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In my previous post, I discussed how I use Wunderlist, and teased a post about how I use iOS. Much of what I'm going to say will be very familiar to anyone who listens to Cortex, because I've learned a lot from Grey, filtered through my own situation, but I think that there may be some value in this (if only that of concision) for some of you.
When I was in my twenties, I loved mucking around with Linux, building PCs—that sort of thing. Somewhere along the line, it lost its appeal. This isn't a perfect analogy, but suppose your hobby in your twenties was hotrodding cars and tinkering with them: As cars have grown more dependent on electronics, I should imagine that the fun has drained out of them for the amateur mechanics. I still work with hardware all the time, but for utility not fun. It's always with a view toward an end rather than being an end in itself, just as I might spend an evening under the hood installing a cold-air filter, but I wouldn't take the engine apart for kicks.
The more that writing has occupied my time, the less interested I've become in how the motor works than whether it goes. I no longer feel any desire to personally compile a kernel, shell, program; I'm more interested in having a computing environment that lets me work efficiently rather than being work itself. And Apple products, famously, work. I bought my first MacBook in 2009 and my first Mac in 2011, but the iPhone 4s was the real gateway drug. That device fitted my brain like a glove. Everything about it was crisp and elegant and clean and simple—it felt like both the future and like a device that should always have been; quickly, it started to feel that it had always been. The 5c was, impossibly, even better. In 2015, Macs became my primary computing device, although I should say that the iPad (currently a 3, soon to be a Pro 9.7") is probably my primary device at home. I don't wear a watch, but if I were to start, it'd be an Apple Watch. (I don't like wearing things on my wrist; it's just a personal quirk.) Sold.
This "all in on Apple" approach was galvanized by Microsoft's failed Windows 8 experiment, and sealed because it happened to coincide with the "summer of hell" to which I alluded in my Wunderlist post. One of my colleagues was out on maternity leave; it was a small department, so everyone had a lot more work to do, but as the generalist in the office (i.e. the person who didn't have a specific focus on particular systems), a lot of it fell on me, and it became stunningly difficult to manage. I had to get organized. Wunderlist was the key, but applying Grey's teaching from Cortex and adapting it to my circumstances made it very appealing to have one integrated system on many devices, because I no longer had the luxury of knowing where I would be at any given moment.
Setting up iOS.
I am picky about how I set up my iOS devices, and somewhat picky about how I set up Macs. (This post isn't about what we will soon be able to call, to my delight, MacOS, but I can't resist pointing out: On a MacBook, especially on a 2016 MacBook, you should not have the dock at the default size and in the default position! So much wasted screen!) The general principle, which I commend even if you decline the rest of my advice, and which applies to Windows just as readily, is this: Everything you use all the time should be immediately to hand, and everything else should be packed out of the way. You don't want a lot of clutter. And you don't want visual noise: You want a wallpaper that's clean, non-distracting, and which provides good separation between the background and the icons. I'll give you a pass for the lock-screen, but a family photo on your home-screen is no way to say "I love you"!
Those principles can be seen in the screencaps that I posted previously; add to those my poor old broken-screen 5c, which I sometimes use for a few hours in the evening while the 6 (will be an SE in a few days, actually) recharges if I don't want to pull out the iPad:
So we have a dark background on each—it's a little more stylized on the iPad, but in both cases, the rule is: Dark background (when I remake the SHIELD wallpaper for the Pro, I will go darker), clean separation between the icons and the background, only regularly-used icons on the home-screen.
I have some rules that apply to any iDevice. Settings always lives in the top left-hand corner; the clock usually in the top right-hand corner. The second row (this gets a little hinky on iPad, because of course the icons move if you turn it around; I mostly use it in portrait) always contains Notes, Dropbox, and Gdocs. The bottom row always contains social media. Then there's always at least one empty row to separate the dock, and three apps in the dock: Always Wunderlist on the right, always email in the middle. (I flirted with the Outlook app for a while, but Mail's just a better fit for me; try several clients, you never know which will work best for you.)
- Regarding Notes: The trick—it's not much of a secret, but I'm always surprised by how few people seem to have this set up—is that you should be syncing Notes with iCloud on all your devices. That's what changes Notes from a scribble-pad (that's what TextEdit and Stickies are for!) into a genuinely useful notekeeping system, especially when you remember that you can use it from any web browser in a pinch.
- Regarding Gdocs and Dropbox: I flirted with following Grey down the Byword path, but Gdocs meets all my writing needs comfortably, and while Byword is probably superior in some regards, it's hard to imagine what benefit would accrue. It's terrific to be able to write literally anywhere (confessedly you're unlikely to want to tap out a novel on an iPhone!) and pick up again on any other device. The iPad is the primary writing device, and I'm currently using a Logitech Keys-to-Go bluetooth keyboard for it, which I would call "adequate," although I'm comfortable typing on glass for light-duty writing.
The iPad and the 5 (which functions as an ersatz iPad Micro rather than a phone) each have a scanning app and Workflow in the top row and Google Sheets in the productivity row. I am auditioning InstaPDF, and it will probably replace TinyScanner. I am a marginal Workflow user; I use it for a few logging operations, it manages my morning and evening playlists, and I have a few workflows to notify my wife of various things. Workflow is still relatively new, I've only been using it for a couple of months, but I think it's well worth the incidental cost.
The iPhone is a little different. Calendar replaces Sheets, because, straightforwardly, I don't use Sheets on the phone and I use the calendar all the time. Messages is on the home-screen and the phone app is on the dock because—well, because it's a phone. I have a folder called "Health" which contains the apps for my MiBand (I know that I said that I don't like wearing things on my wrist—I don't, and I'm not happy; in a perfect world, I'd have an anklet for the MiBand) and for my wife's fitbit (lives on my phone because she carries a flip-phone). The one that usually gets an eyebrow-lift out of people is the bottom right-hand corner. It's important (especially on the Brobdingnagian 6) to have any apps that I might need to tap while driving or otherwise using the phone one-handed within easy reach of my thumb, especially apps that make noise (and thus may need to be silenced). The dot folder becomes a second dock, and currently contains a couple of radio apps, Music, Youtube, Overcast, and Workflow. Unibox (which I use for one of my email accounts—maybe we'll talk about email next, but I have a rule that forwards anything from my manager to that account to minimize the chances of missing something from her) also lives here.
Finally, a look at my rarely-seen second screen:
This is another place where I want consistency. The top left-hand corner always has a folder called "Comms," which contains any communications app that doesn't live on the main-screen: Sype, Facetime, things like that. "Utils" comes next; it contains what you'd expect: It's the toolbag. The App Store lives here, as do Gdrive, DeskConnect, PhotoShare (a Bluetooth file-transfer app that sometimes comes in handy because the iPad is wireless-only and not everywhere has it), and so on. Finally, "Extras" is a home for everything else. The paradigm here is that if an app isn't on the home-screen, I'm normally going to launch it with Spotlight rather than scrolling and tapping, but sometimes I scroll-and-tap, so I still want some basic organizational structure.
Odds and ends.
Speaking of Spotlight—and this is true on the Mac, too—my feeling is that Spotlight is for launching apps, period. It becomes a much more nimble tool if you go into its settings and remove everything else from its scope. I also encourage people to make use of both Do Night Disturb and Night Shift. DND is an obvious one: Schedule it overnight, be choosy about who's on your favorites list. Night Shift arrived in iOS 9.3; it warms the color palette of the screen by a little or a lot in a way that's easier on the eyes in low light conditions. Find a balance that works nicely for you and schedule it to start around about the earliest possible time that you might go to bed and to end about the latest possible time that you might leave the house. (You can also find both of these in Control Center for ad-hoc situations.)
In fine.
Computers exist in order to allow humans to accomplish useful things. The computing device that is good and well-configured is the one that is as transparent as possible: The interface gets out of your way and lets you work without having to think a lot about what's going on under the hood. (Well, mostly—all tech people periodically get into a "let's fiddle around with the carburetor" mood.) You want to think about and look for apps that will actually help you accomplish things or improve your life, and arrange them in a way that's clean, intuitive, and easy. That, plus consistency between devices, makes for an easy, smooth-sailing life in iOS-land.


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If the Galaxy Nexus LTE on Verizon Wireless seems a little bland to you, and if for some reason you just hate having lots of storage space, you may soon find the perfect phone. Droid Life reports that Verizon will be getting a localized version of the Galaxy Nexus, just like the UK has already. Hold your wallets, Android faithful: their (anonymous) sources claim that this version will be reduced to half storage for a total of 16GB, and that's no small matter when the phone is already without a MicroSD card slot. This jives with earlier rumors that the 32GB version has been scrapped all together, for both HSPA+ and LTE varieties.
On the plus side, a reduced storage option may indicate a lowered price as well. When Verizon stripped the 16GB card out of the DROID RAZR (which is also available in white) it dropped the price by a cool $100, giving the flagship phone a lower barrier to entry and sending bargain hunters to Google in droves to check the price of a 16GB card. The carrier still offers the 32GB version (16+16) for a full $299 on contract, so it might be using the addition of a white Galaxy Nexus to offer the same phone at a lower price point. This would leave the DROID RAZR MAXX and the HTC Rezound as the last of Verizon's LTE headliner devices with only a $299 option.
The source claims that the basic metallic gray will also come in at $199 with a reduced 16GB capacity, for those who… just really like gray plastic, I guess. What's the likelihood of this all being true? Given Verizon's actions over the last few weeks, we'd say it's as least as likely as not – keep in mind that the DROID RAZR has been on the market for a month longer than the Galaxy Nexus, so if Verizon's pursuing a staggered price drop strategy, the timing would make sense. Since Verizon remains the only US carrier to offer the Ice Cream Sandwich developer phone at present, we'd be happy to see it within the grasp of more budget-conscious buyers.
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U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Ro Khanna, both Democrats representing Washington state and California respectively, who were recently re-elected to their second terms with thumping majorities, to leadership positions in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the largest caucus within the House Democratic Caucus.
On November 29th, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) chose their leadership for the 116th Congress and re-elected Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) and elected Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) as Co-Chairs. Additionally, the CPC elected Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) as First-Vice Chair.
In the House, where the Democrats regained their majority with several new members elected, comprised a diverse group of left-of-center progressives, the CPC is expected to exercise significant influence within the Democratic Caucus.
The new CPC, established in 1991, with a mission to "reflect the diversity and strength," of the U.S. and "to give voice to the needs and aspirations of all Americans" and to "build a more just and humane" society, will have more than 90 members in the new Congress.
Its four core principles are fighting for "economic justice and security for all; protecting and preserving civil rights and civil liberties, promoting global peace and security; and advancing environmental protection and energy independence."
"I'm excited to welcome Rep. Jayapal as a Co-Chair of the Caucus and with progressives in Democratic leadership, we will continue to advance our ideas and shape policies that make a lasting and positive difference on the lives of the American people," Pocan said in a press statement. He said that "the American people sent a Blue Wave powered by progressives to Capitol Hill and we fully intend to respect the electorate's decision by presenting a bold, forward-looking agenda.
Jayapal, the first Indian American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, declaring that she "is humbled and honored" to be elected co-chair, said she was "committed to ensuring our caucus is as bold and strategic as possible, and that our members have the resources and the ability to stand up for the chance for every American to have real opportunity, to take on the largest corporations and special interests who have corrupted our democracy and to bring real power to workers, women, immigrants and all of those most vulnerable and marginalized."
Meanwhile, Khanna, who has worked closely with Jayapal in the last Congress on progressive issues, said, "I'm proud to be elected by colleagues today as the next CPC vice chair. I look forward to working with Co-Chairs Pocan, Jayapal and all my colleagues to advance a progressive agenda in Congress."
In a recent interview, Khanna when asked how often he interacts with the rest of the 'Samosa Caucus,' as Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D.-Ill.) affectionately refers to the four Indian American members in the House that also includes the senior-most Indian American Rep. Ami Bera (D.-Calif.), re-elected for a fourth term, said, "She's the leader of the Progressive Caucus. I would say that she is one of the people in the Caucus I would call my closest friend and ally. We have a lot of similarities."


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The evening finished with wine and mince pies and an informal caption competition, causing much amusement: thank you to everyone who contributed.


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Alfresco & Java based ECM Portal for Insurance Industry [CASE STUDY]
16 Mar. 2017 Case Studies
Collaboration is key to success when it comes to insurance industry since it involves several stake holders. We developed an Alfresco based enterprise content management portal using Java technologies for a Netherlands based service provider of car insurance, health insurance and international insurance, serving more than 7 million people around the world. The solution simplified collaboration services for insurers, intermediaries and underwriters, banks, leasing companies, travel organizations and home-help agencies.
The client wanted to redesign its existing insurance website into portal and provide comprehensive information about insurance services and assistance to insured travellers, lease drivers, account holders and seniors. The existing website contained static content and was heavily under-performing with numerous bottlenecks. The Alfresco based enterprise content management solution streamlined the content publishing methodology and standardized the content framework, helping to simplify the insurance communication process among its 8 million customers.
- Lack of information about insurance to customers
- High infrastructure costs for maintaining existing website
- Lack of collaboration between document development and document delivery
- No centralized content repository for managing various legal and insurance document
On understanding the client's business challenges and requirements and consulting with our team of expert Java developers, Rishabh Software recommended to build a new website portal using Alfresco EE as the Content Management Platform for managing various rich media content. Key features of the solution include: feature-rich website (insurance portal) with a collaborative community features, Web 2.0 features – blogs, forums, syndication, email alerts, rating, bookmarks and share with various social sites and integration with Google Analytics for measuring portal performance.
Java & Alfresco based Enterprise Content Management Solution
Business Benefits
- Higher productivity by eliminating manual operation
- Eliminated bottlenecks through automated workflow
- Centralized document repository managing various rich media content
- Improved customer relations and achieved higher operational efficiency
Industry Segment
- Insurance
Customer Profile
- A Netherlands based service provider of car insurance, health insurance and international insurance, helping more than 7 million people around the world. The client provides cover on behalf of insurers, intermediaries and underwriters, banks, leasing companies, travel organizations and home-help agencies.
Technology and Tools
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- Alfresco EE
- Apache Tomcat
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text: Here's a great article on Slate about Pantone's Color of the Year for 2019. The author brings up some really salient points regarding the insipid act of nominating a color of the year in relation to ongoing worldwide catastrophe. As far as having a favorite color, I've always felt that work does not allow for a favorite color – all of them have a place and serve a purpose. However, this year's color – Living Coral – is one of my personal favorites.


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Stunning Lucy Mecklenburgh shows off her toned tummy and pert bum in new fitness campaign
The brunette launched her new workout programme OnDemand today
GYM bunny Lucy Mecklenburgh's pert bum was on full show as she launched into a series of squats to promote her latest workout plan.
The ex Towie babe quit the reality show to found blossoming fitness business Results With Lucy and proved the best advert, revealing her sexy, gym-hones shape to full effect in her latest photoshoot.
Taking her regime outdoors, the brunette thrust her booty back and her arms forward as she demonstrated the correct technique for a deep squat.
Her grey gym pants clung tight to her legs while her strappy yellow cropped gym bra gave a glimpse at her muscle-defined back as she posed facing away from the camera.
After taking her purple yoga mat and dumbbells inside, she switched outfits.
This time, the gym bunny's super-toned tummy and defined abs could clearly be seen as she sported a gym bra and shorts combination.
The Essex babe then got stuck into a series of lunges and stepped her right leg forward while raising her hands in the air as she completed a series of reps to tone up her thighs.
Perched in front of her laptop - which was playing a video of her latest training plan - she showed the importance of a good stretch as she raised her head to the sky.
Then came some abs crunches to round off her intense at-home session.
The beauty revealed her excitement at launching her latest OnDemand programme, which can be downloaded onto a laptop, tablet and mobile phone, and insisted it could fit into even the most intense of schedules.
It combines more than 400 workouts with 350 recipes to make sure users re-fuel correctly afterwards.
She told us: "I hear from so many girls that they don't have the time to work out, or can't be bothered to drive to the gym and I wanted to create something that helps with that.
"With OnDemand it helps get rid of all those excuses as you can be in-charge of your own workouts and they can all be done in the comfort of your own home.
"I think the fact you can work out at any time of the day that suits you and pick the workouts that you love is an amazing way, not only to keep everyone motivated but also to help everyone that might do shift work, have children or generally struggle with time. "
how lucy hiit the height of fitnessFormer Towie star Lucy Mecklenburgh shares the secrets to her fitness regime and wants to whip YOU into shape
'GET ME BACK IN THE SUN'Lucy Mecklenburgh teases fans in a strappy red bikini.. definitely not suitable for tanning
LOVELY IN LACELucy Mecklenburgh gives a flash of bra in see-through black dress as she hosts cosmetics event
Awkward!Lucy Mecklenburgh enjoys date with mystery man… moments before ex Mario Falcone and his girlfriend arrive
The new sweaty sessions complement other programmes in the Results With Lucy website, including a HIIT regime for hardcore fitness fans.
Talking of her successes so far she added to the Daily Star: " I can't believe we've reached three years. It started with three of us in an office and we've grown to 16. I'm so proud of it.
"What's new? We've used the feedback from our thousands of clients to revamp our three-stage plan, from beginner to advanced."
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"...thanks to Gmane's creator,Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, i'm nearing the RSS nirvana: he's created a new service, Gwene, which works like Gmane, but for RSS feeds instead of mailing lists. The interface is damn simple: you just enter the URL of the feed you wanna read, give it a name, and its contents is available over NNTP and updated every thirty minutes.Read more »
Newsbeuter: Command Line Feed Reader With Bloglines Sync Support [Linux, Mac OS X]
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Read your RSS feeds on your Linux desktop with Liferea
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Raindrop - Mozilla's new messaging experiment
Mozilla Labs developers have revealed project Raindrop, an approach to handling a large number of messages from email and RSS to YouTube and Twitter.Read more »
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Linux console RSS reader Snownews
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Mozilla Tweets Away With Snowl
Thanks to social networks and tools like Twitter and RSS, online communications today are made up of much more than just simply Web pages. Yet while these technologies have increased the volume of messages on the Internet, they're not all easily accessed through one of the most-used Internet applications -- the Web browser. That's where Mozilla's Snowl comes into play.Read more »
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Emacs: newsticker 1.99
"This is version 1.99 of newsticker, an RSS and Atom reader (sometimes called "aggregator" or "Feed Reader") for Emacs. Newsticker is part of GNU Emacs. This version has been integrated in Emacs' CVS repository..."Read more »
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Firefox feed extensions
Few features are as essential to modern Web browsing as feeds. With the rise of social networking and file sharing sites, feeds have become the only way for many people to keep up-to-date with all the sites that interest them. Certainly feeds are more efficient than resolutely clicking dozens or hundreds of bookmarks one after another. To satisfy the need to feed, developers have written dozens of Firefox add-ons to help you view both classic feed formats and sites that lack a feed.Read more »
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Feed your content cravings with Liferea
A news aggregator eliminates the need for surfing the Web as much. Instead of going to all the Web pages you have bookmarked to read your favorite blogs, news, or media presentations, you can simply add an RSS/RDF or Atom syndication format to Liferea and have all the news feeds at your command.Read more »
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This spring, BoardWalk will receive a new character breakfast experience. Guests will now have an opportunity to meet their favorite Disney royal couples at Trattoria al Forno. UPDATE: Bon Voyage character breakfast will debut on April 2, 2017 The new character dining experience will feature popular characters from movies including Tangled and The Little Mermaid. You'll … Continue Reading
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Minnie's Silver Screen Dine is now taking place at Hollywood and Vine
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Storybook Moments at Chef Mickey's are now available
When heading to the Disney Parks with your little ones, it's all about making memories that they'll treasure for the rest of their life. Now, Disney has added something to make these memories even more special – Storybook Moments at Chef Mickey's. There are a couple of different options. Mickey Mouse Storybook Moment This special experience … Continue Reading
Hollywood and Vine to have Minnie and friends all year
Minnie will now be hosting dinner at Hollywood and Vine with her friends all year! From now on, Minnie and her friends will be hosting dinner based on the seasons. During the holiday, in the spring, summer and Halloween. Each season, Hollywood and Vine will have music, décor, costumes and menu to celebrate the season. … Continue Reading
Minnie's Holiday Dine at Hollywood and Vine
Many of you are tired of the hot summer and are already planning your holiday vacations. If the holidays at Disney World are on your list, then you might want to add Minnie's Holiday Dine at Hollywood and Vine. Guests visiting Disney World between Nov. 7, 2015 and Jan. 3, 2016 will be able to make … Continue Reading
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Character dining returns to Disney's Star Wars Weekends
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Cinderella's dining experience at Cítricos
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Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, China
Completed in 2016, the 110-storey, 530m high Chow Tai Fook Centre Tower ranks as the tallest building in Guangzhou, second tallest in China, and fifth tallest worldwide. It is a landmark mixed-use development in the city's Central Business District with a GFA of 510,000 sq.m.
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My wife and I have eleven children. Several of them are under four which means that their attention span at Mass lasts until Father makes the Sign of the Cross. A couple of them can still be quiet until the Gospel and maybe, just maybe, we'll make it part way through the homily before one (or more) of them decides that they have better things to say than father.
As soon as we are out in the narthex with whichever one-volume (loud) child needed to leave, we remember that all of the sheets with the readings and propers are in the church and we don't have one and a regular missal is too bulky to juggle in one hand with a squirming child who really wants to help eat the missal in the other arm.
Finally, there is a solution. Introducing
Laudamus Te
Laudamus Te is a beautifully printed missal available as a subscription or as single issues and will cover the entire Tridentine liturgical year in six issues.
Each issue includes:
- All of the propers for each Mass (including weekdays)
- The Ordinary of the Mass
- Meditations before each Sunday's Mass
- Brief lives of the saints for their feast days
- Essays on the liturgy and Catholic tradition
- And more!
View a sample from the Laudamus Te inaugural issue
Even if you already have a 1962 missal you probably know someone who could use a convenient, compact missal. I'm actually getting my wife a Laudamus Te subscription for Christmas.


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Botanical compositions and perfumes took over Palermo city centre, in the area of Fontana Pretoria.
During June 14 – 16, the opening days of Manifesta12, designers Frank Bruggeman and Alessandro Gualtieri | The Nose were commissioned by Droog to create perforative installations.
Knowingly or unknowingly, directly or indirectly the public became carriers of the local flora and spread them, possibly around the globe.
The Florilegium seeks to record collections of plants from within a particular place. Designer Frank Bruggeman and perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri | The Nose were cataloguing the flora of Palermo and tracing back the Greek, Roman, African and Arabic origins. The Bottle Tree and The Dragon Blood Tree are examples of trees that are to be found nowhere else in Europe.
In their collaboration, on the occasion of Manifesta12, they took different approaches but the idea of pollination is cen- tral in both their performative installations.
Frank Bruggeman, a designer with a special interest in nature, explored the flora in and around Palermo and collected several seeds, flowers, plants and roots. These cuts were be the material used for large and small botanical compositions. These were distributed in public space during the opening days of Manifesta12 and could be worn or used as corsage or small bouquet. The wearer of the corsage contribute in that way to the further pollination of the nature of the island.
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Alessandro Gualtieri, a perfume creator based in Amsterdam, has created scents that centred around attraction and rejection.
In order to reproduce and diffuse their own species, plants use scent and flowers to attract pollinators. The scent of pollen is the most ancient floral aroma and beatles the oldest pollinators. Beatles are attracted to both the pollen as well as the smells of rotting and excrement.
The perfumes created by Gualtieri was distributed in different ways around the city of Palermo during the opening days of Manifesta12. The smells were in conversation with one another and with the public who encountered them directly or indirectly and carried out these scents further around the city.
The main performance took place at the Fontana Pretoria, where the scent of the Zagara, the citrus flowers, was distributed through the heart of Palermo.
To mark the quarter-century anniversary Droog presents a new exhibition Then … Now in the lobby of Hôtel Droog. In 1993 Droog debuted with a modest show of offbeat items by Dutch designers. Here young Dutch designers chose to use discarded materials and embraced imperfection, and everyday simplicity with a conceptual twist. Looking towards the future, Droog presents the same designers, but in Then … Now their more recent works are on show. From Richard Hutten to Jurgen Bey, Tejo Remy to Marcel Wanders, the exhibition gives an insight in the new works of Droog's iconic designers. Then … Now touches upon multiple developments in and around design and connections the past and future.
Then: 1993
At the beginning of the 90s one could recognize design a mile away: slick and stylish with a perfect industrial finish. But in the Netherlands, Droog founders Gijs Bakker and Renny Ramakers discovered something completely different. In 1993 Droog presented 16 unconventional products at Salone del Mobile in Milan. The exhibition observed the uncustomary design mentality in the work of great many young Dutch product designers. It was an overnight success. Not only for Droog, but also for this generations of designers.
Now: 2018
25 years later time has evolved and designers still create noteworthy and fresh pieces. Then … Now delves in the work of several designers showcasing their latest works. The exhibition also includes work by designers Eibert Draisma, Gijs Bakker, Piet Hein Eek, Jan Konings, Arnout Visser and Ed Annink.


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Alpenhotel Panorama
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Alpenhotel Panorama
Via Joch 10
39040 Alpe di Siusi - Italy
How to get there in winter
The Alpenhotel Panorama is located at an altitude of 2015 m and counts on an amazing and strategic location: it offers a breathtaking view over the Dolomites. We are directly on the slopes.
Please note that our hotel is located in a natural reserve area and it cannot be reached by your own car because of a limited traffic zone.
We will send you an authorization which will allows you to drive up to Seiser Alm (and back home on departure day) whenever you want, in order to reach our garage on the Seiser Alm.
When you reach Compatsch on the Seiser Alm on the day of your arrival, you will immediately find on the left the skipass office and also the ski rental and ski school. If you proceed approximately 100m, you find on the left side the ski rental "Sport Hans", a partner of our hotel.
Afterwards, you drive straight on for another 100m and stay on the right side before the pedestrian underpass "Passage Panorama". Directly before the pedestrian precinct you find on the right side the entrance to our hotel's garage. Once there, give us a quick call and we will come and pick you up.
How to get there in summer
Insummer you can drive with your car directly to the hotel and park it there.
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Dog Goes Viral After Cops Find Him In A Sweater And Pants
I'm sorry, but is it a crime to wear a sweater and pants... and also be a dog?!
Police officers in Bellevue found a "very angry" dog that was also rocking a sweater and pants for some reason -- probably because it is cold out there and he's not a nudist.
Apparently, being a very angry dog is a crime because he was quickly apprehended.
Naturally, the internet is in love with him.
Of course he is angry -- he feels ridiculous in this outfit.
Are those baseballs?! Maybe he's not a sports guy.
You just don't walk around Bellevue while looking like that. The Seattle suburb is just too fancy.
Honestly, he's not even wearing shoes -- a fashion faux pas. More like a faux PAW. (See what I did there?)
The question remains: Who would dress this doggo up and leave him behind?
Bellevue police tweeted,
Our little friend is now in the custody of @kcpets. If owner doesn't claim he'll be available for adoption, pants not included.
After calming down a bit, he looks a lot less angry about the situation. He was probably just afraid -- poor little thing.
After being taken to the VCA Alpine Animal Hospital, he was found to be heathy. The doctor believes he is 3 years old and a Jack Russell terrier and Chihuahua mix.
He also has his own Twitter account.
His biography reads,
My blue pants and sweater are still more stylish than anything you own.
This not only hurts, but is also true.
He hated his mugshot. So embarrassing.
Who wouldn't be mad if they couldn't get the WiFi password?
Hopefully this puppy's owners come get him soon. Or if not, I hope he finds a family who loves him and picks out better outfits for him.
Citations: Is this your dog? 'Very angry' hound who was found wearing a sweater and blue pants in a park takes social media by storm (DailyMail.com)


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It's been a crazy few weeks in the Treasury bond market.
After a big rally that began in mid-March, amid the outbreak of the Cypriot financial crisis and fears over a slowdown in global growth, Treasuries have given up all of their gains, and bond yields are now rising to the highest levels in over a year.
This morning, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury hit a high of 2.23%.
Goldman strategists have published a call saying the sell-off in Treasuries is "for real" this time.
Despite hitting a high of 2.23% earlier, yields have since backed down to 2.15%, and are now positive on the day.
And amid the wild price action, we're seeing a massive amount of trading in the market.
Yesterday, trading volumes in the Treasury futures market on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to an all-time high.
"CME Group's Treasury complex also experienced record volumes yesterday in the 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures (4,216,687), the 5-year U.S. Treasury Note futures and options (2,994,162), and the 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures and options (1,929,500)," said the CME in a release.
Today, with bonds slightly in the green, it looks like the market is on pace to break the record yet again.
Brean Capital Head of Rates Russ Certo passes along some trading volume information in the cash market as of 1:30 PM – $32 billion have traded in 2-year Treasuries, $80 billion in 5-years, $29 billion in 7-years, and $72 billion in 10-years.
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A long, long time ago, I was at my doctor's office, and a wild woman walked in. She waved her crutches and said "I want to donate these." The Office Manager said, "We can't accept used equipment."
The wild woman was very upset, and verily did she shake her crutches: "I want to donate my crutches! I don't want anyone to make a profit off them! Who will take my crutches?"
Not one to keep my mouth shut, i said, "Why not take them to Goodwill?" And wild woman retorted, "But then they will be sold!"
After she ranted a bit and begged the doctor's office to take her crutches, i intervened again: "I know of a hospice place that I can donate your crutches, may I take them for you?" She was relieved and wild woman became happy woman, and I had a pair of crutches.
In truth insidiously did I want to take them to Goodwill as the hospice place was far away from me. But I never did. For a year the crutches have been in the trunk of our car, much to the chagrin of my precious husband.
Here's an odd little aside: the crutches were exactly my size, so I always wondered if maybe… maybe one day they could be quite handy.
The wild woman was my grace today.
Walking out of the bookstore, I managed to trip over the curb and fall and hurt myself very bad. I wrenched my left ankle, landed on my right knee, skinned my right palm, and banged the right side of my head. I screamed and howled and writhed on the ground while Matthew tried to do damage control. A kindly stranger even came to help.
I am stubborn when hurt, and all I want to do is get upright again because I swear it only feels worse to roll on the ground, despite your inability to move.
And what was in the trunk? Crutches.
Between my stubbornness, Matthew's aid, and the "donated" crutches, I was up and into the car. Now I'm hobbling around awkwardly, and settled into the couch with ice.
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Dear You,
There's a little known phenomenon that happens after finishing a draft of a novel. (I'd like to say it's just me but I have confirmed it with several others so maybe it's just us.) When you finish and have to put the work away for a time, a strange kind of sadness settles in.
For some, it's the loss of the daily time spent with characters or a story that has become embedded in you. It's like watching a good friend leave and not knowing when you'll see them again. For me, it has more to do with the disruption to my routine and the sudden lack of what feels like forward momentum.
Every day when I sit at my computer and add another thousand words or answer a question that had me stuck, I can see clearly how I'm working toward something larger. I can rest in the remainder of my day and sleep better at night knowing that I have done good work toward a goal that makes me happy. But finish the work and I usually have one day of pure celebration before the darkness sets in. I go to my computer, antsy and unsure of how to proceed.
If I'm lucky, there's a kernel of an idea for something I've wanted to work on. This time, I finished a long draft two days before the election so my mind was a little preoccupied the weeks following. The writing group that got me out of my funk in Texas sadly did not choose to relocate with me to Tennessee and I'm still trying to gather a new handful of writing friends here. Couple all this with the cruel fact that the sun sets in this town at 4:30 in the goddamn afternoon and we haven't even reached winter solstice yet and you better believe I'm struggling to put words to page.
What's that, you say? Take a break? Yeah, yeah, I know. It's the healthy thing to do. I promise that I'm currently on one now (with the exception of this blog post and the fact that I have a half draft of a story that I really need to finish but, I guess, maybe, for sanity's sake I can let it go until January.)
But see, the problem lies around that forward momentum I mentioned earlier.
I have never been a patient person. I run high on impulse and low on willpower. I have been described by many different people at many different stages of my life as passionate about the various causes and interests that cross my radar, passion I am thankful for as it has pushed me to do things I thought highly unlikely.
But my affinity for impulse sometimes far outweighs the level of passion I can claim for any one love. If it doesn't stay interesting, if I don't feel like I'm always on the brink of discovery, if I'm not winning whatever game I've concocted for myself– I lose interest pretty quickly. (Hence, the lack of willpower during hard times.)
And when I'm not writing, when I can't put a gold star stamp on the day in the form of creation, the day can sometimes feel like a loss. And day after day of feeling like I'm losing sure does make you feel a little funny.
Yes, I know I sound obsessive. Yes, I have seen a therapist about it. I blame my grandmother, who had such a sense of routine (or possible obsessive-compulsive disorder) that she had a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu based on the days of the week that never changed in the twenty years I knew her as a cook. (Seriously, biscuits for breakfast on Tuesday and Eggo waffles on Friday without fail.)
I'm learning to recognize the off days as gold star days too. I took a rest because I needed it = gold star. I chose to sit on the couch all morning and read this fabulous book by a wonderful new author that inspires me = gold star. I checked my Duotrope account to remind myself that, yes, I have in fact written a lot and put a lot out to submission this year = gold star. In fact, I may just take up Annie Neugebauer's Joy Jar idea as if my life depended on it.
But mostly, I'm trying to focus on the long game. I took a writing break from 2012 to 2015 to focus on finishing my master's degree, get married, and just generally take better care of myself. During those years, I hung my hat of all this, convinced I just wasn't meant for writing (even though I kept writing poetry and essays and started a novel).
So the past two years, especially this year, have felt a lot like playing catch up. This definitely contributes to the "I must DO something every day" feeling I've been trapped in. But I've finally been able to recognize even those years as essential triple gold star years. Many of the poems I wrote are now the ones being plucked for publication. The essays incubated a novel that I'm still working on but that definitely has a lot to say and required (still requires) a ton of personal excavation.
The past month may have felt like it did not hold a lot for me in terms of creation — the two stories I'm working on feel dead in the water, I haven't line edited any poems, and my novel is out for a beta read that leaves me both terrified and restless — but looking at the year, I can see clearly how much I have to celebrate. The novel draft is finished and I'm still excited to get back in come January and keep working at it. I threw may hat back into the submission ring this year and have enjoyed a fair amount of success. My husband and I did the scary thing and moved to a new city where I didn't have a job, friends, or writing connections, and now I have a job, some cool, new friends, and a writing group that is small but mighty.
As the year comes to a close, I am focusing on gratitude, both for the fact that I have been able to write and simply for allowing myself to do so. Stepping back and taking the long view to see the forest for the trees is essential, especially during the more barren weeks. I am working hard to give myself the space and the grace to see what I can't when I'm nose down into the mud of the work. But right now, the time for work is done. Right now is a time for dancing.
Because all told — this has been a gold star year, and really, a gold star writing life.


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I made this flower a few days ago and wanted to get a tutorial to share how I made this but I have been sick so it will be a bit before I can get this for you. I was not sure how it would turn out but I really like it. The flower is made with felt and buttons.
Welcome to Fabric Bows and More. I have compiled several bow, flower, headband tutorials together in one place. Most of the tutorials I have found online searching for things to make. I hope you will find a few that you like whether it be for your daughters or yourself. Don't forget to click on the "Older Posts" at the bottom over to the right to see more samples.
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January 25, 2017
Winter: Frightful or Delightful?
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I hear you are receiving more snow. Poor thing. Hang in there. It won't be as long as it has been. Pretty picture.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm not sure whether I was happy or sad about more snow. It IS January, and our 40F-50F temps weren't normal. But, overall, more snow and cold are ... blech. Still, it is pretty. See, I can't make up my mind. ;-)Delete
A bit of both, say I.ReplyDelete
We didn't leave the house! Luckily no appointments and a full fridge which made it a pleasant day.ReplyDeleteReplies
Same here. But that makes two days in a row. Now I MUST go out tomorrow! Severe cabin fever sets in if I don't get out for a few days. I need people and activity! Time for a winter walk? We'll see if I have the courage. ;-)Delete
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I know you're a winter fan, Donna. I truly have a love/hate relationship with it. The cold part is yucky. The white part is kinda nice. I like a little winter, but then I grow tired of it. Making peace for now. ;-)Delete
More gray, less snow here... MichelleReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Michelle: All our snow melted, and then we got more today. It looks pretty, but ...Delete
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A beautiful and appropriate January scene. I'm sure it's frustrating to be stuck inside though.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks. Late January and all of February are always a bit of a challenge. But I guess the days are getting longer.Delete
I hate it, but I love your picture. That's the best place for snow - on a picture.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha! I agree. If it wasn't so cold...Delete
Winter is not my season, but I admit, with views of the snow sometimes delight. Regards.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, same with me. I like a little, but there's too much. It's pretty, but it's too cold for too long.Delete
Your picture sure makes winter look delightful. I love snow but miss more active gardening.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Peter. I miss gardening, too. And winter is simply too long.Delete
Hi Beth, for me winter is with no doubt frightful! I simply physically have such a hard time dealing with the cold.ReplyDelete
Looking at winter photos like yours is delightful though ;-)!
Warm regards,
Hi Christina: The cold is mysterious thing. I dislike it, as well. But a funny thing happens after we've had subzero weather (below 0F) for a stretch. When the temps bounce back above 32F, it feels like spring. Unfortunately, we don't have that kind of mild weather in the near forecast. :(Delete
Delightful... but in small, short doses!ReplyDeleteReplies
That's an interesting thought, Indie! I think I prefer it to be consistently cold for a shorter time, and then to slowly but steadily move to spring. Of course, that never happens! It's a roller-coaster ride around here!Delete
I think it's delightful...for a while. But I sure wish we'd get some snow!ReplyDeleteReplies
The snow does make for a fresher canvas, that's true. Days on end with gray and brown can be demoralizing. But the trade-off is often an earlier spring, which is always nice!Delete
December was on the frightful side - too much shoveling! Snowless January is just sort of weird.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's interesting that you haven't had much snow. We have a nice, light coating of about 1-2 inches covering the plants. It looks like it won't melt anytime soon. I guess that's pleasant to look at, but too cold.Delete
I love snow. Snow ='s Delightful
Ice ='s Frightful I hate ice! We ended up with an ice storm last week. My friend had to crawl out to let her dog out. My son Sam fell on our driveway. I fell on a walk.
We are attending the Eau Claire Garden Seminar Saturday. I am excited. :-) The main speaker will be Tim Johnson of Seed Saver's!!Replies
Yes! Ice is the worst, absolutely! Snow is lovely and delightful. However, I simply abhor the cold. Fortunately, it hasn't been too bad this winter. But it's always too long. I hope you had fun at the seminar!Delete
Delightful! I much prefer our short, inconsistent winter to our hot, humid summer! A common topic of conversation regarding winter is, "Do you think we will get snow this year?" If we get snow, it is usually a treat.ReplyDeleteReplies
That would be nice. Actually, my "ideal" winter would be snow in December and early January, and then a slow, steady move to spring ... by the end of February. Unfortunately, winter has a way of being erratic. And then it plays ping-pong with spring in March.Delete
I am a winter . . .ReplyDelete
So for me it has been "frightful."
I am still hoping for some
a foot or two would help!Replies
Ah, you're a snow-lover! I must admit having a white landscape is pretty. The browns and grays get tiring. If only winter didn't last so long...Delete
As much of a pain as snow can be, I'd much rather have that than freezing rain. :-\ReplyDelete
Me, too, Heather! Ice is awful!ReplyDelete
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Saluki Breeders, Breed Clubs and Rescue
The Saluki is one of the foundation breeds of the sighthounds, together with the Afghan. It is claimed that he has been known in the Middle East since 5,000BC and certainly records have been kept of his breeding and hunting successes for hundreds of years. The Saluki was held in extremely high esteem, partly because of his beauty and partly because of his prowess as a hunter. He was used with the hawk to course hare and gazelle. The Saluki did not arrive in the UK until 1840 and was not officially recognised until 1923. It has been suggested that his name derives from an ancient Arabian city, Saluk or Seleukia in ancient Syria. However, most recent research suggests that the name is a transliteration of the ancient Arabic word for hound, which explanation is, sadly, rather more prosaic. His coat can be either smooth or feathered; in either case the body coat lies close and silky and when there is feathering it is restricted to the legs and back of thighs and between the hock and heel. In both cases the ears have long silky hair growing from the top half of the leather and the tail is well feathered on the underside, but not bushy. It is a very easy coat to keep looking good; a regular brush and polish with a chamois leather will keep the smooth body coat shining, whilst a weekly groom through will keep any feathering tangle-free. The permitted colours are shades from white to red, grizzle colourings, tricolour, black and tan or variations of these colours but never brindle. The Saluki is not a nervous breed, but he is very sensitive and is reserved with those he does not know; boisterous children and Salukis probably do not mix very well as he would find them rather alarming. In common with all sighthounds he can take off at speed into the distance if something catches his eye and a well-fenced garden is essential. Similarly, he is not obedient and like other sighthounds will consider your request and may or may not decide to do as you ask; hope for co-operation but don't expect to give him orders. Not suitable for every household but a charming, affectionate and beautiful addition to the right home.
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Saluki Welfare In the unfortunate event you need to re-home your hound, or you are looking to give a home to an older dog, contact Welfare for their assistance. It is always wise to speak to people who are expert in the breed so you can get the best possible help.


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Digital art: Alan Stones website
We've always had a soft spot for art, being a designer it's surely only natural? That's why we were delighted to be asked to design a website for artist Alan Stones and another for his hugely talented wife, Rebecca Payn. This project was finished in conjunction with the coding skills of Arron King of Arrow as it required something a … Continue reading
Fit and Fabulous Web Design: Cumbria Pilates
I was approached by Carol Westmorland of Cumbria Pilates to redesign her website. Carol's previous site was a simple but outdated wordpress site, which didn't put across the warm, bubbly atmosphere of her classes for both men and women. The site was pink, which was something that Carol wanted to move away from, but an element of illustration was something … Continue reading
Threedom: the game for three
We were approached by the founders of Threedom to create a website that was simple, clean and clear. Utilising their existing branding and unique logo, we were to create a simple shop experience where people could visit to buy themselves a board. Threedom is the game designed for three players; developed in response to the classic board game format that caters … Continue reading
C-Art: Tourism Event of the Year
You may have previously read about our work with C-Art, but this year, we have refreshed not only the artist's catalogue, but also completely redesigned the C-Art website. In their own words… C-Art is Cumbria's countywide visual arts programme, co-ordinated by Eden Arts. It features exhibitions, events and open studios with the sole purpose of promoting Cumbria's rich creative talent. … Continue reading
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Last May, we celebrated the launch of a new branding project for The Hidden Corner Antiques and Tearoom in Long Marton, and we thought it would be good to reflect on the process, almost one year on from polishing up the silver service and the company treating itself to an exciting new rebrand. Nestled on the outskirts of Long Marton, … Continue reading


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My stand alone book, Seasons of Time, was published on the 27th of January. Near my birthday, but on my sister's birthday. She doesn't know this, however.
If you like books about the concept of reincarnation, you might want to give it a read.
It's recently had a five star review.
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This week's FREE tool packs a powerful punch. It's a list of internet resources to help you find instructional tools and information about evidence-based practices online. The web is a vast and ever-changing source of information, so you'll want this list to help you go straight to reliable and useful websites that can enhance your teaching. Instructional resources are broken into subject categories to help you find the lesson plans, games, and learning activities you need for your subject area, and listings for evidence-based practices include short descriptions to help you evaluate your sources. We've done a chunk of your research for you! The list comes from the newly released second edition of our popular Survival Guide for New Special Education Teachers, a must-have handbook that will take you through the ropes of teaching in the 21st Century, from roles and responsibilities, to school culture and classroom management, to professional development.
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The official store of Nintendo located in New York, announced the launch of one of the items most expected by fans: the Game Boy watch, the portable video game console.
This wristwatch has the function of marking both day and time on a screen very similar to the classic console of 1989. Sadly this console will be sold only in the official store of New York for a price of $ 24.99 plus interest, according to El Universal.
The arrival of this watch is not the first spoonful of nostalgia that Nintendo gives its fans, months ago the company was responsible for driving fans crazy with the launch of their classic consoles in mini version, such as the NES Classic Edition and the SNES Mini.For the above and considering that the Game Boy is one of its most popular consoles, it is not surprising that they launched this beautiful watch.
The classic console went on sale on April 21, 1989, after its success, the company launched the Game Boy Color. Altogether managed to sell 118.6 million units worldwide. Among the most popular games for these consoles are The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Tetris, Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Gold and Silver, Super Mario Land 2, Metal Gear Solid, Donkey Kong, Wario Land 2, Zelda: Oracles of Ages / Seasons, Mario Tennis, Castlevania, Kirby's Dream Land, Metroid, Dragon Warrior Monsters … and many-VERY MUCH! -More. Which videogames do you remember?


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Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
October 12, 2017
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. (the "Fund"), which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MNP", announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund's annual meeting of shareholders held March 31, 2017.
Jane E. Trust was elected as a Class II Director of the Fund by holders of the Fund's auction rate cumulative preferred stock and variable rate demand preferred stock ("preferred stock"), voting together as a single class, to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders in the year 2020 or thereafter when a successor is duly elected and qualified or until she resigns or is otherwise removed.
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An extraordinary report co-authored by Bahrain Watch member Bill Marczak and his colleague at Citizen Lab, John Scott-Railton, has revealed a rare zero-day security vulnerability in the iPhone that can be exploited to remotely jailbreak an iPhone and install complex spyware, turning the phone into digital spy in your pocket.
The vulnerability was discovered when Ahmed Mansoor, a UAE human rights defender, received an SMS containing a suspicious link, promising new secrets about torture in Emirati prisons. Instead the link led to a zero-day remote jailbreak for his iPhone.
This research was enabled by Bill's close relationship with activists and knowledge of the regional context, and highlights the sophistication of commercial hacking tools and the large amount of money and effort that regimes are willing to invest to target human rights defenders.
The investigation revealed that an Israeli company called the NSO Group, is linked to the attack. The NSO Group sells mobile phone hacking tools exclusively to governments. Describing how he found the attack, Marczak said: "we had been tracking what appeared to be NSO's infrastructure for several months, but had not seen any spyware that talked to it until Mansoor forwarded us the links he received," adding: "activists like Mansoor are the 'canary in the coal mine' for targeted digital attacks — the advanced threats they face today will face us all tomorrow."
The NSO Group's spyware can read text messages and emails, record calls, and steal contacts. It can even turn on a phone's microphone to pick up ambient sounds, collect passwords stored on the phone's keychain, and trace the whereabouts of the phone via GPS.
The report has received wide media coverage by top news outlets such as the New York Times, The Guardian, the Independent, the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Macworld, Motherboard, and Business Insider to name a few.
Israeli firm said to have exploited Apple smartphone flaws to help nations spy on their citizens – The Wall Street Journal
Motherboard reported that the tools and technology needed for such an attack on iPhones is worth around one million dollars
This is the first time that anyone has uncovered such an attack in the wild. Until this month, no one had seen an attempted spyware infection leveraging three unknown bugs, or zero-days , in the iPhone. – Motherboard
However the Israeli NSO group was quoted in several media outlets saying it only sold the technology to authorized governments, the following is form The Guardian:
In a statement which stopped short of acknowledging that the spyware was its own, the NSO Group said its mission was to provide "authorized governments with technology that helps them combat terror and crime".
Mansoor previously dodged the bullet three times, in 2011, 2012 and 2016 when he was targeted by three different companies: FinFisher, Hacking Team and NSO respectively.
To ensure your safety and digital security, you are advised to do the following:


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Making our community cleaner, safer and more welcoming for all of us.
With her own child's well-being at stake, Councilwoman Nury Martinez is serious about public safety. She believes all of our children have a right to a safe community and an opportunity to grow up free of fear and crime.
In her current role and as a member of the Public Safety committee, she is dedicated to addressing the sex trafficking and prostitution problem in the area, eliminating the illegal medical marijuana dispensaries and removing the blight that attracts crime. With local partners such as the City Attorney, LAPD, the Mary Magdalene Project, Groups Against Street Prostitution (GASP), and the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST), these issues are being addressed for the benefit of all residents.
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Posts for "Ernabella Mission" tag
Interview with Mike Last
Mike Last's connection with Anangu stretches back more than 40 years. This interview focuses on the period 1968 to 1976 when the winds of change coming out of Canberra began to transform the management of Anangu communities... read on
Program 48: The 75th anniversary of the Ernabella Mission (part 2)
In this program we play the second part of an extended interview with the Rev Bill Edwards. This part of the interview begins with Bill explaining how the mission was able to help some Anangu... read on
Program 47: The 75th anniversary of the Ernabella Mission (part 1)
Seventy-five years ago, the Presbyterian Church started a mission at Ernabella. The Rev Bill Edwards was superintendent of the mission for 15 years. On today's program, we play the first part of an extended interview... read on
Interview with Rev Bill Edwards
In 1937, the Presbyterian Church started a mission on Anangu land. Rev Bill Edwards was superintendent of the Ernabella Mission for 15 years. In this extended interview – recorded to mark the 75th anniversary of... read on
Pukatja: restoration of old church building
The old church at Pukatja is the most prominent building in the community. During the 1990s, it fell into serious disrepair. In August 2008, the Federal Government announced that it would provide a $300,000 grant to restore and protect the building... read on


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DCC proficiency test 2015
The solid fuels and biomass department of RC Inspection – The Netherlands, succesfully participated
in the DCC proficiency test of 2015 at the port of Rostock, Germany.
Participating in the DCC proficiency tests proves that we keep testing our inspection and laboratory bodies and
demonstrates again our commitment to provide services of high quality or to improve the quality of our services if necessary.
The certificates were received early December and can be found here below;
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For booklovers, (aside from receiving well-chosen books), there is a real satisfaction in finding the perfect book to give. It's not always easy though, so, if you're looking for inspiration – you've come to the right place. We asked our Shiny reviewers and friends to tell us which book or books they'd like to give for Christmas and why.
We've included links to reviews where available, and 'BUY' links for the Book Depository for each book. (If you click through to the Book Depository and make a purchase, we will earn a small commission which helps to pay to maintain Shiny – thank you).
Simon Thomas – Shiny Editor at Large
I'd give any book lover a copy of The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell – because anybody who loves haunting the corners of secondhand bookshops will also love this peek behind the curtain. The realities of being a bookseller include financial struggles, lazy staff, and a whole host of difficult and bizarre customers – but Bythell makes it all sound completely hilarious. Review BUY
Harriet Devine – Shiny Editor
A book I'm going to give to at least one of my nearest and dearest is Shaun Greenhalgh's memoir, A Forgers's Tale, which I reviewed on Shiny recently. A real page-turner, this is the story of a man who has been described as Britain's greatest forger – he created astonishingly authentic seeming works of art in a huge variety of media, working in his father's garden shed with tools bought from the DIY store. Even if you disapprove, you can't help being flabbergasted by his amazing talent and versatility. Highly entertaining and informative. Review BUY
Karen Langley
Russian Émigré Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky, edited by Bryan Karetnyk. Not only is this book a landmark collection, bringing together a selection of previously untranslated works but it also contains a remarkably broad selection of stories which deal with love, loss, exile and the human condition. A wide range of authors feature, from the well-known like Bunin, the recently rediscovered such as Teffi and Gazdanov, and, significantly, a number of women authors new to me. The book is translated and notated in exemplary fashion, and it's also incredibly readable. Essential for anyone who loves fine short stories of any type. Review BUY
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes. A remarkable novel, and one that captures quite brilliantly not only the troubled life of the great Russian composer Shostakovich, but also what it was like to live under Soviet rule. A masterly performance by Barnes who gives a nuanced portrayal of his musician subject; I had been a little apprehensive about it as I love Shostakovich so much, but I needn't have worried as it was totally convincing. The book is a gripping read and gives a real insight into a past regime. Review BUY
Peter Reason
As a Christmas present for those who are outgoing and adventurous I would chose Nick Hunt's traveller's tale, Where the Wild Winds Are, his exploration of four named winds of Europe, the Helm, Bora, Foehn and Mistral, a book of adventure and meetings with remarkable people. BUY
For nature lovers I would offer Adam Nicolson's engaging account of the life of seabirds, The Seabird's Cry, which draws on personal experience and scientific study, portraying the intelligence and adaptability of these birds, and the threats that they face as a result of human actions. Review BUY
Marina Sofia
The book which I've been recommending to everyone is Svetlana Alexievich's The Unwomanly Face of War, because it gives voice to so many women whose participation in WW2 has been forgotten, downplayed or even punished. It also provides a very different perspective of war than we are accustomed to hearing in the Western world and should be required reading for all those who think war is easy, quick and solves problems. Review BUY
Isobel Blackthorn
For me it is Goblin by Ever Dundas. Out of all the terrific fiction I have read in 2017, Goblin stands out. Flawless in construction and execution, witty, deep and relevant, Goblin speaks to the mind and captures the heart. Review BUY
Anne GoodwinThe Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times by Xan Brooks is the stuff of fairytale and nightmare, a historical novel of morality and mores, and the underworld we'd rather not see. Although the subject matter is bleak, Xan Brooks' beautiful prose renders it strangely uplifting, and there's a bright ending for some. Like nothing I've read before. Review BUY
As a more sober second choice one of my Shiny reviews, Learning from Baby P by Sharon Shoesmith: the more people read this book, the better chance we have as a society to have a grown-up debate about our collective responsibility to protect children. And even if we fail in that regard, at least the next social services manager to be the subject of a witch hunt will find some solace in knowing it's not personal. Review BUY
Karen Heenan Davies
My book selection is Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor which was longlisted for the Booker Prize this year.It's an extraordinary novel. It has an innovative approach to the well-worn device of a missing girl; has a meticulously plotted structure and is poetic in its style of writing. Hard to put down even though it's a long way off from being a thriller. Review BUY
Susan Osborne
Jon McGregor's gorgeously poetic Reservoir 13 traces the effects of a young girl's disappearance from a village in the north of England over the course of thirteen years, one for each of her life. Deeply compassionate, written in quietly lyrical prose and peopled with astutely observed, well-rounded characters, this is a superb novel. I can't recommend it highly enough. Review BUY
Rob Spence
I find that some books have a resonance that last long after you've finished them. For that reason, the book I'd most like to give at Christmas is Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier, which I think is one of the twentieth century's truly great works of fiction. It is, as the subtitle suggests, 'a tale of passion', but passion so tightly constrained by Edwardian sensibilities that it can literally send people mad. Seen through the unreliable and possibly deceitful eyes of its much put-upon narrator, John Dowell, this novel yields more secrets with every reading. BUY
Judith Wilson
Gill Davies
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Twelve stories to entertain you with adventure, mystery, humour, and weirdness. There's even a seasonal story, "The Blue Carbuncle" featuring a missing jewel and a Christmas goose. BUY
Also Jane Gardam, Old Filth. An extraordinary novel about childhood, memory, loss and identity which is engrossing, original, and alternately funny and powerfully moving. BUY
I would give ReWild by Nick Baker, which I reviewed for Shiny earlier this year, as a Christmas present to anyone who already loves nature or wants to connect to their environment a bit better. It includes loads of activities you can try and is really inspiring. Review BUY
I will also definitely be giving Greensleeves by Eloise Jarvis McGraw to at least one person – this charming tale of an American girl coming of age in a small town was an instant favourite – and it was recommended by Shiny's Simon and brought back into print by uber-librarian Nancy Pearl: what's not to love! Review BUY
Alice Farrant
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery. Christmas – for me – is this magical period of sentimentality and nostalgia, and Emily of New Moon fits right into that experience. Young Emily is suddenly orphaned and must go to live with her Mother's family whom she has never met. It's about adolescence and learning to love despite differences that seem unconquerable. I would hope that in giving this as a present to someone, they too might feel heart warmed in a similar way. Initially, I was going to pick something mesmerising like Just Kids by Patti Smith, but then I realised no Christmas is complete without an L.M. Montgomery book to read. BUY
Helen Parry
It's hard to think of a book that almost everyone I know would like, but perhaps Philip Pullman's splendid 'equel' to His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust I: La Belle Sauvage, might be that book. It's engrossing, exciting, magical and just a little bleak, and recipients would have to ignore their relatives and a second helping of Christmas pudding because they would be unable to put it down. Review BUY
A second book which I have loved this year is Living Alone by Stella Benson; a luminous, funny and angry story of a witch and her associates during First World War, it would delight fans of playful fantasy novels such as Lolly Willowes, The Love Child and Lud-in-the-Mist. Review BUY
Susan Osborne
Full of flashbacks, vignettes and anecdotes, Before Everything sees five women – friends since school – come together when one of them is dying. A lovely empathetic and tender portrait, shot through with a dry humour which steers it well clear of the maudlin, Victoria Redel's novel is a paean of praise to friendship. Review BUY
Victoria Best – Shiny Editor at Large
The book I'd most like to give for Christmas is Naomi Klein's No Is Not Enough. It is a powerful, excoriating overview of Donald Trump's regime, the reasons he has come to power, and the things we can do about it. If you've read all of Klein's previous books, this one might not be for you, as it travels back over her familiar ground of corporate branding, climate change and the use of chaos to make governmental changes that would otherwise be strongly resisted. But goodness me, do these factors cohere into a lucid explanation of Trump's rise to power and a crystallisation of our fears. However, what's good about this book is that Klein spends the last third discussing ways to combat Trumpism, and even if it's a bit wafty and hopeful in places, it's still better than being passive bystanders. A good book for anyone who's concerned about the world going to hell in a handbasket. BUY
Kim Forrester
I'd love to give everyone I know a copy of Sumner Locke Elliott's Careful, He Might Hear You. This Australian classic, first published in 1963, is a warm-hearted, rambunctious and truly memorable novel about a six-year-old boy caught up in an emotional custody battle between his rich, snobby aunt and the kind-hearted aunt and uncle with whom he lives. It's the kind of heart-swelling read that you want to press into everyone's hands. I really adored it. Review BUY
Basil Ransome-Davies
Assuming we can nominate anything in print, two choices for Crimbo: a mixed pair. The book that introduced me to political thought was Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell. Typically, Orwell didn't just back the Spanish revolution on safe platforms. He was a soldier of the republic. BUY
And when I'm really bummed I pick up my Beckett Reader and dip in. Soon I'm laughing. Orwell liked doing things the hard way, Beckett thought there was no other way so you might as well get on with it. Good authors for bad times. And Emily Dickinson. Better stop now!
Kate Gardner
Terence Jagger
A Question of Upbringing, by Anthony Powell, because unlike many of my favourite books, it's not so well known nowadays, and because it is beautifully written, easily accessible (and not too long for a Christmas afternoon!) and it leads on to the other 11 novels in the sequence, A Dance to the Music of Time, which cover the whole period of the protagonist's life from the 1900s to the 1960s. It is sometimes criticised for being too socially restricted, but I find that irrelevant – it's not completely true anyway, and the perceptions and the humour transcend class and time. BUY
If you want a more socially inclusive equivalent, try C P Snow's George Passant, which is the first volume of his 11 novel sequence, Strangers and Brothers, which covers the same period starting from a decidedly more humble base. Snow is not the master that Powell is, and he writes more fully, but he is still a very fine and undeservedly neglected novelist. Both, in utterly different ways, show us a society in transition, the excitement of the 20s, the catastrophe of the 1939 war, and the renewal of the post war years, with great clarity and sympathy.
Rebecca Foster
A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives by Lisa Congdon. This celebration of women's attainments after age 40 contains a lively mixture of interviews, first-person essays, inspirational quotes, and profiles of famous figures like Vera Wang, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Grandma Moses, all illustrated with Congdon's whimsical drawings. It would make a perfect gift for a woman 'of a certain age' — or any age. Review BUY
The Gifts of Reading by Robert Macfarlane. Macfarlane remembers the friend who introduced him to many of his favourite nature and travel books; he now shares that love of literature by passing on copies of certain beloved books to his students and the next generation of nature writers. This is a gem of an essay, and in pamphlet size it's ideal for slipping into a reader's stocking. BUY
Hayley Anderton
Mary Beard's Women and Power: A Short Manifesto. I picked this up for myself after hearing about it on twitter, read it in a single sitting, coming out the other side feeling thoroughly invigorated, and with plenty to think about. There are so many people I want to share this book with, and a few of them are definitely getting it for Christmas. Review (by Liz) BUY
Ambrose Heath – Good Drinks.Originally published in 1939, and reissued by Faber & Faber a couple of years ago, I firmly believe that every household needs a few vintage drinks books around. This one has a proper balance of hard and soft drinks for all occasions and is very good on Cocktails and punches. Useful and practical stuff at this time of year. Even better, Heath is just the sort of author you want to spend time with, so as both a practical guide and an enjoyable book to browse I think this one makes a great gift. BUY
Lucy Unwin
The Lost Words, by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris Just a thing of great beauty and joy. It's exciting to unfold the huge pages, fun to twist your tongue around the words and children get lost in the stunning illustrations. We'd originally intended to take the book outside and get it muddy, whispering the spells to the wild. Instead, it's ended up propped on the mantle piece as the best kind of living art work. Review (by Peter) BUY
We That Are Young, by Preti Taneja. Nothing has shaken the roots of me, this year, quite like this book. There is a relentlessness to how heavily it bombards you: so casually fresh in every angle it takes, so much subtlety to each character's twisted motivation, and so many beautifully crafted, perfect sentences. It's also a great gift, as to buy it is to support a small press, Galley Beggars – a tiny independent publishing house. So you get an extra little Xmas glow for that! Review BUY
Annabel – Shiny Editor
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is the kind of big novel that can be enjoyed by anyone. It sprawls over a large part of the twentieth century – but mostly stays in one place – The Metropole Hotel near Red Square, in which Count Rostov lives under house arrest. Over the decades he sees everything in the hotel, becomes one of the staff, fosters a daughter, has a long romance. It is gloriously funny, yet touching and tells much about the human condition. Truly a wonderful book to read. Review BUY
That's your lot! We hope you enjoyed our selections, and please do leave a comment with the books you'd like to give too.


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June 27th vs. The Braves
With the exception of Jaret Wright and Melky Cabrera, the Yankees played (today) like a team that partied way too hard last night. They were flatter than Debra Messing before she had her baby.
Really, where was the Yankees offense in this game? Or, the last four games (for that matter)?
Just look at the 8th inning of tonight. Yankees down by two, runner on 2nd, one out, and the batter has a 2-0 count. Who's the batter? A-Rod. What does he do? He whiffs. It's almost predictable.
Looking at how Atlanta has played this month, and how bad their starter for this game pitches on the road, the Yankees have to win this game. Throw in 6 good innings from Jaret Wright and it stings even more.
I'm starting to think that the month of May was a fluke (for New York). The Yankees were just about a .500 team in April. And, this month they're just about a .500 team.
Really, if the Yankees played .500 ball for the next two months, I would not be shocked (at this point). They're not playing like a playoff contender. That much is obvious.
If they lose tomorrow, then I expect something to happen on Thursday (in terms of a trade). With the Mets coming into the Stadium, George will want something to shake the Yankees cage. It's an even money bet.


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Emily and Brett had their wedding back in November of 2015 at Jasmine Plantation in New Kent, VA. Thankfully it was on an unseasonably warm day and felt more like a brisk spring day rather than the late fall weather we were expecting. This couple really values the important things in life and although they were celebrating their relationship on this day, they also chose the plantation simply because it helped them to not worry about dealing with having to go from A to B to C. I've found that this sort of one-stop-shop allows couples to breathe it all in and enjoy their wedding day a lot more.
This wedding was simple, practical, but still very very personal. Carefully selected details such as burlap accents and carefully selected rose bouquets added a bit of glamour to the shabby-chic theme. Enjoy the beautiful details and happy couple and guests throughout this sampling of their wedding day photos!


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Healing Through Poetry
by Deborah La'Sassier
In the author's words, "The best way to describe my poetry is: I write about reality—not always with a happy ending—just real life. Only when you unlock early childhood memories and let go of excess baggage will true healing begin. My poetry is about such healing. My poetry is about swimming above the rain. Thanks to family and friends who shared their life stories with me, and the inspiration to write about them."


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Finding Texas Ranchers & Recovering From Vegetarianism - Lisa Flynn's Story
I became a vegetarian out of necessity. I was a passionate cook stuck eating in a college cafeteria with mystery meats. But as I read more about animal welfare, studied environmental agriculture and listened to podcasts, I moved from apathetic non-meat eater to passionate vegetarian. In the height of the farm-to-table movement, there was still too much to question when it came to meat and factory farming. Vegetarianism was the safest option.
But I struggled with my health. After graduating college, I moved to Austin, Texas where I decided to address my worsening gastro issues and food allergies. I went to a holistic doctor who encouraged me to ditch the vegetarianism, along with the processed and sugar-filled replacements. Instead, she suggested I focus on a high-quality grass-fed meats.
The first piece of meat I ate was barbecued Austin squirrel. Lean, locally caught (the host's backyard),cleaned and butchered by a father/son duo. The dad wanted to teach his son about the consequences of careless bb gunning in the backyard. Not a Rosso & Flynn ribeye, but an important place where my lesson in sourcing started.
Over the next year, I dove headfirst into reconnecting with what I put in and on my body. I subscribed to a CSA farm box from an Austin farm, ditched food and body products with ingredients I couldn't pronounce, planted a garden in my Bouldin Creek house, visited SFC farmers' markets and made my own lotions and shampoo. Physically, I felt better, but I still felt disconnected from the new hero of my plate: meat.
We deserve more information about where our food came from and how it came to be. Big Ag, conventional farming and a race to the bottom pricing pushed out the neighborhood butcher in favor of the plastic-covered mystery meat we know today.
What does "air-chilled" even mean? What about "natural" or "organic" or "fresh"? I'd spend hours in the meat section trying to understand the terminology on the saran wrap.
The quality of meat that I found at local Austin farm to table restaurants and farmers markets inspired me to search beyond the disappointing meat section at the grocery store. I started regularly visiting ranches near Austin and I met the faces behind the cottage agriculture movement in Central Texas and understood the effort and cost of raising animals the right way. Like Ranger Cattle who pasture raised Wagyu humanely in Austin city limits. Or Cobb Creek who never uses growth hormones or antibiotics for their chickens. Once I met these ranchers and farmers, it was impossible for me to imagine not knowing the stories of where my meat was coming from and how it was raised.
Manuel and I started Rosso & Flynn for us. Studying the meat industry made us question the protein on our plate and what we were putting down on the dinner table. We felt we deserved to know where our meat came from. We believe you do too


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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Baiba Rubesa's life long guiding star is putting Latvia and Latvians in a global context. She is an experienced and inspiring manager and communicator with a range of business experience from oil and gas, retail, automotive and telecommunications.
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Latvian literary legend Rainis once wrote: "That will remain, what will change", and Elīna Dobele is a living example how with persistence one can make a successful debut in a seemingly unfamiliar field. Elīna Dobele trained as an architect, but...