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HyperLynx® Full-Wave Solver delivers unprecedented speed and capacity, through accelerated boundary element technology, while preserving gold-standard Maxwell accuracy. Achieve greater accuracy and fewer re-spins, even on the most complex structures.
Designers can take advantage of high speed, accuracy and capacity for signal integrity, power integrity and EMI concerns – all from within a common interface. The Full-Wave Solver is built from the ground up to exploit multi-core and hybrid architectures, and to utilize the best of fast solver technology to enable fast simulation on a single core or multiple cores.
Power-aware SI trace model extraction can be performed, as well as DC and AC power integrity analysis at the system (package/PCB) level. Designers can benefit from a power delivery network impedance profile, capacitor loop inductance, and combined signal and power broadband S-parameter extraction for use in time-domain simulation – all within a common, easy-to-use interface.
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Using on-chip noise sources, users can observe near-field and far-field EMI/EMC performance.
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Leverage the same easy-to-use user interface to add system-level hybrid interconnect modeling technology.
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Perform static IR drop analysis to view current flow, voltage gradients, and current density plots.
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- Directly imports chip, package, and board geometry in widely used CAD formats and produces output models that are compatible with standard circuit simulation engines
- Merge utilities within an integrated workspace
- Seamless silicon-package-board co-analysis
- Integrated, specialized 3D PI and hybrid power-aware SI model solver technologies
- High speed and scalability enables designers to perform signoff post-layout verification
- Broadband formulation enables generation of DC to high-frequency S-parameters from a single tool
- Obtain S, Y and Z matrices, visualize induced and return currents, improve designs by observing strong coupling paths, create merged chip-package-board 3D models and observe electrical behavior through the integrated system
- Integrates tightly with existing design flows via powerful Python scripting interface
- Utilizes accelerated boundary element technology that enables unprecedented speed and capacity, while preserving gold-standard Maxwell accuracy
Parallelization Methodology
This paper discusses the parallelization strategy.
Built upon a two-layer foundation, the strategy includes: (a) fine-grained, multi-threaded solver architectures for the multicore environment (b) coarse-grained, distributed architectures for multiple processors connected by high-speed buses is summarized. This parallelization methodology is tuned to simultaneously exploit the proprietary fast solver technology and to take advantage of emerging multicore and many-core processors.


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Photography is a big part of mine and Paul's travel experience. Every day while travelling, we set out with our camera and try our best to capture the essence of the place we are visiting through the lens. On our recent trip to Korea and Japan we were particularly determined to take good photographs as it was our first time overseas after purchasing our first DSLR camera – we'd always used a Canon Powershot beforehand (and been really happy with it).
As we always do while travelling, we took hundreds of photos in Korea so whittling them down to the ones we liked was a hard task. For the purpose of this blog, I whittled them down even further and managed to pick my 10 favourites. Here's the photos we took in Korea I love the most.
Gangnam, Seoul, at night.
Namsan Tower, Seoul.
Suwon, a city around 30 minutes outside Seoul.
Street food stall in Suwon.
Women in hanbok, traditional Korean dress, Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace in the background.
Seongsu, Seoul's hipster neighbourhood.
A couple in a cafe in Seongsu.
Noksapyeong, Seoul.
Noksapyeong, Seoul.
A dog. (Okay, I know it's not the most culturally significant photo of Seoul but it's a dog wearing floral patterned shorts looking at the camera and smiling so it makes the top ten).

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Case VII: Chapter 5: The Prodigal Niece
Chapter 5: The Prodigal Niece
Matthew Dudley walked into the main dining room to begin his daily routine. He would have a cup of coffee and read the paper copy of the Wall Street Journal that was always waiting for him in the same spot and review his Daily List of repairs and maintenance items. On this particular day, the distinguished-looking gentleman who left the Journal had just placed it on the table and was headed toward the door. Dudley walked quickly over to him and said, "I want to thank you for leaving your copy of the Journal for me each day. I certainly enjoy it. I'm not much of an investor, but I find their news reporting to be significantly better than what the TV stations call News."
The gentleman looked at Dudley and smiled. "You strike me as a man who enjoys turning the actual pages of a newspaper rather than flipping through some sort of electronic version. I'm glad you enjoy it; it's my pleasure."
"Extending his hand, Dudley said, "My name is Matthew Dudley, but most people call me Doc."
Returning a firm handshake, the man simply said, "Conrad Alexander" and turned to continue his exit.
Paloma Angostura walked over and sat down across from Dudley. "I see you finally met Señor Alexander. He is such a nice man, but I sense he is carrying a heavy burden. Did you have a chance to talk to him, Señor Doc?"
"No, just to introduce myself and thank him for the newspaper. I should not be surprised that you knew his name and I did not; you must know everyone, Señora. Why do you say he is carrying a burden?"
"There is such sadness in his eyes, but he puts on such a brave face to hide it."
"Well, here come two people and even I can tell that they are very happy, maybe even falling in love."
"Señor Doc. That is no secret, at least not to anyone who has been watching them lately!"
Larry Blackburn and JoAnne Elliott were headed to the garden for a picnic, but paused long enough to say to Dudley, We just wanted to thank you again for getting us together in the first place."
"You are certainly welcome." Glancing toward to dining room door, Dudley said, "I don't want to be rude, but I should get going before Mrs. Branch and Mrs. Arthur start pestering me about my personal life."
Mrs. Arthur was smiling broadly as the two women approached. "I have the most wonderful news," she said. "I received a letter today from my niece Barbara who lives in Boston. She said she has moved back to Albuquerque and I am so happy. Even though her situation is rather unpleasant, it will be nice to see her again after so many years."
"Is there something wrong?" asked Paloma.
"Well, Barbara didn't give me many details in her letter, but she said she had left her husband and had moved here to get the kind of medical attention her small children needed."
"I am sorry to hear that," said Paloma. "Will she stay with your niece Denise to be close to the doctor and hospital, or maybe come to La Vida Aureo? You certainly have some room in your casita."
"No. Barbara said she is staying with a friend in Belen so that her husband can't find her. She was afraid to stay with me or Denise for that reason."
"How did she know you lived here, Mrs. Arthur, if you don't mind saying?" asked Dudley.
"She said something about looking up the information on Denise's Facebook, whatever that is. She said that Denise talks about our lunches together and what a nice place La Vida Aureo is for me. Anyway, I must be off; I just wanted to share that good news with you nice people."
Mrs. Arthur left the dining room while Mrs. Branch remained. She turned to Dudley and said, "What Martha didn't bother saying was that Barbara had asked her for money. She said she wanted to give her friend something for groceries, etc. I guess that makes sense, but she also hinted in the letter that she would appreciate it if her "Dear Aunt Martha" would help her with the medical expenses for her children, which could be considerable. Now, I'm not a suspicious person by nature, but this Barbara is her nephew Charles' sister and we all know what he's like. This just smells a bit fishy to me, particularly the way things have been with Charles recently. Martha is so trusting and I don't want her to get hurt."
"Come now, Mrs. Branch," offered Dudley. "Maybe everything is just as it seems and there is nothing to be concerned about."
"Nonetheless, I'm going to keep my eyes open and make sure Martha tells me absolutely everything about the situation. I don't like it at all."
Mrs. Branch left the dining room and Dudley turned to Paloma and said with a smile, "I'm pleased to know that Mrs. Branch doesn't consider herself a suspicious person. I'm sure she's being a bit of a busy-body and that everything will be OK. I'm happy for Mrs. Arthur. Well, I'm off to take care of my responsibilities as Maintenance Man."
It was only a few days later that Millicent Branch stopped Dudley in the lobby. "I told you this situation with Martha's niece smelled fishy to me," she said. "Martha has received several more letters and Barbara is asking for even larger amounts of money. And, if that weren't enough, she wants the money sent to her in cash and to a Post Office Box in Belen. I'll tell you what I think, Mr. Dudley. I think that no-good nephew of hers is pretending to be his sister, just to get money. I'm pretty sure, after that last episode, that I've convinced Martha not to send him anything. I think this is just his way of tricking her once again. Is there anything you can do?"
"That's really none of my business, Mrs. Branch, as much as it would be very unfortunate if you are correct. You could encourage Mrs. Arthur to contact the police if you are concerned."
"Oh, Mr. Dudley, she would never do that. I guess I'll just try to keep tabs on everything and try to not let Martha get taken."
Dudley was on his way to a meeting of the Community Assist Team which was already in progress. Things were progressing nicely and Dudley was confident that he could step back a bit and allow the women to move forward. Beth Ford acknowledged him warmly when he entered the meeting room and said, "We were just finishing up, Mr. Dudley. Is there anything you'd like to say to the Team?"
"I want to thank you all again for being part of this program and to tell you what a great job Isabella and I think you're doing. My only advice to you, if I can offer one suggestion, is to stay focused and remember that we can't be everything to everybody. Let's focus on achieving some small-scale successes to build our credibility; we can always expand and grow the program."
"Thank you, Mr. Dudley. I can assure you we are on the same page. In fact, that was the main topic of today's meeting. We have a short list of things we want to undertake and have set our priorities."
"Thank you once again, ladies. Please let me know if there is anything you need from Isabella or me. Oh, Beth, could I talk to you a minute? I have a question about Facebook."
"Certainly, but let me get Minot; she's the real Facebook expert."
Dudley, Beth Ford and Minot Atkinson sat back down at the conference table. "There is a situation here with one of the residents that may be related to Facebook somehow. I believe my question relates to security or privacy. Would it be possible for someone to look at another person's Facebook information or pretend to be that other person?"
Minot said, "Under normal circumstances, a person can establish their own privacy and only allow certain other people to read whatever they post. But, there have been numerous cases where a person's account has been hacked and their information stolen. It all depends on how careful a person is about setting up their page."
"Thank you. This really isn't my business and I guess I'll just have to wait and see what develops."
"If you would be comfortable giving me the names of the people involved, I'd be glad to look into this on my own time," offered Minot.
"If it wouldn't be too much to ask. Again, this may be nothing. Anyway, the situation involves our Mrs. Martha Arthur and her two nieces, Denise Harris who lives here in Albuquerque and Barbara Arthur Wilkerson, who used to live in Boston. Barbara recently contacted her Aunt and said she learned everything from Denise's Facebook page. Mrs. Arthur's friend believes someone is posing as Barbara to essentially steal money from her. I hope that isn't too confusing."
"Give me a few days and I'll have something for you."
Dudley wasn't sure he'd done the right thing by getting involved, but it was too late now.
Minot Atkinson was very knowledgeable about social media systems and had some experience with hacked accounts. But, she knew someone who was far more capable regarding the more devious aspects and uses of the Internet.
Minot drove to downtown Albuquerque and walked into a retail store with the unusual name of the Self-Help Resource Center. She waited until one employee finished with a middle-age woman customer and then approached her. "I need your help, Emily," she said quietly.
Emily Chang turned to face Minot and embraced her warmly. "You know that will cost you, my love?"
"I was hoping you'd say that. Can I come to your place this evening to tell you what I need?"
Emily smiled even more. "I know what you need, my love. But, if you wear something very pretty and bring a very nice bottle of wine, we can talk about all of your needs. I'm sure I can take care of everything for you."
Minot Atkinson and Emily Chang had been lovers on a casual basis for many years, but had not spent the night together recently; their careers had gotten in the way. Emily had been recruited by Google while still in high school and had become one of their most capable security analysts. The last time they spoke, Emily had become disenchanted with her work. "All they ask me to do now is to hack into Facebook accounts. Google executives were concerned that Facebook was becoming too much of a competitor, so my job was to gather as much competitive information as possible. I felt that I was invading innocent people's privacy so I decided to bail. At the Self-Help Resource Center, I know I'm helping women everyday and I'm proud of what I do now."
But, Minot also knew that Emily retained her strong sense of justice and often used her considerable technical skills to expose suspicious and criminal activity on the Internet. It didn't take Emily long to get into the Facebook account of Denise Harris and Barbara Arthur Wilkerson. The two accounts were similar in that most of the information could only be read by the few people who had been "invited" to the respective account. It was a relatively simple matter for Emily to gain complete access and she quickly determined that someone had indeed hacked into this information to learn a great deal about both women. Following the trail, Emily was able to determine that both accounts had been hacked from a local computer and the address pointed to The Neutron Bar & Grill.
Emily shared her observations with Minot that evening. "The Barbara Niece seems to have a very happy life far from here and has no interest in ever returning. I can't find any evidence that she's ever had any contact with Denise Harris. Someone has been using a computer at The Neutron Bar downtown to read about both women, I assume to pose as one of them."
"Minot, this wasn't much of a challenge; the privacy settings were easy to circumvent. I had hoped for something a bit more exciting. But, I will continue to monitor this particular computer and let you know if anything interesting develops. Now, that's done, why don't you open that bottle of wine?"
The next morning, Minot stopped Dudley in the hallway and related what she had learned, making sure to not mention Emily or any other details. "I hope that helps."
"Yes. Thank you, Minot. I'm not sure what all this means, but maybe Mrs. Branch's suspicions have some merit. Thanks again." Dudley seemed deep in thought as he walked away.


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Recurrence Anxiety Strikes Unexpectedly
The fear of recurrence is on the mind of every cancer survivor. For some, it's an overwhelming fear experienced every day. I'm in the group of men who tucks the fears away. I experience recurrence anxiety once a year, when it's time for my annual PSA check. This week, recurrence anxiety returned unexpectedly and with a vengeance. I woke up one morning with severe back pain. Because I did not injure my back lifting anything heavy, my first thought was this could be a symptom of the return of prostate cancer. The National Health Service says "[s]ymptoms that the [prostate] cancer may have spread include bone and back pain, a loss of appetite, pain in the testicles and unexplained weight loss." Even though I had prostate surgery and the cancer was confined to my prostate, according to an article on Prostate.net, "Overall, a man who has undergone prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer has a 10 to 30 percent chance of experiencing prostate cancer recurrence during his lifetime." If I weren't a prostate cancer survivor, I'd put my money on a diagnosis of a pulled muscle or a herniated disk. I'


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Leipzig Book Fair 2013
Leipzig Book Optimism
It was March again – and fair season in Leipzig. From 14 to 17 March 2013, there were numerous events at stands and reading stages on the fairgrounds and in the city. And much to discover.
Boring. Academic. An expression of arrogant high culture. These were the characteristics that authors like Maxim Biller associated with contemporary German literature in the 1990s. Biller prophesied nothing less than its demise. Not bought, not read, insignificant. In 2013 everything looks different. This year the Leipzig Book Fair radiates book optimism. Not only because of interesting material, national and international. Also about the book itself, for the book is still an important cultural asset and economic factor, as the President of the Association of German Booksellers, Gottfried Honnefelder, confidently affirmed at the fair opening in the Gewandhaus. And yet for all the optimism there is still concern: Amazon, the foe of the stationary bookshop and varied content. Not least in response to this danger, the campaign Watch Out! Book! was launched at the start of the reading fair, a campaign championing books and local booksellers. For books can change the world, said Honnefelder; they educate and inform. And this should be brought across to people.
The fair and its winners
An example of the informative office of the book is Michael Bogdal's Europa erfindet die Zigeuner. Eine Geschichte von Faszination und Verachtung(i.e., Europe Invents the Gypsy. A history of fascination and contempt), which was awarded the Book Prize for European Understanding on the opening day. Feridun Zaimoglu delivered the laudation in his accustomed fiery, energetic, passionate and vivid manner. Bogdal gave visual expression of his appreciation of the encomium by blowing a kiss. Other authors also received awards in the course of the fair. For example, David Wagner, who was given the Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair in the category of fiction for his book Leben (i.e., Life). And Helmut Böttiger could also be pleased with the award in the category of non-fiction for his work on Group 47. Böttiger never succumbed, said Lothar Müller in his laudation, to the abundance of anecdotal material.
Leipzig discoveries – boldly into the future
For the 168,000 visitors there was more to discover than only the prize winners. For instance, Metrolit Publishers, which mixed with the other new publishing houses at its own stand. What sort of publisher optimistically embarks on the book market in 2013 with eighteen new releases? Thorsten Schulte, who is responsible for Metrolit's non-fiction programme, put it in this way: "For me, Metrolit is a magnifying glass that focuses trend and pop, relevance and entertainment". Metrolit celebrates pop and extols niches. And this not only by means of published books, which are divided into the categories of fiction, graphic novel special books and non-fiction. The books and the traditional publisher's preview are also accompanied by a magazine of fifty-two pages that puts across the publishing house's philosophy in effective journalistic form.
In the series of programmes entitled tranzyt. Literature from Poland, the Ukraine and Belarus at international Hall 4, visitors could attend exciting discussion about feminism in Eastern Europe, avant-garde magazines and censorship, and theatre traditions in Poland its neighbouring countries – the range was broad. Next year Poland, the Ukraine and Belarus will again be the focus; the year after that the programme will have a new theme.
What are the threats?
At the end of the fair, there remained only one question. Everyone agreed about the danger posed by the monopolist Amazon. And so by the concomitant alarming advance of e-books in Amazon format. But why was no one talking about flat rate models? The start-up company skoobe now offers a book lending flat rate of ten euros per month for mobile devices running iOS and Android operating systems. Up to five books can be loaned simultaneously, they are always available, can be kept for as long as you like.
Doesn't a great danger for the book market and the stationary book trade also lurk in these models – similar to music streaming services like Spotify, Rdio or Simfy? Perhaps this will be the theme of next year's fair.


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Direct Heating and Cooling — Read this before you call to DHC!
I did not realize there was a website complaintsboard.com I would have check it first before I made a one year contract with this company direct heating and cooling in Cape Coral. My AC has been working fine since I bought my house in 2004; in February I wanted just to have a regular check up. So I called this company thinking it was going to be a good experience….and this is what happened. A tech came came and check the condenser and the evaporator unit and told me it was fine. That all I needed was a UV light to avoid getting mold in the unit and will help me and my kids not to get any allergies, so the price was $2000.00 and I said I'll call you back let me check with my boss (wife), but he then said I'll give a good deal if you get a one year contract for $150.00 and that way you don't have to pay any service call fees. So I went with it. Now 2 days ago I noticed warm air coming out from the supply panel, so I figured I have a contract let me call them. Now it was 6 pm so I shut off the unit then a guy by the name of "Greg "shows up around 9pm and turn on the ac from the thermostats and went outside to check the unit and check the Freon told me Freon was ok, that the unit was going bad and I needed a new because of the new code I might need a 13 or 14 SEER unit and with the discount I can get for $6800.00. Now I said let me think it over. Remember my unit was working when he came in. So the next day I called two different companies and them both told me all I needed was a good cleaning for both units because they were dirty. No need to replace the unit. Now the first guy who came two month before did not even clean the unit when he put me in the contract. It's amazing how far this people can go or if they can get a good sleep knowing what they are doing ripping people off .I am not going to stop here, if I have to go to the new I will. I hope someone else reads this before they call the DHC Company.


text: My device has been infected with a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) or whatever the phone equivalent it. Here is my device info. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model: Samsung Galaxy Note 5 (CDMA) (SM-N920V) Service Provider: Verizon Board: universal7420 Hardware: Samsungexynos7420 Total RAM: 3664MB Internal Storage: 23.47GB Android Version: Marshmellow 6.0.1 API Lvl: 23 Security patch level: 2016-04-02 *Ask if you need more system info* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have factory reset my device multiple times, reset then encrypted, and full reset from encryption to factory by using the Kaspersky device nuke security function for if it gets stolen. I have scanned it with multiple top-rated virus and malware scanners with 0 results. I have scrambled all of my accounts passwords, disconnected my accounts from all devices, enabled 2-step verification for what has it, and I have done all of this running phone regularly and in safe mode. I have also scrambled my passwords from friend's computers, but since it logs me out on my phone when I do that it is virtually wasted time doing so. After all of this there are still signs of infection. With this all signs point to a bug that gained SuperUserPrivledges and has installed itself as a system application. At least I hope that this is the case because if it is any deeper I will probably give up and decommission my phone I'm paying off for another year and a half which I morally can't cover by selling an infected device. I would like to obtain a list of SysApps so that I can compare my list to the day-1 list to see if I can pinpoint the location to share the design/coding with White Hats for studying and prevention. I would also like to determine if it has only gotten as deep as a SysApp before I decide to go through the process of backing up all my data, changing the passwords on all my accounts, uninstall/reinstall OS, and then transfer data back onto my device, downloading all the apps, and logging into my accounts. It would also be nice to root my phone and remove it along with all the bloatware. Is there anyway for SysApps to be hidden and not displayed in the app manager? Is there anyway this bug is located somewhere that I've overlooked and it would survive what I've done besides SysApps? If so can user privileges access the location and remove the bug? Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below details what RATs are and can do, the terms used by ratters and its community --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .......... I am what is known as a 'slave' for the one controlling the rat. Generally 'ratters' have a large stock of slaves that they can monitor whenever they please. There are also black markets where ratters buy, sell, and trade slaves on the deep web. The ratters can watch what they are doing on their device(s), view their surroundings through the cameras, obtain sensitive info with keyloggers, listen in on real-time phone conversations or have them all record to listen to later, turn on the microphone to listen in on what's going on around the phone, record video, take pictures, take screenshots, load docs onto device, copy/delete docs on device, restart device, flash images that cover the whole screen or just partially, can operate the device as if they were holding it with their pc/tablet which lags the phone and drains the battery, and can add additional tools from other viruses and remove them when they're done using them. Ratting is used by some to gather personal info, login credentials, and media (nudes) then use what they gathered for financial gain. However there are some ratters who choose not to use personal info for financial gain or use compromised profiles for phishing campaigns so that there is no hard-evidence they have infected someone. This sect of ratters do make some money selling nudes, but they also harass their slaves by leaving unverifiable signs of their presence, make them believe a government agency is monitoring them, leave messages with victim's address, content of private conversation, or encouraging suicide; they will also send old draft emails to who they were addressed to, open new tabs with different sites in them, and will blackmail girls and sometimes guys with nudes and conversations that they will say they will release unless they do sexual acts on cam for them etc. I'm sure with enough searching one could find a community that uses RATs for much darker reasons.


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Anyone who knows me knows that I love to travel. Last year alone I went to Chicago, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, Denver, Colorado, Okoboji, Iowa, Nashville, Tennessee (road trip which means I traveled through Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky); Maui, Hawaii (little stop through Arizona) and Denver again. The one thing that has stayed consistent is they have all been in the United States.
It has been one of my goals and dreams to travel and learn about the other countries around the world, but I have never set aside the time or the money for such adventures. I have also wanted to travel to other countries to do mission work or help a cause, such as bringing food, water, homes or schools to those who are less fortunate than what I was offered as a child. The time has come, I have finally decided to make an effort to go on a trip, outside of the country and do it for a great cause.
Last year I attended a fundraiser for Africa Classroom Connection. I was fascinated by what this organization does for the children of South Africa. By raising funds this organization provides classrooms, as well as books for the children of South Africa and Malawi. My brother joined my aunt at this year's fundraiser as I was unable to go with her and he too was interested in the organization. My aunt and I have decided that this would be a great trip for him to go on as she did the trip a few years back and was amazed by the things she learned, saw and the people she helped. Being that he is only 13 we decided he would need a responsible adult to join him, and lucky me I get to be the responsible one.
Over the next year Andrew and I will be raising money for our trip. We have set up an account to keep the money we raise. The trip is next August. The funds will help us to go on a tour of South Africa which includes the building of two new classrooms, enough for 80 students. The classrooms are actually built by the people in South Africa, which ultimately provides them with jobs in order to provide for their families. Our tour will include visits to the schools that we have raised money to build with opportunities to meet the children and teach classes. This trip will be an amazing way to learn about South African culture as well as a chance to see wildlife, Oh yes this trip will include a Safari!
Please stay tuned on ways you can help my brother and I move forward with this trip and raise funds to get us there! I am excited to see the world in a new way while helping others!
If you would like more information about the program please visit http://www.africanclassroomconnection.org
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The Inaugural Cheat
Hi. So, I cheated. I felt worthy was the presidential inauguration. I really wanted to see the speech discussions on the news, and, I forgot about the parade and all the pomp and circumstance which I missed just as I turned on the television of which I was reluctant to do. However, within moments I found myself forgetting about any reluctance and doing a happy dance in the kitchen as I cooked my dinner so excitedly that I got to watch television, and more importantly, share in this bit of history, and enjoy the festivities of our new president. It was exciting for me all the way around!
I realized I hadn't cooked for myself like that in a long time, maybe since I started this abstinence from television and sugar. It was my first attempt at shrimp scampi – that's what I'm calling it – shrimp sautéed with garlic, a ton of butter, parmaean, 1/2 and1/2, red onions, white cooking wine, salt and served over angel hair pasta with a delicious salad of mixed greens, carrots, kale and my own special dressing of garlic, mayonnaise, balsamic vinegar and honey – yum. It was very delicious it all was. I was so pleased! It was a good night. "I could use a cheesecake," I thought later, smiling – I may as well. No cheese cake for me.
After dinner, I made myself a nice tea and enjoyed the class acts on saw during the balls. What fun the Rockettes were and the Lord of the Dancers – oh my gosh! I thought they could take on ISIS and win! They were intense. I thought for a moment maybe they were robots – I couldn't quite make out their feet; they were fantastic. So disciplined. I loved it. Yes, I agree, the best dancers. What I liked most about them and the Rockettes was their precision! They were all excellent!! What fun with the big band sounds were too. It was a good night.
So, that was it. Me eating a delicious meal while I enjoyed the inaugural celebrations of Trump and Melania, my first cheat. I liked that cheat. It was worth it. I watched until Melania and Trump had their first dance and then I went to bed.
This morning, I watched the video of the speech. The parade now streams in the background along with some of my music. It's a good morning, already. Glorious.
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Essentially, bone broth is made from animal bones and connective tissue (typically cattle, chicken, or fish) That have been boiled into a broth and slow simmered for 10 to more than 20 hours!
Bones and connective tissue are storehouses for essential amino acids and minerals — which are lacking in many of our diets today. This nutrient-dense formula is loaded with gelatin, vitamins, proteins, minerals and also an invaluable source of collagen, keeping you beautiful, young and healthy!
While some people say that bone broth is becoming an expensive indulgence, I swear by its healing abilities. I've found bone broth to be a natural immunity booster. When I feel like I'm coming down with a cold, I cheekily go beyond the suggest serving sizes (shhh). This always assists in alleviating the common cold, at least for me.
Now, lets look to the outside, beauty. Since I have made bone broth a staple in my diet I have reaped the benefits in the mirror. My hair is growing at twice the rate and it's shining. I must say I haven't been my hair's best friend either, even with plenty of bleaching and colouring, I an safely say there is hope for us all! (My brother is a hairdresser, so you can see my dilemma). My nails are tougher than ever, breaking less often than usual, although they mostly are a result of clumsiness.
Another awesome improvement, my mood! As you know we all run into times in our lives where we become stressed, overwhelmed or anxious. Now I am not going to say Bone Broth is the answer but since I began my journey with bone broth I've definitely been smiling more. Recent studies have shown the major role gut health plays in mental health. Don't take my word for it, Google "the gut-brain connection" and be amazed!
Now enough about me, some other awesome benefits of bone broth – strengthen bones and teeth, fights inflammation, improves gut health, and many more!
I'm currently obsessed with Nes Protein products, so, of course my favourite bone broth product is going to be a part of their range. It's completely organic and free of nasties. I can't go past the Nes Proteins, Beef Bone Broth (with turmeric.) The flavour is divine and I find myself using it at least 4 times a week – My gut is thanking me for it.
One teaspoon is equivalent to 100ml of liquid broth in a jar. Enjoy by adding to boiling water. It's as easy as making a cup of tea. Dehydrated NesProteins bone broth is an easy way to have it at your fingertips anywhere, anytime. No refrigeration needed!
It is great for adding or disguising (with children) into everyday foods. Sprinkle into Bolognese, gravy, sauces, soups, sprinkled into stir fries, for that added bit of nutritional value, keeping you and your family healthy.
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup unsweetened sunflower butter
- TBSP organic honey
- 1 scoop (21g) organic turmeric bone broth protein
- 1 TBSP ground ginger
Add cashews and shredded coconut to food processor and pulse until a coarse, even mixture forms. Add remaining ingredients to food processor and continue to pulse until a coarse, even mixture forms (the mixture should stick together slightly). Transfer mixture to an 8-by-8-inch baking pan (or similar) and, using your hands, push down on the mixture to create a firm, even layer in the pan. Let set in refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove tray and, using a sharp knife, cut the mixture into squares. Store these bites in a container in your refrigerator for up to one week.
I hope you'll give bone broth a go and experience some of the awesome benefits! So many people have been buying from our selected range of broths, have a look for yourself and take your pick! If you have any awesome recipe of your own using bone broth, Post on social media and tag us @optimisedbynature or simply comment your recipe on this link via our socials! We want to share everything we can so people can get a step closer to complete optimisation! Thanks for reading, oh and welcome to the OBN family!


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Congrats to Liao Yiwu!
In honor of his "eloquent and fearless battle against political repression," the German Publishers and Booksellers Association has awarded its prestigious 2012 Peace Prize to Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu, who walked out on his native country and landed in Germany a year and a half ago to pursue what he calls "freedom to write and publish."
"In his prose and poetry, Liao Yiwu erects an evocative literary monument to those people living on the margins of Chinese society," says the statement issued by the association's board of trustees. "The author, who has experienced first-hand the effects of prison, torture and repression, is an unwavering chronicler and observer who bears witness on behalf of the outcasts of modern China."
A native of Sichuan, China, Liao Yiwu is a poet, musician, novelist and documentarian. He has authored Corpse Walker, God is Red, For a Song and A Hundred Songs and Bullets and Opium, all of which have been translated into multiple languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Swedish and Polish.
In the Corpse Walker, for which the Peace Prize was given, Liao has recorded his interviews with 27 Chinese living at the bottom rungs of society, from a grave robber and a leper, to a professional mourner paid to wail at funerals, and a human trafficker. Liao's research took 11 years, and his final product is a stunning series of portraits of a generation and class of individuals ignored in history books and unacknowledged in the accounts of the Communist China.
And congrats by proxy to Wen Huang, who both wrote this piece for Publishing Perspectives, and translated The Corpse Walker into English.


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This is the first time I am giving a useful tip for all boys
"Hey guys, when you get ready to go somewhere after spraying deodorant for the tenth time you admire yourself in the mirror. And what you see? Do you see a guy dressed up in "Ready to kill" attire? Or a formally dressed incredible stud? Or a cool dude? Before start whistling seeing the mirror image, observe carefully whether two tiny dots are killing the breath taking view. I have seen plenty of guys exposing their two tiny dots either side of their chest without any hesitation. I just observe and think "its high time garment factories start manufacturing 2 string shield for guys". I am sure that guys will expose the strings to the whole world with pride, like how they are exposing their underpants.
When you wear white dhoti on the ethnic day, think 100 times before standing in hot sun. if you do, I am sure your female colleagues will never forget the color of your underpants.
Don't ignore my tip, its useful. I am sure one day you will smile and say "thank you SnL for your free tip"
(Those are waiting for the story please have some patience, will update soon. Extremely sorry for the in-connivance. Snl is busy coughing and working )


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Puducherry: The Puducherry government today said it would soon launch a housing scheme worth Rs 172 crore for the poor in the Union Territory. Replying to the debate on the demand for grants for housing and other departments in the Assembly, Minister of Health and Tourism Malladi Krishna Rao said the Centre had earmarked Rs 172 crores for the scheme.
Detailing various proposals of the Housing department, he said, "This is the first time such a huge amount has been earmarked by the Centre for housing." He said efforts were made to provide grants to the housing board to meet its financial commitments, but claimed the territorial Lt Governor Kiran Bedi did not clear the file sent to her in this connection. The Minister further said the government was now mulling disposing of some properties of the board to meet its commitments.
Welfare Minister M Kandasamy, who presented the replies related to the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, said the government had banned plastic products below 50 microns. Alternative materials, which are degradable, would be produced through the self-help groups to make the Union Territory plastic-free, he said. Earlier, when a plea was made by the MLAs seeking a review of the tax structure, Minister for Public Works A Namassivayam said property tax would be reduced by 25 per cent.
Chief Minister V Narayanasamy informed the assembly that a golden chariot at a cost of Rs 4.76 crores was being readied for the famous Dharbaraneyeswara temple, which has a separate shrine of Lord Saneeswara, in Tirunallar in Karaikal region. Department of Hindu Religious Institutions, which had 243 temples under its control, would soon document their historical and cultural features, he noted. On the sensational ATM fraud case, Narayanasamy lauded the CB-CID police for its 'excellent investigation' in the case and said 16 people including the prime accused Chandruji have been arrested.
The accused had cloned the ATM cards using the CVV data of credit and debit cards. A total of 140 people, mostly from the U.S.A, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Sweden and Italy, were duped of several crores of rupees by the gang, police had said. Later, the House passed by voice-vote funds for PWD and Animal Husbandry departments among others.


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Amazon.com, Inc. is looking to launch its own air delivery service, as the company is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767 jets, cargo industry executives told The Seattle Times.
The online retailer is looking to avoid delays from carriers such as United Parcel Service (UPS) with its own cargo operations.
Colin Sebastian, an analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co., said that "Amazon is pretty fed up with the third-party carriers being a bottleneck to their growth."
UPS has been struggling to keep up with the rapid growth of the e-commerce industry, which led to Amazon considering handling its own delivery.
A senior aircraft-leasing company executive, who is familiar with the plans of Amazon, said that the company has approached several cargo aircraft lessors to line up the planes.
Sources said that Amazon has had talks with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Atlas Air and Kalitta Air.
However, Connie Kalitta, the CEO of Kalitta Air, denies talking to the online retailer.
Bloomberg said that consumers are increasing their orders online, especially during the holiday shopping season.
Having control over its own planes and crew would help Amazon lessen the time and the cost it takes to get goods to customers' doorsteps.
The move would also help keep Amazon's warehouses stocked with inventory.
Satish Jindel, a logistics consultant in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, estimates that Amazon ships about 5.2 million packages a day during the peak holiday period.
The U.S. Postal Service gets 70 percent of the delivery, with UPS getting 15 percent and FedEx getting 10 percent, he said.
The remainder of the packages goes through smaller delivery companies.
Jarrett Streebin, the CEO of EasPost, said that having their own air-delivery service is important for Amazon, who's growth and emphasis is on logistics.
"This is all part of Amazon's cost-cutting phase," he said. "Amazon loses $1 billion each quarter on shipping. It wants to do the same work cheaper."
A cargo-industry source said that Amazon expects to make a decision to pull the trigger on a larger air-cargo operation by the end of January.
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In the last 12 months, 4 townhouses have sold through the MLS® SYSTEM in the Riverbend condo complex ranging in selling price from $195,000 to $240,000. The average selling price for these south west Edmonton townhomes was $224,000 and $199 per square foot and list price $233,700 / 207 per square foot. It took on average 40 days for these condos to sell ranging from 80 to 24 days, while sold-to-list price ratio was 95%, 98 to 93 percent range.
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Twitter-owned mobile ad exchange MoPub is partnering with ad fraud detection platform Forensiq in an effort to fight fraud in mobile in-app advertising and improve the supply quality across the more than 45,000 mobile apps available in the MoPub Marketplace.
In-app programmatic advertising is growing at unprecedented rates as consumers spend more time in mobile apps, inventory grows exponentially and advertisers look to reach this audience on their mobile devices. In fact, the number of advertisers spending ad dollars on MoPub's marketplace grew by 115 per cent Q4 2014 to Q4 2015.
As more marketers invest in in-app advertising, industry leaders need to work together to prevent fraud from deteriorating the quality of the available ad supply, and ensure that brands' spending remains effective.
"As ad dollars continue to shift to mobile, it's critical companies like MoPub and Forensiq work together to detect and mitigate fraud at scale," said Janae McDonough, vice president of MoPub at Twitter. "We want to give advertisers the confidence that mobile in-app is comprised of high quality supply – and we're thrilled to have this partnership in place to ensure this."
Forensiq will provide deep analysis across MoPub's exchange, leveraging machine learning, javascript tag analytics and IP analysis, among other proactive measures, to detect advanced fraud techniques. The partnership forms part of MoPub's 'three prong' strategy when it comes to fighting ad fraud and ensuring supply quality.
"Forensiq excels at detecting fraud on mobile in many different ways," said David Sendroff, founder and CEO of Forensiq. "Working with MoPub allows us to scale our technology across a massive set of people, devices and applications. This partnership is key for the rapid growth and adoption of mobile advertising."
Don't forget to enter the Effective Mobile Marketing Awards. Early Bird deadline: 22 July. More details here.


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For some, like us, the 2018-2019 school year is underway. As more and more students head back to the classroom, the time to grab a new Chromebook is now and we've got some deals to save you a little dough.
Google's flagship Chromebook has been consistently on sale via Amazon for the past few months with prices fluctuating between $750-$850 depending on the day. In response to Prime Day, Google dropped the price on the base model Pixelbook to $749 but it quickly returned to $999 after the online shenanigans came to an end.
Now, it's back.
Amazon and the Google Store are both selling the Core i5, 128GB Pixelbook for $749 which will save you $250 on what is still the best Chromebook available so far this year. Where you buy is totally up to you but, if you're looking to pick up some accessories, Amazon is the way to go.
Google and Amazon will both give you free shipping but the Pixelbook pen is discounted $17 and you can grab an extra charger for a dollar less than the Google Store. Many of you may not need an extra charger laying around but for those who use their device as a desktop station, it's nice to have the second power supply as a static fixture at your desk. Bundling all three will still put you about $190 below the MSRP of the Pixelbook.
The Core i5 256GB and Core i7 are on sale at Amazon as well but you won't save quite as much.
Shop the Pixelbook on Amazon
Shop the Pixelbook at the Google Store
I know, the Pixelbook may be more than most students need but for college kids that may be considering a MacBook, this could be a great alternative that will save you some major cash.
For the K-12 kiddos, Acer has shared some great deals on some of their most popular devices that you can pick up from some familiar store you might already shop.
Acer Chromebook R11(Blue)
The convertible Chromebook from Acer has gained an almost cult-like following thanks to its portability and relatively low price. The latest model is literally a reskinned version of the popular device that adds an aluminum top cover and cool blue "nano-imprint" texture.
Regularly priced at $279, Walmart has the Acer Chromebook R11 on rollback for $239. For your dollars, here's what you'll get:
- Chrome OS
- Intel N3060 Braswell processor
- 32GB storage
- 11.6″ 1366×768 IPS touch display
- 2 x USB-A ports
- Full-size HDMI
- Full-size SD Card slot
- Android Apps out of the box
One thing to keep in mind, this may be a refreshed version of the original but the baseboard has not changed. What that means for you is that the End of Life is still based on the original R11. This Chromebook will continue to receive updates until June 2021 at the least. Three years isn't great in comparison to the six and a half years of a newer device but for the money, this is still a good deal on a great Chromebook. We're still rocking the OG model at our house.
You can order one today and even pick it up at your local Walmart if you so choose.
Acer Chromebook R11 at Walmart
Luxury Gold Acer Chromebook 14
While we're at Walmart, one of my all-time favorite machines has been rolled back $80. The Luxury Gold Chromebook 14 may be getting up there in age but it is still unmatched in the looks department. The gorgeous all-aluminum chassis with Full HP 14″ display screams premium and you won't be disappointed when you're typing on this thing.
For light to moderate use, I still highly recommend this Chromebook and at $219, it's a steal.
Acer Chromebook Gold at Walmart
Acer Chromebook 15 w/touch
I will take this opportunity to apologize to Intel for the repeated bashing of the Apollo Lake lineup of processors. While I still would not buy a device with the Braswell successor, I have been reviewing some EDU devices with the N3350 and N3450 chips and I have not given them a fair shake.
As an educational or even an average user device, a Chromebook with the Apollo Lake chipsets are ample enough to handle daily tasks with ease and as long as the price-point is good, they're not a bad buy.
Today's Apollo Lake deal is more about the overall device than it is the computing power inside. The latest iteration of the Acer Chromebook 15 ups the ante with a partially aluminum chassis while keeping all the things that were great about previous models. Two of which are the massive 15.6″ HD display and segment-best upward firing speakers on either side of the keyboard.
Sans the processor, this device is identical to the one Robby reviewed back in March. It's a beautiful machine with tons of desktop real estate and at $100 off retail, it would make a nice addition to any desk whether home or office.
Target has the exclusive deal available online and in the store where available.
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Time-tested Tips For Achieving Your Fitness Goals
Whether you want to get into shape or stay in shape, you need to know about fitness. You could be looking for new, innovative fitness information or seeking reminders of old tried and true advice. This article has a nice mix of old and new tips compiled just for you.
Sometimes it can be hard for to maintain a daily exercise regimen, but here are a few quick tips to help you stick with it.
1) Set a daily alarm or daily reminder on your phone to encourage you to exercise, make it encouraging and positive. Remember, this is something you want to do!
2) Set the reminder for a time when you usually don't have anything pressing to do. Such as after you come home from work or right when you wake up or go to bed.
3) Remember, you can split your daily exercise to two 15 minute sessions. IT can sometimes be easier to find 15 minutes than it to find 30, so perhaps set two alarms during the day.
Space out your workouts. You don't have to exercise all at once, if it's difficult for you. If you break up your workouts into four 15 minute chunks, at the end of the day, you've got an hour in. Sometimes, that works better for people who can't sit still for an hour and exercise.
Having trouble keeping up with your exercise? If you only train in a gym, that might be part of the reason why. Try some outdoor exercising so that you can enjoy fresh air and nature. This will invigorate your workout routine and breath new life into your commitment to fitness.
Now that you've read the tips and techniques in this article, you should be ready to use this advice to improve your life by making fitness a priority. Plan your fitness strategy carefully, and include these tips so that you can get on the road to a healthier, fitter you.


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Weekend video: Kent Monkman's 'Miss Chief's Wet Dream' finds a home in Halifax
Just last week it was announced that the AGNS acquired kent Monkman's large painting, Miss Chief's Wet Dream, featuring Jesus Christ, Queen Victoria, Marie Antoinette, as well as Miss Chief Testickle, Monkman's gender-fluid alter ego. This weekend's video celebrates that acquisition, and I also use it to plug the wonderful Monkman exhibition up now, and running til mid-December, and especially also a collective viewing this Thursday evening organized by MLA Lisa Roberts. Thursday nights are free at the AGNS.


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As he prepares himself to manage a team in South Korean pro ball, Trey Hillman intends to take a slower approach than he did when he first showed up in Japan 14 years ago.
Hillman, a longtime minor league manager in the United States, managed the Pacific League's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters for five seasons and led them to two Pacific League pennants. He is now returning to Asia as skipper of the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization.
It will be the 53-year-old's first managerial job since running the American League's Kansas City Royals from 2008 to May 2010. Since then, he's worked for three organizations, twice as a major league bench coach. Famous for attention to detail and preparation, Hillman is throwing himself into his new task, where he will be the first man to manage in three of the world's elite baseball circuits.
Although his own studies are progressing at a rapid pace, Hillman said once he is on the field, the quality of what players retain will be more important than the quantity of information he gives them.
"I need to go slower. I needed to do that in Japan," Hillman told Kyodo News at this month's baseball winter meetings near Washington.
"I'll tell you what they've done so far. I've got three language skill lessons that my interpreter came up with. I got to interview my interpreter and I've already got to spend a lot of time with him. I've got to spend a lot of time with my bench coach. I've been over and back twice. They put together a tremendous external hard drive that's got defensive highlights, pitching highlights, good game info, bad game info, base running. They've given me a pretty good structure with which to study.
"I'm just trying not to ask of them too much too fast, because I want them to retain what they're doing."
Although Hillman's Fighters reached the postseason in 2004, there was speculation he was on his way out after a poor 2005 and a slow start in 2006.
Some of the difficulties were cross cultural, as he failed to understand the gravity with which practice and small-ball tactics resonated in Japanese players' psyches. But by the start of the 2006 season, many issues had been settled and the Fighters got better and better as the year went on, culminating in a Japan Series championship.
The Fighters kept him for 2007, when the club won its second straight pennant only for Hillman to abruptly leave. He returned home to be closer to his two teenage children, but was then offered the Royals job. There, after a career in minor league ball and Japan, Hillman collided with big league culture for the first time.
The Royals were rebuilding under general manager Dayton Moore, with talent in the minors that didn't make an impact until 2012 under Hillman's successor Ned Yost.
"The first learning point is that you don't win without players," Hillman said. "You hope you can be a difference maker. You hope that you can come up with the right guys at the right time, having career years at the same time.
"I was hoping to hold on until the cavalry got there. People got impatient with it and ownership wanted a change. When I took the job, they had made a commitment to be patient and after two-plus years they weren't in the mood to continue that patience with me."
Hillman, who helped shape the Fighters into one of the top two fielding teams in the history of Japanese pro baseball, wanted the Royals to frequently take infield. The rapid-fire pregame team fielding practice, an everyday ritual in Japan, had become a lost art in the majors.
"We did it on occasion," he said. "They weren't real fired up about it but they did it. We didn't do it as often as I'd have liked to, just because I read that. It was the old jokyo handan (situational awareness) thing. At the major league level in the United States it's about 10 times as much about the wa (harmony). Keep those guys as happy as you can."
"The schedule, until you've experienced it — as I had not until I got to Kansas City — (is a huge difference) not having that one day off a week. Looking back on that now, I wished I had already had that experience of being in the major leagues before I came to Japan.
"I probably would have done a better job about balancing what their needs are."
South Korean ball will again be a new frontier for Hillman, although he's had glimpses of teams during his time with the Fighters and of Korean major leaguers Lee Dae-ho and Kim Hyun-soo this past season in his role as Houston Astros bench coach.
"They know how to have fun," Hillman said.
"They looked like they were enjoying themselves. I try to get out and watch the home team work and they both looked like they were really good workers."
Coincidentally, when asked about Hillman, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said much the same about his departing right-hand man.
"I'm losing a really good man, a good worker, someone who was there for the players," Hinch said. "Nothing gets by this guy. His attention to detail is arguably as good as anyone I've been around in the game."


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Thanks to everyone who came out to Star and Shamrock Saturday night for our first ever Jewish New Year's Celebration. Everyone agreed that the food was delicious, the drinks went down easy and the music was groovin', provided by our good friend, DJ Kosher Stylee (aka The Brisket Boy Wonder). In case you missed it, we gave away CDs from our friends at Jdub Records, as well as The Chosen T-shirts and stickers.
It was such a successful evening that Star and Shamrock wants us back, so look out for our next event announcement coming soon!
Check out a few pics on our Flickr feed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51189067@N07/sets/72157624778790377/
Shana Tovah to all!


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With the soft notes of oh so yummy figs and a dollop of brown sugar, Homebound is inspired by the majestic views of the Colorado Rockies. We've been going to Colorado for most of our existence and can safely say that we may never do the 14ers challenge. Instead, we took to the trails to find inspiration from winding rivers and babbling brooks. Trees growing so high while perched on the edge of a cliff. Small towns that feel like home as soon as we drive in. Colorado is our second home and its safe to say that no matter where we're headed, we're always home bound.


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Tea: London Fog
My results came in! Eg fann som eg er finlandsk — .2% –, og eg er veldig gledeleg!
So, let us list a few of my favourite languages for just a quick list (a minute at most). I will talk more about them in a later Tea Time.
Remember that they are the languages, and not the demonym.
Finnish: Finsk (m)
French: Fransk (m)
Icelandic: Islandsk (m)
Jerriais: Jerseysk (m)…this one may be conjecture, so until I can prove I would recommend 'normmanisk jersey' which would be Jersey Norman in English.
Scottish Gaelic: Skotsk-gælisk (m)
Scots: Skotsk (m)
Yiddish: Jiddisk (m)
So, there are some of my languages on my list.
I will see you all Tuesday. Be safe. Be loved.
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The Other Wives Club, Shari Low
The Other Wives Club, Shari Low
Genre: Women's fiction, Romance
My first Shari Low read, I loved it and have already discovered she's got more stories out on KU. I love that, a small subscription gets me loads of fabulous books….I couldn't afford to buy them all, and as I'm a quick reader its a great bonus for me.
This book is just such fun, light and funny, and yet underneath all that froth there's some serious drama going on.
Fabulous characters, I loved Sarah and the t it cakes… "wheeled out an enormous bosom, its modesty protected only by a huge white frilly marzipan bra" Can't you just picture it? When she's talking to one of the others about work stress, she says that at least for her the stress only comes in the form of a misplaced nipple…
She was a wonderful mother, had a great friend in Patsy, and was still fond of Drew, though she could see his faults. When she described their marriage, how one teacher thought she was a widow as Drew was never there through all their son's schooldays, how every event got cancelled, or she'd go to it alone because of yet another work crisis, I felt so, so sad for her, but she's not bitter. She can see that its part of Drew, and that's why things didn't work for them, his job came first.
Of course his fling with the eventual second Mrs Gold, Mona, the b itch who still works with him didn't help. Through Sarah's eyes we can see how manipulating she was, that she didn't care if he was married, wasn't bothered about his kids, she wanted him and that was it.
Mona hasn't changed, although now she's married to Piers, another rich guy, richer than Drew which is just as well the way she spends money. He's on the cruise too, along with his son from an earlier marriage, Max, and we see that she's still Mrs Manipulative, having pushed events so that they all got invited.
I loved Mona's character, really nasty, jealous, manipulative characters like her add so much fun to a story. Its boring if everyone is good 🙂
Then there's the current Mrs Gold, Tess. She's much younger and loves Drew, but she is finding the cancelled meals, events, holidays hard to take. She's got a wonderful friend Cameron, and they joke he's the stand in for Drew, filling in at events Drew cancels. He drops a bombshell on Sarah right before the cruise.
Surprisingly she gets on really well with Sarah on the cruise, they've not spent much time together before, but have that same sense of fun and adventure, and things conspire to throw them together a lot. She's trying really hard to stop the cracks in their marriage from spreading, but it seems Drew is still the same work-comes-first person he was when he married Sarah.
There's some fabulous humour here, some great lines that had me sniggering – the speedo shorts – who wears them apart from competitive swimmers? Budgie smugglers I saw them called once and its an apt name!
There's another quote after Sarah saw rather more than she wanted to of Mona's gynaecological area and how bare it was, she decides hers too now needs a trim. " Her lady garden wasn't quite fully mowed, but it certainly wouldn't be requiring a Flymo anytime soon" 🙂
Alongside that humour though is the very real things that happen when such a disparate group of characters are thrown together.
Drew seems so blinded to everything, doesn't seem to see he's repeating the mistakes that made his first marriage fail, just swans along blindly, dispensing bonhomie along with credit cards and cash. He's a good man, means well but selfish really and so, so blind!
Mona had an affair that ended their marriage, she's been cheating on Piers for most of their marriage – and he's not entirely innocent either- and now she's tired of him. Its pretty clear where her desires lie now.
Throughout there are little get togethers, big gatherings, dinners, breakfasts, spa visits, outings ashore and events that don't always go to plan. I was wondering all the while did I want A to be with B? Did I think C would stay married or was D going to intervene, or maybe E might prove a stumbling block. And what about F, G and H? Where could they fit in?
I had ideas about who I thought suited each other, who I wanted to be together but Shari kept me wondering, were they really right for each other or would they be better with someone else. How could that happen, and what now?
Its a book that kept me guessing right to the very end and was such a fun read, I loved it and am off to find what else Shari has written.
Its a story for when you want something light and fun, a book to make you laugh, but with characters that feel so real you are rooting for things to work out for them. Or not to work out for others!!
Stars: Five, a fabulous read full of humour, fun dramas and real emotion.
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And she played a US homicide cop in the FX series "The Bridge" set in the drug violence-torn border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Kruger has also shown off her French on screen in films such as "Farewell, My Queen" by Benoit Jacquot, an erotically and politically charged drama about a lovelorn Marie Antoinette on the eve of the French Revolution.
Phoenix, who won best actor at Cannes on Sunday, rose to stardom playing tortured souls and a whole bunch of bad guys.
His winning role as a hammer-wielding hitman in Lynne Ramsay's "You Were Never Really Here" combines both archetypes in a magnetic performance, laying bare his monosyllabic character's physical and psychological wounds.
Variety magazine said the 42-year-old, who bulked up for the part, "never plays wounded the same way twice", praising his "eccentric, sometimes hilarious inversions of the hardman archetype".
The actor — three times Oscar-nominated, including for playing troubled country singer Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line" — made a glancing allusion to his own childhood traumas when asked at Cannes about his latest role, which critics called an "exquisite anxious study in damage".
He plays Joe, a former soldier who is hired by a New York state senator to rescue his daughter from a paedophile sex ring.
But Joe is wracked by his own demons, self-harming and suffocating himself with plastic bags to shut out the memories of his childhood and the Iraq war.
Phoenix grew up in an hippy family that travelled around South America with the Children of … sect before settling in Los Angeles, where his parents hired an agent to launch their children's acting careers.
Joaquin, then known as Leaf, and his older brother River landed television roles in the early 1980s, with the startlingly handsome River at first overshadowing him.
River Phoenix became a star at 16 in the 1986 drama "Stand By Me" before playing the young Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and becoming the darling of the art house scene with "My Own Private Idaho" in 1991.
But when Joaquin was only 19 he lost his brother to a drugs overdose, with the recording of Joaquin's desperate call for an ambulance sold to the media.
After River's death Phoenix initially did not want to act again, but he was tempted back and turned in a remarkable performance opposite Nicole Kidman in Gus Van Sant's satire on celebrity, "To Die For" in 1995.
The Greek master of the weird Yorgos Lanthimos picked up the best screenplay award at the Cannes film festival Sunday for his icy thriller "The Killing of a Deer".
Despite dividing critics — and prompting its star Nicole Kidman to say she wouldn't be taking her kids to watch it — the creepy tale inspired by Euripides' Iphigenia impressed the Cannes jury.
He shared the prize with Scottish director Lynne Ramsay for her film "You Were Never Really Here".
"Deer" picks up the laconic tone of Lanthimos's hit "The Lobster" but then becomes much darker after a heart surgeon played by Irish actor Colin Farrell operates on a man while he is drunk and kills him.
Years later, the dead man's teenage son plots revenge, telling the surgeon he must choose a member of his family to kill or they will all suffer an excruciating death.
Born in Athens, 44-year-old Lanthimos spearheaded a crop of young Greek filmmakers specialising in a so-called "weird wave" launched around the time of Greece's brush with bankruptcy.
He cut his teeth on television adverts and dance videos before bursting onto the international scene in 2009 with "Dogtooth", a film about the claustrophobic life of two sisters and a brother shut away in a villa by their dysfunctional parents.
"We just did whatever the hell came into our heads," Lanthimos said of his early years as a director, recalling borrowing equipment and props and shooting in friends' homes.
* Palme d'Or: 'The Square'
Swedish film "The Square", a dark satire of the contemporary art world, was the surprise winner of the top Palme d'Or prize at the world's biggest film festival.
* Grand Prix: '120 Beats Per Minute'
"120 Beats Per Minute", a moving drama set in Paris at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s, scooped second prize for its wrenching portrayal of a romance between two activists in the advocacy group ACT UP.
* Jury Prize: 'Loveless'
"Loveless", a bleak tale of a middle-class couple in Moscow looking to offload their child as they go through a bitter divorce, came in third.
The film by Kremlin critic Andrei Zvyagintsev offers a stinging critique of modern Russian society, depicting a country obsessed with consumerism and its smartphones.
* Best actor: Joaquim Phoenix
Triple Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix won best actor for playing a traumatised hitman in Lynne Ramsay's ultra-violent "You Were Never Really Here".
* Best actress: Diane Kruger
In her first film role in her native German, Hollywood star and former model Diane Kruger swapped her usually glamorous image to play a mother who vows revenge after her ethnic Kurdish husband and son are killed in a neo-Nazi attack.
* Best director: Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola picked up best director for her remake of the American Civil War thriller "The Beguiled", starring Colin Farrell as a soldier who bewitches several Southern women including Nicole Kidman.
* Best screenplay: Lynne Ramsay and Yorgos Lanthimos
The nine-member jury opted to split the screenplay prize in two, dividing it between Scottish director Lynne Ramsay for "You Were Never Really Here" and Greece's Yorgos Lanthimos for "The Killing of a Deer", a chilling suburban thriller starring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman.
* Special prize: 'Nicole Kidman'
Nicole Kidman was the undisputed queen of this year's Cannes with four projects showing. To mark its 70th birthday, the festival rewarded her with a special prize.