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simple mobile's $40/month plan now includes unlimited 3G data. so that's unlimited talk, text, and 3G data for just $40 per line. that's nearly the cheapest deal you'll find anywhere in the US right now.
walmart family mobile: unlimited talk and text, free data for 3 months
the first line is $45/month, so this isn't the cheapest plan for those who only need one line. but every line after that is just $25/month, so this can end up saving a lot of money if you need multiple lines.
data is free for the first 3 months (for those who sign up before the end of 2011), and after that it's pay-as-you-go, which means this is also for those who need little or no data. note that the unlimited data offer doesn't include picture messaging, but each new activation gets 100M free data anyway, so the picture messaging will probably come out of that.
t-mobile: $30 unlimited text and data
this one's kind of strange: you get unlimited data (the first 5 gigabytes are at 4G speeds, the rest will be slower) as well as unlimited texts, but you only get 100 minutes of talk. I suppose if you text and use the web a lot, but hardly talk, this would work for you. another possibility would be to use this with a service that lets you make free data calls, such as whistle phone.
virgin mobile: $35 unlimited text and data
much like the t-mobile plan, this one gives you unlimited texts and data (the first 2.5 gigabytes at 3G speeds), but only 300 minutes of talk.
republic wireless: $20 unlimited everything
yeah, you read it right. $20/month (technically $19) for unlimited talk, text, and data. there is a pretty big catch though: republic wireless enables prices like this by offloading your mobile traffic over wifi. what this means is if you do most of your cell phone usage (whether it be talking, texting, or web) within distance of a wifi signal you have access to (for instance at home and work), then republic wireless can save you a hefty amount of money. if you can't meet that requirement, however, I wouldn't recommend it. the best part is you get 30 days to change your mind and get your money back.
these plans all do require you to buy your phone up front, but with the money you'll save paying these kinds of rates (the most expensive plan mentioned here is $45/month), you'll be able to afford a nice phone. the best part (other than saving a lot of money, of course), is that all of these plans are contract-free. no more dealing with crummy customer service or paying more than you like because you're locked into a contract.
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Previously I wrote about drawing calligraphy guidelines with a ruler and pencil. It's one of the two simplest ways you can rule up a scroll page.
The other easy way is the one I'll tell you today. Use Incompetech.com's free plain graph paper generator and print off the size grid you want.
When using the graph generator you have many options. Unless you want to do something different you want a plain graph pdf probably done in "inches" with the number of squares to the inch you choose. I select a 0.5 minimum border for my page and a grid line weight size of 0.50 points, but you can change those if you want.
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On higher quality paper you can use your printed graph for calligraphy practice, pen trials, or scroll layout plans. I print mine on two inkjet friendly transparency sheets. I tape them together to use with my light pad under my 11" x 14" pergamenata.
I have my double vinyl grids under my perg taped all around to plexiglass, an acrylic sheet often used in picture frames. I use light tack painters tape to adhere my scroll to the plastic "board". And I use plexiglass rather than masonite board so the light passes through and still keeps the perg stretched reducing cockling. I now have calligraphy gridlines I didn't have to draw and don't have to erase.
A few important tips, if you want your generated squares to print out accurately do not select "shrink to fit" on your printer program. Turn that off. If you don't you still get a grid but it won't be sized the as you plugged into Incompetech's generator.
And if you print your grid onto plastic it is delicate until it is well and completely dry. It may even smudge coming out of the shoot.
And if you print your grid onto plastic it is delicate until it is well and completely dry. It may even smudge coming out of the shoot.
This is one method. I know scribes who do this differently with great success. This works if the spacing between calligraphy lines is the same as the lines of writing or with one extra line for the letters' ascenders and descenders. If your interlinear space is different than those you will still need to draw calligraphy guidelines.
Also using plexiglass rather than masonite lets you use your light pad to see your graph or designs. However, I am careful to limit large areas of very wet paint, because the plexiglass doesn't allow air to pass through.
The first time you print out your graph(s) may not be the quickest, but you only do that once for that size grid. You can reuse that one printed transparency pair many times if you don't damage it. So here's to no lines and no waiting.
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Tipu was an autocratic or rather despotic ruler; by some accounts, he despised the Hindus (while also gave the support for Shringeri Temple and Ranganath Temple of Mysore ). He also wanted to impose the Persian language over Kannada. Having recognized those vices, Tipu was inspired by the ideas of the French Revolution. He wanted … Continue reading A comment on Tipu Sultan's death.
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Poor diktat by Supreme Court on alcohol ban along highways
Ban is the easiest thing any TDH can do. What's the use of the years of legal experience in the jurisprudence if the SC wants to ban by imposing the top-down diktats which affect the businesses and then go on making perpetual exceptions for the made diktat? The directive that there shouldn't be wine shops, … Continue reading Poor diktat by Supreme Court on alcohol ban along highways
Comment on Yogi Aditynanth's elevation as CM
Separation of religion from political executive has led to the greatest welfare of the people and I thought we have come a long way from the medieval practice until UP happened. Why a hardliner in matters of religion shouldn't be at the helm of affairs? 1. They are clouded in their judgement because of a … Continue reading Comment on Yogi Aditynanth's elevation as CM
Raghuram Rajan and Rajanomics- Always one step ahead.
Unlike the typical run-of-the-mill bureaucrats, Raghuram Rajan is an interesting personality. I have been closely following his interviews, sound bites and write-ups. Here is some compilation of some of the Rajan's background and economic views. Influence of the Chicago School Rajan started his career as a professional economist in 1991 at Chicago University's Booth School … Continue reading Raghuram Rajan and Rajanomics- Always one step ahead.
The day in history when Evil won over Good
When the British finally left on 14th August, 1947 people in Delhi were full of joy and celebrations, crowds were shouting "Mahatma Gandhi ki Jai" but Mahatma was nowhere to be seen. He was not part of celebrations in Delhi. He was in Calcutta. He marked the day with 24 hour fast, for, the … Continue reading The day in history when Evil won over Good
Jan 26, Independence day
Jan 26 is also the "Happy Independence Day." Allow me to explain the not so much celebrated fact here. Though, freedom came to India on 15th August 1947, the thought of the complete Independence (purna swarjaya) was celebrated 17 years before on 26th Jan, 1930 with a resolution passed under Nehru at Lahore session of … Continue reading Jan 26, Independence day
Question of Independence of RBI
I have been reading editorials and news articles by several commentators giving exhortations to Urjit Patel to make RBI an independent body. Making a controversy in a place where there is none. I don't believe in this premise that RBI has to be an independent body. I support Central Bank, if at all it has … Continue reading Question of Independence of RBI
Not Gandhi. Not Modi. Not a bikini-clad model on Calendars- Khadi needs something else.
Who's on the cover of KVIC calendars ( whether Modi or Gandhi or bikini clad model) is a non-issue. What's an issue is who and how it is being handled! Poor commentary on the social media on this matter. The constraints are all in the supply chain, and in the eternal poverty of the handloom … Continue reading Not Gandhi. Not Modi. Not a bikini-clad model on Calendars- Khadi needs something else.
Bengaluru's mass generalisation.
Note: Request you to read to the end before getting hyped up at me. I may lose a lot of friends with debate on such a sensitive issue. My love for Bengaluru is making me write this. ---------------------------+++++---------------------- After the so called 'mass molestation' case I refrained from commenting. I was observing the narratives. There … Continue reading Bengaluru's mass generalisation.


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#CrippingTheMighty 1 Year Later: Disabled Writers on Publishing
Time flies! In 2015 several disabled writers began to publicly speak out about their experiences writing for and interacting with The Mighty. Reading about their activism and the pushback they received, I posted about it on Facebook with the hashtag #CrippingTheMighty on Dec 21, 2015 and co-authored an article about inspiration porn with Liz Jackson and Larkin Taylor-Parker.
The hashtag launched a discussion on Twitter about publishing, exploitation, ableism, and the continual struggle disabled writes face. Here's a Storify of some tweets from the hashtag a year ago and an article in the Washington Post.
Have things changed? I got a chance to catch up with four disabled writers about the The Mighty and broader issues in the publishing industry: Carly Findlay, Kelly Ford, Michele Gruba and Dani Alexis Ryskamp.
Please describe your interactions with The Mighty in the past. How did they respond?
Carly Findlay: I wrote for them. They took out the swearing in my posts, americanised the language (I'm Australian). I called them out on their Inspo porn etc through tweeting and blogging. I tried to educate the writers about the problems in the writers group and sometimes I was valued and then I was thrown out.
Michele Gruba: I wrote one post for the Mighty and was in The Mighty Voices Facebook group. The first problem I encountered was my post and title were edited without approval. They changed my language from identity first to people first language. My title was Thank you for respecting my child but they gave it a title about how the dentist was a hero. The post was about my son advocating for himself at the dentist but I felt the changes they made changed the tone of the post. I requested the post be removed along with my name from their website.
The Facebook group was probably one of the worst experiences I've ever had on social media. The first post I read in the group was written by an Autistic woman who decided to leave the group due to being attacked by parents of disabled children within the group. It became clear that many of the parents were bullying and attacking disabled writers who pointed out lack of privacy and ableist views being shared by the parents. I have OCD and GAD, I was called crazy and threatened. This was a common occurrence ableist slurs used to attack anyone who stood up to them or disagreed with them. This went on until The Mighty kicked out several disabled writers of the group. You can't claim to be a champion of the disabled community while allowing this to occur in a Facebook group for writers. The response I got from the Mighty was similar to what other writers received. It was obvious they respected the parents over the disabled community. I realize what I've explained sounds mild compared to how bad it actually was.
Kelly Ford: I wrote a piece for them that I demanded be taken down from their site when it became apparent that they were protecting parental voices (even when they were ableist and harmful voices) above the first person lived experience of the disabled writer as well as refusing to pay writers. They asked me (3 times) to reconsider, explaining that they were making positive changes.I watched for 48 hours and nothing changed. I demanded they take my profile and article down. They finally did and a few days later I watched as other writers were simply removed with no warning.
Dani Alexis Ryskamp: I wrote this blog post to articulate my concerns about not paying writers and not paying disabled writers in particular: https://autisticacademic.com/2015/12/31/if-you-like-it-then-you-shoulda-put-a-paycheck-on-it-my-real-problem-with-the-mighty/. In the year since it was published, it's become one of the most-read posts on my blog. The Mighty, however, has never responded to it, and I'm not sure anyone there even knows it exists.
If you currently follow The Mighty, have you seen any noticeable changes or improvements in their portrayal of disabled people, hiring practices or recruitment of disabled writers?
Kelly Ford: I have not followed The Mighty. It has been too triggering. Their closed group writers page gave me serious trauma during that time (angry parent writers and bloggers attacking self advocates)and I have since not been able to fully engage with the kind of supporters of that page and writers that The Mighty support.
Dani Alexis Ryskamp: I now follow The Mighty only casually, but I've seen nothing so far that indicates their practices have changed in any way.
Carly Findlay: No. It's still inspo porn, listlcle, woe is me, paaaaaarents.
Michele Gruba: I do not follow them and I don't believe they will change.
#CrippingTheMighty is about larger endemic issues as well. What are the major problems that disabled writers face in the publishing industry? What's necessary to push the needle forward?
Kelly Ford: Equitable pay for work and wider publication of the very real human and civil rights issues facing the community.
Carly Findlay: Being paid. Reaching the mainstream.
Dani Alexis Ryskamp: In no particular order:
1.) The demand for "writing about disability" in the mainstream media is still a demand for narrowly-told stories that have an inspirational bent, invoke pity, and/or are told "about us without us." The audience is everywhere presumed to be nondisabled, and the preference remains for the author to be nondisabled as well. When the author is disabled, they are expected to perform a particular type of inspiration or desire to be nondisabled.
2.) There's a crisis in the writing industry in general about whether and how to pay writers, period. It's a complex one, driven both by outlets that don't want to pay writers and writers who don't understand when, whether, how, and how much they can expect/demand to be paid. This gets even more complex in the case of disabled writers, who are routinely told that their writing on disability is less valuable *because* it is from a disabled person on a topic "no one cares about", and who often face the additional hurdle of accepting payments in the face of draconian benefits rules.
Where are you now in your writing career? What are some lessons learned for other disabled people who want to publish their work one year after #CrippingTheMighty?
Carly Findlay: I've had lots of articles published this year, on platforms I actually read.
Michele Gruba: I'm not currently writing and haven't since this occurred. The only good thing that came out of this experience is what I learned from the disabled writers in the group. I realized I was wrong in how I was writing. I had only heard the perspectives of parents and professionals before meeting people in the Mighty voices group. I was inadvertently writing about disability in a way that I wouldn't today. I wish the other parents in the group would have educated themselves and listen as I did.
Kelly Ford: I have not been able to write since my run in with The Mighty Staff or their parental writers.
Dani Alexis Ryskamp: I've been a professional writer full-time since 2009, and I'm currently the Legal Coordinator and an editor at Autonomous Press, whose mission is specifically to produce transformative works that push disabled and other marginalized voices into (paid) print.
What #CrippingtheMighty (and more recently, my dispute with My Disability Matters owner Dale Reardon, see here: https://autisticacademic.com/2016/11/22/radio-silence-more-on-the-ethics-of-pay-and-publication-in-disability-writing/) taught me, however, is that even blogging is too much unpaid labor. My commitment to demanding fair pay for disabled writers can't be half-assed. My plans for the coming year, therefore, include moving my blogs to a platform that generates revenues and/or starting a Patreon once my first novel is released.
Is there anything else you'd like to comment on looking back at the hashtag activism that started last December with #CrippingTheMighty?
Kelly Ford: I believe that this particular hashtag made a difference. LONG way to go, but I am hopeful that it changed some perspectives.
Dani Alexis Ryskamp: Only this reminder to writers, at any point in your career and on any topic: If an outlet is offering you "exposure," walk away. Any outlet that can give you enough exposure to boost your career is well-known enough to pay you. Any outlet that cannot afford to pay you is not well-known enough to give you meaningful exposure. "Exposure" is not what *they* give *you.* It's what *you* give *them* by consenting to have your work appear in their publication.
Carly Findlay: The hashtag allowed me to find some great disability activists and writers. It felt like a community when we tweeted. Thank you.
Michele Gruba [no bio]
Carly Findlay: I'm a writer, speaker, appearance activist. I live in Australia. I write at carlyfindlay.blogspot.com
Kelly Ford: Public School Disability Education consultant, Disability self advocate, Mother…Toronto , Canada
Dani Alexis Ryskamp: I'm the Legal Coordinator at Autonomous Press and a professional writer. I blog at http://autisticacademic.com, and I can be reached on Twitter @danialexis.


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Friday, May 30, 2008
White River Gardens Butterfly Exhibit
Yesterday, I went with my daughter and some little friends to the zoo and the White River Gardens. My favorite part is always the butterfly exhibit.
I had a wonderful day enjoying the gardens and the magnificent butterflies.
Today's feature is the butterflies. Tomorrow I'll share some pictures of the gardens.
This year they added some moths to the exhibit; this was the only one I saw.
The chrysalis is attached to a rod and they are kept in this box until the butterflies emerge.
14 comments:
- vonlafin said...
I went to that exhibit a few years ago, your pictures make me want to return!
- May 30, 2008 at 1:30 AM
- Jayne said...
Wow, what a beautiful collection of flutterbys!
- May 30, 2008 at 6:24 AM
- Melanie Chopay said...
Robin, every time I go to the zoo I don't find the time to see the butterfly exhibit. Your post has me wanting to go back and spend the day there. Just amazing photos!
- May 30, 2008 at 7:15 AM
- Diana said...
How cool. You got some beautiful photos, capturing them with their camo in full force. I love the shot of all the chrysalises, I'll have to show this post to my daughter (5) who is all about butterflies at this point in her little life. They raise and released some at school this year and it was a great lesson on nature. Thanks for taking us with you on the tour. Maybe we will go over there for a visit when we're in Arcadia in June -- you've given me a great field trip idea.
- May 30, 2008 at 7:56 AM
- Karen said...
Oh these pictures are beautiful! I have been trying to plan a time to take my daughter to the zoo and now after seeing your pics I will put it off no longer , LOL
- May 30, 2008 at 8:56 AM
- NCmountainwoman said...
Wonderful pictures. I love butterfly exhibits.
- May 30, 2008 at 9:09 AM
- Robin's Nesting Place said...
Vonlafin, I went a year ago and was looking forward to the trip back more than the kids.
Jayne, I like to call the flutterbys too!
Melanie, I could have skipped the zoo and spent the day with the butterflies and in the gardens. They did have the new koala at the zoo though, that was a must see.
Diana, you're coming in June?! Your daughter would love the butterfly exhibit!
Karen, we had a wonderful,fun day. I wish I had little children again so I could go more often!
- May 30, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- Firefly Nights said...
That must have been a great photo experience. I've always wanted to go to one of the special butterfly gardens. There's a place on Mackinac Island in Michigan that I may get to someday.
- May 30, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- beckie said...
Robin, excellent pictures! Isn't it amazing the variety of them. Almost like snowflakes-no two alike.
- May 30, 2008 at 5:24 PM
- Lisa at Greenbow said...
I just love these butterfly exhibits Robin. Your pictures certainly do the butterflies justice. I would enjoy a day at the exhibit too.
- May 30, 2008 at 8:50 PM
You got some great shots, Robin. There's a butterfly exhibit in Houston I like to visit. It's fun to see those unusual butterflies.
- May 31, 2008 at 1:53 AM
- June 1, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- verobirdie said...
Those butterflies are amazing. Thank you for the pictures.
If I had a poppy like yours, I would have been late too :-)
- June 1, 2008 at 12:17 PM
- Sherri said...
Robin, what exquisite pictures! I love butterflies, so thank you for showing us!
- June 2, 2008 at 9:26 PM


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Join renowned pastry chef Jenny McCoy as she shares the secrets behind making a variety of bakery-style doughnuts at home! Expertly mix dough for fritters and classic cake and yeasted doughnuts. Then, learn how to roll out and shape your dough for melt-in-your-mouth long Johns, doughnut holes, Bismarcks and beyond. Jenny will show you how to use a heavy pot you already have in your kitchen to fry your doughnuts. Plus, get tips on using the right oil, and how to build and maintain the right temperature to achieve browned but tender doughnut perfection. Youll also find out how to expertly fill your doughnuts with tempting vanilla bean custard, mascarpone and more. Finally, dip, dunk and decorate your pastries with homemade vanilla glaze, flavored sugars, toasted coconut and even bacon just try not to dig right in!
Meet your instructor, professional baker and pastry chef Jenny McCoy, then dive right into making a deep-fried favorite, apple fritters. Jenny shows how to mix the fritter batter and discusses options for a variety of fruit fillings, then cooks the fritters in a tabletop fryer. Don't have a fryer? Jenny will explain in the next lesson how to make fritters or doughnuts on the stovetop. You'll also learn how to tell when the fritters are cooked through and ready to enjoy!


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Are Costa ripping you off with their drink sizes?
There a many angry Costa customers right now after this was discovered…
A builder carried out his own experiment after buying a steaming beverage from one of the coffee chain's self-serve express machines.
The builder was convinced he is being given the same amount of coffee despite paying 30p more, so he filmed himself pouring his large-sized latte into a regular-sized cup.
The man tells his viewers he wants to discover how far his extra 30p is going every morning.
In the video clip he says: "Right. Costa coffee in the morning. Lots of builders, we buy Costa coffee cups in the morning and we've noticed an increase in price in 30p between the regular size and the large.
The builder continues: "Right as you can see, that whole large cup of Costa coffee bought from the machine has gone into that regular cup. There you go, country of England, the regular and the large are indeed exactly the same size. Whoops Costa, oh dear."
The video was posted on Costa's Facebook page by Paul Hopkinson and has since had over 4 million views, 82,000 shares and 9,000 comments by shocked customers.
Costa responded: "Hi Paul, thanks for taking the time to send in your video! Despite what it looks like I can assure you you're not being duped in anyway. The regular cups is a 12oz and the large is a 16oz so there is 4 fluid oz in size difference. Plus you also get the extra shot of coffee, hence the price difference! Also for safety reasons there is no way we would be able to fill the cup that high as it would end up burning someone."
Do you feel you are being duped by Costa or do you agree with Costa's response?
Why not buy your own coffee machine? I have found some great ones better than half price…


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Archive for March, 2010
Could this be the most important idea in living memory? www.robinhoodtax.org.ukPosted in Art, News with tags behind the shutters, campaign, dr d, garfield hackett, hugo toland, jack lomax, liam hayhow, london, mutate britain, one foot, peter dunne, robin hood tax, street art, teddy baden, wreckage on March 26, 2010 by jack lomax
Teddy Baden lets one dog outPosted in News with tags 3TT man, dog, Fantastic 4, Fetch, Fetcher, Fetching, grems, pure evil, stencil, teddy baden on March 21, 2010 by jack lomax
Teddy Baden climbs to the summit of Cordy House to stencil 'Fetcher' the flying Collie dog. See more of his work at The Foundry this Thursday 25th March. (Alongside works by dr.d, The Krah, Milo Tchais, Zadok and more).
As you can see we've had the painters in – Teddy took the top spot with this fine fine stencil…
…Pure Evil's euro-chums The Fantastic 4 = Grems (Paris), 3TT (Lille/Madrid), Zbiok and Remed sprayed their style all over the roof too…
…best big ups to our visiting friends and long live the dogs of Baden! And here's The Krah's Foundry show poster, with Mutate favourites Teddy Baden, Dr D, Zadok and Milo Tchais – see you there…
Chile Estyle: New Film on Chilean Street Art coming from Pablo AravenaPosted in News, Video with tags chile, chile estyle, chu, documentary, film, mode 2, next: a primer on urban painting, pablo aravena, rod palmer, street art on March 18, 2010 by mutate
News from Dr. Rod Palmer in earthquake-struck Chile just in:
Pablo Aravena, of Next: a Primer on Urban Art (Canada / France 2007), is planning to make another full-length documentary film: on the booming graffiti scene in his native Chile. The 10 minute demo of Chile Estyle can be seen on the webpage www.chileestyle.com which is launched today. Check out the interviews with many of Chile´s finest. The demo was filmed in LA in December, and in Santiago de Chile and Valparaíso in January, i.e. pre the 27 February earthquake.
Graffiti in Chile is not quaked. Last week, in Santiago´s Plaza Italia, Guztok of Nadie Crew (Nobody Crew) popped up with ´FUERZA CHILE´ :
Santiago locals liked the girly ´C` and quaking cityscape of the ´L´ in C-H-I-L-E:
Dan Hillier winsPosted in Music, Video with tags animation, dan hillier, distiller rtecords, envy, flush, losers, riz mc, tom werber on March 15, 2010 by jack lomax
Yes Dan Hillier! This amination is excellence! And big ups to Losers + Riz MC & Envy – Riz, you're big in the club (sandwich) bro! Love it.
Dan did the art, and Tom Werber did the animationing and directerizing. And they did it proper. The boss track 'Flush' is out on 5th April on Distiller Records… and Dan has just released a set of prints which I suggest you buy before you spend it.
Chu's 3D piece begins the roof top sessionsPosted in Art with tags 3D, chu, cordy house, hoxton, london, roof top sessions, street art on March 9, 2010 by jack lomax
Chu Chu, there is an train coming.
HIT+RUN London Launch partyPosted in Uncategorized with tags alfa, charlie shazer, cheerystones, dublab, hit+run, live screen printing, london, mark ward, otwo, session, she one, y&p on March 8, 2010 by hugotoland
When – 11th March / 8pm-2am
Where – The Book Club 100 Leonard street, EC2A 4RH
RSVP ESSENTIAL Email – email@example.com
HIT+RUN was created in 2005 by Southern California artists Brandy Flower and Mike Crivello. Inspired by the contagious enthusiasm from small screenprinting parties in their homes, friend's studios and local gallery
spaces. Working with a constantly evolving network of designers and artists
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Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop – a reviewPosted in News with tags banksy, cordy house, Exit through the Gift Shop, film, obey, sheperd fairey, thiery guetta on March 6, 2010 by jack lomax
You have to give the man credit, he's stretched himself again and delivered a film that's funny, well paced and will appeal to a wider audience than me and the rest of the London questionable haircut crew. The Cordy House Obey Giant was in there twice at the start… but we painted over it the other day to make way for new work.
In terms of its construction as a film it's better than of 90% of the documentaries released by 'serious' film makers, so well done Banksy, you've cut a great and even important film from an insane pile of tapes built up by the film's lead character: Thierry 'Mr Brainwash' Guetta.
Guetta is the cousin of Invader and a tirelessly chirpy screwball Frenchman with a video camera, nothing more. At this point in time he's not a film maker and he's not an artist. Like I said, he's a likeable screwball Frenchman with a video camera – and a big fat PR machine. But hey, maybe that's what art is now. The film certainly doesn't deny it, but it does show the ridiculousness of it all. It's up to you to draw your own conclusions.
Thanks to his cousin Guetta finds himself immersed in the worlds of artists like Shephard Fairey and Banksy at the peak of their game – and to validate his presence alongside them he shoots everything, all the time. But when asked to make a film he manages 'Life Remote Control' which, as Banksy says, is shit.
So then Banksy takes the reigns as tubby little Thierry starts to launch his very own Street Art career. At this point Banksy and Shephard Fairey have to hold up their hands and claim prominent roles in the creation of Mr Brainwash (as Shephard does in the film). Mr Brainwash could never have existed without using their promotion and contacts – which he used to launch his show 'Life is Beautiful' in LA in 2008. The only thing Brainwash brings creatively is energy, there's zero new thought or style in his work, but he has buckets of projected self-believe which works wonders in LA. He, and an army of helpers, make hundreds of canvases of celebrities in a pop street art manner. All are devoid of originality. Thierry's influential supporters then mug the shallow LA art scene with this bullshit work – and it works! Sick genius, if a bit depressing.
So what we end up with is the opportunity to watch, and I hope understand, the brutal reality of how feeble 'artists' can become successful purely as a result of effective PR. It really is incredible what the press are prepared to publish and what the people are prepared to believe.


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If you find the what is currently available for rent BLEND and UNEXCITING, this may be the quirky one you had been looking for.
if you ask me to describe this in a few words I would say this is what happens when you fused a Chinese Junk ship and an Opium Den together.
The bedrooms are located on the UPPER DECKS of the boat and dexterity is required for climbing up the ladder stairs. (Told you this is quirky)
If you miss the daylight, you just need to step out into the kitchen that is located in the courtyard area. It is a great place to catch up on the news while sipping our coffee there.
There is a small open space with those spiral stairs as a backdrop. This is a great place to wriggle those green fingers too.
Text me or call me to check this out.
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Let me see if I can explain my opinion of Samsung's i8910 touchscreen mobile – available through Orange – using words even a cat could understand: NO SAMSUNG AND ORANJ UR DOING IT RONG. There. I think that just about covers it.
Well, perhaps a little exposition might help. It begins with the absence of any indication as to which is the power button (it's the "end call" key). Get the phone turned on, leave it alone, and the screen auto-locks, but helpfully says: "Press and Hold the lock key to unlock." But there are no keys, only buttons, and none with a lock icon. Are you starting to get it yet? The i8910 has a gorgeous screen, with fabulous HD-quality graphics. If you were using it to play back video, and if it were priced accordingly, you'd be happy. Its video is killer. Wonderful. But the user interface (UI) is awful. Its phone functionality is fine, but the thinking behind its more powerful functions has come from someone used to throwing the kitchen sink in first and asking usability questions afterwards.
Central to this is the i8910's peculiar idea of what a menu or screen is. Consider the BlackBerry, really the first usable smartphone: it offers a menu of apps on a screen, from which you choose one by scrolling. Or the iPhone: it has multiple screens that you can swipe between, showing apps you can then choose.
Clearly, Samsung saw both but didn't like to choose between them. So the i8910 lets you swipe between screens of applications … or applications. There's the main "your life in a screen" screen you get with Windows Mobile (plus Orange's annoying and unremovable Orange World logo, to push you towards its overpriced walled garden). Then there's another screen with the applications – Contacts, Media Album, Messaging, Orange World (again?) Orange Photo, Camera, Music Store (Orange again …), Office, Tools and Settings. But inside Office is a stack of other apps. QuickOffice looks promising – create a document, presentation or spreadsheet – but you need to buy a licence. Gah! Then, Applications is another folder of, well, applications – radio, video player and games and so on. Press the central key and you switch between the "life on a screen" screen, and the "many, but not all, applications on a screen" screen. Madness.
How can it make sense to have things spread up and down the different layers on the menu? Can you not see the sense in the "all at one level" approach of the iPhone and BlackBerry? Evidently not, although you thought the iPhone's gestural interface worth copying to switch between open applications. I've got news for you, though: there's a reason why it's done like that. You haven't grasped it. You're a lovely video player, you take nice photos, and you might even have a decent browser. But as a smartphone, you're only for the dumb.
Pros: excellent screen; high-quality video and photos
Cons: poor UI; unremovable Orange links; lack of apps


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This Yogurt Chocolate Zucchini Bread is so moist and rich that I could even call them zucchini brownies in a loaf shape. Do you hear me zucchini haters? This bread will make you love zucchini! I'm pretty sure that you will be making this bread quite often and regret those years when you used to refuse eating zucchini. Video included in the post!
You should try this recipe before zucchini season ends. I know you can still find zucchini in winter, but they are not good enough and you will probably end up with a less moist or even a dry bread. Also, I don't think winter zucchini has even the half of the vitamins summer zucchini does.
Why is this chocolate zucchini bread so good?
The best thing about this bread for chocolate lovers is that it's almost guilt-free because it is made with yogurt, which helps the moistness and a little olive oil. I used plain yogurt in this recipe and I didn't have to add much olive oil, which is another great thing about this Chocolate zucchini bread. I wonder how it would be if I had used Homemade Greek Yogurt and no oil at all to make it even healthier. Will be trying this soon! Please share the result with me if you try earlier.
What's more, it contains LOTS of shredded zucchini. It is the secret ingredient which makes the bread wonderfully moist. You end up with a super yummy chocolate bread packed with zucchini, which doesn't taste in the bread at all. Can you imagine that?
My first try with chocolate and zucchini combination when I made was a simple Chocolate and Zucchini Cake was a great success. It is already one of our favorites. I remember how my friends were amazed when they learnt that the chocolate cake they were enjoying had a lot of zucchini. The best thing they loved was that the cake was so light. I'm sure they would love my new chocolate zucchini bread recipe with yogurt too, maybe even more because this one is moister with more zucchini, yet without any zucchini flavor.
How to prepare zucchini for this bread?
As you can see in the video below, we don't need to peel the zucchinis. Just use them with their skin on, they cook through in the oven. What's more, those tiny green pieces make a nice texture inside the bread when it is sliced.
Use a big hole cheese grater to grate the zucchinis. If you use a small one, you will end up with a pile of watery zucchini and it will effect the baking of your bread even if you squeeze it.
Grate the zucchinis on a piece of paper towel and then squeeze lightly in your hands. Don't try to remove all the juice. The zucchini shreds should still be moist so that the bread is perfectly moist when baked. Watch the video below to see how I do this step.
If you love your chocolate bread very chocolaty, then use chocolate chips in this bread just like I did. You can never have enough chocolate, right? Don't forget to top your bread with extra chocolate chips before baking! It will have a sublime tempting look with chocolate chips.
These ingredients make two loaves of chocolate zucchini bread and my humble suggestion is that you should take one of the loaves to your neighbour because believe me the tempting smell of this bread will even reach next door. Another suggestion could be giving one of them to a friend who hates zucchini and don't tell him the secret ingredient until he finishes the loaf!
Tips About This Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe:
After receiving several questions, I think it would be better to make some points more clear.
- Some readers had doubts about the amount of flour. They think it should be more. Well, my cup size is 250ml and the amount of flour in this recipe is definitely enough. If you add more, your bread will not be that moist.
- I sometimes bake it in one loaf pan and 6 muffin liners instead of using two loaf pans. The size of my loaf pan is 20x10x6cm (8x4x2 1/2 inches).
- Some readers had trouble with the amount of grated zucchini. Could that be because they measure the zucchini before squeezing? You should grate and squeeze and then measure it to 3 cups. Don't try to squeeze all the juice though, just squeeze it in your hands in batches.
Hope these help you to have a great result from my recipe.
Are you following a vegan diet? Here are my alternatives that are as yummy as this bread:
Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Need a gluten-free version? Check the following recipe out! You might just need to add a little cocoa powder more chocolate flavor.
Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread from Making Thyme for Health
Both vegan and gluten-free? Here is the best option:
Vegan Gluten-Free Zucchini Bread Recipe from Vegan Richa
Yogurt Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Very moist chocolate bread loaded with zucchini. Noone can tell there is zucchini inside.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
- ½ cup yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 and ½ cups flour
- 1 and ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups grated and squeezed zucchini
- 1 cup chocolate chips, plus ¼ cup for topping
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease 2 loaf pans (8 x4 inches) and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Add in olive oil, yogurt and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Add in cocoa and mix with a spatula.
- Mix flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and sift into the egg wet mixture. Stir until smooth, but don't overdo it.
- Add in grated zucchini and stir just until it is coated with the batter.
- Put 1 cup chocolate chips into a medium bowl. Sprinkle a little flour over them, stir and fold in the batter. Don't overmix it.
- Share the batter into the pans. Top each with extra chocolate chips and bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out slightly moist and with tiny pieces around.
- Let it cool completely before slicing and serving.
My cup size is 250ml and the amount of flour in this recipe is definitely enough. If you add more, your bread will not be that moist.
The size of my loaf pan is 20x10x6cm (8x4x2 1/2 inches). I sometimes bake it in one loaf pan and 6 muffin liners instead of using two loaf pans.
You should grate and squeeze zucchinis and before measuring it to 3 cups. Don't try to squeeze all the juice though. Just squeezing it with hands in batches is enough.
- Serving Size: 2 loaves
- Calories: 207
- Sugar: 20.9g
- Sodium: 49.3mg
- Fat: 10.1g
- Carbohydrates: 28.6g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 24.4mg
Keywords: zucchini bread, chocolate zucchini bread
This post was originally published in 2016 and has been updated with new pictures and additional information.
Reader Interactions
I used coconut oil and vanilla Greek yogurt. Didn't rise like I thought but very moist and Yummy.
Hey! I'm so exited to make this bread! I had a quick question about the zucinni…is the three cups packed or "fluffed" after squeezing? Thanks for the great recipie!
Unfortunately I had the same disappointing results. I used applesauce instead of oil, finely grated zucchini, and vanilla regular fat Greek yogurt. I baked for the recommended time, stuck a toothpick in and it came out clean so I assumed it to be done. Let it cool for a little bit then I got too hungry to wait so I sliced it open. It was pure gooey, uncooked dough inside! I cooked it for an additional 45 minutes but it was still gooey and now very cooked crusts. It also did not rise at all.
A few things that I did a bit different from the original: I did have to let the dough sit a bit while I grated the zucchini. I did sift the dry ingredients but did not mix them first. These are the only things I could think of that I did different that could have resulted in a different outcome. I was extremely bummed that it didn't turn out!
Hello ! I tried making this bread with my cousin and unfortunately it didn't turn out as well as I had hoped . I was wondering what kind of yogurt everyone used … Non-fat or full fat … Could that be why it remained doughy ?
Well, I want to mail a special, homemade gift to a friend. I have frozen, shredded zucchini in freezer from the garden. I use it all winter for side dishes and breads. Wonder if this will hold up in the mail? Also, when I defrost my three cup packages, most of the moisture has separated and I simply drain. Think this will work? Oh, and I don't care if I have to pay for over nite shipping:-)
Zucchini is almost $4 each here, does anyone know how many I need to be approximate so I don't overbuy.
3 zucchinis will make 3 cups easily.
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Finchley | Located on 6 acres and includes a Championship Tennis Court
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Large comfortable renovated home in delightful area near golf course. Six acres of fenced gardens with outdoor furniture & BBQ. New "Championship" tennis court and free WiFi. The gardens are prized and lovingly maintained by owners. Bedroom Details: Bedroom 1 - Queen bed, side tables, lamp, built-in wardrobe, chest of drawers and dressing table. Bedroom 2 - Queen bed, side tables, lamps, built-in wardrobe, chest of drawers and dressing table. Bedroom 3 - Two Single beds, side tables, lamp, built-in wardrobe and drawers with small sunroom with one Single bed and portable heater. Larger sunroom area with one Double Futon and a single built in bed. This area is the rear verandah and has easy chairs, coffee table, lamps portable cassette/radio player, bookshelf, dinning table for six and also has three single mattresses. INCLUDED | for your convenience | Linen: (All beds required will be made with quality linen before your arrival). Bath towels including bath mats and hand towels are also provided along with tea towels for the kitchen. Beds: Doonas/blankets pillows Bathroom: Bathroom 1 - Refurbished with shower recess, basin, mirror, bar heater and toilet. Bathroom 2 -Refurbished with bath tub, shower, basin, mirror, bar heater and toilet. Lounge Room: Large lounge suite with open fire place, LCD Flatscreen TV, DVD, VCR, stereo, coffee table, lamp, bookshelf, settee,easy chairs, desk and dining table. Kitchen: Large Refurbished kitchen with polished floors and gas heater, two door refrigerator, large gas stove/oven, microwave, electric fry pan, kettle, toaster, ample crockery, cutlery and culinary. Dining: Two timber dining suites for eight people in the lounge room and for six people in the large sunroom. Laundry: Washing machine, dryer, laundry tub, clothes airer, ironing facilities and outdoor clothes line. Heating: Open fireplace in lounge and slow combustion wood fireplace in large sunroom. WOOD IS NOT SUPPLIED but can be purchased as an extra from Blue Mountains Escapes. Pets: Sorry No pets Parking: Single Garage Outdoor: Wood BBQ with table and plenty of seating. Gas BBQ (stored in garage) Extras: Large sunroom area (rear verandah) with a wood slow combustion fireplace, flued gas heater, easy chairs, modular lounge, blinds, coffee table, lamps, portable cassette/radio player, bookshelf, plus extra beds and dining suite. Plus Champion tennis court
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Dilations are when you change the size of a shape by a scale factor. A scale factor greater than 1 increases the size of the shape, and a scale factor between 0 and 1 decreases the size of the shape.
As you click through the three images to the right, you can see how dilations work on the coordinate plane. Sometimes you can dilate using the origin as the center, and other times you can use a point on the shape.
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The Counseling Center announces opening of Hughes Re-Entry Center
Located in Scioto County, Ohio, The Counseling Center announces the next step to provide addiction treatment services to serve justice system clients from Scioto and Lawrence counties with the creation of The Hughes Re-Entry Center, located at 4578 Gallia Pike in Franklin Furnace, Ohio. The Center is preparing to serve males who have recently completed court-ordered time with the Star Community Justice program for drug-related and other offenses occurring due to their addiction.
Working alongside community partners including the courts of Scioto and Lawrence counties, Scioto County Career and Technical Center, STAR Community Justice, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Bureau of Community Sanctions, and Scioto County Commissioners, The Hughes Re-Entry Center will offer alcohol and addiction outpatient and residential services to client referrals from the court-system and STAR Community Justice Center.
The new program will be headed up by Nick Ferrara, Operations Director for The Counseling Center's Re-Entry Services, and Sean Davis, Clinical Program Director for Re-Entry Services. Both men have extensive experience working with this population and have devoted many years of service to the legal and recovery communities, and their insight has guided the collaboration from the beginning.
Director Nick Ferrara said, "Our goal for The Hughes Re-Entry Center is to provide our clients, who are former offenders, with addiction services along with technical job training. When they complete our program, they will have legitimate certifications for job skills to help them find a good job. We can only offer this because of an innovative partnership with the team from Scioto County Career and Technical Center, who are committed to offering a hand up to this population."
Mr. Ferrara says the program is focused on outcomes. He said, "We know this will make a difference in repeat offenders and breaking the cycle. In the past, when someone with a drug-related offense was released back into the community with the same lack of job skills, the outcome was the same. We hope this program, which combines treatment with training, will help clients take advantage of new opportunities to provide for their families and their future. They will be using their recovery from addiction and job training to improve their situation and be contributing back to their communities," said Nick Ferrara.
The court system candidates who come to The Hughes Re-Entry Center will be non violent offenders who have been convicted of a drug-related crime identified to need Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) stabilization, before they come back into the community.
Sean Davis explains, "Early recovery is not easy. There are many barriers that our folks face that so often lead to eventual relapse, employment is one of those. During the early talks of this program when the component of vocational/job skills training beige meshed with continued substance abuse treatment was mentioned, I was immediately on board. Giving our clients tools that assist them to become productive in their recovery is so important. I'm excited about this opportunity to partner with these other community resources." Sean is the Clinical Program Director for the re-entry center, and has worked with Crisis Service at The Counseling Center for six years.
The Hughes Re-Entry Center is named for long-time Executive Director of The Counseling Center, Ed Hughes, who was influential in helping thousands on their personal recovery journeys through his work with The Counseling Center from 1983 – until he retired in December 2016.
Andy Albrecht, CEO of The Counseling Center said, "We are very excited to get started on this new program for our community. The initiative is another crucial puzzle piece to help individuals in the criminal justice system find a pathway to lasting recovery. It is an opportunity to be part of the solution and provide much needed services to a vulnerable population, and we are blessed to be in the position to help and strengthen southern Ohio with this collaboration. Helping people recover is what our organization is all about."
Read more about the center from a recent news articles by the Portsmouth Daily Times.


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This house is on a HIGH lot that never floods, it overlooks Yauhannah Lake. It is right next to the boat landing. It is on the lake so boat traffic is not a problem. It has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths, a jenn-air range in the kitchen, fireplace, 12x40 screen porch on the rear overlooking the lake. It is a sportsmans paradise, it has 170 feet on Yauhannah Lake.
Listing courtesy of Ray Realty Inc , Carlisle Dawsey. Selling Office: Burroughs and Company, LLC , Richard Porter.
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Ben Reeves is committed to playing for Charlton Athletic - and he proved that as the club played Bradford City on Tuesday (February 13).
The midfielder was called away from The Valley an hour before kick-off because his partner had to rush to the hospital.
While he wanted to stay, his team-mates urged him to go - only for the midfielder to want to make it back to play a part.
Boss Karl Robinson explained: "He got a phone call about quarter to seven. His missus had been taken to the doctors and gone to hospital with an issue.
"And he was going to stay and play and the players said 'no, you have to go'. He phoned us at quarter past seven and half past seven and said he would be back for half time.
"The doctor came to me at half time and said, 'Reevesey is still trying to get here and will warm-up and go on the bench.'
"But it took a lot longer than what he thought to do tests and he got back home in the early hours of Wednesday morning but he's back in training.
"His mind is 100% focused [on Saturday]."


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Happy Independence Day, Americans!
But let's take a moment to consider all the people who still have not won their independence from Britain.
For example, The British.
Here is a project by a man trying to personally secede from Great Britain.
At least I think that's what it's about. It's a little hard to follow, and to be honest, I lost interest about halfway through.
Who is this project by? Why, none other than King Richard IV.
I'll bet you didn't even know there was a Richard IV. Well there is!
How did he become king, you ask? Easy.
Says so right on his web page.


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Secure Property with Large Hard StandIdeal property if you require a large secure hardstand area, this would suit to a builder or related business. The 130sqm office and storage is perfect for administration and lock up of equipment. Outstanding development opportunity.
• Great street frontage.
• Site area 772 m2
• Convenient location
• Large hard stand at the rear.
• Built area 130m2 with office and storage areas
• M&F Toilets including Shower
• Kitchenette.
• Ample Parking.
• Rent $60,000PA + GST
• Purchase $850,000 + GST
Please contact Paul or Robert to request more information or to arrange an inspection:


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In the case of Novartis AG and another v Ranbaxy (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., the High Court of Singapore allowed Novartis AG the leave to amend the claims of its patent although the validity of the patent is being challenged by Ranbaxy (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Novartis AG (hereinafter referred to as 'the Plaintiff') is the registered proprietor of the Singapore Patent No SG 120119 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Patent'). Ranbaxy (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (hereinafter referred to as 'the Defendant') is a subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, India. The Defendant has a huge production facility in Malaysia which is used as the production hub for drugs for the South East Asian market. The Defendant sought to export pharmaceutical tablets into Singapore, the composition of which relate to the Patent.
Under Section 12A(3)(a) of the Medicines Act of Singapore, a party who is applying to market a drug that is patented in Singapore has an obligation to inform the patent owner that they are applying for a drug marketing license from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore which could potentially infringe a Singapore Patent and that the patent owner ought to commence the necessary action before the High Court within 45 days to assert its rights under the Patent and to obtain necessary relief from the court, failing which the relevant drug marketing license would be granted to the party applying for the license.
In this case, after the receipt of the notice from the Defendant, the Plaintiff asserted that if the licenses sought were granted and the Defendant's products were imported and marketed in Singapore, the Patent would be infringed. However, the Defendant asserted that the Patent was invalid because the invention disclosed in the Patent had been anticipated in the prior art, uncovered during the prosecution of a corresponding patent application at the European Patent Office (EPO). In response, the Plaintiff sought to amend the Patent claims to further distinguish the claims from the matter disclosed in the prior art.
The High Court first set out to decide whether the amendments to the patent claims add new subject matter to the application as filed. As a threshold issue, both the parties argued that the other's expert witness was not sufficiently qualified. The Plaintiff argued that the Defendant's expert was a patent agent with a degree in chemistry but no practical experience in the formulation of tablets. The High Court stated that although the Defendant's expert lack practical experience in tablet formulation, it did not per se mean that the Defendant's expert was unable to assist the court, since he could and did comment on matters which relate to his expertise as a patent attorney who often act for companies relating to pharmaceutical patents in the matters before the EPO. However, the High Court conceded that the Defendant's expert's opinion was at best of limited utility.
The Defendant had also alleged that the Plaintiff's expert evidence should be disregarded as he had no practical experience in relation to whether an amendment to the Patent would add matter, and had never given expert evidence on a related issue before. The Court rejected this objection stating that the Plaintiff's expert had more than 35 years experience in research and development in tablet formulation, and therefore was clearly a person skilled in the art and in a position to assist the court in assessing whether the amendment to the Patent claims would add matter to the application as filed.
On the issue of the Patent claims, the Defendant argued that the Patent claims taught use of the compound Valsartan in the form of a salt and not in free form. However, the High Court stated that the presence of Valsartan in free form had been clearly and without doubt disclosed in the application as filed. The Plaintiff argued that the proposed amendments to disclose that Valsartan in free form is to be the only active agent in claims 1 and 5 have been clearly and unambiguously disclosed in the original specification which disclosed the invention of tablets comprising Valsartan as the active agent. However, the Defendant submitted that the specification does not expressly disclose the teaching that Valsartan is to be included in free form as the only active agent. The High Court rejected the Defendant's submission stating that the examples listed in the application as filed of preferred compositions consisted of Valsartan in free form as the only active agent.
The Defendant further argued that limiting the disclosed proportion of Crospovidone from 2-13% to 2-10% amounted to addition of matter. The Plaintiff argued that the composition of the invention comprising 2-10% Crospovidone had been disclosed in the patent specification. The High Court rejected the Defendant's argument stating that the Defendant, at no point, informed the court as to what exactly was the nature of the added matter which would be added to the disclosure and that this amendment by the Plaintiff would, in fact, lead to narrowing and not expansion of the scope of the Patent.
The Defendant then proceeded to allege that the combination of various teachings i.e. the teaching of the combination of 20-65% Valsartan with 31-65% Microcrystalline Cellulose and 2-10% Crospovidone, while disclosed in examples 7, 8, 9 and 11 of the specification, were not disclosed clearly and unambiguously in the specification of the application as filed, and thus, if the amendments were allowed, matter would be added. The High Court refuted this claim stating that the principle of intermediate generalization seeks to answer whether a person skilled in the art would learn something new which had not been disclosed in the application as filed. The High Court further rejected the Defendant's claim that a person skilled in the art would need to mix and match to generate a hybrid which is not apparent from the patent specification and therefore does not clearly and unambiguously disclose the invention. Hence, the High Court acknowledged that the proposed amendments to the claims would not amount to adding matter which has not been disclosed in the application as filed.
Next, the Defendant argued that there was an undue delay on the behalf of the Plaintiff in applying for the amendments. The Defendant contented that the Plaintiff could have applied for the amendments upon seeing the prior art in 2009 which would have necessitated an amendment; yet the Plaintiff waited until after the Defendant served its notice to the Plaintiff in 2011. Therefore, such delay amounted to taking unfair advantage of the Patent and as such the Court should refuse the leave to amend. The Plaintiff counter-argued that after 2009, they had proposed the inclusion of disclaimers to overcome the objections of the third parties, and that the process of resolving the matter had been ongoing, even up to the point when the Defendant served its notices on the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff also submitted that it would not be reasonable to expect the Plaintiff to amend their specifications for patents filed worldwide the moment prior art has been raised in one jurisdiction. The High Court sided with the Plaintiff stating that as the Plaintiff believed and successfully prevailed in the opposition proceedings at the EPO, it was unfair to state that the Plaintiff made undue delay in relation to the Singapore Patent.
The Defendant further argued that the Plaintiff had taken advantage of the wider claims of the Patent, as the Plaintiff had commenced infringement proceedings on wider claims than the amended claims. However the High Court stated that the Plaintiff cannot be expected to wait until after the leave amend is granted to commence an action of for declaration of infringement.
Consequently, the High Court of Singapore granted the Plaintiff the leave to amend the claims in the Patent.


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International Development Internships in Togo
If you're interested in volunteering in this destination, please contact us first before applying.
- Placement location: Lomé
- Role: Working alongside a local NGO on a wide range of tasks
- Requirements: None. Anyone aged 16 and older can join
- Accommodation: Host families
- Length of placement: From 4 weeks
- Start dates: Flexible
Interning with Projects Abroad in the field of International Development in Togo is an opportunity for you to gain worthwhile experience while impacting local communities. Togo, along with several other West Africa countries, faces a number of social and economic challenges that hamper its development. As an intern here, you will work with a local NGO to help communities overcome these issues. You can participate as part of a gap year, career break, gap semester, or vacation.
There are a number of local and international NGOs working in Togo to implement sustainable development. We have partnered with several of these organizations in Lomé, and need the help of interns with a strong interest in international development to support the many programs and initiatives being run. This internship is particularly suited for those with a background in business studies, developmental studies, or in health care and human rights.
You don't need any previous experience to join and our project partners are eager to have English-speaking interns to help with developing training materials and new resources.
Your Role on the International Development Project in Lomé
In Lomé, you will be placed at one of several NGOs. These organizations focus on a number of different issues:
- HIV/AIDS: Work with a local grassroots NGO to help develop new methods for tackling the growing rate of HIV transmissions in Togo. Here, interns can assist with developing action plans, fundraising, creating new awareness campaigns, treatment and educational programs.
- Community-based Initiatives: This is a great program for interns who want to get actively involved within communities. This involves visiting rural villages to work on awareness campaigns and organizing field activities to tackle topics such as the environment, education, health, and human rights. Interns also help coordinate and train local volunteers from the community, as well as developing new project ideas.
- Human Rights:: In Togo, interns can work with a prominent international human rights organization. You will contribute to their work on awareness campaigns, education, and lobbying around human rights issues. You can choose to which area you would like to focus on.
You can expect to get involved with a variety of tasks at your internship placement, such as:
- Writing reports
- Project planning
- Coordinating local volunteers
- Creating training materials
- Fundraising and marketing
- General administrative work
To make the most of your experience, we encourage you to be proactive and actively seek out ways you can contribute to the NGO's work.
Your working hours will depend on the field of work chosen and you will need to flexible, but all International Development interns in Togo can expect to work around 30-35 hours per week.
For this project, speaking some French would be useful – this makes it easier to communicate and interact directly with the local communities with which you are working. Of course French skills are not required to join, but if you would like some extra help with your French, you can take a French Language Course before starting your placement.


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Having a wood-fired oven in a restaurant, café or other eatery is a sure-fire way to increase your table bookings, footfall and profitability, with British diners craving wood-fired pizza and the ambience and aromas that a wood oven brings. But, there's a but. Restaurants can get it very wrong when buying their wood-fired oven … and pay the price in more than one way.
To help you get your wood-fired oven purchase right, we've created the following checklist for you.
Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying a Restaurant Wood-Fired Pizza Oven
1) Size and weight. Many commercial wood-fired pizza ovens come as one massive piece of kit. You may not be able to manoeuvre such an oven through doors and tight spaces, without altering your property. Valoriani wood ovens, on the other hand, can be assembled in situ, with parts carried through any standard door.
2) Regulations. Wood-fired ovens require DEFRA certification for operation in a smoke-controlled zone. Check that what you are buying has DEFRA certification (for your particular oven) and ask to see that. If you fall foul of the regulations, you could incur DEFRA testing, which costs around £10,000 on site, as well as a week of downtime for your oven, which will lead to lost revenue as well. Regulations are likely to tighten, so be prepared!
3) Dual Fuel. Some pizza ovens use a dual fuel source of gas and wood, but the regulations on the legality of this are very unclear. Any fire, or carbon monoxide poisoning that occurs due to inadequate flue systems, could invalidate a commercial insurance policy and potentially be deemed a breach of health and safety law, given the lack of clarity in the regulations.
4) Maintenance
Many commercial wood-fired ovens are poorly built and regularly need e new oven floors fitted. In many, the oven floor cannot simply be replaced as a part, rendering the whole oven redundant. A Valoriani oven rarely needs to have its floor replaced but, if this is necessary, this can be done through the mouth of the oven and only the damaged area needs to be removed and replaced.
5) Manufacturing Materials.
Some wood-fired ovens try to replicate the renowned heat retention and heat distribution properties of Valoriani's unique 'cotto' clay, by creating an oven dome containing metal/micro-mesh embedded into clay. This fabric can disintegrate relatively quickly (as your school science knowledge of expansion and contraction might predict!) creating food safety issues. Bits of metal falling into food is not what you want to be serving up from your wood oven!
6) Insulation. To cut costs, various wood-fired ovens are un-insulated. That means they have a dangerously hot exterior shell that can injure chefs and other kitchen staff. In others, the insulation used is not safely encased, which can create dust particles on food.
7) Testing. Many of the wood-fired ovens flooding the market have had no tests run on them and have no heritage or certification to back up their performance claims. Check the credentials of the oven you are being sold and ask to see the certification. Is it from a credible and respected body? DEFRA, Food Safety testing and certification and GasSafe and HETAS certification, plus CE marking, are all things to look for.
8) Energy Efficiency. A prospective buyer should always question how much fuel their wood oven will use, how long it will stay warm without requiring reheating and how well it retains heat. A Valoriani oven retains heat, even after the fire is extinguished at close of service in the evening, in such a way that it's still warm the following morning.
9) After-sales Support. Buying an oven without any assurance about the after-sales support available is very risky in a market in which so many poor wood ovens are being touted around. Valoriani has been trading since 1890 and has a global reputation to protect. It's not one of those wood oven manufacturers or importers that will be selling here today, and gone tomorrow!
10) Product Training. Don't buy an oven unless you know you can be trained in its use. Spending a little time learning how to get the best from your oven is vital. It can help maximise your energy efficiency, create better menus and prevent you damaging components. Cheap, out-of-the-box pizza ovens often come with no training, as the sellers don't have any knowledge to impart. Valoriani has its own state-of-the-art training centre in Preston, at which chefs can get full training and take advantage of a try-before-you-buy session.
There are serious pitfalls to avoid when buying a wood-fired pizza oven, but if you choose wisely, you should have an oven that will last you decades, rather than 18 months. Remember the saying 'you get what you pay for' and you should avoid being caught out!


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Logan's Promise Honor's our WWII Vets at Honor Flight
October 22nd – Join Logan's Promise at the 2016 Honor Flight as we assist with the WWII Vets and welcoming them home – Honor Flight Network is a non-profit organization created solely to honor America's veterans for all their sacrifices.
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Sleek Face Form in Light
Price: $12.49 * Size: 20g / 0.68 oz * Buy At: Superdrug (UK) or Sleek's Website (US): http://www.sleekmakeup.com/face/contouring/face-form-contour
The Sleek Face Form line features a contour, highlight & blush shade made for your skin tone. It also has a large mirror in the lid. I love all-in-one palettes like this for travelling!
All the shades in the Sleek Face Form are gorgeous and very pigmented. I didn't have a problem with any of them being chalky at all.
First, the Sleek Face Form in light has a medium warm brown that is matte for contouring. Despite the fact that it's matte, is very smooth and not the slightest bit chalky.
Next, is the highlight shade. It's a pale ivory color with finely milled glitter. The highlighting shade is very pigmented, but could look like a natural glow when applied with a light hand.
The blush shade is my favorite. It may be the prettiest blush shade I've ever seen. If you are interested in it, it can be purchased separately and is in the shade rose gold. It's a gorgeous rosy pink with gold shimmer that is more noticeable in some light than others.
Sleek iDivine in Oh So Special
Price: $9.99 * Size: 12 x 0.03 oz* Buy At: Superdrug (UK) & Sleek's Website: http://www.sleekmakeup.com/eyes/shadows/i-divine
The Sleek iDivine in Oh So Special features 12 shadows with a mix of matte and shimmery finishes. The shadows are supposed to have a sort of checkered texture, but my shadows came looking flat like this.
Oh So Special features a matte light ivory, shimmery light pink, matte coral, shimmery bronze, shimmery blue grey, shimmery dark red violet, matte pale pink, shimmery pale pink, matte butterscotch, matte medium brown, matte taupe & matte black.
These shadows are smooth and easy to work with. The mattes were nicely pigmented and not chalky & the shimmers were gorgeous and very pigmented. Without a primer, the shadows last throughout the day, but would have to be reapplied to keep the color intensity during the night.
Sleek i Divine in Showstopper
Price: $9.99 * Size: 12 x 0.03 oz* Buy At: Superdrug (UK) & Sleek's Website: http://www.sleekmakeup.com/eyes/shadows/i-divine
The Sleek iDivines are palettes with 12 high quality eye shadows. This iDivine, in Showstopper, features a matte ivory, shimmery red-voilet, shimmery white, shimmery mossy green, shimmery navy, matte black, matte grey, matte coral, matte navy, shimmery beige, glittery purple & shimmery dark brown.
Most of the shadows in this palette were smooth and nicely pigmented. The matte shades apply as easily as the shimmery ones and are not chalky. The shades I had the most trouble with were Oh So Special (matte medium grey) & Storm (matte navy) these had the least color payoff of the 12.
These shadows will last through most of the day without a primer. I would suggest reapplying these shadows in the evening to freshen them up if you need them to last throughout the night. I think that the wear of these shadows is better than most drugstore eye shadows.
Sleek i-CANDY iDivine Palette
Price: $9.99 * Size: 12 x 0.03 oz * Buy At: Superdrug (UK) or Sleek's Webite: http://www.sleekmakeup.com/eyes/shadows/i-divine-i-candy
The Sleek I-Divine palettes are palettes of 12 eye shadows that come in all sorts of colors and finishes. This one is the I-CANDY I-Divine and is in Sleek's candy collection. Each shadow in this palette is 0.03 oz, 0.02 oz smaller than full sized Urban Decay or Mac shadows.
The I-CANDY palette features a variety of different bright, colorful shadows. I-CANDY also has a nice mix of shimmery and matte colors. I think this palette, or one like it is a nice, smaller, alternative to the large 80 shadow palettes offered by companies like BH Cosmetics or Coastal Scents.
Most of the shadows applied smoothly and were very pigmented. The shade I had the most trouble with was both of the purples, Flump & Parma Violet. I found that the matte shades applied just as easily as the shimmery shades.
This palette comes in a black plastic case with their logo on it. Most of the normal i-Divine palettes don't, but the i-CANDY has the name on the front. This one also came in a really cute box! (below)
Apple Sour & Bubble Gum are definitely my favorites from this palette. Flump & Parma Violet gave me the most trouble and took a lot of layering and blending to get to the color shown in the swatches.
Price: $5.94 * Buy At: Target * Size: 0.11 oz / 3 g
The Maybelline Color Whisper in Mad For Magenta is a bright pink with visible glitter, unlike other Color Whispers.
Mad For Magenta, as well as all the other Color Whispers, has a very smooth and lightweight feel. It can feel a little bit waxy, but only when you rub your lips together.
The Color Whispers are translucent so you can see your natural lips under the color, but they do have nice color payoff.
Since Magenta & Fuchsia are similar colors, I decided to swatch Mad For Magenta next to the Color Whisper Faint For Fuchsia. Faint For Fuchsia is much more cool-toned than Mad For Magenta.
Price: $6.44 * Buy At: Target * Size: 5.6 g / 0.19 oz
The Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in Peach Satin is a coral orange blush & the Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in Pink Plum is a mauve pink.
The interesting thing about these blushes is that they are squishy. They aren't really "bouncy" like the name suggests, but it has a really cool squishy feel like the Tarte Airblush Maracuja Blush. This formula makes it difficult to apply straight out of the pan with a brush, so I suggest dotting the product on your cheeks with your finger and then blend it out with a dense brush.
The Dream Bouncy Blushes are not sheer, but they also aren't the most pigmented blushes on the market. Since they have a cream to powder formula, they can be built up for a more intense color payoff.
I don't believe these blushes are marketed as water resistant, but I found that they lasted pretty well in the pool!
Price: $6.99 * Buy At: Target * Size: 3.5 g / 0.12 oz
The L'Oreal Infallible Shadow in Golden Sage is a gorgeous shimmery, reflective muted green.
The L'Oreal Infallible Shadows are basically a pressed pigment. This allows the product to be super pigmented and reflective.
Due to the formula of the product, I suggest applying with your finger versus a brush. This allows a much more pigmented color, like in the swatches. It applies very easy and smooth with your finger and is easily blended with a basic blending brush.
Price: $5.94 * Buy At: Target * Size: 0.11 oz / 3 g
Maybelline Color Whisper in Who Wore it Red-er is a cherry red pink color.
The Color Whisper line is Maybelline's sheer balmy-like lip color. They are very pigmented but are still see-through.
I like the feel of these more than the Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butters. These feel light and comfortable. They can feel a little waxy, but only when you rub your lips together.
When swatched, Who Wore It Red-er looks much more pink than it does in the tube, as compared above.
Who Wore It Red-er is a great wearable red that's lightweight and great to wear in the warmer months.
Price: $5.49 * Buy At: Target * Size: 0.14 oz / 4 g
Tough as Taupe
The Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe is a matte medium-dark taupe cream shadow. Tough as Taupe looks much lighter in the pot than it does swatched.
The formula of Tough as Taupe is great. It's creamy and easy to build up color. It lasts all day with minimal creasing and is very smudge and water proof. I find that Tough as Taupe is best used as a built up shade, as it isn't the easiest product to blend out.
Bad to the Bronze
The Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze is a shimmery light bronze that isn't warm or cool toned. I think this makes Bad to the Bronze wearable for all eye colors and for both cool and warm skin tones.
Bad to the Bronze is much more subtle when built up than Tough as Taupe. This makes it really easy to wear as an all over shade & it also blends out to a more subtle bronze easily. Bad to the Bronze had the same great formula as Tough as Taupe.
Tough as Taupe VS Bad to the Bronze
These are not similar shades, but I thought I would just show how they compare, maybe if you are deciding between these colors.
Bad to the Bronze is shimmery, while Tough as Taupe is matte. Both would make nice lid colors, but Bad to the Bronze would probably be more flattering as a one-shadow eye look. I found that Bad to the Bronze blended out easier and looked better blended out than Tough as Taupe.
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Magic House and ice cream? Yes, please!
Scoops of Fun is an event held at the Magic House. The proceeds benefit Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospitals. Stephen's company is one of the corporate sponsors so for the past two years, we have gotten tickets to attend. Last year we took Emily and her friend. This year we decided that Zachary was old enough to go. It was his first time there and I think it was a hit. He was not ready to go after a short hour and a half of eating ice cream and playing. It was 8pm by the time we left so we will have to go another time when he can play more. Emily, of course, thoroughly enjoyed herself and was quite upset that we didn't have more time to play. There is so much to do at the Magic House. We never make it to all the exhibits! Another trip will be in short order.


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Urbana Boy Suffers Gunshot Wound, Teen Arrested
Urbana Police say an 8-year old boy is recovering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the head, and a 15-year old is Champaign County's Juvenile Detention Center after an incident at a home on the city's east side.
Officers were called to a home on Hawthorne Avenue just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, where the teen claimed he had knocked a backpack off a table, which led to a modified flair gun going off.
After interviews, police found inconsistencies in the 15-year old's story.
Urbana Police Sgt. Dan Morgan says the teen initially told police that he knocked a backpack off the table and then heard a loud sound.
But police say the15-year old's description of what happened was not consistent with the evidence officers found at the house where the shooting occurred.
Charges are pending with the Champaign County State's Attorney. The child is undergoing treatment at Carle Hospital.