text: (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, June 12 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned State Street US Treasury Liquidity Fund, a short-term money market fund managed by State Street Global Advisors Limited a Money Market Fund Rating of 'AAAmmf'. The fund is a sub-fund of the Irish-domiciled umbrella fund, State Street Global Advisors Liquidity PLC. KEY RATING DRIVERS The 'AAAmmf' rating reflects: -The fund's overall credit quality and diversification; -Low exposures to interest rate and spread risks; -Holdings of daily and weekly liquid assets consistent with shareholder profiles and concentrations; -Maturity profile consistent with Fitch's 'AAAmmf' rating criteria. Portfolio Credit Quality/Diversification The fund is newly launched, and commences operations on 12 June 2017. Fitch has relied on an expected portfolio composition to conduct its analysis. 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Haughey secures victory for St Colman's
St Colman's Newry 2-17 St Ciaran's Ballygawley 4-9
St Colman's justified their favourites' tag in this MacRory Cup play-off but St Ciaran's Ballygawley pushed them all the way.
The Tyrone school were on top early but St Colman's produced a blistering response, before Mark McConnell banged in a goal and the sides were level at the break.
In the second-half Jack Haughey and Pearse Og McCrickard scored goals within three minutes. The Tyrone lads hit back with a Jody McGlone goal. With time almost up, Mark Kavanagh hit a 20m free to the net. However, a Haughey free levelled it before he hit another brace to win it.
Scorers - St Colman's Newry: J Haughey 1-9 (4f), P McCrickard 1-3, P O'Hagan, C Gilmore 0-2 each, O O'Neill 0-1.
St Ciaran's Ballygawley: M Kavanagh 1-5 (3f), P McAnenly , J McGlone (1f), M McConnell 1-1 each, C Morris 0-1.
St Colman's Newry – J Heaney; J Brown, O Donnelly, C Gordon; P O'Hagan, R McQuaid, L McGreevy; F Aiken, O O'Neill; P McCrickard, J Haughey, J Morgan; C Gilmore, P Keating, B Doyle. Subs: S Hanna for Gilmore, C Brown for Keating, G McElroy for Aiken.
St Ciaran's Ballygawley – C McAnenly; C Shields, C Boyle, N Breen; N Kelly, C Morris, B McSorley; R O'Neill, E McGarrity; C Monaghan, M McConnell, R McAnespie; P McAnenly, M Kavanagh, J McGlone. Subs: S Mulgrew for Monaghan, J Woods for Mulgrew, C Kelly for Morris, C Morris for McAnenly, S Mulgrew for McGarrity
Ref – M McNally, Monaghan
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The GSMA, along with companies from the mobile and
financial industries, has announced a contactless mobile payments
trial at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year.
Samsung, O2 parent Telefonica, and Visa, together with Giesecke
& Devrient, Ingenico, ITN International and La Caixa,
announced the first ever Sim-based NFC payments pilot at the
conference today (15 February).
The participating companies have provided more than 400 NFC
handsets to guests for use at Congress. The Samsung Star NFC
handsets contain Telefonica Sim cards from O2 pre-loaded with 60 euros airtime credit as well as a La Caixa Visa Mobile Payment
Participants can use their NFC phones to pay for food and drink
up to a value of 75 euros at over 30 merchant locations around
'It is a fantastic achievement to bring a full payment trial to
Mobile World Congress and a testament to the hard work of the
partners that this cross-industry collaboration has worked so
well,' said Michael O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer at the GSMA.
He added: 'Mobile operators have been requesting Sim-based NFC
handsets for some time now and it's great to see such progress in
this area. Now that the handsets are coming, we can expect to see
a number of commercial launches of mobile Sim-based NFC services
this year.'
The companies said the trial intends to raise awareness of the
technology, 'in anticipation of the commercial launch of these
Sim-based handsets in the very near future'.
The GSMA-led project is the result of cross-industry
collaboration with contributions from multiple partners.
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cut paper artist
Poirot looked at her for a moment and then turned away. He rejoined Mrs. Oliver. "We will drive back to London. We must return to everyday life. Forget tragedies and love affairs."
"Elephants can remember," said Mrs. Oliver. "But we are human beings, and mercifully, human beings can forget."
- Agatha Christie
Elephants Can Remember is a series of papercut art by Maude White shown at Ashkers in Buffalo, NY. The exhibition was on display January 2014.
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
Tought to get moving today....
I wanted to run first thing this morning but I just couldn't get motivated. So off I went to work. I did get home for a lunch time 5 miler. My leg is a little sore so I took it nice and easy. Next week is Relay for Life and I want to run most if not all of my 3 hour slot but time will tell.
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Uebergame (also called "Übergame") is a truly free and open source multiplayer shooter, no hooks attached.Genre: Shooter, Action
TBFTSS - The Pandoran Warv1.0 (13 Aug 2016)
2D mission-based space shooter, based on the Battle for the Solar System space opera novel trilogy.Genre: Arcade, Shoot 'Em Up
xoreos is an ongoing FLOSS project to reimplement BioWare's Aurora engine (and derivatives) as used in their 3D games, beginning...Genre: Role-playing
Bit Pit
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This is a quick, jam-quality, proof of concept game made over the course of a few days to demonstrate and try out an idea.Genre: Arcade, Platform, Action
Robo Space Attack23 Jan 2016)
A new Space Shooter is out there! Battle your friend, gain items and show them all you are the best robo shooteŕ! Use Items to bear...Genre: Arcade, Shooter, Action
Phoenix is a Libretro frontend powered by Qt 5, and is available on Windows, OS X and Linux.
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Reliquarium is a very unique set of four 3D slider puzzles, all with a Crystal Skull theme.Genre: Puzzle, Strategy
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Wyrmsun is a real-time strategy game loosely based on history and mythology in the ancient and prehistoric eras.Genre: Strategy
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Pydza is a free 2d game featuring fun gameplay and challenging levels.Genre: Platform, Action
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|Clubman Pinaud Beard Balm Conditioning Style Wax - 2oz jar
Clubman redefines effective beard grooming with Beard Balm. Our unique blend of natural beeswax, soy protein and coconut oil makes facial hair more manageable, with superior control and shine. For best results, use with Clubman Beard 2-in-1 Conditioner to hydrate and soothe skin.
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- The 1972 North American Tour promoting Exile on Main St.. The Texas shows captured on film in "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones".
- During one show in 1981, shortly after John Lennon's murder, when rockstars were understandably wary of Loony Fans, the Stones were in the middle of "Satisfaction" when Keith spotted a lone fan climbing on stage and making a dash for Mick. Keith calmly turned down the volume on his guitar, hit the guy over the head with it, strapped his guitar back on, turned up the volume and kept playing without missing a beat. Then he went down to the police station and bailed the guy out.
Keith: Security was not there. I'm watching Mick's back.
- For Charlie Watts, the Beware the Nice Ones example on the main page.
- They announced their 1975 North American tour by calling a "press conference" at a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, then pulling up to the front entrance on the back of a flatbed truck loaded with amps and instruments and performing "Brown Sugar" on the spot.


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The Green Knight: I Out-Googled Google
of all my Google services there too and it was clear that as I had originally feared I was in a bit of a Google catch 22 I searched through Google Help and it turns out that they have a way to let you back into your account if you find yourself locked out whew It would take up to 24 hours and would be a huge inconvenience but not the end of the world I set it in motion immediately Then I received something unexpected a call It turns out that even though I was locked out of Google Voice Google Voice was still forwarding phone calls to my mobile number It was probably forwarding text messages too but I had long since disabled that feature as I preferred to receive the messages just in my Google Voice app Doh Once I discovered this fact I was able to change my second authentication factor to voice instead of text This worked like a champ and I was able to log in to my Google account briefly Then the Google account reclamation mechanism that I had initiated earlier kicked in and locked me out again for several hours until I finally received an email from them to reset my password So in the end it caused me nearly a full day of inconvenience and and no access to my Google accounts While it was technically my fault I would have hoped that Google would have anticipated my predicament a bit At the very least a warning to proceed carefully if using a Google Voice number would have helped More helpful yet would have been some automated identification that the number I d entered was a Google Voice number Even though I now have figured out how to get by this
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The Green Knight: Successes and Failures
The good news my resting metabolic rate has increased by more than 200 calories per day I attribute this to moving from a calorie restrictive diet to one in which I m eating plenty just better foods Also my aerobic and anaerobic threshold heart rates have moved up meaning that I am running faster and at higher intensities with lower levels of effort This is the result of my running training and other anaerobic fitness conditioning The bad news just as I did last time I quit the running test too early I felt like I was completely tapped out but based on the level of lactate in my bloodstream I probably could have kept going for another several minutes at greater speeds This comes as a shock to someone who has typically regarded himself as having a high tolerance for pain I ve spent most of my life in short bursts of intensity though so now I need to work on sustaining such levels of discomfort for longer durations So in both my professional and personal life I am both achieving successes and enduring failures Clearly my goal is to learn from the failures to increase the magnitude and frequency of the successes This can be a somewhat frustrating experience but it sure helps having secure bases people who love and support me no matter what all around Posted by Bryan Hassin at 12 47 Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels Cleantech Open failure fitness running Smart Office Energy Solutions No comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to Post Comments Atom About Me Bryan Hassin Cleantech entrepreneur with global experience Rice Owl IMD alum and lover of both wine and sports View my complete profile Google Badge Twitter
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The Green Knight: Austin is Awesome!
Foods after all while Houston has more options for fine dining Houston is closer to the coast and offers a wide range of fresh local seafood Winner Houston Climate Houston and Austin are pretty close geographically and have very similar climates Houston has more humidity rainfall and then there s that occasional hurricane Winner Austin Scenery Austin s rolling hill country and lakescapes are absolutely beautiful Houston well Winner Austin Urban Lifestyle For both sustainability reasons and personal convenience I prefer to live an urban lifestyle living working socializing etc within the boundaries of a central hub While Houston still requires a car to get around Oh how I miss Lausanne I do spend 90 of my time within a 3 mile radius Austin has made some strides in this area recently but I still get the impression that you need to drive all over the spread out town Winner Houston Internationalization Although the demographics of the two cities are relatively similar Houston has a much more international outlook than Austin With 89 foreign consulates Houston has the third largest foreign diplomatic presence after Washington DC and New York City Many people I meet in Houston are from other places outside of the US they speak multiple languages and have traveled the world Most people I meet in Austin are pretty focused on Texas Having lived and worked abroad I really appreciate the global mindset Winner Houston Travel Katie and I both enjoy traveling and both Houston and Austin are centrally located able to reach just about anywhere in the continental US within 4ish hours of flight time Houston s airport is much much bigger though and has more direct flights throughout the US For international travel Houston is the only option Winner Houston School Austin likes to boast that they don t need pro sports teams because they have the University of Texas I think that s really cool especially since I like college sports better than pro sports However I don t like UT and I have no desire to build out a wardrobe of burnt orange Austin has UT Houston has Rice Winner Houston Network I have a pretty good network in both cities but I ve spent more of my career in Houston so my network is larger there I m pretty sure I could build my Austin network up quickly though if I were there fulltime so I m only giving a slight edge to Houston Grandeur I don t know quite how to label this category but here I m referring to the importance of the city Austin has much more of a small town feel whereas I walk through downtown Houston and I feel the world s largest businesses moving and shaking all around me Winner Houston So as you can see I m somewhat divided on the Houston Austin question Perhaps this reflects the dichotomy within me the tech entrepreneur and the aspiring global business leader Regardless I really enjoy both places
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The Green Knight: School Pride
and the Euro it is more extreme than ever Our modest picnic lunch assembled at the grocery store cost more than 60 Tuesday we just kind of hung around Lausanne and caught up with other friends there In the evening we divided up the girls had a ladies night at a wine bar in Flon while the guys had male bonding at the Croix d Ouchy an old favorite It was fun to see several classmates I haven t seen for some time Wednesday I gave a presentation at IMD on using social media for your own personal branding I gave the same presentation last year but practically rewrote it from scratch this year due to all the changes advances in the social media world during the last 12 months The students seemed receptive and I hope it was valuable for them as they pursue their career searches This was followed by an incredible dinner at Beau Rivage with our most gracious hosts also IMD classmates Beau Rivage was the site of our graduation so the IMD connections continued Early Thursday morning we hopped the train to the airport and returned to Texas where the scholastic links rolled on but that will be the subject of my next post Posted by Bryan Hassin at 18 59 Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels imd Rice travel No comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to Post Comments Atom About Me Bryan Hassin Cleantech entrepreneur with global experience Rice Owl IMD alum and lover of both wine and sports View my complete profile Google Badge Twitter Blog Archive 2016 1 January 1 2015 28 December 3 November 1 October 2 September 5 August 1 July 1 June 4 May 1 April 3
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The Green Knight: Finnish Wedding Part 3
traditional Texas line dance At first his performance was not deemed enthusiastic enough so he gave it another try pulling out all the stops and won her back what a great tradition Then the dancing started and it was a LOT of fun The DJ played everything from 80s staples to contemporary Finnish music to everything in between including Finnish covers of classic songs Despite the cool weather outside it got very VERY warm inside so I had to alternate between dancing and cooling off outside Eventually the best man made an announcement that it was time to stop drinking and start getting wasted what a great sentiment As Katie and I were dancing with one of my Chinese classmates having a blast it reminded me of a failure of mine from the IMD year I was so focused on academic achievement that I missed many opportunities to bond with my classmates foregoing parties to work for example It is so evident to me now though that my classmates were IMD s greatest assets and relationships with them are the greatest benefits that I took from the program This is now the top piece of advice I give to incoming students to take time to get to know their peers In my case I am now finally doing it at for example weddings like this one better late than never At 1 AM we had to relinquish our venue so we all hopped on a bus to The Tiger the self described classiest club in Helsinki There we had some tables reserved and kept the dance party going until 4 AM As the club closed Katie and I walked back to our hotel under the early sunrise and relished in the denouement of what had been an incredibly fun night Sunday began with brunch at an island mansion Our party was noticeably diminished in size partially because some people had already departed but also because many people were still suffering from the previous night Those of us who made it out were treated to excellent recovery food and a great view of the bay Afterward Katie and I ferried over to Suomenlinna the world s largest sea fortress for some touring and sight seeing Sunday evening featured a final casual dinner with the wedding couple and then Monday morning we were up eaaaaarly to catch our flight to Switzerland Somehow it is easier to get up at 4 AM though when the sun is already rising As we waited for our airport ride I breathed in and took one last look at the gray early lit skies above the train station and savored my most canonical view of Finland It was a short trip but a fantastic introduction to a great country and great people Many congratulations to Tuomas and Emilia Posted by Bryan Hassin at 12 26 Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels Finland imd wedding No comments Post a Comment Newer
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The Green Knight: Finnish Wedding Part 2
very sporty and pretty competitive to boot Having not played soccer since I was 5 this made me a little nervous Also I didn t have any cleats just the Vibrams Five Fingers that I had brought for walking jogging so changing direction might be hard Oh well even if I made a fool of myself and totally let Tuomas down I would at least get some good exercise Before the match started we energized with Finnish home cooking and plenty of beer my kind of pre game ritual Then the match began on a fortunately shortened field Long story short I managed to score three of our five first half goals two kicks and one header so hopefully I acquitted myself well They were mostly blind beginner s luck but I ll take them The highlight for me though was a jumping scissor bicycle kick to clear the ball out of our side It just went out of bounds but at least it connected and it felt pretty cool The groom s side had more people than the bride s side so I sat out the second half and got to know some of the other attendees including two other Houstonians one of which was a Rice Owl Afterward we continued to drink and threw around a REAL football as well Both the bride s and groom s sides were full of Finns who play American football both full contact and flag varieties How awesome is that Finally we disbanded from the park and several of us went for a late lunch at a cafe overlooking the bay The weather was beautiful so we were happy just to relax and soak it all in Walking around in the afternoon we bumped into some other IMD folks Helsinki is small enough that it isn t uncommon just to bump into people you know even when you re not from there Dinner that evening was organized at The Sea Horse a traditional restaurant near the wharf that serves classic Finnish fare We began with cocktails and Katie and I both tried ones that we thought we could never find back home She had one that was like a kir royale but with rhubarb liqueur I had a martini like drink with blueberry liqueur they were both delicious To eat I tried the traditional Vorschmack while Katie had a very creamy mushroom soup Then for our main courses we both had freshly caught local fish for the third time that day Dinner was delicious and was followed by some drinks at a local bar Once again it was good to catch up with IMD classmates but this time it was also great getting to know some of the Finnish friends and family of the wedding couple We called it an evening by 1 AM as we needed to rest up and bring our A game the following night Posted by Bryan Hassin at 08 00 Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share
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a good thing because everything was very expensive there Still given the quality of the people buildings and open spaces many parks plazas sea views and tree lined promenades you clearly get what you pay for Thursday evening we met up with other IMD couples for dinner and it was great to see people from Finland Colombia Argentina Brazil India China Hong Kong Romania New Zealand and France In all there were eight alumni from the IMD MBA Class of 2008 nearly 10 of our class and amazingly I had only worked closely in a group with one of them Accordingly in addition to celebrating the wedding of our classmate Tuomas and his awesome bride Emilia this weekend turned out to be a great chance to bond with other classmates as well Dinner Thursday evening was a great way to kick that off While we were at dinner we bumped into an older gentleman who had noticed us talking about IMD It turns out that he was an MBA graduate from 1988 Small world Or rather global network Posted by Bryan Hassin at 12 38 Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels Finland imd wedding No comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to Post Comments Atom About Me Bryan Hassin Cleantech entrepreneur with global experience Rice Owl IMD alum and lover of both wine and sports View my complete profile Google Badge Twitter Blog Archive 2016 1 January 1 2015 28 December 3 November 1 October 2 September 5 August 1 July 1 June 4 May 1 April 3 March 2 February 3 January 2 2014 26 November 4 October 3 August 3 July 3 June 7 April 1 March 3 February 1 January 1 2013 32 December 2 November
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The Green Knight: CleanTech Open National Academy
have outgrown their ability to run a mostly volunteer organization Additionally the academics were very basic The classes on market analyis financing IP etc were probably extremely beneficial to first time entrepreneurs or tech people with little business experience but for me they were mostly repitition I am not by any means claiming that I know everything and I fully appreciate the need to get the 150 semifinalist teams all on the same page However if we were hoping to learn something new for our 2 500 then we were disappointed That said they did line up some amazing speakers including Randy Komisar author of The Monk and the Riddle required reading at IMD Geoffrey Moore author of Crossing the Chasm required reading at Poken and Steve Blank author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany required reading at Smart OES as well as several prominent VCs and entrepreneurs So in this regard the Academy totally delivered The main benefit we were seeking on this trip was networking Houston doesn t have much of a Cleantech community Austin has more of one but still it is clear that the epicenter of Cleantech in the US is the San Francisco Bay area Therefore I was hoping to meet a slew of great conacts in the Cleantech ecosystem entrepreneurs sources of capital business partners potential customers etc Here again the event really delivered Moreover I now feel like part of the Cleantech Open community which I think will be beneficial in the long run As we undergo the next four months of workshops events and judging I believe we will continue to build this bond with the organization that will transcend the value even of winning if we are so able Finally there should be PR value to participating in the competition and especially if we continue to advance PR for us as a company for me as an individual and even for our region state and city which are not known as Cleantech hubs So there are known costs and unknown benefits just like everything else in the startup world I am looking forwad to the experience though and I will post my thoughts as it progresses While I was in the Bay area I had a great chance to catch up with other friends and colleagues Wednesday evening I had dinner with the cofounder of my first two startups he just finished his MS in computer science at Stanford and is now ready to take on the world again Friday night I met up with former Rice computer science classmates who are now at Google One of them is intimately involved in the Google rollout so I had a receptive audience to my fanboyness Saturday I had lunch with a high school classmate who is now a Silicon Valley VC and that evening I had dinner with an IMD alum who is sharing time between San Francisco and Brussels There is never enough time to see everyone while I m
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Video Evidence: Liverpool scouting 16-year-old Sevilla winger Luis Alberto
The Sun report this Thursday that Liverpool are interested in signing "brilliant teenage Sevilla winger Luis Alberto, 16." According to the grapevine, the highly-rated youngster has been personally targeted by Rafa Benitez who has reportedly ordered his scouts to watch Alberto seven times.
Alberto turns 17 in September and is still on amateur terms at Sevilla but is expected to break into the first team next season.
Sevilla sporting director Ramon Rodriquez Monchi said: "We are prepared to present an interesting proposition to Luis Alberto and to confirm his continuity in our club."
However, The Sun quote a "close friend of the player" who said: "while it is Luis's dream to make a big impact in Spain he wants to know about the Liverpool proposition."
Liverpool scouts were present to see Luis Alberto star in the recent Copa de Rey junior tournament in Malaga, which Sevilla won 3-2 in the final against Atletico Bilbao (pictured). Video highlights of the final can be seen below, including Luis Alberto's equaliser to level the scores at 1-1, which can be seen at 1.25.
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Feedback Needed: I have a question for y'all.......
I've been mulling over a move to create a racing forum, in and of itself on the main index page for the racers, themselves, with Cross Discipline subforums.
The idea is to move all the racing disciplines under their own roof in a Racing Forum. I'll be posting a poll for your feedback and crossposting this into Mountainbiking, etc.
I think it would be a good idea. I believe many of us that compete do so in multiple disciplines. Myself Mt, road and cross. So having it in all in one racing forum would make sense.
It seems like a good idea to me except that I wouldn't seperate out masters racing for non-masters racing.
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Ramona Flowers (Volume 5 Cover) - Scott Pilgrim
|Scott: Garlic bread is my favourite food. I could honestly eat it for every meal. Or just all the time without even stopping.
Ramona: You'd get fat.
Scott: No.
Ramona: You'd get totally fat.
Scott: I don't think I'd get fat. Why would I get fat?
Ramona: Bread makes you fat. Butter makes you fat.
Scott: Bread makes you fat??
The irony, that I cosplay the only American character in a Canadian-written and Canada-based comic. Ramona is awesome though! Although I probably identify more with Scott in the above quote...
I started on this costume before Volume 6 came out, which I kind of regret because I LOVE Ramona's dress from the end of Volume 6. I'll just have to cosplay her twice, it seems!
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Yay for more SP love! You're gonna make a great Ramona :D can't wait for the Ame group, even if the UK release has been pushed back!
Yeeep~! its coming along amazingly~! more progress D:
Ramona! Perfect time for it :)
You make an amazing Ramona *3*
Love this! and apreciate the tiny quote in your information! really well done! :) must have been fun to wear! would love to do scott!
Wow, it's so perfect! All the detailing n' everything! : O well done! You look all angsty n' cute~ <3
Awesome as always :D
Ahhh, that was you?! I saw from afar and was *_*. Awesome <3
WOAH you TOTALLY suit her, looks AWEsome!
You make an amazing Ramona, you suit her look perfctly!
This is spot on! Fantastic job.
That moment where you see the costume thumbnail and think, "...hmmm I don't remember this scene in the film...?" and then you realise that it's a cosplay picture. You total clone you! Awesome job :D
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Nearly one year later...
So it turns out that my "back-up" machine that I spoke about in my journal post from July last year is actually pretty damn hardcore and I think it might be an industrial sewing machine in disguise. It sews thick leather like a proper powerhouse and I finally got Ramona's bag done!! I wish I had tried it out before now. There's a few things I would have done differently if I were to make it again but in the end I think it turned out pretty good :D
Repetition Galore
I finished off fitting the jacket tonight, and then did the top-stitching details for the front (no photos yet, sorry). I then set to work on these bad boys: 24 belt loops, 8 arm belts, 1 collar belt and 1 waist belt. Squaresoft would be proud. LOL.
I will be hand-stitching these on while I'm away from my machine for the next few days, and possibly doing some small touch-ups on Ramona's various accessories.
Jacket Progress!
Threw together the basics of the jacket tonight. All the insides are french-seamed so I don't have to add a lining to the jacket- I forsee myself boiling in this outfit enough as it is, I don't need an extra layer of fabric making it worse! Also, I'm totally skint, and I already blew my budget on the fabric for this jacket. But I wanted it to actually look like denim, and not some crappy light blue cotton (which I neaaaarly went for at first).
In this photo, I was yet to shorten the collar, shorten the bottom of the jacket, shorten and take in the sleeves, and hem the edges of everything. I did that on 02/08/2010.
I broke my sewing machine. AGAIN.
I broke my sewing machine while working on Ramona's bag today. :S Four layers of pleather + sewing machine = needle refusing to pick up the bobbin thread anymore. I have NO idea how I'm going to finish this bag now. I'm going to take my machine in on Monday because it's still under warranty, and I might have to finish the bag by hand-cranking it through my other machine :S
This is really bad timing (badumpsh) though because I'm starting a commission that's due for AmeCon on Monday or Tuesday, and I NEED a zig-zag stitch for it. @__@ My back-up machine can only do straight stitches!! (because it's THAT old)


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The Florida League of Cities is holding its annual conference this week in Hollywood, Florida. On the front end of that event is a research symposium on innovation and technology transfer put on by the League's Center for Municipal Research and Innovation.
The roster of speakers is impressive. They are providing attendees with insight into possibilities and best practices for government/university/private sector collaboration to create new solutions to current problems and scale them for economic viability. Through such efforts, we hope to produce both better ways of meeting community needs and better ways to generate job growth.
As a natural introduction to the professional presentations, John Dailey presented the center's ongoing collaboration with the colleges and universities in Tallahassee, called MuniMod. In this next year, the MuniMod initiative goes statewide.
MuniMod is a program designed to invite the best and brightest students from institutions of higher learning to learn about municipal government, to dive deep into the challenges and opportunities facing our communities, and to create the "next big thing" to help meet those challenges and engage those opportunities. The results of these students' efforts are exciting.
For example, there is Muni-Comp. This innovation allows cities to efficiently compare their charter provisions with those of other cities around the state. Want to know how other cities address the hiring and firing of city managers? Muni-Comp can search city charters and deliver the answer. Want to know how many cities elect their mayors in popular elections and how many have their councils elect their mayors? Muni-Comp can tell you.
Then there is Aerial Relief.
When someone is lost in the countryside, when disaster isolates homes and individuals, we send up the choppers and seek them out. What if we could search larger areas simultaneously without dramatically increasing our fleet of helicopters? What if we could get down below the treetop level to find trapped or lost individuals?
The team that developed Aerial Relief built its own drone and developed supportive technologies to aid in search and rescue missions. This included the ability to do many things that are difficult, expensive or impossible with helicopters alone. Not least of these: the ability to hover at a location for extended periods of time and at very low cost, sending out GPS coordinates to search and rescue teams.
Greenscore, another MuniMod winner, provides ways for cities to track their carbon footprint. Reflecting our cultural passion for competition, Greenscore has a competitive game component, allowing city departments, or rival cities, to go head-to-head in their environmental campaigns. Competition, in turn, is likely to breed greater innovation and greater commitment to the task.
And there's Genie. Genie creates an online bidding environment for pre-approved contractors to meet immediate needs for services for amounts under the municipally identified threshold of cost. Instead of just picking a contractor from a list, or using a simple (and not necessarily economical) rotation system, Genie invites vendors to bid on the project. Like Greenscore, it harnesses the power of competition, giving our communities better prices and better service. And all of it is entirely transparent, online, for each contractor to see.
Whether any of these innovations strike you as important or even desirable, I hope something else does strike you. These are young adults, college students, part of the very demographic research tells us is most disengaged from an understanding of and interest in public service. Through MuniMod, they have been drawn into serious conversations about the needs of their communities. They've been asked to take those needs seriously and to consider what it is they can contribute to meeting those needs. Most importantly, they've embraced that challenge.
They didn't simply complain. And they didn't simply wish someone would do something. They've done it.
Whether or not any of these innovations scale up to meet the needs of cities around Florida and across the country, something else has been accomplished. These young men and women have discovered that their communities need them and that they have something to offer. They can make a difference.
They'll take that understanding with them wherever they go. And they'll share it with their peers, with their generation.
It's just a ripple, perhaps, in the overall conversation. But it could be the start of a wave.


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Kaylee, I love you and miss you, sister! If you were here I'd give you a big hug and you would sit on my lap while I played with your hair and we would giggle. Actually, that would not happen at all because over the top public displays of affection between sisters make us both uncomfortable. Especially, if it involves hair. Although didn't you dedicate the song "Wind Beneath My Wings" to me once? That's pretty cheesy. And isn't my ring tone when you call, "I'll Stand By You"? It is. Maybe we are just affectionate in a different way. Not the physical way. Definitely NOT the physical way. OK, but seriously, you'll always be my NMKMSD. That's what I wrote in the dedication for her senior year book for all of you who don't know. She used to babysit my kids a lot when she lived with us while in high school. It stands for "Nurse Maid Kaylee, Master Snoop Dogg". Because that's what I called her. Sometimes I'd just shorten it to "Nurse Maid" and would yell things across the house at her. Stuff like "Yo, nurse maid! Jeremiah needs a diaper change. Get on it!" That's more our style. It's how we roll.


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It is Hallows' Eve today, which is a holiday that I have become increasingly fond of, the older I've gotten. Of course, it's a holiday that most children look forward to because of the sweets and treats they will receive and because they get to wear their favourite superhero costume, BUT, for the adults out there who enjoy a bit of Halloween fashion trends, fantasy and dark glamour, Halloween has so much to offer.
At no stage in my 32 years could anyone ever have accused me of being a Goth, and yet tonight – and on future Hallows' Eves – I am afforded the chance to revel in some deliciously dark and menacing Halloween fashion trends. And you too can unleash your inner ghoul, vampire or devil-maker… which is why I am serving up some beautifully dark editorial from over the years from none other than the bible of fashion, Vogue. Enjoy and have a wicked Halloween and weekend! 😉
First up is a spread of Halloween fashion trends from this month's issue of Japanese Vogue, aptly titled "Into The Woods":
Halloween Fashion Trends
Next up is "The Now Smash of Style" by Craig McDean for Vogue Italia (May 2009):
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Feeding the Hungry
It's hard to muster the will to make changes in your life—or even believe you can—when you're weak from hunger and have no idea where your next meal will come from.
Did You Know? It costs the Mission approximately $900 to feed a family of four (two adults and two children) for 30 days. It costs an average of $16,609 each month – or $199,312 per year to feed hungry neighbors through our weekly Mobile Kitchen stops in Bridgeport and South Norwalk.
On-site Meals
Our residents and emergency shelter guests join low-income individuals and families for three free meals in our dining room, seven days a week.
Mobile Kitchen
Our two Mobile Kitchens visit impoverished neighborhoods in Bridgeport and South Norwalk. Caring Volunteers provide nourishing meals, kind words, and prayer for individuals who rely on the Mission for food and who are unable to come to our dining room at the main campus.
Pantry Bags
Families struggling to make ends meet can receive a Pantry Bag filled with enough food to feed a family for one week. Often, families tell us this support allows them to pay for other necessities such as rent, utilities or medical bills.
The Great ThanksGiving Project
More than 3,000 food boxes—along with 15,000 coats and winter-wear items—are distributed during the holidays to Bridgeport and South Norwalk's poorest neighbors.
Food…The First Step Toward a New Beginning
A volunteer on our Mobile Kitchen, Anne (right) reached out to Deborah and encouraged her to join our New Life Program. Read Deborah's story.


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Contemporary home on 5 private acres abutting the Taft Farm. Enjoy mountain vistas from the 500+ sq. ft. wrap-around deck, pick raspberries and blackberries from your own bushes and hike or snowshoe trails connecting to Camel's Hump. Updated interior and exterior paint, new maple flooring, tile & carpet. This efficient home boasts 2200 sq. ft. of versatile living space, woodstove, cathedral ceilings, exposed beams, mudroom, and 1st floor laundry and master. Only two owners, and the first was the builder. Come and experience the sense of community that Huntington and Richmond have to offer. Plowing cost for driveway and shared road $35/per, avg. elec. $80/mo. as per VT Elec. Coop., approx. 2.5 cords of wood burned per year. Call for oil usage.
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There are many activities that can be incorporated into your exercise regime whilst on a vacation. Whether the vacation is taken by a beach, in a caravan or a near mountains and snow there are many ways to fit exercise into your daily routine.
If the vacation is by a beach or a pool then swimming is an excellent sport to take as a daily exercise. It is one of the best to take up whilst away. It will make the body fit and healthy working every muscle and giving you strength and vitality. It will, also, burn lots of calories compensating for all those extra foods eaten. If you cannot swim, then just simple movements such as jumping or walking in the pool will help.
This is another exercise that can easily be taken up on vacation. An hour walk a day can make the world of difference. Take a walk to the beach, to the shops, sightseeing walks or stroll after dinner in the evening. It doesn�t have to be a strenuous walk, just easy steps to give you some movement whilst on vacation.
Water Skiing
If you are an avid swimmer and love water sports, then water skiing is a good exercise too. Take the chance and get out there in the water. Show off your talents at this sport. Be a devil!
Pedal Boats
Hiring a pedal boat at the beach can give you some form of exercise if you pedal it. It will work those leg muscles and keep them in shape whilst away. You will not have to worry about having to work out at a gym.
Ride A Bicycle
Hire a bike and pedal around. This is an energetic way to keep you in shape whilst eating your favourite foods on your vacation. It�s a brilliant way to tone the body too and burning all those excess calories that have been eaten.
Horse Riding
If this is available as an excursion sport such as taking a ride along a beach or through countryside then take the opportunity of doing it. It�s still exercising.
If you are on a skiing vacation, then skiing will be the ultimate exercise here. If you cannot ski then learn. Even the smallest of movements will be helpful.
Wind Surfing
This is, also, a beach one. Wind surfing can keep the body in tone, as you are using your balance to keep afloat. So, if you love this sport then do not hesitate doing it.
If you are able to surf or can take lessons, then this will tone your body no problem. The movement and balancing effect is an excellent form of exercise.
Using a Gym
If your hotel has a gym then definitely take advantage of this. Visit the gym once a day after breakfast or even before. This would be a great way of not having to loose out on your daily regime whilst being away from home. It�s not something that most people want to do when away, but it will still keep you in shape.
Overall, I would say that swimming, walking, skiing and pedaling a boat to be the most used form of exercise for the majority of people whilst on vacation, but all of the above are still good ways of keeping yourself fit when away.
I always pack my jogging shoes! I love jogging in new areas to get a 'feel' of the place and people.
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Earlier today, I was speaking with a couple planning to purchase a home in the next six months. We've just begun the process, and this is always a fun time to work with someone…looking through home listings, picking out favorites, talking about their dream home. Over the next several months, we will likely tour a number of homes together and eventually find the one they will purchase and have the pleasure of calling their home. This is the start of an important and sometimes overwhelming journey, and the great responsibility I have towards them is to make this experience as stress-free as possible. Here are 5 tips for all homebuyers to consider to help ease the process of buying a home.
1. Be Patient
Buying a home can be a lengthy process. Unfortunately, unlike the house hunting shows on TV, you will most likely tour more than three homes before making a decision. It's a rare treat for all parties involved if you find your ideal home on day one and all goes smoothly to the closing table. Experience has taught me you will need patience and a lot of it. Hopefully you won't have to walk through a hundred homes before finding the one, but you will probably need to overcome a few obstacles along the way. By having the right mindset from the beginning, you will save yourself some heartburn along the way.
2. Get Pre-Approved
One of the first questions I ask buyers is if they are pre-approved for a mortgage. Hopefully the answer is "Yes! We are working with so-so lender. Here is our pre-approval letter. We want to keep our monthly payment below x amount. When can we start looking at homes?" If a buyer isn't pre-approved, I recommend a lender and ask they make a call to get this important step done. Without knowing how much home a buyer can afford and a maximum monthly payment, I really can't begin my job of finding them a home. Not to mention, most sellers will not even consider an offer to purchase their home without first seeing a pre-approval letter.
If you are curious what you can afford, the rule of thumb is your monthly income should equal 3x the mortgage payment. For example, a $1,500/month payment means a buyer needs to make at least $4,500/month or $54,000/year. How much home can this buy? Well, that will all depend on interest rates, your down payment and loan terms, and a home's property taxes. For example, if your interest rate is 4% on a 30 year mortgage and you put down 5% on a $225,000 home with $5,000 in property taxes, your payment will be around $1,500/month.
3. Be Prepared
Remember those obstacles I mentioned earlier and the need for patience? Here are just a few issues buyers might encounter:
- Sellers that make buyers work around their schedule to see their homes.
- Sellers that don't want to reasonably negotiate.
- Home inspections that discover your dream home is a real nightmare.
- Sellers that refuse to make any repairs recommended by a home inspector.
- Appraisers that think you are paying too much for a home, even though you've seen 40 homes and know the price is right.
- Lenders that will want everything but a blood sample to approve your mortgage.
- The closing date getting pushed back because someone forgot to push a piece of paper to the lender.
- The closing date getting pushed back because the seller waited until the last minute to hire movers and now needs an extra week to get out of the house.
You get the idea. Until you get to the closing table and get the keys into your hands, anything is possible, but I will do all I can to prepare you and help you overcome anything standing in the way of buying a home.
4. Work with a Professional
By this point, you probably don't need to be convinced that working with a real estate professional will make buying a home easier. It should, at least. The key, of course, is to work with someone that is in fact a professional, has the experience of working with numerous buyers, navigated through all sorts of circumstances, and can prepare you for all the "what ifs." After a decade of working as a Realtor, I've seen enough "what ifs" to help buyers navigate the process with few surprises. Besides experience, look to work with someone with knowledge of the local marketplace, integrity to always tell you the truth and put your interests first, persistence to get you the best deal possible, solid communications skills, and hopefully someone you will end up calling a friend. This is the greatest reward of being a Realtor- establishing lifelong relationships and helping people realize their dreams of homeownership. Here are a few recommendations from people I have worked with over the years.
5. Stay Positive
There will be plenty of highs and lows along the way to finding your next home. This is something you will most likely do only a few times in your life. Enjoy the experience! By staying positive, you will find the search for a home is a fun and rewarding time. If you are ready to begin, let me know!


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TYLER (KYTX) - A man who owned many businesses in Tyler, and brought the love of Christmas to his store year-round, has died.
Ralph Davis was 86-years-old and died of heart problems last night.
Friends say Ralph Davis was a man with a business sense they had never seen before, but was truly a lover of this city and everything it had to offer.
Many say his resilience kept him going through many health problems, so they were shocked to hear the news of his death.
"Very shocking, very sad," says Lynn Heines, a long-time friend of Ralph Davis.
Heines knew Davis as a friend since the 50's, and even worked for him at his jewelry store.
"Very much the entrepreneur, very much the business man, was very good at what he did. He could be a tough task master at times, and at other times he would come and give you a hug," says Heines.
Heines says he started small with a women's dress shop, then grew into clothing manufacturing, at the height of his business he had more than 600 employees.
He even played a hand in bringing families to East Texas to work.
"Very successful business man, but whatever he took in, he knew how to give back. He followed his own passions and he followed his own interests," says Rabbi Neal Katz with Congregation Beth El.
Rabbi Katz says Davis was a long-time member of Congregation Beth El, and a member of the board.
Rabbi Katz says he was heavily involved in the Art museum of Tyler, and always took part in planning the Rose Parade and Festival.
"I know that the community is losing a very important person here that has brought a lot of philanthropy and a lot of expertise and a lot of business sense and a lot of passion to the Tyler community," says Rabbi Katz.
After he retired from clothing manufacturing he opened a jewelry and Christmas store before becoming ill.
Rabbi Katz says he was under hospice care at home recently.
"Everybody usually knows his name," says Heines.
A name, and a legacy many will remember in East Texas for generations to come.
"He was truly a kind and gentle man. A lover of this community, and he cared about it," says Heines.
Heines says Davis couldn't stop working, he retired several times, only to come back to work, or open another business.
Heines said even after he was sick, you could see him at the Christmas Store many times, moving through the isles, checking up on his business.
Ralph Davis' funeral is Friday at 3:30 at Lloyd James Funeral Home in Tyler.
Burial will immediately follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.


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There's one rule for a one night stand: NEVER see your part-time lover again. EVER.
So what's a girl to do if the tall, dark, and too-darn-yummy guy shows up at her office?
By-the-book Deputy Susannah Quinn has all she can do to resist Special Agent D. E. Hogan.
Hang on to your Stetson as the fun and games begin in this sexy romp that's as hot as a bowl of Texas chili!
To catch a thief, Susannah Quinn, a by-the-book deputy, and FBI Special Agent D. E. Hogan (just call me Hogan), pose as husband and wife and go undercover. Unfortunately, Susannah and Hogan have already been undercover - in a bed at the Houston hotel where they first met.
For her part, Susannah wishes her lapse in judgment would take a flying leap and land on Jupiter. Hogan, on the other hand, wants to get the contrary deputy back in his bed, but the complications caused by family - his and hers - pretty much guarantee that's never going to happen.
Throw in an over-the-hill Romeo and his lady love, a single mom determined to have her own love affair, and the charm of a small Texas town, and you get a story with heart and soul and passion. Lots of passion.
Can Susannah and Hogan, two mismatched lovers doing everything in their power to avoid falling in love, catch a thief and recover stolen jewels? The clock is ticking. They have only seven days - and nights - to complete their assignment and resist the sweet siren call of desire.
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Captivating performance--Don't miss this book!
So far, I love the way each character is brought to life through Holly Adams' performance--she has a distinctive voice and delivery for each character, so I feel drawn into their world and world view. I have only finished the first part of the book, but I found myself getting more and more drawn into it as the story unfolds...
Susannah--she is so independent and intellligent--determined to be her own person, yet not fully aware and accepting of herself as a woman. I look forward to discovering the way her character develops in the second half of the book!
No, I have not listened to Holly Adams before, but I plan to find other books she has read-- the nuances of her voices, the pacing of her delivery, and the variety of inflections in her tone make this a believable and compelling book--she really draws you in, helping you experience each moment of the story ---bringing it to life in a wonderfully engaging manner--I want more!
I look forward to finishing this story--it is a lot of fun--certainly a great romance/love story and nice light reading/listening.
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Predictable Love Story
Average. I feel very neutral about the book. I didn't hate it but it wasn't the kind of book I couldn't put down either.
I loved the story line of Mother teaches daughter about the bad parts of love but they both learn its not as bad as they had thought. I could predict every portion of the book but it was a cute story.
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Kris Jenner has revealed her son Rob Kardashian has been struggling to deal with some personal issues but she will continue to support him to ensure that he returns to a better state of mind.
Kris Jenner has admitted Rob Kardashian is ''struggling''.
The 58-year-old reality star has revealed her 27-year-old son, who reportedly missed his sister Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kanye West last month because he was so unhappy with his appearance, is living in Los Angeles and is working hard to deal with his personal issues.
Speaking to E! News, she explained: ''Rob is living in LA right now and he's doing well, finding out what makes him tick and struggling with some stuff ... We get through each other's adversity one year at a time.
''My job is to be there for him and to love him as hard as I can. Everybody goes through stuff.''
The sock designer has plunged into depression after gaining a substantial amount of weight, but has been working with his personal trainer Gunnar Peterson to ensure that he improves his health and drops the pounds.
Gunnar said recently: ''I think Rob knows exactly what to do. He's worked out [before] and he's focused.
''We're doing intervals with strength movements: squats, the sled, swings and push presses. It's about getting his heart rate up and keeping it up.
''I'm a firm believer in trying to make something that might not be considered fun by a lot of people, fun. And hopefully that makes the person have a positive association with it and they want to come back.
''Rob works out in beast mode. When I see him, we laugh, have fun and he gets after it hard at the gym. I know he can do this.''
The actress thinks it would be tough to recast her character, Winifred Sanderson.
Beck wishes he'd had ''more fun'' when Kanye West invaded the stage in protest at his 2015 Grammy Awards win.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Opening a book in this house is to find surprises. Inside there are book marks, and marks in books. Cuttings from newspapers and magazines, not necessarily relevant to the books they inhabit. Reviews of the books themselves. An obituary of the author. An advertisement for a concert now long past. A strip torn off the edge of a magazine page with a note scribbled – no, AJ never scribbled – written on it because there was nothing else handy at that moment when a marker was needed.
Forgotten photographs of people, looking too much younger, slip out unexpectedly when disturbed. Postcards – remember them? They used to arrive from friends and family travelling overseas, before emails and skype made them redundant. Here is a postcard from my brother in Hong Kong, another with a picture of a gracious old ruin of a castle from Northumberland, and here a card from a poet in New Caledonia.
Other memories hide in our books. I found a home-made card from the grandchildren, full of hugs and kisses and hoping that Grandad would soon get better. Another treasured card for me, with a clip-art cartoon on the front and a message saying that they had heard about old people losing their marbles – little monkeys! – but never one that kept losing the dog she was walking. There are bookmarks I've cut from old Christmas cards – colourful, glowing ones – and some of them still have fragments of sentences on the backs: ... remember the ... happy Chris ... to send you ... the view fro ... always kno ... be back ... There are old mugs containing such bookmarks in several places around the house – anywhere that I might settle to read something and need to keep my place.
It's not just bookmarks that I find in our books. AJ would have killed anyone who turned down a corner of a page to mark a place, but he often wrote in the margins. With a pencil, naturally, never in ink. He declared himself to be a member of the Lead Pencil Club, an "informal, international organisation concerned about the influence of computers and assorted electronic inventions on our lives".* AJ's notes and comments were short and often pithy. Even when they were simple marks – a tick, a vertical line, an exclamation point, a question mark – they were his reactions to what he read. I come across these marks all the time as I pick up this book and that, and sometimes add my own – in pencil of course. You can tell which are AJ's and which are mine. His marks are small and neat, mine are big, careless and sloppy. AJ would not have been surprised about that.
* from the back cover of "Minutes of the Lead Pencil Club" edited by Bill Henderson, Pushcart Press, N.Y. 1996
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The list of my prospective next husbands is growing. And my friend and my other friend – who don't even know each other – are squabbling about which one of them is to be my bridesmaid and which my flower girl. That is, when they aren't rolling their eyes. They will have to wait quite a while because the choice has become bewildering.
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They wander through the house and measure things or mend things, they climb onto the roof, they peer into cupboards, they walk round the garden examining the ground, shake their heads at the drunken fences. They are unfailingly charming and kind – really, I can hardly believe my luck. They have set me quite a dilemma that expands as time goes by, although I haven't yet got around to enquiring about their dancing abilities. To slightly misquote from The Beggar's Opera, "How happy would I be with either, were t'other dear charmers away".
The list of required qualifications has grown too. I'm getting more discerning. Ignoring the trifling impediments of currently attached wives or girlfriends (and most of them don't look old enough to have acquired either, but then nobody does to me these days) I tell my friend and my other friend that I have decided on one fellow because of his Paul Newman eyes, only to tell them a week later that he has been superceded by the next candidate because he has absolutely the most enchanting smile and also fixed the TV aerial. Or that the man who came to examine the sopping carpet in the spare bedroom was The One because – oh I don't know, I can't remember now, there have been so many. If it was legal I would marry them all.
To add to the dilemma, now that New Zealand has, with a resounding majority, just passed a law allowing same-sex marriages, the field of potential husbands has doubled overnight. It is now possible – and legal – that my next husband could even be my wife.
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Armies of Exigo
Armies of Exigo – PC Review
Armies on all sides will have the ability to delve deep underground to travel unseen by foes or borrow up to the surface to unleash powerful attacks on unsuspecting enemies. The gamer must devise strategies for combat and defense as attacks can come from any direction.
Graphically Armies of Exigo is stunning, the detail on the 3D characters is fantastic and there is generally a huge amount of on screen action. If you can launch some magic you will really see some fireworks. The scenery and landscapes are great too, the dual-layer map system lets you battle above and below ground at the same time and in some missons this is totally essential. The cutscenes in Armies of Exigo are second to none. This is as close to a cinematic cut scene as you are likely to get. This all helps to immerse you into the game but I feel there is nothing truly original about this game or its game-play. Buy Armies of Exigo and you get a game that looks state of the art but plays like an old RTS title. If the developers, Black Hole Games, want to take the Armies of Exigo series further then they must update the game-play and look at some battle features that are going to challenge the likes of Blizzards Warcraft and Starcraft titles without being copyist.
· Control any of three different armies: The Empire (knights, wizards, elves), The Beast (ogres, trolls, lizardmen), and The Fallen (dark elves, fallen knights and creatures of the deep).
· Wage war on two fronts simultaneously - above and below the surface - with a unique dual layered map system.
· Stunning 3D visuals bring the characters and environments to life.
· Immerse yourself in a fully interactive world: Blow up bridges, destroy damns to flood the underworld, create avalanches to take out your enemies, cause subterranean lava flows to erupt aboveground, and dig tunnels from the surface into the caverns below.
· Engage the enemy with an army of up to 200 units for massive real time battles.
· Change the landscape of both the surface and underground by deploying units, such as Miners, and casting spells, such as Earthquake and Volcano.
· Single-player includes a three-part campaign and skirmish mode to battle computer-controlled players.
· Go online and play in one of four multiplayer modes: Melee, Arena, Mission , and Free-for-all.
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I have three very different kids. They approach so many things in life differently that sometimes it amazes me. Em follows rules and doesn't understand why others don't. Patrick is looking for every loop hole. To be honest the jury is still out on Meg but who knows. Though a friend has suggested we start a bail found for her now, it's always the quiet ones she says.
With that being said it wasn't surprising that Em was very upset about what she found posted on a friend's facebook page. She brought it to me for advice. As with most things there are different approaches to handling problems. Here's the dilemma. She's concerned about this girl as a friend and from a Christian stand point (Em is a youth leader at our church). I am looking at it from both a parental perspective as well as legal....
Her friend is turning 19, from here on out we will call her Carol. Carol and her best friend have sent out invitations to her b'day party. This party, whose location is a secret, will include beer pong, shots and a ring of fire. FYI: Ring of Fire is a drinking game played with a deck of cards. Carol's older sisters; both in their 30's are on her FB often so I can't imagine them not being aware of this. Add to the fact there are a number of pictures of Carol with bottles of beer and such on her FB page as well.
I understand everyone has different policies about alcohol in their home. Some people allow their kids to drink in their house once they turn 18. Others allow a glass of wine on special occasions and holidays. While some people do not want their kids drinking at all until they are 21. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 made it illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase or publicly possessing alcohol. The law did not make it illegal for people under the age of 21 to drink alcohol. There are states that did extend the law to include private consumption as well. Some states have specified under what conditions underage consumption is to be allowed. Florida does not allow anyone under the age of 21 to drink, purchase or even possess alcohol.
I know Carol's parents just in the sense that I know who they are. We've carpooled the girls a number of times but have never socially interacted. I don't believe I've ever had a conversation with either Mom or Dad when it wasn't about a shared event. So this is not a close friend we're discussing.
Is it my responsibility to talk to the parents? For all I know they're OK with what's going on, or possibly have a "kids will be kids" approach to parenting . There are so many ramifications to this entire situation. If I don't call them and something horrible happens could I ever forgive myself~doubtful. What if I do call them and simply get the phone version of a smile and nod; I'd still be worried and even wonder if they would tell the girls to move the party. Deep inside part of me feels the only truly responsible thing to do is find out the location and notify the police. Do I also want to turn my daughter into a spy to get the complete information?
I know I am lucky. Many kids may see an invite like that laugh to themselves and move on. I love, no rejoice that Em feels close enough to share her concerns with me. I also know that I can't right now guarantee that my other two will behave in the same way when approached with something like this, I'd like to believe they will but there's not guarantees in parenting.
Parenting is such an evolving event. We have to know how to constantly morph to each child's needs and personality while still maintaining our standards. I believe that every time we respond to a situation not only are we learning more about ourselves but our children are watching and taking notes for when it is their turn to be the parent.
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VIDEO: Chris Rock's Opening Monologue At The Oscars 2016 Is Epic
If Chris Rock is not witty, I don't know who is. The host of the 88th Academy Awards (Oscars 2016) talked extensively on the issue of diversity in Hollywood.
The build up to this year's Oscars was marked with an #OscarSoWhite campaign with no nomination for any black actor and many black actors choosing the boycott the event.
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negative values for diffusion scalar
The situation is very simple; I have defined a passive scalar and define it to be solved by diffusion. If you take a slab of cells and inject this passive scalar at one end and extract it at the opposite side, normally you would expect to have a zero value somewhere near the middle of the slab.
The problem is that I have not been able to get this 0 point at the middle of the slab but almost near the extraction region.
I have plot the value by monitoring the scalar at the injection & extraction regions but I get a correct value only on the injection region and I usually get a slightly negative value on the extraction region. I would expect these to be the same size but with opposite signs.
Do you know why it is not the same magnitude?
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LG and TLT have potted leading roles on promoter Barry Hearn's acquisition of the commercial rights of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).
Corporate finance senior associate David Ponsford acted for Hearn's Matchroom Sports, which acquired a 51 per cent stake in the sport's governing body. Corporate finance head John Wood led the TLT team advising the WPBSA.
The deal will see the commercial aspects of the organisation transfer to a new subsidiary – World Snooker Limited (WSL). Players will own 25 per cent of the new entity while the remaining 24 per cent will be retained by other commercial partners.
Wood commented: "It's not a huge deal in value but it could be a huge change for snooker. The players see this as a new dawn for them."
The deal had looked to be under threat when John Davison launched a counter bid before Hearn's proposals got approved at an AGM earlier this month.
Davison, a former Olympic shooter, is understood to have turned to Weil Gotshal & Manges for advice on his bid for the commercial rights.