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Book of the Month Extract - Templar Prize
Previous praise for Deanna Ashford: 'Each sensuous escapade jumps off the page with non-stop, titillating thrills … a satisfying, indulgent tale' Romantic Times, 4 stars (reviewing Barbarian Prize)
If that hasn't piqued your interest, the following extract from Deanna's latest, Templar Prize, is sure to leave you hot under the collar:
'Should we not try to comfort one another?' Berengaria plucked at the towel tangled around Edwina's hips. 'That must be most uncomfortable. Remove it and then we can go to sleep.'
'Very well.' The remaining candle was burning low now, the wax melting swiftly. It flickered unsteadily, making it difficult for Edwina to see Berengaria's expression in the dim light. Rather awkwardly, she struggled to free herself from the towel's constrictions and tossed it by the side of the bed.
'Come. Lie down now and relax,' Berengaria said softly, but Edwina detected an underlying tension in her words. She understood why, she also felt the tension and her heart was still beating out of control as she snuggled down on the pillows with Berengaria next to her.
Rolling onto her side to face Edwina, the princess added, 'Before we sleep you can tell me what happens next, after the kisses. Which I would like to practise again when you will permit me.'
'Again?' Edwina repeated, conscious that her entire body felt weak now as if her limbs were melting like the candle wax. Cautiously, she laid her hands on Berengaria's full bosom.
'Well, apart from kissing you, he will no doubt touch you here. Men appear to like breasts,' she said, feeling as though her whole body were on tenterhooks. The princess's breasts were fascinating to touch, so soft and malleable in contrast to her own which were small and firm.
Edwina was so enthralled that she barely heard Berengaria's indrawn hiss of breath as she caressed the soft globes. 'That feels so good,' Berengaria gasped, trembling as Edwina's fingers, almost of their own volition, suddenly moved to her nipples.
The princess's teats were larger than she had expected and already stiffly erect. Recalling how Stephen had pleasured her, Edwina rolled the nipples between her fingers and thumbs, pulling at them gently until Berengaria whimpered with delight.
'They lied to me, they told me that women did not enjoy this,' she said hesitantly. 'Edwina, there is a strange unfamiliar ache between my thighs.'
'Desire makes you feel like that,' Edwina told her, still continuing to caress her because in truth she did not want to stop. She was unable to comprehend the strange conundrum. She loved such intimacies with Stephen, but had loathed them with Hugh. She had always believed that she only enjoyed them because she loved the man who gave her so much pleasure. Yet that was not the case here; she was enjoying fondling a woman.
For a moment Edwina did pause to wonder if this might be considered sinful, but even in Hugh's disreputable household she had never heard such matters ever mentioned.
He had always been crude in his conversations and disgustingly frank at times and she had often heard him speak with derision about men who performed sinful sexual acts on one another, but he had never in such conversations mentioned women.
It appeared that the Church did not even acknowledge such a likelihood, let alone speak of it, so it was logical to presume that this was not wrong.
Tossing all concerns aside, Edwina gave herself up to the wild temptations, telling herself that she was just helping Berengaria. She was teaching her about the intimacies she would be expected to share with her husband. Now, she would not go to the marriage bed without the necessary knowledge about matters of the flesh.
'What happens next?' Berengaria prompted breathlessly.
'Perhaps this.' Edwina couldn't resist kissing one of the temptingly stiff pink nipples. She pulled it between her lips and gradually drew it deeper into her mouth.
The pulsing heat between Edwina's thighs increased as she sucked hard on the sweet little nipple until it began to turn scarlet. All the while she continued to pull and tweak the other teat until the princess's entire body was trembling with desire.
It seemed prudent now to let the lesson continue and show Berengaria the full measure of what happened between a man and a woman. Rather cautiously, Edwina's hand slid lower, over the quivering belly, aiming for the core of Berengaria's womanhood. She slid her hand between the plump thighs and brushed her fingers against the crisp pubic curls.


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One of the most tongue tickling pickles I favor is the sweet spicy Rajasthani lemon pickle.
The best part about making this tasty pickle is the availability of good lemons in the market through the year .This pickle can be made easily and can be consumed within a fortnight of preparing . Lets go to the recipe .
Ingredients :
30 lemons , with thin skins and no spots on them .
100 grams crystal salt
30 grams black salt ( kaala namak )
1 tbsp cracked black pepper
400 grams sugar
2 tbsp roasted powdered coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds.
50 grams red chili powder ( reduce or increase depending on your preference for sweetness or more spicy pickle)
Cut lemons to 4 or 8 peices after wiping dry washed lemons.
place them in a glass jar, add salt and leave it covered.
The salt will release water and make the lemons soft and juicy.
after 10 to 15 days when you notice lemons looking softer, add the sugar and all spices. cover and keep aside.
Expose the glass bottle in sunlight for releasing sugar syrup naturally. and quickening the pickle process.
within a week after that the pickle will be ready but the more it keeps it will release the flavors of spices with the softened lemons.The pickles will taste at their best after they have aged a bit for a month or two when you can hardly see the lemons as they would have softened well.
keep shaking bottle till all the lime pieces are well coated. after adding spices and sugar .

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Photographer's Note
While my boyfriend and I were at the mechanics, getting a puncture fixed (yes again) I was busy clicking away. This scene caught my attention-it is something that happens almost everyday, but since the 2nd was a dry day, the crowd was much larger.
In this picture, people are waiting for the liquor shop to open. It was 12:35 in the afternoon and the shop opens at 1:00 pm.
You can see from the body language of the people how restless they were getting. As soon as the shop's shutters were up, the crowd was actually pushing and shoving (nothing new at all for us). Some people were so restless that the second they stepped out from the shop, they bought a Pet bottle of Pepsi from the departmental store right next to this one and made themselves a drink. I wanted to click that, but couldn't because I was getting dirty looks already.
Tech: Resized image and added a border
p.s. changed title of image courtesy Chris.(Chrisj)->thanks chris :)
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clodreno (0) 2004-10-07 3:44
Very interesting shot Smrithi. i have noticed the past two years an increase in people drinking booze in India. I don't know if you have read something about it..
nice document..
nwoehnl (122) 2004-10-07 15:30
An interesting piece of social documentary with this photo and note, Smrithi. The feeling of an anticipative crowd is well conveyed in this shot, and is enhanced by your tight composition. Very good TE topic, thanks for sharing.
waskahegan (0) 2004-10-07 15:57
Interesting, what a crowd, a social note. You are right the body language says a lot.
Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-10-07 21:02
nice shot here, I like the people crowded at this place, wow I didnt know beer and wine was so popular there, really well done
manny (22032) 2004-10-07 23:22
A real documentary. Tells us a lot of stories and the way you composed it and framed it horizontally is very well-thought out of. Very nice Smrithi.
Endy (1025) 2004-10-08 0:09
Nice capture of this impatient crowd. Interesting note about this social problem.
ChrisJ (157241) 2004-10-08 3:49
You could have called this "Restless Spirits"! Good social documentary.
kaud (1840) 2004-10-08 8:03
It's less a picture and more documentary.
Their body language shows their eagerness to grab a bottle.
oochappan (4880) 2004-10-08 8:10
Damm you, that's really typical Indian, that I never thought before to take a shot of that, really fantastic to show how it goes in India with this alcohol shops. In Tamil Nadu all those shops are in the hands of political parties exploited to feed their own pocket, as soon someone start a shop he is bought off. The quality of whisky went down as it is mixed with acohol from rice. Some of the alcohols are smelling like camfer.
And Tamils are still scared to death to drink in public, before there was a alcohol-prohibition and now a social control, as soon he drink his wife knows it before he comes home, often he pays off others to keep their mouth shut.
This is indeed becoming a problem in Tamil Nadu, I have seen so many families going down into poverty as the husband starts drinking. Even one of my best friends, a fisherman, I had to take some distance as he is alcoholic now due to his mates, as you don't drink, you are a pussy. And they drink arak, denatured alcohol mix, killing the body.
Great subject an excellent TE-shot, Smrithi and you handeld it very carefully in your note. Do a search on alcohol abuse in India or Tamil Nadu and you see how many articles they were been writing about.
Jeppe (18654) 2004-10-08 17:33
Yes - a great title - I got both meanings ;-) I Denmark you can buy spirit in most shops but only between 8am and 8pm, But in our neighboor contry Sweeden they got a similar system with special shops for Wine and Beer - thanks for sharing this scene Smrithi, and beware the dirty looks :-)
RGatward (20086) 2004-10-09 11:12
Yes, this is really interesting. Alchoholism isn't something I'd normally associate with India, but from your description of the crowd, it sounds like there's more to there need for the shop to open than, say, an early morning bakers. Pts tomorrow.
retesh_gondal (173) 2004-10-10 10:02
1/2 hr more to go we can double the crowed...woooo...people r in extremly high spirits...!! intresting shot...
hojper (2832) 2004-10-10 10:29
That's a very interesting though of course slightly sad facet of every day life. Well seen, Smrithi, and well described in your note. Two things though: The black frame doesn't suit it (in spite of the sad fact), and I would have cropped those first floor windows away to let your photo concentrate on telling its story of the shop and the men.
GrahamB (939) 2004-10-11 4:49
Very interesting picture and note - as already mentioned a very TE kind of shot.
I would maybe crop a little of the white pillar from the left as I find it a bit imposing.
Good Shot though.
jrj (34843) 2004-10-11 5:21
I think Smrithi that I would recommend a new tire for your bike....
Again a fine contribution of daily life scenes in your series. Of course not a good thing anywhere for people cuing outside this kind of shops. But that's how it is then..
dsidwell (9783) 2004-10-11 7:40
Very interesting image, Smrithi. The crowd may be slightly dark, but the composition is so wonderful and effective at communicating what is in your note. Super work.
christina (2040) 2004-10-12 18:18
Funny note and interesting capture!
jrzufferey (7305) 2004-10-25 15:12 [Comment]
scalerman (26900) 2004-10-30 19:14
I can understand this picture. India can be a hard place to get a drink. Clear and appealing notes. thanks.
adind (738) 2004-11-02 6:28
I think the restless ness in the people is because that in our country alcohol is
sold only in selected Govt. approved shops..
If it is available in departmental stores..
and the restriction on days are relaxed then,
you may not get a chance to shoot such image :)
anyway nice "daily life" shot !
kuldeepaksharma (7) 2009-05-06 23:32
Beautiful title to the picture !
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If you are interested in MAKING your own mats- please read my post, Make Your Own Mat for Cricut, Silhouette and Other Die Cutting Machines
I am writing this post up because it is one question I get asked all the time- How to refresh a tired un-sticky Mat.
If your mat is a bit dirty I recommend using baby wipes. Give the mat a good wipe down with your Baby wipe (I like Huggies or Kirkland/Costco brand). Why Baby wipes and not just paper towel and soap? Because the wipes have a touch of oil in them which help clean off the gunk. Wiping a relatively clean mat with not only clean it but revive the "sticky" Try it- you'll be amazed!
If your mat is embarrassingly bad like mine – you would be shocked at the state I let my mats get into- there will never be glamorous photoshoots of my craft area- I can tell you that :-)– You have to step things up a bit.
I give mine a gentle scrub with a scotch brand dish sponge- the gentler one. You can pretty much use any cloth with a bit of grit to it- but NOT SOS pad or metal scrubber- you will tear or rip mat. Use a tiny bit of dish soap. The scrubber with lift-off gunk and you may also want to use a palette knife for stubborn stuff.
I have had some luck with "sticky" staying if it newer mat- bit Honestly a few shots of Repositionable Spray Adhesive and you are good to go!
Hope this helps you extend the life of your Cutting Mats!


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Marine Electronics 101: How to Use Radar
It's nice to have radar. It's even nicer knowing how it works and how to use it correctly. Practice in fair weather and daylight so you know what your radar is telling you in the dark.
September 23, 2012
You might have radar on your boat, but do you know how to use it to its fullest abilities? Can you tell the difference between a boat and a buoy, or a rain storm and a sand spit? All of those blips and blobs can be deceiving, so every good mariner should have an understanding of exactly what radar is and how it works.
Picture yourself standing in a dark field, holding a powerful spotlight parallel to the ground. Shining it into the blackness, you see nothing but the beam as you turn in a circle. Then, suddenly, it illuminates a tree 50 feet away. But if you keep turning you can only spot the tree for a fraction of a second.
That brief moment of illumination is similar to the way a radar picks out targets—except it's using a microwave pulse, instead of light, to illuminate solid items.
Be it an open-array or an enclosed dome, the radar antenna rotates just as you spun around with the flashlight (though a lot faster), shooting out rapid pulses of energy. Reflections from solid targets are then received by the antenna, which alerts the radar's "brain" to their existence. A mathematical calculation (which uses the amount of time the pulse took to be reflected back) then takes place to calculate an exact distance to the target.
One exception is Broadband radar, now in its fourth generation. Instead of radiating microwave pulses with a magnetron, Broadband sends out a continuous transmission wave. This wave increases in frequency as it moves away from the dome, hits a target, and is reflected back. The difference between frequency in the transmitted and returned waves is how the unit determines target distance.
After determining distance the radar's brain knows where to paint a blip on the display screen, in the corresponding location. Large pulse reflections are painted with big blips, and weak ones get small blips. But generally speaking, size differences on a radar's LCD screen are a poor indicator of real-world size. The shape, material, and height of the target all have an impact on how large it appears on-screen, and in many cases, a 100-foot motor yacht will look smaller than a 50-foot sailboat. And small fiberglass boats with rounded lines and little metal may create a reflection so weak that your radar barely picks it up—or misses it altogether.
Everything else being equal, more powerful radar can provide better returns from farther away. But in fact, power is just one factor. Contrary to popular belief, the amount of power your radar zaps a target with isn't the sole determinant of how good a return it will get; beam width is another key factor. Thin beam widths can pick out weaker targets from farther off than wide beam widths can.
Let's go back to that dark field, but this time with a flashlight that can be adjusted to spotlight or floodlight. On the floodlight setting, it can't cut through the darkness nearly as far as it does when set to the thin, tight beam of the spotlight. Radar beams work the same way. A wide beam width (six degrees, for example) won't penetrate nearly as far or pick up nearly as much as a tight two-degree beam. That's why anglers, who may use a radar to search for birds (which indicate feeding fish below) often choose units with beam widths as low as 1.2 degrees, so they can detect those birds from miles away.
Wattage is, of course, still an important factor. Just like that flashlight, more power will reach farther into the distance. Low-end units that put out a mere two kilowatts can't be expected to "see" much farther than 16 to 20 miles, and weak returns like a small fiberglass boat aren't likely to show up from more than a mile or two away. Four-kilowatt units usually fall into the 32-mile range and will see weak returns a bit farther, while more powerful units can see farther still.
There's one more factor that needs to be taken into account when determining just how far your radar will be able to spot things: the curvature of the earth. Because we can't bend the horizon or the microwave beams we send out over it, the combination of the height of your radar antenna and the height of the target you're looking for will always limit just how far your radar can see. Here's the formula that expresses the relationship between the height of the target and height of the radar antenna:
(1.22 nautical miles x square root of height of radar) + (1.22 nautical miles x square root height of target)
No matter how powerful your radar may be, and no matter how narrow its beam width, it will never be able to see beyond this mathematical calculation.
Okay, now you should have a firm grasp of how radar works. Ready to tune it up, and tune in to what's out there? Well I have some great news for you: Today's radars have such advanced software that in most cases you can set them to full-auto mode and simply look at the screen.
That said, when you're looking for more distant, weaker targets, increasing gain will help. As you boost gain, watch the screen closely to differentiate between single speckles (clutter) and multi-pixel returns (actual targets). And in rainy conditions, you'll often want to arm the anti-clutter function to prevent the screen from lighting up. The same goes for rough seas; when you get blips and blobs appearing and disappearing, mostly to the windward side of the boat, you'll know you're picking up waves.
Another tidbit of good news: Objects that are meant to be clearly visible to radar make clean, crisp, well-defined targets. Large buoys marking shipping lanes are a perfect example. On most units these consistently show up as clean, tight, circular returns with few cluttering pixels around them. Poor targets, on the other hand, show up as different-sized and -shaped blobs with every sweep of the antenna. Barely perceptible targets in motion, such as birds or small buoys in a large sea, will jump into and out of view. To differentiate these from clutter, you'll need to pay very close attention for several minutes and identify which smudges and dots appear, disappear, and reappear again in the same location. As you do so, you also have to take the course and speed of your boat, and potentially that of the target, into account.
Most modern units allow you to "tag" moving targets and some will show you their speed and direction of travel if your unit has ARPA (automatic radar plotting aid). But if you have an older or a less expensive radar, you'll have to figure out this information the old-fashioned way. Watch the target for five minutes, and plot its progress. Let's say it moved one mile. Divide this distance by five minutes, and you get 0.2. That's the boat's speed in miles per minute. Now multiply by 60, and you'll know it's moving at 12 knots (or mph, depending on your settings). There are other ways to get to the same answer, but all of them involve a bit of arithmetic.
The boat's course has to be determined relative to your own. The simplest way to do this is to put your own boat on a 90-degree angle to the target, look at your course line, and add 90 degrees when approaching from port or subtract 90 degrees when approaching from starboard to get its course over the ground (COG). Allow a few minutes to pass and repeat the process several times, to get a firm idea of which way the target is heading. Remember, it's the relative bearing to the target that counts. If the relative bearing stays the same and the range is decreasing, then the potential for a collision is increasing.
No matter who has the right of way, be ready to alter your own course and speed -- and there's no harm in trying to get in touch with the target by VHF.
Which radar is best for your boat? Check out our article, Choosing the Right Radar.
Once you have your unit picked out and installed, the best way to become proficient with it is to practice. When you go for a cruise, even if it's sunny and clear, turn the radar on and glance at the screen now and again. You'll soon begin to match up those blips and blobs with boats and markers, and before you know it, you'll understand what you're looking at on the LCD long before those boats and markers come into view.
- Lenny Rudow


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From a window display inside the China World Mall, the first of many upscale malls which now can be found around Beijing.
Although this was just a quick snap with the back camera of my iPhone 6, I spent a lot of time developing it with Lightroom, including removing reflections from the display glass and those pesky wires holding the tutu in place. (If I knew how to use Photoshop, I might've also removed the pedestal.)


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Aquabloc is Gordini's proprietary waterproof breathable windproof technology. Exclusively engineered for handwear, this is an insert technology that allows moisture accumulated from within the glove to escape and provide for breathability and enhanced warmth and comfort. The molecules of the insert are wide enough apart to allow moisture to escape, yet close enough together to guarantee that water will not penetrate the glove. These inserts are seam sealed, so stitching from the gloves will not interfere with your Gordini glove's performance.
MegaLoft's synthetic fibers maintain their insulation value even when wet. Wicking, quick drying and compressible this a perfect insulation for a winter glove.
Hydrowick Microdenier Lining
Superior wicking fabric that moves perspiration and water vapor rapidly away from the skin to help manage moisture.


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Using the precise method of Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA), we are able to release a very specific amount of anesthesia during your dental procedure:
Single Tooth Anesthesia
- This system ensures no pain from the injections, or the work carried out by Dr. Gaudio.
- Only the area being worked on is numbed.
- The STA needles are much smaller than regular dental needles, and do not cause the typical numbness and drooling than can occur after a dental procedure.
- The doses of anesthesia are released below your pain threshold, in a slow-release system that guarantees zero pain without using a large and daunting dental syringe.


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I like to include engagement sessions in all of my wedding packages because they're a great opportunity to hang out and get to know each other. They're a chance for couples to see how I operate behind the camera and be prepared for their wedding day. For my engagement sessions, I let the couple pick a place that's meaningful to them. Sometimes it's the location of their first date, sometimes it's just a pretty place. We head out to that location and just walk, talk, and shoot. I like to get to know the couple and how they are with each other and for them to learn a little about me. Wedding photography is a collaboration between the couple and myself, and there's no better way to be prepared than doing a test run!
Occasionally I get contacted by a couple who already has a wedding photographer, or who is getting married out of town. That's totally fine too! We can set up an engagement session and make some photos all the same.


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Valentine's Day director Garry Marshall created the classic Happy Days spin off sitcom Laverne & Shirley, which starred Cindy Williams and Garry's sister Penny Marshall as Milwaukee brewery workers. Extra talked to Marshall who claimed that a film adaptation may be in the works with Jessica Biel and Jennifer Garner as the duo.
Variety are saying that Pierce Brosnan, Ed Harris, and Jim Gaffigan will star in indie feature Salvation Boulevard. The comedic thriller is set in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.
New Line has hired screenwriters Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Sam Weir from Freaks and Geeks!) to write the new Vacation film according to Variety. The story will focus on Rusty Griswold, now a grown man, who decides to take his own wife and kids on a road trip to Wally World before it closes forever. Chase is expected to reprise his role as Clark Griswold, now a grandfather. It will be closer in tone to Planes, Trains and Automobiles than the previous chapters.
Filming has begun on Jaume Collet-Serra's (Orphan) next project Unknown White Male in Germany. The film stars Liam Neeson (Schindler's List, Clash of the Titans), Diane Kruger (Inglorious Basterds), January Jones (Mad Men), Aidan Quinn (The Book of Daniel), Bruno Ganz (The Reader, Downfall) and Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) – Liam Neeson stars as Dr. Martin Harris, who awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
According to Variety screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith are to write a remake of the 1982 musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. The 1982 version (based off the 1978 Broadway play of the same name) starred Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton as a town sheriff and madame who team up to stop a crusading TV personality from shutting down the local whorehouse.
THR is reporting that Richard Matheson's 1982 novel Earthbound is heading to movieland. This will join adaptions of his other books I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man and What Dreams May Come. Earthbound is described as an "erotic ghost story" about a married man who starts an affair with a young stranger, only to realize that she may actually be the ghost of a long-dead woman driven by something more than earthly passion.
Screen Daily have the news that Alicia Silverstone will reunite with Clueless director Amy Heckerling in a film called Vamps – " a modern-day tale of two young female vampires living the good life in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immortality." Krysten Ritter (Confessions of a Shopaholic, Veronica Mars, Breaking Bad) will be the other Vamp alongside Silverstone.
Tyrese Gibson has confirmed that he will be back as Sgt. Epps in Michael Bay's Transformers 3. In a post on Twitter, he confirmed by saying that "Yes I will for sure be in Transformers 3.. Get Ready!! Epps is here to STAY!!".
Bubo the mechanical Owl has a cameo in Louis Leterrier's remake of Clash of the Titans. Film School Rejects had the news, but it is not clear whether his scenes will make it into the final cut.


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On Wednesday, baby rumors started swirling about "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak, thanks to her daughter Brielle Biermann!
In a now-deleted tweet, Brielle wrote, "OMG!!! i'm so excited my mom is PREGNANT with baby number 7!!!!" When a Twitter user asked when her mom is due, Brielle replied, "in the spring sometime."
Brielle posted another Instagram, which has been deleted, commenting, "OMG!!! i can't wait to meet the little nugget. it's been so hard keeping this a secret!!! woo!! #lucky7."
Zolciak took to Snapchat to shut down the rumors, insisting, "Brielle's lying! She's lying!"
TMZ reports that Brielle pulled the prank in retaliation for her mom's decision to post a video of the 20-year-old flashing her breast on Snapchat.
Last month, Zolciak expressed her desire to have more children with NFL player husband Kroy Biermann, telling Us Weekly, "I would love to have another little boy. I'm about to be 40 so I would like to hurry up if we're going to do it, but I definitely think about it a lot."
The 39-year-old admitted to Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" in October, "I have baby fever so bad."


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Students at Merlo Station HS, including CEYP children, will find the comprehensive primary care services Neighborhood Health Center provides in all our community health centers in the Portland area. Conducted within the Beaverton School District's guideline, with support from the Washington County Health Department, the Merlo Station SBHC offers:
SBHC staff will obtain consent, either written or verbal, from the parent or legal guardian if a patient is under 15 years of age. A patient of 14 years or older may seek mental health services without legal guardian consent, or may seek family planning and sexually transmitted disease services without at any age. Although walk-in visits are available, all students are encouraged to make an appointment ahead of time. Neighborhood Health Center's SBHC is located at Merlo Station High School at 1841 SW Merlo Dr Beaverton, OR 97006. Consult the map below for more information. Students between 12 and 19 years of age may be asked to complete an anonymous survey about their visit. Please go to the SBHC Data Requirements link to see a copy of the survey, or contact the SBHC State Program Office.
NHC Merlo Station SBHC
1841 SW Merlo Drive, SBHC Room
Beaverton, OR 97006
Hours of Operation:
Wednesday: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
(closed 12 to 1:00 pm daily for lunch)
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
If the clinic is closed and you are in need of clinical advice, please dial 503-941-3210 and request to speak with the on-call provider.
A school based health center (SBHC) provides primary care health services and programs within a school setting. The goal of Merlo Station SBHC is to provide care for any and all Merlo Station HS students (including CEYP children) in need of medical and/or mental health services, regardless of insurance status. The NHC – Merlo Station HS SBHC is run by Neighborhood Health Center (NHC) within the Beaverton School District's guidelines, with support from the Washington County Health Department. The NHC – Merlo Station SBHC is separate from the Merlo Station HS School Nurse.
NHC will work with existing providers as needed to maintain continuity of care. All meetings are confidential according to HIPAA guidelines, unless there is a concern for imminent danger to self or others, in which case the student will be made aware of the need to breach confidentiality.
Students should make an appointment ahead of time, but walk-in appointments are available. Appointments are available to all enrolled Beaverton School District students.
The SBHC staff will obtain the written or verbal consent of a parent or legal guardian for general medical treatment if a patient is under 15 years of age. A patient may seek family planning and sexually transmitted disease services without parent/legal guardian consent, at any age. SBHC-related mental health services (outpatient services) may be provided to a person 14 years or older without parent or legal guardian consent.
Students between the ages of 12 and 19 who visit the NHC Merlo Station SBHC may be asked to complete an anonymous survey after their visit. The survey asks about the student's satisfaction and experience at the NHC Merlo Station SBHC, as well as some general questions about their physical and mental health status. Students can refuse to take the survey and this will not affect their ability to get care at the SBHC. To see a copy of the survey, please go to the "SBHC Data Requirements" link on http://healthoregon.org/sbhc. If you have questions about the survey, please contact the SBHC State Program Office at email@example.com


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One of the new features 3G phones introduced was the front facing camera and the ability to make video calls between them.
As far as I know, this feature was initially a flop: video calling was much more expensive than traditional phone calls which led most consumers away.
In the last couple of years, at least in my country, carriers like Vodafone introduced new prepaid plans that not only allowed free voice calls between phones (using the same plan) but also free video calling (again, between phones with the same prepaid tariff).
I noticed that, thanks to these new prepaid plans a lot of consumers rediscovered video calling and, especially if living away from their loved ones, started to use this feature a lot more often.
At the same time, a lot of people started to dump their old 3G dumb and feature phones and joined the smartphone revolution. Unfortunately most have discovered an inconvenient truth: Most smartphones can't make the standard good old video calls!
– iOS devices are able to make video calls through data networks (FaceTime) but are not able to make standard 3G video calls.
– Android also do not support natively standard video calling, although is able to do so via Google Talk or Skype.
– Windows Phone just recently started having phones with a front facing camera in the market, but, like Android or iOS, do not support UMTS video calling.
I have to recognize that, apparently, the only manufacturer concerned about this and that's making an effort to make both Android and Windows Phone smartphones compatible with the old video calling standard is Samsung, as you can see in the video below (made by HDblog)
All other phone manufacturers I had the opportunity to try, such as standard Google Nexus phones (including the Samsung ones), HTC, Sony Ericsson and Apple are not able to do it, which is really a shame, since this was a feature available in older mobile OS such as Symbian or Windows Mobile.
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Country house with Gite(s) for sale in Charente
Stone cottage, adjoining barn conversion, and fabulous lake. Quiet countryside location.
Charente, Country house with Gite(s)
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Peacefully set in the heart of the beautiful South Charente, private without being isolated, this appealing property comprises a carefully-renovated cottage and an adjoining barn conversion overlooking a fabulous 1-acre lake in almost 7 acres of mature grounds.A real haven for wildlife, it is a paradise for nature-lovers. In the care of the same owners for the last 25 years, the whole property offers comfortable accommodation, with neutral decoration to complement the character of the exposed beams and stone. The stone cottage offers three double bedrooms and three bathrooms, including one of each on the ground floor. In the attached barn conversion, which has its own separate entrance,there are a further two bedrooms and a bathroom. Throughout the property, theliving spaces are very bright, and invite the landscape in through glazed double doors. The largepaved terrace to the barn conversion is south-facing and enjoys a fantastic outlook over the lake and the surrounding woodland. Whether it be leaping fish, singing frogs, nesting birds or grazing deer, the wildlife is omnipresent.What an idyllic setting for lazy afternoons or long summer evenings on the terrace! Versatile, this property can be used as amainresidence plus guest house or gîte, or the two parts can be linked up to make one larger house. The countryside around is very beautiful, and is easily accessible for walking or cycling along country tracks. Just one km away is a pretty little village where ancient houses cluster around the Gallo-Roman church. Less than 5 minutes in the car will take you to Chalais, a traditional market town offeringa good range of shops, schools and services, and a railway halt on the Bordeaux-Angoulême line, for connections to the TGV to Paris and Lille. Prix : 350 000eur HAI incluant 6,00% TTC d'honoraires à la charge de l'acquéreur. Prix honoraires exclus: 330188eur . Frais de notaire en sus.
Financial data
- *Price HAI : 350,000€ - agency commission included. Notaires fees extra.
- Taxe d'habitation: 841€
- Taxe foncière: 1,165€
- Land: 27,520m² (6.8 acres)
- Living space: 174m²
- Living room: 26m²
- Terrace: 20m²
Detailed description
Ground floor
- Entrance hall / lobby, leading to the dining hall through a pair of glazed doors.
- Cloakroom with WC and handwash basin. Very spacious.
- Living Room of about 26m², featuring two glazed double doors to the garden. Godin gas-fired 'wood-burner'.
- Dining Room / entrance hall, about 13m². Stairs rise from here to the first floor, and a separate wide flight of 4 steps lead up to the living room.
- Kitchen featuring a good range of white units.
- 1 Bedroom(s) down a couple of steps from the living room is this suite comprising double bedroom, inner hallway with cloaks storage, and shower room. The bedroom opens on to a private patio and gardens.
- Shower Room(s) : adjacent to the bedroom. With shower, WC, wash-hand basin.
First floor
- Landing
- 1 Bedroom(s) : 13m²
- 1 Bedroom with ensuite shower : 14m²
- Bathroom(s) : bath with shower over, WC, washhand basin.
Energy Efficiency Ratings
- Consommation énergétique (en énergie primaire)
- Emission de gaz à effet de serre
- DPE vierge
Other equipment
- Double Glazing throughout the barn apartment. Most of the main house still has its original wooden single-glazed windows and shutters.
- Wood burning stove : actually fuelled by gas!
Gite / guest house
- Existing Gîte / Guest house
- General description A split-level, single-storey, two-bed barn conversion.
- Living Room / dining room / kitchen, about 31m², open plan in an L-shape. Two pairs of glazed doors open on to the large lakeside terrace.
- 2 Bedroom(s) including one good double and one smaller room currently used as a study.
- Bathroom : bath with shower over, WC, hand-wash basin.
- Separate WC : a 'gardener's cloakroom' and bootroom accessed from the kitchen.
Other rooms
- Garage(s) which houses the oil tank and the boiler.
- Outbuildings : two storage units with up-and-over doors, and hidden in the grounds, a range of former piggeries requiring renovation.
- Entrance gate(s)
- Enclosed : partly, with many mature trees and shrubs acting as a boundary.
- Mature, with trees and shrubs
- Wooded : partly. A long stretch of native woodland waits to be explored!
Water features
- Lake : covering more than 1 acre. Fed by a stream and surrounded by trees and shrubs.
- Countryside View
- Local shops < 5 min : shops in Brossac, restaurant in Bardenac
- Main shops & services < 5 min : Chalais 5 minutes, for all services including schools and railway station.
- Main shops & services >10 min : Angoulême 45 minutes, Bordeaux 75 minutes.
Nearest Train station (Dept.)
- Chalais (16) : for trains on the Angoulême-Bordeaux line.
Nearest TGV station (Dept.)
- Angoulême (16) : Paris in less than two hours
- Bergerac
- Bordeaux
- La Rochelle
- Limoges
- Poitiers
* Notaire's fees are extra. We have made every effort to ensure that the information on this web site is current and informative. However, Euro Immobilier Chalais does not guarantee or warrant that information on this website is accurate or complete and makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the site or the information, content or details disclosed on this site.


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Monitor Gamma and Calibration
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The images on this comunity look best on a calibrated monitor and in a low ambient light room. To achieve a good "gamma calibration" of your monitor, please follow the steps outlined below. You should also have a system capable of producting 16-bit (high color) or 24-bit (true color) color depth.
This gamma test works best with MS Internet Explorer while using a standard monitor. Problems with the above image, have been experienced with the Netscape browser.
Squint your eyes or stand back and adjust the monitor brightness control until the middle square (2.20) closely matches its background. The 2.00 square should be darker and the 2.40 square lighter. The technical term for this is 'gamma adjustment'. This image sets your monitor to an approximate standard gamma for photographs on a PC.
If you want to read in-depth information about gamma, there are FAQ here:
The gamma FAQ
Also Robert W. Berger goes into explaining monitor gamma:
Robert W. Berger's great explanation of monitor Gamma
If you feel you need a tool (Win95/98/XP/NT) with which you can control the gamma, check out:
PowerStrip 2.50 - (shareware) 656KByte download
You should be able to see a difference between both the bright squares 1 and 2, and the dark squares 10 and 11.
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Evanston Retired Fire Fighters Association
Union Meeting:
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 7:30pm
Via teleconference
Please sign up both current
In Loving Memory:
Never Forget
Firefighter Fred McGowan
April 22, 2020
Fire Chief Glen W. Ayers
April 16, 2019
Captain James C. Edwards, Jr.
April 4, 2019
Firefighter Roger Lecey
February 27, 2019
Firefighter Jerry "Ski" Czarnowski
January 4, 2019
Captain George Neuhaus
July 31. 2018
Firefighter Jerry Heber
July 29, 2018
Captain James McIntyre
June 25, 2018
Firefighter Neal Smithweck
March 29, 2018
Captain Robert Wagner
March 22, 2018
Chief Sanders "Sam" Hicks
June 16, 2017
Captain Edward Frank
June 14, 2017
Captain Ron Shulga
May 11, 2017
Captain George Strom
April 4, 2017
Division Chief James Mersch
March 30, 2017
Firefighter/Paramedic Gary Hilbert
March 21, 2017
Firefighter Thomas N. Kostopoulos
December 8, 2016
Captain Peter Erpelding
October 11, 2016
Firefighter Tomas Simpson
July 11, 2016
Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Hanson
January 10, 2015
Firefighter Kenneth Holmes
Sept. 2015
Firefighter/Paramedic Joseph F. Hayes
November 24, 2014
Captain James A. Cox
May 13, 2014
Captain Roger J. Pettinger
April 17, 2014
Firefighter Dave Henderson
December 9, 2013
Firefighter James M. Keaty
July 25, 2013
Firefighter William Lemieux
May 10, 2013
Firefighter Ben Ghiselli
February 27, 2013
Shift Chief James "Gov" Whalen
January 26, 2013
Assistant Fire Chief
Willard Thiel
January 4, 2013
Captain William L. Moore
August 16, 2012
Firefighter Bernard Burczak
January 5, 2012
Captain Bob Schwarz
November 30, 2011
Captain Daniel Lorden Sr.
June 24, 2011
Assistant Fire Chief
Edward E. Pettinger
November 12, 2010
Division Chief
David Franzen
July 29, 2010
Captain Mike Lass
May 28, 2010
Firefighter Richard G. Ruley Sr.
April 1, 2010
Firefighter/Paramedic Pat Reif
January 18, 2010
Captain Joe Planos
June 13, 2008
Assistant Fire Chief
Richard G. Schumacher
May 29, 2008
Norman Peterson
April 13, 2008
Firefighter Stanley J. Broslovik
January 2, 2008
Firefighter Mike "Mickey" Ryan
December 27, 2007
Firefighter Bob Godemann
April 3, 2007
Chief John Wilkinson
November 29, 2006
Captain Joseph Burton
August 31, 2006
Captain LeRoy O. Dullin
March 19, 2006 (Past Union President)
Captain Ernest W. Bongratz
February 9, 2006
Captain Harold E. Cowell
January 24, 2006
Captain Peter Hanchar
January 6, 2006
Firefighter/Paramedic Chris Dwyer
May 18, 2005
Captain William Best
February 15, 2003
Captain William C. Currie
May 24, 1997
Marty Leoni
July 22, 1985
Firefighters Craig and Stiles
December 13, 1905
Evanston Retired Fire Fighters Association
Membership Information:
In order to make sure your information is up to date, please click on the Membership Information HERE. This will insure that you are kept up to date on all of our information, meetings, and lunches.
New T-shirts and Hats
Evanston Retired Fire Fighters Association has hats and shirts for sale.
The T- Shirts come in Dark Gray and Light gray. $10.00 each 2Xl $12.00 each
Hats are black with logo embroidered on front. $15.00 each
Men's classic Izod golf shirts Gray and ocean blue. $30.00 each
Contact Ronn Gannon for further information.
Letter from the ERFFA:
Evanston Retired Fire Fighters Association
Bob Nelson - Firefighter Retired President
Ronn Gannon - Division Chief Retired Secretary
Mailing address:
Bob Nelson
354 S. Dryden Pl.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005E-mail: email@example.com
To All E.R.F.F.A. Members:
On November 30, 2011 we lost our good friend and president Bob Schwarz. We all know how much Bob loved the Evanston Fire Department and E.R.F.F.A. He (Margaret) was the one that kept E.R.F.F.A. going over the years. We all will remember Bobs love of a good joke and some that were not so good. He had a real love for life and family. Please keep Bob and his family in your prayers.
At the winter luncheon in December Ronn Gannon and I volunteered to take over E.R.F.F.A. I will be President and Ronn will be the Secretary. We both look forward to the challenge and will do are best for E.R. F.F.A. If you have any suggestions or information, jokes, etc. please sent them to me.
If you go on Local 742 web site at w.w.w.efdlocal742.com, on the left side go to Local 742, drop down to Retiree's and E.R.F.F.A. Information will be on there.
Looking forward to the spring luncheon.
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While these tips pretain to an expat's experience learning French,
you can take some of her base tips to learn any language. If you're
looking for an exchange partner – post in our expat forums! For language schools, look under "Language Courses" in our expat guides.
Like most travelers, I love delving into the local culture and opening my eyes to new ideas. In my opinion, you can be completely immersed in a new country, but until you know the local language, you won't REALLY know the ins and outs of the culture.
can only speak from my personal experience, but I have a feeling that
most other Americans left high school and even college language classes
lacking the basics for communication in a foreign country. Maybe you
felt like, "Yeah! I've got this! I can ask a few questions; I can
express likes and dislikes. No problem!" But when the first local opens
their mouth to speak, your eyes widen and before you know it, you
realize that the past few year of studying have failed you.
If you find yourself suffering from, what I like to call, Language Class Disappointment (LCD), you're in the right place. Today I present to you some tips for learning French (or any language, really), should you ever find yourself in France.
When I moved to France, I had only taken two semesters of French.
Somehow, despite my lack of communication skills, an amazing French
family accepted me as an au pair (nanny) for their adorable
children. The following are some tips I learned that helped me speak
French 500% more than when I arrived in France.
Top Five Tips For Learning French
1. Live with a French family: My French family couldn't speak English, so I had no choice but to speak and listen to French all day, every day. Even if you can't live with a family as an au pair, stay away from touristy hostels and try to find a local host family (or couch surf with a local). Offer to teach English to them or their children once a week. Offer to cook a meal from your home country. You'd be surprised the people willing to let you into their home for a small cultural exchange.
2. Find French speaking friends: Honestly, during my year in France, I didn't have many actual French friends. Instead, most of my friends were other au pairs, but because we all came from different countries, our mutual language was French. Learning from someone who is about the same level as you is a great opportunity to gain confident speaking and understanding. Instead of just understanding the gist of the conversation, like you might with a local, you'll understand everything except one or two words. Ask what those words are, and you've just added to your personal vocabulary!
3. Go to a language exchange: In Paris there is a group called The Polyglot Café that meets several times per week in different cafés around the city. People from a variety of nationalities, but a majority French, get together to practice dozens of languages. I chatted weekly with so many open, friendly Parisians who defied every stereotype given them. Don't be afraid to go alone—most people do. Just walk up to a stranger and ask, "Bonjour! Vous êtes ici pour parler quelle langue?" You never know what kind of interesting conversations could be created out of the simple question, "What language are you here to speak?
4. READ READ READ: Find your local library, get a library card, and go crazy! I tore through the young adult section during my commute on the subway, while relaxing in the park, and to put myself to sleep at night. My favorites were Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days, the first few Harry Potter books, The Chronicles of Narnia, and several other random books I picked up. In my personal opinion, I found the fast-paced action of young adult books kept my attention longer than children's and lengthy adult books.
5. Find a local French class: Due to the previously mentioned LCD, I recommend going to class. My experience with Institut privé Campus Langues in France was absolutely incredible. My teacher focused on speaking and kept us laughing the entire two hour period. Instead of getting bogged down in verb tenses (a mega-cause of LCD), we talked about our ideal mate, our future dreams, our home countries (each student was from a different country), etc.
If you are anticipating going to France soon and would like to brush up before going, I would suggest checking out free online resources such as FrançaisAuthentique.com, IlÉtaitUneHistoire.com, and French videos on YouTube.
Most of all, don't stress. Learning a language doesn't come overnight. Remember that you are your worst critic, so try to step back and appreciate the progress you've made, even if it seems small. Now go out into the big, wide world of French speakers, and I wish you bonne courage!
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ACCRA: THE Chairman of the Ghana Association of Small Scale Miners, Amissah-Arthur, has called for a review of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (ACT 703) to empower miners and enhance the industry's contribution to economic growth.
He said the legislation in its current state was not a true reflection of the mining industry. In an exclusive interview with CAJ News at his in Prestea residence, Amissah-Arthur suggested that government consider the legalization and decentralization of license for small scale mining.
Meanwhile, he said, according to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006, compensation to land owners may include entitlement to and any claim from the holder of the mineral right compensation for the disturbance of the rights of the owner or occupier, in accordance with some sections.
Before 2006, there was no such law giving such entailment to land owners but mostly crop compensation was paid. It was later that the law made room for land compensation which normally is paid to the chief or custodian of the land.
Often times, this brings conflicts and other disputes because even the 25-acre land that the government allocates, there is no data for prospecting and therefore mining is done by try and error when there's a shed off, Amissah-Arthur said.
"Paying land compensation therefore, is ruining small scale mining across the country and therefore making it difficult to understand galamsey work in Ghana," he said.
Some miners may obtain license through the minerals commission while others obtain power to mine through the chiefs.
"This is the clear conflict of what's going on the ground in mining communities such as Prestea. Similarly, the processes in obtaining a license is too cumbersome in that, before the Minister is satisfied of the application put before him and signs, the land may have been exhausted since the process takes about 2-3 years or even more," said Amissah-Arthur.
He said his association was therefore calling on government to make the processes flexible.
"The process must be decentralize to enable even the CEO of the Minerals commission can be the final signatory."


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Sweet Little Mice
Dear Friends,
Meet the Mice!
I have been working a lot on a personal project that I haven't been sharing much about. This is just a little glimpse at what I am doing. More news soon. (I actually shared a lot more but a glitch happened and poofed away all my well thought out musings... Now they are gone and I haven't time to think them out again right now!)
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Tom arriving at the Lakers game last night, where he bumped into Michael, who tweeted about it! :) Doesn't he look amazing? And he's wearing The Hat! Many thanks to dawnybee for the pics!
ETA: I found a pic of Michael arriving for the same game. We can at least imagine what they looked like at their reunion. :) Click for BIGGER!
ETA2: More pics! Thanks to christina_kat, dawnybee, and iliana_1 for the finds! Click on the thumbnails for full-size versions. And I have to say, thank goodness Tom sat next to Kanye West at the game. Otherwise we might not have any pics of him courtside at all! :)
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Haul Bag: More great gear, from sleeping bags to burritos, wind shells to tents, watches to first aid kits.
Walk Off: Survive this! What do to if you drop or lose the gear in this guide.
Beginner's Corner: How to buy your first belay device, harness, helmet, rope, and climbing shoes.
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(Pocket-lint) - Google wants you to know how well YouTube is doing, and so it has announced a bunch of interesting facts about some of the most popular YouTube videos, including which one just became the 10th video to cross 1 billion views.
It's not a funny cat complication. Or a makeup tutorial. Or a PewDiePie vlog. It's a Wiz Khalifa video. A music video, to be exact. All the most popular videos on YouTube are music videos. And they're now part an exclusive club at YouTube called the "Billion View Club". That club only had two videos as of last year.
But now, as of October 2015, eight more videos have cross the billion-view threshold. And YouTube has said many more will probably join in the coming months - as the rate at which videos are accelerating is increasing. Khalifa's See you Again is just 184 days and is the second-fasted video to hit 1 billion views (after Psy's Gangnam Style)
YouTube also announced that Enrique Iglesias' Bailando just became the second non-English video to cross 1 billion views. Other videos in the Billion View Club include Meghan Trainor's All About That Bass, Justin Bieber's Baby, Katy Perry's Roar/Dark Horse, and Taylor Swifts Blank Space/Shake it Off.
Check out all the videos below. Oh, and as a bonus video, we've included One Republic's Counting Stars. It's expected to be the next video to hit 1 billion.
YouTube's Billion View Club
Wiz Khalifa - See You Again
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Enrique Iglesias - Bailando
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Katy Perry - Roar
Katy Perry - Dark Horse
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
Justin Beiber - Baby
Psy - Gangnam Style
One Republic - Counting Stars


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Our Toronto studio is now OPEN! Although things are not back to normal, we are open for in-studio acting classes in Toronto.
For the health and safety of our actors, COVID -19 precautions recommended by the Government of Ontario are put in place. To learn more about Toronto's health guidelines, click here.
Alternatively, you can attend ONLINE acting classes from home. Stay safe, healthy and part of the AMAW Community with our acting events & workshops.
Einstein said it: Everything is constantly evolving. So why are we still teaching acting classes as if nothing has changed in the last 70 years? At Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop in Toronto, the long-held illusions that continue to keep actors in the dark about their creative process are being shattered. IT'S REVOLUTIONARY. It's what you always knew Toronto acting school could be: FUN, EASY, EMPOWERING.
NO substitutions, sense memory, becoming an animal ("I think I'm a dog. No, I think I'm a snake!"). NO repetition exercises or 8 hours of scene rehearsals with your partner who'd rather be at the beach. NO memorization ("Learn those lines, dammit!"), drilling objectives or imbuing objects with personal meaning ("This coffee cup reminds me of rainbows."). It's just you being your great self. Refreshing, huh? So how does it work? Come watch us work. It's free and fun!
This 6-week Toronto acting class meets twice a week: one working class and one lecture/observation class. The course introduces actors to the fundamentals of the AMAW philosophy and our way of working. A major shift takes place during this period – faster and more tangible than any other acting program.
After graduating from the Foundations Course, actors are evaluated by their instructor and placed in one of three Phase Levels for ongoing, month-to-month instruction. At every level you will be challenged to explore story more deeply and discover more of who you are as an actor, creator, and human being.
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Knowing Where You're Going: New York City
In this newly published New York City guidebook, author James Schmitt used Ortelius to create dozens of color-keyed maps. James' intimate knowledge of Manhattan is apparent as soon as you look at the beautifully rendered maps. Streets where restaurants or retail stores can be found are colorfully highlighted, making it easy to plan either a shopping or dining excursion in whichever part of the city you're exploring. Neighborhood attractions, points of interest, parking, and mass transportation options are all clearly designated.
The maps in "Knowing Where You're Going: New York City" were created using Ortelius Cartography software. "This project took quite a few years to produce, and I'll never forget the day early on when my husband Jim discovered Ortelius by doing a search for cartography software online," said Donna Schmitt about using Ortelius. "He was so thrilled to find it, and it made the process so much easier and the end-result so much more professional than anything he could have done by hand."
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Vulnerable, exposed and disempowered, the Palestinians under Israeli occupation pray that the Arabs, the Muslims and the rest of the world will come to their aid having recognized the seriousness of the situation in Palestine. With superior military power and thorough intelligence infiltration into Palestinian ranks, the Israelis have been liquidating what they claim to be potential "perpetrators of terror," bulldozing houses, turning Palestinian olive groves into restricted military zones and letting loose herds of settlers who insist on proving to the world that they have very little in common with humanity.
Perhaps the most distressing thing for the Palestinians amid all the pain and suffering is the Arab inaction and even lack of interest in what is happening to their brethren in occupied Palestine, the bleeding heart of the Arab homeland.
Previously, Palestine was the Arab cause and prior to that it was the Islamic cause. Now, the Palestinians feel abandoned, though their predicament is not exclusively of their own making. While Israel escalates both its language and action, the Arabs around Palestine continue to hide their heads in the sand, and there is no shortage of sand in the Arab land.
In spite of undeniable support and sympathy for Palestine and the Palestinians on the part of the Arab masses, they are well short of being able to persuade their governments to shift from inaction to action. It is no secret that many of these governments are more interested in negative action, one involving suppressing their public and combating any effort aimed at helping the Palestinians.
What should the Palestinians do in such circumstances? Materially speaking, they are no match against the Israeli war machinery. While suffering suffocating measures by Israeli occupation authorities, stringent controls are imposed on their movement, trade and communication by their Arab brothers across the borders. Worst of all has been the role played by collaborating individuals and agencies from amongst the Palestinians themselves with their oppressors, the Israelis. Many of the assassinations carried out by Israeli secret agents, the so-called Arabist units, might not have succeeded without the collaboration of Palestinian traitors, not infrequently acting in their capacity as PA officials or members of joint security teams.
It is becoming increasingly evident that the days to come are likely to bear more pain and more suffering for the Palestinians than all the days that have passed since their predicament ensued with the creation of Israel more than 50 years ago.
Notwithstanding, the Palestinians who live under occupation in Gaza and the West Bank have no option but to remain steadfast in their land and to resist the persistent Israeli attempts to drive them away. Such resistance will not be pain-free. More than ever before the Israeli public is shifting in the direction of uprooting the Palestinians from their homeland. Hence the election of Sharon as Prime Minister of Israel, in spite of his war crimes records and overt anti-Arab and anti-Muslim views.
In response to my July article on Palestine, I received two messages from Israelis who read my article with seeming disgust. What both respondents agree on, and seem to have copied each other in expressing their opinions, is denying the Palestinians the right to exist and despising Islam and the Muslims. One of them wrote:
"You fail to mention [that] Palestinians tell these suicide bombers that when they kill Jews, they will go to heaven and be with 72 virgins. Can you tell me [of] another religion so savage and evil? Then you say how Israel robbed the Palestinians of [their] homeland. What homeland? There was never in history any State called Palestine. The Palestinians never controlled or governed any land before 1993.
"The Palestinians are really unwanted Arabs from Egypt and Syria, who immigrated to the land from 1831 to 1947. Palestine is a fake, invented Roman name, which the Romans named after the Greek Philistines. The Palestinians are totally unrelated to the Philistines."
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"Judea and Samaria and all of Jerusalem are liberated Israeli land. Tell us when did it ever belong to Palestinians? Answer: never. It was never Palestinian land to begin with, so your question is invalid. The Palestinians never governed or controlled any land before 1993. To make it simple, please tell me one Palestinian President before 1993. Keep thinking. The Palestinians want a capital that they never had in a country that never existed. The Palestinians are really unwanted Arabs from Egypt and Syria, who immigrated to the land from 1831 to 1947. Palestine is a fake, invented Roman name, which the Romans named after the Greek Philistines. The Philistines are totally unrelated to the current-day Palestinians. Israel existed 1,500 years before Muhammad was born. Besides Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the entire Middle East and North Africa was stolen from the native peoples by Muhammad in the 7th century. Anyone that resisted Muhammad had their heads cut off. Look at Islamic countries and look at shariah laws. It's a brutal, violent and intolerant religion. There is a primary historical fact that must be established now. There has never been, I repeat NEVER been, a civilization, entity or a nation referred to as Palestine. There was never a Palestinian tribe, and there was never a Palestinian country in the land of Israel to begin with!"
I do not subscribe to the opinion that all Jews think in the way those two do. But I have no doubt in my mind that what is expressed in the messages of these two readers is a reflection of the racist and fascist Zionist ideology. Zionism was founded on myths created by greedy and desperate individuals. Today, it is defended and supported by a majority of Jews and a minority of Christians who accept these myths as facts. Zionists cherish the idea, which no respectable historian would entertain, that since the destruction of the Second Temple at around 70 AD, Palestine remained mysteriously unpopulated waiting for them to come back and claim it as a divine right for being God's chosen people. It is an idea that cannot be debated around a respectable discussion table. You simply cannot reach a middle ground on an idea, a lie, that is illogical, unfair and merely aimed at justifying the unjustifiable and legitimizing the illegitimate. By virtue of the exposure of Zionist beliefs, especially since Sharon took over, it is only now that some of those who once thought they could talk sense into the minds of Zionists in the hope of reaching some middle ground with them have begun to realize the gravity of their ill-judgment.
The Palestinians need to brace themselves for the worst, which is yet to come. For Israel is no ordinary occupying power and its colonialism of Palestine is no conventional imperialist project, though it shares many of the features of European colonial enterprises. Past colonial projects ended with the occupiers withdrawing to their motherlands, be it Britain, France, Italy, Holland, Portugal or Spain. In the case of Palestine, Israelis are not comfortable withdrawing not even from an inch of the land they occupy. For in spite of Arab weakness, the Israelis can never feel secure if limited to a strip of land along the Mediterranean coast. They are haunted by the prospect of being flushed out completely. Where would they withdraw? Some of them may know by now that they have no future except as a Jewish community living in the region as some Jewish communities lived there before for more than 13 centuries. But this clearly means an end to Zionism and an end to Israel.
As the Israelis feel more threatened and vulnerable, they act less orderly, less predictably and much more desperately. But why should the Israelis be made more vulnerable if this is likely to backfire on the Palestinians? This is the enigma of the vicious cycle initiated by the Israelis. Their policies, their ambitions and their lack of confidence, which is most probably the outcome of a mixture of inherent guilt and insecurity, are expressed eventually in one way: oppressive action against the Palestinians, the victims of their occupation. This is the nature of tyranny.
Politicians in the Arab region, in Europe and in the United States have constantly warned against the danger of war engulfing the region as a result of the inability on the part of both Palestinians and Israelis to resolve their dispute. But war has actually started. What else may one describe what the Israelis are doing? It is a war, but one that is between a military superpower and a beleaguered civilian population.
The Palestinians have no option but to take on the Israelis and meet their challenge. It is true they have every right to be dismayed by Arab and Muslim lack of response to Israel's atrocities. However, no one will ever rise to help them, and coming generations will not forgive them, if they do not prove to be willing to make the utmost of sacrifice for a cause that, in spite of a shortage of support today, is a sublime and most honourable one. Nothing justifies giving up the struggle in anticipation of an Arab or Muslim renaissance of some sort.
The Palestinians are not short of means and methods that will deter the Israelis and awaken them from their intoxication. If the message Israelis send to Palestinian young men is that they are destined to lose their youth and have their lives taken away from them by Israeli snipers or Israeli Arabist units or Israeli apache helicopters, the response will be one of defiance rather than capitulation. Israeli politicians and strategists are clearly mistaken if they think that the Palestinians are afraid of war or that they would prefer a humiliating life to an honourable death.
Dr. Azzam Tamimi is director of of the London-based Institute of the Islamic Political Thought.
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The Canaries bounced back from a disappointing first half in which Richie Towell had put Rotherham ahead after an error from keeper Tim Krul early in the first half and the Millers also hit the post soon after.
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- Windows Kernel Local Denial-of-Service #4: nt!NtAccessCheck and family (Windows 8-10)
- Windows Kernel Local Denial-of-Service #3: nt!NtDuplicateToken (Windows 7-8)
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- Windows Kernel Local Denial-of-Service #1: win32k!NtUserThunkedMenuItemInfo (Windows 7-10)
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