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Early this morning, despite a complete lack of open ports, the globally pervasive zombie plague has finally spread to Madagascar, the last haven against such an infestation. It appears as though a few zombies somehow managed to cross over by air.
Earlier today, a majority of the researchers stationed at Antarctica have submitted their full intention to not only remain on or near the continent as permanent residents, but also to declare their independence from their home countries. These researchers have decided to found the Republic of Antarctica, citing McMurdo as the capital and numerous other stations for which they are the majority as member cities. These researchers have called for the remaining handful of antarctic stations to join the newly founded republic.
Last night, the member nations of the European Union voted on whether to merge into a single sovereign state. Every nation voted in favor except for the United Kingdom, which chose to withdraw its EU membership in order to preserve its sovereignity.
This morning, across the Northern Hemisphere, many of the world's groundhogs and similarly behaved rodents have emerged from their burrows to find cold air and visible shadows. Nearly all of them have returned underground, conceding that Spring will not arrive this year.
North Korean officials stated last night that their leader Kim Jong Un was last seen two weeks prior. They claim that he was abducted and have put the blame on the rest of the world, stating such as sufficient cause to go to war.
Last Tuesday, Democratic members of the U.S. Congress decided eight years is too short a period of time for the country's official head of state to serve office. They first envisioned repealing the 22nd Constitutional Amendment, which limits the number of terms someone may run for President. However, President Barack Obama warned that such a repeal would cause more harm than good, and stated that he has no plans to run for president a third time in a row. Congress then proposed that the official title of Head of State be moved to a new, more permanent position that would serve well as a figurehead but hold little to no governmental authority.
I'm alive! And I'm changing my page's background from the layout on the lower image to the image on the top, just completed this morning!
Leadery: http://leadery.deviantart.com/ has been sent on a mission of seabound piracy. Raiding royal ships, trading with island chieftans, and whatever else he may want to do.
This completes my challenge of completing a decent work of art every month. I succeeded as far as I'm concerned, but I had too high a tendency to run into last minute panic every month. This was a resolution that I will NOT renew for 2014.
Meteor Hunters
The gas giant planet Eincioll is home to many forms of life, nearly all of which are buoyant or otherwise airborne. However, the Geletai (the G pronounced like in 'mirage') had the misfortune of being one of the few species that can neither float nor fly. They have to process how to properly jump from one floating resource to another to avoid plummeting to unlivable atmospheric pressures. This is why they evolved intelligence.
Fast forward thousands of years after the dawn of civilization on Eincioll (but still over 2000 years before now) and many areas have developed a level of technology similar to the middle ages of Earth. This led to a high demand for hard metals that have a high tendency to sink to the planet's core. Many Geletai communities have noticed the occasional fall of meteors, generally from Eincioll's lowest planetary ring but also occasionally from their star system's asteroids. They calculate the time and place that a collection of stone and metal will fall nearby, then hunt this resource down as best they can. A career of meteor hunting here is quite risky but very rewarding for those that succeed.
Biting Ceremony
A week and a half ago I had some dream where I was surrounded by vampires in some sort of dimly lit monochrome room. At some point they decided that I was to have my blood drawn, so I figured fine as long as they leave enough for me to survive.
Except the person being bitten here sure doesn't look like me. I think it's been established that a lot of my dreams give me a physical form with any number of differences, most commonly sex-swapping.
No, those vampires did not wear all black. In fact, I think a lot of them wore white or cool gray.
Happy Halloween, everyone! :D
EDIT: Altered some coloration. The guy on the far right stood out way too much, so he's getting some more dull gray. Meanwhile, the center is getting a bit more contrast. Just a bit.
Two years ago I had set to depict 11 friends plus myself in this big group. I decided to finally get on that starting last month. I also decided to do these out of order. Danton the Bored was my third entry. (Kir was #8, I was #4, Leinad was #1, so on and so forth.) Had to switch around which sections of clothing had what colors. I'd like to think what I did is okay, though.
Two years ago I had set to depict 11 friends plus myself in this big group. I decided to finally get on that. Starting with Kir. Once again I barely succeed at uploading something I'd consider decent by the end of the month. I still have 11 more to go before combining us all together. Heh.


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Before I started writing full time, it took effort to turn my brain off at night. I had to choose to not think about work anymore, and then I had to choose not to think about the dishes I still hadn't done or how long it'd been since I'd worked out. And then, maybe, my mind would go quiet for a few minutes, usually while I stared blankly at whatever show I'd DVRed three weeks earlier and still hadn't had the chance to watch.
Now, there is no choice. My brain does not turn off. EVER. Not during meals, not when I'm at the playground, not when I'm on the phone with a friend. Not even during yoga, when I'm doing ujjayi breath and wearing my serene I'm-a-legit-yogi face. I am always, always, thinking about my story.
This sounds like an exaggeration. Believe me, I wish it were. I wish I could tell you that right now, I'm thinking about this post and the words that I'm typing. But no. I'm half focused on this while the rest of my brain is puzzling over the ending of Book 2, whether Rory should know whether the secret tunnel is or whether she should find it. When I try to stop thinking about this, I start thinking about the title for Book 2, whether I should go with the suggestion from my favorite intern at ICM (Kyle, that's you) — "Guided" — or come up with something else (thoughts on "Guided" as a title?). I go to sleep at night thinking about the intricacies of my plot, and I wake up with a general sense of anxiety that the book I'm writing will not be nearly as cool as the story in my head.
Writing is not a 9-5 job. It is not an 8-8 job. It is an every-waking-hour-and-sometimes-while-I'm-sleeping job. It's not quite 24/7, but it's at least 16.5/6.
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Not just any hotel in St. Louis can get away with using the word "Ballpark" in the name, but the Hilton -- with its unmatched view of Busch Stadium -- deserves the moniker. The 670-room property is divided over two towers, and thought it's older (it used to be a Marriott) it underwent renovations in 2012. Rooms have contemporary decor, flat-screen TVs, and iPod docks (though some are still undergoing renovations). Its numerous meeting and convention facilities on-site draw a business crowd, but the trendy rooftop bar -- boasting 360 degree views -- attracts a young and fun set, especially on game nights. Meanwhile, dining options on the main level include a mix of casual and gourmet fare. An indoor pool and fitness center are free for guests, but there are fees for Wi-Fi and valet parking.
The Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel is a business-friendly upper-middle-range chain hotel about a 20-minute drive from downtown St. Louis. It's attached to The Westport Plaza, a 42-acre complex of retail and office space on the outskirts of the city. The aging hotel completed a multimillion dollar renovation in 2011 and now has contemporary decor throughout. The 210 rooms are generic, with white duvets, flat-screen TVs, and coffeemakers. Guests can dine at the hotel's on-site restaurants or at casual eateries in Westport Plaza; other options will require a drive. Parking is free, but there's a fee for in-room Wi-Fi.
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the romanovs: an hbo mini-seriesi'll pretend, i tell myself. pretending is safer than believing.
They came for us at night. We didn't know where we were going. Father keeps a stern face, but mother clutches at his arm and his eyes, too, show fear. Alexei is crying, and Anastasia tries very hard not to. They're both so strong. Tatiana keeps quiet beside me, and I feel her tremble. When they push us inside the cars, Maria gasps, then sobs, until I, too, can't hold back my tears. I look over my shoulder, past the armed men behind us, out the small window at the back of the car. The night is dark, but I know that the Palace stands there, shrouded in mist and the changing tide. I'm afraid.
The fall of an empire; the last days of the Romanov family through the eyes of Princess Olga. Sean Bean as Nicholas II, Vera Farmiga as Alexandra, Jennifer Lawrence as Olga, Elizabeth Olsen as Tatiana, Freya Mavor as Maria, Hailee Steinfeld as Anastasia, Asa Butterfield as Alexei.


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This delectable tart is gluten-free, made with King Arthur Flour's gluten-free flour blend. The chocolate crust gives a new spin to pumpkin pie!
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First of all I'm talking about the full Windows 8 with 'classic' desktop, not about the RT version.
Lot of people complain about the hybrid approach of Windows 8, that it's stupid to include both a fully featured desktop mode and a more lightweight Metro/Modern interface. You have to get used to it, it's true. Does it feels a bit awkward at first try? Yes it does.
But once you get used to it the two paradigms start to complement each other.
Why and how? Am I out of my mind?
I'll explain how my workflow changed since I've switched from Windows 7 to 8.
On Windows 7 (and on Mac OS X if that matters) I had a bunch of apps running just to keep up with all the social/news stuff I follow.
Just to mention a few:
These are all really useful tools to get things (and some entertainment) done. What's the problem with them? All of these tools 'think' it's really important to notify me about every little change instantly.
You get an email, sure you'll check it, it can be important to deal with it. Right after you finish writing your response to an important email you get a notification on social and you have to check it. Social is done, back to work - but hey, there's a new message on Skype, I have to check it, it can be important. Done with Skype, now an app popup appears that I have to update the app right now. OK, I'm done, back to work… No way, I just received a new email, I have to check it, it can be important…
I think you get my point now. Since I started to use Windows 8 I try to replace most of my distracting apps with their Metro/Modern version and get less notification about 'important' stuff. It's more than enough to check emails once or twice an hour, check social or update apps when I have the time for it.
I can deal with the really important thing (what I work on) quicker and generally it feels much more productive this way.
And when I want to do something without any distraction I can open a Metro/Modern app to do it. Like I do it right now, writing this post in a Metro/Modern text editor app without checking my mails or social notifications. I can still get my familiar desktop apps and mostly I work in the Desktop mode, but when I want to focus only on one thing I can still do it.
That's the real power of Windows 8 and I'm glad I've spent enough time with it to realize it.
I work on both Mac OS X and on Windows daily. I'm constantly switching between the two operating systems for the last 2-3 years. I still choose Windows to work with when I'm allowed to do so.
Why? Because I prefer Windows' windows management over Mac's. Switching between windows instead of apps feels more productive for me.
Anything else? Not really. Both operating systems are ideal for work, entertainment, browsing the internet, anything what you want to do with your computer.
My point is there's no real difference between Mac OS X and Windows. Sure there are things which fit better one or the other (gaming: Windows hands down, iOS development: you can't do it on anything else than a Mac), but mostly it's just a matter of personal preference.
Recently I was approached by a friend of mine on Skype. He asked me to drop a tweet about his new cool Windows app ( http://www.ia-kar.com/en/laptop-battery.php if you're interested ). I've composed a quick tweet about it and shared it on Twitter.
This happened at a time I'm usually not checking my Twitter. After I've published the tweet my eyes caught on the trending twitter hashes and found one which fits our recently launched startup (AppStream: http://www.goappstream.com/) so I've dropped some tips there too.
Almost immediately we've got a new follower for our Twitter account.
So today's startup advise of mine is whenever you're asked to help somebody which doesn't take much time don't hesitate, do it!
It may even help you and of course useful networking is always a good thing to spend time with.
Switching between input languages quickly and easily is one of my favorite improvements of Windows 8.
After you set up your input languages you can simply press the Windows + Space buttons and it switches between your defined input languages. If you hold down the keys it will present the list of your defined languages.
It's a true bless for multilingual like me. The previously used solution was that you had to click the language selector in the system tray and pick the input language you want. This new shortcut is much faster and it's a really handy shortcut.
Also Windows 8 refined the input language handling as well. In Windows 7 if you switched between the input languages it affected only the active application which was quite confusing if you switched between multiple applications and you had to remember / check the input language every time.
In Windows 8 by default the input language is effective for the whole system (you can switch back to the per-application setting if you want, but I don't know about anybody who loved that solution).
Thank you Microsoft / Windows 8 team!
Lately developers tend to move technical support to StackOverflow instead of providing an own solution. Brands and startups use more and more Facebook and Twitter for support and it seems like a trend to abandon custom solutions for FAQ and Support.
I'm a long time Quora user, registered my account when Quora was invitation-only. Recently I noticed that some services started to use Quora for user survey and for Q&A/Support purposes.
What's great about moving away from a dedicated / custom Support or Q&A service to a more social one?
It holds a lot of advantage compared to a custom, in-site solution.
First of all you don't have to implement it, just register the appropriate accounts/pages and give permission for your team to use it. It may not seem as a big win but still, especially for startups every work you can 'outsource' is a win. Your team don't have to work with it, don't have to support it or improve it. It's quick and tested.
The second one is even more important: it's more social, more engaging. I guess all of you familiar with Facebook and have a great perception why it's a great tool for user engagement (compared to a simple in-site blog or static FAQ pages). Every time your customers interact with your brand's/service's Facebook page or Twitter account his/her friends and followers may get noticed about it. It's viral and one of the most cost efficient marketing tools (of course it requires really great content which can motivate your followers to interact with it).
So what's the story with Quora?
Today I checked my Quora feed/stream and noticed an interesting question:
Evernote: What would be an ideal integration between Evernote and a project management software for you? - Quora http://buff.ly/UI68Hl
It's a customer survey, publicly available on Quora and it appeared on my feed. Quora now seems to be mature enough to host survey / customer Q&A s, at least for a big name like Evernote it is.
The advantage of Quora compared to Facebook or Twitter is that it fits better this type of interaction, because Quora is designed for Q&A and the users of Quora use the system to browse interesting Q&A topics and it's not just a post in their crowded Facebook wall / Twitter stream. It fits Quora better in structure and users are more likely to click on it as well.
It's a great time for startups / small teams. There're more and more widely adopted services which can serve your business and can be more engaging than an own solution. Less work on non product related services, more time for your product/service and at the same time more engaging as well.
Have you moved your support to a social service or do you plan to do it? We'll definitely use them for our soon-to-be-released service AppStream and I have great hope for outsourcing support and Q&A efficiently. What about you?
You can reach me at Twitter: @ViktorBenei
Microsoft should finally decide the name of WinRT / Metro UI / Modern UI -
Right now Microsoft haven't decided how to call it's new UI/UX system. The most common names for it are: WinRT (it's also the name of the new Windows API), Metro (UI), Modern UI, Microsoft Style UI.
Why is this a real and emerging issue?
For a normal end-user it may be not. For them it's just…
This post was lost in my drafts for a long time. After reading it I decided to publish it now because I think it's still relevant and has some really useful information and references.
Lately there are numerous discussions about what should be the future form of user clients, apps or webapps. I've found lots of debates pro or agains apps and webapps.
I'll start with my opinion: I love both, and I want to use both!
Both manifestations have advantages and disadvantages, but generally I think every service has it's ideal client form. Some are better as apps, others are better as web-apps.
There are cases when apps are better than webapps or easier / faster to develop than a webapp:
Also there is a design concern. A lot of user picks a specific operating system because they love how it works and looks. In this case you can provide the same design for every platform but your users may not love it if it doesn't fits into the system they use. As an example: you can design your app the same way for iOS and Android but in almost every case your users will love it more if you design it separately. This is even more significant if you want to make a great Windows Phone 7 app which should look and feel completely different compared to the iOS app. The features of the apps are (should be) the same but the users expect visual consistency for the platform they use. As an iOS developer I can tell that a design works for Android users will not work work for iOS users most of the times.
There are cases when web-apps and browser extensions are better:
Additionally: I use apps for tasks I have to do (almost) every day, and webapps for less frequent tasks.
Irrelevant issues people still come up with:
"you will end up with 100s or apps on your Desktop / mobile for every webpage": not at all. You don't download apps you don't use. Or you delete it if you don't use it anymore. Like: you won't download 100s of news-sites' apps. You will download only the few you really use every day and want to get an easy access to them. Currently you can switch apps faster and easier with the OS than with the Browser.
- From a different point of view: do you have 100s of bookmarks you really use every day? not really. You use only the few bookmarks you really use and forget about the others.
"There's no easy linking into apps": actually there is - it's called the URL scheme. AppWhirr uses this. You can link directly into the AppWhirr client app. And of course developers are aware of this. If it's important to be able to allow indexing the content by Google developers will make it happen.
There are issues with web and web-apps which are rarely mentioned:
- Apps are more about data than webapps. Or at least more about free data.
If you have music in a webservice you can use your music only with the provided tools and apps unless the service implements a usable API, and even this case your 'data' can be used only the way the API allows it. Example: you have a music collection 'in the cloud' at a provider which does not allow to download it. In this case developers cannot create innovative apps like the Last.fm Boffin app: http://www.last.fm/group/Audioscrobbler+Beta/forum/30705/_/510180
- a related issue is: your data belongs to 1 service. To continue with the previous example: you won't be able to transfer your music from 'service 1' to 'service 2'. Compare this with the traditional 'you have the music file' approach: you can use the 'data' (in this case the music file) with whatever app you want, and the apps can use it in any way they want.
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As a bit of a technical background: besides I'm the Co-Founder of AppWhirr ( http://appwhirr.com ) and also Co-Founder of our soon-to-be announced new service I'm a developer. I've developed for Windows, iOS and web and lately I started to develop two Windows 8 'Metro style' apps as well. If you're interested in my development experiences you can check out my dev blog: http://shadedevelop.tumblr.com/ .
I'm always inspired by new platforms and new development tools so I tried every publicly available release of Windows 8 and I switched to Windows 8 RTM as my main Windows version since about a month now.
So for now I think I'm experienced with most of Windows 8's great and not that great features (fortunately there are very few bad/not that great features, later I'll write about those as well) and decided to start a blog post serie about the best features and new capabilities of Windows 8.
I've decided to start with one of my favorite new feature which is also technically inspiring: the new 'Share' feature.
About a year ago, even before the first public Windows 8 version (Windows 8 Developer Preview) I came up with this idea and we had plans to integrate it into AppWhirr as well.
What's this feature good for? You can share information segments from one app to another. Sure, you could do this in most of the major operating systems before but the 'classic' approach was to directly specify the target app which will receive the information.
With the new sharing feature it's completely different. The app which will share the information is only required to specify the information's type (is it an image? is it a web address or a simple text?) and Windows 8 will automatically search for the apps which can receive information with that type.
The apps don't have to know about each other at all. You can develop an app which can share information for another app and another developer can create an app a year after your app and it can automatically register itself for that type of information and receive it from your app even if you don't even know that the other app exists. No additional coding required to support the target app from your app.
With an everyday example it's similar to Twitter's hash-tag system: you can specify a hash-tag and you don't have to know about who shared with the same hash-tag or who will share with it in the future but a user can click the hash-tag and will get all the relevant posts with the same hash-tag. It's flexible and future-proof.
As I mentioned we had plans to provide a very similar feature with AppWhirr for traditional desktop apps but it's much more powerful this way that Windows provides the service and developers can expect this feature will work without installing anything else.
That's the reason why we won't add this feature to AppWhirr but it's a good feeling that every Windows user will be able to use it.
We've planned some other feature for AppWhirr which will never be part of AppWhirr because either Windows 8 or the Windows Store implemented it and we're glad they did. When we decided to create an app store which will help people to do more with their Windows of Mac machine more easily we didn't do that for the money, we did it because we saw there are things which could be done better than the existing solutions.
But that's another story and another post(s). :)
If you want to take a screenshot and save it to a file with 1 shortcut you can press the Windows-key + PrintScreen key simultaneously. It will save the screenshot to your Pictures/Screenshots folder.
Of course you can still press only the PrintScreen key which takes a screenshot and copies it to your clipboard if you want to edit the screenshot before saving to file.
Both works with the new 'modern style' apps.
If your Windows 8 freezes for a longer duration from time to time try this quick fix: http://bit.ly/Pz8mN0 (a Windows restart may be required after the change)
It worked for me for both the Windows 8 Release Preview and for the RTM version. It seems to be a bug with older processors (I tried Windows 8 on my 4-5 year old Asus laptop).
If you don't know how you can open an 'elevated command prompt' then the easiest way to get it is to open the 'Desktop' and right-click the bottom-left corner of the screen which opens a list of useful quick commands. Check the attached screenshot for a quick look.
I didn't have any other issues with Windows 8 and it definitely worth a try. It may not attract everyone but I love to use it for it's speed (it's much faster than even Windows 7!) and there's already some well designed 'modern' style apps (Windows Phone style apps with a significant revision for Windows 8). Overall it works pretty good and it's amazingly fast!


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Today at the Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, AVROTROS announced that The Common Linnets (Ilse DeLange and Waylon) will represent the Netherlands at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen.
Today, more details about the German national selection, to take place on March 13th in Cologne, have been released: In addition to the well-known acts participating, new talents will get a chance to represent Germany in Copenhagen too. Popular musician Adel Tawil has just now launched a campaign for young musicians to submit their videos on Youtube.
In the past weeks, the Swiss public broadcasters have conducted regional selections to find candidates for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Now, 18 acts have been pre-selected. They will perform in front of an expert commission, who will then pick the six lucky acts to go on to the Swiss final, to be held on February 1st.
This year`s motto for the song submissions for the Latvian entry in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest is Made in Latvia. Only Latvian song authors were invited to participate and submit their songs from October the 1st through until November the 20th 24 songs for the semi-final performances will be selected by a competition jury and announced in press conference in Riga on Monday 2nd of December.
TVM in Malta have announced details of the 70 entries which have reached the first phase of the contest to represent Malta in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. A record number of 210 songs were submitted in total, and these have now been reduced down to 70 for the first phase. Only 20 of them though will make it through to the televised semi-final stage.
For the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, France Télévisions will revert to the public selection after six years of internal choices. Like in the European competition, it will be the public and a panel of experts that will have the final say on who will represent France in Copenhagen.
Broadcaster TROS has today announced that the Dutch entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will be revealed on Monday the 25th of November. Now the speculation begins!
Festivali i Këngës, which has been held annually since 1962, will again serve as the Albanian national selection for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, with the final taking place on December 28th. The list of participants features two familiar faces who already stood on the Eurovision stage once - check out the full line-up here on Eurovision.tv!
UMK (Contest for New Music), the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, is back for the 2014 season with the final scheduled for the 1st of February. The jurors and the presenters are also returning and the competing artists will be revealed next month.
RTÉ has decided to retain the same mentoring procedure that it has used since 2011 for next year's Eurovision Song Contest and has appointed five new Eurosong 2014 mentors in their search to bring Ireland a record eighth victory in Europe's Favourite Tv Show.
159 entries have been submitted in the first round of the Swiss national selection, conducted by the German-language broadcaster SRF. Don't miss the opportunity to check them out on www.eurovisionplattform.sf.tv, and have a say in the decision who will take part in the Swiss national final, on February 1st in Kreuzlingen!
Switzerland was one of the first countries to kick off the national selection procedure for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Again, renowned artists are asked to submit their entries via an online platform. 74 songs have been uploaded already, and with only four days left to enter a song, suspension is growing.
Earlier today, NTU, the national television broadcaster in Ukraine, announced the beginning of the application period in their country. The deadline for submissions is December, 6th. The national selection is scheduled for December, 21st – the best way for a lot of Eurovision fans to spend a cold winter day watching their favourite show!
LTV, the Latvian Broadcaster has updated the dates of the national selection of Dziesma 2014. The selection of the entry for Latvia in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will follow the pattern of previous years, with two semi finals now on the 1st and 2nd of February in Riga, and the final on February 22nd in Ventspils.
BTRC announced some more information about their national selection. 15 contestants, chosen internally by an expert jury, will go directly to the national final to be held in January.
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Spend the day exploring the world famous sights of Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales. From the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Opera House, you will explore the best the city has to offer. Beginning with the Rocks, get a flavour of the city's history as you visit the site of the first European settlement in Sydney and explore its colonial buildings.
Travel over Sydney Harbour Bridge, the world's largest steel arch bridge, and the pride and joy of Sydney's residents. Affording stunning views of the harbour and the city, this is one of the 'high' points of the tour. The Opera House is an iconic landmark.
The tour also includes a visit to the huge leisure park at Darling Harbour, Kings Cross and Chinatown. No visit to Sydney will be complete without some lazy beach time on its popular beaches.
Work on your tan, take a dip in the Pacific or just stroll along the beach front as you visit Bondi, Manly and Sydney's northern beaches.
You will be picked up from your hotel and travel in a luxury coach accompanied by a guide to see the major attractions of Sydney.
Visit with the Rocks to get an insight into the city's history as you visit the site of the first European settlement and explore its colonial buildings.
Travel over Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the world's largest steel arch bridge constructions. From here it's on to the world famous Opera House. Constructed over 13 years, the Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of Australia. From here stops will be made at Darling Harbour, Kings Cross and Chinatown.
After this you have free time for lunch, visit the famous beaches - Bondi, Manly and other northern beaches.
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'Produce awesome software at a rapid pace, it's not a myth!'
Firstly lets start with the technical session, "Practical Garbage Collection tuning for the Hotspot JVM". At this point even many hard core Java developers are running for the hills as fast as possible. Well, run no further! This is a really important topic for Java/JVM developers of any experience level, and it's actually *fun* to do as well.
A common production problem that Java/JVM developers are facing to today is that their applications are freezing/pausing unexpectedly and/or dying from memory leaks. These issues have become more common place because Java/JVM applications are getting much larger in terms of their memory requirements ("Heap size"). Unfortunately, this means that the Hotspot Garbage Collector algorithms have to check more live objects as well as pausing larger numbers of application threads.
This talk will help you dive into Hotspot's Garbage Collection sub system learn to tune common performance issues to stop your applications from pausing, falling over and doing other strange things!
"Habits of Highly Effective Teams" is a methodology talk that will give you the questions/ammunition/techniques you can apply to *your* team(s). For years, existing traditional and agile methodologies have tried to dictate how a highly effective team should behave. The reality is that they all behave very differently!
This talk will cover the core habits that world class teams exhibit, as well as anti-patterns that dog poorly performing teams. You spend most of your days at work - why not make them enjoyable ones? You and your colleagues can to produce awesome software at a rapid pace, it's not a myth!
Martijn Verburg (CTO - jClarity) has over 10 years experience as a technology professional and OSS mentor in a variety of environments from start-ups to large enterprises. He is the co-leader of the London Java User Group (LJC), and leads the global effort of JUG members who contribute to JSRs and the OpenJDK. Martijn's first book "The Well-Grounded Java Developer" with Ben Evans is being published by Manning. As a leading expert on technical team optimisation, his talks and presentations are in high demand by major conferences (JavaOne, Devoxx, JAX etc) where he's known for challenging the industry status quo as the "Diabolical Developer".


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Opponents to abortion and Islamic courts may cause voters to reject proposed constitution.
The second potentially divisive issue in the proposed constitution, an issue that divides many countries around the world, is abortion. Recent polls have shown that 69 percent of Kenyans oppose abortion. In light of that fact, Kenya's Committee of Experts on Constitutional Review attempted to write a compromise into the proposed constitution.
While the proposed constitution states that "the life of a person begins at conception," traditionally pro-life wording, the same section permits abortion if a trained health professional deems it necessary in an emergency situation, or if "the life or health of the mother is in danger." Because law and judges define health broadly, this section essentially permits abortion on demand. Abortion could be the issue that leads this proposed constitution to its demise.
The final divisive issue is that of devolution, a plan in the proposed constitution that will transfer some power from the national government to newly established regional governments.
Kenyans are concerned that the cost of regional governments will damage Kenya's already deteriorating economy and that operation of these new regional governments will prove unworkable. Regardless of religious belief or political inclinations, all Kenyans are worried about whether this colossal undertaking is realistic in Kenya's current political climate.
The American Center for Law & Justice, the organization where I direct international operations, recently opened the East Africa Centre for Law & Justice in Nairobi.
"Kenya's church leaders and other Christian lobbyists have come out condemning the provisions on Kadhis' courts and abortion and promising that the Christian block will vote down the draft," said attorney Joy Mdivo, executive director. They did it in 2005 and because the drafters of the proposed constitution were deaf to their concerns as this constitution was being drafted, they just might be able to do it again.
Kenya's proposed constitution will now engage in an uphill battle against Kenya's grassroots Christian leaders. We'll know in August if these issues will cause a second draft constitution to be rejected by Kenya's voters.
Jordan Sekulow is an attorney and Director of International Operations at the American Center for Law & Justice. He oversees the group's work in the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan.


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Jclombardi–Nfl.com Blog Blitz news article–Lynch A Missed Opportunity
Packers lead blogger jclombardi of Fansided's Lombardi Ave is now a regular weekly featured blog contributor to the Packers section of NFL.com's Blog Blitz. This week, the news features article is Lynch A Missed Opportunity.
For more on the Green Bay Packers, you can check out the daily news, features, and reviews on Lombardi Ave Packers blog. Also, you can follow jclombardi1 on twitter.
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The only AFC North team remaining in the playoffs is also in pretty decent cap situation heading into the offseason. The Ravens carried over $1.2 million from 2012, which leaves them $15.7 million under the number for 2013. The elephant in the room, however, is of course the impending free agency of quarterback Joe Flacco. Say what you will about Flacco, there aren't any other options in the draft or free agency that could come close to replacing his production. It seems likely at this point that Baltimore will use its franchise designation on Flacco, which would eat up $14.8 million in cap space; likewise, if he somehow does agree to a long term deal with the team, it will severely crimp the Ravens' ability to sign other free agents. Future Hall of Famer Ed Reed is also without a new contract, though he has threatened retirement (yeah, right), as is cornerback Cary Williams.
The Browns are in far better shape heading into the offseason than either of the teams listed above, assuming they hire a new head coach at some point. Cleveland carries over $14.3 million in cap space to leave the team currently $48.9 million in the black. The Browns do have some decisions to make defensively, where key contributors such as cornerback Sheldon Brown, linebacker Kaluka Maiava, and defensive lineman Juqua Parker have all finished their walk years. Meanwhile, other than tight end Ben Watson, most of the rest of the offense is locked up for 2013 (discuss among yourselves whether that is actually a good thing). Return man extraordinaire Josh Cribbs is likely gone as well, along with kicker Phil Dawson. Reports that Dawson has been in Cleveland long enough to have been teammates with Jim Brown proved to be false.


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The Yankees farm system kicked off its season tonight with an impressive showing. Three teams won handedly while one struggled mightily. Let's take a look at the highs and lows in tonight's Minor League Roundup.
Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (1-0) defeat the Syracuse Chiefs (0-1) 4-1
Bruce Billings had a stellar performance in locking down the RailRiders first victory of the season. Billings went 5 innings, surrendering just one run and allowing only one walk while striking out three. The RailRiders bullpen combined for 4 innings of one-hit, shutout baseball with Matt Daley striking out the side for his first save of the season. Scott Sizemore paced the offense going 3-for-3 with Russ Canzler chipping in with two doubles and his first RBI of the year. The RailRiders square off against Syracuse tomorrow night at 5 PM for the second bout in this opening four-game series.
Trenton Thunder (0-1) lost to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (1-0) 6-0
Opening Day pitcher Bryan Mitchell had a forgettable outing Thursday night. Mitchell only pitched 4 innings as he was lit up in a four-run 2nd. The Thunder couldn't figure out Blue Jays' top prospect Aaron Sanchez, mustering only three hits in the game. Mason Williams went 1-for-4 as the lone offensive star in the game. Jeremy Bleich takes the ball tomorrow night at 7:05 PM to try to even the series.
The Tampa Yankees (1-0) defeated the Lakeland Flying Tigers (0-1) 4-0.
Top Yankee pitching prospect Manny Banuelos took the ball on opening night and pitched well in his first limited outing of the year. He lasted only 3 innings but walked just one batter while striking out three. Dietrich Enns pitched the next 4 frames locking down the win for the Yankees. Although he did strike out five batters, he showed some control problems issuing four free passes. Yankee catching prospect Peter O'Brien belted his first home run of the season. He finished the day 1-for-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. The Tampa Yankees return to "The Boss" tomorrow night for their home opener against Lakeland at 7 pm.
The Charleston Riverdogs (1-0) defeated the Augusta GreenJackets (0-1) 5-1
Opening Day pitcher Rookie Davis pitched a gem on Thursday night. Davis tossed 5 scoreless innings, striking out 5 and walking just one. First baseman Mike Ford powered the offense going 3-for-3 and scoring two runs. Luis Severino will take the mound tomorrow night for game two of this four-game series.
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Rock turns into soil at a 'shockingly fast' paceNew measurements from steep mountaintops in New Zealand show that rock can transform into soil more than twice as fast as previously believed possible. READ MORE…
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New Hubble Ultra Deep Field in infrared
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Hynee (774168) writes "Just in time for Christmas, HubbleSite has released a Hubble Ultra Deep Field redux. The original was in visible light, this version, five years on, is in infrared (1.05, 1.25 and 1.6 um).
The observation is in support of the upcoming JWST which will observe exclusively in infrared, but the newly installed WFC3 does seem to provide some extra resolution over the 2004 visible observations with WFC2.
All the mainstream media has picked up on this, but strangely not even a tweet from NASA or any of its centers. (There's been one tweet in the last 12 hours, I wonder if they're reviewing their tweeting policy. Maybe they finally decided their tweetups were dumb. No text releases either, maybe too close to the holidays.)
Good luck in comparing observations, this new release covers a region about 70% x 70% of the original, aligned with the top left corner (the North corner)."
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INLD leader Varun Jangda, who was abducted from Najafgarh in southwest Delhi two days ago, has been found murdered today in Bahadurgarh in Haryana. Rival Party''s role suspected.
Sachin Pilot has pipped Naredra Modi and Rahul Gandhi among others to become the most stylish politician, according to a Myntra.com customer survey.
Prominent political leaders filed their nominations in the city on Thursday. They include sitting Congress MLA of Vizag South constituency Dronam Raju Srinivas, sitting TDP MLA from Vizag East Constituency V Ramakrishna Babu, congress candidate Prabha Goud from Vizag East. YSRCP MP candidate from Vizag Y S Vijayamma also filed her nominations at the Collectorate.
BJP candidate from Burhanpur, Nandkumar Chauhan, has hired the vanity van , which has already been used by the filmstar Govinda, for his electioneering campaign. The van has already been used for the campaigning of the state's chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the former prime minister of the country, HD Deve Gowda in past. Priced at Rs 60 lakh, the van is equipped with sofa, two powerful ACs & TV sets, washroom fitted with water heater, folding bed.
A day after TOI reported that political parties and candidates will use Holi festival, on Thursday a political party was found involved in organising Holi Milan. Political parties are using RWAs, religious welfare bodies and NGOs to organise public meetings in order to garner support. Purusharth Aradhak
Former Karnataka chief minister Sadananda Gowda visited former BJP minister S Ramdas in a private hospital at Mysore on Thursday
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed petitions of BJP MLA Kunwar Bharatendu Singh and former Congress MP Saiduzzaman seeking stay on their arrest in connection with the Muzaffarnagar riots.Singh, MLA from Bijnore and Saiduzzaman, former Muzaffarnagar MP, were among the 16 persons against whom a Muzaffarnagar court had issued arrest warrants.
George also ruled out a CBI probe into the killing of a youth, Kabir, by the anti-naxal force (ANF) personnel at a checkpost near Sringeri in Chikmagalur district. The ANF personnel allegedly mistook Kabir to be a naxal.
Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar had alleged in the legislative assembly that Hiremath was getting funds from foreign sources and using the same for political purposes, which according to Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) was illegal.
Karnataka home minister KJ George also said he has referred charges against social activist SR Hiremath to the enforcement directorate (ED).
"He (Ashoka) had time for more than three years yet failed to fill up the posts in the department. He has, however, become an expert now in criticizing the state government on law and order front by making baseless allegations," George said.
Karnataka home minister KJ George, however, said former home minister R Ashoka was responsible for keeping more than 20,000 posts in police vacant for a long time.
The government is not feared of its chief whip P C George and he cannot put the government in any kind of pressure, said rural development minister K C Joseph. Many of the comments made by the government chief whip are against the interest of the UDF and have badly damaged the front.
Ganga Ram, who is still able to recollect only partially, said that he was working here in Dana Mandi and went to Delhi under depression after having a tiff with his employer. "I worked at Dhabas and then met with an accident but don't remember exactly how I boarded a train and reached Kerala," he said.
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10 Old Movies Women Should Dress Like #9
9. Reality Bites, 1994
If you're a simple gal, like me, than please look no further than the movie-anthem of 20-somethings, Reality Bites.
Slip on a long floral dress, a cardigan and some flats and call yourself Winona Ryder. Or if you're feeling a little frisky, cut your bangs real short, though on a baby doll dress, some bright tights and Mary Jane platforms and meet some men/women at bars. Either way, be safe, and don't forget the face candy (sweet, sweet sunglasses).
10 Old Movies Women Should Dress Like #10
Finally, we have come to the end of old movies I believe all women should should live by. Just remember that imitation is the highest form of flattery. So please, imitate your faces off.
10. Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985
Hello, Susan. The originator of the "Arm Party." It's true that trends come full circle (see: bell bottoms, pompadours, Keds, the 90s), but few are as duh-worthy as the million-layer bracelet. Since the 80s, both men and women have been wrapping their dainty little wrists with leather and sparkle. And why not? It's more exciting than a long sleeve tshirt, and the perfect armor for an arm burn.
COME ON! How cute does she look? If I wasn't afraid of my thin lips I would wear bright lipstick everyday. Even home sick.
This is the epitome of what I had hoped New York City would be when I decided to move here in high school. I expected every woman I met to jingle with their big hoop earrings, gold chains and wraparound bracelets. And take a look at those green socks. Sometimes a smack of color is all you really need.
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8. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, 1991
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This movie has some great 90's fashion, which, if you haven't guessed by now, I'm obsessed with. I love high-waisted mom jeans paired with a tight bustier or a cropped top for summer. The working girl outfits are a little too much with all that padding and swirls, but Christina Applegate as a 16 year old girl is tops. And I love the fashion show at the end of the movie no matter how unlikely they are for working uniforms. Tangerine tights and bright pink Converse??? If i could live in a technicolor dream world for the rest of my life I would be okay with that.
Oh. And this picture isn't from the movie but look how great of a fashion icon Christina was at the time. Those rich colors and gigantic hoop earrings make me want to start shopping at FT Casuals.
Elena is a writer living in Brooklyn. She one day hopes to live in a cabin in the middle of the forest, and travel back to the 90s.
10 Old Movies Women Should Dress Like #7
7. Teen Witch, 1989
There is something about 1989 and huge hair that I am obviously obsessed with. Also, Girl Power. Where else can you get a girl rapping, a fairy godmother, an awesome 80s prom and all your inner desires coming true?
I've got to admit that I am in love with light denim and poufy skirts. I am also a firm believer in the hour-glass figure: wide shoulder pads, skin tight mid drift, frilly big skirt. How can you go wrong?
I'm not even going to mention the fact that every girl I've ever know has had a "witch-phase" (although I just did), but when have you ever seen a teen witch rock so many different colors? Can we also bring back the slouching socks with Keds, please? Please?
Elena is a part of the Social Support team, and also had a "witch-phase" at age 10.
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6. Troop Beverly Hills, 1989
My parents never loved me enough to send me to camp or join Girl Scouts, so imagine my envy when Troop Beverly Hills came on the Disney channel one day. Shelley Long makes khaki look like a million bucks. And those classic Scout green scarves compliment her big red hair in a way only my darling Annie Potts could pull off.
And talk about the statement piece! My favorite is when she models the khaki cape and opens it to reveal stunning gold lining. I hope this isn't what the real Girl Scouts were like, otherwise I may start crying.
Also, the only way I ever want to live in California is just like her: big hat, red heels and a fur jacket, just catching some rays.
Elena is a writer living in Brooklyn. She enjoys painting her nails, and is searching for the perfect Lisa Frank manicure.
Who do you want to be next? or, How to get guerilla with your bliss
By Caroline Duncan
Lo those many years ago, when I first asked myself "Who do I want to be next?!!" I felt like a new age savant. Thank God for those merciful flashes of insight back then. Without them I would have a giant black tattoo that says strength in Chinese across my chest, but even worse, I might have become someone I didn't want to be. "If you don't change direction, you might end up where you're headed." Thank you, Lao Tzu.
The NEW YEAR panics and electrifies my mortal coil.The older I get, the more I believe that it is not just good for my dreams to be BIG, but crucial for my inner life to snuzzle daily what the logical mind might term, "IMPOSSIBLE."
I am pretty sure "impossible" really means: something I cannot see how to make happen right now. Of course, that's my choice to believe that, but I'll be laughing when I learn how to fly and you are like "Who's that babe in the neon pink cape and tutu cruising over Gotham…"
I like the big questions. I need them. Finding out your deepest desires, most fatal mistakes, and far-out hopes hopes is my favorite. I've found that almost everyone wants to talk about these things, and remember who they meant to be. I like to get in the cavey, magical locked box of your heart and take a tour. That's where the goodies are, and that's where the pirate ship from "Goonies" is docked.
I know from acting for many years, and teaching acting, that the way we treat these questions determine how successful we ultimately feel. The extent to which we can hope requires a spiritual athleticism. Asking people to entertain authentic hope feels like asking them to roll around naked on hot coals.
I know that actors, just like "normal" people, are more afraid to show you how they are when they feel really happy or hopeful, more afraid to show "beside themselves with joy" than "disappointed," or "feeling hurt."
The funny thing about this is, that when I asked my students to open their hearts and let us see their happiness or hope in a scene, that's when they would cry. It terrified them. Just making tiny contact with what they wanted was almost more than they could handle. Ironically, if you cannot let your heart show in auditions, you will not book jobs.
This where "Who do you want to be next" comes in.
When I discovered I could assign myself this one overarching question, it changed everything. I understood that the world was not ever "as it is," but only "as I decide to be in it." I realized there was no change-fairy who would deliver me from ennui, so I had better fairy myself. Pronto. The worst thing that could happen was that people might think I'm weird. Or earnest. Ask around, they do. However, this one question filled my life with the possibility of collecting feelings, things, attitudes to try on and change ad infinitum according to what is the most fun. My goal was and is to freak myself out and into a more remarkable life.
In regards to my students, I would call this, "Getting Guerilla with your Bliss." Very literally, it means do whatever it takes to get yourself in the inspired zone, and out of the whoever you are right now that doesn't feel great. You can and do choose who you want to be next: Poised, funny, open, success-full, happy. Please note, this takes hutzpah. Especially when you are terrified to walk into a room after waiting for 45 minutes with 40 other people who look like another version of you (these dopplegangers are your "type," in acting jargon), knowing full well 1500 people have been submitted for one role in a commercial where you do not even speak. Once you are in the room, you have 2 minutes to : "Pretend there's a baby sleeping, look at your baby with love, pick it up, cradle it, put a delicious nonexistent piece of chocolate in your mouth, enjoy it for 10 seconds and think a really great thought out to camera."
It's hard. In times like these, I have suggested placing Cheetos in your shoes, before you leave the house, preferably in your socks, as it is very hard to take yourself seriously with snack foods in your shoes. I have suggested writing oneself secret messages on your underwear, as a reminder that your life is your own.
Whatever it takes to startle yourself into the belief that everything is not as it was, and you get to pick.
My evolving penultimatum requires me to collect kisses, friends, cash, and happiness. Maybe jewelry, definitely dinners. I feel sure that when I lie croaking, I shan't think, "Oh, crap! I wish I had been a vegan, worked more and been more serious. Those kisses, naps and heart-following were such a waste of time…"
The photos along wit this post are some things I love, for their strange beauty. Strange beauty is one of my current guerrilla inspirations, and something that reminds me that "freaking out" may have a very desirable, authentic and interesting outcome.
I encourage you to test the waters, too. If you don't freak your self out, no one will. As my southern friend says, "Gurl, if you don't have a come apart, how do you think you'll put yourself back together?'
Caroline lives in Brooklyn with two tiny dogs.
10 Old Movies Women Should Dress Like #5
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We are so sorry that we haven't been around for a while. Holidays take a lot out of us over here in Brooklyn, but we're back from hiatus, so don't hate us!
Today I continue with the 5th installment of "10 Old Movies Women Should Dress Like." Please, join us!
5. Married to the Mob, 1988
Now that reality shows like the Jersey Shore and The Real Housewives of New Jersey have brought New Jersey to the mainstream, why not mimic one of the best parts of being an Italian in New Jersey?
Enter Michelle Pfeiffer, still a babe after all these years. When I think of New Jersey, I (try to) think of this movie.
I would give anything to see a woman like this coming into the city for a weekend trip with her lady friends. Hair teased out a good 9 inches, big gold hoop earrings, over-sized sweaters and blouses (WITH shoulder pads), sequins and animal/tribe/polka dot prints (did you see the latest runways?), skin tight dresses, make-up for days.
And that's it. Perfecto.
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Week 6
The 0-4 Dolphins continue their quest for win #1 of 2011 on Monday Night Football against the 2-3 Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.
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It's always hard to handicap division games.This one is especially tough...You have the Jets who have their backs against the wall, at home on MNF. This game is basically our entire season.... If we go 2-4 it's over. This makes me think the Jets come out like a house on fire... if they don't, there is something really wrong with them.On the other hand you've got the Dolphins and I don't really know what to think of your team. You're 0-4.... but you're probably the best 0 fer team the league has had in a long time, so you gotta respect the talent on the roster. On the other hand, I don't know if the team is really going to go play for Sparano, and if they have given up on the season already (whether they will admit it to themselves or not).I don't know why the Jets are favored by so many points (when they really don't deserve to be favored by more than 3 pts considering how poorly they played) It's really fishy.... it makes me think that the bookmakers might know something we don't.You guys aren't THAT bad, and coming off the bye, it's really surprising we opened as more than a TD favorite.All that being said, I think at this point the Jets have a heck of a lot more to play for in this game, and they win... Jets 24- Dolphins 16
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I don't personally want us to lose so we can draft Luck. I want us to win... however if we can't get Luck lets only win enough games so we can draft Trent Richardson!!
Go Dolphins!Roll Tide Roll!
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How to receive Battlefield Heroes updates
09-07-2009, 11:36 AM | Post: #1VitalBullet
Don't miss out, Heroes!
If you like to:
If you didnŌĆÖt opt in before, you want to do it now, because you already missed out on these cool items:
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2009/07/15 Update:
Looking at some of your feedback, I realise our communication about receiving free stuff and opting in to receive our mailings, wasn't 100% clear.
Not all the items listed above have been free giveaways in the past.
We merely want to make sure that when we do future mailings (which may or may not include free items), you receive it.
In the past we have seen some sad pandas, because in several of our mailings we did include promotional codes, i.e. free stuff, and anyone who hadn't opted in to receive those emails, missed out.
If there was some confusion on this topic, I sincerely apologise.
On a positive note: I do have confirmation that the next email we send out is pretty certain to include a new, free item. More information on that will be available very soon.
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09-07-2009, 03:50 PM | Post: #2Fogh
Been signed up for a long time, now send me some free stuff
09-07-2009, 03:55 PM | Post: #3[BF+N]Tcommand
Is that a default adjustment when u create new account? Or must u make it manual?
09-07-2009, 04:12 PM | Post: #4dragontje124
HUH.. I already checked that box 3 weeks ago... but now it isn't checked anymore and I get this message...
You have an email verification pending - you're unable to update your details at the moment.
hmm I logged in at FF instead of Chrome and it was checked again and no error anymore
09-07-2009, 04:21 PM | Post: #5amit619
i only got the BATTLEFUNDS & MEDALS not the other stuffs.............
so now can i get the other items ?
09-07-2009, 04:22 PM | Post: #6MrPaska
Yay! Free stuff.. for me!! Sounds great.
09-07-2009, 04:24 PM | Post: #7Schudude
ive been signed up since 1st beta and i only got the medals not BFunds or anything else
09-07-2009, 04:28 PM | Post: #84nonymo
Hmmm I received the 200BFs gift and Beta metals but my check box wasn't checked. Just an FYI for those of you who don't think they need to check it off if they already received stuff.
Edit: Don't you wanna sticky your own thread U? <3
09-07-2009, 04:34 PM | Post: #9chainsawdaz
nice nice nice nice nice, can we still get monkey?
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(09-07-2009 04:21 PM)amit619 Wrote: i only got the BATTLEFUNDS & MEDALS not the other stuffs.............
yeah same me too...?
09-07-2009, 04:40 PM | Post: #11legochesser
^^ I want Patton the Parrot already for an very long time!
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09-07-2009, 04:43 PM | Post: #12Punkbuster22
i think you are too late for the monkey and stuff as he stated
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09-07-2009, 04:47 PM | Post: #13ShiSh[ka]
Well, u see i have been using this email ONE.LT
Its a fail email, i got messeges like this --- Autogenerated message ---
Please click the following link to see a web version of the newsletter:
Not like my brother, he used gmail.com form begginin, and he got every prize...
I know it sound silly, but admins, could u send me these prizes for my new email that i'm using? (firstname.lastname@example.com)?
Of course u will say no, but maybe!
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09-07-2009, 05:12 PM | Post: #16rmas
I've always been opted in and only got the BF and medals. Go figure.
09-07-2009, 05:24 PM | Post: #17Coolio-HQ
Phht, the first two items were only able to be bought from BF. I had to PAY for my monkey. They were never free.
I think you made a little mistake there, U-238.
I refuse to have a fancy signature to represent my avatar in a dead game
09-07-2009, 05:31 PM | Post: #18geton146
Well as some of those above me I also get the message "You have an email verification pending - you're unable to update your details at the moment."
I did check the box so I get updates to my mail, but now it`s unchecked and obviously I cant check it and update so I`m kinda stuck, any suggestions or help?
My brother had a book he would hold with pride.
A little red cover with a broken spine.
On the back, he hand-wrote a quote inside
"When the rich wage war it's the poor who die"
09-07-2009, 05:33 PM | Post: #194nonymo
(09-07-2009 04:47 PM)ShiSh[ka] Wrote: Well, u see i have been using this email ONE.LTIf you had followed the link in U-238's post you'd have your codes by now (well maybe not, but you can change your email).
Follow this link to change your email address assigned to your BFH account.
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i thought the rocket outfit was going to be a magazine code?


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This one was really great as long as you don't steep it too long. The base tends to get very bitter, very fast when brewed at higher temps for too long. I kept hearing about chocolate with this one, but never got a lot of chocolate notes. This is a great after dinner tea and I'd be pretty tempted to say that it's one of the better blends that I've tried from Adagio.
I believe this product has changed some as the graphic is different than the one displayed here and is no longer listing white chocolate. Cocoa is still an ingredient, but may be very different than what the other posters rated.
For me this is a ho-hum premix chai. For me many of these mixes are too sweet and honey-like. This one has some sweetness, but it is less than the Oregon brand. This has a lot of nutmeg in it and it is really apparent in the smell. I didn't notice at first, but this has a very strange undertone. I think I may be the cocoa. It smells and tastes a bit artificial/odd to me. Overall it is pretty nice. I'd suggest this to someone new to chai/tea in general. But for me this has too little kick and too much weird whatever it is I'm tasting.
It took a bit for me to warm up to this tea, but you know what? It is perfect for this time of year. It has been a bit rainy today and I had to trudge through my last readings of the semester today; but now I can relax with a nice, fall inspired cuppa. This tea has some good spice flavors that are less of the mainstream hot cinnamon and clove and more of something that reminds me of nutmeg.
I'm so happy so far with my finals results! I even got 100% on my presentation last night and I'm not one for public speaking; so that was a miracle!
This tea was another of Teavivre's generous samples. Unfortunately, my lid fell into my cup when I was poring so some leaves got more steeped than others. This steep reminds me mostly of deep greens like spinach. It is just a bit sweet. There is also a back flavor of a bit of barley like baked-ness that reminds me of Rishi's Tie Guan Yin. The major difference between the two is that this one exhibits more creamy flavors than the Rishi version.
mmmm. This tea is saving me from finals weeks stress! I know I've been absent, but I appreciate everyone on here so much and all their wonderful tea notes! I have exciting news! I am going to Peru for an Archaeological dig summer 2014!!! So I raise a celebratory cuppa caramel.
I purchased this over the Black Friday weekend so I got free shipping. Who could resist 3oz of tea for almost the same price as shipping?! I think I've mentioned this before, but price wise this is a wonderful tea. At $6/3oz it is my favorite "cheap" tea. This requires a much shorter steep time when compared to my other blacks. But when done correctly this is a creamy, sugary tasting caramel tea. When I use extra leaves the black tea notes come out a bit stronger than other caramel teas I've tried. This tea is great with or without milk/sugar.
congrats for the Peru – you'll come back with wonderful memories and you'll probably drink Peruvian blended teas to share ideas with us
Thank you!!! I will be sure to link to my photos once I get back! I'm thinking that there will be a lot of days and nights filled with coffee and tea drinking!
Ooooh!!! You are going to be right next to me (as in Ecuador and Peru share borders!) hope you enjoy!!
That's so cool that we'll be close! I've never gone out of the country before, so that part is getting me a bit nervous!
Don't worry about it! I am sure you'll do great! Feel free to pm me if you have any questions or need advice on anything! :)
Thank you for the encouragement! I'm so glad that I'll be travelling with my professor because: (a) I trust him and (b) he spends tons of time there. Right now I need to figure out how to learn decent Spanish in a year.
This is delayed but where in Peru are you digging? One of my arch classmates did his secondary field school in Peru last summer near Nazca.
What a wonderful sample. Seriously Teavivre, thank you for the sample! I have decided that currently my favorite milk oolongs go: Teavivre, Teavivre (flavored), and then David's. This is mainly due to the fact that I like the floral/sweet/fruity notes in Teavivre milk oolongs as compared to David's more creamy version. All are wonderful though.
I normally do 3, 3min brews of this tea and it stands up quite nicely. This is a very sweet, smooth tea that would be great for anyone looking for milk oolong.
The leaves unfurl very quickly in this tea! It smells primarily of jasmine to me, with some orchid-type notes sneaking in. I do really enjoy this one. I accidentally oversteeped it and although it did not become bitter/astringent the flavoring of the leaves comes off a bit stronger than I'd like. I only have one more tsp of this one left, so I should probably enjoy it at a lower steep this time! It may be the fact that I just ate an orange, but the last notes that I get on this are fruity and kind of dry (dry? I don't really drink wine, but something in this is bringing something like that back).
Thanks Teavivre for this sample!
This is not something I would have picked for myself, but gosh, I love this one. I love the sweetness paired with the roasted flavors. It matches really well with toast. :3 I think that this one is great to have with lunch and I really enjoy its uniqueness.
sigh So I totally burned my lunch (a grilled cheese sandwich). So back to tea then! I haven't mentioned this, but my tea shelves are a mess. A total black hole of piles of assorted bags, near empty jars, and just not fun to look at. Maybe that's why I have been drinking less tea lately. But this is the very last of this tea! I got this in a contest, and like I've mentioned, it may have not been stored in the best way possible. So although it smells quite nice, the flavor really isn't there.
There are lots of buttery notes in this one and it is the predominate flavor in this cuppa. Besides that I get lots of sweet, green tea flavor which is really good. Other than that I don't have a lot to say about this one and I don't think that it is fair for me to rate the tea off of the sample I was given.
I have a black hole basket like that myself…but isn't it fun when you reach in and pull out something you haven't seen for a while? Kind of like an unexpected birthday.
Thank to Teavivre for this very generous sample!
I feel crummy today and I still have almost 2hrs. before I have to start my homework so I thought I'd relax with some nice, pure tea. I've been in quite the flavored tea stint so all this plain tea tasting has brought me back to what I really love to enjoy.
Dry, this tea smells almost similar to a Bai Mu Dan; especially the light hay notes. There is also an almost nutty smell coming through. I'm not sure how much to add to my tiny cup, so I'm just eyeballing it as covering the bottom. I've only had one other Dragon Well and to be honest, I hated it. It smelled and tasted swampy.
Wow! Even though I only steeped this for 2min. the smell is very strong. There are lots of pea notes in the front of this brew. It is very crisp and I'm really loving the nutty notes. This particular steep is reminding me a lot of sencha. There is almost a milky-ness to this tea, as I saw other reviews state. Compared to my last run in with Dragon Well this is amazing! This is easily one of my favorite greens and I would really recommend it for anyone new to green teas.