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Sunday, 18 November 2018
Catching up with my Month of Thankfulness.
So yesterday, I was thankful for Fun and Laughter… this page started life as a card, but I soon realised it wouldn't be appropriate as a card, so I pulled out my 6x6 Kraft paper journal (reminded by Yvonne!) and attached it to a page, after stamping the words and drawing the speech bubble … then added Les Rats des Villes (Katzelcraft) as my imagination ran riot. I love the one slinking away on his belly…
I gessoed another page, then added Oxides through a stencil, using bright colours as a contrast to Weathered Wood, stamping the large Laughter (Hero Arts) a few times off the page. There were some larger die cut letters in my little box, and because I'd been colouring and cutting out les rats, I decided to stand them on the letters, with the top one running away from the girl with the shotgun... It's a bit busy, so the rats are almost lost, but I just played around a bit until I realised I'd better stop before I made it any worse! Theoretically, it's a continuation of the first page, but is actually on the page before… duh! It just happened!
I wanted to make another 'Resist' card for Fashionable Stamping Challenge, so I stamped an old word stamp on glossy card in Versamark, heat setting, then sponging Adirondack inks over the top, stamping the word background in the same colours as the background.
I was imagining butterflies on this, but took the easy way cos I've cut out too many images and looked through my cut out basket. Ihis TH image worked well with the background words and I liked the fact that I wouldn't have chosen pink for him… Hunting for some suitable words in my word box, I found these…
So today, I'm thankful for !IMAGINATION!
Allsorts' challenge is CAS Christmas…I don't make many Christmas cards, but I wanted to try out this die.
The black lettering is a little harsh, but I tried blue first and it was a little lost… if I do this again, I'll stamp some watermark snowflakes in the background.
Finally, another Die cut… smooshed with Oxide inks, stencilled, the happy duck added,then the die cut Birthday.
I've never used as many die cuts in my life, lol. I love some of the latest designs but seem to acquire them just to look at - not to use… I especially like word dies.
I'm linking this to AEDM, Art Every Day Month
Watercooler Wednesday Challenges – Occasions
Penny Black and More – Make Someone Smile
Addicted to Stamps and More – Holiday
Thanks for visiting
See you soon
Labels: DISTRESS OXIDES, HUMOUR, RESIST, SMOOSHING, STENCILLING
12 very kind comments from lovely people:
- Meggymay said...
Wow Cath I am so enjoying your posts and all the inspirational cards you are making.
I love the journal pages and those 'rat' stamps you were using. They look fun and the stories you could weave around these stamps would make a long list.
Yvonne xx
- Monday, November 19, 2018
- johanna said...
hahaha, these rat pages really are FUN!! love them both! the others are beautiful, too - and i would not say the black "wonderful" is too harsh... i can see the advantage of word dies, but i have none. and i often find myself too lazy to grab the bigshot stuff. maybe i should make some cuts in reserve... but then, the color doesn´t fit etc... - love the stencil behind the goose (and the goose as well;))
have a great week:)
- Monday, November 19, 2018
- My name is Erika. said...
I think I need a Kraft journal because they are really causing some inspiring great art to be made in them. These mice are a riot Cath. As are your pages and cards today. I'd say you have a lot to be thankful for at least in the art world. :) Have a great new week. Hugs-Erika
- Monday, November 19, 2018
- brenda said...
Catching up after almost five days without interent, makes me realise just how reliant we are on it. Such lovely colourful creations today.
B x
- Monday, November 19, 2018
- WendyK said...
Really love all these, especially the rat ones, they are good fun.
- Monday, November 19, 2018
- Neet said...
As usual some fab work on display from your inky fingers.
Love the shotgun page but i also like the following/before page too - I don't find it too busy either - just fab!
In love with the duck - he made me smile - a lot.
Hugs, Neet xx
- Monday, November 19, 2018
- linda said...
a fun and bright birthday card! thank you so much for playing along with us at the penny black and more challenge.
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Bobby said...
What a wonderful group of cards, Cath. I'm so glad you shared your lovely snowflake card with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Let's Art Journal said...
Such happy and fun cards! The designs and words really made me smile - fabulous 😀. Wishing you a happy new week! J 😊 x
- Tuesday, November 20, 2018
- Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...
Heaven forbid, Cath. What a wide array of things to be thankful for. I laughed at the two journal pages that put those mice center stage. The backgrounds were incredible, too. I didn't think the pages were busy at all. Both were so well done.
Your cards are the envy of the neighborhood, I'm sure. You certainly used your imagination beautifully.
I can see if I want to make great cards, I would need lots of dies and a die cutter. Yours are truly incredible.
- Wednesday, November 21, 2018
- Wendy L said...
I think it looks wonderful, thanks for joining us at Allsorts. Xxxx
- Wednesday, November 21, 2018
- Yvonne Garner said...
An incredible array of cards! The one you submitted to a Fashionable Stamping Challenge works well for our theme. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at FSC!
- Tuesday, November 27, 2018


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"It's Going To Be Okay": Enjoying Third Year
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Years before I was even thinking of applying to university, I frequently heard the phrase: "You don't know real work until you've been to university." Without focusing on the obvious problems with this phrase, I spent a large portion of my life quite bothered by this phrase, as I experienced a huge amount of […]
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Every exam season, Leicester Student Union have really had our backs to take the edge off the stress. Short organised events such as laser tag and puppy petting sessions are amazing alternatives to the odd Facebook or Netflix break and are the perfect way to drown your exam anxieties as a celebration after finishing an […]
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Perks of Criminology's Guilt-Free Breaks
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With exams and deadlines finally becoming a reality, this month at university has been the most stressful this term. But breaks are necessary to prevent meltdown! So, I've been occasionally treating myself to films, which I've tried to keep course related! Although breaks are just as good alone, I usually watch movies with my […]
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Leicester World Book Night
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Ever since GCSEs, these few months of essays and deadlines are always the most stressful, but last night my housemates and I took a break at a local gathering of free books and music. Held at the Donkey bar, it was an opportunity to explore more of Leicester's pub scene while browsing (free!) books and […]
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Deadlines and No Laptop!
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During the Easter holidays, I faced a problem that seemed akin to the end of my degree during deadline and exam season! My laptop broke, which served as a lesson to all my reckless years of yanking out the USB before the computer tells me it's safe, because now I actually relied on my back […]
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Midterms, Pop Quizzes and 'Mean Girls'
Posted by Frances in Criminology on October 30, 2015
Mid-September to November is midterms for American students! This year, just as my friends back home were settling into their first lectures, I was already taking my first midterm exam and have just emerged extremely tired but extremely excited for this weekend's Halloween events! It's nearing the end of October, but some of my friends […]
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Reflecting on my dissertation.
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on May 29, 2014
Two days ago I received the terrifying email notifying me that my dissertation results were to be published soon. Looking back, I have come to several conclusions about my dissertation and how well I thought it went. Overall, I thought it went well (touch wood!) and I was happy with the final product. With this […]
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January Round up (WARNING: Contains Farm animals)
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on January 27, 2014
January Round up. As you may have noticed, I have not blogged in a few weeks. As current students would be able to pinpoint in one, this is because of the exam season. Thankfully this is over now, and normality can resume! As a 3rd year Criminology student, i had a choice in my sociology module […]
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And you are…?
Posted by Hannah in Criminology on February 13, 2013
Earlier today I was sat in the library, typically not paying any attention to the work I had to do and realised that in the three years I have been at University, I have come to recognise different types of people who also attend the library. Some people are a pleasure to sit next too, […]

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Last day of the Easter weekend and all eggs (except the two above) distributed.
I always buy Cadbury's Easter Bilby for my son the Environmentalist and the Lindt Gold Bunny for my daughter the Chocolate Connoisseur.
The Bilby is an Australian marsupial under threat of extinction and environmentalists suggested a couple of years ago, the way to help would be to use the commercialization of Easter.
Meet Australia's Easter Bunny: the Long-Eared Greater Bilby: "And there's arguably no better way of getting our kids interested in our native wildlife than covering them in chocolate."
Apart from having my gorgeous grandies round for tea after a family picnic in the park yesterday, I'm busy re-writing a story I wrote a few Easters ago.
Originally called 'An Easter Tale' or 'How the Bilby got Easter's job with the wrong tail', it's now called 'Bringarious Bilby' with grand ambitions to be published sometime in the not too distant future as a children's picture book.
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The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed is the 10th special procedures mandate holder to the country in the past four years under the current government.
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Microsoft announced SharePoint and OneDrive progress last week, which also included a brief description of a coming SharePoint 2019 product with many other details. According to Jared Spataro, GM for Microsoft Office, the preview edition of SharePoint 2019 will be out by the middle of 2018.
Let's take a quick look on the improvements that Microsoft has promised in this version and how you are going to get benefit out of that.
New Admin Center and Migration Tool
Microsoft is making a "completely revamped SharePoint Admin Center," which you can avail in the "first-release" SharePoint Online testers in early 2018. The new home page of the Admin Center will show SharePoint 2019 and OneDrive notifications. It will also show file activity patterns, active sites (with filterable info) and service health information. There's also a Recycle Bin to recover removed sites.Moreover, sharing controls and device policy controls for compliance, conditional access and data leakage are included.
A new SharePoint Migration Tool was announced. It's designed to move content (such as document libraries or file shares) from SharePoint 2019 sites located at an organization's datacenters to Microsoft's cloud-based SharePoint Online service or the OneDrive Office 365 service. A preview of the tool is currently accessible at this page.
The SharePoint Migration Tool will be able to handle large and small migrations. Microsoft plans to add more defined control to the tool in future for site, file and tenant-level moves, according to Bill Baer, senior technical product manager for SharePoint and OneDrive. See this video for more:
Compliance and Security
Microsoft added "data residency and compliance" capabilities for both SharePoint Online and OneDrive, which are called "Multi-Geo Capabilities in Office 365." Organizations get to choose the regional location for storing data, as well as storing the search index. The Multi-Geo Capabilities are currently at the private preview stage, with signup links located in Microsoft's announcement.
It may not be new, but Microsoft also described "service-level encryption with customer key" protections for SharePoint Online and OneDrive. The keys can be revoked by organizations, denying access to content.
Microsoft also announced at Ignite that device access policies for content stored in SharePoint and OneDrive can be specified at "the site collection level." This capability lets organizations "limit access from these devices on a site by site basis, based on the classification of the content," the announcement explained.
Microsoft is currently working on an Office 365 compliance policy for shared-device scenarios. It will "automatically sign-out sessions at a specified interval after a period of inactivity."
SharePoint Hub Sites: New Intranet Building Tool
The SharePoint 2019 timeline wasn't the only SharePoint news shared at Ignite today.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company also announced it will release SharePoint hub sites next year, with an expected roll out to Office 365 First Release customers in the first half of 2018.
SharePoint hub sites are a new intranet-building element that will bring together related sites under a unified look and feel with shared navigation.
"The digital workplace is dynamic and ever changing. Business goals and team structures evolve and change — often frequently," Mark Kashman, senior product manager on the SharePoint team wrote in a blog about the new release.
"SharePoint helps your organization adapt, by connecting your workplace with intelligent content management and intranets that give you the tools to share and work together, and to inform and engage people across the organization. And now it gets easier to organize your intranet dynamically."
What stands out amongst the new functionality included in hub sites is the ability it gives intranet managers to combine multiple team sites and communication sites in one place to create an intranet that reflects the way enterprises work.
Even better, Microsoft designed the new hubs with mobile devices in mind. The SharePoint mobile app will be updated to natively render hub sites, and their pages, news and content, as well as providing smooth navigation between associated sites.
Communication Sites and Team Sites
Microsoft announced Communication Sites improvements that are expected to be available to first-release testers "before the end of calendar year 2017." New WebParts will be available for Communications Sites at that time. They include Planner, Microsoft Forms, Group Calendar, File Viewer, Spacer and Divider, Twitter, and Connectors (to add "third-party" services). Microsoft also plans to improve the Yammer WebPart for Communications Sites so that it displays well within mobile apps, among other WebPart improvements.
Team Sites and Microsoft Teams improvements also were announced, with most of them expected to arrive for first-release testers at the end of this year. SharePoint Team Sites will get new WebParts, including Group Calendar, Planner and Document Library WebParts. It'll also be possible to connect a SharePoint 2019 Team Site with an Office 365 Group and SharePoint Hub Site, which will happen "within the first half of calendar year 2018."
Microsoft Teams, an Office 365 service, can now access and show "dynamic, data-driven pages and news articles," not just documents stored in SharePoint libraries, Microsoft's announcement added. These SharePoint pages or news articles can be accessed through a tab in a Microsoft Teams channel.
Personalized Search
An improved SharePoint Online "Personalized Search" feature will be available worldwide "later this year." It will be a faster search experience and will include "list items everywhere, not just the results in the enterprise search center, so all content in a SharePoint site is now included," Microsoft's announcement explained. In addition, the Personalized Search capability will be accessible via the Windows Taskbar.
Microsoft also announced that Bing for Business, a new Office 365 enterprise search service for finding organizational content, is at the private preview stage. It surfaces content by using the Microsoft Graph, a search service that underlies various Office 365 services. It doesn't serve up advertising content with the results. Microsoft expects Bing for Business will get "natural language" querying capabilities "over the next year."
Search also will improve for SharePoint Online and OneDrive by being able to "extract text out of images." This improved image search capability is expected to be available "within a couple of weeks after Ignite."
Predictive Indexing and Content Management
Microsoft is working to improve the predictive logic behind SharePoint library queries. The plan is to automatically use an index to filter the results when a query might result in "thousands of records," which Microsoft is calling "predictive indexing." This new predictive logic is expected to "be available to most customers in Q4 of 2017," Microsoft explained, in an announcement.
Microsoft also described some metadata management capabilities that will be coming for SharePoint Online users. One feature, coming Oct. 2017, called "Attention Views," will provide a visual alert when a file needs attention because it is missing metadata or lacks expiration dates.
Word 2016 on Windows will get the ability to display and edit SharePoint metadata in January 2018. Word 2013 currently has that capability, so it's catch-up time for Microsoft's current word-processing software.
A new "Integrated Review Flows" feature, coming Oct. 2017 to all SharePoint document libraries, will permit end users to route documents for feedback.
A Microsoft Flow SharePoint addition coming in November will add the ability to specify that files should undergo an approve-and-publish process to get stored in a library. Microsoft also plans to add an "event-based retention" capability in "Q4 2017" that triggers actions for documents based on events, which can be controlled via the Office 365 Security and Compliance Center.
Lastly, SharePoint and OneDrive will permit the "offline synchronization of libraries encrypted by Information Rights Management," which permits those files to be synchronized to a PC or Mac. That capability is expected to arrive in "Q4 2017."
Business Process Additions
Microsoft is continuing its efforts to integrate SharePoint 2019 and OneDrive with its business process services, such as PowerApps and Microsoft Flow, plus Microsoft Forms and Power BI. New capabilities will arrive this year for first-release testers, according to an announcement.
In October, the following capabilities will be available:
Custom forms using PowerApps
Ability to launch Flows in OneDrive
A new Flow "launch panel" to prompt users for input
A Flow-based "custom approval action" for libraries that require "formal check-in and approval"
WebParts for Power BI and Microsoft Forms
Column formatting in SharePoint Lists and Libraries
In December, these capabilities will be available:
A Flow capability to prompt for document reviews
A WebPart to add PowerApps to a SharePoint page
In November, Microsoft plans to add a Flow-based custom approval action capability to SharePoint libraries that require check-in and approval.
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- Your cannabis stash
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- Tin foil
- Cork
- Silicone or rubber washer
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Step two: Make an airtight seal by covering the top with the slider bowl. If it doesn't fit, you can also bore a hole into the cap of the soda bottle and use that instead. Make sure you heat the plastic around the hole in the cap.
This will help to create a better seal. If there is still some room up top, you can use a silicone or rubber washer (you can get these cheap at any local hardware store) to shore up any looseness and create a seal.
Step three: Fill it up with water, but leave some room at the top. Fill your bowl on top with your weed.
Step four: Apply heat from the lighter onto the weed in the bowl. At the same time, open the taped end. The water will flow out and the smoke from the heated stash will flow into the bottle, creating a milky environment inside.
Step five: Unscrew the top and take your hit! Repeat to your leisure.
And that's it! You've now created the perfect waterfall bong. It isn't a hard set-up, though if you're doing it inside the home, it can require some clean-up, hence the use of paper-towels or cloths. Most users recommend that you try this method outside. If you're camping or out in nature, that would be the perfect time to try it as any water you spill can go to the ground.
Waterfall Bongs: Final Thoughts
Some users report that they've obtained some of their best highs with this method. Also, the great thing about waterfall bongs is their adaptability. If you don't have a bowl that fits, or you don't have a bottle cap, you can substitute a cork or even tin foil.
Or, if you don't have duct tape, you can use your finger. Make sure, though, that if you're doing this inside your home, you have a large container or sink to let out the water into. Otherwise, simply follow the same steps. It's that easy.
You can also optimize your hits by doing a few tricks. First, scrutinize how much or how little is in the bottle. You don't want the water level to be nearly gone before you take a hit. You also don't want the water in the bottle to be so full that you inhale water.
Also, check the temperature of the water. Users agree that the colder the water you put into the bottle, the better the hit. If you're new to the cannabis game, take it easy if you're doing a waterfall bong. The hits can be pretty intense. If you're ready to embark on a new kind of bong, though, go forth and blaze!


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Further Details Surrounding the Infamous Henry William Herbert Brawl of 1836
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In my brief absence, I found a few more followup articles on the Henry Herbert/McLeod and Neale/Tompkins skirmish at the Washington Hotel during May of 1836. I will post the four new articles in two separate posts. If this is your first time seeing this series, feel free to catch up with it by checking out the first and second entries.
From the Spectator, May 9, 1836
THE WASHINGTON HOTEL AFFRAY.—The Courier & Enquirer of this morning publishes not only the particulars of the scene on Monday night, and the names of the parties, but also a brief history of the intended duel between Messrs. Neale and Tompkins, out of which it grew, and the certificates furnished to Mr. Neale by his second on Montreal, Mr. Campbell Sweeny, and a British officer whose experience in the duello was invoked by the latter gentleman. The whole affair is silly, childish, and any thing but creditable to all the parties engaged in it.
Apropos to this last remark, we hold it proper to state that the Mr. Staples who was concerned in the affair at the Washington Hotel is a merchant; partner in the firm of Staples & Clark, and in no way related to the family of Seth P Staples, Esq., the eminent counsellor of this city.
From the Albany Argus, May 10, 1836
[From the New York Times.]
An affray occurred on Monday evening at the Washington Hotel, which from the nature of the events and the character of the parties excited very deep and general interest. It would be well if the affair could be buried in oblivion, but that is impossible; one newspaper has already published it, and will doubtless be followed by others who, unable to obtain accurate information, may give garbled or incorrect statements. It is but just therefore to all concerned that those who have the means should lay the facts truly before the community, however reluctant one might otherwise be to publish such an affair[.] The following is prepared from the accounts given almost unanimously shortly afterwards by the very large number of gentlemen who were present, and from other accurate sources of information.
For reasons sufficiently obvious, the narration can't include events previous to those of Saturday last. The parties had been in controversy some time, and on that day, Mr. T. accompanied by Mr. S. called to demand of Mr. M. if he were responsible for a certain circular just put forth. Mr. M. declined to answer; Mr. T. said that he should then hold him to be the person, and therefore pronounced him a scoundrel. Mr. M. refused to notice any insult from Mr. T., alleging that Mr. T. was a disgraced man[.] During the afternoon he informed Mr. S. that he would notice any thing from him, if he (Mr. S.) chose to take Mr. T.'s place. Mr. S. replied that after the occurrences of that morning he could hold no communication with Mr. M., and so ended the campaign of the day.
On Sunday evening, Mr. H. a friend of Mr. M. referring to this reply, pronounced, in the public room of the Washington Hotel, Mr. S. to be a coward, and requested that Mr. T. might be told that he had done so.
On Monday evening, Mr. S. accompanied by Mr. T., and both unarmed, except that Mr. S. carried his usual walking stick which had a light sword within it, went to the Washington Hotel. Mr. H. coming in soon after, Mr. S. demanded whether it was true that he had pronounced him a coward. Mr. H. replied that he had; whereupon, Mr. S. waved his glove across the face of Mr. H., and pronounced him a liar.
Mr. H. drew out a pistol, but before he could fire it, his hand was arrested by Mr. T., who remonstrated against using such a weapon, and assured him he should have satisfaction. Mr. H. shook him off and retreated, presenting the pistol, and T. following to [?] it. They moved from the centre of the bar room across the hall into the reading room, H. threatening to shoot T. if he advanced, and T. defying him, and declaring he dare not fire. T. then dashed the pistol aside and struck H., when both were seized—T. by Capt. B. and H. by some young gentlemen. H. was directly released, however, and while T. was struggling with Capt. B. who held him against the door, and was nearly between the combatants, both barrels of the pistol were fired, the balls lodging in the door, above T. and the Captain.
The parties were separated, and for a few minutes the affray seemed to have ended. Mr. M. then ascended a chair in the front room, and proclaimed that Mr. S. and Mr. T. were both cowards and scoundrels; Mr. T. rushed upon him, and beat him severely before the by-standers could interfere—Those who seized Mr. T. forced him back across the room, he struggling to get free, when Mr. M. followed and struck him in the side with a dirk or knife. Upon that Mr. S drew the sword from his cane, and stabbed Mr. H. The effective hostilities were here arrested by the exertions of the gentlemen present, a second pistol being taken from Mr. H., and the parties soon separated, and retired for surgical aid.
Neither of the wounds are understood to be serious, or at all dangerous, and the parties have withdrawn from town.


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ICV Press Release - July 27, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 27, 2010
CONTACT: Jodi Seth/Whitney Smith, (202) 224-4159
President Signs Kerry Cruise Ships Safety Bill Into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Obama signed Senator John Kerry
(D-Mass.)'s Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, which will increase
security, law enforcement, and accountability on cruise ships in
international waters. The Senate unanimously passed this legislation
earlier this month. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) sponsored the companion
legislation in the House of Representatives.
"We have a responsibility to ensure the safety of the millions of Americans
who will board cruise ships this year," said Sen. Kerry. "This law will
finally do away with the murky lines of jurisdiction that have put American
cruise ship passengers at risk in the past. I applaud President Obama, Rep.
Matsui and my colleagues for helping to ensure that security, safety, and
accountability be strengthened to hold criminals accountable and end the
cycle of serious crimes on these vessels."
"Today marks the beginning of a new accountability for any crimes that are
committed against passengers on cruise ships," said Kendall Carver, Chairman
of International Cruise Victims (ICV), whose daughter Merrian Carver, a
constituent of Senator Kerry's, disappeared on a cruise ship. "This came
about because a small group of victims joined together four and one-half
years ago to form ICV. From just a few families, ICV now has membership in
over 20 countries. The lesson learned from this is that no one should ever
underestimate the power of organized victims, who all are volunteers, to
make changes. The passage of this legislation would not have happened
without the dedicated support of Sen. Kerry and Rep Matsui, who joined our
efforts to pass this historic legislation. This legislation will protect
millions of passengers in the coming years and we are deeply indebted to all
of those who helped make this happen."
"The Cruise Lines International Association is pleased that the Cruise
Vessel Security and Safety Act is now law," said Cruise Lines International
Association President and CEO Terry Dale. "We appreciated the opportunity
to work with Senator Kerry and Congress to ensure that the new law would
bring greater consistency and clarity of security laws and regulations for
our industry."
The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act will:
* improve ship safety by requiring forty-two inch guard rails, peep
holes in every passenger and crew member's door, on-deck video surveillance,
and an emergency sound system;
* provide transparency in reporting by establishing a structure
between the cruise industry, the FBI, and the Coast Guard, including
requirements that each ship maintain a log book, which would record all
deaths, missing individuals, alleged crimes, and passenger/crewmember
complaints regarding theft, sexual harassment, and assault;
* improve crime scene response by requiring rape kits, anti-retroviral
medications, and a trained forensic sexual assault specialist be aboard each
ship; and
* establish a program designed by the Secretary of Transportation in
consultation with the FBI to train appropriate crew members in crime
prevention, detection, evidence preservation, and reporting of criminal
activities in the international maritime environment.
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It's been a turbulent week on Nottingham's roads with simply just traversing the city a little problematic to say the least. However, sadly, lives have been lost.
Last Saturday evening, a man was stabbed to death in the centre of the city. A friend passing mentioned that he had witnessed the victim being unsuccessfully resuscitated. Another pointless waste of life. The fact that part of the city's roads were closed for forensics that evening and through most of the next day is of no consequence by comparison.
Wednesday brought another fatality, this time on the main thoroughfare, Upper Parliament Street in the heart of the city. A local man, just 34 years-old, was hit by a single-decker bus and was was reported dead the next day. Passing the scene later in the day was a hard view, with the unfortunate victim's rucksack still lying in the road behind the bus and hard to not see.
Friday came and saw city centre gridlocks due to different reasons. The earlier part of the day saw demonstrations by Extinction Rebellion by way of a massed cycle ride and later, a gathering in Old Market Square. No question that there are difficult issues to be faced here. The movement's methods will continue to be debated by the public.
It's still Friday and it's that day and weekend where Nottingham's thousands of students descend back on the city. A lighter note at least to see the pavements near my office teeming with students and their parents, arms full of bedding, clothing and foodstuffs for the young incomers. Perhaps the most amusing sight being two young lads each absolutely laden with two-litre bottles of mineral water, maybe concerned about the availability of running water in their new homes. A visit to the supermarket on leaving work saw a scene resembling a plague of locusts having swarmed its formerly heavily laden shelves.
Some people find the preponderance of students around the city from late September onwards an irritation but not me personally, notwithstanding that they're not vomiting, staggering and crying in the street in the early hours in the suburb where I live. I do like though, to see that youthful ebullience tinged with trepidation as they leave home for the first time and sort themselves into their new friendship groups in a strange environment. And let's face it, there's nowhere stranger than Nottingham at times.
Finally, and like most Saturdays from September to May in Nottingham one of the city's two professional football teams are playing at home, this week, Nottingham Forest. Approaching the ground is Trent Bridge where a 'police incident' has been reported. This, sadly, is modern day code for a possible suicide attempt, in this case a possible jumper from the Trent Bridge into the River Trent's dangerous currents far below. An increasing trend in these troubled times. I do hope this person is safe and goes on to continue forwards into a content and meaningful life.


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As would be expected in a leading white-collar fraud set, members of chambers have considerable experience in this field. It is becoming more routine for civil actions to follow or run in parallel to criminal proceedings. These may concern issues ranging from disclosure to asset tracing and the establishment of private property rights
For example, Edward Jenkins QC, leading Ben Douglas-Jones, acted for the SFO in SFO v. OB, a leading case on civil contempt that progressed to the Supreme Court. In that case, the five Justices ruled in favour of the SFO to the effect that a person extradited to the UK for fraud can be imprisoned for a contempt of court committed before he or she left the UK, even though the contempt was not subject to the extradition order. Shortly after this decision, in 2014, Edward Jenkins QC was featured as "lawyer of the week" in The Times:


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It's always good to have a quick and easy pasta dish in your back pocket for those days when you need it. My rigatoni with leeks and bacon comes together in less than 40 minutes!
If you like onions then you are going to love leeks! They are vegetable related to onions, shallots, garlic, and scallions. Their flavor is milder than an onion and slightly sweet; the delicate flavor adds to dishes without overpowering. They are common in soups and quiches, but I like to use them in place of onions in pasta dishes or risottos.
The first time I tried a recipe with leeks, I was confused when the recipe called for 3 leeks. When you go to purchase them you'll see that they can be quite large. But most of the leek isn't actually edible. The top dark green leaves of the leek are discarded because they can't be eaten. Instead, the white and light green parts of the root are used for cooking.
To prep a leek, start by cutting off the green leaves and the roots. Slice the remaining root in half, lengthwise. Place each half cut side down, and slice into half moons. I prefer to slice my leeks pretty thin; typically ⅛ of an inch and no larger than ¼ of an inch. I find leeks cut to this size cook up nicely, and integrate better into dishes.
The layers inside a leek typically get filled with dirt and sand, so you want to make sure you wash the sliced leeks thoroughly. Fill a large bowl with cold water and add the sliced leeks. Stir them around gently then let them sit for about 10 minutes. The dirt and sediment will fall to the bottom of the bowl, while the leeks float. I like to remove the leeks from the bowl of water with a pasta spoon, then give them one last rinse in a colander. After that I throw them on a clean kitchen towel and carefully pat them dry.
I'm so excited to share this recipe with you! It is easy to put together, and filled with flavor! Leeks love bacon and cream. You might be thinking this pasta is on the heavier side, but don't worry, the dijon mustard balances out the richness of the bacon and cream to lighten the dish. Gruyere and fontina cheese melt together beautifully to add to the creaminess of the sauce. I finish it with pea shoots for a little sweetness and crunch.
I hope you enjoy this recipe! If you'd like to check out other leek recipes, scroll to the end of this post for some inspiration from other food bloggers.
Rigatoni with Leeks & Bacon
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Total Time: 37 minutes
- Yield: 2 to 4 servings 1x
Creamy spring pasta flavored with sweet leeks, salty bacon, and tangy dijon mustard
- 4 slices uncooked bacon, diced
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 large leeks (or 3 small), thinly sliced and cleaned
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp minced fresh thyme
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- 1 lb rigatoni pasta (fresh or dry)
- ½ cup grated Gruyere cheese
- ½ cup grated Fontina cheese
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- Small bunch of pea shoots (optional for garnish)
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, cook pasta according to package instructions.
- Add the diced bacon to a large, cold skillet. Turn the heat to medium, and render the bacon until crispy, about 8-12 minutes. *See note
- Remove the bacon from the pan using a slotted spoon, and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel. Carefully drain all but 1 tbsp of bacon fat from the pan.
- Increase the heat to medium high. Add the unsalted butter to the bacon fat. Stir in the leeks and ¼ tsp kosher salt. Saute until soft, 3-5 minutes.
- Add garlic to the pan. Cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in dijon mustard and thyme. Cook for 1 minute.
- Slowly stir in the heavy cream and ¼ tsp kosher salt. Bring the sauce to a boil over medium high heat, and cook for 3-4 minutes until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. *See note
- Reduce the heat to low. Add the pasta to the sauce, along with the cooked bacon, gruyere and fontina cheese. Toss to coat the pasta and melt the cheese.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with pea shoots.
- Starting the bacon in a cold pan and cooking over medium heat, will ensure the bacon fat renders slowly and cooks evenly.
- Adding the cream slowly to the pan will allow it to come to temperature and thicken quicker. If you add the cream too quickly, the temperature in the pan will reduce and have to come back up before the cream and boil and thicken.
- Category: Pasta
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: leeks, garlic, rigatoni, heavy cream, pasta, pea shoots, dijon mustard, fresh thyme, creamy pasta, spring pasta, quick pasta dinner, gruyere cheese, fontina cheese
Check out these leek recipes from other talented food bloggers!
- What Annie's Eating – Roasted Side of Salmon with Fennel + Grapefruit Slaw
- Jessie Sheehan Bakes – No Knead Bread with Caramelized Leeks and Black Pepper
- @farmandcoastcookery – Spring Fritata
- Gobble The Cook – Gyoza (Japanese Potstickers) with Leeks
- Whatcha Cooking Good Looking? – Baked Bacon, Leek, and Tomato (BLT) Risotto
- Bappy Girl – Poached Cod with Leeks in Peppered Milk
- Jean Choi – Paleo & Keto Quiche with Smoked Salmon and Leeks
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I do something similar for lookup fields by starting the field name with the initials for the table or app that the data point is originating from.
I'm starting to use more formula fields for various purposes & am trying to figure out a naming convention that is comprehensible for average users. We do not lock down reports in our app so the field name format needs to be clear enough that when a user is creating a report & has three fields that appear to capture the same info (lookup vs text entry vs formatted font display of text entry, etc.) that they can understand which one is the right field for what they are trying to show on that report.


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"Roland Deschain / I Could If You Would" is the third single by Sven Olson and will be released exclusively on Beatport on February 22nd.


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The new announced Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H now finally in stock and shipping at B&H Photo Video/Amazon/Adorama.
Japanese website NewSwitch has interviewed Panasonic manager talking about the Lumix S series full frame mirrorless cameras. Yosuke Yamane (General Manager of Imaging Business Unit) said that the video shooting is important for Lumix S, and they are developing 8K Lumix S cameras.
At IBC 2019, DigitalCameraWorld has a chance to test and review the new announced Sigma fp full frame L-mount cinema camera. According to DCW, the US price for Sigma fp will be under $3,000, as previous rumors said fp Price will be around $2,000.
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The Panasonic Lumix S1H (B&H Photo Video/Adorama/Amazon) is Panasonic's high-end full frame mirrorless camera designed for cinematography. It is now one of the best selling full frame mirrorless cameras for video. Panasonic Lumix S1H has two SD memory card slots, both are support UHS-II SD memory cards. So if you are looking for best memory cards for Panasonic S1H, take a look at below:
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Neighbourhood disputes affecting service companies, company title corporations or unit owners
VCAT decides neighbourhood disputes about service companies or company title corporations. We hear these disputes under the Company Titles (Home Units) Act 2013.
A neighbourhood dispute may be about the use of residual land, parking on residual land, repair and maintenance of residual land, the external appearance of units, the conduct of shareholders and/or occupiers of units and their guests, noise and other nuisance.
Cases VCAT can hear
VCAT can hear a case under the Company Titles (Home Units) Act 2013 if you are a service company, a company title corporation, a shareholder or former shareholder, an occupier or former occupier of a unit, or a mortgagee of a unit, and you want to resolve a neighbourhood dispute.
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VCAT cannot hear fencing disputes between company title corporations, shareholders or former shareholders, occupiers or former occupiers of units and their neighbours.
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If the dispute is a neighbourhood dispute as defined by the Company Titles (Home Units) Act 2013, try to follow any dispute resolution process contained in the company's constitution before you apply to VCAT.
When applying, specify that you are making the application under the Company Titles (Home Units) Act 2013.
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You must apply within six years of the date on which the dispute arose.
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In accordance with the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children, Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, and the Oregon Revised Statutes, the Oregon State Police maintain a registry of sex offenders. The law also requires registered sex offenders who attend classes or who are employed at Blue Mountain Community College must also register with the College's Human Resources Office in M-217.
Students: must register with the Registrar's office, located on the Pendleton campus, Morrow Hall, Room M-117.
Employees: must register with BMCC's Human Resources office, located on the Pendleton campus, Morrow Hall, Room M-4.Any member of the campus community may call the sex offender registration unit at (503) 378 3720 and ask for a list of sex offenders.


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"For those who would like to see fewer abortions, perhaps it's time for prayers of a different sort," writes Valerie Tarico in AlterNet. Tarico then makes 7 suggestions in her article: "The Peculiar Role Prayer Plays for the Christian Right in Its Crusade to Make Abortion Illegal."
Tarico's list brings up an interesting point not just about the politics and the hypocrisy of the religious right, but about the odd Christian belief that human justice must somehow balance God's apparent indifference to human life.
Anti-abortion activists call for 40 Days for Life each year. Protesters gather in public prayer loudly asking God to stop abortion, reverse Roe v. Wade and change women's minds. Here is what the "pro-life" community of agitators do NOT pray for. If they did offer these prayers they might wind up not only questioning their anti-abortion activities but doubting their most basic theological beliefs.
1. Pray that God will keep all women healthy during pregnancy, eliminating pregnancy conditions that maim and kill. Some abortions are provided to save a woman's health or life; for example, if her blood pressure spirals out of control in a condition known as eclampsia….
2. Pray that God will stop fetus formation from going awry so that abortions for fetal defects become unnecessary. …Biologists estimate that at minimum two-thirds of human embryos either fail to implant or else spontaneously self-abort after implantation, many because of mutations and other flaws in embryo production.
3. Pray that God will stop impulsive young teens from ovulating or producing viable sperm. Close to 80 percent of teen pregnancies are unintended, and about a third of these end in abortion….
4. Pray that God will prevent parents who are financially strapped from getting pregnant when they don't want to. In developing countries 18,000 children starve to death each day. Most of these children are born from unintended and unwanted pregnancies… Sixty-one percent of abortions in the U.S. are performed for women who already are mothers and want to devote their love and resources to the children they already have.
5. Pray that God will 'shut that whole thing down' in cases of rape and when women are pressured or forced into pregnancy. Some Christians have suggested that a rape baby is a blessing. Others describe pregnancy after rape as a "silver lining." Indeed, one might point to all of the rape babies in the Bible who are born from sexual slavery or other situations that lack free and full consent (including Jesus himself)….
6. Pray that God will end in utero transmission of Zika, toxoplasmosis and German measles. … In fact, why not pray that God renders such pathogens extinct? Many churches teach that he drowned the dinosaurs in a world-wide flood; surely making a virus or parasite go extinct is easier than doing the same to a Tyrannosaurus.
7. Pray that God will more fully exercise his own role as all knowing, all-loving aborter-in-chief. God, as I said, already rejects or aborts over two-thirds of budding embryos. Though it's sometimes sad, spontaneous abortion is often merciful and wise. Scientists now understand that this culling process weeds out many ill-fated pregnancies and helps to produce healthy babies…. Christians—including those who loathe induced abortion—tell us God's ways are perfect even if they are mysterious…
For the Love of God… Prayers like these would be a good start when it comes to showing that Christians care as much about the well-being of women and children as about sex rules or embryonic life…
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The Indianapolis Colts announced that they've claimed RB Dan Herron off waivers and waived RB Zurlon Tipton.
This is a clear indication that Frank Gore could miss some time with knee and quad injuries.
Herron, 26, signed his exclusive rights tender from the Colts back in April worth $660,000. However, the Colts waived him from injured reserve with a settlement at the start of the season.
Herron was cut loose by the Bills on Wednesday.
In 2014, Herron appeared in all 16 games for the Colts and ran for 351 yards on 78 carries (4.5 YPC) to go along with 21 receptions and 173 yards receiving and a touchdown.


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Move over Tata, your forthcoming $2,500 Nano has just been pre-empted by another tiny and inexpensive Indian-made car, and this one is all-electric. It's a narrow, top-heavy three-door hatchback known as the Reva, and it's been taking the world by storm, or at least 13 countries. Business Week reports that nearly 3,000 have been sold. And the United States could be in its minuscule sights.
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Weighing only 1,650 pounds, the plastic-bodied Reva is classified as a "quadricycle" because of its tiny size, and that leads to another fortuitous exemption: this one from British crash testing. In fact, a Reva was all but obliterated when the wags at "Top Gear" ran one into a table.
There could be a Reva in America's future, though probably a bigger one than the eight-foot-long version currently sold in Europe. It's worth noting that two American venture capital firms, the Global Environment Fund and Draper Fischer Jurvetson, co-led an investment round that raised $20 million for Reva in 2006.
"We started looking at all the advances that were going to happen in transportation, and we thought E.V.'s were interesting," said Raj Atluru, a managing director at Draper Fischer Jurvetson. "We invested in both Reva and Tesla. Reva is trying to revolutionize how people think of urban vehicles, and it's doing it with simple functionality and lower price points."
Mr. Atluru said Reva's grand strategy is to push deep into continental Europe, expand in India, then target the United States with a larger (and presumably crashworthy) model in 2010 or 2011. Lithium-ion batteries and 125-mile range are possible.
Jim Motavalli posts regularly about fuel economy, green cars and alternative fuels. He is the author of "Forward Drive: The Race to Build 'Clean' Cars for the Future," among other books. Read his previous posts here.


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