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Nails: Spring Blossoms
Posted March 31, 2014on:
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After a very long while I finally was able to do nail art again! Here my inspiration is Erikajjang's tutorial for sakura nail art. I wanted to do a similar art with some deviations. Here are the products I used.
I of course will have the Dazzle Dry Base and Top Coats. For my sky-color, I used Dazzle Dry Sno Cone. The branches are painted with OMG Sunny Tan, and the blossoms are painted with Dazzle Dry Strawberry Macaron and OMG Gold Digger. Here is the resulting nail art.
As you can see, I only did the sakura patterns on the middle fingers. On the outer three I painted birds also using Sunny Tan. The lines are still a bit thick, even using my thinnest dotting tool, so I may have to use a toothpick next time.
Nails: Sweet Valentines
Posted February 24, 2014on:
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This is waaaaay late but let me show you what I wore on my nails over the Valentines weekend.
I used two coats of Dazzle Dry Strawberry Macaron for the base. On the ring finger I used Models Own Blizzard for a nice silver sparkle. On the other four I used Revlon Brilliant Strength Nail Polish in Seduce and Dazzle Dry Heart of Fire for the dots, which ended up totally indistinguishable from each other. The random swirls between the dots were actually the Revlon polish, and was inadvertently swiped across the nail when I applied top coat too early.
Hope you guys had a great valentines!
Nails: Inadvertent Brocade
Posted January 31, 2014on:
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Isn't life interesting? I find that even when you don't plan things, something good happens. I am quite the planning freak, so I do freak out when events cause sudden changes in my schedule. I'm trying to improve though, as this is not a really healthy reaction to life.
It's kind of what happened to my most recent mani. I merely wanted to test drive my new Konad nail stamping set (won it from Geek Girl Manila!) and it turned out to be better than I expected! I'll make a formal review of the stamping set soon, but I wanted to show you my first-ish attempt at nail stamping.
As base I used Dazzle Dry Morning Dew. Let me show you this color, which I just swatched recently.
For stamping, I used OMG Gold Digger. As I mentioned in my swatch post, this is one of the thickest formulas I encountered so far, which led me to decide on using this as the stamping polish. It took several tries, but I finally got the hang of the stamping process. Here's how it turned out, after applying top coat.
Not that bad eh? I thought it looked very much like green brocade, like this.
I love how things turn out for the best. My practice stamping created a brocade-like pattern and color that I didn't really plan on. Here are some more shots of the nails.
Last December Dazzle Dry Philippines had a sale, and I immediately grabbed some items from my wishlist. Today I will show you the swatches from the shades I purchased: Arctic Sunset, Blueberry Sno Cone, Morning Dew, and Pixie Green with Envy.
First up is Arctic Sunset, one of the shades in their last collection of 2013, the Bloggers Mystery Collection. The moment I saw the swatches from the participating nail artists, I immediately zeroed in on this one. It's a rather cloudier white compared to White Lightning. The feature of course is the embedded microglitters, white and silver. Unfortunately it's very hard to capture on photo, but it's very evident in person. I used two layers here.
Here are some outdoor shots of Arctic Sunset.
Next is Blueberry Sno Cone. It's a really nice bright blue that pops out and can really complete an outfit. I've been running out of my samples of blue polish from the Afternoon Tea collection. I chose this one to be my mainstay blue, and I don't regret that decision one bit! It is a little sheer and you can still see my nail line even after using two layers.
Here are some outdoor shots of Blueberry Sno Cone.
Lastly we have Morning Dew. This is from the limited edition Esnavi Live collection. I really would have wanted to get all three shades but due to limited funds I got only this one which is my favorite of the three. This is a really interesting shade of green; it reminds me of wet moss, which I guess is why it's named Morning Dew. I'm very happy to add this to my collection of greens! I used three layers here to get a nice deep moss green. I didn't take outdoor shots because I used this as base for a nail art, watch out for it! This is the only one here that has no top coat.
I also bought a glitter topper since it was actually the most sulit to buy during the sale (all polishes were at Php400!). I've been wanting to get this Pixie Green with Envy for the longest time, and now I can finally try it! This is part of the Faerie Fantasy summer collection last year, and I already have its partner green, Me d'Forest Queen. This has crazy amounts of glitter, large and small hexes in green and small rounds in either black or really dark green. I layered it over Arctic Sunset here, two coats.
And of course, the outdoor shot.
I am so in love with my Dazzle Dry haul! There is a reason why I have so much of it, and I still have a long wish list of shades! Which one did you like the best?
Dazzle Dry is available in the Philippines online, and is cruelty-free.
Recycling my Glamourboxes
Posted January 16, 2014on:
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I'm sure you are aware of the resting bitch face. Urban dictionary defines it as "a person, usually a girl, who naturally looks mean when her face is expressionless, without meaning to." Fortunately, I don't have that, but I do have what I would call resting sad face. Apparently I look sad or depressed when I am expressionless. I have more than one person per week come up to me asking if I'm okay, when I was actually feeling pretty upbeat! Maybe I need to smile more…
Anyway! I would like to share with you one of the ways I reuse my empty Glamourboxes. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but Glamourboxes are pretty large and sturdy and really quite reusable.
Since the boxes are nicely sturdy, I use them as trays/containers for my nail polishes. Here you see one and a half Glamourboxes holding my favorite polishes and nail art equipment. I also use another box as a tray where I put my selected supplies so I don't need to bring an entire box of polishes every time.
Here's a closer look at the individual trays. This box is where I put my (growing) collection of Dazzle Dry nail polishes. On the corner is my lone Rescue Beauty Lounge lacquer.
This one holds my "other" brands. I have here a surprising amount of OMG polishes and a bit of Girlstuff, Models Own, San San, Essence, and Etude House. There's also lone representatives from Misa, BYS, and Bobbie.
Finally this one holds my nail art supplies. Most of it is actually from the Nailinator as I won one of her contests.
Writing this post makes me realize that I might have a bit too much nail polish (you don't say?!). At the same time, I also feel like my boxes can hold a bit more bottles and there's that really horrible nagging thought that I have maybe five more unused Glamourboxes hanging around. I…I'm addicted, aren't I?
How do you recycle your subscription box boxes?
Haul: November-December
Posted January 10, 2014on:
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Last month I was not able to put up a haul post, so I am doing a collective haul post for these past two months.
Celeteque Clarifying Shampoo
I've already posted an initial impression of this clarifying shampoo, and I can say that this is such a great product! It resets your scalp and rids it of product buildup. In addition it also somehow conditions the hair, making it soft and silky. Just a note of warning: this shouldn't be used more than once a week. This retails for Php200 for a 250-ml bottle.
Fabulosa Rings and Necklaces
I received a simple necklace from Fabulosa in my Secret Santa Glamourbox. I loved it so much that I immediately purchased three ringsets. About a week later Fabulosa held an auction for more of those simple gold fashion necklaces, and I won it! I now have four new necklaces (the fifth will be included in a giveaway!). Fabulosa's Amanda is so personable and easy to deal with, and I am looking forward to getting one or two of the statement necklaces. The ring sets are normally Php350 (set of 3 rings) but if you purchase two or more sets it goes down to Php300.
Paper Chic Studio Washi Tape Set
One of my purchases at the World Bazaar (same day that I visited Bloggers United 6) was this washi tape set from Paper Chic Studio. This is my first experience with washi tapes and so far my daughter is loving it. Myself, I've only tried it on a cannister of ear buds and my it looks fab. I got this set for only Php50.
Gift from Kira of Elegantly Wasted
Let me just gush like the fangirl I am. One of my goals when visiting Bloggers United 6 was to meet as many of my blog heroes as I can. Kira of Elegantly Wasted is one of them, and luckily enough I did get to meet her there! She is so sweet and charming, and she didn't mind so much that I looked quite dorky in this photo (check out her rad necklace!). After a quick chat and the photo session I took my leave. It was therefore quite a shock when she sent me this gift, and wow I was flabbergasted when I opened it. The pack included a cute desk calendar, a bliv face mask, three samples of a VMV cream cleanser plus a voucher, Maybelline Color Sensational in Tinted Taupe, a sample of Benefit They're Real Mascara, and three pots of Silk Naturals mineral eye color. Holy wow! Did I mention wow? Thanks so much Kira!
Models Own Nail Polishes
As part of my holiday order from Glamourbox Boutique (I gave away gift sets to my girlaloos), I got myself a couple of polishes I've been lemming for a while now. These are Fuzzy Peach (a nice bright pink-leaning peach) and Blizzard (a color-fest silver gliter topper), Php365 each.
Glamourbox Tote
This very useful canvas tote from Glamourbox is a bonus item when you purchase more than Php2000 worth from the Boutique. I easily went over the minimum when I went christmas shopping and got this wonderful tote.
OMG Nail Polishes
A chance trip to Landmark Makati brought me to the OMG display shelf, and I was excited to see some new shades. I bought three for myself that day: Jive (a deep blue), Happy Hour (a shimmery dark purple), and Gold Digger (a bright metallic gold). I've already swatched the first with great results. Each bottle of polish costs Php19.75.
Nail Glue
That same trip to Landmark got me a bottle of nail glue. I need this to try out my new nail studs which I won from The Nailinator's giveaway. I think this costs Php40 or thereabouts.
Solemate Flats
I am typically not a flats person, as I prefer going around in socks-and-shoes/boots combo. My office christmas party required a filipiniana attire and I needed appropriate shoes for it. Luckily I saw these black Solemate flats with some sort of woven texture and can readily pass for filipiniana. Solemate at SM Makati was having a sale, buy-1-take-1 of selected flats for Php399, so I got this nice cream pair with bow detail as well. I think I am now a convert! These feel so nice and comfy on the feet!
Sample Room Haul
On the 11th day of christmas I grabbed a Colour Collection Age Defying BB Cream CoQ10 & Green Tea Extract SPF45 and a Sappe Beauti Drink (Fiber 8,000 mg with L-carnitine), all for 140 points. I enjoyed my first CC BB cream (reviewed here) and I expect I would enjoy this one as well. And since I had extra points, I grabbed that beauty drink as well just to try it out.
Dazzle Dry Essentials and Nail Polish
Dazzle Dry had a holiday sale where all items in their store got a major discount! I grabbed myself some essentials, two bottles of Nail Prep (Php100 each) and a top coat (Php400), as well as four bottles of nail polish at Php360 each. I was able to score the following shades: Arctic Sunset, Morning Dew, Pixie Green with Envy, and Blueberry Sno Cone. Can't wait to show you my swatches!
Review: Nail Polish Removers from The Face Shop, Dazzle Dry, and Flormar
Posted December 9, 2013on:
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Welcome to part 2 of my ambitious nail polish remover review project! To refresh your memory, I plan to review as many nail polish remover brands as I can. Here is the photo of all the polish removers I have.
I started with three drugstore brands two weeks ago. For this installment I will review the nail polish removers from The Face Shop, Dazzle Dry, and Flormar.
The Face Shop Lovely Me:Ex Nail Remover
This is the first of my three pink nail polish removers. I got this from one of The Face Shop stores (Trinoma, I believe), for about Php95 if I am not mistaken. This Lovely Me:Ex Nail Remover in 01 Pink bottle has 100ml of product in it, and has a child-proof safety cap. It has a nice floral scent that is not at all offensive to the nose. As you can see from the fluid level, I haven't used this a lot. It is not that efficient in removing nail polish which is why I don't use it very often. Contrary to what the name says, it doesn't remove your nails, but it does remove nail polish. The Face Shop is not cruelty-free.
Dazzle Dry Lemongrass Nail Polish Remover
Ah, now we come to my favorite nail polish remover. As an avid Dazzle Dry user, it makes sense for me to be using the Dazzle Dry Lemongrass Nail Polish Remover. It does remove DD polishes efficiently; usually it takes only one (and a half, sometimes) cotton rounds to remove polish from all ten fingernails. It also removes other brand nail polishes with only slightly less effectiveness. This 240ml bottle costs Php375, which may seem a bit steep. However as it is very efficient in removing polish, it lasts for quite some time. As you can see I'm just halfway through the bottle, and believe me I use this quite a lot! The scent of lemongrass is admittedly a bit strong, but it doesn't bother me too much. The product is very gentle and doesn't dry out the nails and the skin around them. The only disadvantage I see with this is that it can only be ordered online (or maybe from select salons), and sometimes they run out of stock. Dazzle Dry is cruelty-free.
Flormar Nail Polish Remover in Orchid Complex
Lastly for this installment, I have my second pink nail remover. Flormar Nail Polish Remover in Orchid Complex has 125ml of product, and costs Php149, which is one of my more expensive ones on a per milliliter basis. I think it smells the best of all removers that I have, as the orchid scent smells so good. However it has approximately the same level of removal efficiency as The Face Shop's. Flormar is available in many SM Malls as well as Watsons branches. I believe Flormar does not test their final products on animals.
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One of the booths I visited during the Blogapalooza 2013 was BYS. BYS is an Australian cosmetics brand that recently landed in the Philippines. They carry a wide range of makeup products as well as nail polish. Signing up at their booth bagged me a sample of their nail polish. When I got home and investigated the sample, I experienced a happy shock. It was in fact a full-sized bottle of BYS Nail Art Lacquer, of the shade 009 Fuschia Pink!
This 10-ml bottle has a big black plastic cap that holds a thin striper brush. The shade name is found at the bottom and the ingredient list and other information at the back.
I immediately tried this out in a nail art. I used Dazzle Dry Strawberry Macaron as base color, and used BYS Nail Art Lacquer to paint straight and even stripes on all my nails. Here is the final look:
The black handle made it very easy to create stripes. It lent to good control, even for my non-dominant hand. Check out my right hand:
I have to say that this nail art lacquer makes my stripes look a lot more professional, for both hands! The drying time is fairly fast, and it works well with my favorite base and top coats (Dazzle Dry). Here are some outdoor shots of my nails.
BYS is cruelty-free. Check out more shades of their Nail Art Lacquers here. BYS is available in SM Beauty and Watsons branches. I don't know how much the nail art lacquers cost; I will update this post once I find out the price.
Pros: works great as striper; dries fairly fast; works well with Dazzle Dry system; cruelty-free
Cons: none so far
Wishlist: Nail Polish
Posted November 20, 2013on:
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For the second edition of Wishlist, I present to you my Nail Polish wishlist. I am listing this by brand, although some brands have several items listed in them. My primary consideration in including anything on this list is that it has to be cruelty-free.
1. Dazzle Dry Esnavi Collection, and Dazzle Dry Bloggers Mystery Collection
Why I Want It: Dazzle Dry is my favorite brand primarily because it dries rock-hard in literally five minutes. This is tried and tested, and the Philippine distributor is so nice! The first collection is limited edition and is a collaboration with the singer Esnavi. It has only three shades (green, purple, and peach) and I want all of them! The Bloggers Mystery is a collaboration with five prominent nail bloggers (the sixth shade being a DD-made one), and is released as the 2013 winter collection. I would like to get all six shades but realistically I would probably only get my top three (white, blue, and green). All three of the Esnavi shades are available at Dazzle Dry PH while the Bloggers Mystery will be available at the end of the month.
Why I Shouldn't Buy It: Nothing, really. Probably the price, but that isn't how wishlists are supposed to work, right? 😀
2. OPI Couture de Minnie Runway Minnies
Why I Want It: I've always liked Minnie Mouse, as she presents as a strong female character without being over the top. This OPI set (includes four of the five shades of this collection, in mini bottles) seems to capture that idea quite well. In addition I love pinks and starting to lean on reds as well, so this is the perfect set to get started on OPI.
Why I Shouldn't Buy It: OPI may be cruelty-free, but it is owned by a parent company that tests on animals (Coty). I'm not yet sure how I feel about that, but I figure if a parent company profits from a cruelty-free daughter company then that ultimately supports the animal testing of the parent company.
3. Models Own Nail Polishes
Why I Want It: My experience with my first Models Own made me want to get more shades. It applies well and dries relatively fast.
Why I Shouldn't Buy It: The local reseller, Glamourbox, only has limited shades available. And among those shades, I probably only want one or two. It's not "sulit" to order only a couple since I'd have to pay extra for shipping anyway. I'd rather order a bunch for efficient ordering.
4. Deborah Lippman Wicked Collection
Why I Want It: I like fairy tales, and the Wizard of Oz is one of my favorites. While admittedly I have neither read the book nor watched the play, I like the swatches of the Wicked collection I've found online. That green polish would fit quite well into my greens collection.
Why I Shouldn't Buy It: Deborah Lippman is a brand I've never tried before. I have no idea if it will work well with my go-to base and top coats (Dazzle Dry) so it will be a gamble if I buy this set.
5. Rescue Beauty Lounge Fan 2.0 Collection Coquette
Why I Want It: Emboldened by my positive experience with Liberty, I want to try more shades from RBL. From the latest colaboration with RBL fans I chose the shade Coquette as the best.
Why I Shouldn't Buy It: Unlike Liberty, the Fan 2.0 collection was not picked up by any reseller so it is very difficult to acquire this. I've never had the experience of importing an item directly. In addition, getting this will only make me more addicted to RBL, which is by far the most expensive polish I own (and is probably not that sustainable, hehe).
6. Picture Polish
Why I Want It: Picture Polish is an Australian brand of nail polishes that produce really interesting shades. Thankfully it is being distributed locally by Polish Please, and has a pretty good selection of shades. I love most of the greens and blues (hence the shade selection above) and would love to try at least a couple of these. I can combine this with OPI Couture de Minnie above to save on shipping fees.
Why I Shouldn't Buy It: Just like Deborah Lippman, this is a brand I've never tried before and may not work well with my go-to base and top coats (Dazzle Dry) so it will be a gamble if I buy this set.
Bonus Item: Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
Why I Want It: My go-to top coat does not work well with some brands, and I need an alternative. I've seen many praises for this top coat which have convinced me that this should be on my wish list even if it's not a nail polish per se. As a bonus, I can combine this with the OPI Couture de Minnie set to save on shipping (from Polish Please).
Why I Shouldn't Buy It: Seche is mostly cruelty-free, but they do not guarantee the same for their ingredient vendors. This is not such a big deal for me at the moment, but it's a point of contention.
Verdict: Dazzle Dry it is, to be honest. Nothing can beat a tried and tested brand, and it already works with my base and top coat of choice (of the same brand, hehe!). I might get the Seche top coat anyway since I do have other brands of polish that I regularly use too.
Have you tried/owned any of these brands? Which would you recommend/not recommend and why, or would you rather recommend something else?
Nails: Eyes on you
Posted October 28, 2013on:
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This is my Halloween special! My inspiration for these eyeballs come from this great tutorial from The Bubbly Brunette. I did nothing new really, I just followed her instructions to the letter.
I used the following for this nail art: Dazzle Dry Base and Top Coats, Dazzle Dry Electrifying, White Lightning, and Forget Me Not, Girlstuff Twilight, BK Nail Dotting Tools and Striper Brush.
The steps are the following:
- Prep the nails with DD Base Coat.
- Paint two coats of White Lightning on the nails.
- Using the striper brush, paint short red stripes in a radiating pattern using Electrifying. This is going to be the blood vessels.
- Using the biggest of the dotting tools, put a big blue circle in the middle of each nail using Forget Me Not.
- Using a slightly smaller dotting tool, put a slightly smaller black circle in the middle of the blue circle to denote the pupil, using Girlstuff Twilight.
- FInally, using the smallest of the dotting heads, put a small white circle slightly off-center using White Lightning, to denote the reflection.
- Apply DD Top Coat.
Here's the final look!
Not bad isn't it? It looks much better in sunlight of course.
Check out the right hand. The blood vessels are thicker and straighter, because that's all my nondominant left can handle!
Happy Halloween!


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Terror suspect linked to Afghan assassination
A Frenchman under investigation in Australia and France for possible terrorist activities was also suspected of links to the assassination of an Afghan leader, authorities said.
Willie Virgile Brigitte, 35, is in custody in a Paris area jail where he is being held on suspicion of association with a terror group, French police and justice officials said.
Investigations are under way in France and Australia into Brigitte's alleged links to the al-Qaeda terror network, French officials said today.
A judicial official said that Brigitte was also suspected of running false passports to the assassins of former anti-Taliban rebel leader in Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Massood.
He was known as the "camper's chief" because he organised survival training lessons in Fontainebleau Gardens outside Paris before the September 11 attacks, the official said.
Brigitte, who allegedly fought with anti-US forces in Afghanistan, was captured on October 9 in Sydney after France warned Australia of his suspected al-Qaeda ties. He was returned to France under guard on October 17 and placed under investigation afterward.
NSW Premier Bob Carr said Brigitte's arrest may have disrupted a terror cell in Australia. Authorities have raided several homes in Sydney and interviewed people who may have known him.
"This was a serious character whose presence here was worrying. He came out of training in terrorist training camps," said Carr.
"It's likely that they (authorities) are breaking up now some cell that has existed in Sydney."
Carr said contacts Brigitte had made and training he had received in Pakistan and Afghanistan "confirmed that he learned about explosives."
Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock told reporters that French authorities had indicated Brigitte had been asked "to provide shelter to an expert in explosives," without elaborating.
French investigators haven't accused Brigitte of a terrorist plot or linked him to any attacks, but said he had spent months in al-Qaeda training camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Brigitte arrived in Australia in May. The Australian government has defended itself against claims that it acted slowly by insisting the French only alerted them to his possible presence on September 22.
French authorities contacted Australia again on October 7, warning that Brigitte may have been there for terror-related activity.
Brigitte is originally from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and had taken the Muslim name Abdelrahman.
Under questioning, Brigitte acknowledged he had travelled to Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban against US forces after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, French officials said.
France's counterintelligence service, the DST, has been tracking Brigitte for years, officials said.

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This was a genuine pleasure to work on - a 30second promo for a BBC South East Inside Out special on having an alcohol-free Christmas. Working with director Robert Samuels from Red Bee Media, I built this retro animation using illustrations created by Paul Middlewick @ Grid24. The animation was created using Adobe After Effects - the Puppet tool was a real time saver for some of the characters.
I'm really happy with the end result, which I think has bags of charm! The show itself went out on Jan 9th 2012
BBC South East -
"Booze Free Christmas"
Dir. Robert Samuels,
April 2013
Production company: Red Bee Media
Illustrator: Paul Middlewick @ grid24
Animation, editing, compositing and finishing by Dan Sollis


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The rising utility rates, economy and growing concerns about carbon emissions are causing more homeowners to consider alternative and renewable energy resources to power their homes. For home owners who have already considered energy efficiency and have good insulation and efficient windows and doors, alternative and renewable energy may be the next logical step. This course discusses conventional and non-conventional energy resources, understanding fuel switching and changing to passive systems. The example of renewable energy sources discussed in this course include: Solar energy (thermal, photovoltaic), wind power (water pumping and electrical generation), hydro power (electrical generation), geothermal energy (heat and electrical generation), biomass (heat and fuel) and hydrogen (transportation).As part of this course, the rational and drivers for using renewable energy to produce energy in residential buildings will be addressed .An introduction to components of and the advantages and disadvantages of various renewable energy sources and their technologies in residential applications will be also discussed. Along with the factors that homeowners should take into account for each of these energy resources when considering them for residential applications; tips and suggestions for effective renewable energy retrofit project management will be provided. The important market trends and solutions as well as financial approaches in the renewable energy industry are introduced.
It is highly recommended that students take CESA 0198-Residential Energy Efficiency in advance of this course. This is because installing renewable energy can be expensive and the capacity that is installed should be minimized for cost savings. Without first making your home efficient you will be installing a greater capacity of renewable than needed


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Even though I've made Asian inspired foods a few times now, they're still intimidating to me. Until I made this, I didn't feel comfortable just "throwing some stuff together." But making this stir fry made me realize that I have everything I need to make a good stir fry. And it doesn't mean having a Wok – although that would help – OR a lot of oil, if you don't want to use it.
Since stir fry should be an easy to make meal, I'm going to post this as ingredient suggestions rather than an actual recipe, with very simple instructions because frankly that's what I wish I had when I first started.
First let me tell you what I think are essential ingredients for flavor:
Soy Sauce
That's it! That's all that's actually essential. That is the basic, but you're not going to get a very complex flavor from it and will probably feel like something is missing. So from there you can add:
Honey or Brown Sugar – if you tend to like sweeter stir-fry's
Broth – if you like it saucy (yeah, baby!)
Sesame oil – Yum! Highly recommended – to me this is essential
Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar – Essential in our house
Crushed Red Pepper
Sriracha Chili Sauce – Also essential in our house
Corn Starch slurry – if you want a thicker sauce
Sweet Chili Sauce – Also essential in our house
Ok now, for the veggies –
If you've eaten Chinese food, you probably know which vegetables you like, but the idea is to simply chop them up about the same size. But here are some suggestions:
Sweet bell peppers
Snow Peas
Sugar Snap Peas
Bok Choy
Green Beans
Bamboo Shoots
Baby Corn
Mung Bean Sprouts
Do you notice that I did not include water chestnuts? Those things are a freaking abomination!
So, what to do? I'm going to make this easy.
Heat your wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat, add some oil – peanut is suggested, but I always use olive (I use about a Tbsp for 4 servings, then steam the rest). Add the onion for about 30 – 60 seconds, then add the rest of the vegetables and cook until desired tenderness. I sautee briefly then add a few tablespoons of water and cover for a few minutes.
While it's cooking, make your sauce mix. For example what we made was APPROX:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp minced ginger
Some bullion (I don't freaking know how much!)
2-3 Tbsp water
lots of garlic! About 5-7 cloves
2 Tbsp sweet chili sauce
1 Tbsp Sriracha chili sauce
3 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp sesame oil
When the veggies are almost desired tenderness – which is usually in the tender crisp range, pour the mixture over it and cook for a few more minutes, being sure to toss to coat.
Top with tofu if you want and serve over steaming brown rice. 🙂 Nom.


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Filed under: Books, Children | Tags: books, brideshead revisited, evelyn waugh, familiaris consortio, helena, holly, karen edmisten, little house, pendragon cycle, reading with children, stephen lawhead, sword of honour, through the year with mary, winnie the pooh
For you wonderful new readers, you should know that we are book people. Books are everywhere in our house and I'm constantly trying to figure out more nooks for storing books. I try to post once a month about what we're reading and I love to hear what books my readers are enjoying, too, so let me know in the comments!
I recently finished Evelyn Waugh's Helena. I adored it. Waugh is one of my very favorite authors. His most famous novel, Brideshead Revisited, is in my top 5 most favorite books ever. And I also love A Handful of Dust, although, I warn you, it's so depressing that after finishing it I had to take a 4 hour nap. But Helena isn't depressing. It's wonderful. It's a novel about the life of Emperor Constantine's mother, St. Helena, who discovered the True Cross. The language is delightfully anachronistic (a roman soldier will refer to another as "old chum," etc.) and Helena is a fantastic character.
After I finished Helena, I started Waugh's highly recommended, but super super long Sword of Honour Trilogy. I'm only a chapter in and I can tell that I'm going to love it, maybe as much as I love Brideshead. And it's long enough to keep me busy for a good long time. It's set in WWII era. As I explained in the Big Ol' Catholic Reading List, Waugh's writing was a huge influence on my conversion to Roman Catholicism. Someday, I'll tell you the whole story.
And, although the cover art is dreadful, I finished the penultimate book in Stephen Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle. I promise that this Arthurian historical fiction series isn't as lame as it looks. Just trust me on this, ok? Ok.
I'm still enjoying Karen Edmisten's Through the Year with Mary.
And I'm still reading the Blessed John Paul II's Encyclical Familiaris Consortio during my Holy Hour. It really is amazing.
Daniel has been reading Winnie the Pooh with our 3-year-old (a beautiful edition that my sweet mother-in-law gave our boy for Christmas) and Benjamin is loving it!
I have continued to read him slightly more challenging read alouds like Little House in the Big Woods during bathtime (when his hands are occupied with water play and he can't run around the room).
Sometimes he really isn't interested, though, and wants to just read picture books. Should I just let him take the lead on that? I don't want him to start to feel like read aloud time is a chore, but I also don't want to read only books that are beginning to be below his level (not that good quality picture books are ever something to leave behind).
My dear friend, Holly (at Whole Family Habits) just wrote a great post about reading to her girls and ways to transition into books with fewer pictures while still keeping your little ones interested. We got to spend some time with Holly and her precious girls during our recent visit to Texas and it was so refreshing to spend a few hours catching up. And, Holly, who takes beautiful photographs, gave me some basic lessons on how to use my Canon Rebel. I'm so excited to experiment with it now that I have a rudimentary knowledge of how to take pictures manually. Maybe all my pictures won't be blurry anymore? We shall see.
For more posts about books and children, check out 10 Books You Must Read to Your Daughter and 10 Books You Must Read to Your Son (and take a look at the comments as well because readers had all sorts of good recommendations to add).
What are you reading this days? What are you reading to your little ones? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Now that we're really settled into life with two kids, my sleep-deprived mind is getting back into the swing of reading for pleasure.
In January I finally finished Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. It was a beautiful clothbound Penguin edition, see?
I am more than mildly obsessed with these Penguin editions and my wonderful in-laws gifted me several for my birthday last year. Can't imagine a better gift. Cranford was my first Elizabeth Gaskell. I loved the miniseries with Judi Dench and honestly, although the book was delightful…(I'm scared to say it) I kind of liked the film better. Don't tar and feather me. Cranford doesn't read as a novel so much as a collection of vignettes. It's charming but I think I will like North and South or Wives and Daughters better in book form.
And while we're on the subject of the clothbound Penguin classics, this is the coolest phone charger imaginable:
Thanks to Cassie for alerting me that such things exist.
I also finished Stephen Lawhead's Arthur. I can't say no to Arthurian related books. I didn't like Arthur as much as the first book in the series, Taliesin. But it was still worth reading and I'll probably track down the final two books. It's actually well-researched and not as embarrassing as the cover art would lead you to believe.
During my Holy Hour I started reading the Blessed John Paul II's Encyclical Familiaris Consortio: On the Christian Family in the Modern World. It's as wonderful as I expected.
And every morning I treat myself to the day's reading in Karen Edmisten's Through the Year with Mary. Sometimes I forget and the next day I treat myself to TWO wonderful quotes about Our Lady.
Benjamin has recently made a leap in his reading time attention span and has been enjoying Dr. Seuss in particular. He can sit through several stories in a row and beg for more.
What have you been reading? What are your kids enjoying?


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Glyphosate, better known through its popular formulation as Round Up Ready, is Monsanto's premier pesticide/herbicide that has increased greatly in use since the early 2000s. It has not been well studied. As glyphosate usage has increased, so has the adoption of genetically engineered crops such as corn, soy and cotton that have been designed to withstand pesticides. Epidemiological data readily available on the web from US government sources indicate a remarkably strong correlation between glyphosate application to corn and soy and multiple neurological disorders, as will be shown via graphs taken directly from the study I am referencing. See below courtesy of this wonderfully conducted study.
All graphs courtesy of http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-3000951_53106.htm
Although correlation does not equal causation, the trends observed above are quite revealing and troublesome..
Round up's active ingredient, glyphosate, works synergistically with aluminum, which is often present in certain foods, water, and vaccines, to induce neurological damage. If you ask Monsanto, they will tell you that in vivo studies showed Round Up to be nontoxic to animals. However, there are two large problems with this assumption.
- Firstly, the studies were too short as they were only performed for 3 months on average.
- Secondly these absolutely skewed studies were only performed using pure glyphosate but left out the combination of adjuvants/fillers that have always been contained in the herbicide that is sold on shelves. These adjuvants include polyethoxylated alkylamines (POEAs), which is known to be extremely toxic on its own and can synergistically increase the toxicity of Glyphosate by 125 fold! These authors wrote ([39] Abstract, p. 1): "Despite its reputation, Roundup was by far the most toxic among the herbicides and insecticides tested". It is harmful to humans as it disrupts the Shikimate pathway that is present in plants but not in animal cells. This argument overlooks the fact that our gut bacteria also have the Shikimate pathway and they use it to make essential nutrients that our own cells can't make.This includes many amino acids, which have been found to be extremely low in Alzheimers and Autism cases.(1)
One important study that echoed these results was performed by the researcher, Gilles-Eric Seralini. Sadly, it was published and then retracted from the journal. It showed rats fed GM corn and soy over their entire lifetime developed mammary tumors, liver and kidney malfunctions. The controversy stemmed from the study sample size and other fraudulent allegations about how the research was conducted. However, considering the power and political pull that Monsanto has, you should question the legitimacy of these claims. Fortunately, the same study has now been republished by another journal
Studies are now linking glyphosate alone to disrupted gut bacteria. This matters because a healthy gut micro biome with species like lactobacillus or bacteroides works in unison and harmony with our bodies. However, if our gut permeability is increased, (or how "leaky" the membrane, letting things pass through our defenses and into the bloodstream) then this is when we see a rise in chronic conditions like eczema, psoriasis, anxiety, depression, autoimmune conditions and neurologic problems like autism and dementia. Our gut membrane becomes permeable due to an imbalance of pathogenic bacteria or parasites that work against our body's digestive functions. For example, eating a diet high in sugar/processed carbs feeds pathogenic bacteria like Bacteroides Firmicutes, which has been shown to alter the natural pH of the gut. This is vital because an acidic pH is what triggers the release of digestive enzymes. Without these enzymes, we don't properly break down food for absorption. This leads to a bunch of humans that are nutritionally deprived of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that run every process in our bodies.
What connects the gut, or second brain, to the actual brain is the vagus nerve. The gut speaks more to the brain than the brain speaks to the gut. The gut, or should I say the bacteria that make up our gut, decide what cravings we endure, whether we feel happy or sad, how quickly we can gain or lose weight, and how efficiently our immune systems work. Why? Because 80% of our immune cells are contained in gastrointestinal associated lymphatic tissue (GALT) and 90% of our serotonin receptors are inside our intestines! It all begins in the gut! What we now know is that the neuroendocrine system, brain and gut all have a "chemical language" that is not fully understood by modern science. When the gut is disrupted, we see issues with immunity, sleep patterns, digestion, and mood.
So how does Glyphosate and aluminum in Round Up affect neurologic conditions? Well I've alluded to it when I described the gut-brain connection via the vagus nerve. But there is another very important organ that is connected to neurologic conditions like Alzheimers, Parkinsons, autism, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression. It is linked to spirituality, yoga and meditation and ancient cultures around the world refer to it as the "third eye." It is the pineal gland.
Sleep is regulated by melatonin. Many of you may have heard of melatonin as its now marketed as a popular natural supplement for sleep problems. It is released by the pineal gland at night. The pineal gland is a small pine cone shaped organ that sits behind the optic chiasma. It is highly perfused with blood, second only to the kidney. This is interesting to me that such a small gland would need such a high amount of blood flow. We have long associated the pineal gland with sleep wake, or circadian rhythm cycles, but new research is indicating that we have not fully understood this gland. It seems that ancient cultures or even some eastern religions have not forgotten the role of the "third eye," allegedly the pineal gland. There have been some recently published articles that show Metatonin, related to melatonin, but is DMT based, is produced in the pineal gland of rats. DMT has long thought to be the molecule of consciousness which links the pineal gland to possible higher function than previously thought. Interestingly enough, the pineal glands of those with Alzheimers are completely calcified. Approximately 40% of Americans have their pineal glands calcified by age 17. By old age, the pineal gland has about as much fluoride as teeth do. Why does this happen? Well the pineal gland is not protected by the blood brain barrier, which guards from many toxins and heavy metals. Therefore anything that enters our bloodstream will be exposed to the pineal gland without much protection. This explains why it is especially susceptible to exposure to environmental toxins such as aluminum, fluoride, cadmium, and mercury. "A study on the neuro- logical effects of occupational exposure to aluminum revealed sleep disturbance as a common complaint, with insomnia being reported in 22.4% of cases and sleepiness in 14.9%."
Calcification seen in the pineal gland under microscope
Not only is the pineal linked to neurologic disorders if malfunctioning or calcified, but it has a strong connection to sleep disorders too. Its easy to understand how psychiatric and neurologic disorders would also disrupt sleep. In fact, a Hong Kong study found psychiatric conditions were the strongest predictors of insomnia in both men and women. The pineal is likely involved in all of these conditions. In one study, the brains of the deceased were examined and aluminum was found in the pineal glands. It accumulates aluminum at a rate that is twice that of other brain regions.
This combo can harm us in three different pathways that I'll be discussing below via the Seneff study. First, through interfering with the CYP450 detox enzymes that also help to make melatonin. Secondly, by causing anemia that leads to hypoxia (decreased oxygenation) which increases the effect of aluminum on neurons (brain cells). Thirdly, through impaired sulfate synthesis in the liver in combination with vitamin D interference. Wow thats a lot of disruption so lets break it down one by one!
1. Enzyme Interference Leading to Disrupted Melatonin and Vitamin D deficiency: Heavy metals like aluminum and mercury are known neurotoxins. In the Seneff paper, it is shown how these two toxicants work together to induce neurological damage. Many studies have now shown that Glyphosate disrupts the gut flora and this predisposes one to overgrowth from Clostridium Difficile. Better known in medical circles as C. Difficile, this nasty bug gives patients abdominal cramping, diarrhea and nausea. It reproduces by spores and can only be killed by using soap and water, not hand sanitizers. The most worrisome part is this bacteria is now being found outside of hospitals and in the community because our immunity is being lowered, in part due to Glyphosate. Both aluminum and glyphosate can enter the body together to cause major issues. Glyphosate chelates, or binds up aluminum. When this happens it can pass by the gut barrier and enter the bloodstream unchecked. This study also shows that both glyphosate and aluminum disrupt the cytochrome CYP450 enzyme which are involved in a number of detox reactions and in melatonin synthesis. P450 enzymes also help to breakdown medications, drugs, pesticides and other toxins, but if inhibited, the likelihood that we will experience toxicity is much higher. The CYP enzymes also are integral to making melatonin. So if we have glyphosate toxicity, we may be inadvertently harming our melatonin and therefore, our natural sleep patterns, leading to insomnia and impaired REM sleep.
"Pigs fed a diet of GM Roundup-Ready corn and soy suffered from an inflamed stomach, clearly suggesting gut dysbiosis. A leaky gut, associated with gastrointestinal disorders, will facilitate the passage of both Al- citrate and Al-glyphosate past the impaired tight junctions of the gut boundary. Glyphosate is a microbicide, and it preferentially kills beneficial gut bacteria allowing pathogens like Clostridium difficile to overgrow."-http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-3000951_53106.htm
REMEMBER THAT OUR BALANCED GUT FLORA REGULATES MOODS, CRAVINGS, AND IMMUNITY! This is imperative as Glyphosate wipes out good bacteria and promotes a breeding ground for maleficent bacteria.
It has also been noted that vitamin D deficiency, now rampant in the USA, can be caused by interference with the CYP enzymes. The charts from this paper also relates the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency to the correlation of expanding use of Round Up throughout the country.
The Increasing Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency Courtesy of http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-3000951_53106.htm
There seems to be an important role for CYP enzymes in maintaining the health of the intestinal crypts and the villi in the small intestine, and this paper argues that CYP dysfunction in the gut and liver leads to impaired supply of the neurotransmitters, serotonin, melatonin and sulfate to the brain. It is postulated that celiac disease is caused partially by Glyphosate as it causes CYP enzyme dysfunction as well.
2. Anemia and Hypoxia: The by product of the pathogenic bacteria and Glyphosate breakdown is p-cresol, which it is quite toxic and is linked to autism. Why? P-cresol can increase the uptake of aluminum via a receptor called transferrin. It actually increases aluminum in the body! Aluminum can work synergistically with Glyphosate to produce anemia which can lead to decreased oxygen carrying capacity, known as hypoxia. Hypoxia increases the risks of aluminum's effects on the neurons. This is also dangerous for the pineal as it loves lots of blood flow, but is inhibited from getting enough oxygen when anemia is present. Babies born with hypoxia due to preterm labor have a higher risk for autism as this hypoxia increases aluminum uptake by the pineal gland. (that has no protection because it doesn't have the blood-brain barrier, remember?) Its a little like choking the pineal gland out; starving it of oxygen while introducing heavy metals that influence calcification.
Hospital Discharge Diagnoses of Anemia and correlation between Glyphosate applied to corn and soy; courtesy of http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-3000951_53106.htm
3. Impaired sulfate synthesis caused by vitamin D deficiency. Sulfate is an important ingredient in the phase 2 liver detoxification and is the precursor to the master antioxidant, glutathione. It has long been known that children with autism have impaired sulfate synthesis. In fact, these children are missing some very important building blocks like methionine, glutathione and cysteine. What is thought to occur is that glyphosate blocks the formation of these amino acids in plants and gut bacteria. But everyone is forgetting that these are humans' sources of sulfate-plants and bacteria! We are all connected intimately to bacteria. When we disrupt their natural systems, we also seem to harm our own.
Furthermore, the CYP enzymes are again needed here to activate vitamin D in the kidney and the liver. With aluminum and glyphosate creating a barrier to vitamin D activation, it is thought that this could potentially be behind the vitamin D deficiency epidemic.
How is this defect in vitamin D related to sulfate?
Well, studies show that vitamin D regulates the uptake of sulfate in the kidneys. When the receptor is defective or we are vitamin D deficient, we are not transporting sulfate into the cells in the small intestines and therefore, the brain, (they're connected!) which affects the proteoglycans, which are necessary for the health GI tract cells. Experiments on mice with impaired vitamin D receptors found that they had lower blood levels of sulfates and were dumping most of it out in their urine. If our GI tract is sick, then are our brains and immunity usually follow suit.
In the brain, the pineal gland conjugates melatonin to sulfate before shipping it out. Vitamin D, tryptophan (used to make the happy neurotransmitter, serotonin), DHEA (the precursor to testosterone), and estrogen are all also sulfated when they are shipped out. Its extremely important to be able to use sulfate.
Sulfate is also proposed to be needed in the body's mechanism to rid itself of toxic cellular debris, plaques, oxidized lipids and old proteins. Can you see how important sulfate transport and utilization is throughout the entire body?
"In summary, evidence from multiple fronts suggests that sulfate insufficiency is a critical factor in neurological disease. A deficiency in vitamin D, which induces sulfate wasting through the kidneys, leads to it suppressed serotonin synthesis in the brain and excess serotonin synthesis in the placenta, both of which contribute to the pathology of autism in the fetus and the neonate.
It has become very clear that Alzheimer's is associated with calcification of the pineal gland, and with sharply decreased synthesis of melatonin. When melatonin levels were measured postmortem in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 85 Alzheimer's patients and 82 age-matched controls , it was found that CSF melatonin levels in the AD patients were only 20% of the levels found in the control subjects. This was equally true for early-stage Alzheimer's as for late-stage. Those with two copies of the ApoE-4 marker for Alzheimer's risk had even lower levels of melatonin than the other Alzheimer's patients. Computer tomography (CT) was used to show that the amount of calcified pineal tissue in patients with Alzheimer's disease was significantly more than that in either normal controls, patients with depression, or patients with other types of dementia."
Although we know calcification can begin very early in life, it is clearly much worse in neurologic conditions, like Alzheimer's. The pineal gland helps to make sulfate when properly functioning, but calcification has a significant negative effect on its ability to do so. Therefore, aluminum uptake (remember its greater in the pineal gland), will disrupt melatonin and sulfate synthesis needed to run many processes in the body that keep us well.
"In this paper, we have developed the argument that a synergistic interaction between aluminum and glyphosate can lead to severe impairment of pineal gland function, and that this could explain the association of sleep disorder with a wide range of neurological diseases, and likely even help explain the related pathologies of those diseases. We began by showing the remarkably strong correlations between glyphosate application to corn and soy in the US and sleep disorder, autism, ADHD, suicide, anxiety disorder, and dementia. We have shown how glyphosate could assist entry of aluminum into the general circulation through chelation, and how glyphosate would indirectly enhance aluminum absorption by the pineal gland via its induction of p-cresol synthesis by pathogenic gut bacteria. p-Cresol enhances aluminum uptake via transferrin, which is present in large amounts in the pineal gland, and in enhanced amounts under hypoxic stress conditions, induced by both glyphosate and aluminum. We have also discussed the important role of CYP enzyme dysfunction in disrupting vitamin D3 homeostasis and disrupting sulfation and metabolism of melatonin. We have shown that vitamin D3 normally plays an important role in maintaining the health of the intestinal villi in the small intestine, and we have argued that part ofits role may be to supply sulfate to the enterocytes.
Serotonin is the sole precursor to melatonin, and serotonin itself is produced by EC cells in the intestinal villi from tryptophan, one of the three aromatic amino acids whose synthesis is disrupted by glyphosate, through its interference with the shikimate pathway. Since tryptophan is an essential amino acid, we depend upon supply from food sources and/or from our gut bacteria. Thus, it can be expected that glyphosate residues in the food crops introducing exposure to gut microbes would lead to deficiencies in tryptophan and therefore in serotonin and melatonin."
I couldn't have said it better than Dr Seneff so I'll finish with her discussion quote. I hope you all can see how important it is to raise awareness on this topic. We should all be demanding honest and organic food for our families. We should be speaking out against biotech firms who seeks profit over humanity. We should be looking to natural herbs and vitamins to help detox us from herbicides and pesticides. Take care of yourself. You are your own best doctor.
- Séralini G-E, Clair E, Mesnage R, Gress S, Defarge N, 1, Malatesta M, Hennequin D, Spiroux de Vendômois J. Republished study: long-term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize. Environmental Sciences Europe 2014, 26:14.
- Seneff, S. , Swanson, N. and Li, C. (2015) Aluminum and Glyphosate Can Synergistically Induce Pineal Gland Pathology: Connection to Gut Dysbiosis and Neurological Disease. Agricultural Sciences, 6, 42-70. doi: 10.4236/as.2015.61005.
Barker, SA. Front Neurosci. 2018 Aug 6;12:536. dos: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00536. eCollection 2018. N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), an Endogenous Hallucinogen: Past, Present, and Future Research to Determine Its Role and Function.


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USB Rechargeable Batteries 0
Petapixel just highlighted a very cool new USB-charged battery. It is pretty standard in the way of how it works in your gadget, but the way it charges is unique and quite handy. To recharge the AA battery simply flip the top and plug it into an available USB port.
Anything that reduces the number of chargers and cords I have laying around get the thumbs up from me!


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Refine your search for walks in Gloucestershire
Hidden Gem: A circular walk from a lovely village pub.
The walk takes in the lovely rolling Cotswold fields, before a view of Foxcote Manor and a walk along the top of the Cotswold Escarpment, taking in breathtaking views North out as far as Birmingham and Coventry.
Drop down to the lovely National Trust property at Hidcote for tea and cake, before a return through fields and hamlets to sit by the pub fire with a well earned pint.
The River Severn provides a focus for this walk which starts from the attractive town of Tewkesbury with its wonderful Abbey. The outward route follows the Severn Way following the river to reach Apperley. Here the walk turns inland and continues across fields to Deerhurst and back to the start. The walk also offers good views to the Malvern Hills which line the western skyline.
A Cotswolds walk that is full of interest starting from the village of Sapperton and using sections of six long distance paths to complete the route.
This circular walk set in the southern end of the English Cotswold, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The walk is a mixture of open fields, quiet country lanes, with one section of the walk using pathways within the National Arboretum at Westonbirt. The walk passes through two Cotswold villages : Tresham and Leighterton.
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Today, on Monday 27th November 2017, Kensington Palace has announced the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Now that it's certain that the American actress will join the British royal family after the couple wed in spring 2018, we want to get to know the soon-to-be Princess. Here are a few facts about her family...
Meghan is not the first one in her family to get become well-known in Hollywood. Meghan's father Thomas W. Markle, 72, was a camera operator on the '80s sitcom Married With Children. He reportedly met Prince Harry last summer during a visit to Toronto, and, according to Meghan's half brother, she and her dad "are very close and they stay in close contact."
Thomas still lives in LA, in an apartment in Hollywood, but often travels to Mexico.
Recently, Meghan's half-brother Tom revealed that their father once won the lottery, winning an estimated $750,000 (£561,675).
"If Meg marries Harry she'll have won the lottery of life but dad winning the lottery helped us all," the 51-year-old told the Daily Mail. "That money allowed Meg to go to the best schools and get the best training. Meg is someone who has always had laser focus. She knows what she wants and she doesn't stop until she gets it."
Meghan describes Radlan as the biggest influence on her life. Though Meghan lives in Toronto and her mother is in LA, the two spend plenty of time with one another. They attend events together (such as the United Nations Women's Day in March 2015), go to yoga classes together (Doria is an instructor), and Meghan even took her mum to London to meet Prince Harry.
Just a few months ago, at the Invictus Games in Toronto, Meghan brought along her mother, Doria Radlan, to meet with the Prince as well. In addition to teaching yoga, Doria is a licensed social worker and jewellery maker living in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles. Her marriage to Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, ended when the actress was six years old, after which Meghan lived with her mum but saw her dad regularly.
Samantha Grant, 51, is Meghan's half sister from her father's previous marriage — and has been openly critical of her baby sister. Samantha (who now goes by Samantha Markle) has reportedly called Meghan a "social climber," adding, "Hollywood has changed her. I think her ambition is to become a princess."
She's even writing a tell-all, reportedly titled The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister, which she says will include claims that Meghan always wanted to be a princess.
A mother-of-three and former actress and model based in Florida, Samantha said she has also barely spoken to Meghan since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008.
Still, Samantha praised Meghan on Entertainment Tonight, saying her half sister is "just very beautiful and conservative, very real, very giving."
Now 36, Meghan has spoken of her pride in her mixed-race heritage and that her ancestors were once slaves.
Markle told Elle that she struggled with her identity, growing up with a black mother and white father: "You create the identity you want for yourself, just as my ancestors did when they were given their freedom."
In a post for her lifestyle site, The Tig, the actress recalled having to tick a box indicating her ethnicity as a teen, and being told to choose either white, black, Hispanic, or Asian.
"You could only choose one, but that would be to choose one parent over the other—and one half of myself over the other," Meghan wrote.
My teacher told me to check the box for Caucasian. 'Because that's how you look, Meghan,' she said. I put down my pen. Not as an act of defiance, but rather a symptom of my confusion. I couldn't bring myself to do that, to picture the pit-in-her-belly sadness my mother would feel if she were to find out. So, I didn't tick a box. I left my identity blank—a question mark, an absolute incomplete—much like how I felt.
Markle says she grew to embrace her mixed heritage and is proud to be "a strong, confident mixed-race woman."
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You cannot transfer a license without the original owner doing it for you on the Sophos website, nevermind if the original owner is no longer alive, in business, or donated/sold the equipment to the seller your buying from.
This is apparently Sophos wanting you to use their "trusted" resellers and partners just to make sure they can make money off the same device again. Ironically I cannot help but wonder how "trusted" their hardware from a Chinese factory is with the latest supermicro chip saga.
Usually when a company has a slogan we say the opposite is true and in this case it's no lie "security made easy". Silly rules and the rigid companies making them up have no place in today's economy.
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Grade 3/4 I want you to communicate your thinking about the Last Supper by using a compass points thinking routine.
W – what are your wonderings about the Last Supper / this painting?
N – what I now know / what do you need to know about communion / the Last Supper / this picture?
E – what excites you about Communion /the Last Supper / this picture?
S – stance ; what is your stance (opinion) about this picture?
I look forward to seeing you being thinkers and communicators of your thinking Grade 3/4 🙂


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The Lok Sabha approved a proposal by the government as part of amendments to the Finance Bill, 2017 that relaxes conditions for corporate funding to political parties. One of the major points of controversy surrounding the move is the confidentiality provided to corporates and removal of limit on funding as regards to proportion of profit previously limited at 7.5 per cent. On the face of it, the move seems to make the political funding system more opaque. However, diving deep, it actually makes sense to remove these restrictions as it allows accounted money from corporates to flow into the political system rather than unaccounted money that finds its way into the system dubiously filtered through multiple channels.
The move may fare better on merit in comparison to the previous system in place where large amount of unaccounted cash found its way into the political parties' funding through anonymous donations. Political parties have to file income tax returns, and the funding will be on record. Increase in corporate funding can also not be classified as a conflict of interest unless proven otherwise.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced in his budget speech that the government would restrict political party funding to ₹2,000 from ₹20,000 in cash. That cut was implemented after Election Commission of India asked the government to reduce the limit of anonymous funding.
The move was aimed to transition away from cash. There is the odd chance that this loophole may get exploited but donations to organisations can be anonymous in India and it is not exclusive to political parties. The fair thing to do was to drastically reduce the anonymous donation amount.
The current move can be dissected on two major aspects. Firstly, limitless donations are only allowed through digital and cheque route which means accounted money is transferred to the party's accounts. The facility would seem to allow larger donations from single channel corporate donations as against multiple channel individual donations which are difficult to track as corporate donors are answerable to more bodies than individuals.
The companies are now allowed to keep the name of the party they contribute funding to as confidential in their profit and loss account. Earlier, they had to disclose the amount contributed and the name of the party.
As part of the Finance Bill, amendments will be done to the Companies Act to remove the cap on corporate funding to political parties and also to allow companies to keep the name of the beneficiary political party confidential. The amount of donation will, however, have to be mentioned in the company's accounts. According to the Companies Act, the donations will also be allowed only after a resolution is passed by the board of directors of a company. Till now, companies could only contribute 7.5% of the average net profit of last three fiscals. In developed countries, anonymous corporate donations are common practice.
Expenditure incurred by a company on behalf of a political party in any manner, even going as publishing campaign material for the party, would be taken as a monetary contribution to the party.
The finance bill also announced electoral bearer bonds. The government has issued bearer bonds in the past as well but the program was discontinued. In 1987, the government of India issued Indira Vikas Patra bearer bonds issued at post offices which gave anonymity to the holders of the bonds.
Electoral bonds are only allowed to be bought via cheque or digital payments at authorised banks and these can only be redeemed at a designated bank account of a registered political party for which the bond is purchased. Bearer bonds assume the characteristic of currency, hence redeemability is a major factor to ensure bearer bonds are not used as a conduit to launder dirty money.
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A couple scratches and your alloy wheels look trashed, and you're hopping mad. Sure, you could take your vehicle to the auto bodyworks garage, but spend an afternoon buffing out the scratches yourself to save on cash and have a reminder to be patient next time you're rushing to get out of a parking spot. Repair basic scuffs yourself in a few hours, but leave gouges or anything that damages your rim to the pros. The job goes faster if you work on a warm, sunny day.
Pour paint thinner into a bowl and dip a tack cloth in this. Dab the wet tack cloth on the scuffed area to cleanse the scuffed part of your alloy wheel. Rub the area with paint thinner, then re-wet your tack cloth and rub some more until all scuffed areas are completely clean. Don't clean the rest of the wheel, just focus on the scuffs.
Tape off the wheel so you don't get tape on that, using masking tape. Do several layers of tape to get the best coverage. You need only tape the side where the scuffs are, not the circumference.
Run 240-grit sandpaper over the scuffed area, rubbing back and forth until you've sanded out the scuff. Remove the wire from the steering knuckle and have your assistant hold the knuckle in place while you slide the bottom of the strut onto the knuckle. Line up the holes and install the bolts. Install the nuts and tighten them to 90 foot-pounds. Tighten the three nuts on top to 30 foot-pounds. Mount the brake line bracket and ABS bracket to the strut and tighten the bolts.
Fill in the sanded area with a scratch filler putty, applying it with an old sponge. Wait for the putty to dry, then coat the scuffed area with spot putty, applying a thin, even layer. Wait for the spot putty to dry before continuing. You'll get the best drying action on a hot, clear day.
Sand over the spot putty with 400-grit sandpaper, until the area feels smooth to your touch and no longer sticks out. To get a super-smooth finish, wrap your 400-grit sandpaper around a pencil or small piece of wood to create a mini sanding block. Stop sanding when the area you've been working on feels smooth and blends with the alloy wheel.
Throw a tarp over your car to cover it before moving on. Also tape off the rest of the wheel and anything else you don't want to paint by accident. Double-check before continuing to make sure you've covered everything. You should have only the scuffed part of the wheel showing.
Spray the damaged area with silver wheel lacquer, trying to get one even coat. Don't spray so much that the paint drips. Allow the silver lacquer to dry the recommended wait time, which is written on the back of the container. If you're new to spray paint, practice first using an old sheet of newspaper until you're confident you can spray without creating a mess.
Spray clearcoat, which gives alloy wheels their shiny look. Apply one coat of clearcoat in the same way as you did the lacquer; let it dry for 30 minutes. Apply a second coat just like the first.
Buff the newly painted area with either 1500 or 2000-grit sandpaper, which is very fine. Run the sandpaper over the clearcoat to bring out the lustre and remove any imperfections in your spray job.
Pour a dime-sized amount of polishing compound on an old sponge. Rub the polishing compound over the area, working in concentric circles. Allow the polishing compound to cloud over, then wipe it off with a tack cloth.
Pull off the tape and tarp from your car and you'll be good to go with no noticeable scuffs.


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Sanofi Receives Positive CHMP Opinion in the European Union for Once-Daily Lyxumia® (lixisenatide)
- Diabetes portfolio poised to significantly expand in 2013 to meet patient needs -
Paris, France - November 16, 2012 - Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European
Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion recommending the approval of once-daily Lyxumia® (lixisenatide) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus to achieve glycaemic control in combination with oral glucose-lowering medicinal products and/or basal insulin when these, together with diet and exercise, do not provide adequate glycaemic control. The CHMP positive opinion will now be forwarded to the European Commission (EC), which has the authority to approve medicines for the European Union. Following EC marketing authorization, which is typically granted 2–3 months after a positive opinion, Lyxumia will significantly expand the company's diabetes franchise.
"The CHMP positive opinion for Lyxumia marks an important milestone in the development of this compound and brings us one step closer to serving even more patients by expanding the Sanofi Diabetes product portfolio," said Pierre Chancel, Senior Vice-President, Global Diabetes at Sanofi. "This recommendation validates our belief that Lyxumia, a once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist with a pronounced post-prandial glucose lowering effect, is a promising medicine that can be combined with other treatments, such as basal insulin, to help patients with type 2 diabetes achieve target HbA1c levels. We look forward to receiving the European Commission decision."
The CHMP positive opinion is based on results from the GetGoal Phase III clinical trial program, which examined the efficacy, safety and tolerability profile of Lyxumia.1 In the GetGoal program, once-daily Lyxumia significantly reduced HbA1c – glycated haemoglobin – in patients with type 2 diabetes (primary endpoint) and showed an associated significant reduction in post-prandial glucose and a beneficial effect on body weight. The GetGoal program also showed that Lyxumia was well-tolerated overall, with only mild and transient adverse effects (primarily nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea) and a limited risk of hypoglycaemia. The international GetGoal program included 11 clinical trials involving more than 5,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, with a large number of patients studied to evaluate a GLP-1 receptor agonist in combination with basal insulin (706 patients in three trials).
In addition to the European Union, lixisenatide has been submitted for regulatory approval in 11 countries. Submission of a New Drug Application to the United States Food and Drug
Administration is planned for December 2012.
About Lyxumia® (lixisenatide)
Lixisenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), is in development for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Lixisenatide was in-licensed from Zealand Pharma A/S (NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen: ZEAL), www.zealandpharma.com. Lyxumia® is the proprietary name submitted to the EMA for the company's investigational GLP-1 RA lixisenatide. The proprietary name for lixisenatide in the United States is under consideration. Lixisenatide is not currently approved or licensed anywhere in the world.
GLP-1 is a naturally occurring peptide hormone that is released within minutes after eating a meal. It is known to suppress glucagon secretion from pancreatic alpha cells and stimulate glucosedependent insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells.
The GetGoal Phase III clinical trial program provides data for lixisenatide in adults with type 2 diabetes treated in monotherapy, with various oral anti-diabetic agents or in combination with basal insulin. The GetGoal program started in May 2008, has enrolled more than 5,000 patients and serves as support for the application for regulatory approval of lixisenatide.
About Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs as type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease characterised by the lack of insulin (the hormone that regulates blood glucose concentrations) production by the pancreas, and type 2, a metabolic disorder in which there are two main biological defects: a deficient production of insulin and reduced ability of the body to respond to the insulin being produced. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes are characterised by an increase in blood glucose concentrations (hyperglycaemia). Over time, uncontrolled hyperglycaemia leads to the macrovascular and microvascular complications of diabetes. Macrovascular complications, which affect the large blood vessels, include heart attack, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. Microvascular complications affect the small blood vessels of the eyes (retinopathy), kidney (nephropathy) and nerves (neuropathy). More than 18 million people worldwide are living with type 1 diabetes.2 And, the incidence of type 2 diabetes is growing at an alarming rate, with nearly 348 million people worldwide living with the condition today.
About Sanofi Diabetes
Sanofi strives to help people manage the complex challenge of diabetes by delivering innovative, integrated and personalized solutions. Driven by valuable insights that come from listening to and engaging with people living with diabetes, the Company is forming partnerships to offer diagnostics, therapies, services and devices, including innovative blood glucose monitoring systems. Sanofi markets both injectable and oral medications for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Investigational compounds in the pipeline include an injectable GLP-1 receptor agonist being studied as a single agent, in combination with basal insulin, and/or in combination with oral antidiabetic agents.
About Sanofi
Sanofi, a global and diversified healthcare leader, discovers, develops and distributes therapeutic solutions focused on patients' needs. Sanofi has core strengths in the field of healthcare with seven growth platforms: diabetes solutions, human vaccines, innovative drugs, consumer healthcare, emerging markets, animal health and the new Genzyme. Sanofi is listed in Paris (EURONEXT: SAN) and in New York (NYSE: SNY)
1. http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=GetGoal. Date accessed: October 2012
2. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 5th Edition (2012)
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements include projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives, intentions and expectations with respect to future financial results, events, operations, services, product development and potential, and statements regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "plans" and similar expressions. Although Sanofi's management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forwardlooking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Sanofi, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include among other things, the uncertainties inherent in research and development, future clinical data and analysis, including post marketing, decisions by regulatory authorities, such as the FDA or the EMA, regarding whether and when to approve any drug, device or biological application that may be filed for any such product candidates as well as their decisions regarding labelling and other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of such product candidates, the absence of guarantee that the product candidates if approved will be commercially successful, the future approval and commercial success of therapeutic alternatives, the Group's ability to benefit from external growth opportunities, trends in exchange rates and prevailing interest rates, the impact of cost containment policies and subsequent changes thereto, the average number of shares outstanding as well as those discussed or identified in the public filings with the SEC and the AMF made by Sanofi, including those listed under "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in Sanofi's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011. Other than as required by applicable law, Sanofi does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information or statements.
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I recently watched both the My Bloody Valentine movies (the original and the remake). Now, the original is obviously a classic I guess, but I think that the remake actually comes through slightly better. It re-uses a number of classic elements from the first but still twists up the story and makes it it's own.
All in all I guess my main attraction to this piece was the protagonist himself. I mean a rampaging mineworker with a gasmask slaying people with a pick-axe - how could you possibly go wrong? On the other hand, the storytelling feels a bit so and so sometimes. Sure it's entertaining but it's just a bit crappy on the build up. I mean there's no tip toeing suspense, no slow moving tension to lay the ground for a big finale, you know? It just rushes in head on and the the slaying roughly occupies 90% of the film (or atleast that's what it feels like).
Obviously maybe not the best horror ever made but certainly worth a watch for some good looking gasmask action. Plus, the identity of the killer is a bit of a mindboggler and that's always helped to sell a few tickets in my book.