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They are paid to kill mages. Mages are dangerous, can be bought to serve one side or the other, and the damage is bad when they are fighting. Drawing up demons doesn't endear them to society. So these two travel the land and, when paid enough, will kill the mage more as damage control than blood thirst. It's still bloody, though.
Dark Horse Books and Edelweiss gave me the opportunity to read this book for review (thank you). It will be published August 9th.
The assassins are quick with their weapons and in good physical shape but they need their brains and their partner to stay alive. When they are forced to work for one leader, they know when they have accomplished their goal, he'll kill them. They do part of the work and then run, right into another battle.
This is fast paced with lots of death and monsters as well as the mage killers and their friends. There are even some lovers for a brief moment. The artwork is impressive. Here's a sample:
Dark Horse always has dark stories but I find their story lines fascinating and the artwork is fantastic. I can put up with a bit of gore for the rest of the experience. This is a tale of a world falling apart and most everybody is doing what they have to for survival. Are you ready to go fight monsters?
I'm Jo Ann Hakola, The Book Faerie, bookworm and bookseller. I have been selling books since January of 2000. It's a homebased business and I sell online only. Here is my website: http:www.bookfaerie.com I offer free shipping stateside. It's a one woman endeavor, and I love working for myself. I have over 6,000 books online now. I do book reviews from a reader's point-of-view and try to spread the magic of reading.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Dragon Age: Magekiller by Greg Rucka, Carmen Carnero
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I offer a motto on this 2011 New Years Day:
Never follow a pick-up truck loaded with large fruits and/or veggies.
This guiding principle for life's journey came to me a dozen years ago on an I-35 entrance ramp in Austin, TX. My eldest son, Speech-Debate, had just spent a few days at the University of Texas attending an honors colloquium for high school seniors. The other two guys and I drove down to collect him. Heading home we pulled onto the Interstate behind a pick-up filled with cantaloupes. Melons started bouncing out of the truck bed and onto the highway, all around our Buick. Boing-guh, boing-guh, boing-guh!
During this week's long road trip bringing Dad to Texas, we were stuck behind a white pick-up truck carrying watermelons. Nine hours into a twelve-hour drive Dad discovered the Jeep Commander's passenger side sun visor. He could reach it and maneuver it to the side window and back. The low sun blazed into my eyes, and out, leaving trails like Sixties Kodak flashbulbs. The Arbuckles added intermittent deep purple shadows between flashes. The pick-up's cargo added the threat of imminent watermelon attack. One hill I got ahead of the pick-up. The next I was back behind the danger. Post Traumatic Cantaloupe Syndrome made it very scary. Repeat. Repeat.
My sister and I preferred to compare our four-state drive to Thelma and Louise, but Rodney Dangerfield and Chevy Chase popped to mind. In 1986's Back to School, Rodney Dangerfield's character is inspired by Sally Kellerman's reading of a Dylan Thomas poem . Nobody will mistake this for a cinema classic, but it was my introduction to the poem:
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And against following the watermelon!
© 2010 Nancy L. Ruder

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The Catholic Bishops of Ohio invite you to study the issues related to the stewardship of God's creation. Care for the environment is a fundamental principle within Catholic Social Teaching. We applaud efforts already underway in many Catholic homes and institutions that help conserve energy, protect the environment, and advance a greater understanding of faithful stewardship. We hope that Catholic families and institutions around the state will continue in such efforts.
Environmental issues and concerns are increasingly at the forefront of public debate. For example, news concerning hydraulic fracturing is an almost daily occurrence in some parts of Ohio. While these issues are often complex, certain ethical principles apply. Stewardship, prudence, care for the poor, and promotion of the common good are but a few. Public advocacy promoting such principles of environmental justice is a worthy and needed action.
Our church teachings regarding environmental stewardship are rich and challenging. Pope Benedict XVI, in his 2010 World Day of Peace message entitled If you Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation, urged us to renew and strengthen "that covenant between human beings and the environment, which should mirror the creative love of God, from whom we come and towards whom we are journeying" (no. 1). This web resource provides timely information to help us in this task. It links to Catholic teachings and offers resources helpful for individuals, families, parishes, schools and other institutions.
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You have probably noticed that I love my breakfast. Like they say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! But sometimes, quick breakfasts are just not quick enough, so you have to just make a smoothie and go.
Thanks to my Blend Active blender, I could be 10 minutes late, and still find time to make a smoothie. Nice, right?
My favourite smoothie definitely has to contain berries of some sort. Slendertox Tea* kindly gifted me a sample of their 14 Day Meal replacement shake, which went really well with my berry smoothies.
Slendershake is a meal replacement diet where you have to replace 1 meal per day with the shake. I chose breakast, but you can replace lunch with it too.
How to use:
1) Add a scoop of the Slendershake using the scoop provided
2) add 100-150ml of water or low-fat milk
you can also add fruit or extra sweetener, if you like
3) mix well and enjoy!
As you can see, I added fruit, but I didn't see the need of sweetener as the powder was already sweet.
Alpro Almond milk instead of yogurt or low-fat milk.
and voila!
I have been including the powder in my shakes for the past 14 days and although I didn't notice a difference in my weight (I never weigh myself anyway), I did notice a slight improvement in my skin and energy. I'm trying to clear my skin, and I think that if I were to continue with this, it would help a lot.
If you're wondering how the shake tastes with water, I wouldn't recommend it. It's rather sweet and doesn't look too appetising!
Sometimes, I'd just have the shake with the almond milk and it did not fill me up. I'd be hungry in about an hour and a half. But then again, when am I not hungry? :P
I recommend you have it with fruit, just to keep you full for longer. And it tastes so good!
I still have quite a lot of powder left after 14 days. There is also a 28 day course available if you'd like to try it for longer.
Thanks to The Bloggers Lounge and Slendertox Tea for providing me with this sample and I hope that this review was useful!
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Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, who has frequently led the push for greater gun control is, along with her colleague Brian Kavanagh and Sen. Eric Adams, heading up a new group of legislators who are combating illegal guns (a retired NYPD officer, Adams has a gun permit, which is distinct from the illegal firearms these lawmakers are fighting against):
Here are the details of State Legislators Against Illegal Guns, which met earlier in the week:
The New York State Chapter of State Legislators Against Illegal Guns (SLAIG NY) held its first meeting of 2012 and announced the election of Senator Eric Adams, Assemblymember Michelle Schimel, and Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh as Co-Chairs of the
group's Steering Committee.
SLAIG is planning to hold additional educational forums, meetings, and other events throughout the year. The group is committed to working together to find innovative ways to prevent illegal gun violence.
Senator Adams said, "Access to illegal weapons threatens our present and our future. SLAIG is an important part of our work toward the elimination of senseless gun violence."
"We all have a shared responsibility to do everything we can to keep illegal guns out of our communities," said Assembly member Kavanagh. "Achieving this will require innovative legislation and engagement among residents of our communities, advocates, law enforcement, and elected officials at all levels of government. I'm proud my colleagues who care about ending illegal gun violence have elected Senator Adams, Assembly member Schimel, and me to lead this organization. As legislators and New Yorkers, we are ready to get to work."
Assemblywoman Schimel said, "I am honored to be selected as a co-chair of State Legislators Against Illegal Guns. The primary responsibility of government is to protect its citizens from harm. There can be no economic justice or a fair demonstration of economic development in a community where people do not feel safe. My goal has always been to reduce gun violence in New York State through education, legislation, and advocacy."
"Keeping illegal guns out of the hands of criminals is a top priority for the City of New York. We are grateful to the members and leaders of SLAIG for leading the charge on this crucial issue, and we look forward to partnering with them to pass laws that save lives," said Micah C. Lasher, Director of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Office of State Legislative Affairs.
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said, "Assemblywoman Schimel has been a strong ally in the ongoing fight against illegal guns. I know that she and Senator Adams and Assemblymember Kavanagh will do outstanding work as co-chairs of State Legislators Against
Illegal Guns, and I look forward to working with them to end the scourge of gun violence that continues to plague our communities."
Richard Aborn, President of Citizens Crime Commission said, "SLAIG plays an important role in the coordinated fight for sensible laws against illegal guns. With Congress increasingly deadlocked by partisanship, the role of state legislatures is integral to oppose the loosening of our gun laws. I am proud that New York State is leading the charge on public safety."
As the group was meeting, though, gun advocates criticized Schimel, who met with the former Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis to discuss microstamping, which has for several years now been one of the flash points in firearms debates in New York.
Reacting to news of the meeting, the state Pistol and Rifle Association noted that almost two years ago, the city of Chicago lost a Supreme Court case in which justices ruled the city could not ban private gun ownership.
Here is what the Rifle and Pistol Association had to say:
Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel is appealing to the former Chicago Superintendent of Police for support to save her ill-conceived firearms microstamping legislation. Only in New York would an antigun zealot appeal to the authorities of a city that has been slapped for their unconstitutional laws by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Does it not stop? Governor Cuomo finally realized ballistic fingerprinting technology does not work and has called for abolishing CoBIS, an ill-conceived waste of money that has cost the taxpayers of New York approximately $40 million. Meanwhile, Assemblywoman Schimel continues to tilt at windmills by proposing more of the same scientifically disproven technologies which not even the State of California would implement.
How exactly does Assemblywoman Schimel plan to compensate taxpayers for the millions wasted on CoBIS? Will New Yorkers Against Gun Violence reimburse the costs for the worthless technology they misrepresented to the state legislature?
The legislature needs to see through the fog and stand up to the fringe special interests pushing these crackpot schemes.


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The below clip gives us the illusion of continuous motion. In fact there are only four frames that loop continuously. Two of the frames move forward the other two move backwards.
Copyright George Mather, 2003
George Mather, the creator of this piece, had this to say about this illusion.
This animation involves a repeating cycle of four different frames (hence "four-stroke"). The motorcycle moves forward and then backward again (the scenery moves backward and then forward again), but the backward step is accompanied by a reversal in contrast:Go to his site for a more in dept analysis of this and other illusions.
The effect of contrast reversal is to reverse the direction of perceived motion, so instead of appearing to move backwards between frames 2 and 3, and between frames 4 and 1, the motorcycle still appears to move forward. Consequently, the impression is of continuous forward motion. This kind of display was first described by Anstis & Rogers (1986), and is closely related to 'quadrature motion' displays (Carney & Shadlen, 1993).


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Funny you should mention Manangatang
Not many people know much about Manangatang, and on face value, there isn't that much to know. It is a small town around 80km from Swan Hill in Victoria's northwest, with one general store and one pub.
It was put on the map by two distinct catchcries. One surrounds the annual Manangatang Cup, a horserace that's call of "They're racing in Manangatang!" probably gained popularity due to the comical-sounding nature of the town's name.
The second came from AFL legend Lou Richards, who used to claim that some players "wouldn't get a game for the Manangatang Thirds" – probably choosing that particular town for the same reason.
That the town's two famous anecdotes surround sport is no coincidence. As with many small Australian towns, sporting clubs are the hub at which residents congregate. Manangatang is far too small to have a cinema or a mall, so the footy and netball clubs have to make up for them.
Adam McNicol is a successful journalist with an impressive resume boasting stints at WIN TV and Channel Ten, and is currently writing for the AFL website. He also co-wrote David Schwarz's harrowing story surrounding the former footballer's battle with a gambling addiction, among other biographies.
Adam grew up in Manangatang. His mother, a Caulfield Jew of Hungarian parents, had left Melbourne to gain experience as a teacher, intending to return a few years later.
As it was, however, she never made it back. Despite the relatively long odds – "Manang" has just 300 residents these days – she found her one and only in the town, and settled there to raise a family on a farm in the town's south. This farm would be Adam's home for his first 18 years.
Growing up, there were only 140 students in the entire school, and just ten in his final year. Of those ten, nine have since left the town. This is fairly common, and accounts for the dwindling of Manangatang's population, which was closer to 1000 half a century ago.
However, those who leave the town never lose their attachment to it. At Easter this year, Manangatang held a celebration to mark its centenary. Around 1500 former residents from all over returned to honour the town that raised them, a reunion dripping with nostalgia.
Adam's dedication took the form of a book, which he has simply titled "Manangatang." He combined his keen interest in history with the deep love for his home town to honour it in the best way he knew how.
Although he doesn't practically engage with Judaism these days, Adam keeps in his heart a close connection to his heritage. From an early age, he was exposed to his roots through the Bar Mitzvah celebrations of family he had in Sydney, and he has made the pilgrimage to Hungary to experience the place his grandparents grew up.
Despite growing up in a vastly different culture to theirs – or perhaps because of it – Adam ensures he maintains a connection to his background. Combine that with a love and talent for writing, and it is likely, if not inevitable, that Adam will one day cover his grandparents' story from Hungary to Melbourne.
With a side trip to Manangatang.
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Zion National Park by Jessica Hughes, St. Mary Catholic School, 8th Grade.
The Stark Museum of Art is pleased to announce the 2018 juried student art exhibition: This Land Was Made for You and Me, March 2 – June 2, 2018. The juried student art exhibition will complement the Stark Museum of Art's special exhibition Paul Kane: Intrepid Artist and Adventurer October 21, 2017 – June 2, 2018.
The exhibition of student artwork will be juried by Staff at the Stark Museum of Art, and will include up to 150 works of art created by K-12 artists in Region 5, TX and Calcasieu Parish, LA. Artwork should depict an image inspired by the lakes, prairies, mountains, coasts, or deserts of the United States of America.
Student Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony – April 4, 2018
2018 Juried Student Art Exhibition Finalists
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- Artwork not selected for the exhibition will be scanned and featured in a digital display inside the Museum and must be picked up by March 30, 2018.
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Messages of love
Written messages of love can come in many forms.
Here is one from Marianne Williamson which always resonates with me:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
— from A Return to Love, by Marianne Williamson.
I found this one on Facebook:
"If YOU are NOT being treated with respect, check your price tag. Perhaps you have marked Yourself down. It's you who tells people what you are worth by what you accept. Get off the clearance rack and get behind the glass where the valuables are kept! Learn to value Yourself more! If you don't noone else will! AND please help someone get off the clearance rack…"
— from the Live Laugh Love page.
And the following are feedback from some of my wondrous Sparkles and Angels customers:
"Perfect, it took me hours and hours to find this gift. Thank you, it's lovely!" — D.A., Idaho
"LOVE these!! They are just what I had been scouring for for my mother for Christmas! Thank you so very very much!!!" — V.P., Kentucky
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"LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! These earrings are so lightweight and they move beautifully. They also catch the light well which was unexpected but something I should have figured out from a store that has 'sparkles' in their name. I have been wearing them non-stop since they arrived 😀 " — B.C., Illinois
"Very friendly and helpful seller. Gorgeous packaging and beautiful earrings. Thank you so much!" — M.M., Ireland
"Fantastic! I couldn't be happier – I'm sure these will make a fantastic Xmas present. A+++ — T.F., North Carolina
My heart opens whenever I read these. Infinite love and gratitude to all.
What are some of YOUR favorite messages of love?


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Regular readers will know that we have been putting a lot of the recently relaunched Tesco Finest range through its paces. This week we have been looking at the cream of the crop in the shape of this Parmigiano Reggiano. We always have some Parmigiano Reggiano in the fridge and we use it in many of the dishes that we cook, either as a finishing touch or as an integral part. One of our regular meals is pasta with peas, pancetta and parmigiano reggiano. In this dish, we don't just put a little bit on top, it needs a very generous handful for every bowl as it is integral to the meal. This seemed like the perfect food to cook to try the cheese out. It was a joy to grate as it easily went through the grater and smelt fantastic. Taste wise it measured up too . I think it is worth spending a little more to get a top quality cheese that has been produced carefully and time has been taken. This one gets to age for 30 months rather than the usual 12 months and you can taste the difference.
Our next product was the Tesco Finest Red Velvet Cake. This is a fine-looking cake and it seemed like just the thing to take to a friend's house as our contribution towards the meal. It was greeted with much delight as you might expect – I'd certainly be chuffed if someone turned up with this as their pudding offering. There were 6 of us for dinner and we only ate just over half of it with very generous portions, so it goes a long way. It's a three-tiered red sponge cake with white cream cheese frosting. It's been hand decorated and finished with a red crumb. It looked fantastic and tasted very fine too with moist, crumbly sponge and unctuous cream cheese.


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His and Hers Till death do us part) Shot Glasses
His and Hers Shot Glasses - One set of glasses. Some couples are firm believers that "Couples that drink together, stay together". Toast your occasion with your beverage of choice and consummate that union.
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On Thursday, October 18th, the annual presentation of folk music from the Scandinavian countries returns to WOMEX. The offWOMEX Nordic Club returns with performances by Fatma Zidan (Egypt/Denmark), Niko Valkeapää (Norway) and Tsuumi Sound System (Finland).
In addition, there will another Nordic concert as a WOMEX Daycase with Groupa (Sweden). The Nordic Club is presented by Music Export Norway, World Music Denmark, Music Finland, and Sweden@WOMEX. It is funded by the Nordic Culture Fund.
World music conference and showcase WOMEX 2012 is set to take place in Thessaloniki (Greece) October 17 – 21 of 2012.
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Ready to slither into the supercool world of reptiles? Check out these photos of bizarre cold-blooded creatures.
When frightened, an armadillo lizard (which is covered in sharp scales) grabs its tail in its mouth to turn itself into a spiky ball of armor.
Photograph by reptiles4all, Getty Images
Meet a modern-day Triceratops: the three-horned chameleon. Only the males actually sport horns, which they use to defend their territory.
Photograph by camaleonfarm, Getty Images
With a barklike shell and a head shaped like a leaf, the mata mata turtle is a master of camouflage.
Photograph by TOM MCHUGH, Getty Images
Many geckos—including Asia's tokay gecko—can't blink. So they keep their eyes moist and clean by licking them.
Photograph by Michael D. Kern, NPL, Minden Pictures
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Nationals make some minor league moves
The Washington Nationals made a handful of player moves Monday that will affect Class AA Harrisburg, notably demoting left-handed pitcher Aaron Thompson from Class AAA Syracuse.
In addition to Thompson's move, infielder Ofilio Castro will rejoin the Senators from extended spring training and infielder Nick Johnson will come to Harrisburg from short-season-A Vermont. Also, infielder Adam Fox and outfielder Michael Daniel were placed on the disabled list. Daniel is retroactive to last Thursday.
The Senators open a three-game series at Reading on Monday night.
A first-round pick by the Florida Marlins in 2005, Thompson was dealt to the Nationals last July for first baseman Nick Johnson, now with the New York Yankees. Last summer, Thompson posted a 3.31 earned run average and an 0-3 record in six starts with Harrisburg. He made three starts with Harrisburg this spring before being promoted to Syracuse.
In recent outings with the Senators, Thompson had reportedly mixed a two-seam fastball, a changeup and a slider for strikes. He has a 2.87 ERA and has thrown 14 strikeouts to just three walks. On Saturday, in his only start with Syracuse, Thompson earned the win after allowing one run and five hits in five innings in the Cheifs' 6-3 victory over Rochester.
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I'm confused. Was Thompson demo awazzy7 ted or promoted? He's been a H' burg no? Also, there's another Nick Johnson in the system?
Posted by: chekhov1 | April 26, 2010 1:30 PM | Report abuse
If Thompson is so good, why was he demoted? He must be BUMMED.
Posted by: NatsNut | April 26, 2010 1:31 PM | Report abuse
Plus I think JOSH Johnson is coming up to Hagerstown.
Posted by: NatsNut | April 26, 2010 1:33 PM | Report abuse
Hmmm. What's behind Thompson's quick round trip to Syracuse? Could it be that they need a rotation spot for an imminent promotion of another starter from Harrisburg?
Posted by: Section222 | April 26, 2010 1:34 PM | Report abuse
Would love to hear some rationale/insight for this move. Doesn't sound like a performance issue for Thompson. Were they just getting him some experience at AAA, with bodies moving around? With Atilano up at Washington, who will be the 5th starter at Syracuse? Is one of Detweiler, Mock or Marquis ready for a rehab stint? Will they move Strasburg up?? Looks like both AAA and AA are light on starters right now....
Posted by: TheBorg | April 26, 2010 1:37 PM | Report abuse
wow how many starters do we have? maybe Wang or Detwiler is ready for rehab starts
Posted by: destewar | April 26, 2010 1:49 PM | Report abuse
YOU'RE confused??
I'm confused. Was Thompson demo awazzy7 ted or promoted? He's been a H' burg no? Also, there's another Nick Johnson in the system?
Posted by: chekhov1 | April 26, 2010 1:30 PM
Posted by: Sec3mysofa | April 26, 2010 1:56 PM | Report abuse
We got Josh Johnson from the Marlins and we're hiding him in Harrisburg? Wow, what a scoop NatsNut!
Posted by: Section222 | April 26, 2010 1:58 PM | Report abuse
Thompson got called up to SYR to cover for Atilano's promotion to WSH. When Chuck James was activated, SYR had a glut of starters, so Thompson goes back down to HAR.
Posted by: BinM | April 26, 2010 2:02 PM | Report abuse
YOU'RE confused??
I'm confused. Was Thompson demo awazzy7 ted or promoted? He's been a H' burg no? Also, there's another Nick Johnson in the system?
Posted by: chekhov1 | April 26, 2010 1:30 PM
Sorry, commenting from the iphone not so great an idea. :-)
Posted by: chekhov1 | April 26, 2010 2:14 PM | Report abuse
Thanks, BinM, for the clarification. I was beginning to forget my own phone number there for awhile.
Posted by: Sunshine_Bobby_Carpenter_Is_Too_Pessimistic_For_Me | April 26, 2010 2:15 PM | Report abuse
Considering that Balestar got lit up for 8 runs in 4.1 innings today, there may soon be another starter job opening up in Syracuse...
Posted by: brewer1 | April 26, 2010 2:20 PM | Report abuse
I don't know, chekhov1, I kind of liked "demo awazzy7 ted."
Sounded like Snoop Dogg...
Posted by: baltova1 | April 26, 2010 3:30 PM | Report abuse
They needed the spot for Bergmann. Thompson's day to pitch was that day. They brought him up in place of Atilano, who's day it was also to pitch. Meanwhile, they started Erikson in place of Thompson (Erickson has been doing a pretty fair imitation of Clip in Harrisburg).
Look at the Syracuse roster. No one is "demoted" to Harrisburg. Harrisburg pretty much has every single near-to-the-major leagues prospect. Syracuse has veteran depth. If its about promotion and demotion there are pitchers in SYR who likely should have been demoted, and those in Harrisburg promoted (and not just Strasburg). Chris Duncan is hitting well below the Mendoza line in SYR. It doesn't look as if he should be there as yet. But he is a veteran as is almost the entire roster in Syracuse.
Posted by: periculum | April 26, 2010 3:39 PM | Report abuse
FWIW - I think Thompson was returned back to Harrisburg not for performance related reasons, but that they brought Bergmann back into the system, so they needed to make a spot for him in Syracuse, so Thompson went back down. I think "demotion" although accurate could be a little misleading, since it wasn't like he didn't perform well (getting a win in a 5IP, 1H, 4K, 3BB outing on Saturday).
Posted by: Highway295Revisited | April 26, 2010 3:46 PM | Report abuse
Yeah - doesn't really matter where Thompson is throwing at the moment. What is important is that he's throwing pretty well and showing progress.
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For those of you beer geeks that already know, and or follow Beer Advocate you probably seen Dann of Pretty Things post about pay to play in Boston. Here's our stance –
I debated for a long time whether to chime in, or or whether to comment on this post or not. As somebody in the industry in MA who has some industry information, but no dog in the race because we run a package store as opposed to a bar and we're not in the Boston area, perhaps I could clarify some things and add some insight. Please note; that I'm not in the bar or brewery industry, so I can't fully speak for them. My goal is not to call anyone out, nor to judge, but perhaps for something good to come out of this. I would like the industry to instill some sort of ethics into craft beer standard operating practices.
If I had to bet my money on what will become of this and how things were done, I would say that every bar, distributer, and or brewery is currently operating within the legal scope within the law. At least they are on paper. In short, everything was done legally. Much like every other industry there's loopholes within the laws and there's ways to get around certain laws without breaking them or changing them but that requires one to walk a fine line. Perhaps some bars and/or corporations blatantly break the law, but it promise you, on paper it is well within the guides of the law.
The real question is "Is it ethical?"
What should be ethical in the craft beer community? I'd like the community to use this opportunity to talk about it and set ground rules.
And now let me take this time to play devils advocate and explain how pay to play has perhaps helps/helped the craft beer industry. Let's say the year is 1970, and bar X is just setting up shop in Boston. Distributor X and distributor Y walk-in and deals are made within the legal scope of the law. ( though perhaps as I said earlier perhaps probably not ethical) Distributor has six lines, distributor Y also gets six lines. Now this is 1970 and at the time there's less than 100 breweries in the USA.
Fast forward to the year 2014. Five new distributors have popped up as well as 1000's of breweries. By the years and, they're set to be 4000 breweries in the USA. This bar, still has the same 12 lines it's always had. It was set up by distributor X and distributor Y. Without pay to play, how would these new 3000-4000 breweries get on tap? Again I'm not saying it's right but I'm saying it's probably done within the legal scope of the law and again, it doesn't make it ethical.
I'll go on my own rant now and ask the question why does everybody care which beers on tap in Boston? The reason is statistics show that up to 60% of beer sold in Massachusetts happens in the greater Boston area. So to be there, is to be where the moneys is so of course money is going to be involved. It's just the Capitalistic way. Just my 2 cents.
Now, now how to educate the consumer to find the real dirty lines. Go to your local package store and ask for a keg list. Now look over the list.
If you notice bar a bar X has five beers from a specific distributor, and if you go back there some time later and that distributor has three beers on tap or six beers on tap that's probably evidence that the lines are probably free play.
My 2 cents – we stand behind Dann


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Space of Sky
If I lay very still, close my eyes, and breathe out everything that is crowding my head, one of two things always happens to me.
I always see myself somewhere. Every time. Sometimes I am in a green field. It is probably my favorite place to visit. It's very beautiful there. And sometimes I see myself in a stretch of sky. Arms and legs outstretched, eyes closed. Floating.
Perhaps it is a form of meditation that causes me to go to these two places, perhaps my imagination. It could be any number of things, really. Maybe you have similar experiences, places that you go when you leave the world for a moment. And, like it is for me, maybe these places show you a bit more about yourself. And maybe they help you move forward when you come back to the world. And maybe they offer you the answers you can never seem to find elsewhere.
Whatever it is or whatever it may mean to you, to me these things that come to me are very special. They help me so much, and perhaps more than I even know.
Space of Sky
I am in a space of breathy blue and cloudy white
floating with arms and legs outstretched
filling the space my soul has already claimed
perhaps this space is the sky
but there is no box of ground and space
only me and the sky
Perhaps I fall very slowly downward
or maybe I rise
my hair ripples around me, my eyes are closed
peace and tranquility live here
it is as if every pore of my body and soul
is open to the space around me
It is the space of my higher self, I think
and such a lovely place
when it holds me in the embrace of stillness
I have no fears, and I have no doubts
every thought and feeling points to the same thing
if there are voices they whisper good things
Here in this place of soft light and sound
I am free from daily things
there exists no bubble inside of my chest
which holds all the things I do not say
no bridge of emotions instead of a diaphragm
helping me breathe forward
In this space of peaceful movement
there is no fierce longing for things unknown
there is no reckless passion
I do not ache for soil I haven't touched
or yearn for words I haven't found
I only am
When I come here, to my very own sky
I am empty, and also full
everything in my soul that I try to contain
spills over the edges and fills my sky
so that I am there inside myself
but also in everything around me
In this moment of my soul spilling outwards
and surrounding me
I realize that it is good
and fears are put to rest
it is as if all the bits and pieces can breathe
and my deepest self is clean
I see what I am
what I can become
I view time not in a line
but in a massive expanse of perspective
I feel the promise of eternity in my fingertips
I know where the truth lies
And for the briefest of moments
for the smallest of seconds
I am free
I am brave
I understand what I cannot
I am a soul ignited


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"Oh Jesus, I'm lost forever," cried a woman.
The Revival by God that started in Wales in 1859 had spread. Hundreds of thousands of people repented. They cried out for Jesus to save them from their sin and eternal damnation. They came under conviction that they were out of options. They wanted Jesus and Him Alone!
-Broken hearts begging God for mercy…
-Preachers proclaiming the eternal life giving truth and love of God's Holy Scriptures, the Bible…
-18,000 people gathering without any sound system to hear God's Word and to pray…
-Public Houses (Bars) utterly closing down…
The Liverpool Penitentiary
"A clergyman by the name of Rev. John Baillie visited the Liverpool Penitentiary and addressed the women inmates for about 45 minutes on the revival. He then asked them if they meant to turn their backs that night coldly on Jesus and said that he would give them two minutes to consider their answer.
Before the two minutes had expired one of them cried out, 'Oh Jesus, I'm lost forever,' and fell prostrate on the floor. Others immediately cried out and in a few minutes the whole number were sobbing in intense anguish. He felt that he could say and do nothing, as the Lord had taken the whole thing into his own hand.
He had to go away, and in about two hours he called at the Penitentiary, and found that they had continued in that state for nearly that time, till they went to bed. One who had before been seeking Jesus, found Him in the interval and had been speaking to others about Him."
"Attached to a chapel where revival services were being held was a school of two to three hundred children from the surrounding neighbourhood. During the first week, while the revival services were being held in the chapel a few children of the day school were seen earnestly seeking mercy.
The next morning, the teacher of the school, rose at the early hour, and, while pleading for the rapid spread of the revival, and particularly that the work that had commenced among the children might go on, she had the assurance that God was going to work mightily.
That morning, before the usual school duties were commenced, she taught the children the text 'Now is the accepted time, behold today is the day of salvation.' She then requested the children to remain silent for a few moments, and reflect upon the word 'now.'
She broke the solemn silence by praying audibly; when she heard stifled sobs all around her, and on rising from prayer she found herself surrounded by a large number of deeply convicted children. Some cried out, 'Oh, teacher, pray for us,' whilst others, leaning upon her shoulder, sobbed out, 'Oh, teacher, we will give our hearts to Jesus.'
She then asked all that had fully resolved to come to Jesus to follow her from the schoolroom to the chapel vestry. The vestry was immediately filled, and some, unable to get in, were kneeling outside the vestry door."¹ {Bold added}
Dear friend, have you run out of options? Do you sense the gripping urgency? Eternity is coming soon. Your life on earth is quickly fading. Do you realize your sin has already condemned you? You cannot enter Heaven unless Jesus Christ, God's only Son, saves you!
Hebrews 9:27 says, "Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment."
John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Jesus saves you not by your attempt to earn or perform your way into Heaven, but by His sacrificial demonstration of love on the Cross.
If you, like many people, are trying to become acceptable to God based on your own merit, performance, or good deeds, God wants you to know that:
"…all our righteous acts are like filthy rags..." Isaiah 64:6
God does not want you to trust in your effort, your obedience, or how active you are in your church.
He wants you to trust only in Jesus and His ability to forgive you and save you. He alone can "make" you righteous. You can't try hard to become righteous. You are "made" righteous by Him. II Corinthians 5:21.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9
To know these truths is not enough. You must individually receive Christ. Listen to the comforting and assuring Word of God:
"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12
"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Acts 2:21
Right now, if you are not His, will you receive (gladly welcome) Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord?
Please pray this prayer:
"Lord Jesus,
I need You. I confess I am a sinner and without Your forgiveness and
new life I will remain forever lost and separated from You by my sin.
Right now, I choose to receive You into my life. Come in, Lord Jesus.
Thank You for forgiving all my sin—past, present, and future. Make
me the kind of person You want me to be. Thank you, Lord."²
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Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., United States
Do: Visit the National Zoo The National Zoological Park, established in 1889, is sure to please all ages. Young ones will enjoy the Kids' Farm petting zoo where cows, miniature donkeys, and goats graze near the zoo's vegetable garden, and adults will be happy about the free admission. The zoo is home to over 400 species and is most renowned for its giant pandas, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, on loan from the Chinese government. Stay: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Tucked away in a leafy residential neighborhood less than ten minutes from the zoo by foot, D.C.'s biggest hotel is a blur of conventioneers -- huge meetings are its bread and butter. The Marriott Wardman has lovely grounds, a decent fitness center, and pleasant common areas. Rooms have up-to-date electronics and comfortable beds, but they're nothing special for the price -- you may also want to consider the nearby (and generally less expensive) Omni Shoreham.
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- Automobile Commuting Rules
- Cancellation of Credit Card Debt Is Taxable As Ordinary Income
- Check Imaging & Electronic Bill Payments – Don't Do It
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- Escape The Home Office Trap By Electing Sub S Status
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
girl with guitar
this girl reminds me a someone I knew forty years ago.
Seahurst beach isn't a place where pretty girls go to sit on the beach and play their guitars. That is Alki Point or Golden Gardens. Even there, the guitar part of the picture is a little bit odd. I occasionally see men playing a guitar on the beach, sitting alone, way off by themselves, just to practice. But this is first time i have seen a Varsity Cheer leader from Evergreen High School playing a guitar on any beach any where. And she was right at ground zero, the most populated and busy part of the this mile long beach. She was not making much music. I couldn't hear a sound above all the other background noise.
The light was perfect, ideal for portraits and I could not pass up an opportunity to use that light to light this subject. With an effective focal length of 600mm (35mm equiv) you don't need to stand close to the subject but she new she was being photographed, even with a hundred people milling around on the beach, a girl like her has built in radar which detects cameras pointed in her direction.
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This was my second attempt in a week to shoot astrophotography footage at Arrowrock dam. The first attempt was almost a waste due to my lack of preparation and hasty decisions. After shooting a very nice scene at Swan Falls Dam, I was forced to wait for skies clear enough to see stars. Finally on a Thursday afternoon, after weeks of clouds, the sky began open. I rushed home, packed my gear, and left the setting sun behind me.
My destination was Arrowrock dam. A concrete arch type dam on the Boise River. Sitting on the border of Boise and Elmore counties. Upstream from Lucky Peak Dam. Construction began in 1912 and was dedicated on October 4, 1915. At 350 feet high and 1,150 feet wide, it is a towering concrete structure that once held the title of worlds tallest dam. Impressive to say the least. The reservoir behind it is so deep the water appears black and stretches for miles.
It had been months since I had been up to there. And the last time I saw it, it was mostly submerged in water. As I rounded the last bend, a nervous excitement came over me. The lower half of the dam was exposed and a large waterfall sat beneath it. I had never seen it at night before. I hoped there would be at least an industrial light to help with illuminating the dam. The moon was due to set at 8:17 that eve. Good for stars but bad for large industrial structures. I was happy to see that the entire top of the dam was lined with large decorative lights. It was almost perfect, only one bulb was out. Oh well, take what I can get.
In a rush, I made a hasty decision. I pulled up, turned the truck off and setup the equipment. All the while, the truck lights were still on. Bout 45 minutes later, with the cameras running, it started to get cold. I went back to the truck to warm up. Jumped in and turned the key…. Click-click-click-click…. the only sound I heard. In nervousness, I turned the key again…. Click-click-click-click…. Figuring by some stroke of dumb luck, I waited a few more minutes and tried kicking it on again. Click-click-click-click…. my car battery was dead. And nobody comes up that road in February at night. So getting a jump was not an option. To add insult to injury, I was miles from cell service, and I have a jump box. Sitting in my garage, at home. Fully charged. Ready for just this situation. Yup. Awesome.
I sat in the truck, frustrated with my stupidity, weighing my options. I hadn't notified anyone of where I was going, what I was doing, or when I would arrive back. My options were pretty simple at that point. Sleeping in the truck on a freezing night and wait till morning to walk back to the ranger station a few miles back and see if somebody is there. Or….. Sleeping in the truck with my Galaxy S2 loaded with music and games, on a freezing night. Waiting till morning to walk back to the ranger station a few miles back and see if somebody is there. I chose the latter….
Then I had a random thought cross my mind. I used an Alienbees Vagabond inverter to power my robot and cameras on location. I just put a new battery in it a few weeks prior. It uses a very small 12 volt deep cycle battery in it. I ran down to the camera rig and pulled the power pack from it. Hoping there was still enough amps to to turn the starter over. I hooked the pack wires up to the battery and jumped in the truck, and quickly turned the key….
The engine turned a half crank, sounded so close to firing back to life, and then…. click-click-click-click…. I sat for a moment in disappointment and frustration. After a few minutes, I stepped out of the truck and walked around to the hood. I looked down at the small battery and saw why it failed. On the positive cable coming from the battery pack, there is a 40 amp fuse. Starting the engine pulled more amps then it could handle and the fuse was burned in two. Suddenly my idea looked like it might have new life. I reconnected the cables, this time bypassing the burned out fuse. Then hopped back in the truck and turned the key. The engine did a full turn and fired up. I yelled with excitement!
I revved the engine up to 4000rpm and held it there for several minutes. I backed my foot off the gas to let it idle. Nervously, I watched the RPM needle drop past the idle point at 1000rpm and listened to the engine begin to suffocate. With haste, I slammed my foot on the gas, hoping to revive it. The engine let out a loud roar and came back to life. I fixed my foot on the gas and was careful not to move it.
I couldn't leave my equipment at the dam and the truck needed gas. Otherwise I was back to sleeping in the cold truck again. I blindly reached into the back seat. Hoping to find anything that might work as a pry bar. I came across my window scraper. To my luck, I had done what any red blooded American male does. I bought the biggest, manliest, most kick ass, long handle, double fisting window scraper of doom that I could find. I jammed it against the gas pedal and shoved the other end in the drivers seat. It worked like a charm. I wasted no time in packing the equipment up and high tailed it home. I rested quite nicely in a warm bed that night.
A few more days of waiting and the clouds opened up once more. I wasted no time getting the equipment organized and packed up. I made sure to have the jump box in the truck. On my way out the door, I told my roommate where I would be and gave simple instructions. "If I'm not back by 2:00am, come looking for me."
It was sunset when I left. There were hundreds of deer coming down the game trails to get a drink from lucky peak reservoir. Twilight was just beginning to glow as I arrived at the dam. Before setting up the equipment, I like to wander around the location and really get a feel for the environment. I find it helps me choose the best camera angles. From where I parked, over a guardrail, there was brush covered area before a sloped, rocky cliff face that descends down roughly a hundred feet. Beneath that, a giant black gravel bar that extends outward in the water channel.
I walked down and began to scout for the best location to setup. Just below the slope, where it descended into the sloped cliff, there was a rocky bluff that looked promising. I packed the equipment down, setup and began to shoot a time lapse. The dam sat across the ravine. The main drainage port was open, pouring water into a waterfall at the base. An auxiliary port next to it blasted large jets of water outward into the main channel. The spray from the jets shifted in the wind currents and traveled up the ravine onto where I was setup. The camera lens began to coat with the mist and was freezing to the front element. Normally a tiny droplet or two on the glass is no big deal. The lens is unable to focus at something that close. So it would just appear as a blurry spot or flare. But with too much, the whole image was blurry. The sequence was unusable. The air was getting colder as the mist was hitting my face. I packed up the equipment and began to scout again. Anywhere above would have the same issues. So I climbed further down the cliff face onto a gravel bar that extended midway into the reservoir. The gravel bar was covered with rounded black cobblestones and sand. At the edge of the bar, in the center of the channel, a log was set upright and used for a fishing stool.
I was right in the middle of the drainage basin of a reservoir that was being filled, starring up at a 300ft concrete dam. It was a perfect location to setup the equipment and began to shoot. The sequence would take several hours to complete. While waiting, I took some time to explore the gravel bar. It was a strange surface to walk on in the moonlight. There were crumbling building foundations, random plumbing and drainage pipes spread all over. Remnants of buildings used by the workers who spent 3 years of their lives constructing the dam. After an hour of exploring, I laid down on a long soft case used to carry equipment and stared up at the stars.
The skies above me were clear. There was a breeze pushing in from the reservoir behind me. The wind would occasionally shift and push the drainage spray over where I was setup. The air was cold, almost bitter. I came prepared for it. I used my snowboarding gear for an outer shell and layered fleece, cotton and wool underneath. I was comfortable. It could have dropped in the negatives and I still would have been warm. A bit too comfortable though… As I laid there watching the stars, my eyes grew heavy. Before I realized, I was asleep…
I awoke with a jolt. The kind you get when you fall in your dreams and suddenly hit ground. Hate that feeling. I looked up at the cameras and realized I'd been sleeping over an hour. The robot had finished and it was time to get out of that spot. Huge signs are always posted next to the spillway stating, "Warning: Water levels may change rapidly at any time. Enter at your own risk!". I've never seen it happen, but the sign is there for a reason. I packed up the robot and equipment into cases and began my trek back up the sloped rocky cliffs. Tiny little spots to fit my snow-packs in, jumping from rock to rock. It was like walking up a goat trail. With the spray coming off the dam, a thin layer of ice was forming over the rocks. The hike up a was little tricky because of this. Every misplaced step up led to two steps sliding back down. With 80lbs of misshaped equipment on my shoulders, my legs were on fire. I've been doing cardio circuit training classes for the past year. My trainer would be happy to know that I was putting it to good use. Every thirty feet up, I would stop to rest. After 30min of hiking, the top was in sight.
I took one look back realized I wasn't done yet. The moon was about to set on the horizon, and I couldn't pass up on the interesting light opportunity. I setup the cameras once more. One of the robots shooting towards the dam.
The second pointed towards the spillway.
I was next to the truck at this point. I was still slightly nervous from the last trip, so I got in and turned the key. It fired right up. After a long night of shooting I headed home.


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1. Compare prices at Kayak.com.
2. Book your rental car–at a refundable rate–as early as possible. Then check prices again 1-2 weeks before your trip, and again the day before. Agencies tend to run specials when they have a lower than expected rental rate and you can take advantage of that by rebooking at the special rate. That's why you want to book your first rental as a refundable reservation.
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How do you do, fellow kids? Are you feeling lost? Are you looking for something to help you deal with the looming threat of adulthood? Call off the search, I've found the guide: How To Be A Grown Up by Daisy Buchanan.
How To Be A Grown Up by Daisy Buchanan
Publication Date: 6th April 2017
Publisher: Headline
Genre: Non-Fiction
Format: Paperback copy provided in exchange for review
Synopsis: Have you ever felt lost, anxious, panicky about adulthood? Have you ever spent a hungover Sunday crying into a bowl of cereal? Have you ever scrolled through Instagram and felt nothing but green-eyed jealousy and evil thoughts? Award-winning journalist, Grazia agony aunt and real-life big sister to five smart, stylish, stunning twenty-something young women, Daisy Buchanan has been there, done that and got the vajazzle. In How to be a Grown-Up, she dispenses all the emotional and practical advice you need to negotiate a difficult decade. Covering everything from how to become more successful and confident at work, how to feel pride in yourself without needing validation from others, how to turn rivals into mentors, and how to *really* enjoy spending time on your own, this is a warm, kind, funny voice in the dark saying "Honestly don't worry, you're doing your best and you're amazing!"
When I heard about the upcoming release of How To Be A Grown Up by Daisy Buchanan, I knew I had to read it. When I first read this book, I was in the middle of buying my first home and I couldn't have felt less of a grown up if I had tried. As you can imagine, mixing those feelings together with an existential crisis about what I was doing with my life, resulted in me being a big, anxious mess.
You are not a goon among great minds. Every single one of us is a goon, hoping and praying we don't get found out.
Let me start this review by saying How To Be A Grown Up is not a self-help book that is going to instantly change your life. Come on now, no book will do that. It will, however, make you feel SO much better about yourself. Reading this book is like having a big sister sit you down for a chat, with a big pot of tea and plenty of biscuits.
How To Be A Grown Up covers topics such as "How to have friends", "How to make and manage money", "How to survive at work", "How to fall in (and out of) love", and even "A few words about washing your hair". In each chapter, Daisy shares lessons she has learned from her own experience on a particular matter, as well as calling on her friends to give a different perspective on a situation.
What I loved most about How To Be A Grown Up was its writing style. From the first page, Daisy's chatty and informal style of writing put me at ease. It honestly felt to me like I was having a chat with a friend, especially with how Daisy weaved anecdotes and witty remarks together in her writing. I found myself smiling and laughing throughout, and after I finished the book, I felt good. It also made my heart sing to read that Daisy was a feminist, and unapologetically so.
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How To Be A Grown Up is very female-focused, which helps it to be relatable as it's not trying to please every (wo)man and their dog. It is predominately aimed at twenty-somethings, and I'd say it is ideal for those of you who are fresh out of university or those of you who have recently flown the nest. Of course, it will all depend on you as a person. If you're the sort of person who has a 5-year plan and a pension, this book might not be for you. If you're like me, and you're struggling to feel like an adult and to be honest you don't know what you're doing with your life… *stops to catch breath* It's ok. This book is for you.
I devoured How To Be A Grown Up in one sitting (helped along by my train that was delayed, which then subsequently broke down at Bridlington). I would quite happily read the book all over again in the future, and I can see myself reading a chapter here and a chapter there in the times where I need a little pep talk.
You're capable of amazing things, but you might miss them if you don't stop comparing yourself with other people and their achievements.
How To Be A Grown Up by Daisy Buchanan is an inspiring and genuine read. I honestly needed to read this book, and I'm very grateful that I got the chance to do so. Reading this book has helped me to realise that I need to stop beating myself about my "failures" and that I don't need to have my life figured out in my twenties. Maybe this is something I was supposed to have figured out already, but the encouragement and reassurance from Daisy is a much better way of realising this.
Reading How To Be A Grown Up has actually motivated me to start blogging (and perhaps even writing) properly again – a big thank you to the "How to have confidence" chapter! Who knows, I might finally finish the novel I started during NaNoWriMo 2015…
Rating: 5* | Recommend? Yes


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Cleeng Capture for gathering GDPR consent
Cleeng Capture is a standard feature that comes out of the box with Cleeng Core. It serves as a great tool that helps you learn about your viewers. It enables broadcasters to gather intel about their end-users that can replace the paywall for the content offered.
As the GDPR regulation started in May 2018, Cleeng Capture can be a very handy feature for obtaining marketing consent from end-users.
Premium content owners can easily create questions and other input fields (ex. checkboxes) and ask for consent to legal terms, policies and marketing communication. In that way, by collecting consent, that broadcaster/content owner secures the right to do mass marketing communication to those users.
How to activate Capture?
Here is a quick screencast of the below set up instructions.
Step by step guide:
First, log in to your Broadcaster dashboard and under the 'Customer Relationships' tab you will be able to find 'Cleeng Capture'.
Turn Cleeng Capture on.
Please note that once you have turned this function on it will be activated across all of your content including Live PPV, VOD, and SVOD.
Second, you will be presented with a preview of your checkout flow. These will be the exact steps that your viewers will take when purchasing your content.
The third step is the most important. This is where you can choose what information you would like your viewer to provide you with through default fields. With the first four default fields, all you need to do is check the box on the left-hand side if you wish to use them and if you would like these fields to be mandatory check the box on the right-hand side.
Next, the marketing opt-in and terms and conditions are enabled by default. If you would like to add in your own companies T&C's, please add your link in the box provided.
Fourth, is choosing your custom fields. This is where you can really gain a deeper understanding of your viewers with up to 4 questions. For example, you could ask what hair colour do you like the most, or which sport do you watch the most. Add in a series of answers which will appear in a drop-down menu and if you would like to make it mandatory, please check the 'required' box on the right-hand side.
As you check these boxes you will see a preview of the capture page on the right-hand side.
Last but not least click the 'save' button at the bottom of your page.
Now we would like you to show you the what the check out looks like from a viewer's perspective. After your viewer has clicked the purchase button, this page will appear with all the questions you have selected. Please note that is you have not checked the required box in the setup, the word optional will appear inside the field.
The drop-down menu for the viewer questions you have chosen will look like this.
Meanwhile, I'm sure you are asking yourself, where can I find the results from Cleeng Capture? You can simply click on 'Accounts', under the 'Reporting' section. Here you can also download the report.
Any custom reports that you generate will appear inside the 'Downloads' tab under the 'Reporting' section.
Please note that the information which was captured will also populate in the receipt for the viewer.
Cleeng Capture and GDPR in practice
Lastly, here is how the new user consent window will look like after the GDPR updates. Note that the third and fourth checkboxes are related to the Cleeng broadcaster after the Cleeng Capture is enabled and the fields are set up.
Below is the previous solution, with the two separate pop-up windows:
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Salman Ahmed Shaikh
It is a well documented and known fact that equity financing is regarded as more just and closer to Islamic principles than debt based financing. Almost all of the academic literature on Islamic banking and finance obtains its legitimacy and support by the mention of preferable equity modes of financing like Mudarabah and Musharakah. Irony is that if they are preferable modes, why they are not used and not used at all in financing side operations of Islamic banks!
Islamic banks hardly use Mudarabah and Musharakah in their asset side operations. The Islamic financial institutions have showed no inclination to develop an equity market with Islamic investment banks facilitating IPOs through bridge, seed and venture capital financing using preferable equity modes.
With surplus liquidity at their disposal, Islamic banks could have provided financing using preferable equity modes to facilitate new IPOs in the market and hence encourage equity financing to be used in the economy. But, what they are doing with their surplus liquidity makes one very uncomfortable. Islamic banks currently in Pakistan use their excess liquidity to provide funds to the conventional banks. These conventional banks then provide interest based loans to the people. Is this the kind of economy Islamic scholars and practitioners are promoting and had in mind?
With important covenants in place, equity financing can be used and is used widely. Equity financing through shares will forever deny the claims of bankers in general and Islamic bankers in particular who hide behind the trust deficit and documentation problems. Why people invest in shares of companies without any guarantee over par value let alone dividend? Even when they do, Islamic scholars have put a restriction which even denies people the right to participate in equity markets flexibly and this we discuss next.
Analysis of Screening Principles for Equity Investments
Islamic scholars have put a cap on how much interest based debt could be used to finance total assets. In Pakistan, if the ratio of interest based debt to total assets is 37 percent or more, then, Islamic scholars disallow investment in ordinary shares of such a company.
This restriction is neither mentioned in Quran nor Hadith and is referred to as an 'operational restriction' by Islamic scholars. Suppose company A uses an Islamic debt based mode of finance to finance 40% of its fixed assets and company B uses an interest based debt to finance 40% of its fixed assets. Then, investment in shares of company B will be rendered non-compliant. But, from the perspective of leverage, it will have the same nature of liability and same leverage position. It is incorrect to say that this principle discourages leveraging. If the mode used in Islamic banking finance was Ijarah and the mode used in conventional banking finance was finance lease, then, technically, even with same leverage, company A will not be the owner of the asset while, company B will be the owner of the asset. Fixed installments will be payable in both cases from economic point of view. But, with higher Islamic banking financing costs, fixed installments to Islamic banks could be higher than conventional.
While small investors are deprived of equity investments in such companies, these companies will be provided with finance by Islamic banks with priority. Hubco, Kapco, Nishat Mills, Engro, Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited, DGK Cement and Attock Petroleum are some of the companies whose shares had performed well in recent past and they had been provided with finance by Islamic banks. But, for small investors, investment in ordinary shares of these companies was not allowed solely due to an 'operational restriction' and on the premise of discouraging 'leverage' and promoting costly 'Islamic debt based modes of finance'.
Through this, Islamic banks would earn exorbitant profits by providing debt based Islamic modes of finance to these companies, but Islamic scholars by way of their self-imposed restriction have deprived small investors to invest in the ordinary shares of these companies.
Small investors already earn negative real interest rate in Pakistan since Islamic banking spreads are 8.80 percent and more than 6.90 percent for the conventional banks (Source: SBP Islamic Banking Bulletin, Apr-Jun 2011). Hence, Islamic financial institutions have not only deprived small investors of a useful way to earn inflation beating returns through equity investments, but with this rent seeking mentality, also deprived their depositors by paying them lower profit rates and maintaining world's highest banking spreads among major countries.
If Mudarabah and Musharakah are deemed ideal alternatives by Islamic banking experts and scholars favoring it; then, they would have been better off entering into investment banking and supported new IPOs before they entered into commercial banking. Ironically, Islamic values like justice, equality, truth, trust, kindness, honesty and responsibility are often discussed in literature and seminars on Islamic economics; whereas, in reality, the lack of these values in practice in Muslim countries specifically is the major reason why preferable participatory equity based modes of financing remain unusable.


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How to install MongoDB on Mac OS X
Installing MongoDB on Mac OS X
If you are looking for a straightforward, no-headache way to install Mongodb on Mac OS X you have come to the right place. If you are looking for a customized, tricky installation from source, you need to look somewhere else.
There are many ways to install MongoDB on MacOS X: from source, binary download, MacPorts, and Homebrew to name what I am aware about. Go the Homebrew way, and ditch the rest. In fact, use Homebrew for managing all your packages on Mac OS X. This all you need to do to get MongoDB running on your system:
$ brew update
$ brew install mongodb
$ mkdir -p /data/db
If you don't create that directory you will get an error "exception in initAndListen std::exception: dbpath (/data/db/) does not exist, terminating", when you try to start the MongoDB server.
Note to Mac OS X Lion users, if
mkdir -p /data/db fails. Do this:
$ sudo mkdir -p /data/db
$ sudo chown `id -u` /data/db
What the above commands did is create the required directory and change ownership to you, so that you can run
mongod without any permission errors.
If everything goes fine, you have successfully installed MongoDB on your system. To start the server, open a terminal and type:
$ mongod
MongoDB starting : pid=4932 port=27017 dbpath=/data/db/ 64-bit
To connect to the sever and playing with the data, open a terminal and type:
$ mongo
MongoDB shell version: 1.8.3
There you go! No head-ache, no dependency problems, nothing to worry about - just get the thing installed and running.


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Mass, Wendy. The Candymakers. Little, Brown, 2010. 453 pages. Hardcover $15.44, ISBN 978-0-316-00258-5 ; PLB $13.86, ISBN 978-0-329-89179-4 ; TR $8.54, ISBN 978-0-316-00259-2
TL;DR: Do I recommend this book? Yes!
Genre: Mystery
Part of a series? Yes –the second book is The Candymakers: The Great Chocolate Chase
Plot Summary:
Logan Sweet is super excited and a little bit — make that really — nervous. The big candy making contest has arrived, and now Logan is one of 32 twelve-year-olds competing to have their candy be chosen as the next "it" candy. Being the grandson of Samuel Sweet, candy innovator and founder of the Life is Sweet candy factory means that Logan feels he has a lot to prove. But to win, he needs to beat every single other child competing, and as we are soon to learn, the other three contestants from his region also have a reason to win. Logan is also excited, however, to have the chance to spend time with people his own age — he has grown up inside the factory and has seldom gone into the outside world. Will Miles (a bit of a strange kid who has a tendency to talk about the Afterlife), Daisy (a bubbly girl with a weirdly heavy purse and a tendency to read out loud by herself), and Philip (a world-class snot) turn out to become his friends? Or are they simply competitors? (And is everyone exactly who they seem to be?)
Critical Evaluation/Reader's Comments:
This book was AMAZING. A student recommended it to me, and once I started it, I could not put it down. This book is told through each child's point of view, and as soon as we get up to the night before the big contest, we switch from Logan to Miles (who relates all of the action up to that point as he experienced it) to Daisy (who does the same) to Philip (who does the same), finally back to Logan. Each child has secrets that they do not share with each other, and each child is motivated by something beyond simply making the winning candy. (Do all of them even want to make candy? I'll leave it to you to find out!) Deliciously, this book utilizes unreliable narrators, leaving kids to find out as they read whether or not we know who these people are.
Curriculum Ties/Library Use:
This is definitely a great read for anyone, particularly fans of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Grade Level: 3-6
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