on smartphones and tablets in 2013. Tablet impression share rose 250%, and smartphone impression share increased 35%. Desktop impressions related to real estate fell 23% in 2013.
The portion of clicks originating on tablets doubled between 2012 and 2013, and the share of clicks on smartphones rose 58% during the same time period. It was a different story in 2012, when tablets dominated the clicks compared with smartphones.
Desktop activity rose most during the weekdays, while tablet and smartphone peaked on the weekends. During the week, desktops accounted for 50% of total search impressions. On the weekend, smartphone and tablet impressions accounted for 60% of total search impressions, collectively.
From midnight to 6 a.m. overall impression share rose 57% in 2013, compared with the same period in 2013. Smartphone impression share rose during that time, accounting for 70%. CTRs were relatively flat from midnight to 6 a.m., but grew 20% from 6 a.m. to noon, 40% from noon to 6 p.m., and 54% from 6 p.m. to midnight. In 2013, CTR rose throughout the day, growing 240% to 1.7%.


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What happened in Charleston should not happen in our world today. It was so shocking that I was in denial the first day. I had an appointment outside of the city and took my time to return. To be in proximity of Emanuel AME church where nine people were shot and killed, my psyche just couldn't accept this reality. It was on every news channel, it was in our neighborhood, it was down the street, it was in a Church, it happened to our brothers and sisters. When I did come back to Charleston I made a point to drive by the Church. The media dominated the roads and sidewalks. There were a few flowers being placed in front of the Church. A few people gathered. Cars drove very slowly. I made it a point not to take photos since the car in front of me, with its top down, was doing just that. This isn't the time, I thought. This is the time to pray. Then we can continue to tell the world what happened. Besides the media were doing their job well enough.
The next morning, after a restless night of many rosaries, my community decided to say morning prayers at the AME Church. We needed to be present there. We needed to pray there even though we were praying in our chapel as well. The risk of being present was that of getting bombarded by news channels. No risk at all considering the risk nine people took when they invited a stranger into their Bible Study. We told the police we just wanted to pray. They let us in behind the police tape. Sr. Mary Thecla led the Office for the Dead from the Liturgy of the Hours. Being there and praying for those who died was powerful. The clicking of cameras reminded me of the clicking of rosary beads. To the credit of the media no one disturbed us until we were walking back to our car. We answered questions and gave testimony to Christ – the reason these people died.
Then I understood in a renewed way that these nine men and women, dedicated to living a Christian life, died for their belief. Yes, this was an act of racism and hate – and their belief redeemed that horrible act. An editorial cartoon of Jesus crying as he sat in the blood of these men and women running from the AME Church made the rounds on Social Media. An even more appropriate depiction would be Jesus dying with them in the Church – Jesus shot and killed with them. He was in their midst – where two or three are gathered….
The words of Fr. Henry, Pastor at St. Patrick's Church, are still echoing in my heart. "A man walks into a Church where he can choose to pray, where he can choose to open his heart to God through the scriptures, where he can surrender to his creator – instead he ignored prayer, he closed his heart to the Word of God, and he only trusted in himself. Do we do this in smaller ways?" he asked. Fr. Henry quoted one of his parishioners who said, "We all have a civil war going on inside ourselves." Even St. Paul said this, "I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway" (Rom. 7:19). Fr. Henry reminded us that we all need conversion to accept those around us. I renewed my understanding of prayer: turn to God in all things. Don't go it alone.
We made a sign for our book center window that read, "Our prayers are with the Emanuel AME Church Family." We left a similar sign at the AME church with our names on it. People came into the center all day on Thursday. I overheard phone conversations of people who knew those who died, or relatives, and I was inspired by the amount of faith they had. The way the community came together amazed me. Everyone attended various prayer services to pray for the families and for God's grace to us keep us united. I'm not just going to pass by any church now. Now, I will pause to say a prayer for the people in that church.
When the families publicly forgave their loved one's murderer Church homilies focused on forgiveness around the United States. The witness the AME family gave is very powerful. They could not forgive like that if they had not been living it. This act helped bring the community together to defeat evil. Diabolical means to throw apart. Where there is the Spirit of God there is unity. With forgiveness we are reminded that all lives matter.
At a particularly Catholic gathering we joined Bishop Robert Guglielmone to pray the rosary in front of Emanuel AME Church. Other visitors joined us in prayer as was evidenced during the Our Father. Some voices continued with "for thine is the kingdom…".
As the week went on people used Social Media to share photos, thoughts, and prayers. It was healing to post on Facebook, tweet links, and share photos on Instagram. We followed God's lead of putting the Emanuel AME Church on a lamp stand so their light would shine all over the world. We said "yes" to their hope by locking arms across the bridge 10,000 strong, by being mindful of others, by filling up our churches on Sunday, and by assisting the Emanuel AME community.
We don't know how to pray at times. Then the Spirit prays for us (Rom. 8:28). The unity we experience is the Spirit's movement. The Spirit prayed over Charleston and the people said, Amen!
Other articles with insights from the people of Charleston:
Prayerful Response to Charleston Tragedy
Families to Charleston Killer, We Forgive You.
Copyright 2015 Sister Margaret Kerry, fsp.
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Sr. Margaret Kerry, fsp. 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Sisters at Prayer in the Pauline Center. Used with Permission. Deidre Mays. 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Pauline Books & Media Center. Sr. Margaret Kerry, fsp. 2015. All Rights Reserved.
The Catholic Community Gathered with the Bishop. Sr. Margaret Kerry, fsp. 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Sidewalk Memorial at the AME Church. Sr. Margaret Kerry, fsp. 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Sister at Prayer Painting. Copyright, Daughters of St. Paul. 2010. All Rights Reserved.
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A Daughter of St. Paul for 40 years Sr. Margaret continues to pursue new ways to proclaim the Gospel: sharing the Pauline Charism with the laity, writing books (St. Anthony of Padua: Fire & Light; Strength in Darkness: John of the Cross; Prayers for the New Evangelization), & through direct evangelization. She is available for workshops on the Vocation & Mission of the Laity, Media Literacy, and The New Evangelization. email@example.com


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This is how I started designing and doing dresses. I had a dream and it came true!
My blog: I Love dresses
The Dream is alive!
Phew. And so it begins: my yearlong project to make my dream come true. My adventure to the amazing world of dresses starts here. It remains to be seen whether I still love dresses after this year.
To cut to the chase: I have made dresses occasionally (usually in a terrible hurry) with my own rather miserable sewing machine (Brother, price 99,90€). The sewing has looked as if made in a hurry and, above all, something has always been left a bit unfinished. No wonder – as I'm not a seamstress, my sense of proportion when it comes to time management is often a bit off. I have no idea of drawing patterns and I also avoid sewing zippers as long as I possibly can.
However, I love dresses. Above all those that stand out from the crowd. I love a well-fitting dress that you don't need to fix constantly. Rarely though you manage to find a dress from a store that would fit perfectly and would be yours and yours only.
My love for dresses and for making them got me thinking: what if I would design and make one dress each month throughout the year 2011? At the end of the year I would have made twelve unique dresses and I would have put together my own little dress collection. Oh how lovely that thought sounded in my head, and it sounded even better after a discussion I had with my friend, both of us in a bubbly state of mind. The dream of twelve unique dresses was born!
My dream sounds challenging for an amateur seamstress as I am. How will I manage the time, what if I don't feel like it, what if I start to hate dresses, what if…argh! There is probably no point in speculating these beforehand. Let's do now what has been decided, and luckily I have amazing friends, who believe in my dream with me. Some of my friends are even so magnificent that they have agreed to model these dresses. Friends, I will do my very best so that you needn't model the emperor's new clothes in the photos.
For accomplishing my dream, I have set myself the following "rules"
* I will make 12 dresses during the year 2011
* One new dress will be made in one month
* The ideas for the dresses come from months, the world, women, feeling feminine, here and there
* It isn't necessary to come up with something unprecedented or crazy for the dresses. The main goal is to create something beautiful
* A new dress will be photographed on the model and the photos will be published here as soon as possible.
* The dresses will be photographed using creative madness, but, above all, in a way that is faithful to their style.
* My child is the light of my life. Only his needs will outrank making this dream come true.
* Professional help is not allowed!
At the end of the year 2011 I had done 12+1 unique dresses:


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"The fitting Board of Directors is less about physical strength, more about mental toughness, with fitting minds and fresh eyes." ― Pearl Zhu, Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards
With more than 30 years of nonprofit experience, board governance and development is part of my "muscle memory", a term I encountered while learning the wonderful game of tennis (that's another story for another blog post) but essentially it's when you've done something repetitively, you do it without actually thinking about it.
Teaching it, however, is another matter. My first assignment with Nonprofit Network was presenting a full-day "Accelerating Board Performance: Better Conversations, Discussions, and Decisions" workshop at a state-wide organization's annual conference. Now to give you some background, the workshop had been scheduled prior to my joining NN and the outline/proposal submitted by a colleague.and needless to say, I was a bit nervous to present to nearly 100 nonprofit board members and executives on something as boring (my words!) as board development.
About thirty minutes into the session, with attendees asking questions, sharing challenges, solutions, and thoughts, I was quickly reminded of the extreme importance of good governance and what it means to maintain a healthy and vibrant nonprofit, regardless of where it is in its life cycle, who is serving on the board or the talents of its executive leadership.
In fact, to my delight, I became engaged and excited about the topic!
So, here are my takeaways and thoughts about why every board member and nonprofit executive should regularly brush up on good governance:
If you want to keep your board members' minds fit and eyes fresh, check out these upcoming sessions:
July 17: Foundations of Board Governance
July 27: Accelerating Board Performance: Better Conversations, Discussions, and Decisions.
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Democrats, LGBT activists' sinister plan to crack down on Christian schools
If California Democrats have their way, Christian colleges and universities will no longer be allowed to require students attend chapel services or require them to profess a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Senate Bill 1146 would close a loophole that lawmakers say allows Christian universities to discriminate against students based on their gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
"All students deserve to feel safe in institutions of higher education, regardless of whether they are public or private," said Senator Ricardo Lara, the author of the legislation. "California has established strong protections for the LGBTQ community and private universities should not be able to use faith as an excuse to discriminate and avoid complying with state laws."
The legislation has already passed the Senate and is expected to clear hurdles in the Assembly. Thus far, Lara has refused to compromise with the state's Christian colleges and universities.
"No university should have a license to discriminate," he said in a statement.
If the loophole is closed, it would only exempt schools that prepare students for pastoral ministry.
"It discriminates against religious colleges, said John Jackson, the president of William Jessup University. "If we don't play ball with state — the state will attempt to drive us out of existence."
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NOW Denmark politicians call for referendum
The Danish People's Party (DPP) and the Red-Green Alliance (RGA) have renewed the demand for a vote on the Scandinavian nation's membership of the Euro-bloc after the Leave camp's success.
Leader of DPP, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, said Brussels had made its bed by underestimating the looming scepticism in Europe and now the Danish people must be given a chance to follow Britain out of the EU.
The right-wing politician said: "This shows that once against the EU completely underestimates people's scepticism. The EU has made its bed.
"I also believe Danes should of course have a referendum on whether we want to follow Britain or stay in the EU."
Mr Dalh's call for a Danish referendum was echoed by the RGA, as its spokeswoman Pernille Skipper said she hoped the British people's decision to leave would trigger a reform of the EU.
She said: "I hope Danish politicians take [Brexit] as a wake-up call. There is enormous scepticism among the population.
"Let us now have a referendum here as well."
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Nigel Farage has earned his place in history as the man who led Britain out of the EU
Britain has voted to leave the European Union. It's the biggest political upheaval in modern British history and it wouldn't have happened without Nigel Farage.
For years, the Establishment mocked and ignored the Ukip leader, but he is the man who put Britain's withdrawal from the EU on the agenda. His party, once dismissed by Michael Howard as a collection of "cranks and political gadflies", forced the Prime Minister to call the referendum.
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And when the referendum came, David Cameron told us we had a choice between his Britain and Nigel Farage's. Britain chose Mr Farage's vision.
The result has ensured David Cameron will go down in the history books as the Prime Minister who failed to take voters with him on the future of their country, with over 17.4 million people rejecting him by choosing Leave. He was once feted for winning last year's general election, but that victory - with 11.3 million voting for him - has been dwarfed by this defeat.
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By contrast, Nigel Farage will be remembered as the man the British people chose to follow. His entire political career has led up to what he calls "our independence day".
The Brexit vote is even more remarkable for Mr Farage as his enemies gambled on his image being toxic enough to ensure voters recoiled from the prospect of leaving the EU. They sought to place him front and center in voters' minds, asking them to reject the offer of "Farage's Britain" and making sure they were aware of every controversial utterance or poster he had made.
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A variety of polls suggested this could work, as they found he tended to put off more voters than he attracted. This led me to describe him as a "bomb" that could "blow up in the Leave campaign's face", but Mr Farage refused to give the Remain campaign that pleasure. The Ukip leader stuck doggedly to spreading the Brexit message around the country.
Farage: I can't guarantee EU money will go on the NHSPlay!01:19
He even adopted some of Vote Leave's language, urging voters to "take back control" of their country. He initially feared that Leave had lost the day once polls closed, and was doubtless preparing to fight to stay Ukip leader in that event, but he swiftly changed tack as the results showed that the night would go his way.
"If he gets us out of the European Union, they should put the man in Westminster Abbey, he'd deserve a 'Farage Corner'!"
David Coburn MEP, 2014
Mr Farage is already regarded with reverence by Ukip members, and his work to secure Brexit will ensure his apotheosis. Ukip MEP David Coburn once told me that Mr Farage deserved to be honoured in Westminster Abbey if he did this.
While this may not be on the cards just yet, he referendum result will guarantee Nigel Farage a place in history as the man who led Britain out of the European Union.
Credit to telegraph.co.uk
More Troubling Evidence That Hillary Clinton Will Start WW3
Yesterday, I published a post warning readers about the increasingly dangerous situation on the ground in Syria, and detailed why a Hillary Clinton presidency will quickly usher in World War 3. Here it is in case you missed it: Is the Syrian War About to Experience a Major Escalation?
Meanwhile, the always excellent Glenn Greenwald published a piece at the Intercept which further proves the point. What follows are a few disturbing excerpts from his article, Hillary Clinton's Likely Pentagon Chief Already Advocating for More Bombing and Intervention:
Michele Flournoy, the former Defense Department official whom Defense One calls "the woman expected to run the Pentagon under Hillary Clinton," this week advocated for "sending more American troops into combat against ISIS and the Assad regime than the Obama administration has been willing to commit." In an interview with that outlet, Flournoy "said she would direct U.S. troops to push President Bashar al-Assad's forces out of southern Syria and would send more American boots to fight the Islamic State in the region." She had previously "condemned the Obama administration's ISIS policy as ineffectual," denouncing it as "under-resourced."This week, Flournoy specifically advocated what she called "limited military coercion" to oust Assad. In August 2014, Obama announced what he called "limited airstrikes in Iraq" — and they're still continuing almost two years later. Also note the clinical euphemism Flournoy created — "military coercion" — for creating a "no-bomb zone" that would entail "a declaratory policy backed up by the threat of force. 'If you bomb the folks we support, we will retaliate using standoff means to destroy [Russian] proxy forces, or, in this case, Syrian assets,'" she said. Despite D.C. conventional wisdom that Obama is guilty of "inaction" in Syria, he has sent substantial aid, weapons, and training to Syrian rebels while repeatedly bombing ISIS targets in Syria.
No amount of war and destruction is never enough for these people.
Even U.S. military officials have said that these sorts of no-fly or no-bomb guarantees Flournoy is promising — which Hillary Clinton herself has previously advocated — would risk a military confrontation with Russia. Obama's defense secretary, Ash Carter, told a Senate hearing last December that the policy Clinton advocates "would require 'substantial' ground forces and would put the U.S. military at risk of a direct confrontation with the Syrian regime and Russian forces." Nonetheless, the Pentagon official highly likely to be Clinton's defense secretary is clearly signaling their intention to proceed with escalated military action. The carnage in Syria is horrifying, but no rational person should think that U.S. military action will be designed to "help Syrians."But the fact that Hillary Clinton has a history of advocating more war and killing and support for heinous regimes and occupations is the one thing Democratic pundits have, with remarkable message discipline, completely ignored. From Bernie Bros to Sanders' Secret Service costs to Hillary's kick-ass, mic-dropping, slay-queen tweets, they've invented the most embarrassingly childish and trivial distractions to ensure they don't have to talk about it. But now Clinton's almost-certain defense secretary is already — months before she's in power — expressly advocating more war and bombing and dangerous interventions. That makes the costs of a Clinton foreign policy — at least for those who assign any value to lives outside of American soil — much harder, and more shameful, to ignore.
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As I mentioned last week, Beth from plasticrosaries.com recently tagged me in her '2013 in Review' post, and even though I've already summed up 2013 elsewhere, I thought I'd play along anyway…
1. Your top 5 new favourite blogs to read in 2013 (you're totally tagged if you're listed here – no pressure of course but putting it out there…)
Satchels and Pearls (ok, I'm biased. This is my friend Michelle's blog, and she gets bonus points for making me Auntie to the cutest dumpling ever!)
Girl XOXO (I love the combination of bookishness and blogging tips. She takes really great photos too!)
iHanna (Her blog is just full of creative inspiration, and her archives are filled with fab tutorials!)
Rae Missigman (A fairly recent discovery, but now she's definitely one of my favourite mixed media artists)
The Tangerine (The brain behind the Book Chat)
And of course there are the great blogs I mentioned in my last round up post, and thelovely lady who tagged me in this post.
2. List Your 5 most read blog posts in 2013
The Art of Benin (I still can't understand why you keep coming back to this one!)
Myth and Magic Notecards (I have the fabulous Julie Fei-Fan Balzer to thank, as she featured my tutorial on her awesome blog)
Documented Life – Staying Organised in the New Year (I'm pretty impressed… this one ranked at number 3, despite being published 5 days before New Year's!)
De-stressing with Doodles (My oh-so-sophisticated method of stress management…)
{21 Secrets} Doodling Our Way (And the first installment of my 21 Secrets 2013 portfolio)
3. Name one blog you wish you had found sooner
Hands down Jo Gifford a.k.a the Dexterous Diva – I think I'd have mastered the art of blogging waaay sooner! (Plus, she's lovely!) Did I mention I'm guest posting on her blog today?
4. Your favourite blog post of 2013
I really loved creating the art for The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and the Giraffe Note Cards Tutorial and I LOVED taking part in Love Triangles 101, check out my review of Before I Met You or When Love Triangles Just Don't Count for a taster!
5. What would you like to improve (if anything) on your blog next year?
Plenty! I have a list of goals for my blog that I'm constantly adding to. One of my aims for the year is to write 10 guest posts (if you're interested, let me know!) I'd also love to hear any thoughts you have on how I could improve Doing it the Open Way. Is there anything you'd like to see change?
6. Name one blog you have a blog crush on.
Alisa Burke's blog is amazing – her outlook, her design, her voice, her imagery, her features…. everything is just gorgeous! She's currently running a course on blogging if anyone's interested?
7. How often do you post?
I go through phases… I vary between every other day and once in a blue moon. One of my aims for 2014 is to become a much more consistent blogger.
8. Share your first post of 2013
Bienvenido 2013 (also known as an introduction to my whimsical reading challenge!)
9. Name one thing you would be doing if you weren't typing this post right now.
Coffee! And probably working…
10.What have you loved the most about blogging this year?
I've loved getting my mojo back – I actually want to blog now! I'm really enjoying learning how to do new things and make little improvements. I know it's a slow process, but I'm feeling very inspired!
And with that I conclude the looking back, from this very second, it's all about 2014!
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Are you having the gang over for Super Bowl? Then maybe you need a bar cart!I was on a consult at my friend Abbie's home and she had a bar cart set up in her foyer. She was quick to explain that this was just here for the holidays, but it was on wheels and I'm thinking it could live in different rooms for different occasions. And I left her house thinking that I needed a bar cart to make entertaining easier.
As happens for me almost every time, I went to my friendly local "antiques" shop and what was waiting right out front for me? A bar cart. Seriously. And I have never seen one there before! It was a bit 80s and very, very gold, but for $75 it was definitely coming home with me.
We have a place in our kitchen with a console table that turns into a bar when we entertain. I love the surface and the height of the table, but I has just the tabletop (no shelves) and is not on wheels. It gets very crowded very quickly and the wood surface is permanently damaged from spills, which are inevitable when you are using the table as a bar! When I brought the cart home, I immediately cleaned it up and set it in the space where we had the console. I did not like it there. And the gold was, well, SO GOLD. But the temperature outside was such that it could not be painted right away, so, at least for the holidays, the cart would be gold. I decided to try it in the dining room and there it has found it's home! Even the gold bothered me less! I immediately began setting up the bar: glasses on the bottom, bottles & accessories on the two upper shelves. I am so happy with it!
I saw a printable similar to the one in the photo below on Easy and HAD to have one. I found the frame & matting at my same little favorite antique shop for $2, printed out my "Make it a double, Darling!" and hung it above my fun new cart. It makes me ever so happy! I may change out the matting for a different color at some point, but for the price, it is fine for now.
I do think this will become gray in the spring, but until it's warn enough to paint outside again, I feel ready for my guests and smile every time I walk past my fun little bar cart inspired by Abbie!


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Syria crisis: Rebel groups 'execute rivals'
Thirty-four foreign jihadists have been singled out by rival Syrian rebels and killed, say UK-based activists.
It happened over the past three days in Jabal al-Zawiya, north-western Idlib province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Meanwhile, activists in Aleppo city told the BBC militants from one of the same jihadi groups, ISIS, had summarily executed at least 50 captives.
A regional battle is pitting ISIS against an alliance of rival rebels.
A coalition of moderates and other Islamists fighting to depose President Bashar al-Assad is ranged against ISIS in several parts of northern Syria.
The al-Qaeda-linked ISIS - Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - is accused by other rebel groups of undermining the struggle against the regime of President Assad, focusing on accumulating territory and imposing a rule of terror in the areas it controls.
The fighting is continuing in Raqqa, a city under full rebel control and previously an ISIS stronghold.
Separately, the Observatory says the death toll from a government air campaign launched in Aleppo province in mid-December now exceeds 600, including 225 children and women.
On its Facebook page, it pledged to "work tirelessly" for the prosecution of those responsible for the massacres in the International Criminal Court.
Power struggle
Most of the 34 reported dead in Jabal al-Zawiya were ISIS fighters, with the remainder from a smaller allied group called Jund al-Aqsa, the Observatory said.
The execution of the "non-Syrian" fighters had been confirmed by medical and local sources, it said.
Those executed by ISIS in Aleppo were said to include medics, local journalists and members of rival rebel groups.
None of the reported killings can be independently confirmed.
The reported killing of prisoners held by ISIS could undermine initiatives by radical clerics to reconcile the warring Islamist factions in northern Syria, says BBC Arabic correspondent Ahmed Maher.
Since last Thursday, large-scale attacks by an alliance of moderate Islamist factions and rebel groups have been taking place across northern and north-eastern Syria on ISIS strongholds and strategic positions, inflicting heavy losses on ISIS. Scores are said to have died, including civilians.
The alliance says that the offensive is driven by public anger in ISIS-controlled territories over practices including strict interpretation of Islamic laws as well as the kidnapping of journalists and horrific torture of prisoners, our correspondent explains.
Experts in Islamist movements, however, place the conflict in the context of a power struggle between all Islamist factions.


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Pro-Kremlin party wins large majority in Russian parliament
THE biggest party supporting President Vladimir Putin has scored an overwhelming victory in national parliament elections, winning three-quarters of the seats, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) reported.
With 93% of the ballots from Sunday's vote counted, the United Russia party was on track to get 343 of the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, CEC head Ella Pamfilova said.
She said the results were not expected to change significantly in the final count to be announced on Friday.
It is an immense gain, more than 100 seats, for the party that held a majority in the previous parliament, and gives it enough strength to amend the constitution on its own.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Mr Putin "once again received a massive vote of confidence from the country's people".
Turnout was distinctly lower than in the last Duma election in 2011 - less than 48 % nationwide compared with 60%. In Moscow, just 35% of those eligible cast ballots.
The three other parties that had been in the previous parliament and that largely cooperated with United Russia will also be in the new Duma, though all in reduced numbers. The Communists will have 42, a sharp drop from 92, the nationalist Liberal Democrats 39 and A Just Russia 23.
Two other seats were won by candidates from small parties and one by an independent. In contrast to the two previous elections, only half the seats in this election were chosen by national party list; the others were contested by single-seat districts.
But the election observer mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe pointedly said that Russians felt widely disengaged from the political process.
The mission criticised the news reporting on national TV channels, which are owned or controlled by the state, for focusing overwhelmingly on the incumbent authorities and noted "self-censorship encouraged by the restrictive legal and regulatory framework".
Marietta Tidei, one of the heads of the observer mission, said that Ms Pamfilova's leadership of the election commission, which began five months ago, "has given election stakeholders confidence that the elections can be well-run, yet the low-key campaign shows an overall lack of (public) engagement".
Complaints of violations came from around the country, including ballot-box stuffing and so-called "carousel voting" in which voters are transported to several locations to cast multiple ballots.
Ms Pamfilova said the state Investigative Committee had launched a criminal probe of one voting district, where video from a closed-circuit camera appeared to show a poll worker carefully dropping multiple ballots into the box.
Ms Pamfilova said other alleged violations reports would be investigated and that results from three precincts could be annulled.
Anger over widespread fraud in the 2011 election sparked large protests that unsettled authorities by their size and persistence.


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The only thing Avery Hood can remember about the night her parents died is that she saw silver—deadly silver, moving inhumanly fast. As much as she wants to remember who killed them, she can't, and there's nothing left to do but try to piece her life back together. Then Avery meets the new boy in school—Ben, mysterious and beautiful, with whom she feels a connection like nothing she's ever experienced. When Ben reveals he's a werewolf, Avery still trusts him—at first. Then she sees that sometimes his eyes flash inhuman silver. And she learns that she's not the only one who can't remember the night her parents died.Part murder mystery, part grief narrative, and part heart-stopping, headlong romance Low Red Moon is a must-read for teen paranormal fans.
My Review
I Picked Up A Copy Of This Book On A Total Impulse Buy. I Saw It. Read The Inside Flap And Had To Have It. Low Red Moon Is A Heart-Breaking Story. The Story Immediately Begins Grasping You With A Story So Intense You Can't Blink. The More Chapters You Dive In The More Addicted To Devlin's Story You Get. I Found Low Red Moon On My Mind When I Wasn't Reading It And Even Dreamt About It Once! Avery And Ben's Relationship Does Move A Little Too Quick For Me But I Felt The Connection Between Them Was Meant For It To Be That Way. It Kind Of Reminded Me Of "Imprinting" From The "Twilight Saga." And Of Course A Small Tint Of Little Red Riding Hood. Their Story Grows In A Way You Aren't Expecting But This Book Has A Finale You'll Never Forget!
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Um, hello? Wasn't Barack Obama just talking about sacrifice in the months ahead? Doesn't he know better than anyone that not spending is the new spending? That flashy jewelry is totally inappropriate right now? That instead of dropping mad cash on a ring for his wife, he should have given her a nice jar of homemade jam? Or a fair-trade loofah? Or just had one of his speech-writers pen her a mushy haiku?
The New York Post (via The Cut) reports that the President-Elect placed an order for a $30,000 diamond-encrusted ring made of rhodium -- a.k.a. black gold, a.k.a. the world's most expensive metal -- that he plans to present to future First Lady Michelle Obama as a thank you for putting up with him over his two-year race for the presidency.
The bauble will be ready in time for the inauguration, confirmed a spokesman for the ring's designer, jeweler-to-people-who-can-afford-rhodium Giovanni Bosco.
The Post adds that "only about 25 tons of rhodium are mined every year," which drives its price up to about $7,000 an ounce.
Another famous rhodium-wearer? The Queen of England, whose crown jewels are encrusted in the stuff, and who also tends to get inappropriately spendy while her impoverished subjects are struggling to subsist on Marmite sandwiches.
UPDATE: He didn't buy her a cheap-looking piece of overpriced bling after all! The Cut reports that the whole thing was just a galloping rumor (albeit one that had real news organizations going for a while). Barack, we knew you weren't capable of such poor judgment! Now we can go back to building that shrine to your perfectness in the corner of our bedroom.


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"There are places I'll remember…
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain…
All these places have their moments…
With lovers and friends I still can recall.
Some are dead and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all…
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new."
These lyrics have always touched my heart. They ring true now more than ever. Love is a beautiful gift. I'll never understand how the human heart works… but the love I have for myself and for my tribe, it's all I need. And it keeps me going. It gives me a reason to open my eyes in the morning. It gives me a reason to inhale the world around me and absorb the enormous amounts of life and peace that fill my soul. I'm blessed. I'm happy. I'm grateful. For once. In my life, I now know why it all happened the way it did. I now see where I'm going. And I now can enjoy the ride. This love…. is something new.
In my life…. I love you more ❤