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Even early Christians observed a season of penitence and fasting as they prepared for the Paschal or Easter feast. The season now known as Lent (from an Old English word meaning "spring" or the "time of lengthening days") has a long history. Originally, the fast was only for two days, but in the third century the fast was lengthened to six days. Eventually, this fast became attached to, or overlapped another fast of forty days, in imitation of Christ's fasting in the wilderness. The forty day fast was especially important for converts to the faith who were preparing for baptism and for those guilty of notorious sins who were being restored to the Christian community. In the western church the forty days of Lent extend from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday, omitting Sundays. The color of the vestments for Lent is usually purple, although in some churches, the Lenten vestments are the natural color of unbleached linen. Episcopalians observe Lent as an opportunity for inward reflection, self-examination, and repentance as they prepare for the great feast of Easter. In addition, many people observe the season by taking on a special program of study or service, by fasting, or by self-denial. All of these acts of devotion are intended to deepen the spiritual experience of the believer during this very special season of the Church Year.
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Former Air Force Lt. Col. Richard French claimed to be a head investigator of Project Blue Book in the 1950s. His main job was to debunk false UFO reports. French never thought to witness what seemed to him to be two extra-terrestrial beings doing some repairs on totally unknown craft. The now 83-year-old retired Air Force colonel testified about his former work as a UFO debunker in 1952 at the Citizen Hearing On Disclosure in Washington D.C. which had a panel of six ex-Congress members. At first, two UFOs were seen by several people off the coast of St. John. So, French was ordered by his superior to investigate the UFO sighting. When French got in the area of sighting, he saw approximately a hundred people standing around on the wharf and looking in amazement at the water including several policemen. French recalled that the coast had clear waters allowing them to view two round craft very clearly. He said that each craft had approximately 18 feet in diameter and around 3 feet thick. French remembered that the two mysterious craft were a couple of feet apart floating below the surface of the water, less than 20 feet from the shore. He added that he noticed two alien beings near the two ships, around 2-3 feet tall, very thin, light grey with long arms and two or three fingers. This story continues after this brake… Read more… Video: Two Aliens Repairing Two UFOs Under Water Video: That President Obama Is Well Aware There's An Extraterrestrial Presence! Photos: Spiral Impressive UFO Sighting in San Clemente Meeting aliens will be nothing like Star Trek—fact Video: Stunning UFO sighting over Russia Video: UFO Secret: The Friendship Case Video: UFO Quincy Massachusetts FAA and mayor at dispute over what it is Video: Former CIA Agent on his Deathbed Reveals UFO TRUTH!!! Powered By: RSSPump.com He further witnessed how the ships started to rise out of the water and accelerated for approximately 2,500 to 3,000 miles per hour after they reached the surface of the water. They disappeared but returned after approximately 20 minutes and nearly stopped before they submerged to the water again and the two extra-terrestrials were working something on the ships. After another around 20 minutes, the two craft departed together and slowly surfaced to the water before they accelerated again at very high speed. Since the job of French was to debunked UFO sightings, he just reported in the Blue Book that the incident only involved something that they did not know and did not directly say that there were two UFOs and two aliens seen. Air Force Pilot Discovers UFO Disclosure: Col Richard French USAF: My Primary Job Was to Debunk UFOs – Washington D.C
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Thanks to the lovely mata as usual. 😉
There's nothing new on the Eva front, except for yet another Club des Créateurs de Beauté cover. Ms Green is gracing their summer issue. She's their model of the year 2007, which is also the year of their 20th anniversary. So we have new covers for each new season. I don't have any scans yet, only a preview:
All the previous CCB covers and articles can be found in the gallery.
I've also added new old scans to the gallery thanks to April:
Last but not least, the Fan Art Archives was updated with lots of new LJ Icons:
Please don't forget to credit the talented artists if you decide to use their creations.
BridgeToTheStars.net posted an audio file and also a transcription of Eva's Cannes interview in their site today. Be sure to check it out! 🙂
PS: Apparently, the Dior commercial featuring Ms Green and directed by Wong Kar Wai will be revealed to the public next September 3rd. Keep that date in mind! 😉
Thanks to the lovely mata as usual. 😉
We have a new video thanks to Paolo. It's a very tiny TV footage announcing the Effetto Bertolucci at the Festival Futuro Presente earlier this month. They didn't show any footage from the festival itself, but they did show footage of the 3 dreamers and Bertolucci at the Venice Film Festival in 2003.
I've also added more HQs from the "Golden Compass" party in Cannes. Many of them were donated by Holli. Thank you!
First of all, thanks to Anouk for sending in 4 new Serafina stills.
Last but not least, we have a brand new video thanks to the awesome Isabelle. It's a French interview (that also contains on-set footage) in which Eva talks about "The Golden Compass" and her international career. She said that unfortunately she didn't find any new French roles that she liked so far. She also said that she had to rehearse a lot, suspended on the air, very high, and that it was a problem because she's very scared of heights but that she lands very well now.
Screen captures from it can be found in the gallery.
Both have some Eva content.
E! News showed a very short footage from the Cannes press conference tonight. Not only it was extremely short, but the main focus was Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman's absence. That's why I won't be adding it to the Video Archives. I recorded and encoded the video and sent it to the ladies of Dedicated to Daniel. You can download it here.
Here's a screencap in which Eva can be seen:
I've also updated the Filmography page with more info on "The Golden Compass".
The teaser trailer for "The Golden Compass" is now available at Yahoo Movies. Eva looks amazing as a flying witch!
Captures can be found in the gallery:
The teaser trailer is now available for download in the Video Archives. Make sure that you have all the most recent DIVX codecs installed in order to play it.
Thanks to Emma, we have a new (old) video from the Journal de France 2. It's a special feature on Casino Royale with short interviews with Daniel Craig, Caterina Murino and Eva Green.
Like in many other CR promotional interviews, the two Bond girls were asked how it was to kiss James Bond. Eva replied that they are both actors, that they are both very professional, that everybody can do that and that kissing Bond was the least of things. Our girl was also asked what was her favorite filming location and she answered Lake Como.
Here's a reminder of upcoming events and Golden Compass news:
# Eva Green and Louis Garrel will both be present at the Festival Futuro Presente this Friday. The Italian festival is honoring Bernardo Bertolucci this year.
# About 15 minutes of footage will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off May 16. That's the same buzz-generating strategy used for 2001's Fellowship of the Ring. Dakota Blue Richards is expected to attend the festival, along with writer/director Chris Weitz (About a Boy) and co-stars Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott and Eva Green. But Nicole Kidman, who plays the mysterious Mrs. Coulter, will be busy shooting another film.
# The first teaser trailer will set sail May 25, along with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.


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The 8 most dramatic moments from teen mom 3 [video]
"16 and Pregnant" offered us a small window into the lives of Mackenzie, Alex, Briana and Katie, and though we got to know a bit about the struggles these brand new mothers faced during their individual episodes, that barely prepared us for the drama that followed throughout "Teen Mom 3." Violent behavior, drug addiction, lying and take-no-crap grandmas all played a role in the first season, and we've highlighted eight of the most jaw-dropping moments.
Matt and Alex square off.
When Alex found out that Arabella's father, Matt, had been talking to another girl, all hell broke loose. Matt's temper went into overdrive as Alex's mom tried to calm him down, and he came dangerously close to getting physical with Alex. Thankfully, Wendy put a stop to the fight before it escalated further, and made sure Matt knew he was no longer welcome in their home.
Alex learns that Matt overdosed on heroin.
Matt's struggle with drug addiction put a pretty big burden on Alex and her family, especially since she initially wanted to work things out with him for Bellie's sake. Though he had tried to get clean in the past, it wasn't long after Matt returned home from rehab that he started using again, eventually falling victim to dire consequences.
Joey breaks up with Katie on her birthday.
The engaged couple tried to put their combative ways aside to celebrate Katie's birthday in Salt Lake City, but on the drive home, a simple mention of college caused a huge argument, ending with Joey telling his fiancé to take a hike.
Katie's mom calls the cops on Joey.
Despite Katie's ability to hold her own with Joey most of the time, after they broke up, her mom felt the need to step in during a particularly brutal fight, calling the police when Joey tried to hightail it out of his and Katie's apartment with Molli in tow.
Mackenzie and her mom call Josh out on his lying.
When Mackenzie found out that Josh was lying to her about his whereabouts, she knew she needed backup from her mom in order to confront him calmly. Josh told Mackenzie he'd been pulling away because he needed a break, and Mackenzie — who had been trying so hard to save their relationship — was left dumbfounded.
Josh breaks Mackenzie's heart on the side of the road.
En route to couples' counseling, Mackenzie's nagging sent Josh over the edge, and the typically stoic cowboy let his frustration get the better of him. He pulled the truck over and made it crystal clear that their relationship was over.
Roxanne unleashes her mama bear wrath on Devoin.
The Dejesus family had never been fans of Devoin, but when Briana's ex insinuated that Briana's own absent father clouded her judgement about what kind of people Nova needed in her life, Briana's mom, Roxanne, finally had enough. Roxy saw red and stepped up to defend her family from his slander, and ultimately shooed him out of the house amid a flurry of cuss words and a flying vase.
Devoin ain't exactly Mary Poppins.
The one time Devoin tried to actually step up and babysit Nova all by himself, Briana couldn't bring herself to stray too far from the scene, and set up shop right outside the house in case anything went awry. While she was desperately missing her baby despite being only a few hundred feet away, she didn't have to wait long for Devoin to call her for help, as he found it impossible to soothe Nova's post-vomit crankiness.


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Nakaa Nanotechnology Network NNN invites all its members to participate in the First International Nakaa Nanotechnology Network Book competition INNNBC 2011which is desired to produce and publish " The First Nakaa Nanotechnology Network Book in Nanoscience and Nanotehnology".
The competition idea goes around producing a book about Nanotechnology concerned with an " Introduction to Nanotechnology" and " General applications on Nanocience and Nanotchnology " beside reseach papers written by those who are experts in nanotechnology discussing Nanotechnology appliations in different fields and recent advances i Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
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Breaking news: Intermediate repertoire brings joy and satisfaction.
At times, I've been guilty of downplaying Beethoven's sonatinas, in addition to other intermediate repertoire. However, while teaching both sonatinas several times in the past couple of years, I'm beginning to (re?)discover the genius of these little gems. Never miss a chance to bring the same excitement and joy to an intermediate piece that you experience in a symphony or sonata! Plus, there's a freshness and clarity in much intermediate repertoire that is there to be enjoyed if we just stop to listen.
Enough preaching - a couple of examples. First movement of Beethoven's F-major sonatina: brilliant motivic development. M. 21 and m. 27, for example. A simple four-note pattern in m. 28 morphs into a sequence of its own at m. 34. Perfect balance in the opening eight bars. Even a quintessential Beethoven coda, proportionately lengthy compared to the rest of the movement. All of these things remind me of aspects of Beethoven's writing in his large-scale works, but in this piece anyone with just a few years of piano study can explore Beethoven's genius with the same sense of wonder and appreciation as a professional pianist playing the Eroica variations. Amazing.


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Typically the spec reads an "Untreated" Clear
coating on the exterior which serves no real purpose that we have been able to
determine. One thought process would be if there is a concern with condensation
that may occur on the exterior of the duct. In our experience, the outside clear coating is
generally dropped from most projects we have quoted for shop applied coatings.
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The Irish group disband after their forthcoming tour of the UK and Ireland...
THE DIVINE COMEDY are to split, NME.COM can exclusively reveal.
The group, who are due to start a European tour in Glasgow this evening (October 23), will continue their dates as planned, but following these live shows will disband.
Sources close to the group have said that singer Neil Hannon will remain with the group's current label Parlophone, but it is currently unclear what will happen to the other members of the group.
A spokesperson for The Divine Comedy told NME.COM: "The band are splitting but in essence The Divine Comedy has always been Neil Hannon. He is the only member signed to Parlophone. Neil continues to be signed to Parlophone and is working on a new record for release next year. The band have been working for six years with this line-up so it's very sad."
The group are due to play:
Glasgow Barrowlands (October 23)
Nottingham Rock City (24)
Bristol Anson Rooms (25)
London Brixton Academy (26)
Paris Zenith (27)
Waterford South (November 16)
Killarney NEC (17)
Cork Savoy (18)
Dublin Olympia (19-20)
Galway Leisureland (21)
Belfast Mandela Hall (22)
The group are set to release a new single from their Nigel Godrich produced album 'Regeneration', 'Perfect Lovesong', on October 29.


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Using sensor intelligence the smart way with IO-Link
Sensor requirements have been on the rise for years. The demand for sensors to help automate and network processes and to make those processes more efficient began growing even before the dawn of the Industry 4.0 initiative and "Internet of Things". IO-Link makes it possible to easily transfer parameter data integrated in the Baumer sensors, such as measuring ranges or switchable distances, from master to sensor and vice versa. Conversely, the sensor can also provide the user with process and diagnostic data such as the sensor's current state (e.g. switching point, alarm).
IO-Link can help you:
- Quickly and easily install sensors by way of automated configuration
- Easily swap sensors
- Streamline processes and minimize costs through proactive maintenance/status monitoring
- Access an extensive range of diagnostic functions at the sensor level
As a member of the IO-Link Consortium, Baumer is involved in developing the standard and is one of the first manufacturers to feature the new Smart Sensor Profile 1.1. in its sensors.
What is IO-Link?
What is IO-Link?
The IO-Link communication standard is the first internationally standardized IO technology (IEC 61131-9) and facilitates the easy and smart linking of sensors to the control system through the simplest cabling using an unshielded three-core cable up to 20 meters long. The connection is standardized using M5, M8 and M12 connectors.
IO-Link is not a bus system, but rather a point-to-point interface for the parallel connection of sensors and actuators to a control system. This connection makes it possible to use the IO-Link mode to transmit parameters, process data and diagnostic data without any additional effort. A wide variety of additional data can thus be exchanged between the master and sensor. Primarily parameter data is transmitted from master to sensor. Going the opposite direction, cyclical process data and, if necessary, service and diagnostic data is transmitted to the master.
All parameters can be saved in the control system. If a defective sensor needs to be replaced while the equipment is running, the sensor is recognized based on an ID number and the control system can automatically transfer the respective parameters to the new sensor. IO-Link thus reduces the amount of effort necessary to integrate and set up the sensors, while simultaneously increasing the efficiency of the production process.
Operating modes
Each port of the IO-Link master can be operated either in SIO mode (standard IO mode) or in IO-Link mode and can thus process the information from all sensors. In SIO mode, the senor functions like its conventional counterpart. Measured values and switching states are transmitted to the control system via digital or analog outputs. In IO-Link mode, the sensor's digital output is used as a bidirectional, serial interface in order to exchange measurement data as well as diagnostic information. In this mode, parameters can also be used to reconfigure the sensor.
The standard setup provides for 2-byte process data packets per cycle. The user can also choose larger data packets (frame types). It is therefore possible to transmit even larger process data packets of up to 32 bytes in length at a correspondingly slower cycle rate.
Whether housed in plastic or stainless steel, whether large or small – Baumer offers a wide selection of IO-Link sensors:
Benefits to you
Automated sensor configuration (parameterization)
- Fast and easy sensor setup thanks to automatic configuration.
- Application-specific parameters allow you to swap products quickly.
- Convenient configuration of hard-to-access sensors.
Replace sensors quickly
- Even untrained personnel can quickly and easily replace sensors. The sensor is accurately identified and the parameters are loaded automatically.
Proactive maintenance/status monitoring
- Efficient maintenance and repair intervals thanks to the ability to define individual parameters (e.g. contamination threshold) in the sensor.
- Process safety: critical sensor states are detected before a system shutdown, facilitating demand-oriented, efficient maintenance.
Simple and affordable
- Large-scale replacement of parallel cabling by IO-Link.
- Replaces analog signal routing.
- Interfaces and cables are standardized to a single type.
- Plans for modular machines can be easily supported.
Every IO-Link device has a device description known as the IODD (IO Device Description). This contains information about the manufacturer, product number, functionality, etc., which can easily be exported and further processed by the user. Every device, meaning every sensor, is uniquely identifiable as a result of its IODD and its internal device ID. The IODD consists of several files: a primary file and optional external language files (both in XML format) as well as image files (in PNG format).
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Isn't that the case with most moms? Sounds like it's the story of my life these days. I just want to do so many things and it feels like I'm being spread so thin. I know the answer would probably be to give up some of my sleep time if I want to be able to do more in a day...but I really like my sleep and don't really want to give any of it up!
Activities. Hunter has started t-ball this year. Yup, we have hit the age of having to run him around for activities. It's crazy already, so I guess I get to look forward to having to double that when Hudson starts in a few years. Hunter has games two nights during the week and then on Saturday morning or early afternoon. Add that on top of AWANA during the school year on Wednesday nights and we've got a full schedule. How do moms find the balance of wanting their kid to do all the fun activities they can while still balancing time for sit-down dinners every night?! I haven't found it yet.
Church. When we are home, going to church on Sunday mornings is just routine, we always go. But...man I would love to get back into going on Wednesday nights or Sunday nights, or both. It just seems like there is always chaos or Hudson will be in bed already. Probably just one of those things where it is what is, for this season in our lives. Thank goodness for Tuesday night bible study with some of my favorite women!
Quilting. I started playing around with quilting last Fall and quickly fell in love with it. I watched YouTube videos and just kind of figured it out. I've made a couple baby sized, a lap sized, and two full sized quilts. Hudson does not allow me to work on anything like this while he is awake ;) So that leaves nap time and late nights. Ugh. Once again, I don't like to give up my sleep time. Just worked on this for a friend's new baby girl at nap time today, now to find time to finish it!
All other things. I love to do things for others. Whether it be making baby's quilts, taking people meals, or watching someone else's kids for a few hours.... it just blesses me to do those things for others. But man, I wish I just had more time to do those things!
Oh well, once again, just a season in our lives with having young children. I can still dream of having twice as many hours in the day...or two of me. :) In the meantime, just trying to enjoy what is in front of me instead of just thinking of all the things that aren't getting done.
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Crab and Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Oranges
Showcasing fresh crabmeat and shrimp, this main-course salad makes an impressive dish for guests. Serve warm sourdough bread alongside.
- 1 small red onion, cut crosswise into slices 1/8 inch (3 mm)
- 1/4 cup (2 fl. oz./60 ml) red wine vinegar
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Sugar, to taste
- 12 to 18 large shrimp in the shell
- 2 large navel oranges
- 1 Tbs. sherry vinegar
- 1/2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice, plus more as needed
- Freshly ground white pepper, to taste
- 6 Tbs. (3 fl. oz./90 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 bunches watercress, tough stems removed
- 1 head red-leaf lettuce, leaves separated and torn into large
- 8 to 12 oz. (250 to 375 g) cooked crabmeat, picked over for
shell fragments
- 1 large ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and diced
Put the onion slices in a small bowl and toss with the red wine vinegar and a large pinch each of salt and sugar. Let stand for about 30 minutes to soften and mellow the onion, then drain.
Put the shrimp in a steamer basket and place over boiling water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. (The water should not touch the bottom of the basket.) Cover, reduce the heat to medium and steam until the shrimp are evenly pink, about 2 minutes, stirring once if needed. Remove from the heat and let cool. Peel and devein the shrimp, leaving the tail segments intact if desired.
Grate the zest of one of the oranges, then use a knife to peel and segment both oranges, catching and reserving the juices.
In a small bowl, whisk together the sherry vinegar, the 1/2 Tbs. lemon juice, 1 Tbs. of the reserved orange juice, salt and white pepper. Add the olive oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly until the dressing is smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning with a little more lemon juice if needed.
In a large bowl, combine the watercress and lettuce. Add all but 2 Tbs. of the dressing and toss to combine. Transfer the salad greens to a large, shallow bowl or platter or 4 individual bowls. Arrange the crab, shrimp, orange segments and avocado cubes over and around the greens, and drizzle the remaining dressing over them. Scatter the marinated onion on top, sprinkle with the orange zest and serve immediately. Serves 4 to 6.
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Today I'd like it to rain
Today I'd like the ocean taste,
The overpass coming on to me,
small campfires, crowded tents.
Today I'd like a better charade,
a better song to dance to.
Above here below, splitting fusion spitting atom with a sneeze,
nose ropes and off-color teeth, dressing on the cheap;
I too worship a giant stick of butter.
Today I'd like to slip between seconds and sweat atmosphere,
the scent of reconstruction as if you didn't see it coming;
For this I will tiptoe across desolate fog on continuous wave, transmitter.
The art of sublime obscenity, the body inside of the egg between two sparks;
Up with Her whose image recurs every place I walk.


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What you will need:
2 large potaotes peeled and sliced very thinly cross wise
1 cup besan or bengal gram flour
1 cup besan or bengal gram flour
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 tsp powdered red pepper
Mix the gram flour in1 cup of water into a smooth batter, while stirring in salt red pepper powder and cumin
Now preheat oil in a kadai for deep frying
Dip the sliced potatoes in batter and slowly place them in the oil for deep frying.
Let fry while turning the sides until the bhajjis turn gold brown on both sides
Take out using drain excess oil onto paper towels.
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Density Ratio Estimation in Machine Learning
- Authors:
- Masashi Sugiyama, University of Tokyo
- Taiji Suzuki, University of Tokyo
- Takafumi Kanamori, Nagoya University, Japan
- Date Published: March 2018
- availability: Available
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- isbn: 9781108461733
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Machine learning is an interdisciplinary field of science and engineering that studies mathematical theories and practical applications of systems that learn. This book introduces theories, methods and applications of density ratio estimation, which is a newly emerging paradigm in the machine learning community. Various machine learning problems such as non-stationarity adaptation, outlier detection, dimensionality reduction, independent component analysis, clustering, classification and conditional density estimation can be systematically solved via the estimation of probability density ratios. The authors offer a comprehensive introduction of various density ratio estimators including methods via density estimation, moment matching, probabilistic classification, density fitting and density ratio fitting, as well as describing how these can be applied to machine learning. The book provides mathematical theories for density ratio estimation including parametric and non-parametric convergence analysis and numerical stability analysis to complete the first and definitive treatment of the entire framework of density ratio estimation in machine learning.Read more
- The first book to cover the entire framework of density ratio estimation
- Allows readers to solve various machine learning problems systematically
- Includes source code (mostly in MATLAB®)
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- Date Published: March 2018
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108461733
- length: 341 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 153 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.55kg
- contains: 79 b/w illus. 18 tables
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Part I. Density Ratio Approach to Machine Learning:
1. Introduction
Part II. Methods of Density Ratio Estimation:
2. Density estimation
3. Moment matching
4. Probabilistic classification
5. Density fitting
6. Density-ratio fitting
7. Unified framework
8. Direct density-ratio estimation with dimensionality reduction
Part III. Applications of Density Ratios in Machine Learning:
9. Importance sampling
10. Distribution comparison
11. Mutual information estimation
12. Conditional probability estimation
Part IV. Theoretical Analysis of Density Ratio Estimation:
13. Parametric convergence analysis
14. Non-parametric convergence analysis
15. Parametric two-sample test
16. Non-parametric numerical stability analysis
Part V. Conclusions:
17. Conclusions and future directions.
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The 1st Central European Day of Energy (CEDE)
Home / News & Events / Calendar / The 1st Central European Day of Energy (CEDE)9 December 2016
Brussels, Belgium
The Central Europe Energy Partners (CEEP), in association with the Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission, organises the 1st Central European Day of Energy (CEDE) which will take place on 9th December, 2016, in the premises of the European Commission (Berlaymont building) in Brussels.
The 1st edition of this project is supported by the International Visegrad Fund and organized in cooperation with partners from the Central European ("CE") region and V4 Countries:
- the Institute for Politics and Society (IPS) from the Czech Republic
- the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT) from Hungary
- the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) from Poland
- the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA) from the Slovak Republic
- the Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies (Razumkov Centre) from Ukraine
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The key benefits for attendees will include information concerning: approaching and dealing with the most important issues related to CE's (and V4 countries) energy sectors and a thorough review of the major energy issues in CE. The main scope of the discussions will focus on gas and electricity infrastructural needs, especially in relation to North-South Interconnections in the CE region, and linking the EU with Eastern countries, such as Ukraine.
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Saturday... FINALLY!
Here's a quick video today that I thought I would share. For us old married folk, it's definitely good to see the devotion that is present in this couple. They are truly blessed to love each other and instead of complaining, this wife looks for ways to be grateful. She is definitely a role model for me. The husband, Ian, does not sit back and feel sorry for himself. In fact he worked hard just to be able to be married! Take a look. Let me know what you think!
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Your page inspired us for our place in France. Here's some photos of a tricky road side banking we've made into a new path up to the house by adding a further 65 ton of Earth and lots of railway sleepers.
We'll be doing another huge raised bed using railway sleepers too with bamboo to hide the view of our neighbours on our garden
Suzanne Fitzgerald
I'm glad that you felt inspired! Many thanks for the pictures of your new path that you've created involving such an enormous movement of soil and major construction with railway sleepers. Impressive stuff. It will be great to see part 2 when you build the huge raised bed, and then to have both projects on the website to inspire future budding landscapers!


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Legend of the Seeker is a television show based on the Sword of Truth book series. For those of you that aren't nerds, Sword of Truth is an epic fantasy series written by Terry Goodkind. It spans eleven books, and the first book of the series, Wizard's First Rule, is one of the best fantasy books ever. Filled with plot twists, magic, sword fights, likeable characters, and a world that is uniquely it's own, it wasn't a stretch to think that a good TV show could've been made out of this book.
The "quick" plot summary is this. Richard Cypher (Craig Horner) is a woods guide from the Westland, a place with no magic, that has been separated from the Midlands (a place with magic), by a barrier called the boundary. Richard meets a woman from the Midlands, Kahlan Amnell (Bridget Regan), as she is being chased by a group of assassins and helps her to defeat them. Kahlan is a Confessor, a woman who can use magic to control the minds of people she touches. She has crossed the boundary in search for the First Wizard, Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Bruce Spence), so that he can name a Seeker to defeat the evil Darken Rahl (Craig Parker). Rahl has taken over the Midlands, and the Seeker has been prophecized to stop him. Zedd names Richard the Seeker and gives him the magical Sword of Truth, after which the three of them go off to find and destroy Darken Rahl.
And while this is a good plot to work from, my excitement died when I learned the show was going to be on the CW. I'm trying to be less pessimistic, so I decided to give the show a chance. After watching the first two episodes, I discovered three things.
- This was not actually going to have anything to do with the Sword of Truth series
- Kahlan is pronounced Kay Lin (I can finally use her name in conversation!)
- I really miss Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
At the time, the first point struck me as most relevant to my future watching. Knowing that the beauty and intricacy of Wizard's First Rule was being violated, the nerd in me wanted to give up the show on the spot. It turns out, the third point was stronger. I really missed Hercules, and so I continued watching.
It is important to note that while Legend of the Seeker is not Sword of Truth, it is not entirely unrelated. The characters are mostly the same, though some of the relations have been changed. For example, Richard Cypher does not know that he is the grandson of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander. Kahlan Amnell is not the only living Confessor. The Book of Counted Shadows was brought to Richard by Kahlan, rather than Richard having memorized it in his youth. These are huge plot points, and only the beginning of the changes that were made to the story.
While these are glaring errors to anyone who has read the books (and I know people who have stopped watching the show just because of these things), it doesn't really impact the feel. The characters still act in ways that are consistent with how they should be acting. Zedd is still highly amusing, a teacher, and a great wizard. Richard is still completely righteous, willing to help out anyone even if it means putting himself in mortal peril. Kahlan is still an imposing figure, wise, beautiful, and a superb guard to Richard. So, though the events that occur in the show do not mirror the events of the book, they certainly could have happened if those characters were put into those situations.
All right, enough comparisons of the book to the show. If you can tolerate the changes to the plot (or if you're new to the series), what you'll find can best be described as Hercules without Kevin Sorbo. This should be completely unsurprising considering the producers, Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert, are the same. I'll be the first to admit, Hercules wasn't the most thought provoking show, but it was still fun. Legend of the Seeker is certainly just as enjoyable to watch. There isn't an episode where you don't see a good sword fight, magic, and people getting Confessed.
But, that's not all! Since the show is filmed in New Zealand, there is never a lack of beautiful scenery. The costumes are very well done, especially the white dress of the Confessor. The characters themselves are equally beautiful. It's not uncommon to see Craig Horner shirtless (which my sister seems to enjoy), and seeing Bridget Regan in a Mord-Sith outfit (tight, red leather) was just spectacular. Is it wrong to enjoy that? Maybe, but that doesn't stop me. Perhaps the best thing, in a world where people praise boring, drawn out shows with no ending in sight (Lost, Battlestar Galactica), is that the episodes are stand alone. While, there is a background plot (find and kill the bad guy), each show is a story on it's own and can be watched without four seasons of catch up.
The actors themselves seem well placed. While Craig Horner may not be as manly as Kevin Sorbo, he plays the role of a woods guide turned most powerful swordsman in the world pretty well. Bridget Regan moves with the grace you'd expect from a Confessor, and she's apparently half-ninja. Plus, she's a much hotter sidekick than Iolaus was. Bruce Spence is perhaps the best cast of them all. Having to deal with the many moods of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, who continuously varies between extreme seriousness and childish playfulness can't be easy. But, when you see his facial expressions, you can't help but think that this was the character Terry Goodkind envisioned.
In the end, I highly recommend this show to anyone who liked Hercules or Xena. And to those who would hate this show because of it's lack of adherence to the book, watch the Denna episode. Why? Because, Mord-Sith are yummy.


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The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his Government, deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and friend to her foe.
21st September, 1814. Proclamation to the people of Louisiana from Mobile.
The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country, than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.
8th January, 1815. To troops who had abandoned their lines during the battle of New Orleans.
Our Federal Union! It must be preserved!
1830. Toast at Jefferson Birthday Celebrations.
Every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add … artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society – the farmers, mechanics, and laborers – who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their government.
10th July, 1832. Veto of the Bank Bill.
Each public officer who takes an oath to support the constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others.
10th July, 1832. Veto of the Bank Bill.
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does it rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing.
10th July, 1832. Veto of the Bank Bill.
One man with courage make a majority.
You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see.
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Miami, Florida (PRWEB) April 21, 2014
Miami Fashion Week and Jambalaya Media Group are pleased to announce Faces of Fashion 2014 International Model Search. Hosted by Real Housewife of Atlanta Cynthia Bailey, the fashion forward event will take place on Saturday, April 26th inside The Bath Club in Miami Beach.
Registrations open at 9:00 a.m. and they are followed by a dynamic one-on-one workshop with Cynthia Bailey starting at 10:00 a.m. The hands-on seminar will discuss modeling and fashion trends, as well as tips on how to prepare for a go-see meeting. Model search commences at 1:00 p.m. with all models registered walking down the runway for their one-on-one auditions.
"I am very excited to join forces with Miami Fashion Week to bring such an amazing opportunity to all aspiring models out there," Cynthia Bailey, CEO of the Bailey Agency School of Fashion. "As a fashion model and lover, I can certainly relate with all modeling enthusiasts who come out to audition in hopes of seeing their wish come true."
Cynthia Bailey and her team of fashion experts will be part of the judging panel. The winners of Faces of Fashion will be introduced into the world of fashion during Miami Fashion Week as they walk the runways of the show. They will also be able to collaborate with national print publications and will receive a contract with the Bailey Agency School of Fashion, along with a full page spread in Jones magazine.
Aspiring models of all types are welcome to join the event and register to participate to become the next new face. Faces of Fashion 2014 International Model Search is looking for female, male and plus-size models, from the ages of 13 and up.
Faces of Fashion 2014
Date: Saturday, April 26th
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Bath Club, Miami Beach
For more information visit http://www.miamifashionweek.com or http://www.thebaileyagencyschooloffashion.com.
About Miami Fashion Week:
Miami Fashion Week brings the world's trendiest and emerging designers to the forefront of the American market. This year will mark the introduction of the first international platform for cruise/resort and pre-spring designer collections. Known across the globe as the largest International and Latin American fashion event, Miami Fashion Week celebrates fashion, beauty and lifestyle, and features a unique crossover of international cultures from designers, entertainers and celebrities from around the world. Miami Fashion Week is organized with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners and the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority.
About Bailey Agency School of Fashion:
The Bailey Agency School of Fashion is a full-service fashion and modeling school created by supermodel, actress and Real Housewife of Atlanta Cynthia Bailey. The agency gives aspiring talent what it takes to achieve success in the thrilling, but difficult fashion industry. It provides students with pertinent information regarding their fashion training that can be used to branch out into modeling, acting, pageants and entertainment. For more information visit http://www.thebaileyagencyschooloffashion.com.


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VANCOUVER � The Boston Bruins couldn�t have enjoyed the scenery late Saturday night while their team bus crawled through the raucous street party that consumed downtown Vancouver after the Canucks moved halfway to their first NHL title.
VANCOUVER - The Boston Bruins couldn't have enjoyed the scenery
late Saturday night while their team bus crawled through the
raucous street party that consumed downtown Vancouver after the
Canucks moved halfway to their first NHL title.
Maybe the Stanley Cup finals' move to the East Coast will
finally give the Bruins something to celebrate.
With Game Three looming Monday night at TD Garden after a quick
cross-continent trip Sunday, the Bruins realize the jam they
brought back from Canada isn't sweet.
Only four teams have rallied from an 0-2 finals deficit in 46
tries. Boston must win four of the next five games to beat the
Canucks, the NHL's best regular-season team and the winner of seven
of their last eight playoff games.
"We'll be disappointed, and we're allowed to be," said
43-year-old Mark Recchi, who ended an 11-game goal drought with a
power-play score in Game Two. "But we'll take a lot of positives
out of these games. When we get off that plane, we'll forget all
about it. We'll worry about Monday, and doing our job at home."
Recchi is right: The Bruins probably shouldn't spend any time
contemplating the historic depth of their plight.
Boston has rallied from an 0-2 deficit to win a series just once
in 27 tries - although it happened in the first round of this
postseason against Montreal.
"Now is not the time to squeeze your stick and to panic," Bruins
forward Patrice Bergeron said after the team arrived in Boston on
Sunday afternoon. "It's time to go back to what's been giving us
success. ... Squeezing our sticks is not going to help us at all.
We've got to go out there, play our game, make sure we play loose,
and at the same time play hard and desperate."
The Bruins are still smarting from their late struggles in Game
Two, in which they lost for just the third time in 41 games this
season when they had a lead after two periods. Vancouver dominated
the third period for the second straight finals game, with Daniel
Sedin tying it midway through before Alex Burrows won it with his
thrilling wraparound goal 11 seconds into overtime.
"We have four lines that go out there and play the same way,"
said Sedin, the NHL scoring champion. "We get pucks deep. We
forecheck really hard. It wears teams down. It's been like this the
whole season. It's nothing new for us. I think when we're at our
best, we usually have a lot of success in the third period."
Coach Claude Julien will remind his Bruins that they largely
played well in two one-goal losses. Their defense held the Canucks'
top line scoreless for the first five periods of the series,
bullying Daniel and Henrik Sedin into ineffectiveness.
What's more, Boston still hasn't lost a Game Three in the
postseason, even winning a pressure-packed game at Montreal in the
first round after losing the first two games at home.
"The positive is we basically lost both games by one goal,"
Boston forward David Krejci said. "That hurts, but we know we're in
the game and we know we can do it."
Yet cracks already have appeared on Boston's surface in the
The Sedin twins' line broke through for the tying goal in the
third period of Game Two with a beautiful passing display after
forcing a turnover by workhorse Bruins captain Zdeno Chara.
The same line was on the ice to start overtime - thanks to a
nifty bit of gamesmanship by Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault, who
ordered his top line onto the ice moments before the puck dropped -
when Burrows scooted past Chara, around goalie Tim Thomas and
behind the net for the electrifying winner.
"I thought we took over (with) five minutes left in the second
period," captain Henrik Sedin said. "You could see they were maybe
a little bit tired, and that's when we came hard at them."
Chara and partner Dennis Seidenberg have played superbly
throughout the postseason, and Chara was on the ice for more than
28 minutes against Vancouver in Game Two. But the Sedins weren't
alone in thinking Chara appeared to tire as the game went on.
Vancouver is trying to wear out the 6-foot-9 star by sticking to
a strategy of constant physical collisions, even if the Canucks
take the worst of those crashes. By finishing their checks on the
hulking defenseman, the Canucks believe they can wear him - and it
showed in Chara's numerous misplays and turnovers.
"I guess all of a sudden you lose a game, and now we're going to
start wondering about certain players," Julien said in Chara's
defense. "I think it's really about our whole team. It's not about


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What liberal media? Yeah, that liberal media
I wrote an extra column this week for the NYPost on the journalist political donations story. Here's an excerpt…
How many times over the years have we seen mainstream media elites get on their high horse about their unbending commitment to objectivity?
Wear ribbons after the 9/11 attacks? Heavens, no, the news poobahs swooned. Stacey Woelfel, news director at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Mo., directed his staff to "leave the ribbons at home" to show viewers "that in no way are we influenced by the government in informing the public."
Display the flag during wartime? Heavens, no, cried the dinosaur networks. ABC News spokesman Jeffrey Schneider told The Washington Post: "Especially in a time of national crisis, the most patriotic thing journalists can do is to remain as objective as possible . . . We cannot signal how we feel about a cause, even a justified and just cause, through some sort of outward symbol."
And dole out political cash while on the job? Heavens, n-oh, wait a minute. That unbending commitment to neutrality is really nothing but a Wetzel's pretzel.
Despite all the past protestations about the need to avoid outward signs of partiality, we now learn that journalists in America's top newsrooms overwhelmingly donate to Democrat causes and candidates (shocker!) – and that they've been giving despite clear prohibitions and conflicts of interest.
MSNBC.com's Bill Dedman found 144 journalists who'd made political donations to candidates, parties and causes from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign. Nine out of 10 – 125 in total – gave to Democrats and liberal groups; only 17 gave to Republicans, while two gave to both parties. The donors include war correspondents who gave while embedded or on the war beat, The New York Times' ethics columnist and several news anchors who crusaded and signed petitions against the war.
Adding insult to self-injury, every single one of these donors – who work in an industry that crusades for openness, disclosure, and transparency – failed to inform their viewers, readers and bosses of their political activities.
So much for "Sunlight is the best disinfectant."
Dedman reported that CNN's Guy Raz, now covering the Pentagon for NPR, gave to Democrat Sen. John Kerry the same month he was embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq.
You'll love Raz's snitty response and high-horse non-response: "I covered international news and European Union stories. I did not cover U.S. news or politics," Raz said in an e-mail to MSNBC. Asked how he could define U.S. news to exclude the U.S. war in Iraq, he didn't reply.
Get the picture now? Wearing an American flag: Not OK. Donating to a White-Flag Democrat: A-OK!
Newsbusters weighs in here and here. As I predicted, some media elites are shrugging off Dedman's report. Ken Shepherd points to the So What? sneer of Time's James Poniewozik, who took his kid to an anti-Bush playdate/fundraiser for John Kerry:
Having said that, I haven't myself made any political donations since I've been with Time, as far as I remember, owing mostly to being a cheap bastard. (Time's policy allows political donations, although according to MSNBC's list, only one staffer has taken advantage of that, so I'm guessing most of my co-workers are as tightfisted as I am.) Scratch that: I did attend a fundraiser for John Kerry in 2004, which I believe Mrs. Tuned In paid for, that consisted of a $20-a-ticket concert in a friend's backyard by children's folk-rock musician Dan Zanes. There is probably no more yuppie-Brooklyn phenomenon than a Toddlers Against Bush concert.
The question isn't, as Poniewozik frames it, whether he should be allowed to donate–but whether he properly discloses it and any relevant conflicts of interest to readers in a timely manner. None of the journalist donors spotlighted in Dedman's report did that. It's a point the Sunlight Brigade keeps glossing over.
Related: Thomas Lifson at The American Thinker exposes the "The Incredible Shrinking New York Times."
An ethics lesson for USA Today's "queer" bullies
December 12, 2018 08:22 AM by Michelle Malkin
Weapons of mass manipulation
June 19, 2018 11:59 PM by Michelle Malkin
Confirmed: Simone from Ferris Bueller's Day Off had more reliable sources than 'Fire and Fury' author
January 14, 2018 11:43 AM by Doug Powers
'Fire and Fury' author also apparently a heck of a mind reader
January 9, 2018 11:54 AM by Doug Powers
'Fake news' gold: CNN journo outs host of CNN's 'Reliable Sources' as unreliable source
January 7, 2018 08:59 AM by Doug Powers
Categories: Donald Trump, Media Bias


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At last! The Sleuthathon is here and we have lots and lots of amazing posts ready for you to read.
Readers: Enjoy!
Participants: Send me links to your posts once you get them published. I can't wait to read your contributions! I fully expect my to-watch list to burst at the very seams.
For everyone's reading pleasure, I have categorized the posts by theme. Some posts will fit into more than one section. In those cases, I flipped a mental coin. I hope no one minds.
(Note: I am getting over a flu so please let me know if I make an error or fail to link to you. My mind is not 100% operational today.)
Quick! Fetch a pipe, a deerstalker cap and some (whisper) cocaine.
Movies Silently | Sherlock Holmes (1922, John Barrymore)
Big V Riot Squad |Sherlock Holmes Looks Exactly Like William Gillette
The Consulting Detective | A Study in Terror (1965, John Neville)
Cinematic Catharsis | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959, Peter Cushing)
Spoilers | Sherlock Holmes: Basil Rathbone
Murder most zany
Death schmeth. We're here for the laughs.
Silver Screenings | A Shriek in the Night (1933)
Classic Movie Hub Blog | A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Once Upon a Screen | Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
The Stalking Moon | Not quite The Thin Man – The Joel and Garda Sloane "Fast" mysteries
The Vintage Cameo | The Thin Man (1934)
Hard-boiled & professionals
They get paid to do this. Both sophisticated and rough stuff included.
Destroy All Fanboys! | Kiss Me Deadly (1955) Mike Hammer
Critica Retro | William Powell as Philo Vance (be sure to hit the "translate" button on your browser!)
The Motion Pictures | Dressed to Kill (1941)
Girls Do Film | The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Wide Screen World | Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
A Shroud of Thoughts | Murder, My Sweet (1944)
The Man on the Flying Trapeze | The Big Sleep (1946)
This was not in my job description
Go to law school, they said. It will be a desk job, they said.
Silver Scenes | Father Brown aka The Detective (1954)
Ramblings of a Cinephile | Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Tales of the Easily Distracted | The Big Clock (1948)
Outspoken and Freckled | Perry Mason series (1934-36, Warren William)
Mildred's Fatburgers | The Uneven Adventures of Torchy Blane
The Joy and Agony of Movies | The Killers (both the 1946 and 1964 versions!)
Ladies night
Never let a fella to do a woman's job, I always say.
Movie Classics | Stage Fright (1950)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You | Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Margaret Perry | The Women of the London Detection Club of the 1930s: Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Company
Silver Scenes | The Miss Marple Mysteries with Margaret Rutherford
The Girl with the White Parasol | Phantom Lady (1944)
Genre Jumpers
A little of this, a little of that and a lot of mystery!
Mike's Take on the Movies | Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
A Person in the Dark | The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Speakeasy | Eyes in the Night (1942)
The Nitrate Diva | The Falcon series
Detecting on the Tube
Mysteries from classic television!
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear | Johnny Staccato (1959-1960)
Caftan Woman | Perry Mason (1957-66)


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Providing best service to the clients is the main aim of our company. We believe in team work and for that reason, formed a large team of staffs with a variety of services. The services provided by us are:
- Plumber
- Carpenter
- Electrician
- Computer repair
- Foreman
- Marble Cleaner
- Painter
- Masonry
- Craftsman
- General labor
- packing and Moving
- Interior designer
- Gardner
- Building renovation
Plumber – The essential and the most general problem of pipeline and sewerage connections are a headache to most of the houses. To remove this headache, we are ready for you. It's just a phone call away. Any leakage, new connections and wear and tear and new water tanks, in a word everything related to the water system and sewerage comes under this service.
Carpenter – The carpenter and the wood are intensely related with each other. The carpentry works are also similarly related with the home. We provide the best service from the skilled carpenters collected together.
Electrician – One of the most important parts of a home is the electrical part. Every office, building, house requires this system. The electrical wirings and equipments need regular maintenance. Also when the parts get damaged, repairing is needed. Don't worry and just give a call to us, we will reach you at the earliest.
Computer repair – The computer systems have its name in the most efficient and daily requirement lists in almost every family and office premises. But machines have some limitations and they need to repair and maintenance at regular intervals. We give the best computer repair servicing.
Foreman – We provide the best team of foreman who can inspect and supervise all the field works. Without proper supervising and expert guidance, no work is going to happen properly.
Painter – After the construction of a building, the color or the coating on the wall gives not only a temporary cover from the weather, but also an aesthetic sense in the looks of the building. We have experienced and skilled painting staffs who are best in their field.
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General labor – Hard working and skilled labors are needed in every aspect which is provided by us.
Interior designer – A house or office needs some planning for the placement of the furnitures and other
Gardener – A good gardener or expert in gardening can add a beauty to your garden. We have a number of gardeners who not give consultation services, but also help to maintain a garden well and maintain the aesthetic sense around you.
Building renovation – If anybody wants any renovating works in his or her building, we can help them in that area. Professional planners and civil staffs are there in our team of employees. They will guide you about all the needs in this regard. Any repair jobs or new construction required under the guidance of the expert staffs can reach your house to a new level.
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"Spring is in the air"
Yes! Spring is here!! I get really excited because spring is the best season.. To say the least, my favorite season. If you haven't noticed, I'm really into colors, I love bold and bright colors and what better time to be bold than spring?
Above is an ensemble I put together to welcome the season..
I love this new blazer from Asos. This bold blue or indigo, I just found out, is the color of the season. I wanted to pair it with white trousers; and through some extensive searching online, I found those for 25 bucks. I completed the look with a brown pair of loafers and my new bag. I also had to wait for this bag, which is currently my new favorite piece of accessory, from ebay for about three weeks because it was sold out on asos.com
From top to bottom:
- Indigo blazer by Asos
- light grey pinstripe shirt by Jcrew
- green tie by Asos
- tiebar by Jcrew
- white trousers by Express
- belt by Asos
- loafers by Bostonian
- leather bag by Asos
Thanks for stopping by,
Feel free to leave comments and/or questions
A bientôt
Avec classe,


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First you'll need to get to where you're going. Jim Cosgrove is offering up a free download of his song "Gobble Across the USA" here (enter "gobble" as the checkout code). As Cosgrove notes, it's not really a Thanksgiving song, but it features a lot of gobbling and a lot of food, which seems appropriate enough for me.
Then, once you get there, the prayer, courtesy of Bill Harley. His poem is called "Thanksgiving Prayer" and regardless of your religious affiliation (or lack thereof), I think you'll appreciate it.
[And here's a second blessing of sorts, this one coming from the Harmonica Pocket -- it's called "Give Thanks" and you can download it here.]
Moving into the main course, lots of turkey for the taking -- perhaps "Turkey Bop" from Dre Towey? (Proceeds go to the Conncecticut Food Bank, song available available here or here.)
Maybe you're not sure about turkey, considering vegetarianism? Joanie Leeds offers up "Tofurky," which contains the word "tushy," which kinda endears me to it right there:
After dinner, perhaps you'd like to work off some of those calories by walking around performing "The Gobble Song" from Spencer the Gardener. Evidently it requires walking around like a turkey. Some of them are walking like tofurkeys, I think.
Finally, a classic from Laurie Berkner. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all.
Laurie Berkner - (I'm Gonna Eat) On Thanksgiving Day (abbreviated) [YouTube]


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Don't Worry, Tomorrow Will Be Better…Unless Of Course it is Exactly the Same as Today!!
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Source: Review Copy from Authors
TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Pride and Prejudice Variation
TIME FRAME: Begins with the Netherfield Ball and fixates on the day Darcy proposes at Hunsford Parsonage
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Anne de Bourgh, Lady Catherine, and Charlotte Collins
SYNOPSIS: Darcy finds himself in a 'Groundhog Day' type scenario. Every morning he wakes up to relive the same day again. But the worst of it is, the day he relives is the most terrible day of his life, the day of his ill-fated proposal to Elizabeth Bennet. Not knowing why or how this strange time warp keeps happening Darcy strives to find a method to escape this purgatory! What does he need to do to make this day stop repeating?!? Continue reading »


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This over-the-top presentation of spicy crawfish dip surrounded by crusty French bread rolls all baked together in a cast-iron skillet is a rock star appetizer. The piping hot rolls, buttered and sprinkled with Parmesan, are ablaze with spicy flavor when topped with the creamy crawfish dip. This Cajun recipe for Crawfish Dip in a French Bread Skillet is sure to impress.
I stumbled on this combination when I was experimenting with my idea for an easy boudin king cake last year. I've bought pastry dough in the freezer case for years, and there is no end to the Cajun recipes I can make with a package of puff pastry or filo dough. But, the convenience of refrigerated cans of French bread dough (crescent rolls, too) sparked my culinary creativity in unique ways.
Baking off roll-size portions of dough in a skillet leaves an empty hole to fill with whatever strikes your flavor fancy. And in my case, that just has to be crawfish. Louisiana crawfish tail meat sold in 1-pound packages is the base for my sherry-spiked and cream-infused dip. With sautéed aromatics along with chopped mushrooms, this dip has a rich flavor profile.
Bring this Crawfish Dip in a French Bread Skillet recipe out at your next party or on game-day with friends. No matter the occasion, it's a tasty way to celebrate.
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- ¼ cup diced green bell pepper
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- ½ cup diced celery
- ½ cup chopped mushrooms
- ½ tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Acadiana Table Cajun Seasoning Blend, see recipe here
- ½ cup dry sherry
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ½ cup cream cheese
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 pound Louisiana crawfish tail meat
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Dash of hot sauce
- Flour, for dusting
- 2 (11-ounce) cans refrigerated French bread dough, such as Pillsbury
- ½ stick unsalted butter, melted
- Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- In a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, bell peppers, celery, and mushrooms, and sauté until the onions turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and Cajun seasoning, and lower the heat to simmer, and stir to combine. Add the sherry and cook for 5 minutes. Add the sour cream and cream cheese and stir until the cheese melts and thickens. Add the cream and continue stirring until the consistency of a dip.
- Add the crawfish tail meat; stir the mixture to combine. Simmer the mixture for 10 minutes. Add the cayenne, and season to taste with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Keep warm for serving.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Sprinkle flour over a cutting board and remove the bread dough from the packages. Cut the rolled dough into 12 to 14 equal segments of about 2 ½ inches. Roll on the cutting board with the palm of your hand until shaped into balls.
- In a 10-inch cast-iron skillet coated with non-stick spray, add the dough balls along the perimeter of the skillet leaving a circular space in the middle. Brush the top of the dough with melted butter and place in the preheated oven. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush with butter and sprinkle with salt and Parmesan cheese.
- For serving, pour the hot crawfish dip into the hole in the middle of the French bread skillet. Serve family style in the middle of the table and invite your guests to pull apart the bread and dip it into the hot dip. Be sure to have plenty of napkins.
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Venue Hire For Business Event
Conferences along with other corporate occasions are a fundamental part of the company. The occasions include various business workshops and meeting one of the world famous businessmen. The prosperity of the company is directly based mostly on the prosperity of the company event. These conferences have to do with creating […]Read more ›


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I went camping this weekend for the first time since surgery. It was phenomenal! Here's a picture of me sitting at the river side while my brothers fished. This was about 2pm. I went fishing for about 3 hours but after that time, my abdomen started to get sore so I took the rest of the day off and just kept my 3 brothers company while they fished. We fished on the lake, in the river, and on the pond and it was a a fun, wonderful, relaxing day.
Figuring out camping food for the weekend was interesting because I was still on pureed foods, but I got it all worked out and had a splendid time. The hardest part was letting my brothers set up and tear down and carry all the heavy stuff.
This morning was my 3 week post-op nutrition class. I advance today from purees to soft foods. I'm sooo excited! This opens up so many food options for me. I was getting tired of soups and yogurt and beans. I can now have things like fish and seafood, canned chicken, deli meats and cheeses, ground meat, nut butters, etc. Real food again! I can now eat up to 3 ounces if I'm able, but I know my stomach only holds about 2 ounces still, and I get to go from eating every 2 hours to every 3 hours!
Overall I'm down 22 pounds from the date of surgery and 57 pounds total since I started my weight loss journey. I haven't regretted this surgery for a moment yet, though I know I could potentially regret it during hard times in the future. There's always that possibility. But for now, in this moment, I am content.


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Squad news
22 Aug 2014
Haris Medunjanin conceded an interview to newspaper La Voz de Galicia; the Bosnian player gave a long explanation of his sad experience at Valladolid and also confessed that he isnt totally fit for Saturdays game.
Q: What happened to you at Valladolid?
A: I was coming from the second team of Alkmaar and it was a great change. For me this is what happened. The first year is useful to know and understand things. The second was better, but in the last games it happened something weird, because they said I was a drunk. And when a reporter says that and people read it, then they think it's true, but I never in my life drank alcohol. Nothing. Never. Off course you go out, everybody goes out and so do I, but I dont do it before a game, I do it later, to relax. But I never in my life drank alcohol and that was written by the newspaper. They said that before a match I was drunk. And that day I was at home playing Playstation with my friends and dont know what happened. I think they wanted to put the blame on some players because the results werent very good. So I didnt play anything within the last ten games, because all the fans were against me and couldnt play. When you go to the field and everybody is whistling at you then you cannot play.
Q: How do you like to play?
A: I like having the ball, distribute it, and play with other partners, to make the team better and to touch the ball. I like to come and open the game into the wing or find a pass through the middle, something like that and thats what I try to do now.
Q: From 0 to 100, how are you?
A: At 80, or something like that, or less. I dont know. I'm not totally fit. Its always difficult when you get into a new team and do it a week before the first game. And when you come from a pre-season that hasnt been good you are not okay and you miss something, because theres a high level and you need to be physically fine. I think I am not ready. I need to train very well and will improve with every game.
Q: You know that the team needs you that the club is seeking for signings, the coach trusts you
A: (He interrupts). That's the most important thing: when a coach trusts you and you have to answer to this confidence. If you dont do well then you go to the bench, it's normal. You cannot play five bad games. If you play one they give you another chance, but it cannot be five. Football is not like this. Therefore its very important to me to play well and help the team.
Q: Do you perceive fear ahead of the first matchday? Do you feel ready?
A: The first game its always difficult. I had pre-seasons in which we were winning everything and then were losing at the moment of the official competition. That doesnt mean anything. Of course there are doubts, but most of the teams have it. All coaches want the better preparation and confuse that will with the anxiety and doubts. Its important in the first game to go out, in our case to Granada, and know that you have to defend well, because Granada have very fast players who play very strong, so you have to play the ball and pass it. Its the most important thing, but you still dont know what will happen. We need more games to know where we stand.
Q: What is Víctor Fernández asking from you? Is it as challenging as it seems?
A: He doesnt yell to punish someone, but to make you understand. He shouts because he doesnt want something you're doing, he knows that you know how to play and when you do something wrong then he cannot understands it. Thats why he yells, until putting things at their place. Hes a coach who has a very clear idea, someone that understands football and that has been in this for many years. He cannot be on the field and we have to talk and help each other.
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