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(Pocket-lint) - The smart home takes many forms. You can control your lights, music, heating, doors and so on from your mobile phone. But what about situations when your phone isn't there? When you're out, say, but somebody else needs to turn the smart lights on? Or maybe your kids want to interact with the smart home but don't have access to your phone or tablet? Here are five ways the Elgato Eve Button is a real delight.
1. You're out, but the kids want to watch a movie
With Eve Button you can activate scenes so that, say, pressing the button will send a command to HomeKit to turn the lights low, power up the projector and close the blinds ready to watch a film. With an iPad acting as a home hub, for instance, you could simply say, "Hey, Siri, movie night!' to trigger the scene. But if you're out and the iPad is safely stored out of the kids' reach in your bedroom, they can achieve the same effect by using an Eve Button that you left on the coffee table for them.
2. You don't want to spend a lot of money on a smart home speaker
After all, the latest smart speaker from Apple, the HomePod, costs £319, compared to £50 for the Eve Button. For many people, the Button will be all that's needed. Maybe you're on the phone, so surprising your caller by interrupting the conversation and shouting a smarthome command is better handled by quietly pressing a button instead. If you choose to play your music through your existing speakers, an Eve Button is a no-brainer.
3. You have several tasks you want to control from one place
Don't be deceived by the simple elegance of the Eve Button: it's a sophisticated device which can be used in various ways. The button, which has a satisfying click when you press it, is more advanced than a wall switch with just two possibilities: on or off. You can control the Button in three different ways, a single press, a double press or a long press. Each can be configured to a different task. So a single press might turn on all the lights in the living room, a double press could turn on the kitchen lights and a long press could be the last thing you do in the evening, like turning off all the lights downstairs, locking the front door and putting the lights on in the bedroom.
4. You don't want to control your home with your voice
Maybe you want to do these things silently, or, no matter how hard you try, you just can't get your smart speaker to understand you – at least, not with 100 per cent reliability. Some smart assistants are notoriously loud and while they can control the volume of the music they play, the assistant itself stubbornly replies at a volume that interrupts you.
Or maybe a family member or a visitor is uncomfortable or anxious about using their voice to make the lights turn on or off, say. Eve Button has the security and comfort of an old-fashioned switch. A physical control is reassuringly familiar and instantly understood. And Elgato thoughtfully includes stickers in different colours with images of lamps, so you can let guests know that a single press controls a lamp, a double press adjusts the heating and a long press controls a door lock. Simple.
5. There's an activity you want to be time-limited
Say your Eve Button is set up to turn on the lights in your garage, so that happens as you step out the front door, if that's where your Button is placed, without pulling your iPhone from your pocket. But you don't want the lights to stay on after you've driven off to work, nor get out of the car to turn the light off before you drive away. Simply set the Button so the instruction ends after 15 minutes, or whatever, and the lights will turn off again automatically then. This is also useful for that kids' movie scenario, so they won't watch too late because the projector turns off after two hours, for instance.


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When purchasing large amounts of olive oil, you want to make sure you get what you're paying for. This isn't a category where price is the only consideration. You should research potential suppliers by asking these three questions:
- Are you the producer? Buying directly from the producer will save you money by cutting out the middleman. The producer has full control of the supply chain from harvesting the olives to packaging it. Dealing with the producer ensures the product you receive has a reduced risk of adulteration, cross-contamination and other food safety issues. You'll also receive a constant flavor profile and quality when you buy producer direct.
- What does quality assurance documents your processing facility have? Your supplier should be able to provide standard manufacturing certifications such as BRC, ISF, ISO 22000 and HACCP. The should also be able to provide any grade specific needs such as USDA Organic, Non-GMO and Kosher. Once you have determined their certifications, take your interview to the next level, and ask where the olive oil is tested. Very few supply companies or producers have an on-site IOC accredited laboratory for chemical and organoleptic analysis. It is important that if the producer or supplier does not have an IOC accredited lab that you ask for quality assurance documents to ensure the product you paid for is what you receive.
- Can you meet my timetable for delivery? You'll save money if you can purchase a container direct from the producer. The lead time is normally 8-10 weeks. You'll want to confirm that the overseas producer processes all import paperwork, accepts US payments and will remain available to answer your questions in a US time zone. Is inventory available locally to cover my immediate needs? There may be times when you need a few drums to carry you over until the container arrives.
Finally, you should feel comfortable that you're buying a quality olive oil from a producer who has been in business for many years.

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About 17 000 jobs for the youth are expected to be created in Malawi in the next four years courtesy of an African Development Bank (AfDB) project dubbed Jobs for Youth.
The project will be implemented with a grant and loan worth $12.24 million (about K9 billion), according to AfDB resident representative in Malawi Andrew Mwaba.
The project comes hot on the heels of high joblessness among the youth with the 2014 Malawi Labour Force
Survey (MLFS) prepared by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showing that unemployment rate is at 21 percent.
The AfDB money also comes against the backdrop
of concerns on the usage of a loan from Indian Export and Import (Exim) Bank for the Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (Medef) in which the equipment bought for distribution to beneficiaries is just lying idle at a warehouse in Lilongwe.
In a statement, Mwaba said the AfDB project seeks to economically empower young women and men for improved employability in decent work and sustainable entrepreneurship in the country.
He said: "The project has been designed to address some of the challenges faced by the youth and will also help to build the capacity of national partners including civil society organisations to effectively plan, implement, monitor and evaluate youth employment promotion interventions in the country."
Mwaba said the project is a first of its kind to be supported by the AfDB under the new Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy adopted by the pan-African bank in May this year to tackle youth employment issues on the continent.
Reacting to the news yesterday, Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Henry Mussa said the grant will target both informal and formal youths.
"We want to create employment through commercial farming through the national youth programmes. We are looking at activities such as value addition and processing crops into finished products, just to mention a few.
"There are a lot of activities going on under the Green Belt Initiative, which needs energetic youths to go into commercial farming," he said.
The project will be implemented over a period of four years starting in 2017 and will build on the higher education science and technology project financed by the AfDB Group, which was designed to support universities and vocational technical training centres by helping to provide skills to enhance employability for graduates.
In contrast to neighbouring countries, unemployment rate in Zambia is at 13.3 percent, Tanzania at 10.3 percent whereas in Mozambique, it is at 17 percent. n


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Hi! Welcome to my blog called Momcrieff! I blog about easy recipes, simple garden tips and I love sharing simple DIY's. This post is about an up cycled tray. A group of us, all bought the same stencil and we had to come up with a creative idea. The stencil says, "Bloom Where You Are Planted". We've all published the same day so I'm so curious to see what everyone else has done! All the other amazing bloggers, with the links to their posts are below my tutorial.
I had a hard time figuring out what to stencil this phrase on. I'll confess, I even called over my crafty neighbor, Amy. I showed her the one thing it fit onto, my wooden calendar frame.
I was commenting that I could display the framed phrase and she looked at me quizzically. Then she told me that it was a tray! How I didn't see it initially, I don't know!
I didn't want it to be burgundy. I wanted it to be navy blue.
I love transforming things with spray paint!
So, I was wandering around Home Depot trying to find an insert. The backboard that was on the back of this calendar frame was very rough and there was no way it would have looked good if I painted and stenciled on it.
I found inexpensive hard board. I love the guys that cut things for you. And, they do it for free. I had the exact dimensions with me and he cut the board into three perfectly sized inserts. The original board cost less than $5.00. Which I consider a deal since I can make three different inserts! Below is what one of the inserts looked like. You'll see later that I spray painted it a pretty cream color.
Below is the stencil. I used some painter's tape to fasten it to the insert. I also ended up taping cut up paper bags around the stencil so there wouldn't be any overspray.
And, I covered the little flower on the top right. I wanted to paint that different colors.
I did use burgundy spray paint on the stencil. I love it! I just haven't figured out how to clean the spray paint off the stencil : (.
See how I can slide the insert in. Like I used to slide in the calendar.
I bought some inexpensive drawer pulls and attached them. I love the clean look of the silver against the blue.
Below is my finished project! I am really happy with it! Did you see the little accent colors I added? The green for the leaves and the little pink dots. I used some of the little acrylic paint that i had handy to paint those areas.
I was getting so tired of the calendar frame. Now, I have totally repurposed it. I love when I can recycle / upcycle something that I already have!
Thanks for visiting my blog! If you like easy recipes, gardening hints and simple DIY's like this, please make sure you sign up to follow my me.
And now, here are all the other bloggers who have used the same stencil! I'm excited to see how everyone used the stencil. I'm sure there will be some wonderfully creative ideas!
Maria @ Simple Nature Decor
Carole @ Garden Up Green
Karen @ To Work With My Hands
Angela and Laura @ About a Mom
Patti @ Garden Matter
Bon Bon @Farmhouse 40
I hope you have a few minutes to take a peek at all the projects.
Hey, please do me a favor and pin my project!


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Heal Cancer By Correcting Cell pH Acid-Alkaline Levels
To heal cancer, some alternative professionals believe that cancer patients will be benefit from adjust their body PH levels by adjusting their food intake to be Alkaline so cancerous cell cannot survive with the environment.
Nobel Prize winner Dr. Otto Warburg discovered that cancer cells only thrive in a low-oxygen state. When your body cells and tissue are ACIDIC (below pH of 6.5 - 7.0), they lose their ability to exchange oxygen, and cancer cells are able to thrive.
On the other hand, when your body cells and tissue are ALKALINE (above pH of 7.0) cancer cells find it difficult to survive because of the high amount of oxygen present. Alkaline tissue holds 20 times more oxygen than does acidic tissue and this oxygen rich environment prevents further cancer cell growth. In a pH of 8.0 or greater, cancer cells and cancer-causing pathogenic microbes (viruses, bacteria, fungus) cannot survive.
Maintaining proper body cell and tissue pH is critical for staying healthy and creating an inhospitable environment for cancer cells and virus-bacteria-fungus to multiply. Most people are born into this world with a pH near or at (neutral pH). If you can keep your body tissue pH somewhere between 6.5 - 7.0 it is very difficult to get sick. A near neutral pH (bright blue range) is the goal.
How Did My Body Become Acidic?
Nearly all those with cancer have high acidity. There are two main reasons for a high acidic body environment.
The first and most significant is prolonged stress. This causes a depletion of adrenaline in the body's cells. It is the job of adrenaline to remove / utilize glucose (sugar) from the body's cells for energy for the body. Depleted adrenaline results in a build up of glucose (sugar) in the body's cells, and restricts oxygen to cells, causing a break in the krebs cycle of the cell and cell mutation. Pathogenic (harmful) microbes (virus, bacteria, fungus) inhabit cancer cells and feed on this glucose causing fermentation. The body becomes acidic (low pH) due to the waste by-products of these pathogenic microbes fermentating glucose in cancer cells and also fermentation of stress hormones.
The second is poor nutrition / diet. Every food has a pH value from very acidic to very alkaline. Raw fruits and vegetables are very alkaline, while poor foods, beer, soda, coffee, etc are very acidic. This is why those who eat certain types of foods are more or less at risk of certain types of cancers.
How Can I Make My Body Alkaline and Keep It That Way?
There are 3 important steps you need to take to re-alkalize your body and its cells to alkaline levels to prevent further cancer cell mutations. It is not enough to do just one step - you must do ALL three, otherwise you will see little improvement.
Step 1 of 3: Alkalizing the Body Quickly
Excerpt from Diagnosis: Cancer - By Dr Waltraut Fryda[Dr. med. Waltraut Fryda studied medicine at the universities of Jena, Berlin and Innsbruck. For decades Dr Fryda has successfully administered to cancer patients the [below] therapy resulting from her hypothesis on the origins of cancer, restoring full health to many of her patients.
Acid-Alkali Ratio [Re-Alkalising the Body in 5 Weeks] - By Dr Waltraut Fryda, Diagnosis: Cancer.
"A cancer patient always suffers from over-acidification of the tissues. In order to deprive the tumor of a favorable environment, the tissue-pH value must be changed from acid to alkaline. This is easier said than done because all alkaline-forming nutrition loses its intended effect soon after entering the bloodstream, as it is used up in the blood for buffering, before it can reach the tissue. The organism (body) always endeavors via appropriate regulating mechanisms to maintain the blood-pH value at around 7.4, which is absolutely essential for the stability of hormones, in particular adrenaline. A brief recapitulation of the law of reversed proportionality of pH value changes in blood and tissue: if the blood-pH value drops, the tissue-pH value rises (and vice versa). This gives us a kind of lever: it should be possible to indirectly raise an unhealthy acid-tissue-pH value by lowering the slightly alkaline blood-pH value.
Over-acidification of tissue is prevented in a healthy organism (body) by the dextrorotatory lactic acid that is constantly produced by movement and suitable nutrition. This, therefore, indicates that an input of optically dextrorotatory lactic acid is needed. This may seem like a contradiction to the layman, in that tissue is to be de-acidified by administering an acid. The paradox disappears, however, if all interrelations are kept in mind.
Acidification of the blood by means of dextrorotatory lactic acid lowers the blood-pH value until it and the tissue-pH value reach the same level. This takes precisely five weeks in cancer patients who are administered an appropriate dose of dextrorotatory lactic acid (thirty drops, three times daily). This has been confirmed time and again by my own measurements over many years of the blood-pH value.
During the period from the first until approximately the fourth day in week 6, the acid substances will be discharged from the tissue into the blood, the pH value of which drops for a short time to very low values. The excretion of the pathological substances of the tissue via blood, liver, kidneys, and skin during this period is apparent from an entirely pungent and acid smell.
I am as yet unable to explain the reasons for the period of five weeks. However, the same physical and psychological symptoms occur after this (five week period). Feeling generally unwell, the patient is irritable, aggressive, and depressed at the same time. At the height of this "changeover reaction", usually lasting for three days, the pH value of tissue and blood reach the same level.
The continued supply of dextrorotatory lactic acid finally ensures an unproblematic and physiological restitution and maintenance of a blood-pH value of 7.4 and a tissue –pH value above that figure. This will remove a critical precondition for continued growth of a tumour in a cancer patient, namely the acid environment. Kidneys and liver are now capable of carrying out their full detoxification functions, thereby, laying the foundations for a safe removal of subsequently occurring disintegration products of a malignant tumour.
Finally, dextrorotatory lactic acid also causes the biological neutralization of the toxic, levorotatory lactic acid of the tumour into a non-toxic, racemic form. This is of utmost importance, as it removes the stimulus for an increase in the cell division rate. Normalising the acid-alkali balance also stimulates adrenaline production and improves its effectiveness, an equally important precondition for a healthy (aerobic) metabolism.
The therapy here introduced offers relatively great advantages to patients, because, the "changeover" reaction over three days excepted, they are not subjected to any stress. It is neither painful nor does it cause vomiting, loss of appetite, bleeding of the bladder, or other similar side effects that are well-known from aggressive therapies."
Self-Administering Dextrorotatory Lactic Acid (Pleo-Sanuvis™)
Self-administering dextrorotatory lactic acid (Pleo-Sanuvis™) is very easy. Simply take [exactly] 30 drops orally 3 times daily, on an empty stomach. There are no known side effects, however always consult your doctor for advice. A 100ml bottle of will cost around $27, which will last for 2 weeks. It is recommended that you remain on this therapy for 3 months, then follow with 30 drops daily for maintenance for rest of life or with the Budwig Diet that also contains dextrorotary lactic acid in the whey of the cottage cheese.
Pleo-Sanuvis™ can be ordered from your local Homeopath or by visiting Dr. Zeischegg's website. Please note: The bottle you purchase will suggest a larger dose, please stick to 30 drops orally 3 times daily.
Step 2 of 3: Healing Acid-Causing Internal Stress
The body's pH becomes acidic (sick) as opposed to alkaline (healthy) primarily due to depleted adrenaline. Depleted adrenaline levels are primarily caused by prolonged internal stress, as a result of a strong negative emotional and mental reaction to a major stressful event or events in ones life.
The resultant suppressed feelings of anger, hate, resentment, and grief that create a drain and eventual depletion of the adrenaline reserves, need to be expressed and permanently released, to prevent the body returning to a low adrenaline, acidic pH state.
A tool must be utilized to allow for the weekly release of deeply repressed feelings of anger, hate, resentment and grief, to remove existing stressful feelings and to prevent a further build-up of stress. It is for this reason that the Mind-Body Self Hypnosis Cancer CD was created. It is also recommended that you seek out an experienced Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner to help remove existing emotional pain.
Step 3 of 3: Replacing Acid Diet with Alkaline Diet
Nutrition is the third step in re-alkalising the body. Stop consuming things that make acidity levels greater in the body. Cola soda pop is a 2.0! Coffee is a 4! Most beer is somewhere between 2.5-4.2 depending on the brand. People that consume huge amounts of soda pop, coffee and/or beer are usually acidic and are magnets for most illnesses including cancer.
For this reason it is important to eat foods that are highly alkaline, and to also drink water that is highly alkaline. Foods are divided into those that are acidic producing and those that are alkaline producing. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CANCER SURVIVOR TO EAT 80% OF ALKALINE FOODS (MINIMUM) AND 20% ONLY NEUTRAL FOODS. Lemons, Watermelon, Figs are extremely alkaline and raw fruit and vegetables especially are very alkaline forming.
Alkalizing Foods and Drinks
Vegetables: Alfalfa, Barley Grass, Beetroot, Beet Greens, Broccoli, Cabbage Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Chard Greens, Chlorella, Collard Greens, Cucumber, Dandelions, Dulce, Edible Flowers, Eggplant, Fermented Veggies, Garlic, Green Beans, Green Peas, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Nightshade Veggies, Onions, Parsnips, Peas, Peppers, Pumpkin, Radish, Rutabaga, Sea Veggies, Spinach, Spirulina, Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Watercress, Wheatgrass, Wild Greens.
Fruits: Apple, Apricot, Avocado, Banana, Berries, Blackberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Coconut, Currants, Dates, Figs, Grapes, Grapefruit, Honeydew Melon, Lemon, Lime, Muskmelons, Nectarine, Orange, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Raison, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Tangerine, Tomato, Tropical Fruits, Watermelon.
Other: Almonds, Chestnuts, Millet, Tempeh, Tofu, Whey, Cinnamon, Curry, Ginger, Mustard, Chili Pepper, Sea Salt, Miso, Tamari, All Herbs, Apple Cider Vinegar, Bee Pollen, Lecithin, Molasses, Probiotics, Soured Dairy Products, Green Juices, Veggie Juices, Fresh Fruit Juice, Mineral Water, Cesium: pH14, Potassium: pH14, Sodium: pH14, Calcium: pH12, Magnesium: pH9.
Neutral Foods and Drinks
Butter, Cheese, Honey, Eggs, Potatoes, Oils, Beans, Soy Milk, Corn, Lentils, Olives, Winter Squash, Blueberries, Cranberries, Plums, Prunes, Amaranth, Barley, Wheat Bran, Oat Bran, Cornstarch, Hemp Seed Flour, Kamut, Rolled Oats, Oatmeal, Quinoa, All Rice, Rice Cakes, Rye, Spelt, Wheat, Wheatgerm, Noodles, Macaroni, Spaghetti, Wheat Flour, Black Beans, Chick Peas, Kidney Beans, Lentils, Pinto Beans, Red Beans, Soy Beans, Soy Milk, White Beans, Rice Milk, Almond Milk.
Highly Acidic Foods and Drinks
Dairy/Fats/Meats/Fish: Ice Cream, Ice Milk, Cashews, Peanuts, Peanut Butter, Pecans, Tahini, Walnuts, Bacon, Beef, Carp, Clams, Cod, Corned Beef, Fish, Haddock, Lamb, Lobster, Mussels, Organ Meats, Oysters, Pike, Pork, Rabbit, Salmon, Sardines, Sausage, Scallops, Shrimp, Shellfish, Tuna, Turkey, Veal, Venison.
Other: Sugar, Artificial Sweeteners, Brown Sugar, White Flour, Breads, Canned or Glazed Fruits, Pastries, Refined Cereals, Chocolate, Custard, Jams, Pasta White, Pickles, Seafood, Table Salt, Yogurt, Corn Syrup, Alcohol, Cocoa, Coffee, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Soft Drinks, Aspirin, Chemicals, Drugs, Tobacco, Coco-Cola: pH2, Beer: pH2.5, Coffee: pH4.
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Being a kitten is tougher than people make it out to be. There's a lot you need to figure out in this world — and it's not just the 24/7 nap-eat-repeat lifestyle that everyone makes it out to be.
Take this little guy for instance.
He's been in a fight with the kitten in the wall all afternoon, and he's just getting started.
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In this video developer Simon Allardice introduces you to Objective-C coding – the core language for iPhone development.
This is a movie from iPhone SDK Essential training on lynda.com, which covers the process of becoming an iPhone developer, from getting started with the tools and the language to building user interfaces and working with the unique features of the iPhone. With multiple hands-on exercises and demonstration projects, Simon explores the core development tools for iPhone (Xcode, Interface Builder, and Instruments), the language (Objective-C), and the framework (Cocoa Touch).
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Case Keenum may lose his job.
But he's likely to have a job.
With the Houston Texans.
Head coach Bill O'Brien on Friday said he's yet to name his backup quarterback to starter Ryan Fitzpatrick, though he did say that even after his uninspiring performance in last night's 40-13 rout by the San Francisco 49ers in the preseason finale, Keenum is likely to be on the 53-man roster.
When asked if he had decided between Keenum and rookie Tom Savage for the No. 2 quarterback job:
"No, nope, no. Obviously right now it's either Case or Tom, but we have not decided on which one it is."
When asked later about the likelihood that each of the three quarterbacks already on the roster will remain after the final round of roster cuts:
"I see that these three will be on the roster. I see that right now. As we sit here right now, I see that these guys will be on the roster. They've worked hard, it's time to get ready for the regular season, and I can see a definite scenario that the three of these guys are here."
O'Brien left himself plenty of wiggle room there, and with the Texans having the NFL's top waiver priority, it's possible that O'Brien uses it.
Keenum went 8 for 17 for 70 yards and an interception in the first quarter last night, his first start this preseason, to finish 20 for 35 with 184 yards and an interception, for a 59.7 quarterback rating.
"Early in the game, he made some decent plays," O'Brien said.
"Case did some decent things.
"At the end of the half, I think he made a decision that he wish he would have back, where he kinda whirled around and just ripped the comeback to the left and it got intercepted. Part of that was the protection breakdown, things like that. But there were some good things.
"Obviously it wasn't good enough. It wasn't near where it needs to be, and we all know that."
After taking over in the second quarter, Savage went 8 of 12 for 43 yards and an interception returned for a touchdown by 49ers rookie linebacker Chris Borland. Savage finished his first NFL preseason 19 for 26 for 134 yards and one touchdown to one interception, for an 81.2 quarterback rating.
"Savaage I thought again played more like a rookie," O'Brien said.
"He's a guy that's only been here since right after the draft, he's improved a great deal, but last night it kind of leveled off. He didn't play as good as he wanted to play. I think a lot of that had to do with him, but also a lot of guys around him didn't play very well."
Either way, it's clear that neither player is capable of stepping in relief of Fitzpatrick tomorrow, making Fitzpatrick's health maybe the most important on the team. At least until either Keenum or Savage emerges as a capable backup, or O'Brien brings in a player from outside the organization.
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text: The Carlow women's basketball team dropped a River States Conference matchup on the road to WVU Tech, 66-43.The Golden Bears (17-12/11-5) picked up their second win of the season against the Celtics (10-14/5-10/5-3) after edging Carlow, 61-60, in Pittsburgh, on Nov. 29.This time, WVU Tech led, 14-7, after the first quarter, but the Celtics kept it close, trailing, 26-21, at halftime.However, the Golden Bears opened the second half with a 10-0 run to take a 36-21 lead at the 6:39 mark in the third quarter. WVU Tech led, 42-26, by the end of the third quarter and went on to hold their biggest advantage at the end of the contest.Carlow guard Delaney Daly (SO/Pittsburgh, Pa.) led all scorers with 11 points. Emma Stille (SO/Columbus, Ohio) tallied nine points and 14 rebounds.WVU Tech got 10 points apiece from Brittney Justice and Whittney Justice. Katelyn Byrd led the Golden Bears on the boards with seven rebounds.The Celtics out-rebounded the Golden Bears, 41-36. However, they had 25 turnovers while WVU Tech had 15.Carlow also struggled shooting, hitting 31 percent (18-of-58) from the floor, 12.5 percent (2-of-16) from 3, and 50 percent (5-of-10) from the foul line.WVU Tech hit 42.6 percent (26-of-61) of its shots from the floor, 30.8 percent (8-of-26) from 3, and 85.7 percent (6-of-7) from the free-throw line.The Celtics next travel to (RV) IU East on Thursday, Feb. 15.


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Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen and fellow English Democrats. Welcome to our AGM and Conference and welcome to St Albans.
I usually like to start my speeches with a joke. So as it is a political speech let's start with the shortest joke in politics today – Nick Clegg!
Ladies and gentlemen just listen to this from one of his speeches in 2002:-
"The euro has done more to enforce budgetary discipline in the rest of Europe than any number of exhortations from the IMF or the OECD. If we remain outside the euro, we will simply continue to subside into a position of relative poverty and inefficiency compared to our more prosperous European neighbours."
Ladies and gentlemen In August 2002 about 30 English Nationalists met at Imperial College to formally launch the English Democrats. Now here we are, the product of that meeting, gathered together in 2012. Now, even on paper, we are almost the only English nationalist party, but in reality we are by far and away the most substantial one. Now we have over 3,000 members. Now we have increasing activism across England. Now we are standing regularly in elections and we are doing increasingly well with several successful elections under our belt, not only for district or borough councillors, but also for our most high profile election success to date, our Mayor of Doncaster, Peter Davies! Peter couldn't be here with us today but he has invited us to go to Doncaster for our Spring Conference.
Ladies and gentlemen in Doncaster this year we thrashed the local Labour Party in a Mayoral referendum which they had forced upon the people of Doncaster out of petty spite against Peter. This is because Peter has made a great success of being Mayor of Doncaster and he will be standing again for us, next May, for re-election. We will be holding a pre-election rally on the 27th October for South Yorkshire and will be focussing on gearing up, in particular, for Peter's Doncaster Mayoral election.
Ladies and gentlemen, as I say, as we gather here today, we are not only the leading English nationalist party, but we either are already or shortly will be the leading nationalist party in England, as we are poised to overtake the British National Party as well as all other English nationalist parties. The other British Nationalist parties are tiny - with even the largest one having only a few hundred members.
In terms of the challenges before us in the coming year, we have the Police Commissioner elections in November and a parliamentary by-election in Corby. We will be holding a day of action and rally in Corby on the 13th October and a rally in Kent on the 10th November just before the Police Commissioner elections. We will also be holding our National Christmas dinner in the Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall on the 8th December. Please put these dates in your diary.
So ladies and gentlemen we are a Party that is going places and getting active, getting organised, making progress and building up. Did you like the 'England Awake!' Magazine?
Ladies and gentlemen what are we building up to? Well the answer to that ladies and gentlemen is that we are building up, not only to the County Council elections next year, but the EU elections which are in 2014 and which will take place in the run up to the Scottish Independence referendum. There could be no better timing for us. That will be the very time when the English people will most want a political voice for our nation – and we are that voice!
Ladies and gentlemen our aim is to be the voice of all reasonable, moderate, sensible patriots in England; of all those that care for England; of all those that want common-sense policies in England; of all those that want politicians elected who care for the whole of their communities and who will not allow political correctness to cloud their judgment as to what is best for all the people of our great country.
Never forget that our country, England, is not only arguably the oldest nation state on earth, united as we were in 927 AD, but our country is also the originator of so much that makes up the modern world, from the Industrial Revolution to cricket, from the Rule of Law and Common Law to Parliamentary democracy, from constitutional monarchy to the rules of tennis, from banking to the greatest world empire, from the idea of pure bred domesticated animals to the English language that English is a language with over one million words and growing! Far more words than any other language ever. It is the only language in which you could say: "A man fell into an upholstery machine but now he is fully recovered" and laugh.
I could go on for a long time about the achievements of our nation, our English nation, but I am sure you wouldn't thank me if I did so. Suffice to say that I am told that there really is a single College at Cambridge University whose Professors and Fellows have won more Nobel prizes than France!
But ladies and gentlemen this is no time to be complacent or self-congratulatory about all this, England is in danger and when I say England I mean "the very idea of England itself", as Charles Kennedy enthused in 1999 before a group of Liberal Democrats in Dunfermline, when he thought regionalisation was calling into question the idea of England itself and would be the means to break us up forever! Ladies and gentlemen what do we say to that Liberal Democrat aim?
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, England itself is in danger. The very idea of England itself is in danger from Westminster and EU politicians determined to split us up into Regions.
The very idea of England itself is in danger from an EU determined to take as much money out of England as possible to distribute to other parts of the EU, like Greece and Italy. That figure is currently £19.2 billion per year and set to rise. Yes, the very idea of England itself is in danger from people like David Cameron who says that because "I am a Cameron and there is quite a lot of Scottish blood flowing in these veins", that it is okay to use £32 billion per year of English taxpayers' money to subsidise Scotland!
Yes the very idea of England itself is in danger because of the careerist multi-culturalists who want to break up and partition the various communities of our nation into politically manipulable communities that will enable these people to advance their careers upon the backs of those communities.
Yes, the very idea of England itself is in danger from an Establishment which literally wishes to swamp our culture with unrestricted immigration so that England can never again be the rock which Karl Marx complained wrecked all the revolutions of Europe.
Ladies and gentlemen make no bones about it, we have a real fight on our hands. A fight against an Establishment for which the political battle is little more than a Punch and Judy show. Just think about a Punch and Judy show for a moment ladies and gentlemen. If you have ever watched one you know that there is a seemingly vicious fight on the stage. All the eyes and attention of the children and of the public are upon the stage. But what is really there behind the stage? Yes ladies and gentlemen, one person, one puppet master. In the Punch and Judy show of British Politics, there is one Establishment, one British political and media Establishment.
Why does this matter? Well not only because our struggle is to get the sleeping giant of the English Nation to wake up and stop dreaming that the Punch and Judy show is real, that is finally to stop dreaming that British Establishment politicians really care anything for England. Our Nation needs to be told that. They don't care anything for England! Anything positive that is! Just listen to a few expressions of how the British political Establishment think about England.
Labour's – Jack Straw
"The English are potentially very aggressive, very violent"
John Prescott – "There is no such nationality as English"
Labour's - Gordon Brown always talked about
"the Nations & Regions of Britain" [Note Scotland, Wales & N Irleand are Nations - England is only a collection of Regions !]
Conservative & Unionist - Dave Donald Cameron
"I'll take on the sour Little Englanders, I'll fight them all the way".
Conservative & Unionist William Hague
"English Nationalism is the most dangerous of all forms of nationalism".
"The English are potentially very aggressive, very violent"
John Prescott – "There is no such nationality as English"
Labour's - Gordon Brown always talked about
"the Nations & Regions of Britain" [Note Scotland, Wales & N Irleand are Nations - England is only a collection of Regions !]
Conservative & Unionist - Dave Donald Cameron
"I'll take on the sour Little Englanders, I'll fight them all the way".
Conservative & Unionist William Hague
"English Nationalism is the most dangerous of all forms of nationalism".
After listening to that, you will know, as I do, that the British political Establishment's only thoughts about England is that they despise her. They despise her people for their gullibility just like any conman would, having found a gullible and rich person. You don't need me, ladies and gentlemen, to tell you what will be left for the gullible rich person when the conman leaves chuckling to himself! Chuckling with contempt at the person he has just ruined!
Ladies and gentlemen, the mission of our Party and our Cause and the English Movement generally is to wake up the people of England before it is absolutely too late. We, who are awake, know that it is already very nearly too late. So our mission ladies and gentlemen is not only an important mission but it is an urgent mission and we as a Party need to conduct ourselves knowing the urgency of that mission, however befuddled and stupidly sleepy the People of England are that we are trying to save from the consequences of their own lethargy and folly.
That ladies and gentlemen is why we are getting organised. That ladies and gentlemen is why we stand in elections. That ladies and gentlemen is our purpose and with your help and with the help of all our Party members, past, present and future, that ladies and gentlemen has been and will be our mission - until we achieve our aim.
Our aim, in Churchill's words is: "Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival." Churchill also gives us a guide to the means to achieve victory: "Blood, toil, tears and sweat"!
But, ladies and gentlemen, it will all be worth it - Shakespeare says it for all English Nationalists:- "Come the three corners of the world in arms. And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue. If England to itself do rest but true".
Thank you ladies and gentlemen.


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How to Get a Bonded Title in Arkansasby Scott Krohn
When a standard certificate of title is not available to transfer ownership of a vehicle, one option is to get a bonded title. A bonded title might be required due to the death of the seller before signing the original certificate of title, the loss of a signed title before transferring ownership, or the donation of a vehicle without a title. In Arkansas, getting a bonded title is a four-step process.
The VIN Inspection
In Arkansas, the process of getting a bonded title starts with a check of the vehicle identification number to ensure that the car has not been reported as a stolen vehicle. The VIN can be found on the top of the driver's-side dashboard or on the driver's door jamb. The VIN inspection can be done by an authorized member of the Arkansas State Police or a police officer working at the city or county level. Upon passing the inspection, the applicant will be given a VIN inspection form completed by the authorized officer.
Statement of Facts
To receive a bonded title in Arkansas, the owner must complete a Statement of Facts for Issuance of a Bonded Title. This form asks for the make, model and VIN of the car as well as certifications that the car has not been salvaged or stolen, or does not have liens placed against it. There is also a section that asks for a brief accounting of how the owner came into possession of the vehicle, including the name of the seller or donor. The completed form can then be mailed to the Arkansas Office of Motor Vehicles at the address provided on the form.
Applying for Bonding
If the request for a bonded title is approved, the OMV mails out a letter of approval to apply for bonding as well as a valuation of the vehicle to the owner. In Arkansas, the required bond amount is 1.5 times the state's estimated value of the car. For example, a car valued at $15,000 would require bonding of $22,500. This paperwork can be submitted to a surety bond company, either in person or online. The cost of the bond will vary depending on the issuing company and the value of the car. After approval, the surety company will issue a certificate of bond to the vehicle owner.
Submitting Paperwork to the OMV
After receiving the certificate of bond from the surety company, the vehicle owner can submit it along with the VIN inspection, statement of facts and the bonded title approval form to a regional OMV office. According to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, processing vehicle titles takes a minimum of three weeks, after which the bonded title can be mailed to the owner. After three years, the bonded title can be exchanged for a standard certificate of title.
Items you will need
- VIN number.
- Statement of Facts for Issuance of a Bonded Title
- Bond title application
- Letter of approval


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Here is everything I know about France: Madeline and Amélie and Moulin Rouge. The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, although I have no idea what the function of either actually is. Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, and a lot of kings named Louis. I'm not sure what they did either, but I think it has something to do with the French Revolution, which has something to do with Bastille Day. The art museum is called the Louvre and it's shaped like a pyramid and the Mona Lisa lives there along with that statue of the woman missing her arms. And there are cafés or bistros or whatever they call them on every street corner. And mimes. The food is supposed to be good, and the people drink a lot of wine and smoke a lot of cigarettes.
I've heard they don't like Americans, and they don't like white sneakers.
A few months ago, my father enrolled me in boarding school. His air quotes practically crackled over the phone line as he declared living abroad to be a "good learning experience" and a "keepsake I'd treasure forever". Yeah. Keepsake. And I would've pointed out his misuse of the word had I not already been freaking out.
Since his announcement, I've tried yelling, begging, pleading, and crying, but nothing has convinced him otherwise. And now I have a new student visa and a passport, each declaring me: Anna Oliphant, citizen of the United States of America. And now I'm here with my parents – unpacking my belongings in a room smaller than my suitcase – the newest senior at the School of America in Paris.
It's not that I'm ungrateful. I mean, it's Paris. The City of Light! The most romantic city in the world! I'm not immune to that. It's just this whole international boarding school thing is a lot more about my father than it is about me. Ever since he sold out and started writing lame books that were turned into even lamer movies, he's been trying to impress his big-shot New York friends with how cultured and rich he is. My father isn't cultured. But he is rich.
It wasn't always like this. When my parents were still married, we were strictly lower middle class. It was around the time of the divorce that all traces of decency vanished, and his dream of being the next great Southern writer was replaced by his desire to be the next published writer. So he started writing these novels set in Small Town Georgia about folks with Good American Values who Fall in Love and then contract Life-Threatening Diseases and Die.
I'm serious.
And it totally depresses me, but the ladies eat it up. They love my father's books and they love his cable-knit sweaters and they love his bleachy smile and orangey tan. And they have turned him into a bestseller and a total dick.
Two of his books have been made into movies and three more are in production, which is where his real money comes from. Hollywood. And, somehow, this extra cash and pseudo-prestige have warped his brain into thinking that I should live in France. For a year. Alone. I don't understand why he couldn't send me to Australia or Ireland or anywhere else where English is the native language. The only French word I know is oui, which means "yes", and only recently did I learn it's spelled o-u-i and not w-e-e.
At least the people in my new school speak English. It was founded for pretentious Americans who don't like the company of their own children. I mean, really. Who sends their kid to boarding school? It's so Hogwarts. Only mine doesn't have cute boy wizards or magic candy or flying lessons.
Instead, I'm stuck with ninety-nine other students. There are twenty-five people in my entire senior class, as opposed to the six hundred I had back in Atlanta. And I'm studying the same things I studied at Clairemont High except now I'm registered in beginning French.
Oh, yeah. Beginning French. No doubt with the freshmen. I totally rock.
Mom says I need to lose the bitter factor, pronto, but she's not the one leaving behind her fabulous best friend, Bridgette. Or her fabulous job at the Royal Midtown 14 multiplex. Or Toph, the fabulous boy at the Royal Midtown 14 multiplex.
And I still can't believe she's separating me from my brother, Sean, who is only seven and way too young to be left home alone after school. Without me, he'll probably be kidnapped by that creepy guy down the road who has dirty Coca-Cola towels hanging in his windows. Or Seany will accidentally eat something containing Red Dye #40 and his throat will swell up and no one will be there to drive him to the hospital. He might even die. And I bet they wouldn't let me fly home for his funeral and I'd have to visit the cemetery alone next year and Dad will have picked out some god-awful granite cherub to go over his grave.
And I hope Dad doesn't expect me to fill out college applications to Russia or Romania now. My dream is to study film theory in California. I want to be our nation's greatest female film critic. Someday I'll be invited to every festival, and I'll have a major newspaper column and a cool television show and a ridiculously popular website. So far I only have the website, and it's not so popular. Yet.
I just need a little more time to work on it, that's all.
"Anna, it's time."
"What?" I glance up from folding my shirts into perfect squares.
Mom stares at me and twiddles the turtle charm on her necklace. My father, bedecked in a peach polo shirt and white boating shoes, is gazing out my dormitory window. It's late, but across the street a woman belts out something operatic.
My parents need to return to their hotel rooms. They both have early morning flights.
"Oh." I grip the shirt in my hands a little tighter.
Dad steps away from the window, and I'm alarmed to discover his eyes are wet. Something about the idea of my father – even if it is my father – on the brink of tears raises a lump in my throat.
"Well, kiddo. Guess you're all grown up now."
My body is frozen. He pulls my stiff limbs into a bear hug. His grip is frightening.
"Take care of yourself. Study hard and make some friends. And watch out for pickpockets," he adds. "Sometimes they work in pairs."
I nod into his shoulder, and he releases me. And then he's gone.
My mother lingers behind. "You'll have a wonderful year here," she says. "I just know it."
I bite my lip to keep it from quivering, and she sweeps me into her arms. I try to breathe. Inhale. Count to three. Exhale. Her skin smells like grapefruit body lotion. "I'll call you the moment I get home," she says.
Home. Atlanta isn't my home any more.
"I love you, Anna."
I'm crying now. "I love you, too. Take care of Seany for me."
"Of course."
"And Captain Jack," I say. "Make sure Sean feeds him and changes his bedding and fills his water bottle. And make sure he doesn't give him too many treats because they make him fat and then he can't get out of his igloo. But make sure he gives him at least a few every day, because he still needs the vitamin C and he won't drink the water when I use those vitamin drops—"
She pulls back and tucks my bleached stripe behind my ear. "I love you," she says again.
And then my mother does something that, even after all of the paperwork and plane tickets and presentations, I don't see coming. Something that would've happened in a year anyway, once I left for college, but that no matter how many days or months or years I've yearned for it, I am still not prepared for when it actually happens.
My mother leaves. I am alone.
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Global Virtual Reality Software Market – Overview
Virtual reality is the creation of artificial environment with the help of computer embedded software in which user can feel and interact within the artificial environment. In general, VR environment are based on immersion level which are generally referred to non-immersive, semi- immersive, fully-immersive environments.
The rising technical investments, adoption of VR as marketing strategies by various organizations, demand for VR headsets in the area of gaming and entertainments are primarily driving the market. The compact size and light weight of HMD are the significant reasons that they are being adopted in various applications. Virtual reality offers technology upgrade and cost savings. Virtual reality is changing the scenario of how the entertainment industry is. The technical developments steered to rise of virtual reality movie theatres and virtual reality theme park rides. Virtual reality in theme parks is finding stronger base by offering roller coaster rides. These rides combine a real-world roller coaster with a head-mounted display, in which the visuals can be changed by using animation techniques.
During the next two to three years, the virtual reality trend will gain momentum as more companies are learning the importance of VR in the global market level. Some technical giants like Oculus and Vuzix are in second or third iteration of product or service design. 5G technology will be a boost to mobile data performance which benefits the virtual reality. Industry experts consider that the onset of 5G technology will reveal the full potential of virtual reality. There will be a lot of data to be processed within the input mechanisms of VR. 5G faster speeds and lower latency helps in bridging the gap between the VR and speed data requirements. Technologists estimate that by implementing 5G in virtual reality helps in improving traffic capacity, network efficiency and decrease latency over 4G.
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Industry News
February, 2018 – IrisVR Inc., a leading software and design services provider in virtual reality released a new update to their existing software which consists of meeting feature. This update allows users to meet virtually and can interact with one another. The company used their patented technology and embedded into the device of Iris VR helping in building industry standard 3D models in a better way when compared to other tools like Revit and Rhino.
30 Oct. 2017 – FarBridge Inc, manufacturer of Virtual reality solutions along with CyArk a non-profit organization have partnered with Oculus VR LLC for developing VR based applications. The partnership will help Oculus to develop more realistic replicas using FarBridge technology and can be embedded in headsets of Oculus VR and gear VR.
Key Players
The prominent players in the Virtual Reality Software Market are – Siemens AG (Germany), ABB Ltd. (Switzerland), Emerson Electric Company (U.S.), General Electric Company (U.S.), Schneider Electric SE (France), Honeywell International, Inc. (U.S.), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan), Yokogawa Electric (Japan), Ametek, Inc. (U.S.), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (U.S.) and Fanuc (Japan)
Global Virtual Reality Software Market – Segmentation
The Global Virtual Reality Software Market can be segmented in to 4 key dynamics for the convenience of the report and enhanced understanding;
- Segmentation by type: Comprises AutoCAD, ZBrush, 3DS Max, Blender
- Segmentation by deployment: Comprises on-premise and on-cloud
- Segmentation by Application: Comprises aerospace and Defense, gaming and entertainment, tourism, healthcare.
- Segmentation by Regions: Comprises Geographical regions – North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World.
Global Virtual Reality Software Market – Regional Analysis
The global virtual reality software market is studied for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. North American holds the major market share for global virtual reality software market. The presence of major technical players, technically developed and advanced region, rise in many start-ups supporting virtual reality are driving the market in this region. Asia Pacific is anticipated to show steep growth during the forecast period. The rise in technological advancements, adoption of VR in entertainment and gaming sector are driving the market in this region. Adoption of VR in manufacturing sector has fuelled the market growth. In the coming days, VR software market will grow substantially by penetrating in to each and every sector.
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Spot Ethanol Prices Tumble as China Hikes Tariff
Spot ethanol prices declined sharply across the nation's regional trade hubs on Monday after China imposed a 15% tariff on ethanol imported from the United States atop of an existing 30% tariff.
"This may not stop the flow of ethanol in the long term, but for now people may hold off [buying]," said a trade source.
Prompt delivered supply at Argo hub in the Chicago market traded about four times during the aftermarket at $1.415 gallon, down 4.75 cents, with New York Harbor barges valued at $1.52 per gallon for a 7.0-cent loss. California spot prices were pegged 3.5 cents lower at $1.62 per gallon while Houston values were seen at $1.55 per gallon for a 3.0-cent loss.
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This Healthy Cinnamon Milkshake is refined-sugar-free, contains a banana and can be dairy-free! With warm & wintery cinnamon spice, this smooth, sweet drink is a perfect Christmas beverage. Make it in under 5 minutes!
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring… except the one stirring this Healthy Cinnamon Milkshake!
Can you believe it?! Christmas is finally here after 24 days of opening advent calendar doors and rushing around shops for Christmas presents. With glowing lights, glistening tinsel and a majestic Christmas tree, festive songs are playing and joy fills the air.
Best of all, there's lots of exciting food – (excluding the measly sprouts of course)!
Every Christmas Eve, sweet treats and a drink are traditionally left out for Father Christmas and his reindeer. Whether it's mince pies and fruit punch, or homemade cookies and milk, the jolly good fellow needs a little energy boost along the way.
So how about a healthy cinnamon milkshake?
Hiding a banana and nutritious spices, this drink is perfect for Christmas Eve.
To sweeten it, we're using maple syrup (or honey), meaning it is refined-sugar-free. For a bit of thickness, we'll add some oats (make sure they're certified gluten free if required).
I used semi-skimmed milk, but you could use an unsweetened dairy-free alternative such as rice or oat milk. As well as being my two favourite milk alternatives, they are neutral in flavour – if anything slightly sweet. You could use almond, but it may add a tangy taste to the drink – same goes for coconut milk.
Simply place the ingredients in the blender and whiz them into a milkshake!
Perhaps there are presents underneath the Christmas tree. Maybe you'll be meeting up with family or friends for Christmas. Just remember that at this wonderful time of the year, it's about joy, love, giving, gratitude, and celebration. And food!! Smile and laugh, with Christmas spirit.😃🎄🎉
Happy Christmas Eve!
This Healthy Cinnamon Milkshake is refined-sugar-free, contains a banana and can be dairy-free! With warm & wintery cinnamon spice, this smooth, sweet drink is a perfect Christmas beverage. Make it in under 5 minutes!
- •1 banana
- •1/4 cup oats (certified gluten-free if required)
- •1 tsp cinnamon
- •pinch cloves & nutmeg
- •2 tbsp maple syrup OR honey
- •300 ml milk (dairy-free if required)
- Place all ingredients in the container of a blender, and blend until smooth.
- Pour into glass or mug, sprinkle with cinnamon.


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R. Michael Brown
We regret to inform the Hudson River Heritage community of the passing of our fellow board member and giant in the world of historic preservation, R. Michael Brown. Michael is survived by his partner Stephen Frost. A memorial service will be held on Saturday July 16th at the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck.
Michael's contributions to the preservation of historic landmarks in New York City include the interiors of both Radio City Music Hall and Grand Central Terminal. His obituary in the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/27/nyregion/r-michael-brown-defender-of-notable-new-york-city-interiors-dies-at-78.html?emc=eta1) details these and other accomplishments. Locally, Michael served on the Hamlets Committee of the Red Hook Planning Board, the St. Margaret's Committee, and on the Board of Directors of Hudson River Heritage for the past year. His passing is a great loss to our community.


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October 2017 Newsletter: Rare Pink Imperial Topaz
The state of Minas Gerais in Brazil has been famous for fine colored gemstones for nearly 300 years, especially the best Aquamarines and the rarest topaz known as Imperial Topaz.
Topaz is a gem with excellent hardness -- 8 on the Mohs scale -- but most topaz found in nature is an uninspiring color, either colorless or an insipid yellow or brown. Some of this common topaz can be irradiated and heated to produce the cheap blue topaz that is ubiquitous in commercial jewelry.
The only topaz that has real value in the gems world is precious topaz, known in the trade as Imperial Topaz. Imperial topaz is golden to golden-orange to orange in color, with especially rare specimens occurring in pink, pinkish-red or violet. Natural pink imperial topaz is one of the rarest of all jewelry gemstones.
It is essential that the color of imperial topaz be completely natural. Some of the imperial topaz colors can be simulated by irradiating colorless or weakly colored topaz. You will see these treated stones selling for a few dollars a carat from auction sites. Unfortunately the color tends to fade quickly when exposed to sunlight, so the fake imperial topaz is a poor value even at its modest price. Some of the pink topaz in the market has been coated with metal oxides similar to that used for cheap "mystic topaz."
We have recently acquired some superb natural pink imperial topaz, and have sent samples to GIA to confirm they are completely natural. Most of these rare gems are in smaller sizes -- the largest is 2.47 cts -- so we have created some lovely suites by combining them with fine aquamarines from the same region of Brazil. The color is reminiscent of pink diamond or pink sapphire, and they have wonderful sparkle and luster. Truly a rare gem for the discerning collector.
Notable Gems from the AJS Collection
This month we feature fine suites and matched pairs, including some rare Pink Imperial Topaz that we have just added to our collection.
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News from AJS and the Gems World
Graff Buys Largest Diamond in More Than a Century for $53 Million
Lucara Diamond Corp has finally sold the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona diamond, for $53 million to Graff Diamonds. The enormous uncut diamond had been offered at auction at Sotheby's in London last year, but failed to sell. It had been expected to sell at a price around $86 million. This rare diamond, nearly the size of a tennis ball, was mined at the Karowe Mine in Botswana. It is second in size only to the 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond found in South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan was cut to form the Great Star of Africa and the Lesser Star of Africa, which are set in the Crown Jewels of Britain.
Tanzania to Build Walls Around Tanzanite Mines to Prevent Illegal Trade
The President of Tanzania, John Magafuli, has ordered the military to build walls around the tanzanite mines and directed the central bank to buy tanzanite to boost reserves, the latest developments in a dispute with mining firms over alleged tax evasion. The government accuses mining firms of cheating Tanzania out of its fair share of mineral wealth through tax dodging and smuggling, allegations they deny.
President Magufuli ordered the military to build walls with security cameras and checkpoints around all tanzanite mining concessions in northern Tanzania "to control illegal mining and trading activities."
The largest tanzanite mining company is TanzaniteOne. It was founded by Richland Resources, a gemstone development and mining company who were listed on the London Stock Exchanges AIM market in 1994. In 2014 TanzaniteOne was sold to a private company, Sky Associates Group Ltd., who are now the current owners.
Ask the Gem ExpertsEach month we answer questions from our customers. We welcome your questions and you can submit a question from our contact page.
I noticed in your chart for gemstone hardness that zircon has a hardness of 6.5 to 7.5. Can you explain why there is such a wide range of hardness for zircon? JG, Canada
Tanzanite is such a beautiful stone, but is it tough enough for a ring? DF, USA
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Arnold, Rung & Ron


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Ukiam is a prime example of how a mismanaged tourism industry could ruin a natural resource.
A land of many vistas, Ukiam is a shallow riverbank area in the Boko region in Assam. But a completely unregulated influx of tourists has severely affected the place. Imagine a small beautiful riverbank and put in a 1000 people, more than 30 buses, and tonnes of wastes dumped into the forest and river.
This photo is just a glimpse of how beautiful this place actually is.
The reality, however, is much different.
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Hi everybody! Hello from Korea! These pictures were taken before my trip but I couldn't seem to get organized enough to fully write up the post, so here I am, on the train, pocket wifi in tow (which, btw, is the best and I'm sad they're not a thing in the US). I'm traveling with a few friends and we spent close to a week in Japan before heading to Korea for a few days. I'll be back in California by Monday's post, so in the mean time I'm just trying to savor the time off before winter quarter starts up (for those that don't know I'm studying for my MBA) and craziness ensues. I'm also trying to savor all of the new experiences that come with travel – new sights and sounds and tastes – and boy have we been tasting!
Anyway, I have these photos queued up from before I took off that I want to share, as I think of this outfit as the epitome of how I wear dresses in the winter. Layered up. Bottom layer – tights. For those in cold areas, fleece-lined tights are a god-sent blessing. My favorite ones are $4 a pop from Primark, who sadly doesn't sell online. The good news is that I think any brand will likely do the trick, and you can find them at Khols, Target, etc. For days when its really frosty, and depending on the cut of the dress, I will sometimes layer a warm top underneath the dress. I didn't on the this day, since it wasn't too bad, but it can be a cool way to both and warmth and a little extra kick to the outfit. In general I like fitted turtlenecks for this sort of application, but I do play around with what I have depending on the neckline of the dress I'm layering. Next up (other than the dress itself) is a soft and cozy scarf. I feel like I pretty much wear scarves straight through the winter. No need to take them off when I go inside. They're serious heat creators and also part of my outfit. Lastly, boots. I've been talking a lot lately about the extra heat benefits of over-the-knee boots, but really, I think that any boot (sans cut-outs) is warmer than any pair of flats. If you have space in your boots, you can also add in a shearling lining (great option here for $25) that will seriously up the warming ante on your favorite pair. I have these inserts in a few pairs of boots and LOVE them.
I hope your 2017 is off to a great start! I'll be back in real time next Monday so hope to see you then! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Dress: Lush
Boots: Ivanka Trump (old, current season here also love these for under $100)
Clutch: Karl Lagerfeld (on sale!)
Accessories: Ralph Lauren sunglasses, Sole Society earrings, BP Brand scarf
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On Raymond: "Raymond was my guitar hero."
But the memories about a pair of little-known musicians takes a sorrowful turn: Walter was killed in 1968 in the Vietnam War, a disclosure that, following such loving tributes, prompted slight gasps in the audience when I saw the show earlier this month.
On Saturday, "Springsteen on Broadway" ends its 14-month and 236-show run at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York. The same day, the Boss's show launches globally on Netflix, offering the experience at a far more affordable price point to fans who had been unwilling or unable to cough up the hundreds or thousands of dollars for tickets. For Springsteen-philes, not much he says in the 975-seat theater may be new. A great deal of the script is based on his 2016 book, "Born to Run."
But his stories about the Cichon brothers stick out. Outside of his mother, father and his wife, Patti Scialfa, Springsteen doesn't speak at length in the performance about many other people, let alone name them. (Some of the omissions are tantalizing: Who was the music big wig who checked out Springsteen's band in 1971 at a show in Asbury Park only to sleep with Springsteen's then-girlfriend and leave town?)
But Springsteen does devote about eight minutes of his nearly three-hour show to the Cichons. He winds his way to the brothers by first recounting the time he'd run into the antiwar activist Ron Kovic in 1980 at a hotel in Los Angeles. Kovic, paralyzed in a wheelchair, introduced himself to Springsteen, who, coincidentally, had just read Kovic's book, "Born on the Fourth of July." Kovic invited Springsteen to visit a veteran's center in Venice, Calif., the next day to meet wounded soldiers. When he arrived, Springsteen says he struggled to relate. His life seemed frivolous compared to theirs.
It all made me think of my own friends from back home. It was Walter Cichon. Walter Cichon was the greatest rock-and-roll front man on the Jersey Shore in the bar-band '60s. He was in a group called the Motifs. He was the first real rock star I ever laid my eyes on. He had it in his bones and in his blood and in the way he dressed and carried himself ... In our little area, he showed us by the way that he lived. That you could live your life the way you chose. You could look the way you wanted to look. If you had the courage you could play the music that was in your heart that you wanted and needed to play. You could be who you wanted to be. You could tell anybody who didn't like it to go [expletive] themselves and still be all right."Springsteen on Broadway"
Then, Springsteen tells a hilarious bit about Walter's brother Raymond.
Big Ray. Big Ray was this big, tall, kind of sweetly clumsy guy. But he was one of those big guys who just isn't comfortable with his size. Wherever he is, he's always either knocking into [expletive] and [expletive]'s falling over. Somewhere inside of Big Ray there was a Little Ray crying to get out. There was not enough space for Raymond wherever he was. But he dressed impeccably with these pastel shirts. Pink. Lime. Lime green. Baby blue. Long pointed collar ... Sharkskin pants. Nylon see-through socks. Spit-shine shoes. Slick-back black hair with one little curl that hung down perfectly when he was playing the guitar. Raymond was my guitar hero."Springsteen on Broadway"
Walter and Raymond, Springsteen explains, had day jobs. Walter worked in construction, Raymond sold shoes. They weren't famous. The Motifs never produced any major records or filled arenas. They had one semi-hit song called "Molly." But he still worshiped them: "The hours I spent standing in front of their band, studying, studying, studying, class in session, night after night, taking it all in, watching Ray's fingers fly over the fret board."
These nights, Springsteen says, were "essential to my development as a young musician." Then, he adds: "I loved them. I loved these men."
Jean Mikle, a longtime Asbury Park Press reporter who has written two profiles of the Cichon brothers and the Motifs, described Walter's performance like this: "Slightly menacing and a little bit wild, he was unlike any other frontman on the scene. And his songs … were raw and deeply personal, with bits of The Kinks, The Animals and The Rolling Stones mixed in."
It's astonishing to hear one of the world's greatest rock stars lavish praise on two musicians who never earned a fraction of his fame.
The trajectory of his life couldn't be more different from the Cichon brothers. Walter was drafted at 21 and went missing in action on March 30, 1968, in the Kontum province of South Vietnam. Though Springsteen doesn't mention it in the Broadway show, Raymond, also an Army veteran, died in 1980 a week after getting beaten up in Vermont, where he was trying to reconcile with his estranged wife. Instead her relatives allegedly attacked him, according to a 1980 account in the Asbury Park Press. A 2014 article said no charges were brought. Raymond was 36.
Meanwhile, Springsteen, who has acknowledged dodging the draft, is still performing his signature epic concerts at the age of 69. The Broadway show clocks in around two hours and 40 minutes. Onstage, he wears jeans and a black shirt that is tight enough to show off his jacked arms.
Springsteen wraps up his Cichon stories with a heavy dose of regret. A year after Walter's death, he describes how he and two bandmates were drafted on the same day.
The trio rode to the Selective Service office one Monday morning, certain they were on their way to their deaths. When they arrived at the draft board, he says, "We did everything we could not to go. We succeeded, all three of us." (In a conversation last year with Tom Hanks at the Tribeca Film Festival, Springsteen called himself a "stone-cold draft dodger" and recounted telling a draft official, "I'm sorry, sir. I don't understand what you are saying because I am high on LSD.")
Now, Springsteen says, when he goes to Washington and "visits" Walter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, "I'm glad … that my name for that matter isn't up on that wall." He adds: "All those lost years. Somebody's life. Those missing years … years that should have been lived, lived out. Remains infuriating. To this day I do sometimes wonder who went in my place because somebody did."
What Springsteen leaves out of the show is that the circumstances surrounding Walter's death in Vietnam are murky.
The Asbury Park Press has reported that Walter "emerged from a trench" with a grenade and was shot in the head. Fellow soldiers withdrew from the battle under heavy fire, unable to recover the body, the newspaper said.
A Vietnam War photographer captured the bloody Tet offensive. Fifty years later, he bears witness again.
In July 1975, the family finally held a memorial service (paid for by the Army), where his wife, Carolee, and sons were presented with a flag and his posthumously awarded medals. Carolee later remarried and had two more children but died in 2007 at the age of 59.
In an interview, Walter's younger son David Cichon, now 51, said he and his older brother Bryan, 52, have been in touch with Vietnam War veterans on Facebook. They are investigating the possibility that, after being shot in the head, their dad actually survived and died while being taken as a prisoner of war to a field hospital or somewhere in Hanoi. David, a supervisor for a Tiffany's distribution center who lives in New Jersey, and Bryan, a client relationship manager for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Florida, have been messaging with Vietnam veterans who have been communicating after all these years with their Viet Cong counterparts.
During their childhood and for the early part of their adulthood, both sons said they knew only that their father had traveled in the same circles as Springsteen. But they had no clue the Boss had held their dad in such high esteem. They finally got the full picture in 2005, when someone forwarded them a YouTube clip of Springsteen playing a new but unreleased song about the Vietnam War called "The Wall" at a concert that year.
"I wrote this song for Walter, Walter Cichon," Springsteen tells the crowd. "I was in Washington, and I was visiting the Wall and I wrote this for him."
When David got the link in his email, he felt overwhelmed.
"When he actually says my father's name, chills went down my spine," David said. "They were friends! Bruce remembered his name and then visited him at the Wall! It occurred to me that my father had some impact on his life. We had no idea he was such a huge influence."
For Bryan, the clip felt like a reason to do something big.
"This more than anything made me want to get ahold of Bruce," he said.
It turned out that one of Bryan's clients at his bank was the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. It took a couple of years, but he ultimately wound up with the contact information for Springsteen's longtime management firm.
Bryan passed along the story about his father, and one day in 2008, while he was touring a car museum in Reno, Nevada, he got a call from one of Springsteen's people.
"Bruce wants to meet you," Bryan remembers the person saying.
They were told to show up at an upcoming concert in Orlando. After the show, they went backstage and waited outside a door. Finally, Springsteen emerged.
"Bruce opens his door and takes one step and looks at me," Bryan recalled, "and then says, 'Whoa whoa, whoa. Standing here, I feel like I am looking at your dad.'"
The men embraced. Springsteen told Bryan, "The last time I saw you, you were this big sitting on your dad's lap on the day he left for Vietnam."
"You were there?" Bryan asked.
Then, they fell into a long conversation inside his dressing room. Springsteen gushed about their father and their uncle Raymond, the guitarist.
"He said Dad was this 'beautiful man' and that he used to go to dad's concerts and push his way to the front of the stage and that he'd watch our uncle Ray to learn the chords and then watch the girls screaming for our dad," Bryan recalled. "He said, 'Everything I learned about performing onstage, I learned from going to the Motifs and watching your dad.'"
Before they parted ways, Bryan asked Springsteen for a favor. He asked him if he could finally record "The Wall," put it in an album and "tell my dad's story."
"He looked at me right in the eyes and said, 'I am going to do that,'" Bryan said.
Sure enough, Springsteen did. In 2014, Springsteen released a new album, "High Hopes." It featured "The Wall." And the album's liner notes told Walter's story. "He still performs somewhat regularly in my mind, the way he stood, dressed, held the tambourine, the casual cool, the freeness," Springsteen wrote.
David and Bryan haven't seen their father's friend since their visit with him in 2008. Every once in a while, they find clips of Springsteen talking about Walter at random concerts. And ever since the launch of the Broadway show, friends who have shelled out big bucks for tickets have excitedly told them about Springsteen's homage to the Cichon brothers.
But they haven't seen it themselves.
"I know what he says in the show," David said. "He's said it directly to me. Besides, he's probably got a lot of other people to take care of."
Bryan said he would love to go and express his gratitude to Springsteen in person.
"He did what I asked him to do," Bryan said. "He put 'The Wall' in an album and told my dad's story. I just want to tell him thanks."
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How to Make Poblano Potato Gratin – 13 easy Steps
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 85
- Yield: 6 1x
Poblano potato gratin is a Mexican version for the classic potato gratin. The sweetness of corn and Mexican crema plus the spiciness of poblano peppers brings a very much welcomed twist in this recipe.
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- 4 Yukon gold potatoes
- 3 large poblano peppers
- 1 cup of frozen corn, thawed
- ½ cup of Mexican crema, or creme fraiche
- ½ cup of half-and-half
- 3 cups of cheese, shredded
- ½ tsp. of freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. of salt
- Prepare the gold potatoes by peeling and cutting them into 1/8- inch thick rounds.
- Prepare the poblano peppers by charring (for about half an hour using your gas stove), stemming and seeding them. After that, cut the poblanos into 2-inch wide and half-inch thick strips.
- Preheat oven for up to 400°F and prepare a 9×13 inch casserole dish (or glass dish) by spraying it with cooking spray.
- Combine the poblano pepper and corn in a medium-sized bowl.
- Get a small bowl and whisk the Mexican creama and the half-and-half together.
- Line the potato rounds in the bottom the casserole dish, arranging them by overlapping them slightly.
- Sprinkle half of the poblano-corn mixture on the top of the potatoes and season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle at least 1/3 of the shredded cheese on top of the mixture.
- Repeat steps 6 to 8 until you're finished with the potatoes, poblano-corn mixture and cheese.
- Pour the cream mixture atop of the cheese, making sure you cover it all.
- Tightly cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for about half an hour.
- After 30 minutes, remove the foil from the dish and bake the gratin again for another 30 minutes. Make sure that the potatoes are tender and that the cheese attains the golden brown hue.
- Set aside the dish for about 10 minutes and let it cool off a bit before serving.
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How to Make It
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; chill.
Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl. Combine 1 cup corn kernels, buttermilk, butter, and egg in a blender; process until coarsely pureed. Add pureed corn mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Fold in remaining 1/4 cup corn.
Pour about 2 tablespoons batter per pancake onto a hot nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet; spread gently with a spatula. Cook 3 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Carefully turn pancakes over; cook 3 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Arrange 2 pancakes on each of 6 plates; top each pancake with 1 slice salmon and 1 teaspoon lemon-chive cream. Serve immediately.


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I'll be doing some sweet dance moves this weekend!
Monday it is. I'm finally slightly organized from last week except I've been slacking making fun things to show you because of a project that has been making me crazy! I'm learning 3D animation this semester and I'm trying, I'm certainly trying but yikes I definitely won't be applying at pixar when I graduate.


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TORONTO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index finished higher on Thursday, bolstered by stronger resource stocks and a surge in Alimentation Couche-Tard shares after it announced it will buy smaller U.S. rival Pantry Inc . The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index finished the session up 132.87 points, or 0.93 percent, at 14,346.75. Of the index's 10 main groups, only telecoms finished in negative territory.
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