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For this post, we will have a look at the traditional art of an independent and usually reclusive artist named Francis Towne.
In 1780-81, Towne went on the dangerous journey to the heart of the Ancient Empire of Rome and in doing so created some of the most beautiful watercolour paintings I've ever seen; using his incredible aptitude with a brush he brought out the elegance of the ruins of the old Empire and romanticized them poetically.
These stunning paintings of the Colosseum truly capture the beauty in the decay and ruin of one of the greatest architectural works of the Ancient world, the detail and the freshness with which it has been transcribed is very illustrative and highly appealing.
Another amazing thing about Towne's work is that it informs us now of how much restoration work has been done on places like the Colosseum since the 18th century.
Working in a combination of ink line and wash, as well as watercolour paint creates an effect that seems to be the result of a magical form of alchemy; who really wants to turn iron into gold when this can be done with ink and watercolour.
Francis Towne's ability to capture the world around him is evident in the work that he produced throughout his life, however it was his visit to Rome that truly brought out the best of his skill. Using his incredible vision and perfected craftsmanship he questioned how such a large and powerful Empire could simply fall apart and disappear, leaving behind just a ruined and weathered trace of the grandeur it once displayed proudly.
Towne's work has inspired me greatly and I would like to incorporate his style of working with both ink and watercolour into my own work for my project, even if not for the final piece, I'll definitely be happy to experiment and create a couple of studies in this style.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing the work of Francis Towne who created over 200 paintings on his trip to Italy and 54 views of Rome, bequeathing all of his work to the British Museum upon his death.


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Apple's Siri led its iPhone 4S to a rather wild success. The voice-based personal assistant is usually termed a 'she', because of its name as well as because the sound it produces is female. Now, a video by Comediva has tried to depict what exactly happens when Siri, and G-Male fall in love. It's quite interesting and has been posted below.
The most interesting thing about the video is that the characteristics of both G-Male and Siri have been tailored to their actual features. For instance, given Google's recent insistence on gaining excess to any and all data, the G-Male dude tries to gain information from every person around him.
Siri, on the other hand, who wouldn't say anything before the announcing 'ding-dong' which precedes her speech. Naturally, they both make quite a couple together. They share their love of hating humans, for being dorks who are touche' about privacy and keep asking pesky questions.
Things are alright between them until an evil comes to destroy their happiness. This evil is Hot-Male, the dude who has an utterly outdated interface. The result is that they accidentally run over the poor BlackBerry guy.
This is a very unique rendering of the happening events and things of the tech world. We do hope that it turns into a social meme where people depict their ideas about the tech world in the form of videos – that would be a lot of fun!
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The Cayman Islands: An Extender of Value to the UK
In September 2018, Cayman Finance provided a submission to the UK Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee ("UKFAC") as part of its gathering of evidence relating to the "Future of the UK Overseas Territories Inquiry". The Cayman Finance submission document was made public by the UKFAC on 7 November. The document contains information about the essential role of the Cayman Islands Financial Services Industry in the global economy, and particularly highlights how the Cayman Islands is an extender of value and an important partner to the UK at a time when the UK is negotiating and preparing for Brexit and other global challenges. Read document below.
Cayman Finance is the association of the Cayman Islands financial services industry and represents 15 industry associations.
Cayman is a premier global financial hub, efficiently connecting law abiding users and providers of investment capital and financing from the UK and around the world.
As a British Overseas Territory, Cayman has centuries of language, government, cultural, legal and businesses ties with the UK. Cayman's financial services industry also acts as a great extender of value for the UK, helping British businesses and people participate in trade, investment and financing opportunities around the world. In addition, Cayman facilitates inward investing and liquidity which helps save or grow business, create jobs, and expand the tax base within the UK.
On this page you will find information about Cayman's role both as a premier global financial hub and as a transparent, cooperative jurisdiction that already meets or exceeds the full range of globally-accepted standards for transparency and cross-border cooperation with law enforcement and tax authorities.
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Chapter 138: I Will Steamroll You One by One
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The so-called open trading was none other than the students using their own abilities to exchange for credits.
An example would be the students of the Grand Desolate War Institution's Cultural Department, the Spirit Tattoo Artists who were proficient in Spirit Tattoo Technique.
When a student of the Combat Department wanted to engrave a spirit tattoo onto their body, they would go to the students of the Cultural Department and use their credits to buy services.
Likewise, when the students of the Cultural Department wished to acquire some kind of special demon beast blood to concoct "Tattoo Ink", they would post a mission and put forward "credits as rewards", and naturally, there would be many students from the Combat Department willing to go the depths of the Wasteland to hunt demon beasts.
And just in case, if the Combat Department's student who went hunting for demon beasts were out of luck and received an injury, they could always spend their credits to ask the Medical Department students to treat them.
Li Yao, as a student of the Refining Department, could likewise repair others' magical equipment or could even use magical equipment which he himself had refined to exchange them for credits—of course, since he was just a nameless newbie, others would be inclined to not buy the magical equipment refined by him. They would rather spend a bit of their money to buy sabers and flying swords from sects like the "Hundred Saber Alliance". This was the way of the world.
From time to time, even the institute would post a variety of joint demon beast hunting missions with the sarmy as well as various sects. A large-scale mission would often have thousands of students from the Grand Desolate War Institution in addition to thousands of soldiers and experts from cultivation sects. In wake of such a march that was no different than a hot knife cutting through butter, even tyrannical demon beasts would flee at the very first sight.
Participating in such missions, not only would the students rake in a lot of credits, but along the way, with professors casting marvelous and unique skills and the mission itself, it would instill fighting experience into the students, allowing them to unconsciously master many abilities. Compared to having being taught stereotypically in the classroom, this way was much more effective.
These ways to earn credits were only open and aboveboard.
In private, many students liked betting; they would use their credits to start arena contests where not only would both participating sides bet many credits, but even the bystanders could use their insights and their experiences to determine the outcome and bet on one of the fighters.
This was a common practice among the students of the Iron Fist Club and the Chaos Edge Hall. Every day, many students from the Iron Fist Club and the Chaos Edge Hall would step onto the arena and go all out to the point that it was either "you die or I die". However, the management of both sides' student unions was very strict; seldom would the grudges on the arena be carried down the stage. And in order to encourage the students to exert themselves to cultivate, the school too would not stop it at all.
"All these combat missions and open trading are only for the older students who have attained over 1,000 credits."
"Any student whose credits are lower than 1,000 are considered freshmen and can only take 'basic theoretical courses' to earn credits. Only when your total credits have amounted to 1,000 can you truly be able to live the wonderful life of the institute."
These two pieces of information emerged from the depths of his mind. After slightly reflecting upon this, Li Yao felt it was only right and natural.
It would be impossible for freshmen who had just embarked on their university life to have even a bit of credits; they were out-and-out paupers, so how could they trade or bet in a fight?
Even if they wanted to go to the depths of the Wasteland to hunt, perhaps others would find them "cumbersome". Who would be willing to fight with demon beasts where life and death was a matter of moments when there was a snotty nosed brat standing next to you?
Basically, freshmen had to lay their foundation, and only after solidifying their foundation could they think about entering the actual combat ring.
"Then, I have to choose some basic theory courses so that I could acquire 1,000 credits as soon as possible!"
Li Yao burned with impatience, but much to his dismay, when he carefully searched for information regarding "basic theory courses" in his mind, he could not find any.
"Why isn't there any information on basic theory courses?"
Just as he muttered these words, a second diamond-shaped red crystal floated in the sky upon which "basic theory courses" undulated in small characters. With a "crack!", the crystal split into pieces before they submerged into Li Yao's brain from the top of his head.
Suddenly, Li Yao recalled over a hundred pieces of information regarding basic theory courses.
The Grand Desolate War Institution's courses had been divided into basic theory courses and specialized courses.
The basic courses were not divided by departments, and all basic courses were open to students from all departments. Usually, these courses didn't have a professor teaching them and were simply available on the Wasteland Battle Network, which had been devised in advance using telepathic thoughts.
Even exams were conducted on the Wasteland Battle Network. Moreover, the students could be tested at any time they so wished. Even if Li Yao took the courses at this moment, he could take the exam right away and could immediately earn the credits if he so passed.
However, every month, a student could only take the exam three times for the same course.
Moreover, even if you clear the exam, the credits provided from the basic theory courses were very low and was around 3-5 credits per course.
Of course, students could earn more credits from the specialized courses, but in order to take the specialized courses, the student would first have to spend credits to apply. Some specialized courses taught by powerful experts required one to spend a couple hundred credits, and even over 1,000 credits was possible.
And once one failed these specialized courses, those credits would go down the drain.
Thence, Li Yao, this pauper, could only honestly take the free basic theory courses.
"Although a cultivator's computational speed, memory, and integrative thinking ability were a dozen times better than an ordinary person, it would still take 3-5 days for each basic theory course, and within these 3-5 days, I could only earn a few credits. Wouldn't it take almost a year to gather 1,000 credits?"
The root of Li Yao's teeth began to get sore.
He discovered that gathering 40,000 credits in one year was simply an impossible task!
According to the institute's curriculum, under normal circumstances, it was indeed the case. After a freshman entered the institute, it would take him one or two years to finish the basic theory courses before he could get rid of the "freshman" status and truly take part in actual combat and open trading.
Li Yao, instead, had to take just one month for what others would take one year to finish and only then would it be possible to somehow gather 40,000 credits in one year. Wasn't it just wishful thinking?
"Hey, Battle Ranking? What the hell is Battle Ranking?"
Li Yao, who was anxious, suddenly found very dazzling words among the information.
"The institute, in order to encourage the student to train madly, has set a 'Wasteland Battle Ranking' through which the students who have earned the most credits can get various rewards!"
"Whereas, for the freshman who have entered the institute for no more than a year, there was a 'Newcomer Ranking'. At the end of every month, the top 100 students, top 10 students, top 3 students, and the top student who have earned the most credits will receive additional rewards respectively."
"For the freshmen, the first month in the institute was extremely important. Whoever finishes the most basic theory courses in the first month and stand out among the tens of thousands of other freshmen—the one who is ranked first in the 'Newcomer Ranking'—will be directly granted a reward of 1,000 credits!"
First on the Newcomer Ranking!
1,000 credits!
With this, he could directly enter open trading and actual combat ring!
Li Yao's blood started boiling, his eyes turned crimson, and he could not wait to shout one or two times to release the excitement bubbling in his heart.
"If I want to gather 40,000 credits in a year, first and foremost, I need to become first in the Newcomer Ranking to get the 1,000 credit reward so that I could conduct open trading and enter the true combat ring. Only then could I unleash my specialty and madly zoom through courses!"
"Battle Ranking, quickly show me the Battle Ranking! Let me see who my competitors are? Who exactly are the experts here?"
Even though the Grand Desolate War Institution was popular in the southeastern region, there were still major towns and cities in the north which housed countless cultivation geniuses of the Wasteland. In their own hometown, they were akin to feathers of a phoenix and horns of unicorns.
However, for the 40,000 credits, in order to become a registered refiner, in order to make the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit soar into the ninth heaven, Li Yao could only do all he could so that he could steamroll these "feathers of the phoenix and horns of the unicorns".
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
When Li Yao muttered "Newcomer Ranking", a glittering list immediately emerged in front of him.
It had already been seven days since the institute had opened. Ordinary students might still be adapting to university life, but as far as these cultivation geniuses were concerned, the maddening blood battle had already begun!
Names of many students had already appeared on the Newcomer Ranking and were decorated with several credits after. The top most student has already earned 14 credits.
In other words, in this period of seven days, this person had already passed 4-5 basic theory courses, with an average of almost one course per day. He was truly worthy of being a one in ten thousand cultivation genius!
"Zhao Tianchong, Lu Tieshan, Gu Feixuan, Wen Ruorong…"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes as he etched these four names into his mind.
Zhao Tianchong was none other than the cultivation genius who had acquired 14 credits, while the remaining three each had 11 credits, thereby tying for second place.
These four had credits which was already in two digits, marking a much larger difference than the other students. They should be the best among the best freshmen of this year, and they were also Li Yao's biggest competitors for the next month.
"However, what the hell is this Hidden Dragon Hall?"
Li Yao discovered that all of their names were followed by two annotations; the first was the name of the student union they belonged too.
Li Yao's name itself was followed by "Starfire Union". Furthermore, it was glittering and overflowing with colorful lights to highlight his "extraordinary" identity as the "Starfire Union's President".
The four cultivation geniuses respectively came from the four major departments, but their names were also decorated with "Hidden Dragon Hall" at the very end.
The third crystal that bore the "Hidden Dragon Hall" characters floated over and split open over the top of his head, following which a realization immediately dawned upon him.
"So it was like this. The Hidden Dragon Hall is a training camp for 'specially recruited students'."
"Members of the Hidden Dragon Hall are all cultivation genius who have displayed outstanding performances during the Limit Challenge Competition and were later specially recruited by the Grand Desolate War Institution."
"They did not have to take the College Entrance Examination, so in these 3-4 months, they had gathered at the institute and were undergoing special training."
"These specially recruited students are far more powerful than the ordinary students. Each one of them is a monstrous genius, and they regard themselves very highly and consider themselves to be 'hidden dragon'. They simply disdain competing with ordinary students."
"The indeed had the ability to be proud. Every month, the top 100 positions of the Newcomer Ranking is occupied by these 'hidden dragon', and only 3-5 ordinary students could pave a way to the 70-80 positions at most."
"And there was none who could make it to the top 10."
"However, this year…"
Li Yao licked his lips as round after round of ripples gushed out from the depths of his eyes. His blood seemed to have changed into a hot steam.
"Let's see whether it will be you, these hidden dragons, or me, the vulture who would finally soar into the sky and sweep the winds and clouds!"
Having punched out, Li Yao started silently pondering with all his concentration:
"Bring up all the basic theory courses, no matter what difficulty level it is! The higher the credits, the better it is!"


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San Diego warship fails key inspection
The San Diego-based cruiser Mobile Bay, which underwent a roughly $220 million overhaul and modernization last year, recently failed a rigorous, congressionally chartered inspection test, the Navy says.
"Specific details are classified, although I can tell you that the ship remains capable of underway combat operations," said Cmdr. Jason Salata, a spokesman for Naval Surface Forces. "Most of the deficiencies were very focused, and able to be immediately addressed - thus the ship is in a position to re-demonstrate the required events later this month.
The ship, which underwent modernization at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, primarily had problems with propulsion, communications and aviation, Salata said.
Mobile Bay performed poorly during a test called INSURV. Salata describes it as "an important assessment that provides Navy leadership with an independent assessment of a ships material condition. INSURV scores and trends enable commanders to allocate resources to ensure our ships and sailors are ready to execute missions required by operational commanders.
"It is honest evaluations like INSURV that provide the Navy with assessments that accurately identify material trends/issues for correction. As a result, we are better able to provide 'Warships Ready for Tasking' to our operational commanders."
Despite earning a failing grade, Mobile Bay is still scheduled to deploy with the Stennis Carrier Strike Group later this year.
NASSCO launches 689-foot Navy resupply ship into San Diego Bay
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Lincoln takes Boston and Worcester Railroad to Worcester where he boards
Western Railroad, which takes him to State Line. From there he travels over Albany and
West Stockbridge Railroad to Albany. From Albany he travels over various
roads—now parts of New York Central—to Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.
From Buffalo he takes steamer Globe to Detroit.John W.
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A picturesque All-American town just under an hour's drive from downtown Kansas City, Ottawa is known for its colorful history and wealth of Victorian architecture. A historic Main Street, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places, makes groups feel at home as they convene in Ottawa event venues.
Air access into Ottawa is through Kansas City International Airport, which is 70 miles away and is served by all major airlines.
While there are no large convention venues in Ottawa, there are some interesting structures in which to hold meetings and special events. For example, city-owned Ottawa Municipal Auditorium is an 800-seat performing arts theater with a lower level meeting room that can hold 200 theater style. Washburn Towers, a historic building that was formerly a high school, has a 400-seat theater and the ability to seat 260 for a banquet in what was once the cafeteria. Prairie Star Ranch, a Catholic camp set in the rolling hills outside of Ottawa, allows groups to rent all or parts of its facility, including a lodge that can sleep 100 people and an L-shaped room that can seat 100 people in each side of the L. Popular with retreat-style meetings, Prairie Star Ranch also has a lake with a swimming beach and a number of outdoor settings for receptions.
Among the top special event venues in Ottawa are the family-owned Pome on the Range Orchard and Winery, which can accommodate up to 40 people in a small building and large numbers in tented events; and Plaza Grill & Cinema. The latter is a historic theater where people can grab dinner and a movie at the same time at eight four-seat tables in the balcony (an area rentable for a private dinner/movie). Groups of up to 75 people can also hold a reception actually behind the movie screen, then move on into the 200-seat theater to catch a flick. At Dunn's Landing Farm, groups of up to 400 can stage a reception in an historic barn.
Ottawa has two hotels with some small meeting space; the 52-room Best Western and the 60-room Comfort Inn. The city's four other hotels are the 60-room Days Inn (changed from Travelodge in August), the 55-room Econolodge, the 42-room Knights Inn, and the 43-room Super 8.
Ottawa and its neighboring towns have a handful of restaurants that work well for meeting groups, including one that is very famous. Not only are the barbecue ribs at Guy & Mae's Tavern listed as one of the eight wonders of Kansas, but back in the days of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, Doc Sevrensen always stopped by the establishment to pick some up and deliver them to Johnny on the show. Superb barbecue is also what Prairie Star is known for, a restaurant located at the Great Life Country Club. Bella Cucina is a new upscale Italian restaurant on Ottawa's historic Main Street, and mention having breakfast or lunch at Kein's Bakery to a local and you will find their mouth watering over the restaurant's renowned bakery items.
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Had the pleasure of playing Grande Dunes Golf and Country Club this past Friday with Brian Noblin, from The Golf Desk, whom I book our golf packages with. Brian is a scratch golfer, and we were joined by two other locals I know from Brian's web site.
To even get to grande Dunes, you have to go through security and then a bridge to the property. There are some amazing houses in the area, including the awesome 4 level house of the owner of Hawaiian Tropics.
Top notch bar and grill where we ate Kobe Burgers, a couple beers, and then to the range, which is included with every green fee. The carts were loaded with ice and bottled water, GPS, and cold towels.
Didn't mind being on the left side here, as water ran all over the right side of this long par 5, with, you guessed it, a guarded green.
I really wish I would have take more pictures, this was an impressive day of golf, on a well maintained course, with the upper levels of service. If you ever have a chance to play here, please do, you will not be disappointed in the least.
Thank you Brian for taking me out golfing, this is a course that is normally out of my price range when down on the buddy trips.


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Veterinary: Monday- Friday 9am-6pm
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Boarding Pickup and Drop Off: Monday-Friday 8am-6pm/Sat and Sun 9am-11am and 5pm-7pm
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Surgery Appointments: For most surgeries we ask that you do not feed your pet after 12 am midnight the night before and do not feed breakfast- your pet can have water. This protocol does vary however depending on the species, age, and health condition of your pet- our receptionist will call the night before your pet's surgery with specific instructions. Please ensure that your pet empties their bladder and defecates prior to dropping them off. Please arrive for pre-surgical screening between 8:15 and 8: 30 am.
Grooming Appointments: We have 2 grooming blocks available for our clients and pets- the first block requires dropping the pet off at 8 am with a pickup at 1 pm, the second block requires drop off at 1pm with a pickup at 5pm. If your pet is scheduled during the 8 am drop off block and you cannot make it to pick them up at 1pm- the groomer will not be available to discharge your pet until the 5 pm pick up time.
Boarding Appointments: Drop off and pick up for BOARDING is from 8am-6pm Monday through Friday and 9am-11pm or 5pm-7pm on Saturday and Sunday. However, we do recommend that you arrive 30 minutes prior to closing so that we can ensure our staff has plenty of time to get your pet settled for the night.
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While we do our best to communicate with clients in a timely and efficient manner- during our work day the pets in the hospital are our priority. The receptionist will attempt to answer your questions- however it must be understood that receptionist do not have medical training. If your pet is admitted for a procedure or critical care, we will call you with an update each day. All calls regarding pet medical conditions will be returned by the end of the business day by one of our medical staff members. Since it is the doctor's priority to care for the patients in the hospital in most cases the doctor's nurse will relay information from the doctor rather than the doctor personally calling you. If you feel your pet needs immediate assistance you are encouraged to bring them in immediately or seek emergency medical care.
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The person dropping the pet off must be at least 18 years of age and understands that they will be acting as the owner of the Pet, or acting as an agent for the owner who accepts full financial responsibility.
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Nonin Medical, inventor of finger pulse oximetry, develops and distributes noninvasive medical monitoring solutions. As a global leader in noninvasive medical devices, Nonin Medical must comply with strict regulatory requirements in manufacturing. To meet those requirements and growing customer demand, Nonin implemented Microsoft Dynamics AX's advanced warehouse module, WHS.
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The prominent themes this year centered on the need for businesses to find ways to get more actionable insights from their data and be able to move quickly in a mobile-first digital world. It was clear that the need to keep core business data secure and dependable while making it easily accessible whenever and wherever business happens remains a challenge. This need was evidenced by those that were looking for answers on how to more quickly collect data and get it into their JD Edwards system. It came through in those seeking to mobilize key parts of the business in order to optimize field operations, and it is a driving force of those looking to automate more processes with Internet of Things (IoT) functionality to eliminate errors and access real-time data. Whether manufacturing, distribution, sales, service or anywhere up and down the supply chain, optimizing business processes and increasing the visibility of data are essential needs.
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Gold Eagle Co. manufactures and distributes several leading brands of automotive chemicals that protect and boost vehicle performance. To continue to succeed in a competitive market, they had to overcome a challenge: manual processes that limited visibility and created other inefficiencies along the supply chain. Among those inefficiencies, delayed entry caused loss of inventory visibility, which further delayed transaction processing and led to inaccurate inventory statements down the line.
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The Stone Center is adjacent to the Bell Tower, and near the Coker Science Complex.
The library is located on the third floor of the Stone Center in Room 310.
Map to the Stone Center
Parking is available in UNC visitors' lots, or in metered spaces east on South Road, across from Woollen Gymnasium.
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If you use the Mail app on your Mac and notice that it seems to have slowed down, you can try rebuilding the message index databases to see if that will help. The more email addresses and the more mail you save, the more likely this is to assist with a slow system. It might take a while to complete, but your email will still work perfectly so it is worth doing periodically.
With the Mail app open, Select Mailbox > Rebuild.
If you are in the middle of rebuilding and you have to quit out of Mail for some reason, don't fret. The rebuilding will take up where it left off when you restart mail.


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SS18 Polka Fever
I won't lie here.. I was never a fan of Polka dots growing up. To me they always seemed childish and if done wrong a little.. bland. They reminded me of mini mouse, adding a costume like-goofiness. They say your taste buds change every seven years, well your taste in fashion must follow suit as this season I am all over this trend! Why?
-It's TIMELESS! They literally come back around every single Spring/Summer in one form or another. It makes it worth splurging a bit of extra dosh when you know you'll wear it for the next five summers of your life!
-It has a Spanish influence. The mini mouse image is gone from my head, because if styled correctly this can add a Mediterranean flair to your closet. Think deep red lips, a slick side combed up do, you could even throw a rose in your hair for good measure. A perfect look for a beach holiday when you plan on having bronzed skin!
-It's easy to wear. A statement print as such doesn't require much effort at all. Accessories can be kept to a minimum. Most dots are monochrome so all you need is a red lip and your ready to party. Black, White or nude shoes that you probably have in your wardrobe will do the trick, or add a splash of vibrancy with a red or fuchsia shoe to lift the whole look.
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The Boot Report: Fall 2016
Autumn is officially here and that lovely crunch of leaves beneath your feet isn't so pleasant unless you've got a good, warm pair of boots to get you through the season and take you into winter in style. I always struggle to choose a comfortable yet stylish boot when this time of year comes around, the shops are full of so many options and while I always opt for a small, chunky heel that is work appropriate, I love a good flat, sporty boot too for my days off. I've noticed three major runway trends that have hit the high street big time this season, so if you're looking for that special pair, here are a few options.
I nearly fainted when I saw the above embroidered boots in River Island the other day. These dreamy boots look like they're fresh off the runway and I absolutely love the floral embroidery detail down the side. It got me to searching and as it turns out Topshop have some lovely options too. Although to some these boots may seem a little OTT, if you're the kind of lady that wears a lot of blacks, browns and autumnal tones throughout the winter these are the perfect way to add a touch of vibrancy and detail to any outfit, not to mention a Bohemian edge.
Metallic boots have been creeping onto the high street for years, but I've really only started embracing them now. When you live somewhere cold, damp and dull like Ireland it's nice to add a little sparkle to your step. Throughout the winter I find myself living in black clothes so sometimes it's nice to take a risk and make a statement. I find silver metallics a little tacky and they can come across as the kind of shoes you should be wearing on a mission to Mars! However gold is timeless and Rose gold is bigger than ever before this season so it won't be hard to match in jewellery and accessories.
Hiking Boots
If you're an adventurer that loves to go climbing or take hikes in the great outdoors on your day off these are the ideal choice! Hiking boots are another trend that I despised last year and now love, isn't it funny how our tastes can change so fast? Not only are they super comfortable yet light, they're also huge this season as most designers embrace the sporty side of life. If you, like most of the people I know are either going or saving to go travelling these are a great investment!
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I'm still pretty new to having my own domain as I used to host my blog through Blogger, it can be challenging at times as everything isn't as easily accessible this way, but all in all I think it looks a whole lot better!
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The Best Bridal Couture of Fall 2017
Bridal Couture is a must see every season as some of our favourite designers add their personal twist and take on the all important task of making intricate, dreamy gowns to send down the runway. Wether you plan on taking the Couture route for your special day, or just need a little runway inspiration to help you choose the perfect gown, here are my all time favourite Couture wedding dresses for Fall 2017.
Reem Akra
Continuing on with her Secret Garden theme from SS17, Reem Akra took fairytales to the next level. The mermaid silhouette was forgotten about this season with the designer taking on reworking classic ball gowns in a subtle, melancholic way and adding her own special details like the intricate lace embroidery and beading that she's already so well known for. The collection is so delicate and romantic with off the shoulder and love heart necklines taking centre stage. These dresses are ideal for a Bohemian bride, or anyone who wants to feel like a princess on their special day.
Oscar De La Renta
For any bride who loves simplicity, but still wants to wow with statement details, there is Oscar De La Renta. His collection featured beautifully fitting simple dresses, including love heart necklines, oversized bows, lace underskirts and structured, fitted pieces styled with simple veils. I'm loving the dress on the right. The dress in itself is so simple and could easily be worn again for a black tie event, it's the lace cape over it that pulls the whole look together and makes it perfect for a winter bride.
Viktor & Rolf
Viktor and Rolf certainly didn't disappoint with their debut bridal collection. With an array of silhouettes and luxurious fabrics such as silk and tulle, this collection had something for any bride, even the unconventional! Volume was a massive part of collections with fluffy skirts and rigid ruffles, but the collection also had a simple side and even featured a structured jumpsuit.
It's not hard to see that Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig were deeply inspired by the idea of a Grecian Goddess when creating their SS17 and Fall Bridal collections. The idea translated beautifully on the runway with flowing fabrics, embroidered florals on tulle, loads of layering and beading details, one even with horse hair, and of course the statement off the shoulder neckline. I particularly loved the pieces that ran shorter on the front, ideal for the poor petit bride whose proportions usually aren't considered in Couture collections. Marchesa have such a strong brand identity of elegance and femininity and dresses that hug the curves in all the right places.
Head over Heels: Miu Miu Spring 2016
As some of you may already know, Miu Miu is a Subsidiary brand to Prada and was launched by Miuccia Prada in 1993. In a recent interview Miuccia explained that throughout her design process she has such contradicting ideas, some of which might not suit the Prada client. That's where Miu Miu comes in with an edgy twist on sophistication. The idea's are immediate, intellectual and spontaneous. So in a nutshell Miu Miu is a label that allows Miuccia to express some of her wildest idea's, and that definitely shines through in her Spring shoe collection.
These ornamental heels have an oversized bow detail with an intricate brooch like pendant on the back, a dainty ankle strap and a square bottomed heel make these satin shoes look like something Marie Antoinette would have worn to a lavish party in her day. They are available in Dusky Pink and Black and the collection also includes an 18th century baroque style pattern in gold and black, with an extra ruby pendant detail on the front. These beauties will set you back €950.
Also featured in this collection are these 18th century style boots which also feature a large bow detail, this time in contrasting monochrome that brings out the white stitching. With a lace up front and those fabulous square bottomed heels. Also priced at €950 these beauties are the perfect touch to any queens winter wardrobe.
Javier Pinon: Medusa
My obsession with mythology dates all the way back to my secondary school days. While learning about the influences of some of the Renaissance's greatest pieces, we were asked to build a sculpture based on our favourite mythological creature.
The Medusa was the first thing to spring to my mind. A terrifying beast with the face of a woman and a head of venomous snakes for hair. Anyone courageous enough to gaze into her gleaming eyes was immediately turned to stone. She must have had a hard time dating, which is probably why I felt I related to her at the time. Ironically I began making her out of stone, well, clay, to be precise, and it remains one of my proudest projects to date. I even put marbles in her eyes so that they'd melt down her face into tears in the clay oven and capture her sadness. One of my deepest regrets was leaving her in school.
While I opted to make my medusa sad and terrifying, Artist Javier Pinon took a complete different approach. The Brooklyn based artist used mix-media and collage to portray Medusa as a glamorous, rambunctious figure. It's a welcomed change to her usual gloomy depictions and I am in love with this series!
Fabian Ciraolo: Modern Day Icons
Do you ever sit back and think what some of our favourite icons would look like if they were still alive today?
I'm absolutely in love with the work of Chilean artist Fab Ciraolo, who brings some of our favourite historical figures back to life by depicting them as modern, 21st century folk, dare I say Hipsters?
Check out some of my favourite ones including Freida Kahlo and Salvatore Dahli.
Inside Dita's
I have so much love for Dita Von Teese and have always considered her one of my top style icons. The Burlesque dancing entrepeneur is an inspiration to strong women everywhere and is always a vision of old school hollywood glamour in modern day society.
If her fashion sense and stunning Lingerie lines didn't fascinate me enough, now her decor does too.
I recently came across her spread in a 2011 issue of Instyle magazine in which she opens the door to her LA home. I've never been a fan of cold, modern decor and when the day comes that I get to furnish my own home I hope to keep it stylish and comfy, the kind of place thats filled with style but also somewhere where you'd be comfortable to kick off your stiletto and put your feet up.
Dita's lavish home is absurdly quirky with a retro kitchen, a boudoir styled wardrobe and a cosy library for indulging in her favourite books. Here are some beautiful photos taken from the spread:
Controversial Gowns
In an industry where predicting future trends is key, It's sometimes nice to to take a little look back on some of the dresses that had the biggest of impacts on society. Controversy and shock value aren't new to the fashion industry, they are in fact what have sculpted some of todays biggest trends.
So today I'd like to talk about three dresses that certainly turned heads and dropped jaws throughout the years.
The Topless Dress
1970 was the time of an emerging new way of feminist thinking and questioning of gender roles in society. Due to this, Viennese designer Rudi Gernreich, chose a pretty bad time to create the ever so scandalous topless dress. It was perceived as highly offensive and the perfect example of men designing for women with the sole purpose of objectification. Although it did demonstrate fashions massive ability to shock a nation, most people viewed it as a tacky cheap shot. Funny how similar dresses have been created for this years S/S 2017 collections and nobody batted an eye, but the ladies of the seventies were not having any of this vulgar design.
Chers Moonstruck Dress
Hollywood designer Bob Mackie, Also known as 'The Sultan of Sequins,' was renowned for designing some of Cher's most Glamorous outfits, including the masterpiece she wore to accept her oscar in 1988 for her role in Moonstruck. Gasps and whoops were heard as she approached the stage in a fringed, feminine and deliberately provocative translucent dress. Unlike the youth of today, *cough, Miley, cough* Cher was not an attention seeking teen looking to make a few headlines. She was a mature, sophisticated star who felt comfortable enough in her own skin to show off the rocking body that she'd worked so hard for. In my eyes she definitely pulled this one off!
The Safety Pin Dress
Last, but not at all least, is a dress that demonstrated perfectly the power of fashion in the 1990's, designed by no other than the late Gianni Versace himself. A plunging neckline, oversized gold safety pins and the flash of a camera were all it took to broadcast this dress around the world and change Elizabeth Hurley's career. A combination of punk, old fashioned movie star glamour and what some would see as post-modern porn star glamour launched a whole new approach to dressing for the red carpet. Complete with untamed eyebrows, untethered hair and a voluptuous bust almost falling out of the gown, Hurley showed the paps just how much she cared what people thought of her. Notice her hunky date in the background, Yes that is a young Hugh Grant!
So here's an interesting challenge for you, my lovely readers, If you were to wake up in the morning with only the above three dresses to choose from, which would you opt to wear?
I'd definitely go for Elizabeths look, It's something that you'd undoubtedly see on one of todays celebrities. Think Rihanna with an oversized denim jacket and some funky sneakers. And if it would win me the affection of Hugh Grant for a night... I think I'd wear it every day of the week!
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I'm sure you all know by now that my love for Fashion goes hand in hand with my love for Art and Photography. Whenever I come across something special that gives me the feels I just have to share it here. A master of digital collage, this former creative art director has taken his own route with his work by combining portraits with dream like scenarios and landscapes to create double exposure art that truly triggers the emotions and showcase culture and expression.
Better yet, Antonio Mora's prints are on sale on mylovt.com and are very affordable! So if you know someone in need of a housewarming gift, or want to start building your own collection, this will definitely a cool investment. It's taking a lot of will power to not buy myself one as a little Christmas gift to me.. But I have a trip to Berlin & Amsterdam coming up in January and need to save for it. Some day...
The one with the wolves... Just wow!
Yang Du Designs
I've been in love with this surrealist designer since I first came across her quirky pieces back in Fashion School. With collections called 'Falling in love is a risk' and 'It is a dream in colors' you just know this one is going to be interesting! I love how her pieces are crazy, colorful and out there just like Chinese fashion is today! Not to mention adorable! Here's a look at some of my favorite pieces from various collections...


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Sen, Indrani (2010) Mechanical properties of B-modified Ti-6Al-4V alloys. In: 15th International Conference on the Strength of Materials (ICSMA 15), AUG 16-21, 2009 , Dresden, GERMANY.
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Minor addition of B to the Ti-6Al-4V alloy reduces the prior beta grain size by more than an order of magnitude. TiB formed in-situ in the process has been noted to decorate the grain boundaries. This microstructural modification influences the mechanical behavior of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy significantly. In this paper, an overview of our current research on tensile properties, fracture toughness as well as notched and un-notched fatigue properties of Ti-6Al-4V-xB with x varying between 0.0 to 0.55 wt.% is presented. A quantitative relationship between the microstructural length scales and the various mechanical properties have been developed. Moreover, the effect of the presence of hard and brittle TiB has also been studied.
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Snapshot Renaissance
by Mick Jeffries
June 17, 2005 Gallery Hop, 6-8pm
Downtown Lexington
Isle of You, corner of Jefferson & Short
Friends, I'm proud to announce my 4th Photography Show!
These pictures are up at Isle of You, for your viewing, even for your buying! They're unframed, unmatted, un-anythinged. You want one? Just slide Mick a tenner and it's yours. Instant cheap art for you!
This show is a simple collection of snapshots, blown up to mini-posters. I don't know what the difference between a "photograph" and a snapshot is, but I think we're living in a Snapshot Renaissance.So it's time to put some of them up.
Hope you can come down for the meet-and-greet, but if not, hope you'll check out the snaps online. And if you're in the neighborhood, you can stroll up the street to see fabulous tile work by Isle lovely Melissa Muir at Kentucky Mudworks.
Also, after Gallery Hop, be sure to head over to Mecca for Re:Arrangements, an amazing evening of performance art with Auk Theater, the soiled weirdness of Super-Toilet Brush, Super bendy Alyssum Pohl, and more!
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Recent snapshots by Mick Jeffries
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Cool Shots!
Wish I could see them in person.
You should include the pic of you with glowstick cocktail currently used as yrr profile pic. I may be vain but I'm pretty sure I pushed the button on that one. Sure it was yrr camera, but it was my button push that made it all happen. I'm a genius photographer, so give ME the 10 bucks. The least you can do is is buy me a drink. Wait a minute, you already bought me a drink.
Guess I owe you one.
Luv JT
- anessa arehart said...
Congrats on your show!
Great stuff....Lexington has got it goin' on about now, eh?
Sounds like I missed a fun night..
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Ball kicks into World Cup with personalized beer cans
Ožujsko Pivo, an official sponsor of the national team, has used Ball's Dynamark variable printing technology to create 12 collectible cans, each bearing the names of top team players. The design features the red-and-white checkered pattern of the country's flag, a jersey motif, and the names of Mario Mandžukić, Luka Modrić, and other star players.
Personalized packaging
Kendall Griffin, PR manager for Europe at Ball, told FoodProductionDaily the Dynamark printing technology can be integrated into any aluminum or steel can production line for simple packaging customization.
"When using Dynamark, we adjust our decorator so a certain area of the can remains unprinted; this area is the customizable part, which means we can create up to 24 different, customizable variable icons that appear in the background color of the can, which can be alphanumeric signs, or images," he said.
Distinctive decoration
Bosko Beban, brand manager for brewer Zagrebačka Pivovara, said Ball's package printing method is poised to engage customers by standing out among all the World Cup hype.
"We chose Dynamark because it combines customization with high production output. It will help make our World Cup football campaign unique," he said.
Close collaboration
Griffin told FPD the can project was fuelled by Ball's belief in forging close connections with customers' brand teams for maximum packaging effectiveness.
"We have learned this improves the exchange of ideas and both sides benefit from talking about the capabilities of certain value-added products as well as additional opportunities that arise from our product portfolio at the earliest possible project stage," he said. "This ensures our customers use our product portfolio in the best possible way to create exciting and inspiring promotions for their consumers."
Beverage benefits
Premium and craft beer brewers like Ožujsko Pivo are increasingly choosing aluminum over glass for their libations. According to Griffin, the material resonates with brand owners and beer drinkers alike.
"Beverage cans and bottles made from aluminum are consumers' favorite as they are unbreakable, space-saving, and cool down much faster than other packages," he said. "Producers like them because they are impermeable to light and oxygen and therefore protect the beverage quality."
Aluminum cans also offer sustainability benefits, Griffin told FPD.
"They are light weight and save fuel during transport, and every single can is 100% recyclable and can be recycled infinitely with no loss of quality," he said.
Cup cans
Ožujsko Pivo's beer isn't the only product catching World Cup fever by pouring into aluminum Ball cans. Griffin said the company is working on a number of projects tied to the sporting event.
"In Germany, Coca-Cola has just launched their FIFA World Cup promotion with the names and signatures of our national teams' players across all cans of Coke Regular, Light and Zero; it is a collectors' edition of 24," he said. "At the same time, there are some other projects in our pipeline with some of them close to market launch."


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Visual control of landing
Insects are capable of landing accurately on moving substrates, such as a flower or a branch swaying in the breeze. To control their landing they rely exclusively on visual information. By experimentally investigating landing performance in bees and butterflies, we wish to formulate a quantitative model of the control strategy that is employed by flying insects for landing. With a set of high-speed stereo cameras (capable of frame rates of up to 100,000 frames per second) we will be able to precisely reconstruct the 3D flight and landing behaviour of these insects.
A comparison of the trajectories obtained with different visual stimuli at the stationary landing surface will reveal whether visual texture is essential for the control of landing and whether radial image expansion is an important cue for the control of landing. By filming the landings on stationary, as well as moving surfaces, we aim to uncover the control mechanisms that mediate adjustment of body orientation to match the orientation of the moving substrate at touchdown.


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eProvided data recovery discusses the need for camera card recovery methods due to the rise in production of flash based storage devices. According to getusb.info, throughout the last decade there has been an increase of sales on devices such as SDHC cards, compact flash cards, XD cards and other camera cards.
By the year 2015, it is expected that some devices which require a flash drive recovery service such as USB flash drives will reach an all time high of nearly half a trillion of units sold. With such an increase in the production and sales of devices there has also been a rise in the need for camera card recovery methods.
With the high sales estimates, one has to wonder what to do if their device ends up needing a flash drive recovery service or if their digital image storage devices need camera card recovery methods. Do not panic; eProvided, a USB flash drive recovery service firm is here to help. This company has over 11 years of experience in recovering data and is able to effectively utilize camera card recovery methods to get to lost data. eProvided is able to recover data by utilizing cutting edge tools in their state of the art facility located in Parker, Colorado.
Flash drive recovery service techniques have been perfected over the last decade. Data can be recovered by either attempting a recovery under a microscope or by utilizing what is called a NAND recovery. This NAND type of a recovery is also used with camera card recovery methods where the data is directly accessed through the NAND flash memory chips. So this technique of directly accessing data from the NAND flash chips has been mastered by eProvided's technicians and is currently being utilized daily to perform a flash drive recovery service.
For all of your camera card recovery methods and data recovery needs, contact flash drive recovery service firm, eProvided at 1-866-857-5950.
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Sharing a close bond with your family can be one of the greatest parts of your life. And seeing your partner have closeness with his or her family is often a good indicator about how your future family might operate. Still, can someone be too close with his family…even obsessed? It is one thing to be family oriented, but if your partner is family obsessed it can actually turn into a wedge in your relationship.
Here are some ways to tell the difference and how to handle a family obsessed partner.
What is the difference between family oriented and family obsessed?
Being family oriented means the family spends quality time together, celebrates with one another, and supports each other during difficult times. On the other hand, a family obsessed partner will make you feel like you are always competing with his family – and can never win. Your partner's mom may feel threatened by your relationship and throw a tantrum for attention. Or, the guy may be too worried about upsetting his parents so he always "takes their side" to make them happy, and won't ever take a stand for the relationship.
Should you consider your partner's relationship with his family?
When you date someone, you date his family. You've got to make sure that the family dynamic is something you can work through. Don't let the family be the only deciding factor when you decide if you should continue dating, but take it into consideration. If you don't get along with the family, examine how you and your partner can work through these issues. Does he seem like he can hear you out? You've got to make sure that the relationship is solid and can handle his family feeling threatened.
If you and your partner are trying to overcome one of you being family obsessed, it's important to build a strong, secure attachment. Your partner needs to know that even if you love your family, you will still stand up for the relationship and not always take your family's side. Communication is key. Come visit us at Estes Therapy if you need the tools to talk about this issue and move forward with a stronger bond.
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Azrene Ahman, the step-daughter of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, had just today published a social media post condemning his own brother Riza Aziz and the Najib family for allegedly stealing from 1MDB.
The comments came after the US Justice Department openly named Red Granite, the movie production company co-owned by Riza, is one of the recipients of funds embezzled by corrupt 1MDB officials. Riza had since denied any wrongdoing, claiming that the funds received was a "gift".
In a poem titled "The Aziz Children's Door", referring to the different paths her brother Riza and she herself had taken, she suggested that Riza's greed had corrupted him, while Azrene herself took a wholly different path, focusing on peace and justice.
One day a boy slept, someone came knocking at his door
He opened it a tad bit and a voice called out from the great outdoors.
It asked him what he wanted in exchange for some shelter and succour
His mind warned him as did his body- do not take what is offered
But his traitorous heart heard what was laid out by the door and it rocked him to the core.
It was all he had ever wanted and so much more.
His hand reached out and he let it in and that was the end of his solace
Because he took the offering laid at his door.
One day a little girl slept and a knock pounded on the door
A voice asked if there was anything in the world she wanted more
She answered peace, justice and all things right
For her children to sleep safe at night
She reached out and let it in, widening the door but never shutting it tight.
Both got what they wanted, but paid so much more.
Because God has determined
You reap what you sow-
You get what is yours and not a penny more.
So… Thank you to all my friends and family for your concern this morning. For those who have been asking how i feel about all that is going on at the moment, here is my official statement:
Riza was and still is someone we all love very much. Unfortunately, our love was not enough for him and those he chose to surround himself with. He chose, like many others before him, to have fame, wealth and adulation. He is now paying the price for it. If Malaysia is not willing to give the justice that the Malaysian people have prayed for and the justice my family have each night prayed for then the US has- in its own way that only they can justify.
Those who know me know that i am the black sheep of the family- but that does not mean i do not love my family. People can call me heartless for what i write today but i have always stood for and done what is right, for truth and for justice even if there is a high price to pay and if it means doing the unpopular thing. I have always maintained that if Riza did indeed use and profit from stolen funds he needs to pay for what he has done. If he stood as proxy or as a trustee for what does not belong to him or any individual who asked him to be the "dutiful son", he needs to pay for it. Nevermind the reasons justified for doing it, if it hurts the country and the people then it is wrong. A wrong must be righted.
I am not a politician and i hope never to have anything to do with politics. If the USAG and the US have decided to cop out by leaving the term "corrupt government officials and 1MDB officials" as an open ended thing, i hope and pray for the sake of this country and what is right that the right individuals be brought to justice.
To his mother, you have forsaken one child at great cost and detriment. You have utilised and mobilised government resources to wreak terror to harass us over the last ten years for standing up for what we believe to be right. Please do not forsake another just so that you and your husband can get off scott-free. It is time for YOU to step to the plate and do what is right. Be. A. Mother.
To the different "officials" who have had a hand in harassing my family to this day because you were ordered to do so at the threat of job safety and the safety of your family members, one day a knock will come at your doorstep asking to collect your soul and debts. Make sure you are prepared to pay them.
To everyone who thinks me heartless on this day, please remember this. My prayers for truth and justice- just like any other Malaysian, has been answered this day and will continue to be answered. If Riza signed his soul to the devil to own what does not rightly belong to him, consider his debt with the devil collected and more due for collection. Similarly, all family members who have signed their soul to the devil… Your time will come. My price to pay to watch the house of cards come tumbling down and to be the voice of encouragement to everyone to never be afraid to stand up for what is right so that my husband, in laws and children can sleep soundly at night in peace and safety is to painfully watch my other family members that i left behind 10 years ago pay the price for their wrongdoings.
Consider their debt as continuing to be paid. Ask yourselves: What about your debts? Have you ALL done the necessary debt payments due to yourselves, your country and its people? I will continue to pay mine so that we can all sleep soundly from tonight.
Much respect, love and encouragement- Azrene
She went on to express that while she and her family loved Riza very much, it was not enough for him who also wanted wealth and fortune – now he has to pay the price for it. She also suggested that even if he is only used as a proxy for his parents, that he needs to be punished simply because it was a wrong that needs to be righted.
She also called on to her mother Rosmah Mansor not to forsake Riza just because he got into trouble, just what she did to her. She alleges that because of her public criticism of them, Rosmah had utilised and mobilised government resources to wreak terror to harass her over the last ten years.
She asked her to play her role as a mother this time, and not only think of herself.
Read the full post from her Facebook post here.
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who the f*ck is ROSHMAH
Azrene is apparently a 'he', too, going by the first paragraph…
Stupid journalist didn't proof read his/her article.


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Wax Museum
1. Requesting a Subject Directions
Link to directions
Due Date: Monday April 15th
2. Research 1st Step
1. Build your knowledge about your subject. Read books, magazines, encyclopedias to learn about your subject. Watch TV shows and documentaries to learn about your subject.
2. Think about what your subject accomplished. What did he or she do?
3. Think about how your subject changed the United States of America. How did his or her accomplishments change what happened in the US.
1. Grace A. Dow Library
2. Grace A Dow Internet Resources
- Link to directions
3. Other Online Resources
3. Research 2nd Step
Note Taking
1. List what happened in your subject's
- Include dates.
4. Timeline
Sketch out a timeline that shows your subjects most important accomplishments in chronological order. Start with birth and end with death.
Write a sentence explaining why you included each moment
Create Timeline
- Timeline Graphic Organizer
5. Wordle
Create a list of words and phrases that describe your subject. (Use pen and paper)
Rank the words (Use pen and paper)
Write a sentence explaining why you chose each word or phrase.
Create Wordle
- Wordle Graphic Organizer
6. Poster
Create an educational poster about your subject.
Please include your subject's name, subject's image and 4 illustrations with captions.
Poster Directions
7. Speech
Write your speech. Try to share the most important accomplishments of your subject and how your subject changed history.
8. Website
1. Home page
2. Timeline page: use padlet to create a timeline to paste to your site
3. Wordle page: create a wordle and paste to your site
4. Take a picture of your poster and paste to your site
5. Type your speech and attach a copy to your site.
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Over the years I have created a wide variety of adverts for press, billboards and online so I have selected a few to show.
Ardardan Estates
Regular advertiser in the Advertizer Ardardan Estates like to have a half page feature for the run upto the festive season. The two above are for their Halloween and pre-Christmas events and for their very popular Christmas trees.


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Sabantuy is a Tatar, Idel-Uralian and Bashkir summer festival, that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities. In 2012, Kazan Sabantuy was celebrated on June 23.[1]
Tatar-speakers call the holiday Sabantuy (Сабантуй, [sʌbɑnˈtuɪ]), or, more correctly, Saban tuyı (Сабан туе, [sʌˈbɑn tuˈjɯ]) - plural form: Sabantuylar [sʌbɑntuɪˈlɑr].
Other Turkic peoples living along the Volga also celebrate the holiday. Bashkir-speakers call it Habantuy (Һабантуй), Chuvash-speakers — Akatuy (Акатуй).
The holiday's name means "plough's feast" in Turkic languages. The synonym "plough's holiday", or Saban bäyräme (Сабан бәйрәме [sʌˈbɑn bæɪræˈme]) also occurs.
Sabantuy traces its origins to the pre-Islamic epoch, when it was celebrated before the sowing season. The presence of Sabantuy was noticed by ibn Fadlan as early as in 921. Traditional songs and other customs of the Sabantuy probably had a religious connotation at that time.
Later, with the spread of Islam among Tatars and Bashkirs and Christianity among Chuvashs, it became a secular holiday. In each region, villages took turns to celebrate the holiday.
In the beginning of the 20th century Sabantuy gained recognition as the national festival of the Tatars. The Soviet authorities approved of this festival probably due to its humble rural origin. However, they moved Sabantuy to the after-sowing season, thus merging it with the ancient summer festival Cıyın (Cyrillic: Җыен, [ʑɯɪˈɯn]).
Recently, Moscow announced plans to nominate Sabantuy for the inclusion into the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity list in 2007.
The main distinctive elements of Sabantuy include the traditional sporting competitions such as köräş (Tatar wrestling), horse racing, race-in-sack, pillar-climbing, egg-in-spoon-in-mouth-racing, sacks-battle on the crossbar, pot smashing [2], finding a coin in a qatıq (a beverage made from sour milk), and other contests. Such activities take place on the mäydan,[2] which would usually be located at the edge of a forest.
A tradition, called sörän,[3] was held to collect a fare for guests of the festival and prizes for the winners of the contests. Qarğa botqası (Rook's porridge),[4] a ritual porridge, was cooked before the Sabantuy to treat children in the village. Another tradition was praying at the cemetery.
In the recent years Sabantuy is also often combined with the folk and pop music festivals, as well as accordion music festivals, named Play, accordion! (Uyna, ğarmun!).
The wrestling Kurash, is the main competition of Sabantuy. Wrestlers use towels and the aim is to knock down the opponent.
Usually young boys start the competition. At the end of Sabantuy, the main event of the festival is the final of köräş. The winner becomes the batır,[5] the hero of the Sabantuy. The prize varies from a ram in small villages to a car at big cities' celebrations.[6]
Calendar of the festival[edit]
Sabantuylar do not have a set date. The festivities take place approximately from June 15 to July 1, and usually fall on a Sunday. Initially, Sabantuylar are arranged in villages, followed by Sabantuylar in rural districts, and the final ones taking place in major cities. The last Sabantuy is held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. A similar schedule is applied for Akatuy in Chuvashia and Habantuy in Bashkortostan.
In the last few years the Russian government arranged federal Sabantuylar in Moscow. Many cities in Europe and Asia that have major Tatar diasporas, such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tallinn, Prague, Istanbul, Kiev and Tashkent, also hold Sabantuylar.
Today Sabantuy can be characterized as an international festival attracting many people of various ethnicities who participate in Sabanuylar, both in Tatarstan, and all over the world.
Political traditions[edit]
Sabantuy is a symbol of Tatarstan. This is why every Russian president visiting the republic takes part in the Sabantuy held in Kazan. During his visit to Kazan in the mid-1990s Boris Yeltsin became the center of attention at a Sabantuy when he took part in a traditional competition in which the participants try to crash a clay pot while being blindfolded. Vladimir Putin took part in a humorous competition during which he tried to dip his face into a jar full of sour milk in order to fish out a coin without using his hands.[7]
- ^ Drayton, James. "Sabantuy". home to roam. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ Мәйдан; [mæɪˈdɑn]; also maydan, майдан, [mʌɪˈdɑn] in spoken language
- ^ Сөрән; [sœˈræn]
- ^ Карга боткасы, [qʌrˈɣɑ bɔtqɑˈsɯ]
- ^ [bʌˈtɯr], also батыр batyr, паттӑр pattăr
- ^ Drayton, James. "Sabantuy". home to roam. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ (in Russian) [1]
- "Saban tuyı/Сабан туе". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.
- (in English) 2012 Sabantuy celebrations in Kazan
- (in English) Traditions of Sabantuy, Ogonyok, photos
- (in English) Photos of Sabantuy
- (in English) History of Habantuy
- (in English) Photos of Akatuy
- (in Russian) Традиции Сабантуя, Огонёк
- Video on YouTube: Sabantui in Prague


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Church Fathers: Spirit Filled Anti-Semites, Misogynists, and Racists
Over the next several weeks I'll be posting disturbing excerpts from the works of those known as Church Fathers. I wonder why this isn't a topic of discussion in seminary? These individuals are revered by many as "godly" men. Yeah right.
If you're not familiar with the term Church Fathers, here's a definition:
Those persons whose views the Church considered to be foundational for the development of early Christian orthodoxy and spirituality. The time of the Fathers is classically divided into three periods: the foundational years (until the Council of Nicaea [325]); the formational period (until the Council of Chalcedon [451]); and the decline of the patristic era (in the Latin Church, until the death of Gregory the Great [604] or perhaps Isidore of Seville [636]; in the Greek Church, until the death of John of Damascus [749]). Viewed as founders of the mainline ecclesiastical tradition, the category of Fathers includes apostles, bishops, martyrs, apologists, heresiologists, theologians, and historians.
The authority of the Fathers is based upon their support of the tradition. The teaching of any specific Father which diverges from the tradition bears no particular weight unless approved by a general council. The Church accepts the unanimous agreement of the Fathers with respect to scriptural exegesis as faith without error. The balance of their combined teachings in theology and doctrine, especially when the Fathers are taken in relation to one another, is given specific consideration in matters of modern ecclesiasical debate.
Jefford, C. N. (2000). Church Fathers. In D. N. Freedman (Ed.), Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible (D. N. Freedman, Ed.) (255). Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans.
The Harlot Shall Be Burned with Fire: Biblical Literalism in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Religion Dispatches: Sarah Sentilles
I must admit that part of me is relieved to have these disturbing passages out in public. These bloody verses that insist women be punished with violent death—often for perceived or imagined sexual transgressions—are usually overlooked, downplayed, skipped over, ignored. Most people like to pretend they aren't really in the text. Especially people who claim to take the Bible literally.
Passages like these should render biblical literalism impossible. Their existence illuminates that literalists always engage in selective literalism, choosing the passages that support the arguments they want to make. And what is the rubric for selective literalism other than convenience and the maintenance of oppressive power relationships? When faced with such verses—or even passages about keeping kosher or not being around women who are menstruating—many a literalist will argue something like "that was then and this is now," while in the very next breath (I'm talking to you, Rick Santorum, and you, Michele Bachmann) they'll insist that homosexuality is an abomination or that women should submit to their husbands. Why? Because it's in the Bible.
The film could, in fact, be read as an argument against biblical literalism; a warning about the misogynist violence embedded in the biblical text…
Defending Misogyny With The Bible
Look at the men behind him nodding in agreement.
Women Should Keep Their Mouths Shut–Yes, I Said It
That's right ladies. You should not be opening your mouth to speak during church services. Just ask Pastor Jack Schaap. Wonder what he has to say about the black church. Many women are quite vocal and physically expressive. I can imagine the private conversations this man has with his
buddies brothers in Christ.


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Don't Say I Haven't Said Anything Nice About FDA Recently
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and Center for Devices and Radiological Health has issued a draft guidance (available at http://1.usa.gov/1nEBjUq). It describes the statutory and regulatory foundations permitting the agency to approve "Premarket Approval" (PMA) applications for medical devices even when all of the data that FDA requires are not available at the time of approval. The lynchpin is that "FDA believes that applying postmarket controls in order to reduce premarket data collection, when appropriate, improves patient access to safe and effective medical devices that are important to the public health." The Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act requires that FDA use the "least burdensome" data requests to establish the effectiveness of a device and that "probable benefits" be weighed against "probable risks."
There is no new regulatory ground broken in this guidance, but it emphasizes the ability of the agency to be flexible. Current events in blood banking may provide an important example of that flexibility. I have argued that advisory committee discussion of the path to approval of pathogen reduction (PR) technologies was "hijacked" by attempts to apply rigid pharmaceutical principles to the evaluation of an extraordinarily complex biological product and its use - platelets and platelet transfusion. The agency has chosen to eschew the approach recommended by its Blood Products Advisory Committee that would have required large new clinical trials at great expense, entailing long delays, to evaluate what were - at best - controversial risks. Instead, FDA is considering using, in part, the postmarket experience in the European Union (EU) with a sponsor's pathogen-reduced platelets to evaluate a PMA. Assuming approval, FDA will require the sponsor to execute a substantial postmarket surveillance program to confirm what appears to be acceptable safety and effectiveness across the pond. The availability of PR holds promise to eliminate platelet-associated bacterial sepsis (the most common cause of infectious mortality from transfusion in the US), as well as the contortions we are considering for its mitigation. PR could alleviate our need to identify and provide to appropriate recipients with irradiated platelets and provide a layer of protection against a broad array of emerging pathogens.
The postmarket surveillance requirements under consideration will need an unprecedented level of cooperation from the sponsor, us, and our colleagues in hospitals to provide what I think the agency will request. Postmarket requirements will likely increase the cost of the technology to the collection facilities that will apply PR to blood products and to the providers that will use them - so we need to understand the cost-benefit proposition being considered. In the least, the approaches explained in this guidance and being applied in this example offer you an understanding what it will take to move forward.
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While U.S. stocks have outperformed foreign stocks in recent years, some types of foreign bonds have held up well. Taking a slightly longer view, funds holding bonds from emerging markets have topped all of Morningstar's bond fund categories for the 10 years through September 2014, with average annualized returns around 7.6%. By contrast, the average return for all taxable bond fund categories was about 4.5%.
Why have emerging markets bonds done so well? For one reason, they have relatively high yields. The stocks in the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index have a current yield over 5%, which can be appealing in today's low-yield world.
In addition, emerging markets generally have faster economic growth than the U.S. and the developed markets of Western Europe. As their economies expand, emerging nations likely will become more creditworthy, making their bonds more valuable. These trends, which have sparked gains in emerging markets bonds during the last decade, may continue in the future.
Nevertheless, bonds issued in places such as Brazil, Russia, India
and China can be risky, so prices may fluctuate. If you are interested in a small portfolio allocation to this asset class, consult with your investment advisor. You might consider a diversified emerging markets bond fund to spread the risks. Funds in this category may be less volatile if they primarily hold government rather than company bonds.


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Skyler and her teacher Mrs. Law
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Friday, October 19, 2007
The letter "P"
Skyler and her teacher Mrs. Law
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
My Little Witches
My mother-n-law and I finished the girls Halloween costumes and we had to test them out tonight. It seems like in every picture one is coming and the other is going but I hope you can see the costumes. I think they turned out pretty good.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
Playing with the camera
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Saturday, October 6, 2007
Skyler's 1st Soccer Game
Today was Skyler's first soccer game and I was amazed! Amazed at how well the kids did after having only one practice, how much team spirit & cooperation there was, how tough they all were, and most of all how much better Skyler did then I expected. She really surprised me! She made a few goals and when it was her turn to be goalie...not one ball made it in the net. She stopped about 5 balls from coming in!!! Everyone was talking about how great she was at goalie. She even had some hard blows running into other players causing her to flip over, fall on her back, fall on her face and one time she was on the ground and was fallen on by a big little boy and I was expecting some tears big time and she totally took it like a trooper. She got right back up and went after the ball again. The games are an hour long and there are only 7 players on our team so she played almost the whole game. What good exercise it was running for almost an hour straight. Then after the game was over she said., "Mommy, I want to play another game". She LOVED IT and she was so proud of herself.
Schuyler was coach and ref and he was laughing and running right along with them. He really enjoyed himself. I am so glad that he decided to coach as I know they both get enjoyment out of it.
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