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Is the joke worth $450,000?
Back in January, Shaquille O'Neal revealed that work was in progress on a sequel to the 1994 game which painted the basketball legend as a kung-fu superhero, Shaq Fu. If you thought he was crazy, well, you may still be right about that one. But there is a game in the works, and an Indiegogo campaign has launched today to fund the completion of the project.
The original Shaq Fu is an extremely poor game, easily dismissed as a cash-in on O'Neal's name and likeness. If it weren't so damned silly on top of that, pitting Shaq against a mummy in an alternate dimension, it would have wound up in the dustbin, totally forgotten. It was just weird -- and bad -- enough that we've not managed to forget it.
The new game, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, is described as a beat-em-up where players will be able to customize their character with a wide range of abilities and create their own fighting style, applying it in destructible environments against dozens of enemy types, alone or with a co-op partner. All of which sounds far superior to the flat, dull game which came before.
To Shaq's credit, he knows that Shaq-Fu is a terrible game and admits as such early in his appeal video on the campaign page. The text of the project equally eager to distance itself from the original product in every aspect (excepting the name and main character), while touting the experience of the development team and the level of involvement O'Neal will have in the project.
The developer, Big Deez Productions, is a team of video game industry professionals that we're told Shaq has assembled, with experience working on, "HALO, Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, Alan Wake, Spec Ops: The Line, Battlefield, Killzone, Max Payne, Duke Nukem, and many other huge franchises." And that sounds impressive, but that's what it's supposed to do.
We do get a slice of the team in the form of this video. Big Deez is led by Saber Interactive's co-founder and President, Matthew Karch, which explains the connections to Halo by way of the Anniversary Edition. Matt seems to have brought along Rick Raymo, a producer credited on the PlayStation port of Duke Nukem 3D and a number of other Duke products published by GT Interactive long ago, who has served since 2007 as Saber's Director of Game Content. And then there's Oliver Hollis-Leick, who has a decade of experience in motion capture yet is listed as a "Writer/Designer" at Big Deez. That probably has to do with his recent two years of experience working as a writer at -- you guessed it -- Saber Interactive.
Also appearing are producer Matt McKnight -- who served as a producer for Electronic Arts, with Ty: The Tasmanian Tiger and a string of other, so-so games under his belt -- and François Masciopinto, a business development consultant who seems to have no apparent connection to Big Deez other than a working relationship with Saber Interactive.
None of this is saying to me that Shaq-Fu: The Legend Reborn has a shot at being anything more than mediocre. It hasn't impressed me. Maybe they're funnier than they seem, the game will be zany and ridiculous in the way that Double Dragon: Neon recently demonstrated was possible, truly embracing the absurdity of Shaquille O'Neal doing kung-fu into something magically strange. There's still hope. I'm just not sure how much hope when most of the team we know of worked together on Timeshift and Inversion.
Maybe it will get by on a combination of cult appeal and backer rewards. O'Neal is offering his time on several of the upper funding tiers, including a visit to his home, the TNT set, and other meal situations. For just a grand he'll follow you on Twitter for a year, but Instagram exists for the more budget-minded at half that.
But then there's more in there which makes me uneasy too, like the two spots to work as a Concept Artist for Big Deez. The tier, which costs $6,500, states that the backer would work both remotely and at the Big Deez offices, collaborating with their artists and receiving a "Concept Artist" credit. I can't imagine that this comes with any of the other things which having a job does, such as money or benefits, though there is the suggestion that it could lead to a real position in the company written into the tier description. That makes my skin crawl, the implication that it's a real job you could be getting for your money, because even if it isn't misleading, it's tantamount to paying for a job interview or, at best, unpaid internship.
Maybe none of this needed to be said. If your expectation is that a sequel to one of the worst games ever released is a stellar investment of your money, you probably deserve what happens next. If it gets funded and released, it will be better than Shaq Fu was, of that I'm certain. I just question whether or not it's worth the effort to demonstrate that you can make a better Shaq Fu at all.


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Panel Discussion: Parallels Between Armenia and Israel: Reflections on the Current Discourse in Armenia, AUA
Should Armenia be like Israel, if yes, then how? And what does it mean to be like Israel?
It has become a popular discourse in Armenia via various media outlets and everyday conversations claiming that Armenia should follow the model of Israel.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) Political Science and International Affairs program (PSIA) is hosting a public panel discussion on the parallels between Armenia and Israel, moderated by AUA Professor Gregory Areshian. The discussion is aimed to contribute the common discourse (stated above) with a critical analysis on whether these parallels can be drawn, and examine the possibilities of how Armenians can follow the Israeli model in various ways.
About the panelists:
Nancy Kricorian is a novelist, poet ,and social justice activist who lives in New York City. She is the author of the novels: "Zabelle, Dreams Of Bread and Fire," and "All The Light There Was". In 2010, she traveled through the West Bank as part of the Palestine Festival of Literature (www.palfest.org) and in 2011, she taught at a Palestine writing workshop in Birzeit. Ms. Kricorian was on the staff of CODEPINK Women for Peace (www.codepink.org) since 2003, and since 2009, she has been the manager for CODEPINK's Stolen Beauty boycott campaign (www.stolenbeauty.org) targeting the Israeli cosmetics company Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories because of it's violations of international law. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Armenia Tree Project, and is a member of the PEN American Center. Ms. Kricorian will be joining the seminar via Skype.
Harutyun Marutyan is a leading research fellow at the Department of Contemporary Anthropological Studies in the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, and a visiting professor of anthropology at the Yerevan State University. He was educated at YSU (History Department, M.A., 1978) and the Institute of Ethnography, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, in Moscow (Ph.D., 1984). He received his second PhD. in 2007 at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography in Yerevan. He is an IREX/RSEP (Michigan University, 1998), Fulbright (MIT, 2003-2004), and DAAD (Berlin, 2013) alumnus.From 2009-2010, he was at the Diane and Howard Wohl Fellow at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, US Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, DC). Dr. Marutyan is a recipient of the President of the Republic of Armenia Prize (2011) in the nomination of persons having made a valuable contribution to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide for his methodologically innovative research into the continuity of the memory of the Armenian Genocide and its relationship with the Karabagh Movement.

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The most prominent part of human body is nails. Now-a-days beautiful nails are becoming the essential part of fashion and styles. So, everyone wishes to have beautiful nails and also wishes their nails grow faster. As beautiful nails increases the hands beauty. There are many factors that slow down nail growth this may be due to hormonal changes, due to aging process, due to unhealthy food, due to nutrition's deprivation or may be due to medications. Brittle nails, nails breakage, splitting of nails also the cause of slow nail growth. By taking a good diet and by following simple home remedies you will have beautiful strong nails. Some effective home remedies and growing tips in English ( Not in Urdu) are discussed below after this one easily understand that how to get long nails fast at home:
- Olive oil is best to promote the nail growth. When we apply onto the skin it goes deep down into the skin. Furthermore, it contains the essential mineral such as Vitamin E which circulates the blood. Hence it strengthens the nails and helps to grow longer. Combine 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 3tbsp of olive oil, heat this mixture onto the flame and for just 10 minutes soak your nails this remedy increases the growth of nail.
- Coconut oil contains essential elements which is good for nail health. Moreover, it makes the cuticles strong. So it is suggested that before doing massage with coconut heat this well and then do massage gently. For best results do massage in circular motion and continue this process until you get the desired result.
- Lemon has the solution of every problem as the Vitamin C is included in it, which ensures the healthy growth of nails. Take one lemon and cut in into slices and then do massage on your cuticles. This is the very efficient method for nail growth.
- Here is a very simple and effective remedy. Soak your hands in Luke warm water for just 5 minutes daily. This kills the bacteria as this reduces the nail growth.
- Garlic juice contains special elements which provide nourishment to your nails. Apply garlic juice and don't do massage leave it for 15 minutes. Continue this process, within a week you will have beautiful strong and long nails.
- Hand lotions are available at every home you just have to massage your nails with it in the circular motion for at least 10-15 minutes. Within a few days you will see the visible positive change in your nails.
- Almond oil contains special nutrients such as Omega-3, Omega-6 which have very nourishing properties. Mix almond oil with olive oil in equal quantity. Take a cotton bud and apply with it and leave for 15 minutes. Repeat this process for at least two weeks.


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Nick Smith remembers the dawn of the international era at Her Majesty's racecourse with a wry smile.
Ten years ago Ascot's Head of Communications and International Racing staged a Press conference at which Paul Perry, the Australian trainer who would saddle Choisir at the imminent Royal meeting, was scheduled to speak last.
"By that time most of the journalists had left the room," Smith recalled. "The few that remained were laughing."
Perry was the sole taker when Ascot solicited runners from Australia back in 2003. But there was one hitch: Perry's name carried little resonance at home – much less 10,000 miles away in Britain.
Then fate dealt Ascot a friendly card. Choisir blitzed to a notable sprint double in five days by gilding his King's Stand Stakes triumph in the Golden Jubilee Stakes. And Smith, who laughed last, laughed longest.
Ascot's international reputation traces back to that inauspicious beginning. It wasn't quite groundbreaking: America's 1935 Triple Crown winner, Omaha, contested the following year's Ascot Gold Cup. His epic stretch dual with Quashed, in which he was narrowly vanquished, is enshrined in racing folklore.
Since Choisir, a steady stream of non-European-trained runners has brought extra flavour to Royal Ascot week in June, when the Queen is invariably present on each of the five days.
Smith's role is to travel extensively, advocating Ascot's merits to horsemen around the world with the best horses in his sights. In addition to the premier racing nations, South America is now on his radar.
It's a job that invariably puts him in racing's most prestigious locations on their greatest occasions. If it's big-race day somewhere, there's more than a fair chance Smith will be there in the crowd, seeking out a trainer, snatching a few words with an owner, taking counsel from one of his local advisers. But he'll always have one eye on the clock – if not for the off-time of a race featuring a Royal Ascot possible, then for a pre-arranged get-together with a connection he's been told could be up for the challenge or, more particularly, for the time he's due to catch a cab back to the airport.
Smith doesn't tend to miss the big race when he's there, but he rarely has time to savour the experience. Take that stunning Breeders' Cup Classic in November. Sure Smith was right there at Santa Anita – he couldn't afford not to be. But did he linger afterwards to soak up the after-race glow emanating from Mucho Macho Man, Gary Stevens and Kathy Ritvo? Not a bit of it. Smith had a new batch of fish to fry a 16-hour flight away in Australia and he had to get to the airport pronto. He had a bursting itinerary for Melbourne Cup day and it was little more than 36 hours off, which left zero room for error.
"It's an unbelievably surreal experience watching a race on dirt in America one moment and being in Victoria, which is much more like England, the next," he said.
Of course, the Santa Anita-Flemington turnaround is particularly unusual, but there's another in February that can be even more hectic.
"I travel to three or four states in America, then go straight to Japan and Hong Kong and on to Melbourne and Sydney," Smith said. "You hardly know where you are on that trip."
Ultimate focus on that excursion is the Group 1 Lightning Stakes -- now known as the Black Caviar Lightning - since the great mare won the last three runnings -- over 1,000 meters at Flemington.
"The Lightning Stakes is a pivotal race for us," Smith said. "Many top Australian sprinters have launched their careers in that race, and five Lightning winners have gone on to win at Royal Ascot."
[Choisir, Takeover Target, Miss Andretti, Scenic Blast, and Black Caviar being the five Australian winners.]
By the time Smith reaches Melbourne in February for that race, he'll have a shrewd idea which animals to look for in the forthcoming renewal. His card will already have been marked.
"We have a network of agents around the world," he said. "They are our talent spotters. They're watching all the races all the time."
Part 2: the horses at the top of Smith's hit list for Royal Ascot 2014. >>>


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Instead of writing a novel about four good wines I've tried recently, I'm going to space it out among the following days so that each wine gets its own chance in the spotlight. The first one is Ball Buster Shiraz from the Barossa Valley.
The Barossa Valley is located in Southern Australia, just northeast of Adelaide. This region is renowned for its Shiraz grapes. The name of this wine was the result of some brainstorming. After the winemakers decided that the process of cultivating the grapes and turning them into wine can be a ball busting experience, the idea for Ball Buster was hatched.
Let's get to the nuts and bolts now. Haha. Pun intended. The color was almost like that of black licorice with a hint of purple toward the top of the pour. There were bold flavors of chocolate, dark berries and a hint of lead pencil. It was very easy to drink and paired well with the sausage rolls that were served with them. My recommendation is to rent Crocodile Dundee and eat grilled meat on a stick while you drink this bottle . Wine, after all, is all about context and taste as I've read recently in A Year Of Wine by Tyler Colman.
You can find Tait's The Ball Buster at your local wine store for about $20. A great buy for an exceptional wine. Thank you Jen and Mark for this fabulous find!
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Summer's just around the corner, which means the busiest leasing season is already here. Are your properties and associates ready? This is a good time to take stock of the policies and procedures your teams are following during the move in/move out process. In MHN's Property Management feature, Associate Editor Philip Shea provides tips for transitioning apartment units. Since multifamily is doing well, many apartment communities have waiting lists. In some cases the model unit is rented out, so showing a prospect what her new home would look like can be dicey. Our interviews with RPM Realty, Forest City Residential Management and Western National Property Management reveal different approaches to this scenario as well as ways to encourage outgoing residents to leave their apartments in tip-top shape. A transparent inspection process that includes the resident gives him the opportunity to fix what needs to be fixed, or at the very least to understand charges that will be incurred. Once the apartment is vacant, consider contracting with a janitorial services provider for finishing touches on the unit. This approach makes sense because you'll always be able to handle the volume—whether it's peak turnover time or when things are slow.
In this issue, we also take a look at a related topic: resident screening. We wanted to find out how the improving economy has affected the quality of renter applicants. According to the industry suppliers and operators we talked to, the current resident screening environment holds surprises, as well as some lessons for multifamily owners and operators.
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Wearable tech, as we call it, is still in the beginning stages of being adopted as the official "technology of the future". What started out as Bluetooth headsets have now evolved into smart watches, smart glasses, and even the idea of "smart wigs" has been patented before. (But seriously - wigs?) They're all very attractive evolutions of technology as we continue to search for ways to make our day-to-day lives easier in conjunction with our smartphones. Although I would love to hop on board with this technology, I can never seem to bring myself to actually purchase any of these new wearable gadgets.
I've considered purchasing a smartwatch for a long time. It seems like the most practical of the bunch by being able to check notifications while my phone isn't by my side and still having the everyday practical use of a wristwatch. But every time I go to the store and I consider the purchase I end up walking out empty-handed. I always manage to talk myself out of purchasing a smartwatch. For the life of me I couldn't figure out why I keep bothering convincing myself that I need one. In the end, I think I realized that I really don't.
I already have issues separating myself from my phone as it is. I've just gotten to the point where I no longer subconsciously take my phone out of my pocket when I'm in the middle of an in person conversation with somebody else. I have finally taken Facebook off of my phone so that the only time I can check is when I'm at my computer instead of getting a continuous feed of mundane updates sent to my phone. I don't need it, it's just something I had grown accustomed to over the years. Somewhere along that road of growing addiction to my smartphone, though, I realized that something had to give. I mean, it actually got to a point where I was paying attention to my phone rather than my son on occasion, and as a parent you have to admit to making mistakes. That was a mistake I was making. My son should never feel that he comes second to my phone, especially over really unimportant things. There was a time and a place where I could be as absorbed into my smartphones atmosphere as I wanted to be, but now is not that time. A smartwatch would, I fear, bring me back into that constant "Need To Know" phase. I don't want that.
As for smart glasses, they've never really been an interest to me either. I don't have the need to record anything from a first person perspective - my life isn't that exciting. Even aside from that, though, smart glasses sort of remind me of smart watches on steroids. Basically, your smart glasses can do everything smart watches do except for it's always right there in front of your face. There is no ignoring it at that point. Again, I'm worried that I won't be able to get away from the constant message, phone call and e-mail feeds that my phone gets. I'm also fairly certain I would be tempted to Google search anything and everything that comes to mind.
In a way, I kind of wonder what this means for me. I still love smartphones and everything about them; I love looking at their designs, their specs and their features. I still go out of my way to tinker with all of the phones to get an idea of how they actually work. I'm still a serial phone switcher, and I still deal with smartphones as often as I can when I get the free time to do so. In my mind, a smartphone is well enough on its own to get the job done. When I repeat that in my head, it sounds all too familiar... oh, right. My parents when they tried to convince me they should stick with their flip phones. Oh. Great. I'm becoming an old fuddy duddy who hates modern day technology. That's just great.
I mean honestly, it's pretty easy to get away with right now, and I'm not saying I'll never be interested in smartwatches or smart glasses or any new wearable tech. I'm also not saying that there aren't people out there who could actually benefit greatly from smartwatches or smart glasses. What I am saying is that right now it doesn't seem like a necessity, and there's nothing that I can really, truly benefit from using one at this point in time. Perhaps others feel the same way, which might explain the slow adoption rate overall (or perhaps it's just the fact that the right wearable tech hasn't come out yet). But we will see how I feel about them in a year or two; you know how quickly technology changes.
How are you feeling about wearable tech, readers? Do you have (or have plans to purchase) a smartwatch or smart glasses? Has using them made smartphone use easier or better for you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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Of course, you guys wanted to know how to make a watermelon fountain. I know you did. Don't deny it.
Well, I must admit…my sister is one smart celebratory cookie…and she is the one that gets all the credit on this fruity fun fount of pleasure. All I did was suckle the heavenly goodness that flowed from the watermelon's spout.
And of course, I documented the ins and outs of this creation for future reference 🙂 So, here are my notes:
First you get a watermelon and set it on it's cutey-patootie. It should sit upright on its own. Lori put a plate under it just in case. Decide on a rather large hole on the upper backside. The hole needs to be large enough to get your hand with a spoon down in there. Scrape and remove the innerds.
Determine the location of the spout. You want it low enough that the drink comes out but high enough to get the cup under there. Lori used a regular faucet that you can get at your local home improvement store. And while you are there, you might want to pick up a locknut that fits the end of the spigot too. Next, you jam a screwdriver through your location. Create a little hole. Move the screwdriver around until the hole is a tiny bit smaller than the spigot. Then you screw your fauct in…use that grease from your elbows here peeps!
On the inside, fasten the locknut to the other end to make for a snug fit. Now take the watermelon scrapings and puree them in the blender.
This puree is going to help make the pink lemonade drink for the inside. Instead of water, use the watermelon juicy liquid as the substitute. Lori made one gallon.
The rest of the watermelon puree she froze into icecubes to make sure the drink was icy cold and refreshing.
And boy was it refreshing!
Lori, you are a genius. And pretty. And talented. I say that out of sisterly love and devotion. And out of a desire to have thought of this fun craft first…or googled it first. And also out of a lifelong attempt and subsequent failure at being your equal. Which I could never be. You are superior to me.
The question is – how did you get so smart and your head size is only a fraction of mine? I should have a much bigger brain…right? I mean, I have the space to store it. I practically have a…well…a watermelon sitting on my neck. Lori – answer me the truthfully…was I the inspiration for this fountain? Were you subliminally saying that I am full of sweet tasty goodness? (please say maybe, please say maybe!)


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Nevada to collect sales tax for online purchases
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lawmakers on Sept. 27 approved regulations that will allow Nevada to start collecting sales taxes from online retailers who sell to Nevada customers.
Taxation Director Bill Anderson said Nevada is one of 32 states moving to collect those taxes in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair — a ruling that said it's legal for states to collect from retailers that don't have a physical presence in their state.
He said the target date is Oct. 1 but "it's not going to be an immediate windfall." Anderson said it will take time for retailers to sign on through the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and begin to remit those taxes.
"It will evolve over time," he said. "We're not going to come in here Monday and it will magically be in place."
Nor will the tax generate huge amounts of sales tax cash even though current estimates are 10 percent of all taxable sales are now occurring online. Anderson said Nevada already has agreements with major online retailers that make up about half that percentage of sales and is getting those revenues.
The biggest was the agreement Gov. Brian Sandoval worked out with Amazon, which now collects sales taxes on items purchased directly from it.
Estimates are the state will realize $17-$29 million a year from its 2 percent portion of the sales tax.
But when the other parts of the sales tax are added in, Anderson said the federal Government Accounting Office estimates Nevada governments will get a total of $87-$134 million in revenue annually.
The Local School Support Tax rate is 2.6 percent which could generate $35 million for K-12 Education. The combined City County Relief Tax is worth another 2.25 percent, which could provide those local governments some $30 million a year.
Together, they bring the total base sales tax rate in Nevada to 6.85 percent.
Assemblyman Keith Pickard, R-Henderson, objected to the regulation.
"I'm not one inclined to support any kind of tax increase unless it's supported by a sufficient number of participants," he said.
But Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Gardnerville, said it's not a tax increase.
"This goes back to an issue this legislature's been trying to address for years," he said. "Everyone in the state of Nevada owes taxes in Nevada if they buy something."
He said, however, the old law required the buyer to voluntarily pay the sales tax on out of state or online purchases and since there was no way to enforce that law, no one ever paid.
"This is not a new tax," he said. "This is just a way to collect the tax that's already owed."
Anderson agreed it's not a new tax.
"We're just trying to make sure our brick and mortar establishments in the state of Nevada have a level playing field."
Pickard cast the only vote against adopting the regulation.
Anderson said the Nevada regulation complies with the Supreme Court ruling. It doesn't apply the sales tax retroactively and sets some limits to protect small businesses.
He emphasized even though it will take taxation time to fully implement the regulations, there's nothing to stop online businesses from immediately beginning to collect the sales tax on Nevada sales.
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"Carson City had such a need. You had the three great schools in Reno. We're such a small community, it made sense to get Carson City on its feet. It's been great."


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Choosing a career is kind of a big deal. People (like me) spend decades trying to figure out which profession suits them best. I planned on being a football player at 8, police officer at 13, and a lawyer in my first college semester. Okay, maybe we all did that – bad example – but not everyone has an easy time picking a career. Thankfully, for you, I created an interactive chart to make choosing a top profession easy. This interactive guide is useful for college students looking to select majors, recent grads looking to start a career, and those looking to pursue a new profession.
The Career Guide was created using data from a CNN article titled, "Best Jobs in America". The article is fantastic, but I found it challenging to compare professions across industries. The Career Guide below will help you search through jobs that match your interests and the qualities you value most in a job (i.e., pay, satisfaction, stress, benefit to society).
Tips for using the Interactive Guide:
- Bubble size represents median pay (bigger bubbles = greater pay)
- Hover to see details about each profession
- Use the filters at the top to reduce the number of professions
- Satisfaction, low stress, and benefit to society are based on a grade scale (A=best)
- The y-axis represents total jobs and the x-axis represents 10-year growth. The bottom right quadrant represents emerging job markets and the top right quadrant represents established job markets with high growth potential.
The data used was sourced from PayScale.com, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and CNNMoney research. You can visit the complete article and list of detailed professions if you need more info. I am not affiliated with any of these organizations. I'm just a massive nerd with an extraordinarily boring pastime. Have a blast and please leave a comment!


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Fragrance Quasar cologne for Men by O Boticario was released in 1998. Who Is It Best For? Well it is an aroma highlighted by a bouquet of fragrant aromatic, green and woody scented tones that will bring a light, soft and natural perfumed sensation. Examining it closer once applied you will notice a lingering quality of softer fragranced herbal, citrus and sweet hints that hide an essence of stimulating, sensual and uplifting feelings.
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Steampunk, eh? It's a funny old subgenre – although the roots of its modern iteration seem to take in Blaylock and Powers (by long, diversionary way of Verne and Wells), its proliferation across internet cultures is producing some unforseen irruptions, like bizarre hothouse hybrids unfurling in humid shadowy corners.
Most obvious is the whole cosplay thing, which I really kinda like. Unlike some of my SF/fantasy compadres (and fellow travellers), I've never experienced any contempt or irritation for costuming and masquerades – I've been going to conventions since back in 1979, and just love all the gaudy aspects of them, and since steampunk textures have begun to mingle with that overall gallimaufry its made it all feel that much more enjoyable for me.
Other aspects are cropping up on TV, for example – Bruce Boxleitners Lantern City, for example – http://lanterncitytv.com/ – sounds utterly fascinating. Really hope it gets off the ground. Then there's video games, most recently Dishonoured, which had more of a dieselpunk feel to it, and the upcoming and anticipated Bioshock Infinite, set on a floating balloon city in 1912! – if you've not seen any of the promotional vids for this, you really need to go to youtube and give yr eyes a treat.
There is one aspect of steampunk, and the political context of a steampowered culture, at least as far as we can reckon it from our own history – which is that life for the great mass of people throughout most of the 1800s, the Victoria era, was miserable, grinding poverty. Its okay, it really is, to writer a fun, light-in-tone caper story in that kind of setting, but writers should also be aware of political realities, and try not to mislead the reader about the nature of power under such regimes.
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My name is Raphaël . I'm 15 years old. I live in Chalonnes sur loire next to Angers.
I was born in Angers on the December 1996.
I have got one sister, she is 12 years old.
My mother's name is Isabelle and my father's name is Patrice.
My favourite hobbies are mountain biking and rugby.I like cooking in my free time and sometine I play on the computer.
I have got a cat.
My school's name is Jean Moulin in Angers
My favourite rugby team is the French team.
The presentation of your town has been moved to the section "My place presentations"
My christmas holidays
During my holidays I did a lot of things. I went out with my friends a couple of days during the first week and I spent a couple of days illl. I celebrated Christmas with my grand father.
During the second week I went to the Massif central to ski. The Massif central is a mountain in the center of France.
I enjoyed it a lot and it was a very good week !! :)
It was my first time skiing. At the end of the stay the snow wasn't good because there was a lot of rain and there was around 30 centimeters of snow against 70 centimeters at the start of the stay.
The Massif cental isn't a very tall mountain so the snow melts very rapidly,
but it was a very good trip.
I took ski lessons with a younger boy (around 30 years old) this people work for ESF (Ecole du Ski Français).
He was a very good person, he explained well and he was very friendly.
I spent a very good holiday in the Massif Central !! :)
We started back to school after two weeks of holidays. Every day I think about my holidays.
My winter holidays
I have cut chopped wood, I have played on video games, watched tv, bring brought the furniture into the house(?) and with my father we crafted worked in the garden.
Between the 27 march to the 29 march I went to London.
I went to London with my hight school. We slept in Joruney Hostel in the center of London next to the St Pancras station.
1st day :
We arrived in midday in london with the eurostar's train and we staied our closes (?).
After that we went to the Twickenham stadium we discovered a very big stadium with 82 000 places like to the Stade de France.
We visited a cloakroom, the Nike's suite, the Royal's places, the bar where players go after the match, the museum's rugby museum.
The evening we ate in Kitchin restaurant tiit was a good restaurant because we could took take any food it's a buffet (Thailand's, Italy's, China's Chinese and India's Indian food)
2nd day :
The morning we took the underground to went and saw :
Big Ben,
Westminster abbey,
Birminghan palace,
science museum,
Saint James park,
Piccadilly circus,
an other park but I don't remenber his name.
We ate in the same place in the Kitchin restaurant.
3rd day :
We visited the Museum of London
and we saw the London's castle
and Tower Bridge
After that we returned in to france after a good travel in London we took the eurostar and the train from Lille to Angers. We arrived in Angers at 23h30.


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I like a big mid-range boost with ODs. That's why I like two TS in series for instance, one for rythm, the other for choruses to add gain and to cut through the mix, or a TS in front of a Marshall Bluesbreaker or Guv'Nor pedal.
So, I developed a pedal with an adjustable mid-boost module, followed by a classic OD with some special features to soften the sound and enhance signal : the Honk Machine !
My Honk-module boost bandwidth (of course, mids can be cut instead of boosted … nice effect with Les Paul, for example) :
On this prototype, switches are for :
- 2+2 : when off, clipping made with 2 x (Mosfet IRF520 + Ge 1N34) ; when on : 2+2 MA856
- Fat : when off, "standard" 47nF (+4.7k) to ground from – input of the first opamp (clipping) ; when on ("Fat mode"), 220nF
- Hard : when on, 2 x 1S1588 to ground
Evolution of Honk Machine : I abandoned the idea of JFET clipping, as well as bass boost, so there is now a simplified version with only one switch for soft / hard clipping and 2 "magic diodes" MA856 for soft clipping + 1S1588 for added hard clipping.
Honk Machines …
OK, let's get back to business, here are the samples :
Fender Stratocaster – Honk Machine – Marshall 2203 :
Stratocaster-Honk Machine-Marshall_ 2203-Soft_OD
Stratocaster-Honk_Machine-Marshall_ 2203-Honk_ Effect
Gibson Les Paul – Honk Machine – Marshall 2203 :
Gibson Les Paul – Honk Machine – Simul amp + reverb :


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Coping with the death our dog – as a family
Last week, we lost Dempsey, our almost-12-year-old Golden Retriever, midway through our family vacation. Dempsey started with us on our spring-break road trip—from Vermont to North Carolina, to visit my husband's parents. He never made it home. With Jon and I each holding one of his paws, petting his head, Dempsey passed peacefully on the floor of a vet's office in Calabash, after spending a good morning with us on the beach.
As we've been sharing the news, nearly everyone has asked: How are the boys? Almost 5 and almost 7, they seem to be fine. But dealing with the death of a pet looks very different when you're 5, versus when you're 7, versus when you're 38 or 39. And, as a parent, it's your job to support the grieving of everyone in the group.
Confronting the reality that our dog was going to die. And soon.
We didn't have much time to process Dempsey's imminent death. Yes, he had all sorts of benign bumps but he seemed totally fine. That is, until it became clear that he was totally not fine. It was our second day on vacation, and we'd spent the day in DC. When we returned to my uncle's, we learned that Demps hadn't moved all day. At first, we blamed arthritis and the previous evening's "puppy" play; hours later, he still wasn't eating or drinking and hadn't gotten up. Something was very wrong.
I put the kids to bed, and Jon took Demps to a nearby emergency vet clinic. He returned two hours later, with the worst possible report: Dempsey had a huge mass on his spleen, which likely had ruptured. And would continue to do so. We had two options: euthanize or a try a high-risk surgery that might buy him three to six months.
After lots of talking (with each other, with the emergency vet, with our vet back home) we decided against the surgery. We'd try to take Dempsey to the beach one last time—if it seemed he could make the six-hour trip. We'd visit him at the clinic and then decide. I worried what this uncertainty would do to the kids. Then we realized: with death, the only certainty is that it's going to happen. We never know when.
Preparing the kids
That next morning, we explained that Digs was very, very sick and would die very soon—in a couple of days, maybe even that day. Julian, 7, was visibly upset so I pulled him into the next room. I showed him the X-rays, pointing out how the tumor, larger even than Dempsey's stomach, was pushing against his organs, bleeding into the inside of his body. This seemed to make it very real for him. He cried and asked when Dempsey was going to die. "I don't know," I told him. "Maybe today, maybe tomorrow." "I will miss him when he dies," Jules told me. "Me too."
Kai, 5, just keep repeating a single question—casually, almost cheerfully: "Is Dempsey going to die?" Grieving ourselves, Jon and I found it difficult to keep answering that question again and again but we did our best to answer it directly, over and over. "Yes. Yes, he is."
Embracing the "extra" time
At the clinic, Demps appeared stable enough to chance taking him along with us to Calabash. I was conflicted: what if a severe rupture occurred in the car? On the highway? With the kids? The vet encouraged us to go for it, sending us with pain medications to last a few days and the numbers of a few emergency clinics along the way.
The boys processed the fact that Dempsey was leaving with us in their own ways. "We get extra time with Dempsey," Kai kept repeating, his tone upbeat. "But we'll miss him when he dies," Jules would add somberly every time. Jon and I were just trying to stay present, to soak up every moment. We snapped our last full-family selfie with Digs outside of a McDonald's somewhere in North Carolina.
Saying our goodbyes
We made it to Jon's parents, who welcomed us all with relief. Dempsey laid down on the cold floor in the sunroom, refusing food. By the next morning, he could barely could lift his head. Today was the day. We called the vet in Calabash, gave Demps his pain meds and asked the boys—in the next room playing LEGOs—to come in and say goodbye. Still in their pajamas, they approached awkwardly, sat next to him on the floor and embraced him from either side. I snapped a photo. Jules smiled grimly. Kai kissed Demps, then ran back to his LEGOs, shouting, "Good-bye, Demps!" over his shoulder. His nonchalance was unexpected, but I trusted he was handling this in a way that was best for his young brain. Jon and I left for the beach with Digs.
By the time we arrived, Dempsey had perked up considerably. He walked pretty easily, on his leash, along the shoreline. We took a video (which I still haven't had the courage to watch). We sat on the sand, the three of us, Jon and I looking into Dempsey's soft brown eyes. After an hour near the water, we left to get him an ice cream at the beach shop. It was 9:30 a.m. Jon came out with two scoops of vanilla in a cup. "Shouldn't we be eating ice cream with him?" I asked. Jon agreed, went back in and came out with two more cups. We sat on a bench dedicated to someone's deceased relative on a landscaped island in the middle of parking lot near the pier. It was the first time we finished our ice cream before Dempsey did. We had to spoon feed him. But he ate it.
We drove to the vet. Sat in the parking lot. Decided we weren't ready. Jon looked up dog-friendly parks on his phone. We GPS-ed to a wooded trail, lined by azaleas just over the border in South Carolina and walked a little more—where we came to meet Coach. He was a bait shop owner who also drove a school bus. A textbook extravert. So friendly. When Demps plopped to the ground on the path, Coach asked how old he was. "Almost twelve." Coach near-shouted, "That's ancient in dog years—what a lucky guy!" We'd told him nothing about the significance of our walk. At that point, I was ready. So was Jon. We were meant to meet this Coach guy.
Coping with the loss, family-style
Jon and I adopted Dempsey right after we bought our house—before marriage, before kids. He was our first child, our best buddy/most easy-going roommate and, finally, our beloved elderly relative for whom we just had to make the hardest decision. A compounded loss, to say the least. And when it was all over, we didn't know quite what to do. Until we did.
Jon and I looked for the nearest bar and ended up at a smoky place with mirrored windows—essentially a bowling alley with no lanes. We each ordered a Corona and a shot of Tennessee whiskey (Dempsey was born there), which arrived in small plastic cups. We slammed them back in honor of the "Greatest Dog Who Ever Lived." We cried and we laughed. No one gave us a second glance. It was a great place to be at a really shitty time.
Back at home, with the boys and colored pencils, we started a list of all of the reasons Dempsey was so great, a la The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (by Judith Viorst). I've read this book—about a young boy who recounts all the good things about his cat after it dies—many times to my kids because I love how it honors the the range of beliefs people have about death. Our family spans the spectrum. My in-laws shared a poem with the boys called Rainbow Bridge (a beautiful place "just this side of Heaven" where people meet up with their deceased pets when they die). I wouldn't have thought to share this story but it seemed to be a great source of comfort to Kai. So we went with it.
Honoring the memories
Kai's still a bit fixated on Rainbow Bridge. Yesterday, when I showed him a photo I'd taken at his brother's baseball game, he brought it up again. "That's a good picture, Mom. Don't forget to show it to Dempsey when you die. Are you excited to be on Rainbow Bridge?" What I wanted to say was this: Do you even KNOW what Rainbow Bridge means? But of course he doesn't—he's looking to us to help him make sense of this all. And so I simply said, "It sounds like a really nice place" and decided it was time to pull out the Barney book again.
Last week, Julian told me not to think about Dempsey because "you shouldn't think about sad things." After we talked about keeping the happy memories, he requested a party to celebrate Dempsey's life. "With cupcakes that look like Dempsey." I think we'll shoot for August 5, his would-be birthday.
As for me, I keep expecting to hear Dempsey's nails against the wood floor, to meet his greeting at the door. I'm working through a bit of guilt—for not taking him on daily walks after the kids were born, for taking his ever-loving presence for granted. Still, I'm mostly grateful for how it all went down last week: Demps made it to the ocean, he experienced minimal pain. We got to say goodbye, surrounded by the support of our families. I'm pretty sure that all of this is hitting Jon a bit harder: Demps was his bud, often the only sane being in a home often exploding with emotions.
"You always knew what you were getting with Demps," Jon had told me at the dive bar in South Carolina. So true: Dempsey was always happy to see you, ready to lift you up at the end of a shitty day. As for the rest of us in this family—well, sometimes it feels like we're just a bunch of cohabiting humans tumbling over each other's struggles. But we can make that better.
"I promise I'll always say hi every time you walk in the door," I'd told Jon, laughing. And crying. And meaning it.


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25 minute halves with running time; no time added for injuries.
Five minute halftime.
No timeouts.
Free substitution. Substitution on own possession, goal kick, or after a goal is scored.
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Off sides is in effect.
In the regular season, there is no overtime or penalty kicks and a game may end in a tie.
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A red card results in an ejection. Two yellow cards in one game equal a red card. See FIYA Regulation Manual Article III, Section 5 for ejection impact on future games
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April 1, 2012
BALTIMORE, Md. – No. 15 Loyola (Md.) scored early and often as it handed No. 6 Notre Dame its first loss of the season, 17-11, in women's lacrosse action at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore, Md., on Sunday afternoon.
The Irish (8-1, 2-1 BIG EAST) return home to Arlotta for a Thursday night showdown with No. 2 Syracuse. The contest, which begins at 7 p.m., will be televised by CBS Sports Network. Loyola improves to 7-3, including 3-0 in the BIG EAST.
After taking a 7-5 lead into halftime, Loyola started the second half with two more goals to stretch its lead to 9-5. Notre Dame made a run to trim the lead to 9-8, as freshman Caitlin Gargan scored a pair of goals in under two minutes to give her three for the game.
From there, the Greyhounds put the game out of reach with eight goals in almost 13 minutes to extend the lead to 17-9. Annie and Sydney Thomas combined for five of the goals during the stretch. For the game, the Greyhounds peppered the Irish goal with 36 shots, including 22 in the second half.
Notre Dame closed out the game with three goals to give the game its final margin.
The Greyhounds received strong play in the goal from Kerry Stoothoff, who tallied only eight saves, but saved several key shots that prevented the Irish from inching closer on the scoreboard. Stoothoff was a unanimous preseason first-team all-BIG EAST selection at goalie.
After the Irish dominated the draw control in the first half, 11-2, the Greyhounds made adjustments at half and grabbed 10 of the 16 second-half draw controls, many leading to goals.
The contest proved to be a game of runs, as each team had three runs each of three or more consecutive goals.
Leading the way for the Irish was senior Maggie Tamasitis, who tallied five assists and a goal to lead Notre Dame with six points. Junior Jaimie Morrison scored three goals on four shots, while Gargan had a hat trick, the first of her career. Sophomore Margaret Smith had a pair of goals, three ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers. Goalie Ellie Hilling suffered her first loss of the season, giving up 15 goals in 52:53 minutes of action.
For the Greyhounds, Hannah Schmitt scored four goals and dished out two assists, and Annie Thomas (4G, 1A) and Marlee Paton (1G, 4A) each tallied five points.
Loyola jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead in the first eight minutes of the game on the strength of three free position shots. The early deficit was the third consecutive for the Irish after suffering similar deficits against Louisville and Rutgers. On the day, Loyola was 3-for-3 in free position shots, capitalizing on 30 Notre Dame fouls.
The Irish scored four consecutive goals to tie the game at five with 4:36 left in the first half. The Greyhounds tallied the final two goals of the half to give Notre Dame its first halftime deficit of the season.


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Today, I am going to give to you a treasure: the recipe for Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta, with Bacon, Fresh Mozzarella, and Basil. It's one of the best things I've ever eaten. I know it has a slightly fancy word in it, but bruschetta is only an Italian word for grilled bread. It is usually rubbed with garlic, and often drizzled with olive oil. Sometimes it's topped with tomatoes and herbs.
If you want bonus points for being EXTRA fancy, you can even pronounce it correctly. That would be bru-sket-ta. (You know those Italians…it's like they have a different word for *everything*!)
And since it is full blown tomato and basil season, MAKE THIS NOW!!! Could I be any clearer?
I served this the night of the Great Reptilian Uninvited Dinner Guest. Now, don't let this put you off, but this is so good, it COULD be what drew him to the door.
A few recipe notes: I'm skimping on the bacon these days due to The Big Bison's (my dear husband's) heart attack, but you might not want to. I'm also going light on olive oil for the same reason. Do what you feel you need to do. You're going to use some of the bacon grease to fry bread in (yes! fry bread!) for flavor. You need enough oil/fat to make a warm vinaigrette, and the ratio is usually 1 part vinegar to 3 parts fat, although some cooks do a 1:4 ratio. To make this more heart healthy, if you already have your grill fired up, you could rub the bread with garlic and then grill it briefly, and then drizzle it lightly with some olive oil. Just giving you options!
The Recipe for Heirloom Tomatoes with Bacon, Fresh Mozzarella and Basil
- 1 baguette, thinly sliced
- 4 slices of bacon
- 6 T. olive oil
- 1/4 c. finely chopped shallot
- 3 T. sherry vinegar
- 4 assorted medium heirloom tomatoes, (2 lbs. total), cut into 1/4 " slices (or chopped cherry tomatoes)
- 30 small fresh basil leaves
- 1 ball fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced into medallions that will fit your baguette slices
- Cook bacon in a 10" heavy skillet over moderate heat until crisp, then transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour off bacon fat from skillet and reserve fat (do not clean skillet).
- Heat 1 1/2 T. oil in skillet over moderate heat, until hot but not smoking. Sauté as many of the baguette slices as will fit in one layer in the pan, turning over once, until golden brown. This takes about 3 minutes. Transfer toasts to a rack to cool and season with salt and pepper. Repeat with remaining baguette slices.
- Cook shallot in 2 T. reserved bacon fat and remaining 3 T. oil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add vinegar, and simmer, whisking, until emulsified, about 1 minute. Season dressing with salt and pepper and keep warm, covered.
- Crumble bacon. Arrange baguette slices on large plate and place one piece of fresh mozzarella on each piece of toast. Top with tomatoes, sprinkle with basil and bacon. Spoon the warm bacon dressing over and around each slice, and season with salt and pepper.
Oh, you are going to so thank me for this. I offer this, one of my most favorite recipes ever, freely, with the greatest of love. Enjoy!


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For Homeowners > Wildfire Protection and Forest Management
Summit Straddles the Wildland & Urban
Temporary forest sculpture made from dead and down lodgepole pines in the open space forest near Breckenridge.
For wildfire protection Summit County partners with the Extension Service of Colorado State University and works on several fronts to inform and add homeowners in making their homes, property and community as safe as possible in a place surrounded by forests. When man-made structures are located close to public forest lands the area is known as a Wildland/Urban Interface that causes a paradox when it comes to management in the face of wildfires. The national forest policy is to let fires burn because it is good for clearing out the natural attrition of forest products and fire encourages regrowth of several species of trees including some whose cones appreciate a fire to open and sprout. "Let it burn" is not what homeowners want to hear when wild and unpredictable fires are raging, especial if in the national forests that surround and make up so much of Summit County. The state of Colorado forest service has mapped the Wildland / Urban Interface - where homes and forests live side by side - so that in the case of fire, they can work hardest to keep the fire in the forest and away from homes.
To make this job easier in the event of fire, the county and CSU Extention have assembled a Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The plan explains how to create a defensible space, and offers financial help to communities and neighborhoods that want to reduce their 'hazardous fuels' - excessive dead and down trees and brush. The county offers a free chipping program and disposal of branches, logs and small trees.
Here's a list of resources the county provides to help homeowners learn how to protect their property from wildfires.
Resources to Prevent Property Loss from Wildfire:
- Living With the Threat of Wildfire (pdf) - Protect your home and community from wildfire.
- Colorado State Forest Service - 2015 Report on the Health of Colorado's Forests (pdf)
- Ready, Set, Go! -A wildfire education initiative of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.
- Firewise Communities - A program to encourage homeowner action to prepare for wildfire.
- Red, White & Blue Fire District Wildfire Mitigation Inspection Request Form
- Fire Adapted Communities - Offers information and specific actions you can take to reduce your wildfire risk, whether you're a resident, business owner or community leader.
- Summit County Office of Emergency Management - Find checklists and other resources that can help you prepare yourself and your family for wildfire.
Only 12 percent of the federal forest service's wildfire funding is spent on prevention. Most of the funds available to help homeowners prevent damage comes from counties and the state.
A simple, but sometimes inconvenient policy of prevention is setting fire bans, or outside fire restrictions in areas that are at high risk for fire. The office of emergency management's website will give info on current bans and when they are removed.
Friends of Dillon Ranger District and the Forest Health Task Force
The Forest Health Task Force and FDRD solicits volunteers to do a variety of citizen science and education initiatives every summer. Diverse backgrounds and all ability levels are welcome — from those who don't know an elm from an aspen to trained scientists — the key attributes needed in volunteers are commitment, and a love for the outdoors.
There are chances to work in photo documentation of the forest, tree dating, counting and measuring tree, community education and outreach, even tree planting. Invasive or noxious weed "busting" is another big task, and never-ending project. Volunteers help monitor areas for invasive species, and make way for new trees and our beautiful wildflowers by spotting and eliminating the harmful species.
If you'd like to get involved to help preserve both the health of trees and maintaining the recreational experience in the forests of Summit County, reach out today to the Summit Forest Health Task Force. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up on the web. Visit Friends of the Dillon Ranger District or call 970-262-449.
The Forest Health Task Force is a collaborative body that promotes forest health through education, outreach, community involvement and exploring forest management issues including tree-insect epidemics, the future forest, forest ecology, economics, recreation, and right sizing the timber industry and is guided by a mission statement most anyone can get behind:
"A sustainable high country forest ecosystem providing ecological diversity, clean water, valuable habitat, abundant recreation opportunities, and quality of life while supporting a healthy economy and vibrant communities without depletion of natural character and beauty. "


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Life is full of suprises. I've been re-reading what my theme for the year would be. I said I "knew I wanted to see some changes," so 2011 was "going to be the year when I gain a Healthy Balance of Creativity and Outrageous Joy."
The best laid plans
It's funny how you plan your life out and imagine "how it will be" -and most of the time it more or less works out the way you think it will. And then again sometimes it doesn't, and you end up somewhere you would never have anticipated. 2011 is shaping up to be one of those years, because six weeks ago, what I'm doing now wouldn't even have been on my radar.
A healthy balance
And though life is now constantly busy, I find I'm still just about managing to balance time with family and friends with everything else I'm doing -but I will have to keep this under review to ensure it is a healthy balance. That's the great thing about a theme, it can keep you on track. On the healthy front, I've joined a walking challenge at work and continue to hill walk (roll on Sunday), but am still on the "gentle exercise instruction" from my GP.
I've had lots of opportunities to be creative in ways I wouldn't have foreseen either. Scrapbooking and butterflies and birthday cards and writing were perhaps things I could have seen. But I've also had to become creative in ways I wouldn't have seen either, coming up with some great solutions to time issues or "problems." I've also realised I can create merry hell too, when I'm passionate about something – and perhaps most of the change in society we see happens when passion lies behind it.
Outrageous joy
I know that happiness is my responsibility; it's how I think and how I react Outrageous joy was a quantum leap – and at one point, I wasn't even sure if I would recognise it. I can; it's when I throw my head back and just laugh at the wonder of the Universe's timing – it's when I dance with joy, and it's when I am gobsmacked by serendipity/co-incidences, or call them what you will.
The Last Samurai?
When we were doing our Master NLP course, we watched The Last Samurai – I love that film! And the hero, who'd tried all sorts of things, had many mighty failures, left many a mess behind him and got quite lost at times was then quietly told "A man does what he can until his destiny is revealed." He had no idea what that would mean to him; but he found out. Last night, Jane Talbot who ran that course (amazing trainer) sent me a message that said, "I think you know what this means now."
I do. What I'm doing now (in all areas of my life) fits in with my reason for being here, which I worked out about four years ago – and let's be honest, I've often forgot since. I said I wanted to "heal and empower people through my words." A big personal mission statement, but it was the right one for me, and once anyone figures out their mission statement, they just need to keep being who they are where they are; it all just happens after that, step by step. Looking back, I can see some of the bigger steps and decisions and actions that got me here. I've also forgotten the vast majority of the day-by-day steps I took that were aligned to this – and I've forgotten the vast majority of steps I took that weren't aligned, which is quite convenient, but then we can only hold so much information in our head at any one time! It's been awesomely humbling to read some of the emails I've got that speak of hope and courage as a result of the little I've done already, but it's been an incredible encouragement and reminder for me to just be who I am. As one friend said yesterday, "This is obviously the right thing at the right time for you to be doing Caroline." I love that.


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Summer is often a trying and vexing time to be an Arsenal fan, particularly for those Arsenal fans that still insist on reading newspapers and absorb their vituperative untruths, whilst bland idiot pundits like Redknapp cluck their tongues with honeyed words of deceit. Personally, my advice would be ignore it and just go with the flow, que sera sera, whatever will be, will be. But just to prepare you, here are twenty things you can guarantee will happen at our beloved club this summer.
1. Arsene Wenger says he is happy with his squad but will make one or two additions, "if I can be arsed." Arsenal fan site Le Grove organises a mass dirty protest demanding Wenger sign that Uruguayan fella from You Tube that can do ten kick ups with a tortoise lest they all stop bathing for a week.
2. The Daily Mail write an article claiming Peter Hill Wood and the current Arsenal board have been fiddling expenses MP style and transferring the pot marked "transfers" into a special Cuban cigar fund. A day later, they will pen a completely unrelated article on how Usmanov is spearheading a worldwide initiative on making Cuban cigars illegal. Chief writers on Arsenal fan site Le Grove pledge to deliberately shit themselves on the Clock End Bridge and not move until Usmanov is installed.
3. Completely neutral Spanish rag AS attempts to run a story on how Cesc Fabregas has been spotted wearing white y fronts. This is interpreted as an explicit come and get me plea to the chief purveyors of white sartorial garments Real Madrid. However, their story is foiled as Cesc Fabregas releases a statement denying it before AS`s chief scribe could even load up his laptop.
4. Emmanuel Adebayor turns up at the Emirates Cup wearing an A.C. Milan tracksuit top whilst clutching an Italian phrase book. He then looks aghast as he is booed by Arsenal fans. Linesmen in Serie A instantly request pay rises and threaten industrial action, citing the increased workload and the likelihood of repetitive strain injury Adebayor`s arrival will give them.
5. Adebayor then gives an interview to Sky Sports News, in which he compares A.C. Milan to Angelina Jolie whilst comparing Arsenal to Renee Zelwegger. "She`s kind of famous and you`d probably give her one if you`d had a few." Three hours later he demands a pay rise from the Arsenal board. Wenger`s patience snaps and he promptly kidnaps Adebayor. The club release a press statement to Silvio Berlusconi, in which they pledge to remove one of Adebayor`s fingers for every day a £30m cheque from Milan is not forthcoming.
6. Arsene Wenger is seen falling out of Faces night club with his trousers down and a bloodied fist with his new drinking pals Ledley King and Nicklas Bendtner. Apparently, Wenger was commandeered and asked to leave by a bouncer after being caught waving his todger at Danielle Lloyd. Lloyd is seen chasing Wenger`s car screaming "Call me! Call me!"
7. Barcelona supremo Joan Laporta makes a typically diplomatic comment along the lines of; "Of course, a club like Barcelona would love players of the calibre of van Persie, Fabregas, Adebayor, Clichy and Arshavin. But it would be disrespectful for me to talk about Fabregas, van Persie, Adebayor, Clichy and Arshavin, so I`m not going to talk about being interested in Fabregas, van Persie, Adebayor, Clichy and Arshavin because they`re Arsenal players?..for now?.mwah ha ha ha ha ha ha." Adebayor promptly compares Barcelona to Jessica Alba before getting their club logo inked onto his testicles. He looks confused when booed at Arsenal`s first game of the season. Cesc Fabregas meanwhile issues a firm rebuttal by tattooing "I`m staying at Arsenal" to his forehead.
8. It reaches August 31st, Arsenal still have not offloaded Adebayor, Robin van Persie`s contract negotiations are at an impasse following an odd request from the Dutchman`s agent demanding Arsenal pay a £50k instant bonus for every ten minutes he stays fit and the only transfer business has been to buy a sperm bank in Belgium. Arsenal supporters reach boiling point, readers of fan site Le Grove all surgically remove their penises and send them to Arsene Wenger first class recorded delivery. Arsene Wenger releases a press statement saying, "cheeeeel Winston."
9. Meanwhile, in response to another report from Spain, Cesc Fabregas publicly removes his tongue with a carving knife and presents it to Peter Hill Wood to prove his commitment to Arsenal. Laporta says he thinks "Fabregas is wavering."
10. Nicklas Bendtner scores a hat trick in every Arsenal pre season friendly before scoring a last gasp winner in the Champions League qualifier against Olympique Lyonnais. The home support boo his goal celebration citing his "tangerine and cerise pink boots, which just like, so clash with that new blue kit."
11. As United, Chelsea, Villa, Liverpool and Spurs spend a combined total of £300,337,339,000,000 on transfers (around 80% of that sum is spent by Spurs on Stewart Drowning), Arsene assures the fans that it`s o.k. because, "Rosicky will be like a new signing once we get his hips replaced."
12. The transfer deadline passes, Adebayor, now six fingers and three toes down, joins A.C Milan for £30m, Gallas rejoins Chelsea, van Persie is sold to Bayern Munchen and Cesc Fabregas joins Barcelona amidst controversy as he has a suspicious six inch scar on his frontal lobe and is seen dribbling a great deal at his unveiling press conference. Gary Neville is signed along with a 15 year old Guadeloupe international named Adebayo Fandango. Eboue is awarded a new life time £500k a week contract and made captain. Arsenal.com runs with the story, "Silvestre can be a pass master." Le Grove website promptly renames itself "Le Bridge."
13. Aliaksandr Hleb leaves Barcelona citing the city`s noisy and rumbustuous surroundings. He promptly signs for the New York Red Bulls.
14. The Arsenal merchandising department releases a commemorative "2007 Emirates Cup winners" DVD. Tottenham sue on the grounds of plagiarism. "DVDs commemorating scarcely meaningful events is a market we already have cornered."
15. Ashley Cole swerves his Land Rover off the road upon hearing that Chelsea have "only offered me £110k a week" killing a pedestrian and two cyclists. An unrepentant Cole tells the grieving families, "You should be grateful Ashley Cole`s car hit your kids, innit."
16. As the battle for ownership of Arsenal intensifies, Lady Nina Bracewell, tired of the daily deliveries of flowers, chocolates, dildos and sports cars, orders Usmanov and Kroenke to fight to the death for her shares. The fight takes place behind a betting shop in Peckham. The only rules for the brawl are "no shirt, no shoes, no problem." Kroenke militarises space in preparation, whilst Usmanov places one hundred thousand ballistic plutonium missiles a few miles outside of Denver. The Daily Mail runs a completely unrelated story in which they claim militarising space is "kind of gay", whilst plutonium ballistic missiles are described as "the fashion statement the nation is dying to make."
17. After only losing by one goal in a pre season friendly against Barcelona at Wembley, Spurs Chairman Daniel Levy pre empts his supporters by declaring that "This is the year Tottenham break the top four." He then promises to bear his naked posterior in the Armoury window if Spurs finish below Arsenal in 2009-10. He promptly retracts his comments after Spurs lose their first three games and sack Harry Redknapp, appointing a joint management team of David Pleat, Glenn Hoddle and Jamie Redknapp in his stead. Chas 'n` Dave are appointed joint Directors of Football.
18. Relations between Manchester United and Arsenal cool further as Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson announce their shock engagement. A love struck Wenger swoons, "He always loved me, I just didn`t see it." Whilst Ferguson told shocked reporters, "Until recently I thought I had the prettiest wife at home, but then I saw Arsene and realised I could have an even prettier one." Jose Mourinho is ordained on the internet and will conduct the marriage ceremony. Nicklas Bendtner and Ledley King organise Arsene`s stag do, a beleaguered Danielle Lloyd begins dating David Pleat, though their relationship stalls as Pleat insists on calling her "Lloyd Daniels." Danielle is also perturbed by Pleat`s disturbing habit of yelling "back of the net!" at the moment of climax.
19. Arsene Wenger asks Michel Platini if he thinks Ukrainian football is setting a bad trend for the rest of Europe after two Ukrainian sides contest one UEFA Cup Semi Final, a Ukrainian side wins the tournament outright with more Brazilians in the side than Ukrainians (24 of Shakthar`s 30 goals in the tournament were scored by Brazilians), a Croatian captain and a Romanian manager. Platini responds with, "Yeah, but, you smell!"
20. Tomas Rosicky is fit to play for a first team fixture. (Well I had to put one really surreal one in there).LD.
I Know What You Did This Summer
Summer is often a trying and vexing time to be an Arsenal fan, particularly for those Arsenal fans that still insist on reading newspapers and absorb their vituperative untruths, whilst bland idiot pundits like Redknapp cluck their tongues with honeyed words of deceit. Personally, my advice would be ignore it and just go with the flow, que sera sera, whatever will be, will be. But just to prepare you, here are twenty things you can guarantee will happen at our beloved club this summer.


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[NEWS] Report: Bioenergy Crops Not a Risk to Food Production
– by Simon Levey, June 15, 2016, Imperial College of London
In a new report, the researchers also identify five ways that countries as diverse as the United States and Brazil can achieve their targets to increase energy security, foster rural economic development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Experts contributed from ten institutions across Africa, Europe and America, including the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the World Bank and Imperial College London in the UK.
Previous studies into growing crops for use as fuels have tended to blame bioenergy crops for food shortages. In the new report, 'Reconciling Food Security and Bioenergy: Priorities for Action', published yesterday in the journal Global Change Biology – Bioenergy, the authors have revealed underlying assumptions in previous studies that lead to inaccurate conclusions.
These include oversimplifying the causes of local food shortages and obscuring the opportunities for bioenergy to contribute to solutions. The report also found that these misconceptions were commonly reproduced in media coverage.


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NDP supports Lower Churchill
NDP Leader Jack Layton says a New Democratic government would back a loan guarantee for Newfoundland and Labrador's multi-billion dollar Lower Churchill hydroelectric project, adding the project will help every part of Atlantic Canada.
Layton made the announcement during a campaign stop in St. John's, where the party is hoping to hold one seat and gain another in the upcoming federal election.
The province's Crown-owned Nalcor Energy and Nova Scotia's Emera Inc. have partnered on the $6.2-billion project, which will generate 824 megawatts of power at Muskrat Falls on Labrador's Churchill River. Underwater cables will relay power first to Newfoundland, then to Nova Scotia.
The NDP would also invest $375 million in the Maritime Transmission Link through the PPP Canada fund ($300 million) and New Democrats' federal/provincial Green Infrastructure Program ($75 million).
Both Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made commitments to loan guarantees for the project, although the NDP has been keen to point out the party has long supported federal involvement in the project.
The New Democrat leader applauded the province for "giving Harper the boot" in the 2008 election, which saw the Conservatives shut out of every riding.
Layton also took aim at Ignatieff, telling the crowd that he rubber-stamped a Conservative budget that cut equalization payments to the province in his first vote as Opposition leader.
"Are we going to believe him now when he says he'll do things differently? I don't think so," Layton told a crowd of supporters.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale has endorsed Harper's position on Lower Churchill, igniting a controversy in the wake of the "Anything But Conservative" campaign that former premier Danny Williams waged against Harper in 2008.
The NDP is eying gains in the province, particularly in St. John's South-Mount Pearl, a riding won by Liberal Siobhan Coady in 2008. NDP candidate and journalist Ryan Cleary, who lost to Coady in 2008 by fewer than 1,000 votes, introduced Layton at the St. John's rally.
Layton was joined at the rally by NDP incumbent Jack Harris, who also was elected in 2008 in the riding of St. John's East.
With files from The Canadian Press


text: SUN Jan 14 – 6-7 miles. Depart G & R at 10:30 AM (10 miles to trailhead) Montgomery County's newest park is a pleasant mix of farmland, woodland, and meadows, crossed by both of the branches of Stony Creek. We will also hike the adjacent hospital grounds. Cost: $1.00. Leader: Bob Miller, 215-885-0969, (cell) on day of hike only 267-428-9938.


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Grassland & Parkland Natural Regions
The Grassland and Parkland Natural Regions are two of six Natural Regions found in Alberta. The Natural Regions are defined geographically on the basis of landscape patterns, notably vegetation, soils and physiographic features.
The Grassland Natural Region comprises approximately 30 million acres (14%) of Alberta, extending west to the Rocky Mountains and north to the southern edge of the Parkland Natural Region in central Alberta. The region is a flat-to-gently rolling plain with a few major hill systems. Most of the bedrock is covered with glacial till deposits. Some areas are blanketed by glacial lake sediments, sand dune fields and outwash plains. Badlands have developed where river valleys and their associated coulees and ravines are carved deeply into bedrock, especially along the Red Deer, South Saskatchewan and Milk rivers. The Milk River drainage contains the only exposures of igneous bedrock in the grasslands of western Canada. All other bedrock exposures are of sedimentary rocks.
Alberta's grasslands are part of the Great Plains that stretch from the Gulf of Mexico, through the United States and into Canada's prairie provinces.
There are four Natural Subregions within the Grassland Natural Region, each distinguished by differences in climate, soils and vegetation: Dry Mixedgrass, Mixedgrass, Northern Fescue, and Foothills Fescue.
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Source: Natural Regions Committee 2006. Natural Regions and Subregions of Alberta. Compiled by D.J. Downing and W.W. Pettapiece. Government of Alberta. Pub. No. T/852.
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Ever since I was kid I've been fascinated by the big yellow machines used in construction. As kids we've all had the earth moving equipment: bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks in our toy collections. Much like most kids here in the states those toys spent many hours in the sandbox building castles, moats, and other fortresses... Continue Reading →
Chasing God's Paintbrush at Pyramid Lake
It didn't seem that long ago that I moved out west. I remember a fraternity brother of mine, Steve, mentioning that I should go see Truckee and the beauty of Lake Tahoe. Driving west to my new life I remember seeing fires often the mountains as we passed through Reno. Jeff and I were sort... Continue Reading →
Nevada Bypass
Both the northern California and the southern California groups made it to Mammoth Friday night. The So Cal guys rolled in at 7pm and the Nor Cal guys made it at 9:30pm. Both groups rolled out 12 hours later. Southern California did three major passes: Tioga, Ebbets, and Carson. Northern California did Nevada. A few... Continue Reading →
Austin, NV to Cedar City, UT – 375 Miles
Gustavo and Colin are much earlier risers than I am, but they seemed content to hang around a bit longer for an 8:30am departure. The morning was crisp and clear with no rain in the forecast for the day. US-50 was a nice ride over the Austin Summit down into the next valley. Eureka (I... Continue Reading →
Sunnyvale, CA to Austin, NV – 427 miles
What a start to the day. I didn't sleep very well last night because of, well the anticipation of today. I can say now that I've got the first day behind me and while not w/o its challenges, I'm on my way. Morning called early (for me at least), 7am. Breakfast & shower, check. After... Continue Reading →


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Voted Top Doctor 2008-2011 by Facial Plastic Surgery Peers
December 22nd, 2011
Dr. Rizk was recently voted top doctor for the 4th time by facial plastic surgery peers. Castle Connolly is known as America's trusted source for identifying top doctors. They send surveys to physicians to vote for top doctors and the list also appears in the New York Magazine. Dr. Rizk was voted as top doctor each year since 2008.
Revision Rhinoplasty Before & After Photos
December 2nd, 2011
|26 yo female who underwent previous rhinoplasty who wanted further improvement in shape of her nose. She was unhappy with the boxy tip which was also overprojected as well has her bony bump (slight). She underwent secondary rhinoplasty with correction of the boxy tip as well as deprojection of the nasal tip (bringing it closer to her face) and reduction of the bony bump. Patient is shown 1 year after surgery.


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Chrales, a regular data miner with the PoGO Dev discord channel, has managed to extract nine new strings from the downloaded translation package. The nine new strings reference nine new moves coming with Generation III!
"move_name_0287" "Yawn" "move_name_0282" "Take Down" "move_name_0285" "Draco Meteor" "move_name_0283" "Waterfall" "move_name_0284" "Surf" "move_name_0288" "Psycho Boost" "move_name_0286" "Doom Desire" "move_name_0290" "Precipice Blades" "move_name_0289" "Origin Pulse"
The animations accompanying these moves were already discovered in earlier data mines: Pokémon GO 0.81.1 APK Mine: 7 new moves, blacklist tweaks, Unity upgrade and background audio fix, however, this brings us another step closer to seeing them in game.
Unfortunately, these moves have not been associated with any Pokémon as of now. Gyarados with Waterfall is still not in.
In addition, a new Shiny model has been discovered — the game is now downloading a new Shiny Cleffa 3D model, which is not yet available but is present on Niantic's servers:
So, with all of these moves having both textual and visual assets, the important question is what is still missing in order for their release? Honestly, nothing! The only thing that is still needed is a GAME_MASTER file update which will assign these moves to concrete species and enable them in game.
Stay tuned for updates, the Gen III hype train will be departing soon.


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Bioware releases 20 minutes worth of Anthem gameplayBy Staff Writer 6 July 2018 | Categories: news
If you are even slightly familiar with Bioware, you know the company tends to go big rather than go home in its developments. And based on the strength of its previous titles (Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age), you would no doubt also know to take notice when the developer has something new in the works.
For now, that something new is Anthem, due in February. Based on the latest footage to be released, it's easy to see how the company has taken its "go big" philosophy in hand here.
In the latest 20 minutes trailer, Lead Producer Ben Irving explains and demonstrates how traversal, combat, and teamwork will work in the forthcoming title.
Our suggestion? Grab some popcorn or a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy the 20 minutes worth of spectacle below.
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text: The Paul Jennings phenomenon began with the publication of Unreal! in 1985. Since then, kids all around the world have devoured his stories. Paul Jennings has written over one hundred stories and has been voted 'favourite author' by children in Australia over forty times. He has won every children's choice award in Australia. In 1995 Paul was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature, and in 2001 was awarded the Dromkeen Medal for services to children's literature.


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Saturday, May 10, 2008
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What wrong with this bloggie I can not open the main page. Whenever I tried to open it I only see white background. Could it be something wrong to blogger or could it be my blog it self. Ohh boy... I hope this will be fix soon. Cos I am starting to freak here.
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