text:
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
(January 2018 Newsletter to Members)
This party's primary mission is to serve the voters. We serve every last one of them, whether they exercise their vote or not and whether they vote for us or not. Everything that does not contribute to that mission is a needless distraction. So the real content of "The State of the Party" newsletter should be focused on "The State of the Voter." Since in this country the voter is given 100% of the political power the voter should get what the voter wants. Yet the voter is very unhappy because for all of their power, they cannot obtain true representation in our national government. They have been led to believe that they must choose between two candidates for every national office, neither of which represents them. Their power is thus made to appear neutralized and they are very frustrated. Any choice on the ballot other than a major party candidate is either blocked by excessive and undemocratic ballot access rules or mocked as a wasted vote. They are beginning to believe that they don't have any power.
To help them, we need to break down the barriers that keep us off the ballot. We need to send a message to the voter that says we need each other to be able to fix what is wrong with politics today. It is never a wasted vote to select the candidate that represents your positions, your interests, and your dreams. It is always a wasted vote to either stay home or to cast a vote for someone who does not represent your positions, your interests, and your dreams. We have a campaign planned for 2018 to begin breaking down barriers barring us from representing our constituents. We will get out the message that voters can select us on the ballot and that we will represent them.
First on the list is a nationwide crowd funding campaign hosted by CrowdPAC. We have set a goal of $100000. This is 4000 people donating $25 each, which is very achievable with the social media campaign we will also kick off. Please go here to donate to this campaign. The site is live and this is the barrier we absolutely must break this year. We need your donations to make the goals at the bottom of this letter happen. You will help us support a number of candidates, get them on the ballot, and spread our message.
Next is the social media campaign. Jake Didinsky is our new National Communication Director and he plans to get our message across in a variety of ways.
- We will have an active social media agenda promoting our candidates. Jake has been in contact with our state leaders to discuss candidates and get information on them to use in promotions.
- We will also have Twitter coordination on events between now and November to spread our message when people and the press are paying attention to political events. This is a live Twitter party and we would like to encourage everyone's participation. Hundreds of us tweeting at once will be the biggest megaphone we have had to date.
- We will make 30-60 second YouTube videos to get out our message.
- We will reach out to newspapers, particularly local ones with influence in the candidate's elections. Jake has experience with sending them the right message to get them to interview our candidates,
- We will go to one of our strong demographics; millennials, and promote college campus chapters. Jake has already done so at his college and has attracted 50 students.
Also, we will be developing plans to have a convention in 2018, sometime before the end of summer. Goals are to provide a candidate platform and generate media buzz. If possible, we would like to have regional meetings as well to make travel less of a problem. Feeds would link all the sites together. Interesting speakers and the media would be invited. This is a lot of work so if any of you would like to join a convention committee please let me know. We would prefer that volunteers not be already overloaded with party work (as with the state chairs). Also, if you think you might attend a convention in Orlando or a regional convention closer to home, let me know as well. Nothing is in stone yet as there are a number of technical issues to discuss.
When hurricanes Harvey and Maria struck, creating problems few storms before them even approached, I asked you for ideas on what we could do to help victims of natural disasters in 2017. You responded with ideas well beyond what I had imagined. It was not practical for a political organization to do much more than ask for donations to help those already affected, so your answer was to help our neighbors prepare for disasters. This is very Whiggish. It is a solution where we can display our values and help avoid misery. We have some more details to hash out, but this is looking like a very promising initiative for 2018.
All of the above make up our peaceful and civil answer to the violent demonstrations, brutal attacks, and the theft of the right to be heard with your vote for 70% of Americans. The latter group has been silenced by being denied representation in our national government. In the past, this outrage would call for violence, but we have our own style of civil counter-offensive to begin this year.
Finally, it is time for the accountability stats at the bottom of this newsletter to make their return with some realistic goals. Let's all work towards making some noise in 2018 with these. The image below is what we want to see more of: The Modern Whig Party on the ballot.
Five Goals
- We will have candidates running in 10 states as Modern Whigs on November 6 (voting barrier)
- We will have ballot access in 8 states before November 6 (voting barrier)
- We will make $100000 in our donation campaign by November 6 (voting and message barrier)
- We will support 100 candidates nationwide in 2018. Each of them will reach either half or 20000 of their voters with our message (voting and message barrier)
- We will reach 200000 voters with our message by November 6 (message barrier)
Dale Ritchie is the National Chair of the Modern Whig Party
Showing 2 reactions
jules rensch commented 2018-01-25 20:08:11 -0500Five Goals…all achievable…Yes we can!
Bravo MWP
@ModernWhigs tweeted this page. 2018-01-09 22:37:52 -0500State of the Party 2018 January Newsletter #Whigs2018 http://action.modernwhig.org/state_of_the_party_2018?recruiter_id=11170


text:
The commission's annual scholarship award money has doubled from its original $1,000. Applications can be downloaded at www.FilmMonterey.org. Applications are being accepted until Feb. 17.
The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation, headed by festival founder Lou Adler, said the donation was made in the spirit of the festival.
"The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation cannot think of a more ideal place to support than where the festival was born and where it continues to live," Adler said in a statement. "An additional incentive for our involvement is the fact that the Monterey County Film Commission is proactively marketing Monterey County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, and providing and supporting educational opportunities in these areas."
You can read the full press release after the break.
Read more!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Your basket is empty.
Description: A new paperback hagada with excerpts from Likutei Halachos ,similar to the Chumash with Likutei Halachos published recently. Also contains tefilos from Reb Noson,Shir Hashirim with Likutei Halachos,Seder Amiras Korban Pesach,the famous letter from Reb Shimshon Ostrepoler which is customarily read Erev Pesach, Other additions are; the legendary story of the Baal-Shem-Tov's trip to Eretz Yisroel, Sichos about Pesach, Tikun Haklali,and much more. Originally printed by Keren Odesser as a gift for donors and not for sale, it is now available exclusively for our website in this soft cover edition. Also contains some antique illustrations. Publishing data: Jerusalem 2010 265pp. 6"x8" SB
This product hasn't been reviewed yet.
eCommerce by CubeCart


text:
Following a car accident in 1996, I suffer from constant neck and back problems which require regular, monthly attention. Over the years, I tried a variety of physio, massage and manipulative massage techniques with varying degrees of success until I visited Henry at Sydney Deep Tissue Massage in 2007. Henry has been the only person who has been able to help me because his deep tissue massage focuses on correcting the root cause of the pain and not just the area of pain itself. I've seen visible results in both my physical posture, tightness and general comfort. Despite no longer working in the City, I continue to visit Henry each month as I have not been able to find anywhere else that gives me the same level of pain release.
Vice President Sales - Asia Pacific


text:
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Small Things
Half birthday? Cheers to that!
Finally made some cash writing for Weekend Notes! Cheers to that!
Slept for four hours in a row. Cheers to that!
So the fact that this is actually my 200th blog post is something that has been weighing on my mind for a few weeks. I wanted to do something big, something special, something timeless. Something that would go viral and earn me a Pulitzer or a book deal.
But life's not really like that is it?
For every Glennon Melton, Amber Dusick and Kerri Sackville whose hard work has earned them international fame and a book deal or two, there are hundreds, probably thousands of everyday bloggers like me, plus tens of thousands of ordinary mums who carry on in the anonymity of their every day lives, with their relatively small successes.
I had a conversation this morning with a friend about the general 'lack' in our lives. A lack of progress, lack of achievement, lack of personal grooming (in my case at least). This parenting gig, even five years down the track, still astonishes me on a daily basis. How all encompassing is it, how time consuming. How the six hours between school drop off and school pick up can evaporate into nothing more than a load of washing and a few breast feeds.
I'm not complaining, though it may sound like I am.
I spent almost thirty years studying and working and being told to perform and achieve, and being rewarded for performing and achieving. And it doesn't matter how much you love your kids, how much you cherish your time with them, whether you carpe diem or not - it's not as though you can instantly turn off that voice in your head that has told you that success comes from (choose one): money, promotion, position, publications, qualifications, status, public recognition, or perfectly manicured nails.
Because that voice does not exist solely in your head.
Even if you have come to grips with the fact that your project management skills are now being used to write the playgroup roster, or your engineering degree is now being used to help build towers out of Lego, you can't stop the relentless (albeit well-meaning) questioning that inevitably starts up again about when you will go back to work, and what you spend your time doing.
Life with children takes you to not only another planet, but another dimension. It has its own sense of time, and its own sense of achievement. While the years fly past without us realising it, the minutes can drag. Our babies are suddenly grown and leaving for school, yet the last fifteen minutes of the day before our husband (or wife or partner) walks through the door can become nightmarishly long. And brutal.
Where we once may have celebrated a completed project, a new degree or a closed deal, we now view success as an attempt to sit on the potty, a merit certificate from school, a shopping trip without a tantrum. Small successes.
Some days I have trouble finding a single thing to discuss with another adult that doesn't involve talk of sleep (or lack thereof), poo, or kids deviant behaviour. Some days I don't even manage the most simple household chore - beds remain unmade, dishes unwashed, breakfast bowls still on the table. Those are the days I question my greater contribution - beyond my own household and to my kids, who obviously think I rock.
And so I postponed writing my 200th blog post, waiting for something incredible to happen to me so I could write about it.
And I kept waiting.
And in the end I decided that I didn't need something huge to write about. That's not what I do anyway. I write about the small things that are instantly recognisable to most parents.
And then when I was about to hit publish, I realised that Blogger counts all my unfinished, unpublished posts. Relics of days that I couldn't even string together a few paragraphs worth publishing. There's been a few of those.
Which means, I am nowhere near my 200th post.
4 comments:
I have never found myself nodding so vigorously at a blog post before in my life. There is a little voice in my head that kept saying "me too" as I read. (Except for the bit about having 200 blog posts, I'm still only up to 117) and then the crushing disappointment when you reveal this isn't actually post number 200, and just when I was about to crack open the dark chocolate mint Tim Tams and help you celebrate. Thank you for making me feel a thousand times better that I am not the only one who is still struggling to come to terms with the changes parenting brings into your life. And the disappointment that after seven months of blogging I still haven't been asked to appear on the Ellen show as a guest. Maybe now the little voice in my head will go a bit easier on me.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, September 13, 2012
This really resonated with me today - I've had lots of comments in the last few years that go kinda like 'You wouldn't understand - you're not a career girl' and 'Do you think you'll EVER go back to work' like I have no dreams, my ambition has dried up or I'm now the village idiot because my focus is on the small things my kids do each day rather than being an Engineer (I wonder how long I can be out of the work force and still call myself one!) It is a tough gig with very little reward. But the little rewards are amazing! Congrats on 200 posts xxxxReplyDelete
200th or not - I love this post.ReplyDelete
So much truth, so much to identify with.
Thank you!
A job very well done!!!
"Life with children takes you to not only another planet, but another dimension. It has its own sense of time, and its own sense of achievement." So very true. I don't know where my time goes, but it certainly evaporates. Only now that my little one is at school almost full-time am I finally beginning to tackle the overwhelming project of wrangling this house into shape. Some days just getting the laundry done is a mammoth task, so I have to be happy with that. However, each time I knock a small project off my massive list of "To do", I feel an enormous sense of achievement.ReplyDelete


text:
About Us & Staff
"Trust our family to take care of your family"
Compassionate Senior Companions is a family run company founded by identical twins, Ceil Harkness and Kate Somers, who have spent their lives helping others through work in the nonprofit field and volunteer activities. The company is based on one very simple idea: our clients are like family, and we treat them the way we treat family. The owners get to know every client, and our phone lines are answered live twenty four hours a day.
We started the company with one goal in mind; to provide dignity and independence to our clients. We do this by always displaying compassion, empathy, patience, and kindness with each and every client we serve.
Our social service backgrounds helps us to support clients to obtain services that we are not able to provide. Our holistic approach helps our clients to have the best life possible.
Thank you for trusting us to take care of your family.
Our Staff
Ceil Harkness – MPA, PCC, President and founder.
Ceil was impassioned to start the company based on her experiences with her dad, who passed away at age 90 in a nursing home. She left her job in 2013 and started Compassionate Senior Companions. She holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from West Chester University and a PCC from Duquesne University. She has lived in Chester County for 30 years, and has worked in the nonprofit sector for most of her career, serving and helping individuals in need.
Kate Somers – MS, Vice President and co-founder.
Kate (Ceil's twin sister), realized the need to help individuals remain at home as they age as she watched her dad's quality of life suffer in a nursing home. She joined forces with Ceil to make the company a reality. Her work in nonprofit included training individuals to become certified nursing assistants and helping them find employment. She holds a Master's degree from Kansas State University in nutrition. She has lived in Chester County for 31 years, and most of her career has been spent in nonprofit, helping individuals.
Lorraine Fillippo - Sales and Marketing Director
Lorraine worked together with Ceil and Kate in nonprofit for 5 years. They met again in 2016, and she joined Compassionate Senior Companions to help spread the word about the excellent care Compassionate Senior Companions provides in the community. Lorraine has a passion for helping seniors live the life they choose. She devoted her life and cared for her mom in her home as she got older and needed help. She is a lifelong resident of Chester County.
Audrey Mortzfield – CNA, Care Manager
Audrey joined Compassionate Senior Companions in 2014, after she decided to switch careers and move into a job that she dreamed of, nurse aide. She completed a certified nursing assistant training program and joined the company immediately upon graduation. She brings a passion for helping seniors. She has lived in different parts of Chester County her entire life.
Interested in our services?Get in touch with us


text:
When British cosmologist Stephen Hawking warned against contact with extraterrestrials in a new Discovery Channel documentary, he was repeating a well-worn argument. "If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans."
But Hawking's reasoning is flawed on a number of counts. First, we can ask why the aliens would come here with guns blazing. What could they possibly want? Hawking suggests that Earth's resources might be a reason. "I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet. Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach."
To read the rest of the blog entry, click here.


text:
Friday 01.12.17, 19:00
'Built environment': Why the city is not only about buildings (Lectures)
Learn how habits, media, and culture affect the 'built environment' and who is building it from architect, design strategist, and Strelka tutor Nicolay Boyadjiev
The physical urban environment is changing slowly and uneasily. For example, it takes years or even decades to build a new road or high-rise, while changes in everyday life overtake the pace of urban construction by several times. Therefore, designers invent new tools to influence the environment that has already been built.
For example, paid parking was introduced to get rid of endless traffic jams and make roads safer in large cities. Parking applications and payment machines — a software that was invented in Belgorod — now operate across Russia, from St. Petersburg to Kazan. And map applications with public transport tracking help to save time. People decide which route to use by themselves, and sometimes they choose non-obvious options. The city then has to adjust: inefficient routes that have been working for years become empty, and the infrastructure changes. Today, the way of life, culture and habits of urban dwellers can influence and change the physical city.
In the new 'built environment', the needs and desires of urban dwellers are becoming of primary importance. Today it is important for architects to not only understand how to work with physical objects, but also how to operate with new tools, cultural environments, and ideas that inspire people. At this lecture, Nicolay Boyadjiev, architect and graduate and tutor of Strelka Institute, will speak on how the concept of the 'built environment' is expanding and which city projects affect it. The lecture will also focus on what qualities young urban planners should have in order to sense changes and respond in time.
Accreditation — firstname.lastname@example.com.
Strelka Week is held with the support of the Belgorod Region Government and the Department of Construction and Transport of the Belgorod Region.


text:
"I thought it was only fitting to put pen to paper and write them a fitting ode," said the Rastafarian writer.
"The challenge was to write a poem about a family that has become an alternative institution without it sounding too worthy," he added.
The last episode of The Osbournes will be broadcast on MTV this Sunday.
The show is based around the anarchic home life of heavy metal rock star Ozzy Osbourne, who also hails from Birmingham.
"Ozzy's not just the Prince of Darkness, but he's bona fide Brummy royalty too," said the poet, who famously turned down an OBE in 2003.
A stanza from his poem reads as follows:
There'll be no more father figureAnd the mother we all craveWill not inspire us sinnersAs her children rant and raveThey'll be no one left to ruin usAnd make us shout out loudWe need stuff that is ridiculousTo make us all feel proud.
"On the night I wrote the poem I was thinking about all the things that I loved and how much I would miss them if they went," said Zephaniah.
Ozzy, his wife Sharon and his children Jack and Kelly have become cult celebrities as a result of the show, which has earned them a reported $85m (£46m).
Last week Sharon and her eldest daughter Aimee, who did not appear in the TV series, pulled out of a six-week run of stage show The Vagina Monologues so Aimee could be treated for breast cancer.


text:
Haven't been here in ages, anyone still around?
Anyone still lurking around here?
Posted 24 February 2016 - 09:57 AM
Posted 24 February 2016 - 12:49 PM
Haven't been here in ages, anyone still around?
Mainly just the Tabs Fantasy Football Crew. Me, Tabs, Moo, beach, Kyle, Whos Johnny, and a bunch of message board vets from a rival clubbing message board that NJG acquired via destruction of the other site by the Jersey Assholes. Trips and Reggies drop by from time to time. We also have the Canadian version of Leo DiCaprio who's an up and coming Hollywood talent post here once in a while. The board should get popping again the closer we get to football.
Posted 24 February 2016 - 04:09 PM
Posted 25 February 2016 - 12:16 PM
I still cant log into my old Garducci name, something isn't working right
Posted 26 February 2016 - 07:11 AM
BRos....ive been working my annual crazy hours......16hr days since Feb 13th no days off.......this pay period im already over 80+ hrs of OT and that doesnt include today (later when I go in at 4pm) and Saturday which is ALL OT.
ChaaaChingggg. Off to bed I go
Posted 04 March 2016 - 01:37 PM
Well this went nowhere fast.
Posted 07 March 2016 - 02:17 PM
Posted 07 March 2016 - 04:32 PM
Error 404: Lulz not found
Posted 28 April 2016 - 06:21 PM
Posted 31 May 2017 - 11:54 AM
I forgot this place still existed. So did everyone else I guess
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
The Power-Gen 2013 Women in Power committee is pleased to announce the finalists for the first Power-Gen Woman of the Year Award.
The finalists were selected from nominations received from members of the power community and represent diverse facets of the industry.
The finalists are Ria Persad, Founder and President of StatWeather, which provides probabilistic weather prediction tools for weather risk management for the power industry; Jane Weissman, President and CEO of the Interstate Renewable Energy Company, a non-profit organization that has been working to accelerate the use of renewable energy since 1982; and Patty West with the Tennessee Valley Authority, a U.S. government corporation that provides electricity for 9 million people.
The Women of the Year nominees were judged in four categories with the most weight being given to how she advanced the power generation industry. In addition to advancement of the power industry, judges considered the impact that the nominees made on their communities, their ability to lead, and their success in mentoring others.
In order to encourage more women to enter the power industry, PennWell Corporation decided to recognize and award female trailblazers in the power industry, like these 2013 Power-Gen Women of the Year finalists. "If the accomplishments of the 'early adapters' are not recognized, the growth of women in power could be jeopardized," said Rich Baker, Senior Vice President with PennWell.
While these finalists represent both conventional and renewable forms of energy and each one works in a different facet of the power industry (finance, policy and technology, respectively), the one thread that runs through each of them is their commitment to advancing and improving the power industry in North America. Each woman has dedicated her life to working in the traditionally male-dominated field of energy and each woman has exhibited determination to get where she is today. Estimates of the percentage of women working in the power industry vary but in general the number hovers around a 1:4 female to male ratio. And as you climb the ranks, that percentage of women in leadership roles gets smaller.
"We hope that these women will serve as examples to young women considering careers in power that amazing accomplishments can be achieved through hard work and dedication," said Jennifer Runyon, Chair of the Women in Power Committee.
One of these three finalists will be named the 2013 Power-Gen Woman of the Year at the annual awards banquet on Monday, Nov. 11, at the Hard Rock Live at the Universal Resort in Orlando, Fla. as part of the POWER-GEN International Conference and Exhibition and the co-located NUCLEAR POWER International Conference and Exhibition, Renewable Energy World Conference & Exhibition, North America and the Financial Forum.
The 2013 Power-Gen Woman of the Year will give a keynote speech during the Women in Power Luncheon on Thursday, November 14th at the Orange County Convention Center also as part of the co-located conferences.
Registered attendees of any of the conferences may attend either or both the Banquet and the Luncheon by purchasing tickets to the events. More information may be obtained by visiting the conference websites: POWER-GEN International Conference and Exhibition; the co-located NUCLEAR POWER International Conference and Exhibition, Renewable Energy World Conference & Exhibition, North America and the Financial Forum.
Power Engineering magazine is the voice of the power generation industry. More than 70,000 power generation professionals read Power Engineering magazine for expert coverage of the industry's important news and emerging trends.
RenewableEnergyWorld.com is the website for Renewable Energy World magazine. With more than 52,000 magazine subscribers, 190,000 registered website users and a global readership in 174 countries, it is the No. 1 renewable energy network for news and information and the largest renewable energy information source.
The magazines, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, POWER-GEN International, NUCLEAR POWER International, Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America and the Financial Forum are all owned by PennWell Corp., a worldwide media company based in Tulsa, Okla.
The 2013 Power-Gen Women in Power Committee
Jennifer Runyon, PennWell Corporation
Karin Corfee, Navigant
Christina M. Swanson, GE
Mary Ann Bunn, Siemens Energy, Inc.
Linda Church-Ciocci, National Hydropower Association
Heather Manypenny, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Bonnie Marini, Siemens Energy, Inc.
Meg Cichon, PennWell Corporation
Daryl Zeis, REC Solar
Mary Noyes Joynt, WilkinsonShein Communications
Elizabeth Ingram, PennWell Corporation
Lola Infante, Generation Fuels and Market Analysis
Heather Manganiello, Project Manager, HDR
MaryJo Rogers, Strategic Talent Solutions
Henrietta Gurri McBee, HDR
Paula Mints, SPV Market Research


text:
By signing up, you agree to the terms and conditions of GroupRev.
GroupRev is free to use. Credit card charges apply from WePay for credit card payments.
WePay's fee is 2.99% + $0.30 per donation.
Dear Awesome Supporter!
Thank you for helping us fundraise for 19th Annual Run for the Health of It to benefit Hospice House. This year marks the 15th anniversary that we have been proudly serving the community.
Here is what you need to know for setting up your personalized fundraising page with us.
Enter your name and email address down below and signup for GroupRev. GroupRev is the fundraising service that hosts all our secure fundraising pages. If you have fundraised using GroupRev before, you can login.
Our campaign goal is $15,000 from teams and our campaign ends May 31, 2019. . And if you raise more than $150, your donations will be matched 100% by a generous donor!
In creating your personal page, be sure to make it personal and include photos and any stories you have for why this campaign is meaningful to you. When you are done, view your page and then copy and paste your fundraising page and post it on facebook and send it to friends via email and text message. Be sure also to check out some of the promotion tools the GroupRev has to offer.
Questions? Please contact Susan Bruder at firstname.lastname@example.com or 631.930.9310.
Thank you!
Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk
Tell your story and about what you are doing and why people should contribute to your project and how you will use the money raised.
Upload a primary image or video to be the center piece of your page. You will be able to add more media later.


text:
Did the inspiration of Water Ghosts come from your ethnic background? Or was that just a portion of it?
--I was interested in exploring Chinese American history, but my interest in exploring local history was more of an inspiration for Water Ghosts. I grew up in Sacramento, but I knew very little about its history, or the role the Chinese played. The wonderful thing about fiction writing is that it's an opportunity to research topics I'm curious about and then apply what I've discovered.
Water Ghosts is your debut novel? Do you plan on writing any further novels?
--Water Ghosts is my first novel. I have about 4 other novels floating around in my head, two others in drawers (ok,well, laptop files) and one on paper, halfway through. So the answer is yes!
With its US success, how has the novel faired overseas?
--Water Ghosts has been published in New Zealand/Australia by Pier 9, and in Israel by Modan. The reception has been kind, but I am curious about the connection readers may feel to a story set so far away in time and place.
Originally Water Ghosts was published as Locke 1928. What is the significance of the novel's name change?
--Locke 1928 referred to the name of the town where the story is set--Locke. But outside of Northern California, Locke is not that well known. The new title--which came when Penguin picked it up from the original small press--reflects a different aspect of the book--the more supernatural elements--the water ghosts.
The way you wrote Water Ghosts is different than any book I have ever read. Why did you choose to write the character conversations without using the usual quotation marks? Was this a form of creativity? Or something else?
--The style of the book is very moody--a lot of the scene transitions follow an emotional logic. I thought this would help the reader feel more intimate with the characters. To go along with that, I didn't use quotation marks in dialogue because it gives a quieter feel to the words, like the characters are whispering in your ear. At least I hope! But rest assured, my next book definitely uses quotation marks!
The brief glimpses into homosexuality with both male and female characters; was this from the Asian culture point-of-view, author view, or a personal one?
--That's an interesting question. I was reacting in part to what I felt was the pigeon-holing of non-white ethnic writers, which I read as being: "If you are a person of color, you must write about color!" I wanted to show the complexity of my characters beyond race and culture, so I also touched on sexuality. I also think you can't write about the immigration laws, which were so sex-focused, and the old Chinese bachelor communities without writing about sex.
What was the importance for you on the tales you included into this story?
--Fairy tales from any culture are so fascinating in that they really offer a window into cultural values. So I included some of the Chinese ghost stories--but I also included them to underline the ghost story I was trying to tell, and just because I found them fun.
In clarification the "ghosts" in the story, were they of a mental of physical presence.
--Ooh! I'll have to leave that up to the reader to decide! ;)


text:
- 130 g quinoa, washed well
- 240 g water
- 320 g broccoli, cut into florets and finely chopped
- 200 g cheddar, grated
- 3 eggs, ightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon(s) mustard, mild
- salt
- pepper
- cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoon(s) parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon(s) mint, finely chopped
- 150 g ham, cut into 0.5 cm cubes
Quinoa broccoli and cheese mini muffins
Nuts Free Diet
It is usually followed when someone is allergic to nuts.
Low in Sugars Diet
Limits all sources of added sugars and encourages the reduction of high-carbohydrate (high glycemic index) foods. A claim that a food can be classified as LS can be made when it contains less than 5 gr of sugars per 100 gr of solid food or 2.5 gr of sugars per 100 ml of liquid food.
Ηands on
Hands off
Cook Time
Αdd to my "Recipe Book"
Need to login
- Preheat oven to 180* C (350* F) Fan.
- Wash the quinoa very well. Transfer to a saucepan and add enough water to cover it.
- Simmer over low heat with the lid on, for about 15 minutes, until it softens and soaks up the water. Add more water if necessary.
- When ready, transfer to a bowl and allow to cool.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir until completely combined.
- Thoroughly grease a mini muffin pan with olive oil. Add spoonfuls of the mixture to each cup.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden.
- When ready, remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Remove from muffin pan and store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition information per portion
Shows how much energy food releases to our bodies. Daily caloric intake depends mainly on the person's weight, sex and physical activity level. An average individual needs about 2000 kcal / day.
Fatty Acids
Are essential to give energy to the body while helping to maintain the body temperature. They are divided into saturated "bad" fats and unsaturated "good" fats.
Saturated Fats
Known as "bad" fats are mainly found in animal foods. It is important to check and control on a daily basis the amount you consume.
The main source of energy for the body. Great sources are the bread, cereals and pasta. Use complex carbohydrates as they make you feel satiated while they have higher nutritional value.
Try to consume sugars from raw foods and limit processed sugar. It is important to check the labels of the products you buy so you can calculate how much you consume daily.
It is necessary for the muscle growth and helps the cells to function well. You can find it in meat, fish, dairy, eggs, pulses, nuts and seeds.
They are mainly found in plant foods and they can help regulate a good bowel movement while maintaining a balanced weight. Aim for at least 25 grams of fiber daily.
A small amount of salt daily is necessary for the body. Be careful though not to overdo it and not to exceed 6 grams of salt daily
*Based on an adult's daily reference intake of 2000 kcal.
*To calculate nutritional table data, we use software by


text: Quest Palmerston Add to my trip View gallery Replay | View larger map Darwin & Surrounds Destinations See & do Events Tours Accommodation Region guide Quest Serviced Apartments Palmerston is situated in the Palmerston Central Business District. These home away from home apartments are sophisticated and stylish with one, two, three bedroom or studio apartments available. Quest Palmerston offer a pantry shopping service, breakfast packs and they have also arranged 'restaurant chargeback' with some of the restaurants within the area. The apartments a perfect for a one night, a week or even a month's stay. During the months of April to October each year, the Palmerston Regional Markets are held every Friday night and are situated only 20 metres from the entrance to the property. Information Facilities Barbeque Carpark Conference/Function Facilities Gym Swimming Pool Restaurant Tour Desk Activities Swimming Accessibility Disabled access available, contact operator for details. Accreditation Quality Tourism Accreditation Rooms Studio Room The spacious studio rooms can accommodate two guests, in a king size bed (or two single beds). The rooms have a work desk and a shared laundry area. One Bedroom Apartment The one bedroom apartments are stylish and spacious with a king size bed (or two single beds), a separate lounge area and a work desk. Two Bedroom Apartment The two bedroom apartments have a work desk, separate lounge/dining area. Both bedrooms have a king size bed which can be split into singles beds if required. Three Bedroom Apartment These fully furnished apartments have a bedding configuration of three king size beds - which can be split into single beds. There is a separate lounge/dining area and a work desk. Map Map View Map What's nearby What's nearby Explore the NT Accommodation Tours See & do Festivals & events Destinations Food & drink Driving routes Choose route Arnhem Way Binns Track Explorers Way Greater Litchfield Loop Natures Way Outback Way Overlanders Way Red Centre Way Savannah Way Flight paths Choose flight path Domestic flights to Alice Springs Domestic flights to Darwin Subscribe Sign up to receive the latest news, deals and travel information about the Northern Territory. Data privacy Enter your full name: Enter your email address: Sign up Thank you Your details have been submitted. Please check your email and click the link to confirm your subscription.


text:
Being Mercy Brokers
Luke 10:30-37
"I'm not even sure that Jesus would be in church if he were in this world today, cause he said that he would leave the 99 to seek after the one." – Glenn Burris
1. Mercy is compassion in action. Mercy is not a feeling or emotion. It's not being sympathetic.
2. Mercy will cost you something. If it doesn't cost you anything, then it probably isn't mercy.
3. Mercy is doing without expecting a return.


text: Situated in the centre of Southampton, Ocean Village provides a wealth of facilities including shops, restaurants, cinemas and bars as well as outstanding recreational facilities. The marina basin, formerly used for commercial ships, is deep enough to offer mooring facilities for large yachts and has become famous for hosting the start and/or finish of around the world yacht races, such as the Global Challenge and 'Clipper Round the World'. Ocean Village also offers a great place from which to cruise, with the picturesque Beaulieu River to the west and Portsmouth Harbour only a few miles to the east.


text:
Rumor of a Rumer: Was Daughter Present During Demi Moore Smoking Session?by Hilton Hater at .
Demi Moore was sent to the hospital earlier this week due to some kind of foreign substance inhalation. That's not in dispute.
But many are now asking just who was in the presence of this actress during the incident, specifically wondering: Was 23-year old daughter Rumer Willis actually there?!?
The chatter is based on the 911 call (below) placed on Demi's behalf, during which someone in Moore's party turns to someone else nearby and asks: "Hey, Ru. What's the name at the gate so that we can buzz them in from here?"
Willis often goes by this nickname, even using it for her Twitter handle, and other reports say she and her mother have been spending a lot of time together recently, including attendance at a party two weeks ago that featured a bizzare-behaving Moore.
Listen for the" Ru" reference now:


text:
The Closed-Circuited Television, or CCTV, is a special system featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. It is utilized primarily for gathering intel by Defenders, in a fashion similar to that of Attacker's Drones. However, these are fixed in place and can be rotated only in a fixed radius.
Gameplay Description
Surveillance cameras, look like black, hemispherical camera modules often fixated on white stands accompanied by support poles when outside, and fixed to ceilings when inside. Most maps have these CCTV cameras both inside and outside the map's building, Tower and Presidential Plane being the only exceptions.
Upon activation, they give a black-and-white footage in real-time, with the ability to rotate the footage in a fixed radius. Similar to drones, they have the ability to mark hostiles, giving a red ping denoting location. The number of points awarded follows a similar pattern to that of drones.


text:
Top 10 New Lesser Known Punk BandsTop 10 list of some of what I consider the best new blood in the punk society there is
The Top Ten
By far definitely my favorite, as few bands are so in touch with their own selves to the point where their music and the people they are the same exact thing and where one represents the other. Honestly, they have a rather painful but also an almost healing manner of using their music to make you reflect on yourself, and realize the things you hate and love in yourself, and the darkness we all repress and hide and the fear of life we have that this band understands. that could just be me connecting with them on a personal level, however, and they could be used for easy listening if you really wanted to, because even in hardcore they still have just blinding energy and entirely built climaxes with so much added into them, most hardcore fans would love these dudes.
The lyrics are pure poetry song by a voice that gives out the right meaningful emotions that can send shivers down your spine.
40th year this year.
Tragically overlooked old school punx from Barnsley.
An experience not to be missed at the time, and WWB a complete gentleman with the grease paint off.
Their late frontman Wild Willi Beckett is still legendary in Leeds/Bradford; check out mini-docu 'One last stand'. And the band has re-formed with a great new singer. Shamefully overlooked!
The Contenders
They are so great.just listen to"crime spree" or"25 to life" and you will see.
Great early 80's punk band from Stuttgart. Still going!
Clash-inspired Punk Rock from Sheffield with intelligent lyrics.
Old School Punk from Leeds.
Old school punk band. Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts is one of the best punk albums of all time


text:
Prom Shoes for Guys (What Matches and what Doesn't)
If you don't already have a pair of classy looking shoes then you will need to buy some for Prom.
The things to keep in mind are color, comfort and style.
We receive a small percentage of the value of purchases made through some of these links which helps us to pay our writers. Thanks!
Choosing the Right Color
There are a few general recommendations around which colors are a good match, and what you should avoid.
With a navy blue tuxedo the following colors are recommended:
- Black
- Brown
- Oxblood/burgundy
For a black tux, black shoes are the best option. Brown should generally be avoided although if you are careful with the shade of brown that you choose it can be pulled off.
Lighter grey suits are very flexible and like navy blue, you can use all three of these colors:
- Black
- Brown
- Oxblood/burgundy
For the darker more charcoal colored tuxedos black shoes will look the best and you should avoid brown shoes.
For a brown tuxedo the best match is brown shoes. You should avoid black but Oxblood/burgundy can sometimes look pretty sharp as well.
Comfort Considerations
It is a good idea to wear in your shoes before the big night. Otherwise, you might end up hurting your feet as you will likely be doing a lot of dancing.
If you need something with arch support the best idea is to get some kind of insert for your shoe.
The Classic Look
Most guys go for classic black shoes like the Joe – Black Full Grain from Jack Erwin:
Joe – Black Full Grain
There is a thing to be said for simplicity, of which the Joe possess in spades. Here, the focus lands squarely on beautiful lines and cap-toe details well-suited for every occasion. Less most certainly can be more.
Modern Look (Without laces)
Laces are fast becoming a thing of the past. Laceless shoes portray a very modern look for example the Abe Penny Loafer:
Abe – Black Full Grain
Quiet, conservative, very much in control. There's no room for nonsense with the Abe, whose straightforward design adds the right amount of seriousness to every outfit. A fashionable grounding, if you will.
The Bold Look
If you are looking to stand out a bit more you can go with a bold style of shoe. How about the Hubert Long-Wing Blucher? (also available in black and cognac):
For the man who has it all–and wouldn't mind a little more. With a brogued overlay and traditional long-wing details, the Hubert straddles the line between present and past.
Final thoughts on guys shoes
It is better to spend a bit more on a quality pair of shoes vs trying to take the cheap option. A good pair of mens shoes, that are seldom worn, will last for many years.
Make sure you understand the basic color principles that we have outlined at the beginning of the article as we don't want you feeling awkard on your special night.


text:
Interior Design Magazine is a very cool publication. The current issue is full of beautiful photography and very interesting articles HERE.
I chose images from one article for you as a little teaser.
It's called Brooklyn Interactive: Like a well preserved society woman, the exterior of this limestone town house in Brooklyn, New York, is elegant and attractive yet looks its age—a century, give or take a decade. But walk in the door, and it's clear that this patrician beauty does not live in the past. The front halves of two entire floors resemble a gallery specializing in cutting-edge art, as futuristic paintings share...Read the rest of this story HERE
In the game room of a town house renovated by Rigg Design in Brooklyn, New York, hangs Bionic Angel, a photograph by Michael Najjar. The stainless-steel billiard table converts into a conference table. Photography: Eric Laignel
Jorge Pardo's sculpture-lights in glass and plywood hang between the second and third stories, in a newly carved-out light well. Photography: Michael Weber
In the gallery on the parlor floor, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Synaptic Caguamas features oversize beer bottles that spin, according to ever altering algorithms, on a Mexican cantina table. Photography: Eric Laignel
The dining room's neon Lozano-Hemmer Entanglement is connected through the Web to a twin sign at the U.K. home of owner Jonathon Carroll's twin sister; when one sign goes off or on, so does the other. Photography: Eric Laignel
A bench by Martin Bergmann, Gernot Bohmann, and Harald Gründl backs up to a new flight of stairs that descends from the parlor floor to the garden level, once a separate apartment. Photography: Michael Weber
Jean-Michel Basquiat's Self-Portrait as a Heel introduces the epoxy-floored gallery on the second level. Photography: Eric Laignel
Keith Tyson's silicone The Inertia of Desire (Worthless Fat Fuck With Nullifiers), and Bjorn Schulke's Luftgitarre flank a chair by Stew Design Workshop. The photograph Danae is also by Najjar. Photography: Michael Weber
A new 4-by-6-foot skylight tops the light well. Photography: Michael Weber
A kitchenette in the game room combines lacquered MDF cabinetry and stainless appliances. Photography: Michael Weber
The game room's Patricia Urquiola sectional sits beneath David Hockney's photo collage South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Photography: Eric Laignel
Antonio Lupi designed the sink, vanity, mirror, and pendant fixture in the bathroom off the game room; the wallpaper is custom. Photography: Eric Laignel
The mantel was replaced by a surround of Italian marble and painted poplar, above which Lozano-Hemmer's interactive 33 Questions is installed. Rodolfo Dordoni designed the sectional and the drum table. Photography: Eric Laignel
Whew! I don't know about you guys, but this was kind of sexy for me....
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Interior Design Magazine - August 2008 Issue - Rigg Designs: Brooklyn Interactive
Labels: Interior Design, Living With Art, Magazines
3 comments:
- The Design Coach said...
I love the hot pink dandelion-going-to-seed wallpaper. I am inspired to create my own version. My home office is in need of an update. I may try with a beautiful shade turquoise or maybe crimson. Queen Anne's lace would look lovely in this huge scale too.
Merri Cvetan
- September 10, 2008 at 9:01 AM
- Neutral Dwelling said...
I have my issue to peruse today!
- September 10, 2008 at 1:52 PM
- Visual Vamp said...
I love that pink paper too, and since it's custom, you can create your own version, by perhaps painting your wall! Send me a photo if you do it, and I'll publish it.
- September 10, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Mooncakes are not just all Japanese. In fact, more and more, we see mooncakes at all corners of Manila, you find them at malls, bakeshops, even from your souvenir shops at a local tourist destination in the Philippines. There is even more reason to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon season as Manila Pavilion's Patisserie lays out a delectable spread of mooncakes from September 14 to October 18, 2015 at the Patisserie.
Purchase a hearty mooncake perfect for your tea party on the 27th of September. Revel in the delightful aroma of palatable moon cake variants available at the Patisserie. For the large mooncakes, there's the lotus with macadamia, egg custard, mixed nuts, lotus with 1 or 2 eggs, lotus plain, mongo with 1 or 2 eggs and mongo plain. And for the mini mooncakes, available flavors are chocolate, ube, egg custard, mixed nuts, lotus plain and mongo plain. Prices start at Php1350 per box of four. Also comes in gift boxes perfect for giveaways starting at Php450 per box of four.
If you are a working mom like me who want to celebrate with family, make this occasion more festive with Manila Pavilion's Mid-Autumn Room Package starting at Php3,500nett for an overnight stay with buffet breakfast for two (2), one (1) limited Mommily Holiday Privilege Card, a box of mini mooncakes, 20 percent discount voucher from all F&B outlets and complimentary use of the swimming pool and Wi-Fi.
For inquiries, please call the Manila Pavilion Hotel at (632) 526 1212 extension 2326 for the mooncakes and extension 2382 for room reservations. For regular updates log on to www.waterfronthotels.com.ph and follow us through social media @WaterfrontMNL.
Listen to this author's Podcast Interview on Android
Listen to this author's Podcast Interview via iTunes


text:
The Bloomberg administration and New York City's teachers' union said Thursday that they had failed to reach a deal on a new system for evaluating 75,000 public school teachers, putting the city into immediate danger of losing out on up to $450 million in state and federal money and raising the possibility of cuts to staff and programs.
The deadline for state education officials to approve any teacher evaluation plan submitted by the city was midnight Thursday; missing it would cost the city approximately $250 million in education aid from Albany that it budgeted for in June and would make it ineligible for roughly $200 million in state and federal grants.
On Thursday afternoon, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Michael Mulgrew, the president of the United Federation of Teachers, held separate news conferences to say the talks had disintegrated during a middle-of-the-night negotiating session in Manhattan. No further talks were expected before the deadline.
"The saddest part is that our students will pay the cost," Mr. Bloomberg said. "I can't tell you how much this pains me to see this happening."
For the moment, the absence of a deal meant that the city would have to wait longer for a new evaluation system. Both the Bloomberg and Obama administrations have pushed for new evaluation methods as a better way to identify good teachers and to rid schools of bad ones. Across the country, unions have warily accepted new evaluation systems, often fighting to make sure they did not leave too much power in the hands of administrators or rely too heavily on test scores.
In New York, each side blamed the other for the breakdown and accused the other of hurling falsehoods. But what was clear was that the inability to reach an agreement, even with so much money as an incentive, was another sign of how frayed the relationship between the mayor and the city's unions had become. The announcement came on the second day of a yellow-bus strike — the first in 34 years — that was called by the main bus drivers' union, forcing more than 100,000 children, many of them with special needs, to find new ways to get to school.
In a statement, Mr. Mulgrew referred to the strike: "Thousands of parents have gotten a lesson this week, as the mayor's 'my way or the highway' approach has left thousands of schoolchildren stranded at curbs across the city by the school bus strike. That same stubborn attitude on the mayor's part now means that our schools will suffer a loss of millions of dollars in state aid."
The teachers' union has been working without a contract since just before Mr. Bloomberg's re-election in 2009, a campaign in which the union declined to endorse a candidate despite its political and get-out-the-vote clout. It is clearly hoping for a more friendly administration next year, and is in turn being courted by several Democratic candidates for mayor.
"The fact of the matter is that as long as a Democrat wins, the union is better off, and I think that holds for all public employees," said Kenneth S. Sherrill, a professor of political science at Hunter College. "There is a long tradition of this."
In the past two weeks, the battle over the evaluations has taken on the form of a political lobbying campaign, with each side and its allies sniping at each other and the union buying a $1 million television advertising campaign that accused the mayor of "going after teachers again."
The loss of $250 million would mean the school system would have to claw back that amount of money — about 1 percent of the overall budget, but a significant amount of what is left after salaries and benefits are paid out — in the last six months of the academic year. In a complaint the city filed with the State Public Employees Relations Board in December, it warned that the failure to reach a deal could lead to larger class sizes, fewer teacher hires and cuts in support staff and after-school programs.
"We have yet to finalize our plans on how that would work," said Shael Polakow-Suransky, the Education Department's chief academic officer.
The issue had its beginnings in 2010, when Gov. David A. Paterson signed legislation that was used to persuade the Obama administration to award the state a nearly $700 million Race to the Top grant. The law, since strengthened, required school districts to replace old evaluation systems that usually issued one of two ratings: "satisfactory" or, in rare cases, "unsatisfactory."
The new system has a four-tiered rating structure — "highly effective," "effective," "developing" or "ineffective." The goal was to make the evaluations more meaningful and to make it easier for districts to fire teachers who were repeatedly rated ineffective.
The State Legislature approved the broad outlines of the new teacher evaluation system. Twenty percent of the rating was to be based on students' growth on state tests. Another 20 percent was to be based on local measures, bargained with the union. Of the remaining 60 percent, classroom observations must be a majority of the criteria, but student surveys could be included.
The Legislature let each district negotiate the details with the teachers' union, and the state set Thursday as the cutoff for those plans to be approved, though it said that approval could be made within hours of submission. Besides New York City, 3 small districts were the only ones of nearly 700 that did not make the deadline.
"Please hear me," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Thursday morning, affirming the deadline. "There will be no extensions or exceptions."
Mr. Bloomberg said the deal had fallen apart in the middle of the night after the teachers' union made last-minute demands that he said would "undercut the intent of the law" — a statement the union disputed.
"There were things that they had come in at the last moment that were obviously designed to keep the deal from working," the mayor said.
First, the mayor said, the union demanded that a so-called sunset clause be put in place for 2015, effectively making it impossible to get rid of ineffective teachers because the dismissal process takes two years. By the time a teacher would be dismissed, the evaluation system would no longer be in place, Mr. Bloomberg said, making a "joke" of the law.
"To have such a sunset clause would be a sham," he added.
The union also demanded more ability for teachers to challenge the evaluation process than the city was willing to grant.
But Mr. Mulgrew said those issues had not been introduced at the last minute. He said that the city had not objected to a sunset clause earlier in the negotiations, and that other districts had agreed to a sunset provision.
"We have example after example of this mayor not being able to work with anyone," Mr. Mulgrew said.


text:
Our Halloween Party
So we decided to have a last minute Halloween Party.I got a punch bowl filled it with candy with a battery operated candle and put candy, serves two purposes trick or treaters. And to hide the candy from folks over doing it on candy, I spray painted an old witches hat and put it over the bowl.My cupcakes chocolate and vanilla. The chocolate icing are funny faces and if you don t want to eat a face then have a tropical flower.Cheers to a fun and safe Halloween.


text:
Posted: 4/8/2001 8:35:49 PM EDT
I thought this was a little interesting, in a disconcerting kind of way. I was at a party Saturday night in Allston, MA, which borders Boston. The residence is in a primarily student neighborhood. I went with a few of my friends who know the people who were throwing the event. It starts off fine, everyone is drinking casually until about 11:00PM when a few gang members from lord knows where decide this party will be their destination for the evening. They turn out to be friendly enough, but they all have knives, and made sure to let everyone know about it. One of them informs one of the roomates that if anyone "tries" anything he would take care of it, and reveals a rather large blade to add emphisis to his point. At this time the owners of the house are getting a little up tight as they think they will be held legally responsible for whatever the gang members do with their blades, but how do ask a street gang to leave...remember they don't want to piss these people off b/c they know where they live.
Well, everthing seems to be going ok with the gangbangers and people get comfortable again...until about 2:00AM when some British guy shows up wearing a drover coat...guess whats in the coat, an SBS...This is not a joke. I have been going to Boston U for three years, and I have never seen anything like this before. This guy, which some girl knows, shows up with his sawn-off shotgun and procedes to tell, and then show people in the kitchen. Word spread pretty quickly and the place emptied out. I for one didn't care that I was drinking for free; gangbangers + random guy with illegal Title II weapon = get the hell out of Dodge fast. BTW, I never saw the gun, I heard people talking about it and one of my friends came to the basement from the kitchen and told me that the guy pulled it out to show a group in the kitchen. Boy I sure feel safe here in the PRM![:\]
It's all good though since the SBS didn't have one of those evil, deadly hi-cap mags. Plus the SBS and all of the knives that the gang-bangers had were all exempt from the AG's "consumer protection act"... Good thing we have such strict gun control laws in this state...
"I awaken each day in a mood not of happiness or confidence, but in one of barely-concealed irritation and foreboding at what foolishness, knavery and hokum I'm about to see in the world about me." - KDT


text:
I'm unfortunately not a quilter; the closest I've come to a hand-sewn quilt was the tummy-time quilt and bed quilt sewn by my uncle's fiance for our baby a few years back. But over six years ago I bought an all-cotton king size quilt with a zig-zag hem and old-fashioned patchwork design from Domestications for $100. I still have it and it's going strong, even after several trips into the washer and numerous bleachings. I love that quilt.
Quilts are an ideal top layer in colder weather. Because of the way they're sewn - i.e., quilted - the batting doesn't clump. If you have kids or pets or like to snack in bed, you know the top bed cover will always get stained, and quilts made of 100% cotton, including the batting, can tolerate a certain amount of chlorine bleach. Plus they look homey and inviting and, as I know all-too well, are thick enough to hastily mask an unmade bed...!
I'll always buy a quilt one size larger than my bed, because quilts are sized to drape, but not to reach the floor like a bedspread. So a King size quilt more fully covers a queen size bed, a queen size quilt covers a twin size bed, etc.
I like the traditional, homespun, country, colorful designs. Although modern quilts with geometric or space-age designs or those made of t-shirts or other unconventional fabric are fine, I like the old-fashioned quilts, with patchwork or wedding ring or other classic patterns and designs. I think they make a bed inviting and cozy. They remind me of artisan quilts I've seen displayed in museums, old, colonial houses I've toured and historical bed and breakfasts I've stayed at.


text:
0% Finance on Kubota Skid Steer Loader
Kubota offer four Closed Cab models in total. Two SSV65 one Standard hydraulic flow and one with Hi Flow hydraulics as well as two SSV75 one Standard hydraulic flow and one with Hi Flow hydraulics.
Being manufactured by KUBOTA and powered by KUBOTA engines you can be assured of a robust product that has been well engineered, it has a quality and finish that you expect with Japanese engineered products. Other features include:
- Kubota Tier 4 Engines
- Vertical lift
- Air-conditioned cabs as standard with amazing space and comfort and visibility
- Upward sliding front door
- KSR Shockless ride loader arms , this takes the bounce out of travelling and reduces fatigue for the operator
- The loader has also amazing forward reach for loading into trucks etc.
With 0% P.A. Kubota Finance*, it will be even easy on your pocket. Hurry. Offer ends 30/06/2017. For further information please contact Airpower Kubota sales team.
*0% p.a. finance, 36 months, 20% minimum deposit, monthly repayments, minimum finance amount $4,000. Offer expires 30.6.17. Offer is only available for ABN holders who are using the equipment predominantly for business purposes. Credit provided by Kubota Tractor Australia Pty Ltd ABN 72005300621, Australian Credit Licence Number 442007. Terms, conditions, fees charges and credit criteria apply. Customer Instant Rebate is subtracted from dealer's selling price as a discount at time of sale and not redeemable for cash.


text:
- roll over image to zoom
Daisies for Days Necklace
Art Glass Necklace
Created by Melissa Schmidt
13 crystal clear lampworked glass bubbles each containing a tiny silk daisy. One of the most fun necklaces to wear. Necklace is very lightweight but very strong and durable at the same time. All bubbles arranged on a sterling silver neckwire with a lobster clasp closure. Lengths available are 16 and 18 inches. Please specify when ordering. Each glass bubble is annealed in a glass kiln to insure glass strength and integrity. Bubble sizes vary in a range of 3/4" across the front.


text:
So, why Waterloo? We're the community with small-town vibes and big-city drive. Where a new startup is founded every day. We're urban but different. A place where you spend more time doing what you love and less time trying to get there. Where the headquarters of tech companies, insurance companies, and world-renowned research institutions exist alongside farmers markets, bustling downtowns (and uptowns), and rolling countryside.
What is Waterloo? Waterloo Region is home to 550,000 people in the three cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo and the four townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries. With over 1,100 tech companies, Waterloo has the second highest density of startups in the world, who last year raised more than $340M in venture capital to help fuel their growth. It is also the home to the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Conestoga College and world-renowned research institutes like the Perimeter Institute, Institute for Quantum Computing and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
We love Waterloo. We could tweet about it all day. But, instead we thought we'd give our fellow neighbours a chance to show you what it's really like to live here.
Ready to learn more about our little corner of the world? Reach out and we'll answer your questions or find someone who can!


text:
Accommodation in Nigeria
- Purchase the complete Expat Arrivals Nigeria Guide (PDF)
The housing situation in Nigeria is a dire one, with demand dwarfing supply, and with only limited accommodation available that would satisfy Western expat standards. As a result, the cost of renting an "acceptable" bungalow, duplex, apartment or house in the country can be high and well beyond the price range warranted by the average professional's salary.
Thankfully, for expats, most hiring companies not only finance their employee's accommodation, but also secure it and assume responsibility for any leasing logistics. In some cases, companies even own properties specifically designed to accommodate their foreign staff, as it proves cheaper to purchase a house in Nigeria than to rent one for years on end.
This commonality applies both to expats living in the big cities of Abuja and Lagos, as well as those lured to the more isolated, oil-rich areas of the Niger Delta, like Port Harcourt.
Foreigners contemplating a move to Nigeria should ensure that a housing stipulation has been included in their contract; this is standard practice and expats should certainly demand their company support them in some way.
It's not unusual for expats who arrive to work in Nigeria to be put up in a hotel initially while the house-hunting process gets underway. If this is the case, the only way to guarantee a five-star experience is to stay in an international hotel, which can be excessively expensive.
Types of accommodation in Nigeria
Accommodation for expats is usually concentrated in specific areas or suburbs of a city and within company compounds, apartment blocks or pre-established private housing complexes. Fully furnished, semi-furnished and completely unfurnished housing is available.
Expat compounds in Nigeria usually include 24-hour security (in some cases even armed guards), wireless internet, on-site amenities like tennis courts and a pool, and even domestic help.
Nigerian housing can thus be incredibly spacious and equally beautiful for expats, though the surrounding squalor of nearby neighbourhoods can be devastating; low-income earners, who make up the majority of the Nigerian population, are the most affected by the inadequate supply of housing.
Security considerations in Nigeria
Expats who are lucky enough to secure the kind of accommodation found in Lagos's luxurious Victoria Island and Ikoyi areas, or in Abuja's Maitama or Mississippi districts, will find that security threats are kept at bay by adequate precautionary measures. However, they may also find that life in these areas can feel particularly isolated. On that same note, though, some expats take solace in the camaraderie that a tight-knit, insular expat community can provide.
Some issues can't be avoided, regardless of where in Nigeria one lives – most notably, Nigeria's incredibly temperamental power and limited water supplies. Boreholes and generators are a must; otherwise, residents can look forward to regular blackouts or water shortages with little or no warning.


text:
The Proteas' 56-49 victory over the Sunshine Girls in Kingston, Jamaica, was considered a turning point for the team.
The Proteas had regrouped since their last Test on Sunday and looked a confident and collected team.
"I was really disappointed after the last Test" said Proteas coach Elize Kotze.
"I was hard on the girls and told them that they had to believe in themselves and if they did they would believe in the team and play as a strong unit."
Attacking game
The inspiration seemed to work as the Proteas played a consistently aggressive attacking game throughout the four quarters allowing a limited attack by the Jamaicans.
Fired up in the first quarter, the South Africans turned two balls around within minutes of the start and within only 3 minutes of the game led 4-0.
The outstanding combination of Amanda Mynhardt (goal defence) and Vanes-Mari du Toit (goal keeper) restricted the tall star Jamaican shooter Shanielle Fowler, and led the first quarter 17-13.
The Proteas made a strong second half start and turned around four balls to take a 22-15 lead but the Sunshine Girls struck back.
Their popular captain Nadine Bryan, playing in her 100th test made two crucial interceptions which seemed to throw the Proteas slightly off course and they lost the second quarter 13-14, diminishing their lead to 30-27.
Brave performance
After the half time break, the hometown favourites stepped up a gear and equalled the score for the first time in the game at 30-30.
They turned the ball around; intercepted and rattled the South Africans and were soon five goals in the lead, and were ahead 44-38 going into the final quarter.
A brave performance and a much higher intensity was evident in the Proteas and they levelled at 44-44.
Good combinations and great goal shooting saw the Proteas take a five point lead (50-45) and even ankle-strapped Fowler could not make a difference.
The Proteas sensed victory and kept their composure with Maryka Holtzhausen netting two goals from the base of the circle with minutes to spare.
The start of new and great things
The Proteas won the final quarter 18-5 and the Test 56-49.
The last minutes were loud and raucous and all credit to the players who managed despite the noise to maintain their composure.
"What a win, what a performance, I am so proud of my girls!" said Kotze.
"This win could be the start of new and great things for the team and netball in South Africa."
Kotze had made a change to her starting line up by switching Mynhardt to goal defence and Vanes-Mari du Toit to keeper.
"I thought hard about what would be best for the team. I think the changes made a difference," Kotze said.
"Fowler (Jamaican star shooter) was clearly troubled and I have said all along she is key to the team. My girls did well to take the gentle giant." – Sapa


text:
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Susana Marcos to present experience of ERC Proof of Concept in FET Innovation Launchpad Infoday
Susana Marcos will be sharing her experience on the ERC Proof of Concept Call at the Future and Emerging Technology Innovation Launch pad event organized by the Research Executive Agency. REA is launching the FET Innovation Launchpad to fund innovation potential of ideas arising from FET funded projects and to support the next steps in turning them into a genuine social or economic innovation, following a concept similar of the European Research Council Proof-of-Concept program.
The Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab has been awarded two ERC PoC grants (OCT4IOL and SimVisSim), associated to results subject to exploitation arising from the ERC AdG Presbyopia (PI. Susana Marcos). Flash info on these projects will be presented at the event.
FET Innovation Launchapad Infoday: http://ec.europa.eu/rea/pages/fet_innovation_launchpad_info_day_en.htm
Agenda: http://ec.europa.eu/rea/pdf/ilp_call_info_day_draft_agenda_08_04_16.pdf
ERC PoC: https://erc.europa.eu/proof-concept
New in the lab: Nohelia Morales
We welcome Nohelia Morales who joins VioBio Lab as Project Manager. Nohelia holds a Degree in Translation and Interpreting and Postgraduate Degree in French Studies. She has a large experience in managing EU projects and deep knowledge of the project cycle management. Nohelia worked at the Executive Agency Education, Audiovisual and Culture (EACEA) of the European Commission in Brussels as project officer, having also worked at the consulting company Consulta Europa, at the Spanish Ministry of Health and at the Bank of New York Mellon.
New in the Lab: Enrique Gambra
Enrique Gambra joins back VioBio Lab as an instrument senior engineer, involved in development of Simultaneous Vision and Adaptive Optics Vision Simulator Technologies. BSc in Physics (Universidad de Zaragoza) and PhD in Visual Sciences (Universidad de Valladolid), with doctoral work conducted at the Institute of Optics under the supervision of Susana Marcos, Enrique Gambra comes to us after a 2-year experience in the Ophthalmic Industry (i-Optics) in The Netherlands. Welcome, Enrique!
Review of Ophthalmology features SimVis Technology
An article featured in ophthalmology magazine "Review of Ophthalmology "Two new ways to help manage presbyopia" features the Simultaneous Vision Simulator. SimVis, developed by VioBio Lab and protected by three patents, allows patients to experience multifocal corrections prior to surgery. SimVis is commercialized by spin-off 2EyesVision
Susana Marcos interview on new projects and experience in international societies
Agencia SINC has published an interview with Susana Marcos, where she discusses new ERC Proof of Concept Project on Simultaneous Vision Simulation, presbyopia, technology transfer at VioBio Lab, her experience at the Optical Society of America and her views on research.
Link to interview: http://www.agenciasinc.es/Entrevistas/Mi-sueno-es-devolver-la-capacidad-de-enfocar-la-vista-a-quien-la-haya-perdido
Cross-linking (CXL) treatment aims at stiffening the cornea of keratoconic patients, with weakened corneas.
Cross-linking (CXL) treatment aims at stiffening the cornea of keratoconic patients, with weakened corneas.
The study investigates corneal deformation imaging and inherent corneal mechanical properties in ex vivo rabbit eyes following conventional CXL (using Riboflavin as a photosensitizer and UVA light, UVX) and a novel CXL modality (using Rose Bengal and green light, RGX). While corneal deformation is less, the treated area is more stiffened in treated corneas. The lower penetration and lack of dehydration in RGX are advantageous in the new CXL modality.
This study is part of collaborative work between VioBio Lab (IO-CSIC) and Kochevar Lab (Wellman Center of Photomedicine)
The work is published in the current issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science.
Full reference: N. Bekesi, I Kochevar, S. Marcos Corneal Biomechanical Response Following Collagen Cross-Linking With Rose Bengal–Green Light and Riboflavin-UVA. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2016, Vol.57, 992-1001
ARVO Insight publishes "Research Highlight" on IOVS publication on new cross-link procedure
The Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology has highlighted our recent publication in IOVS on a new CXL procedure as a "Research Highlight" in ARVO Insight. The article acknowledges the use of alternative photosensitizer (Rose Bengal) and wavelength (green) to stiffen the cornea
Link to Research Hightlight
Link to original article


text:
Brand Design / Brand Strategy / Brand Promotion / Consumer & Lifestyle
The Company
Malisa – A brand, recently launched by the 57 year old company Jakbrillo. With their feet firmly grounded in innovation and technology, this brand was launched under three main categories – Laundry, Paint and Healthcare.
The Challenge
An innovative new product with clear differentiators needed a brand name that was high on brand recall, and yet described the product relevantly. Since it was a product that had an emotional appeal, it was critical that the brand 'connected' with the targeted customer.
Our Idea
Starting from the start, Phi conceptualised the entire architecture of the brand. Thereafter, Phi suggested, strategised and created 'Malisa' – an acronym of 'MAking LIfe SAfer.' That was the name that was devised for the parent brand, overarching their three categories. As the acronym suggests, it home when we see the product range – from making homes and life safer. Phi created the beautiful 'guardian angel' logo – an instant and complete representation of how magically homes and lives are kept safer by our guardian angels! Further, Phi helped categorize the Malisa brand into its three verticals, giving each category extended names with taglines, and a beautiful color of its own to clearly identify itself with.
Phi carried forward the 'angel' theme to some more platforms and created the multiplex and mall ads along with flyers of the same. Phi also suggested the design and packaging of the products which were instantly approved.
The Result
The Jakbrillo team is now ready to launch its new brand – with and as 'Malisa' – the beautiful guardian angel that keeps us safe. The softness in the name was so compelling that the brand had an instant connect with its stakeholders – magical and protective.
Armed with Malisa, Jakbrillo is going to be reaching out for the stars. Well, that is where the angels stay.


text:
1966 Harbour Service Launch
now browsing by category
1966 Harbour Launch (Diesel)
Starting from the beginning….
Back in early 2006 I came across a advert online (boatsandoutboards.com) for a 52ft ex Admiralty Harbour Launch "Project". The price was £6000 ono and the location was fairly local.
Having a bit of a soft spot for anything ex commercial I emailed for more details and photos.
When I got a reply back it turned out the then owner had bought her direct from the navy disposals agency in 1997 with the intention of using her for line fishing in the channel.
Once he had purchased the boat and made some *tastefull modifications it had rapidly become apparent that as the boat needed 6ft of water to float and his mooring only had 5ft of water except on spring tides that this commercial enterprise was doomed to failure!
The photos I received:
Aft Cabin with Brackets from the towing horse that had been removed:
Forward Cabin, the thing on the left is a homemade anchor apparently:
This bit of damage to the bow of the boat was described as the only area that needed repair:
Wheelhouse interior complete with an obsolete decca navigation system whos sattelite had been turned off for years:
Forward cabin looking towards the bow:
Forward cabin looking aft:
Water tank/galley in the forecabin:
The bit that really interested me – Foden 2 stroke Supercharged Diesel with only a few hundred hours on the clock since a complete MOD rebuild by Rolls Royce:
Bollard on the foredeck:
Aft Cabin:
For some unknown reason it was decided to go and view the boat in person – maybe it would be better in reality than the photos?…
A new home,
I went and viewed the Boat – It was even more fetid than the photos suggested and had been sat in the middle of Bembridge harbour for eight years untouched.
There was a large area of the foredeck which you could push a kitchen spoon through it was so soft with rot, Beneath this area of deck was a watertight compartment which it wasn't possible to gain access to in order to see if the leak above had caused structural damage to the hull or not.
The rest of the boat was damp and mouldy but retained most of its original fittings which was a bonus.
Scraping at the inside of the hull above the coal bunker with a kitchen spoon revealed that it was Teak rather than the more common mahogany construction (which rots faster than a strut top on a mk1 scrote)
Based purely on this I made an insultingly low offer, telling myself the 18ft of 3″ Bronze propeller shafting and prop were worth as much in scrap.
As the boat could only be moved out of its mooring on a high spring tide there was only a week or two before the boat would have to be moved or it would be another couple of months for a high enough tide.
The offer was grudgingly accepted and a new mooring was arranged.
Heres a Video showing me bringing the Boat alongside at the new mooring behind the Newport Travel-inn who I'd annoy with my un-silenced single cylinder air cooled Lister Diesel Generator for the next 6 years.
Apologies for the crap quality I think it was recorded on my little sisters phone:
The exhaust note sounds shit as it was running through a watercooled silencer.
I proceeded to remove the wheelhouse and investigate the rotten deck which turned out to be beyond repair.
The Original Teak planked deck and Oak deck beams had been replaced with plywood during privatisation of the RMAS arm of the navy in the early 90′s and had obviously been done with a very short lifespan in mind (New boats had been ordered as part of the privatisation).
The bottom of the steel coachroof was also badly corroded and required repair.
Theres a bit of a gap in the photos for 6 months or so until Joe came over (probably during the IOW Rock festival?)
By this point I'd removed the wheelhouse and foredeck and cut 4″ off the bottom of the aft cabintop ready for replacement as well as having made a start on removing 40 years of flaking paint off the steelwork:
The forecabin had had the carpet removed (which was nailed down and infested with earwiggs), Also the hardboard linings had been removed from the inside of the hull revealing the original slatted wood lining and allowing an assessment of the hulls condition to be made. this cabin had become a bit of a workshop as well as being my living space:
The original Esse solid fuel range had been treated to several buckets of fire cement and was doing a good job of providing heat and cooking facilities:
The well where the original wheelhouse would have been:
Steelwork & Wheelhouse
The new steelwork in the cabin sides was pretty much all in place but only tacked due to my generator not being up to running out 3.2mm rods on the arc set.
I borrowed a ancient 300vDC 3 cylinder lister genset on a trailer but it promptly spun several main bearings and being the centre of a complex ownership dispute, rather than repairing it I sent it back to its (supposed) owner and the steelwork sat unfinished for the best part of a year:
I built a new wheelhouse out of 3″ thick Iroko to as close to the original as was possible when working off period photos on the internet, Part of the base of the original was still in place which helped with dimensions although the previous owner had cut most of it off with a chainsaw:
I'd also made a funnel using the flange holes on the deck as a pattern for the shape and guessing a bit regarding height, Note the *professional looking template for the funnel top in this picture!:
The wheelhouse was built inside the forecabin so I was literally living in 5″ of iroko dust for about 2 months – I ended up developing a huge allergy to Iroko.
Several years later even cutting it with a handsaw still makes my throat close up and i spend the next 8 hours coughing up blood! Unfortunate really as I'm still using it for 90% of the structural work i'm doing!:
The forecabin had become a utter shithole by this time:
Note the new steelwork in the bottom of the cabintop which still needs the frames replacing, also the stove is now disassembled after a incident involving burning foundry coke!:
Aft cabin showing a finished area of steelwork, every single one of the angle iron frames is a sligtly differant angle so all were fabricated from flatbar:
Engine Room & More
Whilst the rest of the Boat looked like a bomb-site the Engine room was still intact and relatively tidy:
The Foden 2 stroke was the pinnacle of 1960s british diesel engineering. In an attempt to get more powah they chose the two stroke principle but added twin overhead exhaust valves to each cylinder.
The supercharger blows air into a gallery which supplies the intake ports in each cylinder liner. The block is alloy with removable steel liners and individual cast iron heads.
Mines a 6 cylinder, they also built inline 4′s and a beast of a 12 cylinder which was basically two 6 cylinder engines in a shared crankcase with the crankshafts geared together!
Later on they added a turbocharger and intercooler making a supercharged intercooled turbo diesel! (great to listen to but not to own as they don't run for long!)
Main engine instruments, the engine is also monitored by a "Teddington Visutector" which is a box full of capillary tubes and relays, if somethings not right lights come on in the wheelhouse and a large klaxon thats meant to be fitted to the outside of the wheelhouse also sounds:
Original light fittings in the engine room, The boats 24volt throughout:
I managed to source a replacement for the missing engine room vent but had to get new flanges tig'ed onto the alloy bases:
The funnel was removed at this point as i was building the top for it:
With the funnel and top refitted. Cleaning the millscale off was impossible, Should have bought primed plate. Eventually I found someone willing to take it away and grit blast it inside and out for £60 which was the best money I've ever spent!:
I also wasted some money on a ex green goddess searchlamp and a black VHF antenna which had to be specially ordered from the states and cost the best part of £250 :-/
The exhaust silencer has been fitted inside the funnel by this point (another £170)
Nice new dry exhaust fitted utilising piping from the local creamery which was being demolished, some new weld bends and a sexy stainless flexipipe out of a very large comp-air compressor:
The cabin was a bit tidier again and the stove was repaired and reassembled after much cast iron welding and a new oven lining:
On the Slip / Stem Replacement
Up to this point most of the work I had done had been to try and make the exterior appear as it should have been originally.
In the back of my mind I was pretty worried what the hull itself might be like underneath the waterline. I'd bought the boat afloat without a survey or even having seen the underside.
With this in mind and with the new funnel, wheelhouse and exhaust system meaning the boat was once again moveable it was arranged to pull her out of the water on the slipway at work.
The plan was to burn off the old paint below the waterline and re-paint and hopefully to replace the stem which had turned out to be badly rotten as well as having large sections missing which had been hidden by wooden cheek pieces bodged on by the navy.
I'd already removed the deck and rotten beamshelf from the bow area to gain acess to the back of the stem (called the apron) which had also turned out to be rotten to just above the waterline. I'd replaced this whilst afloat but the stem on the outside needed replacing down below the water and the presence of a rusting iron shoe which covered the forefoot meant I wasn't sure how far down the damage went.
These photos show the work that happened whilst on the slipway -
Looking forward a couple of days after the boat came out, I'd removed a badly damaged wooden and copper shoe from the keel by this point and had just started burning off 40 years of toxic antifoul:
Looking aft:
Up on deck this was the current state of the bow – The apron has been replaced as well as several frames and a couple of stringers to try and stiffen things up a bit:
Crap photo but the red thing sat on the cabintop by the bow is the new stem knee ready for fitting:
New stem knee fitted in place. you can see just how rotten most of the original timbers were on the right of the photo:
The damaged and rotten parts of the stem were cut back so an idea of the timber required could be made. What you can see in the top half of the photo is the new apron which the hull planking is fastened to. The lower half is the remains of the stem which is bolted to the outside of the apron:
Lower part of the stem with the rotten wood removed (this was eventually trimmed right back to the keel scarf on the far right of the photo)
Joe came down to give me a hand burning off around the waterline, whilst I continued burning the antifoul from below the waterline. A tedious job but a very good way to familiarise yourself with the condition of the hull!:
Luckily the teak hull planking was in exceptional condition:
A few damaged areas of the sacrificial hull covering above the waterline were removed ready for replacement:
Eventually the bottom was all burnt off, sacrificial planking was replaced and the hole from the watercooled exhaust was replanked. The timber for the new stem was overdue by about 3 weeks by this point which meant I was stuck on the slipway for another set of tides:
With the bottom painted in special grey underwater primer:
There aren't any photos showing the stem being laminated as the timber had only turned up the day before Joe went back to the mainland so I ended up fitting it on my own.
Basically its laminated out of half inch thick planks 12ft long by about 5 inches wide which were steamed/boiled in a 6″ pipe which I'd welded an end cap and some legs to so that it sat at 45 degrees over a large gas burner.
After half an hour the planks were taken out of the steamer and screwed into position with bronze screws. After being left for a couple of days to take the shape and for the moisture content to reduce again they were removed, belt sanded, pasted up with epoxy resin and refitted.
Once the resin had set the stem was drilled and bolted to the apron with M20 stainless studding above the waterline and bronze below the waterline.
These photos are all taken whilst I was planing the finished stem to the correct shape:
This is where the stem is scarfed onto the oak keel, a fairly flawless transition:
The hull was antifouled:
The Propeller was dressed to a good finish with a grinder and new zinc anodes were fitted to the steel rudder:
She was then re-launched and as there was rumblings about the EU forcing red diesel taxation on uk boat owners I took her down to the fuel barge to top up the diesel tanks with 145 gallons of finest cherry (thanks to a Payday Loan from the Bank of Joe!). This photo actually shows her coming out the water again the same day due to a leaking water intake valve for the engine:
The large bronze valve (a bastard design known as an Orseal Valve) which relies on a series of "O"Ring seals which are supposed to be forced to seal by high pressure steam obviously didn't like being used for seawater rather than steam!
it had probably been leaking unnoticed since the day the boat was built.
With some *quality shims cut from 80grit sandpaper the valve was reassembled and the boat re-launched for the second time:
I've since sourced* a replacement valve but have not fitted it as the sandpaper seems to still be doing its job!
*its previous owner probably isn't missing it


text:
A divorce decree establishes the brand new relations between the events, together with their duties and obligations relating to property that they own, help duties of both or each of them, and provisions for any a wedding breaks up, divorce law offers legal solutions for issues that the Husband and Wife are unable to resolve via mutual cooperation. The committee additionally endorsed the creation of courthouse day care for children of divorcing spouses, evening-court docket divorce classes, and workshop clinics that give instruction to professional se divorce litigants. Divorce, also referred to as a decree of dissolution of marriage, is also a courtroom order however it's for the purpose to dissolve or terminate a marriage. Like all the physique of divorce legislation, the issue of upkeep differs from state to state. Illinois permits fault grounds for divorce however excludes consideration of fault in upkeep and property settlements.
To decide the exact nature of the rights and duties relating to a divorce, one should consult the related statutes for the state through which the divorce is filed. When in search of recommendation and authorized help with a divorce it's important that questions are requested with a view to understand the method. If a party in search of divorce cannot afford the court docket expenses, submitting charges, and prices associated with the serving or publication of authorized papers, the social gathering may file for divorce free of cost.
In the United States, divorce regulation consists of fifty one completely different units of circumstances—one for every state and the District of Columbia. The divorce selfie is a photo taken of the divorced couple, by the divorced couple, that commemorates and broadcasts the end of their marriage. As Christianity spread, governments got here beneath non secular management, and the Roman Catholic Church strictly forbade divorce. If a case winds up in front of a judge, a mum or dad wanting sole physical custody would want to point out considerable proof that the other mum or dad has issues caring for the children.
A 1A" divorce would be filed when each spouses agree that the marriage has irretrievably damaged down and they have reached a written agreement with respect to little one assist, parenting time, alimony, youngster custody and the division of marital belongings.
Apply for a decree nisi If your partner agrees to the petition, you will get a document saying you can apply for a decree nisi. Most states permit the submitting of a divorce petition at any time, until the petitioner has not been a resident of the state for a specified period of time. As effectively as understanding the method anyone contemplating or going via a divorce must guantee that they are utterly comfortable with the solicitor they are utilizing. The sole floor for divorce within the UK jurisdictions is irretrievable breakdown of the marriage; this may occasionally solely be evidenced by adultery, desertion, insupportable conduct or separation for the relevant statutory period. In divorce proceedings, testimony or different evidence of specific acts of misconduct had been excluded. State courts aren't constitutionally required to recognize divorce judgments granted in foreign nations. Divorce rates climbed to the very best levels ever in the 1980s , when about half of all marriages resulted in divorce.


text:
Can someone please help me revers engineer the regression model.
I would like to replicate a method of performance persistence to basically see how my data differs:
What I don't know is how to use the equation to get the same results as in the attached file.
Do., Faff R., Veeraraghavanc M. (2010) "Performance persistence in hedge funds: Australian evidence" Int. Fin. Markets, Inst. and Money 20 (2010) 346–362
Please see attached file with explanation and screenshots.
Reverse Engineering the Model
For requesting general information about EViews, sharing your own tips and tricks, and information on EViews training or guides.
Moderators: EViews Gareth, EViews Moderator
1 post • Page 1 of 1
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:52 pm
Reverse Engineering the Model
- Attachments
- The model coded into Eviews
- Perf Per Method.JPG (172.85 KiB) Viewed 4866 times
- R Engineering Question.docx
- The question with details
- (736.46 KiB) Downloaded 140 times
1 post • Page 1 of 1
Return to "General Information and Tips and Tricks"
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests


text:
Mumbai: BEST conducts trial runs for smart cards in closed-door buses
Commuters will simply have to flash a smart card in front of an e-validator while entering and exiting, and the appropriate amount will be deducted from the card
Soon, you may be able to travel on a bus with a flash of a single card and without having to worry about quarrelling with the conductor for change. That is, if the BEST has its way. The undertaking is testing an RFID card system inside buses, wherein commuters can flash their cards and have the ticket amount deducted automatically.
BEST is testing the e-validators in an AC bus, and hopes the system will be put to use when closed-door buses eventually become a norm in the city. File pic
Such a system is prevalent in many developed nations, where commuters display their prepaid Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) cards in front of an e-validator installed inside a bus, and the fare is automatically deducted. Over the past few days, BEST has been conducting trials of such a system in an AC bus with an e-validator installed at entry and exit points.
Such a system is prevalent in many developed nations, where commuters display their prepaid Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) cards in front of an e-validator installed inside a bus, and the fare is automatically deducted
While entering, passengers have to flash their RFID card in front of the e-validator. They have to repeat this while leaving the bus and the appropriate fare will be deducted from the prepaid card for the distance covered. "This is just a trial run," maintained O P Gupta, GM, BEST Undertaking. Obviously, this system requires that doors of buses be closed.
"In the near future there is a need for all buses to have closed doors. Under the present circumstances, such e-validators won't work in normal buses," said a BEST official. Hence, BEST authorities are waiting to see how the much-awaited closed-door trains work in a city whose public transport is densely crowded.
The proposal is a part of the undertaking's 2015-16 budget, and will include conductors who can issue tickets as usual and guide a commuter with a pass to swipe when he/she enters. The project is unlikely to cost a lot, as ticket checkers already have RFID cards and these devices only need to be physically mounted inside the bus.
This system will, hopefully, undo the hassles of tendering change and problematic e-ticketing machines used by conductors.
Sign up for all the latest news, top galleries and trending videos from Mid-day.comSubscribe