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Safeguarding the overall well-being of children by connecting and referring them to needed social services
As part of KIND's efforts to help children adjust to a new country, new language, new homes as well as to address the traumas which the majority of them have experienced prior to their arrival, KIND has placed Social Services Coordinators (SSCs) in eight offices.
Around the country, these SSCs have connected thousands of children– and their caretakers – with essential medical and mental health care, educational opportunities as well as crisis intervention to ensure their well-being and safety. For example, after Hurricane Harvey, the Houston SSC mobilized to provide gift cards for groceries and other basic needs to children and families who had lost everything. In Fresno, the SSC worked with multiple school districts to improve access for children and sponsors to additional resources including with homelessness programs, mental health counselors, and family resource centers. She succeeded in getting KIND clients included in summer programs, soccer camps, writing workshops and tutoring programs and hosted a resource fair where partner organizations provided information about community- based resources; legal rights; the benefits of trauma counseling; and more.


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Something Weird @ MAD Museum 6/9/12 7PM
Believe it or not all my rambling about VHS has paid off! The Museum of Art and Design, Jake Yuzna, Rebecca Cleman and I (Matthew Desiderio) have put together the mother of all VHS tributes with screenings, workshops, and a real functioning video store on site.
VHS at MAD takes places between June 9th and August 18th.
Museum of Art and Design is located at 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019
Come see VHS get its due respect at the MAD Museum in NYC! The Museum of Art and Design has allowed the likes of VHShitfest, Horror Boobs, Lunchmeat Vhs Fanzine and more to present films of the VHS era that are dear to their hearts. Experience rare SOV classics like Hellroller and Tales From The Quadead Zone on the big screen, come to a live work out session dictated by the weirdest fitness videos in existence, or come and rent a copy of Jerry Macguire from the pop-up rental store. VHS makes anything possible and this is proof so don't miss this chance to be a part of VHiStory!
In celebration of the influential medium known as VHS, the Museum of Arts and Design presents a three-month survey of the short-lived video revolution. VHS screenings include a wide array of VHS offerings, including rare genre films, bootleg rock concert videos, independent works by the likes of Todd Haynes, Troma Video, and Nam June Paik, live workout classes by Richard Simmons and Susan Powter, and lost public access gems. In honor of its VHS series, MAD has also recreated a video rental store within its walls. In its exploration of the mutliple facets of the format, VHS demonstrates the impact of this technology on the history of cinema.
What beter way to kick it all of this Friday June 9th at 7PM than with a screening of the H.G. Lewis classic Something Weird screened from a special composite tape containing Something Weird Video trailers, a Joe Bob Briggs intro and outro from The Sleaziest Movies in the History of the World tape, and more! And who better to present it than my good buddy, Horror Culture Enthusiasts and lover of Something Weird: Mike Hunchback.
Something Weird
1967, Dir. Herschell Gordon Lewis
With Tony McCabe, Elizabeth Lee, and William Brooker
Directed by cult icon Herschell Gordon Lewis, Something Weird brings together a uncanny plot including LSD, psychic phenomena, a grotesque witch who can morph into a beautiful young woman, a kung fu socialite, ghosts, federal agents, psychopaths, and much more. A standout work from the midcentury exploitation and underground film movement, Something Weird was nearly lost until the distribution company Something Weird Video was founded in 1990, taking both its name and its logo from the film.
Something Weird Video released numerous Gordon Lewis films, as well as many other exploitation films, European genre films, and forgotten classics. Taking advantage of the video market formed by VHS, Something Weird Video and other likeminded distributors originated a curatorial approach that championed cinematic works through VHS release and video store selections. By doing so, these companies gave new life to cinematic oddities that pushed boundaries in both their subject matter and their approach to narrative filmmaking.
Special introduction by Mike Hunchback, Horror Culture Enthusiast and curator of Hershel Gordon Lewis and Frank Henenlotter retrospective.
So put everything else on pause and come out to one of the many VHS events at the MAD Museum!

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The two dominant political issues of Jerry Brown's first governorship were taxes and crime, and as a more-or-less liberal Democrat with soaring ambitions, he struggled mightily to avoid fallout from both.
While Brown opposed Proposition 13, the era's landmark anti-tax measure, he quickly embraced it after its passage in 1978, declared himself to be a "born-again tax cutter" and sponsored a hefty state income tax cut as he sought re-election to a second term.
Whether California was under siege from crime is questionable, but Republicans bludgeoned Democratic politicians as soft on crime, and Brown didn't want to be a victim.
He and legislators responded with lock-'em-up crime measures aimed at putting more felons behind bars. California's prison population, about 20,000 inmates, started climbing, and late in his governorship, Brown agreed to place a small construction bond issue on the ballot.
Not only did inmate numbers swell, but operational costs ballooned as governors and legislators provided the very powerful California Correctional Peace Officers Association with generous — probably overly so — contracts, a consequence of Brown's granting full bargaining rights to public employee unions.
By the time Brown returned to the governorship in 2011, the prison population had increased eightfold, and its costs twentyfold, becoming a major factor in the state's chronic deficits.
Despite spending countless billions on new prisons, they were so overcrowded and dysfunctional that the federal courts had seized control of prison medical care and were threatening to take over the entire system. Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to reduce the prison population by tens of thousands of inmates.
Brown and legislators responded with "realignment," which diverts lower-level felons from prison into county jails, along with the money to pay for their care and supervision.
There's been a dramatic reduction in state inmate numbers, and on Monday, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation released a massive plan to "to save billions of dollars, end federal court oversight and improve the prison system."
Among other things, it would cut prison construction sharply and promises to reduce prison spending — by $30 billion, it says, over the next decade.
"California is finally getting its prison costs under control and taking the necessary steps to meet federal court mandates," Brown said. "This plan cuts billions in future spending and meets the U.S. Supreme Court's order to reduce our prison population."
It sounds great, but there's a big caveat. Financing realignment depends on voter approval of Brown's ballot measure to raise taxes and guarantee funds for counties, and that's still very much up in the air.
Dan Walters is a Sacramento Bee columnist.


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The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) performed a major project to raise the San Vicente Dam in San Diego, California, US. It is the highest dam raise project undertaken in the US and the highest roller compacted concrete dam raise in the world.
The project encountered a significant milestone when the dam was raised to its intended height of 337ft in October 2012. Certain auxiliary works for the dam raise project were completed in June 2014 and the dam is expected to be fully filled within the next five years. Approximately 5,500 people were involved in the raising of the dam.
The dam raise has expanded the capacity of the reservoir from 152,00 acre-feet to 242,000 acre-feet. It also renders 100,000 acre-feet of carryover storage which will be used in drought situations.
Original construction of the dam
The idea of constructing the dam primarily sprouted through anticipation of receiving water from the Colorado River Aqueduct, which was being constructed during the 1930s. The idea was first met with disapproval in 1939 by the residents of San Diego. The residents, however, gave in to the idea a year later after realising the population was increasing.
Construction of the dam began in 1940 and was completed in 1943. The dam was designed favouring a possible raise for the future, with its grout curtain being extended and positioning being done to facilitate an increase in height.
The original dam measured 220ft in height, 980ft in length, with its catchment area covering 75m² and its surface area covering 118m². The reservoir had a capacity of 111,000,000m³.
Emergency Storage Project (ESP) details
Around 80% of the water supply in San Diego is imported from the Lower Colorado River (50%) and Bay Delta (30%), located in northern California, through conveyance systems covering almost 640km.
The San Vicente Dam raise is part of the larger $1.5bn Emergency Storage Project (ESP) which began in 2000 and will be completed by 2018. The ESP comprises of constructing a series of reservoirs, pipelines and pumping stations, targeted at delivering water to the San Diego region.
The project will supply water to the region during unavoidable interrupted water deliveries from the existing facilities. It will increase the county's local water storage capacity and enable the dam to serve as a back-up for supplying water during droughts and disruptions from the existing conveyance systems. The project is expected to meet San Diego's water needs through until 2030.
The San Vicente dam was raised by an additional 117ft, which provides an additional 152,000 acre-feet of water to the reservoir. The project has also increased the surface area of the dam by 500 acres and storage capacity of the reservoir by 187,489,239m³.
San Vicente Dam raise construction details
Preparatory works to raise the dam commenced in June 2009. The first layer of concrete for the dam raise was laid in September 2011 after the completion of the foundation works in 2010.
Construction works for raising the dam incorporated the former marina to serve as a quarry and RCC production site. The RCC materials were sourced from the hillsides around the marina and conveyed using a conveyor system, to reduce the number of truck movements and improve the project's environmental footprint. Around 650,000 cubic yards of RCC was utilised to raise the dam.
The raising of the dam necessitated the removal of 2in of concrete from the downstream face of the dam and about a foot of concrete from the roof's top.
Ancillary works following the completion of the dam raise involved installation of a surge tank, a pump station and 11 miles of large-diameter underground pipeline, which escalated the overall projet cost to $838m.
A few more ancillary works are expected to be realised by 2015, which include construction of a new marina, a longer boat ramp, additional parking spaces for boats and site restoration works.
Contractors for the Californian project
MWH provided the final design and engineering services for the construction of the dam raise as part of a $20.4m contract.
Construction management for the project is being provided by Parsons JV, comprising of Parsons and Black & Veatch. The JV was also involved in providing the design and construction reviews for the project. Shimmick Construction is also involved in the project.
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The Okukubi Dam will be the first trapezoidal cemented, sand and gravel (GSC) dam in the world when it comes online.


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Spencer Lewis with his live guitar/violin looping along with the wildly melodic, inventive electric bass playing of Eric Graham. Spontaneous folk grooves abound. Folk Rock from Dylan to Lewis.
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Later Event: August 7Ludlow Bandstand Concert - Spencer Lewis Trio


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This is wonderful! Literally "out of the box" I was looking at your gallery and all your tangles are so lovely, delicate and elegant. I love that you put a design in the back of the box, too. Thank you for your comment on my tangle.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2012 at 3:32 PM
This is by far the very best and creative one thus far. You do think outside the box. Congratulations.ReplyDelete
WOW Helen, this is PERFECT.ReplyDelete
Breaking free out of the box, so very creative!
Oh wow! I am loving this! Blooming mooka! Great idea.ReplyDelete
Love it! Nicely done.ReplyDelete
You made a beautiful zia! I love it.ReplyDelete
Helen, beautiful!ReplyDelete
Absolutely wonderful! I love your literal breaking free; great daisy's, great mooka, and the holes in your box and background are just perfect!ReplyDelete
As always, just great. I always wonder how you come up with those great ideas you create. Great breaking free out of the box thinking.ReplyDelete
Hee-hee! love this, brings a smile to my face. Such lovely work!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic creative design!ReplyDelete
I love the way your mind works and the art it creates is perfection!ReplyDelete
Helen, you darling girl! Where have you been all my Zentangle life? I just discovered you a couple of weeks ago, and every email update I get makes my heart go pitter pat. I adore your free, flowy style and LOVE everything you do. This one is perfect. What a talent. Almost everything you draw is dimensional - I wish you could teach me how to do it. ♥ReplyDeleteReplies
Hello, Ann! I am still really new to using zentangle patterns/designs and am just soaking it all in and drawing like mad at the moment. Thankyou for taking the time to post your lovely comment - I read it when I woke up this morning - what a great way to start the day! I love the sharing aspect almost as much as the drawing and it is so nice to hear that your are enjoying what I am putting out there :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 13, 2012 at 2:01 AM
Amazing!!! I love it.ReplyDelete
Wow! So you are Papernstuff. I borrowed one of your ideas for some of my challenge pieces, and I appreciated your comments. On yours you took the challenge quite literally and drew a box to "go outside of". Brilliant concept and a lovely tile. The delicacy of your line work always inspires and amazes me. You must be using either a very light hand or a very narrow pen, or both! All your art is lovely.ReplyDeleteReplies
hi linda. thankyou :) Your challenge pieces were lovely :) And, yes, papernstuff is my alter ego - it's too hard to get a configuration of Helen Williams that does not end in about 10 numbers (ah, the curse of having a common surname!).Delete
Unfortunately,I have a really heavy hand and destroy far too many pens - I do generally use an 005, or sometimes 01 pen, though. I have been trying out a few different brands to see which ones can stand up to my torture!
Thanks for your lovely comments :)
thanks, all for the lovely comments on this challenge piece :)ReplyDelete
Out of the box... WOW!ReplyDelete
So beautiful and light--I just love what you do with Mooka, and I adore daisies, too, so I really love this piece! Gorgeous! Delicious eye candy!! =0)ReplyDelete
This is a lovely and literal interpretation of breaking free of that box. :-) I love how you're using Mooka too.ReplyDelete
Fantastic, so delicate and pretty.ReplyDelete
Dear Helen, sorry about my poor english, I´m from Brazil, and new in zentangle´s world. Every week I enjoy "I´m the diva weekly challenge". But yours entries are the first I´m looking for, because I love everything you do. This week was the better, congratulations... Graciela.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Graciela :) Thank you for the lovely comments - so nice to know that you are enjoying my drawings.Delete
I just discovered zentangle online a few months ago myself - exciting isn't it? I am really loving incorporating zentangle patterns with my drawings.
PS. Your english is wonderful!
Love your take on this challenge! Beautiful work, absolutely stunning!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 16, 2012 at 5:04 AM
Everything you draw is just beautiful. I do enjoy seeing what you create every week. =)ReplyDelete


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Shattuck Closing in Berkeley Could Be Connected with West Oakland Gang Raid
Oakland police deployed a number of tactical teams this morning to serve 16 warrants in at least three counties, making 12 arrests while seizing drugs, cash and a number of firearms, according to Acting Deputy Chief Roland Holmgren.
Reports of unspecified police activity have surfaced in Berkeley this morning, involving the closure of northbound Shattuck Avenue near the University of California at Berkeley campus as well as a California Highway Patrol airplane circling overhead before dawn, waking a number of residents who complained on social media. -more-


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On LinkedIN someone asked the question about whether it would be cheaper to buy through an OEM versus a distributor and there were so many bad responses and misconceptions that I decided that I would write a post about it.
Every company will have a number of markets or what are called "sales channels" that they sell through. A company may have OEM sales. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer meaning the company that is purchasing the product will imbed that product within their product and as such will not be competing against either the company or its authorized distributors for sales. The company may also sell to VARS. A VAR or value added reseller is one that adds specific value to the product and sells that. Since they are adding value to the product they too are not directly competing against the company or its authorized distributors. The company may
direct customer account sales where they usually sell to large users of their product(s). They may also sell through Authorized Distributors. An authorized distributor is a company that has entered into an agreement with the manufacturer or producer to sell products. Normal authorized distributor agreements will have agreed geographical territories that they can sell within, they will have the obligations of the distributor and company defined such as responsibilities for marketing and conduct and they will have a a defined method of compensation.There are two primary models companies have for sales to distribution. One is a simple discount off list where the volume of the distributor's purchases will increase their discount off the company's list price as their volume increases. The other is a form price protection where the discount they receive is tied to selling close to the targeted price. Distributors can provide a wide range of services from just being an order location to providing stocking and value added services.
Each of these "channels" will have different sales terms and different pricing or discount structures. Most companies will also have a tiering approach within a channel where terms and pricing or discounts you get will be based upon the volume of business and your importance as a customer. The highest tier in any channel will get both the best price and the best terms. Lower tiers will get higher prices or less discounts and less favorable terms. Normally the best pricing and best terms would be given to the highest tier OEM accounts. That is because they provide volume sales for the company, they don't compete with the company or their authorized distributors for sales, and there is less sales and administrative expenses in dealing with that one OEM versus dealing with multiple companies that would provide the same volume of sales. If you fall below a certain level of business a company may not sell to you for whatever channel would be applicable to your business. You can also find companies that sell exclusively through distribution. In both those situations you would need to buy the product through one of their authorized distributors.
As to what what sales channel is best strictly from a cost perspective, if you have significant volume and can buy it directly as an OEM, that is usually the best way to go as OEM's will normally get higher discounts than a distributor. Further out of their discount the distributor has to pay for there operating costs out of the discount they earn, so they have less of a margin to work with in selling to you. If you don't have significant volume you may be able to buy it for less from one of their high volume distributors but then the issue of distribution territories can impact that. I've had situations where I needed to have another subsidiary buy and resell me a product simply because they could buy it from a distributor in another location at a lower cost. Another thing that can impact your sourcing decision is if there is a problem with the product and it needs maintenance or repair, who will perform that? If the distributor performs service or maintenance they may be unwilling to do it on a product that they didn't sell.
In addition to price there is another consideration you need to take into account. When you buy from a distributor, you do not have privity of contract with the original manufacturer. The manufacturer will provide a warranty to the Distributor that they assign to you. Most of the time that warranty cannot be further assigned. If there is any problem with the purchase other than what would be covered by their product warranty, since you bought from a distributor, your sole recourse is against the distributor. This means the smaller the distributor you deal with, the less the assets, the larger the potential risk. There are only two parties that could go directly against the original manufacturer; the distributor who purchased the product from them, and any third party is injured by the product who can claim product liability negligence.
The last thing to take into consideration in sourcing is your warranty on the product. You need to read the fine print in the warranty and especially read any warranty exclusion. Many times third party repair or use of third party materials will void a warranty. If you buy it in one country or location and your local distributor won't service or repair it because you didn't buy it from them, if you use another company to fix it that isn't authorized by the company to perform such work, you may have voided your warranty.
OEM can also be used in describing the source for the parts. An OEM part is one that is sold by an Original Equipment Manufacturer. That part may also be available from the manufacturer the OEM purchased the product from. Parts that provide the same form, fit and function may also be available from other suppliers or from what is called "after market" suppliers. For example you purchase an IPad from apple and the earphones that came with it break. You could buy replacement earphones from Apple (the OEM) or from a variety of other sources.


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On June 6-7, the master class of Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra was held in the frame of the project "Masters of Contemporary Cinema."
"Masters of Contemporary Cinema" will offer many other interesting master classes and workshops and will meet you with the filmmakers who create the cinema of today" - the author of the project, Vakho Jajanidze delivered the speech before the audience gathered in the hall of Theater and Film University. "Right now, the negotiations are being held to invite guests like Carlos Reygadas, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Yorgos Lanthimos, Cristi Puiu, Lucrecia Marel, Pedro Costa, Christian Mungiu, Ruben Östlund, Matter Garrone and etc. And today - continues the author, - our first guest is, acknowledged Catalan filmmaker with quite an interesting worldview, Albert Serra."
During the two-day master class hosted by Theatre and Film University, Serra talked about the film production, screenwriting, the shootings and post-production and shared his experience and stories with the audience. We had the opportunity to attend the master class of the first day so here's some fragments from his speech: "The method of working on the film and its film language is very specific. To understand it, it's important to know, the stage it was preceded by and what are my roots like, - he said and remembered the times when he was still a student. He learned literature for 6 years. He was about 26 years old when he understood - everything was so boring. Every summer is worse than the last one. Nothing happens. He said, he had to do something to be able to go on. "And if you study literature, you have to become a writer, don't you? But it's something like a routine and we have so many good writers in Spain. What could I do then? A cinema! Yes, a cinema! And it was the time when the age of digital technologies and computers was starting. And the filmmakers we have are very bad" - he added.
The experiment started because of the boredom still continues and it continues with Jean Vigo, Louis Delluc and Gaudi Awards. Although he says that if he were a millionaire, he would never make movies at all, he is still proud that most of his movies are financed by himself. "When I started working on films, everyone was looking down on me. The generation of the 80-90s was so academic and a filmmaker working on the digital technology meant the amateur, a dilettante for them."
But the advantage of the digital technology, from Serra's point of view, is that it allows you to make a film almost alone. "You can never become a director if you never try. At school, we used to say - he's good at Math, he's good at languages, but if you want to be a filmmaker, you have to try. Back then, when people were shooting on 35mm films, it was impossible. Now you don't need to fix the focus in millimeters every minute, you don't have to carry such heavy camera, where you can put the film of only the certain length. And also, you don't need so many people to make a film."
And here, Serra remembers an important story of his life that defined many things. "Back then, it was almost impossible to make a movie and deliver it to the big audience. Everything was managed by the institutions, the festivals had communication with them. The start of the digital technologies was followed step by step with the appearance of film agents, private producing companies. I remember, I sent the script of my first movie in 35 companies, as I was looking for co-financing. Only two of them answered, and the answer was No. When I made this film anyway, I took it in Barcelona Film School. That was when the Cannes film festival representative arrived who was supposed to choose the films. One day, when he went to school, he found out that it was a day-off and he won't be able to see anything - there was no mechanic, there were no films ready. There were only two CDs on the shelf, my film was on one of them.
So, I don't understand when people say "I've made the movie. What should I do now? Who can I show it to?" Send it everywhere! If the film is good, there will always be someone. Don't pay attention to what people think. "The Death of Louis XIV" turned out to be the most successful of my films but "The Story of My Death" is my own favorite, the film with much less success. As I said, I started filmmaking just because I was bored. I don't work on cameras or on the light. My main work is people and to make the environment for them to feel comfortable" - he ended up.
Meeting with Albert Serra will also be held in TBC Gallery on Friday, 19:00
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The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
I'm at the Connections 2007 conference in Santa Clara, hosted by Parks Associates. The biggest challenge is finding time to sit down and turn what I've learned into either a blog post or a news story; no Twitter for me.
I attended the lunch keynote presented by Dan Scheinman, who is a senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Media Solutions Group. And while I haven't had a long sit-down with him, listening to his talk tells me that Cisco sees lots and lots and lots of money in Hollywood, and is elbowing its way toward the Tinseltown Teat.
Cisco's made some smart purchases in the last few years; it owns Linksys (personal routers) Scientific Atlanta (set-top boxes) and a host of other companies, including Five Across [edited to correct company name], sort of a white-box service for social networks. You can see the strategy here: surround and own the network, where "network" equates to (as Scheinman says) distributing, discovering and connecting to content.
So far, so good.
I guess where I started becoming a little uneasy was when Scheinman started talking about how users shouldn't search out content, but that content should find users.
I can understand the concept of community, what Scheinman calls the "me-we" era: "TV shouldn't be a Sunday-to-Sunday experience," Scheinman said. "People should want to be in the Desperate Housewives community, to want to see what Phil from Cleveland says."
But what worries me is when Scheinman says that he spends a lot of time down in Hollywood, and so he's familiar with what the moguls are thinking. When he brings up examples of how CNBC put up 15,000 videos on its Web site, when Viacom added a number of 3- to 5-minute clips of content. When he talks about an on-demand future.
The last question Scheinman was asked was whether Cisco has a content strategy. Well, of course not -- or at least that's the way he interpreted the question. "We're not going to compete with cable companies and telcos," Scheinman said.
In the crush of people following his talk, I asked him what was probably a bit of a "meta" question: does Hollywood think of content as a product that can be owned, or as a service that can be delivered? What I was implying -- and what I think he understood -- was that a product is bought on a one-time basis, while a service is renewed over and over. His answer? "I think a bit of both."
I don't have a problem with some content as a service: if I want to hear a specific U2 song, I want to be able to search out the song that I own, and play it. But if I want to hear 80s pop, I can seek out either an FM or Internet station to play me a random selection, or one that is tailored to my preferences. That's a service.
For me, music is somewhat ephemeral simply because of its duration. A song plays, it's over, a new track begins. It can be background or mood music. A movie or television show demands your attention.
I'm somewhat comfortable with Hollywood (and Cisco's Scientific Atlanta division) facilitating a "Mark Movies" channel that knows what I like, what I've seen, and suggests a movie that I haven't seen. But I'm also worried that Hollywood sees access to those movies as something that itself can be monetized, and that worries me.
I'd like to believe that I can actually buy and own a piece of content, and do it what I want. Abstracting content on an IP network allows for an incredible level of convenience. But what worries me is the price: a monthly fee for the rest of my life.
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Hi Lindy and Team!
I just wanted to send a quick thank you for your inspiration!
Hi Lindy I know u don't know me. But I saw You tonight outside Charis seafood at Labrador walking with Dallas.
Hi Lindy,
I just read your from the editor, section and thought I would email you and let you know I loved it.
Hi beautiful lady,just received my eating clean mag in mail and as I turn the page I see inspiration right there
To Lindy,
I know you hear this all the time, but I am going to say it anyway, I think your amazing & such a motivator! I am a lover of oxygen mag & am glad to say it is what makes me want to work harder.
Hi Lindy!!
You probably won't remember me, we met at the Brisbane Fitness and Health Expo on Saturday Oct 20th;
Hi Lindy! I just wanted to drop you an email to say Thank You to Oxygen Magazine
Hi Lindy,
I did the get the edge workshop with you yesturday in Melbourne
Hey Lindy,
I attended the ANB work shop in Melbourne yesterday.
Although I thanked you breifly in person after the workshop today, I just wanted to send you a short message of appreciation.
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Thanks so much for your post Carly, is lovely to have met you all. :)
--Lindy Olsen
I was intrigued by Loretta's endorsement of Lindy on Facebook. Upon further exploration I found that...
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Z and I like hosting friends for parties, and birthdays are no exception. A few weeks ago, Z and I sat down to brainstorm menu ideas for his 26th birthday party, and Z decided on toast.
$4 toast is a trend here in San Francisco–bakeries are serving thick slices of their best bread, toasted and topped with toppings like cinnamon sugar, avocado, or Nutella. Z, like most normal human beings, likes all of those things, so he thought it would be a silly but delicious brunch idea.
We served five different types of toast, and then we had a mix-and-match station for our guests to make their own creations! We wanted a balance between savory and sweet toasts as well as dairy and dairy-free toppings. We served the following toppings: hummus and roasted tomato, avocado and flaky sea salt, Nutella and flaky sea salt, peanut butter with bananas and honey, and brie with honey butter.
A toast brunch menu is great because it is easy to put together, even easier to clean up, and really filling. I made the roasted tomatoes two days before, which means on the day of Z's birthday brunch, all I had to do was slice bread and apply the toppings. No real cooking required!
The secret is to make sure the bread is slicked thick. It ensures people have a substantial meal even if they grab only two pieces of toast, and it also gives a more luxurious feel. The same goes for small touches, like honey butter and flaky sea salt. They add just a touch of sophistication that elevates the entire meal.
We also served mimosas and iced coffee mint mojitos since we're in the middle of Indian Summer here in San Francisco.
I hope this inspires you to serve toast as part of your next brunch menu!


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Last week was busy at Bump. Pictured below are Adam, President of Bump/part-time seamster, and Sudeep, field director/handy-man, working tirelessly to prepare a box full of OpenSockets to be shipped! These devices have been sent to the Red Cross Special Fund for the Disabled Latin America Branch in Managua, Nicaragua.
Also, several of our summer interns, especially Ben S & Steven M, poured in numerous hours to get this shipment out. We look forward to hearing how these OpenSockets get used by the Red Cross!


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"It is of the utmost importance to reach a point of complete harmony between horse and rider. To reach this point, I emphasize patience and understanding in developing the communication and relationship with the horse. With determination and respect, the impossible becomes possible. Dressage is reached when the true beauty of the horse is allowed to flow through; it can be felt undeniably by the rider and becomes observable by others.
"Through a combination of harmony, understanding and determination, something magnificent can be born; Artistic Dressage."
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Deal all, I'm using ncmount application from coretutorial in this link.
Yesterday(before Sep 14 12:00:00 UTC 2015), it work fines. But now when I build, the following error occurred ncmount-features.
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal on project ncmount-features: Could not resolve dependencies for project org.opendaylight.coretutorials:ncmount-features:jar:1.1.0-SNAPSHOT: Failed to collect dependencies at org.opendaylight.netconf:sal-rest-docgen:jar:1.3.0-SNAPSHOT: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.opendaylight.netconf:sal-rest-docgen:jar:1.3.0-SNAPSHOT: Failure to find org.opendaylight.controller:mdsal-artifacts:pom:2.0.0-SNAPSHOT in http://nexus.opendaylight.org/content/repositories/opendaylight.snapshot/ was cached in the local repository, resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of opendaylight-snapshot has elapsed or updates are forced -> [Help 1]
I know new 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT of sal-rest-docgen was created at Mon Sep 14 14:47:25. But I don't see 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT of mdsal-artifacts in http://nexus.opendaylight.org/content/repositories/opendaylight.snapshot/ . The latest version of mdsal-artifacts is 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT. How to solve this problem?


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Though, when you broke up with Your Ex and he/she found out how they've messed up the relationship and hurt you. Especially, when your Ex is missing you and find it do difficult to move on. In this situation, he/she won't stop following you, calling, chatting or sending you messages. All because they want to establish a physical or emotional contact with you again.
This can really be frustrating and provoking, especially if you are in a new happy relationship and you don't want to hear from your Ex again. For your Ex not to ruin your relationship, you have to Avoid them completely and move on.
This article discussed productive ways in which you can avoid your Ex boyfriend/girlfriend to stay off your new relationship.
1) Don't Answer Or Respond To Their Calls Or Messages: One of the easiest ways with which your ex would like to get in touch with you is a phone call, chat or text messages. If you received any of these from your ex, don't bother yourself to respond.
Don't pick their calls when they called, and don't chat back if you received their chats. Just keep to yourself. They are only trying to create that intimacy again. Too much attention leads to affection...So don't give them.
2) Avoid Attending The Same Event With Them: To a greater extent, you have to avoid physical contact with your ex. Remember all their constant calls and text messages are aimed at enabling a physical contact with you.
Try to avoid places your ex always hangs out. You know the club he/she likes to chil and relax, so kindly avoid going there for relaxation. If not that an event is both compulsory for both of you, like a close friend's wedding, birthday party or get together.
If you meet in such an unavoidable events, you have to be careful, don't take pictures with them and don't create unnnecessary familiarity.
3) Block Him/Her On Your Facebook And Other Social Media: It is likely that your Ex keep remembring you each and everytime you make an update on social media. Any time you upload pictures or change your profile pucture/d.p. He/she feels like reaching out to you and see if you would like to talk to them.
To avoid unnecessary contact, you might find it necessary to disconnect with them by blocking them. This will stop them from dropping unnecessary comments on your timeline.
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"I was 15 going on 16 when I became pregnant with my first child. I was a child having a child!
It was very difficult for me because my mother was a single mom raising me and I did not want to give her more stress. Plus, my own mother was pregnant! She was due with my sister in April and my son was due the November after...imagine how scared I was to even tell my mother.
I was thinking of my options... abortion was my 1st thought. Why? Because I was scared! So I went to my family doctor. She was like, 'Well your sister could adopt the baby'! I was like, 'No way'!! So I heard of a young mothers group - it was in a Catholics Children's Aid Society building back then in 1988. I was so thankful I went there because they helped me so much to not make this choice I was thinking about.
Honestly I could not imagine my life without my son Aaron- he is an amazing young man! He has a huge heart and loves mommy. Plus he has given me two amazing grandkids who I adore. God is good and has blessed me.
So I would say to any young mom to be out there: do not abort your unborn child. Give this baby a chance and you will see he or she will be a blessing in your life! Honestly, if you think you cannot, then at least give the chance to a family who could love and nurture him or her! " -Elena


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- Ghee – 1 spoon
- Nuts – to garnish
- Take milk powder in a kadhai/wok (do not put it on the stove)
- Add condensed milk and ghee in it and mix well.
- Now put the wok on the stove (and of course turn it on! 😛 )
- Keep stirring the mixture till it turns little brown.
- Switch off the gas.
- Make pedas. Garnish with nuts.
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NAME: Darth Argon
RANK: Dark Lord of the New Sith Order and Head of the Dark Council
The first son of a force-sensitive father and a mother who died in childbirth, Nester Rydell was born on Mandalore. As he grew older he would learn that his father was a Sith by the name of Darth Moran and that the 'extended family' that they spent most of their time around were in fact Mandalorian soldiers.
They lived in a very poor area of the planet and Rydell drew up on a farmstead, being raised by his father.
As Rydell grew older, he began to train with the Mandalorians. He would go out hunting with them. They showed him how to wield a weapon; how to fire a gun. By a very young age, he was a proficient killer.
His father also taught him numeracy skills and the basic galactic language and once he became of age, he began to teach him in the ways of the Sith, instructing him on how to use the force. Showing him the ways of the dark side.
Rydell spent many of his early years in training. He spent nearly his whole time practicing the ways of the force and the skills of the dark side and the time he wasn't doing that, he spent with the Mandalorians either on a mission or in training.
The one thing he was never taught though was about his father's past. Why a Sith lord spent his days with Mandalorians instead of with his own kind? From what his father had taught him about the history of the Sith, they were the greatest force in the galaxy. But he'd never said how he'd ended up out on Mandalore.
However one day during Rydell's mid-teenage years, his father's past came visiting and changed Nester's life forever…
It had started as an ordinary day for the 'family.' Nester had started his training with a sparring session with a Mandalorian named Sansha Barbosa that both he and his father knew well.
But then everything changed.
A message came through that a large group of Jedi had discovered their location and were closing in on them. From Nester's teachings he knew that the Jedi had hunted down the Mandalorians many years ago in the old Mandalorian war but recently their numbers had been increasing again.
It was decided that there was no time to escape and that they would have to put up a fight.
Everybody readied for battle and a small, nearby stream was chosen as the field of battle. Nester waited between Darth Moran and Barbosa for the Jedi to arrive and then across the stream they saw them. There were hundreds of Jedi!
The Jedi charged at them, lightsabers glowing among the tall grasses on the opposite bank.
The Mandalorians, along with the Sith and his young son, stood firm and fought back but it was not a battle they were ever going to win.
The Jedi slaughtered the Mandalorians. Men and women who Nester had grown up along side. People who had helped raise him. He watched as his friends and numerous father figures were felled all around him.
Nester killed three Jedi that day, but it did not matter. It wasn't a battle. It was a massacre.
A point came in the battle where all seemed lost. Hope was gone and the Mandalorian ranks were breaking. Some were beginning to flee and those who remained were killed. Nester was crouched behind a rock when his father's dead body crashed to the ground beside him, a lightsaber hole in his chest, right over his heart.
Rydell was shocked and scared and then a voice he recognized as Barbosa's from behind him urged,
So he did.
He took off at a sprint just as Barbosa was slain and didn't stop until he was a long way from the battle.
He spent the rest of that day in shock. Grieving for the people he had loved and whom had been killed mercilessly by the Jedi.
But then he realised what he must do. He made his way over the next few days into the nearest city and snuck aboard a cargo ship bound for Dathomir.
Once one the new planet, Nester stocked up on supplies and made the long journey into the wilderness. On the tenth day of his travels he came across a mountain range and upon discovering a large cave, decided that he had found his new home.
How long he was planning on staying there, even he did not know.
In the end though, he went in a boy and came out a Sith.
Nester spent many years living in that cave on Dathomir. Nobody knew of his existence. He had been born off the record and the only people he had ever known were dead. He was along in the galaxy. But that suited him fine. He realised that the more you cared, the more you had to lose. That was one of the many lessons he taught himself over the long period of time he spent as a hermit.
He spent every day in training. From dawn till dusk. He honed his skills with his lightsaber. Practiced with his force powers, learning better control and technique. And spent the rest of the time meditating.
He lived off the local wildlife and a waterfall nearby provided him with fresh water.
Roughly ten years had past since Nester had first entered the cave and then one day he decided that it was time to leave.
Leaving the cave and his old name behind him, he took on the new name of Darth Argon and made he was back into the nearest city took find transport.
Once there though he suddenly realised that in all his practice and training, he had failed to work out what he was going to do when he left. However in the city, luck was on his side as he read about a Sith uprising on Korriban.
Stealing a ship, he made his first solo flight.
To Korriban it was!
Arriving on Korriban, he found his way to the Sith temples where fellow Sith were preparing to launch an attack.
Initially many were wary of the newcomer but he soon established himself among them when on his second day there, a Sith acolyte made a joke about him and Argon replied by beheading him. The other Sith had learned to fear him.
The Sith Emperor, a man by the name of Jovan, heard about the newcomer who had killed a fellow acolyte and introduced himself to him. He was impressed by Argon's ferocity but advised him not to kill too many other Sith as they were going to need as many as possible for their uprising.
Argon agreed but there was something about the Emperor that he took an instant disliking to. He felt that he did his job poorly and vowed that one day he would take the Emperor's place as the leader of the Sith Empire.
Merely a week after Argon had arrived on Korriban, the Sith launched an attack on a Jedi hospital facility.
It was to be Argon's first fight with Jedi since the death of his father.
They attacked the base, Argon leading a squad through the hanger bays, ensuring that nobody escaped.
By the end of the day, the Sith were forced to retreat, but not before they had slaughtered many Jedi. Argon himself killed thirty two and had earned the respect and trust of his fellow Acolytes.
They now feared AND respected him.
Darth Argon had a taste for Jedi blood.
One their return to Korriban, Argon was summoned by Emperor Jovan. The Emperor was very impressed by Argon's actions on the mission and had decided to promote him. But in order to do so he required the Argon spend several months in intensive studying.
It sounded like a long time, but to Argon who had spent ten years in a cave, it was nothing. He readily agreed and spent the next few months studying the deeper aspects of the Sith. Now with proper resources and knowledge around him, he was able to learn twice as much as he had been able to by meditating in the cave on Dathomir.
During his time in study, the Sith carried out several missions but met no success. They were thwarted by the Jedi at every turn.
It was not looking good but then just as they were about to set out for Cato Neimoidia, Darth Argon returned from his studies.
He impressed the Emperor with his knew knowledge and was granted the new rank of head of the Dark Council.
With his new title in place, the Sith left for their next target; Cato Neimoidia.
Once there, Argon led a team of Sith Acolytes through the hanging cities on the East side of the planet. Nobody could stand in their way.
Argon was truly a force to be reckoned with. He swept through the cities leaving nobody left alive. Hundreds died by his hand. Every Jedi he killed, he felt he was getting back at them for the death of Darth Moran.
The Jedi never stood a chance and very swiftly, it was all over. The Sith had conquered the planet and Darth Argon was now a hero among them.
One step closer to his ultimate goal, he thought.
"The Emperor."
The Emperor decided after their victory on Cato Neimodia, that it would be a good idea for the Sith to attack again. Boldly he chose Tython, the Jedi's homeworld as their target. However Darth Argon was unsure. He didn't think that even with their recent victory, they'd be able to succeed. The Jedi's home planet would be heavily defended. He decided to stay on Korriban whilst the others went ahead and carried on with the attack.
Just days later, The Emperor returned with less than half of their forces, badly defeated. Argon knew it had been a bad idea.
Several weeks passed before the Sith decided to launch another attack. But when they did, a small Jedi encampment on Rhen Var was chosen as the target. The Emperor decided that it wasn't worth sending many warriors and so challenged Darth Argon to lead a small team to the ice planet with the promise that if he returned successful, he would be made The Emperor's apprentice! Argon had no intention of being an apprentice, one day he would be the master, but he knew that to get to that stage, he would need to get as close to Jovan as possible.
Challenge accepted.
Argon lead his strike team to the frozen planet and within the day had exterminated the whole Jedi population there.
He returned to Korriban successful and became Emperor Jovan's apprentice.
Shortly after being made Emperor Jovan's apprentice, a small team was dispatched to Dathomir, the planet Argon had lived as a hermit on for ten years, to attack a small Jedi base there. However Argon was forbidden to go, instead he had to remain in the temples where he continued his studying, now reading the scrolls of his master. The Sith team returned successful and with information about a group of Jedi supporters on the planet Qiilura.
The Sith set out for the planet not really knowing what to expect. Once there they discovered a Sith settlement that they had no previous information about. They talked with the new Sith however the new Sith attacked them and killed quite a few – the Jedi supporters, Gurlanians, were shapeshifters. In the ensuing battle, many Sith were killed and Darth Argon suffered a horrible neck wound when one of the Gurlanians tricked him and managed to stab him in the throat.
Argon collapsed but was rescued by several of his comrades who transported him back to safety on Korriban.
Argon spent several weeks in intensive care in the Sith's hospital. He was fitted with a breath mask that enabled him to stay alive. It was a large device, which he hated to start with but soon realised that it was rather imposing. He spent many weeks out of action while the Sith carried on running missions around the galaxy.
However the time soon came for his return.
Once he was ready for action again, The Emperor informed him that the Jedi had gathered all of their forces on the Hutt controlled world of Quesh and so he was summoning all of the Sith throughout the galaxy to go and meet them there in one final battle. One battle to finish the war.
To Quesh they went.
After getting past the Jedi's planetary defences with little trouble, they met up with the rest of the Sith forces and began their march to the Jedi encampment. The two armies met in one of the capital city's industrial districts. With Emperor Jovan and Darth Argon at the head of the Sith and Jedi Master Stones leading the Jedi, the two armies collided and the final battle for the war began.
Darth Argon killed hundreds of Jedi in that final epic battle including many who had been key in some of the Sith's recent defeats. The battle raged for days and in it's final, closing hours, only a few Jedi remained.
The Sith Emperor had found Jedi Master Stones and the pair were duelling viciously. Nearby, Darth Argon finished off a Jedi leader and turned his attention to another high ranking warrior.
It was not long after that, that the Jedi were defeated and Jedi Master Stones knelt at the feet of Emperor Jovan. Darth Argon stood by his master as more Sith warriors gathered around to witness the downfall of the Jedi.
Emperor Jovan boasted of how strong the Sith had grown and of how weak the Jedi were. He explained how he had lead them to victory and would soon gain control over the entire galaxy. He raised his lightsaber and prepared to strike the final blow.
But suddenly, Argon's crimson blade pierced through Jovan's chest and he gasped in shock. The blade retracted and the Sith Emperor collapsed, dead. Darth Argon had done it. He had sworn to one day kill the Emperor and rule the Sith and now that day had come.
Emperor Jovan was no more, Darth Argon took his place standing over the fallen Jedi master and with a single blow, decapitated Stones.
The war was over. The Sith were victorious. And Darth Argon was the new Emperor…


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Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world...
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer." from Psalm 19


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(This article was first published on mages' blog, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers)
The programme and the presentation files of the first R in Insurance conference have been published on GitHub.
|Front slides of the conference presentations
Additionally to the slides many presenters have made their R code available as well:
- Alexander McNeil shared the examples of the CreditRisk+ model he presented.
- Lola Miranda made a Windows version of the double chain-ladder package DCL available via the Cass knowledge web site.
- Alessandro Carrato's 1-year re-reserving code is hosted on the ChainLadder project web site.
- Giorgio Spedicato's life contingencies package is on CRAN already.
- Simon Brickman and Adam Rich's HTML presentation and underlying R code for Automated Reporting is included in the GitHub repository.
- Stefan Eppert pointed out that KatRisk published an illustrative catastrophe model in R.
- Hugh Shanahan's code to integrate R with Azure for high-throughput analysis is on GitHub.
Thanks again to all the presenters who have helped to make the event a success.
Hopefully, we see you again next year!
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Suspect identified, sought in apartment robbery
Columbia police are looking for a man they believe was involved in a robbery at Brook Pines Apartments last month.
Ricky Sherod Bowman, 27, of Washington Street, is wanted for burglary-first degree, armed robbery, kidnapping and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.
He should be considered armed and dangerous, police say.
Authorities believe Bowman and three others forced their way into an apartment on Nov. 25, presented a firearm and detained and robbed the occupants.
If anyone has information on the whereabouts of Bowman or has information concerning this incident they are urged to call crimestoppers at 888-CRIME-SC or the Columbia Police Department at (803) 545-3500.
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Dr. Knute Buehler, the GOP nominee for Secretary of State, will need lots of money for his challenge to incumbent Kate Brown.
Buehler, an orthopedic surgeon from Bend, lacks the kind of name recognition that Brown got by serving in the Legislature from 1991 to 2008, finishing as Senate Democratic majority leader. He got off to a fast fundraising start last year but slowed this year.
Buehler came out of the doldrums yesterday, when he reported a flurry of big contributions, including $90,000 from James Young, the CEO of ENTEK, a Lebanon, Ore., manufacturer; $50,000 from Nike chairman Phil Knight; $12,500 from Seneca Jones Timber Company; and $10,000 from Larry Keith, ENTEK'S president.
That influx of cash leaves Buehler with $359,000 on hand. Brown has $249,000.


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With celebrity brides like Jessica Biel and Reese Witherspoon wearing stunning pink gowns to their nuptials, it's no wonder that this unique hue has become the star of bridal week. In fact, Portia de Rossi was ahead of the trend and wore this in 2008!
In fact, it's the original "blushing bride" hue.
Available across all pricepoints, light shades of pink have been found at almost every bridal presentation this week. This dramatic pink tulle gown with ivory silk organza flower appliqué with lace embroidery paired with a pink tulle wrap closed the Oscar de la Renta show (shown at left). Meanwhile, over at David's Bridal, brides on a budget can find a similarly striking look.
"Our latest pink, Petal, looks so good on so many different skin tones," says Juliana Chan, senior dress designer at David's Bridal. "That's because it's not a cotton-candy pink – it's really the newest neutral. There's such a versatility to pink, too – it looks amazing whether you're having a vintage inspired country-weekend wedding or going formal and princess-y."
With such a wide variety of styles and shades to choose from, pink is no longer considered kitschy or over-the-top. Instead brides who are looking for a modern interpretation of a traditional gown are turning to the color for an updated and trendy look.
Pink Accessories
Another exciting development is the availability of light pink accessories – perfect for those brides interested in the trend but not quite ready to sign up for a full gown.
A simple ribbon sash or even a glittery pink headband will have just the right amount of impact without sending those traditionalist types into a tailspin.
Whether it's in the accessories or the gowns, it seems that pink in the bridal world is here to stay. Portraying a romantic vibe and with the uncanny ability to flatter almost everyone this is one trend all future brides should definitely consider.


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Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2016/
For those looking for a little gift giving inspiration this holiday season take a peak at our Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2016. Here you'll find a sleigh-brimming quantity of the best gift ideas taken from the products we've reviewed throughout 2016. Highlighting cordless tools, robots, carbon fibre longboards, kitchen appliances, smart home tech, folding bikes and a few toys for good measure, there's something for everyone.
Forget the boxing day walk and instead join the boxing day cycle with a bike that can take youeverywhere, thanks to a design that is as much about nimble compact foldability as it is about being a pleasure to ride. There's little sacrifice needed: it's got the gears to see it up hills, the speed to beat the clock to work and the manoeuvrability to safely leave stop-start traffic behind. Our full review:
Alternatively be reinvigorated by the youthful spirited speed of this adrenaline-pumping powered cycle exhibiting cutting edge eBike technology for a ride that is exciting, brave and clever in design terms. Our full review:
Every longboarder deserves this avant-garde part fibreglass longboard in their stocking. It's a fresh, fun and complex longboard, that is genuinely skilled in most areas within the art of longboarding, keeping smiles on both seasoned pros and well intentioned novice's faces. Our full review:
Put it this way, in a scenario where money is no object and every desktop purifier is lined up - we'd run towards the Dyson Pure Cool Link every time. This sort of sums up everything you need to know about the genius and efficient brilliance of this appliance, from the blade-less design right through to the App. It's the window to your home's atmosphere and it's an appliance that doesn't just cool us all down - it cools us down with clean air! Our full review:
If you're craving a Christmas Day mid-morning caffeinated pick me up, then choose from 21 pre-programmed international coffee specialities via the touch display and sit back whilst the Melitta grinds the beans, tamps the coffee, extracts beautifully rich espresso and textures the milk for integration autonomously. Our full review:
A blender equipped for every Christmas food & drink preparation task. Optimum have reimagined the blender to sport a cutting-edge easy to use touch display, a powerful 2,611 watt motor and a new jar design that works for you without the need to reach for a tamper. Our full review:
A smaller blender but one that is convenient in terms of immediacy, has dishwasher compatible cleanup and, loved by us, the functionality to pop a flip-top lid on a freshly made smoothie and shoot out the front door for the day! Our full review:
Everyone will want to help clearing up the Christmas non-recyclable waste with this fun and hygienic stylish high quality stainless-steel bin that has a self-lifting lid triggered by a sensor as you approach it. Our full review:
KitchenAid 7pc Professional Series Knife Set (£429)
A well equipped knife arsenal to cut, peel & chop your way though the Christmas food preparations. Each knife is perfectly balanced in the hand, providing crisp cuts that require little effort to work against and the ice-tempered blades mean longer lasting razor sharpness. After you've finished, KitchenAid have transferred their iconic stand mixer design ethos into a striking die-cast USA made worktop steel-forged block to store the set in.
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This beautifully made set provides everything you need for an espresso fix on your Christmas walks. It makes the activity of creating espresso from either ground coffee or E.S.E. capsules on the go equally as speedy to do as making a cup from the harsh and lacklustre instant jar coffee. So for anyone who partakes in frequent outdoorsy activities where coffee cravings will occur, the Handpresso Pump is a durable and capable coffee gadget perfectly made for the occasion.
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Something to potentially add a little festive lighting, with a pallet of playful colour and effects to decorate gardens. They charge in the day via an inbuilt solar panel. We like them a lot, but one isn't enough for the full effect and we feel even our duo is itching to be expanded! Our full review:
A fashionable cocoon for your body in the icy cold winter months, and it retains the practicality of being able to live in a compact bag when not needed. Our full review:
Play Michael Bublé's festive renditions without any wires with these ear and eye pleasers. If you have more than one you can listen to Frosty the Snowman whilst peeling the carrots in the kitchen and have a different song streaming via AirPlay in the living room. Our full review:
Xtorm Evoke Solar Charger (£99.99)
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Cascade House Embroidery is situated at Creswick in the centre of the Golden Triangle approximately 15km from Ballarat in central Victoria.
Creswick is an historic gold mining town as is evident from the number of disused mine shafts in the area.
Cascade House Embroidery is totally Australian and is now one of the largest producers of Fine Embroidery Yarns and Ribbons in Australia.
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Cascade House Embroidery will always endeavour to produce the best quality at the best possible price for you the embroiderer.
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