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As red tones cannot get much darker when you approach black, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology had to resort to introducing new colours on their weather forecast maps for next week, when inland temperatures in South Australia can locally reach a staggering 54 degrees Celsius.
Above image shows Australian temperature forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology. The Australian weather agency states the current heat wave is unprecedented – and on Monday the country's summer heat record was broken, with an average maximum temperature of 40.33 degrees Celsius.
In our Australian summer forecast of November 16 here at Bitsofscience.org we already stated our expectation that Southeast Australia would have its driest summer in years, including high wildfire risk – based on witnessed sea surface temperature anomaly charts. Although the Pacific ENSO has largely evened out – the Coral Sea and the Tasman Sea clearly still harbour a strong El Niño remnant, which promotes drought by keeping depressions at distance.
As drought prolongues – so does wildfire risk, as especially Tasmania and New South Wales now show – and temperatures easily spike. In many parts of the country the current heat wave is unprecedented.
Precipitation forecast for days ahead: drought remains
Unaffected by the El Niño sea surface anomalies, depression activity is higher along the Australian west coast.
As NOAA's GFS model shows one of these is currently moving south and early on Sunday morning a weak weather front will make a sweeping move along Australia's southern coastline – all the way up to New Zealand, locally bringing some rainfall.
Inland areas in South Australia and New South Wales will not benefit much and also Tasmania is unlikely to receive drought-relieving amounts of rain. Early next week dry weather seems to return throughout the region.
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The deadly mud volcano, Lusi, in East Java, Indonesia doesn't look like it will ever stop.
Or at least not for another 26 years.
A new study released by scientists at Durham University in the U.K. states that the mud volcano, which re-awoke in 2006, may continue to erupt with hot mud for over two more decades, according to National Geographic. Lusi could continue to spew 56,000 Olympic-size swimming pools worth of mud over that time.
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"The calculation should enable a better assessment of the final impact of the disaster and gives the inhabitants of [East Java] an indication of how long they can expect to be affected by mud from the volcano," study leader Richard Davies said in a statement.
It's the world's biggest and fastest growing mud volcano, according to Nat Geo.
The cause of the mud volcano, however, is hotly debated. While some believe it was caused by a natural reactivation, others claim it's the result of nearby drilling.
Whatever the cause, since the volcano began erupting whole villages have been engulfed by the mud. As of July 2010, Lusi had killed at least 14 and forced the evacuation of close to 60,000 others, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The Sidoarjo mud flow (mud volcano), taken by NASA's ASTER Satellite in late 2009:


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Meditation X.09 - Scientific Method Founded in Stoicism - Translated by George Long and rewritten by Russell McNeil
Useless luxuries, foreign wars, personal insecurities, numbness and apathy, slavish addictions, will daily wipe out those holy principles of yours.1 How many things without studying nature do you imagine, and how many do you neglect?2 But it is your duty so to look on and so to do everything, that at the same time the power of dealing with circumstances is perfected, and the contemplative faculty is exercised, and the confidence which comes from an understanding of each of these issues is maintained without showing it, but yet not concealed.3 For when will you enjoy simplicity, when gravity, and when the understanding of each of these issues, both what it is in substance, and what place it has in the universe, and how long it is formed to exist and of what things it is compounded, and to whom it can belong, and who are able both to give it and take it away?4
(1) This surprisingly familiar litany of life's many distractions comes from the 2nd century. It could just as well have been penned in the 21st century. Whether you are Stoic, humanist, or devoutly religious, the challenge of engaging a principled life, while confronting a fragmented world of private and public distractions, can feel overwhelming. Whatever "holy principles" or personal philosophies we hold are constantly undermined by the noise of living.
(2) Marcus maintains that the Stoic who has studied and understood nature will be able to confront all of these apparent distractions, without fear of losing out to imagined fears, and without neglecting virtue or ideals.
(3) Living in a complex society does not threaten the Stoic. Nor does the Stoic hide or run from these challenges. The pressures of life are regarded rather as opportunities for refining our ability to confront circumstances. The more complex and varied the challenges, the more we need to exercise and thereby perfect our powers of reason. Our goal in a crisis is to understand the dilemma, and to develop a strategy for resolving the issue. This is where the "bring it on" fatalism of Stoicism is most helpful. Rather than provoking a so-called crisis of faith, life challenging situations actually strengthen personal resolve. The Stoic understands that whatever comes our way was meant to be, and is, in a real sense, part of our destiny. The Stoic also understands that nature has endowed each of us with the intellectual talents to confront complexity.
(4) The joy of Stoicism emanates from its other-directed focus. Inured against pain and fortified by invincibility, the Stoic approaches every situation with the confidence of a Sherlock Holmes. Nothing can stand in our way when we accept that nothing can harm us. No problem is ever intractable. The analytic model outlined here will always provide the understanding we require for a resolution. The heuristic methodology sketched out by Aurelius is highly sophisticated critical thinking involving both reductionist and synthetic tactics that anticipate modern approaches in science by two thousand years. This is really the core of the hypothetico-deductive scientific method - outlined here fifteen hundred years before Galileo's pioneering application of this sort of reasoning at the beginning of the modern era. The approach requires that we understand that everything that occurs in nature is under the influence of a law, or a complex interaction of laws. We must accept that there are no occult forces at work in the universe. The approach requires that we first break each problem into its component elements; we then attempt to understand each element in its own right; this is done by applying the various hypotheses that determine the behaviors of each element on its own; then, we bring the components together in order to understand the behavior of the system.
Russell McNeil, PhD, is the author of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Selections Annotated and Explained by Skylight Paths Publishing. The unpublished selections presented in this Blog are provided as supplemental material to the published selections which are annotated and explained in the book. The published selections are referenced in this Blog by page number and section.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Sebastian Blanco scored in the 86th minute and the Portland Timbers beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Sunday in the 100th match between the rivals.
The rivalry dates to 1975 in the North American Soccer League. It gained national attention when the Timbers joined the Sounders in Major League Soccer in 2011.
Seattle still has a 9-6-6 advantage in league games, but the Timbers haven't lost in five straight at home against the Sounders.
Blanco's late goal helped the Timbers (4-3-2) extend their winning streak to four games.
Both sides had chances in the first half. Diego Valeri's shot for Portland in the 39th went wide left, and Clint Dempsey's attempt in the 44th for Seattle (2-5-2) was too far right.
There were also a few notable yellow cards, the first on Seattle's Jordy Delem in the 34th minute that the crowd at Providence Park clearly thought was a red. There was another on Timbers defender Liam Ridgewell in the 44th, and Alex Roldan fouled Valeri for a yellow in the 75th.
Portland's Andy Polo had a shot in the 68th minute that was stopped by goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
Blanco broke through, charging at Frei and then perfectly placing an angled shot from just outside within the left post for his team-leading fifth goal.
When MLS granted franchises to Portland and Vancouver, the league hoped to build on the regional rivalry already in place in the Pacific Northwest. The trio already played for the Cascadia Cup, a three-way competition based on points that was created by supporters of the teams in 2004, when they were all part of the USL.
Sunday's match did not count toward the Cascadia Cup because this year the MLS schedule between the teams is unbalanced, so one of the games between the Timbers and the Sounders had to be thrown out.
It was possible that Portland midfielder David Guzman would return for the Sounders match, but he was not available. The 28-year-old Costa Rican sprained his knee during international duty at the end of March, and the national team has been careful about his return because he'll likely figure into the team's World Cup plans.
On Seattle's side, Roman Torres has a hamstring injury that is expected to sideline him for some four weeks and could put his chances of playing for Panama at the World Cup in jeopardy.
Also missing was Nicolas Lodeiro, who is nursing a fractured toe. Lodeiro is also a possible national team call up for Uruguay. The deadline for the 32 World Cup teams to announce preliminary rosters is Monday.
The Timbers got off to a rocky start this season under new coach Giovanni Savarese. They were winless in their first five matches, which were all played on the road because of the ongoing expansion project at Providence Park. But Portland had since won three straight, including last weekend's 1-0 victory at San Jose.
The Sounders were struggling with just one victory in seven games to start the season, falling into last place in the Western Conference. But they got a boost with a 2-1 victory against Toronto — their MLS Cup rivals — on the road Wednesday night.


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27th June 2014
End of term at The National Stud
Today is one of the biggest days of the year at the Stud as we say goodbye to the students who have been with us since February completing the National Stud Diploma course in Stud Practice & Management.
Over the last few months, the students have arrived, been given time to settle in and then sent out onto the farm to work in the different yards, alongside our permanent yard staff.
They come to us during the busiest time of year which means we give them the chance to see all aspects of the foaling and covering season at a thoroughbred stud. It also means there is no room for anyone who doesn't want to get stuck in!
They will get practical experience of coverings, foalings, vet rounds, as well as working with the mares, foals, stallions and horses who are spelling with us. All this alongside a range of lectures in the evening from some of the leading figures in the bloodstock industry. Oh and they are required to complete a coursework project too!
Today is the culmination of all the hard work as well as the awarding of prizes: The Tim Dunlop Memorial Scholarship, the National Stud Prize, The Rushbrook Prize for the Most Improved Student and the Best Practical Student.
Today the students will leave and from tomorrow the Stud will be a quieter place, but there is a lot of still to do. It is time to start on the next Stallion brochure and start preparing for the Autumn sales.
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I'm very new to Ubuntu, just installed 10.04 when my girlfriend's Macbook Pro (32 bit v1,1) couldn't keep up with OSX any more. I thought it'd be a perfect opportunity to learn how to Linux. I've got to admit that so far I'm really loving it (can't believe I've waited so long!)
Anyways, I've tried doing a bit of programming on it locally but VI in a terminal window can only get me so far (sorry to the old pros, but there's just some stuff I like GUI for).
I've been looking through the options for a good text editor and have seen that GEDIT and GEANIE both have screenshots that look like the kind of thing I'd like to try (and Eclipse, but that means installing Java.. one step at a time).
Last night I tried to install GEDIT and got as far as running
./configure on trying to compile it gave me a laundry list of missing libraries (including but possibly not limited to)
.. (a bunch of others)
I don't have all the requirements on hand as I am posting from a different computer (the ubuntu is at home). If it's useful, I'll run the configure and copy-paste the list. So far I've been able to find a few of the commands I need like
apt-get install and searching for package names via
apt-cache search
The problem that I'm having is that none of these CLI options seem to really match up well with the package names that GEDIT is looking for.
For example, I can type
apt-get install gtk+3.0 which gives
no package found or try
apt-cache search gtk and get a list of some 100 packages with GTK in the title. Similarly - searching for
libgio returns an option of
libgio-2.0-fam but this is apparently not the package required by GEDIT.
So down to the bottom line of my actual question (I guess).
What are some reliable strategies I can use to find the package name (the one I type in to install) that is associated with the package name that the application is expecting?


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Miami-Dade Transit bus swerves into building, two dozen hurt
A bus crash in the heart of Allapattah sent more than two dozen people to the hospital with injuries, left the bus wedged against the exterior wall of a furniture store, and tied up traffic on one of Miami's main thoroughfares for the entire rush hour.
Thursday morning's crash at the intersection of Northwest 36th Street and 15th Avenue also resulted in police taking custody of the man driving the SUV that the bus tried to avoid, though he was detained because of an outstanding warrant in an unrelated case, police said.
Most of the injured, many of them Miami Jackson High School students, were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The driver of the Miami-Dade Transit bus had to be removed from the vehicle by Miami Fire Rescue workers who cut away metal to reach him. His injuries were worse than his passengers, but not life-threatening.
Also among the injured was the daughter of the man drIving the SUV, who was identified as Natashus Registe, 34. Police arrested him on a bench warrant and cited him for running a stop sign.
Miami Fire Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll referred to the victims as "walking wounded," primarily because they sustained mostly cuts and bruises.
Carroll said the bus was traveling west on 36th Street and the SUV south on 15th Aveneue when the driver swerved to avoid the SUV turning at the intersection.
The bus went over the sidewalk on the southwest corner of the intersection and hit the wall of a warehouse that sells home fixtures.
"It crashed and it started smoking and everything," passenger Rhina Irias told Miami Herald news partner CBS4. "People fell, they flipped and they had to open the window to come out of the window."
Said passenger Charles Canoe: "It was horrifying. I thought I was gonna die."
The accident happened at the start of rush hour just before 6:30 a.m., as people were headed to work, and kids were on their way to school. County buses don't have seat belts.
Northwest 36th Street between 14th and 17th avenues remained closed long after the morning rush hour was over as workers removed the bus from the storefront.
Thursday was a bad morning for commuters throughout Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade Police Detective Romelio Martinez said two other unrelated incidents also in the Northwest 36th Street area in Allapattah contributed to traffic tie-ups there for hours.
There was also an incident in North Miami in which a Nissan ran a stop sign at Northeast 12th Avenue and 147th Street, then crashed into a home. Two other cars were reportedly involved in that incident, two people were sent to the hospital, and the Nissan was heavily damaged.


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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
The Return of Kyle Wright
Canes QB Kyle Wright
I'd like to think UM head coach Randy Shannon has been reading my blog. Afterall, it was just a couple of weeks ago I stated Kyle Wright would somehow return to the starting lineup. I never once thought Kirby Freeman would play well enough to keep the starting job. Everytime I watch Freeman, he looks like a high school quarterback playing college football. With less than 100 yards passing in his first two starts this season, Freeman's performances have been an insult to high school quarterbacks everywhere. He struggles just to complete short screen passes. He can't read a defense to save his life. He often tucks the ball to run after making his first read and he has no accuracy whatsoever.
Well, today Shannon made it official and announced Wright will start this Saturday against FIU. If you watched the Canes 51-13 loss to Oklahoma, it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out Wright did a better job of moving the offense. That's not saying much. The Canes looked like a Pop Warner team while playing a superior Sooner squad. But his touchdown pass to Ryan Hill marked the only time the Canes offense reached the end zone.
Let me make it clear that I've never been a huge fan of Wright. He has a lot of bad habits like holding on the ball too long and his instincts for the game are severly lacking. But I'm glad to see him get another chance to redeem himself. He's a 5th year senior and sitting on the bench is no way for Wright to exit UM. Like it or not Cane fans, Wright is the best passer UM has. (Freshman Robert Marve has yet to play a down) Wright's always had great physical tools--size, arm strength and athleticism. Let's hope it's never too late to realize that potential.
Changing the subject, I'm glad Randy Shannon finally saw the light and moved cornerback Randy Phillips to safety. Just this past Saturday, Phillips was burned for 3 touchdowns by Oklahoma receiver Malcolm Kelly. In defense of Phillips, Kelly is going to beat a lot of cornerbacks. But Phillips has been the constant target of every opposing quarterback that plays the Canes. Even though UM starts a true freshman DeMarcus Van Dyke at the other corner, teams still prefer to pick on Phillips.
I just could never understand why Shannon has kept Randy Phillips at cornerback so long. Phillips was a highly recruited safety coming out of Glades Central High School in Belle Glade. He never played cornerback until he arrived at UM. At the time, UM was lacking depth at the cornerback position. But he's just too slow to play corner. Now it's two years later and Phillips needs to move back to the position that best suits his talents.
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- scott said...
couldn't read your wright article i only pay attention to teams that are ranked in the top 25. how is south florida not ranked ahead of auburn in other recieving votes in the usa today poll. oh yeah i see the hurricanes have 3 votes in the poll. maybe i should pay attention to them.
- September 11, 2007 at 7:35 PM
- scott said...
couldn't read your wright article i only pay attention to teams that are ranked in the top 25. how is south florida not ranked ahead of auburn in other recieving votes in the usa today poll. oh yeah i see the hurricanes have 3 votes in the poll. maybe i should pay attention to them.
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First, because no animal should be a surprise. The arrival of a dog changes a household considerably—for years. Someone has to take responsibility for their daily needs—feeding, exercise, health care, grooming. The decision should be thought about, talked about, negotiated. A new dog, not necessarily a puppy, either, should be the result of a process, not an impulse.
Children are getting bikes and toys galore, where does a new puppy fit into the mix? Do you want your new puppy to get a sound happy start in their new home. Im not sure what your home is like at Christmas but mine is busting at the seems with guests and dinner, gifts and children running and LOTS of excitement. This can all be very scary for a new puppy. Please, make the unselfish choice. Wait until all the hustle and bustle is over and as a family talk it over. Make your children understand what a very serious commitment buying or adopting a puppy is. Children learn by example. If we treat dogs with respect and loving care, our children will grow up to be caring adults who are responsible pet owners.
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The Forest Hill Swim Club is a members-only community pool and picnic ground operated by the members for the benefit of the members. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a safe, family-oriented setting for swimming, picnicking, and socializing. Forest Hill Swim Club is situated on a park-like acre of land that includes a large pool, shaded picnic grove, children's play area, and bathhouse. We are located on Lee Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, behind Forest Hill Church near the corner of Lee and Monticello. Click here to download our flyer!
The Forest Hill Swim Club opened in 1954 as a members-only swim club for residents of the Forest Hill sub-division, which straddles the border of Cleveland Heights and East Cleveland. The Club came about due to the efforts of six families who lived in the neighborhood at the time – Cornell, Collinson, Harley, Schweitzer, Sotak, and Scott. These founding members paid for the initial architectural plans and convinced development owner, George A. Roose, to donate the original parcel of land. The Club quickly gained the 300 member families required to cover construction costs and broke ground in March of 1954, and the pool officially opened on August 8, 1954. Within a few years the Club purchased adjoining property and expanded to include the picnic area and parking lot as we know it today. The pool was enlarged some years later, and we are still swimming in the original pool today. The guard office and bathhouse were also part of the original facility.
The Forest Hill Swim Club is governed by an elected Board of Directors that oversees the finances, member recruitment, maintenance, and repairs for the facility. Each Board member serves a term of three years, and is permitted to serve as many consecutive terms as they are able. The Club employs a paid, full-time Pool Manager, who manages the lifeguard staff and daily operations of the pool and grounds. Additionally, members often contribute labor for spring clean-up, donate plants and flowers for landscaping, and provide various supplies and equipment throughout the year. Members are also actively involved in reaching out to new families to help continue the summer tradition of quiet relaxation at Forest Hill. We are proud to have a very involved and active membership base.
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Dog bites are a serious concern. It is estimated by the Center For Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia that there are approximately 4.7 million people per year that are bitten by dogs in the United States alone. The greatest majority of the victims of dog bites are children, and since children are physically much weaker and smaller than many dogs, these bites can be serious, even fatal.
Understanding the reasons why dogs bite, is the first step in stopping dog biting. Dogs may bite out of:
Any one of these factors can cause your dog's biting, and even the calmest dog may react with aggression or biting behaviors in a stressful situation. Knowing how to handle each situation is crucial.
Fear and Self-Protection
Dogs, like humans, respond to fearful situations by either fighting or running. If your dog feels threatened or helpless, he may very well resort to biting. While this annoys humans, it is just part of dog's ancient survival instincts. If he feels cornered, he is going to react by attacking back.
Dogs may also interpret situations differently than humans. For example, an arm raised to throw a ball may be seen by the dog to be a threatening or attacking motion, and the dog may bite out of self-protection. Pay attention to your body language; if you are moving your arms and hands around a lot, your dog will naturally see this as threatening. Be gentle and slow, not menacing and quick.
Be careful of play situations with children. Children have a way of innocently threatening small animals, and dogs are no exception. A dog may not understand that a child's gestures are playful, not threatening. Additionally, children often do not understand when a dog is running around in play, and when he is running away because he is afraid of the play activity. If a dog feels threatened but a child continues with his mischievous behavior, then the dog sees there is no option but to increase the aggression and bite to stop the child from threatening him.
How do you stop this behavior? First, make it clear to your children what is and isn't acceptable in playing with dogs. If your child continues his threatening behavior, separate him from the dog. If your child plays more peacefully but your dog still growls and bites, then it is your responsibility to reprimand the dog. A muzzle may be necessary; at the very least separate your dog from the child and ignore him until he has learned from his aggressive behavior.
You can learn a lot about how to stop your puppy or dog from biting in watching a group of puppies at play. They will play with one another until one goes to far or bites to hard. The victim puppy then lets out a loud "yelp!" to show that the other pup's she has calmed down.
Thus, follow the dog's behavior; get on their same level. If your dog bites, yelp when contact has been made. Then ignore him for several minutes. Ignore his whines and do not acknowledge him until he has calmed down and reacts to your "sit" or "stay" commands.
On top of biting out of fear, dogs also bite out of pain. Similar to fear-based biting, pain-based biting occurs when a dog doesn't know what is going on and reacts aggressively. If your dog gets injured, his normal gentle manner will go out the window, and be replaced with out-of-control behavior. Dogs don't understand that you're trying to help them; they will only see touching or approaching as worsening the agony.
The surest way to stop pain biting is to muzzle your dog. You never know how your dog will react to an injury or illness, so the safest way to avoid biting is to use a muzzle.
Aggression and Dominance
Different from biting due to fear or for self-protection, biting to show aggression or dominance often occurs when a dog wants to show dominance. This will occur if the dog does not understand that the owner is the alpha leader. Breeds that have a tendency to be dominant, such as German Shepherds or Beagles, are particularly prone to this behavior. As Beagles show, dominant dogs aren't necessarily the big, tall dogs.
Lack of socialization
Dogs that do not have the opportunity to socialize with other dogs, animals and people will become fearful or aggressive in new situations. Either one of these responses of fear or aggression can lead to biting behavior. It is important to start socializing your dog as soon as possible and in as many different environments as possible to help your dog feel comfortable and confident. As he gains respect for other dogs and people, his tendency to lash out and bite will be reduced.
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The Tampa Bay Marathon Swim
This Year's 24-Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim will be held on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017.
Since the 24-Mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim was first staged in 1998, it has drawn competitors from across the United States, and from Great Britain, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Baliwick of Jersey, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Germany, India, Canada, and the Cayman Islands.
One of the World's Longest Open Water Swimming Races
The race is one of the world's longest marathon swims, and is held annually in April, in celebration of Earth Day. Tampa Bay's marathon swim race is one of the world's longest open water swimming races, covering the length of Florida's largest estuary.
7:41 - Chris Derks, 2002 (Overall & Men's Record)
7:51 - Penny Palfrey, 2008 (Women's Record)
18:09 - Andrew Heinrich, 2015 (Swam the Longest)
9:52 - Ron Collins, 1998 (First Swimmer)
8:34 - Gail Rice, 1998 (First Woman)
7:53 - Team Hammerhead, 2006 (Fastest 3 person Relay)
7:39 - The Sharks, 2006 (Fastest 6 person Relay)
14:21 - Carl Selles, 2014 (Oldest Male Swimmer, age 67)
10:21 - Barbara Held, 2011 (Oldest Female Swimmer, age 57)
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It has been said many times that you must have your PPSN before you can open your bank account in the Republic of Ireland. This is not true. We went to the Bank of Ireland. I opened my bank account using a letter from my landlady confirming that I lived at her address, along with a copy of a utility bill in her name and my passport. The bank staff said that they required official documentation in my name and address to keep the account open after four weeks, but would open me a "Limited" account in the mean time.
They did give me the following options:
- I could open the bank account in my UK address, using my driving license
- I could supply a television license in my name and address.
- I could get take in the PPSN Letter (or any other letter) when it arrived.
The bank took a copy of my Driving License, Passport, The Utility Bill, and signed letter from my landlord and progressed opening the account. My bank account debit card arrived at my home address within about five days of walking into the Bank of Ireland branch in Raheny, Dublin 5.
Once my PPSN letter arrived (it took about a week) I took that into the branch and he scanned it onto the system, and confirmed everything was fine. The bank DID NOT REQUIRE MY PPSN. They simply required an official proof of address.
To begin with I originally opened TWO bank accounts:
- One single account (For myself)
- One joint account (Myself and My Wife)
Unlike in the UK, there is however a €5 (five euro) charge per month for the account (€60 – sixty euro a year). I therefore closed my single account.
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As I shared yesterday, my one word for 2014 is saturated. I want to live 2014 (and beyond) saturated in God, in His truth.
For the past several months, since I read Lisa Terkeurst's book Made to Crave, I have been wondering what it means and what it would look like to live saturated in God.
Does it mean that I have to give up everything that I enjoy and join an abbey?
Does it mean living a life similar to the Amish or Mennonites?
Does it mean becoming a missionary in a far away land or maybe right here at home?
What does it mean to live saturated in Christ?
What would it look life in my life? What would look like in your life?
I have come to the conclusion (for now anyway) that saturating my life in Christ means focusing on Him and giving Him every little part of my life to use and work to His glory. From work to family to friends to my physical well-being every part of my life is to be centered on Him.
For each of us, this would look different because God has created each of us with unique talents and abilities and even disabilities. He has placed each of us within unique families and circumstances. There is nobody else like you or me. There never has been and there never will be.
So what does this look like for me? Well, I don't really know yet, but I am excited about the process of discovering it.
In the coming year, I plan to make a journey of discovery to find out what my life will look like as I become saturated in Christ. My current plan for this journey is similar to how Gretchen Rubin started her happiness project. I am identifying areas that I want to work on and coming up with concrete goals, and I am currently planning on focusing on a different area every month.
While becoming happier isn't the end goal of my project, I believe that learning to live saturated in Christ will make me happier, healthier, and in the end more of the person that the Lord wants me to become.


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Not much updates for this month as I have been traveling to KK, Sabah Borneo and Koh Lipe, Thailand. My holidays mood is still ON and again I'll be away in this evening.
Koh Lipe (Thai: เกาะหลีเป๊ะ) is a small and beautiful island in the Satun Province of southwest Thailand and it is close to Malaysian border. Check out my Instagram pics.
My 3D2N stayed @ Lipe Resort, Pattaya Beach.
Arriving at Hat Yai & breakfast before heading to Pak Bara.
We walked to the Sunrise Beach on 24 May 2013.
Yay! Jump again at Sunrise Beach, Koh Lipe, Thailand!
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The view in the morning on 25 May 2013 @Pattaya Beach.
@Pattaya Beach.
Day 2. Island hopping, relaxing, beer & chilling.
Day 2 dinner @Bundhaya Resort.
Supper at Thai Lady Pancake Shop! @danielteoh is happily enjoying his Mix Fruit Nuttela Ice Cream! So yummy!
Last order for tonight: Banana Coconut Manggo Egg Pineapple Vanilla Thai Pancake.
从哪里开始, 从哪里结束。一切回到原点。
Day 3 Bye bye Lipe Resort!
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Day 3 Koh Lipe & Hat Yai.
A woman selling colourful Thai Sweet Flour at Khlong Hae floating market(ตลาดน้ำคลองแห).
看海, 望海。
100% fresh milk for supper.
假期结束了, 离开了蓝蓝的海, 又回到闹市中。
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Doctors treating Legendary actor Dilip Kumar say that his Health Condition is stable but would be kept under observation in ICU for next 48 hours. The 90 year old actor was recently admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after suffering a heart attack on Sunday afternoon.
"Dilip Saab is doing fine. He is recovering, but is under observation. There is nothing to worry. He will be there in hospital for two-three (more) days," a close family member said.A press release from the Hospital on September 16 said that Dilip Kumar had suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) on Sunday. All treatment as per protocol was instituted. At present his condition is stable.
The hospital also stated that, "In view of his advanced age and post bypass status, he needs close monitoring in the ICU."
The Health Condition of Dilip Kumar is often subjected to Media rumours. In September 2011, some rumours surfaced on Twitter about his death, at the time when he was admitted to hospital. Later his wife Saira Banu made a public statement that the actor is in good health and in high spirits. The veteran actor had undergone a heart surgery 14 years ago.
The legendary actor is known for his memorable roles in films like "Mughal-e-Azam", "Madhumati", "Devdas" and "Ganga Jamuna".


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Customer service – how fast do they respond to messages left and are they easily reachable. I always give my clients my cell phone number and they can reach me anytime, any good service provider should operate this way especially if your paying him/her big bucks.
However, many SEO companies are based overseas and for the most part the representative you may have met with, unless it was a phone consultation which is fine, I give phone consultations all the time as many prospects are out of state. But most companies have reps that sell the product and then are based overseas and customer service and performance suffers because of this.
With these companies you will get he best bargain basement prices, but not the best results or service. Usually these companies use automated link building which can actually hurt your site.


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A Christmas dinner in the woods. Armando is a musician and Marissa is a chef, so this shoot came together pretty easy.
Paper & Ribbon
I've been working on a lot of fun projects the last few months, including this one with talented stylist Alicia Buszczak. Its been a busy Summer, and because of that I've neglected my blog, check back soon, I have some beautiful Weddings to share.
Summer Jam and Grandma
I would love to learn canning. I have memories of going to my Grandma Fowler's house and seeing her pantry full of vegetables and fruits from her garden in mason jars. She was always making something in the kitchen, but my favorites were her biscuits and fresh jam. I didn't make these Jams, but I tried to make them look pretty at least! I aspire to be as good at everything as she was.
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Parliamentary sketch: MSPs talk national parks
Parliamentary sketch: Tory MSP Fin Carson continues his quest to get a national park to call his own
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Fin Carson, the MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, loves national parks.
There's no sense in asking why, he just really loves them, and to be honest there's no point reading beyond that point if you can't accept that. The man is basically the Yogi Bear of the Scottish Parliament.
But Galloway does not have a national park – a fact that Carson regrets every day. In fact he regrets it so much that he called a debate in Parliament to get to the bottom of the matter.
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"John of the mountains", Carson explained, "petitioned the US Congress for the national park bill that was passed in 1890, establishing the Yosemite national park."
It was a bold start, but who or what was John of the Mountains?
"John of the mountains", he continued, "better known as John Muir, profoundly shaped how people now understand and envision their relationship with the natural world. With a Scotsman as the original promoter of national parks and our world-renowned natural beauty, it is incredible that we have only two national parks in the whole of Scotland. That is something that I believe we need to change."
Now we were getting to the point. Carson is a jealous man. He wants what the Trossachs have. He wants a national park of his own, and he wasn't leaving till he got one.
"We currently have two national parks", he said, "the Cairngorms, and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs—and there are 10 in England."
Ten! Ten parks! Does England need that many? It sounded like the Barnett Formula had gone wrong.
But Kate Forbes had an intervention. It is worth pointing out at this point that Kate Forbes is MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. This means she has a huge constituency, stretching from Portree to Kingussie. Crucially though, it means she also has the Cairngorms national park in her area. In this sense, she has everything Fin Carson has ever wanted.
"It is a fantastic national park", she boasted, which is true. It is a very nice park. Carson watched on, doing a remarkable job of keeping his jealousy in check.
But having a national park is harder than you'd think, Forbes pointed out, with the different aims of a national park – covering conservation, sustainability, promoting understanding and also economic development – sometimes contradicting one another. "One of the real challenges is the difficulty in meeting those four aims – they can sometimes come into conflict. Has he considered how that would work in other national parks?"
It was a good point. National parks are a lot like puppies, lots of people think they want one, but then they turn out to be more work than they realised. Was Fin Carson responsible enough to have his own park?
He thought so. "Absolutely", Carson responded, nodding. It wouldn't even need to be a big national park, Carson explained. "We often describe the national park that we would like to see in Galloway as national park lite, to ensure that it addresses a lot of those potential issues."
And anyway, Dumfries and Galloway council would help out look after it, he promised.
So far, so good. There were no guarantees Carson would leave the chamber with a national park, but at least it was going well.
Labour MSP Colin Smyth certainly felt Scotland could do with more. "When it comes to national parks, we are a poor relation not just to the rest of the UK but to topographically similar countries such as New Zealand, which has 14 national parks, and Norway, which has 37."
Edward of the Mountain followed, agreeing with Kate Forbes that having a national park brings challenges – national parks are for life, not just for Christmas – but questioning why the Scottish Government finds "no compelling business case" to build more. You would think Fin Carson would be a compelling enough reason.
Green MSP Alison Johnstone also really likes national parks. "It is no surprise that the visitnorway.com website boasts of 44 national parks", she said.
How dare they? As if the Fjords aren't enough, Norwegians have 44 parks to swan around in.
Admittedly Colin Smyth had actually claimed there are 37 national parks in Norway. There seemed to be some confusion among MSPs of the exact number, but whatever it was, it was too many.
Still, it was clear what Johnstone was saying, and something must be done. Someone had to redistribute some of those parks, and that person was Alison Johnson.
Sadly though, despite the clear implication of Johnstone's rabble rousing, she started to backtrack. "Norway is four times the size of Scotland, so that is fair enough, but I repeat that it has 44 national parks."
Indeed. Or possibly 37.
It was left to Roseanna Cunningham to close things. "I fully recognise the enthusiasm and desire to build on the success of our existing national parks", she said, looking at Fin Carson, "but I do not believe that we can divert resources from other priority areas for the creation of new national parks at present."
Oh dear. No new parks. It was terrible news, and who knows what the effects would be. If a tree falls in the woods, and the wood isn't part of national park, would it make a sound? Fin Carson would probably know.
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History, folklore and gastronomy blend together perfectly in Caltanissetta, a splendid province in the heart of Sicily.
The city's roots are sowed deep in history, showcasing archaeological finds and splendid castles scattered all over its territory. Its history has undergone numerous transitions between the Greek, Roman, Norman, Swabian, Anjou, Aragonese and Castilian rules – all having left their imprint.
The peak of the Province's grandeur is linked to exploitation of the local sulphur mines, part of Caltanissetta's historical-natural legacy.
The landscape still speaks of the ancient mines, with their wells and tunnels engraved into the mountain's profile. Dry, yellow-colored hills trace the profile of this area, but in spring the panorama changes, taking on an intense green hue.
Gentle hills slope down towards the coastline reaching the Provincial outlet to the sea.
The vibrant colors of olive groves, vineyards and citrus orchards paint the entire province in an unequivocal contrast to the sea.
In fact, Caltanisetta's northern zone is mountainous, with hills and broad valleys, and offers an excellent environment for the cultivation of nut trees, vineyards and olives.
An open-air museum, Caltanisetta's cultural offerings can be divided into Medieval and archaeological itineraries.
The former consists of visits to the principal castles and lookout towers found all over the territory. This is also a good occasion to visit the many religious buildings that reveal interesting surprises.
One of the most amazing castles is that of Mussomeli, dating back to the 14th Century, but later modified with crenellated walls and a square tower. The legend here is that three sisters were buried alive in one of the halls, now known as the "Hall of the Three Sisters."
Perched on a rocky crag is the well-preserved castle of Delia, where visitors can enjoy a splendid view over the surrounding territory.
Butera, located in the plain next to the coast, can be easily recognized for its castle that hovers over the village.
At the Mediterranean port of Gela is the Castello di Terranova, composed of a square floor plan with four square towers; and the Castelluccio, equally worth the visit.
Then, in Manfria, a short distance from the port, a defense tower rises on a hill, looking out over the Gulf of Gela.
Gela was one of the biggest Greek colonies in Sicily, and past excavations of the Acropolis brought to light two Doric temples, one of which is dedicated to Athena. Interesting finds also emerged in Bosco Littorio, the ancient colony's marketplace.
Observe the fortified walls at Capo Soprano; they are one of the most beautiful examples of ancient Greek military defensive structures.
On a hill not far away from Caltanissetta, we can visit the Archaeological park of Gibil Gabib, with its defensive tower and parts of the perimeter walls - along with other finds - tracing back to the 6th Century B.C.
Vassallaggi, once the site of a necropolis, also stimulates great interest due to its cave tombs, where many funeral objects have been found, including ceramic vases, rings, buckles, bronze plates and knives.
Not to miss in Caltanissetta are the Castle of Pietrarossa; the beautiful Cathedral with its two tall bell towers; the Abbey of Santo Spirito, once a fortified country house transformed into a church by the Normans; and the Church of St. Agatha, its interior richly embellished with polychromatic marble and a Greek-cross floor plan.
Finally, three museums take the cake in Caltanissetta: the Diocesan Museum, the Minerology Museum, and the new Regional Archaeological Museum.
Caltanisetta's extremely variable landscape is a play of colors and light that is continually punctuated by the green of Mediterranean vegetation and the blue of its lakes and rivers, from Imera to Platani.
A natural itinerary through the Province of Caltanissetta allows visitors to see its constellation of nature reserves that lie throughout the Province.
Close to Marianopoli, in the area of Cozzo Pertichino, lies the Sfondato (or Bottomless) Lake, surrounded by thick woods, enchanting with their wild orchids. Another fascinating water basin is Lake Soprano, hosting various animal and bird species.
South of Campofranco is Monte Conca, another exceptional natural reserve. This reserve is very much suited to adventurous pursuits, from trekking to speleology. The entire area in fact is characterized by the presence of numerous caves.
The journey then proceeds towards Niscemi, famous for its rich reserve of cork oaks and for the colors of its flowers and butterflies that populate the area. Just next to the sea, we find other environments that present such a stark contrast to the aforementioned.
The Reserve of Lake Biviere is a land of beech orchids, white brooms and bluebottles. This is the perfect destination for naturalists and bird watchers to observe the most varied types of birds: ducks, ash-grey herons and pendulines.
Caltanissetta's culinary traditions are based on simple but tasty dishes, cooked with healthy and natural ingredients.
Among the first courses to try are the baked rice - richly seasoned with mortadella - eggs, eggplant (aubergine), pork meat and cheese, and the vegetable soup pitirri.
Very flavorful are the fuate - stuffed flatbreads - and focaccia stuffed with sardines, oregano and pecorino cheese.
Oven-cooked chicken with caciocavallo cheese, grated breadcrumbs and lemon, or grilled cockerel first marinated in oil, parsley and lemon, then aromatized with mustard are equally appetizing.
In Sicily, we can also taste the sweet version of the arancine. The preparation is the same, while the filling consists of amarena cherry preserves.
Also on the pastry tray are nougat torrone with honey, almonds, pistachios, hazelnuts, and almond paste.
Then, the buccellati are pastries filled with dried figs, nuts, roasted almonds, cinnamon, honey, chocolate drops and zuccata. Finally, try the mastazzola, stuffed pastry with nuts and roasted almonds, nut kernels, cinnamon and cloves.
The Cerasuolo della Vittoria DOCG wine is the label that leads the territory's wine production. Dry red wine, full-bodied and round, pairs perfectly with roasted meats, braised beef and other game used in the Sicilian version of shish kebabs, and with matured and spicy cheeses.
Caltanissetta is also a land of superb liqueurs. It is here in fact that one of the most renowned Italian digestive amari or bitters are produced.


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Network Rail is to be prosecuted over the 2007 Grayrigg train crash in Cumbria in which one passenger died, it was announced today, as its boss apologised again for the death of passenger Margaret Masson.
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) said it had started criminal proceedings against NR for a breach of health and safety law which caused the train derailment of a Virgin Trains Pendolino train near Grayrigg on February 23 2007.
Passenger Margaret Masson was killed and 86 people were injured, 28 seriously.
Earlier investigations as well as last year's inquest into the death of Mrs Masson concluded that the derailment was caused by a poorly maintained set of points.
NR is facing a charge under section 3(1) of the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act.
The ORR said: "This results from the company's failure to provide and implement suitable and sufficient standards, procedures, guidance, training, tools and resources for the inspection and maintenance of fixed stretcher bar points."
The stretcher bars hold the moveable rails a set distance apart when the points are operated.
The train that derailed was the 5.15pm London to Glasgow Central service.
The ORR railway safety director Ian Prosser said: "We have conducted a thorough investigation into whether criminal proceedings should be brought in relation to this derailment which caused the death of Mrs Masson and injured 86 people.
"Following the coroner's inquest into the death of Mrs Masson, I have concluded that there is enough evidence, and that it is in the public interest, to bring criminal proceedings against NR for a serious breach of health and safety law which led to the train derailment."
Mr Prosser went on: "My thoughts are with the family of Mrs Masson and those injured in this incident. The ORR will do everything it can to ensure that the prosecution proceeds as quickly as possible.
"The railway today is as safe as it has ever been but there can be no room for complacency. The entire rail industry must continue to strive for improvements to ensure that public safety is never put at risk."
The first hearing is due to take place at Lancaster Magistrates' Court on February 24.
NR network operations managing director Robin Gisby said: 'The Grayrigg derailment in 2007, resulting in the tragic death of Mrs Margaret Masson, was a terrible event.
'Network Rail has not hidden from its responsibilities. The company accepted quickly that it was a fault with the infrastructure that caused the accident. We again apologise to Mrs Masson's family.
'Since the derailment, we have worked closely with the authorities, conducted comprehensive and detailed investigations and made substantial changes to our maintenance regime.
'Today there is no safer form of travel than rail and it is important that the rail industry seeks ways to make it safer still.'
The case is almost certain to be committed to a Crown Court.The maximum penalty a magistrates' court can impose for the offence is a fine of £20,000.
Last year, NR was fined £3 million at St Albans Crown Court after admitting safety breaches involving a set of points which led to a derailment at Potters Bar in Hertfordshire in May 2002. Seven people were killed.
NR had assumed responsibility for the crash from its predecessor rail infrastructure company, Railtrack.
The ORR delayed any decision on bringing its own prosecution over Grayrigg until the inquest into Mrs Masson's death concluded in November 2011 and after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had said it would not bringing a prosecution.


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I'm such a big nerd that I tend to look up word origins in my spare time because I'm fascinated by our language. The odder the origin, the better. I've got a collection of random information in my brain that makes me an awesome Trivial Pursuit partner, but is completely useless when it comes to real world application. Like say, job applications.
In any case, I thought I'd share some of this random crap with you in the form of an acronym-ific series. I give you - Word Origins from Left Field - that's right, the WOLF. Er... ignore the fact that the "from" doesn't fit.
My clever pal and fellow author AG Howard asked me once if I could tell her the origin of the phrase, "storm in a teacup." Well, Anita must be British, or at least more cultured than I am, because I'd always heard it phrased, "tempest in a teacup."
Whether you like to sound UKish or prefer alliteration, it all boils down to the same thing (pun intended). A "tempest / storm in a teacup" means something major is happening, but the ripples aren't going to reach far. An event of paramount importance to a handful of people probably won't be making the national news (think "Book Club Breaks Up Over Inability to Agree On Next Month's Title.")
So where does it come from? The earliest known reference is in the August 30, 1820 edition of the Conneticut Gazette:
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Anecdote of the late Lord Chancellor Thurlow: A person once came running almost out of breath to the Lord Chancellor, saying, "My Lord, I bring you tidings of calamity to the nation, and I do not know how far the direful effects of it may spread to endanger the church and state."--"What is the matter, man?" said the impatient Chancellor. "My Lord," continued the person, "a rebellion has broken out"--"Where, where?" "In the Isle of man." "In the Isle of Man!"repeated the vociferous Chancellor. "A tempest in a tea-pot."
So it appears we have the vociferous Lord Chancellor Thurlow to thank for that one.
What's your favorite word origin? Tell me, or ask one you've always been curious about - I'll do my best to find the answer and get back to you in a future WOLF!


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Nupur Nishith
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Artist Statement
I am a New Jersey based artist inspired by the art from my birthplace, Mithila paintings or as popularly known Madhubani paintings an ancient folk art from India. I took up the art form at an early age observing my mother make them for various occasions, rituals and festivals. Over the years, I have evolved my own distinct style with fusion the contemporary ideas with traditional art form using modern tools.
I work on various surfaces ranging paper, canvas, cloth, wood, ceramic, terra cotta, glass in addition to the traditional paintings on floor and wall. With an inclination towards technology I also make digital paintings for projection on digital media and mass production goods wherein I have designed for award winning feature film and clothing line.
Mithila artform is known for the details in the paintings in a flat two-dimensional
I have learned through observation and everyday experiments. During research and production new areas of interest arise and lead to the next body of work. So every piece that I create has a background story based on the research and its process of development. This has also led to my paintings being awarded, exhibited and published at various occasions.
Facebook@creativemithila Instagram @creativemithilaTwitter @creativemithila
Major Awards and Recognition
COLOR, Brooklyn Waterworks Artists Coalition, National Juried Show, Brooklyn, NY, July 2016,
Certificate of Recognition for painting Dheeya.
Selected Shows:
In flux, Gallery 14 Maple, Morris Arts, Morristown, NJ, September'16 – February'17
Holiday Store for gift items, Bridge Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ, November-December, 2016
Diwali Art Exhibition, Bridge Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ, October – November 16
Artist's Choice, Barrow Mansion, Jersey City, NJ, October 2016
What have you got to say?, City Life Gallery, Jersey City, October'16
Jersey City Artist and Studio Tour (JCAST), Flagship venue, Jersey City, NJ, October'16
Featured Artist at Gallery Opening, Bridge Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ, September – October 16
Vanity, Jersey City Theater Center, Jersey City, NJ, September- November 2016
COLOR, Brooklyn Waterworks Artists Coalition, National Juried Show, Brooklyn ,NY, July 2016
Subject 13, Bee's Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ, June, 2016
JC Fridays Art Show, Barrow Mansion, Jersey City, NJ, June 2016
Spring Exhibit, Bayonne Museum, Bayonne, NJ, April 2016
Diwali Event, Om Temple, Belleville, NJ, November 2015
Summer's Last Dance, Bee's Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ, September 2015
Bayonne Museum, Bayonne, NJ, April 2015
Selected Digital Work
Designed for Mithila Makhaan, Indian National Award Winning Maithili Feature Film
Designed for Science is Fun, Lucknow, India, an NGO working for promotion of Science.
Designed for Gnaana Company, Fullerton, CA, USA for a Children Clothing Line
Designed for Association for Promotion of Creative Learning, Patna, India
Other Art
Floor Art and Window Art at Bridge Art Gallery, Bayonne, NJ, October – November, 2016
Selected Bibliography
Riverview Observer, "Visions of India- Bayonne Artist Nupur Nishith creates traditional folk paintings",
December 1-15, 2016
Vama India, "Indian Girl Nupur Nishith Spreading Her Culture Globally Through Her Madhubani
Paintings", November 22, 2016
Asbury Park Press, "Artist interpretations of a world in transition", November 22, 2016
Hudson Reporter, Art scene heats up Painters shine in Bergen Point, September 28, 2016
The Times of India, Mithila Painting wins prize in Artshow in US, July 26, 2016
Art Groups
Pro Arts Jersey City, Artist and member of publicity team
Art Circle of Bayonne, Artist and member of organizing team
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Fun Fact of the Day... The three major blog tracking sites, Technorati, BlogPulse, and PubSub are now all reporting that they are monitoring over ten million blogs.
We live in amazing times where 10 million people have become their own broadcast station. And yet, as I noted in a recent post, there remains a crowd who say it all doesn't make a difference. Just crazy.
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Tucked away in the delightful village of Slapton, the Tower Inn is a haven for lovers of good food, fine wines and real ales. Guests enjoy three double rooms comfortably furnished, with en suite.
Slapton is a quaint old South Devon village of winding lanes and picturesque cottages, situated almost halfway between Kingsbridge and Dartmouth. It is about half a mile inland from the sea and the famous Slapton Sands. Tucked away in the centre of the delightful and historic village of Slapton, the Tower Inn is a haven for lovers of good food, fine wines and real ales.
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Federal authorities were on the hunt for fashion no-nos this week as they executed warrants as part of an effort targeting counterfeit merchandise, officials announced Friday.
Orange County special agents with Homeland Security Investigations seized more than $200,000 worth of goods, working with police in Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, along with other agencies, targeting retailers suspected of selling fake goods, according to a statement from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which oversees HSI.
Among the targeted locations were retail kiosks near the Huntington Beach Pier and the Newport Beach homes of individuals suspected of selling counterfeit goods, the agency said.
Other locations included a Tustin hair salon, a Garden Grove shoe store and homes in Westminster, authorities said.
The evidence seized is expected to be turned over to the Orange County district attorney's office for review to determine whether criminal charges are warranted.
Operation Fashion Faux Pas began in May, and in August agents for HSI working with local police found fake designer accessories, including hats, sunglasses and leather goods, at Cobbler's Corner in Laguna Beach, the agency said.
The store's owner, Dennis Verlinger, and suppliers have been indicted on state criminal charges, according to the ICE statement. Verlinger faces one felony count for allegedly selling counterfeit goods, according to court records.
Authorities estimated that a total of $820,000 worth of goods was seized over the course of the operation.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
fabric bowl covers
11 comments:
- debsway said...
Hey they look great, thanks for the good idea. Now what would happen if you made it out of plastic fabric that you can get from spotlight??? Just wondering
- June 27, 2012 at 10:08 PM
- Jessica said...
They are great Clare!
- June 27, 2012 at 10:16 PM
- Cassandra said...
What a great idea.. I might just have to whip some up before the weather warms up again in time for BBQ season :)
Thanks for sharing!
- June 28, 2012 at 7:45 AM
- Deb R said...
Love the themed idea!!!
- June 28, 2012 at 7:59 AM
- Pauline said...
That's a great idea! European wasps are a pest at summer time and stop me from eating outside. I'd bought the plastic ones that look like shower caps and boy, are they ugly!
- June 28, 2012 at 9:25 AM
- Robyn said...
Much better than throwing a clean teatowel over the salad bowls at a BBq!
- June 28, 2012 at 9:53 PM
- Karen said...
SO glad to hear someone else is starting the christmas stash too and these covers are brilliant!!
- June 29, 2012 at 5:25 AM
- Ric Rac and Polka Dots said...
Thank you so much Clare. I'm glad someone can understand how much time is involved with writing these. I'll just keep working at it till they are finished. I'm crossing my fingers and toes. This just HAS to go well, I don't know what else I would do. This is all I have done except for medical transcription for a little bit out of my home. They say to do what you love so I'm doing it! I'm going to think positive and hope for the best. Either way, I love doing it so it wouldn't be a total loss, right? Thanks for the positive thoughts and support, I really appreciate it! Now look, I wrote a novel too!! :)
- June 29, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- Squiggling About said...
Wow these are a great idea. I could do with some as we have horses living around us so flies are always a problem. Just going to read some more of your blog now as I have just found it.
- June 29, 2012 at 8:40 PM
- Jan said...
So practical and pretty - thanks for the tute, Clare!
- July 2, 2012 at 9:58 AM
- Chrissie said...
Thanks so much for the great idea, just what I needed to get me going again. Not only did I make the covers but I also had to make my first bias binding. Bit limited in my stash but great anyway.
- July 3, 2012 at 2:15 AM