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The KOH (potassium hydroxide) preparation is used to find out
whether a fungal infection is present on the skin.
A sample of skin is taken by lightly scraping the infected
The skin sample is placed on a slide with KOH solution and the solvent DMSO. This solution slowly dissolves the skin cells but not the fungus cells.
The fungus cells can then be seen with a microscope. Color stains may be used
so that the fungus is easier to see.
If you have patches of skin that are itchy, red, or scaly with
bumps that look like blisters on the edges, a KOH test may be done to find out whether you
have a fungal infection of the skin.
Findings of a KOH test may include the following:
No fungi are present in the skin samples.
Fungi are present in the skin samples.
A doctor may be able to know if you have a
fungal infection by the appearance of the rash and may not need to do a KOH
If the KOH preparation shows that you do not have a
fungal infection, other tests may be done to figure out the cause of
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orbistechnology necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 321 diseños de 98 diseñadores freelance.
Orbis Technology, Inc.
Orbis Technology has been in business since 2001. We have grown by word-of-mouth only, and we don't take every referral. We work exclusively with clients and businesses that are obsessive about their work and their customers. We're not just passionate - we're truly obsessed with ensuring networks are reliable, redundant, and secure. We encrypt everything. We trust no one. We serve as a virtual technology "membrane" for our clients' business information - ensuring we gather as much information as we can, mine it for meaningful knowledge, and protect it like the gold mine it is.
Our clients are largely professional service firms: banking, insurance, healthcare, legal, finance, accounting. We have some large industrial manufacturing and heavy production clients that have patented processes and secret methods for accomplishing their work.
Our goal is to begin actively marketing in the Midwest. Our footprint serves Chicago to Omaha, and St. Paul to St. Louis. We're headquartered where I-80 crosses the Mississippi River (google it).
Our primary customers are privately owned businesses with more than $5M in annual revenue.
The words "noble simplicity" succinctly describe our team's vision for our company's image. We firmly believe that perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
We need a logo which comfortably renders in color (we do not have a corporate color at this time) or black-and-white. It will be used on business cards, letterhead, our website, company shirts, schwag, email sigs - effectively all correspondance. We'll want the logo to be comfortable scaling to banner size, all the way down to thumbnails (think the icon next to a browser URL).
Orbis is Latin for "circle" or "orbit" - the name connoting completeness of service (full circle consulting), a sense of unity, harmony, "wholeness" - and the "orbital" reference suggesting wisdom and a sense of astrological awe and mystery.
We have no formal mandates on color or any pre-conceived designs. We are leaving the creativity to you, the artist / visionary / design sage. We only emphasize the mandate of simplicity, and the zen-like quality that our team possesses: calm, vigilant, wise, yet full of wonder.
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New Car Review
2014 Kia Forte vs. 2014 Mazda3: Which Is Better?
If you're looking for an excellent compact car, both the 2014 Kia Forte and the 2014 Mazda3 should be on your shopping list. Not only are both cars newly redesigned, but each one is among the best compact car choices, offering strong fuel economy, good equipment and competitive pricing. So which is better? We're here to help you decide.
2014 Kia Forte Changes
The compact Kia Forte is completely redesigned for the 2014 model year. Offered as a sedan, a 5-door hatchback (the Forte5) or a 2-door coupe (the Forte Koup), the Forte boasts totally new looks inside and out, along with new engines and a wide range of new equipment.
2014 Mazda3 Changes
Like the Forte, the Mazda3 is fully redesigned for the 2014 model year. It's offered as a sedan or a 5-door hatchback, and it boasts a series of major updates ranging from more efficient engines and new features to new styling and a handsome new interior.
Although it can be hard to predict reliability for newly redesigned cars like the latest Kia Forte and Mazda3, J.D. Power takes a swing at it. Based largely on data from previous models, J.D. Power gives all cars a "power circle" rating that consists of a score from one to five, with five being the best.
When it comes to the Forte, J.D. Power awards a 3-out-of-5 power circle rating, which indicates average performance. Shoppers especially focused on reliability will therefore be more interested in the Mazda3, which earned a 4-out-of-5 rating. However, it's important to remember that these numbers are just estimates, which means real-world reliability may vary.
In terms of warranty length, the Mazda3 offers fairly typical coverage. The compact car's bumper-to-bumper warranty lasts for three years or 36,000 miles, while the powertrain warranty is good for five years or 60,000 miles. Meanwhile, the Kia Forte offers the best warranty in the business, boasting five years or 60,000 miles of bumper-to-bumper coverage and an impressive 10 years or 100,000 miles of powertrain coverage.
As a result, we think reliability is a dead heat. Yes, it's likely that the Mazda3 will be more reliable than the Kia Forte, but the Forte's longer warranty means repair work will be free for years after the Mazda's warranty has expired.
Fuel Economy
For many shoppers interested in a compact car, fuel economy is among the most important items to consider. If that sounds like you, you'll probably prefer the Mazda3 to the Kia Forte.
Both models offer a similar setup: a base engine for frugal drivers and an optional powerplant for shoppers interested in a little more muscle. The Forte, however, goes a little further, with one extra upgradable engine for shoppers especially interested in performance.
Mazda3 models equipped with the base engine -- a 155-horsepower 2.0-liter 4-cylinder -- get 30 miles per gallon in the city and 41 mpg on the highway with an automatic, and roughly the same figures with a manual. That's much better than base-level Forte models, which return 25 mpg city/36 mpg hwy with the car's standard 148-hp 1.8-liter 4-cylinder mated to either the manual or automatic transmission.
For drivers interested in more muscle, the Forte EX's 173-hp 2.0-liter 4-cylinder is a strong engine, and it returns a commendable 24 mpg city/36 mpg hwy. Drivers who upgrade to the Mazda3's 184-hp 2.5-liter 4-cylinder can get 28 mpg city/39 mpg hwy, which are far better numbers even with the extra power.
While the 2.5-liter 4-cylinder tops the Mazda3's range, the Forte offers an even more powerful engine in SX models. It's a 201-hp 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder, and in the Koup it returns 22 mpg city/29 mpg hwy with the 6-speed manual, and an extra mpg more on the highway if you choose the automatic transmission. In the hatchback, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suggests 21 mpg city/29 mpg hwy regardless of your transmission choice.
Based on EPA numbers, there's a clear winner here when it comes to gas mileage: the 2014 Mazda3.
In government crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), both 2014 Mazda3 body styles achieved a perfect 5-star overall rating. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the Forte. While NHTSA has not yet tested the 2-door Forte Koup, both sedan and hatchback models earned only four stars overall in the agency's crash tests.
Further crash-testing from the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) delivered similar results. While the Mazda3 earned a Top Safety Pick rating from the group, the Forte fell short due to its Poor score on IIHS's new small front-overlap crash test. Admittedly, many small cars have had difficulties with this test, though the Mazda3 wasn't among them.
When it comes to safety equipment, the Mazda3 is miles ahead of the Forte. That's not to say that the Forte is missing any features, as it comes standard with anti-lock brakes, traction and stability control, front-side airbags and side-curtain airbags. But the Mazda3 also offers luxury-car-like optional safety features on top of those items, ranging from a lane-departure warning system and rear cross-traffic alert to a blind spot monitoring system, adaptive cruise control and even an automatic braking system that can stop the car in the event of an impending crash.
As a result, the Mazda3 is the clear winner when it comes to safety.
As you may have guessed from the Mazda3's long list of available safety features, the small Mazda is far more tech-friendly than the small Kia.
Safety features are one reason. We rarely see features like a blind spot monitoring system on cars in this segment, let alone options such as adaptive cruise control, automatic braking and rear cross-traffic alert. The Forte doesn't have any of these items, even on the options list.
But it's not just safety where the Mazda3 stands out. Upscale models include an i-ELOOP regenerative braking system that boosts gas mileage. There's an available head-up display. There are bi-xenon headlights and convenience features, such as automatic wipers and automatic high-beam control, which dims your lights when another car is approaching on a dark road.
All of this isn't to say that the Forte has trouble competing when it comes to technology. On the contrary, the compact Kia offers more stuff than nearly any other vehicle in its class, boasting available ventilated seats, a heated steering wheel, a navigation system, LED taillights and the brand's excellent UVO infotainment system. In fact, few other cars can compete with the Kia when it comes to equipment and technology, but the Mazda3 is one of those cars. And that's why the Mazda3 is our choice for shoppers who love gadgets.
Although the Mazda3 leads in most of the above categories, it's a bit more difficult to assess which car is the better value. The Forte's base price is around $1,000 less than the Mazda3's, and while the Kia's safety record, fuel economy numbers and technology might not be quite as impressive as the Mazda's, the Forte still stacks up well when compared to other cars in its class.
If you're solely interested in features for the money, the Kia Forte is almost certainly a better value than the Mazda3. Despite a lower starting price, the base-level Forte LX features more equipment, including a split folding rear seat, two extra stereo speakers, satellite radio and Bluetooth.
It's the same story as you continue up the line. While a Forte EX automatic costs exactly the same amount as a Mazda3 i Sport automatic, the Forte holds a long list of items over the Mazda, including a leather-wrapped steering wheel, alloy wheels, a backup camera and the brand's infotainment system. Drivers looking to add options to the Forte can also get a few features not available on the Mazda3, including heated rear seats and a heated steering wheel.
If you're more interested in safety or fuel economy than equipment -- or if you're looking for a high-end Mazda3 with all the gadgets -- you'll probably think the Mazda is the better value. It's the same situation if you prefer driving experience above all else, as the Mazda3 is undoubtedly the class leader in sporty driving feel.
AutoTrader's Advice
There's no doubt that the 2014 Mazda3 and the 2014 Kia Forte are two of the best cars in the compact-vehicle world. The Mazda3 boasts luxurious technology, endless safety and convenience features and top-notch safety and fuel economy numbers. The Forte offers an excellent value, a lot of equipment, handsome styling and an impressive warranty. But for our money, it's the Mazda3 every time.
The fact is simple: The Mazda3 is the best compact car on the market. Sure, the base model is a little more expensive than the base-level Forte, but the Mazda compensates for that price jump with far superior fuel economy, an excellent interior and a better safety record. Move up through the Mazda3 trim levels and you'll also find some unique features that no other compact car can offer. Best of all, the Mazda3 is rewarding to drive, and that means you can have fun on the road while you're enjoying all the other benefits of your excellent new car. No, the Forte isn't bad, but the Mazda3 is great.


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Two American investors have increased their interest in cloud accounting software provider Xero by a total of $82 million, of which $60 million is newly issued capital and $22 million is to purchase of shares from its three largest shareholders.
The $22 million is split three ways between director Craig Winkler, chief executive Rod Drury, and co-founder Hamish Edwards, who will receive around $15 million, $5 million, and $2 million respectively for the sale of portions of their holdings at the transaction price of $6 a share.
At the same time, Peter Thiel-backed Valar Ventures of San Francisco will raise its holding in Xero to 7.0 percent from 3.9 percent, and Massachusetts-based Matrix Capital Management's stake will rise to 9.8 percent from 1.8 percent.
Winkler's interest in the fast-growing accounting software developer, which has global ambitions, falls to 15.7 percent from 19.5 percent, Drury goes to 18.5 percent from a 21 percent holding, and Edward's shareholding reduces to 4.9 percent from 5.7 percent.
"The board's decision to increase funding follows the announcement on Nov. 14 that Xero will accelerate its investment in the business to take advantage of market conditions," directors said in a statement to the NZX.
The company is loss-making at present, judging it better to invest in accelerated growth to capture market share in the massive, emerging global market for online, cloud-based business systems.
It reported $38.7 million in monthly revenues in November, up from $18 million a year earlier, a $7.7 million loss for the half year to Sept. 30, and an increased loss for the full year. It had $30.6 million cash in hand at Sept. 30.
A total of 10 million new shares have been issued at $6 a share, representing the 20-day volume-weighted average price at the time the transaction was negotiated. Xero shares rose 1.7 percent to $6.55 immediately after the announcement.
The purchase of existing shares was made in order to minimise dilution to existing shareholders, Xero's NZX statement said.
"We believe Xero is the global market leader in cloud-based small business accounting software," said David E Goel, managing member of Matrix Capital. "The future is in the cloud, Xero is there, and we want to be there."
Valar's Andrew McCormack said the investment firm, backed by Paypal co-founder and billionaire Peter Thiel, was confident that "Xero has a very long runway."
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HK GOLFER - So Much More Than Simply Hong Kong Golf
Golf in Asia is on the move and HK Golfer is the magazine to keep pace with it all.
The most-widely circulated English language golf publication in Greater China, HK Golfer offers its readers the ultimate in golf and lifestyle editorial. Encompassing news and reviews on a regional and international level, plus features on an array of entertaining and thought-provoking subjects, HK Golfer is the official publication of the Hong Kong Golf Association and the magazine of choice for golfers everywhere.
The birthplace of China golf - and the home city of HK Golfer - the former British colony may not be considered a true Asian golfing destination; rightly or wrongly, golf in Hong Kong has long been considered a sport for the chosen few. Nevertheless, the game is opening up and HK Golfer covers every possible aspect. Golf in Hong Kong has never looked this good.
From Beijing to Hainan, Shanghai to Chengdu, nowhere in the golfing world is advancing more quickly than China, which is why HK Golfer regularly focuses on the growth and development of the game in the Middle Kingdom.
Each issue, HK Golfer runs interviews and profile pieces with the world's best golfers. From Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods to Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy, readers are given an inside look into the lives of the greats.
With regular travel features and updates from all four corners of the world, HK Golfer's Global Golf chapter takes readers on a tour of the most exclusive and divine destinations
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Enjoy this long weekend at apple country of Thanedar. Thanedar (ahead of Shimla) is a lovely little hamlet where Mr. Stokes brought first apple sapling into India from Philadelphia. Today, it is a town full of cherry trees and apple orchards. We spend 4 fun filled days of exploring the orchards and forests and of leisurely walks, lazy evenings and sumptuous food and beautiful mountains views.
forest walk (2 hrs) and apple trail walk (2 hrs)- We go for a hike in Saroga forest before breakfast and take a walk around the orchard of Thanedar after breakfast.
Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Evening around a bonfire.
Saroga forest- This is one of the more popular walks with people who stay with us in our
Thanedar Retreat. The trail through the forest introduces you to the rich flora of the inner Himalayas. The forest is full of Blue pine, Silver Spur, Christmas tree,
Spruce, Oaks, Rhododendron and Taxus Himalayana (the tree from which Taxol is derived and used for curing cancer).
Apple Trail- A walk around the town with
Mr. Prakash Thakur who explains all about apple harvest. You might be able to pluck apples and also see the process of grading, packing.
Hatu peak
hike- 3-4 hrs hike and 45 mts drive- a good hike after breakfast with packed lunch at the top. Afternoon at leisure. Evening around a bonfire with
Hatu peak- The 3136 mt high Hatu Peak offers a panoramic view of the Pir Panjal and the Dhauladhar ranges of Himalayas. There are two ways of
reaching the peak. The easier option is to drive towards Narkanda for 14 km and from there one can either drive or walk up the winding road through dense alpine forest
for another 6 km. The conventional and more adventurous way of reaching the top is to drive to Sidhpur; 10 km from the Banjara Retreat and then climb up through the
Conifer and Oak forests. The climb to the peak with a small break for a packed lunch, generally takes about 3 hours. The forest around Hatu is famous for its flora and
fauna/ Avi-fauna. One can see Silver fir, Birch, Oaks, Himalayan Cedar, Himalayan Yew, Rhododendron, herbs and wild flowers. It is also rich in wildlife and if you are
lucky you may see Leopards, Black Bear, Jungle Cats, Himalayan Weasel, Flaying Squirrel, Himalayan Pheasants like Monal- state bird of Himachal, Red Jungle Fowl, Magpie
Robin, Laughing Thrush, Minivets and Whistling Thrush to name a few. The Hatu Mata Temple, located on the ridge of the top, is very popular with the locals during the
local melas in September and October.
and walk to St. Mary's church- 2-3 hrs in the morning and 1 hr walk late in the afternoon. Freshen up and join the locals for Himachali dance. Evening around a bonfire.
Night stay in Banjara Orchard Retreat
About St. Mary's church While in the Apple country in Shimla Hills that is dominated by the Hindu community, the
sight of a slightly built church in the neighbourhood of our retreat in Thanedar comes as quite a surprise. How the Church came about has an interesting history. In the
year 1815, the rulers of this region invited the Britishers to fight the mighty Nepalese General Amar Singh Thapa who had annexed large parts of the Western Himalayas.
The Britishers came and killed the General and captured his Gorkha soldiers. In lieu of services rendered, a large tract of land was gifted to them by the rulers of
Kotgarh. A British garrison was established at Kotgarh in 1843, which was their last outpost beyond Shimla. In 1872, a pretty little wood and stone church was built,
which today is the only living monument of that bygone era. An hour's walk to the church from the Retreat takes you through a typical Himachali village, apple orchards
and conifer forests. On the way, one comes across the cave where once Samuel Stokes lived as a hermit. Rudyard Kipling once called Kotgarh 'The Mistress of the Northen
Hills'. One of his stories-Lispeth- from the book 'Plain Tales from the Hills', is based on this church. The great Christian Sadhu missionary Sundar Singh was
associated with this church for a long time. It was at Kotgarh that he had his first mystical experience which he mentions in his book 'Spiritual World'.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Ice Cubes
As a kid I loved Ice Cubes. They're little squares of hazelnut mockolate. Their unique selling proposition included the fact that they were individual pieces that sold for 10 cents a piece and had a wild, cool feeling on the tongue when they melted instantly.
I remember buying them at the student union on the Kent State University campus when I was a kid waiting for my mother to be done with classes or my father to be done with work. (I usually panhandled to get the money to buy them, I was pretty shameless in the lengths I would go to get my fix.) Later when I was in college on my own I would use my meal points at the Jolly Giant Commons to buy these by the tub.
The little candies have been around since the mid-thirties, made in Germany by a small company called Nappo and sold by Albert's in the States. They're similar to the Caffarel Gianduia, except for the fact that they're made with partially hydrogenated coconut oil instead of nut paste and chocolate.
I was really excited to find these looking so smart and crisp at The Candy Store in San Francisco on Friday. I see them every once in a while, but they always look sad and melted. The Candy Store had a whole jar of pristine looking Ice Cubes in both wrappers (they're switching to a gold wrapper from the traditional blue and white so there's a crossover right now).
They don't smell like much, a little sweet, a little nutty, but nothing like chocolate. They have a soft bite and an immediate hit of cool on the tongue. They melt quickly (as partially hydrogenated coconut oil has a melting point of 76 degrees F) and have a decent mix of nutty flavors, a little milkiness and a little hit of cocoa. A little grainy, they're not quite as good as I remember.
Now, for the sobering part. Read the ingredients: partially hydrogenated coconut oil, sugar, low fat cocoa, dried sweet whey, soy flour, hazelnut paste, soy lecithin, artificial vanilla flavor.
There is no nutritional info included with these, but this page tells me that just one of them is 22% of my daily value of saturated fat (65 calories).
So while I enjoyed this little trip back in time to taste those little cubes of obsession and trans fats, now that I'm all grown up and have found good sources of candy, I don't think I'll ever eat these again now that I've found Caffarel Gianduias. (The traditional ones are perfect, the novelty shaped ones are fun & make a cute stocking stuffer.) In fact, at The Candy Store the price for Caffarel and Ice Cubes was identical ... 75 cents each. I bought a handful of Fig and Chestnut ones ... something I'll feel a little less guilty about eating.
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DSOGaming writes: "Modder 'john1990′ wanted to see what Shenmue 3 would look like with today's engines and decided to recreate Ryo Hazuki's room in CryEngine 3. According to the modder, all models were created with blender and exported with cryblend, while textures were created with GIMP 2.8."
I would hope the game looked better than that tbh
but good effort on the designers` part.
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* 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for pan
* 12 ounces fideos (bundled vermicelli)
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 teaspoon ground coriander
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
* 1 teaspoon New Mexican chili powder
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 1/2 cups canned whole tomatoes
* 1 to 2 chipotles en adobo sauce, minced
* 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, homemade, or low-sodium canned
* 1 teaspoon kosher salt
* Freshly ground black pepper
* 2 cups shredded smoked turkey
* 1 cup coarsely grated cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
* Mexican crema, or sour cream thinned with a bit of milk, optional
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with oil. Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the fideos and cook, turning them with tongs, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer the bundles and any broken pieces to a plate.
Add the onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic, coriander, oregano, chili powder, and bay leaf, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Crush the tomatoes over the pot with your hand and add them to the pot along with their juices. Add the chipotles, increase the heat to high, and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the broth, the toasted fideos, salt, and pepper, to taste. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer gently, uncovered, breaking up the fideos with a spoon, for about 5 minutes. Stir in the turkey.
Remove the bay leaf. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish, sprinkle the grated cheese over the top, and cover loosely with foil. Bake until the cheese melts and the casserole is hot through and through, about 20 minutes. If desired, serve with some crema drizzled over the top.
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Department of Biological and Health Sciences
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Author Notes: Can you fall in love in only 3 days? (See the movie "Dan in Real Life".) I started out the week wondering what anyone saw in radishes besides a pretty face, but now I think of little else. I found this recipe during a search for radish recipes, and decided to use it to construct a verrine (a layered dish in a glass). If you add chopped fried pork rinds to the picado it becomes chojin. Didn't try the fried pork rinds, but really like the flavor of mint and radish together. I would never have thought of it. I used the chocolate mint from my garden. —luvcookbooks
Serves: 4-61
cup tomato water
tablespoon agar
bunch radishes, thinly sliced
handful mint, chopped
juice of one orange
juice of one lemon
salt and pepper
handful of orange sections, pith and peel removed
- Bring the tomato water and agar to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes and remove from heat. Pour into the container you will be using for the verrine or pour into an ice cube container, refrigerator dish, or jello mold to make shapes. It will gel quickly in the refrigerator.
- Combine the radishes, mint, fruit juices, and salt and pepper. Place in the refrigerator. The radishes will sweat some liquid and the mint will suffuse the dish.
- Assemble the verrine (see pictures). I put a layer of tomato water in the bottom of one verrine and used cubes of tomato water in the others. I had leftover tomato water from the recipe testing (Tomato Water and Tomato Relish, see Food 52 site), but you could make fruit juice agar cubes, too. Then I added a layer of the picado and the orange segments.
- Other additions that might be good: pickled red onion rings (there's a nice recipe in Alice Water's Vegetable Book), cubes of feta, and small whole wheat croutons spread with farmer's cheese (my daughter refused to take photos if I used the croutons, but I think they would be really good). I want to try the picado with the pork rinds, too. I think it would have a fuller taste.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Radish Recipe
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From the announcement email: "On behalf of the NetBSD Release Engineering team, I am proud to announce that the first release candidate of NetBSD 5.0 is now available for download. Those of you who have been paying close attention will have noticed that RC1 was tagged on Sunday. A few hiccups delayed the availability of binaries, but they can now be downloaded from here."


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Author Of Torture Memo Says Judges Are Too Out Of Touch To Determine If NSA Violated The 4th Amendment
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In fact, I do not think that this is fundamentally the job of judges. It may be time to reconceive the rules of search and seizure in light of new Internet technologies — but that is the responsibility of our elected representatives. Only they can determine what society's "reasonable expectation of privacy" is in Internet and telephone communications. Judges are the last people to fairly claim they have their fingers on the pulse of the American people. Only our elected representatives can properly balance existing privacy rights (if any), against the need for information to protect the nation from terrorist attack. Judges are far too insulated and lack the expertise to make effective judgments on national-security and foreign affairs. The president and Congress must take up their duty and work out the rules to govern surveillance to protect the nation's security, and when they don't, it is left up to the branch least capable of doing so, the judiciary.There seems to be no basis for this other than that Yoo believes it to be the case. Courts have always had the role of determining whether or not the actions were unconstitutional. The idea that only "national security" and "foreign affairs" insiders can determine the rules is a recipe for massive regulatory capture by surveillance extremists like Yoo.
Yoo is also embarrassingly misstating Judge Leon's ruling. He insists that, despite pages of detailed reasoning, Leon cannot claim that the outdated ruling in Maryland v. Smith doesn't apply here:
Judge Leon cannot claim that the reasoning of Smith does not cover the telephone metadata at issue here, because the data collected are exactly the same as the kind held unprotected in Smith. Leon's decision instead argues that technology has changed so much that Smith is no longer good law.That's clearly not what Judge Leon ruled, and Yoo is being blatantly intellectually dishonest here. Leon noted that Smith covered a very specific legal question, and the legal question here is different. And part of the difference in the question involves collecting a single piece of information on a single person, as opposed to collecting all information on everyone and continuing to collect that information forever. As Judge Leon rightly noted, that's an entirely different issue than was tackled in Smith. That's not saying Smith itself is no longer good law (though it isn't), but rather that the situations are vastly different. I can't see how anyone can reasonably argue otherwise. Collecting a single piece of information on a single person is incredibly different than hoovering up all information on everyone.
It's no surprise to see the NSA's loudest apologists grasping at straws over all of this, but, really they might want to give it a rest for a bit, because their arguments are looking more and more desperate and less and less intelligent.


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VANCOUVER, Wash. — It was a December night, around the mid-1800s from the look of it, in a cozy candlelit parlor. I was eavesdropping on a teatime conversation between James Douglas, Fort Vancouver's bow-tied chief trader, and Narcissa Whitman, another famed pioneer of the era. The topic: "country marriages."
That was the euphemism of the day for pairings between local Native American women and the fort's male employees, brought to the edge of a wild continent on contract with the fur-trading Hudson's Bay Co.
These "marriages" — made without chapel or pastor — often lasted only as long as the man's posting at the fort, after which he might return to his original wife and family, closer to the Atlantic.
I think I heard a "tut-tut" or two from Narcissa.
Time travel? Of a sort. A re-enactment, actually, by costumed volunteers at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, during one of the fort's recent lantern tours.
The guided tours, offered twice monthly October through February, offer an atmospheric look at life after sundown on a typical winter night during the fort's heyday, in the 1830s and '40s. Visitors carry glass-paned candle lanterns.
Look around you at modern-day Seattle and Portland and know this: A fashion trend helped start it all.
The high demand in early-19th-century London for top hats made from beaver pelts had much to do with bringing British fur traders to this corner of the continent. From 1825 to 1849, Fort Vancouver was the headquarters and supply depot for traders and trappers who fanned out across a region that today takes in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Idaho.
The reconstructed fort, on the original site near the banks of the Columbia River, is worth a visit for the story it tells of the rough-and-tumble birth of European culture in the Pacific Northwest.
National Park Service rangers manage the fort with a happy obsession for authenticity, down to using a steel striker and flint to spark a flame for the tour's candles.
"See where our society flows from this," urged guide Luda Leksunkin as she lit lanterns in the fort's bakehouse, where our group of visitors gathered on cold wooden benches under a low, whitewashed ceiling to listen to a dulcimer played by a musician in period garb. "Nighttime is the best time to come here," she said, because you forget about nearby cars, planes, trains and other modern fixtures outside the walls.
That counts, because these days this remnant of history is hemmed in by Interstate 5, busy Highway 14, a main east-west railroad line, an airfield and the towers of the Columbia's Interstate Bridge.
All grew from this.
But the modern world melted away as our guide led us out into the fort's grassy courtyard, lit only by our flickering lanterns. A distant city glare outlined the spiky top of the dark wooden palisade.
Stops on the tour included the trading post, with a musty smell like a grandmother's attic. Shelves held traps, china, blankets, clothing and more. "Two cotton shirts cost one beaver pelt," Leksunkin said. Beaver pelts were the currency for all.
In the Blacksmith Shop, we watched smiths yank on a handle like a steam train's whistle to pump a ceiling-hung bellows that made their fire roar. Then they pounded ("clang! clang! clang!") glowing metal into the shape of an ax head.
Everything of iron and steel for the fort's use was made here, except nails, which were manufactured in England by child labor, thus making them cheap enough to ship around Cape Horn. But to order goods from the mother country took many months.
"This was as far as you could get from England by ship (in those days)," volunteer blacksmith Craig Webster told us. "This was the farthest reach of the British Empire."
Not until 1846 did Britain and the United States set today's border between the Northwestern U.S. and Canada, putting the fort on Yankee soil. Washingtonians who visit the fort get a reminder: But for eager Oregon Trail settlers who swarmed westward in the 1840s to stake claim to this region, we might be singing "O Canada" at the start of Husky games.
Webster shared tricks of the trade as he deftly swapped glowing bars of iron in and out of hot coals. One rule: Heat no more than three bars at once.
"You've heard the expression 'too many irons in the fire'? This is where that comes from. If you had too many, they would burn up."
Fellow smithy Rashelle Hams asked for a volunteer to demonstrate a beaver trap made in the shop. "No, I don't want to be a beaver!" wailed one youngster with a well-developed sense of survival. But a young girl stepped up and used a stick to poke at a trap until it snapped shut with an alarming "CLACK!"
At Fort Vancouver, that sound meant money in the bank.
By shadowy candlelight, our group trooped into the fort's kitchen, where we were as quiet as pictures on the wall as re-enactors carried on a typical 1840s conversation over evening chores. The topic: Has your family resisted the latest malaria outbreak? (It was a problem back then.)
In chief factor John McLoughlin's stately home, we dropped in on that teatime chat in Douglas' quarters. One of his tea partners worked on needlepoint.
Before returning to the bakehouse for hot cider served by men in top hats and frock coats, the tour wound up in the fort's fur warehouse. Besides bales of beaver pelts lining a wall, fox skins, wolverine furs and more dangled from the ceiling as if icicles from eaves.
Leksunkin told us that American pressure eventually forced the fort's closure — that and another fashion trend: Silk hats became the new rage in London. Traders turned toward China.
By 1866, Fort Vancouver's original buildings had burned or decayed, and this specialized world on the banks of the Columbia — a place that represented British territorial interests, yet made American settlement possible, for the hospitality and assistance it gave to all — was only something to be vaguely recalled, perhaps best by the gauzy glow of lantern light.
Northwest beavers were much happier.
WHERE: To reach Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, take Exit 1C from Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Wash., to Mill Plain Boulevard and turn east on Mill Plain. Turn right on Fort Vancouver Way and then left (at the traffic circle) to East Evergreen Boulevard. Follow signs to the fort's visitor center, which includes interpretive exhibits and films; a driveway connects to the reconstructed fort.
VISITOR INFO: You can visit the fort during the day, too. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, the Visitor Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the fort is open noon to 4 p.m.
Regular admission to the fort is $3 per person, or free for ages 15 and younger. The pass is valid for 7 days. Admission is free this weekend for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Jan. 14-16.
LANTERN TOURS: Lantern Tours are popular, and there is a waiting list for remaining tours this season: Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and Feb. 18. (Additional guides might be added on those dates, providing more openings.) $10 for adults and $7 for children under 15. Reservations required: 360-816-6230. Reservations for next fall and winter's tours will be taken beginning in September.
If you can't get to a Lantern Tour this season, make plans now for the Sept. 8 Campfires and Candlelight event, Fort Vancouver's largest annual costumed re-enactment. Along with visits to the fort by candlelight, last year's event included encampments outside the fort with re-enactors portraying U.S. Army soldiers, Oregon Trail immigrants and residents of Fort Vancouver's worker village. No reservations required.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS: The Fort Vancouver National Site, a 366-acre reserve that includes the national historic site, also takes in a historic military barracks, the scenically renovated Officers Row, Pearson Air Museum and more. See http://www.fortvan.org.Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, commemorates a Hudson's Bay Co. fort of the same era and features historical re-enactments and autumn candlelight tours. See http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id825.
MORE INFORMATION: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: 360-816-6200 (recorded), 360-816-6230 or http://www.nps.gov/fova


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|April 19, 1999, 07:51 PM
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No... Not Electronics, Night Sight.. NO! not Tritium things. Human Night Sight... ya know - like rods & cones.
While reading "Time to Hunt" by Steven Hunter** the main character, Bob (the Nailer), makes a field expedient flash suppressor so that he can engage targets (VC) at night.
Well well… so someone thinks like I do. Some years ago I decided to set up my AR for low light/night engagements. Being of limited funds I couldn't drop mega $$ into the project. I thought it through… needed an aiming device and somehow I had to eliminate the flash signature. OK where does the $$ go. I decided to spend the bulk of my funds on the Flash Eliminator (better know as a Suppressor, aka silencer) and just get Tritium sights (front & Back) instead of a NV Scope.
Now, we all know that muzzle flash does two things during a night shoot. First it screws your night vision. Second it marks your location. Both of what can have their down side. Short of putting a flash eliminator on every firearm the only way we can control flash is to buy some of the reduced flash loads available out there. But there will still be a flash of some sort marking our spot and...
With any sort of flash our night vision is degraded to some extent. Yep… we can carry a flashlight (as I do) but there are times when you wouldn't want to use one to illuminate your target (or, as probably will happen, the batteries are dead). I did a very unscientific test of this one night when some friends came down to shoot. It was an overcast night so there wasn't much ambient light. We put up subdued targets and then engaged them from approx 15 – 20 yards (which was the farthest we could make them out with our eyes adjusted to full night vision).
We then engaged the target using our shotfuns. We figured shotfuns as they had the most flash. Both were set-up with sights and both have minimum legal bbl length (i.e. lots of flash). We found that it took from 3 – 5 seconds after a shot for us to see the targets again. Ok… with a miss or a bad hit 3 – 5 seconds before a follow up shot could be a lifetime (pun intended). Of course after the shot you have to move so now you are not oriented on the target the same. Additionally… what if you target moves also? It takes you 3 – 5 seconds to reacquire your night vision your target may now be 10 yards or so from where it last was.
One technique we found that worked was to close our eyes. NO NO not all the time… but at that exact nano-second that we are committed to shot, our sights are on target and they are lined up, and we press the trigger… we closed our eyes. First thing to check was was the shot on target… they all were. Then how long did it take to reacquire the target. We were able to reacquire the target as soon as the shotfun was brought down out of recoil back on target… might as well say immediately.
Without closing our eyes it took approx 6 or more seconds to engage 3 targets. With closing our eyes we were able to engage all three targets in a mormal time frame (just a little slower then during dusk)
OK now I know some of you are going to scream "Close your eyes? What are you Friggen Crazy?". Lets go with the assumption you have no flashlight, you have identified your target (s) and you must engage. Can anyone think of another way to cut the follow-up shot time due to loss of night vision?
Anyone? Anyone?
** Very good book… but it is third in the "Bob the Nailer" series. The Series needs to be read in this order… "Point of Impact" "Black Light" "Time to Hunt".
Schmit, GySgt, USMC(Ret)
NRA Life, Lodge 1201-UOSSS
"Si vis Pacem Para Bellum"
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|April 19, 1999, 09:23 PM
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Gunny, You are giving away government secrets here!Just don't tell anyone how to stop their breathing, heart rate, and dim their eyes at the same time and you should be fine! Even with NV and flash supps. your routine works!
Good Shooting, Hank "Ex Navy Puke to you"
|April 27, 1999, 05:43 PM
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Hmm... this reminds me of my diligent efforts to preserve my night acuity while on some road trips over the past 20 years. First I would close the left eye as cars passed, preserving it for afterwards.
Then I decided my normal-size nose was a bit in the way. Now I close my right eye.
From a strictly tactical perspective, the momentary closing of both eyes appears to be fine. Target is identified, and if done "instantly" enough, you won't miss anything that you would be able to react to anyway.
But if you've ever been a bit lost after the blank-out of a single-lens reflex camera taking a photo shot (I have), then maybe the one-eye technique may be better.
I'm not going to be able to get out soon. Care to repeat your experiment using the one-eye closing idea? I'd suggest closing the NON-aiming eye, as it has a wider field of view, the better to see the Goblins with.
Gotta be careful with those big bad wolves...
|April 27, 1999, 08:38 PM
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Not a bad idea. I'll try it out next time... though that may be a while as I'm recovering from dental surgery and probably won't be firing a long gun soon.
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|April 28, 1999, 07:32 PM
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OUCH!! I surely hope that you have as little a problem with post-dentist pain as possible.
Ya got my sympathies...
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"Previously, we have presented one of the two opensource licensed projects related to creating a C# kernel. Now it's the time to complete the set by rightfully presenting SharpOS, an effort to build a GPL version 3 + runtime exception licensed system, around a C# kernel of their own design. It is my pleasure and priviledge to host a set of questions and answers from four active developers of SharpOS, that is William Lahti, Bruce Markham, Mircea - Cristian Racasan and Sander van Rossen in order to get some insight into what they are doing with SharpOS, their goals, their different design and inspiration."


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Recipe: Lovely 'Frasvåfflor' waffles
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These beautiful heart shaped waffles are served all over Scandinavia. There are many different recipes (probably as many different recipes as there are people who make them). In Norway, they tend to have a softer consistency – whereas in Sweden, they are crispy and eaten straight out of the waffle iron.
Norwegians love brown cheese on their waffles – and Swedes and Danes favour strawberries, strawberry jam and whipped cream. In the North of Sweden, the ultimate apres-ski treat are warm 'frasvåfflor' with a dollop of cream and a dollop of cloudberry jam. Absolutely delicious.
We also celebrate Waffle day at the end of March – so stay tuned for many more waffles ideas, offers and specials at the cafe.
This recipe is a more Swedish one – don't make these in advance, as they only stay crispy for a little while. Serve with jam, cream or simply a dusting of icing sugar.
We don't add sugar to this batter – but if you prefer a sweeter waffle, by all means do.
To make these, you need one of those fancy heart shaped waffle irons – we have found a link to a seller in the UK here
- 100g butter
- 180g flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- Pinch ground cardamom (optional)
- 200ml whole milk
- 100ml sparkling water
- Melt the butter and set aside to cool a bit.
- Whisk all ingredients together, add the butter. Continue to whisk until you have a smooth batter. Leave for 20-30 minutes before using (give it a stir before using).
- Heat up your waffle iron on a high setting. Add a ladle of batter and press down to make your first waffle. If it common knowledge that the first waffle never turns out well so don't worry about it.
- Once the waffle is golden brown, remove and serve immediately. Don't stack them or they will go soft really quickly.
- Serve with jam of your liking – we love cloudberry jam, strawberry and raspberry jam. Norwegians love sliced brown cheese on the warm waffles, too. Delicious.


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|2010-08-16, 09:41
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Well yes, the Stakes are more emotional. Why? Because the represent FEELINGS. Of course, some are blunt in feelings and don't stray much away from their sins. But they still feel.
Spoiler for Annoying list time:
|2010-08-16, 09:49
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Uu~ Let's solve a riddle
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Really smells like a troll. But Beatrice illusion as a some document, note or another letter in an envelope left their makes sense then. After all all thats attributed to Beatrice doing for the epitaph was taken from a text as well. And if someone really set up this "game" by giving that one letter to Maria to search for this place why not also have a last explanation left for the victorious person. ^^
|2010-08-16, 10:16
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The story never really confirmed this. They still may for the most part represent the sins of the "victims" they strike down, the emotional involvements of the murder, the real icepicks as weapons or the involvement of specific persons in the murders or Anges/Marias fantasy friends in each individual case there get discussed.
But about the emotions of the Siestas: Thats why I wrote "emotionless".
They show a large number of emotional reaction and quirks and you even forget to mention how they run to mama Lia because Kinzo was such a bad bad meanie
But I was talking about how their are shown executing all the killing. They are essentially really pro about it. They don't question their tasks. They show much more cold-blooded and planned actions then the Siestas, are much more neutral to the whole stuff going on about the witches and most of all have this weird analogy to computers.
But this character comparison also is somehow besides the point actually WAS only how they may not directly represent weapon types but more likely some feats about the murderers (like e.g. how morality, intents, capability to execute the murders etc. compare in different stories). And you seem to agree on this but for me thats just one of many view point on this topic and sadly its also a really weak analogy with little facts to gain for the howdunnit which presents some of the bigger problems missing in EP3 and also EP7 if you don't believe the shotgun massacre version.
|2010-08-16, 10:25
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Last summaries for today.
Starts after the intro video up until Bern declares the game has begun.
Spoiler for Summaries:
Spoiler for Red Text:
Spoiler for Blue Text:
Okay now since it's being discussed how Ep7 has comparatively less reliance on the red and blue text but is apparently heavy of hints that have a big impact on solving the mysteries overall, I need to make a request of those who have finished the game.
In order to focus my abilities on the sections that should be considered very important that aren't defined by red and blue text, someone kindly PM me the specific sections or activities by the players of the board I should pay greater attention to. Specific examples would be certain discussions deemed important, sections where the detectives are investigating, meta scenes etc.
I'm not asking specifically for spoilers but I want to be able to focus my attention on specific scenes in order to read them better.
|2010-08-16, 10:44
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You really don't need any guidance, because the clues will jump on your face in Episode 7. Once you reach Lion's story, things will just go quite straightfoward.
It is just starting from the Tea party that things go a bit "funny".
|2010-08-16, 10:53
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To be blunt: the amount of "noise" in this episode is extremely minimal. In fact, Episode 7 is akin to Episode 1 presentation, with of course clues that are directly linked towards previous episodes, notably the general questions at hand (Shkanon? Identity of "beatrice"? etc).
The facts presented have absolutely (or nearly) no magic involved in the mess. Filtering the information is only what matters, and this is lightened quite a big margin in episode 7.
The only thing is to connect the dots with what we were presented with the first half. It is just the tea party that makes things on the usual "chaotic" ride.
|2010-08-16, 11:02
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When the name 'Yasu' appeared, I couldn't help myself laughing.
Because it reminded me of the most famous spoiler of an old adventure game in Japan : 「犯人はヤス」(' The culprit is Yasu '.)
This phrase is so famous that people often use it as a joke.
I believe that Ryukishi refered to it.
I thought the submarine of RSI in a background image of EP7 was photoshopped Akishio of JMSDF Kure museum (because I went to there several years ago) when I read EP7, but they have many differences.
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The reward for winning the game is that Bern will forgive him for being rude to her, and also give him the right to leave the chapel. Talk about an offer you can't refuse.
|2010-08-16, 12:37
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I hope I did not misread the episode.
During Will's dialogue with Maria, Will asked whether anyone was present when she and Beatrice met, Maria said "Shannon, Kanon, Genji, Kumasawa and Nanjo".
THe question: Who was Beatrice then?
|2010-08-16, 12:47
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According to Will later, anyone both on and off that list could be, as Maria recognised Beatrice from behaviour rather than outward appearance -- so if more than one person played Beatrice for her, there would be no way for Maria to tell.
|2010-08-16, 13:03
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When Shannon was present, who was imposing as Beatrice?
|2010-08-16, 13:10
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Which is one more reason I think the answers given out straight are not really the answers.
|2010-08-16, 13:41
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Man, the more I read this episode, the more my mind is full of fuck.
I just finished the first part, and I'm currently in the middle of the Tea Party.
Yasu/Lyon's motivation doesn't make much sense in my opinion, and it doesn't really justify mass murder, I believe.
I still don't get the whole LyoYaShKanontrice. During Yasu's backstory, it seemed that Shannon was someone s(he) came up with, and so was Kanon. Yet we saw Shannon and Kanon during Lyon's story, and there was no problem if Will saw either of them along with Lyon, as opposed to when he tried to have Shannon and Kanon at the same time, and Shannon BSOD'd. Well, there was something odd with the fact Shannon and Kanon didn't addressed Lyon with a proper title, and moreover, Lyon didn't seem to know who they were.
|2010-08-16, 13:57
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The whole Yasu business is suspicious.
Is EP7 something like:
This Yasu (raised in the orphanage after he was thrown down the cliff 19 years ago) was bullied and created both Shannon and Kanon persona, 6 years ago Battler said the "white horse" promise and he created Beatrice persona (wait, wasn't he a male?) to love Battler
Then Battler didn't come back, and he planned to murder everyone? Set the bomb?
Then whose sin it should be. Shouldn't it be Natsuhi's sin?
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If Yasu is going to school, he/she has legal personhood. Somebody should be able to identify this person, so if Bern is going to advance that this person exists, she must believe there exists some legally-recognized existent person who was known to be present somewhere other than Rokkenjima. This is implied by the story, yet impossible to confirm. But if someone were to come along later, like Hachijou Touya, it should be possible to identify this person.
So does Bern know something, or is this a bluff? "Yeah this person existed, and had documentation, but I don't need to show how I know it, what it says, who the person is, or if any of this is true."
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I made this dress earlier this summer, but I just now got around to photographing it. It's made from a printed chiffon that I bought from Wal-mart. I drafted the pattern using my own measurements. I wanted to experiment with creating a ruffle skirt since I've never made one before. I only had 1.5 of a yards of fabric though, which wasn't enough to make a full gathered skirt; so instead, I sewed the skirt together using elastic thread in order to create the effect of a ruffle. I shirred the waist and the raw edges were finished off using bias tape which was made from the same chiffon fabric. Instead of a zipper for getting in and out of there are buttons going down on the side of the dress. I hope that you like it (:
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Dec 12, 2012, 10.45 PMby bethmaryharley
Beautiful dress and photographs! I love the vintage feel of the whole thing – you are very talented!
Dec 12, 2012, 02.57 PMby wzrdreams
I used to love the Walmart fabric tables! When I was in college they had $2 tables…. everything was $2 /yard. It was fantastic. Anyway, great fabric choice! The photos are lovely, as usual.
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Dec 12, 2012, 04.09 PMby melonhead
Thank you wzrdreams! :) I know, Walmart fabric has honestly given me the freedom to feel like I can just make anything without worrying about ruining an expensive piece of fabric! I'd be broke without them! haha
Dec 11, 2012, 05.42 PMby pauline alice
That's such a pretty dress and your pictures are beautiful!
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Dec 12, 2012, 04.12 PMby melonhead
Thank you! By the way I'm in loveeeee with all of your projects! Like, that Dior Coat…I drooled a little it was so beautiful! :)
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Super cute!! looks great!
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fab dress and.your.photos are really lovely.x
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Dec 10, 2012, 10.26 PMby melonhead
Thank you Mary! :)
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I love the print! I wish they would bring back the fabric section at Walmart here in Canada. I used to pick up neat stuff there. Very cute dress.
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Dec 10, 2012, 10.26 PMby melonhead
Thank you! Oh I know, I don't know what I'd do without Wal-mart's fabric section. They were going to get rid of the one that I go to, but then they decided that they got enough business. I'm pretty sure that's because of how much I buy from them. haha.
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The Big Ten, which expanded to 12 teams with the addition of Nebraska in 2011 and will welcome Maryland and Rutgers in 2014, is talking about going to a nine-game, or even a 10-game conference schedule.
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With Big Ten schools a yearly fixture on NIU's slate, is there any chance the league's decision to add more conference games could impact the Huskies or other Mid-American Conference schools?
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