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Samsung Diamonds (50) defeated England Roses (46)
The Samsung Diamonds have held off a confident England Roses, winning their second test in London 50-46.
There were three changes to the Diamonds' starting line up from test one, with Suncorp Super Netball shooting pair Caitlin Bassett and Stephanie Wood given the nod, as well as goal defender Jo Weston.
Leading into the game, coach Lisa Alexander had emphasised how important it would be for the Diamonds to hold onto their connections. They used these connections, playing with patience and precision in the opening quarter, leading at the first break with a five-goal advantage 16-11.
Alexander said, "we had worked on our patience, and they were very disciplined on maintaining connections out on court, I was delighted. Particularly with the transition out of defence when we got a turnover, there was much improvement on the first game."
England brought Beth Cobden into wing defence replacing Jade Clarke in the second quarter, whilst the Diamonds stuck to their starting seven. The pressure intensified, with players on both teams registering momentum breaking deflections and intercepts.
Veteran English defensive duo Geva Mentor and Ama Agbeze doubled up on Caitlin Bassett, with Stephanie Wood left free to make leads out of the circle and feed back into her captain.
With just under six minutes until halftime, Eboni Beckford-Chambers entered the game at goal defence for England, with Natalie Haythornthwaite replacing Pitman in wing attack.
"We'll take away a bit of learning around some of their changes and who they brought on," said Alexander. "I was very pleased, particularly with Gabi nullifying Chelsea quite early in the match. We know that Chelsea will be back and she will learn from that, but we were pleased."
The away team held their lead, finishing the first half 28-21.
Alexander called on the depth of her 12, with April Brandley introduced into goal defence in the third quarter, combining with Bruce to confuse the space in the England circle. With five minutes remaining in the third term, Susan Pettitt came on into goal attack. The Roses gained momentum, scoring the last six goals of the term to reduce the margin to three goals, 37-34.
"One of the things we talk about is to look to each other, and change things up if we need to," said Alexander. "When our opposition gets a bit of a run on, sometimes we need to change things in attack and defence. We did that a few times with positional switches."
The coach said the changes were part of being in the team, and also provided an opportunity for players to see the game from a different perspective. "April coming on for a quarter gave Jo a rest on the bench, who then came back on and did a great job in the last quarter for us. We gave Steph a bit of a breather too, and Susan came on and put her shot in, doing what needed to be done.
"That's part of being part of a team. They understand that all of them will have different roles to play at different times," she said.
The Diamonds returned to their starting seven for the final quarter, with Weston and Wood back on court. England switched Corbin into goal attack, with Housby moving back to goal shooter, creating leads for the Roses.
Caitlin Thwaites moved into goal shooter with eight and a half minutes remaining in the game and Eleanor Cardwell replaced Corbin for the Roses. Weston, who was named player of the match, adjusted well to England's third change in goal attack.
The Diamonds capitalised on their opportunities, making the most of every error from the English side. Thwaites stood strong under the post, shooting goals under pressure in the dying minutes of the game.
The Samsung Diamonds travel to Johannesburg on Tuesday night (local time), ahead of their final Quad Series test against the New Zealand Silver Ferns on Sunday.
SAMSUNG DIAMONDS (50) defeated ENGLAND ROSES (46)
Samsung Diamonds shooting statistics
Caitlin Bassett 30/32 (94%)
Stephanie Wood 14/19 (74%)
Caitlin Thwaites 5/5 (100%)
Susan Pettitt 1/1 (100%)
England Roses shooting statistics
Kadeen Corbin 12/16 (75%)
Helen Housby 33/36 (92%)
Eleanor Cardwell ½ (50%)
Australia starting seven – GS: Caitlin Bassett, GA: Stephanie Wood, WA: Liz Watson, C: Kim Ravaillion, WD: Gabi Simpson, GD: Jo Weston, GK: Courtney Bruce
England starting seven – GS: Kadeen Corbin, GA: Helen Housby, WA: Chelsea Pitman, C: Serena Guthrie, WD: Jade Clarke, GD: Ama Agbeze, GK: Geva Mentor
Match MVP: Jo Weston (Australia)


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Solixi solar concentrator patent no 123879 PRH Finland.
EPO European patents
Solixi solar concentrator patent EP2773911 (B1) and Solixi water boiler patent application (EP2873940).
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US Patent Number 9,739,506 Solixi solar concentrator and Pat. pending Solixi water boiler (20150136114).
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Finnish Patent and Registration Office has registered ® Solixi trademark 15.2.2012 (Reg. no. 254530).
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In 2012 an international patent application (PCT) was submitted. Funding was applied for from Foundation for Finnish Inventions, which notified that they would finance, but they canceled after the application deadlines. Tekes notified that they can not finance patenting, product development or prototype. Surprising obstacles and their timing almost killed Solixi.
9.1.2013 FPRO did not accept the inventiveness of Solixi (PCT). PCT application is published 10.5.2013 with a publication number WO 2013/064744
13.8.2013 In the second FPRO intermediate decision inventiveness was still "No" with the same justification.
9.4.2013 A meeting in FPRO; Jorma Lehtonen, Susanna Rajakoski and Pekka Launis and Jyri Jaakkola and patent attorney Samu Lamberg from Solixi. A couple of hours of argumentation for and against inventiveness. The memo of the meeting by FPRO was different from the tape, complaints were made.
2.10.2013 FPRO has given an approving intermediate decision FI20110383 to the solar concentrator.
15.11.2013 Patent application for boiler, "Renewable energy storing", has been submitted to Finnish patent office (PRH).
29.11.2013 Solar concentrator has been granted a patent no 123879
28.2.2014 FPRO gave surprisingly and in breach of deadlines a negative statement about patentability. Still patents have been gotten both in Finland and internationally.
5.3.2014 Solixi patent application submitted to USPTO.
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22.9.2017 EPO patent investigator has accepted Solar energy harvester application. Patent in Germany, France and UK (EU) is also in practice granted.
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Sunday, May 14, 2017
15 comments:
- s. wallerstein said...
I think that you are excessively pessimistic when you claim that a blog like yours might be closed down by a new J.Edgar Hoover.
I am old enough to recall J.Edgar Hoover 1 and the McCarthy years. During them alternative media existed. Pacifica Radio dates from 1946, the National Guardian from 1948 and I.F. Stone's Weekly from 1953.
The Cold War consensus did not control the masses by closing down alternative media and by the gestapo kicking down doors at 3AM. As Marcuse points out in One Dimensional Man, the consensus was enforced by an impressive propaganda apparatus (TV, Madison Avenue, and Hollywood) and by integrating the working class (white working class) into mass consumption. I would add that in my experience social pressure was very important too: "everyone" was anti-communist.
You also wonder whether the U.S. will become a naked kleptocracy and that I think is more possible. Probably more a plutocracy than a kleptocracy in fact. However, it will be a plutocracy/kleptocracy with alternative media, with tolerance for sexual diversity, with the incorporation of women who play the game into the plutocratic/kleptocratic elite and quite possibly with a Democratic president in the White House.
- May 14, 2017 at 3:08 PM
- Tom Cathcart said...
s wallerstein: IF Stone, et al to the contrary notwithstanding, Hoover also infiltrated SDS, SCLC, etc., bugged King's hotel rooms, tried to tie the civil rights movement to the Communist Party, etc. It really can get more authoritarian fast. The best news for free speech is that it would be tough at this point to close down the Internet. Otherwise, I can imagine a blog like Bob's being labeled subversive and some sort of legal maneuvers used to silence it in the name of some supposed threat to public order.
- May 14, 2017 at 3:35 PM
- s. wallerstein said...
Tom Cathcart,
Snowdon informed us that the security apparatus under Obama was bugging us. I assume that every alternative movement in every democratic country will be infiltrated and that by now in every democratic society they can and will read all our emails and blogs.
The difference between democracy and dictatorship (and I've lived under both) is that democracies generally don't kick down your door at 3 AM and disappear you or send you off to the gulag. Yes, they assassinated Fred Hampton and George Jackson in the early 70's, and yes, the Rosenbergs were unfairly tried and Ethel was completely innocent, but in general, they don't shut down blogs in America. They have other ways to control dissent, the most effective one, as Marcuse points out, is an incredibly well-done propaganda apparatus based on the television, Hollywood, advertising and now Facebook (undoubtedly, Facebook is clearly monitored and they plant operatives in Facebook who under innocent covers spread rumors, lies and propaganda which suit their aims.
- May 14, 2017 at 3:50 PM
- Jerry Fresia said...
Unlike the situation with Nixon, "stand-up" Republicans do not seem to be stepping forward.Finance casino capitalism is in the driver's seat, not Keynesianism. The Supreme Court, unlike the early 70s, leans toward the far right. Unlike the early 70s, unfair and unbalanced media, Fox News (and now there is the rise of the Sinclair Broadcasting Company which is to the right of Fox) , dominates the public interpretation of events. The NYTs just hired a climate denier and MSNBC is adding right wingers to it's programing. Private prison expansion is fueled by the profit motive. The surveillance state strengthens as the Fourth Amendment is eviscerated. And all federal branches and the majority of state houses are controlled by the right. Weapons producers have a material state in perpetual war. As the heat is turned up on Trump, a "wag the dog" scenario, with horrific consequences, becomes more probable. The tipping point will be the ruthless repression of protestors.
In short, there seems to be a material interest on the part of many powerful players in displacing the civic virtue that we could count on to some degree in the past in favor of some kind of extended state of emergency.
I think the Professor is clearly onto something, whether or not his blog and others like it are made illegal. Meanwhile, the "left" is practically
at the same level of respectability as sexual predators in the public mind. Not good. For the first time in 13 years since I moved to Italy, I feel safer here.
- May 14, 2017 at 4:39 PM
To make a point that happens from my experience with Trump supporters: they are civil in their every day dealings with me and in fact accuse me at times of being intolerant by being out to get Trump (speaking of reaction formations) but they are civil in everyday life is my point, which means first, there is a new political realm which is set off from everyday life where they can be assholes and uncivil and flirt with fascism- second, they don't see any connection with their behavior and real life either regarding civility and policy and thirdly the real test will come when their fascism and incivility spills into real life, Professor Wolff's new norms.
I leave it for others to spot the broader implications
- May 14, 2017 at 5:22 PM
Correct me if I got the wrong idea, of how Marx in envisioning a dictatorship of the proletariat had in mind how the political realm is a realm of machtpolitik and force- not much unlike the way of world and the way of Trump, that human ashtray
- May 14, 2017 at 6:03 PM
- Chris said...
You are wrong Howie. Marx and Engels said the dictatorship of the proletariat was essentially the democracy of the paris commune (they didn't use the word dictatorship in the 19th century like we do). It's in the very opening of Marx and Engels' writings on the civil war in france.
- May 14, 2017 at 7:29 PM
Thanks, How very interesting is the fact you shared with me
- May 14, 2017 at 7:43 PM
- Enam el Brux said...
My money is on dementia before a total devolution to autocracy. Not a moment too soon. Do you think you might have some warning, as widely subscribed as this intellectual oasis of a blog is, before the web is heavily censored and the blog is erased from history?
- May 15, 2017 at 11:06 PM
- Enam el Brux said...
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- May 15, 2017 at 11:50 PM
- Enam el Brux said...
Apropos of Marx, while the blog is permitted to continue, here's an informative review of the response of academic and professional economists to the publication Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. One disagreement with Piketty seems to be this. Rather than income shifting to capital and away from labor, the diagnosis is that a few firms have been able to collect rents that provide them with higher returns on the capital they own. This is accomplished through special political and other arrangements unavailable to those unfortunates subject to market discipline. In my own traction-free idiosyncratic way, in the vaunted "value-free" language of contemporary game theory, I would say that a few firms are systematically winning asymmetric zero-sum games against the rest of us.
- May 16, 2017 at 12:05 AM
- Enam el Brux said...
The link didn't make it in my html: http://bostonreview.net/books-ideas/marshall-steinbaum-why-are-economists-giving-piketty-cold-shoulder
- May 16, 2017 at 12:06 AM
- Danny said...
'pretentiously middle-brow self-congratulatory books about the superiority of our political practices in contrast with those of "Third World Dictatorships," and of editorials in the upper reaches of the print media.'
I didn't get past this.
- May 16, 2017 at 2:44 PM
- Danny said...
I wonder when is 'middle-brow' relevant? Don Quixote is neither highbrow nor middlebrow, I guess, as it is a satire on literary pretensions, etc. Yet it might for a long time have also been regarded as light literature and not worthy of serious study. I am considering 'middlebrow', as a supposed measure of worth. Like maybe a novel or story's worth --we can discuss whether it is highbrow or lowbrow. I would simply reply that the thing to discuss is whether it transcends brows. Like, what books should I keep? Do we all know what dead writing is? Here, I think of an example: managerial speak. Those densely-worded, multi-paged documents about course intended learning outcomes, quality assurance mechanisms and international benchmarking activities. My worry is that 'pretentiously middle-brow' might have been intended as a category that includes Anna Karenina. If we are thinking that we have found something pretentious, something presumptuous, if that is what we are thinking..then I shall try to imagine Tolstoy telling Chekhov at his country estate that he was writing "literary fiction" or "highbrow literature". Fact is that I do not accept the word 'middle-brow' as progress towards something simple and straightforward.
- May 16, 2017 at 2:53 PM
Professor Wolff, you will be glad to know your blog is now longer censored via tor, the darknet...
I am posting this comment using Tor.
- May 18, 2017 at 12:41 PM


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Magnitsky death reminiscent of worst Russian abuses of the pastComments
Russian accountant and auditor Sergei Magnitsky died in 2009, in custody awaiting trial, at age 37. He had been arrested the year before after denouncing what he said was state-sanctioned tax fraud – theft which amounted to some 130 million euros – by police, the judiciary, tax officials, bankers, and Russian organised criminals.
He had been representing the UK-based Hermitage Capital Management investment fund. Swiftly, Magnitsky found himself accused of tax fraud. He had said some officials accused Hermitage of tax evasion after they falsely reclaimed taxes paid by the company.
He wrote to his mother about his suffering in Butyrka prison in increasingly squalid cells.
Nataliya Magnitskaya read out an excerpt: "I have been moved. These living conditions are a lot worse than anywhere else. There is no fridge, television or hot water. I've even been waiting for three weeks to see the doctor despite writing applications and a complaint."
Magnitsky's mother said she had not been allowed to visit him more than once, and that she found him exhausted and emaciated.
She was told about his death 12 hours after it happened. Human rights monitors said Magnitsky had been beaten and intentionally deprived of medical help, but the Russian authorities denied and rejected this.
Hermitage Capital represents three billion euros in investments and is the largest such fund operating in Russia since 1996. At its head, Bill Browder has not returned to Russia since his employee's death.
Instead, Browder has campaigned to have international sanctions brought against the people responsible.
Only the United States responded, enacting a law named after the deceased, freezing around 60 people's assets and imposing a travel visa ban against them and against any considered to have gravely violated human rights in Russia.
Russia responded with similar retaliatory measures and by banning Americans from adopting Russian children.


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Went out to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory for a pal's birthday dinner at the suggestion of his girlfriend. Place was PACKED. Must mean the food's good right? Right?
Tonight I was reminded yet again how bad TCF is. Our party was quite large (15), and our server (bless her heart) managed the best she could. But, service was slow. TCF at Fashion Valley (as well as the Brea Mall & Irvine Spectrum for that matter) operates far beyond their optimum serving capacity. Every table around us waited a ridiculous amount of time for our food to be served and drinks to be refilled. Don't even get me started on the horrible food...
I can usually forgive slow service if the food ends up being good. After all, when with good company, time just flies. But, I cannot forgive TCF's joke of a menu. Aside from the fact that ad placement in the menus hinders my browsing more-so than web pop-ups, how can so many dishes be listed as specialties? Doesn't make sense to me. If you specialize in something, you usually lock down your craft to just a handful of well made, well presented, quality products. TCF's little marketing scheme pretty much encourages diners to order any of the overpriced crap that's on their menu. Wonder why their website's menu doesn't list prices? It's because if you checked it beforehand, you'd realize that this joint is such a ripoff. I ain't a cheapass. I don't mind paying a premium for good food, but you see...food from TCF isn't good. Friends sitting adjacent to me were very dissatisfied with their bland orders as well. These guys aren't exactly picky eaters either.
Really now...I can't believe TCF has the gall to list the Jambalaya both as a "diners' favorite dish" AND a TCF "specialty". I guess diners love the small pathetic $17 mess of greasy noodles and dry flavorless meat. I guess they also especially love the burnt tomatoes and shrimp. Give me the same ingredients and I can make a far better pasta. You could too. So could my dog.
Dessert was kind of amusing. For seven to eight dollars you can buy a small sliver of cheesecake as well as the pint of whipped cream lopped onto the plate in order to give the illusion of volume and value. Please. Consumers aren't that stupid.
Or are they? Why the hell would people wait in a long ass line to get a table at this atrocious restaurant? Guess they never came across Kirk's mmm-yoso, Cpt. Jack's reviews, Charlie's blog, Alice's blog, etc. etc.* to find an actual good place to eat. A real shame.
Overpriced. Over-rated. Poorly managed. Poor cooking. How is this chain still in business?
I realize this post is scathing and maybe not tasteful to some. But I'm not sorry. I never bag on a restaurant unless there are consistent screw-ups. Believe me, The Cheesecake Factory has screwed up plenty of times during my previous coerced visits. I hope none of my other friends choose this as a birthday dinner location...
Okay, I'm going to put on my flame retardant suit for the ensuing flame war to occur in this post's comments. Unless y'all agree with me.
*Don't feel left out if I didn't list you! The list of SD food bloggers is quite long.
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Cheesecake Factory
Went out to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory for a pal's birthday dinner at the suggestion of his girlfriend. Place was PACKED. Must mean the food's good right? Right?
Posted by Roger at 11:14 PM
Labels: crappy, San Diego, The Cheesecake Factory
6 comments:
DITTO!!!! I wouldn't even consider going unless I got a coupon for a big discount. Still... I don't see the point in waiting 1-2 hrs for something not so great when you can put your reservation in at a joint serving much more superb food.
- April 19, 2008 at 11:48 PM
- Roger said...
Yep! Seriously though, I have to hand it to them. Being able to generate such a large client base despite their shortcomings is pretty impressive.
- April 20, 2008 at 3:45 PM
- joanh said...
yeah.. i haven't been to Cheesecake in a long time. But it's huge portions and family/group friendly.. i wouldn't wait a long time for it, but some of their dishes are ok. although their cheesecake slices have gotten tiny and more expensive!
- August 28, 2008 at 5:50 PM
- Sarah Jane said...
Geez, tell us how you REALLY feel! Actually, I love TCF. We have 2 in the Pasadena area and I like them both pretty well. I've only ever disliked (very much so) one thing I ordered and that was The Navajo (sandwich). Blandola. Out of these 2 locations we have, the one at the Santa Anita Westfield Shopping Center is the best service-wise and wait-time-wise.
I DO hate the big ol' mound of whipped cream they put on the cake plates. Using whipped cream to garnish dessert isn't just a trick, it's also very dated and cheap looking.
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The 21-year-old building India's largest hotel network
By Kinjal Pandya-Wagh
Business reporter, BBC News
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One night, 18-year-old Ritesh Agarwal was locked out of his apartment in Delhi. It was an unfortunate minor incident that was to change his life.
Forced to check into a hotel he found himself in a situation he had already experienced several times while travelling in India.
"The receptionist was sleeping," he says.
"Sockets did not work in the room, mattresses were torn apart, the bathroom was leaking, and at the end they wouldn't let me pay by card."
"I felt if this was my problem, this had to be a problem for many travellers. Why can't India have a good standard of hotel rooms at a reasonable price?''
Four years later, at the age of 21, Mr Agarwal is now the founder and chief executive of Oyo Rooms - a network of 2,200 hotels operating in 100 cities across India - with monthly revenues of $3.5m (£2.3m) and 1,500 employees.
The firm works with unbranded hotels to improve their facilities and train staff, rebrands them with its own name, and from then on takes a percentage of the hotel's revenues.
The owner of the hotel benefits from a higher occupancy rate, thanks to Oyo's branding.
And as part of the business, Mr Agarwal has also developed an app, which guests can use to book rooms, get directions to the hotel, and once they have arrived, to use the hotels amenities, for example to order room service.
Tough journey
Despite such rapid growth, he says the early days were "extremely difficult".
"No one would believe that this could be a technology business in the future," he says.
But some people did believe in him. A similar idea - which eventually evolved into Oyo Rooms - won him a coveted Thiel Fellowship - a programme sponsored by PayPal co-creator and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel - which pays for 20 teenagers each year to stop studying and try to set up a business instead.
He used the funding from the fellowship to start the business.
The firm launched in June 2013 with just $900 (£586; €799) a month, working with one hotel in Gurgaon near Delhi.
"I used to be the manager, engineer, receptionist for this one hotel and also deliver stuff in hotel rooms," says Mr Agarwal. "At night I would write codes to develop our app and improve our website. But alongside this I was also building strong teams because I knew I wanted to scale this up. ''
But the only way he could persuade investors that it was a worthwhile idea was to show them just how bad some budget hotels in India were.
"I took our first investor to the hotel we had developed and the other hotels where there were many problems. He saw the conviction in us and felt good about investing in something which he saw could make a difference.'' recalls Mr Agarwal.
Now the business has grown, it has become much easier to attract investors, and the firm recently secured $100m from Japan's Softbank.
Nonetheless when Mr Agarwal started the company, lots of people told him he was crazy.
"But because it was crazy, it was doable. It's true: if you think crazy stuff that is when it becomes a lot more doable."
The journey from college dropout to business owner may appear smooth, but he says starting a business at 17 was not easy. Mr Agarwal says normal things like getting a bank account or hiring staff were more challenging. Plus some people saw his age as a chance to take advantage.
'"There were some people who took me for a ride to achieve their short term goals. But I also met some very good people and experiences with them far superseded all the other problems," he says.
Starting young
Mr Agarwal was always ambitious, even from a young age.
He grew up in Rayagada a small town in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, and started writing computer code at the age of eight.
"I used my brother's books, and it was the first time I saw stuff happening on the computer, because of the things I had done. That is when I first felt the excitement of creating stuff from scratch and it never stopped."
By the time Mr Agarwal was 13 he started helping people in his town design websites.
He also wrote a book on engineering colleges in India when he was 17 years old, aimed at helping students choose the right course and college in India.
Looking ahead
Now his ambition shows in his plans for the firm, which Mr Agarwal wants to expand overseas. He hopes to create the world's largest network of hotel rooms.
But he admits it won't be easy, saying recruiting the right people when it is growing so rapidly is tough.
Currently, his focus is on making improvements based on customer feedback, and he remains optimistic about expanding the company at home, saying India's increasing smartphone and internet penetration offers "huge potential".
For those keen to emulate his success, his advice - perhaps unsurprisingly - is to "start early".
"Start really fast and, if you fail, you will learn and the chances of success in the next venture will increase," he says.


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On several instances you may want to restore your iPhone X or iPhone 8 after a factory reset while setting up a new iPhone or simply try to fight a virus or malware attack that lead to deletion of your valuable iPhone data. To get your iPhone up and working again, you can now restore your iPhone X or iPhone 8 without iCloud backup or iCloud password. Don't worry if you do not have a data backup on iCloud or have forgotten your tricky iCloud password, you don't need them anymore.
Differences of Restoring iPhone X/8 without iCloud Backup and without iCloud Password
While they both sound similar, they are two completely different situations. In case of restoring iPhone X/8 without iCloud backup, you'll require a powerful tool to get back your iPhone data which was not backed up with iCloud (in some cases only limited data is backed up by iCloud). Whereas, in case of restoring iPhone X/8 without iCloud password, you will again require a powerful tool to restore your iPhone data simply because you've forgotten your iCloud password (your data is backed up with iCloud).
Part 1: Restore iPhone X/8 Data without iCloud Backup
In this section, we will tell you how to restore iPhone X/8 without iCloud.
Restore iPhone X/8 Data with iTunes
In case your data is not backed up with iCloud, you can restore iPhone X/8 data with iTunes. Follow these steps to restore iPhone X/8 iTunes instead of iCloud:
- Open the iTunes account using with you backed-up your iPhone X or iPhone 8 data.
- Connect your iPhone X/8 to your PC using a USB cable.
- Once iTunes opens, pick your device from the list of visible iOS devices.
- Click "Restore Backup".
- Based on relevance by date and size, pick the most relevant data.
- When the "Restore Backup" message box opens, click "Restore" and wait for restore time to get over. If prompted, enter the passcode for your encrypted backup.
- Do not remove your device after it restarts and wait for it to sync with your computer. You can disconnect the device once the sync task gets over.
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Having iTunes Backup
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Connect your iPhone X/8 to your PC using a USB cable.
Pick "Restore Full Backup" option and follow the steps displayed on the screen. In case of a full backup restore, the existing data and settings on your iPhone X/8 will be overwritten and the program will warn you about the same.
- Click "Next" to initiate the backup process.
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Having No Backup at Present
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If you do not have any backups, you can make one easily. In order to save time, you are allowed to only choose messages, WhatsApp messages or WeChat messages to backup. If you need a full backup, feel free to make a full backup. Here are the steps of backing up WeChat only.
- Go to "Back Up & Export from Device" in the left panel and choose "Back Up WeChat".
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What would happen if one day we woke up and realised how we measure impact wasn't working? In general the tourism industry has assessed and continues to measure tourism sustainability by an individual establishment's impact. One definition states "To improve sustainability, companies can…include sustainability management systems that enable an organization to identify, measure, monitor, and control its environmental, socio-cultural, and economic impacts.
A sustainability management system is part of the overall management system that includes organizational structure, activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing, and maintaining a sustainability policy. A sustainability management plan sets standards and procedures, responsibilities, performance criteria, resources, and work practices that protect the environmental, socio-cultural, and economic needs of a community, ecosystem, habitat, or protected natural area." [1]
Using Melaka as an example (by virtue that I'm currently based here), a town with a population of approximately 900,000 people, yet in 2016 had 12.4 million visitors with the majority being domestic tourists. There are just over 22,000 hotel rooms from around 500 hotels not including AirBnB rentals. However only one hotel, with 151 rooms, has any form of sustainable certification.
This scenario is not unusual for Malaysia or Asia or any other emerging market. This is despite there being over 200 different sustainable or eco-tourism certifications available. The jungle of labels and the lack of systematic reviews is a challenge, not only for the customers, but also for the industry itself, in terms of overall credibility, market values and actual environmental effects and impacts.[2]
'Sustainability' has focused on each individual establishment's environmental impact and endeavors to measure that through complex reporting systems either voluntary or via expensive accredited third parties. To try and make it more inclusive it has included 'community, ecosystem, habitat, or protected natural area' as part of the sustainability criteria.
A single quantitative measure of sustainability in tourism remains elusive, because of difficulties in: definition, what to include; accounting, comparing different impacts in commensurate terms; and analysis, tracking social and political mechanisms. Despite these uncertainties, it is clear that mainstream tourism, like other industry sectors and the human economy as a whole, is far from sustainable. Most tourism enterprises adopt only those practices that improve profits or public relations. [3]
Once again the question to ask is how can a Circular Tourism Standard (CTS) change anything? Let's say these 500 hotels embraced a CTS and if each room generates 1 kg of recyclable resources each week we will have 22,000kgs of recyclable resources recovered that currently goes to landfill or incineration. Just from one town. Just in one week. Remember nearly 16% of Malaysia's GDP comes from tourism.
Collectively that is a lot of impact. Individually many hotels, especially small establishments will not move towards any kind of sustainable environmental impact assessment program because it's too hard, too expensive and too much effort. A 5 room B&B with only 5kgs recycling resources per week will feel insignificant unless it has the potential to earn extra income from certification and be recognized by an online booking site as being a 'Recycling Hotel'. Even if all 500 hotels in Melaka were certified as sustainable – then what? Would that impact or influence the businesses that provide goods and services to these establishments?
We surveyed 100 tourists in Melaka, admittedly a minuscule number out of 12.4 million, and found that if there was no extra cost for being 'green' most people would prefer a hotel that, at the very least, participated in recyclable resource recovery. Respondents also felt that online booking sites should do more to highlight a hotel's sustainability credentials making it easier for travellers to make choices.
If putting out their recyclable resources is all an establishment can manage, with the housekeeping able to gain extra income from selling recyclable materials, then so be it. It's important to note that a CTS is not focused only on recyclable resource recovery we just need a starting point.
From this small beginning we can progress and create business models that may show hiring hotel linen (product-as-a-service) is cheaper then buying, then we may have a better chance of assessing and reducing the environmental impact of the half dozen linen hiring businesses than 500 hotels in a town. How about the circularity of electronic equipment, phones, white goods and food waste as part of an establishment's operations? The list goes on.
More importantly an IT system we have been working on would allow us to monitor and measure these elements in ways other sustainability standards cannot achieve. The fee to be accredited with a CTS can then be significantly reduced.
Of course we have not included rampant development that often has devastating environmental effects on places, and which can only be curtailed through civil society and willing governments. In its current form CTS is still weak and why we are interested to strengthen it via a collaborative process.
We are intending to integrate a trial CTS in with our Recyclable Resource Recovery pilot (Version #2) we are currently working on here in Melaka. Although Version #2 is still a few months off it's why we are seeking industry input.
Note: This article is written in response to constructive feedback received and posted on our website Keep Asia Beautiful 'Developing a Circular Tourism Standard'. Written by Ms Adrienna Zsakay, Executive-Director – Circular Economy Asia.
[1] Global Tourism: Achieving Sustainable Goals, 2011
[2] Hanne Haaland & Oystein AAs, 'Eco-Tourism Certification – Does it make a difference? A Comparison of Systems from Australia', Costa Rica and Sweden, Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Vol. 10, No 3, 375-385, 2010.
[3] Ralf Buckley, 'Sustainable Tourism: Research and Reality', Griffith University, Australia. Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 39. No. 2, 2012.
[4] Cartoon from Land Use & Environmental Impact Assessment
[5] Product-as-a-Service diagram from Renilde Becque


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Who am I
Entrepreneur since 2003, I'm also a Research Assistant and Adjunct Professor at UAM.
I'm also finishing a PhD in Social Psychology at UAM doing my thesis research about social entrepreneurship motivations.
I develop web and digital projects from Manzana Web.
Co-founder of social entrepreneurship Work for Social to boost Pro Bono practices.
Formerly I was Global Technology Lead at Impact Hub, which has more than 90 locations around the world and has the mission to help social innovators to generate a positive impact in the world.
I enjoy teaching about entrepreneurship and social innovation in workshops and courses at companies and Universities.
I have Master Degrees in Law and Business Administration by Universidad Carlos III of Madrid.
You can maybe find me around Impact Hub Madrid.
In the past I was active too:
Co-founder and assessor of entrelectores.com, social network about books with more than 60.000 registered users and 400.000 followers in Twitter.
Co-founder of Asociación de Emprendedores Culturales y Creativos de Madrid (AECUMAD).
Member of Executive Comission of Asociación de Jóvenes Empresarios de Madrid.
Co-founder of Accedalia, company dedicated to accesible web solutions.
Co-founder of X-Novo Legal & Web Solutions, company specialized in digital legal matters.
Honored with Joven Iniciativa Empresarial de la Comunidad de Madrid 2005.


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The phenomenon of tooth fusion arises through union of two normally separated tooth germs, and depending upon the stage of development of the teeth at the time of union, it may be either complete or incomplete. On some occasions, two independent pulp chambers and root canals can be seen. However, fusion can also be the union of a normal tooth bud to a supernumerary tooth germ. In these cases, the number of teeth is fewer if the anomalous tooth is counted as one tooth. In geminated teeth, division is usually incomplete and results in a large tooth crown that has a single root and a single canal. Both gemination and fusion are prevalent in primary dentition, with incisors being more affected.
Tooth gemination, in contrast to fusion, arises when two teeth develop from one tooth bud. When the anomalous tooth appears to be two separate teeth, it appears that the patient has an extra tooth, although they have a normal number of tooth roots.
Related abnormalities of the dentition
- Amelogenesis imperfecta
- Dentinogenesis imperfecta
- Hyperdontia - More than the average number of teeth
- Anodontia - Lack of tooth development
- Peirera AJ, Fidel RA, Fidel SR. Maxillary Lateral Incisor with Two Root Canals: Fusion or Gemination? Braz Dent J (2000) 11(2): 141-146.


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My education at UWM has given me so much. It has given me a solid foundation to build a career on, it has taught me the value of respecting diversity both in humans and the ideas humans bring to the world, and has given me the flexibility to pursue any road I desire to take. My time at UWM gave me connections to relationships that I utilize and treasure to this day. The College of Nursing has treated me like a family member and I value the professional relationships that have formed.
Staying connected to UWM, and in particular to the college of nursing has been easy. After receiving my undergraduate degree I continued on to get a graduate degree. Although the road was hard and I struggled the faculty and staff at the College of Nursing never gave up on me. They encouraged me, directed me and guided me to do the work that was necessary.
I will be forever grateful to the faculty and staff, they never gave up on me and it is for that reason I don't give up on the College of Nursing. Giving to the college either through my financial gifts or other needs of the college will always be a part of my plans. Someday I hope that I can give the same gift to a student that was given me over the years at UWM.


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Blacksburg Chinese School Board of DirectorsDirector Wang wrote:
BCS 2017 Fall Semester Opening Message
As a newly appointed member to the Board and on behalf of my colleagues, I am honored to give my warmest welcome to all the new and existing students and their parents of the Blacksburg Chinese School. Your involvement and support to BCS has made all our development and growth possible. Let's continue our collaborative work side by side to help our culture and language inherited and demonstrated. I truly and strongly believe that our efforts today will help us and our offspring stick to and expand our shared roots in addition to bring its contribution to present our Chinese community as a tightly connected group in front of our peers on the land where we live.


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Emma Crosby (Wayne Trace High School) of Payne, Ohio, recently attended the Ohio's Electric Cooperatives' Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., from June 14-20, representing Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative.
The Ohio's Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour is an annual weeklong youth leadership experience for high school sophomores and juniors from families served by electric cooperatives. On the trip, students visited the nation's capital and its many famous and historic sites, including Arlington National Cemetery and the Library of Congress. They also met members of Ohio's congressional delegation on Capitol Hill and learned about public service and the cooperative business model.
Crosby joined nearly 40 students from the state of Ohio – and more than 1,800 students from electric co-ops across the country – who participated in this year's Youth Tour.
Sites on this year's Youth Tour included the United States Capitol; the Vietnam and Korean War memorials; the Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Martin Luther King, Jr. memorials; the Smithsonian Museums of Natural History and American History; the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Center; and the Gettysburg battlefield.
Applications are accepted each year starting in December. Members can watch for details in the Ohio Cooperative Living magazine or call PPEC at 800-686-2357 for details.
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By Sharing IT Cost Data, State Farm Tech Leader Draws Closer to the Business
The insurance firm is using data analytics software to track IT costs across the enterprise
Some enterprise IT executives are starting to manage IT like a business, instead of a costly in-house service for business units, which means having common metrics to gauge the business value of different IT projects.
Some IT executives such as Ashley Pettit, senior vice president of enterprise technology at State Farm are using data analytics software to track IT costs across a company's enterprise network to better understand where spending is adding value, which projects to better advocate for, and where cuts can be made.
Ms. Pettit has been using data analytics software from an undisclosed vendor to track specific IT costs for the past two years in an effort dubbed technology business management.
The company has eliminated hundreds of duplicate software applications, reduced spending on storage for data that's rarely accessed, and reinvested money into emerging technology research projects including some related to robotics process automation and artificial intelligence, as a result of identifying specific IT costs and their return on investment.
Before, the costs weren't clearly understood in part because data about usage was housed in disparate systems. Pinning down specific IT costs helps the company make sure that money is being spent in the right ways, said Ms. Pettit, who reports to Duane Farrington, executive vice president for technology, digital and innovation at State Farm.
"It builds in a sense of accountability, so that we can ensure we're getting … value for those investments," she said. "If we're not, it's easier to see and identify so we can more quickly make a pivot or change."
Pinning down precise IT costs is not easy, said Chris Pick, founder of TBM Council, a nonprofit enterprise trade group which includes CIOs from Stanley Black & Decker, Cisco Systems and Aflac, among its more than 6,000 members.
The mass of IT systems, vendors and cloud environments that an average CIO has to juggle results in an "unmanageable level of complexity for the CIO with no way to tie all of these pieces together and draw strategic conclusions," Mr. Pick said.
Tracking IT costs and communicating how spending translates to returns can help lead to more actionable and valuable conversations about technology strategy, he said. In many cases, the ability to eliminate redundancy or rationalize spending leads to increased investments in emerging technology projects, he said.
Ms. Pettit, who joined TBM Council's board this year, has been tracking specific server, storage, labor, application and other IT costs for different business units for about two years using a software program from an undisclosed vendor. The aim is to give business units a more transparent view of their respective IT spend.
Now it's easier to see, for example, software applications that aren't used often but have a significant price tag, which can either be phased out or cut completely, Ms. Pettit said. It's also easier to identify how different business units are using data and the respective costs for storing that data.
Before, there was frustration among heads of different business units who thought IT projects simply cost too much or took too long to complete, she said. Tracking specific IT costs and explaining how they deliver or don't deliver value has helped change the conversation and build stronger relationships between IT and the business.
"It can be challenging to break through the emotional part of the dialogue. This gives us a data-driven, fact-based approach," she said.


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For those of you who may not be familiar with Steampunk costumes, they are created to represent the period of time when society was steam-powered. Most commonly you'll find them styled like the American West or Victorian England. They can take many shapes such as practical or fantastic and informal or formal, but most include a set of goggles that also help to incorporate other sci-fi origins, as well.
Many enthusiasts pride themselves on their exemplary steampunk costumes. This has helped to push the steampunk sub-culture into mainstream popularity. Coming up with your own steampunk costume idea can be overwhelming or expensive. However, if you try hard enough you can create a costume that is basic, but yet workable. Here are some ideas to help you along the way.
Steampunk Assassin
Sent in by Emily to our 2012 costume contest
Steampunk Jetpack
Via Steampunk Chronicle
Huntress of Steammonsters
via MADmoiselle Meli
Steampunk Wolf Huntress
Source: Cosplay.com
Steampunk Girls
Photo by Samuel Pinero
Gothic Steampunk
Photo by Marco Ribbe
Steampunk Princess Leia
Photo by Robert Armstrong
Steampunk Star Wars: Princess Leia, Boba Fett and Darth Vader
Source: Steampunk_Fashion
Steampunk Explorer Girl
via Brute Force Studios
Sent in by Daniel to our 2012 costume contest
Steampunk Couple
Photo by Stephen Giang, via Seattle Weekly
Steampunk Couple Costume
Photo by T.R Harrison
Steampunk Batman and Poison Ivy
via Rad Dad
Steampunk Explorers
via Kristen - LittleMissMetamorph
Steampunk Couple from Elf Fantasy Fair 2013
Photo by Eric/Qsimple
Steampunk Family
Photo by Frederik van der Zwaag
Steampunk Family Costume
Photo by Lagueuse
Steampunk Family Costume Idea
Photo by Shawn Carnes
Steampunk Ladies from Steampunk MCM Expo 2013
via Lady-Avalon
Steampunk Ghostbusters
Photo credit Erika Kyonlee
Photo by Edinson Miguel Quintero Vasquez
Steampunk Mechanical Doll Costume
Photo by OLIVESELKIE
Steampunk Mistress
Photo by Kristin Irons
Steampunk Pirate
Photo by Jenny Fox
Steampunk Officer
Photo by Frederik van der Zwaag
Abraham Lincoln, Steampunk Vampire Hunter
Sent in by Karen to our 2012 costume contest
Steampunk Kids Costumes
Costumes and Photo by CathGrace
Boys' Halloween Steampunk Costumes
via Not Blessed Mama
Steampunk Baby and Mom
via Brenda {SteamCircus.com}
Steampunk Kid
Photo by Andrew Siguenza
Cute Steampunk Girl
via ChiIL Mama
Complete costumes can be created for usually anywhere between $125 and $700. This number will greatly vary depending on the kinds of clothes you already own. For example, if a man owns a morning suit, that may leave him with only a monocle, pocket watch, and top hat to purchase.
When deciding the budget for this type of costume, it's important to be aware that between half and three-quarters of that budget will be spent on the large costume piece like the suit, corset, or dress. Just keep in mind that your entire costume doesn't have to be over-the-top, but make sure at least one large piece of the costume is discernible as Victorian or steampunk.
One thing you can do is locate inexpensive costume pieces at retail and thrift stores alike. Just remember to keep aesthetics in mind. Some examples of great pieces you may find are:
In the end, simple costumes are just as respected as the more elaborate ones. As you gain more experience creating costumes you will find great new ways to make them more unique, while still reflecting your intended purpose.
See also: How to Make a Steampunk Costume


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Do you spend your weekday mornings in a rush, grabbing something to eat while you quickly get yourself ready for another day? Do you often find yourself multitasking, sipping a cup of coffee at the computer, or devouring a drive-through breakfast burrito at a red light? The Clubhouse understands that hard-working people like you may think a luxurious breakfast can feel like an elusive dream.
We know that after sleeping in on your precious weekend, you may find that many restaurants have stopped serving breakfast. Though you're hungry for breakfast at 10:30 or 11:00 am, most places are gearing up for lunch. What you're craving are hot fluffy waffles covered in syrup with a side of eggs and bacon. What your body wants is a slow and luxurious start to the day where all your brunch dreams can finally come true. What you need is The Clubhouse's Sunday Brunch.
The Quest for the Best Sunday Brunch
What does the best Sunday brunch have that other meals don't? Variety and quality. You can certainly go somewhere that "does it all" but does nothing well. You can fill your plate with their offerings only to pick at mediocre items that you don't end up finishing. However, we believe that eating out shouldn't just be about filling your stomach. It should feed your soul with good experiences.
Sub-par brunches offer "fresh frozen" pancakes and waffles, packaged yogurt, and lukewarm eggs. Eating at these places may fill you up, but the joy that comes from a quality meal isn't likely to follow. It's worth it to dine at The Clubhouse for a brunch experience that's a cut above the others.
A Flavor for Every Palate in the Right Atmosphere
The best Sunday brunch will suit the tastes of everyone in your party. At our seafood and raw bar, you'll find oysters on the half shell and sweet crab legs. Your vegan and vegetarian friends will delight in the fresh seasonal fruit and salad bar, while anyone with a sweet tooth will certainly make a stop at the chocolate fountain. You can get a chef-inspired spread that has everything you could possibly want—and it's all done to perfection. We're talking about great coffee, freshly cut meats, omelets made to order, hot pancakes, fresh pasta, light pastries and tarts, and hand-crafted cocktails to make your early afternoon even better.
The cool, modern interiors of our restaurants set the stage for a relaxing meal. The exquisitely folded napkins and pressed tablecloths are waiting for you to savor this multi-coursed buffet at your leisure. So sit back, catch up with those you care about, and take pleasure in the slowness of a Sunday morning.
Enjoy the Best Sunday Brunch at The Clubhouse
Our Brunch is well-known for its quality, so it's best to secure your table through making a reservation. Come experience an outstanding first meal that will make up for all your rushed weekday mornings.


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I am one for never enjoying to wear any kind of makeup but as I entered my late high school years into early 20's, I have definitely found a fascination. From checking different makeup tutorials and basic skin care, I have finally found my holy grail everyday products. Some of the things here I have had for months (brushes, Rimmel Bronzer) while others I have purchased within the last week and immediately fell in love.
Brushes: I purchased these a while ago. It was a set of 15 of the most basic brushes to start when playing around with makeup. Most are Mac while the smaller ones are from Sephora as a portable version.
I had bought a pack of sample mascara and this was one in the sample pack. I immediately fell in love. The sample pack I purchased from Sephora allowed me one full-size tube of mascara and I had to get my hands on this Tarte. Not only is it jet black, but as well as non-clumpy and separates each of my lashes. (BTW not a fan of waterproof mascaras)
Definitely, one of my most recent purchases and I fell in love. I have been going crazy for a primer that not only hides pores but reduces redness. This Maybelline has done just the trick.
The amazing things I have heard of this product and I just had to try it. Makes my skin so flawless and pockets happy. I apply with my pink beauty blender sponge. The shade is w4.
Translucent powder:
And if you have never tried this, you are missing out completely. This has amazed me in reducing the shininess of my fave after appling concealer. This is that power women would go and say "well excuse me, I'm going to powder my nose". Not only does this reduce shine, it helps on other things. I apply to my eyelashes before my mascara to lengthen them, and even a bit on a oil spot in a shirt can lift up the oil quickly. I bought the pressed powder to try for the first time but I think loose powder would make it easier to apply.
For some reason, I ended up with two and my top favorites. My Rimmel bronzer I use on a daily basis and my Bare Minerals I use for special occasions. Rimmel is more soft and not as strong with a light touch of shimmer. As for the Bare Minerals is bold and strong achieving color with one stroke of a brush.
Nude/Mauve Lips:
The hunt was on for these great colors and I feel like these were simply perfect with my skin tone. Both costing $13.00 at Ricky's. (Yes I know what a steal!!). I felt as if I scored a goal with these, and the colors are perfect. Palladio is more moist and matte while the NYX (in tiramisue) is glossy and silky.
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Youve likely heard good things about the option of getting a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) to fund the house projects you want to do. There are reasons its such a good option to attain funding.
The Rate
HELOCs are one of the lowest interest rates you can get. While not typically as low as a 30-year mortgage rate, they are many times as low as the prime rate or lower. These rates are still as low as they have EVER been, so its a great time to take advantage of it.
The Payment
Because of the low rate, the payment can be low as well. Many banks have a flexible policy around how your HELOC will be paid back.
Repeating Line of Credit
HELOCs are typically a line of credit where you have a limit and can draw from it, pay it back, draw again, and so on. In addition, you may not have to take the entire amount at once. You can draw as much or as little as you want, at any time. Its like a credit card for your home projects and many people love that option.
Tax Deductible Interest
You may qualify to have your interest from a HELOC be tax deductible. That has been a benefit for many years over other types of funding.
Keep in mind that its an additional payment along with your mortgage, but there arent many funding options with so many perks as using a home equity line of credit to remodel your kitchen.
Our designers at Central Cabinetry can help you understand how to have the best kitchen, and the best ways to fund it as well. Contact one of our experts here to get started.
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Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week 'leftovers.' Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn't worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?
That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!
Hi Everyone!!!! Not sure if anyone noticed I was gone for a few days, but if you did, I'm back lol.
Hubby and I took a road trip to PA to visit our youngest son, Mark and his gf, Jess. Mark knows that hubby loves Pink Floyd and there was a sold out concert for all 3 performances, but, he managed to get tickets at a decent price, so we drove down on Thursday. It was our 1st time to visit him since he moved there, couldn't go sooner because of my surgeries, so we were excited to go. The 5 hour drive was a bit rough on my back but I passed the time reading and finished a book (now need to write the review). I thought that I would, at least, check my emails and blog, but we didn't even take our laptops out of the trunk. That's not to say that I didn't have blog withdrawals lol.
Thursday night the kids picked us up at the hotel and we went to supper. Jess dropped off the boys at the concert (Jess and I aren't fans of Pink Floyd) and then dropped me back at the hotel. I, was unable to do much else that day because of the discomfort, and we knew that Friday was going to be a long day.
Friday we drove to where Mark and Jess live, and loved it!!!! The complex is huge and its like a resort with everything they have access to. An indoor pool, gym, restaurant, daily activities, huge outdoor pool, etc., etc. They then took us on a tour of Philly, to see many of the historical sites. And of course, we had to see the stairs at the Museum, where Rocky Balboa ran to the top. Hubby said that he was going to run those stairs with no problem, UNTIL he saw them. So instead Mark took a picture of him in front of the statue. Friday night we went to dinner at another historical restaurant that was built around 1850. It was quaint, had a small seating capacity, the fireplace was lit, and the food was delicious. Jess' mom made the arrangements and the 6 of us, the kids and Jess' parents had a wonderful evening.
And yesterday, back on the road to come home.
So since I never even took out the laptop, and have so much to catch up on, and it is Slapdash Sunday, My question and topic today is:
9 Responses to "Slapdash Sunday Topic: I'm Back….What's New?"
I did notice that it was awful quiet from your neck of the woods. Glad you had a nice trip! I reviewed a few books while you were gone and joined up for a couple of holiday read-a-thons with a charity-based component–donating toys or money based on participation (and based on number of pages read for one of them). I thought that a great idea for the holidays!
Glad you're back!
Sounds like u had a great trip, apart from the actual journey!
I have suddenly hit a reading block.
The reason being the last book I read. I am still in love with it and not ready to move on!
I have reviewed it on my blog – 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff.
enjoy ur week!
So glad you had a great time! Love to visit our historic cities! My back has been giving me trouble since Friday, so I haven't done much this weekend but baby it.
Hi Bev:
You are right and I know it…my mouth and fingers are always going. I even ramble in comments lol. You should see me in real life!!!!
Matter of fact, I thought about you while we were away. The concierge at the hotel was reading Jane Austen and my 1st thought was Bev, we started, or I should say, I started, talking with her about the book, different genres, about the book blogging neighborhood, etc etc (see..told you…my mouth is always going lol). Told hubby I was just going to the front desk to grab something and would be right back. He came looking for me because I was gone for quite a while and he thought something had happened to me lol. What a great idea of the holiday read-a-thons and what a generous heart you have to donate. GL! TTYS (I'm sure)
Thank you for letting me know…will stop by and definitely read the review. Sounds to me that my personal tbr just gained another one.
Next time we visit…we are flying!!!
It was our first time there and we saw so much in the little time we stayed. We are planning to go again and hopefully see more. The skyline was beatiful at night. Driving in the city, however, was a nightmare.
Get off your feet and pamper yourself. Having back pain is not fun!!
I didn't know you were away until just now. I haven't been on the computer much until this morning when I did my One Shoot Poetry photo prompt. But, that is on my other blog, http://annsquotesandthings.blogspot.com
So nothing interesting going on here. I did have some friends come by for lunch today, but the was nothing fancy, pizza, salad, fruit, iced sweet tea, or water. This evening I watched "You Got Mail" I usually watch that movie once a year, it is my favorite. And now I going to read for a while and go to bed.
It sounds like you have had a lot of fun with Mark and Jess. I'm glad you were able to take the trip : )
I must apologize because i too have been absent so i didn't get a chance to miss you.
I'm so glad you had fun! It sounds like a terrific trip. It's great to know that your son's life is going so very well.
Nothing much going on. Glad the weekend is over!!


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September is the "Other New Year", when the slower-paced summer comes to an end, and a new busier season starts to ramp up. In a way it's another fresh start, with all new opportunities to be better neighbors in our communities and the world. Here are five ways to be a good neighbor this month.
1. Support Kids With Cancer: In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, get educated about what children and teens diagnosed with cancer and their families experience, and find out how you can help. According to The Truth 365, a volunteer organization that created a documentary and social media campaign to educate the public about pediatric cancer, more than 13,500 youth under the age of 20 are diagnosed with cancer each year. Of those, approximately 2,500 succumb to their cancer; the average age of a child who dies from cancer is 8. Most causes of pediatric cancer remain a mystery, and there is no known way to prevent it. Find out more by visiting The Truth 365. While there you can sign a petition demanding more funding for pediatric cancer research, or even donate money toward research. Or, check out and donate to Alex's Lemonade Stand, which also supports childhood cancer research. Another great way to stay on top of the issue and show support for Jacob Goeders, a Bay Area boy known as "The Leukemia Slayer", and his family, is by "liking" his Facebook page. The family is posting items about childhood cancer all month.
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Your Pets will love these Nutritious Flightless Fruit Flies!
About Our Flightless Fruit Fly Cultures
Our fruit flies are Wingless or Flightless
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Drosophila melanogaster
and Flightless
Drosophila hydei. D. melanogaster
is approximately 1/16 inch.
D. hydei
is approximately 1/8 inch.
The Fruit Fly shipment will arrive with the flies separated from the culture(s). One container will include the fruit flies (over 100 for each culture ordered) and a small amount of food. The other 32oz container(s) -one for each culture ordered- will contain the feeding medium and perching mesh. Upon arrival, pour the flies into the 32oz feeding medium container(s) where they will live and reproduce throughout the life of the culture. This shipping method ensures that the flies will arrive alive and won't drown in the feeding medium during cases of rough handling by the USPS.
Depending on temperature, it takes about 7 days for the D. melanogaster and 14 days for the D. hydei to begin producing hundreds upon hundreds of flies for up to a month.
Live feeders such as these Flightless Fruit Flies make an excellent addition to the diet of most varieties of fresh and saltwater aquarium fish. They are also superb for all types of Birds, Reptiles & Amphibians and even Carnivorous Plants.
These nutritious Fruit Flies are high in protein and provide essential "alive" amino acids that will ensure the best possible health for your fish and pets.
32oz Culture Contains all the Feeding Medium the Fruit Flies Need to Propagate and Grow for a Month.
Culture is Self-Propagating and Maintenance Free.
Rapid Life-Cycle Means a Constant Supply of Food for your Animals.
One Self-Contained Fruit Fly Culture will Produce Hundreds and Hundreds of Fruit Flies for a Month.
Excellent Live Feeder for most Fish, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Insects and all types of Small/Newborn Animals.
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Why You Should Feed Your Pet Fruit Flies:
One fruit fly culture will produce many hundreds
and hundreds of fruit flies for a month.
Outstanding food source for your pet:
Fruit flies are nutritious, high in protein and low in fat.
Fruit flies provide for a well-rounded diet because they provide essential variety.
Just the Right Size for Small or Newborn Lizards and many Spiders, Scorpions, Amphibians, Fish and Birds:
These fruit flies are 1/16'' (
) and 1/8'' (
) - small enough to feed to baby reptiles and amphibians. Previously, pinhead crickets were one of the only alternatives
to feed newborn and small animals.
More About Our Fruit Flies
The Fruit Fly Shop offers flightless or wingless fruit flies that are high in protein and an excellent feeder for a huge variety of small and baby animals, including fish, reptiles, birds, spiders, mantis and amphibians. They are very useful and healthy as feeders for aquarium fish, which are particularly attracted by the fluttering flies. Surface feeding live bearers and bettas eat the flies voraciously.
Wingless Flightless Fruit Fly
These flies are genetically bred to be flightless, so you don't need to worry about escaped flies buzzing around your head. They are completely harmless. And, these fruit flies are USDA approved. The Fruit Fly Shop supplies extra-large 32 oz. cultures. Don't confuse these with the over-priced tiny vials commonly found elsewhere. Our fruit fly cultures contain twice as much medium, which means you'll get twice as many flies. These quality cultures generate thousands of Fruit Flies.
Culture Care
Larvae will continually pupate from eggs laid by the adults in the culture. It is important to maintain a reproductive population in the culture. Keep around 50 or more flies in the culture at all times so you'll be ensured a continuous production. These adult fruit flies will be busy laying more eggs in the fruit fly culture and ensuring that you will have a successful supply of flies. At the same time, don't allow too many to develop. A large number will rapidly consume the feeding medium, and dead flies will pollute the substrate.
Feed the fruit flies to your animals regularly. It is best to keep the fruit fly culture at room temperature (around 70-75° F). The higher the temperature, the higher the bacterial growth in your fruit fly culture, which shouldn't be a problem at normal temperatures. But, you may want to raise or lower the temperature
to control the lifespan of your culture.
Fruit Fly Culture
D. melanogaster
Controlling the Lifespan of Your Fruit Fly Culture
By controlling temperature, it's possible to control the rate of reproduction. Optimum reproductive rate occurs at temperatures of approximately 80° F. At around 60° F, reproductive rate slows, thus allowing longer feeding time and longer use from a single culture. Obviously, the more flies you use, the higher you will want the reproductive rate to be.
Feeding to Your Pets
When it's feeding time for your pets, tap the container lightly against the counter before taking the lid off. This will cause the flies to fall to the bottom of the container so they won't escape. As long as you continue to tap the container, the flies won't be able to escape. Simply remove the lid and tap the container over your animal's home until the desired number of fruit flies fall out.
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