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The Digit-al Dozen Does Decades: Day Three 1960s
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
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Well I think you're nuts! This is great and not a fail at all. I'll show you what a fail really looks like in a couple days!ReplyDeleteReplies
Lol. Thanks Serene. I do like the idea of these though.Delete
This is immense Tracy and looks perfect. I can only imagine how hot it is when nail vinyls don't stick. Here in the U.K. its cold and we've got talk of snow coming ... I can't wait!ReplyDelete
Oh & im all for more Pink manis - love them! xxReplies
Thanks Vicky. Snow sounds exciting! I wish we would get snow. We are in for another hot week next week. Definitely not looking forward to that.Delete
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't care for summer. And, I'm glad you posted these - they're fun to see (only the flaws are noticeable in the second photo) - but also for the humor. It's good to know we all struggle sometimes. ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
You definitely aren't the only one. I think summer is overrated. Spring is perfect weather for me. It's not too hot and it's not too cold.Delete
Everyone struggles with something (and if they tell you they don't then they are lying!). The struggle was definitely very real with this mani! lol
Vinyls are evil and I hardly ever use them because the struggle is sooo real. Summer is probably my least favorite season when the humidity is high. Do you have air conditioning?ReplyDeleteReplies
Stamping is definitely a lot easier than vinyls, and for me they leave less room for error. I really should stick to stamping lol. We don't have air conditioning, but we do have evaporative cooling which is fine when it is no higher than 31 and not humid. Sadly summer here is usually above 32 and humidity. It's gross. Bring on the cooler weather!Delete
Despite your struggle, these came out cute! I have several days like that and it drives me insane! Don't be so hard on yourself Olivia <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Elena. I really do like the idea of these, but yes the struggle was real!Delete
I love summer, but I can sympathise with the bubbling and battling with vinyls! Although I think these look great myself :)ReplyDelete
Here it's been snowing for days!Replies
Thanks Kerry. Yay for snow! I wish we got snow here. Although that being said I probably would say it's too cold then lol.Delete
I don't think I can really see any of the bubbling in the photos actually! I think the nails look super fun! Love the color combo and the design is super fun!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sarah. They may be more noticeable in person. All I can see with this mani is faults. I'm my own worst critic and I'm ok with that lol. I do love the colour combination and the design is nice.Delete
I absolutely adore this. I want a dress with this motif!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Lothwen :)Delete
Girl, you're being silly! These look amazing!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Marisa :)Delete
No need to apologize; I don't see any fail! They look great!ReplyDelete


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Gavin Woods
Gavin Woods made his Olympic debut at the Sydney 2000 Games, alongside his sister Taryn who won gold in the women's water polo event. The men's team finished eighth in Sydney and Woods went on to compete in Athens 2004 placing ninth. Like his father David, who competed in 1972 and 1976, Woods was a dual Olympian. He considered retiring after 2004 but the lure of becoming a triple Olympian was enough to get him to Beijing where they finished eighth.
After the 2008 Games, he committed again to the sport he loved and in 2012 joined a select group of Australian water polo players that have competed at four Olympic Games. At the London Games and after losing three of their first four matches, the Australians knocked off Greece 13-8 to book a spot in the quarter-finals against Serbia. The Aussies took a 7-4 halftime lead before going down 8-11 to the eventual bronze medallists. Whalan finished with eight goals in the competition.

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It's the start of the year and a new year always brings new resolutions. These new years resolutions give you new goals. But how can you put these goals down on paper, so you can make sure you can reach them? I use a system that you can use in your bullet journal. I have already made my goal pages for February, so you can see how I do this.
A way to make your goals a little easier to reach is to write them step-by-step in your (bullet-)journal or planner. For my new year resolutions this year I have chosen a theme. This year I want to put my health as a first priority. My other goals are a part of this theme. This means that all my goals that have a priority will revolve around health.
First all of my goals. To make my goals I have used a spinweb. In this web I found that I have 3 main goals: Lose weight, work-out at least 3 times a week and work on my mental health.
These three goals are split in small goals to make it easier.
- My first goal of losing weight is split in: using the Weight Watchers app every day, taking pictures for my instagram (a special account only for my weight loss journey), having weekly weigh ins and measuring once a month.
- My second goal of working out at least three times a week is split in: going to dance lessons for 3 times a week (Mondays ballet, Wednesdays pole and Fridays high heels), walking at least three times a week for at least 10.000 steps and going to the gym once a week.
- At my last goal of working on my mental health is split in: writing in my diary at least five times a week, reading my bible at least five times a week, going to church for at least two times a month and reading one new book each month.
For all these goals I have made a tracker in the style of bullet journalling. See below in steps how I have made my tracker. As you can see it is not as need as it can be, but it is realistic in how I make my own trackers. I use one color for each goal and as the month progresses, your will have a colorful page with different colors.
- Paper, bullet journal, planner, notebook (one of these)
- Liner
- Pencil
- Colorful pens or pencils
Step 1: Measure out where the trackers will come. As you can see, I have set less dots then I need. This is something I have corrected later on.
Step 2: Name the trackers, so you know where each tracker is.
And the last step: Connect all the dots and fill in the numbers. Now you have your own trackers for a month. If you do this each month, you will find that reaching your new years resolutions has become easier then without the planning.
What helps you to reach each of your new years resolutions?


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I apologize for being so late on the weekly recap. Hubby had a four day weekend for Memorial Day and it was wonderful! The weather was rainy and yucky, but we still made the most of it.
I was able to get in a good workout yesterday, it always feels good to end a long weekend with a hard lifting session!
We used the beginning of the weekend to organize and sort our storage closet! We also were able to get our camping gear pulled to the front. We are very excited to start camping with Baby A. A love for nature is so important to instill in our children at a young age.
We found several things in the closet that no longer serve us, so we will be selling them and donating the rest.
Hubby was able to take out our recycling pile which was massive due to cleaning out the closet. I love that we recycle instead of throwing everything in the trash. Only the unrecyclables went in trash which was a small pile.
On top of that we went to the laundry mat. Despite doing several loads a day, I had fallen behind on the laundry. Plus we had a bunch of blankets and extras to wash. Several loads and 3 hours later we were home with clean laundry. Now the putting away begins!
It is nice to have a fresh start on the laundry. I hang dry everything so sometimes it can take a while and once a year or so its nice to get caught up!
To top off the productive weekend we were happy that we were able to get free shipping from Surthrival.com on our Immortal Velvet! Thanks Surthrival!
Now on to the very late recap of last weeks posts!
Weekly Recap:
- Weekly Recap: Sunshine, Playgrounds, and Summary of Posts!
- Happenings Around The Re-Invented Household
- (TT): Garden Update (video) & more!
- Things I Love Friday: Why I Love Mason Jars!
I hope that you found something that interests you!
I love to hear about my readers! How was your Memorial Day weekend?
Be Happy Healthy & Strong,


text: DigitalAP Expands Washington, US, and International Investigative ReportingBy Nick Massella|May 12, 2014 ShareBy Nick Massella|May 12, 2014 ShareThe Associated Press announced today an expansion and reorganization of its Washington, US, and international investigative reporting efforts.Their revamped mission will be "to develop investigations around breaking news events across the globe and produce exclusive reports that expose wrongdoing and illuminate social issues," according to the announcement. The wire service also said that they plan to share some of the data from their investigative reporting with member news orgs to help them produce their own local content.Joining the Washington team will be Ronnie Greene, currently a senior reporter at The Center for Public Integrity, and Jeff Horwitz, who's on a Knight-Bagehot fellowship at Columbia University.US investigations will focus on state and local data-driven projects with AP journos David B. Caruso, Michael Kunzelman, Garance Burke and Holbrooke Mohr joining the team.And International investigations will be led by Washington-based editor Trish Wilson with a team including Frank Bajak, based in Lima, Peru; Erika Kinetz in Shanghai; Richard Lardner in Washington; and Raphael Satter in London. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kU1cXX copy Adweek Adweek


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It's difficult to remember anyone riding a pendulum quite like Draymond Green the past 12 months.
It's difficult to remember the last time an NBA star rode a Dickensian pendulum quite as dramatically as Draymond Green has over the past 12 months. The 26-year-old Green was one of the driving forces behind the most successful regular-season team in history, a hybrid big man whose skillset and ultra-high motor defy comparison. In fact, his overall stat line—14/9/7/1/1—has not been matched in all five categories in NBA history, and the closest all-around comparison is Larry Bird during his 1987 MVP season. But the "best of times" gave way to a staggering crash: multiple postseason incidents, two terrible no-shows in Oklahoma City, a suspension during the Finals, a team-wide collapse to lose the Finals, an arrest, a truly unfortunate Snapchat mishap, and a seat on the bench for most of the Rio Olympics. While the successful recruitment of Kevin Durant obviously prevented his "worst of times" summer from being a total nightmare, Green managed to undo some of the substantial progress made last season. Instead of entering 2016–17 riding high, he faces questions both new and old. Can he keep his cool? Can he compensate defensively for the departures of centers Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli? Is he willing to take a step back offensively to accommodate Durant's arrival? Why did he look so lost and unhelpful in Rio? Green has made it clear that he thrives on doubters. Now he will spend this season making amends and chasing revenge rather than pursuing a three-peat. (Last year: No. 16)
+ League-leading +1,070 raw plus-minus was the highest mark posted in the last 20 years
+ Career-high 598 assists last season led all frontcourt players, including LeBron
– Ranked No. 3 with 13 regular-season technical fouls, first with five in the postseason and tied for first with three postseason flagrant fouls
– After logging the most minutes of any player in the 2016 playoffs, he played just 78 total minutes over eight games in Rio


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2 Mid-Columbia wines land atop large San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Two Mid-Columbia wines finished atop the largest wine competition in the United States.
Barnard Griffin in Richland earned best rosé and Claar Cellars near Pasco won best dessert wine at the 31st annual San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, held each year in northern Sonoma County.
The competition drew 7,162 entries, a record for the judging. More than 70 wine professionals spent four days evaluating the wines, culminating in a Friday morning sweepstakes tasting of the 70 top wines.
The five sweepstakes winners were:
▪ Best rosé: Barnard Griffin 2015 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley
▪ Best dessert: Claar Cellars 2013 White Bluffs Vineyard Riesling ice wine, Columbia Valley
▪ Best sparkling: Korbel NV Brut, California
▪ Best white: V. Sattui Winery 2014 Los Carneros Chardonnay, Napa Valley
▪ Best red (tie): Runquist 2013 Nostro Vino Vineyard Zinfandel, Amador County, and Sonnet Wine Cellars 2013 Pinot Noir, Lanta Lucia Highlands.
For Barnard Griffin, success has come often at the judging. This is the 10th time in the past 11 years that owner/winemaker Rob Griffin's rosé of Sangiovese has earned a gold medal or better at the Chronicle competition. It is at least the third time his rosé has won the top trophy.
"That's wonderful," Griffin said when he heard the news. "It's really a phenomenon."
Barnard Griffin retails the wine for $14, and it will be released around Valentine's Day. Last year, Rob Griffin pushed production of his 2014 rosé to more than 11,000 cases, yet it sold out by July — faster than it ever has. For this new 2015 rosé, production topped 15,000 cases for the first time.
Barnard Griffin uses several vineyards for rosé, led by Balcom and Moe north of Pasco.
"It's superior fruit," Griffin said. "We know what we want to do before we do it. Most rosés are made as an afterthought. We sit down well ahead of time to figure out what we want to do."
A couple of judges at the Chronicle competition commented on the wine's bright color, wondering if it came naturally. That caused Griffin to chuckle.
"That electric pink is part of what Sangiovese gives you," he said. "We're using the right grapes. There's nothing phony in the color."
Claar Cellars captured the title as best dessert for its 2013 White Bluffs Vineyard Riesling Ice Wine. Owner Christa Claar-Whitelatch looked forward to giving winemaker Joe Hudon the good news when he returns from his Christmas holiday to Italy.
"That's fantastic," Claar-Whitelatch said. "We've done really well there (at the Cloverdale competition) over the years, and our Syrah has gotten best of class in various years."
Her parents, Russell and Audrienne Claar, established their farm overlooking the Hanford Reach National Monument along the Columbia River in 1950 and planted vines until 1983. The family has grown its Salmon Safe and certified sustainable vineyard to 120 acres and launched its estate winery in 1997.
Hudon picked for the 2013 ice wine in December after consecutive days of temperatures dipping to 7 degrees Fahrenheit. The frozen berries hit 38 Brix and finished fermenting at 21 percent residual sugar, producing 212 cases of 375-milliliter bottles.
Claar leaves several rows of Riesling for ice wine each year, but the conditions didn't work out for the 2015 vintage, Claar-Whitelatch said. That's a pity because the winery founded by her late father has a history of excelling with its ice wine. Their 1997 vintage won at the 2000 German Ministry International Riesling Challenge. Conditions next arrived in 2008, and it subsequently earned a double gold at the 2009 Tri-Cities Wine Festival. Their 2009 vintage merited a double gold at the Cloverdale competition in 2011.
This week in Cloverdale, the Claar 2013 ice wine started its road to the sweepstakes by winning best of class among dessert wines with a residual sugar of 3.5 percent and greater.
The Claar Wine Group, a 12,000-case portfolio that includes Demri Layne, Le Chateau, Nicola's Redmark, Chateau Walla Walla, Ridge Crest, Kelso, Appaloosa and Beginner's Luck, has distribution in 28 states as well as China and India.
"We've had some people in Asia who were really interested in the ice wine and our port, too, but the port is higher alcohol, which means it's taxed too high, so they chose not to take that," Claar-Whitelatch said. "The news coverage with these awards for the ice wine will help."
The complete Northwest medal results from the Chronicle competition are available at www.greatnorthwestwine.com.
Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue run Great Northwest Wine, a news and information company; www.greatnorthwestwine.com


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Aurora Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara proposed a bill requiring Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) recipients to render environment services in exchange of the government program. He cited that "There must be reciprocity in the current Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program to erase criticisms that the program is just another form of a dole out."
It can be recalled that the approved 4Ps program is expected to benefit around three million beneficiaries or indigent households in the country. The program is dubbed "lifeline to the poor" because it aims to provide financial assistance amounting to P39.5 billion without any expected return.
But recently, the country is experiencing continuously growing climate change threats. Juan Edgardo Angara, Representative of Aurora believes that it would be more than fitting for 4Ps benefactors to lend a hand in promoting awareness and safeguarding the environment of their respective barangays. With 3 million households working hand in hand with the LGUs and DSWD in cleaning waterways and planting trees, the task will be a lot easier.


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How to Make Neverdead Better
Yahtzee takes us on a tour of why Neverdead has serious potential.
No that really only applies to certain handheld games. I'd say change the 16-bit era to 8-bit era and that would describe Capcom more accurately. I mean, Mega Man 9 and 10 anyone?
The game companies need to go to you for advice more often. Every idea you have on how to improve (or just make) a game makes me really want to play it.
Now that there is a game that would actually be worth shelling out money for... Or so you'd think anyway. People actually got excited at the premise of this game.
There's actually an online game with that mechanic. Use your limbs and body to activate switches, in order to get your head to an exit point.
I got Mafia for $2.50 last week on Steam, and I just want to tell it to learn about #1 as well. You do NOT make a third person open world game with shooting and platforming elements and have the camera so close to the player character that if not for the cutscenes, I wouldn't be sure he even has a set of legs. Trying to do anything that involves climbing something is a right pain as half the time you fall off immediately after the climb because you can't see what the hell your feet are doing. And the shooting is not so good either because the camera is pointed straight at his back, neck, and head rather than looking over his shoulder. And you can't change the camera in either of these cases, but for some reason, you can when driving which is the only place they got the camera right (well, until you stop, and then it starts pointing at a random patch of road you're not parked on). What I'm trying to say is that the camera in Mafia sucks balls as well and it's pissing me off!
... Okay, I'm calm again. I like the sound of the theoretical game in the article. The actual Neverdead though, I don't want to touch it.
With all your griping about putting having to put yourself back together in the review, I'm surprised you skipped over one simple concept: If you're going to give the arms auto aim, why not also have a simple recall button for limbs?
Even better: When you rip your head off, tour arms automatically shoot to your head. That's not just funny (since you're inmortal anyway) but it adds some mechanics: you can try to get your enemies between your head and your body and shoot them (painkiller style, much simpler than trying to ride your enemies) or throw your head and shoot it while in the air to make it fly further, like rocket jumping.
"Sometimes I worry that modern gaming is gradually shrinking the wide spectrum of gameplay mechanics into a single narrow red bar with "KILL" written on it sideways."
That's only in the big budget EA/Activision FPS genre. Keep digging through the indie bins; there's plenty of interesting stuff out there.
MediEvil 2 did a good job with the whole taking your head off thing.
You can take your head off and put it on one of the green hands crawling about and instantly switch between body and hand-head at the press of a button. It was mainly used for puzzle solving, scouting and general exploration. It worked well
He lost his head during the review.
So wait, are you suggesting they turn it into Plok?
Sounds very much like Stubbs The Zombie :)
I repeat what I said in your last article: "Stop saying so many good game ideas if you're not going to make them and no one else will! It just makes things depressing when I know it will never exist!"
OT: Great ideas for fixing up the game. I'd love to see how you'd fix up some truly awful games (aside from this one).
I think you need to combine the head-throwing idea with a Portal gun - the resulting antics would be pretty epic.
"Actually, thinking about it, the whole concept works a hell of a lot better as a 2D platformer."
So, knowing nothing about this game, and after watching ZP last week, all the way up until reading this, I was certain that the game WAS a 2D platformer. Because that is the only possible arena where those ideas made sense. I'd even played a flash game called "Pursuit of Hat" that IS a 2D platformer that uses limb-detaching mechanics. It would never have even crossed my mind that someone would even try to use those mechanics in any other genre.
So, hooray thinking outside the box? I guess?
Stuff for the far superior sequel
Why not attach your disembodied head to decapitated monsters?
See that big ogre looking thing? He's got super strength. Blow his head off and attach yours to control him and smash through that wall there. That guy with the wings. He can fly. The guy with the runners legs... You get the idea.
You could also start changing out other limbs from other monsters. Build a weird flying creature with giant ogre arms.
I'd design the head throwing thing to a similar control that fps games use for precision grenade tossing.
You think Yoshi tossing his unborn manchildren was disturbing, let's see how you deal with my lopped off hands!
Criticized for not giving any constructive criticism? I always thought that's exactly what you do in Extra Punctuation - related to issues in your latest review, you explain your standpoint and round out the argument, suggesting parties who have done it correctly, improvements to be made, etc. Anyhow...although I haven't even played Never Dead, I can imagine most of these mechanics making for interesting new elements in the game play. Still give props to Never Dead to try and do something different; maybe not totally original, but definitely unique.
Neverdead, despite its issues, was actually fairly good. It introduced some fun, relatively new ideas during a time where devs and publishers are too afraid to do anything except remaking everything into FPS's. Everything you suggested would make the game much better and I would definitely buy the sequel if they changed those suggestions.
Despite all the problems you laid out for NeverDead, I would definitely buy it if it went up on Steam for a sale. I mean, how many games allow you to rip off your own head? No matter how badly it's implemented, it still sounds good.
Also this:
Pretty much explains the reason I don't like Left 4 Dead all that much, especially on the higher difficulties. Thanks YZ.
Someone needs to make that damn game! I would even pre order it for full price.
Sorry. Now that that's outta the way, I was actually looking forward to this game. Hearing how it fell short of the finish line really disappointed me. Also hearing Yahtzees take on actually improving the game makes me wish he was a member of the biz.
It's sad but an article like this could be written for almost every bad game. Every single one I've played I've thought the same things; "why didn't they just do X" "why isn't Y more like Z". I dunno it still blows my mind that so many bad games get released, and titles that seem to have big budgets and actual competent talent behind them but the execution is just so misguided and almost blissfully unaware of its flaws until the product finally hits shelves.
I know it sounds insane but I think what Double Fine is doing with their kickstarter adventure title; having tonnes of input from their own fan community is exactly what more studios need to do. QA simply isn't cutting it for so many devs, they need diverse feedback from as many people as possible and at much much earlier stages of development. I would love to be able to see a game in its prototype stage and say what I think is cool/uncool. They wouldn't need to care what one individual thinks but if a whole mass of people have the same response then perhaps they would adjust their game accordingly.
Yea, turn it into a 2D platformer. You design games too Yahtzee, right? I think you're on to something. Go for it!
I am confused. Are you calling out other developers for not using a perfectly good genre because it's not modern enough, or are you goimg out of your way to mock Nintendo again for using 2D platformers?


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|Chebeishat "confesses" in Ahwaz Revolutionary Court:
No defence lawyer is present, but Press TV is allowed to film
Outrage is building over Iran's Press TV's broadcast yesterday of "confessions" by Ahwazi Arab torture victims. Human rights activists have condemned the broadcast of the documentary, which is just the latest in a series showing political prisoners ritually humiliated on Iran's global television channel.
The English language propaganda station showed Ali Chebeishat (47), Sayed Yassin Mousavi (35) and Salman Chayan (32) admitting responsibility for attacking pipelines, following months of imprisonment and brutal interrogation by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence. Prior to their "confessions", the men were tortured so badly they were treated on several occasions at Fatima-alzahra hospital in Ahwaz city. They had also held hunger strikes in protest at the conditions of their incarceration.
|Chebeishat was forced to claim
he was trained and funded from Dubai
Televised confessions are used by the Iranian regime to humiliate peaceful opponents and justify execution to the Iranian public and the wider world. In a mockery of any standards of justice, Press TV filmed the "confessions" in June or July before the trial in September, in which they were sentenced to death; the documentary wrongly states they were "initially sentenced to long life terms" but adds that their cases are "now under revision".
False confessions
|Death row prisoner Sayyed Yassin Mousavi
praises the security services for catching him
All three men were members of the Youth of Shush Cultural Institute when they were arrested. Chebeishat, a well-known poet from the village of Khalaf Kaab Imsallam near Shush, was subjected to barbaric physical and psychological torture, which led to him sustaining broken ribs by his interrogators. Some of the torture was carried out in front of his sons.
In the documentary, Chebeishat was forced to claim that he had received training in bomb-making in Dubai and received thousands of dirhams to fund bombing operations from the National Resistance of Al-Ahwaz. Chebeishat and Mousavi are shown "confessing" in front of family members, some of whom were arrested and beaten in custody for days by the intelligence services in Dezful.
Mousavi claimed he was coaxed into joining with Chebeishat to film explosions with the promise of 'big money' from abroad. Chayan stated that he later joined the two because he needed money after a decline in onion prices affected his farm income. Both Chebeishat and Chayan are shown appearing in Ahwaz Revolutionary Court giving their confessions in front of a judge. No defence counsel or prosecutor can be seen in the court room.
|Chebeishat humiliated into "confessing" to foreign assistance
in front of family members
They "confessed" to the bomb attack on a gas pipeline on 23 October 2012 and a train transporting oil near Haftapeh station on 16 September, which destroyed the train and the railtrack. Neither attack led to any loss of life. Until the announcement of the revolutionary court's verdict in September, the gas pipeline explosion was described by the government as the result of an accidental leak and not sabotage.
The men claimed in the film to have carried out at least 20 operations, although no details were given on what these entailed. In the documentary, Hamid Barvard, CEO of the National Iranian South Oil Company, claimed that the group polluted water supplies in their bomb attacks, although the province's water supply is notoriously bad.
The documentary focuses on the National Resistance leader Habib Nabgan, who Press TV claims is an international terrorist wanted by Interpol and living in Denmark. No warrant for his arrest has been lodged with Interpol.
Condemnation of televised confessions
|Family members are shown supporting the charges
London-based Ahwazi human rights activist Jamal Obeidi, who was illegally refouled from Syria and forced to confess on television following torture in prison, told Ahwaz News Agency: "These are fabricated confessions directed by the Iranian intelligence service. A political prisoner in 'IRI' suffers a fiendish situation, starting from arrest and physical and psychological torture to grievous solitary confinement for months or years in many cases. These treatments by the Iranian security forced on political prisoners constitute outrageous intimidation - based on honour, ethnicity and religion that no human can possibly imagine.
"This inhuman, non-Islamic, hateful and spiteful treatment that Ahwazi political prisoners experience for months and years, turns him into a spiritually, psychologically and physically fragile person in prison. This leads the security officer to be able to dictate the prisoner his wishes which most of the time led to humiliating his dignity without being able to do anything.
"These confessions are actually being extracted in this way, and their hoped-aim has political implications inside and outside the country."
"Confessions" retracted
His statement is backed up by previous claims by Iranians who have "confessed" following torture. They include Ahwazi Arabs who have later retracted their "confessions", claiming they were tortured. Four Ahwazi Arabs - brothers Taha Heidarian (28), Abbas Heidarian (25), Abdul-Rahman Heidarian (23) and Ali Naami Sharifi - recorded a secret statement claiming they were tortured into making false confessions before they were executed in June 2012.
The men were sentenced to death following convictions for "enmity with god" and "sowing corruption on the earth" in connection with the alleged murder of a policeman. Ahead of their trials in a secret revolutionary court, Taha Heidarian made televised confessions with other detained Ahwazi Arabs in which he said he was part of a terrorist group called "Khalq-e Arab" (Arab people) - a broad term used by the regime to refer to all Ahwazi opposition groups, including those who have renounced violence. The "confessions" followed months of solitary confinement and torture and were broadcast by Press TV, Iran's international English language television station.
A total of 18 "confessions" were shown in two broadcasts by Press TV, a subsidiary of state-owned broadcaster IRIB. The "confessions" included alleged "mind termination" techniques used by Western powers, Israel and Ahwazi opposition groups to turn "simple people with simple minds" into killers and other far-fetched and unproven claims.
Call for strengthening of sanctions
Iranian human rights lawyer and head of Justice for Iran Shadi Sadr also expressed her disgust over the Press TV documentary. She said: "Press TV is not a television channel, but it is a tool of human rights violations. That is why, its managers, Ezatullah Zarghani, Mohammed Sarafraz and Mohammed-reza Emadi are targeted by EU human rights sanctions and Press TV is banned in many countries such as Germany and Spain.
"Despite the continuation of broadcasting political prisoners forces confessions, which is justification for more executions in the international arena, in the last few weeks some EU diplomats have tried hard to take these these people's names off the ban list to show goodwill to Iran in the Geneva talks.
"Fortunately, these attempts have failed following appeals by human rights organisations. However, Iranian government is still putting pressure on the EU to cancel the human rights sanctions on these people, despite the fact that there is no sign they will stop taking confessions under torture and broadcasting them to international audiences."
The British Ahwazi Friendship Society (BAFS) is campaigning for Press TV personnel to be banned from the European Union and for Arab and European governments to intervene to prevent the Iranian regime from broadcasting on Nilesat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Arabsat and other satellite broadcasters. It is also pushing for sanctions to be extended to include production staff.
BAFS Chair Daniel Brett said: "Everyone involved in and profiting from Press TV's broadcasts is complicit in the Iranian regime's human rights atrocities, so long as these 'confession' documentaries are aired and opposition activists are humiliated in this way.
"Press TV is an intrinsic part of the Iranian regime's war of terror against the Iranian people and any who stand against it. These broadcasts are intended to silence dissent and vilify a legitimate expression of grievances by the persecuted and oppressed, such as the Ahwazi Arabs.
"From the cameraman to the editor to the scheduler to the satellite owner is responsible for the televised confessions, following lengthy periods of torture, that are used as evidence to condemn men to death. All involved should be targeted by the most punitive sanctions."


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TOP 5 WIPs TO FINISH THIS YEAR
I like making these lists to try and remind myself what I hope to complete this year.
1. Letters by Nora S, H, G
As of last look:
Oooh, you have a new layout on your blog! Looks great! :)
Love your choices and hope you can get them finish this year.
Couldn't help but admiring all those lovely fabrics you're stitching on :)
That's always the same question: which of the WIPs do we want to finish? I'm regularly browsing through my list of WIPs and look for the one or two that needs to be finished, but it's always a different one, lol. Good luck with yours.ReplyDelete
Wonderful choices Tiffany. I keep thinking about what I want to work on next year for my So Many Stitches a Week challenge. Want to join me?
I like the new blog layout! You chose some great designs to finish this year - now it's in writing you have no excuses!ReplyDelete
Great list, I hope you meet your goals as there are some lovely projects.ReplyDelete
Lovely designs Tiffany.I love the AAN Spider Banner.I like the layout of your blog too.
I will raise a glass to Canada's 150th birthday on 1st July,my great grandfather was Canadian:)
Nice new layout. I kept reloading because I thought it loaded wrong haha. Great list. Good luck with all of them! I look forward to cheering you along.ReplyDelete
Lovely list of 5 great WIPs :o) Looking forward to seeing them as finishes this year!
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Great WIPs!! NC letters are my favourite :)ReplyDelete
How many of the Nora letters have you got? They are rather addictive!
Love the IC Canada design too. And dragons.
Lots of lovely projects to keep you busy.ReplyDelete
S is sooo close!! I have H, too..unstarted but kitted. Let me know if you want to do a SAL!ReplyDelete
Great list, Tiff! I'll look forward to seeing lots of progress from you.ReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to seeing you finish all those lovely projects! Judging by Jo's blog, those letters go rather quickly...ReplyDelete
The People's Choice SAL is a way to show off some current project or finishes that you can fit into the heading. This is, as usual, host...


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Hello all you SQUATCHERS in the Southern Oklahoma area!
The Finding Bigfoot cast and crew will be filming the infamous TOWN HALL MEETING tomorrow, St. Patrick's Day at 6:30 p.m.
Filming will begin at 7p.m. and be prepared to sit and behave until about 9 p.m.
The meeting is being held at the Clydesdale Barn at:
12701 West Wilshire
Yukon, OK 73099
On Google Maps it looks like a big field but they will be there! I guarantee it!
Too bad you didn't purchase your Bobo gear for him to autograph! lol...
Have fun!
Also, for those of you on Facebook, Bobo's OFFICIAL fan page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/jamesbobofay/?notif_t=group_r2j
Friday, March 16, 2012
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Known as one of the world's best restaurants, Noma has recently moved to the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo, Japan, for a two-month residency that offers diners a spectacular 15-course fixed menu.
One of the main attractions from its tasting menu is an imaginative dish that consists of raw shrimps topped with tiny, wild black ants.
According to a reviewer from The Japan Times, that ants' "little pinpricks of sharp acidity" were a perfect complement to the "sweet, pink flesh" of the raw prawns.
Other palate-challenging dishes offered by Noma include the 'Fermented black garlic leather' and soba noodles made with raw squid.
Would you dare to give these dishes a try? Prices for the fixed menu, including wine pairing, cost approximately US$550 per head.
Scroll down to view more images of dishes served by Noma in Japan.
Fermented black garlic leather. Grown up candy.
Cuttlefish "soba" & a cold broth of roses #nomajapan
Chilled cucumber & green strawberries - sake and basil flowers (raise you @dcpatterson) #nomajapan
Finale: cepes dipped in chocolate cinnamon dipped in sugar probably didn't describe everything correctly, great meal fabulous experience and only first day! Hats off.
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Brent oil slips below $50
The price of Brent Crude has fallen below $50 a barrell for the first time since May 2009 due to slowing global growth and increased supply. Ciara Lee looks at the impact of the drop.
How low can it go? The price of oil just keeps dropping. For the first time since 2009, Brent crude oil fell below 50 dollars a barrel. Prices are being hammered by a growing supply glut and weak global demand. Oil markets were down for a fifth straight session and off by more than 10 percent this week. Prices have lost over fifty percent since a peak last June as stockpiles mount, and with no signs of a cut in production from OPEC. BGC's Mike Ingram. (SOUNDBITE) BGC MARKET COMMENTATOR, MIKE INGRAM, SAYING: "I think forty dollars is quite possible. I think at this level however, you are starting to get signs that some production is being taken out of the U.S. That might help to rebalance supply and demand somewhat. So I wouldn't be aggressively shorting oil at this level." After concerns that the low levels weren't being passed on to consumers at the pump, the price is now dropping. In the UK, major supermarkets have announced further cuts, bringing petrol closer to one pound a litre. (SOUNDBITE) BGC MARKET COMMENTATOR, MIKE INGRAM, SAYING: "Pre-Christmas all I was hearing was how great an oil price decline was for the consumer and a boost for the economy. As I pointed out before there are some rather unpleasant side effects to this of course. One of which is possible geo-political tension generated by some of the oil producers, I'm thinking principally here, Russia." The slide helped turn inflation negative in the euro zone for the first time in five years. And that's likely to further cloud the demand outlook - fuelling a worrying economic spiral.


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The CEO of the Swedish company behind the world's first airbag for cyclists will showcase his product to delegates attending the London Road Safety Council's centenary conference early next year.
Fredrick Carling, from Hovding (the name of the company and the 'airbag'), will fly to the UK to present at the 'Safer Cities, Safer Futures' conference in January 2017.
The one-day event will look at the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for road safety professionals working in cities across the UK.
Mr Carling's presentation will explain how, through advanced sensors, Hövding can sense a cyclist's movement patterns and then activate in the event of a collision. When activated, the airbag will inflate, fix the neck position and provide 'the world's best shock absorption'.
Hövding says the inflated airbag covers a much larger area than a traditional cycle helmet and protects virtually all of the head, while leaving the field of vision clear. A video produced to promote the product (featured), has been viewed more than 110m times online.
The LRSC Centenary Conference, which is sponsored by RedSpeed, will be held at the Guildhall in the City of London on 24 January 2017.
More than 120 delegates have booked to attend and 12 companies will exhibit alongside the conference.
The agenda and speaker line up is virtually complete and includes presentations covering cycling, motorcycling, pedestrian safety, shared space, autonomous vehicles and 20mph limits.
The conference will be followed by an early evening drinks and canapes reception which will include an address by James Cracknell OBE, LRSC President.
The delegate fee (which includes the drinks reception) is £95 for attendees from the public and third sectors and academia, and £145 for others (both prices plus VAT).
Click here to visit the event website or here to book to attend, or for more information contact Sally Bartrumon 01379 650112.


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First, Pat Williams & I will be teaching a 2 + day class at Sutherland Handweaving Studio in Asheville, November 4-6, 2011. Check with Karen Donde for details about the class through the link above; I think there are about 11 enrolled at this point and we're open for 15.
Next, I'll be teaching a John C. Campbell Folk School in January, 2012. The next catalog is now available from the Folk School and the class description is online so enrollment may begin in that. It's during the advanced week and will be directed toward intermediate/advanced ideas (what are those, one may say... I continue to try to decide that!) Here's the link to the class description for that class: https://www.folkschool.org/index.php?section=class_detail&class_id=5269
I'll also be teaching at Arrowmont in June of 2012... details for that will be available soon at the Arrowmont website.
Hope to see some of you in one or the other of these classes (or both).
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Two tapestry classes coming up in a few months
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
A Weaverly Path--Silvia Heyden documentary film
Here's a link to the website where one may see a trailer for the documentary film about Silvia Heyden. I'm eager to have a chance to see the whole film--and to purchase it once it's released for DVD sales.
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Keep a close eye on the temperature of your solutionBluelab meters measure temperature in Celcius or Fahrenheit - simply choose the units you need, or change them as you go. It's easy to read the large LCD screes, and quick to change units.
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Soi Romanee (Soi Rommanee) is located in the heart of Phuket Old Town. A walk along the soi, the street that connects Thalang Road with Dibuk Road, evokes Phuket's interesting history. Like many streets in Phuket's old quarter, there are lots of attractive.
Some of the vintage buildings have been converted into bars, guesthouses and cafés. Here you can enjoy an easy-going night out. Bring along your camera!
Soi Romanee Highlights
This area is truly a hidden gem – full of colourful renovated buildings. And, unlike in most places in Thailand, there are no funny looking electric or telephone cables hanging here and there anymore. Everything has been nicely put away underground. Some local families have been living along this street for generations. Most of them have Chinese backgrounds hence many houses have cute little red Chinese shrines set high up on the outside walls to make it easy for them to pray to the deities before entering or leaving the house. An old accommodation called the Wiboonsinn Hotel that has been there for decades is still going strong even though there have been some better looking and more comfortable budget guesthouses opening up over the years.
Glastnost is probably the most unusual venue around as it's not only a café but also an active law office. Most of the businesses around here start to become alive after 18:00. Soi Rommanee also hosts a monthly live Jazz Show during the high season from November to April. It usually runs on the last Sunday of the month from 21:00 till midnight but it's best to call in advance, just to avoid any disappointment.
Soi Romanee was once a red light district for the many Chinese labourers who came to work the tin mines. The name of this soi is intriguing as 'rommani' is an old-fashioned Thai word that has several meanings such as 'beautiful', 'adorable' and 'favourite'. Many Thais named their daughters Rommanee following its lovely meaning but the name Soi Romanee roughly translates to 'naughty with the ladies' because of its infamous history.
Nowadays it is known as one of the most attractive and romantic lanes on the island as it was the first in the area to be renovated. It's common to see young Phuket lovers, especially those who are getting married, dressed in full wedding regalia for their pre-wedding photo shoot around Soi Romanee.
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Before I Was Famous: Here's Your Missing Link by Paul Corsi
It's tempting to change your SoundCloud links when you aren't happy with the way a song sounds, but don't forget, if you sent it out already...somebody now has a missing link.
Here's why you shouldn't change your social media and networking links in the middle of a campaign.This article appears in the Green Light Grow blog.
What Press is Good Press When You're a Smaller Band? by Janelle
It's easy to determine that a positive Pitchfork review or Stereogum premiere is great press. But what if you don't have access to contacts who cover you there, aren't the right style of music for what they cover, or simply are too unknown for them to care?
Diego Davidenko Releases Single "Elliott" by Alex Marsack
To celebrate the birthday of late folk songwriter Elliott Smith, Diego Davidenko releases single "Elliott" off upcoming album It Isn't Home due out August 28th
Merry Ellen Kirk Announces October 23 Album Release by Kyle Bendel
Merry Ellen Kirk Announces October 23, 2015 We Are the Dreamers Album Release Offers First Single, "Lovers & Liars" as Downloadable MP3
The Legal Immigrants Release "Bily Goat" Single by Alex Marsack
The Legal Immigrants Releases New Garage Infused Blues Rock Single, "Bily Goat"
Off Upcoming Album Drugs to Roses Due Out July 3rd
Beth Bombara Announces National Tour by Kourtney Rogus
Beth Bombara announces national tour commencing July 9th in Columbia, MO
Broke Royals Releases "This Time" Single by Kourtney Rogus
Broke Royals announce the release of their electro pop single, "This Time"
Shades Announces July 31 Album Release by Kyle Bendel
Shades Announces New Album Common Desire Out July 31 With New Single "Time Back"
Secret Friend Releases Album August 14 by Alex Marsack
Secret Friend inspires daydreams with his single "Blue Sky" off upcoming album Sleeper due out August 14.
Beth Bombara Releases "Thunder and Rain" Single by Janelle
Americana folk artist Beth Bombara releases "Thunder and Rain" off her forthcoming self-titled LP Beth Bombara, out June 23.
Sweden's Moonbabies Releases First Album in Seven Years on April 28 by Janelle
The album explores a sense of Salvador Dali surrealism and vibrant dream pop rich in introspective shades, melodic hues, hazy instrumental washes and technicolor electronic explosions.
The North Country Releases an Anthem to HBO's Girls Generation by Janelle
Feel like life hasn't lived up to all its promises? Soothe that coming of age angst with The North Country's new single, "The Cross We Bear".
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In a keenly fought contest for the world's top job, Republican Donald Trump came out winner in the US Presidential elections by defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump will be 45th President of the United States of America. Trump's victory ends eight years of Democratic rule in the White House.
The Republican nominee won on Wednesday after capturing Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes, putting him over the 270 threshold. The battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and North Carolina cleared the way for his Brexit-style upset.
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|From Times photographer, Paul Rogers
The series, also starring Harry Enfield as Bill's dad, is described thusly:
"It's 1592 and Will Shakespeare is just at the beginning of his extraordinary career. The series will focus on both Will's family and professional life and include the surprising stories of where many of his ideas came from. Also featured are his wife Anne and his extended family, his servant Bottom, his friends Kate and Marlowe, his theatrical troupe, and his rival Robert Greene.
"In the series, Will finds inspiration for Romeo from an unlikely source; mislays a nearly treasonous masterpiece; gets tricked into a very embarrassing pair of tights; has a spot of bother with the wife over some sonnets; meets three witches who predict great things for him; and borrows some money on some rather unusual conditions."So... very Blackadder-esque, from the sounds of it. And I am deliriously alright with that.
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Imagine that you have been wondering the outback of Australia for a week, your body was drained of all fluids that there was nothing left in your body to create sweat. Suddenly you looked up and found what you see in the photo.
You would have to think that you had died and gone to heaven.
Never in their wildest dreams could those early explorers have imagined such comfort, such luxury, right in the heart of the outback.
This outstanding place is called "Sails in the Desert Hotel" which makes up part of the Yulara Resort which can be found in the Northern Territory of Australia.
The area is approximately located in the middle of Australia and slightly to the left. It is easily accessed by road or air and is well known for being the overnight accommodation area when visiting the world famous Ayers Rock.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Sails in the Desert.
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A pivotal figure in legal academia, Professor Neil Gotanda (Berkeley Law class of '72) is a constitutional law expert and is widely considered the founder of Asian American jurisprudence.
In 2008, AALJ created a lecture series in honor of Professor Gotanda, to be delivered annually by an established or up-and-coming scholar in the field of Asian American jurisprudence with the goal of fostering development of the field at Boalt Hall and across the country.
Past Lectures:
2013: Professor Stephen Lee (UCI Law)
"Can Criminal Justice Address Immigrant Labor Injustice?"
2012: Professor Lisa Ikemoto (Davis Law)
"Asian Identity in the Market: the Role of Race and Gender in Reproductive Tourism"
2011: Professor Rose Cuison Villazor (Hofstra Law)
"Law and Memory: What (Marginalized) Asian American Cases Remind Us
About Citizenship, Race and Identity"
Full article available in Volume 20 (forthcoming Summer 2013)
2010: Professor Muneer Ahmad (Yale Law)
"Resisting Guantanamo: Rights at the Brink of Dehumanization"
2009: Professor Leti Volpp (Berkeley Law)
"The Excesses of Culture: On Asian American Citizenship and Identity"
Full article available in Volume 17 (Summer 2010)
2008: Inaugural Lecture by Professor Neil Gotanda (Western State University College of Law)
"New Directions in Asian American Jurisprudence"
Full article available in Volume 16
Professor Stephen Lee, the 2013 Neil Gotanda Lecturer
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Plastic is everywhere. The word plastic means capable of being shaped or molded. And it has shaped itself into almost every aspect of our daily lives. However, scientists are finding that an unseen cost to using plastics may be the health of our planet and our bodies. The production and disposal of plastic contribute to an array of environmental problems. If we take some time to understand plastic, we can became a wiser about using it, and therefore make better choices for our health and our environment.
In 1988 The Society of the Plastics (SPI) Industry developed a set of symbols placed on plastics to identify the polymer type. The resin identification coding system is used internationally to allow efficient separation of different polymer types for recycling. The most common plastics have a resin code in a universal recycling symbol often found on the bottom of the product. It is an arbitrarily-assigned number that has no other meaning aside from identifying the specific plastic.
Common Uses: Soda Bottles, Water Bottles, Cooking Oil Bottles
Concerns: Can leach antimony and phthalates.
Common Uses: Condiment Bottles, Cling Wrap, Teething Rings, Toys, Shower Curtains
Concerns: Can leach lead and phthalates among other things. Can also off-gas toxic chemicals.
Common Uses: Meat Trays, Foam Food Containers & Cups
Concerns: Can leach carcinogenic styrene and estrogenic alkylphenols
PC (Polycarbonate): AVOID - can leach Bisphenol-A (BPA). It also includes ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), SAN (Styrene Acrylonitrile), Acrylic, and Polyamide. These plastics can be a safer option because they are typically very durable and resistant to high heat resulting in less leaching. Their drawbacks are that they are not typically recyclable and some need additional safety research. New plant-based, biodegradable plastics like PLA (Polylactic Acid) also fall into the #7 category.
If there is NO resin code on your plastic containers, call the manufacture and ask. Since the resin codes are only for recycling, this would tell me that the manufacture doesn't care about the environment and recycling the plastic they are creating!!!
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Salma Hayek Straight, Sophisticated, Black Ponytail
Salma Hayek's Straight, Sophisticated, Black Ponytail is a great style for long, thick hair. See how to get it:1. To get Salma Hayek's hairstyle, apply styling gel to the top of your hair and comb it through to distribute the product.2. Run a flat iron over the bottom half of your hair to smooth it out. 3. Brush all of your hair up into a high ponytail, and secure it with an elastic.4. Spray your ponytail with anti-frizz hairspray to finish. See More Salma Hayek Hairstyles
Kim Kardashian Wavy, Chic Hairstyle
Kim Kardashian's Wavy, Chic Hairstyle is a sexy way to style long hair. See how to get the look:1. To get Kim Kardashian's hairstyle, part your hair down the center to start.2. Apply wave-enhancing cream to your hair and allow it to air dry to bring out your natural texture. 3. Once your hair is completely dry, wrap sections of hair around a 2-inch curling iron to add subtle waves throughout your hair. 4. Comb through your waves to break them up, and mist all over with lightweight hairspray to finish. See More Kim Kardashian Hairstyles
Jennifer Hudson Long, Black, Sophisticated, Prom Hairstyle with Braids and Twists
Jennifer Hudson's Long, Black Sophisticated, Prom Hairstyle with Braids and Twists is a glamorous way to style long hair. See how to get it:1. To get Jennifer Hudson's hairstyle, give your hair a deep side part to start.2. Rub a thickening mousse through your hair from root to tip, and let it set.3. Once your hair is dry, gather all of it to one side. Leave some room near the top, and start braiding it right above your shoulder. Use a thin elastic to secure the end of the braid.4. Use your fingers to mess up the braid a bit, and mist all over with anti-humidity hairspray to finish. See More Jennifer Hudson Hairstyles
Jennifer Hudson Long, Curly, Black Hairstyle
Jennifer Hudson's Long, Curly, Black Hairstyle looks great on long hair. Steal her style:1. To get Jennifer Hudson's hairstyle, part your hair slightly to the side to start.2. Apply smoothing cream to damp hair and blow dry straight using a round brush.3. Wrap the bottom half of your hair around a 2-inch curling iron to create more movement throughout your hair. 4. Mist all over with anti-humidity hairspray to finish. See More Jennifer Hudson Hairstyles
Emmannuelle Chriqui Curly, Black, Sophisticated Updo
Emannuelle Chriqui's Curly, Black, Sophisticated Updo is a gorgeous style for your next party. See how to get it:1. To get Emannuelle Chriqui's hairstyle, part your hair to the side. 2. Apply texturizing product to the bottom half of damp hair and blow dry using a diffuser to bring out your natural texture.3. Once your hair is completely dry, use a 1-inch curling iron to curl your hair (the curls don't need to look perfect).4. Gather all of your hair and bring it to one side -- secure it with a large clip. Mist all over with strong-hold hairspray to finish. See More Emannuelle Chriqui Hairstyles
Lucy Liu Long, Straight, Black Hairstyle
Lucy Liu's Long, Straight, Black Hairstyle looks so sexy on long hair. Steal her style:1. To get Lucy Liu's hairstyle, mist damp hair with thickening spray. 2. Blow dry your hair straight using a round brush to smooth it out. 3. Once your hair is completely dry, use a 2-inch curling iron to curl just the ends of your hair to add some flair. 4. Mist all over with anti-frizz hairspray to tame flyaways. See More Lucy Liu Hairstyles
Jenna Ushkowitz Curly, Romantic, Black Hairstyle
Jenna Ushkowitz's romantic curls have a fun, messy vibe to them. Steal her style: 1. Rub a dallop of texturizing mousse through dry, unwashed hair and comb through. Allow the product to set and dry before heat styling.2. Use a 1-inch barrel curling iron to create loose, messy curls through the bottom half of your hair by twisting the iron in different directions.3. Mist curls with a flexible-hold hairspray and run some shine serum over the ends to give them a healthy, glossy look.4. Sweep your hair over one shoulder for a romantic finish. See More Jenna Ushkowitz Hairstyles
Zooey Deschanel Long, Curly Hairstyle with Bangs
Zooey Deschanel's fairytale curls would look gorgeous with a floor-sweeping gown. Steal her style: 1. Rub a few drops of shine serum through your hair for smoothness, and blow dry straight using a paddle brush. 2. Curl the bottom half of your hair in sections with a 1-inch curling iron and leave out the ends. Let each pretty curl fall into shape, rather than breaking them up with your fingers. 3. Use a round brush to blow dry your bangs straight (curl them inwards for a few seconds to get a slight lift), and arrange them across your forehead. Mist your curls with a light-hold hairspray.4. Does your hair look more like Snow White's than Rapunzel's (a.k.a.: is your hair too short)? That's what clip in extensions are for, princess.
Ashley Greene Curly Half Updo for Prom
Ashley Greene's voluminous updo is so sexy and prom-perfect. Steal her style with tips from Herbal Essences celebrity stylist Charles Baker Strahan: 1. Spritz hair with a texturizing spray and use a diffuser to create a lightly tousled base. 2. To keep height in the crown, push hair forward and backcomb the hair underneath. It might look too tall, but it should be much larger than you think it should be. 3. Flip hair back down and set a front part. Spray some hairspray on a boar bristle brush and lightly smooth the top area.4. Now work the sides back, smoothing hair from the sides only. (Don't deflate your volume up top.) Secure the pieces with bobby pins at the back of your head.5. Use a medium sized curling iron to curl the bottom half of your hair, and set the look with a strong-hold hairspray.
Kelly Rowland Sophisticated, Curly Hairstyle
Kelly Rowland's sexy, shiny 'do is perfect for a glam event. Tips to get her look: 1. Budget plenty of time. You're going to need to wind all your hair in small, even sections around a curling iron, so that in the end, your curls all match. 2. Apply a rich conditioning styling cream from roots to ends of damp hair.3. Let it air dry to 80 percent, then finish with a diffuser, to encourage curls. 4. Wrap 1-inch sections of hair around a small 1-inch curling iron. (Brush each section first for smooth results.) 5. Once curls are cool, gently finger comb to separate curls, and mist lightly with shine spray.
Ashanti Long, Curly Half Updo
Ashanti's curly, half updo is the perfect look for a glam occasion. Here's how to steal it: 1. Starting with dry hair, part your hair off to one side. Gather sections from the crown of your head and pull them together. Tease the hair and twist it into a bun, or use a Bumpit (admit it, you've seen the infomercials), to provide the illusion of a bun; the goal is to have the look of extra volume and height in the back.2.Following the part you made earlier, where your hair sweeps across your forehead to one side, use a large-barrel curling iron to begin curling 1-inch sections of your hair until your whole head is a cascade of curls. 3. Gently separate the curls with your fingers, shaping how you want them to fall and loosening tighter curls into waves (so it doesn't look too done). Use a medium-hold hairspray to secure the style in place.
Angelina Jolie Romantic Half Updo
Angelina Jolie's lightly tousled half updo is perfect for a date or the prom. 1. For straight or slightly wavy hair, start by towel drying hair and apply a lightweight texturizing product while hair is still slightly damp.2. Roughly blow dry with your head upside down (for volume) while gently finger combing.3. Once hair is fully dry, section off your scalp into two parts by parting horizontally from ear to ear. Make sure to not brush your hair and to pull it away from your face with just your hands - you want it to look slightly messy.4. Finally secure the top section with a barrette and spray with a medium hold hairspray.


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It explains how to use an 831(b) Captive Insurance Company to create, to grow, and to preserve wealth.
While not a simple idea, it does have the blessing of the IRS if you do it the right way, under the right circumstances. That alone makes it valuable and something to know about.
From the perspective of a successful small business owner, it allows him or her to turn a current expense item into an asset at a later date. Think about it; money spent now comes back later as an asset, which can be used many different ways. This article outlines some of the caveats you should be aware of.
By Donald Riggin, from Guide to Captives and Alternative Risk Financing | November 11, 2013


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The Spook's capturing of the infamous Jenny Greenteeth!
As part of the 'Trencherfield Trail of Terror' Spook Johnson will be delivering the vile Jenny Greenteeth for judgement. Find out how a spook would deal with a witch whilst learning how the county is at danger!
This is followed by a talk by Joseph Delaney, the author of the Spook's series with a unique insight into how he created the world of the Spook's Apprentice.
Powerfest 2014
Trencherfield MillWigan WN3 4DU
11am - 4pm
Wednesday October 29th
Spook's show starting at 2.30 pm.
£2 entry for adults £1 for children or a £5 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children).
The first 50 for the show get a complimentary signed copy of one of The Spook's series.


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What do Marlene Dietrich and Whoopie Goldberg have in common? They both appeared as card readers in films. If you are interested or obsessed in movies and divination with cards, this book is a scholarly work on focused entirely on this specific tarot topic.
The book is divided into two parts. Part I is "Divination, Cards and Culture" with an introduction, a chapter devoted to the history of cards and cartomancy. Another chapter offers a history of the tarot trumps and card divination from the printing press to tarot's popularization in the 1970s and 80s.
Part II "Cards and Cartomancy in Film" constitutes the lion's share of the book. Chapter 4 provides an in-depth examination of cartomancers and querents as film characters. These are analyzed by gender, age, marital status, profession, ethnicity, eccentricity and the supernatural, and nomadism. Auger delves deeply into the way that card readers are depicted in films. The stereotypical portrayal is a female reader garbed in pseudo-gypsy style with large gold hoop earrings, a patterned skirt, head wrap, and shawl. Descriptions of the various details of card reading portrayals offer a glimpse of the imagery that surrounds both readers and reading environments. The same scrutiny is applied to querents. Chapter 5 addresses the role of cards in film narratives (how readings forward the plot), and the various film genres and themes that surround films with tarot and card readings in them. Chapter 6 is dedicated to the twenty-two trump cards and lists the films in which each of these appears. Chapter 7 is the conclusion.
The Appendices occupy a large portion of the book. Appendix 1: Filmography (68 pages) provides a list of nearly 200 films referenced in the work with a few key credits, the deck used, and a short synopsis of the film. Appendix 2: Charts offers a series of numeric graphs and lists condensing much of the material discussed in the book for easy reference. Further appendices list films by date, lists of directors, actors and actresses. There is a complete bibliography, a list of sources and decks, and a detailed index.
Cartomancy and Tarot in Film 1940-2010 has a companion book, A Filmography of Cartomancy and Tarot 1940-2010 that describes tarot scenes in these same films in much greater depth.
This collection and analysis was a massive undertaking accomplished within the strictures of scholarly detailing. The language is at times deep but the overriding subject—card readings in films—keeps the discussions and descriptions lively and interesting. Fans of films and cards will love these books! They will also be exceptionally useful as reference works for tarot scholars, students of film studies, and film historians. There simply aren't any other books that focus on this information. This book and its companion are must-have reference works for specialized scholars, as well as for those aficionados who want to see as many tarot films as possible! Auger should be commended for producing this literary monument to an important but overlooked film genre. Her contributions benefit readers and scholars in both fields.
~review by Elizabeth Hazel
Author: Emily E. Auger
Intellect/University of Chicago Press, 2016
384 pg.
Hardback 7" x 9.25" cloth $114.00 from U of Chicago Press; hardback $108.36 from Amazon.


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I have an extra-yummy slice of culture pie for you today! Earlier this morning I attended one of my favorite affairs of the year: One of a Kind Show and Sale. The One of a Kind Show and Sale is a four-day event where you can shop the artwork, handmade items and gourmet concoctions of over 600 artists and craftspeople.
In its 13th year, the One of a Kind Show and Sale offers artists talks, fashion shows, live music, crafting workshops and even manicures.
I ran into some of my favorite artists and I also made some new friends. Check out the video where you'll see my good friend Clifton Henri's photography and my darling Alicia Piller's jewelry.
I also discovered some new favorites including the artwork of Deva Suckerman, some really cool re-purposed vintage items-turned-IPOD-speakers by The Steam Emporium, jewelry by S Tector Metals and Lilly Dawson Designs, handmade tees and patches by Four Eyes, sculptures by Peter Rujuwa, re-purposed military outerwear by Creative Coats, and artisan teas and herbal blends by SenTEAmental Moods.
The One of a Kind Show and Sale will take place at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago from December 5th-8th, 2013. Plan to stop by as you will absolutely not regret it!
Special Note: In the video, you will see that I am wearing the Noemi turban which you can purchase at The MCB Shop! If you love it as much as I do, head over there now and get one for yourself!


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Clausen Engineers provides structural expertise in the seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings and structures. We have completed, and continue to complete, a significant number of seismic evaluations and retrofits of unreinforced masonry buildings, concrete tilt-up (CTU) buildings, and other rigid wall / flexible diaphragm (RWFD) buildings. We have pioneered the use of new performance-based hardware and systems for the retrofit of existing CTU and RWFD buildings. Staff members have been instrumental in establishing guidelines for the retrofit of CTU and RWFD buildings. Clausen Engineers has designed seismic retrofits for soft story buildings. Industry has required that many of these designs be budget driven, which Clausen Engineers has successfully responded to. Our philosophy is: Performance oriented retrofits, stronger buildings, safer lives. This philosophy has been, and continues to be, adopted by numerous other structural engineering firms throughout California.
Our focus has been on the seismic retrofit design of low-rise buildings. However, we have worked on high-rise buildings in downtown Oakland such as:
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