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Anjli Mohindra has branded her role as a terrorist in the hit BBC drama Bodyguard as an "own goal" for the South Asian community.
The actress played Nadia in the series, a Muslim terrorist who was involved in an attempted bombing.
As the programme aired earlier this year, it was criticised for perpetuating negative stereotypes about Muslims, sentiments which Mohindra has now implied she agrees with.
Read more: Graham Norton: I quit 'toxic' Telegraph because it is 'mouthpiece for Boris Johnson'
Mohindra told Digital Spy: "Bodyguard will always be an incredible experience. Working with one of the best writers in this country, and playing the character was such a great and unexpected twist.
"I do think I've learnt a lot about how to... I'm trying to think about the best way to put this... I feel in some ways, even though that job holds a very special place in my heart, I kind of scored an own goal for the South Asian community in playing a character that perpetuates a stereotype."
Mohindra previously revealed to Stylist that she didn't initially want to take the role over concerns that it would be pushing Islamophobic ideas.
However, she explained her mind was changed after coming to the conclusion that the character wasn't a "plot device" and that Nadia "felt real".
Meanwhile, writer Jed Mercurio has confirmed talks are currently in progress surrounding a second series for the BBC drama.
"We're in talks. We're going through the logistics of it. There's no real update now," he shared at a media conference in Canada.


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Ladies and gents, it's cuffing season. That time of the year after those hot summer days, where the nightlife is crazy and being single is the norm. And since there's about 100 different streaming services with Disney+ and Apple taking off, there's never been a better time to be snuggled up by a fire with your boo thang and spending the coldest days of the year as warm as humanly possible.
Don't let those cold nights make you feel lonely, and you definitely don't want to do anything too desperate, like texting your ex and telling them how much you miss them. That's what Thanksgiving is for, you missed your shot, time to move on.
Now if you've got your boo, good! You're doing great so far! Now if you don't, there's a bunch of things you can do, and those things are mostly Tinder.
According to data on Tinder usage, December and all of the months surrounding it see the biggest increase in Tinder popularity among other apps that use Facebook and in the app store in general. The sea is bigger than you think, guys and gals, you just need to know where to go fishing! But not catfishing. It's almost 2020 guys, I think we can leave catfishing behind. Please, for the love of GOD.
But remember, it's always important to be careful of how you're using the app, because it's very hit or miss.
I've met couples who have met through tinder and had wonderful relationships, and how can you really compare that to other relationships. If you guys click, you guys click! Who the h*ck cares how you met? You occasionally hear of the really wholesome stories of people meeting on the app and getting married. We're also leaving online-dating-app-stigma in the old decade, we don't need that energy!
But for our entertainment and to the horror of some online-dating users, sometimes it doesn't work out the way you want to.
You can look at these horror stories as one of the many examples for why the person your meeting needs to be properly vetted. There's always a BUNCH of stuff that could ruin the date, in and out of your control. Take the girl who dates this great guy, only to later find out that this 'great guy' is in a very seriously-committed relationship. Or take the guy who starts seeing a girl and after one date, asks you to get dinner with her and her friend on a double date, and she DOESN'T EVEN GET YOUR NAME RIGHT.
Stuff like that, you definitely want to be careful of. And it seems like a lot of work, well whether you meet someone in real life or via an app, it's all really the same: hoping you don't end up with an absolute weirdo. Once you find that person, turn on some TV. The only thing that makes binge-watching a bunch of hours of whatever show your'e watching is having someone there to watch it with you the whole way through.
Happy cuffing!

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Sequential Imaging –Narrative and Effects (P3078)
30 credits, Level 5
Spring teaching
This module builds on the practical and conceptual skills acquired in the first year. It allows you to focus on the creation of an animation. You will also expand your knowledge of the theories and practices employed when using digital media to develop animations.
100%: Practical (Practical, Workshop)
100%: Coursework (Portfolio, Project)
Contact hours and workload
This module is 300 hours of work. This breaks down into 48 hours of contact time and 252 hours of independent study.
This module is running in the academic year 2019/20. We also plan to offer it in future academic years. It may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We'll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.


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AMD Genetics: Methods and Analyses for Association, Progression, and Prediction
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly population of Western countries. In the past few years, over one dozen AMD risk loci have been identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), either by individual studies or through meta-analyses of multiple studies from the National Eye Institute (NEI) supported AMD Gene Consortium. However, the genetic causes for disease progression have not been well studied yet. In this talk, using the data from two large multi-center randomized clinical trials -- AREDS (Age-Related Eye Disease Study) and AREDS2, we propose a novel approach to evaluate the effect of the known AMD risk SNPs on disease progression and establish prediction models for AMD progression. Specifically, we calculate the time-to-advanced AMD (either choroidal neovascularization or geographic atrophy) from the baseline visit time for each eye of each patient, and model this eye-level progression time using a bivariate approach, which appropriately accounts for between-eye correlations. We show that our method is computationally efficient for genome-wide studies and is more powerful than existing methods in many scenarios. In addition, we develop prediction models on AMD progression based on the genetic score, demographic factors, and eye-level macular information. We find that the model with genetic score and demographic factors (but without macular information) predicts the progression well, suggesting an effective and efficient screening process which uses only genetic and demographic factors to identify patients at high risk of progression for early interventions.


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Inspired by the artistic genius of the legendary jewelers of Paris, Essie's Winter Gel Couture Collection with gorgeous shades invite you to stroll down the rue de la ruby and pick a holiday gift shimmering with high-carat splendor. Searching for a shade to fit every occasion? Look no further! From a classic fiery red for a chic statement to a lustrous bronze that takes any look to couture heights, the Essie Gel Couture holiday 2017 collection adds a gemmy touch of elegance any way you accessorize this festive time of year.
I received three of the shades from the collection – Gold Gilding, Rue de la Ruby and Amethyst Noir . Other shades available in the collection are Diamond in the cuff, It-pearl, Jade to measure, Taupe of the line.
Red is always a great idea for holidays, right?
Of course, I first had to try Rue de la Ruby. There is nothing like rich deep cream red. This is my favorite kind of red and this one had an incredible formula and was so easy to apply thanks to Gel couture brush. I hope Essie never discontinues this collection because there is no other polish formula that applies so easily and so precisely.
Amethyst Noir is described as a treasured rich and deep burgundy. It is very very dark and rich in the formula, two coats giving full coverage. Mine was a little thin and runny so I had trouble around cuticles. If you are a fan of darker shades check it out it is really nice especially on short nails.
Gold Gilding is not a color nor the finish I would typically like but this one blew me away! I was so surprised how much I loved this complex bronzey rose gold! (team rose gold everything!) It was opaque in two coats going on nicely and evenly and without visible streaks. I do not have a color similar to this one in my collection.
Essie Gel couture holiday collection can be found on Essie Website
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An age old problem with men is not being able to convince the wife they're busy (whether you are or not).
The main downfall is at the preparation stage and with careful strategic planning you may be able to at least get some of the way.
Let's face it, even if they stood over you chopping wood for 8 hours, they would still suggest your whole heart was not going into it and old thingies down the roads husband could have made a better job.
Here's a few ideas…….
1. The Tape Recorder
Over the years these have been used for completely the wrong things, such as recording music etc.
They are a marvel in man's continuing quest to make the wife think you're busy.
The next time to actually do some actual work, record yourself doing it.
This can then be played back at normal sound in the room where you are sitting reading the Sunday Paper.
A sound recording of a Railway Station can come in useful. Simply play it in the background when phoning home saying there's a signal failure at Godsend and it looks like you're going to be 3 hours late.
This frees you to go and watch the Football Match.
On the latter, be careful. I did something similar once and she saw a photograph of me standing behind the Tonbridge goal in the local paper.
I tell you – it was solitary confinement, one meal a day, a complete ban of going within six feet of the TV Zapper and all my favourites being wiped off the Internet Browser.
I seem to recall this lasted for two and a half years.
2. The Garden
The problem with houses is they have windows and wifes tend to look out of these quite often, especially if you're supposed to be doing something.
Therefore the solution is not so much to avoid being seen not doing any work, but to avoid being seen out the window atall.
This could be done by buying the wife a box of chocolates which will sit her down by Daytime TV for at least an hour. The downfall is that if you buy her anything – it's suspicious and not normal.
The best idea of all is to push for a completely concrete slabbed garden with zero maintenance. Although quite costly, you can probably get your moneys worth in less than six months.
3. When they're out
This is a time you can be at your most inventive, but watch out for the obvious mistakes shown in the photos on this page.
I suggest doing a bit of work (not sufficient to build up any sweat etc), then go to the Bathroom Cupboard and bandage up BOTH hands saying you sprained them moving the Garden Furniture back into the Shed.
It's no good whatsoever to just bandage one hand – you'll only get the 'Well, what's wrong with the other hand then' reply.
4. Misc
Put a list of 'Things to be done' and tick half of them off.
Smear your hands with dirt or grease and walk back in the house cursing about the car.
When you know she's looking but thinks you don't know, limp. Then come in not limping as if you're brave and don't want her to know you're in pain. (Get this wrong and you're in the spare room).
I'm afraid to say that even if I gathered information on this subject to produce 800 pages, men will never win their battle in deception and must resort themselves to arbitration and hit the right proportionate amounts of general home and garden duties. This means 80% their way and 20% yours – if you're lucky !
At the cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?" The other replied, "Yes, I am, I married the wrong man."
Q: How do most men define marriage?
A: A very expensive way to getting their laundry done free.


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Ceph is a next generation open-source distributed object-based storage system that is designed for massive scalability, high performance and reliability. Ceph Storage Clusters use a distributed object storage service known as the Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store (RADOS), which provides applications with block, object, and file system storage in a single unified space.
Aspen Systems partners with industry-leading hardware vendors to provide a wide selection of high density storage solutions that are optimized for Ceph. Aspen Systems integrates all hardware and software which gives you a reliable, scalable, "ready to deploy" Ceph storage cluster that is highly flexible and easy to manage.
With the advancement of large scale cloud computing platforms like OpenStack, the business of data storage has been forever changed. Often called "the serverization of storage"; the replacement of purpose-built/proprietary data silos with economical server hardware, has proven itself to be both more reliable and more resilient.
Organizations prefer object-based storage when deploying large scale storage systems because it stores data more efficiently. Object-based storage systems separate the object namespace from the underlying storage hardware—this simplifies data migration.
By decoupling the namespace from the underlying hardware, object-based storage systems enable you to build much larger storage clusters. You can scale out object-based storage systems using economical commodity hardware, and you can replace hardware easily when it malfunctions or fails.
Ceph's CRUSH (Controlled Replication Under Scalable Hashing) algorithm liberates storage clusters from the scalability and performance limitations imposed by centralized data table mapping. It replicates and re-balance data within the cluster dynamically—eliminating this tedious task for administrators, while delivering high-performance and infinite scalability.
Ceph can transform your organization's IT infrastructure and your ability to manage vast amounts of data. If your organization runs applications with different storage interface needs, Ceph is for you! Ceph's foundation is the Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store (RADOS), which provides your applications with object, block, and file system storage in a single unified storage cluster.
This makes Ceph flexible, highly reliable and easy for you to manage. Each one of your applications can use the object, block or file system interfaces to the same RADOS cluster simultaneously, which means Ceph storage clusters serve as a flexible foundation for all of your data storage needs.
Typical deployment model.
Ceph Storage Clusters consist of two daemons: a Ceph Monitor which maintains a master copy of the cluster map; and a Ceph OSD Daemon (OSD) that stores data as objects on storage nodes. The minimum requirements for a Ceph Cluster is one Ceph Monitor and two Ceph OSD daemons for data replication. The Ceph Documentation project is a good resource to further study Ceph on configuration and deployment.


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Washington D.C., Oct 10, 2019 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- The death penalty is outdated and promotes a culture of violence, three bishops said during a livestream conversation on Oct. 10, marked as World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Archbishops Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City and Wilton Gregory of Washington were joined by Bishop Frank DeWane of Venice (FL) for the roundtable discussion facilitated by Catholic News Service. DeWane is the current chairman of the USCCB's domestic justice committee, and will be succeeded by Coakley in a few weeks' time.
"There's no question that we are living in an age where violence has captured the hearts and minds of a lot of people," said Gregory, offering that social media in particular has put "despicable" human carnage on display.
On Wednesday, the day before the livestream, an anti-Semitic attack on a synagogue in Germany resulted in the murder of two people. The attack was broadcast over the streaming site Twitch.
"What the Church wants us to understand is that taking a life, even the life of one who may have been guilty of a horrendous crime, is itself a continuation of violence," said the Washington archbishop.
"It makes us violent to do violence against another human being" regardless of the circumstances, Gregory said.
October is also Respect Life Month, during which the Church makes special efforts to promote its teachings on the sanctity of life, something Coakley said is "foundational" to the Church's teachings on human dignity and which, he emphasized, is not granted by a government, but endowed by the creator.
The Church's positions are "very consistent in affirming human life and human dignity at every stage," he said.
DeWane concurred with Coakley, saying that throughout the entirety of a person's life, "we have to see that life is sacred."
Catholics, said DeWane, have a moral obligation to "say something" when life is not being respected, especially in instances that involve people who cannot speak for themselves.
Coakley pointed out that there is another side of the death penalty debate that is often forgotten: the victims of violent crime and their surviving friends and relatives. While it is important to champion the rights of accused, and even convicted criminals, Coakley stressed, it is important of acknowledge that some survivors--as well as those in the community--want to see the death penalty carried out in as a form of justice. Their desire for justice, Coakley said, cannot be ignored, even while accepting that the death penalty is not the answer.
"I think in our conversations about the death penalty, even though we're speaking out in favor of abolition of the death penalty, we have to affirm and acknowledge--not just give lip service--to the suffering of victims as well," said Coakley, noting that his archdiocese is home to the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in this country's history.
As a result of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Coakley said that many within his archdiocese remain supportive of capital punishment.
Speaking to CNA after the discussion, Coakley developed his point.
"Revenge is not the same as justice," said Coakley. "And as even William Shakespeare said, 'mercy seasons justice,' I think just as many people who maybe see the perpetrator of a violent crime executed, would acknowledge that it did not bring them the release and the relief and the peace that they expected that it might."
During the roundtable, DeWane also questioned the common assertion that executions bring any sense of relief to the families of victims. Instead, he said, the act of taking a life in an execution hurts society as a whole, while observing that there is little evidence that the death penalty serves as a deterrent against crimes.
Gregory also highlighted the many cases in which a person is released from death row having been exonerated by either new evidence or modern DNA testing.
"With the death penalty, there are no re-tries. It concludes and ends a life that may have been wrongly [convicted]," Gregory said. The Washington archbishop went on to point out the significant racial disparity in the application of the death penalty in the United States.
At the same time, Gregory said that favoring the abolition of the death penalty does not mean any lessening of the requirement to keep society safe. The choice, he said was not between killing or releasing the most violent offenders. Instead, "our society has the capacity to take violent personalities and put them away so they don't harm others," he said.
"The Gospel calls us to mercy. Mercy is never cruel," said Gregory.
"I think our Church has to be a voice that is faithful to the call of the Gospel, which calls us to love our enemy and pray for those who persecute us," Coakley told CNA after the livestream.
"I think that's incumbent upon us -- because we have to affirm the dignity of human life, that every person has been created in the image and likeness of God--even for the person who was guilty of heinous crimes. They don't forfeit their human dignity as a result of their criminal activity."
The World Day Against the Death Penalty was first observed in 2003. This year, the theme is "Children, Unseen Victims," which is focused on increasing awareness of the children whose parents were executed or have been sentenced to death.
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How to Beat Laurence, the First Vicar in Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
If you have seen Laurence he looks exactly similar to the Cleric Beast you fought in the Main Bloodborne story and now in the expansion Laurence has the similar moves like the Cleric Beast and a bit extra of Fireworks. This bloodborne: The Old Hunters Guide you can beat Laurence with no pain.
How to Beat Laurence, the First Vicar
As we mentioned earlier Laurence attacks are similar to those of Cleric Beast and if you remember how you defeated him them this will be a piece of Cake for you, but just be careful of the Fire attacks her perform when he is totally charged. Your main focus and strategy here should be on dodging the attacks and maintain your stamina for more powerful attacks.
Phase One: The Start
Jump on your right and get the cover as you begin with the Battle with the Boss Laurence. he will play his old dirty move by releasing the flames in an arc which is similar to the Cleric Beast. Take cover on any of the side so that it makes hard for him to grab you or perform a roll over whenever he picks up his large arm. If you are grabbed by him then he will toss you on the ground like a small kid which can give you a critical damage.
Another Dirty move by Laurence is by Jumping in the air and land on top of you like smashing you like a dirt. So to dodge such an attack make sure you time well and roll on another side this should be well timed as you see him landing or a sec after his jump is complete. Don't worry if you get hit by it, perfect your moves and give another try later. After the damage to Laurence is done above 50% he will enter his next phase of the fight.
Phase Two: Final Damage
When you see Laurence has no legs left then you start with the Phase two of the fight and this doesn't mean he has weakened now or cannot attack anymore. Laurence can use his mouth to spit out Lava, but this can be spat within range so you can easily back off and avoid the attack. Immediately head back as you see Laurence is tilting his Head this means he is ready to spit the lava or you can perform you charged Visceral attack as he will be unable to move or dodge your attack at this movement.
In Phase Two he also has a unique attack where he raises his left arm and perform some kind of slice chops that provides you a massive damage. If not the Slice chops then he will definitely do 180 big swipes that may lead to direct Kill if you stand in front of him. The best thing to do is run away from him by roll sideways. At the last quarter of Laurence's health, he will start crawling around you(a bit scary).
To Avoid such an attack, you must directly head towards him and start charging wth maximum hits until his health is brought down to zero and when you see him getting charged just move away, let him attack and then back to the same strategy. Thus defeating the Boss Laurence in the DLC: The Old Hunter.


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JACKSON — Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is warning residents about a diploma mill offering degrees "based on life experiences."
Hosemann says Concordia College and University LLC has been using the secretary of state's Web site to misrepresent the organization as a licensed educational institution.
Hosemann says Concordia College is a registered limited liability corporation, but it is not accredited as an educational institution in Mississippi.
Hosemann says a cease and desist letter has been sent to Concordia demanding that it remove the false and misleading claims from the company Web site.
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the following regions: Nairobi, Nyanza, Western, Rift valley, Central, Coast and surrounding areas.
· Diploma/Certificate in sales, marketing or business-related field.
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· Certificate of good conduct and sales experience are an added advantage.
This position comes with an attractive commission and incentive package.
Send your CVs/Cover letter and copies of Certificates/National ID by Tuesday 27th March to address below:
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Contact us and let us know if you would like the voucher delivered by mail, or maybe a collection.
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Finding WindowsBase.dll
OK, what's the deal with WindowsBase.dll? It's the dll where the System.IO.Packaging API lives, and you have to add a reference to it in your project before you can use the packaging API. And it's never there at the end of the .NET tab on my "Add Reference" dialog. For example, here's my list, which ends with VsWebSite.Interop. So I have to manually browse to the dll, as shown to the right.
Is it me? I did some searching on-line, and I don't think it is.
Hai has the same problem, Dave has to find in manually, Howard can't seem to find it at all, and even the folks at MSDN seem to have problems finding WindowsBase.dll. And that's just a representative sample -- search for WindowsBase.dll and you'll find a bunch more people talking about where to manually locate it.
But some people don't have any problem, apparently. They have WindowsBase.dll right there on the .NET tab, ready to click on it, no searching required. Ted Pattison, for instance, has it under his .NET tab, and even has a screen shot in his recent MSDN article to prove it. (Showoff! Great article, though.) And Mauricio seems to find it his .NET tab, too.
What do the rest of us have to do to get WindowsBase on that .NET tab? I used to think this was something I had screwed up myself, but this week I formatted my C: drive, installed Vista, installed Visual Studio, and ... WindowsBase.dll was not on the .NET tab, and I had to manually browse to it.
If you're one of us WindowsBase-challenged types, here's what you need to know:
c:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\WindowsBase.dll


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Paul Pitchford's Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition is a proper reference book for those into acupuncture and Chinese medicine. It offers an in-depth analysis of various nutritional concepts and a wealth of information about green foods and regeneration diets. It also doubles as a cookbook, delivering a massive selection of recipes, mostly focused on vegetables. The book is available in hardcover and paperback versions, of which the latter is obviously the cheaper. According to some buyers though, the hardcover version is actually the lighter of the two. Given that we're looking at 750 pages of content here, the weight aspect should probably be considered as well.
So what exactly do you get if you purchase this book?
A massive bundle of information would probably be the best answer to that. Given how it's structured, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition lends itself well to being treated as a one-time read-through, but individual chapters make good separate reads as well, for those looking for specific information.
According to its author, the purpose of the book is to provide "healing, awareness and peace" for the reader, and it seeks to accomplish that through a very detailed presentation and analysis of the core concepts associated with Chinese medicine. The book goes way above and beyond promoting whole foods and their benefic effects on health and healing. It discusses concepts such as "bitter" and "sweet" foods (the meanings of which are obviously different from what the Western world understands by bitter and sweet), and it encourages readers to diagnose themselves as warm/cold, damp/dry, struggling with a deficiency or excess, and with an interior or exterior issue.
While this book is indeed dedicated to everyone interested in achieving a higher level of well-being and healing through nutrition, it is by no means a sort of summary layman's guide to Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic nutrition concepts. In fact, it goes into painstaking details on every one of the issues it tackles, to such a degree that some readers find it annoying and impossible to properly understand/follow.
Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition teaches readers how to apply the five-element theory to nutrition, and how to treat not only illness but also various nervous disorders through diet. The book promotes the transition from animal products to whole vegetable foods, and it goes into great detail in regards to the selection of salts and waters. Oils, sugars, condiments, minerals and vitamins are also discussed, together with food presentation, children's nutrition, color diagnosis, color therapy and the psychology of diet changes. It is indeed a complete guidebook in a nutritional sense, thoroughly researched and well-packaged. While the concepts discussed are served up in an easy-to-understand form, the amount of information can be quite overwhelming, especially for someone looking to actually implement the methods/principles discussed.
In addition to all the above, Healing with Whole Foods also goes into great detail about the proper use and nature of various grains, vegetables, nuts, seeds, seaweeds and sprouts. Separate sections are dedicated to pickles, milks, relishes, yogurts, desserts and salads.
While the number of readers who have rated the book positively is overwhelming, there are a few dissenting opinions out there concerning the usefulness of the sheer amount of information it delivers. Some readers have actually found contradictions here and there. For some physiology-types, the nutrition advice is apparently erratic from one chapter to the other. Those who diagnose themselves as cold and damp for instance – which is apparently a common combination according to the author – will sometimes be told to eat raw vegetables, while in other spots they'll be advised not to. Some have complained that they failed to identify a proper dietary course for their specific physiology, even after reading the book in its entirety as well as the reader comments on various forums.
Still others argue though that Healing with Whole Foods is much more than just a strict dietary guide, which offers exact and easy-to-follow advice. It actually gives readers control over their own health by helping them understand WHY certain goods are not good for their physiology-type, and why others are. While the gist of the book may indeed be: steer clear of processed foods, eat whole foods, preferably organic, with a variety of produce, Paul Pitchford goes way above and beyond that. He gives his readers the actual tools to shed a lifetime of digestive and other health issues. The reason why there seems to be little reader feedback concerning the actual effects the information contained within the book has had on people's lives, is simple: those who follow its tenets and achieve the goals set forth in it, simply do not know what sort of health problems they have avoided.
Concern that the information contained in Healing with Whole Foods has simply grown outdated also exists. While there may indeed be new research results that have come up in more recent years, everything in the book is still as valid as it has ever been.
One word of caution about Healing with Whole Foods is indeed in order though: if you're looking for a cookbook with healthy recipes and are simply not interested in the ins and outs of Chinese medicine, or do not have the time to attempt to soak up all the information, this book may not be for you. It has to be said though that it does actually deliver its fair share of recipes too.
About the Author
Paul Pitchford is a well-known and respected nutrition researcher and expert. Over three decades, he built up his knowledge regarding dietary practices and the ways of East Asian medicine, through apprenticeships and working with various masters of meditation. His special vision of the links between health and nutrition stems from his ability to apply Far Eastern thought to the major dietary therapies developed in the West.
Healing with Whole Foods Review Conclusion
Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition is well worth its price. It is in fact a must have resource for everyone serious about achieving a higher level of well-being through diet. Its apparent intricacy is but a facade covering the impressive level of detail in which the author discusses all the presented concepts. It is a superb reference for most people, as well as an excellent source of nutritious, whole-food recipes, admittedly focused on the vegetarian side of the issue.


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One of the major differences between Beat Saber on PC and Beat Saber on PSVR is the absence of the ability to create custom songs or mods for the PlayStation version. PSVR players can only enjoy officially cultivated content directly from Beat Games. There have been a few free songs added to Beat Saber through updates, including the excellent POP/STARS by K/DA, but the current song list is still a scant 20 or so tracks. If you've been playing since its launch back in November, you might be getting a little antsy for a new groove to chop some blocks to.
We've known that Beat Games intends to add song packs to Beat Saber since before it launched on PSVR, but the timeline for those new songs has been unclear. Last week, Beat Games gave an update on the first song pack, saying that it is coming "soon."
We're finishing the levels for the 1st music pack and will be porting the pack to the game soon. The 1st music pack is from the tech side the most challenging for us because we don't have experience with adding songs to PS VR. Second and any further pack will be much quicker. 🙂
— Beat Saber (@BeatSaber) January 9, 2019
According to the studio's Twitter, they're currently finishing up ten songs that will be included in the first pack before porting it to PSVR for official release. Apparently these songs have been difficult to add, but they are confident that the next packs after this first one will come "much quicker." We know for sure that Beat Games has at least 30 songs in the works spread across three separate DLC packs that should cost around $9.99 each. While no further plans have officially been announced, the popularity of Beat Saber across both PC and PSVR is hard to ignore. We'd be surprised if Beat Games ends up done updating their rhythm VR game after this first series of DLC song packs makes its way into players' homes.
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We all know that Ueli Steck is not just a great climber and fellow alpinist but he is also a leading example for the HAP:s and sherpas on G2 as he expressed up to camp 2 providing the hard working guys with a trail. It is frankly quite unreal to see him in action and to quote his Liaison Officer, "Damn fit man"...
BC and the upper camps are nowhere near what it was a week ago. It's crowded and some teams are less concerned with human waist management than others. I guess that some teams are betting it will just blow away and hope its not hitting fellow climbers.
The other day we got a Google alert telling us that our team had fixed the route to camp one... That is as far from reality as one can come, but thanks for the recognition for our trail braking. That will be the day when we provide fixed ropes. One is inclined to think this was a Freudian slip from one of the commercial teams, but who knows.
One issue is weather forecasts, or the lack of them or the lack of a general conclusion. The more forecasts we look at the less we learn. The big downside is that when we try to plan our climbing (approach so far) according to the forecasts, it tends to fuck up and be all wrong. Maybe the days where better, when the sky was the forecast and not internet.
I still have no climbing action to report and so far all our hard work at altitude have paid little dividend in terms of real climbing action. There is no doubt that this is a snowy year and so far the whether has been fairly unstable witch is hard if you are trying to accomplish anything in alpine style. I guess at the end of the day there is a breaking point when one have to decide if the summit is the goal or if it is the style.


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Moving Rocks – IV
the playa in a different light. It's a really long walk (~45 minutes,ymmv) from one end (roughly west – where you park your car) to where the more interesting stones begin (roughly east) which means you need to have a very early start to get to the right place at the right times. I got one of the two things right here. Check out the previous blog posts for different tracks and lighting.


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Karrueche Tran Claims Chris Brown Abused and Threatened to Kill Her, Gets Restraining Orderby Free Britney at .
Karrueche Tran has requested, and been granted, a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he allegedly threatened her.
The model filed bombshell legal documents alleging that the troubled R&B singer vowed to kill her - and that he's beaten her before.
If what Tran is saying here is true, it's terrifying.
In a sworn statement to the judge, Karrueche claims that earlier this month, Chris Brown "told a few people that he was going to kill me."
She says Chris told friends that if he can't have her, no one else can, claiming he was going to "take me out" and "threatened to shoot me."
As for the alleged physical abuse by Chris?
Karrueche says that several years ago, when they were dating, Chris "punched me in my stomach twice," and "pushed me down the stairs."
This, of course, was during the couple's years-long relationship, which followed Chris' lengthy probation sentence for beating up Rihanna.
The legal documents get even worse still.
Tran claims that Brown has threatened to harm her friends as well as his ex-girlfriend herself, and recently threw a drink at one of them.
As for why she's taking action now, Karrueche fears that he's unstable enough to act on his verbal abuse and make good on the threats.
Apparently a judge agreed there's a risk.
She was granted the restraining order; Chris has not been charged with any crime, to be fair, and there is no proof any of this occurred.
That said, there's plenty of reason to believe Kae as well, and Team Breezy can't blame anyone for that but the mercurial star himself.
In the video above, Chris Brown and Soulja Boy trade verbal jabs and threats in a now-infamous feud that dominated headlines in January.
Said feud began when Soulja liked Karrueche pictures on Instagram, after which Chris freaked and started FaceTiming Soulja non-stop.
Doesn't exactly hurt Tran's case. Just saying.
Then, in the video below, Chris comes off as pretty much exactly the unstable, potentially violent Internet stalker she portrays him to be.
In the video, directed at the "ladies," he says that women complain when guys be like, "stalkers and in love with y'all, kinda crazy and sh-t."
Then, Chris admits he is totally that guy!
He admits in the Instagram confessional, "If I love you, bitch, ain't nobody gonna have you," proceeding to warn potential future lovers:
"I'm gonna make you miserable," he adds.
Look ... if the most mild-mannered man made the same statements in an Instagram video as a joke, even that would raise red flags.
Chris is not joking, or mild-mannered.
Coming from Chris Brown, a convicted felon and domestic abuser who has shown few signs of dialing down his anger issues since?
It's no wonder that the order requires him to stay 100 yards away from Karrueche, her mom and her brother for the foreseeable future.
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Revenue Laws Amendment Bills [B42-2008]; Securities Transfer Tax Bills[B45-2007]: response to submissions & adoption
Finance Standing Committee
09 November 2007
Meeting Summary
A summary of this committee meeting is not yet available.
Meeting report
9 November 2007
Chairperson: Mr N Nene (ANC)
Documents handed out:
Securities Transfer Tax Bill [B 44-2007]
Securities Transfer Tax Administration Bill [B 45-2007]
Revenue Laws Amendment Bill [B 42-2007]
Revenue Laws Second Amendment Bill [B 43-2007]
SARS / National Treasury response: Revenue Laws Amendment Bills & Securities Transfer Tax Bills
Committee Report on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
Committee Report on the National Treasury Annual Report
Committee Report on the Financial Services Board Annual Report
Committee Report on the South African Revenue Services Annual Report
Committee Report on the Statistics South Africa Annual Report
[Available at Committee Reports once published]
SARS and National Treasury provided a response document to the sixty submissions they received on the Revenue Laws Amendment Bills & Securities Transfer Tax Bills. SARS explained some changes made to the final version of the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill as introduced. Questions from the Committee focused on whether provisions in the Bill would be counterproductive for improving investment and pension payouts.
The Committee then adopted the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, the Revenue Laws Second Amendment Bill, the Securities Transfer Tax Bill and the Securities Transfer Tax Administration Bill.
The Committee adopted its Committee Report on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). The Committee Reports on the Annual Reports of National Treasury, Statistics South Africa, the Financial Services Board and the South African Revenue Service were also adopted with amendments.
Adjustments Appropriation Bill
Mr Nene said that he and Mr K Moloto (ANC) had raised their dissatisfaction with the information provided by Correctional Services about its roll-over in the Adjustments Appropriation Bill to both the Ministers of Finance and Correctional Services. The Commissioner for Correctional Services had responded with a letter to the Committee which Mr Nene read out. The Commissioner retracted the impression that was created that the amount of R 512 million, which was to be rolled over, would not be spent.
SARS / National Treasury response: Revenue Laws Amd Bills & Securities Transfer Tax Bills
Mr Franz Tomasek (Assistant General Manager: Legislation - SARS) focused on the anti avoidance rule with respect to intellectual property. Treasury were seeking to disallow a portion of a proposed deduction depending on circumstances. Further review indicated that there could be other concerns and the effective date had now been delayed to 1 January 2009. Problematic cases could be brought to the attention of Treasury in order to be addressed.
Mr Tomasek referred to the Response Document (page 30 in paragraph 3.3) about cut-off dates of future audits of the tax on retirement funds that was repealed on 1 March 2007. After discussions with the industry, it transpired that the cut-off date of 1 March 2008 was too early. It was decided that no additional assessments would be raised (except for fraud, misrepresentation or non-disclosure) from the 1 September 2008. The date of March 2010 would still apply for no assessments being allowed even if fraud, misrepresentation or non-disclosure of material facts existed.
Mr S Marais (DA) asked Treasury if they were convinced that what the Minister announced in the party statement was not going to be counter productive to provisions in the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill. He asked this question in relation to the importance of improving investments and minimising red tape.
Mr Tomasek said that the regulations did not apply to new investors bringing something unique to SA but only to those people trying to strip the South African tax base.
Mr K Moloto (ANC) asked for clarification on pension payouts and taxation after a divorce. He wanted to know if a pension is shared after a divorce, if tax would only be paid by the main member and not the other beneficiary.
Mr Tomasek said that the amount required for tax would be deducted from the pension payout.
Voting on Revenue Laws Amendment Bills & Securities Transfer Tax Bills
The Committee approved the adoption of all four bills.
Committee Report on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
The Chair indicated that the Committee had to deal with the MTBPS within a short timeframe and that civil society did not have sufficient time for input. The Committee would require more time in future to deal with the MTBPS. The Committee went through the Report.
Mr S Njikelana (ANC) referred to the MTBPS section that dealt with tariffs. He said that the Trade and Industry Portfolio Committee would like to see certain industries protected from global competition until they were adequately developed. He mentioned the clothing and textiles industry, which was considered a priority. Tariff reductions would undermine the protection of priority industries. He asked if there was a way to reverse mention of tariff reductions. Some decisions about tariff deduction should not be made by South Africa alone, given that SA was part of the South African Customs Union (SACU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Mr Nene referred to page 5 of the Committees report on the MTBPS, which was neutral about tariff reductions. He asked that the Trade and Industry Committee to take up the issue of trade policy.
Mr Maloto said that the Minister of Trade and Industry would have to take up the issue of trade policy.
Mr Marais said that one could not look simplistically at tariff reductions. The Committee in conjunction with the Trade and Industry Committee, should look at how one could tailor a strategy to ensure the best for South Africa.
The Committee then adopted the Report.
Committee Reports on Annual Reports of National Treasury, Statistics South Africa, Financial Services Board and the South African Revenue Service
The Chairperson read the report on the Hearing of the Portfolio Committee on Finance on the Annual Report 2006/07 of the National Treasury.
The Committee adopted the report and recommended that the National Treasury provide more disaggregated figures in reporting on its attainment or non-attainment of disability targets. It was recommended that Treasury in future provided more specific as well as detailed reasons for under spending of particular programmes. The Committee felt that in some respects the shortage of information made the Annual Report inadequate as an oversight document.
The Chairperson read the report on the Hearing of the Portfolio Committee on Finance on the Annual Report 2006/07 of Statistics South Africa.
The Committee adopted the report of Statistics South Africa and recommended that Statistics South Africa provide more detail in future on under spending. The Committee recommended that Statistics South Africa take a more innovative and active approach to its staffing needs and that it also had to make more of an effort to employ more people with disabilities.
The Chairperson read the report on the Hearing of the Portfolio Committee on Finance on the Annual Report 2006/07 of the South African Revenue Services.
The Committee adopted the report of the South African Revenue Services and recommended that SARS provide a more detailed report on its employment of people with disabilities and a breakdown in terms of race and gender. It was also recommended that SARS provide progress reports on changing existing legislation. It was recommended that SARS provided a detailed update on the reclassification of existing debt. It was recommended that SARS report trends in its salary bill, following comments in the Annual Report that SARS might increase salaries as part of its staff retention plan. It was recommended that SARS provided a report on progress made on challenges experienced regarding the SADC transit system pilot project.
The Chairperson read the report on the Hearing of the Portfolio Committee on Finance on the Annual Report 2006/07 of the Financial Services Board (FSB).
The Committee adopted the FSB report and recommended that the FSB reported quantitatively in its Annual Report on employment equity. The Committee recommended that the FSB report not only on challenges but that it also report on its successes in future Annual Reports. The Committee recommended that the FSB give consideration to funding consumer education initiatives through its budget rather than relying on sponsorships.
The meeting was adjourned.
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College life isn't complete without a few games of Beer Pong. A staple amongst the drinking youth, people look for a social reason to drink above and beyond sitting around a table and talking. Sometimes repeating the same patterns over and over gets old and you look for a way to spice it up, thus the advent of Beer Pong or Beirut.
In my youth I too partook in a few games of Beirut and took the game style out of my college years and into social events as I learned to live on my own for the first time. You probably won't find yourself outgrowing the game if you've learned to express your inner youth… or you've had a few too much to drink and agreed to the terms when a drunk buddy yells, "BEER PONG!"
Beirut is the less-common name for Beer Pong, its origins are not fully known, but folks believe it goes back to the conflicts in Lebanon. Given you're "battling" for bragging rights at the game, it sorta is a "civil war" of a different color. However, CollegeHumor once did a study showing 77% of respondents called the game "Beer Pong" with the rest going by Beirut.
The concept of the game is simple, of course, because drunk people rarely over complicate life. It should be known, when dorks start drinking, new games like Wisest Wizard arrive to take the drinking game to the next level (pun intended). However, Wisest Wizard is a game with its own story and beyond the scope of this writeup.
Beer Pong is played with two teams, a playing field, a ball, a bunch of cups and, of course, beer.
According to the World Series of Beer Pong, the regulation table size is 8 × 2 feet (2.44 × 0.61 meters), and it stands 27.5 inches (69.8 centimeters) above the ground. Although the game is typically played on either a ping pong table or a folding banquet table, beer pong enthusiasts may create a personalized table for use by friends and visitors. In general, this will be a plywood board cut to proper size, sometimes painted with sports, school, or fraternity symbols and given a liquid-proof coating. (wikipedia)
Although there are "official rules" to beer pong, typically rules and table designs are spur of the moment ideas that arrive out of desperation. Only a true university member predicts the outcome of a beer pong game prior to playing it, a pre-meditated beer pong game if you will.
Solo cups, the 16-ounce variety, are the most common house hold party staple so they fit well into the game of beer pong. The ridges on the edges of the cup allow you to measure each cup easily and accurately so that both teams have a fair playing field. Once you've filled six, ten or fifteen cups with beer (depending on how bad a decision maker you are) you're almost ready to go.
Placing the cups in what could only mimic that of a bowling pin setup gets you to the next stage. Each side sets their cups in a triangle shape, tightly positioned near each other and teams get on their respective table sides and begin the game.
Lobbing ping-pong balls from one side of the table in the other in, hopefully, predictable arcs, can drop your ping pong ball right in the cup, which you then drink. You may also quickly flick a fast ball at the cup hoping for a quick dunk, or bounce the ball more like true "ping pong" into a cup.
The game is not complete without a number of house rules; rules which explain what happens if you only touch the glass, re-racking glasses as they're cleared and even streaking rules for losers of the game. As you may have guessed the winners and losers tend to be doing a lot of drinking, thankfully most beer pong games are played with 3-5% alcohol by volume and are not always full cups (another house rule perhaps).
Although I've seen beer pong played with Tequila, I highly suggest that course of action as the night's events get out of hand fast and hangovers occur quickly (along with other projectiles). Since the creation of beer pong there have been fully fledged Las Vegas tournaments and events for the game and "official" Bud Pong from Anheuser-Busch, however, the directions state to "use water."
Of course, under-aged drinking can be a problem, with high schoolers getting into Beirut, but we won't discuss that as it's illegal in the US and nobody should condone this behavior. Beer Pong is a great social game with friends, college or beyond, and is a staple beer drinking game in the United States (probably an International affair).
If you're looking at colleges for the upcoming year, prepare yourself for some of the events you'll experience while there. Beer pong, like college courses, is a good "life lesson" and will give you plenty of great stories to talk about with friends in the years to come.


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Deducing Vertex Weights from Empirical Occupation Times
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Consider the following machine learning problem originating from the study of human problem solving: Let $G$ be a vertex-weighted digraph with marked
start'' andend'' vertices. Suppose that a random walker begins at the start vertex, steps to neighbors of vertices with probability proportional to their weights, and stops upon reaching the end vertex. Could one deduce the weights from the set of paths that many such walkers take? We analyze an iterative Newton-method-like numerical algorithm to solve this reconstruction problem when the empirical mean occupation times of the walkers is given. The existence of a choice of weights that gives rise to a given list of expected occupation times is considered, showing several natural equivalent conditions for such a solution to exist. The family of weight vectors satisfying these conditions can be thought of as the interior of a certain generalization of projective space, which we refer to as ``graphical projective space''; we discuss some of these spaces' (and their hypergraph generalizations') combinatorial and singular properties.


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VCSU presidential search begins
On April 23, the North Dakota University System launched its search for the next president of Valley City State University. The new VCSU president will succeed Tisa Mason, who departed Valley City in December 2017 to assume the presidency of Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas. Margaret Dahlberg, VCSU vice president for academic affairs, has been serving as interim president since Dec. 16, 2017, by appointment of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. Co-chairing the VCSU Presidential Search Committee are Greg Stemen, SBHE member and VCSU alumnus, and Wesley Wintch, VCSU vice president for business affairs. More information about the search can be found at www.vcsu.edu/presidentialsearch.
Heat plant ribbon-cutting held April 3
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new VCSU heat plant was held Tuesday, April 3. Margaret Dahlberg, VCSU interim president, emceed the event, and Phil Wisecup, NDUS vice chancellor of strategy and strategic engagement, gave remarks, along with Wesley Wintch, VCSU vice president for business affairs, and Larry Robinson, VCSU executive director for university advancement. The $13.9 million facility, funded by an appropriation from the North Dakota Legislature, replaced an outdated structure dating back to 1909 with boilers more than 50 years old. With expanded capacity to accommodate future campus growth, the new plant requires less maintenance and labor, and operates significantly more efficiently, than its predecessor. The heat plant was also designed with the potential for the addition of an environmentally friendly activated carbon plant, which would generate revenue and also provide for student/faculty research opportunities.
Klingenberg receives public health service award
Erin Klingenberg, VCSU director for counseling services and assistant professor, received the 2017 Public Health Outstanding Service Award from the City-County Health District (CCHD) at a town hall discussion on "The Opioid Epidemic: Seeking Solutions in North Dakota" held at the Hi-Liner Activity Center in Valley City on April 5. Klingenberg was cited for "…providing thoughtful input and assistance in filling the gaps for behavioral health services, …serving on the core group which does the leg work between our quarterly behavioral health coalition meetings, serving on the advisory group for the State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis grant, [and] helping to dig deeper into the issues of substance use and determine local solutions."


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A charming animation for the entire family, this African fable tells the story of Minga, an orphaned girl living with her stepmother Mami Kaba and her stepsister Abena. One day, when she washes the dishes in the river, she accidentally brakes a spoon. A furious Mami Kaba chases her away from the house, asking her to find the only identical spoon hidden by her late mother. An adventurous journey then begins for Minga in the forest.
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Image By Robert Jackson
Colored with Copic Markers
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Robert Dudley Best (1892-1984) was heir to the world's largest lighting factory, founded in Birmingham in 1840. Despite its proud history, Best felt that the lamp designs produced by the factory were outdated. In 1925, Best visited the International Exhibition of Modern Design in Paris, where many of the designs exhibited were influenced by the work of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.
Inspired by what he had seen, Best began his studies of industrial design in Paris and Düsseldorf, where he became close friends with Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus movement. It was during this time that he made the first sketches of what would become the iconic Bestlite design.
Bestlite has been in continuous production since 1930. Winston Churchill is numbered amongst its many famous users. The Bestlite design was conceived by Robert Dudley Best who was highly influenced by the Bauhaus. Bauhaus was a school in Germany that merged practical crafts with the fine arts and became famous for the design concept that it publicized and taught. Bauhaus had a profound influence upon subsequent developments in art, architecture, graphic design, interior design and industrial design and Bauhaus style became one of the most influential forces behind Modernist architecture and modern design.
Eighty years on, the Bestlite design stays close to its industrial roots and true to its original design. Bestlite is held in permanent collections at both the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Design Museum in London. Loved by architects, designers and design aficionados throught its 80-year history, today, Bestlite enjoys global iconic status.


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The four squares on this card are made using the center of the Sue Wilson Butterfly Frame set:
I first cut out the second largest square (twice) in the Sue Wilson Noble Dies - Double Pierced Squares Set B (CED5510) on pink card stock. I then made a hinge to hold the two pink squares together to make the card base.
I then cut the third largest square in the above set on white card stock.
The fancy center of the Butterfly Frame die set fit perfectly when cutting four of them inside this square. You do have to be careful though to line them up since the fancy square does not have four equal sides; it is slightly larger on two of the sides.
This was my first attempt at doing this; it didn't come out perfect but close enough. You can cover any unevenness between squares with a piece of ribbon or put a larger die cut in the center of the four squares. I wanted to keep this first card simple so I just put a flower where the four squares meet.
Dies used: Sue Wilson Butterfly Frame, Sue Wilson Noble Dies - Double Pierced Squares Set B, Frantic Stamper Assorted Bunnies, Dies R Us Chicks, Cheery Lynn Sweet William, Cheery Lynn Floral Bouquet Kit (leaves)
I'm entering this card in the Splitcoaststampers Challenge CAS421: Bunny Hop hosted by Kia Gibson-Clapper.


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Feeding pregnant ewes a total mixed ration for six weeks pre-lambing resulted in more lambs hitting growth targets at a Welsh farm.
The Haynes family run a flock of 750 Mule ewes at Trefnant Isaf, a Farming Connect Focus Site near Welshpool.
They introduced a total mixed ration (TMR) system with the aim of making better use of home-grown silage and to give lambs the best start in life.
The project, overseen by Lisa Roberts, Farming Connect's Red Meat Technical Officer for Mid Wales, was put in place ahead of the 2018 lambing season.
The family invested in a second-hand feeder wagon and used this to chop and feed three big bales of silage to ewes once a day from mid-December; six weeks before lambing, soya and ground maize was added to the ration.
Feeding took around one hour a day; no other concentrates were fed to the ewes pre-lambing.
"We increased the quantities of ground maize and soya as we got closer to lambing," explained Aled Haynes, who farms 240 acres in partnership with his parents, Gareth and Ann.
Silage intakes were higher than in previous years because the forage was chopped, he reports.
"The ewes were a lot more content in the shed and they had plenty of milk, their milk supply was as good if not better than in the years when we fed concentrates."
The plentiful milk supply coupled with ewes being in good condition at lambing resulted in more lambs achieving the 20kg target weight at eight weeks – 153 lambs achieved this in 2018 compared to 111 the previous year.
This meant that the business, which supplies lambs to Waitrose at an average deadweight of 19.5kg, could sell more lambs early in the season.
Independent sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings, the advisor to the project, admitted that many farmers are cautious about adopting TMR feeding.
"They have been conditioned to think that ewes don't eat as much in late pregnancy and they don't like the idea of feeding forage topped up with a small amount of supplement. They fill them up with concentrates instead," he said.
As well as a mixer wagon, farmers considering TMR must have a building suitable for this type of feeding.
Analysing forage is critical to successful TMR feeding and acts as the foundation for building a high-quality mix, advised Ms Stubbings.
"Forage quality is extremely variable this year and a lot of farmers don't have sufficient stocks but if they know the nutritional value of that feed and the body condition score of their ewes they can make decisions on how to plug that deficit," she said.
Farmers who have embraced grassland management practices such as rotational grazing are in a better position than those that haven't, Ms Stubbings suggests.
"It has still been a tough year for them but because they were in control they were able to make decisions before things really caught up with them," said Ms Stubbings.
"It really underlines the value of knowing what dry matter you have and what your requirements are."
As a result of the difficult grazing conditions in 2018, many farmers have lean ewes and this must be borne in mind when formulating rations, said Ms Stubbings. "Lean ewes eat more than those that are in good condition."
Lamb performance
Throughout the Farming Connect project at Trefnant Isaf, grass growth and lamb performance were monitored to ensure lambs were hitting targets.
Lisa Roberts said that a harsh spring followed by an unusually dry summer could have impacted lamb performance, but good ewe nutrition and careful monitoring of grass growth had paid off for the Haynes family.
"Crossbred lambs grew well to weaning at 12 weeks, achieving approximately 350g and 300g per day for singles and twins respectively, meaning that they more than met the 30kg target at weaning," she said.
"The TMR system has shown its effectiveness in providing lambs with a good start. Aled will strive to replicate or even improve this performance in 2019, hopefully under kinder weather conditions."
Funding for the project has been provided by the Welsh Government's Rural Communities Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.


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Yeah, we don't write much anymore and I haven't written in a long time. Come to think of it, it was right around the time I started banging your mother! BOOM!
Anyone who has been watching the Orioles this season knows that 3rd base has been an absolute train wreck defensively. Mark Reynolds clearly has the yips and shits himself whenever a ball is hit in his direction so he isn't trusted there even when he isn't hurt. Wilson Betemit is somehow even worse than that. He has the range of Derek Jeter with hands made of what I believe to be stale bread. Ryan Flaherty looks like he can't hit himself out of a wet paper bag. Bill Hall appears to have spent a good portion of the last few months eating other people, and Steve Tolleson is Steve fucking Tolleson. It's pretty clear at this point that the Orioles need to look outside of the organization for a solution if they want to keep up this illusion of a good team this year. I know what some of you, and maybe even some people in the organization, are thinking; "Hey, Brian Roberts is going to come back and be vintage Brian Roberts and then Robert Andino will play 3rd and then we will all make ice cream sundaes and blow each other". I'm sorry to ruin that dream guys, but it isn't happening. Brian Roberts may come back this year, but it is nothing we should make plans for. Especially considering that in all likelihood when he does try to come back, he's going to suck ass. He's been out for pretty much two years now and he's old. He's probably done.
With that said, what am I suggesting? I suggest we look into acquiring Chase Headley of the San Diego Padres. Headley is off to a solid start this year and is coming off of a solid campaign in 2011. He is 28 years old and is starting to become expensive for a super small market club like the Padres. Headley is sporting a .254/.388/.438 slash line so far this year and in 2011 he was at .289/.374/.399. Those of you who take a quick glance at his numbers will likely be unimpressed with his traditional counting stats. Yes, he hasn't hit for great averages, hit a lot of home runs, driven in a lot of runs, or stolen a ton of bases. You might recall that he plays his homegames in Petco Park, which is a known nightmare for hitters. Headley appears to be very sensitive to the effects of his home ballpark. When you take a closer look you will see that in his career, Headley has hit .231/.326/.339 at home and .301/.365/.446 away from Petco. In 2011, those numbers were .243/.348/.326 and .330/.399/.465. In 2012 so far, he's at .252/.392/.373 and .255/.379/.553. It's possible that Headley could look like a much better player once he moves out of San Diego. There is more pop there than he has been able to show, and that's coupled with a solid batting eye, and a 8.5 career UZR at 3rd base making him a pretty damn good player.
The Padres are obviously rebuilding and would almost certainly require prospects. Now, the Orioles farm system is pretty barren of decent mid-level prospects these days and we certainly wouldn't trade guys like Bundy and Machado for Headley. I think I would be willing to go as high as Schoop for Headley but even that may be pushing it. Of course, it also depends on how high the Padres value Headley. It's possible that the Padres really like Headley and will want the sky for him. I don't see that as likely. Would you move Schoop for him? Do you think the Padres would entertain a package centered around the next tier of guys like Hoes and Avery? Obviously, I would move those guys for him, which probably means it isn't enough. Regardless, this is a target the Orioles should obviously be on if they aren't already. Hopefully, they are looking into it. Then again, Headley wasn't around 10 years ago so it is possible Dan Duquette will need someone to brief him.
Who wouldn't want these sweethearts hanging around the team?


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New layout! I've wanted to have more items in my sidebar for awhile, so I decided to change my theme. The darker background helps bring out the colors in my art, as well. Enjoy!
After almost going cross-eyed trying to paint the pattern on the middle dress, which is blown out in the reference photo, I decided to give it a rest and move on to painting the model's skin.
When I started painting the face of the model on the far right, I discovered that the color I mixed was overly yellow-green. She looked like a lizard for awhile! Rather than paint over her face again I decided to add some purple to the mix (the complement of yellow) to tone it down. I really like the effect it had.
The outlines around the faces exist because I needed to shrink their faces a bit, especially the middle model. Those lines will get filled in with more of the background color later. I attempted to reshape the eyes a bit more when painting the skin, as well. For shading, rather than using black I tried to use neutrals built from colors in the face. For example, since the middle model's skin has a lot of red in it, I used green to shade it, giving the illusion of depth. The darker shadows you see above are more of a blue-orange mix. Those two colors tend to make the best neutral dark color, very organic-looking instead of a flat black.
I finally got to paint their bright lips in as well! That part was fun. Purples and pinks, so bright and luscious! I'm happy with the colors in their skin and I'm glad that I experimented with some brights (pinks, purples, yellows, even some greens). I think I may need to push the shadows a bit further but I'm going to let the paint sit for awhile first. After that, I'll be just about ready to start painting the hair (more candy bright colors!).
While I was facebooking last night, a friend of mine who does photography posted this article, entitled You Are Not a Misery Sponge. I've been struggling a bit lately and decided to give it a read; though the blog is aimed at wedding photography, the article easily applies to anyone in a creative profession. It urges the reader to push forward with their art and trust their instincts.
You are not a door mat. You are not hired to be stomped on, stepped on, or smashed down. You are there for your vision. For what you see that no one else can. … – you're there, because you believe in something. Because you feel something. Because you know a secret little something about just what a picture can be.
The last paragraph of the article resonates with me the most.
In the end, it doesn't matter if not a single soul in the universe understands why you do things the way you do. Even yourself. What you need is what you need. There is no time to live in other people's worlds on other people's schedules. You'll have no choice. But don't let go of it without a fight. Not when it takes you away from your creative space. Not when it stops you from being you. Do not soak up the misery. Do not soak up the doubts of the world around you. Assert yourself and find ways to keep everything else at bay. There are only so many weekends in life. Cherish them, and don't keep putting your life on hold until the Saturdays run out.
It's simple really; I just want to do art, to paint, to draw, to sing, to use my hands… it's something within me, almost spiritual, that I need to do to be happy. It doesn't matter why, it's just what I do, and I will chase it and fight for it with everything I have.


text: New legislation – signed by Gov. Kasich on January 4, 2017 – is aimed at reducing the number of repeat OVI offenders. The law is called "Annie's Law" in response to the tragic death of Annie Rooney, who was struck by an impaired driver. The legislation will allow judges to offer shorter suspension periods and unlimited driving hours with the installation of an interlock breathalyzer in the vehicles of first-time offenders. The interlock system will require the driver to blow into the breathalyzer system before the vehicle will start, thus ensuring that the operator is not under the influence before operating the vehicle. This legislation will go into effect April 4, 2017. To learn more, you can review the relevant portions of House Bill 388.


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Much like awards or commendations every army also has had similar problems with things like insubordination, desertion and even mutiny. During the Republican era, the discipline of the Legions was more strict and harsh than in the Imperial era.
This may be the result of several factors, including the volunteer nature of the Imperial Legion. More likely to be of influence was the Emperor's need to keep the army loyal and happy to preserve his position, or just the simple fact that as generations passed people were more lenient than they were in earlier eras.
Some simple disciplines and descriptions as warranted:
Corporal punishment (castigatio), monetary fine, (pecunaria multa), added duty (munerum indictio), relegation to an inferior service (militiae mutatio), reduction in rank (gradus deiectio) or dishonourable discharge from service (missio ignominiosa). They are all equal enough to any punishment in a modern army and self-explanatory in the cause and effects both on the individual and overall moral and discipline of the ranks.
Execution The death penalty was a rarely used deterrent used against desertion, mutiny or insubordination. In cases where execution might be considered, factors such as the soldier's length of service, his rank, previous conduct, soldier's age, etc. were taken into account. Special consideration was also given to young soldiers.
Decimation An extremely rare style of the execution penalty was called decimation and would only be used in extreme cases of cowardice or mutiny. Every tenth man of a centuria, cohort or even the entire Legion, randomly chosen by a draw of lots, was killed by being clubbed or stoned to death by the other members of his unit. The effect could be overwhelmingly positive or an absolute disaster.
Disbandment An entire legion could be disbanded without the customary land settlements and pension disbursements. This like the others was rarely done and was more likely as a deterrent to Legions who may be loyal to a political opponent or group. But the threat of being disbanded was sometimes used against troops with other more common issues but was rarely actually practiced.
For example, Legio I Macriana Liberatrix ("Macer's Liberators"), was formed by Lucious Clodius Macer, rebellious Governor of Africa, in 68 AD, to be used against Nero. In the midst of this year, that came to be known as the Year of the 4 Emperors, Galba was one of the men who took claim to the throne. Galba, distrusting of Macer's intentions ordered the death of Legio I's commanding officers and the disbandment of the questionably formed Legion. It was removed from service to the empire without ever seeing action.
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Discipline was important and infractions were heavily punished by the centurions.


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|Big Mac to avoid Casino Cheating Charge?
The reports of the incident do not say whether or not Athey is an employee of McDonald's, nor does it detail which casino game he was pastposting and for how much. What is clear, however, is that the gaming agents did not accept the Big Mac bribe.
My take: Maybe those agents just had lunch and weren't hungry! LOL. Also, I think it would make a funny Hollywood scene if Martin Scorscese ever make a sequel to his movie "Casino."