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In the summer of '05, I commanded an army. I hadn't planned on it, but things just sorta played out that way.
I was in highschool and didn't have a whole lot to do at the time, so I decided to check out this hype called Habbo Hotel. I liked the art style and I was into multiplayer games back then after meeting a still dear friend during a Vietcong match. I was barely 17 at the time, and my first encounter with a fellow hotel guest was a 14 year old british girl in the lobby. After asking my age, she replied "Oh. Aren't you a little old to be here?", in a moment of apparent realization about the immaturity of the whole establishment. I got the feeling the vast majority of guests were like her, bored chav teens who ditched MSN for something more substantial. But instead of a hindrance, my advanced age proved to give me a sort of moral superiority as I wandered around the hotel, observing many petty squabbles and futile flirtations.
I hung around a few public areas, picked up the lingo at the local bar, and aquired my own room. Rooms at the hotel can be fully customized with furniture, or Furni in Habbo slang, one of the first vestiges of micropayments. Clearly Furni was the currency of this place, with many guests clamoring at wealthy patrons, participating in grueling trials known as Giveaways, which very rarely paid out, but almost always charged an entrance fee. I think you get the picture. Scams ran amok, but there was one reliable way of getting Furni: getting a job.
Jobs in the Habbo Hotel consisted mainly of working in the army or some other pretend establishment. The British Army, The US Army, The Devils Army; I don't know what it was with those kids but running armies was were it was at. One day I was approached to join the Hispanic Army, and I thought why the hell not.
I showed up at their headquarters (the leader's room divided into several sections) and was introduced to the ground rules. When on duty you had to wear a uniform, which at the time was an all-black apparel I think. Once I was initiated I was allowed entry to the first restricted section. The second restricted section was for VIPs, and the final section for the big cheeses.
Once recruited, it was our job to spread the gospel of the army, which mainly consisted of sitting at the 'front desk' to help interested civilians or to go out into the hotel and find new recruits. There were no rosters or anything, you could just show up whenever you wanted and you would be 'on duty', so it was more a formality than an actual job. But then again if you never showed your face you probably wouldn't get paid either.
I was 'on duty' a lot with fellow recruits AznXchicka and Youngsterjoe, and we became a bit of a team, mainly because we had more sense that the rest of the recruits. We actually made an effort instead of just dicking around the employee lounge. And so it was not long before we got promoted, and were involved in more active roles within the army. One of which was attacking rival armies, which basically came down to mobbing their HQ so their own people could not get in, and spamming the chat inside. It was trolling in its purest form, for no real apparent reason, but somehow it was just a lot of fun.
As time went on I rose through the ranks quickly, leaving behind AznX and Joe for more powerful friends. Friends like Flucito, one of the Army's generals with whom I shared an interest for webdesign and other topics. He took me under his wing and it wasn't long before I met the leader of the army, Chaos, and his right-hand girl Evil-Latina. He recognized my loyalty to the army, and it wasn't long before I made it into the high command. Chaos shared his wealth with me and bestowed me admin rights to his army. We became friends, even outside Habbo, and by the time I left the army I was listed as a co-founder.
But Chaos was a troubled man. He had to deal with some personal issues, and abandoned his throne for quite some time. The army fell into disarray, and I chose to retire with my amassed treasure, returning to being a man of leisure, and not long after I departed from the hotel entirely.
Looking back on it all it was an incredibly strange but exciting time. It had been a carbon-copy of the standard 'rise to power' story. Except I didn't end up sleeping with the pixelated fishes. If you look at it now it seems like one big exercise in futility, but back then it gave us purpose. We belonged to something greater. And maybe that was enough.
I logged on today for old time's sake, the first time in 68 months, to enjoy one last mocha among my spoils of war.


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The bike-themed event will be an excellent opportunity for the community to venture out and ride a bike."With National Bike Month approaching, we are thrilled to have such a dedicated cycling enthusiast involved with our community and what a better way to recognize their importance of healthy and safety to proclaim a special day!" stated Mayor Haynie. Boca Raton, Florida- Florida's streets and roadways unfortunately are becoming known in an infamous way. According to USA Today and newspress.com, the Sunshine state has long been the most lethal in the nation for bicyclists, which Bike America has launched an informational campaign to correct. "We have to start preventing Southwest Florida from often ranking in the top 10 in the state for bike fatalities and crashes," said Bike America co-owner Gary Mercado. "Accidents happen due to lack of safety education, distracted drivers texting or on their phones, underequipped cyclists and sometimes bad weather," Mercado said.. The Economist stated that in 2012 some 120 cyclists were killed in traffic accidents across Florida. "That is as many as were killed in Britain in the same year–a country with three times as many people as Florida and a lot more cyclists. Florida's death rate for cyclists is three times higher than the national rate!" www.theeconomist.com The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 2014 Traffic Crash Facts Annual Report ranked Palm Beach County fourth highest in the State of Florida for the total number bicyclists (513) injured and fifth highest for the total number of pedestrians (564) injured. Furthermore, Palm Beach County ranked fourth highest in the State of Florida for the total number of bicycle (7) and pedestrian (35) fatalities. It is important to reduce these numbers while promoting active transportation and community health. "At the MPO we are working with our transportation partners and municipalities to promote bicycle and pedestrian safety through engineering, education, enforcement, and encouragement,"says Valerie Nielson, Transit Coordinator , Palm Beach MPO. In 2013 the state published a safety plan to try to reduce the accident rate, and it has hired several staff to try to look out for the interests of cyclists and pedestrians. One great example of their efforts is Florida Bike Month (March) which is done in the same spirit of National Bike Month (May is National Bike Month since 1956). Florida cyclists get to celebrate twice. Florida celebrates Bike Month in March because of warmer weather. The proclamation mentions bicycles as a means to travel and their potential to promote health and reduce air pollution and chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma. Florida Bike Month encourages people to get out and ride a bike to work, to school, shopping or just to enjoy life. Bike America (www.bikeam.com) sums it up in their great slogan, Enjoy Life…Ride a Bike. Valerie Neilson is excited about another Florida bike effort www.BikePalmBeach.org which provides a direct connection for users looking specifically for related information and activities about community events and resources of interest to the bicycling community in Palm Beach County and south Florida. The Palm Beach MPO is also organizing a Commuter Challenge (www. PBCommuterchallenge.org) to promote active transportation and transit ridership during Florida Bicycle Month of March. "We are encouraging our local communities to participate in this challenge, talk about bike safety and organize bicycle events throughout the month as well as add them to our www. BikePalmBeach.org calendar," says Neilson. "It's fantastic to see all of these efforts from state, county and city officials to propel cycling and to keep cyclists safe. Pedals up!" – exclaimed Steve Barnes co-owner of Bike America. About Bike America Bike America (www.BikeAM.com) has eight locations throughout Florida, including two in Boca Raton. They offer the best personal service, safety tips, gear and fit bikes for the beginning cyclist up through the most advanced rider. For more information on bike safety, arranging events or rides please visit www.BikeAM.com.
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According to Chang, Broadcom — a Singapore-based semiconductor manufacturer — will likely break up Qualcomm into constituent businesses if it succeeds in its attempted hostile takeover of its San Diego-based industrial competitor. Such a breakup, he added, would destroy America's ability to compete in the development of cutting-edge wireless telecommunication technologies.
"At this moment, the United States and China are competing to develop the standards [and] chips that will power 5G wireless communications," said Chang. "5G will be much faster than the current 4G, and also 5G will have much greater connectivity. So most devices in your home, workplace, and car are going to be controlled by 5G. There's only one American company that can win the 5G race, and that's Qualcomm."
Chang added, "What we have seen is Broadcom — which is now a Singapore company [and] probably will domesticate into the U.S. — is trying to take over Qualcomm, and Broadcom has a business model that shareholders love because what they do is buy companies and break them apart [to] realize the underlying value that has been trapped in the pieces. That's great for shareholder value, but it's terrible if you're trying to compete with the Chinese to develop 5G services, and Qualcomm is a national treasure because it has such an emphasis on innovation and patents, and that is why it is such a leader in global wireless."
Elaborating, Chang stated that "if Broadcom succeeds in taking over Qualcomm and breaking it up, Qualcomm will not be able to compete effectively against Chinese for 5G. That means the Chinese Huawei — which is nominally a private company but backed by the communist party — will win 5G hands down because there will be very little competition, which means that your toaster probably will be communicating with Beijing in the future if Broadcom takes over Qualcomm."
Chang added, "I'm a little bit uncomfortable with the U.S. national policy supporting one company, but, unfortunately, that's the situation we now have. It's either Qualcomm or the Chinese. It's that simple."
In a column titled "Why the bid to buy Qualcomm poses a dire threat to US national security," published Friday, Chang described the stakes of the developmental race to develop 5G technologies: "The company controlling 5G will control much of the world's communications for a decade."
"The Trump administration should immediately step in to stop what is the first step of a hostile takeover," wrote Chang.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) should review the tentative Broadcom-Qualcomm deal given that "the consequences of a successful Broadcom takeover [of Qualcomm] will surely be severe for the U.S.," Chang also wrote.


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éirígí slam arrest and detention of Newry member as political policing
The socialist republican party éirígí has slammed the arrest and detention of one of their members in Newry. The partys general secretary, Breandán Mac Cionnaith, described the arrest which took place yesterday (Monday) as yet further evidence of political policing by the PSNI.
Mac Cionnaith said, In September last year, Stephen Murney was arrested by the PSNI during a series of raids on homes in the Derrybeg area of Newry. At the time, Stephen had been present during the raids to provide solidarity and advice to those affected by the raids. PSNI members took exception to that and arrested him, also assaulting Stephen in front of many witnesses. He was later spuriously charged with assaulting those who had assaulted him.
In April of this year, although Stephen contested the charges against him, a court accepted the extremely flimsy prosecution evidence even though PSNI members had clearly contradicted each other throughout the hearing. The court fined Stephen £600.
Stephen made it clear at that time that he would not be paying the fine as he viewed the courts decision as wrong and unjust.
Yesterday, members of the PSNI arrested Stephen in Newry and took him directly to Maghaberry prison where he is currently being held.
Stephen Murney, along with other party members in Newry, has been extremely active in raising the partys profile in that area. As the local spokesperson for éirígí, Stephen has publicly highlighted many issues of concern to the local community, not least of which has been the clear agenda of political policing being pursued by the PSNI in Newry and surrounding areas. Stephen has highlighted cases where both the PSNI and MI5 sought to recruit local people as spies and informers.
Mac Cionnaith continued, Stephens arrest and imprisonment is nothing less than a clear attempt to deter him from pursuing legitimate political activities.
If the PSNI and courts believe that they can deter activists such as Stephen Murney from engaging in normal political activities, which is what Stephen was doing at the time of his original arrest, they are going to be disappointed.
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i've also been trying to get more exercise in my life again, it's good not only for the body but my sanity! it's pretty difficult with two littles around 24/7 but i've had some successful runs with the stroller and can keep roo happy in there for approx 40min without too much complaining and benji can last long enough before needing a feed if i time it all right... and we don't have any flat tires.. or poop catastrophies. the area where i run (on the trails of course) happens to have a great coffee shop right where we park so we love to go there after being out and then we usually hit the playground and park just round the corner.
these are some pics from a couple of days ago when we had ended up back at the park after being on the trails and sipping our hot drinks. benji fell asleep in the swing so i got an opportunity to take a few shots with two hands rather than trying to take pictures with him in one arm and the camera in the other! (all good practice i'm sure). it's been lovely and sunny so that means even if it's cold we can play outside all morning, the rain makes this a lot more difficult so i will choose to ignore the weather forecast after tuesday!


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After setting the white balance, users can add filters and effects to their photos. Photographers can choose between black-and-white, negative, and sepia among others.
The DSLR-like features do not end here, as the Bonzart Lit comes with three metering options, that is Spot, Center, and Multi. Additionally, the exposure compensation ranges between -6 and +6.
Bonzart's Lit is also a webcam and it costs a penny under $40
As stated above, the Bonzart Lit can be mounted on a tripod. If you want to take self-portraits with this device, then there is a timer of up to 10 seconds. The timer can be set to 2 seconds and a burst mode will capture several consecutive shots.
Either way, the toy camera can also be used as a webcam. The company says that, when connected to a PC, users can video chat with their friends through the device.
The red and black versions are available on Amazon. Potential buyers should know that content is stored on an SD card, which will have to be purchased separately.


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Thursday, September 18, 2008
They don't haunt me like they used to - a constant shadow ready to attack at any part of my day, sent by invisible triggers and only banished by a good cry and a forced replay of the worn road I've travelled too many times in my mind. What if I had reacted when I felt excessive movement? What if I had forced the doctor to induce on my due date? What if I had actually listened my gut instinct the FIRST time? What if ---If Then --- I Wonder.
They used to crucify me on a daily basis. I'd get lost in their circular madness, spinning with their almost believable hypotheses to the point of dissiness. In this state, anything was possible. Changing time was possible. Going back in time...ah - now what good idea, then I could ...(and now for my best trick of the day - Drumroll please)....CHANGE THE OUTCOME! Those days were exhausting, draining me like a grief vampire until I was reduced to a pile of mush on the floor, or couch, or bed, or - wherever was closest when the shadows closed in.
Now, only rarely do I find myself paralyzed by these two word questions. Emma has evolved in our family just as I have in my own skin and soul. No, now I find myself wondering something different. Ok - here's an example.
(Scene - driving in the car to preschool. The Comedian in the back seat, but visable by one of those handy mirrors minivan companies install)
Me- "I packed you a snack today, but lunch is grilled cheese and tomato soup. Doesn't that sound good honey?"
The Comedian - "Mama, can you put the soft songs on?"
Me - "Sure" (tuning the radio to the local classical station - then ready to try again on the lunch track I hear...)
The Comedian - (Softly singing) "I love youuuuu....oh yes I dooooooo" (NOTE: She has perfect pitch for a three year old. It's kinda amazing) "Emma is my sissster. Emma is the besssst girl in ooour family. I liiiiiiike she. I liiiiike she plant. I liiiiiike she angel. I loooooove my sister who liiiiives in heaven tooooo God."
(CUE THE SHADOWS FOR A WILDY UNPRECCEDENTED MOMENT) A combination of bittesweet AND introspective smiling AND rip my heart out AND oh-look at what good job I'm doing parenting AND DEFINATELY wow-I really have built a sisterly bridge MOMENT ALL WRAPPED INTO ONE.
I am crying, not sobbing, but crying and she is still singing. It is most beautiful song I have ever heard but it didn't launch me into the cycle of madness (thank God cause I was driving a car!). Insead, I found myself thinking, "How do mothers who lose a baby after delivering a heathly one cope? How do they allow themselved the melting days, the madness days, the indulgent take care of my bleeding heart days when they have another life looking up, needing them for everything?" And for a fleeting second - so wild and crazy I couldn't even believe it crossed my (potentally mad) mind, I thought, "If I did have to lose a child, I'm glad she was my first".
(Now CUE THE EMOTIONS) Anger, Guilt, Knowledge of sacrelidge, etc...etc...
I know we are broken to the point that our consciense mind is forced to look for meaning and reasons so we don't spend every waking minute in that melting stage, but this? This was the craziest reasoning my trecherous mind had ever played on me.
Even so, It was the most beautiful song I had ever heard.
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- k@lakly said...
And the funny thing is I often think that if i had to lose a child I was so grateful that I had myother two to pull me out of what I know what have been a certain downward spiral I may never have recovered from enough to go on and have another.....I guess we all look for and hopefully find, what we need to heal in times of profound loss.
And you are right, it is a beautiful song.
- September 19, 2008 at 7:40 AM
- CLC said...
What a beautiful song. You are obviously doing something right mothering all of your children!!
The what-ifs kill me. I had the same experience- excessive movement to the point where I thought to myself "I hope she doesn't get tangled up" and lo and behold she did. It's hard to shake the guilt of not doing anything about it.
- September 19, 2008 at 3:57 PM
- Lisa DG said...
Cara- this entry is like beautiful. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
- September 20, 2008 at 7:22 AM
- Lisa DG said...
"Like a beautiful song" is what I meant to say. Your story has really moved me and, even in the dark moments, gives me hope.
- September 20, 2008 at 7:24 AM
- Cara said...
Wow - thanks for all your words, K@lakly, clc, and Lisa. My goal is to share my heart and if is sooths or inpsires...then all for the better.
- September 20, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Lori Lavender Luz said...
I think children are better able to meld the Seen and the Unseen worlds. We grownups put a lot of discernment into things and sometimes miss what the kids know.
I gasped as I read it, Cara.
- January 1, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- The Steadfast Warrior said...
Thank you for sharing this post on Creme. Truly touching.
- January 3, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- A n T said...
Here from the Creme: Sorry for your loss.
- February 1, 2009 at 10:19 AM


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This article explains the ShadowSnap functionality on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
- ShadowSnap Agent
- Windows 8
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Windows 8 / Server 2012
ShadowSnap supports the backup and restoration of Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2 machines.
Some new features within Windows 8 / Server 2012 are not yet supported.
Consider these features before deployment of ShadowSnap onto Windows 8 / Server 2012 machines.
Resilient File System
Resilient File System, also known as ReFS, is a new file system that Microsoft has introduced in Windows 8 / Server 2012 that has made some improvements to the standard NTFS file system.
For more information and ReFS, check out the following Microsoft article:
- About Resilient File System (ReFS) (external link)
ShadowSnap does not support the backup of these volume types.
Data Deduplication
Microsoft has introduced a new data deduplication feature in Windows 8 / Server 2012. This technology allows volume deduplication for easier restore.
For more information about these methods, check out the following Microsoft knowledge bases:
- Introduction to Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2012 (external link)
- About Data Deduplication (external link)
If you need to restore a volume with deduplication turned on, use the Direct Restore Utility.
You can export ShadowSnap backups to either VHD or VHDX format for use with a Gen 1 Hyper-V VM. Gen 2 Hyper-V VMs must support EFI booting; image exports use MBR boot. A restore to a Gen 2 Hyper-V VM can be accomplished either by converting the image export to Gen 2-compatible VHDX files after the image export on the hypervisor itself or by performing a BMR directly into the Gen 2 Hyper-V VM using the Datto Utilities ISO.


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According to Reddit and Instagram, the mysterious minifigure from the upcoming collectible minifigure series 17 has been found. And according to the photographer, it came from the LEGOLand in Billund!
lego_collector_dad on Instagram posted this photo of the figure along with the printed collector sheet for the series as proof that he had actually purchased one or more of the new series. He also posted another photo featuring more figures he purchased.
Despite the authenticity, I'm not going to post the photo today to preserve the secret. In general, people are not happy with the figure or the mystery. The figure does appear to be the highwayman people expected and he's carrying 2 flintlock pistols. He wears a tricorne hat, bandana and heavy black cloak. The character is printed nicely with dual-molded legs and printing continuing from the body down to them. The issue people have is "Why the secrecy?"
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Just a quick update this afternoon...Hannah has had another good day today, and we are thankful. We had a nice, restful weekend, and enjoyed another visit from family. Hannah's radiation treatment today was uneventful, and she has been completely nausea-free! She will have four more treatments this week, and after that we'll be down to only thirteen more! She also had blood work today, and most of her counts were in the normal range...and should remain there, since she will be completely off of any chemo for several more weeks. We have much to be thankful for today...especially for all of the wonderful friends, family, and even strangers who have shown the love of Christ to us over the last couple of weeks. We are overwhelmed with gratitude, and rest in the knowledge that God is good, all the time!
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Grandparents' rights during separations and divorce cases have been ranking higher on the agenda in recent years, but many family law cases could still benefit from mediation to help make sure grandparents' voices and views are heard during the proceedings.
Without taking grandparents into account when making contact arrangements, it's all too easy for them to be left with little to no time to spend with their grandchildren – even if they have been closely involved with their childhood so far.
This can be harmful to the children and extremely painful for the grandparents, but mediation can help to put in place amicable arrangements that mean no matter what relationship the children's parents might have after their separation, it does not prevent the grandparents from still having a role to play.
It should also not be disregarded that grandparents can act as emotional support for both children and parents during this difficult time. In general it is also important to note that there are far more benefits to keeping grandparents in the family and not shutting them out than there are disadvantages for the family as a unit.
Until English law is updated to give automatic grandparents' rights during divorce, it falls upon families to make sure that the arrangements they make take the older generation into account too.
The good thing about this is that you can be very flexible about how you decide to continue the relationship between the children and the grandparents – whether that means the parents need to be present, or even if you decide that the children should regularly stay overnight with their grandparents with neither parent there.
It all depends on your unique family circumstances and the role the grandparents have played in the past, and mediation is the ideal way to reflect different and unusual circumstances and family structures, without having to spend time explaining all of that in court.
It's never a desirable situation when grandparents are denied contact to grandkids against their will – and it's best to tackle the issue head-on before the divorce or separation is completed, if you want to get contact rights re-established.
Mediators are adept at communicating between two or more parties who find it difficult or emotional to speak face to face, and this can be a crucial bridge to get talks going between both parents and the children's grandparents.
Your mediator will also have the benefit of experience in similarly challenging cases in the past – so even if you think there is no solution that will suit all parties, you might be surprised by how well mediation can remove the obstacles and leave your family with a plan for the future that everyone can agree with.
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A Guide to Choosing Your Super Bowl Allegiances
If you're like me, you only watch the Super Bowl for four reasons: the celebrity-laden, flashy advertisements, the over the top halftime show, the luscious and delicious themed food, and the ability to tell your grandchildren, "I watched football before the players were forced to play inside giant hamster balls for safety reasons." Nonetheless, there is something to be said for the collective yelling and foaming at the mouth that occurs at sports bars, or in any rooms with more than two passionate football spectators. There is nothing worse than feeling emotionally detached in a highly charged sports environment, which is why I am offering all half-hearted Super Bowl viewers a guide to choosing their team. There is nothing wrong with jumping on a bandwagon, as long as you make an informed choice and stick to your fair-weather guns. Once you've made your decision, it would be the height of flakiness to start trash-talking the other team after halftime. You will go down with this ship, and you will have a great time doing it. And now, without further ado, here are the key steps to making what is quite possibly the least important decision of your life.
Check your regional loyalties
If you live within one hundred miles of Seattle or Denver, your choice is clear. Here is a map of the United States, in case you need help. If you live in Twin Falls, Idaho, flip a coin.
As for East coasters and other distant viewers, consider your second and third tier connections to these cities. Do you have a great-aunt in Denver? Does your manicurist know a guy in Seattle? Have you ever watched Portlandia? The more obscure the connection, the more satisfying it will be to explain your loyalty to your invested friends.
Consider the color palette
Do you look better in warm or cool colors? Autumn or spring? Or, in this case, the steely silver and green of the Seahawks or the flesh-eating orange of the Broncos? Check your closet to see which pieces would work with each color scheme. Either way, you've got blue to work with. And if you want to truly turn some heads, you can create a mash-up of both team colors. This, of course, defeats the purpose of trying to select a team, so only choose this option if you plan on reading in a side chair while everyone rants and raves. Or if you are an iconic building.
Taste the themed food
When in doubt, vote with your stomach. Sample all the snack foods out there, from Seahawk Wings to Bronco Buffalo Sauce. Let the melange of flavors sort out your loyalty for you, and leave room for emotional eating if your team loses (or, for that matter, if your team wins). In addition, you should select a team based on food if you will be cut off for rooting for the other team. This could end friendships, but again, it's the Super Bowl. Stranger things have happened.
Rate the quarterbacks
Is Peyton Manning your cup of tea? Do you wake up to a steaming mug of Russell Wilson? If they were running against a John F. Kennedy look-alike in the next election, which of the two stands a better chance of winning? The practice of determining loyalty based on facial symmetry is a long-standing American tradition. Do not be ashamed.
Russell Wilson is looking dapper here with the NFC Championship trophy. Go Seahotties!
In one of my favorite Saturday Night Live clips of all time, Peyton Manning shows off his paternal instincts as he instructs kids on everything from stealing cars to snuffing snitches. Bronc-oh yes.
Are you a people-pleaser or a misanthrope?
At the end of the day, you need to consider the crowds at whatever parties you will be attending. If the majority of the crowd roots for the Broncos, it will take a strong stomach to show up decked out in Seahawks regalia. If, however, you enjoy taking a stand and going against the grain, this is the perfect opportunity to irritate your friends. The more inaccurate or inane references to football, the better. There is nothing more infuriating to a die-hard fan than a bandwagoner who doesn't even have a grasp of the game. To play up this trope, drop comments like, "I liked it when the man did the thing with the ball," and "Does Watership Down come after the third down?" Alternately, your job as a fair-weather fan who joins the majority is to sit down, eat your chips, and yell when everyone else does.
Ultimately, you're here to have fun. You can follow these rules or make up your own, but as long as you make a choice, you're sure to come away with a full heart and an even fuller stomach.
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You can think of A Stroke of Brilliance as the bolted version of Super Slab. It can be done in 2 or 3 pitches and stays just left of Super Slab up to the same anchors.
Look for the bolted line just to the left of the ramp start of Super Slab and follow it up to a big ledge with bolted anchors. From there traverse left (unprotected) to another big ledge without a bolted anchor. From here look up and left of a hand crack that goes up a steep bulge to find the first bolt. Getting the first bolt isn't easy and is the crux of the climb that gives it its grade. Jam the crack, make the first clip, and step up on top of the bulge to a much easier slabby pebble-pinching line to the top of the Red Wall. Bolts are generously spaced but the climbing is easy and makes for a fun multi-pitch adventure.
Descent: Make a double rope rappel to the start of pitch one, and one more rappel down from there. There is a walk-off on the backside up to Misery Ridge but it looks pretty rough and committing up another unprotected slab
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Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac Thanks to all my Apple products (and their horrendous battery life) I always feel so connected (to the wall). As a result, like my hopes and dreams, my phone almost always dies the minute I leave my house. iPhone. Battery. Bad. Anyway, last night I managed to lock myselfREAD MORE
Yoga God. Namas-Wahey!
(Article of mine that was in the Examiner at the weekend. Read on!) So I'm in Malibu, at a yoga studio, standing at the back of a crisp, clean, pure white room. White ceiling, white walls, white drapes and polished wooden floorboards. It feels like a dream sequence. I'm surrounded by the beautiful, tanned, toned,READ MORE
For Emma – Vitamin String Quartet So I'm driving along. Listening to Taylor Swift. On my way to yoga. And I'm crying. Weird day. In a daze when I got in my car. Turn on the radio. Anything. Just don't want the silence. Drive on. My Dad phoned me a few minutes before. Told me myREAD MORE
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Blue Christmas – Elvis I'm like a dog. Pavlov's one. Conditioned to beg or eat or do something every time he heard a bell. Except my bell is Christmas. And I'm conditioned to have a laugh. I blame Ireland. Don't think I've ever had a bad Christmas back in Ireland. From growing up as aREAD MORE
LA State of Mind (And Body)
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/mind-and-body-you-can-always-look-better-in-la-30524320.html So, one minute you're at Starbucks in Beverly Hills waiting in line for your skinny café mocha frappe latte gibber, listening to two beautiful girls in tight yoga apple bottom pants talk to each other with their big voluptuous lips about how one uses cider vinegar in her beautiful blond hair and the otherREAD MORE
I Want To Be The Best
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/your-voice/first-person-mark-hayes-i-want-to-be-the-best-30457187.html When I was a young wee lad making my way in the real capital of Ireland, Cork, boy, I had little to no clue what I wanted to be when I grew up. Besides the best, obviously. The question was, the best at what? For a while I thought I was going to leadREAD MORE
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http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/mark-hayes-feeling-the-pressure-to-get-a-beach-ready-body-278040.html So I'm at a hotel pool party in West Hollywood. To my right: Hollywood hills. To my left: Downtown L.A. All around me: Models. Beauties. Brutes. Half naked bodies, half drunk girls, fully flexing guys. All perfectly sculpted. Breasts, pecs and high heels. Wonderful. Along with me, a pasty white, almost burnt Irish guyREAD MORE
America's Worst Housing Crisis. Ever.
The Walker – Fitz & The Tantrums So in the past seven days I've gotten four parking tickets and one towing of my car. Grand total of $500 worth of fines, give or take a punch in the wall. Nice chunk of change. Even more fun was being towed from an area that isn't aREAD MORE
Ah For Book's Sake! Podcast
New book related podcast. First episode's guest is Mark Hayes, author of RanDumb: The Adventures of an Irish Guy in LA, RanDumber: The Continued Adventures of an Irish Guy in LA and new book PreDumb: Before I Came to LA.


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Grass fed beef is full of flavor and extremely tender if cooked right. But you cannot cook it the same way as you cook conventional grain fed beef or you will over cook it and end up with a tough, dry piece of meat. The first time we bought an expensive piece of all natural, grass fed beef, we were filled with excitement. It was a bone-in ribeye and a thing of beauty. We heated up the grill on high just like we always did with our grocery store bought steaks and threw our ribeye on the grill. Not only did the meat taste different (which we now love and prefer), it was tough, chewy and anything but tender. Talk about disappointment!
Since grass fed beef is high in protein and extremely low in fat, it will usually cook in 30%-50% less time. Additionally, over cooking it will cause this healthful meat to lose many of the beneficial nutrients (the more cooked, the more Omega 3s and CLAs you lose.)
We don't want you to make the same mistake, so we've put together the following grass fed beef cooking tips.
Grass Fed Beef Cooking Tips
1. Lower the cooking temperature. If your grill, oven or stove top is too hot, you will cook off the beneficial fat and dry this beef out quickly. Low and slow is the way to go with this beef. A general rule of thumb is cut the temperature down by at least 50 degrees. For roasts, cook at 225 degrees or in a crock pot. For steaks, you can sear on medium, but then quickly move to low heat to slowly finish the cooking process. Unlike grain fed beef which requires a higher searing temperature, grass fed beef will sear on medium.
2. Invest in a meat thermometer. Most people can cook a conventional grain fed steak perfectly just by eyeballing it. But with grass fed beef, there's less wiggle room because grass fed beef cooks quickly and can go from perfectly cooked to overcooked in less than a minute. Remove it from the heat source when it is 10 degrees below your desired cooking temperature. Don't worry, it will continue to cook once it's taken off the grill.
The suggested internal cooking temperatures for grass fed beef are 120 – 140o Fahrenheit (which is lower than the USDAs guidelines for beef which is 145 – 175o). Here's how the grass feed beef cooking guidelines break down:
Rare — 120F
Medium Rare — 125F
Medium — 130F
Medium Well — 135F
Well — 140F
Just remember, if you like your meat more on the medium to well done side, make sure you turn the heat way down to allow the meat to cook slowly. Your patience will be rewarded.
note: These suggested cooking temperatures come from The Grass Fed Gourmet cookbook by Shannon Hayes.
3. Let it rest on the counter top for 10 minutes. While your meat was cooking, all the water molecules were heated up and excited. Resting it allows the juices to redistribute. Cutting into it too soon will allow all the moisture to drain out. The result? More moisture on the plate than in your mouth.
4. Start with steaks and roasts that are at room temperature before cooking. Thaw your meat in the refrigerator, or if you are in a hurry, in an air tight bag submerged in cool water. But never thaw it in the microwave. Once it is thawed, allow it to come to room temperature covered on the counter top before cooking. This prevents the meat from being shocked when you put it on the hot surface.
5. Tenderize. One great way to tenderize grass-fed beef is to use a tenderizing marinade. We got this tip from Stanley Fishman's Tender Grass Fed Meat, Traditional Ways To Cook Healthy Meat cookbook. This basic marinade involves rubbing beef with 2 or more tablespoons of Organic, Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive oil. The unfiltered oil contains enzymes that help tenderize the beef and enhance the flavor. Let the oil soak into the meat for two hours at room temperature (overnight if in the fridge). For some of the tougher cuts of beef, try a more physical approach. Cover the beef with plastic and pound your steak a few times to break down the connective tissue. But no need to pulverize it! A few whacks should do the trick.
Follow these tips and you will experience an extremely tender, flavorful and healthful piece of meat.


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The goal of this event is to assist entrepreneurs in understanding where they currently are from a mindset perspective and areas for growth and improvement to create success in their entrepreneurial journey.
Each attendee for this event will have the ability to take the Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile (EMP)™ prior to the online meeting hosted over Webex. During the Webex, we will take entrepreneurs through the EMP Feedback Report which contains the results from 14 discrete scales in the areas of personality and skills.
Join our founder for this amazing event available to a limited number of entrepreneurs. . The EMP* is the most efficient and practical way to assess where the entrepreneur is currently and where they need to be for optimal growth & performance.
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Pearling is where you examine the reference lists of relevant articles, this may help you discover resources that did not show up in your database searches. You can then use an Internet search to help you locate these resources - remember that they may not have been published online!
Cooke, Smith & Booth (2012) suggests that this approach is similar to snowball sampling, leading the researcher from one study to another until all the leads are exhausted - this is referred to as 'pearl growing' or 'pearling'
Further reading
Cooke, A., Smith, D., & Booth, A. (2012). Beyond PICOL the SPIDER tool for qualitative evidence synthesis. Qualitative Health Research 22(10), 1435-1443. doi:10.1177/1049732312452938
This is the opposite approach to pearling, in this approach, you're looking at the resources that have cited the resources you have identified.
Two good databases to start this approach with are
Many of the databases that you search in may also include citation information, so check these as well.


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"Never please to appease."
Do you go to great lengths to please others or cover up your feelings, because you fear abandonment or rejection? If so, why?
The truth is, you run less risk of rejection if you offer others your true and unembellished self.
When you're up front your real opinions, feelings and interests, you stand on solid ground. Being genuine offers others the real you, right from the get-go, and they can choose to take it or leave it. Just as you can choose to take or leave them!
When you know others are responding to the real you, you no longer have to worry about letting down your guard or being rejected later. This is a position of great strength.
Try living as the real you! When you do, others are naturally attracted to who you really are!
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Today's Affirmation: I am living as the real me!


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Sometime over the last forty years, the raw brickwork had been replaced with do-it-yourself vinyl siding. In the decayed sunlight, it looked lime, but that had to be a trick, an aberrant effect from light reflected from the patch of lawn. The door was different, of course, not that faux-elegant aluminum with the scroll-work underneath the screen. It was solid wood, less likely to slam and rattle with the wind.
The old dandelion garden beneath the kitchen window was gone, too, replaced with a row of ceramic pots filled with tea roses and ornamental feathered grass. It was the first time he ever associated this place with anything beautiful. It had a remarkable effect on him, seeing those roses. Maybe the house wasn't as spoilt as he remembered. Or maybe enough of him had weathered enough storms, and it was simpler to let it go.
Coming back was always going to be rough. He still saw the pinched walkway and gravel driveway in his dreams, and he still heard the phantom voices discipline his every decision. This place, this place….
Of course he believed in ghosts. A childhood resurrected was filled with them.
He kept walking, but slowly. This place was his past, and he had no business here. Flat bourbon-colored shadows doused the sidewalk, and he could smell greasy meat and the curl of onions and cabbage from a stranger's kitchen. Just another Saturday night, far from home, but back home.
Tomorrow, maybe he would knock, and introduce his past to the strangers behind the door.


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Michael Leunig is an Australian cartoonist and philosopher known for drawing satirical cartoons on world issues and matters of human nature. His work in such cartoons as spanned from the 1970s til today, and he was declared an Australian Living Treasure in 1999. Notably, in recent years, his cartoons have taken a political stand, satirising politics of both Australia and America.
His work has often been controversial, stating in 2008 that "Artists must never shrink from a confrontation with society or the state".
His website can be found here.
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Russia: All Carry-on Liquids and Food Banned on Flights
January 13, 2014
by Alan Phelan
Russia has banned all carry-on liquids and food on domestic and international flights originating in Russia until 21 March as a security precaution before and after the Sochi Winter Olympics.
The new regulations ban all carry-on liquids, regardless of amount, including personal hygiene items, cosmetics, medicines, sprays, gels and also covers packaged food and baby food items.
Medication that is required to be taken during the flight, as well as baby food, could be allowed on-board in carry-on baggage in certain situations; provided that they have passed through security control and been checked using the necessary equipment.


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Multiple Teams · Rensselaer Central Boys 8th Grade Basketball beat Lowell (a Only) 32-18
Thursday, November 19, 2015 6:15 PM Rensselaer Central High School AWAY 32 Lowell (a Only) HOME 18 Game Recap Rensselaer 8th grade boys win their first game this season with a 32 – 18 victory over the Lowell Red Devils. The improvement from their 1st game to the 2nd game was very noticeable. They came


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Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bistro makes these amazing gluten-free cupcakes every year to promote Breast Cancer Awareness month. In fact, they have partnered with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Tucson and will donate proceeds from the sale of these cupcakes all month long! The Gourmet Girls have been generous enough to share their recipe, in case you want to make your own at home.
1 c granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 ¼ cups gluten free flour blend
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp xanthan gum
½ c rice bran oil
½ c milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 drops of pink food coloring
Frosting of your choice or melted pink/brown white chocolate for dipping
Pink mini marshmallows
Preheat oven to 350. Line 12 cup cupcake baking pan with paper liners.
Beat sugar and eggs in large bowl at medium speed for 1 minute.
Add flour baking powder, xanthan gum, oil, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 1 minute.
Pour batter into cupcake pan, Bake for about 20 minutes or until center springs back when lightly
Cool on rack for five minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely before icing or dipping
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The tweaks every Vista User should do.
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It has come to my attention that there are a lot of things new users don't like about Vista. In this guide I will be going over the tweaks that every Vista user should do (and how to do them) to make their OS a little lot better. Please note that your screen may not look exactly that same as mine but all the things are in exactly the same places. Read the rest of this article »
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Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras
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Today Microsoft finely releases more "Ultimate Extras". Included are two new sound schemes: "Pearl" and "Glass" as well as a new content pack for DreamScene.
It was looking very bleak for the Ultimate Extras program for a while due to Microsoft's uncertainty of the life of the program, maybe this is a sign of whats to come for the future of it. I sure am looking froward to what else they have in store for us Ultimate users (if anything).
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XP SP3 and Vista SP1 due out this week.
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Microsoft is releasing both service packs for both of their main OSs this week as early as Tuesday. The service packs will be made available via Windows Update as well as on their website.
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Grandma- to-Bee Ornament Personalized Christmas Ornament
How exciting to find out that you are going to be a Grandmother for the first time! Don't most mothers look forward to hearing those exciting words, "We're Pregnant"? Our Grandma-to-Bee ornament is cleverly spelled like a bee and decorated with a cute bumblebee. Our personalized Grandma-to-Bee ornament can either congratulate or make the exciting announcement to the family.


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Activities: boating, fishing, hiking, swimming, nature trail, biking and canoeing
Showers are on hand at Clearwater Lake; restrooms are needless to say offered. There are so many cool things to do close to Clearwater Lake, and loads of people like to come here to escape.
Clearwater Lake is a top selection with the folks in Paisley. Many folks stay here in order to be in the vicinity of Hontoon Island State Park. Florida has lots
of outdoors activities.
Outdoors recreation is abundant, some of the enjoyable stuff you can do is hiking, fishing, playing golf, and swimming, so getting bored is not something that is likely to happen. When was the last occasion
you went camping for a couple of days? Clearwater Lake in Florida is a really magnificent site to spend some time.
Water hookups are on hand here. The people who care for the campground and all the wonderful passtime activities attract folks from all over. The fine choice of local attractions, and such a great deal of things to do are guaranteed to keep you coming back repeatedly.
Why not take a refreshing hike along the Baptist Lake Trasil, and in the event that you wish for fishing you can always stop at Aztec Lakes Bass Fishing. Why not take the young ones to Adventure Cove Miniature Golf during your stay at Clearwater Lake. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Clearwater Lake;
Flatwoods Trail is a good local trail. Near Clearwater Lake you find a golf course called Twin Lakes Reserve & Golf Club, and go on a visit to Wind Song Farms in case you want to ride a horse.
Hampton Inn Mount Dora, Mount Dora
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Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora
13 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites Mount Dora, Mount Dora
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Best Western Plus Lake County Inn & Suites, Tavares
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Other campgrounds near Clearwater Lake, Florida:
Ocala - Clearwater Lake, Paisley
, 0 miles away
Country Squire Carefree RV Resort, Paisley
, 1 miles away
Camp LA-No-Che, Paisley
, 2 miles away
Lake Norris Cons Area - Group, Eustis
, 3 miles away
52 Landing, Paisley
, 5 miles away
Lake Dorr, Altoona
, 6 miles away
Alexander Springs Recreation, Altoona
, 6 miles away
Deerhaven Campgrounds, Lake County
, 7 miles away
Olde Mill Stream RV Park, Umatilla
, 8 miles away
Baptist Lake Dispersed, Altoona
, 8 miles away
Marinas near Clearwater Lake, Florida:
Astor Landing Campground and Marina, Astor
, 9 miles away
Port of Call Yacht Club, Astor
, 12 miles away
Astor Bridge Marina & Hotel, Astor
, 12 miles away
Lake Eustis Marina, Eustis
, 12 miles away
MT Dora Marina, Mount Dora
, 13 miles away
Public Lands near Clearwater Lake, Florida:
Canaveral National Seashore, Titusville - FL
, 54 miles away
Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Augustine - FL
, 55 miles away
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine - FL
, 58 miles away
Hontoon Island State Park, Florida
, 13 miles away
Wekiwa Springs State Park, Florida
, 15 miles away
Blue Springs State Park, Florida
, 15 miles away
De Leon Springs State Park, Florida
, 16 miles away
Ocala National Forest, Florida
, 22 miles away
Trails near Clearwater Lake, Florida:
Flatwoods Trail, Lake County
, 7 miles away
Baptist Lake Trasil, Marion County
, 8 miles away
Ocala National Recreation Trail, Putnam County
, 18 miles away
Prairie Trail, Marion County
, 19 miles away
Golf Courses Near Clearwater Lake, Florida:
Black Bear Golf Club, Eustis
, 6 miles away
Twin Lakes Reserve & Golf Club, Umatilla
, 7 miles away
Eagle Dunes Golf Course, Sorrento
, 8 miles away
Red Tail Golf Club, Sorrento
, 9 miles away
Country Club of Mount Dora, Mount Dora
, 10 miles away
Lakes Near Clearwater Lake, Florida:
Lake Dorr, Lake County
, 5 miles away
Beakman Lake, Lake County
, 10 miles away
Holly Lake, Lake County
, 12 miles away
Wildcat Lake, Lake County
, 12 miles away
Lake Ola, Lake County
, 15 miles away
Current weather conditions at Clearwater Lake, Florida
Local climate location: DELAND 25 miles away
Outdoors Recreation Near Orlando, Florida
Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Orlando, Florida, the metro area neareast to Clearwater Lake. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.
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Clary Sage's top edge is cast on all at once, decreasing at each edge every row toward the bottom tip. This allows the stunning cable and eyelet motifs to flow uninterrupted through the shawl's body. These bold graphics shine through the soft halo of our single-ply, worsted weight Crane.
68" [173 cm] wingspan and 27." [68.5 cm] deep at center spine
crane / abilene 602 / 4 skeins
32" circular in size US 8 [5 mm]
20 sts and 26 rows = 4" [10 cm] in cable and lace pattern, after blocking
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Chat on The Violet Femmes & Amazon Giveway
Today I sat down for a fun chat with Maria K. Alexander one of my blog mates at The Violet Femme's about RETURN TO AUDUBON SPRINGS. She had some interesting questions about Emma, Rafe and the town. Stop by and … Continue reading
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"I'm a textbook Virgo," is one of the first admissions from Fai Khadra when we meet at the Farfetch pop-up at the Sole DXB festival.
For the astrology uninitiated, those born between late August and mid-September are defined as meticulous, conscientious and perfectionist, which Khadra, who jetted to Dubai to DJ at the two-day streetwear event, most certainly is.
But one need not know his star sign to come to that conclusion. Just one glimpse at him — he was wearing cropped jeans and classic white Jordans offset by a bright orange, collared jumper and bleached locks — reveals someone who is obviously down to earth but straight-to-business.
While a quick Google search of the 28-year-old, affectionately known as @yourboyfai to his 742,000 Instagram followers, will show hundreds of headlines revolving around his close friendship with international supermodel Kendall Jenner, there is a lot more to the US-Palestinian talent than simply the people he surrounds himself with.
Khadra wears many hats. In addition to being a musician — he is currently working on a debut musical project — he also dabbles in modeling, sculptures, DJ'ing and most recently set design.
He dreamed up the sleek, eye-catching sets for Summer Walker's "First and Last" tour as well as The Internet's 2019 Camp Flog Gnaw performance.
For Khadra, set design was a natural transition since it combined both his passions for music and architectonics.
And in addition to his fastidious attention to detail, he holds a degree in architecture, which he obtained shortly after completing his last two years of high school at the American School of Dubai.
One would think that dreaming up spectacular sets, working on new music and installations, and jetting off to far-flung locations for DJ'ing and modeling gigs would be enough to keep someone occupied.
However, the older brother of DJ twins Simi and Haze reveals that he is just getting started, as he has plans to roll out his very own concept soon.
"I find that it's really hard to find good basics, whether that's in apparel, beauty or homeware," Khadra said.
He plans to launch his own label focusing on everyday basics that are super comfortable, expertly tailored and reasonably priced.
At the core of his concept is a commitment to crafting each product from sustainable, organically sourced materials.
Indeed, sustainability holds a very special meaning to the environmentally conscious Khadra, who reveals that for every trip he makes, including his most recent visit to Dubai, he takes steps to offset his carbon footprint by donating to initiatives that plant trees, a gesture also practiced by model Bella Hadid.
A release date has yet to be announced for the new concept, likely because Khadra is also occupied with exploring various creative avenues. But how does he balance it all?
"For me, it's really just all the same creative process," he noted.
Khadra shares that in addition to exhibitions, music and traveling, his Palestinian roots also inspire his art, despite the fact that he has never had the chance to visit.
"I'm super inspired by the strength and resilience of the Palestinian people," he muses. "I think they (Palestinians) show so much love and humanity, and I'd love to go. It's probably one of my top destinations to visit," he revealed.
As for what is next for the multifaceted creative? "I'm just super blessed that I get to wake up every day and do what I love," he said. "I hope that I can continue to find interesting ways to be more creative and enlighten the world in some way if I can."
Via SyndiGate.info
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Russound Showing MBX-AMP WiFi Streaming Audio System Amp at CEDIA
Russound will include a new WiFi streaming audio system amplifier in its product previews at the upcoming CEDIA show: the MBX-AMP.
The MBX-AMP is a single-box solution for residential installations, while access to SiriusXM for Business makes it a reliable choice for light commercial projects. Russound designed the MBX-AMP to be a decentralized, amplified streaming solution.
Full control of the MBX-AMP is managed through the MyRussound App as well as Russound's XTS or XTSPlus touchscreens.
The MBX-AMP offers 50 watts per channel at 8 ohms, and is scalable for up to 32 rooms, with synchronized audio for up to 16 rooms. In addition to built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, it features voice control integration, and there will be driver support for Control4, URC and RTI controls.
Aside from streaming audio, the MBX-AMP will also stream from DLNA-compliant audio sources, and will support Apple AirPlay. Additionally, it will feature Bluetooth with full AVRCP support, including metadata and album art from supported sources.
The MBX-AMP is included in the Russound Certified Installer (RCI) Program. "RCI Required" models boast a feature designed to drastically reduce unauthorized online sales of the company's products while ensuring that consumers receive the benefits of working with certified installation professionals.
"The MBX-AMP illustrates how we listen to our dealers before getting to work on a new product," said Charlie Porritt, CEO, Russound. "When it came time to design a world class streaming audio system amp, we consulted with our customers to determine what features were critical, and what would be helpful when it comes to simplifying installation, configuration, and, of course, operation. The result is a product that answers the demands of our customers, with features and performance that go beyond anything else at this price point."


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Paragon Bank Integration
As part of our finance-broking service, we integrate with several finance providers. The latest one of these lenders is Paragon. In order to connect to their system, I have had to liaise with the IT department at Paragon as well as developing a SOAP Application and response converter. I have also had to manually recalculate the monthly […]Read More Paragon Bank Integration