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About the Sophie Prize
The last Sophie Prize was awarded on 28 October 2013. There will be no further nomination processes.
The Sophie Prize is an international award (US $ 100,000), for environment and sustainable development, awarded annually. The Sophie Prize is established to inspire people working towards a sustainable future. The Prize was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife Siri Dannevig.
Voluntary organizations, independent research institutions and individuals worldwide, with knowledge or interest in environment and/or sustainable development or other closely related topics, can nominate candidates for the Sophie Prize.
The Sophie Prize is awarded to one or several persons, or an organization, which has created awareness of alternatives to modern-day development and/or initiated such alternatives in a pioneering or particularly inventive manner. The Board acts as jury for the Sophie Prize. The Board members are professionals that represent relevant experience within the field of environment and sustainable development.


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I hate being sick…nothing tastes right or smells good.
So this will be another non-review but I will drink it…it shouldn't react with DayQuil or Zicam right…right???
Beer #349 is Pale Ale by Troegs Brewing Company from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is an American Pale Ale with an ABV of 5.4%.
I poured it, I drank it.
Maybe tomorrow I will feel better…I hope…
And then there were 16…
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Do you need to end a relationship?
Or have you ended a relationship which is still troubling you?
This short talk will give you a way to finish the business and move on.
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Course Goals
At the end of my course, students will be able to
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Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) is reportedly finding it hard to fulfill his bail conditions as confirmed by his laywer Afam Osigwe.
The former PRTT boss who is standing trial on 12-count charge bordering on money laundering, was granted a N1 billion bail after being arraigned before Justice Okon Abang. Maina who was ordered to deposit all his travel passports, including American, Nigerian and diplomatic passports, was also asked to provide sureties with properties worth N500m naira each. Justice Okon Abang directed that the sureties must have landed properties fully developed in Asokoro or Maitama in Abuja and must be serving senators with no criminal case in court.
At the resumed trial on Monday January 13, Afam Osigwe made a bail variation application for his client. He also disclosed that two senators who indicated interest to stand as sureties, said they neither have properties in either Asokoro or Maitama worth the amount specified by the court.
When asked if he obtained documents containing the information of landowners in Abuja from the land registry, Maina's lawyer said 'No' as the land registry treats such documents as confidential.
Osigwe further said;
"To even conduct a search on an identified property, the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS), would not permit you to do so unless you produce the original titled document together with a letter of consent.
"When you approach a person to be your surety and the person says I don't have this property, I think it would be disrespectful to go behind investigating whether what the person has told you is true."
Responding to the application, Justice Okon Abang stated that Maina failed to disprove claims of being a flight risk defendant as he no longer resides in Abuja. He also averred that documents backing the claims of the potential sureties should have been brought to court.
Okon said;
"The court did not fix those conditions for fun. The court has reasons for imposing those conditions. So, if you want the court to vary it, convincingly, you have to establish the fact that the applicant is unable to comply with those conditions."
Maina's counsel however defended his client by revealing that his travel passports has already been seized by EFCC and deposited before a high court in Gwagwalada.
The case was adjourned till Tuesday January 14, for resumed hearing on the former PRTT boss' bail application.


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Wildlife reserves and National Parks are the best way to have an escape from the mundane urban life. They give you a holiday that is in close encounter with nature, amid the greenery and natural habitat.
Jim Corbett National Park is the perfect for nature tourism. My sojourn with Jim corbett national park was due to a shoot with National Ggeographic Channel.This wildlife park is a paradise for nature lovers. The park forms the natural habitat for a diverse variety of flora and fauna.
Corbett has been thronged by tourists and wildlife lovers for a long time. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger and is included in Tiger reserve.
Tourism activity is not allowed in core areas of Corbett Tiger Reserve.. Corbett remains open to tourists only from 15th November to 15th June owing to unfavorable weather conditions.
What makes the park even more accessible for tourists is its easy connectivity to important cities like Delhi by road and rail. If you are travelling from outside Delhi, you can get great deals on International Flights or domestic flights at http://www.yatra.com/travel/cheap-air-tickets/.
State transport buses ply regularly from Delhi to Ramnagar. A direct train also runs from Ramnagar to Delhi. I took the train from Delhi to Ramnagar.We had earlier booked a forest resort in Dhikala. For serious wildlife viewing, Dhikala – deep inside the reserve – is the place to stay.. However, the town of Ramnagar is teeming with various hotels and guest houses which you can book with the help of Yatra.
There are many taxi or car on rent to take you from station to forest reserve. Usually the guest houses will send a taxi if you inform them beforehand. Book a tiger safari with Corbett tourism, the tiger safaris are usually in morning or evening. We didn't take up a safari because we had camped along side the Ramganga river to sight and shoot a tiger.
Tiger sightings are not at all easy and come to rest on sheer luck, as the 200 or so tigers in the reserve are neither baited nor tracked. Your best chance of spotting one is during April to mid-June, when the forest cover is low and animals come out in search of water. Apart from tiger sightings the tourists get enticed with the variety of wildlife and birds in grasslands.
The night stay at corbett is usually accompanied with shrill of a herd of wild elephants , sloth bears, langur ,macaques, peacocks, otters and s deer including chital (spotted deer), sambars, hog deer and barking deer. Sighting leopards, mugger crocodiles, gharials, monitor lizards, wild boars and jackals are also very common.
If you are a game for bird watching, corbett is a heaven for you..
Jim Corbett National Park other than wild safari also consists of a museum. The local villagers have also come out with innovative ideas like a mud thatch or hut with organic farming in backyard in which you can participate for a new experience.
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Friday Morning Manna February 22, 2019
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From the Seventh Trumpet to the Last Trumpet
"The second woe is past. Behold the third woe cometh quickly." Revelation 11: 14.
"Behold, I come quickly." Revelation 22: 12.
Clarifications need to be made quickly regarding quickly as used in the above verses. Some make the same application of the first with Christ's last recorded promise, "Behold, I come quickly," suggesting that the former means a longer lapse of time rather than commencing immediately. John penned these words, they say, in A.D. 70, and today, two thousand years after, Christ has not yet come. That is not quite quick, or so it seems.


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Cut it before baking in a preheated 428°F (220 °C) oven. The syrup needs to be cold and the phyllo pastry - hot. Pour it over. Once cooled, you can try it.


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Dancing with the Stars
Even though Tennessee Waltz is still a quilt I teach, I've updated
the pattern by bringing out parts of the pattern into
the borders. It now has a totally different feel, still seeing
the movement and circles but now there's diamonds showing
up. The points to the stars are easy because of the tools
we use and for the other piecing, it really simple. I offer this
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'Went' isn't the past but present subjunctive from 'go'. The past subjunctive is 'had gone.'
Neither should, nor must, nor ought can be preceded by the particle 'to'.
'Must' with a perfect infinitive does not express advice or duty. It indicates supposition. 'It must have happened = I'm sure it happened.'
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So far, the readership of this blog constitues: 1. Not even Blog Heroine has read a word, although I've auditioned a few concepts for her. Even though I'm a party of one here, I want to establish on virtual paper exactly where we are.
It's for my own organization, order or perhaps sanity. But in reality, this entire mission is about timing. Dates and places. Milestones and readings. Checks and rechecks. In other entries we'll explore more about the process, why it must be so precise in order to make this miracle come together.
For now I'll give the ultra brief version. Sort of like a DVD on FF>>>>.
January 2009.
Sunday Morning Show.
Michelle's interest piqued.
Mine too, but tinged with amusement.
Cautious, exploratory phone calls.
Follow up. Faxes.
More phone calls. From screener to search expert.
Emails at a quickening pace.
Formal phone interviews.
Much longer questioinaire and profile
They like her; they REALLY like her.
Still no red flags. Not even a yellow one.
My amusement turns to astonishment.
Time to start the paper chase
Pregnancy records
Hospital records
Records so old that they can't be found. (Ha.)
Sure this is going to knock her out.
But no.
Now the kids know. They are nonplussed.
March and April
Now it's up to the Doctors
Checking under the hood.
And still no red flags.
It's starting become real.
Astonishment turns to acceptance. And then:
The Intended Parents (IPs) are who? What?
I share the story with a couple of people including my boss. Mild surprise to say the least.
Now it gets real.
A day long session at the Fertility Clinic.
First the mind probes. Well, psychological tests anyway.
Good to confirm I'm not a complete psychopath.
Then more tests for Michelle.
Yet another hurdle crossed.
And a face to face with the IPs.
It's on. Oh, it is so on.
Time to get lawyered up.
25-page document that covers every eventuality.
Well, except for how to hide the perpetual look of amazement on my face that this thing contiues…
At the same time I decide to start this blog. Which may be a book.
Or a movie! (Now you know why the Brad Pitt pic is there…)
We host the IPs for a get to know each other dinner. It's a great match.
First things first. Family obligations to fulfill.
Wedding 1, then vacation.
Then Wedding 2.
Her family just doesn't get it.
Of course, neither does mine but that's another story.
The IPs show their patience and support.
The blog gets a name and takes shape.
Which brings us to today. It's mid-August and if all this seemed like some abstract idea that might or might now happen…. Well, that's over. We're starting to think about how this is really going to affect our day to day life.
For instance…we're putting our house on HomeExchange.com to see if we can find a way to stay in a European community. But…of course we can't even plan this until. Oh, gotta count the months… Just lots of stuff like that.
As this moves from the surreal to the real, I'm still 100% behind the idea. And Michelle? Well I'm sure she's had a few second thoughts here and there. Especially when it comes time for her daily shots. Yeah, I said daily. What's more…she gives it to herself.
What, you expected me, Mr. Squeamish, to handle that job? Didn't you read the first entry to this blog?
It's down to just a few days before the curtain goes up. Nine months of prep. Nine more to go. It's the halfway point in some ways. But in all honest it's just the beginning.


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Visceral dislike of Donald Trump by his many detractors has spawned an outbreak of alarmism that threatens to erode almost 70 years of bipartisanship on Australian foreign policy. Greens leader Richard Di Natale is the latest politician to question the value of close security ties with the US, urging the government to "junk" the alliance in retribution for Trump's decision to prevent people from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US.
The US President's provocative rhetoric and combative style have understandably fuelled concerns about the direction of future US Asia policy. But they don't justify intemperate calls for an immediate rethink of our relationship with Washington, or fevered speculation about the likelihood of a war between the US and China.
Channelling John Howard, former Australian ambassador to Washington Michael Thawley advised those "hyperventilating" about Trump's rise to "have a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down for a bit". Sound advice.
In matters of state, knee-jerk responses can have calamitous consequences. They should never be a substitute for careful consideration of known, rather than imagined, policy changes and a clear understanding of how they will be implemented.
We have only the sketchiest outline of Trump's likely foreign policy and almost no operational details. That's hardly surprising because Trump is a foreign policy neophyte who has yet to appoint the hundreds of advisers and officials who will be responsible for fleshing out his broad agenda.
We also don't know who will be most influential on Asia, which is the critical region for us.
There are two other reasons for caution. Trump is a deal-maker, not a conviction politician. He has already reversed course on several key promises, most recently on NATO and the utility of torture, during his meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
As his presidency evolves, there will be pushback from constituencies and countries alienated by his agenda, forcing him to moderate his more contentious policies if he wants to cut a deal. The flexibility and opportunism he displayed in business will also drive his presidency and suggests a capacity to step back from his confrontational rhetoric.
Armageddon is not yet upon us.
For the moment, the smartest thing we can do is watch what Trump actually does and be less swayed by what he says. A bit of perspective wouldn't hurt either.
Historically, there have been numerous bumps in the bilateral relationship, including major policy differences over Vietnam in the early 1970s which caused a serious rift between president Richard Nixon and prime minister Gough Whitlam. But the alliance survived and prospered because of multiple shared security interests, which are no less compelling today.
Disagreements between allies of long standing are seldom fatal. It is folly to think otherwise, particularly at this early stage of his presidency, despite Trump's perfunctory and counterproductive withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and his ignorance of the value the alliance system in Asia brings to the US.
Alarmists seem to assume that whatever Trump does will be bad news for Australia. This flies in the face of clear indications that Asia will be a high priority for the new administration.
Secretary of state Rex Tillerson and Trump adviser Stephen Bannon, a former naval officer, are both keen to put flesh on the emaciated remains of Barack Obama's over-hyped and poorly resourced and implemented Asia pivot. Announced in Darwin with much fanfare, and endorsed by both Labor and the Coalition, the pivot was intended to be Obama's signature Asian policy.
The view in the Trump camp is that the pivot failed because of a lack of supporting military muscle and Obama's vacillation. It's difficult to argue with this assessment given the long decline in US military capabilities and posture in the Pacific, aggravated by senseless congressionally mandated restrictions on defence spending, for which Republicans and Democrats are equally to blame.
If Trump makes good on his promise, beefing up military spending by half a trillion dollars over the coming decade will go a long way to restoring a military balance in the Pacific, which has tilted sharply towards China, allowing Beijing to pursue its destabilising territorial and strategic ambitions in the South China Sea.
A peace-through-strength policy, spearheaded by a rejuvenated US Navy, serves Australia's interests far better than a weak, vacillating US and an unconstrained China. But we should also hedge our bets in case Trump doesn't deliver on defence spending, or in the event he fatally undermines an alliance system that has been the bedrock of Australian defence and regional security since the signing of the ANZUS treaty in 1951.
Unilaterally ditching the alliance or prematurely distancing ourselves from the US is not the answer. Far better to comprehensively engage with the Trump administration, shape his agenda by all available means and prepare sensible contingency plans to manage any Trump-induced disruptions in our Asian backyard.
In an uncertain world, building on the alliance, deepening ties with like-minded neighbours and strengthening defence self-reliance is the most effective risk-diversification strategy. These should be seen as reinforcing elements of an integrated defence and foreign policy, not mutually exclusive alternatives, as critics of the alliance simplistically assert.
Above all, what is required is some strategic patience, a virtue lacking in our political debates. This means no precipitate policy changes until a reasonable period of time has elapsed to properly evaluate the new administration. And it means playing the long game by thinking beyond the Trump presidency, which threatens to be "nasty, brutish and short", to borrow from English philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
If the Trumpian universe turns out to be as disastrous as alarmists fear, the self-correcting system called democracy will ensure his political castration long before his final demise and the probable emergence of an anti-Trump, which could pose a different set of challenges. In the meantime, we should exploit every opportunity to shape Trump's Asia agenda in our own interests.


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The upcoming Presidential debate on October 3 is the most important single event in Mitt Romney's political career.
The elite news media is doing everything they can to convince Romney's supporters that the election is lost.
Americans will be tuning in that evening to see if Governor Romney turns this media narrative on its head.
This will be the first time Americans will see President Obama and his challenger side by side.
This will be the largest audience to watch the two men side by side without editing or distortion by the media. If Romney wins this debate, the next debate will have an even larger audience. If he loses it, the elite media will be giddy in its intense reporting of an Obama victory and the Obama team will be giddy and energized by the proclamation of victory.
The media will attempt to pounce on a strong Obama debate and try to bring back up Bain Capital, 47 percent, income tax returns and a host of wounds as perceived by the left.
On the other hand, a Romney victory will destroy the false media narrative that is determined to avoid President Obama's failure. Suddenly, unemployment over 8 percent, gasoline rising from $1.89 when Obama was elected to $3.89 today, massive deficits, Obamacare, weakness in foreign policy and a host of other failures will rush to the forefront.
Obviously a lot depends on this debate.
And much of the outcome depends on events and actions which are not part of normal debate preparation.
I have been observing Presidential debates since the very first debates in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
Sometimes the outcome of a debate can turn on the most trivial thing.
Richard Nixon vs. John Kennedy
In 1960 then-Vice President Richard Nixon turned down professional makeup.
Television was still black and white and the lights were often harsh. Nixon thought a light application of a roll on makeup stick would suffice. His judgment was further flawed by two realities he ignored. First, Nixon naturally had a strong beard and the absence of makeup would give him a five o'clock shadow even if he shaved just before the debate. Second, he had hurt his leg, gotten infected, spent several days in the hospital and lost weight. The result was that he looked gaunt.


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Jayco Alante class A gas motorhome model 29S highlights:
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Luxury and comfort awaits you in this Jayco Alante class A gas motorhome model 29S. You will find lots of floor space thanks to the full wall slide out allowing you to move around the coach with ease. The comfortable dinette and tri-fold sofa provide seating as well as extra sleeping space. And the queen size bed gives you a place to unwind after a fun day of exploring or shopping. The outside entertainment center with an LED TV mounted on a swivel bracket, the DVD/AM/FM radio and speakers, plus the outside kitchen offer an additional cooking and living area when you prefer to be outdoors. There are additional features and options to choose from like the drop-down cab overhead bunk for more sleeping space, plus more!
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What Is Nicardipine Used For?
Nicardipine is used for the treatment of high blood pressure and chest pain in adults. The medication works by causing the blood vessels to relax, which improves blood flow and makes it easier for the heart to pump blood. Off-label uses for the drug include treating high blood pressure after surgery and kidney problems in people with diabetes. Nicardipine has not been approved for use in children.
Nicardipine Uses: An OverviewNicardipine hydrochloride (Cardene®) is a prescription medication used to treat certain types of chest pain and high blood pressure (hypertension).
Nicardipine for AnginaChest pain is known medically as angina. There are several types of angina, including:
- Stable angina (exertional angina or exercise-induced angina)
- Unstable angina
- Variant angina (Prinzmetal's angina).
Stable angina is the most common type of angina. It occurs when the heart is working harder than usual. The angina pain comes at predicable times (such as during exercise) and usually goes away in a few minutes after you rest or take your angina medicine. This type of angina is usually caused by coronary artery disease. The coronary arteries are blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. When these arteries become clogged with fatty deposits called plaque, it's called coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease, or just heart disease. Clogged arteries can keep the heart from getting enough blood and oxygen, and can cause chest pain.
Unstable angina is a dangerous condition that requires emergency treatment, as it is a sign that a heart attack could soon occur. Unlike stable angina, it does not follow a pattern. It can occur without physical exertion and is not relieved by rest or medicine.
Variant angina (also known as vasospastic angina) is rare. It usually occurs at rest and is caused by spasms in the arteries of the heart. It may be associated with coronary artery disease, but it can also occur in someone who has an otherwise healthy heart. Variant angina can increase your risk of a heart attack or an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
Nicardipine is approved to treat stable angina (but not the other types of angina). It helps the blood vessels to relax, which relieves pain and lessens the workload on the heart.
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Count me among those birds who like bottling homebrew. I enjoy the process, but especially the rewards. Having bottled beer around means that you always have something to take on the go, give away, archive and of course, drink. Few things can top a well-presented, perfectly carbonated, heady bottle of beer.
To achieve this, priming—adding a bit of sugar to the bottle before capping—is worthy of consideration, as it can make or break an otherwise fantastic beer. Opening a long-awaited special batch and finding it either flat or gushy is a major disappointment.
Haphazard technique or impatience is usually at the root of those problems. Getting something as mundane—but important—as basic carbonation right every time is a habit worth having, an indicator of attention to detail and proficiency in the overall brewing process.
There's something elegant and elemental about natural carbonation and cask- or bottle-conditioning. The Belgians swear by bottle-conditioning, and it is, of course, an uncompromising condition of cask ale.
There are a few salient things to follow for fail-safe, basic priming, and a few more for stylistic priming. Cleanliness and fully attenuated finished beer are the most obvious things that command attention. But more specifically, carbonation level (volumes of CO2), type of priming sugar and maturation conditions also enter into the equation.
Proper priming and carbonation are also the final touch in crafting a perfectly stylized beer.
Too Many Bubbles or
Flat as a Pancake
Over-carbonation is the most common problem with bottle conditioning. Most often, the issue is not with priming, but with beer that has not completed initial fermentation. This may be due to laggard, incomplete fermentation from poor initial aeration, too-low temperatures causing primary yeast to struggle, notoriously flocculent yeast, high wort gravity where alcohol stuns the yeast or simple impatience.
Fermentation can slow down drastically at the end of the cycle, especially with high-gravity brews. Check your aeration techniques and fermentation conditions. Even when you think it's done, leave the beer in the secondary for a few extra days: No harm will come of it. Know the behavior of your yeast. If it is a flocculent strain, your wort may need a bit of arousal every now and then.
Another culprit in over-carbonation is contamination. Lambics and sours are so attenuated because the organisms that finish the job chew up everything in sight. Some of those same, or similar, bugs may make their way into your wort or bottles, either as contamination from previous batches or as wild, airborne or surface intruders. I only use bottles that have no visible residue. Rinse your bottles immediately after use and dry thoroughly before storing. They will then need only a no-rinse sanitizing before filling. Attentive, scrupulous bottle care takes most of the pain out of bottling.
Under-carbonation is usually a result of poor measurement or distribution of priming solution, a too-cold temperature or slow refermentation during maturation, or poor capping. All of these are easy to avoid: Measure and mix priming solutions with care, condition and age within the fermentation range of the yeast, be patient and, of course, make sure your bottle rims, caps and capper are shipshape.
Prime Rules
The rule of thumb for priming 5 gallons is ¾ cup of corn sugar (dextrose) for medium carbonation levels. Allow to condition for about two weeks to start and then check the progress. Don't mess around with this priming dogma at first, as it will eliminate one major source of angst and variability. Master the bottling process and you'll be a happy brewer.
Once you've got the basics of priming and bottle conditioning well in hand, you might want to branch out a bit and play around with different priming sugars and style-specific carbonation levels.
First off, not all sugars and syrups are created equal; they have different degrees of fermentability, scattering the amount needed for precise carbonation all over the place. Granular sugar and syrups are obviously the most different. Ounce for ounce, brown or turbinado sugar is not the same as dextrose. Corn syrup is not the same as liquid malt extract, molasses or honey. Even different honeys contribute more or less fermentables from variety to variety.
Rather than learning the difference by trial and error, visit northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/ and it will do the math for you. Select
desired carbonation level or beer style,
temperature and volume, and it will give you the perfect amount of sugar to use by weight and volume.
If you are looking to contribute a bit of flavor with your priming sugar, think carefully, since some might add nothing at all and others may be more than you bargain for. Honey or maple syrup may barely make any contribution. They are expensive and may be a waste of your valuable varietal honey or syrup. Dried or liquid malt extract can be used if you are bent on keeping the beer "all-malt." Keep in mind that when boiled and cooled, it will produce a minimal amount of break product.
The priming sugar can be used as a key portion of the recipe. If yours calls for a specific amount of a flavorful sugar, then that priming addition can count toward the total recipe amount, leaving the finished beer uncompromised for the purists.
Another option, though more challenging, is gyle-priming: priming and carbonating with some of the original wort. It is a little tricky, because gyle (unfermented wort) is as variable from a fermentable standpoint as the main wort itself. A general rule of thumb is 1 quart of average-attenuation clean gyle, OG 1.060, per 5 gallons of beer for normal levels of carbonation. Of course, stronger gyle will require less and weaker gyle, more.
To gyle-prime, freeze the gyle (extra kettle wort) in sanitized pint jars and store until bottling. Thaw the gyle and allow the break material to settle out, decant into a saucepan, boil for a few minutes, cool and add to the bottling bucket. Gyle-priming is an old method used to invigorate and freshen beer and ale when it was ready to serve, and probably done with fresh wort since it predates refrigeration.
To carbonate a keg or cask by priming, use about one-half of the normal amount of priming solution and make sure the vessel doesn't leak, either by using a bit of head pressure on the keg or a proper spile in the cask.
There are a few more options, especially if you want to carbonate a few bottles only from a batch destined for the keg. Prime Tabs, nothing more than sugar tablets, are simply added to the bottle at the rate of two per 12-ounce bottle, three per 16-ounce bottle or four per 22-ounce bomber of beer. Prime Dose, a newer product, comes in capsule form. One will carbonate a 12-ounce bottle and two will work for a bomber.
Another alternative, one that most of us have used at one point or another, is adding granulated dextrose or sucrose to individual bottles. Use at a rate of ⅔ teaspoon(or a rounded half-teaspoon) per 12 ounces of beer. Put the sugar in the bottle before filling and not the other way around to avoid gushing.
The final critical step in bottling beer to perfection is patience and proper maturation. Regular-gravity beers may carbonate in short order, but be fizzy and prickly at first. In this case, allow the CO2 to dissolve a bit longer for the softer, more diffuse bubbles that help build and sustain a well-formed head.
Strong beers will, quite obviously, require more time and might carbonate more than expected in the long run due to slow, continuous attenuation and fermentation of the original wort. Consider under-priming to avoid this; most strong beers are better with less carbonation anyhow, except for Belgian strong goldens or tripels. A fresh dose of yeast at bottling time is also a good idea.
Well-made beer can last in the bottle for a very long time, and these tips will go a long way toward producing perfectly aged, impeccably carbonated homebrew.
Basic Brown Ale
(Extract/Steeped Grain)
OG 1.050, 30 IBU, 2.5 volumes CO2
Steeping Grains: 1 pound 80° L crystal malt, 6 ounces chocolate malt
Extract/Sugar: 5.5 pounds amber LME or 4 pounds amber DME, 12 ounces turbinado sugar
Hop Schedule: 7 AAU (about 1.5 ounces) East Kent Goldings, 60
minutes; 0.5 ounces East Kent Goldings, 10 minutes
Ferment with London or English ale yeast
Prime with up turbinado sugar and bottle
French Saison (All-grain)
OG 1.060, 35 IBU, 3.2 volumes of CO2
Mash at 149° F: 8 pounds pilsner malt, 4 pounds Vienna malt
Hop Schedule: 7 AAU East Kent Goldings, 60 minutes; 1 ounce Strisselspalt or Styrian Goldings, 15 minutes, 1 ounce Czech Saaz,
5 minutes
Ferment with Wyeast 3711 or White Labs WLP590
Prime with 4/5 cup corn sugar and bottle
K. Florian Klemp
K. Florian Klemp is an award-winning homebrewer who thinks there is no more sublime marriage than that of art and science.


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Back on June 7th we celebrated summer International Lolita Day in Kobe, Japan.
Tag Archives: Kobe
Kobe: Kobe Luminarie
My third visit to Kobe Luminarie, the light up to commemorate the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Kansai: Akashi Bridge and Maiko Beach
We randomly came across a sign for an observatory deck on Akashi bridge the other day.
Rilakkuma: Kobe Harbourland Store
I finally made my way to the recently opened Kobe store!
Kansai: Little Feat Penguin Bar Kobe
There's a bar in Kobe with penguins! Actually there are two, AREKEY in Nishinomiya and Little Feat in Sannomiya, but we only went to Little Feat.
Lolita: Jane Marple
Recently I have found myself loving Jane Marple more and more… Their Royal stamp print is at the top of my wish list and has been for some time.
Lolita: International Lolita Day
December 7th was international lolita day, and as usual I was at work! Instead the following day I met with Karyn and Liping to see Kobe Luminarie.
First we visited a coffee shop to catch up, the tree there had lots of bread pinned to it, so cute!
Lolita: Oshare Bunkasai Kobe
Oshare Bunkasai happened a few weeks ago now, and sadly I don't have many pictures.
Here's what I wore, it was a last minute decision to attend so I wore the same as I did to Disneyland!
We finally decided to visit Mt.Rokko! It took us 3 trains, a bus and a cable car ride to get there.
The cable car was a lot of fun, halfway along you cross paths with the other car.
Then at the top we had to take another bus! We decided to go to the observation spot.
Hmm….too cloudy. Never mind. There is a Beatrix Potter exhibit on at the moment, my parents used to read us her books when we were younger and we visited her old house on a holiday a long time ago. Also Pickles the dog is a character from one of the books, and our dog is called Pickles.
There wasn't much to the exhibit, just these items and a small gift shop. We walked on to another small area with a gift shop and viewing area.
At the gift shop you can buy these clay discs and throw them over the edge, probably for luck? It cost ¥100 for all these.
I sucked at throwing them but J got his really far, onlookers even started applauding him!
We decided to relax on the veranda and J had this craft Mt.Rokko beer. It's was actually very nice. As we were sat dark clouds started to roll in and grumbles of thunder.
Great – a thunder storm. It was really close, but we felt safe enough sat on the veranda looking at the view and drinking beer. I'd stupidly taken my umbrella out my bag that morning so we decided to sit it out and play monopoly on my iPad.
As it cleared up this beautiful rainbow appeared right by us! We could see both ends of it, but sadly no pots of gold!
After the bad weather we had a little better view.
There were lots of lovely chrysanthemums dotted around the mountain as well.
We had a good time but mostly because of the crazy storm and rainbow, I wouldn't recommend going to people on holiday. Although I hear the night time view is beautiful, so we plan on going again and visiting Arima Onsen too.
Kobe lolita shopping haul
Today I went to Kobe with J, first we went to Vivre to check out all my favorite shops.
Innocent World had some lovely things in the sale, I got:
Marine Rose jsk, short, chocolate.
Beautiful lace bolero in brown.
Tulle lace smooth bolero, chocolate.
All 50% off!
After we headed to China town, got some gyoza and bubble tea.
Next we went to the Port area in Honeys I got these awesome boots, for ¥1995!
The port shopping centre had lots of valentines things –
They had this 3D picture opportunity too…
I had a really fun day and I can't wait to wear my new clothes!


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Having emerged from the Christmas season, which is not yet over, a not-so changed man, I wonder how many actually did bring about a change in their lives in this year.
Well Christmas is indeed a time of cheer and goodwill among men but it is also the international standard for sales targets, advertising budget overruns, depleting savings and burning through piles of hard earned cash – all in the name of the Lord.
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Well, that's at least what I've heard some of the clergy say this year what with the birthday boy, Jesus himself, disappearing out of the whole Christmas picture with every passing year. To put it into perspective, there seems to be a feeling that Jesus didn't get invited to his own birthday party because somebody brought the cake, another brought the drinks, a third brought the food and the fourth brought the dessert and there was nobody left to inform the guy for whom they actually threw the party.
Sounds weird?
Some seem to be concerned that the commercialization of festivals has led Santa Claus to become an even bigger idol that Jesus today. And that should worry the leaders off the church if it doesn't already. One has to admit, it is great for the propagation of religion but the essence as such keeps losing significance.
To kids today, Christmas seems to mean nothing other than the fact that their parents getting them gifts, for teenagers it's all about the parties, for young adults it's a day off of work and the others, some time to spend with the family.
This obviously doesn't hold true for everyone but observation has led me to believe that the importance of Christmas has dwindled down to just the poster boy of a soft drinks company and means nothing more than just another holiday.
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It is just like what happens to other festivals celebrated here in India that I've written about in this post on Durga puja. But well, something needs to be done to drive sales and what better way than appealing to peoples sentiments that inadvertently force them to show their love towards their family by having them make money for companies.
In the memorable words of Lord Cutler Bekett from Pirates of the Caribbean:
It's just good business…
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A very Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year!
Note: This post is not meant to be disrespectful to any religion, people or God/s. It is just my personal opinion on what I've observed in my vicinity. Any connection to people (living or dead) or Companies (and franchises) or Gods (and Goddesses) is merely coincidental and is not deliberately meant.


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Fantastic behind the scenes video featuring the photography of Kevin Kozicki, showing his creative process, how the look was shot, edited, and the final images. Vibrant, Rouge.
ROUGE – A High End Beauty Photoshoot – Kevin Kozicki from Daamun Mohseni on Vimeo.
See the final images below.
For more of Kevin's work, visit kekoz.com
Model: Marisha Shine from Wunder management
MUA: Dana Delaney portfolio.danadelaneymakeup.com/
Assistant: Brian Morris – photocrew.com/brianmorris1
Behind the Scenes Shot by: Christopher Park – email@example.com, Daamun Mohseni – daamun.com, Jason King – jasonmichaelking.com
Edited by: Christopher Park – email@example.com
Motion Graphics by: Daamun Mohseni – daamun.com
Music: Cellule – by Silence, Wait for Me – by Moby
Special Thanks to: Will Taylor, Brian Morris
WTPHOTO Studio at Signal Studio


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Isreal Breaking New Ground
by The Editor
"Israel passed a law on march 19th that bans the use of underweight models in local ads and publications. It marks the first attempt by any government to tackle the fashion industry's connection to the growing rate of eating disorders, the AP is reporting. According to the new bill, models attending castings must now bring medical documentation from the past three months proving they have a BMI of at least 18.5—below which the World Health Organization deems you officially malnourished. So, for example, a woman who is 5-foot-8 should weigh no less than 119 pounds. As a point of reference, Kate Moss has a BMI of around 17 whereas Naomi Campbell's is a shocking 16.5. Well, looks like those two can officially say goodbye to an Israeli ad campaign." (Source)
"We want to break the illusion that the model we see is real," said Liad Gil-Har, assistant to politician Dr. Rachel Adato, a supporter of the new law.
Take a good look…Let's all stop comparing ourselves to a standard of beauty which The World Health Organization deems 'malnourished'!


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Boss 2 (Bengali) Movie Review, Rating and 1st Day Collection
Jeet Boss Boss 2 (Bengali) Movie Review, Rating and 1st Day Collection
Boss 2 is an Indian Bengali action-romantic movie produced by Jeetz Film Workes Pvt. Ltd. & Walzen Media Works Pvt. Ltd. It's such great news for the all Bengali film lovers, cause director officially said Boss 2 movie story is totally fresh and unique.
- Film: Boss 2 (2017)
- Director: Baba Yadav
- Starring: Jeet, Subhasree Ganguly, Nusraat Faria, Kharaj Mukherjee, Biswanath Basu, Indraneil Sengupta, Amit Hassan, Koushik Sen, Rajatava Dutta, Laboni Sarkar and others
- Music Director: Jeet Ganguly
- Lyricist(s): Prasen
- Singers: Nakash Aziz, Anweshaa Dutta Gupta, Arijit Singh, Vicky A Khan & Others
- Produced by: Jeetz Film Workes Pyt. Ltd. & Walzen Media Works Pvt. Ltd
- Producer(s): Jeet, Gopal Madnani, Amit Jumrani
- Co-Producer: Joydeep Roy Chowdhury
- DOP: P. Shelva Kumar
- Story: Jeet
- Dialogue: Abhimanyu Mukherjee
- Screenplay & Dialogue: Anshuman Pratyush & Pramit
- Editor: Md Kalam
- Choreographer: Baba Yadav
- Fight Master: Judo Ramu
- Publicity Design: Anonymous
- Social Media : Klarusmedia
- Release on: Eid-Ul-Fitr 2017 (India)
- Shooting Location: Kolkata, India, Bangladesh and Bangkok.
- Language: Bengali
Movie Trailer: Watch on YouTube
Jeet and Baba Yadav is back with the Bengali crime thriller Boss Back to Rule which is the second part for 2013 super hit film, Boss – Born to Rule. Boss 2: Back To Rule is an Indo-Bangla joint production involving Jeet's new production company JeetzFilmworks, Walzen Media Works and Jaaz Multimedia. The plot picks up from where the first movie ended. It uses an original script.
Boss 2 Songs
Boss 2 Title Song – Amit Mishra
Allah Meherbaan – Nakash Aziz & Jonita Gandhi
Din Shuru Tor Kothay – Arijit Singh
Ureche Mon – Arijit Singh
Allah Meherbaan – Nakash Aziz & Jonita Gandhi
Boss 2: Back to Rule, as the name suggests, the handsome hunk Jeet is making his comeback with his upcoming movie Boss 2 which is said to be a second installment of the Boss movie series. The movie Boss 2 is an India-Bangladeshi Bengali crime action thriller being directed by Baba Yadav. The plot of the movie seems very interesting as the story picks up from where it ended in the previous sequel. The movie Boss 2, is under Jeet's new production house that is Jeetz Filmworks, Walzen Media Works, and Jaaz Multimedia.
Boss 2 Movie Rating and Public talk:
Boss 2 Movie Rating: 3/5
Boss 2 Movie Verdict: The performance of Jeet and the story framed by himself made it easier for the director to turn it into the second part.


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Sebastian Hair prodcuts are synonymous with unique style, shape and texture. The Sebastian brand is over 30 years old, but the products range has continued to evolve.
Sebastian re-launched the entire brand in 2008, keeping the hair care range fresh and relevent. The famous Crude Clay was replaced with the even more effective Craft Clay and a whole host of products were added to give a complete range of haircare products for all hair types.
Bestselling professional styling products in the Sebastian range include Microweb Fiber, Whipped Creme and the Penetraitt Shampoo.
Pop into Wynne and Wynne to find out more about this extremely popular range.


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It's the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
The Links
The New York Times' piece on the science and industry of junk food is a must-read. It will at least demystify why Doritos are so good and have practically taken over the world. [NY Times]
Morrissey tried to get the Staples Center in L.A. to go completely vegetarian for a concert he's playing there on March 1. The venue said no. They'll still be serving things like vegan Sloppy Joes and fish-free sushi, though, so it's...almost a win for the animals? [LA Weekly]
In a blatant rip-off of wiseGEEK's illustration of what 200 calories looks like, here's HuffPo on what 100 calories looks like with various salad toppings. [wiseGEEK and Huffington Post]
The sous-vide technique has sucked all the joy out of cooking. [The Guardian]
The guy that invented the Long Island Iced Tea is named Bob Butt. Appropriate, because his boozy concoction will knock you on your ass. [Laughing Squid]
With all the controversy about energy drinks lately, it's probably better that you learn how to make your own Red Bull. Like these guys do. [BuzzFeed]
The Drinks
It might not be a Long Island Iced Tea, but this cocktail has actual tea in it as well as a geographically affiliated name. So like, it's similar.


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Watched the first 4 episodes and it's really great. So much better than you'd expect.
Watched the first 4 episodes and it's really great. So much better than you'd expect.
Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?
Season 2 is available for free on YouTube now.
EDIT: So, I guess they're only releasing two free episodes every Wednesday. Episode 1 and 2 are available now, and 3 and 4 will be available next week. It's hard to not want to binge it, but it'll at least be something to look forward to.
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Why would anybody watch a scum show like Videodrome? Why did you watch it, Max?
Finally finished S1 last night. It's a really fun show. You have to be able to suspend your disbelief in a big way, mind you, but there's a lot of entertainment to be had here. Johnny kinda rules.
Rock! Shock! Pop!
It really bothers me that people in the show connected to Daniel see Johnny as a bad guy. To me, for the most part, they're all bad guys. There's really nobody in the show thus far (season one) that is truly good. In many ways the good become bad and the bad become good and back and forth. It also bothers me to see montages comparing Daniel to Mr. Miyagi when Mr. Miyagi helped Daniel simply to help him, yet Daniel has only selfish reasons for helping Robby. I really like the backstory and conflict with Johnny's character bringing up reasons he was the way he was in the original movie that in hindsight paints him as a victim of his home life.
So far really enjoying this. Liking Johnny more as the series progresses and disliking Daniel more as the series progresses...
Yeah, I know everything I said is the point of the show and it's successfully having the intended effect on me. Still... it's making me want to punch things.
You should just marvel at how amazing Zabka is.
What do you know him from that impresses you so? Other than Karate Kid I only know him from small parts in other 80s films. I like him. Just wonder what you know him from specifically.


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This example shows how to use
cnncodegen to generate code for a Logo classification application that uses deep learning on ARM® processors. The logo classification application uses the
LogoNet series network to perform logo recognition from images. The generated code takes advantage of the ARM Compute library for computer vision and machine learning.
ARM processor that supports the NEON extension
Open Source Computer Vision Library (OpenCV) v3.1
Environment variables for ARM Compute and OpenCV libraries
MATLAB® Coder™ for C++ code generation
The support package MATLAB Coder Interface for Deep Learning
Deep Learning Toolbox™ for using the
SeriesNetwork object
For more information, see Prerequisites for Deep Learning with MATLAB Coder.
This example is supported on Linux® and Windows® platforms and not supported for MATLAB Online.
Download the pretrained
LogoNet network and save it as
logonet.mat, if it does not exist. The network was developed in MATLAB® and its architecture is similar to that of AlexNet. This network can recognize 32 logos under various lighting conditions and camera angles.
net = getLogonet();
The network contains 22 layers including convolution, fully connected, and the classification output layers.
ans = 22x1 Layer array with layers: 1 'imageinput' Image Input 227x227x3 images with 'zerocenter' normalization and 'randfliplr' augmentations 2 'conv_1' Convolution 96 5x5x3 convolutions with stride [1 1] and padding [0 0 0 0] 3 'relu_1' ReLU ReLU 4 'maxpool_1' Max Pooling 3x3 max pooling with stride [2 2] and padding [0 0 0 0] 5 'conv_2' Convolution 128 3x3x96 convolutions with stride [1 1] and padding [0 0 0 0] 6 'relu_2' ReLU ReLU 7 'maxpool_2' Max Pooling 3x3 max pooling with stride [2 2] and padding [0 0 0 0] 8 'conv_3' Convolution 384 3x3x128 convolutions with stride [1 1] and padding [0 0 0 0] 9 'relu_3' ReLU ReLU 10 'maxpool_3' Max Pooling 3x3 max pooling with stride [2 2] and padding [0 0 0 0] 11 'conv_4' Convolution 128 3x3x384 convolutions with stride [2 2] and padding [0 0 0 0] 12 'relu_4' ReLU ReLU 13 'maxpool_4' Max Pooling 3x3 max pooling with stride [2 2] and padding [0 0 0 0] 14 'fc_1' Fully Connected 2048 fully connected layer 15 'relu_5' ReLU ReLU 16 'dropout_1' Dropout 50% dropout 17 'fc_2' Fully Connected 2048 fully connected layer 18 'relu_6' ReLU ReLU 19 'dropout_2' Dropout 50% dropout 20 'fc_3' Fully Connected 32 fully connected layer 21 'softmax' Softmax softmax 22 'classoutput' Classification Output crossentropyex with 'adidas' and 31 other classes
On the ARM target hardware, make sure that ARM_COMPUTELIB is set and that LD_LIBRARY_PATH contains the path to the ARM Compute Library folder.
See Prerequisites for Deep Learning with MATLAB Coder.
For deep learning on ARM targets, you generate code on the host development computer. Then, you move the generated code to the ARM platform where you build and run the executable program. The target platform must support the Neon instruction set architecture (ISA). Raspberry Pi3, Firefly, HiKey are some of the target platforms on which the generated code can be executed.
cnncodegen, specifying that the target library is the ARM Compute Library. Specify the version of the library and the architecture of the target ARM processor. The
ARMArchitecture parameter is required.
cnncodegen(net,'targetlib','arm-compute','targetparams', struct('ArmComputeVersion','19.05','ARMArchitecture','armv8'));
Move the codegen folder and other required files from the host development computer to the target platform by using your preferred
scp/ssh client.
For example on the Linux platform, to transfer the files to the Raspberry Pi, use the scp command with the format:
system('sshpass -p [password] scp (sourcefile) [username]@[targetname]:~/');
system('sshpass -p password scp main_arm_logo.cpp username@targetname:~/'); system('sshpass -p password scp coderdemo_google.png username@targetname:~/'); system('sshpass -p password scp makefile_arm_logo.mk username@targetname:~/'); system('sshpass -p password scp synsetWordsLogoDet.txt username@targetname:~/'); system('sshpass -p password scp -r codegen username@targetname:~/');
On the Windows platform, you can use the
pscp tool that comes with a PuTTY installation. For example,
system('pscp -pw password -r codegen username@targetname:/home/username');
Note: PSCP utilities must be either on your PATH or in your current directory.
To build the library on the target platform, use the generated makefile
For example, to build the library on the Raspberry Pi from the Linux platform:
system('sshpass -p password ssh username@targetname "make -C /home/username/codegen -f cnnbuild_rtw.mk"');
On the Windows platform, you can use the
putty command with
-ssh argument to log in and run the make command. For example:
system('putty -ssh username@targetname -pw password');
To build and run the executable on the target platform, use the command with the format:
make -C /home/$(username) and
./execfile -f makefile_arm_logo.mk
For example, on the Raspberry Pi:
make -C /home/pi arm_neon -f makefile_arm_logo.mk
Run the executable with an input image file.
./logo_recognition_exe coderdemo_google.png
The top five predictions for the input image file are:
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U.S. Postal Service To Release 'Sesame Street' Stamps in 2019
By R.J. Johnson - @rickerthewriter
March 15, 2019
The U.S. Postal Service is here to help you get your letters to 'Sesame Street' with a set of all new stamps featuring 16 beloved muppets.
To help celebrate 50 years of the children's television show, the 16 stamps will feature all your favorites from the show, including Big Bird, Bert & Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch.
"The Postal Service honors Sesame Street as one of the most influential and beloved children's television shows. For the last 50 years, it has provided educational programming and entertainment for generations of children throughout the country and around the world. The stamp art features photographs of 16 Muppets from Sesame Street— Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Rosita, The Count, Oscar the Grouch, Abby Cadabby, Herry Monster, Julia, Guy Smiley, Snuffleupagus, Elmo, Telly, Grover and Zoe," the agency wrote in a release announcing the new stamps.
The stamps were designed by Art Director Derry Noyes, the agency said.
The Sesame Street gang isn't the only group getting a fresh set of first class stamps. The fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex will have its own collection of first class stamps featuring four depictions of everyone's favorite dinosaur from the Cretaceous Period. One stamp simulates a face-to-face encounter with the T. Rex coming through a forest clearing, while another shows a T-Rex chasing after a primitive mammal of some kind. A third shows a juvenile T-Rex, still coated in downey feathers, while the fourth shows a fossil of a young adult T-Rex chasing after a Triceratops.
A third set of stamps set to be released this year honors all the things that we allow to scare us. While Halloween is still more than a few months away, the U.S.P.S. is getting your ready with a set of four stamps featuring 'Spooky Silhouettes' of cats, ghosts, spiders and bats.
The creepy crawly stamps were designed by art director Greg Breeding.
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Holiday party lip products
I might not celebrate Christmas due to the fact that I'm not religious but as someone whose entire family is extremely religious I get automatically invited to every Christmas party/event my family attends. To me, Christmas doesn't have the religious meaning it has for most people. I see this holiday as a time to spend time with my closest family members and to see people I only see at this time of the year. And because this is such an important holiday for most people around me, these parties and events are no little gathering. In fact, they're big parties with lots of people, lots of food, lots of children and lots of presents. So obviously I want to look all glamorous. To me, the outfit consists of something warm, cozy but not too hot or I'll get roasted if I get near the fireplace. As the lip addict I am, for my makeup, I like to give more attention to my lips. On this post I will tell you my favourite lip products to wear on this holiday, ranging from dark tones to nudes, from matte lipsticks to gloss, this post is for everyone.
KIKO Smart Lipstick in 908 True Red
KIKO is one of my favourite brands and I couldn't not have one of their lipsticks in this post. What's Christmas without a good red lip? This blue toned red lipstick is great for any skin tone and even though its creamy texture might be a no no for matte lovers, this lipstick can be turned matte if you either apply it with your fingers or if you blot it with a piece of paper after applying. This lipstick lasts a long time but as the red lipstick it is, you will need to reapply it throughout the evening if you want to keep the luscious lips look.
You can get it here.
Rimmel Kate Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick in 107
If you watched my favourites video you'll know I've been loving this lipstick. This blue toned berry shade is perfect for those who like dark tones but who still want a pop of color. It has a matte finish and a staying power that is too amazing to even describe. It feels really creamy and not drying when being applied and throughout the evening it'll feel like you're not even wearing anything on your lips.
You can get it here.
Makeup Factory Lip Color in 153 Brown Carmine
For all the dark, brown toned lips fans, this lipstick is for you. Of all the lipsticks I own, this is the darkest one. In the pictures it doesn't look very dark but in person it looks so incredibly dark and brown that my dad says I look like a witch everytime I wear it! The creamy texture makes it easy to apply but the dark shade makes it really hard on the edges which makes it a bit complicated for those who aren't used to wearing dark lips. It doesn't dry out throughtout the evening, staying creamy and glossy for hours.
You can get it here (I could only find a link that ships to Portugal but check the brand's website to find a store near you)
Primark Lip Gloss
I'm not a huge lip gloss lover. I hate the stickiness, the hairs that get stuck on my lips, the sensation that I have something resting on my lips, I pretty much hate lipgloss. Unless it's a lip gloss as good as Primark's. I was a bit reluctant when trying this product out but the truth is that I loved it. The pigmentation is great, it looks amazing on the lips and it doesn't feel sticky! The only downside to this product, in my opinion, is the smell. It has an extremely strong coconut smell and I hate coconut. But if you love coconut and lipgloss then you'll love this. This lip gloss is perfect to put on top of lipstick or lip liner but it works just as well when on its own.
Unfortunately this lip gloss isn't in stock anymore and I couldn't find a link for Primark's lip glosses but go over to one of their stores and I'm sure you'll find a lip gloss in a shade similar to this one.
Catrice Pure Shine Colour Lip Balm in 030 Don't Think Just Pink
And last but not least, for all the nude lovers out there, I bring you an option in case you want to give more attention to your eye makeup. This might be a lip balm but the pigmentation is so good that you easily forget that it's a lip balm and not a lipstick. The texture is really creamy and easy to apply and you don't have to worry about slipping over the edges because it's easy to clean! Throughout the evening, the glossy finish will prevail and the fact that it's a lip balm makes it super moisturizing and it feels like you're not wearing anything on your lips.
Unfortunately I couldn't find a link for Catrice's products but check the brand's website to find a store near you.
And this wraps up this post. I hope this was helpful to any of you and if you have any other questions feel free to ask them in the comments.
Here's an overview of all the products in case you want to compare them
I hope you're having a great day and don't forget to come back on wednesday for a new post,
Marta Ribeiro xx
Vegan and cruelty-free: Kiko (only some products from this brand contain animal ingredients but most products are vegan); Catrice
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Vegan and cruelty-free: Kiko (only some products from this brand contain animal ingredients but most products are vegan); Catrice
All of the pictures are protected by Copyright. Any use without given credit is punished by law.


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I know it's not a Sunday but this is the first time in a while I've been able to sit down on my own and think about things to write about! Its been a busy but lazy week I suppose you could say. Brian moved into his new flat the day before I got back
I've touched down in London, England and I'll tell you, I've never been so delighted to see home. Anyone planning to go inter-railing, make sure you don't get stressed easily cos I think my nerves are shot! It was an amazing experience though and as I build up my new section 'Dora and Ellen's Inter-railing
I can't believe its time for another Scrumptious Sunday Seven already, feels like I'm in a European time warp! Again, apologies for not putting a post up last week but we've come across so much bad wi-fi the last couple of weeks, I've barely been able to talk to Brian, let alone put up a
Apologies for not posting in the last two weeks, our inter-railing trip has also turned into the quest for decent wifi….a.k.a., there is none and I haven't been able to check my emails, let alone write a post! I've got so much news and so little at the same time. We've been to Vienna, Oswiecim,
I can't believe its been two weeks since the last Scrumptious Sunday Seven. Not a huge amount has been happening but between flying home last weekend for my sister's birthday, work and planning inter-railing, my head has been such a muddle recently. It'll be great to get back to normality! Finally getting arrangements sorted for
Another week goes by full of work and hiding from the hot weather. I mean it, I've the palest English Rose complexion on the planet and I get sent to live in Budapest in June in 34 degree heat! I'm like a ninja at the moment trying to hide in the shadows and on reflection of
For once, its been a quieter week here in Budapest. Most of my friends are either gone home or they're planning to leave now and the weekends are suddenly going to become a lot less busy. There has been no chasing Bruce Willis around the city and I can only say thank god to that,
To those of you that loyally read my Scrumptious Sunday Seven post every week, I apologise for not having updated last night. With Brian being over and me having the day off today, I completely forgot it was Sunday, I'm sure some of you know the feeling! Well, I've got some very exciting news this
Its been another CRAZY week here in Budapest, but I'M FINISHED COLLEGE FOR THE SUMMER! This doesn't seem like a big deal to most people but its my last summer before I graduate and have to face the big bad world and this summer is going to be insane with internships, travelling, holiday and my
Its been another hectic week in Budapest, we've been following Bruce Willis for the week (you can see my pics below!) and between that, having full days in the office, college and exams, I am just worn out. Getting ready for the rest of the week, a.k.a dying my hair (purple in case you're wondering!)


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If you have looked in on my blog from time to time,
you will know that we think Bonnie
has the longest tongue EVER!!!
Her latest trick is to finish off Mams drinks
at first we thought Bonnie wanted to smell the contents
but oh no, what ever was in there is now gone!
We going to try a something called a pint glass next?


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cricketdiane, Fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear power, nuclear waste, radioactive contamination, radioactive waste
In the information about Fukushima's last admitted leak, I went across a lot of news articles and found that the tanks which are leaking have rubber instead of welding that holds them together. It doesn't matter what is designed if decisions are going to be made when it matters that put dangerous radioactive liquid into tanks that aren't in any way safe for them.
All five of the temporary tanks involved in the leaks were collapsible and held together by rubber seals, meaning they were less durable than those with welded seams.
Tepco's tank leaks blamed on seals, reassembly
AP, AFP-JIJI, Kyodo
In looking for solutions, I found the photos from the article above and others which show the entire facility's storage tanks with this radioactive water in them. They don't look like any double-walled tanks. They aren't surrounded by any encasement system like concrete or anything else and they don't even have welded seams in about 300 of them.
Russia repeated an offer first made two years ago to help Japan clean up its radiation-ravaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear station, welcoming Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s decision to seek outside help.
The approach to cooling and scrapping the plant will need to change and include technologies developed outside Japan if the cleanup is to succeed, said Vladimir Asmolov, first deputy director general of Rosenergoatom, Russia's state-owned nuclear utility.
Outside help offered to deal with Tepco debacle
U.S., French experts also ready; water woes escalate
This article (below) also has a good look at the tank farm of radioactive liquid waste accumulating at the Fukushima nuclear facility – evidently, the normal safeguards used to store and transport waste of this kind aren't even being used – but why not? And in the look for leaks, the stories have been horrendous – which begs the question, why don't they put infrared "night goggles" on a pair of robotics and send them around to take pictures which would likely show up leaking spots in pipes and tanks as a big white obvious blob on the computer?
I don't get it.
Scientists, pointing to stubbornly high radioactive cesium levels in bottom fish since the disaster, had for some time suspected the plant was leaking radioactive water into the ocean. Tepco repeatedly denied that until last month, when it acknowledged contaminated water has been leaking into the ocean from early on in the crisis.
Some 1,000 steel tanks built across the plant complex contain nearly 300,000 tons of partially treated contaminated water. About 350 of them have rubber seams intended to last for only five years. Company spokesman Masayuki Ono said it plans to build additional tanks with welded seams that are more watertight, but will have to rely on rubber seams in the meantime.
Shinji Kinjo, a regulatory official in charge of the Fukushima disaster, said the rubber-seam tanks are mostly built in a rush when the contaminated water problem started, and often lacked adequate quality tests and require close attention.
Workers have already spotted two more questionable tanks during inspection Thursday.
Tepco hit for failing to foresee menace of radioactive groundwater, tank leaks
by Mari Yamaguchi
I don't know what they have paid for those tanks or to build them compared to more appropriate ones, but it seems obvious that the cost of having built them that way is going to be substantially more than having done something right in the first place. Most of the casks for storing liquids contaminated by radioactive materials are double hulled and surrounded by something like concrete for containing and shielding the radioactivity emanating from the materials.
They didn't do that on these tanks and there are over 3500 of them or something – it is insane. How temporary is it when they've been sitting there for months and will continue to sit there that way day after day corroding, leaking and creating an even bigger disaster than what it already is? Even someone with a grade school education wouldn't have made that kind of mistake with decisions about what to put radioactive waste in to store it for any length of time.
When I was looking about trying to understand this better, I found this technology that is known in the nuclear industry for use on waste materials – particularly liquid / water contaminated radioactive waste products –
Synroc is composed of three titanate minerals – hollandite, zirconolite and perovskite – plus rutile and a small amount of metal alloy. These are combined into a slurry to which is added a portion of high-level liquid nuclear waste. The mixture is dried and calcined at 750 °C (1,380 °F) to produce a powder.
The powder is then compressed in a process known as Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), where it is compressed within a bellows-like stainless steel container at temperatures of 1150–1200 °C (2102–2192 °F).
The result is a cylinder of hard, dense, black synthetic rock.
So, it isn't that the technologies don't exist. In the wikipedia entry about Fukushima, it has a list of the efforts made to clean the water partially using several technologies they have bought and installed. It reads like a nightmare and so far, although the news articles say that much of the stored water was put through those systems to clean part of the radioactive materials from it – the list makes it obvious that not much of it could've been put through those systems at all. They have failed, leaked and shut down nearly every time they have been used.
I wondered if the materials being used for pipes, valves, pumps, filtration liners and other elements coming into contact with the polluted radioactive materials are actually appropriate to withstand those contaminants. Are they plain old iron pipes or what? That isn't funny, but I can't help but laugh at the absurdity of it. To have the highest paid, most high degree holding professionals with these decisions in their hands making this level of bad choices which will affect the whole world – really isn't laughable. It is horrific.
Its tanks, which are used to keep the coolant that prevents the damaged reactors from overheating dangerously, are considered to be unsuitable because they were made for other industrial purposes. They were adapted following the emergency, but they are nearly full. TEPCO estimates that it has already reached 85 percent capacity, although plans to create a more permanent facility have so far not materialized. The latest leak was the fifth time that toxic water escaped from a basin.
TEPCO has been slow in measuring the levels of radioactive elements that have flowed out of the station, as well as publishing its data. The company finally revealed this month that highly unsafe tritium and cesium levels had been detected in the seawater near the plant. A concentration of these elements could damage the marine environment and build up in marine life, possibly endangering humans further up the food chain.
Fukushima operator pleads for international help as radiation crisis deepens
Published time: August 22, 2013 22:21
In the article above, an overview of these tanks makes it obvious that they are not in any way appropriate for the storage of nuclear materials. The chemical slosh that makes up the radioactive water they are placing in them includes boron, possibly sea water, cesium, tritium, and no telling what all else – all of which are corrosive in a number of different ways on any materials.
The information below concerns transporting waste – however, it shows the level of what is known for these "hot" materials such as those at Fukushima when it comes to storing, handling, transporting and dealing with them – it is not an "unknown" –
Many different nuclear materials are transported and the degree of potential hazard from these materials varies considerably. Different packaging standards have been developed according to the potential hazard posed by the material.
'Type A' packages are designed to withstand minor accidents and are used for medium-activity materials such as medical or industrial radioisotopes. Ordinary industrial containers are used for low-activity material such as U3O8.
Containers for high-level waste (HLW) and used fuel are robust and very secure and are known as 'Type B' packages. They maintain shielding from gamma and neutron radiation, even under extreme conditions. There are over 150 kinds of Type B packages, and the larger ones cost some US$1.6 million each.
Packaging for radioactive materials includes, where appropriate, shielding to reduce potential radiation exposures. In the case of some materials, such as fresh uranium fuel assemblies, the radiation levels are negligible and no shielding is required. Other materials, such as used fuel and high-level waste, are highly radioactive and purpose-designed containers with integral shielding are used. To limit the risk in handling of highly radioactive materials, dual-purpose containers (casks), which are appropriate for both storage and transport of used nuclear fuel, are often used.
Although the group below studies the subject, exists to solve the problems and is certainly aware of how the Fukushima situation is being handled – or rather mis-handled, what good is it? There was nothing done in the last two years that prevented the operators at TEPCO and their executives from deciding to do it this way and to pollute every future generation as a result. Just look at the number of dams in Fukushima prefecture, the number of families that subsist from fishing, the number of communities already designated permanently uninhabitable and the places around the world receiving those contaminants from ocean currents, air currents and other global interactions. Why don't they understand the impacts of these things when decisions are being made? Why aren't the nuclear regulatory groups internationally able to do anything about any of it? What is their purpose if not that?
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
From a caption under a photo on the Weather Channel Slideshow at the bottom of this page entitled – Japan's Dirty Tsunami Cleanup – in this photo it is obvious that radioactive waste was both collected and now stored in plastic garbage leaf bags like those any of us use on a Saturday afternoon taking out the household trash.
A worker walks past bags of radioactive waste at a temporary waste storage site in Naraha, just outside the exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Japan on March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
From the massive list of muck-ups in the efforts to clean any of the radioactive water being used to cool the reactors at this point on the Fukushima Daiichi complex – (found on wikipedia)
On 27 June TEPCO started cooling the reactors with decontaminated water. About 1,850 tons water were reprocessed.[33] The system was halted only one and a half hours later after discovering water leaking from the pipes.[34] However, water was found leaking from unfastened pipes. A TEPCO-operator said, that they failed to check the 4 kilometers of piping, because during an inspection more than 2 weeks before there was no problem found.[35] By 28 June, it was reported that the system had already treated approximately 7 230 cubic meters of contaminated water.[27] On 29 June the system was restarted again, however due to leaking contaminated water storage tank it was stopped again.[36][37]
This is probably an extremely accurate statement of fact – that there is water leaking out all over the site at Fukushima and there are no accurate readings of the radioactivity there which is happening as a result –
A nuclear expert has told the BBC that he believes the current water leaks at Fukushima are much worse than the authorities have stated.
Mycle Schneider is an independent consultant who has previously advised the French and German governments.
He says water is leaking out all over the site and there are no accurate figures for radiation levels.
Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe'
22 August 2013 Last updated at 05:32 ET
This is one entry from an extensive list which describes the constant start ups of systems intended to take the contaminants or at least some of them from the water and then the pumps would fail or the systems stop on their own without obvious reason, leaks would happen, filters would stop working, valves be in the wrong position, etc – meaning that those expensive reverse osmosis systems and others (there are several) haven't been used long enough to do much of anything to clean the water being used to cool the reactors. And then it was pumped into these "storage barrels" that weren't designed for this type of waste materials.
TEPCO warned after recurrent leakage of radioactive strontium-contaminated water
At the beginning of December 2011, another leak was found in the desalination plant at the facility. As on 5 December some 45 tons of water heavily contaminated with radioactive strontium escaped, of which 150 liters of water found its way into the ocean through a ditch connected with the beach.[52] Within 10 days another leak was found: 30 liters had escaped from the piping, but according to TEPCO it had remained on the plant. The outflow stopped after the valves were closed. Because of this NISA sent a stern warning to the operator of the plant, requiring TEPCO to investigate the cause of the leaks and prevent them in future.[53]
On 5 April 2012 at 1.00 AM a leaking pipe was found. The leakage stopped an hour after the valves were closed. 12,000 liters water with high levels of radioactive strontium were lost, according to TEPCO much of this water escaped through a nearby sewer-system into the ocean. Investigations should reveal how much water was lost into the ocean, and how the joint could fail. A similar leakage in at the same facility happened on 26 March 2012.[54]
But that is nothing compared with this – and even that will be nothing compared to the newest problems with leaks and contaminated water seeping into groundwater and making its way to the ocean and elsewhere –
The first approach to prevent tunnel water from leaking into the sea was to pump the tunnels dry. Beginning on 27 March, operators attempted to pump water from the turbine hall basement (see the tunnel below diagram #2) to the condenser (the large black vessel).[62][63] By pumping water out of the basement, TEPCO expected to lower the trench water level, and reduce the likelihood of overspill to the sea. However, "both condensers turned out to be full", which prevented pumping.[64] Therefore, pumps able to shift 10 to 25 tons of water per hour were used to move condenser water to storage tanks, freeing condenser storage for water that was in the basement of Unit 2. However, since both the storage tanks and the condensers were nearly full, TEPCO also considered using tankers or a "mega float" as a temporary storage location for the radioactive water.[65][66]
Regardless of the availability of offshore storage for radioactive-contaminated water, TEPCO decided to pump its least contaminated water, approximately 100 times the legal limit, from a wastewater treatment plant, out to sea on 5 April to free storage space.[67][68]).[68][69]
At the same time, on 5 April, TEPCO began pumping water from the unit's condensers of Units 1–3 to their respective condensation storage tanks to free room for the trench water.[69]
So, they basically "turned out" the contents of the wastewater treatment plant straight into the ocean in order to free up space to put more contaminated water – or something – it is too bizarre to consider that they know what they are doing or are capable of deciding when their actions prove so far to not appreciate the impacts both long-term and in the immediate future of what they are doing.
Some 1,000 tanks have been built to hold the water. But these are believed to be at around 85% of their capacity and every day an extra 400 tonnes of water are being added.
"The quantities of water they are dealing with are absolutely gigantic," said Mycle Schneider, who has consulted widely for a variety of organisations and countries on nuclear issues.
"What is the worse is the water leakage everywhere else – not just from the tanks. It is leaking out from the basements, it is leaking out from the cracks all over the place. Nobody can measure that.
(from – which includes an overview / aerial view of Fukushima recently showing the multitude of tanks in its new tank farm – none of which were made to withstand nuclear and extremely corrosive materials)
What's more – they are going to continue using both the rubber seamed tanks that have been leaking by adding more of them AND the welded seam tanks which are intended for other industrial purposes and not radioactive waste water with corrosive chemicals in it as well –
TEPCO says it will build additional storage tanks with welded seams that are more watertight, but that it will continue to use the rubber-seamed tanks despite at least five of them having leaked since last year.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-plant-leaks-what-you-need-to-know-1.1423249#ixzz2dITmqKp6
This article has two photos done in infrared of nuclear waste materials being transported – and obviously they show up as heat on these kinds of instruments and photography – which would include "night goggles" and other infrared sensor equipment. So why do the Fukushima operators have trouble finding leaks from pipes and tanks at their source? Surely they can afford to outfit a few small robotic rovers with night goggles and a signal of what it finds back to their computers. How much would that cost – $150 each or something – sort of a Roomba thing with night vision? How hard is it really?
This infrared image shows railroad cars carrying 123 tons of nuclear waste.


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Imagine you have been talked into a "free" breakfast in some dreary banquet room at a seedy hotel on the outskirts of town. While the meal is in progress, you are told, there will be a sales presentation for an exciting new real estate development.
On the day, you struggle to eat a plate of undercooked scrambled eggs while a cadre of salesmen are screaming in your face and twisting your free arm behind your back. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to you, the event organizers are going through your wallet or purse and copying any personal information found therein. At this point you realize you've made a mistake by coming here, and that you just want to finish the meal, wipe any stray flecks of salesman spit from your face, and go home.
The above scenario describes pretty much how the World Wide Web feels to me these days.
Yes, there are certain web sites that I find useful or entertaining, and I do rely on the web for a certain amount of research. However,the "online experience", as we have come to know it, is one where we are expected to simply marvel at all that shiny stuff with dilated pupils in exchange for being force-fed advertising while also being tracked, monitored and catalogued for the benefit of a system proving itself unworthy of our trust.
Despite a few islands of sanity - places existing for the sincere purpose of educating and enlightening - the web mostly exists for the sake of selling. Although it may not always be high-pressure like the scenario described above, it is persistent and invasive in ways the user cannot immediately detect. Thankfully, many people are starting to realize that if you aren't paying for a product, then you are the product. Nothing is ever free.
Besides, there's only so many scrambled eggs you can eat before losing your appetite.


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Welcome to Timber Sage Elementary School! I am very proud to be joining the Spring Hill family for the 2018-19 school year.
This year will be a special first year for Spring Hill's newest elementary school. We are excited to be working with our community families to develop strong relationships for our students. One of the most exciting aspects of opening a new facility is realizing how each person's diverse experiences mold them into who they are. Every person has a story which contributes to the greatness that will be the TSES Ranger Team.
Our goal is to provide a safe, caring, learning environment where each student can reach their highest academic potential. The students who enter our school doors are very fortunate to have a great team working for them – the wonderful families and incredible staff that make up the Timber Sage school community.
I am looking forward to meeting all of the students and families as we navigate through a great first year. Please know that we are here for your child and my door is always open. If you have questions, ideas, or just need to chat – you are always welcome.
Warm wish always,
Jason Townsend, Principal


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New Construction in Carolina Colours
The Improvement Review Committee of the Carolina Colours Association has recently approved 5 new submittals for custom home construction. We can therefore expect new neighbors throughout the community this fall, with two starts scheduled in Viridian, and one each in Cerise, Cobblestone and Periwinkle neighborhoods. Our builders tell us they are talking plans with several additional current owners, so it is looking likely that our 100th home will be put under construction this year!