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enjoyed the story line....the author kept things moving and you could feel for the main character
I would recommend this book for a nice light read
compelling read...actually I listened to the audio version from Library to Go. Had to get to the end asap!
This was a book I could not put down! I recommended to family and friend whom have all enjoyed it as well. If you're looking for a book that will capture your full attention this is the one! Put aside your life and live in Casey's world. This book will have you on your toes! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Strap yer seat belt on for this book and go for the ride. Warning - make sure you have nothing else to do, as it will be hard to put down!
I completely enjoyed this read. It was a book that could not be put down easily. You totally put yourself in the position if being in a coma and hearing everything around you, the good and the bad. It would be such a scary ordeal to go through and you easily begin to root for the poor girl.
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IoT Doorbell
I've been a bit obsessed with Home automation, Serverless and IoT for a wee while and I find that these are three technologies that complement each other super well. I started my IoT collection about 2 years ago when I asked for Philips Hue lights for Christmas... I got a few confused comments and looks when I first mentioned that I wanted light bulbs as a gift but being the geek that I am, I ignored the "haters". 2 years and 15 bulbs later, my collection has expanded to multiple Sonos systems, Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and even a smart Kettle. I think it is fair to say that I am invested in all things IoT. So now we have the origin of my obsession out the way... let's find out about this IoT Doorbell.
Creating an IoT Doorbell
During a 3 month visit to New York, Cloudreach moved offices and we realised something was missing - the doorbell. Rather than getting a normal doorbell for visitors when they got to our floor, I put my hat in the ring to make something more cloudy. With access to the necessary tech, it was a simple thing to get started.
If you would like to build your own Cloudy IoT doorbell, the solution was achieved with the following pieces.
IoT Doorbell Ingredients
- AWS IoT Button - the trigger
- AWS Lambda - the Cloud processor
- Cloudreach Sceptre - the Cloud deployer
- AWS SQS - For doorbell action queuing
- Sonos speakers - The bell
- AWS Polly - Doorbell tone generation
- AWS S3 - Storage for the tones and Lambda code
- Raspberry Pi - Cloud-to-LAN-to-Sonos bridge
Rough Cost
£250 😜 The cost is obviously high here if you wanted to buy everything new. However, the point of this article is to show you how you can use all of these components together. I've ignored AWS costs as you could run this in a free-tier account easily.
So, to get this all working, I first configured the IoT button to trigger a Lambda function. Setup was simple and involved uploading a key to the IoT button through a web interface it makes available through its own WiFi network (pretty cool!). Once configured, adding the button as a trigger to a specific lambda function is easy!
Next, Lambda. In this solution, Lambda does very little - All it does is put an item in a doorbell SQS queue. The queue is configured so messages won't live past 1 minute. This prevents the doorbell being spammed if it is offline on the local side and comes back up to lots of "ding dong" requests.
Code for Lambda
"""Doorbell Lambda.""" import boto3 QUEUE = "YOUR QUEUE URL" def doorbell_handler(e, c): """Doorbell Handler.""" print e sqs = boto3.client('sqs') sqs.send_message( QueueUrl=QUEUE, MessageBody="ding-dong", ) print "Doorbell ring"
Pretty simple right? We now have a button that triggers a function and we end up with a message in the queue. Next up is the local network side of things.
Local ding dong
The Raspberry Pi is king here and its job is to get messages from SQS and then use a Python Sonos module to play various doorbell tones on the desired speaker. Some things to keep in mind here:
Stopping music to play a tone is great... leaving the room without music is really annoying. What this means is that the way you get the tone to play on the Sonos is to take a snapshot of the current queue, the current song and where it is (i.e how many seconds/minutes into the song is it). We then play our tone and then use the snapshot we took before to clear the tone from the queue, put the existing queue back in place and play the previous song from where it left off. Great!
The gotcha I found here was that it was not easy to know when the tone had finished playing and so it would mean you either replace the queue too early or too late. My solution to this was to set up a dictionary with each tone and its length. I would set the tone to play and then sleep for the length of the tone, then replace everything.
Playing music that was paused is also annoying. A queue of songs may be in place but not playing. Remembering the play/pause state is important here - Check what it is before playing the tone, then depending on what it was, once you replace the queue - perform the appropriate action. Leaving playing music paused and paused music playing is not great.
Multi-speaker support in its current state, multi-speaker does not work... This is because of the way Sonos speakers are grouped when using multi-room. From my observations, I noticed that 1 speaker becomes the "leader" in the room, and playing music to the wrong speaker causes the tone to play out of that speaker but not the rest. In the time I had to spend on this project, I didn't really try to get around this as the speaker layout was such that there were 3 rooms each with 1 speaker and the main room where a bell would be useful had 1 of these speakers.
Moving on
So keeping what I have highlighted above in mind, let's look at what the Raspberry Pi does here. I wrote a python script that does all the work on the local side of the doorbell. It will read messages from the SQS queue and then play a random tone from a pre-set selection. Including tone length and S3 locations. Once it plays the tone, it puts the state of Sonos back to how it was and starts over once it has had a 60-second nap - this prevents spamming the doorbell. After its wee sleep, it starts again - polling for messages and making ding dongs.
#!/usr/bin/python """Python script to poll SQS queue for messages.""" import boto3 import time import random import soco import logging import logging.handlers import argparse import sys # Deafults LOG_FILENAME = "/var/log/doorbell.log" LOG_LEVEL = logging.INFO # Could be e.g. "DEBUG" or "WARNING" BUCKET_NAME = "your s3 bucket" SQS_QUEUE = "your doorbell sqs" SONOS_NAME = "The room name to use " # Define and parse command line arguments parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="My simple Python service") parser.add_argument("-l", "--log", help="file to write log to (default '" + LOG_FILENAME + "')") # If the log file is specified on the command line then override the default args = parser.parse_args() if args.log: LOG_FILENAME = args.log # Configure logging to log to a file, making a new file at midnight and keeping the last 3 day's data # Give the logger a unique name (good practice) logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) # Set the log level to LOG_LEVEL logger.setLevel(LOG_LEVEL) # Make a handler that writes to a file, making a new file at midnight and keeping 3 backups handler = logging.handlers.TimedRotatingFileHandler(LOG_FILENAME, when="midnight", backupCount=3) # Format each log message like this formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s') # Attach the formatter to the handler handler.setFormatter(formatter) # Attach the handler to the logger logger.addHandler(handler) # Make a class we can use to capture stdout and sterr in the log class MyLogger(object): """Logger Class.""" def __init__(self, logger, level): """Need a logger and a logger level.""" self.logger = logger self.level = level def write(self, message): """Write the log.""" if message.rstrip() != "": self.logger.log(self.level, message.rstrip()) # Replace stdout with logging to file at INFO level sys.stdout = MyLogger(logger, logging.INFO) # Replace stderr with logging to file at ERROR level sys.stderr = MyLogger(logger, logging.ERROR) def get_sonos(n): """Get Sonos Player.""" try: players = soco.discover() print players n = [x for x in players if x.player_name == n][0] return n except: return False def play_doorbell(): """Play Doorbell.""" name = SONOS_NAME player = get_sonos(name) if player is not False: # original_queue = player.get_queue() state = player.get_current_transport_info() track = player.get_current_track_info() volume = player.volume sounds = [ { "name": "british-man.mp3", "duration": 5 }, { "name": "british.mp3", "duration": 5 }, { "name": "norweigen.mp3", "duration": 7 } ] choice = random.choice(sounds) print choice if state['current_transport_state'] == 'PLAYING': player.pause() player.volume = 80 player.play_uri("{}/sounds/{}".format( BUCKET_NAME, choice['name']) ) time.sleep(choice['duration']) player.volume = volume queue = player.get_queue() if len(queue) > 0: player.play_from_queue( int( track['playlist_position'] ) - 1, False ) player.seek( track['position'] ) if state['current_transport_state'] == 'PLAYING': player.play() else: print("Couldn't connect to sonos") def process_message(message): """Process message.""" print(message.body) play_doorbell() message.delete() while True: try: s = boto3.session.Session(profile_name='which profile to use', region_name='a region') sqs = s.resource('sqs') queue = sqs.Queue( SQS_QUEUE ) while True: try: print "Getting messages" m = queue.receive_messages( WaitTimeSeconds=20 ) print(m) if len(m) > 0: message = m[0] process_message(message) time.sleep(60) time.sleep(2) except Exception as e: print(e) time.sleep(60) continue except Exception as d: print(d) time.sleep(30) continue
This is tied together by setting up a service on the Pi that starts on boot and allows me to restart, stop and start when needed.
#!/bin/sh ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: myservice # Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog # Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 # Default-Stop: 0 1 6 # Short-Description: Put a short description of the service here # Description: Put a long description of the service here ### END INIT INFO # Change the next 3 lines to suit where you install your script and what you want to call it DIR=/usr/local/bin/doorbell DAEMON=$DIR/doorbell.py DAEMON_NAME=doorbell # Add any command line options for your daemon here DAEMON_OPTS="" # This next line determines what user the script runs as. # Root generally not recommended but necessary if you are using the Raspberry Pi GPIO from Python. DAEMON_USER=root # The process ID of the script when it runs is stored here: PIDFILE=/var/run/$DAEMON_NAME.pid . /lib/lsb/init-functions do_start () { log_daemon_msg "Starting system $DAEMON_NAME daemon" start-stop-daemon --start --background --pidfile $PIDFILE --make-pidfile --user $DAEMON_USER --chuid $DAEMON_USER --startas $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS log_end_msg $? } do_stop () { log_daemon_msg "Stopping system $DAEMON_NAME daemon" start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile $PIDFILE --retry 10 log_end_msg $? } case "$1" in start|stop) do_${1} ;; restart|reload|force-reload) do_stop do_start ;; status) status_of_proc "$DAEMON_NAME" "$DAEMON" && exit 0 || exit $? ;; *) echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$DAEMON_NAME {start|stop|restart|status}" exit 1 ;; esac exit 0
Altogether, this leaves you with a robust, expandable and cloudy doorbell. It is probably the most over engineered doorbell ever but it is a great example of IoT in AWS and how easy it is to get something together with a little tinkering.
Check out the working doorbell below!
I have applied the same Trigger -> Lambda -> SQS -> Pi flow to Alexa skills for controlling stuff at home that Alexa doesn't yet support - such as playing & pausing Sonos & Chromecast (video here)
And that is it. Let me know what you think and see if you can get something similar working! Have already? Share it below in the comments :)
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text: irezumi 50 Posted December 1, 2010 No names need be said to prevent people catching feelings. But most likely any shops or owners mentioned here would not be enlightened enough to know what the words forum or thread are. Having worked in nothing but street shops, I have seen/worked around plenty of gnarly shit. But none takes the cake of the first shop I worked at. In 99 I got my first job in an armpit of a shop, working the counter for tips and shop experience. I was stoked to have my first foot in the door. This was at a place in College Park MD, right near DC. Owned by a biker whom we will call Sonny, who thankfully was never there. With no exaggeration, he was never out of jail for more than 4 days at a time. Seriously, that was the record while I was there. We had a betting pool each time he was out. We had wall-to-wall carpet evrywhere, including the bathroom, which was also where the handwashing sink was also dirty sink/tubescrubbing sink. Basically walking through the lobby & down the hall with dirty tubes everyday. The tattoo area had years of inkspots decorating the carpet. On the rare occasions when Sonny would be out of jail, he would sometimes come in at after we all left to tattoo friends. The aftermath of this would be coming in the next day to find a dirty setup on someone's station (using all that persons equip), and for some reason he would leave used needles in the top drawer of your station instead of a sharps. One of the best/worst examples was coming to find that he had used someone's ink & had apparently lost the cap; so plugged the bottle by sticking a used bar into it, needle & all. On the days when he was out during the daytime, he would usually come in, take ALL the cash out the till (leaving nothing for change) and hopefully leave ASAP. If he was in jail, he would have his gf/exwife's sister come in randomly clear out every dime, even if bills were overdue & utilies about to get shut off. There were occasions where we had to hide paperwork from him to squirrel the money away to pay the bills to keep the shop open and running. Sadly enough, He was actually better off in jail, where he was in a structured enviroment. With no access to alcohol, which was always related to every arrest, he stayed out of trouble for the most part. Him being locked up actually kept the shop in a somewhat more stable enviroment. We all flew the coop eventually and from what I heard, there was a 'mysterious fire' that most likely happened after he made his insurance was paid up. 1 Dustin Nowlin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Inorite? It looks like an average image from one of those late-90s c-gen desktop background packs that used to float around when CD burners were a big thing.
I remember thinking the same thing about some of the imagery they projected during their last jaunt to Australia. It is definitely intentional, but I'm not sure what statement they are trying to make other than 'we really just don't give a f*ck any more'.
So, I just bought a ticket to go see Emmure and As I Lay Dying at the House of Blues in November. It coincides (day wise) with when I usually go to Houston and it's about 3 blocks from my hotel...
My 44 yr old a$$ is going to be so deaf on Wednesday.
Bring good earplugs. No excuses.
Yup. Imagine my surprise when, after years of not wearing plugs at shows I did... and found that the sound was actually much better!
Just ordered some.
Good musician earplugs aren't even expensive, and should have a nice flat response curve so the sound is kept intact, just quieter. Though it does sound a little different because you can hear it clearer instead of hearing your ears getting damaged.
I've been wearing music-oriented earplugs for years, highly recommend!
I ordered these because I'm sheeple and Amazon Choice gets me every time.
Those should be just fine.
Because I have small ear openings (cannot comfortably wear ear buds, for example), the plugs I love most are the low profile ones from DownBeats.
I also own the Etymotic ER20s, a very commonly recommended plug. They're good but not as comfortable for my baby-sized earholes as the DownBeats.
I'd never heard of this (except for the performers).
Went down a rabbit hole of lady fronted moon/doom metal
Take a listen to :
Witch Mountain
Add to that list:
SubRosa (RIP )
Acid King
Shroud Eater
Demon Lung
Baroness is in town Tuesday. I screwed up my leg. Can't go ☹
Baroness is in town Tuesday. I screwed up my leg. Can't go ☹
Ice it up and wheelchair your ass to the venue!
Cmon, man! I went to the pub for the Champions League final with my arm in a sling!
Cmon, man! I went to the pub for the Champions League final with my arm in a sling!
If Baroness was the New York Mets and it was the World Series I'd find a way
This seems really, really good.
I feel a little less bad about missing Psycho Las Vegas now that Oranssi Pazuzu has canceled.
They got Sumac to replace them, which, score, but I've seen them twice.
I listened to Spectral Voice today for the first time in a long while, and really liked them once again! Furthermore, as I've continued listening to more and varied types of death metal, it becomes easier for me to distinguish between what they're doing and what Blood Incantation is going for (again, both bands are the same personnel except for the drummers).
Spectral Voice's death-doom, while frequently quite fast (moreso than I had remembered) is more about mood and eerieness. Blood Incantation is definitely exploring the weird caverndeath space created by Demilich and Timeghoul, and currently en vogue with several other excellent bands.
I also continue to adore Tomb Mold and love their newest album just as much as their second record. Hopefully I'll get to see them one of these days.
I saw Tomb Mold last year with Horrendous, and that was a fantastic show - I'd definitely recommend seeing them if you get a chance! It's always amazing to see a drummer singing. Well, "singing". I don't know they do it.
This one's been ripping up my headphones for a couple weeks now. Reminds me of earlier The Ocean, with some really great post-metal if you're into that kind of thing:
Mireplaner is definitely on my end of year list for 2019.
Oh, yeah, I like that.
Yeah, Tomb Mold is the band I most want to see live right now.
Finally got around to listening to that Kull album mentioned a page or two back. That's some good stuff, thanks for the rec garion! It's a fun listen.
The new Tool track was just... boring for me. It didn't exactly get me very excited about the album. And Tool is probably the band that got me into metal in the first place, way back when AEnima came out. I didn't even think 10,000 Days was bad actually. Eh, we'll see in a couple weeks I guess.
Anyone else listen to the new Abbath release? It's sort of the same deal - kind of boring in my opinion. There are some good parts to it, but in general I wasn't really blown away.
This is what I'm into right now:
Comes across to me as a cross between that Celeste style blackened crust and Gojira progressive death metal. And they're also one of those outspokenly anti-fascist metal bands, contributing both to Kim Kelly's Riffs for Reproductive Justice as well as Worldwide Organization of Metalheads Against Nazis (WOMAN) compilations, which is always a plus for me.
I've been spinning Fen's 2017 release Winter a lot this week. I've never listened to Fen before now, so it's all new to me, but i spun some of their earlier stuff and the production quality on Winter is so much better than prior albums that I'm only jamming it.
Fen is post-black and while they sometimes go a bit too post and make their songs or parts of songs too long, this is one of those "that's a 17 minute song?!?" albums to me. While the above video is actually the band's first ever official video, I'm partial to the first half of the opening song on the album:
I'd give Fen a solid good score. I'm not sure what it is that keeps bringing me back, but they're hitting the right notes for me. Some editing and you could have something great, I think. (What post-band isn't like that outside of Pelican and Mogwai?)
The new Tool track was just... boring for me. It didn't exactly get me very excited about the album. And Tool is probably the band that got me into metal in the first place, way back when AEnima came out. I didn't even think 10,000 Days was bad actually. Eh, we'll see in a couple weeks I guess.
The song has grown on me, massively. It went from being a joke to giving me some hope for the new record. I still can't believe how derivative some of the parts of the song are, especially Danny's drumming being so similar to Reflection. But Maynard's vocals feel fresh and I still can't believe that I'm finding that the most interesting part. Maynard has always been the cherry on top for me with the music being the real draw. The music feels a bit also ran to me with Maynard being the special sauce. Danny is still Danny. Justin is Justin, though also feeling like an echo of himself. And I'm curious to see what new tricks Adam pulls out because there's a few times in Fear that he does some neat stuff. Most of the song he's doing more of the same, but there's a few moments where he is showing chops I'm surprised he pulled off.
Can anyone recommend some Industrial Metal in the vein of Static-X or a band that has a comparable sound aesthetic? I sometimes listen to Dope, Fear Factory, Powerman 5000, Mudvayne and Coal Chamber (meh).
I love this kind of stuff as it helps me power through my workouts!
None of those are bands I follow, but for workouts I dig:
The Crown
Pig Destroyer
Dillinger Escape Plan
Can anyone recommend some Industrial Metal in the vein of Static-X or a band that has a comparable sound aesthetic? I sometimes listen to Dope, Fear Factory, Powerman 5000, Mudvayne and Coal Chamber (meh).
I love this kind of stuff as it helps me power through my workouts!
Unfortunately, not really. Industrial Metal in general is kinda dead.
Khonsu is the only recently active group off the top of my head, but even they're a bit of a stretch.
I liked Sybreed when they were active. They put out four albums before dissolving.
David Draiman's one off album with his totally-not-Disturbed band Device isn't terrible.
Oh, and for something a little cleaner sounding, try Celldweller.
In general, though, industrial as a genre turned to electronic dance music and metal went more metal and less industrial.
Oddly enough, or not, the Rammstein side of industrial music has been more longer lasting. There's numerous bands with a similar sound that are still putting out music.
Ministry put out an album this year, you can always listen to that.
This is what I'm into right now:
Immortal Bird.
Hell yes, they are great. I found them via that Riffs for Reproductive Justice compilation, and they recently released a new album that seems to be getting quite a bit of good press these days.
The (Tool) song has grown on me, massively...
Alright you've convinced me to give it some more listens. Maybe with some more active listening I can get it more. I'm really surprised all their stuff is streaming all of a sudden, even Opiate, albeit with a different album cover.
@cartoonin, maybe Gravity Kills? They were around way back when and had a similar sound. All the bands I can think of are from 20 years ago. I think garion is right that there doesn't seem to be much these days in industrial metal. Crystal Method? Ministry is a good pull, r013nt0. The Disco Biscuits do some interesting stuff, but they're not quite metal.


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How to Do Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana)
The Lowdown on Yoga's Underrated Backbend
Benefits of Low Cobra Pose
While Cobra is often placed under the Beginners' Poses heading, it truly is a pose that is not only appropriate but extremely beneficial for yogis of all levels. If you've been at this yoga thing for a while and think that you've gotten beyond Cobra, it's time to revisit it. You may be surprised at how much it still has to offer.
For instance, there is really no better way to learn how to access your back muscles. Upward Facing Dog, which often replaces Cobra in more advanced vinyasa sequencing, is a very different type of pose. For that reason, even if you're quite capable of flowing from Chaturanga to Upward Dog, it's always a good idea to do a few rounds of Cobra at the beginning of a practice session to wake up your back body.
The bent-arms version of the pose described below is often called Low Cobra, while the straight-armed version is called Full Cobra. While Full Cobra may offer an opportunity for a deeper backbend, Low Cobra is much more focused on strengthening.
1. Come to lie on your stomach with your forehead on the floor and your legs extended. Bring the palms of your hands flat on the floor directly underneath your shoulders with your elbows hugging the sides of your body.
2. Though it may seem like lifting your chest off the floor is a pretty simple action, you have to lay your foundation first, anchoring specific parts of your body to the floor in preparation. (It's a root to rise thing.)
Firm your legs from the thighs to the toes. Press the tops of your feet into the mat so much that your kneecaps lift away from the floor.
Engage your glutes and press down to anchor your pelvis to the floor. This causes your belly to draw in, an action that leads to the next step. Follow through by hugging your navel gently toward your spine and sinking your tailbone toward the floor (your lower back will thank you later!).
3. Keeping your neck in a neutral position and your gaze on the floor in front of you, on an inhalation lift your chest any amount off the floor. It's not how high you can lift your chest but how you go about it that's important.
Do not press into your hands to raise the chest higher. Use your back muscles instead. If you find yourself using your hands a lot, take them out of the equation by hovering them off the floor. Your chest will probably not come up as high but you will be moving with more integrity.
Knit your low ribs together to keep them from flaring and continue to move your shoulders down your back away from your ears as you hug your shoulder blades toward the midline on your back.
4. On an exhalation, lower your forehead to the mat. On your next inhalation, repeat the process described above to lift into another Cobra. Let your movements undulate on your breath like waves.
In class, you may only have time to do one Cobra before moving on. On your own, it's nice to do three or four in a row as each successive lift seems to bring you higher. You can also experiment with holding the pose for several breaths instead of lowering on the next exhale.
A Full Cobra sounds like it should be more advanced than a Low Cobra, but, as described above, it's actually a pretty different pose. As soon as you put weight onto your hands to lift your chest, you're reducing the amount of work that your back muscles have to do. For back body strength and awareness, stick with the small but mighty Low Cobra.
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* TSX ends down 118.10 points, or 0.87 percent, at 13,478.31.
* Nine of the TSX's 10 main groups fall
TORONTO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index fell broadly on Friday as mixed employment data provided little clarity for investors ahead of central bank monetary policy meetings on both sides of the border.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index fell 118.10 points, or 0.87 percent, to 13,478.31. It lost 2.7 percent on the week, pummeled by volatile oil prices and fears about slowing Chinese growth.
"I think the market now is confused and scared," said Marcus Xu, portfolio manager at M.Y. Capital Management Corp. "The TSX remains under lots of pressure from all these worry factors," he added, referring to China, the price of oil, and uncertainty over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will choose to raise interest rates later this month.
Canada unexpectedly added jobs in August, but the unemployment rate rose to a one-year high as more people looked for work.
Job growth in the United States slowed in August, but the unemployment rate dropped to a near 7-1/2-year low and wages accelerated.
"At the end of the day, when you look at the data release this morning, there isn't a clear answer and if there's one thing the market doesn't like, it's uncertainty," said Patrick Blais, senior portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management.
"The market's just having trouble reading the timing of the (Federal Reserve's) rate increase. I think that's just throwing the market off. There's a little bit for everyone, but at the end of the day, no one's happy."
Blais said the odds the Bank of Canada cuts rates have dropped heading into next week's meeting, but that domestic headwinds remain and improving trends were unsustainable.
The biggest drags on the index were Royal Bank of Canada , which fell 1.5 percent to C$70.88, and Toronto-Dominion Bank, which declined 1.3 percent to C$51.11.
The hefty and influential financials group retreated 1.2 percent, including six of the top 10 losers.
Despite less volatility in crude prices on Friday, energy stocks also performed poorly, down 0.7 percent. Canadian Natural Resources lost 3.1 percent to C$27.44.
The mining sub-sector fell 5.3 percent.
In corporate news, BlackBerry Ltd fell 2 percent to C$9.66 after it said it will buy rival mobile software provider Good Technology Corp for $425 million.
Decliners outnumbered advancers by 177 to 65, for a 2.72-to-1 ratio on the downside. Nine of the 10 main sectors fell. (Additional reporting by Solarina Ho; Editing by Matthew Lewis and Tom Brown)
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The government has recalled its envoy to Paris and given the French ambassador to Kigali 24 hours to leave.
A French judge issued warrants two days ago for the arrest of nine aides of the Rwandan leader over his predecessor's killing - which sparked the genocide.
Rwanda has accused Paris of trying to destabilise its government. France said it regretted Rwanda's move to cut ties.
Paris has insisted the French judge, Jean-Louis Bruguiere, acted on his own authority and in total independence.
Issuing the warrants, Judge Bruguiere accused President Paul Kagame - who under French law has immunity as head of state - of ordering the former president's death. Mr Kagame has denied involvement.
More than 800,000 people died in the 100-day massacres of Tutsis and moderate Hutus which followed the killing of the ethnic Hutu President Juvenal Habyarimana.
'No pressure'
The French allegations have sparked anger in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, where about 25,000 people reportedly took part in a government-organised demonstration against France on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Charles Murigande earlier told AFP news agency that Kigali had recalled its ambassador to Paris as the ministry did not "see why he should be there at this point".
"France is intent on destroying our government, we do not see any need for keeping any relationship with a hostile country," Mr Murigande said.
BBC world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle says the only surprise about Rwanda's decision to break off diplomatic relations with France is that it has not come earlier.
Mr Kagame's Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) - effectively the government - has had appalling relations with Paris for over two decades, he says, and whatever the quality of the French judge's evidence, the whole affair was always going to be deeply politicised.
The French foreign ministry said in a brief statement that Rwanda's decision to break off diplomatic ties would take effect from Monday.
"We regret this decision. We are making all necessary arrangements," it said.
Speaking earlier on Friday, a spokesman had said Paris had no intention of recalling its own envoy to Kigali and wanted to keep dialogue open.
Judge Bruguiere is investigating the case because the crew of the plane were French and their families filed a case in France in 1998.
Those he wants to arrest include armed forces chief James Kabarebe and army chief-of-staff Charles Kayonga.
Judge Bruguiere has said that only Mr Kagame's Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) forces had missiles capable of downing President Habyarimana's plane.
He said the attack was carefully planned by the RPF.
Mr Kagame has denied this, describing suggestions that he was behind the assassination of the former president as scandalous.
He has always accused France of having links to those who carried out the genocide.
After Habyarimana's plane crashed, Hutu extremists started massacring ethnic Tutsis and Hutu moderates.
The genocide came to an end when Mr Kagame's then rebel RPF seized power 100 days later.
The RPF has always said the Hutu extremists shot down the presidential plane to provide a pretext to carry out the genocide.
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The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring quarterly potluck Sunday Brunches at St. Mary's. The first will be this coming Sunday, January 26th, right after the 10 am mass.
This is a great way for parishioners to spend time together to build up the body of Christ at St. Mary's.
The Knights will provide place settings and beverages. Parishioners are just asked to bring a dish to share.
Knights members will also be in the kitchen & church hall starting at 9 am to accept dishes, if you'd like to drop off your food before mass, or if you have an item that needs to be kept warm during mass.
Feel free to contact either of the coordinators below, if you have any questions:
Please spread the word to other fellow parishioners.
Hope to see you there!
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August 2015


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The Conservatives' vice-chairman, Ben Bradley, has deleted a tweet claiming that Jeremy Corbyn had been a paid informant for Czech intelligence after the Labour leader said he would take legal action against him.
Bradley tweeted on Monday that Corbyn had "sold British secrets to communist spies". The Conservative MP for Mansfield's account has more than 4,000 followers.
Earlier, a spokesman for Corbyn, who has been subject to days of headlines after it was claimed he met a Czech spy as a backbench MP, said his lawyers would be demanding the tweet be withdrawn or Bradley would face further legal action.
"Jeremy instructed solicitors to contact Ben Bradley to delete his libellous tweet or face legal action," his spokesman said.
Former Czech intelligence officer Jan Sarkocy told newspapers in recent days that he met Corbyn and recruited him as an intelligence asset, which Labour has called a "ridiculous smear".
The suggestion that Corbyn was a paid agent has been denied by the director of the Czech security service archive, Svetlana Ptacnikova, who told the BBC their files suggested Corbyn was seen as a potential contact but he was not catalogued as an informant.
"Mr Corbyn was not a secret collaborator working for the Czechoslovak intelligence service," she said. "He stayed in that basic category – and in fact he's still described as that, as a person of interest, in the final report issued by the StB agent shortly before he [the agent] was expelled from the UK."
Labour has said: "[Corbyn] neither has nor offered any privileged information to this or any other diplomat. The former Czechoslovak agent Jan Sarkocy's account of his meeting with Jeremy was false 30 years ago, is false now and has no credibility whatsoever."
Earlier, Theresa May also addressed the allegations about Corbyn and Czech intelligence. She said: "It's for individual members of parliament to be accountable for their actions in the past. Where there are allegations of this sort, members of parliament should be prepared to be open and transparent."
Bradley, who won his Mansfield seat from Labour at the June general election, was appointed the Conservatives' vice-chair in charge of youth engagement during the reshuffle in January and was forced to apologise after blogs were unearthed in which he suggested unemployed people should be given free vasectomies rather than continuing to have children they could not afford to support.


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Twinkle, Twinkle...
Can you just see it sneaking in at the very bottom there? Well, I'm glad to say this time, I'm here to show you much more.
I can barely claim any creative credit for this one. The pattern is Grandma Twinkle from the clever Michelle at The Royal Sisters, and not for the first time, I've taken a massive dose of inspiration from fabulous Lucy at Attic24. Look at her darling Advent Stars here and here. Gorgeous!
I used Rico Creative Cotton leftover from my stripy Colour-Burst Bag to make them. I love the colours of that yarn so much.
I've added a few pom-poms, using my wonderful new Clover pom-pom makers. Have you seen these? They are very cool. I must admit to being a big fan of the primitive 'two-bits-of-cardboard' technique myself, but if you have quite a few to make, these clever gadgets are the only way to travel.
It needed something else, so Attic24 to the rescue again. This time, I used Lucy's Tiny Teeny Hearts pattern. These little hearts are adorable and only take about two seconds to make. I used them to make my Falling Rain window dressing thingy and thought they'd be great here too.
I'm calling this one the 'Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star garland' Let's have a better look at the whole thing shall we?
My Little One was most intrigued by these colourful happenings and immediately wanted in on the action. Of course, I was happy to oblige and with Madam's hand-picked colour choices, these "Twinkle, Twinkle, Baby Star hangers' came into being.
I'm going to pop off now and have a nice relaxing, warming bath now and will leave you with this final picture of my mantle, all dressed for Christmas, garland, ivy, stockings and all...
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Mobli is so far the top social networking app in iOS and now is coming to Android.
First off, you have to sign up the service. You can do it through the app or from its website www.mobli.com. It's quick and easy. You can also sign up by Facebook Connect. Then you will have full access to mobli. What you can basically do is sharing your photos and videos (that's added value, other services doesn't support video), check out photos and video from other users, add friends, choose tags and categories you're want to follow, mark favorites, around me among other great features. You can edit your profile with a profile picture, bio, name, interests, etc.
Mobli's UI is good-looking and easy-to-use. Basically what you can do is upload a photo/video that you're already have in your gallery or take the photo/video from the app. Then you can edit it: there are up to 20 effects/frames to choose among. The only flaw is that it takes too many time to render the effects. What's more, you can add to a channel (category) in order to organize it in your feed. After uploading it check your feed and you will see the pictures you have upload. You can also share photos that you upload to Mobli through Facebook and Twitter. Actually if you connect to this social networks, you will see who of your friends are already using Mobli.
There are seven basic tabs:
Me: View the media you've shared, people that follow you, your favorites and the profile button
My Feed: You can see other people's posts and channels which are categories you're interested in.
Live: On-the-go posts to discover new people/categories
Around Me: Media posted nearby (geolocation)
Popular: Most viewed and best rated tab. Bear in mind you can mark some as favorites.
Search: Browser bar where you can apply search filters.
Notifications bar: Notifications when new contact is following you, comments or tags.
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Long-Form Isn't Dead: Here's Why
Opinion: The majority of long-form pieces published (in print and online) still mirror what people received hundreds of years ago
Much has changed since the 16th century, although the same can't be said for the majority of content that publishers craft.
Back then, governments would post written notices across their towns and cities in order to convey political, military or economic news to citizens. Eventually, these long, printed notices became known as newspapers and, as we know, they were widely adopted.
Fast-forward to now and the era of FOMO (fear of missing out), Snapchat, Instagram and on-the-go-viewing—oh, and long-form articles that pretty much look the same as when Elizabeth I was queen of England.
The majority of long-form pieces published (in print and online) still mirror what people received hundreds of years ago and unfortunately feature too much text and little visual stimulation.
I'm by no means advocating for the eradication of long form, in-depth editorial, but it certainly needs a revival. And although platforms like Snapchat and Instagram are brilliant at conveying snippets of information through video, imagery and a dash of text, I believe they lack the ability to provide thorough coverage on major happenings around the globe that simply need more than just a bit of transcript.
In fact, Instagram is a great example of a platform moving toward longer form content. Last August, Instagram introduced Stories, allowing users to share multiple images and videos at once.
Even Twitter, with its signature character restrictions, recently made moves to allow for longer tweets so that photos, videos, GIFs and polls won't count against its 140 character limit.
Say more about what's happening! Rolling out now: photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and Quote Tweets no longer count toward your 140 characters. pic.twitter.com/I9pUC0NdZC
— Twitter (@Twitter) September 19, 2016
So why is a format from hundreds of years ago still being used by many of today's publishers, and where's the happy medium that falls in the middle of the spectrum between the old and the new?
Today's generation of content consumers crave a visually stimulating experience while still receiving important and relevant information. Their consumption habits are shaped by the various social platforms they split their leisure time between and, since that time is minimal, they want content that's easy to find and just as easy to consume.
Video has become a major part of digital storytelling, largely thanks to in-feed Facebook videos that can be consumed on-the-go and often use subtitles so users don't even need to crank up the volume or pop in headphones.
Furthermore, today's users crave the ability interact with content and also have a voice on the platforms they frequent. These readers are easily bored and, when given something to engage with, somewhere to express an opinion or something they can immerse themselves in, they'll not only love the experience, they'll want to share it with their friends and family.
So, what's next?
My simple suggestion is that today's consumption habits must shape tomorrow's long-form content. The successful articles are ones that incorporate movement, interactivity and information—all within an aesthetically-pleasing environment.
Journalists should be using tools to pen in-depth pieces that enable them to seamlessly add images, GIFs, social embeds and more. Their content should promote audience interaction and, above all, uphold the positive user experience that many currently associate with anything but long form content.
Consider how Salon told the story of Mary Tyler Moore's death using gripping images, videos and other storytelling tools. This combination allowed the article to reach a dwell time of nearly a minute-and-a-half, 600 percent higher than the average 15-second user attention span the industry has come to expect today.
Journalists, writers and content creators can no longer rely on the outdated way of producing articles and must instead start to lean on tools that will allow them to tell impactful stories that today's generation craves. The internet promised us an interactive platform, so why writers are still producing content like it's 1539 is beyond me.
Neal Sinno is general manager of interactive storytelling platform Playbuzz.
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The dates and rates for 2020 & 2021 can be found in the trip calender on the right or at the relevant tour
Special tours in 2021:
In October you can travel with us on a Luxury train & E-Bike tour through South Africa. Appreciate the comfort of your own compartment which saves you any repacking and enjoy short excursion by E-Bike through some of the most beautiful landscapes of South Africa.
After the end of isolation with neighbouring Eritrea our Cycling tour through the highlands of Ethiopia offers you some incredible insights of this fascinating country full of natural and cultural highlights.
_For the really ambitious mountain biker we now offer you the opportunity, after cycling around the highest mountain of Africa to then ride up and down Mt. Kilimanjaro (5895m)
We have extended our bicycle fleet and are now able to offer on all bicycle tours in South Africa and Swaziland/Eswatini modern E-Bikes from Trek. The MTB come with front shocks or with full suspension. If you like it more comfortable, we raise the fork head and add front and rear mud guards as well as rear carrier.
Relax on Chapman's Peak Drive - South Africa's most beautiful road
*Southern Africa* is a world in one region. Its wealth is comprised of many natural resources and attractions as well as a rich diversity of people who live here and continue to practise their cultures, all of which are fascinating. You can experience all of this in a region having a pleasant climate with one of the highest numbers of hours of sunshine in the world, and the only region worldwide where the traveller does not have to worry about changing time zones. In addition, southern Africa has the opposite seasons to both Europe and North America.
Cycling, Hiking and Adventure Tours in Southern Africa
Reward after a desert hike - a sundowner in the Namib Desert
Travelling in small groups of between 8 and 15 guests, together with African Bikers' enthusiastic tourist guides, you will experience the great outdoors firsthand. With African Bikers, you will experience dreamlike beaches at the edge of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, dense indigenous forests, dry and hot savannah landscapes, snow-capped mountains, cultivated wine regions as well as unique African wildlife, and a great deal more on our cycling, hiking and adventure tours in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania and Madagascar.
Cycle Tours in South Africa
Many single trails lie parallel to the coastline
On the Mountain bike tour South Africa, you will cycle on carefully selected trails, some of which are used for the popular Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race. These trails lead one through the Cape Winelands, the Klein Karoo and along the Garden Route, the tour terminating with spectacular game viewing at the ADDO Elephant National Park.
Ndebele women in traditional wear
The Eastern South African Cycle Tour is a roundtrip which takes one through the Eastern Drakensberg, the Kruger National Park, the tiny but friendly Kingdom of Swaziland as well as the iSimangaliso Greater Wetland Park and the uKhahlambra Drakensberg Mountains, the latter two having been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Except for two places, you will stay overnight for two consecutive nights and go on fascinating excursions per bicycle and on foot into the savannah, bush and mountain landscapes of Swaziland, Kwazulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
At the start of the Cape Town Cycle Race
A special highlight is the Cape Town Cycle Race – former known as the Cape Argus Cycle Race.
The route leads one along the periphery of the Cape peninsula in its entirety and takes place annually on the second Sunday in the month of March. In order to prepare for this event, one has a choice of two cycling routes. on the Road Bike Tour Garden Route to Cape Town, one will cycle overland from one guest house/hotel to another en route from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. Should one chose to join the Road Bike Training Camp in the Cape Winelands, the route will lead one along quiet country roads through the Breede River Valley, which is well known for its very good quality wine.
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Mountain Gorilla in Western Uganda
Further north of the Equator, one has the opportunity to discover Uganda on a Bicycle or while trekking. The amazing landscapes and altitudes reaching 5154m, rainforests, animal rich national parks through which one can cycle, chimpanzee and gorilla trekking, combined with unbelievably friendly local inhabitants, guarantee an interesting and unique Africa experience.
Cycle Tour Madagascar
Ringtailed lemur - one of many indigenous animals of Madagascar
Join us on a cycling Tour of Madagascar. The hospitable Malagasy as well as unique flora and fauna await the visitor while cycling along a divergent route, partially on gravel, but mainly on a tarred surface, through the cool and comfortable green Highlands. Hikes through the renowned Ranomafana National Park, Anja Reserve and I'salo National Park offer close encounters with different types of lemur, chameleon and, of course, the magnificent baobab trees. Tulear, lying at the edge of the warm Indian Ocean, entices you to swim.
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The final day of the Otter Trail : The View Overlooking Nature's Valley Beach
The very beautiful Otter Trail is new in the programme and this trail will lead you for the duration of 5 days along the warm Indian Ocean and through the Tsitsikamma National Park, where good swimming opportunities are to be found in close proximity to the basic log cabins where you will overnight. Prior thereto, we will have hiked on Table Mountain, Lion's Head and in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve as well as through the Bosmansbos Wilderness Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is very rich in unique protea and erica plants.
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*African Bikers* puts great emphasis on personal attention and service, thereby ensuring that your holiday with African Bikers remains unforgettable. In addition to Jens and Andreas, African Bikers employs English-speaking tour guides, who live in southern Africa, and based on their personal experience, will introduce you to this fascinating region and ignite your enthusiasm for this continent.
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There are many building-blocks and individual extensions available. Irrespective of whether or not these extensions are 3 days Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park, searching for the BIG 5 in Kruger National Park, a swimming holiday at the beach, or relaxing in the wine regions of Cape Town, talk to African Bikers. Cape Town is our home, and we are the local specialists. We would look forward to spending an unforgettable holiday with you in southern Africa.
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Students will learn artistic skills like screen printing, digital media from Arts universities in kuala-lumpur. Also, they will be taught art history and movements of the country in which they look for Arts college, in kuala-lumpur. Students will also get the chance to know about the art forms in different parts of the world from arts universities in kuala-lumpur. It is important that applicants should submit a SOP (statement of purpose) for admission to Bachelor of Arts in kuala-lumpur. A good SOP can surely attract the attention of admission committee for admission to B.A in kuala-lumpur. Also, it is better to keep a powerful resume ready for admission to Bachelor of Arts in kuala-lumpur.


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Almost a couple of weeks back we told you about the possibility of Iran being infected by the Stuxnet worm after Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad acknowledged that the Stuxnet worm could actually penetrate Iran's nuclear facility. Well, now it looks like India is under threat from the Stuxnet worm. Internet Security Giant, Symantec has said that this Windows-specific computer worm – Stuxnet has already affected more than 10,000 Indian systems, across power units and petrochemical plants.
The actual threat to India is in the fact that the country is surrounded by hostile neighbours and tomorrow's terror attacks could be through Stuxnet. India currently holds the third position after Iran and Indonesia among other countries which are severely affected by this computer Worm.
Shantanu Ghosh – vice-president of product operations at Symantec India has said that the Stuxnet-infected machines contact servers in Malaysia and Denmark. However he did not reveal the names of the Indian installations affected by the Stuxnet worm, in public. Symantec's latest 2010 Critical Infrastructure Protection survey reports that almost 57% of the companies in India are either not aware of such worms or do not have protection against the infestation of these computer worms.


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Mollie Harper of Tough Critic Book Reviews has done it again! If you missed her fan-made trailer of SLAMMED then watch it here. But now she's gone and brought HOPELESS to life! And the bonus? She's got a giveaway going on. So go to her website here to see the HOPELESS trailer. It's incredible.
And look at this! HOPELESS made it to #2 best-selling e-book on Amazon today. Thank you to everyone who has read/reviewed/gave this book a chance. <3 <3 <3


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Sales of Lanzarote wines rose by 31.5% during 2010, according to the Regulatory Council of Denominated Origin. As 1,930,869 bottles of locally produced wine were sold both here and abroad over the last year.
The figures are extremely positive when viewed in relation to sales made in 2009, when only 1,467,597 bottles were sold. Indicating that efforts to invigorate interest in wines produced at Lanzarote's bodegas have been successful.
Plans adopted by the Government of Lanzarote saw numerous four and five star hotels on the island introducing wine tastings as part of the Enogastronomy programme, designed to unite local dishes with one of Lanzarote's many wines.
In addition, the island's bodegas have been encouraged to improve the quality of their offerings through a variety of methods. This has resulted in an increase in the number of awards being won by local wines at both national and international levels during 2010, with around one hundred prizes in total.
The overall level of sales is the second highest according the Regulatory Councils records, which were only exceeded in 2000, when more than two million bottles were purchased.


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Rumor has it Kristen Wiig is going to bow out of SNL after this season, and frankly, I'm sort of surprised it took this long. (I also think that the show had better lock down Bill Hader for as long as possible, because — unlike Wiig, whose characters a lot of people find samey and a little overbearing all strung together — he is the utility player who manages to appear in every sketch and still delight the hell out of everyone, and for real, you cannot take away Stefon, and CERTAINLY not before you grant Kiernan Shipka of Mad Men her published-in-EW dream of playing his assistant Stefonie. End of digression.) Wiig probably could've left at the end of last season and been totally fine thanks to Bridesmaids, AND not had to hold down a demanding, regular job while doing the awards circuit. Perhaps that's why she went full beige in everything: exhaustion.
So I guess by that logic, this means she's now well-rested:
I like the sparkly, I like the friendly shoes, and I love the orange clutch. I even love the glossy dark brown hair color on her. It all pops. Here's hoping that whatever she does or doesn't do next, it doesn't involve being locked again in that four-walled prison of neutrals. Once in a while going basic is fine, but let's face it, there's a reason the universe gave us herbs and spices, and it's not so we can eat plain rice all the time and watch everyone else have all the fun. You dig? I hope so, because I'm not even sure what the hell I just said.
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Hi everyone. Here it is Saturday already and I am having a hard time believing this week has sped by so quickly. The family is leaving on vacation today and Papa and I get to have a week of uninterrupted peace and quiet. I am so looking forward to getting a lot done while they are off having fun. This week Tammy is hosting and I have to say I bet she had a hard time choosing the features - you guys just keep bringing the most awesome things to link up. I love all the inspiration so just keep it coming. Now without further ado I am going to pass you on to Tammy.
Welcome back to Share it One More Time Party and Features!
It's time for another Share it One More Time party along with some great features from last weeks party. We really do appreciate all of you that take the time and share your amazing ideas with us!
This past week I shared 3 PILLOW IDEAS USING CLOTHING I love. I was able to mix and match these pillows with a few pieces of clothing and not have to spend the money on a per yard fabric price and still be able to use some great fabrics to create some unique pillow covers in denim, plaids and floral.
I also shared 2 SIMPLE SUMMER CENTERPIECE IDEAS and how I was inspired by a link up last week who is also being featured here this week! Yes we read and are inspired each week.
Here is what Cathy has been up to...Don't you just love all this beach inspiration! She has happily announced she has finally finished her painting in her home and is excited to be able to share it all with you soon! Personally I can't wait to see it, she has been working so hard on this project and I have to tell you I have seen a sneak peek and I just love the color she picked!
Now on to the features and Party.
I am excited to be hosting this week, here is the link up that inspired me last week for my 2 Summer Centerpieces Flourish and Knot shared her beautiful flower arrangement along with a great tutorial!
Ella Claire shared DIY WAINSCOTING DIY Paneled Wall from A Burst of Beautiful Love this idea!
Simply Vintageous shared her adorable HICKORY DICKORY MORTORP DECAL CLOCK I think this is just an adorable idea! No floor space taken up yet it gives the clock a whole new look.
Old Things New shared how she gave her kitchen a French Country Look by adding pieces to an already beautiful kitchen
Sweet C Design shared her Pomegranate Poloma Cocktail and Mocktail recipe this looks and sounds so delicious .
Congratulations to all that were featured!!
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very bad service this company
very very bed company........
i ordered for 5 shirts on 19/09/2013 but i didnt recive any confirmation call or mail .....after so many reminders and i even sent my credit card transaction copy they r unable to locate my order id .......saale maadar chod after my order money and my 100 of caall they r still the same pata nahi kaunsa maadar chod is company ko chala raha ha i ....mere 1100 rs inki company ke ek ek bande ki gaand me se niklenge .........koi bhi is company ke advertisement ko respond naa kare
No 1 420 company in the World.
This Company 100% Chiting Company,
This Company Ford
I was cancel my order and I till wait for refund (ref# 26672748). But no reponse from 100bestbuy. this is frod company. I request my all indian brothers and sisters don't trade any one with this company.
bullshit company ...
Ordered for shoes,amount got deducted but showing as transaction failure..
Worlds bad company . i have purchased a neels blue anarkali curti on 9011.2013 and the amount 863/- deducted the same day through my sbi debit card. but the company neither send me the product nor any sms or mail my order no. i am really failed to understanf what to do.
This company Is Fraud.....
Totally Fraud... I have my personnel experience.... Never rely on anything.....
ur company very very fraud in world.
I had ordered a levis jeans from 100bestbuy worth Rs 1128/- through ioline payment on 2-12-2013 but i could not receive the product in time. and when i tried again and again to contact the customer support team, they replied that the product is out of stock and i might have to wait for month. when i asked why did they upload the product on their site if they did not have the stock, they had no answer. and then one day i got a call from 100bestbuy that my product is in the transit and on delivery, i will have to pay Rs 1239/- as cash on delivery charges. when i told them that i have already paid the full amount through online banking, they disconnected the call and after that my product gone out of the stock again. now after so many days, i have yet to receive the product and the customer support team is not bothering to answer my queries. So please tell me how to proceed for a consumer court complaint against the fraud company called 100bestbuy
This company Totly ffffffffffrodddddddd I ordered shirt date oon14/11/2013 but this product not delivered date on 23/12/2013
ur company is totally frodddd...i buy five shirt with different colors 42 size but u send me four shirt of the same color.
never purchase any products from 100best buy . this company is froud and we published all sites for this company
also we are going to consumer court for this kind of froud company.
Very bad company
If you have paid money you have not any response their side
Not Any Contcs nuber is receive your call
Very bad company
If you have paid money you have not any response their side
Not Any Contcs nuber is receive your call
Very bad company
If you have paid money you have not any response .
Dear You may raise Dispute through your credit card issuer
RAJ KUMAR TIWARI Very bad experience in this company , please avoid this fraud company.
This Company Ford
mera order 12/02/2014 ko do order tha jime mera email email@example.com hai aur mera mobile no 9386995472 hai mujhe kab tak milega
fukk offf
tottaly froud company man dnt buy anything on this site totaly 100% fraud
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ur company r frod i buy to Cambo Me Player But you Recived My MAny And Not send My Product
Sahi hai friends... they are cheat, worst ever company had came across... sirf logo ko dhokha dena aata hai, kamino ke address par case karwa dena chahiye court ke through for fraud, no need to go banglaore. and consumer court for cheating and exploiting customers...they will have to repay for all the cheats.
i purchased koutans 5 shirts for 999 & 1290 rs including shipping charges from 100bestbuy.com. all the shirts are damaged also they delivered me a different color & its used,washed, ironed. i need the same colour of shirts without any damage, use, wash, iron. if i call them they are not responsing me please help me
thanks & regards,
I have no any Received Product 12-02-2014
One day i came across the website "100bestbuy.com" . i thought of giving it a try ,last month march 2nd, i participated in lucky chance contest for samsung galaxy note 2 and paid rs.7999/- and 2end product purchase kain shoes paid Rs.700/- delivery charges Rs.100/-and 3rd product purchase Combo Pack Rangmanch paid Rs.599/- with delivery charges Rs.100/-
Returm my All money :-7999+800+699 =9498/- (Nine Thousand Four Hundred Ninety Eight Only/-)
i didnot receive any phone call , mail neither my money back...
i tried calling them and mailing them .. no response i got cheated..these people are irresponsible . they know how to plunder money from us.
let god curse on them and their families. no one will be spared . everyone who cheats will suffer.
.i writing this mail with sad and frustration and for so many people who all has been cheated by this website
please don`t buy anything from this website Don't ever shop on 100bestbuy.com
from- id no.9817842739
100bestbuy is a fraud company
such a fraud company i ordered kurtis but they dint deliver kurtis and when a make a call they are cutting the call they are not ready to pick. Their partner company called suksh technology also a fraud when a make a dial they kept the reciever down for the second time . Can give oscar award for cheating in a best way
ur company really bad. on 14 jan 2014 i was participete on ur samsung contest. u never gave me any call then u told me that we not debit the amount on ur account u purches one more same price. so i choose the maicromax hand set that price is 7204 or something i want to pay only 2500/- against my bal but company take total amount with shipping 7354/- on 28th Feb 2014 and till date i will never get my product. and every day i will give u a call everybody gave me a different resion now just 1/2 hour i will give the call and that lady told me that ur order will cancel and now u take new product. how come u chit to some body else so pl i dont want ur product and debited all amount of rs 14793/- because now i will not paid to one more rs for u
my name is Lokesh I live in Delhi and I ordered a product from 100bestbuy.com for two denims on 31st march 2014 and I received a mail saying that I am gonna receive my product on 3rd April which I never received,I called them up on3rd and they said that I will receive it by 7th ,again I didnot received the product I called them on 7th a number of times and they keep hanging up on me they gave me a reason that the product was never available in stock and so it will take another 15 days for me to receive my shipment ,I think I did a biggest mistake in life to do business with 100bestbuy.com ,I was asking a question as to why did they displayed the product when they never had that product in stock ... why did they charged my card if they never had that product in stock ,this is fraud infact a financial fraud . now I have to wait for 15 more days ,it was my bithday gift and moreover instead of appologising these guys were scolding me and hanging up on me and when i am asking for a supervisor to talk to they said sir apne koi ehsaan nai kiya agar paise diye hai to ,hume log roj paise dete hai ,jo karna hai aap kar lo par 15 din aur lagenge . I mean this kind of service for a very first time visitor leaves a very bad impression I have all the calls recorded of all the calls that I made yesterday. Please get my money back or ask them to deliver my product quickly please I work in a call center and earns less it was a birthday present to me .I really wanna take them across to the consumer court and wanna sue them for this kind of miscommunication and financial fraud.plz help me.the product details are as follow:-
Dear Lokesh,
We will be dispatching the following orders
Reference No. Order Id Seller Name Product Name
29720643 14032490 Suksh Bangalore Warehouse Branded Denim Blue Jeans
29720653 0 Laxmi Fashion Lee Kansas Men Slim Fit Jeans (LEJN3199)
If you see more than one order, Your product will be processed separatly and will reach you as different couriers
Currently your order is being processed and we'll drop you an SMS & email with tracking details when
www.100bestbuy.com is a complete fraud and irritating brand fuckin company........ chor company cancel their license ..... lets all get together and drag www.100bestbuy.com to consumer court and sue them
2000% fraud, worst, cheating company..................
This is a fraud online company....... how do i make complain to police ?????? can any buddy suggest....
fraud company bhanchod mala mhanley ke tumala 4000 hajaracha ak shooes dela jaien aane kupan dela jayen pan mala kupan pan bhetla nahe ane me fone kelayvar mala mhantat ke retaran karo tumacha aaie che gand froad companey parat mell patavla ke bhaga tumala dakavto police compleat mag mula sarto
this is fraud company, they are telling they will deliver in 2-3 working days but they not doing. i've ordered an product on 27th march, today is April 15th till now i din't received the product. i'm calling the customer care they are telling you will receive 2-3 days. very frrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuddddd company 100 bestbuy.
this is fraud company my shoes size is very large retun my money yaa change my shoes
your calling charge is very costly so plz change your system and use toll free no.
a dirty and fraud company
this is fraud company.i hav gav an order of an galaxy s3 they told me u will get free gift and i got only gift but not the s3 and i hav paid the money for it.all money i hav wasted.
Madarchodo Ye tumhare baap ka paisa h Haath dal kar nikal lunga wait kro Tumahari Maa ko chodu Bhenchod Haramkhoro
very bad company
HEY i am laxmi bhandari in 100 best buy contest give me some information
do not buy product this site, because products are very bad conditiion only
This company is frod.
I Suggest the people not purchase any thing from 100bestbuy.com
( This company not completed my request of delevery wrong shows.
I call and messeges of it's site.but it's only one answare the next day of solving your problem. those show were recieve that is not of my use. My payment Rs.1000 is totaly weast.)
100bestbuy can not refund my balance sala.
bro ja site fake ha
@100bestbuy Such A Pathetic Management And Lousy Products. I Firstly Ordered Combo Pack Of 3 BlackburryS Shirts 36 Size.BUT i have received 3 koutons half old shirts. Get Ready For Legal Action Within 2 Days
100bestbuy the callcentre they give fake inform to customers and their manager Raj singh never pick the call.The mail id firstname.lastname@example.com they never you back. Utimately they screw my product as well money.
This company is frod.
100best buy is a waste company its a 100wastebuy.com..... Dear friends is a call centre with lots of waste people sitting and giving fake information. Please gudys....Please don't buy any product from these websites... manager Raj he is the fraud no :1. Alternate name provided to this company are is Impostor, fake, sham, pretender, hoodwinker, masquerader, charlatan, quack, mountebank; swindler, fraudster, racketeer, cheat, cheater, double-dealer, trickster, confidence trickster
These companies should be brought under LAW and punished... fake guys
This company is frod.
inki bhene ko choodo
pathetic company never opt this, go for any online shopping but not this, horrible & disgusting services completely frustrated my advice never choose
these people are only concerned on their piggy & they always tend to follow customers till they pay (gather credit points) after which you'll be just a monkey without products
from umesh
service is not good this company, also their executive relies rudely.
100best buy is a waste company its a 100wastebuy.com..... Dear friends is a call centre with lots of waste people sitting and giving fake information. Please gudys....Please don't buy any product from these websites... manager Raj he is the fraud no :1. Alternate name provided to this company are is Impostor, fake, sham, confidence trickster
2000% fraud, worst, cheating company..................
Very bad company should not be called a company I say They are fraud
hay everybody this company show kuch karti h or diliver kuch or karti h ??
really very very bad company and also frod company
I have purchased one Kouton Blazer from 100bestbuy on line shopping. My registered mobile no.is 9473191260. I received the product but it was oversized(42). I have returned the product and requested for replacement(40 size) in March, 2014. But did not send my product. I have contacted on their customer care telephone no.08067536400 several times. Each time I have been told that your product will be dispatched shortly. Some times they assured that the product will dispatched today. I have sent e-mails to their mail id but no response has yet been given to me. This attitude is torturing me mentally and they still saying that your product will be sent shortly even after lapse of about ten months.
100 bestbuy company real 100 % froad company when i was buy my velume cleaner then still not delivered me so sad my ref. Id 33712729 paid by my card but not delevered my now 3-2-2015
It is a 100hoplessbuy site I had ever known. This site is 100% thief, 100% fraud and really fucks everyone. This site should be punished publicly and then root out from the Indian soil immediately.
c company very frod
Service is not good
Very bad company
fraud pundainga
Very nasty company
very very bad Company & fraud Company
salo bhagwaan bhi maaf nai karega kameeno
never buy any product its better to buy any product from road side
I have participate in contest and I have invested Rs.600 in 100bestbuy and I have cancelled the order and they send the credit in my 100bestbuy account and know the Rs.600 is not find in my account.
paisa wapas kro mera
dekho mai kya krta hu tm logo k sath
salo mera bhi 3000 kha gaye...100% fraud company...koi bhi purchase na kare iss company se..
true brooo
Ghanta aaighalyanno paise tar parat karat jaa na jar replace sangun product gheun jaatay tar..


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When the Houston Rockets acquired James Harden in late October, General Manager Daryl Morey finally found the superstar that he longed for. Houston would go on to post billboards around the city featuring Harden with the caption, "The Beard Has Landed!" So far, Harden has delivered, as he is one of the best in scoring, steals and getting to the line, making him a shoo-in for next month's NBA All-Star Game.
He also holds the title of the league's best beard (sorry, Ronny Turiaf). Harden, and his beard, follow a long line of Rockets whose luxurious locks and grizzly facial hair had fans asking how they could maintain such beauty. Here are a few examples.
Mike Newlin (71-79) When the Rockets relocated from San Diego to Houston, they brought along with them newly drafted Mike Newlin. Newlin, a key piece to a team that would feature future hall-of-famers Moses Malone and Calvin Murphy, was a solid swingman with his best season coming in 1976, averaging 18.6 points and 5.6 rebounds. However, he had something that separated him from other swingmen in the '70s: Samson-like hair combined with a gnarly beard. He had the look of a barbarian, approaching each game as if it were a fight to death (kind of like Nikola Pekovic). His steady contributions helped bring the Rockets into relevance. Who knows, maybe he could've saved that piece of crap TV show Cavemen. Probably not.
Dwight Jones (76-79) In '76, the Rockets acquired former Houston Cougar Dwight Jones from the Atlanta Hawks. Statistically, he was nothing remarkable. But he did bring the '70s style to the team, as he rocked a perfectly rounded afro and thick mutton chops that made Clyde Frazier smirk. After getting waived by the Rockets, he played for the Chicago Bulls and had a cup of tea with the Los Angeles Lakers before calling it a career, and is now taking gigs as ?uestlove of the Roots.
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Paul Mokeski (79-80) The Paul Mokeski era in Houston is something probably no one remembers. He was a second-round pick by the Rockets, played 12 games and, at the end of the year, the Rockets sent him to the Detroit Pistons. But dammit, he had the look that would definitely put butts in seats. He had a gorgeous white-guy afro to go along with the quintessential '70s porn star mustache. After trading Mokeski, the Rockets had a brief drought in gorgeous hair. They have since learned their lesson.
Robert Horry (92-96) The curse of trading Mokeski wore off when the Rockets drafted Robert Horry in 1992. He came into the league with a fade, which automatically signaled success. One can point to Hakeem Olajuwon's dominance in '94 as what led the Rockets to their first championship. Or you can look to Horry's fade. Aside from the '90 Pistons, what do the rest of the NBA Champions in the '90s have in common? A fade. Scottie Pippen, David Robinson and Robert Horry wore them proudly and were champions.
Moochie Norris (99-03, 05-06) The early 2000s saw a rejuvenation of the once-popular afro. Ben Wallace's was obviously the most popular of the era, but Moochie Norris was a cult favorite. Norris and his afro became instant fan favorites. But his afro was much more than just a novelty; it was his source of power. He saw his most consistent minutes with the Rockets until he hacked off the 'fro and it went downhill from there. The Rockets sent him to the New York Knicks (in one of Isiah Thomas's first moves during his hilarious tenure as general manager of the Knicks), which would lead him to bouncing around the NBA and overseas. Well, at least he got a bobblehead and a rubber ducky made in his likeness!
Luis Scola (07-12) The other day, I was speaking to a friend of mine and I uttered the name Luis Scola, which immediately changed her mood from glee to sadness. Scola was a fan favorite with his sweet mid-range J, the ability to grab rebounds with only a 2-inch vertical, the scruffy beard and glossy hair. Scola's popularity even led Toyota Center to give out Scola wigs to fans who showed up early. Hell, I liked Scola so much that I even dressed up like him in high school with those very wigs. Unfortunately, he was a casualty in Morey's pursuit of Dwight Howard. Now fans are getting fake Harden beards to replace the Scola wigs.


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I managed to avoid quisalan's offer of going to the cash and carry, but it didn't help. Tesco is tempting enough.
Anyway, it's a little chilly for a barbeque this afternoon, so I've given up on that plan.
However, any and all help in getting through the mountains of food I've got would be appreciated. Feel free to turn up early to help. Even if you can't turn up early, please don't have a huge dinner before coming to the party. :)


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