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LORI.biz promoting entrepreneurship for women in Montreal
LORI.biz – Ladies of Real Influence is a non for profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship as a career option for women in Montreal. In just three years, they've successfully grown their community through their online platform, networking events and co-working space. I sat down with Arielle Beaudin and Stephane Atanga Founders of LORI.biz to discuss future plans for their company and how they have maintained their reputation as, the real ladies of influence.
Did you always know you would
be an entrepreneur?
AB: Our backgrounds are not related to this, I have a bachelors in Economics and Politics, then I studied PR. I didn't really know what I wanted to do, I started working for Startupfest – biggest tech start up event in Montreal, and that's where we met. I never had any entrepreneurs in my family or entourage, [it seems really obvious] but I never even considered it as a career choice.This realization is why creating LORI.biz was so important to me. We wanted show others that with a lot of hard work you can create your own opportunity and to showcase women entrepreneurs and their great initiatives
SA: I had a blog, "LORI magazine" where I featured women entrepreneurs. I studied Economics, and I have three sisters, who are entrepreneurs, and when I spoke with them they would always say "we don't have a role model, or mentors to guide us" so I thought it would be interesting to showcase women entrepreneurs who are out there building companies that are successful. The more I spoke with them the more I realized there was an outlet missing where they could connect with each other. So I started working on a pilot project, a Linkedin for women. I met Arielle and we realized we had a lot in common, so we merged our experiences to create LORI.biz.
AB: We don't hear about women owned initiatives, there's a problem [here]. Canada's the most favourable country for women entrepreneurs and yet Quebec is positioned last out of all the provinces. We only have 1 out of 3 women who are entrepreneurs.
LORI.biz is a hub for women entrepreneurs.
Blog – We support women entrepreneurs through our online platform, how-to articles and features where we showcase women entrepreneurs.
Conferences – During our conferences we put forward successful women entrepreneurs, and young entrepreneurs who are starting up. There's an interaction between those two generations of entrepreneurs which makes a great dynamic environment. Both men and women are invited to these events [because] men have as much to learn from women entrepreneurs as women do.
Fashion Shows – We decided to put together fashion shows to put forward young, creative, dynamic local designers; we get successful and known women entrepreneurs to walk down the runway in their collections. Some of the people that are there like fashion, so a lot of people are there for the influential woman. As for the young designers it gives them visibility, access to new clientele being the guests and there's good media coverage that comes out of it. We want it to be a different event – a fun event with business goals.
What struggles did you face when you launched your first event?
AB: The hardest struggle in the beginning was credibility. [When you're starting out], no one knows who you are. The fact that we were young and starting off that was the hardest but then things started to work organically and it wasn't a problem anymore.
SA: I think not having experience in event planning was actually beneficial for us, we brought new different ways of doing things, we thought outside the box. I think it was more of a strength than a weakness for us.
What have you learned in the last 3 years owning your own business with a partner?
AB: With a partner, it's not always easy (giggles), I'd say that it's learning to take it one step at a time. Also deadlines are important. It's very stressful doing events, launching new projects. We did a crowdfunding campaign, but we always give ourselves new objectives. We started off with the blog, then the events, then we wanted to do Lori Hub so always doing a new thing every year. It's very scary, often we had very short time to do it in. What I've learned is when you fix yourself a deadline, you'll find a way to make it happen.
Keeping sane is really hard, when you're starting something out, for myself
– you really feel a rollercoaster of emotions – one day feels like the best day in the world, the next day nothing is working out, it's never going to go well. Take it one thing at a time, don't focus your stress on other things that aren't coming now. Have faith that you'll manage because you will.
SA: Be resilient and patient. It has been a strong asset for us because if we gave up on a lot of things we started, it wouldn't have happened. The fact that we truly believe in what we're doing and that we were resilient has helped us immensely.
How do you stay motivated?
AB: A big motivation for me is our partners who believe in our vision. The fact that people who succeeded or big businesses support you and believe in you. Getting emails from people who love what we do and who want to be implicated in what we do, that really motivates us to keep going.
SA: For me it's really the entrepreneurs who have came to thank us for what we do, saying they were able to meet this person or that person because of our events.
What's next for LORI.biz?
LORI Hub: this year we created "LORI Hub", a co working space which offers rent at a reduced price. it's taking the form of an incubator – we're working on a project with ISG UQam – they're be able to receive mentorship, entrepreneurial clinic, existing students entrepreneurial program can do internships in companies in exchange for credits. Our incubator is in place, we're almost ready to launch – stay tuned!
For us right now the most important thing is to keep growing the blog and continue doing the conferences and fashion shows.
For more information visit https://www.lori.biz
Upcoming event: Lori.Biz & BeGossy Fashion Networking Event on Sept.28 Time Supperclub


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Best flight search Tool – Google Flights
Whether you are a travel freak, or have to travel for personal or business reasons, one of the most expensive part of your trip is your flight tickets. You search a number of airlines website to find the cheapest and the best flight or there are travel websites which show their own fares. This is really cumbersome and you may still not be able to find the best flight. But, there is one stop solution available is Google Flights which is the best flight search tool i have ever found. It gives you a number of filters to choose best and the cheapest flights along with many other advantages. Here is how we can use the tool and what all benefits the tool gives you.
As you will open the link, you will find the below tool
It has generic fields like Round Trip or One way. But it also give option for multi-city which is generally not present in other tools. There is an option of selecting the class(default is economy) and number of passengers. You can input the departure city and arrival city and the departure date and return date depending upon whether it is one way or round trip. You can change the default currency from Menu at top left near Flights
Now -What is different?
The above options are available in most of tools. Here are the advantages of using Google Flights.
- Latest prices: Unlike i found in most tools, the price here are the latest.
- Choice of Airline: If you see under departure date, you have option of choosing the Airline.
- Time flexibility:There is an option of choosing the times of the day.
- Choice of separate tickets: Under More, you will find an option to buy separate tickets for departure and return.
- Displays cheapest flight option: The most important one I like. Just click on the Departure date. A calendar will open up as belowUnder each date you will see Price. The lower prices are marked in green. This price includes both return fare as well if Round trip is chosen and is based on number of passengers. Personally, I prefer choosing 1 adult which is default to compare fares. If you click on the arrow, you can see prices of future months as well. Now once you choose a departure date on this calendar, it will provide you with info on the dates which will give you least fare.
- Choice of destination: If you have traveled a number of places and are unsure of where to go, just enter the departure city and the dates, it will give you options for most favorable travel destinations.
- Tips : You may miss the cheapest flight but google doesn't. Once you have chosen everything, it will provide a tip if by minor adjustment of dates, you could save money.
Hope, you would be able to save a lot of money!!!

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Portuguese great Paulo Futre believes Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva can win the Ballon d'Or.
The popular 24-year-old played 51 times in all competitions last season, scoring 13 times with 14 assists, and is contracted at City until 2025.
According to Futre, Bernardo's importance to City will help him make the step up to become the next best player in the world.
He told Omnisport: "I think Bernardo will be the next star, or he will be when Ronaldo and Messi start to decline.
"I think Bernardo will be one of those who will be ready to win the Ballon d'Or, because he is a player with a lot of responsibility in a great team like Manchester City."


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A Glimpse At AV Hire
No matter how skilled you might be, in regards to noise and lighting, hire the equipment and a professional to set it up and run it. If you do not hire this equipment and these services, you will almost always regret it in the end. Here are questions you will need to ask before you rent this type of equipment, and find this sort of professional service. Are professional services available through the rental company? Not all rental companies have professional technicians standing by. You may be asked to hire third party services instead. Make certain that you ask this question, and attempt to find a service that rents equipment as well as services together for the best results. When you get a sound and lighting hire from a company, are the services of a professional technician included in the price tag?
Hardly any companies include the professional services with the cost of leasing the equipment. In almost all instances, the professional services are different, as they are not always needed. However, you may have the ability to negotiate a deal, and get either the equipment or the services at a reduced rate. How much time does the professional want to get everything set up and operational? It takes time to find lighting and sound properly set up, and you need to know how much time is necessary, so you can plan for this period of time well beforehand. You don't want the professional showing up an hour before your event is to begin, only to learn that they need three hours to get setup. Also learn what is required of you and the venue beforehand, so that there aren't any delays. For example, do you need to rent generators and such? When you've got a sound and lighting hire, will the professional be available during the event? If you're looking for additional info on audio visual equipment hire, just go to the mentioned above site.
If you don't specify that you want the professional to be available during the event, they might not be. They may get everything set up and then depart, unless prior arrangements are made. Of course, you'll have to pay for the professionals' time, but this is usually money well spent in the long run. How experienced is your professional? Nothing could be more nightmarish than having the day of your event come and watching an unskilled adolescent appear to set up your equipment. Is this the professional that the company promised you? Know in advance how experienced the professional will be, and try to meet this professional in advance for your peace of mind, and the success of your occasion. Surprisingly, a sound and lighting hire is usually very affordable, as are professional services for sound and lighting technicians. Because your event is important, and you want it to appear to be well thought out and professional, you need great gear, and even better professional services to pull it all together for you so that you can tend to more important things.


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Having the right transportation infrastructure in place can mean job creation and keeping America globally competitive.
Ridesharing has made life easier for a vast majority of people. Here's an overview of ridesharing in 2018.
PIPP, a new rule set to take effect on June 29, aims to use P3s and entice private investors in building public transportation systems.
Rental cars are reshaping the means of transportation. What Uber and Lyft started have provided many conveniences that hotels are getting into the act too.
Ridesharing has been around since the 1970s but recently gained popularity with the help of smartphone apps.


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Unlike most people who migrate to warmer climates with balmy weather for their spring break and drink and live particularly debaucherous lives for a week, I tend to go to colder climates to experience the ordinary, to share a glass of wine and a potluck dinner. Last spring break I went to Chicago, which had a huge snow storm the day before I got there. I met up with my future roommate Jen and we explored the frozen downtown together. This is a picture from last year at Lake Michigan in Chicago.
Luckily the weather was less dismal this year. I went up to Portland and the day that I came in was particularly sunny for that area, as was the day after that. I should be so lucky to be given two days of sunshine! I was staying with my friend Clara. Let me tell you a little about our friendship: We'd never been that close and hadn't spoken all that much in Baltimore. We'd tried to get together a couple times and it didn't work out. But her life has been very similar to mine. She quit going to MICA a semester before I did and then she moved to the West Coast two weeks before I did. Granted she moved to Portland and I to Quartz Hill (huge difference). But when she came to pick me up at the airport we started talking and didn't really stop until well after midnight -- and I came in at 4.45 in the afternoon! To say the least it was good. We've both been dealing with being friendless, moving through ups and downs in single days trying to maintain a new life. I really appreciated talking to someone who knew what I was feeling so dearly. Clara, if you read this: I cannot thank you enough!
Unfortunately for the people who read this, I'm not a good tourist photographer. I really dislike being in an unfamiliar place flailing my camera around and pointing it at people and places I do not know. But here are a few from Portland.
I visited PNCA on thursday. I can't say that I was impressed. To be honest, it would be hard to beat MICA, as it is one of the top five art schools in the country, and a very well respected one at that. It was very disjointed and the art was of a lesser caliber than I was expecting. That said, I've decided not to go back to school. I'm afraid no one is going to believe me when I say I'm going to do one thing or another anymore. But I really feel like that is the way God wants me to go. I felt a huge burden lift as I decided that. I'm not positive what I'm going to do now and I hesitate to rush into anything. But I will keep you updated on my ideas and decisions.
Then thursday it was time to leave Portland. I had a wonderful time there and cannot wait to move there! My train to Seattle left shortly after Clara's roommate's train who was also traveling to Seattle that day. These are some of the photos I took while on the train. I appologise for the terrible quality, the windows were tinted and the white balance was off a bit...
Rachel met me at a wonderful book shop called Elliot Bay Books. It was a gorgeous old building with bare wood floors and creaky old staircases and landings, and it was covered top to bottom, wall to wall with books. We went out for Thai food that night at a place down the street from her house which was delicious.
The next morning Rachel had to work so I walked around her neighborhood (its called Fremont) and took pictures and enjoyed its beauty and small feeling even in the midst of a big city. I walked to a bridge where there is a troll underneath the bridge -- but no worries, he's only a sculpture! And I had a coffee and sandwich at the Fremont Cafe.
Then that night after Rachel got home there was a community dinner at her house. This has been going on for a couple years now and it happens every saturday night -- so if you're in the area and its a saturday: go there! Rachel is the one in the pink top.
Then the next day Rachel and I went to the Fremont and Ballard Markets. At the Fremont Market I found some fantastic old photographs and a coin from Lebanon, minted 1952. I also found two turn-of-the-century postcards from Japan.
Then on the way to the Ballard Market I saw these cute ducks.
Then when it was closing up we went to Cupcake Royale. I had Triple Threat cupcake which means it has three kinds of chocolate. It was very delicious! These are some pictures from the inside of the shop.
After that we power walked to the Theo Chocolate Factory where we had made reservations for the tour at 4.30p. It was really cool. Its honestly just down the street from Rachel's house. They make their chocolate organically and the cacao beans are fair trade. We were given samples during the tour and, I've got to say, all those little pieces of chocolate certainly add up. I was pretty much done with chocolate by the end of the tour. I didn't even know that was possible! Then that night I made dinner for us. It was brown rice with fresh avocados and lemon-garlic clams on top. It was pretty delicious, if I don't mind my saying so!
Then the next day (monday) it was time to leave the Pacific Northwest. One of Rachel's roommates (Beth) had a friend (Lauren) that was staying there while I was and her flight left an hour before mine (weird, how that keeps happening!). We both went down to Pike Place Market, though not at the same time, I wasn't ready when she was. But I did see the back of her head at one point but that was it. Anyways, its a really great place where everything smells good and real. The scent of fresh fruit mingling with the slightly pleasing smell of just-caught fish from the Puget Sound. Not to mention the stalls and stalls of brilliantly coloured daffodils and tulips and countless bouquets.
I walked around the area by Pike Place too. The first picture is fresh cheese being made.
Then on my flight home I flew into San Francisco airport for a transfer and flew over the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.
Finally home I saw that my plants had gotten along wonderfully without me. My potato plant had begun to flower, my baby sempervivium were growing in their water jar (I wasn't really expecting them to!), and my other succulent was sprouting new babies too.
So, that's been my life in the past week, if a bit wordy. I want to thank everyone who helped me on this trip, whether by housing or feeding me or helping me think a little straighter. Its been a rather difficult time but I surely couldn't have done it without you all. I did tell my parents I wasn't going back to school. I'm still looking for something to do in its stead but I'm not sure what that is yet. This summer I'm hoping to work on a farm in Maryland, Pennsylvania or Virginia. We'll see what happens but I don't know what to do beyond that. I will figure it out someday but I don't need to right now. And thats okay with me.


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April 5, 2019
by Alicia Adamczyk
Financial experts have long considered Roth IRAs ideal investment vehicles for young workers. And with tax rates as low as they're likely to be for the foreseeable future thanks to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, there has never been a better time to contribute to one, experts agree. Especially because it is almost certain that tax rates will eventually increase.
Roth IRAs are the inverse of traditional IRAs: You contribute money after you have paid taxes on it, and your contributions and earnings can grow tax-free, assuming you follow the withdrawal rules. You lock in your current tax rate when you contribute, which means those currently in lower brackets, like young people, benefit the most.
So you are getting more for your money with a Roth.
How Roth IRAs benefit to young workers
Roths are particularly valuable for millennials and other younger workers, who will likely increase their earnings — and move into higher tax brackets — over time. If you start contributing when you are young and have decades before you touch the money, the tax benefits of the Roth will keep compounding.
"That's the thing about the traditional 401(k): You're given the tax benefit now but from here forward, all that growth, that compounded appreciation, is taxed," Gugle says. "Whereas if I'm in my 20s and I put that money aside and I'm not going to touch it for 20 to 30 years, that growth is not going to be taxed, which to me is the best deal."
But it is not just the potential tax savings that makes them ideal investment vehicles. Because contributions can be withdrawn at any time, tax- and penalty-free, they can be used as a secondary emergency fund. If you have only a 401(k) or IRA to tap into in an emergency, then you will have to "pay" an additional 20 to 25 percent of the total when taxes and penalties are taken into consideration.
That said, Gugle warns against borrowing from your Roth IRA if at all possible so that you can actually benefit from the compounding returns over time. "You've put the money in there, why would you take it out? That's what's going to grow," he says. But the account does offer some protection, if you absolutely need it.
Another benefit: You actually have 15 months to max out your $6,000 contribution limit for this year. The government allows you to contribute up until tax day, meaning you have until April 2020 to make contributions for 2019. That gives earners some flexibility, and it means right now you can effectively go back in time and max out your 2018 contributions if you haven't already, says Luis F. Rosa, a certified financial planner (the contribution limit for 2018 was $5,500 for those under 50).
Plus, if you are planning to be a homeowner one day, you can take advantage of the five-year rule, says James Bayard, a certified financial planner.
"The rule states that after five years from account establishment you can withdraw your contributions and earnings penalty free at any age if you are using the proceeds for a first-time home purchase, up to $10,000," he says.
How to contribute to a Roth IRA
You can set up a Roth IRA at traditional financial companies like Fidelity and Vanguard, or with a robo-advisor like Betterment. Roths work like a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle: You open the account and then use your money to invest in index funds, individual securities, real estate, etc.
Make sure you pick your investments when you make your initial contribution. Otherwise, you have opened a glorified savings account, without even the benefit of the better interest rate you can get with some high-yield accounts.
The ability to contribute begins to phase out for single individuals with a modified adjusted gross income of $122,000 per year for 2019, and completely disappears for those earning $137,000 or more.
But if you're a high earner, you can take advantage of the backdoor conversion option. To do this, you can contribute to a traditional IRA and convert it into a Roth. You will pay income taxes on the conversion amount, though, and you will need to move the funds within 60 days to avoid any early-withdrawal penalties, according to RothIRA.com.
Assuming you fall in that category, and assuming you can, Gugle says you should take advantage of the backdoor conversation option every year. "If you're at a lower income level it might be hard to scrape together $6,000 to put into your Roth IRA, and $7,000 if you're over 50, but if you have higher income and can do it, it begs the question, why wouldn't you?" he says.
And if you have the ability to contribute to a Roth at all, says Gugle, then there is no better time to go for it.
"The Roth IRA is one of the greatest tools investors have to save and grow their money," he says. "It's the most powerful tool in our tool kit."
This article can be found at: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/its-the-best-time-for-millennials-to-contribute-to-a-roth-ira.html


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Administrators find MDF a success
This article is a part of our new culminating beat experience initiative, in which our beat reporters write longer-term investigative articles within their areas of expertise. The author is our Moving Dartmouth Forward beat reporter.
Administrators involved with the development of the "Moving Dartmouth Forward" policy initiative said at the end of the fall term that they feel satisfied with the progress of the plan so far.
Provost Carolyn Dever said that she is proud to have taken part in the initiative, which was announced last January by College President Phil Hanlon . She said that she feels the College has so far successfully achieved the goals of the "Moving Dartmouth Forward" policy initiative. She noted that she has observed the beginnings of a campus transformation since the announcement.
"The bigger vision for the transformation of this campus is to ensure the wellness and safety of our student body," Dever said.
Senior associate dean of student affairs Liz Agosto echoed Dever, noting that she believes the College has been quite effective in the early stages of implementing "Moving Dartmouth Forward."
"There's still a lot of work to be done, but we've definitely had a good beginning," she said.
One of the "Moving Dartmouth Forward" initiative's plans is diversity and inclusion. Dever emphasized that Dartmouth students and administrators should continue to collaborate to ensure diversity and inclusivity, given the heightened attention to these issues on college campuses across the country. Events that have drawn such attention include the student demand for and subsequent resignation of former president Tim Wolfe and chancellor R. Bowen Loftin from the University of Missouri system and protests at Yale University in response to an email sent out by Silliman College associate master Erika Christakis.
Vice president of campus planning and facilities Lisa Hogarty said that her office has been working to enforce the timelines for building the new residential housing system. Hogarty said that the office is currently working on building the professor-in-residences' homes. Four of the professors' homes will require new construction, while two will simply involve renovation, she said.
Hogarty said that the office's main objective so far has been to make sure that the transition to a residential housing system goes smoothly for students.
Hogarty also said that the office is working on two centers for residential education, which will be responsible for managing the planning of educational resources and initiatives for the new residential colleges. The first one will be located behind Hitchcock Hall and will serve the residential community in the Gold Coast, which will be called "Allen House." Construction on this site has already commenced. The Office is still waiting for the approval to construct a second center, which will be located behind the tennis courts.
Jerry Hughes '88 said that he is wary of the new residential housing system. He said that he hopes that it is not a "ploy" by the administration to move students away from the Greek system, which he greatly supports.
"In my experience the Greek system at Dartmouth contributes more positives than negatives to the social experience," Hughes said.
He also said that he thinks that the College might witness challenges when executing the residential housing system. He said that students who take advantage of flexible schedules through the D-Plan may not have a strong affiliation with their respective colleges.
Hughes commended the administration on the new alcohol management program, however, noting that the hard alcohol ban is a sensible way to eliminate binge drinking.
Robert King '14 agreed with Hughes in his support for the Greek system, but he said that he thinks the residential housing system will provide a good social environment for students in addition to Greek life. He added that he does not think that the housing system will share many similarities with Harvard University's or Yale University's residential colleges.
"There's no history backing this new system, so the allegiance people feel to their colleges will be different than at Harvard or Yale," King said.
With time, the system may be successful, he said, but at the beginning, the College will face challenges, including possible backlash from people being grandfathered into the system. He commended those beginning the "Moving Dartmouth Forward" initiative for their willingness to implement the program, despite inevitable difficulty during the transition period.
Associate dean of student life Eric Ramsey said that he and his colleagues have been focusing on implementing the alcohol management program. He said that his interactions with students since the implementation of the program have been positive.
"I think that any initiative that focuses on the health and the wellbeing of students is exciting and must be followed," Ramsey said.
Agosto noted that the first annual review of student groups, which was proposed in the plan last winter, will serve as an additional component of the "Moving Dartmouth Forward" initiative's alcohol management platform.
She emphasized that students and administrators must collaborate if they hope to implement successful policy.
"These [new policies] are not checkboxes that we are trying to check, but rather real policies that make sense that can be tweaked and modeled to best suit the student body and that are meant to be long-lasting," Agosto said.
Agosto also said that she is most proud of the forthcoming mandatory four-year sexual violence education curriculum. The only other university with a similar program is the United States Naval Academy, she said. The curriculum will work to educate Dartmouth students on the nuances of sexual violence, with an emphasis on the ideas of power and privilege in sexual encounters, she said.


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Boy Girl Wall is a pleasingly innocent tale of love and chasing your passions, a one man show of youthful indiscretion and second chances. It is a whimsy, spoken with honesty and love, about … well … honesty and love. Indeed, the passions of the creators and characters alike, each set a warm smile on your face that lasts from beginning to end.
It is told with the aid of sock puppets, chalk, an OHP, and a romantic wall … this simplicity of production matching the simple joy in watching it.
This understated show speaks to that best part us, the longing within all of us for a brighter tomorrow. I throughly enjoyed myself and hope you do to.
Suitable for anyone who has been in love.
Show watched Friday 5th March.
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A lesser-known whisky outside the local Japanese market, this version of Akashi is specially produced for the European market using a mixture of Japanese and foreign-made malt and grain whisky to produce a reasonably priced everyday blend.
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Akashi White Oak is a blended whisky made at the White Oak (aka Eigashima) distillery. A light and fruity spirit that makes a great introduction to Japanese whisky.
NZD $68.00 inc. GST
Akashi Meisei Blended is a special edition, uniquely reserved for Frech wine merchants. Discover a whisky with a rare elegant profile with beautiful woody and spicy notes.
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Akashi Red is made at the Eigashima (aka White Oak) distillery, which was founded in 1888. Produced by Akashi, this is a light and fruity whisky with notes of peach, almond and grape.
Hakusu Distillers Reserve 700mlNZD $220.00 inc. GST
From the Hakushu distillery in the foothills of Mount Kaikomagatake comes their Distiller's Reserve single malt whisky, a no-age-statement expression, that captures the smoky, herbaceous characteristics of their whiskies. Both lightly-peated and heavily-peated malts were used for this complex and deeply enjoyable whisky. One of two Spring 2014 release from ...
Hibiki Harmony Master's Select 700mlNZD $219.99 inc. GST
Elsewhere up to $249.99
Originally released for the Travel Retail Market, Hibiki Japanese Harmony Master's Select is a smashing Japanese blended whisky that displays a harmonious flavour profile (as you might expect from the name) with a good kick of fruity Sherry notes.
NZD $220.00 inc. GST
Harmony – a rather apt word to describe this well-balanced Japanese blended whisky from the Hibiki range. Hibiki Japanese Harmony is made with malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries, as well as grain whisky from the Chita distillery. The whiskies are drawn from 5 different types of cask, ...
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Produced with silky smooth mountain water, this sake has crispy and dry
taste with light finish.
Kunimare Kasen is delicious on its own or with oilier, strong-flavoured
dishes such as sukiyaki, yakitori, tempura, salted squid, etc.
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A blended Japanese whisky from Nikka made with malt from Yoichi and a combination of malt and Coffey Still whisky from Miyagikyou
NZD $69.00 inc. GST
From the Japanese distillers Nikka comes their blended whisky, the Nikka Blended Whisky. Yep, that's it. A simple name, a minimalist bottle, a refined label – the focus here is on the expertly-made blend, brimming with intense fruit and vanilla notes, all very well balanced. Excellent stuff.
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A release of grain whisky from Japan's Nikka, produced mainly from corn using one of their continuous Coffey stills. Rather than the rare and limited releases they have done before, this is a larger release to further show off this key component in the Nikka family of whiskies.
NZD $116.99 inc. GST
While most distilleries use their Coffey stills only to make grain whisky, Nikka use the two Coffey stills at their Miyagikyo distillery to create malt whisky too. The Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky was introduced to their selection of expressions in 2014. Plenty rich and flavoursome, it's a wonderful addition to ...
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Nikka Whisky From the Barrel is one of the greatest value for money Japanese whiskies in the world. An incredible Japanese whisky, so much power! We can't recommend this enough.
Nikka Pure Malt Black(500ml, 43%)NZD $84.99 inc. GST
Jim Murray scored different batches of Pure Malt Black with 92 and 95 points respectively. This is a great dram, a blended malt made up of whisky from Nikka's Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries. Full of fruit, balanced oak, peat and toffee.
Nikka Pure Malt Red (500ml, 43%)NZD $82.99 inc. GST
Pure Malt Red is a Japanese blended malt in a charming looking bottle! This is made up of malt whisky from the Nikka distilleries Yoichi and Miyagikyo. The result is a fruit, creamy, buttery, and slightly herbal whisky.
Nikka Pure Malt White (500ml, 43%)NZD $87.99 inc. GST
Poised and slightly peaty. Pure Malt White is a blended malt with whisky from Nikka's excellent distilleries. Really recommend this.
NZD $96.99 inc. GST
This famous Japanese blended whisky has been reinvented with this superb limited series. Notes of spices and aromatic plants are increasingly present on the bouquet.
NZD $218.99 inc. GST
The product of two distilleries (Yoichi and Miyagikyo), The Nikka 12 is a well-balanced blend. There's green-apple freshness, rich fruitcake spiciness, butterscotch and some green-peppercorn punch. Another winner from Nikka.
NZD $125.00 inc. GST
Relaunched in 2016, this comes from Nikka's excellent Yoichi distillery. This is a blend of single malts from different years and consequently does not carry an age statement. This is a smoky whisky with a maritime character.
NZD $62.00 inc. GST
Sapporo Whisky SS is made by Sapporo Shuisei, although the liquid is rumoured to be imported from Scotland. A light and easy-drinking introduction to Japanese whisky.
NZD $129.00 inc. GST
Chita is Suntory's grain distillery. The flagship release is aged in a combination of wine, sherry and bourbon casks. This is a light whisky with subtle notes of mint, honey and wood spice.
Suntory Old the Japanese Tradition 700mlNZD $75.00 inc. GST
Suntory Old is a popular release from Japan. First produced in the 1940s, it remained one of the most prestigious whiskies to come out of the country until the 1980s when single malts grew in popularity. Medium-bodied with spicy notes, this is an excellent Japanese sipping whisky.
NZD $55.00 inc. GST
Suntory Torys Classic is a light and easy-drinking Japanese spirit. Due to being below 40% abv, this cannot be called a whisky in the EU, but is still made from a blend of malt and grai
NZD $140.00 inc. GST
Togouchi's ageing warehouse must be one of the world's most unusual – it is an old railway tunnel in the eponymous town that was never used. This is the 12 year old, a blend of Scottish malt and Canadian grain that's fruity and citrus-rich.
NZD $79.99 inc. GST
Although blended in Japan, Togouchui Premium Whisky is a blend of Scottish malt and Canadian grain. Aged in the town of Togouchi in a tunnel that was originally built for a railway but never used – intriguing!
NZD $89.00 inc. GST
Kiwami (meaning 'supreme') is a blended Japanese whisky from Chugoku Jozo who mature their whiskies in a 361 metre long tunnel rather than a warehouse, which is fun.
Tasting note : Chestnut and cracked black pepper with grassy, honeyed depth.
NZD $79.99 inc. GST
The White Oak distillery, located in the city of Akashi (Hyogo Prefecture), was the first to obtain a license for distilling whisky in 1919. Built in 1888 for the production of sake and shochu, at the beginning the distillery produced only blend whisky in a traditional way and especially reserved for ...
NZD $490.00 inc. GST
Yamazaki is Suntory's flagship single malt whisky, from Japan's first and oldest malt distillery. This 12 year old first came onto the market in 1984 and was the first seriously marketed Japanese single malt whisky. Since then, it has acquired something of a cult following, and for good reason! A ...
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A fresh and fruity blended whisky from Japan, this is Yamazakura's no-age-statement release. This has notes of orchard fruit, salted caramel and vanilla.


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Q: How long have you been a wedding photographer?
A: More than fifteen years.
Q: Are you the photographer that will be present at my event?
A: Yes, I will personally be attending to shoot your pictures.
Q: Is photography your full time career?
A: Yes, I work as a full time photographer. This is a profession that I am comitted to.
Q: What is your style for wedding photography?
A: My style is a mix of candid and interesting moments, humerous and fun shots. Also I incorporate the family posed portraits.
Q: What kind of equipment do you use?
A: I use digital, Nikon cameras and Nikon's highest quality lenses.
Q: Do you have babckup equipment?
A: Yes, of course. That's a MUST.
Q: Do you travel out of state for a photography event?
A: Yes, I do.
Q: Does your business have liability insurance?
A: Yes.
Q: How long do we wait to recieve our proofs?
A: Less than two weeks.
Q: How long do we wait for the bridal album?
A: About six weeks after recieving the numbers of the chosen pictures from the bride and groom.
Q: Can you retouch our photos?
A: Yes, I do retouch your photos. That's included in my services.
Q: Do you recommend any other vendors?
A: Yes, I recommend videographers, DJ's, bands, florists, and others.
Q: What about the payment?
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Since I started working from home back in October, I have been using our second bedroom as an office. While I love the freedom and the opportunity to work on many different things that working from home offers, working in the same drab room has really gotten me down lately. So this weekend, my wife and I decided that we would do something about it. We went out and bought a few small things at IKEA (sustainable and inexpensive stuff) for the office, I got a new smaller steel desk from West Elm, and I ordered a new Dell 23″ widescreen monitor. See, when you stare at a screen all day with only the cat to talk to, the more real estate you have to look at can make all the difference. But the biggest change we decided to make was to finally paint the office something more interesting than 3 year old off-white paint.
While out shopping, we wandered into Restoration Hardware and looked at their paint selection. After finding the perfect color, we decided not to buy the paint from them because they do not sell low odor and low VOC (volatile organic compound) paints. So I took the paint chip to OSH Hardware, who perfectly matched the paint color and gave me an option as to what kind of paint I wanted. Well, naturally I chose the low VOC, low odor, Green Seal certified paint from Dutch Boy. This paint did not cost me any more than the regular "really bad for you" paint, and it is much better for the environment inside our house. I took a brush and put a few small strokes up on the wall, and it acts no differently than regular paint either.
I am really excited about getting this office finished, as sitting in that room for at least 8 hours a day is really mind numbing when you feel as though you are working in a closet. Everything is in place now except for my new monitor (coming Tuesday, I think) and the paint, which I hope to get to this week or this weekend. Combined with the Cradle to Cradle certified chair I bought from Steelcase, I can finally feel like I have a real home office that is comfortable AND eco-friendly!
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Metal Fingers – Special Herbs Box Set Vol.0-9
March 4, 2011
After cleaning up at the HHV sale and making good use of my 15% off voucher at the checkout, my monthly record budget is almost officially blown. Oh well, it's not everyday that the mighty Doom decides to release all the Special Herbs on vinyl. This 10 x 12″ box set has super nice packaging with silver inner sleaves, a bonus 45, poster and download card (my only gripe – whats the deal with 160kbps mp3s – why not 320s??). It wasn't cheap but when you do your maths, you start to feel much better about owning something that is limited to 750 copies and has too many dope beats. Hours of listening pleasure here……….
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Something about the Detroit Golf Club suits Doc Redman's eye.
The 22-year-old former amateur champion posted a 7-under-par 65 on Thursday to share the lead with Scott Stallings after the morning wave during the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
It was Redman's best round at the Detroit Golf Club, which is saying something considering the three consecutive 67s he carded after an opening 68 in finishing runner-up last year. That remains Redman's best career finish on the PGA Tour.
He did arrive in Detroit showing good form after closing with a 63 at last week's Travelers Championship.
"I've come off two good finishes and a really good finish last year at this event, which has never really happened to me," Redman said after closing his opening round with seven birdies over his final eight holes. "So I've never had this kind of expectation externally or even internally if I let it, so just trying to make it the same as every other week.
"I think I feel very comfortable because I've played well here and been here, so it just comes down to playing golf and doing the best I can."
Stallings also carded eight birdies against a lone bogey during his opening round as scores remained low despite longer rough at the Detroit Golf Club this year.
Peter Malnati, Chase Seiffert and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo were tied for second place at 6 under after the morning wave. Rocket Mortgage ambassador Rickie Fowler was among a group of players another shot off the pace that included James Hahn, Chris Kirk, Lucas Glover, Richy Werenski and Canada's Adam Hadwin.
Webb Simpson, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 6, is in a large group at 4 under that also includes England's Tyrrell Hatton. Simpson said his 68 was about the worst score he could post considering how his game felt, including a lip-out on his final hole of the day.
"A bit frustrating," admitted Simpson, who is competing at the Detroit Golf Club for the first time. "I think all in all, a good start at a place I've never been to."
Fowler would have been tied for the morning lead if not for a double bogey out of thick rough on the 18th hole, his ninth of the day after starting on the back side. He has missed consecutive cuts while working on some changes with new swing coach John Tillery that he said led to bad blisters at the RBC Heritage two weeks ago.
"There's a lot of positives I could take from it. I know it kind of is weird saying that, missed cut and taking positives," Fowler said. "It always sucks not being there on the weekend. You've got to take the positives from it, which we've done.
"It's nice to get off to a good start here in Detroit. Go rest up and ready for tomorrow afternoon."
NOTES: Defending champion Nate Lashley holed out from a green-side bunker on his final hole of the day to post a 1-under 71. ... The Detroit event is in its second season on the PGA Tour, having replaced the D.C.-area Quicken Loans National on the schedule.
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Software Management and the link with EAM/MRO
May 6, 2009
Hardware-oriented MRO systems need to cope with the accelerating complexity and velocity of change found within hardware embedded (and loaded) software on today's aircraft, cars, ships, industrial products etc.. One of the most critical aspects that PLM can address is the coupling of hardware and its certified software. PLM Configuration Managed software can nicely sit next to an EAM/MRO application. Integration of applications concerned with management of requirements, configurations and maintenance statuses captures all of the critical information needed to assure that the software status of an asset is known at any point in time. From the MRO perspective all relevant information regarding the 'master record' configurations are available (See also Enterprise Asset Management category) across specific aircraft categories for example, but also the individualized real-time status information of the current configuration for every managed tail number. We all remember the stories of software problems in cars, here the same link can be established between the Vehicle Identification Number and its software status. When integrated with problem reports, a complete closed loop failure record and action system can be operated and this would provide a full accountability from discrepancy till resolution.
The figure in my post about Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) meets PLM (Enterprise Asset Management Category) depicts the connection between the engineering and the support definition. In the accompanying text I also stated that both of these definitions are not the same at the aggregate level but the lower positioned and shared 'bom-lets' are. These bom-let items represent software and hardware. So the engineering definition nicely defines the technical status based on company configuration rules and these are propagated (change management driven) to the support definition. One observation: In the engineering definition the configuration context may be unit number, in the support definition this may additionally be date, i.e. the date that this specific definition has been or should be physically implemented. The observant reader may also appreciate the importance of such support definition compared with pure engineering (product development). The complete service definition records comprise the operating and service handbooks stored with the physical software versions. In a client support context this information would additionally comprise appropriate Service Bulletins and formal Directives. In a complete digital cycle; the software upgrade, the Bulletins and Directives including the latest handbooks would need to be synched with for example an 'electronic flight bag' or a mobile device that supports a service engineer.
So, what would be the benefit when the software definition would be 'integrated' with the EAM/MRO support definition as illustrated over:
- Accountability regarding authorized and physical configurations
- Provide full visibility of authorized configurations to those responsible for maintenance planning and execution
- Reduced sustainment and compliance risks and costs
- Full record management regarding authorized and physical configurations, discrepancies and corrective actions (engineering changes) and operational recommendations at every point in time during the asset lifecycle
Obviously one needs to take in consideration the three operational models I presented in the first post in this series. I believe that item 4 in the list above is primarily an OEM advantage as this type of information is concerned with the product reliability and maintainability cycle. The items 1-3 apply to all operational models.
Lastly; and calling on the observant reader again, the above not only applies to software but to all (hardware) items that comprise the product definition.
In another post I'll cover the importance and benefits of the integrated definition for mechanical products in the context of Enterprise Content Management and data exchange.


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Celebrate National Travel & Tourism Week 2020 at the 17th annual Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament
In celebration of National Travel & Tourism Week 2020, the Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to present the 17th Annual Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament in support of the Donald L. Patterson Hospitality Scholarship.
A champion of Summit County's rich and diverse hospitality industry, Don Patterson was the Bureau's first president upon its creation in 1973. He was a highly-respected leader throughout Ohio.
We are honored to recognize his legacy of enthusiasm and dedication to travel and tourism with this scholarship.
10am Shot Gun Start with Scramble Format
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Determinants of International Outsourcing and Performance: A Relational Exchange Perspective
Prescriptive discussions regarding international outsourcing abound, but there are few previously proposed models of the antecedents leading to such sourcing. This empirical study utilizes the relational exchange framework proposed by Dwyer, Schurr and Oh (1987) and builds a conceptual model of the firm's use of international outsourcing within the context of relational exchange. The model concentrates on the aspects of relational exchange that are crucial antecedents to successful international outsourcing and empirically demonstrates how both economic and social factors have their influence. The resulting model demonstrates how cooperation, rather than competition, leads to successful international outsourcing.
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MSNBC's Hayes Avoids Mentioning Apparent Factual Inaccuracies In Tlaib's Holocaust Comments
MSNBC host Chris Hayes interviewed Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday night about the backlash surrounding Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib's recent Holocaust comments, but neglected to ask her about the alleged factual inaccuracies in them.
Tlaib's comments sparked outrage after she made them during a weekend appearance on Yahoo News' "Skullduggery" podcast. (RELATED: Rashida Tlaib Uses Inaccuracy To Explain Why 'The Tragedy Of the Holocaust' Gives Her 'A Calming Feeling')
The eight-minute interview on Hayes' show began with him scrutinizing Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney's "absolutely vile remarks" and GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniels' accusations of anti-Semitism.
"[Rashida Tlaib] and I have the strength to endure any of the mischaracterization or efforts to distort and vilify and mischaracterize our message. I think we are seeing what happens when people really see these kind of attacks for what they are. It is designed to silence sight line and sort of almost eliminate public voice of Muslims from the public discourse," Omar began.
"I wonder what your experience has been because obviously there have been, I think, some folks who have come after you in bad faith, but there are some who were offended in good faith by things that you said or tweeted about allegiance to Israel or a tweet 'all about the benjamins,' vis-a-vis money, and there are folks who consider themselves progressives or liberals or Jews who are offended and are skeptical maybe about where you were coming from," Hayes responded. "What have you learned and what do you say to them as you seek to build this alliance?"
Omar responded:
The one thing that Jen and I realized was that when you see something wrong, that you have to use your influence and your voice to speak out against it and what we have noticed is that there is a threat. Our communities are being terrorized by white supremacy. We've seen the attacks on synagogues. We've seen the linkage that they have to people who seek to terrorize mosques. We notice that there is people on the right wing who are fueling that hate. Their message is being used to fuel the sort of violence against both of our communities because of our faith, and it is time for us to make sure that we don't allow for them to use any misunderstanding there might be to divide us, that we collectively work together against the collective hate that is coming from the right wing and white supremacy.
The backlash stems from when Tlaib said that she gets "a calming feeling" when she thinks of the Palestinians' sacrifice "in the name of trying to create a safe haven for Jews post-the Holocaust, post-the tragedy and the horrific persecution of Jews across the world at that time."
But, as CNN's John King pointed out Monday, "She also fails a critical fact 'in-context test.' Yes, as she said, Palestinians lost land in the creation of Israel, but she ignored the fact that Palestinian leaders at the time allied themselves with Hitler and the total war was how the Arab world reacted to the declaration of Israeli independence."
Further, historian and author of "1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War," Benny Morris published a piece in The Atlantic titled "Rashida Tlaib Has Her History Wrong."
"But from 1933 onward, Palestine's Arabs—led by the cleric Muhammad Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem—mounted a strident campaign to pressure the British, who governed Palestine, to bar all Jews from entering the country," he wrote.
"Tlaib's podcast promulgates two basic fallacies about the more recent past and the present: first, that the Palestinian struggle is akin to the black-American struggle against white oppression and discrimination, and second, that the sole responsibility for failing to reach a two-state solution to the Palestine conflict lies with Israel."


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Face ID on iPhone X is going to be safer than you might think
Face ID is one of the big talking points coming off the back of the iPhone X announcement this week. The new flagship from Apple will use a scan of your face to open, replacing the Touch ID fingerprint scanner.
Facebook is reinventing art, and maybe consciousness, too
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It's the first large scale piece of art created with Facebook Camera, a new platform for augmented reality, in which digital images are overlaid on top of what you're seeing in the real world.
Every Major Car Debut At The 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show Was Electrified
The biennial home show for German brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi is traditionally a big news event for automotive design and technology. For 2017 the focus was clearly on offering a clearer picture what sorts of electric vehicles the German brands are looking to produce.
BMW Aims to Cut Parts Costs by $2.4 Billion in E-Car Shift
The German carmakers are pushing for cost reductions to offset weaker margins for electric cars, which Stuttgart-based Daimler estimates could have just half the profitability of conventional models.
Here's a look at BMW's electric sports sedan of the future
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Over all, the i Vision's design is clean and minimalist. Aesthetically, BMW's goal for the car's design features was to do more with less in the sense that it conveys modernity and technology in an understated manner.
Boeing planes could fire lasers from their noses to spot turbulence
It's part of a new system that Boeing hopes could spot brutal turbulence that can damage aircraft and toss passengers around the cabin—and give crews enough time to hunker down before the going gets tough.
Mission controllers reacting to the end of the Cassini mission at Saturn will make you emotional
Some of the researchers on the Cassini project have been with the mission since it began, as it launched to space in 1997, when Bill Clinton was still president.


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The USD strengthened versus the JPY, but for how long? What does the ECB meeting mean for the EUR? Learn this and more!
It seems like the Fed meeting yesterday marked a final drop in the USD for now.
The USD has stopped its depreciation against riskier assets... for a while.
US-China trade tentions, the rescue package for the American economy and other hot topics in the weekly video. Watch to learn about the most promising opportunities!
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Shipwreck on Ponte Vedra Beach
At the end of March this year (2018) a big section of an old shipwreck was washed ashore on Ponte Vedra Beach. It has been an attraction for both everyday beach walkers and archaeologists. When I went looking there were many others and, on the way back, we met a lot of people who asked if we had seen the ship and where it was. There are plans to bring the section to a better place since now it is deteriorating as the wood gets dry. According to the local paper there are markings that have already disappeared. There had been some Roman numerals etched into the wood frames and other marks most likely made during construction that have started to fade away. The researchers think that it had been, for those days, a pretty big ship in the 100- t0 150- foot range. They also think it was built in the south-eastern USA. Since there are some marks of band saw and circular saw, and due to size of frames and the deterioration, the date could be somewhere around mid-19th century. (Band and circular saws were steam driven and not much used until 1830. The ship was built with both soft and hard wood, and the way it was used indicates a smaller shipyard in the South. Other scientists agree this mix of wood types indicates a ship built in the Southeast and think the softwood might be longleaf pine, but they are analyzing samples to find out for sure.
Parts of the keel
The side of the ship contained according to a newspaper article both soft and hard wood.
Many were interested to see the ship.
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Final Cut Pro 6 keeps quitting unexpectedly
Randy Heeren
on May 14, 2015 at 6:07:57 pm
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May 14, 2015 at 7:49:34 pm
Hello all, I could really use some help. I know, you read that correctly, I'm using FCP 6. Please don't tell me to just upgrade my version; I'm not in a position where I can do that.
My computer is also fairly old, but it still works fine to me:
Mac 10.4.11
Processor: 2 x 3 ghz dual core intel xeon
Memory 5 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
I am working with Apple ProRes 1920 x 1080 .mov files. I can actually import these files okay. At first everything works fine. However, as I continue to edit, such as adding footage to my timeline, or just playing my source files in the viewer, FCP "quits unexpectedly." This occurs after only about a minute or so of editing, sometimes longer. It also quits even when I'm not performing any edits and just letting FCP stay open.
I realize that I'm attempting to mesh old technology with new, and there are bound to be issues there. I'm asking if there's anything I can do to make this work. Perhaps messing with my video codec or something? Or what else should I be looking for?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Final Cut Pro 6 keeps quitting unexpectedly
Mark Suszko
on May 14, 2015 at 7:57:27 pm
When it quits, can you call up the error log and look it over? Most of it will be as incomprehensible as stock market stats, but if you see the words
"kernal panic"
in there, besides other things, it points to a situation where the system is running out of memory for some reason. That app and OS used real memory and something called "virtual memory, which was imitation RAM created virtually from unused hard drive space. If the drives get too full or too fragmented, you run out of virtual RAM and the system crashes.
I'd look at your boot drive and see if it is more than 70 percent full. Next, open disk utility from the Apple Utilities folder, run a diagnostic on the boot drive and your scratch drive, where your AV files reside (you DO have those on their own drive, preferable a RAID 0 or RAID5, right?) Run a hardware test on your RAM, see if that's still working right.
Then look up how to trash preferences, do that. Can't hurt.
Now, see if the problem remains.
And are you sure your file are all pro res? No unexpected H.264 files around, and no graphics bigger than 4000 pixels on a side?
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Re: Final Cut Pro 6 keeps quitting unexpectedly
Randy Heeren
on May 15, 2015 at 12:31:04 am
I see. Something similar popped up in the error message:
Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0xedd1c845
So I think there's a good chance that you're right.
I've never messed with my computer's boot drive in that way before so you're gonna have to cut me a little slack here. I see that my computer has a volume just called Macintosh HD, which I assume is my computer's boot drive?
I just have other external hard drives on this mac that I don't want to confuse with my boot drive. One of these hard drives is a 7 terabyte lacy hard drive, which I am currently storing all my original footage on. I am also using this drive as my scratch disk.
My Macintosh HD volume only has 53 gigs free out of 232. My Lacie drive currently has 724 gigs free out of 7 terabytes. I can free up more space on these as you suggest and get back to you.
I will also look into running the hardware test on my ram and trashing my preferences. Thanks so much for the advice!
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Re: Final Cut Pro 6 keeps quitting unexpectedly
Randy Heeren
on May 16, 2015 at 12:04:48 am
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on May 16, 2015 at 1:22:25 am
Okay, so I cleared away lots of files on both my Macintosh HD volume boot drive and my Lacie external hard drive. Their memory usage is now as follows:
Macintosh HD memory: 147 gigs available of a total of 232gigs
Lacie memory: 1.11 tb available of a total of 7.28 tb
Unfortunately after I freed up this space, FCP continued to crash on me. Maybe I need to clear more space on my Lacie? It is where I'm currently storing my scratch disks.
Not sure what I'm missing here. I did trash my preferences, and I made sure that all of my files are indeed 422 prores and not h264 (as well as all of them are 1920 x 1080 in dimensions, with nothing larger than that)
I will try to run the hardware test on my ram, as well as run the disk utility on the drives. Haven't had time to do that yet.
This has never happened to my other projects of mine on this computer, probably because my source video files are smaller and of lesser quality. So memory is still probably an issue. Maybe I should mess with my memory and cache system settings in FCP? It says my application memory usage is at 100%, and my still cache is at 21%.
Please help me people ><
*edit* I ran disk utility on my Mac HD, and it said that it needs repair! I hope this is what's been causing my crashes. In the process of doing the whole fsck -fy thing now, will post again about how it goes
*2nd edit* Well I fixed my Mac HD, and my lacie is verified, but I'm still crashing when I edit! Arrrg.
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Re: Final Cut Pro 6 keeps quitting unexpectedly
Roger Poole
on May 17, 2015 at 10:57:59 pm
Randy, I'm pretty sure you need to trash your FCP preferences. The easy way is to download Preference manager and use that to do it easily. When you run PM choose only FCP, as by default all the studio apps are selected.
Download it here.
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Re: Final Cut Pro 6 keeps quitting unexpectedly
Randy Heeren
on May 18, 2015 at 8:45:05 pm
You both were right!
I actually did trash my preferences a few days ago, only then I did not select "Final Cut Express" in the list of programs to trash. Since you brought it up again, I decided to try selecting both FCP and Final Cut Express while I trashed my preferences. I have been editing all day and have not crashed once since doing this!
Thank you both so much. It's possible that the problem could return, but I think I'm out of the woods. You can mark this as solved now.
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Meet the Trustee - Val Russell
Can you tell me a bit about yourself and a brief history of your career?
I am proud mum of three and grandmother of four who loves nothing better than having them all over for dinner – preferably in the garden.
Background in hospitality sector at senior level followed by a period as a civil servant with a few more jobs in between, prior to joining Chamber in 1999.
Now as CEO I head up team of 17 based at Glasgow Prestwick Airport giving a range of support services to businesses across Ayrshire together with working with schools and the college to increase employer engagement.
I represent the private sector on a vast range of committees, boards and stakeholder groups.
Why did you choose to get involved with the Ayrshire College Foundation?
I have always been passionate about education and helping young people reach their full potential. As a huge fan of the work of Ayrshire College becoming involved in the Foundation allowed me to further expand my relationship with the College and support the wider community.
It's great that the ACF Trustees sponsored Mission Discovery this year. What did you enjoy the most at this year's event?
The week was amazing and I don't really have a favourite part. Overall to see the enthusiasm of the young people who are lucky enough to participate, to hear their ideas, be inspired by the speakers and learn something at the same time was a privilege.
Reflecting on the achievements so far for Ayrshire College Foundation, what are you most proud of?
There have been a wide range of projects supported by the Foundation both large and small in financial terms but they have all made a difference to lives of the people involved in the final results. I would have to say I am proud of them all.
What would you say to encourage local groups to apply for funding from the Ayrshire College Foundation?
Be innovative, dream big, have vision – we want to support projects that support the education and development of young people in Ayrshire. The Foundation can help you reach your goal. Also read the information carefully to see if you project fits with our aims and objectives, seek advice from us if unsure. Make contact with the College also for further guidance.
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text: UFDC Home | Help | RSS TABLE OF CONTENTS HIDE Introduction Control Symptoms Figures Title: Rhizoctonia diseases in aboveground plant parts of agronomic and vegetable crops CITATION PAGE IMAGE ZOOMABLE PAGE TEXT Full Citation STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW Permanent Link: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00066827/00001 Material Information Title: Rhizoctonia diseases in aboveground plant parts of agronomic and vegetable crops Series Title: Plant Pathology Fact Sheet PP-41 Physical Description: Book Language: English Creator: Kucharek, Tom Affiliation: University of Florida -- Florida Cooperative Extension Service -- Department of Plant Pathology -- Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Publisher: Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Publication Date: 1990 Subjects Spatial Coverage: North America -- United States of America -- Florida Record Information Bibliographic ID: UF00066827 Volume ID: VID00001 Source Institution: Marston Science Library, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Holding Location: Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Engineering and Industrial Experiment Station; Institute for Food and Agricultural Services (IFAS), University of Florida Rights Management: All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. Resource Identifier: oclc - 51341099 Table of Contents Introduction Page 1 Control Page 3 Symptoms Page 2 Figures Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Full Text Plant Pathology Fact Sheet Rhizoctonia Diseases in Aboveground Plant Parts of Agronomic and Vegetable Crops Tom Kucharek, Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist in the Plant Pathol- ogy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. May 1990; Copied February 2000. Florida Cooperative Extension Service/ Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences/ University of Florida/ Christine Waddill, Dean Introduction Rhizoctonia solani is a soilborne fungus that is common in Florida. It is capable of exist- ing and growing in the soil in the absence or presence of plants. The host range ofR. solani is extensive. Most crops are susceptible to the fun- gus as a seedling blight, root rot, fruit rot or aboveground aerial blight. R. solani commonly causes seedling blights and root rots in plants and is therefore often regarded as a below ground pathogen only. That perception is in- correct. This fungus consists of different "groups" within the species which provide for a diversity of pathogenic potential. In warm and humid climates, such as in Florida, R. solani causes many plant diseases in aboveground plant parts in addition to those caused in belowground plant parts. This publication pre- sents information about diagnosis and control of plant diseases caused by Rhizoctonia in plant parts above the soil surface. Plant Pathology Fact Sheet 1 discusses this same fungus in rela- tion to seedling blights. The primary habitat of Rhizoctonia is the soil. When conditions are suitable, hyphae of Rhizoctonia may penetrate plant tissues below the soil surface. The fungus grows as small threads hyphaee) in soil. It is abundant in and on dead and living plant litter, which is on or near the soil surface. Also, sclerotia (small pin cushion-like masses of hyphae) may be formed by the fungus and allow for long-term survival in soil or water (Fig. 6). As decomposition of plant litter occurs, beneficial fungi and bacte- ria colonize such litter, and Rhizoctonia is re- duced. In some situations, the fungus may cause diseases in plant parts above the ground. Rhizoctonia is often characterized as a non- spore-forming fungus, but under certain con- ditions with some isolates of the fungus, ba- sidiospores are ejected above the soil surface or hyphae grow upward on the plant. When either of these situations occur during warm temperatures with high humidities, infection structures are formed, foliar plant tissues are penetrated, and disease occurs. Symptoms Rhizoctonia causes different types of symptoms in plant parts above the soil surface. These symptoms may be classified into four cat- egories: leaf spots, blights, lower stem rots, and fruit rots. These diseases are commonly misidentified in the field because of the mis- conception that Rhizoctonia is limited to the infection of plant parts in the soil. Also, Rhizoc- tonia-induced diseases on aboveground plant parts sometimes appear similar to other dis- eases. PP-41 a disease called soil rot (Figs. 15 and 16). Where Rhizoctonia causes an aerial blight, the fruit becomes greasy (Fig. 8) and seed is reduced in size, rotted, or not produced. Sometimes the fungus, Pythium sp. causes fruit rots that initially appear similar to rots caused by Rhizoctonia. As the disease progresses, however, Pythium-induced dis- eases often form large masses of pure white hyphae (mycelia) (Fig. 17). Cucumber fruit may be infected with both fungi. Control Control of Rhizoctonia-induced diseases in aboveground plant parts begins prior to the planting of the crop. Avoid planting in low and wet, or poorly drained land. The soil should be plowed with a mold board plow to bury old plant debris which reduces the amount of Rhizoctonia near the soil surface where it sur- vives best. Soil preparation should be com- pleted 30 days prior to planting so that the ben- eficial soil microflora have ample time to rot old debris and become established as natural biological controls against Rhizoctonia. Never plant a crop into freshly tilled soil where green plant matter has not decomposed. Diseases caused by Rhizoctonia are commonly more se- vere in a crop which follows legume crops such as beans, southern peas, or soybeans. Therefore crop rotation that excludes legumes should be beneficial. Other cultural controls include the avoidance of deep seeding, deep transplanting, dense planting schemes, excessive overhead ir- rigation, and excessive fertilization (especially nitrogen) that promotes rank foliar growth. Re- member, aerial blights caused by Rhizoctonia are more likely to be a problem where exces- sive humidities exist during warm weather. Crops should be planted when soil tempera- tures are ideal for rapid seed germination or plant growth. This reduces the amount of in- oculum in young plants that can serve as a source of disease later in the season. Purchase healthy transplants or propagation stock from a reputable transplant producer. Fruit rots of vegetables caused by Rhizoctonia and certain other fungi that origi- nate in the soil can be reduced significantly by trellising the crop or by using a full-bed mulch (e.g., plastic) on which the fruit can form. Any method that reduces direct contact of soil with fruit would serve the same purpose. Chemical controls include seed treat- ment with an effective fungicide, soil fumiga- tion with a broad spectrum liquid or gaseous fumigant, and sometimes a fungicide spray. Seed treatments reduce the amount of early sea- son inoculum. Likewise, soil fumigation re- duces the initial fungal population. Where soil fumigation is used, it is important to avoid re- contamination of fumigated soil by not mov- ing soil from unfurnigated areas into the fumi- gated area. Contamination of fumigated soil is commonly done with tillage equipment, soil on footware, and flowing water from excessive rain or irrigation, Aerial blights and sometimes fruit rots caused by Rhizoctonia can be reduced by fungicide sprays. Contact your County Exten- sion Office for current information. Figure 1. Tobacco leaf with shotholes. Leaf spots may be 2 inches or more in diameter or less than 1/4 inch in diameter. All spots begin from a single point of infection and therefore the earliest sign of a leaf spot may be no more than a pinpoint-sized dark spot (Fig. 1). After infection, the fungus grows on and in the leaf and causes small spots (Fig. 1) or larger spots that have concentric rings with alternate light or dark areas (Figs. 2, 3, and 4). Coloration of spots varies from a light brown to dark brown (Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4). In some situations, the cen- ter of a spot will dry, become brittle, and sepa- rate from the leaf causing shot holes (Fig. 1) or large torn areas (Fig. 3). The target-shaped spots in tobacco leaves (Figs. 2 and 3) are similar in appearance to spots caused by Alternaria tenuis (brown spot). Microscopic diagnoses are rec- ommended for such situations to determine which organism is causing the disease. Blights caused by Rhizoctonia are clas- sified differently from spots because they tend to be larger in size and are not necessarily round. Blights caused by Rhizoctonia are com- monly called aerial blights. Diseased tissue is irregular in shape. Blighted leaves have light brown spots that are lobed (Figs. 5, 7, and 8). Tissue that has been recently infected may be greasy in appearance due to the breakdown of cells in the tissue (Figs. 4, 5, and 6). Some of the peanut leaflets in Fig. 4 have leaf spots and blights. Early in the morning or shortly after a wetting event, hyphae (strands) of the fungus can be seen on or between tissue (Fig. 6). These strands are sometimes confused with the web- bing produced by spider mites. Sometimes aerial blights caused by Rhizoctonia are re- ferred to as web blights. Rots of plant parts just above the soil surface may be an extension of disease just be- low the soil surface (Figs. 9, 10 and 11). Rotted areas begin as small reddish-brown orange dis- colorations on the tissue and later the fungus causes sunken or cratered rots (Figs. 9 and 10). When such infections occur, plants may have discolored leaves and upper plant parts due to the reduction of upward translocation of nutri- ents and water from the soil. Later plants may fall over (lodging) or die. With crops such as celery (Fig. 9) and onions (Fig. 10), the edible portion of the plant becomes unusable. With salad crops such as lettuce, endive, and spin- ach, which naturally have leaves that touch the soil, a rot occurs on the stem and lower leaves (often called bottom rot). Such rots may not be noticed until the plants wilt, die, or are har- vested. Also, secondary soft rot bacteria often follow such infections; this results in mushy tis- sue. Brace roots of field corn which support the plants may be rotted which results in lodg- ing and lower yields (Fig. 11). A disease called limb rot occurs in peanut vines that are in con- tact with the soil. Lesions of limb rot may be two inches or more in length, light brown in color, and may contain concentric rings. Pegs of peanuts may also have lesions caused by Rhizoctonia. These lesions vary in color, and may be infected with other fungi also. Labora- tory tests are essential for such diagnoses. Rots of plant parts at or just above the soil surface sometimes originate during the seedling stage or on transplants. Fruit rots caused by Rhizoctonia occur either because the fruit is in direct contact with the soil or is part of an aerial blight infection. Symptoms in fruits are variable when infected with Rhizoctonia, but they usually occur on the side of the fruit that contacts the soil. In cucum- bers, lesions begin as slightly raised blister-like (edema) spots that are dry or greasy. Later, these spots enlarge, become reddish-brown-orange and sunken (Fig. 12). This disease is called belly rot and has caused culling or more than 50% of the fruit. A similar disease occurs in winter squash (Fig. 13) and pumpkin (Fig. 14) fruit where the fruit is in contact with the soil. With winter squash, the infected area often has raised bumps (edema) or netting (Figs. 13 and 14). When fleshy fruits, such as tomatoes or beans, are in contact with the soil, Rhizoctonia causes *1 ' -' I i I > " Figure 2. Tobacco leaves with round brown spots. 0 ' . Si I,,' 4: '4 J .t " Figure 4. Peanut leaflet with spots and blight. Figure 3. Tobacco leaves with large spots and blight-type lesions. .-'-* '" -- K .j ... , 'r ~: 'S :;4C ..._./ ,f ..i r ... ^ r -^" .r ,. . i'N ^ ) . k7 1 1/.- Figure 5. Peanut leaves with aerial blight. 4 4 1 I Pr Figure 6. Aerial blight in peanuts. Figure 7. Southern pea leaflets with aerial blight. Figure 8. Aerial blight in soybeans. Figure 9. Stalk rot in celery. Figure 10. Bulb and leaf rot in onions. I ) ' L otIv ii -. Figure 11. Brace root rot in field corn. Figure 13. Belly rot in spaghetti squash. 1 , I Figure 12. Belly rot in cucumber. Figure 14. Belly rot in pumpkin. .11 I* I i I Li Figure 16. Soil rot in beans. Figure 17. Cottony leak in cucumber caused by Pythium spp. Figure 15. Soil rot in tomato. Contact Us | Permissions | Preferences | Technical Aspects | Statistics | Internal | Privacy Policy © 2004 - 2010 University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.All rights reserved. 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"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Monday, April 21, 2008
Guess who came to my birthday party?
Yup. The Big Guy himself.
The best part is that this is a spice cake with cream cheese frosting, homemade from scratch by Laura, St. Paul's almost world renowned financial guru of The Christmas Appeal fame. Yummy.
You have to know that Laura is a Unitarian, so the staff teased her unmercifully about where she might have gotten that Jesus candle. She smiled slyly and said, "At the UUA gift shop, of course."
Can't wait to show you what we got Ms. Conroy for her birthday. She's gonna LOVE It.
Thank you for all your wonderful birthday greetings to me. You've made my day. I am deeply blessed.
5 comments:
- Fran said...
Now that is a cake!!
- Mon Apr 21, 09:51:00 PM
- Kirkepiscatoid said...
Is that an apparition I see on that cake?
Put it on Ebay!
- Tue Apr 22, 12:36:00 AM
- episcopalifem said...
Sorry I missed your birfday Elizabeth+!
Hope it was a great one!
- Tue Apr 22, 01:09:00 PM
- jadedjabber said...
I just thought you should know that a couple of my friends as I at Drew were talking about you recently. Pretty sure you don't know any of us but we were all expressing our appreciation of you. You don't now how many people you touch. But you touch far more than you can even conventionalize. We may not tell you in person, but we heard you tell your story at Drew our first year, we read your blog, and you are an inspiration to us.
I wish we had the courage and opportunity to tell you this to your face...but this is a good way too.
Thank you for all you do. You have paved the way for so many. Your work will be remembered and are appreciated beyond measure. Thank you Rev. Keaton. You are a God send to our lives.....
- Wed Apr 23, 01:02:00 AM
- Elizabeth Kaeton said...
Wow, jaded. Thank you. Imagine me - speechless. Well, I am. Thank you.
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If you've taken part in FMM before then you are familiar with the rules. If you're new, please take a moment to answer this week's question on your own blog then add your link in the comments section here so we can all see your FMM questions and answers. Please invite your blog readers to add their links here too so everyone has to opportunity to be seen. The idea is to connect with other awesome bloggers so take a moment to read and comment on a couple of other posts. Now it's time for this week's topic!
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What The F#ck! – The Genius of Living Your Life Full of Snark
3. When you were at school, what did you want to be when you grew up?
When I was in the second or third grade I wanted to be a secretary. I loved (and still love) the idea of paper , pens, files and all those things…but as I got older that answer changed. I thought about being a doctor, a teacher and a a nurse (I wanted to be in a position where I could help people) As I've gotten older, I think the job that would suit me the most would be a writer.
4. If you could invent a gadget, what would it be and why?
Something that would take inventory of the room and be able to locate something if it goes missing. I can't tell you how many times, I lose my keys, my phone, my cats…. a gadget like this would make my life so much easier.
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If you're going through hell, keep going – Winston Churchill
I can't tell you how many times I've had to recite this to myself…. life sucks sometimes…and it might seem like what ever struggle your going through is never ending… but eventually you come out on the other side, stronger than you were before
6. What is the best meal you have every had?
It was spaghetti that my mother had, now I should probably explain this because I hate spaghetti… but at the time I was awaiting my second liver transplant, I was depressed and so sick and I didn't want to celebrate my birthday AT ALL. My mom asked me to come over and my cousin Michelle was there and even though I wasn't eating much during that time I made an effort to eat… and it was fantastic. I will always remember that birthday and that plate of spaghetti… FYI: My mom said the reason why it tasted so good was because she put a little bit extra love in it
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I would be 17 years old. I was emotional and moody as a teenager…. I was in such a rush… to be an adult… to be free… and looking back now I want to just cry because I was in a rush to do nothing. I think I spent most of my life saying, "I can't wait to turn 18" Then when I did it was such a let down … nothing magical happened; I didn't instantly become an adult… I felt exactly the same as did when I turned 17…it wasn't until years later when I turned 30 when I actually felt like an adult.
8. What TV game show would you like to go on?
I have always wanted to go on the Family Feud, and I ALWAYS tell my family that I would have to hire people to pretend to me my family so that we can win
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Give Me A Chocolate Heart
Everyone loves a delicacy
And most of all miss dainty me
Who's not so dainty now, I say
There's so many wrappers to throw away
Chocolate has a place in my heart
It's a springboard for my life's jumpstart
Whenever I am feeling low
It's to the chocolate box I go
I think if I eat enough sweets
My heart will turn to yummy treats
And how could that be bad?
In the company of chocolate no one's sad
They'll love my dark chocolate soul
You can't resist what makes you whole
Oh, make me chocolate filled
If everyone loves me, I'll be thrilled
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Dark Faery on Halloween
I clothe myself in darkness
I picked blackness for its starkness
And many a spidery metaphor
Being mysterious isn't a chore
When I embody night
The only color is my face
Flaming billows of hair keeping pace
With screams and whispers calling ''scary''
Watch your back, do be wary
I can give a fright
Expression is everything
Making scary spirit sing
With a stare cold as space
Freezing you into your place
Turn out the light
Halloween, the holiday
Of things that scream and things that play
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Pink, Our Shrink, and Love, I Think
The only things I can think
(Besides think)
That rhyme with pink
Are stink
And wink
And blink
And sometimes I think I need this shrink
Because I hate pink
As the things it rhymes with stink
Like facial functions and thoughts I think
Then write down here in maroon ink
And as said by our shrink
The problem with pink
Is that it can't express the love that I think
And wink
To you as I blink
And now dare to write in maroon ink
As between you and me, it's a link
We both hate the color, I think
Because this poem makes us tickled pink
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