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House of Lords to begin second reading of Brexit bill
- Author: Essie Rivera Feb 21, 2017,
Feb 21, 2017, 0:15
The government does not have an in-built majority in the chamber and opposition peers are determined to try to amend the legislation.
He insisted there is a "strong body of opinion" among peers over guaranteeing the future of European Union nationals living in the United Kingdom and in giving Parliament a vote on the final Brexit deal in which the Government could be sent back to negotiate a better arrangement.
Theresa May has taken the extraordinary step of attending the House of Lords in person to watch peers debate the Government's Article 50 Bill.
As the Brexit Bill reaches the House of Lords tomorrow, she was confident that Peers would not hold it up.
"We will not be threatened into not fulfilling our normal constitutional role", said Baroness Smith. She urged colleagues not to "restrict the government's hand before it enters into complex negotiations or attempt to re-run the referendum".
"Voters will not look kindly on unelected politicians seeking to obstruct both the result of the referendum, and the vote of their elected representatives in the House of Commons earlier this month", he said. This would send the bill back to the Commons, which could either throw out or accept the changes.
"We will treat this bill appropriately and as seriously as we do all primary legislation", she said.
She said: "As we've seen the Dubs Amendment for example you can't always rely just on what the Government says". If the Lords change the bill, it will return to the Commons; That can lead to a process known as ping pong in which the bill can go back and forth between the chambers several times before consensus is reached.
'Brexit is the most important single issue which has faced the country for decades'.
Blair said Friday that pro-EU people should "rise up in defense of what we believe", and that as the realities of leaving the bloc become clear, Britons may lose their appetite for Brexit.
"We are trying to be helpful rather than hard".
May said that she hoped there would be debate and scrutiny in the Lords but that the upper chamber would not hold up the bill.
The Remainer poured cold water on Theresa May's plans to get a good deal with the EU: "At the end of the day what we are going to see is... less trade..."
He said: "When a deal is reached the country is entitled, either directly or through Parliament, to pass judgement on what's on offer".
Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary David Davis said the United Kingdom will continue to be a "good European citizen" after leaving the EU, following talks with Estonia's chief Brexit negotiator Matti Maasikas in Tallinn.


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Chiang Mai – Cafe Din Dee (Mudhouse Cafe)
Via: Where to Eat in Chiang Mai
Nestled in a little mud house in the carpark of Chiang Mai University Art Centre on the quiet end of Nimmanhaemin Rd, this Japanese runned cafe offers lovely healthy vegetarian meals, fantastic looking drinks (especially on a hot day!) and desserts.
Chiang Mai – (7) Seven Veggie Restaurants
Via: City Life
Chiang Mai – Chez Marco
Via: Where to eat in Chiang Mai?
I love the warm and friendly ambience of the restaurant. The staff is lovely and welcoming as well. This is also the first restaurant in Thailand I've been to where the enthusiastic waitress launches into explaining the menu and describing the dishes without being asked.
I have read some reviews complaining that the tables are too close together, and that the restaurant can get quite noisy. The tables are certainly quite close together, but because there weren't that may guests there yet I didn't really have a problem with the noise.
FINALLY we decide on one of the specials of the day, Duck Confit, 295 baht ($9.52 USD). The duck is beautifully cooked and so tender the meat is falling off the bones. A bit on the salty side, and interestingly tastes a bit like "Ped Palo", a Thai way of cooking duck, and goes beautifully with the potatoes. The potatoes, incidentally, are amazing.
The Salmon Filet with Mushroom Tarragon Cream Sauce, 290 baht, is excellent. There is nothing left on the plate (not even the sauce) by the time we finish with it!
The total price: 1040 baht (3 people, including 1 beer). No VAT or service charge added to the bill, which is a nice surprise.
Overall, I think Chez Marco is a great restaurant & very good value. I'll certainly be back (probably quite often) to try other dishes!
Chez Marco
15/7 Loi Kroh
T. Chang Klan
A. Muang, Chiang Mai. 20100
(Near Night
Tel: 053 207 032
Next to Raming Lodge Hotel (take your mind out of the gutter – it's pronounced Ra-ming!)
Chiang Mai – The sweet life
Via: Bangkok Post
While Bangkok is crazy about Japanese-style desserts, Chiang Mai, the capital of the North, has its own sweet side as well, with many small and unique design bakeries mushrooming all over the city in recent years.
Bakeries in Chiang Mai have been popular for a while. Around every corner in the city, as well as at significant tourist spots, you can find bakery houses or coffee outlets that serve delicious home-made pastries. Besides quality products, most of the shops also have stunning interior decoration – from the retro 1970s and luxurious Western furnishings, to graphic art and down-to-earth art studio styles. You will be amazed at the variety.
"Butter and no preservatives" is the motto of this bakery, which shares its retail space with Wawee Coffee in Panna Place shopping complex on Nimmanhemin Soi 6, about 100m from the bustling main road. Located in a vibrant area, it is the place people go for coffee and a light meal.
Bread Brasserie is famed for its fresh-baked European bread. You can find a wide selection of wholewheat bread and healthy pastries, while the shop's show kitchen is open for customers to inspect its cleanliness.
The roasted chicken sandwich (60 baht /$1.88USD) is very good with quality bread, fresh vegetables and aromatic roasted chicken. Other signature treats include the garlic bread (50 baht / $1.56 USD) and the croissants (22 baht/ $0.69 USD).
You can select your bread at this outlet, then order coffee from the adjacent Wawee Coffee.
Bread Brasserie, 30 Nimmanhemin Road Soi 6, Muang Chiang Mai. Open daily, 8am-8pm. Call 053-289-229.
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My favorite bakery is still, "Butter is Better':
Chiang Mai Falafel King – 'When (where) drug users get hooked'
Via: Bangkok Post
The warning follows the arrest of three members of a gang in Chiang Mai last week after two holidaymakers lodged complaints with police that they had been blackmailed by drug dealers.
The three suspects were identified as gang leader Shmilov Herzel, 29, an Israeli with a Canadian passport, his 20-year-old Thai wife Thasani Klanklin, and Phichet Pheungsai, 39, a key associate.
According to the Chiang Mai-based Immigration Bureau's Division 5, the gang had been under police surveillance for some time before their arrest.
They had been placed under police watch last month after local officers were told by the US Drug Enforcement Administration that an Israeli national who was a major drug dealer in the US and wanted by authorities there had opened a restaurant in Chiang Mai.
The suspect was also on an arrest warranted issued by the Canadian police, said Division 5 commander Thitirat Nonghanphithak.
The DEA's information led police to Mr Herzel, who ran the Falafel King restaurant on Chai Si Phum Road in Muang district.
Mr Herzel's wife managed both businesses and supplied various illegal drugs including cannabis, heroin, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy to tourists in Chiang Mai.
"They opened the restaurant simply to hide the illicit business of selling drugs to foreigners," said Pol Maj Gen Thitirat.
"If any customer said 'yes' to the restaurant's 'special service' on the menu, they could shop for various types of drugs as if they were in a 7-Eleven store and then go upstairs to take them," he said.
By coincidence, while the authorities were investigating the gang's activities at the restaurant, two male tourists lodged a complaint with immigration police on May 19, claiming they were being blackmailed by Mr Herzel and Mrs Thasani.
Jan Pieter Rutter, 22, from Belgium, and John Eric Crabtree, from the United States, told the police that after buying the drugs at the Falafel King restaurant, Mrs Thasani called Mr Phichet, who impersonated a police officer, to arrest the two.
Mr Rutter and Mr Crabtree claimed Mr Phichet then took them to an ATM and told them to withdraw 45,000 baht (approx. $1,500USD) and give it to him in exchange for their freedom.
Read the rest, HERE:
Trip Advsior: 'happy-happy customers':
Reviewed April 22, 2011
". . . the owner is really nice & welcoming."
Reviewed April 13, 2011
Owner is a CHAMP!!!
Reviewed April 16, 2011
" . . .and the Canadian guy who served us was very friendly."
Vietnamese vegetarian killed in apparent suicide in Nonthaburi
Via: The Nation
Nonthaburi – A Vietnamese vegetarian was killed Monday morning in apparent suicide when he fell from his room of a residential building in side the Sukhothai Thammathirat University.
Tran Huu Dan, 24, fell from his room on the eight floor of the Chalermprakiart Building at 9:30 am.He checked into the room with three other friends on May 22. They were scheduled to check out Monay.
Komsan Phokong, deputy director of the open university, said some 1,000 Vietnamese vegetarians sought permission to use the university's compound to organize the world vegetarian festival to pray from May 22 to 30.
They arrived on buses and stayed at the building.
photo: 'Heavy tongue piercing at the annual Vegetarian Festival Thailand'
Q: Did you go to the Vegetarian Festival?
A: Oh, hell no! I STAYED ON THE BUS, and Tip the driver and I, had ribs at the Dukes, Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai – 'Butter is Better' is the BEST, . . .
Bakery and Breakfast joint in town!
'from their website'
"Remember how rich and buttery pastries used to taste? At Butter is Better we do, too. That's why we use genuine butter and only butter in all our pastries.
And our commitment to quality doesn't stop with butter.
Whether they're in our pastries, breads, soups, or casseroles, all our ingredients are honest and old fashioned – the kind your great grandma used.
So, if you have forgotten how rich and delicious old fashioned food used to taste, we're here to remind you. Because at Butter is Better, we turn happy memories into food."
Example: Breakfast Set 3
choice of toast, choice of eggs, choice of meat, comes with coffee (including one refill) or tea and a glass of orange juice.
My choice of toast: the HOMEMADE english muffins and HOMEMADE jam!
I mean try getting that at Denny's, and try getting it for:
150baht @ 30.30 = $4.68
Amari Rincome Hotel will close 1May-2011
The following was sent to hotel executives in the Chiang Mai area:
Dear all executives,
Greeting from Amari Rincome Chiang Mai ka. I'm Ping- the HR Manager of Amari Rincome.
It is my sadness to announce that on 1st May 2011, the 42-year old Amari Rincome Chiang Mai will close its doors to facilitate a new urban development project which will include a new, smaller Amari hotel. The 85-room property will be part of a larger redevelopment project which includes a community mall, retail areas, cinemas and restaurants.
Amari Rincome has been an integral part of the local community for over 40 years. It is therefore with sadness that we announce the end of this particular era. My team members were officially informed yesterday regarding to the transformation plan issue and their last working day will be on 30th April which coming very soon.
However, it will be my great pleasure to have your kind support for the list of vacancies in your property. This will be very useful information for my team to prepare and plan themselves for those who could not travel out to be a part of others Amari properties.
Hope to hear from all of you very soon. And sorry if I miss some contact.
Thank you very much in advance for your kind support and regards,
It's a very nice hotel, and wish them the very best with their new venture.
However, what I'm going to miss most is the wonderful lunch buffet at the La Gritta Restaurant.
Chiang Mai – Spirit House Restaurant & Bar
The Spirit House Restaurant & Bar is one of those quite amazing places which take you completely by surprise. The Spirit House Restaurant & Bar is located in the bustling Chang Puak area of Chiang Mai but is a haven of peace and tranquility. The Spirit House has indoor seating and a delightful garden area, full of tropical plants and water fountains, which surrounds an old Chedi. Not much is known about the original temple, but the owner, Steve, told us that the temple is thought to have sunk below the ground many years ago.
The reviewer has it right; it truly is an amazing place!!
I will add, the food is really, really, really good; especially the desserts!
Note: Steve was a pastry chef in New Orleans for I think, seven-years?
Anywhooo, he's got it down!
One other thing, it's a very inexpensive.
okay, how about:
– American style meat loaf, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw (150baht @ 34 baht to the dollar) = $4.41USD
Cordon Bleu (chicken/ham/gruyere cheese), oven roasted potatos, and steam vegtables (160baht @ 34baht to the dollar) = $4.71USD
Bangkok's – 'Seafood Market and Restaurant'
At +1,500 seats, it's about as 'intimate' as a 'high school basketball playoff game'; i.e. NOT 'intimate'.
But with that said, it's probably as much fun as a 'high school basketball playoff game'; and the food, oh man, it's soooooo good!!
How it works:
1. After you are seated, you take a look at the 'preparation styles list' on your table, and then go pick up a shopping cart.
Note: Preparation styles: As Bubba Gump would say:
"Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That – that's about it."
2. You then go to the 50-METER long counter, and pick out what you want: Shrimp, Swordfish, Alaska King Crab, Phuket Lobster, Halibut, >>>>>>>>>>
3. You throw it in the cart, and take it back to your table. A waiter will come by ask you how you want it prepared, what you want for side dishes and drinks, etc, etc.
4. You pay 'market price' by kilo for the seafood, and 'cooking charges' at the end of the meal.
As you can guess, it's quite noisy and hectic, but I've NEVER been disappointed with a meal.
I don't remember exactly when it was, maybe early 90's, I went to the Market one night for dinner.
As usual, there were a couple of 'drop-dead gorgeous' Thai hostesses at the door.
They greeted me with big smiles and wai's (traditional Thai greeting: palms together, slight bow).
I smiled and wai'd em back, and since there were no other customers nearby, I pointed to a small sign with the restaurants motto, "IF IT SWIMS WE HAVE IT", and asked, with a very straight-face:
"Do you have mermaid?"
I KNEW it would be met with blank stares, so I repeated 'MER-MAID', and 'Pulled a Marcel' (Marceau), and pantomimed a 'breast-stroke'.
Still nothing, so I said, "You know, the movie, 'The Little Mermaid'!!".
It took less than two-seconds for one of 'em, and less than three seconds for the other, to 'GET IT'.
They both laughed like crazy, and cracked me up by saying, "Sorry Sir, we no have mermaid tonight." – laugh, laugh, laugh
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These journalists have all done an exceptional job reporting about plastic surgery. Each journalist has truly helped our Society emphasize the importance of patient safety and education on cosmetic surgery.
Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 06, 2011
Selected from over 150 entries nationwide, Journalists representing Allure magazine, The Los Angeles Times and ABC's Good Morning America are among winners receiving top honors in the 2011 ASAPS Journalistic Achievement Awards. This year's winners will be presented a certificate of merit and a downloadable presentation featured on the ASAPS' website. ASAPS, founded in 1967, is the leading national organization of board-certified plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic surgery of the face and body.
"These journalists have all done an exceptional job reporting about plastic surgery," said Daniel C. Mills, MD, ASAPS Communications Commissioner and an aesthetic surgeon practicing in Laguna Beach, CA. "Each journalist has truly helped our Society emphasize the importance of patient safety and education on cosmetic surgery."
"There were several published works this year that truly highlighted the importance of finding a board-certified plastic surgeon and the importance of patient safety. We had articles on everything from medical tourism to the controversial buttock augmentation procedures, and we really feel like these journalists are assisting the Society with our mission of educating the public," said Aesthetic Society President, Felmont Eaves, III, MD, an aesthetic surgeon practicing in Charlotte, N.C.
Each year, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery honors journalists for their reporting on cosmetic plastic surgery. Entries are accepted in five categories: Television Feature, Newspaper, Magazine, Internet, and Patient Safety.
For the first time ever, ASAPS has two second-time winners for the Journalistic Achievement Awards. Joan Kron of Allure Magazine and Denise Mann of WebMD both won in 2004, for their commitment to patient education. This year, they both won again. The 2011 ASAPS' Journalistic Achievement Award honors Joan Kron in the Magazine category for her article, Implant Nation, which appeared in the February issue of Allure Magazine. The article discusses a world that is obsessed with breasts, and it takes a look at the biggest news in breast augmentations, through the past, present and future. First place in the Internet category is awarded to Denise Mann of WebMD for her article, "Does this Surgery Make My Butt Look Big?" This article discusses the popular demand in buttock enhancement procedures, and the different procedures available.
Ju Ju Chang of ABC's "Good Morning America" is the winner in the Television Feature category for her segment "Freezing Fat: Weight Loss Treatment Zeltiq Approved by FDA" which included an interview with a Society spokesperson, Lawrence Bass, MD.
First place in the Patient Safety category goes to Cristian Salazar of The Associated Press for his recognized winning article, "Despite Risk of Death, Disfigurement, Some Get Black-Market Silicone Injections," which investigates black market cosmetic procedures and unqualified doctors performing cosmetic surgery.
Chris Woolston, of the Los Angeles Times takes top honors for his Newspaper article, "Stem Cell Face-Lifts on Unproven Ground". The article discusses the potential advancement in stem cell therapy, and its influence on plastic surgeons offering stem cell face-lifts to bring new life to aging and sagging skin.
Members of the Society's Media Relations Committee evaluated each entry for accuracy of information, balanced reporting, educational value, interest, originality, and journalistic style. Winners receive a personal certificate of merit and an awards presentation honoring the winners will be presented on the ASAPS website and accessible for download.
For more information on the Aesthetic Society's Journalistic Achievement Awards, visit the Press Center on the Aesthetic Society web site at http://www.surgery.org.
About ASAPS
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), is recognized as the world's leading organization devoted entirely to aesthetic plastic surgery and cosmetic medicine of the face and body. ASAPS is comprised of over 2,600 Plastic Surgeons; active members are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (USA) or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and have extensive training in the complete spectrum of surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures. International active members are certified by equivalent boards of their respective countries. All members worldwide adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and must meet stringent membership requirements.
Website: http://www.surgery.org
Follow ASAPS on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ASAPS
Become a fan of ASAPS on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AestheticSociety
Become a member of Project Beauty: http://www.projectbeauty.com
Locate a plastic surgeon in your area: http://www.surgery.org/consumers/find-a-plastic-surgeon
Adeena Babbitt or Ashley Barton: (212) 921-0500, media(at)surgery(dot)org
Annual Meeting press office open: May 7-11: Phone: 617-954-3452
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A portfolio of my crafts, after 15 years doing very little I have started again and here is an on-line collection of my work. Enjoy.
Monday, 11 March 2013
#79 - March TUSAL
This month my jar has had more colours added, pinks, yellows, greens...is spring finally on its way?
Well its snowing outside so no, no it's not! :D
Have a great week everyone!
Emma xo
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Nice colors:)ReplyDelete
Lovely orts.ReplyDelete
lovely colourful orts :-)ReplyDelete
oooh very pretty orts I see:) Hope the sun shines very soon for you. love AnnetteReplyDelete
Lovely colours in your jar.ReplyDelete
Sunshiney day here today, but like you we had the white stuff too yesterday. Mother nature is certainly playing games with us at the moment.
lovely orts xReplyDelete
Lovely colours!ReplyDelete
Seems Spring has arrived into your stitching too :))ReplyDelete
Lovely colours :)
Your orts do seem like spring and that gives me hope...but it is snowing here also.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 March 2013 at 20:23
Just found you.
Your TUSAL is lovely and I love your wedding sampler, it's a really fun design.
It certainly does look like Spring!ReplyDelete
Your little jar is almost full, you have been stitching!ReplyDelete
I didn't start my Mystical Garden yet, it is tomorrow's project!


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Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
This 21,000ft² facility features two storeys of office space, an open atrium, and a large boardroom. The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority HQ was the first public service building in the region to achieve LEED® Gold certification.
On September 24 2009, Lundy Construction was awarded the 1st Annual Ontario General Contractors Association Project Award of Excellence for our role in this environmentally responsible project.
Contract Construction Management
Contract $5,600,000
Contract Start August 2006
Completion October 2007
Constructability Solutions
- The construction schedule spanned two winter seasons and required extensive site work, which had been allocated 20% of the budget. Accordingly, all site services, site grading, and storm water management systems had to be installed during the first construction season. This was accomplished, meeting the engendering and tendering milestones, by implementing a fast-track planning, design, and procurement process.
- The hybrid structure incorporated load-bearing masonry walls, structural steel, and heavy timber roof beams. This combination of structural materials made installation difficult. With the support of a field engineer, who reviewed all the shop drawings and logistics, the site superintendent coordinated the trades through a successful installation.
- Because this was the first LEED® Gold certified public building in Eastern Ontario, suppliers and subcontractors had little if any knowledge of the certification process. Lundy developed a subcontractor and vendor education package with a LEED® consultant, attained LEED® points while value engineering, performed monthly status reviews, and established a robust submittals process to resolve this issue.
Project Team
Gina Courtland
Project Manager
John Sanzo
Site Supervisor
Jennifer Morrison
Project Coordinator
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
Dale Hallet (613) 692-3571
Christopher Simmonds Architect
Christopher Simmonds (613) 567-7888
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Mike Cleland (613) 591-1533
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Upperton to Sponsor MiBio 2016 Conference
Nottingham, UK – 10th October, 2016 — Upperton is pleased to announce that it is to sponsor the 6th Annual MiBio Conference at Magdalene College, Cambridge (9th November 2016)
The MIBio conference series engages world leading experts from industry and academia in a discussion on biopharmaceutical formulation. By sponsoring the conference Upperton is confirming its growing interest in the use of spray drying as an alternative to freeze drying in the formulation of next generation biotechnology products.
Upperton looks forward to taking part in this key annual UK biotechnology event and sharing updates on the progress of our spray drying in the biotechnology sector.


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Marketing and sales materials surround us at all times. From the business cards you hand out at events, to the flyers tacked up on the community bulletin board, to the postcard you pull out of your mailbox – each piece of marketing collateral plays a role in some bigger campaign. And, when the goal of that campaign is to preempt a retail purchase, there's no signage more important or more effective than point-of-purchase signage.
POP signage plays a number of roles, depending on the mental state of the person seeing it. In some cases, it appeals to impulse. In others, it reaffirms a decision to purchase. In still more situations, POP signage can be the final, little push a shopper needs to buy.
Because of its versatility, proven effectiveness and overall contribution to the sales process, every retail establishment needs to take the power of POP into account when setting up their sales environment.
There's a common misconception because POP signage is a staple in retail environments, it's more apt to being ignored. This assumption just doesn't stack up, however. Take a look around any mall, grocery store or other retail space, and you're bound to see POP signage throughout.
People actively look for POP signage to alert them to discounts, deals and specials – and, more so, they actively seek out purchases based on POP signage.
The sole goal of POP signage is to instill value – a reason for people to make a buying decision. Value takes many forms, however, and POP signage has the potential to hit more than one target when it comes to making an impression on shoppers.
The most common way POP signage communicates value is through dollar signs. We've all seen signage with prices slashed or starbursts with new low prices listed. Here, the value proposition comes in the form of money saved. It's easy to appeal to someone's pocketbook.
But what if that product isn't applicable to a shopper? They do not care about price as the value proposition. Here, branding has the ability to still showcase value. Properly branded POP signage lets shoppers know you care about bringing them value as a company. Sure, the current on-sale product might not apply to everyone, but your dedication to offering sales and specials means future value. It's a latent value proposition encouraging shoppers to return.
Finally, POP signage adds value to your brand image. Clean, crisp, eye-catching signage resonates with shoppers and improves perception of the overall brand.
Versatility is a major asset of POP signage. It can take nearly any form you need and can be placed strategically to affect buyers. Take a look at some of the most popular, effective POP collateral and who it benefits:
• Window signage communicates in-store specials to passersby, drawing them in.
• Flags, banners and streamers catch the attention of motorists and pedestrians.
• Table signage can be placed near an actual sale site, driving customers to products.
• Floor decals help customers navigate to one or many sales sites within the store.
• Banners stand apart from other advertisements, calling attention to a specific area.
• Overhead signage can be hung, so it's seen store-wide as a beacon for your sale.
The above is just a small sampling of the truly malleable nature of POP signage. There's no end to the shapes POP collateral can take and no limit to the value of tailored, effective signage.
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The Cellar Shoot
Hi guys,
Wow, it feels as though I've been away for ages! I've basically been working flat out trying to get my website sorted, and unfortunately it's proving really difficult and is taking up way too much of my time! The main template for the site is finished now, and I'm basically sorting out the final stylising. I know that a lot of effort has gone into the site, so I'm sure that when it is finally fiinished it will be well worth the wait!
Rest assured, amidst all the website shenanigans, I've still been mega busy with the camera and have a load of cool images to share with you, starting with this one, which is the first of two images (the second is in my long list of shots still waiting to be processed):
A nice big version can be viewed HERE
Right, to be absolutely clear, this shot was a freaking nightmare to pull off! The shoot took place in yet another basement, so cue dark, dusty and cramped conditions, not the ideal situation for undertaking quite a complex lighting setup.
The objective of the shoot was to recreate a horror movie scene and so we came up with this idea: basically the image would take the viewer into the lair of the 'psycho' whilst also showing him at 'work'! The main focal point of the image was to be the workbench and associated paraphanalia, with the actual Psycho taking a more background role, thus the reflection in the mirror.
The main problem that i had was angling the various flash to illuminate the subjects and also the work bench, without having any light reflecting in the mirror. This obviously meant no lights facing in the direction of the camera, so everything had to be angled backwards to avoid any light spill.
Here is a lighting diagram to give you some idea:
Also, having to direct and shoot part of the image backwards through the mirror also added to the headache! Anyway, all the effort was well worth it and i'm really pleased with the finished image!
Right, that's it for this weeks post, and I really, really hope that when I make my next post I'll also be able to share with you the new website, whoop whoop!


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El Gaucho de Banus
– 20% OFF THE BILL (BETWEEN 12.6pm)
El Gaucho de Banus is an Argentinean Grill Restaurant. From the traditional Argentinean "Asado", of which everyone keeps its secret, a lot can be written but nothing will excel the master craft of their experienced Argentinean Asador. This place is without a doubt the best place to eat the best meat on the Costa del Sol. With their superb menu, high quality meats and wines, you'll enjoy an amazing lunch or dinner within their inviting atmosphere.
Location:El Gaucho de Banus, Conjunto Benabola, Muelle Benabola Locals 9/10/11, Puerto Banus, 29600
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Intellectuals have long had a fascination with totalitarian systems, which appeal to them as means whereby the nation's best and brightest (themselves) can redesign everything so we can enjoy the ideal society. They're smart, they're passionate, they know how to make things right. Why suffer lesser people to get in the way?
That was true in the 1930s, as Professor Andrew Bachevich reminds us in his recent essay "American Stalinism Then and Now." For example, he writes, in 1932 dozens of American intellectuals signed a manifesto that "described the Soviet Union as a place where unemployment had been 'wiped out' and a 'cultural revolution of many dimensions has been won on many fronts.' In the USSR, 'for the first time in recorded history, a civilization has emerged unified by a living faith in man's ability to create a classless society.'"
Those who signed the manifesto had accepted the propaganda about utopia under communism and would tolerate no dissent. When Stalin's great purge began in 1937, with thousands paraded before show trials prior to execution or a one-way trip to the forced labor camps, the intellectuals declared that the defendants were guilty by "sheer weight of the evidence. Anyone arguing otherwise must be an ally of Hitler and Mussolini. "To publicly express a different opinion," Bachevich writes, "was to invite expulsion from the ranks of the intelligentsia."
Over the last 80 years, little has changed with our intelligentsia. "Not unlike the Stalinists of the 1930s," Bacevich continues, "many of today's most prominent writers and thinkers … have forfeited any actual independence of mind in favor of fashionable ideological fetish." Today, however, they are far more dominant in university faculties than in literary circles.
Consider, for example, the treatment given to University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax by her colleagues.
Last Agust, she, along with law professor Larry Alexander, published an opinion piece entitled "Paying the price for breakdown of the country's bourgeois culture." In the piece, Wax and Alexander dared to say that some cultural values lead to better results than others. Hard work, saving, marriage – those values lead to prosperity and progress, while welfare, dependency and immediate gratification lead to personal and societal erosion. They concluded by saying, "If the bourgeois cultural script – which the upper-middle class still largely observes but now hesitates to preach – cannot be widely reinstated, things are likely to get worse for us all."
For saying such things, Wax was viciously denounced by students and faculty members at Penn. They did not argue against the points Wax made, but cried that she was guilty of racism and white supremacy. To contemporary campus "liberals," Wax had committed as terrible a sin as a scholar in the 1930s who might have observed that people were starving in Stalin's supposed workers' paradise. She deserved not a debate, but punishment. (For a defense of the Wax/Alexander op-ed, read this essay by Jon Haidt.)
Another ugly incident occurred a few weeks ago at Lewis and Clark Law School in Oregon. Professor Christina Hoff Sommers was invited to speak at the school. Her crime is to disagree with the tenets of militant feminism, such as that our campuses are dominated by a "rape culture" and that the difference in average earnings between men and women can only be explained by discrimination.
The problem was that leftist zealots did not think Sommers ought to be allowed to speak. For having questioned their beliefs, she was deemed a "fascist." As reported by Inside Higher Ed here, the student opponents declared that there should be "no platform for fascists." Whether Sommers actually is a fascist was not to be discussed. The protesters repeatedly shouted her down. What could have been a learning experience for all was short-circuited by the rabid ideological posturing of a few of our future lawyers.
Almost every day, we see more depressing evidence that a neo-Stalinism with its demands for doctrinal purity is spreading across our higher education system.


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North Harbour's location benefits from direct access to the Bruce Highway and Moreton Bay, proximity to the Brisbane Airport and links with Caboolture and Morayfield.
North Harbour is located in Burpengary East in the Moreton Bay Region only 36 minutes from the Brisbane CBD, 29 minutes from the Brisbane Airport, 45 minutes from the Port of Brisbane and 35 minutes from the Sunshine Coast.
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Make her laugh! A deliciously sweet gift, reminiscent of childhood- candies and lollipops. Send her a one dozen assortment of flowers: pink roses, gerberra daisies, green carnations, and mint green buttons, a sweet way to share your thoughts. Bouquet is 16-18"H.
Each Flower Depot Bouquet is:
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Your order comes with a greeting card for your sweet messages. The boxes include care instructions so that your loved one can enjoy her flowers for a longer time.
*Colors my vary. Vase is not included but may be added if you wish, for a small price.
My Flower Depot flowers and gifts are individually boxed in our distinctive boxes and delivered FREE of CHARGE to Philippine destinations nationwide. To ensure the best delivery service for you, we have partnered with LBC and DHL for our product shipments.
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"Backyard Farm" Hand Crafted Preserves and Products
Classical cooking methods are at the forefront of my food philosophy. With this in mind, it is the "old world" thought process that inspires "Backyard Farm" products. From my recipes developed with all natural, sustainable, fresh and high quality ingredients-to the preserving of these products, utilizing local produce year round, and preserving at the prime state of ripeness.
I offer an extensive list of evolving products for wholesale or retail sale, on their own, or as an extension of the uniquely Okanagan Culinary Experience. The majority of ingredients are grown on our property, using organic practice methods. Additional quality ingredients are sourced locally, from other like minded, passionate growers and suppliers. We are proud to represent their efforts through our menus! Some of our culinary partners include:
In addition to these hand crafted products, you may find some chocolate truffles, a loaf of bread or two, a few litres of seasonally inspired soup or stock, or a small selection of hand made artisan charcuterie items.
The last few seasons we have made our Backyard Farm handcrafted retail products available in the wineshop at Hester Creek Estate Winery, as well as the tasting room at Covert Farms. In addition, the newest production of handcrafted products are available on the shelves at Backyard Farm, feel free to drop us a line for availability to pickup a few things for your pantry or next dinner party!
Assorted Marmalades,Jams and Jellies(savoury and sweet)
My Hot Sauce (recipe was developed in 2008 in the kitchen of The Sonora Room Restaurant, at Burrowing Owl Estate Winery)
Vinaigrettes and Marinades
Pickled Vegetables
I love experimenting with new recipes, so please return to my website for current product offerings.


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Specifications Overall width 55.5 in. Overall length 108.06 in. Overall length w/ EZ-Steer 111.75 in. Wheelbase 72.44 in. Wheelbase w/ EZ-Steer 76.125 in. Load capacity 640 lbs. Brakes High-performance rear disc Tires 205/70R-15 Turning Radius 12.3 ft. Wheels Offset +35 mm 15x7JJ 4×4.5 Tire Pressure 20-25 psi · Suspension: "Zero-Flex" swing arm and two new (replacement) Progressive coil-over shocks. · Rear Differential: Champion Left Hand Drive Light Weight Rear Differential Assembly. · Brakes: Original front plus 2 high performance disc brakes at rear. · Storage Capacity: 6.75 cubic feet – 3 full-face helmets and additional over wheel storage. 2 Removal of Original Parts Secure and raise the motorcycle 9 to 10 inches using a quality motorcycle lift. Remove the following from the vehicle. See OEM manual for detailed instructions. Items to be retained for reinstallation after modification are noted. · Rider's Seat (to be re-installed without modification) . · Passenger Seat and mounts (to be reinstalled without modification) . NOTE: OEM front and rear seat mounting bolts to be retained and reused. · Left and right passenger foot rests and mounts (to be reinstalled with modification) . · Mufflers (to be re-installed and relocated with minor modification) . · Rear Fender (complete w/ sub frame and all attaching parts) . · Swing Arm, Drive Shaft and Rear Wheel (complete w/ brake line and all attaching parts) . Core Return There are NO core return parts for this model. Installation of Champion Trike Conversion Kit 3.1 Modify Frame and Passenger Footrests. a. Use 17/64″ drill and drill through frame from inside out using passenger footrest mount holes as guide. b. Enlarge the passenger footrest mounting holes on the left and right side of the frame to 27/64″. c. Enlarge the holes in the left and right passenger footrest mounting plates to 27/64″. d. Clean area of all debris. 3.2 Relocate Regulator a. Install supplied "Z" bracket to the regulator as shown using the supplied hardware. b. Attach regulator to frame using the supplied hardware. c. Tie hoses down to avoid contact with the swing arm. Qty Description 1 ¼-20×2 hex head bolt 1 ¼-20×1-1/4 hex head bolt 6 ¼-20 Nyloc nut 10 1/4- SAE flat washer 4 as spacers 3.3 Hose Stay a. For models that have a recover tank below the swing-arm, a holder has been included keep the hose connected to the water pump away from the champion swing-arm. b. Remove the hose from the top of the recovery tank. c. Push the water pump hose forward against transmission. d. Secure hose with supplied stay as shown using existing bolt. Ensure that hose is not being crushed. Bend stay if necessary. e. Reconnect hose to recovery tank


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Thanks to those of you who attended the "Saving Los Angeles Conference" this last Sunday. The speakers were really good and the subjects well presented. Special thanks to Shel Weisbach (The Museum of the San Fernando Valley's chair of Contemporary / Popular Culture) who shared note-taking with me. Thanks also to our Museum's advisors, John Bwarie and Richard Bogy for attending the Conference with us.
The importance of a Museum of Los Angeles was addressed by the conference organizer Brady Westwater. Brady sees the museum located downtown, in his neighborhood district, with satellites around town. Your Museum representatives feel that the City Museum should be more like the University of California, with shared branches... example:
Los Angeles Museum San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles Museum Civic Center
What are your thoughts on this?
Thursday, March 22, 2007
"Saving Los Angeles Conference"
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- Studio City History Project said...
I think it would be more cost effective to have a central museum. It is very expensive to preserve and display artifacts. However, I also think there local history such as yearbooks, local newspapers, local civic organizations, should be available to the local community. Perhaps we could work with the Los Angeles Public Library to establish "history" rooms in the local branches. I refer you to the room the El Segundo Historical Soceity has in its local library. It is absolutely fabulous!
- March 25, 2007 at 9:24 AM
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Purple Day, the international epilepsy awareness raising day, is fast approaching and Epilepsy Society is hoping local people will back this special day.
Epilepsy is often a 'hidden' condition, but in the UK it affects one in every 100 people. This year on Purple Day, Thursday March 26, people will wear purple ribbons to show support for everyone living with epilepsy.
Purple-themed events, such as purple cake bake coffee mornings and purple school mufti days, are also being planned to raise money and awareness of the condition.
Anyone wanting to buy a purple ribbon or get involved in Purple Day can visit epilepsysociety.org.uk/purpleday or ring 01494 601414 for more information.
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The deadline for early registration is March 16, 2014.
Here is the flier in document form and a pdf. You can download the form here and make copies to share at your meetings. In case you cannot download the files, here is the information:
21st annual Lake of the Ozarks Circle of Unity Conference
March 28th, 29th & 30th, 2014
"… a new freedom and a new happiness."
Friday, March 28th
4:00 pm: Registration Opens
6:30pm: Big Book Trivia
8:00pm: Jode S. AA / Bennett, Colorado
Saturday, March 29th
9:00am: Kathi K. AA / Linn Creek, Missouri
1:00pm: Cindy B. AFG / Columbia, Missouri
7:00pm: Shirley G. AA / Olathe, Kansas
Sunday, March 30th
10:00am: Art B. AA / Tyler, Texas
Other Events
12 Step Workshop
Marathon Meetings
Newcomers speaker meeting
Old Timers speaker meeting
Ice Cream Social after Friday & Saturday night speakers ($3.00 / person)
Dance on Friday and Saturday following the 8pm speakers
Banquet on Saturday 5:30pm ($19.50 / person)
Full Weekend of AFG Meetings
Hospitality Room, Souvenirs, Raffle Drawings
Resort at Port Arrowhead
3080 Bagnell Dam Boulevard
PO Box 1930 Lake Ozark, MO 65049
Reservations 1-800-532-3575
Room rates $86.64 includes all taxes per night (Be sure to mention Circle of Unity)
Please be sure to book rooms no later than March 20, 2014
Hotel is ADA compliant, so please request rooms accordingly.
Make reservations on line at http://www.theresortatportarrowhead.com
Refer to code CU314
Fill out the information below. Make check or money order payable to "Circle of Unity Conference" and return to…
Return to Circle of Unity Conference
PO Box 1338
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Badges must be worn at all events.
No childcare services provided. You will be held responsible for your own child/children.
Hospitality room will provide finger foods and snacks.
E-mail any questions to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Visit our website for updated info and to download additional fliers: http://www.circleofunityconference.org
Otherwise you may contact Andy M. 573-280-2029 or Patti H. 660-221-4230
Register early and save! Cutoff date is March 16, 2014
Circle of Unity Conference 2014 "… a new freedom and a new happiness"
Name: ______________________________________________________ AA Al-Anon Guest
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Registration $15.00 ($20.00 at the door) How many? _________Total $_______________
Banquet $19.50 Beef____ Pasta___ Turkey___ How many? _________Total $_______________
(Roast Beef Bordelaise; Chicken Carbonara; Ozark Turkey Steak)
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Hi there. I know I posted here mostly about quilling but recently I rediscovered my first love and that.s origami. and so I got this idea to try and post every day/couple of days at least a new origami figure. Let.s say it.s my Origami Pill. keke
Who knows maybe it will become a pill for others too..:P
So My first Origami Pill is ~Wishing Crane~ or ~Get well Crane~
A few weeks ago I saw this model and I wanted to try it and then I discovered the legend of folding 1000 paper cranes . An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. Well who wouldn.t want a long life heh?? So I started this project and till now I have around 250 cranes. some of them are already hanged in my room and some are just waiting to be "united" on strings. keke
Here are some pictures.
Here is a video for those who want to try making some by themselves:
I personally find this vid useful not only because it explains really well but because you can see the diagram too if you have problems .


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Newsrooms everywhere rejoiced when Pew Research Center revealed that mobile readers will stick with long stories. As audiences shift to mobile, here's some tips to keeping them engaged on longer stories.
Is it OK to write a really long story? Answer: write only what the story merits and not a word more. In fact, if you are writing a long story, you need to justify every word. Right tight. Edit your own work before you send it to an editor or post it online.
The next time you write a story, try reading it out loud and timing it, first for one minute, then for two minutes. How much of your story did you get through? That's how long you have with your mobile readers. Is every word important? Does your story sing?
Try these two ideas to keep your readers engaged on their phones as they read your next long-form piece of journalism. What's great, is these ideas work well for desktop stories as well:
- Layer your story with extras that allow readers to interact with your story: video, photo gallery, map, timeline or pull quote.
- Present your story in an alternative format, such as a Q&A or a list. Anything that allows you to use bold and regular text can organize content for a reader on a phone. Your alternative story format need not be short. If you're writing an explainer on a complicated topic, breaking it into chunks can help readers digest a deep dive into the information.


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Tales of the City: Three Stories by Bernard Malamud
July 14, 2018
|Recurring Event (See all)
An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until July 15, 2018
Called the Chekhov of American writers, the author of "The Natural" captured the passion and diversity of mid-century New York City. Master reader Ethan Bowen will bring these stories to life, with a jazzy/klezmer sound track to thrill audiences. BMT presents classics such as "Black is My Favorite Color" and "A Summer's Reading", stories dealing with themes of identity, race, love, and deceit in the heat of a New York City summer.


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Sony E Series 14P Laptops boast of gesture-based controls
The Sony feature gesture-based controls E Series 14P laptops: Gesture-based controls made famous by the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Kind's now spread over to the world the E series 14P Laptops.
Europe will also boast Sony's Own gesture Control Feature you can adjust your Music by letting Swipe your fingers between the pages. It is looking great portable computers for causal and business users.
The various features are listed below:
1. The display is 1366 x 768 and 14-inch
2. 2550M CPU and Intel Core i3
3. Battery backup up to 7 hours
Sony E Series 14P Laptops boast of gesture-based controls
Doing a search on the web about Sony VAIO E Series 14P Laptop is pretty much easier if you want to know the information behind its design. For those techy users who are looking for fast and slick computers, this would be a great choice. The Sony VAIO E Series 14P [SVE14A16FG] runs on a 2.1 GHz Ivy Bridge-based Intel Core i7-3612QM quad-core Hyper-Threading processor. You won't say anything because this is an excellent computer when comes to performance.
Besides being a quad-core processor, it also features the Hyper-Threading capability which boosts the processing performance and is able to simultaneously handle eight software threads which is really perfect for extreme multi-tasking and multi-threading applications. The unit comes with AMD Radeon HD 7670M video card with switching technology, 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, and 750 GB 5400rpm hard drive. This is priced at $1,499. For a much in-depth information, you may visit Sony VAIO E Series 14P [SVE14A16FG].


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Start time: 2009-10-10 End time: 2009-10-12 Venue: Shanghai Everbright International Hotel Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Centre
Contact: Wei Shijun Contact Phone: 8621-67757544 Organizers: Food Additives Industry Association, Shanghai
Sponsor: Shanghai Food Additives Industry Association
Food Industry Network HC Organizer: Shanghai Food Additives Industry Association
Shanghai Quality and Technical Supervision of food production supervision and management Shanghai Food Production Supervision by
Organizer: Shanghai Food Additives Industry Association
Meeting schedule: 10 8-9: day to register, receive conference materials, Gift , Representative;
10 10-11 9:00 am-16: 30: Seminar, the opening ceremony, leaders addressed the guests, the General Assembly.
10 10-12 9:00-16:30: an exhibition exchange, negotiate; 12, 13:00-16:30 Exhibition Move;
This conference, participants do not charge fees (registration and conference information free of charge), room and board by the Organizing Committee Unity Arrangements for their own expenses.
Introduction: Food safety is related to the colossal task, food manufacturers are responsible for food safety first. Food additives food production is one of the most active factor, strictly in accordance with national regulations on the use of food additives in food production must follow the principle.
Add any regulations in the food material is not authorized is illegal, should be severely punished by law. Therefore, the strict self-discipline of food businesses, the public's strong oversight, effective government regulation, is the basic guarantee of food safety.
Popularize basic knowledge of food additives, food additives, popularizing the application of technology to promote laws and regulations of food additives, food additives industry shows the characteristics and achievements, my food additive industry association established policy, which helps food companies right use of food additives, also help raise the overall level of food safety.
This year's seminar and exhibition, Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta area of food additives industry in the state, "Food Safety Law" since the implementation of the largest organized charitable activities. We look forward to receiving all levels of government departments and industry leaders at all levels of public concern and participation.
Welcome to participate in the activities of FIS are welcome to visit next year will be held in Shanghai World Expo!
Main topics: Forum for food safety and food additives;
Promote the implementation of food safety law; the significance of
Explain the basic elements of food safety law;
Watch the status of food safety in China;
Analysis of the factors threatening food security;
Reveal food safety and the relationship between food additives; Natural health ingredients
the latest technology and market development; Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta
show the results of food additives;
Clear up doubts about food and food additives, consumer confusion;
Main participants: Government department in charge of food safety; food safety regulatory agencies; HACCP certification; international standard certification;
Food production and processing enterprises; food storage and transport and logistics;
Food additive producers; Food Ingredients Manufacturer
Food ingredients, additives / distributors / traders Food distributors / traders Food quality supervision institutions; import and export food inspection and quarantine authorities; food safety research institutes, universities;
Food imports, exports and traders; food wholesaler;
Food safety Detector Device research and development production, agent; laboratory equipment manufacturers;
Public health and medical institutions; industry associations, government, schools, research consulting, media.
Exhibit: food additives: Acidity regulator , Anti-caking agent, antifoaming agent, antioxidant, bleaching agent, leavening agent, coloring agent, color protection
Agent Emulsifier , Enzymes, flavor enhancers, flour treatment agent, cover film, water retention agent, nutrient supplement, Preservative ,
Stability and coagulant, sweeteners, thickeners, food flavors and fragrances, food additives, 22 compound categories of food additives.
food ingredients: starch, modified starch, starch sugar, sugar alcohol, edible oils and fat substitutes, flour, egg products, honey, yeast, oligosaccharides, proteins, fruits and vegetables and meat freeze-dried food ingredients, a variety of fillings, sauces, spices, condiments, dried fruit and nuts, dairy products, health food, animal and plant extracts, beverage concentrates, curing agent, soybean products, instant tea, functional ingredients, cocoa products as well as sweets, snack foods and other food ingredients and food products in 28 categories.
Related: food safety testing equipment and technology; food additives and food ingredients industry, the production and application technology; related industries equipment, apparatus, packaging materials, publications,
Exhibitors terms and conditions: All have independent legal status, production and distribution of food additives and food ingredients business and the related can register participants. Applicants should provide relevant documents such as business license copy. In recent years by the state authorities investigated the production and sale of fake and shoddy products, shall not participating. May not display in our laws and regulations have not yet approved for use in food products and provisions of this exhibition on display outside the scope of products; exhibits and promotional materials must be provided using the state standards the product name; respect intellectual property rights, shall not show a counterfeit product and not allow the use of the product. .
Booth specifications and charges: Standard Booth: 3M 3M5500 yuan (domestic enterprises)
3M 3M1000 dollars (outside mainland enterprises)
Standard booth: 1 fascia board in English, three panels, two spotlights, one table, a chair 2, 220V/5A power socket.
Indoor light land (18 square meter rents): 550 yuan / square meter (domestic enterprises)
100 USD / square meter (outside of mainland enterprises)
Indoor Raw: Raw without any facilities, the exhibition booth design and construction on their own.
Note: If you are interested in a sponsorship program details, please contact the organizing committee or visit the conference website www.fisexpo.com learn more)
Journal advertising and other advertising fees:
advertisements placed in: (RMB) (All Bulletin advertising companies own design, please!)
Cover: 20,000 Inside Front : 15,000 yuan color first
I am China Manufacturers writer, reports some information about hjc helmet visor , truck hoods.


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Get generated!
Shredder Mag erfindet das Rad neu!
C a l i f o r n i e n – Das Jahr 2003 war kein leichtes für die Generators: Gleich mehrere Band-mitglieder hatten persönliche Krisen zu überwinden, ein Gitarrist wurde ausgetauscht, eine Tour musste abgesagt werden und man spielte gerademal 13 Konzerte. Dennoch schrieb und ver-öffentlichte die Band das großartige Album "Excess Betrayal… And Our Dearly Departed" und wie es scheint kommt sie nun gestärkt aus der Krise. Lest selbst, was Doug (voc), Doosky (git), Danny (git) und Dirty Ernie (drums) zu berichten haben:
Doug: I was in The Doo's Garage wondering what the hell am I doing in here, and hoping it would sound cool. I had no job, I was drinking a lot of beer and really lazy. We started writing songs, and I had a good feeling about it so we all stayed, and seven years later here we are still called The Generators.
Doo: It was early 1997, I was this 18 year old kid who loved the old band "Schleprock" an I knew I could play a mean guitar, I was a neighborhood kid that grew up knowing Dirty Ernie. When the time came, he wanted me in the band, and it happened! I had a ton of ambition in those days.
Danny: I'm new to the band, I joined in time for the development of "Excess Betrayal…". Mike Snow had left the band, I'm the Doo's brother, and he called me up to be the other guitar.
Dirty Ernie: Doug and I (Schleprock) where consumed by the ferocious ravinous conglomerate called Warner Bros. Records which devored and spit out our bones out like a chicken carcous.The Generators was an instinctual reaction like a beaten dog backed into a corner, naturally it will attack accordingly. As it has turns out it has been the most fulfiling project, personally.
Doug: Excess, Betrayal, and Our Dearly Departed was only released in Europe, because it is on a People Like You Records, which is based in Germany. It is distributed in The U.S.A through Cargo Records. It is a European Release.
Doo: …and cuz most U.S. labels want full "world-wide" right to a record, the euro label had the money to put us up, the american labels were getting weak and not so supportive, not that they didn't want to be, but I don't think they could afford it, or us for that matter.
Doug: We are currently writing a new record, and getting ready to play a lot of shows this spring, and summer in The USA. The new songs are sounding killer. Last year was a fucked up year for us, but we are rebounding and things are much better. We will go and record a new record late summer 2004, for a big Punk label here in the U.S. We also apologize to all European fans for cancelled tours, and shows!
Doo: Yeah, last year was bad, but alot of songwriting was happening in my bedroom during our "fucked up" period, so th new record will still carry what "Excess Betrayal…" delivers, but more versatile and I guess our music just matures as we go on… we're good at that!
Danny: I thought the "Full Force Festival" was fun, huge stage! Plenty of room for all of us to move, they also had a really good food tent and we got free Red Bull and vodkas. (pointing at the Doo)
Doo: I liked the Full Force Festival… damn was I fucking drunk… alot of people though… I was very cool and the crowd was very into it. I like alot of the western european shows. They're just better all the way around.
Dirty Ernie: So far professionally the "Full Force" fest, personnally "Wild at heart" always a kick ass show the smoke, the heat, the sweat, the frantic release. It's hard to say because we just scratched thesurface with "The Bones" I think The bones and The Generators could cause some serious damage, it was like being on tour with AC/DC for a moment!!
Dirty Ernie: Damn, I can only list five, huh? OK. Sweet -Desolation Boulevard; Rocket From The Crypt – Sceam, Dracula, Scream!; The Clash – London Calling; Pegboy – Strong Reation / Three Chord Monte; Blondie – Eat to the Beat;
Doug: The Clash – Give Em' Enough Rope; Cheap Trick – Live At Budakon; Angelic Upstarts – 2 Million Voices; AC/DC – Back In Black; Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bullocks;
Doo: The Beatles – Abbey Road, Guns'n'Roses – Appetite For Destruction, Oasis – Definitely Maybe; Hanoi Rocks – Bangkok Shocks…; The Damned – Machine Gin Etiquette;
Danny: The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette; Generation X – Generation X; T.S.O.L. – Dance With Me; Nick Cave – Henry's Dream, , T.S.O.L.; Hanoi Rocks – Bangkok Shocks…
Dirty Ernie: I'll take this one!
Danny: Read the prepared statement, "senator".
Dirty Ernie: (clearing his throat) A generated world would stand on it's own a culture within a culture where everyone would have a outlet and voice, more of exchange of ideas across borders musically and politcally, I think it could happen If the Generators were elected, oh ya also there would be more ventalation in german clubs… Thank you, Dirty Ernie.
Dirty Ernie: Touring Germany, the appreciation of fans and there understanding of any direction we choose to take.
Doug: Yes, I agree with Ernie. But,… 2002-2003 was a horrible year for us as a band, and as people. The whole year was a low, and now we are trying to go back to the great times we had before. For me there is no one moment of greatness. It has been a lot of great times over the years.
Doo: Yup, 2002-2003, we were musically there, but not mentally… we should have blown the doors open with the new album… but I think the fact that we are still making records and are still together is our gladest moment!
S: A last massage for your readers?
Doo: Get generated today!!!


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Memberships are a versatile capability providing a way to fund raise as well as categorize key constituencies. Any time there is a status that has a time duration, memberships can be used to manage contacts.
Naturally all memberships related back to the underlying CRM database as well as payments and other activities related to members. Public membership renewals use the website pages and themes. Emails with membership status can be used to notify members of renewals.


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Orbit East and Norwich Psychology Project have completed a special project in Gorleston to help local parents improve their wellbeing and increase their social network. The project, which was designed to help local people manage their stress, meet other parents and help them achieve their personal goals, was hailed a great success!
Run by Norwich Psychology Project and funded by Orbit East, the group provided a support network for local parents and helped them cope with any problems thy were having. The project aimed to help reduce stress and support people in becoming more independent whilst maintaining their new friendships and social support network. One participant said "the positivity of the support staff made everyone feel better" while another commented on "how much better life is" when they had completed the course.
Craig Atkins, Community Investment Manager for Orbit East said "It is fantastic to see the great outcomes from this group – we were delighted to have been involved and provide funding to help it go ahead. We found that it was very beneficial for local parents as well as their children and we are very pleased to be able to offer this kind of support for people in Gorleston."
Clinical Psychologists Dr Amie Curtis and Dr Tal Moore, of the Norwich Psychology Project, stated "We are passionate about supporting parents in Norfolk and are grateful to Orbit East for their support and enthusiasm for the project. We were thrilled with the progress made by parents in the last group and look forward to running the next group in the coming months".
If you would like more information, please contact Dr Amie Curtis on email@example.com.


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What is Preservation Week?
Libraries, archives, museums, and other collecting institutions around the country are taking a week (April 23-29) to promote resources and activities they hope will inspire individuals, communities, and institutions to better preserve their cultural heritage. Sponsored by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, a division of the American Libraries Association, Preservation Week's goal is to engage the public by presenting information and resources about preservation projects and methods that can also be used by them.
Professionals at collecting institutions take many steps to ensure the materials in their charge are being preserved as well as possible. Taking care of items like documents and photographs now will allow future generations to have the same access. When items are not properly preserved, they can become irreparably damaged and the information contained within them lost forever.
Every week is Preservation Week here in the Missouri Valley Special Collections department, but we wanted to take this opportunity to shine some light on what we do to take care of our region's rich history, how you can preserve your own history, and why it's important. Shall we?
Behind the Scenes: Preserving our Special Collections
A few tools of the trade
If you've conducted research in the Missouri Valley Room, you may have been handed a pair of cotton gloves to handle original photographs. Or perhaps you were given a book cradle to support a century-old volume. It may seem strange, but when you follow these simple procedures, you're taking part in preserving Kansas City history!
Before these items get into your hands, our archivists work behind the scenes to make sure they're in the best condition possible. Most of our special collections are acquired through the generous donations of organizations and individuals, and their condition can vary. Some initial preservation work—such as rehousing the collection into archival-quality boxes—is often done immediately to stabilize the collection until it can be processed.
Processing, which is the archival equivalent to cataloging, involves the arrangement and description of a collection to make it usable for researchers. As we are processing collections, we are also doing basic preservation work.
Our day-to-day preservation tasks include:
- Rehousing collections into acid-free folders and boxes.
- Placing photographs and fragile documents into sleeves.
- Humidifying and flattening items.
- Creating custom book boxes.
- Removing rust-causing metal (i.e. staples and paper clips) from documents.
- Gentle cleaning with archival sponges.
- Storing collections in a cool, dark, and stable environment.
Preserving the Kansas City Stockyards Collection
With over 6,000 items, the Kansas City Stockyards Collection required more preservation work than any of our previous collections. We created hundreds of custom sleeves to protect fragile items, rolled large maps onto acid-free tubes, and humidified and flattened tightly coiled documents.
How Can I Preserve My Stuff?
Wondering what to do with that box of photographs sitting in your basement? Want to make sure your grandparents' letters can be passed down to your grandchildren? And what should you do with all those old home movies on VHS tapes? Here are some basic preservation ideas that might help:
- Keep important items in a cool, dry, and dark environment. Excessive heat, moisture, and light are the most common threats to photos, documents, film, artwork, textiles, and other artifacts. Avoid storing items in the attic or basement if possible, and instead choose a closet on the main floor of your home.
- Gently handle items with clean hands in a clean environment. Keep the coffee mug away from the family heirlooms. And be sure to handle photos on their edges to avoid touching the image.
Tape might seem like a good way to make a quick repair, but it will damage materials over time. This stain was caused by tape applied to the opposite side of the paper.
The adhesive and plastic used in "magnetic" scrapbook pages quickly damage the materials placed inside them. This scrapbook is only about 15 years old, but the pages are already discolored, a sign of deterioration.
- If it's something you want to keep for many years, avoid using tape, glue, rubber cement, self-stick "magnetic" scrapbook pages, lamination, and metal fasteners like staples, paper clips, brads, etc.
- Get organized. Label those photos, sort old letters, back up digital photos and electronic records, and/or write down favorite family stories and memories before they're forgotten and lost.
Isn't this a lovely wedding photo? If only we knew who these people are—there are no names listed on the back!
More Than Just Paper: Historic Preservation
Preservation efforts can extend far beyond the confines of an archive, library, museum, or your home. They also include saving old buildings from being demolished and assisting in restoring and renovating historically significant structures—an effort referred to as historic preservation.
A small part of the City of Tomorrow exhibit
Historic preservation groups, like Kansas City's Historic Preservation Commission and Historic Kansas City Foundation, seem rather commonplace today, but this was not always the case. Such organizations were largely a byproduct of the urban renewal period of postwar America, a topic that is covered in our exhibit City of Tomorrow: Kansas City's Postwar Urban Renewal, on display on the fifth floor of the Central Library. Beginning in the 1950s, politicians, real estate developers, and construction interests began clamoring for federal funds to help clean up American cities. Many of Kansas City's historic buildings and neighborhoods were reduced to rubble in the name of progress.
Thankfully, by the 1960s, some lessons about the costs of urban renewal had been learned. In 1966, the National Trust for Historic Preservation published With Heritage so Rich, a collection of essays authored by notable historians, architects, urban planners, and other public figures. It outlined the case for protecting our shared historic sites and buildings. The National Historic Preservation Act was signed into law later that year, creating the National Register of Historic Places and legal protections meant to slow the destruction of the nation's built historic legacy.
Over the years, those tired of seeing the history of their communities given over to the wrecking ball responded by organizing a slew of groups representing the interests of ordinary citizens. Kansas City's Neighborhoods & Housing Services Department maintains a list of such organizations.
Additional Resources
For more information on preservation efforts and techniques you can use at home, visit the Preservation Week website. You can also visit the Central Library's Missouri Valley Room in person or online to learn more about Kansas City neighborhoods, our area's history, and the organizations established to help protect them.
By Kate Hill, Kara Evans, Joanna Marsh, and Michael Wells—Missouri Valley Special Collections staff


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I know that the entire premise of this blog is to post reviews, but I've been increasingly bothered by an issue lately and, frankly, this is the only place I can really rant about it. That being said, feel free to stop reading now that you know it isn't a review.
Prior to making the jump to librarianship, I taught high school English for 5 years. Teaching public high school prepares you for an amazing number of things, including the ability to suffer abuse without flinching. In five years of teaching, I can't count the number of times that I had parents and students alike heap abuse on me for all manner of things. I was too young to be teaching, I was racist, I was incompetent, I was mean, I gave too much work, my class wasn't easy enough, blah blah blah. I spent most days of my first year of teaching going home, sitting on my couch, drinking most of a bottle of wine, and crying hysterically because I was so unhappy.
I was obviously much more of delicate flower my first year of teaching than I am now.
So after a year of this self-imposed misery, a friend from college asked me why I cared so much. "You aren't there to be their friend. It's not your job to make them like you. Your job is to make them learn something. As long as you're doing that, who cares what they say?" Lightbulb moment of my life. Teaching got much easier after that and some of the students who spit the most vitriol at me have later come back and told me how much of a difference I made in their lives. I spent the next four years becoming pretty much impervious to people hurting my feelings. I have to like you a whole lot for you to be able to hurt my feelings nowadays.
This skill has proven to be exceptionally helpful in the world of public libraries. When I first began working in a library three years ago, my building was under construction and many of our patrons were angry about a lot of things. Apparently, it is the library's fault(and therefore mine by extension) that property taxes have gone up $400, that we live in a third world country, that the power goes out sometimes, that rats exist, and that the renovation of a two-story building cannot be accomplished in a weekend. I have spent a lot of the past three years nodding calmly as people yell at me. I've gotten so good at this that when we get new employees, my first piece of advice is: "If you get a really nasty patron, just send them to me. It's just easier to let them yell at me because it just doesn't bother me."
Now don't get me wrong, there are a lot of wonderful things about working in a library. The sense of victory at figuring out a book title with a short three word description. The satisfaction of solving one of the many technical problems that patrons come by with. Having patrons stop by the desk just to say hello and tell us that we're their favorite librarians. The excitement of recommending a book for someone and having them come back to tell me how much they loved it. By and large, we have way more kind and happy patrons than angry, embittered ones and I am grateful every day for them.
Then there's the third set of patrons. And it's this set that is becoming more and more problematic for me: Creeper patrons. I get that as a public librarian part of my job is going to entail busting people for watching porn. But I'm really tired of the BS excuse of, "Oh, I didn't realize I couldn't look at that here." Seriously? You didn't realize that it was inappropriate to look at a screen size picture of a vagina in the middle of a public library full of children, teens, and other adults? I do my best to joke about it to avoid thinking about exactly how much it creeps me out that this person is now smiling at me and trying to play dumb.
Additionally, I am not your best friend, or you future girlfriend, or your shrink. Please don't stand at the reference desk and tell me all about your divorce and how you think your ex is such a crazy bitch, all the while smiling at me and telling me how nice you think I look today. I didn't put on a dress to look nice for you; I did it because my boss would fire me if I showed up in jeans, a t-shirt, and a pair of Chucks.
Further, if you are over the age of 16, do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, follow around our high school aged pages while they shelve books and ask them their life story. You are not being friendly, you are scaring them to death. And so help you if you follow them out to the parking lot.
But see, that's the problem. These types of patrons have no fear of getting kicked out of the library. We run interference as best we can, we explain to them, in the politest way possible that their behavior could be "misinterpreted" but I can't actually do anything. We're a public, tax-funded entity so apparently a little good old fashioned harassment just isn't enough to ban someone. We can politely ask them not to do it again but inevitably run up against people(be they management, board members, Friends, etc.) who don't understand why it's a big deal. "You should be flattered." "Oh, I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it." "He's just lonely and you're such a lovely young woman."
I've never realized how much it bothered until recently when a male patron, going through a divorce, kept coming up to the desk to ask questions about zip codes. Each question followed by a five minute ramble and then an effusive gushing of how much he appreciates my help and how friendly I am and how much he enjoys coming to the library. At which point I realized that every time he was coming to the desk I was starting to hunch my shoulders over and avoid eye contact. I desperately tried to appear too busy to talk to or tried to engage another patron or co-worker in the hopes that he would go talk to someone else. But instead he would wait patiently until I could no longer ignore him and it crushed a little bit of my soul every time.
I don't like feeling uncomfortable in my work place and even more, I hate feeling powerless to do anything about it. I can handle people being mean to me, I can handle rowdy teens, possible fist fights, and people who pee in the study room. But apparently I don't handle harassment as well as I thought and it is becoming increasingly frustrating. So that's my non-review rant for the day.


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TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson police are scaling back their search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing since Saturday.
Police Chief Roberto Villasenor said Tuesday that law enforcement expect to wrap up their intensive search for Isabel Mercedes Celis by morning.
Villasenor says more than 20 officers will work throughout the night in the neighborhood surrounding the girl's home.
That's a sharp reduction from the 150 officers from various agencies who first took part in the search.
Villasenor says the drop in personnel doesn't mean authorities have given up hope of finding Isabel alive. He says police are shifting from searching to an investigative phase.
About 50 officers finished searching a city landfill but Villasenor would not disclose if any leads were found.
Villasenor says authorities are following more than 260 tips.


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Jillian was blind, her target had a head start, and that target was flying. There was no obvious way to catch the Overlady, but there was nothing else to do but try. Her hunter's-instinct demanded pursuit of the prey in flight.
"Jack, run behind me!" Chief Jillian ordered. "Look up ahead, up the hallway!"
She planted a boot to the left, turning on strict guesswork, and began a shuffling walk, leading with the tip of her sword to the floor. She moved as quickly as she dared to into empty space...or space she hoped was empty. She tried to keep in mind that her boot steps were real, but the view in her head was not.
That view shifted wildly in response to her command, but it was now looking back behind her to the dais. She saw her father kneeling there over the fallen form of Brother Orwell. He looked up...Titans, was he crying? Why? The caster wasn't even croaked! They could still get him healed if they'd just pull together and win this battle.
Eyes ringed in red, her father stared at her bleakly for a moment. No...stared at Jack. Jack must have been looking to the King for a countermanding order. But Banhammer only dropped his chin to his chest and turned his gaze away.
The sight of Orwell on the floor, robes and belly sliced through, did bring to mind one critical tactical detail that Jillian had overlooked. "Claim him as a prisoner!" she shouted over her shoulder, giving it the verbal heft of an order. "C'mon Jack, let's go!"
It was the first time she'd ever ordered her father to do anything, a rare Chief Warlord's prerogative reserved for times when the stakes were at their highest. The King's response seemed automatic, almost mindless. He touched Orwell's shoulder, and steel manacles appeared on the fallen Lookamancer's ankles and wrists.
She took another step, dragging her feet along so she wouldn't trip over anyone. But someone nearby—Marie or Wanda—suddenly gasped, and Jillian halted in her tracks. She raised her sword and tilted her head back.
Brand new information about this city was flooding her mind: Level 5, +1 garrison walls, a dungeon zone, +2 ...farm? oh, the garden, +2 tower but no spells left on it... And even with Jack's crazy Foolamancy view, she could see that the color in the Wizard's Hall had shifted. The floor was still black, but the puke-emerald was all gone. The curtains hung in proper green, Faq green.
Her side had a capital. They had a home, a place to defend! And a treasury! And a portal...they could bring in the other casters...
She turned to look at the others, but only saw an odd, reverse-mirror view of herself as Jack peered her way. Stranger than flower-dreams, this was. Could it be one? Had she finally slipped out of reality and into the world of the bud? No, if that were true she wouldn't need a bud so badly right now.
"We've won," said a breathy, frail voice. Wanda's. Jillian's view shifted toward the Croakamancer, as Jack looked that way.
Jillian almost objected. It took a moment to understand that the Lady Firebaugh's "we" meant "Faq," the side to which she now belonged. Jillian shook her head slowly, thinking it through.
Olive had left the garrison. That was the only explanation. After Jillian destroyed the golems, Orwell must have been the only Haffaton unit in Efbaum's garrison. Therefore, when the Overlady fled to the airspace, the city fell to Faq.
"We've...won the city," she said. "We haven't won the war. We didn't get her yet."
"She hasn't had time to leave Efbaum," said Wanda, smiling slyly. Jack's view focused on the Croakamancer, walking up to where Jillian saw herself standing. "She must still be in the airspace."
"She was panicking," said Jack. The view wobbled, as if nodding.
Jillian's mouth opened. "She's our prisoner!" When a garrison fell, the remaining units in other zones of the city were captured automagically.
"Mm. Well, she's in shackles, I assume," said Wanda. "But of course, shackles didn't stop you."
"Right," said Jillian. "Fugitive." The target was still a commander, able and expected to escape. She was neither guarded nor imprisoned. She was mounted.
The hunt was still the hunt.
"Let's go get her."
There were three women within Jillian's view. The figure in the center was herself; its steps matched what she felt in her legs. Her control over that body clicked into place once more. Wanda was a few steps behind, Marie was even farther back (though closer to Jack's view) and to the left. They were all hurrying down the grand corridor.
She dared to break into a full run, controlling her movements from behind as if working some huge puppet. She'd been through this hallway once before, so at least she knew the marble floor was trustworthy and even. There should be nothing to trip over, as long as she could run halfway straight.
Time to think battle tactics. The prey was in the air, so she'd need a mount, first thing. The gwiffons were hovering at the tower top. She could order them down from here, without having to climb the tower. But was there even time for that?
Her boots thudded on the polished floor, carrying her puppet body through the darkness. They'd passed two of the hallway's powerballs so far. Now three. Wanda had caught up and was running beside her. Lady Firebaugh...the Faq unit. Unbelievable. But also weirdly natural and comforting, as if she'd done things right for once. She didn't know what it meant, or how she could use a Croakamancer in this fight, but she was really glad Wanda had joined them.
Jack and Marie were a few steps behind. She needed a plan before they got through the main archway and outside. Think it through, think it through... Wow, did her head ever ache. And her ribs. A fresh bud to take this all away would be so nice, wouldn't it?
No. Forget it. Think. Okay, say she failed here. If Olive did get out of the city, then...what? The Overlady would get clear away, because she had move and Faq didn't. Her shackles would be gone as soon as she was out of the city. She'd likely meet up with the nearest Haffaton unit and be rescued.
They could try hunting for her when their turn came, but the head start would be...however much move that broomstick had in it, plus the Overlady's own move. She didn't like her chances of finding a Florist in the forest. Nature was on Olive's side.
For resources, she had a Predictamancer, a Foolamancer and a Croakamancer. Kind of a ridiculous luxury, having three casters in battle. And more were coming. Somewhere in this building was a portal they could use to bring in the rest. But she'd still trade them all right now for one mount with move. Where was Crapsack when she needed him?
Six powerballs, and the archway. Daylight streamed in through the enormous pearl-inlaid wooden doors Dame Branch had thrown open on her way out. This was it now, plan or no plan. You fight with what you've got.
She burst out into the paved street, foolishly looking up at the sky but seeing nothing other than herself out in the street. You're still blind, you dope.
Jack's view followed her through the big doors, and suddenly her mind was flooded with daylight. She squinted hard, but this again had no effect on what she saw. Her view shifted skyward, swinging around crazily in all directions. The tall towers blocked much of the sky, but amazingly, Jack found the tiny form of the Overlady almost immediately. There she was, barreling northwestward. Jillian wasn't sure she could have spotted such a tiny target from here at all, let alone as fast as he had.
Just as amazingly, the view switched to something much larger, as if they had leaped into the air halfway toward the target. She could see the glint of manacles where Olive clutched the broomstick. The Jack had powers of observation that she'd never known about.
The target was far gone, almost to the walls already. If she took the time to get a mount, she'd never catch her. The gwiffons were in the airspace, though...
"Veil the gwiffons," she ordered.
"I'll have to stop casting on you," came Jack Snipe's voice.
"That's fine, go ahead," Jillian told him, and the morning's light instantly vanished. Great, back to helplessness. She sheathed Three-Edged, drawing a sharp breath in pain as the big dent in her chestplate rubbed against her cracked rib.
"It's done," said Jack.
Well, not really helpless. She was still in command. "Unstack and pursue!" she shouted up to the air. "One, climb! Two and three, stay low and put the sun behind you!" Whether or not the gwiffons could actually hear her from down here, they would still follow the intent of her orders.
"They are pursuing," reported Jack. "But they can't can catch her before she leaves the airspace."
"What else can we do?" said Jillian. "Can you confuse her? About what direction she's going?"
"I sh'll try," said Jack, his voice absent with concentration. "But my juice is low, and there isn't much to work with up there."
A moment of strange serenity followed. Although the future of Faq was on the line here, for Jillian there was only silence, darkness, and the slight chill of morning. She thought she could smell heroine buds on the breeze. She reached up and touched the wilted bloom still in her hair. As useless as it was, she couldn't bring herself to yank it out. One way or another, she was going to get a replacement flower soon.
Wanda cleared her throat. "We do have the tower," she said, in a low voice.
"No, there's no spells on it," said Jillian. "You already shot them all at us."
"I can put one on it," said the Croakamancer.
"Oh, one? Against a high-level caster? I mean..." Jillian couldn't see what harm it would do. "We can try it," she said. "But it would have to be one really lucky shot."
"Luck would matter only if the shot didn't," said Wanda.
"Mm," she heard Marie grunt in assent.
Jillian sensed some deeply-frustrating caster nonsense behind that grunt. But she had to bite. "Whaddya mean?"
"I mean that it matters to Fate whether I hit Olive or not," said the Croakamancer. "Fate will borrow Numbers from somewhere. With your permission, I will place the spell on the tower. Then the Predictamancer will cast. Sister Marie will let me know when I am meant to shoot."