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Since its announcement and reveal on January 30th, 2013, BlackBerry 10 has evolved tremendously. Three full major OS updates and less than two years later, BlackBerry 10.3 has officially arrived on the newly launched BlackBerry Passport. Check out our Passport review here.
BlackBerry 10.3 is a fresh take on the world's most powerful, multi-tasking operating system. While the most of the OS' UI may have been refreshed, what makes 10.3 the best iteration of a mobile computing platform is what BlackBerry has added to fuel even more productivity. There's a lot to talk about, and here's it all breaks down.
BlackBerry 10.3 UI
App Icons and Active Frames
BlackBerry 10's icons have gotten a refreshed look with the new OS. BlackBerry has opted to go with a flatter, more intuitive and modern design for all their app icons, and they look pretty great. If you've been using a BlackBerry 10 device for a while, this UI change may come as a bit of a surprise, no doubt, and even look slightly strange at first. But trust me when I say it's for the better. The company has gotten rid of those hideous shadow frames around the icons that previous OS versions had, which makes icons fit and look better on the homescreen.
Another great part about these new icons is how well they fit around third party app one as well. If the developer has taken the time to make a good looking icon, it first right in with the native ones.
Active Frames on BlackBerry 10.3 got some tweaks visually as well. Gone is the see-through bar with the name of the app that's opened, and now a flatter, solid white bar with the app's name occupies its place. This subtle change in color goes perfectly with the tweaks that the BlackBerry Hub has received on 10.3.
BlackBerry Hub
The BlackBerry Hub is one of the most distinguishing features of BlackBerry 10. Thankfully, with 10.3, the Hub gets even more useful with a few welcome tweaks.
The BlackBerry Hub has been altered a bit visually. The top and bottom bars are now white, with the latter featuring new signature actions. These new icons reflect whatever main action most logically fits what you're doing at the moment. For example, in the Hub's main tab, 'Compose' is the signature action icon. If you open an email, the signature action icon becomes 'Reply' or 'Reply All.' If you're already replying, it changes to 'Attach.' As with instances all over the OS, the BlackBerry Hub's new signature action feature adjusts to you.
The BlackBerry Hub also features instant actions that help you get more done. Instant actions is a pretty simple feature, but extremely useful. When you back out of email, for example, two instant action icons will show up on that line of the Hub allowing you to take action on that particular item. You can set these instant actions to be flag, delete, mark as read; etc. These can be set in the Hub's setting labeled Speed Triage.
That's not the only way to access instant actions on the Hub though. The top right hand corner of the Hub features a little icon (it's three lines across with a small check mark) that when clicked, lets you take these same actions on everything in your Hub without having to open an email or even leave that main tab.
BlackBerry 10.3 Functionality
BlackBerry is introducing a brand new camera UI and functionality with OS 10.3 that will make it easier for newcomers to the platform to enjoy taking pictures. Starting with this new update, the camera will have a dedicated on screen button to snap pictures. Many of us hardcore fans have gotten used to tapping anywhere on the screen to take a picture, but in reality, most people in general need a button, or icon to press. It may sound dumb, but making this swap is a great move for BlackBerry and the 10.3.
BlackBerry 10.3 also includes a native panorama mode that will be perfect for those times that a super wide shot is required.
The phone app has also gotten a nice makeover. A new solid white backdrop makes names and numbers stick out even more. The new flatter design also gives a nicer touch area when dialing a number on the dial pad.
Quick Settings
We're used to BlackBerry 10's drop down settings menu being accessible from the homescreen and the Hub. However, on 10.3, you can reach the quick settings from anywhere on the OS. The trick is using BlackBerry 10.3's new two finger swipe down. Even if you're in an app, the two finger swipe from the top will bring up the main settings, not the app's. If you're thinking that this new gesture has been borrowed from Android, you're not alone. But then again, everyone borrows from BlackBerry, so it's kind of nice to see them take a useful gesture from a competitor and incorporate it into their own OS.
Amazon Appstore
Back on June 18th, BlackBerry announced a major partnership with Amazon to bring another great storefront for apps to BlackBerry 10. With the launch of the Passport, and BlackBerry 10.3, the Amazon Appstore makes its first official appearance. Amazon's app storefront will be pre-loaded on all devices launched with OS 10.3, and will be available for in-market devices with the upcoming OS 10.3.1 update.
Amazon's Appstore brings a ton of apps to BlackBerry 10 users that they would have had to previously sideload independently. Major gaming hits like Candy Crush, Subway Surfers, Transformers: Age of Extinction, and many others are now available to anyone with a BlackBerry 10.3 device.
In terms of apps, Netflix leads the way of featured apps that the Amazon Appstore now gives BB10 fans access to. Add to that HBO Go, Hulu+, Roku, Flixster, Fandago, and many, many others, and the horrid app gap doesn't look that bad anymore, right?
Now, to be fair, the Amazon Appstore doesn't have every app Google Play and the App Store have. You won't find any apps that use Google services – like Google Maps, Google+ – for example. Even though Instagram is available for Amazon Kindle Fire, for some reason it's not available in the Amazon Appstore on BlackBerry 10.3.
Thankfully, you can still sideload whatever apps aren't there, so if you can't find them, put them on there.
Apps, Apps, Apps
Native apps on BlackBerry 10.3 run like they're on steroids. Seriously, they run that well. If you're a regular consumer, you may end up using more Android apps than native ones on the Passport and P'9983 and that's where things are still a little tricky.
To be clear, the ability to run Android apps has gotten a lot smoother with this 10.3 update. The Android App Player has been improved – though it still sits at Jelly Bean (Android 4.3) – so you'll see an increase in fluidity when running apps from the Amazon Appstore, for example.
On the flip side, one of the frustrating parts about running Android apps on 10.3 though is the still-present lack of notifications and alerts for Android apps when they're not running on an active frame. This may not be a big deal for some, but if you're running apps that typically push notifications and alerts to the user out to the user (like Swarm, Instagram, Vine; etc) and you expect these to work like they do on an Android device, you'll be disappointed. There's currently no way for an app to send you an alert to the Hub if the developer of said app hasn't specifically made tweaks to the app for it to happen (like Skype, for example).
BlackBerry did tell us they're looking at ways to get these Android apps to push alerts and notifications to the Hub in a future update, but for now, the lack of this feature is the most disappointing part of BlackBerry 10.3.
Active Frames
In terms of user experience with apps and active frames, BlackBerry 10.3 has a new sequence for minimizing active frames that differs from the pattern we've grown used to. In previous iterations, the current app that gets minimized would occupy the first slot (top, left), and as you went along opening and minimizing more apps, the newest one would take the previous one's place, and every app got bumped over one space. We've grown used to this cadence but 10.3's take on it has quickly grown on me.
On BlackBerry 10.3, the order in which you open an app is what determines where its active frame will be placed. Let's say you open the Music app, minimize it, open BBM, minimize it, open BlackBerry World, and minimize it. The Music app would stay in the first slot (top, left), BBM would stay in the second place (top, middle) and BlackBerry World stays in the third slot (top, right). Even if you went back and opened BBM, and minimized it again, its active frame would stay in the same exact place.
On the Passport, you can open three active frames on the first/top row, and three more full active frames on the bottom row. When you open, and minimize the seventh and eight apps though, it gets a little confusing. The GIF above shows the sequence BlackBerry has chosen to go with, and frankly, I'm not sure exactly why they did. It is one of those things you just get use to, but I'm wondering if it'll change with future OS updates.
BlackBerry Assistant
One of my favorite additions to BlackBerry 10.3 is the new BlackBerry Assistant. Think of the BlackBerry Assistant as a more productive version of Siri or Google Now. Yes, the BlackBerry Assistant can give you the weather where you're at, but what makes it unique is the fact that you can use natural speech to set up meetings, alarms, reminders, among many other things.
I can just say something like, "Set up a meeting with Lucas Atkins tomorrow at 9am" and the BlackBerry Assistant understands it's a calendar event and sets it up for me immediately.
The BlackBerry Assistant can be reached from any screen by pressing and holding the Play button (the middle button between the two volume rockers), or through the homescreen. If a user wants the BlackBerry Assistant's help, you simply start typing on the Passport's keyboard and you will automatically be launched into its services.
Check out how the BlackBerry Assistant functions in the video below:[embedyt]http://youtu.be/87b6iZguroY[/embedyt]
No Limit of Apps in Folders
Say goodbye to the days of having to pick and choose which apps you can put in which folder because you're running out of space in one of them. In BlackBerry 10.3, there's no longer a limit to the number of apps you can keep in a folder.
Advanced Interactions
Another great new feature that's been added to BlackBerry 10.3 is Advanced Interactions. Advanced Interactions let you do some pretty cool things based on how the device is oriented. For example, you can use 'Lift to wake your device' to have your Passport's display turn on if it's face down and you pick up to look at it. Advanced Interactions also has 'Flip to mute' and 'Flip to save power' as additional features that you can have set up. They're pretty self explanatory in what they do, and actually do help save a bit of battery life.
Separate Lock Screen Wallpaper
BlackBerry is adding the ability to set a specific wallpaper for your lock screen that differs from whatever you have as your regular backdrop on your device. This new option is found within the System Settings, and will probably end up making a lot users very happy. These are the type of small touches that I feel make a difference with the regular consumer versus someone who may be all business.
Looking Forward
BlackBerry 10.3 is a fantastic OS to launch on the brand new Passport and P'9983 smartphones. It's a multitasking powerhouse, and elevates media and apps to a level we hadn't seen before on BlackBerry 10. This new OS also works perfectly on both a large touchscreen – like the Passport's – and a smaller one – like the P'9983.
For now, these two devices are the only ones that will get BlackBerry 10.3. We've known for some time that 10.3 will not be available for current in-market BlackBerry 10 devices because they'll instead be getting the upcoming 10.3.1 OS update later this year.
For now though, if you do decide to pick up a Passport, you won't be disappointed with BlackBerry 10.3's experience on it. The OS is smooth, lightning quick, and looks absolutely beautiful.
With 10.3, BlackBerry has reemphasized their focus on efficiency and getting things done, while not forgetting that even the busiest of people want to use their devices for a little fun too. BlackBerry 10.3 can probably be best described as a new fresh, and modern take on productivity and fun. And that's a pretty great combination if you ask me.


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The Cowboys Should Have Selected Johnny Manziel
The Dallas Cowboys passed up an incredible opportunity to draft Texas A & M quarterback Johnny Manziel with their 16th pick during the first round of the NFL draft.
It is a minor miracle that Johnny Football was still available at 16, and Dallas will certainly need a replacement for Tony Romo sooner rather than later. It is difficult to fathom a possibility of Kyle Orton or Brandon Weeden being Romo's eventual replacement. Romo is coming off of his second back surgery and is 34 as well. To put it into perspective, Troy Aikman retired at age 34 after just one back surgery.
Romo is a good quarterback and his numbers back up that statement, however even at 100 percent he makes questionable decisions and more often than not performs poorly during pressure filled situations. Jerry Jones signed him to a huge contract extension last season, but again with his back issues it is a real possibility that he may only play 2 more seasons.
The way I see it, if Dallas wasn't going to address their true needs in the first round, which it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize are DEFENSIVE, then they should have rolled the dice and taken Manziel. There are no guarantees that any player is going to be successful in the NFL, but a player like Johnny Football is truly unique. He may be undersized but his athleticism, mobility, and arm strength are all superior attributes that could make him a remarkable NFL QB.
Maziel would have been a perfect fit in Dallas for a variety of reasons. Jerry Jones wants to continue to attract fans to Jerry World and he would have done so with ease with the Texas native. Like Romo, his mobility is something that Dallas truly needs in a signal caller, and Manziel could have spent the next season or two learning from Romo, which would have been a better scenario for him because the odds are that he will be the starter in Cleveland.
The Cowboys chose OT Zach Martin from Notre Dame in the first round, they now will have 3 first rounders on their offensive line, but they didn't address their true need first which is why I continue to question Jerry Jones decision making skills as the GM of the Cowboys. The fact remains that the Cowboys could have drafted a great offensive lineman in the later rounds, and there will surly be some talented defensive players available in rounds 2-7 as well. Johnny Manziel was still available and they missed a tremendous opportunity.
Only time will tell to see if Johnny Football pans out in the NFL, one thing is blatantly obvious, in order to win in the NFL your team must have a good defense and take chances. The Cowboys have a horrible defense and don't seem to be taking too many chances theses days.

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text: For those of you who would like to experience the new phenomenon of podcasting (broadcasting to an iPod - actually download and play, but the name stuck), here is an interview I did with a Web 2.0 maven, on venture investing in Web 2.0. The reporter (repoder?) is Chris Law, former head of product marketing at Tribe, one of the first social networks; and now working on his next Web 2.0 venture. In between he is podcasting for fun and profit. Enjoy!


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VE Day in Jerusalem: 1945
Submitted by Jiggsy on Tue, 2012-05-08 05:45
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V.E. Day celebration in Jerusalem, May 8, 1945. Barclay's Bank decorated with British flags. Victory in Europe Day is the day when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. Matson Photo Service, photographer. LOC original medium: 4 x 5 inch safety film negative.
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Friday, April 11, 2014
~ Finances on Friday ~
* I have been saving for a rug for the living room for a year and every time I get a little stash going we end up having to spend it on something else, until this week. I spotted the clearance sticker, over half off the original price and it was perfect for out living room. The colors can't match any better.
* I do not like mowing yard. I have now manage to turn our entire front yard into raised beds and we wood chip between them. We are able to get all the free wood chips we want from the power company. The are not at all a pretty color and they often times have large twigs and such in them, but their free!
* I did my grocery shopping for the next six weeks utilizing Costco and Azure Standards. For the seven of us I spent roughly $550 and there is a bit left over for more fresh produce when we run out.
* I was able to get all of the hanging baskets I have planted ahead of time so that they will have a nice head start when it's warm enough to put them out. Hanging baskets can cost $15+. All the seeds I used I had left from last year.
*Washed up all the winter clothes and put all the really heavy items (carharts) to hang dry.
* Used recycled boxes and lumber we all ready had to build my potato boxes. Square foot gardening + vertical gardening for the win!
*Found free photo editing software that has been a ton of fun to play with.
* Was able to borrow a serger from a friend so that I can take all of the worn our flannel sheets and create a bunch of "paper" towels, more cloth baby wipes and trim down the toddler prefolds.
All in all it was a pretty good week around here. Have any money saving tips to share?
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I'm visiting from Rebecca's. What a terrific job you did this week! $550 for six weeks is fantastic for 7 people!ReplyDeleteReplies
In all fairness Terri, one of those seven is a nursling but I figure I eat his share everyday plus my own. We also raise or buy all our meat from local farmers, milk our own cow, and have chickens for eggs. I was able to find some great deals and there were lots of things on sale at Azure Standards. Azure has definitely saved my grocery budget with the food allergies that I have to work around. Without them, I would be spending double what I do a month to feed everyone.Delete
Way to go, Megan! It was so fun seeing YOUR side of blogdom. (I so appreciate your comments on mine!)ReplyDelete
I am suffering from some SERIOUS greenhouse envy over here right now. SERIOUS envy. bad. bad. Where, if you don't mind me asking, did you get that green shelving? I have the lights but my husband is too busy to make me shelves so for two years now I have had lights but no set-up.
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Thanks! I have been wanting to link up the past few weeks but could never get everything written down in time. :)Delete
The green house was a clearance special at Fleet Farm two years ago. There were two left and I want to say they were under $100. I should have bought them both but didn't because it wasn't in the budget to begin with. Should have just went for it, oh well.
Ooooh! A Greenhouse! That looks like a great idea for the potatoes. I did potatoes for the first time two years ago and they just didn't turn out well, so I ended up not planting any last year. I don't know if it was the dry 115 degree days we had all summer or what. Great job on your food purchaces!ReplyDelete


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Drive business to your web site (from Facebook), not away!
Your website should offer unique content that relates to your business. It will naturally enhance your rank in organic search results, without the use of paid advertising.
An example of related content would be product directories, product manuals (PDFs), white page documents, DIY guides, support documents, or image galleries. Ask your web designer to add a blog style section to your website that allows you to post new content with taxonomy tags. Taxonomy tags are quick links to all pages that has been tagged with the same term.
Use these tips when posting on Facebook
Spending time building out your Facebook page, instead of your business website, is like building your dream house on rented land. It's not a wise investment of your time or money. Instead you should use these simple tips on your FB page to send visitors to your business web pages.
1. Make sure each FB posting has a link back to your website pages (to the page that relates to whatever is being posted) on facebook .
2. New content should appears only on your business website pages, and not the other way around. (Only on Facebook).
3. Create new FB posts that intrigue/teases the FB audience into clicking to your main web site to see your new content. Test your links to make sure they direct visitors correctly back to your website pages.
The more hits your website receives, the more likely your site will rank higher within the search engine results. (ie- it is more likely you will be attracting your target audience. )
Preparing your web pages for FB visitors
On your business web site, use the Add This module to share content to Facebook pages. Facebook Like and Facebook Like Box can also be added for additional feedback.
Use Google Webmaster Tools, along with the XML Sitemap and Google Analytics modules to analyze and improve your sites performance.
Bottom line… Facebook should be driving new visitors to your business web site- not keep your potential visitors corralled away on FB pages.


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Communication is very important in this civilised society. We have to talk and interact with others to express our feeling and also to know their feelings. One important observation is that the interactions which we do with many will not be in the same wavelength. The interaction will be best and fruitful only if the wavelength matches. Also we would want to interact with some avoid, while we some, a few we love to only listen to and we have some with whom we end up being upset. There is so many difference in the way we interact, now why is this difference?
There are different people who will take the word in a different ways. And at the same time the words can also be presented in the way it suites the person who we are presenting it. We have a different ways while talking to a friend and the boss. A friend can take any kind of word but a boss is very particular about the word flow from you.
There is a story of a young man who completes his education under an eminent astrologer. The young man starts his journey of life. He was good at predictions and soon became famous. His fame reached the King who wished to show him his horoscope.
The young man looked at the horoscope and told the king, "I have never seen such a horoscope in my life. You will lose your sons and grandsons. Your enemies will take away your kingdom. Though you get the kingdom back it will be when you are old."
Hearing this, the King was annoyed and ordered the guards to put the young man into the prison. Meanwhile the Guru of the young man came to know about the incidence, he came to see the King. Though the King was reluctant to see another astrologer, his minister convinced him to listen to the astrologer.
Guru saw the horoscope and came to know his shishya was correct in analysing the horoscope, he said, "Oh! King, I have never seen such a horoscope all my life. I say you are very fortunate to live longer than your sons and grandsons. Your enemies take away your kingdom but even in your ripe age you fight and get it back. You rule your kingdom till your death."
The King was very happy to hear the prediction from the Guru. He was so happy that he wanted to reward the Guru. Guru told him to release the young man. Once his student was released from the prison, the Guru took him away and taught him the last lesson:
Priyavakya pradaanena sarve tushyanti jantavaha
tasmaat tadeva vaktavyam, vachane kaa daridrataa?
Every individual is happy with pleasant words. Hence use only such words. Why dearth in words?
What the young man and his Guru told the King was the same in intent but the content was presented differently. One version was palatable and the other was not.
Vachane kaa daridrata?
Why dearth in words?
Vachane kaa daridrata?
Why dearth in words?


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A one-day starter in 49ers' heyday
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? / Bob Gagliano Quarterback doesn't regret jumping in during NFL strike
On Sept. 5, Bob Gagliano became a 49er; that is, he turned 49 years old.
On Oct. 5, 1987, Bob Gagliano became the 49ers' starting quarterback, thanks to a turn of events known as the players' strike. On a Monday night in front of announced crowd of 16,471 at the Meadowlands, Gagliano and the patchwork 49ers overwhelmed Jim Crocicchia (New York's starting quarterback) and the thrown-together Giants 41-21.
"Quite frankly, it wasn't fair because we had a good team," Gagliano said in a recent phone interview. "We had a team that wasn't like any other strike team."
Gagliano credited head coach Bill Walsh and the 49ers' organization for preparing for the possibility of strike-replacement games. For example, the team released Gagliano a few days before the strike began, meaning he didn't belong to the players' union when the picketing began. That made it easier for Gagliano to join the replacement/scab 49ers.
Twenty years later, Gagliano has no regrets about his decision to play on that strike team.
"When you have an organization treating you the way they were treating you," Gagliano said, "give me a break: How the heck can you strike against a situation like that?
"... It was an easy situation for me. ... I'm a football player and if I have an opportunity to play, I'm gonna play. That's the way I looked at it."
Gagliano knows some people didn't look too favorably upon some of the men who were NFL players for only a week or two or three in October 1987.
"I think there was a lot of disrespect for a lot of guys," he said.
The 49ers' "starting quarterback was someone who answers to the name of Bob Gagliano," then-Chronicle columnist Lowell Cohn wrote in his piece about that S.F.-N.Y. game. "The Giants' radio announcer referred to him for most of the game as 'Gagliardi.' "
By the next game, you could refer to Gagliano again as a backup quarterback. Joe Montana and 10 other "regular" 49ers returned to the team that won 25-17 in Atlanta. Gagliano actually subbed for Montana in the second quarter and threw the lone touchdown pass of his San Francisco career, a 5-yarder to Terry Greer.
The 49ers also won their third and final game before the strike ended, a 34-28 decision over the St. Louis Cardinals at Candlestick. When the "real" season resumed, Walsh faced the task of dealing with a locker room that could have been divided between men who had sat out the three games and those who had chosen to play.
"I know he did address some of the tensions," Gagliano said about Walsh, "but not too much. I think he wanted to focus more on football, and by doing that, I think that that alone helped defuse (possible locker-room strife)."
The "real" 49ers won nine of their last 10 regular-season games.
For Gagliano, who had spent time with Kansas City (1982-83) and the USFL's Denver Gold (1984-85), the next two seasons were his most productive in the NFL. He played in a combined 20 games for the Lions in 1989 and '90, completing 204 of 391 passes (52.2 percent) with 16 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. He also had some spot duty with the Chargers in 1991 and '92.
Gagliano - who has two teenagers and lives in Ventura - remains involved in football. His primary job is as an executive for North American Title insurance, but for the past three years, he also has teamed with former NFL receiver Chris Thomas (who played for the 49ers in 1995) to give clinics and camps for Southern California high school players.
"I'm able to keep my big toe in the game by working with these kids individually and watching them grow," Gagliano said, "and, you know what? It's pretty rewarding."
Arizona State quarterback Rudy Carpenter is probably the most prominent player to receive Gagliano's tutelage unless, of course, you count Shane Falco.
You haven't heard of Falco? Perhaps you've heard of Keanu Reeves. In the 2000 movie, "The Replacements," about a pro football team put together during a strike, Reeves played the lead role of Falco. Gagliano got the call to get Reeves ready.
Initially, Gagliano thought that task might prove too difficult.
Reeves "could barely throw the ball," Gagliano said. "He said, 'My sister says I throw like a girl.' "
Gagliano said he worked Reeves "hard" three days a week for about four months. The results, in Gagliano's words: "He did about four or five things that looked unbelievable: five-step drop with a hitch, little play-action and that bootleg and rollout.
"And he threw the ball 15, 20 yards farther than he could throw when I started working with him."
When he watched the movie's premiere, Gagliano didn't bother following a story line that should have hit home. "All I cared about was how (Reeves) looked when he was throwing the ball or moving," he said, "and I was really pleased."
Near the end of the interview, Gagliano seemed really pleased to learn he's in the answer to this trivia question: "Who are the three quarterbacks who started for the 49ers from 1987 to 1990?"
Answer: Joe Montana, Steve Young and ... Bob Gagliano.
"All I can say about that trivia question," Gagliano said through his laughter, "is that Joe guy and that Steve guy, they're in pretty good company, aren't they?"


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Desserts and Cakes
Baby Shower Recipes
The Baby Shower Cake
The cake can be both a dessert and a centerpiece, it will definitely be a part of the shower the mom-to-be will remember.
It's easy to make cakes and cupcakes for occasions like this. Don't get in over your head. Buy a simple decorating package so you have everything you need. Most craft stores and party stores sell decor that requires little more than placing items on top of the cake (or cupcakes) or simple frosting techniques.
On the next few pages are dessert recipes, with the cake recipes first. You don't have to go with a traditional chocolate or white cake….the peach, lemon, strawberry, and other recipes lend themselves to decorating very well.
• 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 8 oz (1 1/4 cups) semisweet chocolate, melted
• 4 oz (1/2 cup) strawberry yogurt (preferably without fruit chunks)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 24 mini-muffin tins with paper liners. (Spray liners with Pam.)
Beat cream cheese with sugar until well blended. Beat in egg; slowly add melted chocolate and yogurt.
Bake about 25 minutes or until set. Cool on rack and refrigerate overnight.
The cheesecakes can stick to some paper liners, so you might want to spray the liners with nonstick spray before adding the mixture. Number of servings: 24
• 2 packages of cook-before-eating lemon pudding and pie filling mix (Jell-O), Cake:
• 1 package yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 container of Cool Whip
• 1 container of vanilla frosting
Prepare filling according to package directions for pie filling; cover with plastic wrap and cool thoroughtly.
Meanwhile, prepare cake: Beat together cake ingredients; pour into two 9″ greased cake pans.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done. When cake is cooled, put about 2/3 of the cooled filling mixture onto the first layer.
Put on second layer and place the remaining 1/3 of the filling on top.
For frosting, mix together the container of Cool Whip and vanilla frosting. Frost sides, and decorate as desired with mint, lemon slices, etc.
Number of servings: 12
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 level Tablespoons cold butter
ice water to make a stiff dough (3 to 4 Tablespoons)
soft butter to moisten shortcake after baking
3 cups fresh, sliced strawberries that have been dredged and allowed to stand in sugar at room temperature for an hour (or refrigerate if kept longer).
Heavy cream for topping the cake
Preheat the oven to 425°F.
Combine dry ingredients and cut in the shortening until mixture resembles cornmeal.
Add water and mix until a ball of dough forms.
Turn the dough out on a floured board and pat it flat and round until cake is about an inch thick.
Bake until golden, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and with a sharp, heated knife, carefully split it and butter it as you would a biscuit. Place strawberries inside the still-hot buttered cake.
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The failed war on drugs
Ten years ago [in 1998], the United Nations (UN) promised to deliver a "drug-free" world by the year 2008. Pino Arlacchi, the Drug Czar at the UN, exclaimed that although "[t]here are naysayers who believe a global fight against illegal drugs is unwinnable … they are wrong". For what seemed like the umpteenth time, the UN assured us that if we simply sent them more money, their team of "experts" would take care of the problem.
A decade later, how has UN fared? Any dispassionate observer would surely agree that they have failed dismally. After all, drugs are more widely available than before.
Take a long-term view and the result is the same. On almost every indicator, outcomes have gotten worse since the so-called war on drugs began.
Most tragically, drug overdose deaths have increased. In 1964, there were six drug overdose deaths in Australia. Yet by 1999, this number had grown to 958 deaths (Modernising Australia's Drug Policy by Alex Wodak and Timothy Moore).
The number of injecting users has also increased. A study in 1999 concluded that the number of injecting drug users in Australia had been doubling every ten years since the 1960s, reaching 100,000 regular injectors and an additional 175,000 occasional injectors by 1997.
Although the drug warriors are vague as to what constitutes "victory", it seems to me that if their goal is to save lives, this is not being achieved by the present strategy.
Unfortunately, lack of success has not stopped the expansion of drug interdiction programs. Like the child who murders his parents and then pleads for pity because he is an orphan, governments have a long history of asking for regulatory powers despite creating much of the mess we see today in the area of drug policy.
The financial costs are mounting. Despite $13 billion of taxpayer money being spent by Australian governments between 1976 and 2000, the Federal Police website reports that "[t]he illicit drug trade has become an international, multi billion dollar enterprise, estimated to be bigger than the oil trade and second only to the arms trade".
We continue to spend $100 million a year, yet surveys consistently show that drugs are easily available. Of those aged 14 and older, 33.5 per cent have tried marijuana, 8.9 per cent have tried ecstasy, 6.3 per cent have tried amphetamines, 5.9 per cent have tried cocaine and 1.6 per cent have tried heroin. In spite of efforts by police, 38.1 per cent of the community has tried an illicit drug at some point in their life. That equates to nearly 8 million people.
These figures, from the latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey, are just the tip of the iceberg because many do not admit their use due to fear of the law.
This is a war we are losing. Current statistics suggest that police only intercept a small percentage of the illegal drugs entering Australia. Even in the rare instances when law enforcement does succeed in significantly reducing the supply of a particular drug, users simply turn to other drugs instead. This was the case with the heroin drought of 2001: although heroin was less widely available, cocaine use rose to compensate.
We need a more rational drug policy - one that provides better value for money, and does not marginalise users so they are afraid to seek the treatment they need. We should show more compassion towards non-violent drug users, instead of filling our prisons.
Let us not succumb to the false stereotype that portrays drug users as deviant individuals. On the contrary, many are respected members of the community. To cite but a few examples: American President George W. Bush, former president Bill Clinton, former vice-president Al Gore, presidential nominee Barack Obama, the Supreme Court nominee Douglas Ginsburg, the Pulitzer Prize winning astronomer Carl Sagan and the Nobel laureate chemist Kary Mullis, have all tried at least one illicit drug.
As Jacob Sullum demonstrates in his book titled Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use, the reality is that the majority of illicit drug users are productive citizens, not addicts. Irrational fear appears to be the main reason for the arbitrary line drawn between illegal and legal drugs. Or perhaps most people are unaware that alcohol and tobacco are responsible for more deaths than all the illicit drugs put together?
Things are changing, albeit slowly. At the Prime Minister's recent 2020 summit, medical doctor Wendell Rosevear argued that the billions of dollars spent on prisons would be better spent on drug intervention and education programs. Don Stewart, former chairman of the National Crime Authority, agrees: "Punitive measures will not work. We can't go on the way we are." This is a debate we urgently need to have.
Lives depend upon it.
Originally published at OnlineOpinion.com.au in 2008.
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Inside the brightly painted old school bus that rolled onto Elon University's campus Sept. 17, there was a four-person team ready to deliver their documentary, "Living on One." Elon is the first stop in a screening tour of twenty other schools across the United States.
To better understand the reality of stark poverty, Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci, students from Claremont McKenna College, led a team to the rural Guatemalan village of Pena Blanca in 2010.
"We were economics majors and had heard of these issues but decided to experience it firsthand," Temple said.
Temple and Ingrasci enlisted the help of their friends, Sean Leonard and Ryan Christoffersen, in the project. The students spent their summer living on a strictly-regimented dollar-a-day plan. The money was allotted in random increments—they drew from a hat each morning—to simulate the intermittent nature of their neighbors' sporadic paydays. To sustain their living, they obtained a microloan and used the money to grow crops.
Leonard and Christoffersen captured their experience on camera and created from it a documentary, which the team presented at Elon.
Temple and Christoffersen said their journey was not without hardships. They struggled with financial stress, E.Coli, and rapid weight loss. When Temple regained the 20 pounds he lost in Guatemala, he said he felt guilty knowing the people he lived amongst did not have access to food in abundance.
But in retrospect, the filmmakers said they have no regrets and encourage other students to follow their passions.
"Never as a generation have we been this free to talk and travel," Ingrasci said.
Temple and Ingrasci took questions from the crowd after the screening, and Whole Foods, the program's sponsor, provided free food.
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"I think this documentary is inspirational to other students because these guys had the idea and they actually followed through with it," Deprey said. "It certainly is a cool way to get people excited about microfinancing. They made it look cool."
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5 Autumnal Lip PicksSaturday, October 14, 2017
There's no denying it, autumn is the season for darker lips. It's like because the evenings are getting darker, so does lipstick. Now this doesn't necessarily mean donning a berry or purple lip, I think brown can be just as autumnal, so here are five lip products ranging from the berry and brown spectrums that I know I'll be wearing throughout autumn.
My ultimate lipstick is of course my beloved MAC Velvet Teddy, but I feel like it really comes into its element in the autumn time. Autumn isn't just about berry lips, I think a brown nude can work just as well, particularly because it compliments burgundy eyeshadows like a dream.
Following from Velvet Teddy, if you love the shade but prefer a liquid form, look no further than the NYX lip lingerie on the shade Bedtime Flirt. Their shade range is amazing so I'm sure they do a whole handful that have this season down to a tee, but I love this one in particular and it has a really lovely to wear formula, so I love wearing it day to day.
Another MAC product I think autumn is the perfect season for is my Vamplify lip gloss in the shade Tuned In. Now I'm no avid lip gloss lover but that's because I feel like lip glosses are often too sticky and lack pigment. This one is the total opposite - the pigmentation of it is insane for a lip gloss and it is the loveliest light berry shade. It's dark enough to be a vampy autumn lip (as it's name suggests) while also being everyday friendly - perfect for this season.
A liquid lipstick shade I love come this time of year is my Maybelline Vivid Matte in the shade Nude Thrill. I've tried a few liquid lipsticks (I'm growing to love them more and more lately) and the formula of this one isn't my favourite at all - it just doesn't seem to dry! Yet it has to be mentioned because of its stunning shade, it's a real orangey Nude that kind of reminds me of the fallen leaves and I love pairing it with burnt orange eyeshadow.
My final autumnal lip favourite is one I bought at the start of last autumn, and therefore it just makes me think of this season so much because I wore it constantly this time last year. Urban Decay's vice lipstick in the shade Backtalk is the perfect autumnal lipstick for when you want something a little bit darker to compliment your autumnal wardrobe. It's a gorgeous purple toned nude and I think it's simply perfect this time of year.
What are your autumnal lip must haves? I would love to hear in the comments, I'm always looking for new favourites!
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Lovely post, love the shades of these lipsticks!xxReplyDelete
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Love Velvet Teddy - it goes with everything!ReplyDelete
These shades are beautiful! xReplyDelete
Velvet Teddy is such a gorgeous shade! I actually need to buy it, I have a dupe from Wet n Wild but there's nothing better than having the original! Backtalk is so pretty too! xxReplyDelete
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On day two, Chef Pranil leads foodies on an off-site senses-laden road trip to experience the colour, sights and sounds of Suva's vibrant vegetable and seafood Markets. The tour will include a stop at Fiji's famous 'Spice of Fiji' farm where participants will have a first-hand opportunity to sample some of the freshest and more unique of the spices Fiji has to offer.
The tour will culminate with chef Pranil and his team transforming the resort's sunset deck and beach area into a colourful luncheon venue where guests will be able to learn the ancient art of traditional Prawn cooking using bamboo tubes followed by a seafood bake to be enjoyed communally.
Dinner that evening will be based on a 'Land to Sea' themed dinner event where guests can meet 'the mud crab of their dreams' and try their skills at live chef stations under the watchful eye of chef Pranil.
A 'Luxury Survivor' event on the resort's own private island forms the basis for the third day of the Kanavata event where guests will be truly immersed in the ancient culture of Fiji with storytelling, fire making and learning how important the 'Tree of life', the coconut palm, remains to the Fijian people as a source of food, shelter and even clothing.
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Heralding a new era for Fiji tourism and taking the destination's luxury resort offering to levels previously unseen, Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji is the first all-villa boutique resort to be built on the main island of Viti Levu. Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji's location in the heart of the Pacific Coast, aka 'Fiji's Adventure Capital' presents guests with access to myriad activities ranging from golf, zip lining, white water rafting, surfing and diving. Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji is the proud recipient of a TripAdvisor 'Certificate of Excellence' and a 'Fiji Excellence in Tourism' Award. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Nanuku-Auberge-Resort.
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Boston, MA (PRWEB) December 20, 2013
The Boston Globe Magazine announced today that it has selected Natalie Stavas, Dan Marshall and Larry Hittinger—three heroes among us who sprang to action during the Boston Marathon bombings—as 2013 "Bostonians of the Year." They will be featured in a special edition of The Boston Globe Magazine on December 22, and online at bostonglobe.com/magazine. The magazine will also include profiles of 12 other Bostonians being honored for their achievements in 2013.
Ignoring the basic human instinct to flee from danger, Stavas, Marshall and Hittinger charged into the carnage of the Boston Marathon bombings to aid victims.
Stavas, a 32-year-old pediatric resident training jointly at Boston Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital, and competing in her fourth Boston Marathon, jumped a barricade and rushed to the Marathon finish line to help the wounded. Even after being told to clear the area, she refused and ushered people to ambulances, and reassured and aided the wounded.
Marshall, a 33-year-old high school custodian waiting for a friend at the finish line, was blown back during the second explosion and suffered a concussion. Despite being pulled to safety, he ran back towards the explosion to help victims, one of which was Martin Richard—the 8-year-old boy killed by the blasts.
Hittinger, a 57-year-old ironworker and grandfather, was enjoying a drink at the Atlantic Fish Company when the first bomb went off. He saw an injured child near the explosion, and, immediately feeling a connection to the young boy, raced to his aid. Hittinger found a first responder and together they carried the 11-year-old to an ambulance. With the resolute calm of a trained EMT, Hittinger continued to help several victims to ambulances, even though his emergency training consisted of a few first aid courses taken nearly 40 years ago.
"We are proud to honor Natalie Stavas, Dan Marshall and Larry Hittinger as the Bostonians of the Year," said Susanne Althoff, editor of The Boston Globe Magazine. "They demonstrated bravery beyond measure, putting their lives in danger to help save the lives of strangers. Their courageous acts embody the strength of this city in the wake of this tragic event."
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What began over two years ago has found its way to the end. Twenty-seven issues after the Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, and David Aja reintroduced the comic reading public to the legend of Iron Fist, the series draws to a close. Make no mistake; this book did not burn up the sales charts, hence the reason for it ending. What it did do, though, was make people care about Danny Rand and the legend of the Iron Fist. Not "Power Man and Iron Fist." Iron Fist, alone.
While it did not find sales glory, this book did have praise lavished upon it from all corners, including CBR's very own Buy Pile. On that column, this book frequently found a home. Reading this issue, it's not hard to imagine why. Swierczynski baked a little of everything that is important in an "Iron Fist" story into this issue -- Hydra, Misty Knight, Luke Cage, K'un-Lun, Rand International -- and then closed the chapter. Danny Rand survives, but his world is forever altered. From here, Iron Fist will never be the same. From here, there are new paths for the next "Iron Fist" -- or maybe a re-imagining of "Power Man & Iron Fist" -- title to take.
The art is fittingly gritty in the modern parts of the story -- more so when Iron Fist is in costume and character -- giving the character a rough and tumble visage, as though made to order. Foreman does a great job of laying out the pages and adding in the details of the crumbling and re-emergence of Danny Rand's life. His effort on the present day adventures is juxtaposed with a sketchier and cross-hatched style used by Timothy Green II in the flashback sequences. Together the duo offers a magnificent visual tale. This is a visual high note for the title to go out on.
Included in this issue is a sneak preview of "Immortal Weapons" #1, featuring Fat Cobra. "Immortal Weapons" offers a chance for "Iron Fist" readers to continue to get their fix, just not necessarily through the adventures of Danny Rand. "Immortal Weapons" might even give readers a chance to find their own gateway into the next "Iron Fist" series, should one emerge. While this may be the end for now, this is a solid, enjoyable read that I'm glad I took a chance with.


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Kidnappers clicked nude pics of Kerala actress, planned to extort money : During the interrogation, On Sunday, 3 accused who have been arrested for the abduction and sexual assault of an actress revealed that a seven-member gang had conspired a month ago to blackmail and extort money from her.
Ernakulam (Rural) district police chief A.V. George said that the interrogation revealed that a conspiracy was hatched to blackmail the actor and extort money. We cannot share further details now.
The investigation team arrested the actor's driver Martin Antony on Saturday, picked up 'Vadival' Salim, a native of Alappuzha, and Pradeep, a native of Kannur, from their hideout in Coimbatore on Sunday by tracing their mobile phones.
The duo, former roommates of the gang leader 'Pulsar' Suni, told the investigation team that the latter had planned to extort Rs 30 lakh from the actor using videos of the molestation bid and offered money to them for their help.
As per the police sources that they said Suni had asked them to join the gang from Kalamassery on 17th February. They were offered money, but were not paid by Suni after the incident.
The driver – Antony, 24, told police that Suni offered him a due share for cooperating with the abduction. The driver Martin Antony was remanded to 14-day judicial custody by the Kalamassery Magistrate on Sunday evening.
The incident took place on Friday night when the actress was travelling to Kochi from her house in Thrissur. The gang followed her in a tempo traveller and hit her vehicle from behind. They forcefully entered her car and assaulted her inside the moving vehicle over the next three hours. They clicked her semi-nude pictures and recorded videos as the car was driven around Kochi. Finally, the attackers left her in the car near Padamughal and escaped in the tempo that was trailing behind.
The gang members clicked her semi-nude pictures and recorded videos as the car was driven around Kochi. After three hours, the attackers left her in the car near Padamughal and escaped in the tempo that was trailing behind.
The police has registered an FIR with IPC sections 376 (rape), 365 (kidnap), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) 341 (wrongful restraint) 506 (criminal intimidation) and provisions under the IT Act.


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Hubble Identifies Source of UV Light in an Old Galaxy
Hubble Space Telescope's exquisite resolution has allowed astronomers to resolve, for the first time, hot blue stars deep inside an elliptical galaxy. The swarm of nearly 8,000 blue stars resembles a blizzard of snowflakes near the core (lower right) of the neighboring galaxy M32, located 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
Hubble confirms that the ultraviolet light comes from a population of extremely hot helium-burning stars at a late stage in their lives. Unlike the Sun, which burns hydrogen into helium, these old stars exhausted their central hydrogen long ago, and now burn helium into heavier elements.
The observations, taken in October 1998, were made with the camera mode of the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) in ultraviolet light. The STIS field of view is only a small portion of the entire galaxy, which is 20 times wider on the sky. For reference, the full moon is 70 times wider than the STIS field-of-view. The bright center of the galaxy was placed on the right side of the image, allowing fainter stars to be seen on the left side of the image.
Thirty years ago, the first ultraviolet observations of elliptical galaxies showed that they were surprisingly bright when viewed in ultraviolet light. Before those pioneering UV observations, old groups of stars were assumed to be relatively cool and thus extremely faint in the ultraviolet. Over the years since the initial discovery of this unexpected ultraviolet light, indirect evidence has accumulated that it originates in a population of old, but hot, helium-burning stars. Now Hubble provides the first direct visual evidence.
Nearby elliptical galaxies are thought to be relatively simple galaxies comprised of old stars. Because they are among the brightest objects in the Universe, this simplicity makes them useful for tracing the evolution of stars and galaxies.
Credits: NASA and Thomas M. Brown, Charles W. Bowers, Randy A. Kimble, Allen V. Sweigart (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and Henry C. Ferguson (Space Telescope Science Institute).
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Life has unique ways of bringing us to points where we have to make hard choices of either moving forward or standing still and by default move backward.
We come to these points either by our own intentional efforts or circumstances we didn't ask for.
In either way we have to make choices that determine our future well-being.
The common denominator with all of such life issues or opportunities is that they involve experiencing varying degree of pain or suffering.
This reality of life is summed up in life truths such as "no pain, no gain" "no cross, no crown".
We must therefore accept that for any meaningful change in our lives to happen we must be prepared to make significant sacrifices.
One of such opportunities, we as a nation have been presented is the triggering of Brexit by the Prime Minister Theresa May.
This is an opportunity for Britain to become independent and control its own future destiny.
There are so many opinions about the future prospects of the country as we negotiate the terms of our exit from the EU.
This national decision has brought about a sharp division of opinions in the country.
On one hand are the doom mongers who believe Britain would be worse off and those who are very optimistic about the vast future prospects of freedom from the restrictions imposed by membership to go out build new partnerships and trade freely with the rest of the world.
As we go through the spring and Easter period, we are all presented with another golden opportunity to examine our lives and take decisions which would certainly affect our eternity.
The Bible says "For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps."-1 Peter 2:21NLT.
In order for us to be saved from our sinful lives, Christ, the sinless had to take our place and endure a painful death on the Cross.
His suffering opened the way for every one of us to experience change.
The event of the first Easter more than 2,000 years ago, still offers us change of lifestyle, renewal of life and hope for a better after life.
Each spring season brings the prospect of new life as new plants and animals spring into life.
We are called to take time to reflect upon our lives, decide to engage in renewal and change activities that would led us into a brighter and better future.
In our quest for better tomorrow, we must remember that there is a price involving hard work and pain to pay in return for a more glorious future.
Again the scriptures tell us "Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
"For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are." – Romans 8:18-19 NLT.
We can take comfort from the fact that if we are willing to endure the hard work there is always a better outcome later in life.
Therefore let's individually embrace with confidence what Jesus has done for all.
We have hope for a bigger and brighter future, if we would repent (consider our lives and decide to change) and allow God to be our guide and helper.
As a nation, my plea is for us to return to God and place our confidence in his power to make us great again post-Brexit.
I have every hope that Britain would be great again if as a nation, we would be prepared to change our ways, returns to God and affirm our trust in Jehovah, the God of Israel upon whose word our nation is built.


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Finches are amazing birds to have as pets. They require very little maintenance work and are less noisy when compared to parrots or other birds. Give them their personal space and freedom, and they will be make wonderful pets.
With several finches being bred in captivity, you have several types of birds to choose from. These birds prefer to be left alone and love playing with other finches. So buying a couple of finches or more could be just perfect for your pet.
You can also choose between finches of different sizes. Based on the amount of space you have at home, you can buy a suitable number of finches. Different species are colored differently. They can be as small as three inches while others can be as big as eight inches long. With a life span of five to ten years, maintaining a clean and hygienic is a must for their survival.
Maintain the cages in a sanitized condition. Periodic cleaning with water is compulsory. Make sure the food you provide is absolutely clean without any contamination. Finches are easily prone to diseases so hygiene and cleanliness is a must.
So what do you feed your finches with? You can feed a commercial seed mixture which is available any pets' food store. They do not eat too much. Generally a teaspoon of seed mixture is sufficient for an entire day. However, they need more quantity during winter seasons and while they molt.
Finches are lovely pets to have but remember that taking good care plays a crucial role in their survival.
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