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Famous in the Philippines
An artist struggles to translate success in one culture to mainstream notice in another
An extended audio version of this story can be heard on Episode 17 of Work in Progress, Slack's podcast about the meaning and identity we find in work.
Romeo Candido got his first big break playing a "singing, dancing Vietnamese person" in the original cast of hit Broadway musical Miss Saigon, even though he's actually Filipino. "It was like winning the American Idol for Asian singers," he says. "The show was like a beacon of possibility for Asian performers."
The show was heralded a success across Western media, but the Filipino-Canadian artist couldn't revel in his minor celebrity for long. Candido recalls the guilt and confusion he felt every night as he crossed a picket line of protesters gathered outside the theatre, objecting to the show's representation of Asian culture.
"I'd walk through the crowd with my head down thinking, 'But this show is giving me a job," he says. "I get to sing and dance and do it as my job! I've seen both sides of the representation argument."
Hoping to make the most of that opportunity, Candido set his sights on building his music career. His first venture was assembling an R&B group called Kuya ("older brother" in Tagalog), comprised of his former castmates — who share his Pinoy heritage. Their vocal prowess attracted a lot of attention and before long Candido found himself traveling to New York to record demos with some of the industry's most high-powered producers.
But after several years of trying, Candido and the group couldn't catch a break. He had to face the fact that, at the time, "nobody was able to market Filipinos in the urban landscape".
"I think in my 20s I had a lot more fire for representation," he says. "I drew from that energy of needing to be seen. I used it as a fuel to even try to do artistic things."
Flummoxed by his lack of progress in the music industry and unwilling to give up his artistic aspirations, Candido switched media and focused on film. Even with a top agent by his side, he struggled to get more than one audition a year.
"That's when I realized if I'm not writing things, if I'm not creating things, there's just not going to be any work," says Candido. So he started applying for funding from government and arts grants to produce his creations.
Artists define themselves as much by technique and aesthetic as by subject matter. Candido didn't want to be typecast by his culture, he didn't want to do strictly "Filipino things," but he often found it was the only way to secure funding. Especially since he was the only Filipino applying to make Filipino content at the time.
"I would have rather done something like Boys in the Hood or Reservoir Dogs," he confesses. "But it's the Filipino stuff that got me my funding, and it was the only way I could really practice and explore my craft."
Candido produced everything from music videos to short films, one of which caught the eye of an ad agency in the Philippines.
"Somehow I became known as this North American Filipino director. I was hot in the Philippines!" he laughs. "I went there and did something like 30 TV commercials in a row, and it was my first time ever directing."
Despite his now significant portfolio, upon his return to Canada, once again Candido would be faced with the reality that success in one culture doesn't necessarily translate to success in another.
"When I went home, I had, what I thought was, an amazing director's reel," he says. "Elephants stuck in traffic jams, superstar rock bands in the wild. But my commercials weren't in English. They didn't have two people behind a counter saying some kind of deadpan joke. My demo reel was just too bright and too colorful. It was just too … Asian."
Eventually, Candido found a home for his talents as an in-house producer for some of Canada's most popular media and broadcasting companies. He's even returned to his musical roots, performing in a modern Filipino tribal music group called DATU.
By any standards, in any culture, Candido's career as an artist would be considered a success, but he's still not always convinced of that himself.
"Part of me feels apologetic about my position now," he says. "Like I got here by using the Filipino thing. Like somehow I snuck in."
Work in Progress story produced by Mio Adilman.


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Mr. Boombastic himself will be making his way to Maryland this coming week. He will be performing at the Baltimore Soundstage. Shaggy released his album Boombastic in 1995, however, he stepped on the scene with his 1993 album Pure Pleasure. Shaggy continued on to record a number of albums and received a Grammy Nomination for his 10th album, Summer In Kingston in 2012.
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When: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Time: Doors open 7:00 PM Show 8:00 PM
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Microsoft Malaysia will be launching an exciting Initiative called Code.org, a new campaign that is the first-of-its kind in this region. The Asia Pacific Week of Code, which will take place on April 25, 2014, aims to promote coding as the second language of Asia Pacific.
With more than 3 billion people speaking more than 2,000 different languages, Microsoft inspired by Code.org is promoting the concept of coding as Asia Pacific's second language that can unify people across national boundaries and varied cultures.
More importantly, the Asia Pacific Week of Code intends to highlight the need for computer science and coding skills amongst today 's youth as the gap between youth unemployment and the demand for skilled workers continues to grow.
Please Register @ Microsoft Malaysia to participate in our 'Code For Malaysia' event
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Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, has urged employers to support breastfeeding mothers in the workplace this World Breastfeeding Week.
This comes as many mothers are forced to abandon breastfeeding at an early stage due to work commitments after returning from maternity leave.
It is estimated that only 39% of mothers continue to breastfeed exclusively for 14 weeks after birth, which is among the lowest number in the world.
702's Azania Mosaka spoke to dietician and nutritionist, Lezanne Du Plessis, regarding the matter.
Health experts recommend that mothers feed their infants breast milk exclusively for the first 6 months, which is a challenge for mothers who can't extract milk at work and store for their babies to drink at a later stage.
Women are part of a growing workforce and that's why there's so much outcry, which is a great thing.— Lezanne Du Plessis, dietician and nutritionist
It is not so difficult to create spaces for mothers to express milk, and it shouldn't be costly... It can be done.— Lezanne Du Plessis, dietician and nutritionist


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No, I am not working out every morning trying to get my size 6 body, flat stomach, and beautiful legs back. It became quite clear to me that I didn't own this body anymore when it had the capability of housing 2 humans inside of it at once. The "get in shape" resolution is for another year.
Remember my new project for 2011? Well, it is underway and has evolved. My most recent addition to my sewing loft is a serger and I am already putting on the miles. Move over Brett, I seriously love this thing!
Literally Brett move over! I moved my sewing room into the loft and took over Brett's space where he had his computer. I told Aunt Marcia and Suzie that it was my plan he just didn't know it yet and now it has come to life!
My creative corner…
So lets start with the first project (other project posts yet to come). Leg Warmers!! These are for the PairFect Legs.
Round 1: For my cousin Ericka! Mailed them today!
Fancy ruffle just for her!
Round 2: BRIGHT!
Round 3: Pastels!
Round 4: More leg warmers??
Round 5: Yup, it is official…I am in the leg warmer business. Got to sell them!
Anyone want some?
So how do I have time you ask. Well, I make it. You know how some people read or meditate or take a run or listen to music or do yoga. Well, this is my yoga. This is my life therapy and what keeps me sane. I love my children and family to death, but a girl needs an outlet. I was talking to my friend today about making these and how I need to sell them. She is a mom and in the craft business so I was asking about price points. The question came up, "what is your time worth." I paused, and thought a little, and came to the realization that I love to sew and would do it anyway. I have made 8 quilts and I don't even have that many beds in my house. So quilts was out of the picture for the moment. I couldn't let the dust pile up on my sewing machine and I yearned to hear the needle racing up and down piercing the fabric. It is kind of like my dad and how he feels when he hears a vacuums or a train whistle. I know this sounds weird, but I have a point. Every time my dad hears a vacuum or train whistle he comments how he loves the sound. I think it is comforting to him. Apparently my Grandma Lamon use to vacuum after she put him down to bed and he would fall asleep to the sound. Not to mention that train tracks went through his childhood backyard less than 50 yards away from the house. You can laugh if you want, but a sewing machine is soothing to me. I discovered this a several years back when I was going through some tough stuff and was on my own. I had great friends and family, but my sewing machine was the only thing in my 700 square foot apartment to keep me company.
Enough of the sappy stuff. The moral of the story is I love to do it. I discovered baby leg warmers on line and they were expensive. Especially when you have multiples and they didn't give you a price break for the second pair. It wasn't like I was going to only put one leg warmer on each of the girls. So I found a way to make these cheap and share the fashion wealth. For now after bedtime you can find me in my creative corner. I just need to figure out how to get a mini fridge up there.


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All the parts come beautifully colored!
Just look at the quality you end up with just by assembling the parts!
Feel like something's missing from the hobby life? Is it really just about buying and displaying finished products?
Why not have a go at the sense of accomplishment to be had from completing a kit with your own hands!?
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Open the box and check if all the parts are there. If something's missing, let our After-Care Service Department know right away!
Tidy up the parts by removing excess material resulting from the molding process. Start by making a general cut with pliers, then proceed to tidying up the cut with a knife. Leave as little as possible!
Next get rid of the seam lines. Don't forget to sand down the remainders from process #2. Tip: Use a red pencil to mark the portion that needs refinement to guide your handiwork.
Assemble with instant glue. Pay attention to the order of assembly!
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*1 Instant Glue: you cannot use plastic glues for CharaGumin purposes.
We recommend using a fast curing adhesive with low viscosity.
*2 Release Agent Removal: Release agent is a surface residue that gets leftover on the parts as a result of the production process. It can work to prevent paints from sticking onto the surface.
Hence, we suggest spraying the parts with "Cast Clean", as it is specifically designed to remove the residual release agent. Put the parts in a container and apply the spray generously while shaking.
Then remove and separate the parts for drying.
CharaGumin are much easier to make than regular kits. Just look at how good it looks when complete, even without paint! Go on, take up this challenge! It will be worth your while!


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Healthy Life Clinic
Since I didn't prepare dinner this marvelous meat in a tandoor oven, it isn't truly tandoori lamb, which is able to save a few of you the time letting me know all the other methods it isn't the actual deal. I am wondering why Dr. McCarthy has suppressed an necessary fact that the CDC experiences on its website: Suicide affects all youth, however some teams are at increased danger than others. Boys are extra probably than girls to die from suicide. Of the reported suicides within the 10 to 24 age group, eighty one% of the deaths have been males and 19% have been females." The suggested White Home Council on Boys and Males want to assist struggling boys in the US. Nevertheless, President Obama dismissed the idea to kind this Council next to the White House Council on Ladies and Women back on 2009.
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Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH. Lens
- Mfr SKU: 11178
- Leica M-Mount Lens
- Aperture Range: f/1.25 to f/16
- Two Aspherical Elements
- Anomalous Partial/Low Dispersion Glass
- Floating Elements System
- Minimum Focus Distance: 2.8′
- 11-Blade Diaphragm
- Built-In Extendable Lens Hood
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Rivaled in speed only by its legendary 50mm sibling, the Leica Noctilux-M 75mm f/1.25 ASPH lens. is a high-speed portrait-length prime characterized by its ability to isolate subject matter, render subjects in a unique way, and perform admirably in low-light conditions. Beyond the wide maximum aperture, this 75mm f/1.25 is also distinguished by its sophisticated optical composition that solely utilizes anomalous partial dispersion and low chromatic dispersion glass to suppress color fringing and chromatic aberrations for high clarity. Two aspherical elements are also featured to ensure notable sharpness and low dispersion, and a floating element system is employed at the rear of the design to maintain consistent image quality throughout the focusing range from 2.8′ to infinity. Additionally, this lens has an 11-blade diaphragm to produce an especially pleasing, rounded bokeh quality and a built-in lens hood helps to prevent lens flare and ghosting.
- Extremely fast f/1.25 maximum aperture affords notable control over depth of field for selective focus shooting, and also benefits working handheld in low-light conditions.
- Short-telephoto 75mm focal length offers a slightly compressed image quality that is well-suited to portraiture and close-up images, especially when used in conjunction with the shallow depth of field afforded by the bright maximum aperture.
- Nine elements in six groups optical design is comprised entirely of anomalous partial dispersion and low chromatic dispersion glasses in order to significantly reduce color fringing and produce imagery with a high degree of clarity.
- Two large-diameter aspherical elements are also used to control spherical aberrations for improved sharpness and reduced distortion.
- A rear floating element system is employed to maintain consistent image quality throughout the focusing range, even at the minimum focusing distance of 2.8′.
- An 11-blade diaphragm produces a rounded and pleasing bokeh quality.
- Built-in extendable lens hood shades and protects the front element to reduce lens flare and ghosting. Additionally, the front of the lens is threaded to accept 67mm screw-in filters.
- A tripod adapter is included to facilitate easy and secure use of this lens when shooting from a tripod.
|Focal Length
f/1.25 to f/16
|Camera Mount Type
Leica M
|Angle of View
|Minimum Focus Distance
2.8′ / 85 cm
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|Optical Design
9 elements in 6 groups
|Diaphragm Blades
|Filter Thread
67 mm
2.9 x 3.6″ / 74 x 91 mm
2.3 lb / 1055 g
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Let's be honest, I am in love with these trousers. Since I bought them, I want to wear them every day. They are easy to wear and easy to accessorize as well. You can make this look chicer by wearing heels, blouse, and a trouser. There are multiple ways of wearing these pants.
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Pants: Zara
Tee: Primark
Sunglasses: Illesteva
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The hotel was very good. Our room was great, very clean and well serviced.
The staff from front desk to cleaning were very pleasant and attentive to our needs. The bar staff were friendly and keen to serve us as needed.
We had a excellent meal in the restaurant which was very busy and one definitely had to book in advance.
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Born in Baltimore Maryland, Conor Fagan obtained his Master of Fine Arts degree at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in the spring of 2014. A recipient of numerous awards and grants, since graduating he has been one of twelve international artists selected to participate in The 31st annual International Symposium of Contemporary Art, in Baie – Saint Paul, Quebec. He has works in numerous public collections including the Waterton - Global corporate collection and the Museum of Modern Art in Baei St Paul. His work is collected privately nationally and internationally from Toronto to Tel Aviv.
"Relying on an intimate version of automatism, my compositions become a morphing ecosystem of preconscious signs and symbols. The result is an enigmatic repository of meaning that the viewer is free to interpret endlessly."
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Rair exhibition • Conor Fagan "This is not That" January 20, 2018 - March 4, 2018
During the creation of a painting there is an attempt to keep the decision making simple, clear and basic. Thoughts such as: what is this, what is this doing, why is this doing it, are negated. Interests become simplified. As I paint, I merely begin. Preceding with as little conscious thought as possible, I work reactively at first. Eventually, the space begins to assert more definition, and forms begin to emerge within an environment.
I endeavor to make a clearly defined world within which rest tangible proto-beings that nonetheless hold no significant meaning. The process is similar to surrealism in its tactics, but the goal is very different. While the surrealist painter is trying to extract meaning from the interplay between the unconscious and conscious mind using similar tactics, I start with the assumption that meaning is a futile pursuit. My attempt is to form vistas of empty phenomena. This creates a tabula rasa for the viewer, as significance can only be supplied by what they bring to the scene before them. - Conor Fagan


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Belfast dressmaker's replica of Kate's Royal wedding gown goes on display
It was the most eagerly-awaited fashion moment of the decade.
When Royal bride Kate Middleton finally revealed her wedding dress, all eyes were on the outfit that had kept millions guessing up until the big day.
Within minutes designers across the world were scrambling to recreate the elegant gown, made by Sarah Burton from fashion house Alexander McQueen.
Local dressmaker Mary Rose McGrath was among the hundreds of designers who got to work making cut-price copies of the regal look.
Mary Rose, originally from Downpatrick, produced the first high street version of the dress, which is on display outside the House of Fraser in Belfast's Victoria Square.
Her take on the gown, made of French lace and delicate ivory fabric, was put together in less than 24 hours.
It is said to be a perfect replica of Kate's dress.
Reactions from local fashion experts were mixed, with some doubting that the copy-cat look can measure up to the original.
Cathy Martin, organiser of Belfast Fashion Week, said Kate's dress was a "work of art".
"You just couldn't achieve the intensity of work that went into handcrafting her dress in 24 hours," she added.
Tracey Hall, director of Style Academy, was more optimistic about the local version. "I imagine Mary Rose could have copied the shape and fabric of the dress just from a screen grab of it," said Tracey.
"But I can't believe she's got a replica out there already — surely it's impossible to recreate that standard of craftsmanship in such a short time?"
Meanwhile, Kate's sister Pippa Middleton has attracted a number of admirers after her maid of honour dress proved almost as popular as the bridal gown.
The ivory cowl-neck dress, also made by Sarah Burton, was crafted using the same embroidery, material and buttons as Kate's.
A number of fansites have been set up for the younger Middleton sister, including a Facebook page with more than 90,000 followers.
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University News
Summer reading titles by University of the Pacific authors
Pacific faculty, staff and alumni enrich anyone's summer reading list with these new titles more
Digital Coptic project wins $190,000 NEH grant
Associate Professor Caroline T. Schroeder has been awarded a new grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a project to digitize Coptic texts and make them available to scholars. more
Getting babies ready for kindergarten
University of the Pacific, community partners launch program to help parents nurture pre-reading skills at home more
Super Bowl-winning coach and Pacific alumnus Pete Carroll '73 '78 revisits his college turf
After two appearances at the Super Bowl, one Vince Lombardi trophy, two national college championships and a 97-19 record at football-powerhouse USC, Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll '73, '78 has returned to visit his alma mater. more
Bestselling novelist awards scholarships for aspiring teachers
Recipients of the James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarship will receive $6,000 per year toward their education. more
Four commencements in three cities to honor more than 2,000 new graduates
University of the Pacific will confer some 2,029 degrees during four commencement ceremonies in three cities over the next six weeks. more
Schools must track academic progress of homeless students, researchers argue
Schools must track the academic progress of homeless students with as much care as they track special education, Title I and English language learner students, according to researchers at University of the Pacific. more
Getting foster youth through college will take structured support, study concludes
The college graduation rate for students who have lived in foster care is 3 percent, among the lowest of any demographic group in the country. And this rate is unlikely to improve unless community colleges institute formal programs to assist foster youth both financially and academically. more
Pacific, partners bring together leaders for GradNation Community Summit
Pacific and other community leaders are holding a summit to improve high school graduation rates more
Football legend Eddie LeBaron Jr. '50, has died at 85
Edward "Eddie" LeBaron Jr., a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, war hero, NFL football star and successful attorney, died early April 1, 2015, in Stockton, California. more


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The Reseller is the main association between the supply authorities (Eskom and Municipalities) and the end consumer.
Representing the Electricity Resellers of South Africa
The concept of reselling electricity in South Africa has been around for many years. A number of our members have been in existence for 20 years or more. If we take into consideration bulk supplies of electricity to Body Corporates, landlords and other large commercial buildings it goes back even further.
The bulk supply point platform was created by City Councils needing to lessen their administrative and cost burden due to the greater prevalence of high density urban developments. Reselling started as a need by property owners, landlords and Body Corporates to have a metering service to individual consumers beyond a bulk supply point.
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The Science of Violin Playing
The Science of Violin Playing
By Raphael Bronstein
Raphael Bronstein is among the most legendary violin instructors in recent memory. Arguably one of the strongest influences on our current generation of violin teachers and players, he counted among his students such luminaries as Elmar Oliveira, Martha Strongin Katz, Lya Stern, Jay Zhong, and his own daughter, Ariana Bronne.
Though he taught over 1000 students in the course of his career, The Science of Violin Playing is his only publication. A treasure for serious students of the violin, this book contains page after page of instructive and inspiring wisdom. Best read slowly and carefully, Bronstein teaches violin playing as both an art and science, turning his exacting eye and ear to every aspect of the instrument. Lessons include:
The principles and importance of visual intonation
Left hand technique and practice habits
The psychology of violin playing
Right arm technique including santille, spiccato, martele, ricochet, and more
Interpretation of pieces for performance
Technical analyses of complete violin concerti, including works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Tchaikowsky
For dedicated and ambitious violinists, this is a book to be studied, read, and re-read. Filled with a career's worth of advice and wisdom, The Science of Violin Playing is a remarkable book for all aspiring performers and teachers.
ISBN: 9781626546196 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781635618273 (Paperback)


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Set on a corner block this low maintenance property has been an investors dream for a number of years. Updated throughout with renovated kitchen featuring 900mm freestanding cooker and good storage with room for dining as well. The lounge room is light filled with gas heater and ceiling fans and ducted heating for comfort through this home. Each of the three bedrooms are of a good size master with BIR's. Updated bathroom is centrally located.
The yard is fully fenced with single car port and garden sheds.
This property would be a great addition to you property portfolio or a low maintenance home with lock up and leave life style.
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Great prayer from today's Midday Office:
O God, you both comfort me and disturb my complacency through your Spirit. May I recognize the blind, the lame and the prisoner in the circumstances of my life, and understand my call to proclaim the good news to the poor. I ask this through Jesus who is my way, my truth and my life. Amen.
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Hi guys,
Glad to blog again after a break of near 50+ days ! I was down in Kerala for a couple of days in Xmas 2007 to cargo my bike to New Delhi. My bike was unused for 7 months since I was away in UAE.The bike was covered, though i didnt take any extra precautions. Uncovering the plastic .... Voila!
----- Unused Bullet 7 months! (Rock solid)
I called up Murugan who promptly sent his bro to get the bike started. I could have tried it myself, but didnt want any delays since holidays were around!The only things he did to get the bike started was to replace old fuel with new fuel and clean the spark plug!
----- Shotgun Murugans bro Ranjit emptying old petrol!
I tried sending through Railways and truck companies and finally settled on Gati cargo - Rs.3400 + 400 for packing by their outsourced agents (Now packing also got BPOs?)However you get a chance to check the packing to ur satisfaction before the bike is sent(i didnt get time to check it ..also forgot the thermocol to pack the petrol tank.). Trivandrum -New Delhi took 7 days(i got it on 31st dec!)
----- Bullet lands at Janakpuri (Home delivery ;-)
----- Scratched petrol tank :-( ..GRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!! What the F@#$!
I m p o r t a n t : Dudes... when you guys cargo ur bike i would advise you to use thermocol,along with the hay and cardboard the guys use.
Well riding in 5 degrees temperature in New Delhi has its own mazaaaa - ginger tea is best after a cold ride! Happened to visit the Surajkund Handicraft mela !
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---- Cool Handicrafts .... i picked up some exquisite clay pottery !
----Ya , finally i managed to change my original 2002 exhaust (corroded) - (Check the long exhaust below folks..its extinct now) RE makes medium ones now.
I got myself a short exhaust from Karol Bagh, the mecca of Bullet parts here.I checked with an authorised RE showroom and he didnt have the original short exhaust...and i lost my patience so Rs.425 i got this fitted below!Pls mind its the same old original long pipe,only the end is changed !
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text: Tarkand 1 Posted June 26, 2010 Alrighty. What I like about this system is the representation it makes of close quarter squad-combat. In Rogue Trader, we use a battle-grid, and it makes stuff like having the Arch-Militant lay down suppressing fire, pinning a target in order to have the Missionary creep around and engaged the pinned in close combat a joy to behold. But I'm having a bit of a problem with the concept of hordes in this. You see, Horde work great when dealing with 'long range' entrenched fire fights... you describe that there's a 100 guys in the city blocks in front, you guys take cover and you trade shot, throw grenades and so forth. However, replicating the above example of using suppressing fire in order to pin down a target and get in close combat, things start to breakdown... how many members of the Hordes are suppressed? How many are actually in close range of the missionary? He's obviously not fighting all 100 of them at the same time, since they are split up between several buildings and floors. How do you even represent a Horde on the board in close combat? Isn't somebody wildly charging and getting in CC with it actually 'inside' the Horde? I suppose that you could just 'free style it' once you're in CC and ignore the battlegrid and with a GM who is also a good storyteller, he maybe able to describe everything in a cool enough fashion that you won't mind... but still... I get the idea that he'd basically wade in there and slice people up, trading blows and everything... but you more or less lose the entire complexity and tactical level of combat, positioning and so forth and just devolve to throwing dices back and forth as soon as you get in close combat (Doubly so since parrying/dodging are out of the equation). In short, there seems to be a bit of a dichotomy here. By default, Hordes represent an abstract concept (Much more so than fighting against 'normal' opponents)... but the abstractness goes from 5 to 11 when one goes from ranged combat to melee combat. Any ideas/tips on how to deal with this? Especially from people who have ran Final Sanction...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Wedding Tracker: Kaylin: Size 6!
I don't know where to begin with this one. Kaylin is beyond awesome. She has taken her fitness to another level. Seriously.
Before we began this journey, Kaylin weighed 155 pounds. She ate what she pleased and had no consistency in her workouts. But that was 6 weeks and 9 1/2 pounds ago. She now weighs 145.5 pounds!
I've been getting emails that go a little something like this:
I was trying to be better about eating consistently outside of work, and I think I did a pretty good job. Friday was not great because of that dinner out at the Moroccan restaturant – which was soooo good. I did think I was pretty good though because we went to a stand-up comedy show afterwords, and they have a two drink minimum for each person. Because of our 4 course meal and the baklava, I just opted for soda water, which you and I know, I would not have done before :). Also, I tried to be as good as possible on Thursday night when we had dinner at Mark's parents. They brought in Italian, and I opted for just the chicken breast with marinara, and I took off the cheese. As much as I wanted it, I restrained myself from the pasta and meatballs, because I knew the next night we would be indulging.
See what I mean? This proves she's still having a blast, just taking a little extra time to plan out her days/weeks according to those mini-celebrations!
So far, our girl has lost a total of 4 inches:
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- 1 inch around her waist
- 2 inches around her hips
Kaylin and her fiance have been busy: they finished their wedding website and posed for engagement photos over this past weekend. In preparation for the photoshoot, our busy bride's dress shopping was difficult: since they all looked fantastic, she had trouble narrowing down her choices because THEY ALL LOOKED GREAT! In fact, her old size 8 was way too big…she's down to a perfect size 6!
Her wedding gown arrives this upcoming weekend: I can't wait to hear how it goes and see how it fits! Stay tuned in 2 weeks for more breaking news on the Kaylin front!!
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Thanks to Yogurt Moon for passing the Kreativ Blogger award on to me. I am honored.
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- I love going away with my friend on Saturday morning.
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I wanted to do a highlight of a dance song on Guetta's recent album that has yet to get much love. Hopefully we'll hear this jam get some more air play soon. That Usher and Guetta song, "Without You" does not impress much. Anyways, the American Idol loser turned Oscar winning actress and singer has […]Read more
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I don't know about you, but in this house we are in the midst of teething. N's teeth still aren't through yet but they are very close to coming, though they're not actually bothering him too much at the minute; he just chews his fist a lot and everything goes into his mouth. I'm not sure his first one will arrive by the end of this week though which also happens to be the first ever National Teething Week which is sponsored by Camilia Oral Solution, the homeopathic experts in teething.
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-Score Game #1: Babson College 3, Clark University 1
-Score Game #2: Babson College 18, Clark University 6 (5 innings)
-Records: Clark (5-13, NEWAMC 1-7), Babson (14-7, NEWMAC 5-3)
-Location: Babson Park, Mass.
-The Lead: The Clark University softball team was swept by the Beavers of Babson College in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) double header on Tuesday afternoon.
Game #1: Babson 3, Clark
-Clark took a 1-0 lead with two outs in the second when senior Ali Reilly (New Canaan, Conn.) misplayed junior Kendra Walker's (Cumberland, R.I.) bunt allowing Christina Kopacz (North Grosvenordale, Conn.) to score from second. The Green and White tied it in the bottom of the frame though, as sophomore Tori Roche (Andover, Mass.) singled home senior Nicole Civello (Huntington Station, N.Y.), who came on as a pinch runner after Alex Corrigan (Middletown, N.J.) doubled to lead off the frame.
-After leaving a pair of runners in scoring position in the third, the Beavers went ahead for good in the fifth as Casey led off with a double and moved to third on a passed ball before scoring on junior Ashley Tango's (Reading, Mass.) single to center to make it 2-1. Reilly struck out first-year Emily Vincent (North Grosvenordale, Conn.) with runners on second and third in the top of the sixth and Babson extended its lead to 3-1 when junior Annie Quine (Santa Monica, Calif.) singled and later scored on an error in the bottom of the inning.
-Eight different Babson players had a hit and Corrigan and sophomore Victoria Casey (Emerson, N.J.) both doubled in the opener for the Beavers. Reilly gave up just one unearned run on three hits in a complete-game effort to improve to 8-2 with the win.
-Kopacz went 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Cougars. Senior Sami West (Gonic, N.H.) took the loss after giving up two runs on seven hits while striking out one and walking one in 4.1 innings.
Game #2: Babson 18, Clark 6
-Clark jumped on top 1-0 in the top of the first, but Quine hammered a two-run homer to left and first-year Jamie Hoffman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) followed with a two-run double to give the Green and White a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the frame. The Cougars scored three times with two outs in the second, including a two-run triple to center by senior Leah Bodin (Andover, Vt.) to cut their deficit to 5-4 only to see Babson responded with six runs in its half of the inning.
-Quine came through with an RBI single, sophomore Kayla Schinik (Watchung, N.J.) cleared the bases with a triple to right and sophomore Jacqueline Paul (Burlington, N.J.) drove in her second run of the game with a sacrifice fly to make it 11-4. The Beavers put the game away with seven more runs in the fourth inning, which included two-run doubles by both Civello and Tango as well as an RBI single by junior Josephine Mares (Houston, Texas.).
-Quine went 3-for-3 with a home run and four runs batted in, Tango doubled twice and drove in two runs, and Hoffman went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs to lead the Beavers' 16-hit onslaught. Civello added a two-run double and Schinik contributed a bases loaded triple in the win.
-Kopacz and Bodin both drove in a pair of runs, while first-year Jessica Urella (North Grafton, Mass.) went 2-for-3 with a double, and RBI and two runs scored for the Cougars.
-First-year Isabella DiOrio (Lincoln, R.I.) retired just one batter in the first inning and dropped to 0-1 on the year with the loss.
- Babson returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Framingham State for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. Clark will host WPI in a twin bill on Thursday starting at 3 p.m.


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Monday, August 30, 2010
The Hail Mary cycle
I'm on CD15 of our "Hail Mary" cycle before we do IUI #4. I've been using the CBE monitor this month and got "peak" days on Saturday and Sunday, a glaring positive OPK yesterday and I think I ovulated this morning from the left side. We did the deed accordingly. I'm going to start seeing a new acupuncturist near my office - I'm waiting for her to call and schedule a consultation. I've really missed it since I stopped going in February and I've decided it's worth the expense. I'm going to try and do IUI #4 and 5 back to back in Sept / Oct, then if they both fail we'll reevaluate in the New Year. I'm feeling good mentally and enjoying what's left of the summer. I hope you all are doing well - things have been quiet around here so I hope someone is still reading. I don't track my analytics because I'm terrified of finding out that someone I know in real life is reading. I don't know why that freaks me out, but it does!
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Checking in from our beach house. Sooo glad we put off the injectables IUI till next cycle. I had court three days in a row last week so it would have really screwed up my schedule if I'd had to go to the RE at 7AM on those days. I've run a few miles this week and because we put off the IUI, we have been able to come down to our beach house this weekend. I'll also be coming down next weekend, when my mom and siblings will all be down. I used the CBEFM for the first time today, we'll see how that goes. I was hesitant to buy it, but I figured what the hell, I've tried everything else. I got it used off e.bay. Last cycle was really weird because AF showed up two days late (on CD 30) - I would have been freaking if I didn't know with 100% certainty that I wasn't pregnant. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their summer!
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Friday, August 13, 2010
A change in plans...
We decided last night to postpone this IUI until September. The juggling of work obligations, family obligations and other commitments this month was getting to be too much for both of us. We have a lot going on this month, both work-wise and family-wise, so we decided last night to put off the IUI till September, when we have nothing going on. My plan for this month is to exercise as much as possible, as I am carrying a few extra pounds as a result of studying for the bar exam day and night. I also want to enjoy the little bit of summer that we have left. I'm going to try out my recently acquired Clear.blue Easy Fer.tility Mon.itor for the first time this month. I'll check in later this month with "CBEFM" reports.
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Meds are here!
Got the meds on Thursday. They came in a huge box, but barely filled the bottom of it. At least my cats have a new box to play with. I'm expecting AF this Friday, then the monitoring will start the following week. Should be fun!
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Public service announcement
I was driving through rural Delaware yesterday on my way home from the beach and saw not one, but two billboards warning women not to smoke while pregnant. Do they really need to put out an all-points bulletin on that one??
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This Asiatic cultivar not only stood tall, but was still growing scapes at this late date. Bulbils on the Asiatic cultivars are quite large.
There have always been toads in this field.
I dug and pulled while Betsy tied bundles of ten, arranged by size, then tagged. Do not confuse this garlic for that. Untrained eyes will see one garlic where there are ten. And get them out of the sun.
Into the van went the bundles, 6 hours after arriving. It was late, we stayed over night, in the local Best Western. I needed that tick check sooner than later. I never saw a tick in the field, but I had found one on my back a month prior. All clear.
The garlic arrived in the studio on the Fourth. With no elevator, we carried boxes of bundles up four flights of stairs. Then I built a rack out of scrap wood left behind by one of the several artists leaving our building since the rent increase. We went home at dark, searched the airwaves for Hudson River fireworks, but found none. And slept.
A friend was discarding one of those "indoor" ac units. I collected it, because a studio cure is not the best cure -it's just too hot. The sensors I have measured the highest temperature at 93.5 degrees F, although relative humidity has been quite low. The ac unit appears to reduce any max temperature by 4 or 5 degrees. It is still too warm and I am thinking of finishing these off in our apartment.
There is one more harvest to go, tomorrow, in fact. I left a quantity of several varieties to see how much latitude there is in harvest times during dry weather. But there are 350 of a Purple Stripe variety and the Creole, precious Creole. We leave early, farmer early, so to return with our bounty before the elevator shuts down for the evening. And then it will be done, a year of garlic growing.


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One of the oldest sayings of Wall Street (and one that happens to be true) is that "there is always a bull market somewhere." No matter how bad one segment of the market may be performing, there is almost always some unrelated asset that is doing well at the same time. Taking that to its logical extreme, if there is always a bull market somewhere, there are almost always a few potential bubbles emerging. So which markets look like they have heated up to the melting point?
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To a lot of people, the current yield on government bonds just makes no sense. These people see the federal budget deficit, the huge debt burden and the risk of a stagflation-type environment of low growth and high inflation, and cannot understand how investors could be piling into bonds. Moreover, there is a strong sense that these artificially low rates are just a prelude to a withering bout of inflation that will smack fixed income instruments hard.
For better or worse, there are other dynamics at work in the bond market. For starters, banks can make a solid "carry trade" on government bonds - banks take their ultra-low cost deposits and invest them in higher-yielding government securities.
Second, many pension funds were badly wounded in the mortgage-backed bond crunch of 2008 and 2009. Not only have many funds rewritten their mandates to take on less risk, but the supply of bonds has changed. In many cases, pension funds are buying government bonds because they need fixed income instruments and the near-collapse of the mortgage-backed securities market has eliminated that supply.
In other words, this is not so much a bubble (at least not a bubble fueled by unreasonable expectations of gain) as a supply squeeze. That is not to suggest that it could not still end badly, but the actions of many of these bond-buyers are not quite as irrational as some believe.
Rare Earth Elements
If there is a bubble in rare earth metals, China is likely to blame. Not only does China have the blessing of favorable geology (ample resources), but the country actively supported its rare earth mining operations at a time when Western miners were closing up shop. Now, though these elements are critical components of many electronics, China overwhelmingly controls the supply, and the government is curtailing exports and driving up prices. That, in turn, has created a boom time for would-be rare earth miners like Lynas (OTC:LYSDY) and Avalon (TSE:AVL).
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Ironically, rare earth elements are actually not all that rare for the most part - they are just difficult to find in concentrated quantities on their own, and are typically the byproduct of other types of mining. At prevailing prices, miners are scrambling throughout Australia, the United States and Canada to bring old mines back into production and begin mining new resources. Simultaneously, those companies that depend upon rare earth elements are doing what companies always do when a key component gets expensive and/or scarce - they are engineering around the problem.
Although rare earth prices could stay high for a while (mines do not open overnight), new digging and new alternatives are likely to put an expiration date on this bull market.
Cloud Computing
If there is a candidate for a good old-fashioned stock bubble, the cloud computing area is as good as any. Some of the requisite hyperbole is certainly in place - namely, that cloud computing is going to revolutionize how businesses approach IT, and how it is going to permanently disrupt the software industry.
Although many of these stocks have recently retreated from their highs, the valuations are still impressive. Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) carries a trailing enterprise value-to-revenue multiple of 9.5, while VMWare (NYSE:VMW) trades at a multiple of 12.3, Citrix Systems (Nasdaq:CTXS) at 5.9 and LogMeIn (Nasdaq:LOGM) at 8.3. While this entire sector is seeing robust revenue growth and customer demand, that was also once true for a host of networking, semiconductor and e-commerce stocks back in the late 1990s.
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Amidst all of the hoopla about the performance of grains, base metals, precious metals and even cocoa, the record prices in cotton have gone almost relatively unnoticed. Nevertheless, cotton recently broke an all-time price record and prices have jumped about two-thirds from mid-summer.
Unfortunately for investors, the odds are that this cotton bull market has short legs. There is little that can be done to boost supply in the short-term, but high prices for cotton will do what they always do - stimulate more planting in cotton-growing regions. Although it is always possible that growing conditions (poor weather, etc.) could damage the next crop(s), it is likewise possible that journalists will be talking about a bumper crop and low prices this time next year.
The ultimate "is it or is it not" bubble argument has to be over gold. September and October have been full of reports talking about record high prices for this precious metal, and the overall trend has been up for roughly eight years now. Despite this momentum, plenty of gold-bugs will step up to remind the market that gold has yet to reach an inflation-adjusted record of about $2,200 per ounce.
Although gold is often hailed as an inflation hedge, the data supporting that is less than fully compelling. What gold really seems to hedge is uncertainty; when people get nervous, they like to hold gold. Relative to the trajectories seen in the tech stock and housing bubbles, gold could still have a ways to go - particularly for those who see chaos in the political and economic conditions of the U.S. and Western Europe.
There is, however, an inconvenient truth - hardly anybody outside of coin dealers has ever made lasting wealth out of trading in gold. As gold skeptics love to point out, gold produces no income, is inconvenient to use as is, and could very well be seized by governments during the very conditions that gold-bugs point to as an argument in the metal's favor. While the ubiquity of fear in the market seems to justify a lot of the enthusiasm for gold, it is hard to see how prices are not overheated - to say nothing of the fact that if economies fail and governments collapse, people will have more to worry about than their 401(k)s.
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The Bottom Line
"Bubble" has become an overused term in the last few years, as many investors and commentators now slap that label on any market segment that has enjoyed strong appreciation and high valuations. True bubbles are supposed to involve a certain element of self-delusion and mania. For an overheated market to really be a "bubble", there needs to be a collective notion that "it's different this time" and that the only prudent move for savvy investors is to put nearly all of their money in that asset - that was the prevailing sentiment during past bubbles like the South Sea craze, Tulip Mania, the margin-fueled stock bubble of the 1920s, the Nifty Fifty and the tech bubble of the late 1990s.
Whatever terms one wishes to use, though, there is no question that there are some overheated segments of the market today. While momentum investors may be tempted to play their luck and see if they can squeeze more profits from these runs before the flag, more conservative investors may want to give them a pass altogether.