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The 1969 ford mach mustang is a favorite of both mustang fans and major automobile collectors. The performance aspects and distinct design have actually helped seal the mach mustangýs position in automobile history. A lot of car shows will have at least one 1969 ford mach mustang on screen that has actually been kept in prime condition. Even those 1969 ford mach mustang featured at automobile shows that have not been kept in prime condition are sources of excellent admiration and can influence much envy in those who have actually never ever owned a mustang, not to mention a classic mustang.
Production of the Mustang began in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the car was presented to the general public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's third earliest nameplate currently in production. Original sales forecasts forecasted less than 100,000 units for the very first year. This mark was gone beyond in 3 months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be offered during the design year (a record), and in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were developed.
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All of these were VIN-identified as 1965 designs, but several modifications were made at the standard opening of the brand-new design year (start August 1964), consisting of the addition of back-up lights on some designs, the introduction of generators to replace generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu in to 289 cu in. In the case of a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production included some uncommon quirks, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo design underneath a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These qualities made sufficient difference to require designation of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a distinction that has sustained with perfectionists. Mustangs For Sale in Ravenel SC are easy to find now with online shopping.
The 1973 OPEC oil embargo brought with it more stringent pollution laws and the desire for fuel-efficiency. This was likewise the very first time in automotive history that the Huge 3 were needing to compete with imports. The brand-new Mustang II was smaller sized than the very first version but, due to the extra devices needed to satisfy new United States emission and safety regulations, was heavier than the very first design. Efficiency was minimized and in the first year just 385,993 cars were sold.
2nd generation Mustangs for sale in Ravenel SC were offered between 1974 and 1978 and readily available in a coupe and hatchback variation. 1979 the Mustang was upgraded a third time. This time it was based upon the bigger Fox platform and the interior was actually big enough for 4 individuals. The trunk was larger therefore was the engine bay. The body designs available included a coupe, hatchback and in 1983 a convertible. In 1979 the 3rd generation Mustang acted as an Indianapolis 500 speed automobile and Ford developed 10,478 commemorative replicas. The 3rd generation Mustangs were produced from 1979 to 1982.


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|Mmmm, delish.
I will be posting recipes, occasionally, and with these I thought I'd better ensure people understand my notation. Most recipes use approximate measures and are not very scientific. Baking, however, will be more specific (like a formula).
So this is what I say. followed by what I mean:
t = teaspoon, 1t = 5ml = 1/6 fl oz
T = tablespoon, 1T = 15ml = 1/2 fl oz
C = cup, 1C = 250ml = 8.5 fl oz
g = gram, 30g = 1oz
kg = kilogram. 1kg = 2.2lbs
ml = milliliter, 30 ml = 1fl oz
L = liter, 1L = 1 quart
Oven temperatures are always for fan forced ovens.
Viva metric! But I will post imperial equivalents where possible.
And always, always remember: never ever put poison in a meal.
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Bless me fellow knitters, for I have sinned.
It's been, well... forever since my last confession. This is my sin:
I hate it.
No wait, I love it.
No wait, I just want it to not exist.
I know of people that use facebook to it's full extend and benefit from it. While still finding time to live a life, do their craftacular stuff and blog about it, they post about all the previously mentioned on facebook thus connecting all the bits in their life like a multi functional spiderweb.
Not me.
Don't give me cake when I can't have it, I'm the type that goes face first and devour all what's in front of me missing out on the lobster and saffron soup on the left and right of me.
I just spent way (way) too much time on facebook, doing nothing that's worth mentioning. And while I'm devouring, there's no knitting, no cleaning, no cooking and certainly no blogging going on.
I have sinned.
I pledge to be a better blogger and hope you will forgive me.
One question.
Do you thing I should open a SAS Knits It Again page on facebook?
Just to be sure...


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There were a frantic couple of hours Sunday during the madcap mating process of bowls and college teams when the Florida Citrus Bowl was potentially committed to three teams. Since jamborees have yet to be approved by the NCAA, the predicament was a red-faced and complicated one that sent the Citrus selection committee back to the long-distance lines to try to wriggle out of the inadvertent trap.
Follow closely: First, the bowl entered into a ''gentlemen's agreement'' to offer Brigham Young a bid, no strings attached, when such transactions officially may take place this Saturday. Already, the bowl had an understanding with Auburn that the Tigers would come here if they didn't land a Cotton Bowl bid. Indications at midafternoon Sunday were the Cotton Bowl had settled upon inviting either Auburn or Ohio State, so the Citrus naturally entered into an understanding with Ohio State just like the one with Auburn; you don't go to the Cotton, you come here. It was all neat and simple, and the Citrus committeemen went about the task of patting themselves on the back for a job well done. BYU vs. Ohio State. Or BYU vs. Auburn. Either way an attractive game for Orlando's growing holiday classic.


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Limited Hours Jan. 13; Live Music Cancelled
Due to the inclement weather, our hours for today (Saturday, January 13, 2018) will be 2:00-6:00pm. Live music is cancelled; we will re-schedule Matt Van Fossen for a later date.
A family-owned winery in rural Adena, Ohio, serving hand-crafted wines in a cozy country atmosphere.
Due to the inclement weather, our hours for today (Saturday, January 13, 2018) will be 2:00-6:00pm. Live music is cancelled; we will re-schedule Matt Van Fossen for a later date.
Our Events page has all of the latest musical guests and other events for the summer of 2017. Check it out!
Check out our updated Events page for special musical guests coming to the Vineyard this month. More to come!
Black Sheep Vineyard's 8th Anniversary!
Friday, November 25: Hours 1:00 – 11:00pm
Music by Big Bill Dupre and the Musical Mercenaries at 7:30pm, $5 cover
Saturday, November 26: Hours 1:00 – 11:00pm
Music by Hoard and Jones at 7:30pm, $5 cover
This Saturday is going to be a busy day at Black Sheep!
Hours: 1:00 – 11:00pm.
Events: Paint N Sip at 1:00pm. Call 304-312-8607 to reserve a seat.
Music: Live music by Jim Miller Acoustic Show at 7:30pm – $5 Cover.
Food: The Wood Fired Pizza Oven (Tiffany Elwood) will be here from 2:00pm to throughout the evening serving wood fired pizzas!
Our Events page has been updated with a full schedule of musical guests through the summer and into the fall! We also have four Paint 'N Sip days in July and August.
Until further notice, we are sold out of Cabernet Franc and Ohio Riesling wines. Check out our Wines page for our other popular selections!
We've just updated our Events calendar, with our scheduled musical guests through the end of July. We've also got several Paint 'N Sip sessions!
We kick things off this Saturday, April 2 with music by Hoard and Jones.


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Language Curriculum Design and SocialisationBy: Peter Mickan (author)Paperback
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DescriptionThis book applies social theory to curriculum design and sets out a program for language curriculum renewal for the 21st century. It includes many examples of text-based curricula and describes a plan for curriculum renewal based on texts as the unit of analysis for planning, for teaching and for assessment. Underpinned by Halliday's semiotic theory of language, the book combines the theory of language as a resource for meaning-making with learning language as learning to mean. The curriculum design constructs curriculum around social practices and their texts rather than presenting language as grammatical and lexical objects. This work will provide teachers, teacher educators and curriculum planners with a curriculum model for teaching children and adults in different contexts from preschool to adult education as well as serving as a practical guide for students.
About AuthorPeter Mickan is an experienced school teacher, tertiary educator and researcher. He manages and teaches in the postgraduate applied linguistics program in the Discipline of Linguistics at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He supervises a large research group of students who study language use, learning and teaching in different contexts from systemic functional linguistic perspectives. His research interests include language learning, bilingual education, text-based teaching applied in different languages and contexts, revival linguistics, and the development of academic literacies.
ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction: Curriculum design and renewal Chapter One: Texts in the fabric of life Chapter Two: Change and renewal in curriculum design Chapter Three: Learning the language of social practices Chapter Four: Curriculum design Chapter Five: Curriculum planning Chapter Six: Teaching practices Chapter Seven: Curriculum applications Chapter Eight: Curriculum design in higher education: Planning academic programs Chapter Nine: Language planning, curriculum renewal, and teacher as researcher
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Should I have a complete water analysis performed on my water before buying Water Treatment Equipment?
Can you imagine agreeing to surgery before having tests performed to identify the problem or problems.
My Doctor ask questions and then perform physical tests to confirm the problem or problems, good water technicians do the same.
I have been quoted different sized Water Treatment Equipment, does the size of the equipment really matter?
All reputatable manufacturers of equipment and filtering media, resin, sediment filters and so on have technical data sheets. Its perfectly acceptable to ask for the technical data sheets to verify the expected performance capabilities.
A sales person knocked on my door and offered us Water Treatment Equipment at a huge discount, should we buy?
Buy from an authorized dealer that has a commercial location and business insurance - opening a commercial location doesn't come cheap and the landlord has most likely done background checks on the business and the business owners. Commercial landlords typically insist on their tenants (stores) have business insurance.
Ask for at least five references and you choose who you select to call.
If the sales persons Head Office is his vehicle, good luck after he has your money.
How can I tell if Water Treatment Equipment warranty can be relied on if needed?
Reading the manufacturers warranty before the sale is made is always advisable.
Stolen products are often re-badged and without serial numbers. Be sure that warranties are from the original manufacturer, product serial numbers are most likely required.
About short warranty periods: If the original manufacturer does not believe in the product to perform why should you.
Should we only buy Water Treament Equipment from the big dealers?
Consider this: If buying a new Honda vehicle and the small Honda Dealer gives a better price, buy from the small dealer. The Warranty is with Honda Corp. not the dealer.
Does the "Service Flow Rate" of Water Treatment Equipment Really matter?
Service Flow Rate is a key characteristic of water purification equipment. This typically tells how much water per minute can flow through the piece of equipment and service the house.
We recommend at least 8 gallons per minute for a small house with 2 bathrooms.
All water purification equipment must be sized properly and work as a system - not mixed and matched carelessly.
It is very important that the Valve can backwash the filtering media at the rate required per the media technical data sheet.
What is the better Water Softener, a Metered Water Softener or Calander (Timer) Water Softener?
Metered Valve vs. Calendar (Timer) Valve
The Metered Valve typically has a turbine that counts the volume of water passing through the Water Softener. The Valve will initiate a regeneration cycle when a predertermined amount of water has passed through the Water Softener; because of this Metered Valves are more efficient in most circumstances.
The Calendar (timer) Valve operates much like an alarm clock. The Valve will initiate a regeneration cycle after a predetermined number of days has passed without taking into account the amount of water used, because of this Calendar (Timer) Valves are less efficient in most circumstances.
A thumb rule is this:
Multiply the number of people in the house by the hardness (gpg) of the water. If the answer is 40 or greater a metered valve is recommended. If the answer is less then 36 a Calendar Valve is sufficient. In between 36 and 40 consider how much water you use currently and how much water you will use in the future.
4 (people) x 10 Hardness (gpg) = 40, consider a Metered Valve.
6 (people) x 6 Hardness (gpg) = 36, consider a Calander Valve.
See FAQ: What size Water Softener do I need?
What size Water Softener do I need?
A simple guide:
Multiply the number people in the house by the amount of hardness (gpg):
4 (people) x 10 hardness (gpg) = 40, consider a 40,000 grain softener.
6 (people) x 5 hardness (gpg) = 30, consider a 30,000 grain softener.
Ideally sized water softeners will regenerate every 5 to 12 days. Every regeneration weakens the resin bed and time between regenerations compress the resin bed.
See FAQ: What is the better Water Softener, a Metered Water Softener or Calander (Timer) Water Softener?
The sales person tells me his Water Softener resin is patented and better then his competitors, can this be true?
Yes, but most water softener resin is patented by its manufacturer.
Most water softener resin manufactures have a variety of resins to choose from. Typically there are three grades of water softener resins they are Standard Mesh Resin, Fine Mesh Resin and Macroporous Mesh Resin.
Standard Mesh Resin: Typically removes the least amount or harness and iron and used by Big Box Stores.
Fine Mesh Resin: Typically removes more hardness and iron then Standard Mesh resins.
Macropourous Resin: Typically removes the most amount of hardness and iron, also used in highly chlorinated water.
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Great infographic for the importance of sleep. Now turn off your cell, tablet, pc/mac and get to bed!
Sleep or Die!
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As music educators, we all know the "practice" team consists of three major players: the teacher, the parent, and the student. We teach "how to practice". The parent provides support in the student's environment. The student practices. What remains elusive is the repetitive nature of "how to practice" with unremarkable progress.
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Fifty years ago today, Valentine's Day 1962, one in three Americans finally heard the voice of their First Lady. On that night, Jackie Kennedy led a television tour of the restored rooms of the White House, which she'd been working on for over a year. She'd done a few brief interviews during the 1960 campaign, but most Americans couldn't make sense of her more sustained speaking since they were remarks she made in foreign countries – in Spanish and French. Otherwise, Jackie had been essentially mute during her first year as First Lady.
That Valentine's night, the First Lady went room to room with CBS reporter Charles Collingswood in the pre-taped presentation, made on the relatively new technology of videotape, albeit in black-and-white. Two nights later, both ABC and NBC aired it. Apart from being of especial curiosity to a small number of antiquarians, it exposed the wider population to the largely unknown and unappreciated intellectual flowering of the American culture at the turn of the 19th century. It was a point Jackie emphasized not only for her fellow citizens but, as she explicitly stated, "foreigners who have no idea of how great our civilization has been."
Judging by newspaper stories and mail pouring into the White House, the public response to "The Jackie Show," was overwhelmingly supportive though less in reaction to learning history than for being able to stare and listen to "America's leading star," as TV Guide called her. "I remember focusing more on how Mrs. Kennedy sounded and looked," was the later confession of a Houston housewife – by the name of Barbara Bush. In fact, as a result of her T.V. tour, Jacqueline Kennedy became the first – and only First Lady to earn an Emmy Award.
Regardless of whether the response was to her voice, clothes or scholarship, it was enough for the State Department, through its powerful Cold War propaganda venue of the U.S. Information Agency to turn its First Lady into an export commodity in high demand. It produced copies of "A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy" with sub-titles and distributed them to over one hundred nations, including six behind the Iron Curtain. It was broadcast on television in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Colombia, Finland, Iran, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland and shown in free theater screenings in Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Jordan, the Netherlands Antilles, Nyasaland, Pakistan, Rhodesia, Romania, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and the United Arab Republic. The numbers of foreign viewership were staggering: 80,000 in Norway, 1.5 million in Denmark, 3 million in Sweden, 8.75 million in England. An estimate of several hundred million people around the globe watched and listened in awe, making it the most widely seen film of its era and establishing Jackie as a bona fide international figure in her own right. Mrs. Kennedy taped introductory remarks in French, Spanish and Italian for copies sent to nations where those were the primary language spoken. The State Department distribution of "The Jackie Show" would explode her image to the furthest reaches of the globe, a fact in seeming conflict with her love of privacy.
Not everyone was quite so ga-ga about "The Jackie Show." It was famously parodied on the best-selling record album The First Family, which spoofed the entire Kennedy family in the White House – and won a Grammy Award in 1963.
Writing a lengthy piece about it five months later in Esquire magazine, the gruff man-of-letters, author Norman Mailer compared her voice to those of women on late-night commercials selling depilatories, and found her "performance" as an "actress" a dismal failure. "I liked her, I like her still, but she was a phony—it was the cruelest thing one could say, she was a royal phony," he said.
To her friend Arthur Schlesinger, Jackie later confessed that Mailer wasn't so wrong – that she felt she was stiff and self-conscious. Not until the late 70s, when she took her son and daughter to the then-new Museum of Broadcasting to see an old tape of the special did she ever watch it in its entirety.
Here is The Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy in the first of six parts:
Related articles
- A President's Residence Saved: The Kennedy Family Compound with Rare Photos of their Real Life There (carlanthonyonline.com)
- The Jackie Kennedy Tapes: Finally, Her Political Intelligence (carlanthonyonline.com)
Categories: First Ladies, The Kennedys, Today in FLOTUS History
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Related Information for Viatrophy Viatrophy was a deathcore band with heavy melodic influences from Reading, England. They formed by former members of Sylosis, The Seventh Cross, Traces and The Deepest Abyss in 2005. They compile an epic metal sound and a blisteringly destructive live shows. The band reside in the Reading area of the Berkshire metal scene which has spawned such impressive bands as Exit Ten, Sylosis and Malefice.Signed to London based label Siege of Amida Records, and released their debut E.P. "Chro.. read more


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The following historic locations are located in Courtney, Pennsylvania. Please select a historic place in Courtney to view detailed information including address information, historical signifiance, and much more.
Pennsylvania Historic Places
|Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church and Churchyard
Jct. of PA 88 and Mingo Church Rd., Union Township
Courtney, PA
Religious Structure, Cemetery
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It's about faith... religious and otherwise.
This is the story of Ezekiel, a Pentecostal Baptist, who spontaneously begins to bleed from wounds that mirror those of Christ on the cross. Ranger Hardgrove, a revival manager, finds the boy and buys him from his sister. His plan is to introduce the bleeding boy into the revival circuit and then reap the financial benefits from the "miracle".
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6128 Yucca Street Hollywood, CA 90028 (North of Vine Street - two blocks east of the Historic Landmark Capitol Records Building) Free Parking in the lot on the south side of St. Stephen's Church on 6125 Carlos Avenue
Showing now through Saturday April 30th, 2011. 8:00 PM - Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings
3:00 PM Matinee - Saturdays April 23rd and April 30th Box Office opens at 7:35 PM and 2:35 PM for Matinee
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While I've been busy with my baby (now 8 months, 4 teeth, and virtually eczema-free - more on that soon!) and 5 year old, I've asked some friends to write guest blog posts. Here is the first, from Melissa Wittig, an eco-friendly interior designer at Relish Designs and author of the very informative Healthy Home Insight Blog. Enjoy :-)
Ahhh... everyone loves the excitement and anticipation that comes from a freshly painted room, a change of colour and scenery can be as good as a holiday. With the bombardment of reality renovation shows and spring just around the corner [in Australia at least] great painting weather is fast approaching. While being inspired by the plethora of colours available take a moment to consider the contents of the emulsion that will be painted throughout your space. Buying paint can be likened to food choices, some cause health problems and others contribute to a healthy future.
Paint formulas all vary, brands are made differently and use different ingredients. These ingredients can vary in their performance, durability and ease of application along with a vital difference – potential for indoor air pollution. Most paints on the market once applied have that new paint smell that we are all familiar with. This new paint smell is the paint off-gassing which is referred to as VOCs - Volatile Organic Compounds, essentially a health warning from your nose.
Paint within the home environment has been a silent contributor to unhealthy homes for far too long, a fact that has conveniently escaped many colourful marketing campaigns. It is only in recent times that VOCs are being understood by the wider public as detrimental to human health. Paint fumes have the potential to cause and worsen respiratory conditions among other illnesses and once paint is on the wall it has the potential to off-gas for years after application, long after the new smell has gone.
There are "healthier choice" paint options available in the market place although some detective work is required to cut through green washing. There are low VOC paint products on the market, but make sure that the product is still low VOC after the tint (colour) has been added. The ultimate "healthier choice" is to buy paint that is ZERO VOC. There is a ZERO VOC product on the market that is comparative in price with other paints, is Australian made and uses a recycled ingredient: Ecolour. The company is a smaller corporate identity than some in the paint world but a company with a commitment to healthy people and a healthy environment.
The biggest decision when you are about to paint is not the colour, it is what the paint is made from and how it may impact on your indoor air quality for years to come. Energy efficient homes are important, but healthy homes should be sharing the spotlight. Ecolour have stockists around Australia, but they have just opened a Melbourne store and are offering a 10% discount valid until the end of October 2011. Contact the Melbourne store at 3 Evans St, Braybrook, 1300 937 686 and let them know that Melissa from Relish Designs sent you.


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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Can you guess what this is?
4 comments:
- SSH said...
OH! I love your header photo with is lantana in it. That is what I will plant this spring, the butterflies love it.
Amazing frost photo, the pattern is so intricate.
Mercy, your work is breathtaking and its all by hand, you much have the patience of the lord to be able to hand stitch all those heirlooms. WOW!
- February 10, 2011 at 4:12 AM
- Mountain Mama said...
Wow! I seriously thought that was a bedspread. Jack Frost's work is absolutely amazing!
Oh boy, I am DEFINETELY going to be making that cake! Yummmm...my mouth is watering!
Happy Blogging and Many Blessings to you :)
- February 10, 2011 at 5:18 AM
- papel1 said...
I thought the design might have been a spider web but it does look more like frost. We have been having frost but no fancy designs.
- February 10, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Joanne said...
We don't get frost like that where I live- its amazing, thanks for sharing it!
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Description of Contessa 2This beautiful, antique estate of 10 hectares is situated in the periphery of the village of Monteverdi Marittimo, and the owner, a famous sculptor, also lives on the spot in the main villa which is characterized by the Florentine style of the 16. century. You will find the property, which comprises the accommodations ITK231, ITK232, ITK233 and ITK241, in the middle of a beautiful country-side in the hills behind the Etruscan coast, near to the Tyrrhenian see with its crystal water. In the park in front of the villa the sculptor has restored some rural buildings transforming them into stone-built houses with numerous architectonic elements in travertine, "pietra serena", a kind or sandstone, and bronze, which are the materials preferred by the artist. The whole estate is characterized by a museum's park and a well-kept wood, whilst in the apartments you will find in many rooms numerous artistic ceramics, travertine or cotto floors and ceilings with wooden beams. For common use: greeneries with a large outdoor pool in travertine where the guests may relax after a walk through the park with its sculptures or on the different paths which start from the property. Next to the large pool you will also find a patio with sun beds. The second pool, a pool with warm water (36°) and water jets, open the whole year through, is covered by a vault in travertine and has a dressing-room, a bathroom with shower and a large sun terrace with sunbeds and sun umbrellas. Each apartment has a private, equipped outdoor space. Upon request and payment on the spot: maid service. On the property a large restaurant room is available for the organization of dinners, and in addition to this a hall for those among you who organizes events, meetings or activities such as yoga or other holistic activities (both upon request and payment on the spot). 1 baby bed available upon request free of charge. Washing machine for common use. Opening hours of the pools: unheated pool (9 am-8 pm), heated pool (36°) (3x9 m – depth 1,4 m – open the whole year through from 9 am to 8 pm). Distances: Monteverdi Marittimo with some shops at 500 m distance, Castagneto Carducci with all kind of shops 16 km, Marina di Castagneto Carducci with beaches 24 km, Massa Marittima 42 km, Volterra 46 km and Punta Ala (golf course, touristic harbor) 55 km. Washing machine for common use.
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Australian floods 'to hit economic growth'
Up to 1% could be cut from Australia's economic growth in 2011 as a result of the flooding in Queensland, according to a board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
"If you look at the infrastructure damage and all the networks that have been broken, a hit to the economy of 1% is not out of the question," Warwick McKibbin told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Economists had already been anticipating a loss of 0.5% in the current year.
However, the new figure would see a reduction of 13bn Australian dollars ($12.7bn; £8.2bn) in the 2011 figures.
Global reach
The floods could well have an impact on economies other than that of Australia.
According to analysts, the flooding in Queensland could remove over 5% of coking coal - which is used in the manufacturing of steel - from world markets this year and lift prices by a third or more.
Fitch Ratings meanwhile, has pointed out that Australia's insurance companies are reasonably protected by catastrophe reinsurance.
"Initially, insured losses appeared to have been relatively low given that the areas affected were less densely populated," said Fitch director John Birch.
The losses so far would not necessarily trigger the catastrophe clauses for reinsurance, but that seems likely to change.
"With the floods now inundating Ipswich and Brisbane cities, losses could escalate substantially," Mr Birch said.


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In this mordant British comedy, a father determined to protect his sons from the miseries of his own childhood inadvertently initiates new and different ordeals for his family.
At the birth of his elder son Robert, Patrick Melrose, an established barrister married to Mary, wonders why no license is required for parenting, when one is necessary to own a dog or drive a car. By the time Thomas comes along five years later, Patrick has worked himself into a froth of neurotic projections. His sadistic father never failed to raise "the hurdle at the last moment to make sure that Patrick cracked his shins." How can he keep his own accumulated sadness and rage from affecting his beloved boys? Why does his wife prefer to take their infant son to bed instead of him? And does that give him dispensation to have an affair? Meantime, Patrick's mother asks him to draw up legal documents that leave all her money and her fabulous French farmhouse to a New Age shaman. (Torn between duty and matricide, Patrick ultimately complies with his own disinheritance.) The tale is told in four sections, each set a year apart, in August, when the Melrose family "enjoys" their summer vacations. The points of view change with each section, beginning with Robert who, even at age five, understands his father better than Patrick does himself; next is Patrick, who quaffs great quantities of liquor in a vain attempt to mute his pugilistic sarcasm, which always results in making things worse; then Mary, who redoubles her dedication to her thriving sons as Patrick self-destructs; and finally, the whole family, as they learn where true wealth lies. St. Aubyn (Some Hope, 2003) touchingly conveys the near-clairvoyance of deep familial attachment—especially between parent and child—but certain plot elements seem to hew to a logic outside the framework of the tale, undermining its emotional impact.
Entertaining, but the milk here is decidedly skim.


text: You might look at some of the fantastic lettering and type work above and say to yourself, "Wow, whoever did this up must be a really talented, hard-working individual who's no ordinary human being." And, you'd be right, because Micheal Deal is a Seattle-bred man raised by wild orcas. If that wasn't enough street cred, he currently operates as a designer at Google Creative Lab and is an alumni of Pentagram in New York. Not sure if he was involved with the Google Chrome Fastball project, but it's cool enough to feature here either way.


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After School Programs • Active Adult Trips • Community Events
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My little Navy Bean is now 2 months old. I can't believe it. She has changed so much in such a short period of time. She has almost complete control over her head, unless she's really tired. She loves to stare at people and she recognizes me and probably Wes. She turns her head to see where noises are coming from. She can track things with her eyes. She loves to smile and coo and talk and she's starting to laugh. And boy, she can move those little arms and legs! I'm also afraid that her beautiful hair is starting to thin out. I hope that it grows back in the same color.
We had our 2 month check-up this morning. She now weighs 10 lbs and 12 oz. I thought the nurse said she was 23 3/4 inches long, but she wrote down 22 3/4 inches. Overall, they said she looked really good. She also got shots and instead of waiting for an hour at the pharmacy to get Children's Tylenol, since I had some at home, I left. Stupid me. The box says, for children under 2 years old, give as directed by doctor. So I have no idea how much I'm supposed to give her and feel like a horrible mother. Then I racked my brain trying to figure out who to call, you know, who might know. Like someone who just had a baby, or maybe even two? So, Sandi or David, how much Tylenol do I give a 10.12 lbs. baby? Although, it's been 4 hours since she got the shots, and she doesn't have a fever yet. She hasn't really woken up yet either though. I did wake her up to eat, so she is still alive.
The kids were here until last Friday. And then Wes left yesterday for the week. He'll be in school for 8 weeks, only coming home on the weekends. The house is a mess. I need to pay bills. I'm behind on my e-mails, blog readings, phone calls, errands, and all that other stuff. I'm expecting to stay behind. Although, it is wonderful to have a completely quiet house!


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ST LUCIA: Officials pleased with increased tourist arrivals to St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC - Tourism officials in St. Lucia are predicting a good year for the industry after the island's main market returned to positive growth after years of decline.
Figures released by the St. Lucia Tourist Board (STLB) show an increase of nearly 12 per cent for the month of February with the United States market growing by just under 43 per cent over the same period last year.
The Canadian market was down by two per cent as a result of a reduction in service by West Jet and the United Kingdom declined by 11 per cent even though travel out of Europe increased by nearly 14 percent.
But tourism officials say that the growth of the US market is welcomed and is in keeping with positive growth experienced over the last four months.
Tourism Minister Allan Chastanet said what is significant is that the island has been experiencing a significant increase in US visitors prior to the airing of two reality television shows that were filmed in St. Lucia.
"The television shows were aired during the last week of February and first week of March and given the increase in airlift by American Airlines, Jet Blue and Delta it is anticipated that we are going to see and even more significant growth from May to August in comparison with the same period last year," Chastanet said.
He said that on a monthly basis the tourism sector was facilitated with 9,000 airline seats last year while for 2010 the island has booked in the region of nearly 24,000 seats.
"This auger extremely well for our strategy and what our expectations are for this year," he noted.
The Minister said that the increase in arrivals maybe due to the fact that Mexico has not rebounded from the H1N1 virus and the high criminal activities linked to the drugs trade.
He also praised the SLTB for its aggressive marketing in the United States during last year.
"So last year while we may have had the same number of seats the airfare was close to US$1,100 but at this time American Airlines is offering a special airfare of US$319 return out of 10 gateways. That's a significant difference in the marketplace so we expect to see that trend continue.
"With the episodes of the Bachelor, the launching of the Red Rose Romance getaway, along with TV advertising, internet promotions and with the increase in airlift we are expecting to see the numbers from the US continues to climb.
"In fact we believe that by year end in the US market we would probably be somewhere between a 40 to 60 percent increase in the US market," the Tourism Minister said.
He said before the airing of the reality television shows the average number of hits for the SLTB website was 5,000 daily, but that figure has risen to 68,000.
"The effect of the Bachelor investment will manifest itself during the months of April to August just in time for an additional allocation of airline seats into St.Lucia," he said.


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In a field of entertainers we do so love to show off for one another. You'd think that after spending most of our cognicent waking hours toiling away for the parties of others we'd all just sit down in a bar and chat, complain, and trade war stories over cocktails and snacks. But if the National Association of Catering Executives has anything to say about it, we party on in the style of and some times better than, our clientele.
Case and point yesterday, at our very own Suite One Hundred (SOH for short), where the movers and shakers of the Tacoma Guild made their monthly meeting in the CTA building. Sadly, we drew the "Healthy" meeting package, an expose of how small changes in the diet can have tremendous results. This is some what regrettable as our general feel is something more upper class and extravagant. Our events are those times where you're cheating this week because it's so and so's birthday, or wedding, or just cause it looks delicious. So we settle for a menu that nods at something healthy, but by and large it was our tag line: "A grand affaire, at a great value." And being on the inside doing a good chunk of the purchasing I definitely think our group got it's monies worth.
We had a stationary appetizer buffet which held a new version of the Gorgonzola Rose Petal, and a new item, Saltim Bocca bites. Monica had built a Plexiglas and clear block tower which hosted our new four compartment trays. Which I really want to use for a seated appetizer menu or wine tasting. A little something different in each one, with sauce and garnish. On the other hand, as my buddy Nick pointed out. Left to my own devices I have a nasty tendency to choose projects and ideas that are very labor intensive and annoying to the back of the house. Food items that I would be staunchly against if one of the ladies suggested them. Apparently I'm a glutton for punishment so long as I'm the one serving it, but I've gotten off track.
The Gorgonzola Rose Petals were very pretty, though the petals themselves were a bit large for our purposes. The Red Onion Relish with Pecan and Gorgonzola mousse had a pop of flavor but became flimsy if you had to take more than one bite. And if you have any sort of manners at all, you would for petals that size. I am happy to report after tinkering with the recipe I've finally learned how to candy nuts like Nick does. Before they always came out over done or bound together like peanut brittle. This only comes to mind because we've topped the dish with a candied pecan.
(Now before I start to get crap about not knowing how to candy nuts, ask yourself this: how bloody often does a standard dinner or catering chef need to candy nuts? Yes they covered it in school but I sucked at it then and to be honest I didn't take full advantage of my two week pastry rotation. Down with Pasties, long live Foodies!)
Though with a throw back to last weeks post about food that induces a chef's visual foodgasim response this would be it. If I had my way I'd serve that in a booth at Cater Source next year come winter. It looked THAT good. The Saltim Bocca bites were a bit of let down. To be honest, I left it to the end, and as I had to get the fish fresh off the truck (moar on that later) I was running out of time and told Nick to just deal with it. Something I've been burned on in the past, but to be fair, I can't exactly expect perfect results when I don't make it clear what those results should be.
Another odd habit of mine, when ever we put on an event for general populace consumption instead of say for a specific client's family or organization we always choose things that are untested or worse experimental. I'm only now realizing the problem with this, as menus that have been unbroken and run wild are wont to throw you for unexpected loops. Case and point the Saltim Boccas. For starters, they were too dense. The mixture of egg and panko that made the for lack of a better term "meat ball" wasn't in proper proportion to the chopped raw chicken. This also cut down on the chicken flavor that was really necessary to pull the dish off. I'll definitely up the ration to 4 to 1 and mix some fresher cheeses like Gouda, brie, or even mozzarella to balance the dry sharpness of the parm.
But what the bites lacked in flavor they made up for in style. They had the shape of what would happen if you mixed a corn dog bit with a bacon wrapped scallop. The prosciutto wrap shrunk down in the fryer and hugged the meat ball tightly, whilst the fresh sage leaf between the two poked out from the sides still green and flavorful. They came out a little dark, but reducing the size and par frying them before finishing them in the oven will really perfect this dish.
The passed appetizer was a Green Gazpacho with Crab shooter. I was most leery of this dish because I had only made gazpacho once, eaten it thrice, and liked none of them. The mixture of raw ingredients just didn't call out to me and while a tomato is a great food, I can find better applications for it elsewhere. But this green variety, partially altered for catering uses from the Herb farm book was perfect to round out the appetizer trio. It was cool, refreshing, had a good chomp too it with out being overly rich like the other two. And best of all, easy to serve and bright green. Call me juvenile but I've always had an appreciation for bright colors in my food.
The salad course was a new twist on an old favorite. I've been making Caprese salads for years, and they never piqued my interest one bit. To me a salad composed of three items is a sign insufficient ingredient, not avant garde cookery. And to be fair, this one had five, but the five impressed even Moe, our resident sales manager and avid salad consumer. The base was a series of heirloom tomato slices; I tried to make it so every one got a piece of each type. (Heirlooms being strange in that they come in different shapes, colors and sizes despite the singular name.) The rich purple almost brown mixed with the summery yellow. Paired with the smooth almost beef steak slices to rival the wavy odd ball ones that came from some long lost aberration of evolution. To which a faint sprinkling of CAPS (Colin's All Purpose Seasoning, yes we have a bucket of it in the kitchen labeled as such and no you can't have the recipe.) Followed by extra virgin olive oil, the pure and expensive stuff. Not that watered down pomace crap. The real deal. Cap that with a couple of breaded and pan fried goat cheese slices for flavor, texture, and FAT. To which we finish the dish with some chiffonade basil and balsamic reduction. (The tangy sweet sauce that the staff lovingly refer to as motor oil.)
Served with this was a house made Pesto Spiral Loaf with Smoked Shallot Butter. Sadly, the dish just didn't come out how I wanted. If I were to do it again I would make a thinner pesto, almost a paste and wring all the moisture out of it. That way there's less weight when the bread goes through its second rise. As it was, the final product was some what flat and the rings of bright green pesto not as prevalent as one would hope. By it's self it was average at best. But slather on some of that "I will take the recipe with me to the grave" shallot butter and the dish came alive. I guess there is just no separating bread and butter.
The main course, served in the largest bowl I've ever seen on a plated meal, came the thyme infused cous cous with Romesco Halibut. It could be my upbringing, or my training, or perhaps my job experience but I've never really had a lot of call or use for cous cous. It's certainly a cheap pasta, easy to cook and maintain. And it's striking me more and more as an invaluable staple for the aspiring chef. (Not that I qualify, but all the same.) This held flavor and heat well with out getting tacky like rice or over cooked orzo. The halibut was perfect, could not complain in any way. And coming from the eternal pessimist that's saying something. I literally watched them butcher the fish and back the sides in ice that morning when I picked it up from Northern Fish off of 56th. If you're a lover of anything that swims or crawls in the sea stop on by and check out their retail outlet there or down on Ruston Way. They do fast, inexpensive and best of all, high quality work. Followed by a traditional Romesco style sauce, it was the perfect accompaniment to the fish and the cous cous. Mike from the Landmark was so impressed he poked his head in the kitchen and thanked me personally. And considering the size and volume they do DAILY over there, that's a compliment.
This was all well and good so far, folks had enjoyed the informative speaker and were enjoying their second round of drinks when Monica and Monique made their way to the front and had a small stage show to explain the dessert. They had chosen a flambé, bravely enough, because if I had to stand in front of my peers wearing clothing that isn't strictly flame retardant like my coat you'd have to herd me toward the stage with a whip in one hand an my paycheck in the other. Could be my paranoia, but the concept of lighting things on fire in a place not designed for it harbors all kinds of problems but the ladies went on ahead undaunted so far be it from me to hinder them. I went through it with them once and was fine, dusting off that old knowledge imparted into my by Professor Mac Cabe from SSCC (Now retired and living in France with his boyfriend I believe) as he was the front of the house instructor. I was surprised, I didn't even light the airy lace overlay the table was decked out with on fire. Then Monique gave it a shot, a little clunky but not bad for some one who doesn't sling pans for a living. The main stage show was only interrupted when it became evident that when Monica came back for the dishes base I didn't give her the finishing sauce so they had to call back to the kitchen for it.
The dish it's self, was triple berry stuffed crepes with Chambord sauce, white chocolate drizzle, and chocolate covered strawberry for garnish. They, like much of the meal, were a hit and the staff in particular was quite voracious when it came to devouring them. In the beginning I was worried the crepes wouldn't hold up long enough in the oven with the macerated berries inside as they were purging their juices long before they made it to the plate but the crepes were of excellent quality and soaked it all up after the initial purge. The only thing I would have done differently is display it on a larger plate, but that had precious little to do with the food quality it's self and after seeing how much stuff was on the table they needed all the space they could get.
So all in all, a job well done. Many thanks were given and I'd like to think I accepted them all graciously. I look forward to next year when we don't just have health to worry about. Now give me something like cheese to work with and I can pull all kinds of tricks that would impress even the most jaded member of my industries heart.
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I'm sure many folks here have seen the multitude of sketches, prints, art works and movies based on H. R. Giger's work here on the Internet. One such famous work I'm also sure that does come into mind for all of you is the infamous Xenomorph from the movie "Alien" including all of the other Alien derivatives that had spawned off of that. Now you get to witness the genius behind all of those creepy, weird and mainly mind-blowing works of art and creatures that continue to thrill us. And in some cases make us want to use them for furniture such as this "Alien Coffee Table". ;)
If any of you are wondering when this little video was taken...it was during the production for the movie "Species II" which was chock-full of Giger works and characters.
Push play or watch it off of Youtube!
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It's too bad H.R. Geiger never got any money for his alien designs. But his work is awesome, stolen or not!
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H. R. Giger, love his work. I recall fondly back in the 5'th grade (I was a weird kid, ok?) taking some postcards of his art to show and tell because I liked the Alien movies at the time. I was on the third piece of art, when someone just had to point out that the pictures I was passing around were mostly composed of hidden v-jays, penis shafts and nipplage. Well. That was awkward.
But... it did add to my popularity. Kids, go figure. *shrug*
But... it did add to my popularity. Kids, go figure. *shrug*
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Deck Fill Reduction at the Bear Pit
On Saturday I showed you the bottom of a pillar by the Bear Pit.
A council notice strapped to the pillar reads:
"This project involves the reduction of the overburden load on the deck of the Mersey Bridge structure.
Recent assessments have identified that the bridge is overloaded in the North West corner due to the existing build-up of materials forming the steps. This load is being removed and the fill material is being replaced by polystyrene lightweight fill material. This will reduce the loading on the deck of the bridge by over 600t.
Access into the Bear Pit will not be possible during the works. We apologise for any inconvenience."
A contribution to Our World Tuesday and Good Fences.
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With luck, the work will go quickly. I quite like the stairs on the far end.ReplyDelete
Interesting!! Boom, Bobbi and Gary.ReplyDelete
I suppose it needs to be done. Hopefully it won't take too long.ReplyDelete
overloaded bridge? yikes! glad they're repairing it before something happens.ReplyDelete
thanks for linking in!
glad they are repairing it.ReplyDelete
won't be done anytime soon either by the look of those two...eating lunch, picking fingers etc....ReplyDelete
Very interesting. At least they are being "safe" about fixing it. It wouldn't be good to have a cave-in due to excess weight.ReplyDelete
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text: Hi Everyone I am currently running the website for Northop Silver Band, and have set up the usual sort of pages (News, Players, etc.), but i am finding that someone is leaving comments in the Guestbook which, whilst not offensive as such, are not really pleasant or should be shown. Because i receive notifications when the Guestbook is signed, i usually find these comments and delete quickly. Now when the first one was posted, i made a note of the IP address that the message was posted from, and i have found that subsequent messages come from the same, or similar IP address, e.g. 100.01.100 and 100.01.101 Can anyone tell me if this IP address can be traced, and how i could possibly contact this person to politely ask them to stop posting to our website. Unlike tmp where people can freely air their views and opinions;-) i don't really want these comments appearing on our site. Although i know a little bit about IT this is beyond my knowledge really. Thanks for the help Karl


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Sunday was an interesting day. I was walking down the hallway and felt a breeze. Uh oh. Where was Garrett???? I looked in Caiti's room, and the window stoppers that I previously posted about were off of her window, and it was wide open. Not good! So I ran across the street to see if he was at the park. "Darn you!" to whoever thinks it's a good idea to lock the park at night. That would have been Garrett's first stop. Normally, I would have ran down to the swimming pool or McDonald's next, due to past experience. Luckily, a nice lady in a truck saw my worried face as I was crossing the street back to my house and asked if the little boy running down the road (the opposite direction of where I would have gone) was my son? Phew.
I hate that moment when I have to decide whether to lock the other two in the house and hurry and drive down to get Garrett or to hurry and get the other two dressed, strapped in the car and head out to get Garrett, hoping he hasn't gotten much further.
Fortunately, I found Garrett. He had run almost to the end of the street, down by the elementary school. Seriously Garrett? Who wants to go to school on a Sunday?
One of our ABA tutors arrived at our house and was working with Jason, so I took Garrett and Caiti on an unwanted trip to the hardware store. I HATE taking kids by myself to the store. Maybe I should just say, "I hate taking Caiti by myself to the store." She will not keep her shoes on, so I end up having to put her in the shopping cart. That is always fun because then she tries to stand up the whole time and does her mad Caiti growl. I love the looks we get when people see me pushing the cart, Garrett's feet up on the metal bar, holding on to the handle and getting a fun ride, and Caiti freaking out in the cart. Yes, I know she's loud...and yes, she is probably too old to be sitting in the cart. Yes, I know it's dangerous to put your kids in the cart...unless they're the strapped in babies...but it's much more dangerous for them to bolt on you in the store. There, I'm done with my rant.
I found a nice salesperson who helped us find a window stopper that you couldn't take off manually. After all, Garrett figured those out in two seconds. Maybe that is why his ABA tutors have taught him to answer, "I am!" when they ask, "Who's the smartest?" I think these window stoppers are pretty awesome. You can only unscrew them with an allen wrench. Phew. I got mine at Lowes, but if you are ordering online, I could only find them here: http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Hardware-Window-Hardware-Sash-Locks/h_d1/N-5yc1vZc2cf/R-100161960/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051


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This morning I got some coffee from the school cafeteria. I put the coffee into a mug that I had brought with me- a ceramic mug from home. One of the cafeteria ladies immediately came over to me, and told me with serious gravity that I couldn't do that. Federal law requires me to waste a cup and pour my coffee into a plastic cup What distrubs me deeply about this incident is that the woman didn't seem to realize at all how ridiculously lacking in common sense this statement was. She just stared at me like she was saying something of actual importance. The idea of questioning the absurdity of federal regulations or utilizing common sense was not running around her head.
When this happens in humans, it scares me. A lot.


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Louis Valentino Foods and Beverages – We are Lagos based Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG's) organisation. We are currently seeking to employ qualified, dynamic and knowledgeable candidates to fill the vacant job positions of:
Job Title: Production Manager – FMCG
Job Ref: PM01
Location: Lagos
Job Description
General Purpose:
- To plan, organize and control production in our organization and ensure that goods are produced efficiently, on time, within budget and to standard.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
- Plan a production schedule for the Production of cheese balls and plantain chips
- Estimate production costs
- Set and manage production budgets
- Manage production budgets
- Implement and control the production schedule
- Determine the material resources required
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, Industrial Technology
- Knowledge of raw materials
- Knowledge of quality systems and standards
- Knowledge of health and safety standards and compliance,
- Knowledge of Production of cheese balls and plantain chips – (very important)
- Knowledge of machines and tools
- Knowledge and experience in production and manufacturing processes and techniques
Job Title: Sales and Marketing Officer – FMCG
Job Code: SM01
Location: Lagos
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities
- Sales and Marketing of POPCY products
- Revenue Generation
- Achieve financial targets
Education and Experience
- Graduate with relevant years of experience and knowledge of FMCG
- Knowledge of markets in lagos and its environs
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected]


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Marketing for Introverts
I haven't blogged about Shrinking Violet Promotions for awhile. Their subtitle is Marketing for Introverts.
The recurring theme of their posts is the inherent contradiction between the dominant personality type among authors and the need for authors to promote their books which, face it, involves some degree of extroversion.
Here are some excerpts from an interview with introverted author Allen Zadoff:
SVP: You've been called the Little Introvert That Could. What's your secret?
I moisturize. Actually, that doesn't help much. I think the key is accepting my limitations, even leaning into them a little. For example, I'm not great with social networking. When my first novel Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have was published, it was suggested I get on Twitter. I checked it out and saw that people who were good at it were tweeting a dozen or more times per day. They were funny and real, they were carrying on a conversation as part of a community. I could see what they were doing, but I couldn't do it myself. So I was thinking, "I'm dead. I can't tweet. I'm dead." As if Twitter were oxygen, right?
. . . .
SVP: When did you first realize you were an introvert?
I was very shy in the womb. I hardly spoke to anyone. When I got out, the trend continued.
. . . .
SVP: Did your life B. P. (Before Publication) involve extroverted activities?
Of course it did. To tell the truth, I'm an introvert with a taste for extroversion. I really enjoy people. One of my favorite experiences was when I went to a friend's wedding out of town, and a whole bunch of our mutual friends were staying in the same hotel. I was on vacation for the weekend, but I was surrounded by people I knew. I felt like a flower who had just discovered the sun.
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Hey, Wayne (but not by Constable)...!
Thought I'd take a break from the UCC designs for the moment, and post my entry for the recent Caricature Contest over on the Cartoonists' Forum.
Poor Wayne Rooney - he's not had a great time of it lately, and this probably won't do anything to lift his gloom. But I had fun with it.
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Today is the first official day of summer, and we are celebrating in Italy, France, and England!!! But summer is only beginning, so join us every Friday for updates and pictures from our journey around the world!
|Students from Cary High School enjoy the sites of Paris!
|How many bags can Vice President, Ned Clark, really hold?
|Private glass blowing demonstration on the Island of Murano.
|Viewing Paris all lit up from an evening boat cruise!
|Girls from Scared Heart make a splash in the Mediterranean Sea!


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Bilawal lauds Mirwaiz, Kashmir for remembering Benazir on her death anniversary
KARACHI: Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq remembered the slain Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Benazir Bhutto on behalf of Kashmir and wished her son to carry her mission forward.
As the December 27 (today) marked the ninth death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, the chairman APHC tweeted late on Monday.
@BBhuttoZardari #Kashmir remembers Benazir Bhutto on her death anniversary.May Allah give you the strength to carry her mission forward
— Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (@MirwaizKashmir) December 27, 2016
Responding to his wishes, Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday thanked Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the people of Kashmir and reminded them that Pakistan and the entire nation stands firmly with the Kashmir cause.
Thank you, your words mean a lot. The whole nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Kashmir in their struggle. https://t.co/wB7gAmKoh1
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 27, 2016
Earlier, the PPP chairman also tweeted.
"Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother" #SalaamBenazir pic.twitter.com/KtxJsxvX2W
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 27, 2016


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United States GP 2013
Practice 1 Report - Short Stop
Free Practice 1 for the United States Grand Prix was shortened considerably as the session was delayed because fog prevented the medical helicopter from flying, started and run for 15 minutes, stopped because there were further problems with the helicopter, and finally restarted and run for 32 minutes.
At the end of all that stop/go, Fernando Alonso had clocked the fastest time in his Ferrari.
The ambient air temperature at the start of the 90-minute session was 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius), and the track temperature was 64 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius.)
But the session did not start on time because it was too foggy for the medical helicopter to fly. So officials delayed the start by 10 minutes. They then delayed it a further 10 minutes. And then another 10. And another 10.
Finally, the officials announced that that FP1 would now commence 40 minutes after its scheduled time and last 60 minutes.
Substitutions for FP1 were: Daniil Kvyat replacing Jean-Eric Vergne in the Toro Rosso; Rodolfo Gonzales in the Marussia instead of Jules Bianchi; and Alexander Rossi in the Caterham instead of Guido van der Garde.
Heikki Kovalainen, who will drive the Lotus for the last two races of the season as Kimi Raikkonen is going to have back surgery, was the first out on the 20-turn 3.425-mile (5.513-km) Circuit of The Americas.
Jenson Button clocked the first lap time of the session, setting a 1:41.943 in his McLaren. He then lowered that to a 1:40.468. His soon to be ex-teammate Sergio Perez slotted into second with a time of 1:46.135. Rossi was a distant third with a time of 1:54.688. Button, meanwhile, lowered his time to a 1:39.493 while Perez improved to a 1:39.672.
12 minutes into the session, these were the only three drivers to set a lap time as everybody else had just done installation laps.
Then Nico Hulkenberg joined the party, taking third place with a 1:43.036 in his Sauber, and Charles Pic (Caterham) set the fifth fastest time at 1:49.661.
15 minutes into the session, the red flag stopped the session as there were further problems with the medical helicopter. It was a mechanical problem of some sort because the fog had burned away by this stage.
So the top five, and the only five to set a time, were: Button, Perez, Hulkenberg, Rossi and Pic.
Eventually another helicopter appeared but the session remained under red flag conditions. Perhaps it was not a medical chopper. It wasn't.
With 33 minutes into the session, another medical helicopter arrived. The session restarted a minute later, so the drivers and teams had 32 minutes to get their work done.
Esteban Gutierrez got things rolling in his Sauber. Within a couple of minutes everybody except Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) was on the track.
They were running Pirelli's hard compound slick with the orange sidewalls.
With 25 minutes remaining in the session, all 22 drivers were in action.
With 22 minutes remaining in the session, Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) beat Button's previous number one time with a 1:38.767. And Valtteri Bottas slid into second with a 1:38.901 in his Williams. Button turned a 1:39.063 for third place.
With 19 minutes remaining in the session, Alonso improved to a 1:38.343 and Bottas to a 1:38.802. Bottas later lowered that to a 1:38.388.
The action on the track was frantic as the drivers tried to get as many laps as possible in during the shortened session.
With 15 minutes remaining in the session, the top six were: Alonso, Bottas, Button, Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Hulkenberg.
With 10 minutes remaining in the session, things quieted down a bit as the drivers headed to the pits for adjustments on their cars.
With 7 minutes remaining in the session, the Mercedes boys were on the move as Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton took over fifth and sixth spots. Alonso, Bottas, Button and Gutierrez held the top four slots.
With 5 minutes remaining in the session, Button grabbed second with a time of 1:38.371.
With 2 minutes remaining in the session, Gonzales parked his Marussia at Turn 13.
The top 10 at the end of the delayed and shortened FP1 were: Alonso, Button, Bottas, Gutierrez, Rosberg, Hamilton, Massa, Webber, Hulkenberg and Pastor Maldonado (Williams.)


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It may not even feel like spring here in the Mid-Atlantic, where we're currently subjected to January-type wind chills, but have hope. The boys of summer are back. Despite a questionable rollout in Japan last week, it's officially Opening Day for Major League Baseball. So, get your hot dogs, Cracker Jacks, and steroids. It's time to play ball!
Will the Yankees win 120 games? Will Ken Griffey play 120 games (he's already out with a calf injury). Will curses once again bury the Red Sox and Cubs? Will Barry Bonds challenge his home record or succumb to allegations of steroid abuse?
Disillusioned with the greed and commercialism of America's pastime? Put your skills to good use. Apply to be the Fool's bat boy -- or a writer, or an editor.
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- JetBlue's Soaring Quality
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- Mandalay Hotels Bring Jackpot
- Quote of Note
- REITs Fall
- Discussion Board of the Day: Real Estate & REITs
- More on Fool.com Today
JetBlue's Soaring Quality
By Alyce Lomax (TMF Lomax)
Has Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation JetBlue
Much has been made of JetBlue's attempts to make itself a cheap alternative to traditional air travel, while differentiating itself in other ways as well. It's shaken up the industry by introducing leather seats with plenty of legroom and other perks, like satellite TV with XM Satellite Radio
Although JetBlue is known for its unconventional perks, its No. 1 spot is based on the more conventional -- and arguably, more important -- needs of passengers, which were monitored in the study by the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Wichita State University. For example, JetBlue had the second-highest ratings when it came to punctuality. Anyone who hates being bumped would be interested to know that so few JetBlue passengers got that treatment, it couldn't even be included for the category. It had the fewest customer complaints followed by Southwest
In addition to low-cost carriers like Southwest and AirTran
For those of us who always fly coach, air travel may very well seem a necessary discomfort and inconvenience. Even people I know who love to travel could do without the general hassle and discomfort of just about everything having to do with airplanes, not to mention the often steep price of airfare. According to this study, traditional carriers United, American, and Delta were towards the bottom of the list of quality, at numbers 9, 11, and 12, respectively.
JetBlue may have been getting some word of mouth based on the clever ways it makes it differentiates itself from its rivals. However, in delivering No. 1 quality, that translates into a heck of a lot of buzz as happy customers spread the word -- and the idea that this airline stock really might be on the verge of taking off.
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Mandalay Hotels Bring Jackpot
By Seth Jayson
Gambling may be a sucker's game, but these days, gambling stocks have made pretty good bets. Mandalay Resort Group
Peers followed suit, with Isle of Capri Casinos
Mandalay's profit prediction of over $1.10 per share blows away analysts' estimates of $0.84 per share and would soundly beat the $0.69 per share that the firm inked in last year's first quarter.
Must be good to be the folks with the key to all those slot machines, eh? Well, maybe -- Mandalay's slot revenues are up 30% -- but it turns out that's not the real source of the firm's growing stash of green. Fool casino ace Jeff Hwang recently penned an interesting article that reminded us that the big bucks for casino and resort operators don't always come from the gaming floor. Often, the payoff can be found in the casino's hotel properties.
Mandalay appears to be the shining example of this, as revenue per room at its flagship hotel has advanced at a double-digit rate. Much of this comes on Las Vegas' increasing strength in the convention business, as the desert strip continues to draw business away from other convention centers.
The resort industry and gaming industry look well-positioned to capitalize on an improving economy and an expected travel rebound. But Fools should remember to take a look at the individual merits of the companies, and not bet on an entire industry. W.D. Crotty's recent look at Trump Hotels
Fool contributor Seth Jayson once gambled nine bucks on a steak dinner at the Stardust. He lost. He owns no interest in any company mentioned above. View his Fool profile here.
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"I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart." -- e e cummings
REITs Fall
By Mathew Emmert (TMF Gambit)
After years of stellar performance, fears of rising interest rates have finally put the kibosh on real estate investment trusts (REITs) -- at least for now. The release of various bits of economic data, including today's stronger-than-expected reading on the non-manufacturing sector, has had REIT investors running for the hills instead of buying them.
The Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Fund
It appears that the piecing together of this economic data has resulted in a belief that the economy will be moving full steam ahead. That supposition could mean that the Fed, led by Alan Greenspan, may decide to get into the game -- raising interest rates sooner than expected.
So, what should you do with your REITs? Run for the hills! Get out while you still can! Sell, sell, sell! Just kidding.
Try this on instead: Certainly REITs have experienced some sizzling gains over the past few years, and many are pricey, but reasonable values can still be found, so don't panic.
The idea that anyone can accurately predict the nature of short-term interest rates is about as silly as the idea that anyone can predict the short-term nature of the stock market. Plenty of folks say they can do it -- some of whom are even delusional enough to believe it themselves -- but the truth is that it just isn't possible.
Sure, you might be lucky enough to guess right once, twice, or even three times. And, that's often enough to make the career of a Wall Street talking head. Heck, there are some pundits out there who are still coasting on the fact that they "called" the 1987 stock market crash, despite the fact that they haven't gotten a single thing right since.
Wow, is that all it takes? One lucky shot makes a long-term success? Well, that may be true for the pundits of Wall Street, but it isn't going to work for you and me, which brings us back to what we should do about our REIT holdings.
If you bought your REITs to add diversity to a well-balanced, long-term portfolio, then you should -- insert drum roll here -- do nothing. That's right, nothing.
First off, yields on REITs are still generally the best available in this market. Second, the fact that these investments tend to move independently of the overall market makes them an excellent diversification tool, and we don't simply abandon our diversification strategy because of short-term fluctuations, as that's the whole point of diversifying in the first place.
Last, do you really think the fact that interest rates are at generational lows has escaped the attention of most REITs? Me either. These are companies that tend to borrow great sums of money to fund their real estate purchases, so interest rates matter to them. To that end, many REITs, such as Vornado Realty Trust
The bottom line is this: Now may not be the time to load up on REITs, but you shouldn't let short-term gyrations and interest-rate speculation shake you out of a prudent long-term strategy.
Mathew Emmert doesn't own stock in any of the companies in this story.
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The pool you are swimming in must definitely be very clean, in order to avoid dealing with skin itchiness, eye redness, or even stomach problems. Even if you are busy and you think you do not have enough time for that, there are also some simple ways to keep your pool clean at all times. Here are some of them.
Keep it covered when you don't use it
It is important that, when it is not being used, your swimming pool is covered. If you keep it covered, you will actually protect the water from becoming very dirty from the dust, dirt, leaves, flies, and so on. Therefore, make sure you have a good cover, and long enough to protect the entire pool.
Buy the best robotic pool cleaner
You definitely need to buy a robotic pool cleaner. Your pool will be clean with a device like this, and you will not even need to make any effort whatsoever. If you decide to go for the best robotic pool cleaner, then you must not forget to get one that can clean every corner of your pool, including not only the walls but the steps and the floor as well. Furthermore, the unit should also be powerful, so that it can eliminate the debris, dirt, and dust as well, with efficiency.
One device that matches this description is the Dolphin 99996323 that shows excellent results in cleaning any type of pool. According to the information available in the dolphin 99996323 review we read online, this unit can clean in-ground pools of up to 50 ft. in length, leaving it sparkling clean and free of debris and dirt. Given that this unit costs around $800, the investment will not be small but it will surely be worth it.
Skimming and brushing are very important
Many cleaning supplies need to be attached to a telescopic pole, so you need to make sure you have one. In order to be sure that your pool is free of any debris that can contaminate the water, it is highly recommended to wipe off the pole. Moreover, you need to get a leaf skimmer or a skimmer net. With this cleaning tools, you can easily remove the leaves that end up in your pool, and the debris as well. In order to clean very well the ladders, sides, and steps, you must use a pool brush. Keep in mind to get one that it is right for the material your pool is built off, in order to not cause any damages to it. All these simple ways to keep your pool clean will definitely help you know exactly what you should do, in order to have a safe-to-swim pool.


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This was a confluence of a few things. I stumbled across a pal payasam made of dates and sugar instead of fully with sugar. It was yumm..
A close friend of mine also told me that Terra, an organic outlet in chennai, sells mysore pak made of figs and pistas and stuff.
I put both these instances together and decided to embark on my little journey of adventure.
From the kaju kalti I learnt that palm sugar caramalising is different from caramelising refined sugar.
This is what I did:
3 cups of besan
200 gms of butter
100 gms of dates deseeded
Four cups of palm sugar
Melt butter in a hot wok, drop in the besan and fry till the kitchen is filled with the aroma of fresh besan!
In another wok add half a glass of water and palmsugar. Mix and bring it to boil. In the mean time grind dated preferably without water and add to the caramelising sugar.
Once it reaches a stringy consistancy add in the fried besan to it and mix until the fat leaves its sides.
I took it off heat a little early and so it looks more like halwa. Next time i shall correct that issue😬
I then left the plate in the fridge and tried cutting it the next morning.
Whatever was sticky i rolled it into balls😇


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A column of intense white light is shooting skyward from Rangitoto Island this weekend.
The magical image is a gift from 13 of the region's iwi to celebrate the Maori identity and heritage of Tamaki Makaurau - the city of Auckland.
The installation, Te Haeata o Rangitoto, is made up of 33 powerful lights similar to those used at Ground Zero in New York, and the Sky Tower.
The lights, powered by generators shipped to the island, will be switched on from 10pm to midnight tonight and tomorrow night, weather permitting.
The lights were tested on Thursday night, prompting speculation about the light show.
Some brushed it off as lightning, some joked about an alien invasion, while others wondered whether it was a promo for the new season of The X-Files, which premiered that evening.
The light beam is intended to echo the form of traditional pou herenga - hitching posts or moorings for waka.
The project is an initiative by the iwi of Marutuahu, Ngati Whatua and Waiohua-Tamaki, known as the Tamaki Collective, and is supported by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (Ateed). It coincides with the Tamaki Herenga Waka Festival, which focuses on the Maori identity and heritage of the region.
"We hope this beam of light will be a beacon, visible across the Auckland region, conditions permitting, drawing the eyes of Aucklanders and visitors, generating public interest in Auckland's Maori identity," said Ateed's general manager destination, Vivien Bridgwater.


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U.S. Treasury prices rose, pushing yields lower Monday, with some investors cautiously returning to a market that had been clobbered in a two-week selloff that pushed yields to four-month highs.
Long-dated Treasury yields jumped sharply on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen suggested there may be benefits in letting inflation run higher than the current target of 2% in order to stimulate the economy.
On Monday, the benchmark 10-year yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.06% slipped 2.6 basis points to 1.766%. Bond yields rise as prices fall.
"The 10-year Treasury yields have been volatile lately as they continue to climb on rising inflation expectations," said David Schnautz, fixed income strategist at Commerzbank, adding it is surprising to see more volatility in long-dated bonds than in the short-dated bonds that are more immediately impacted by Federal Reserve interest-rate policy.
"One of the reasons that inflation expectations are rising [has] to do with stabilizing commodity prices, especially energy ... included in calculations of consumer price index," Schnautz said.
The jump in the long-dated bonds yields has been far more pronounced than in the shorter-dated yields, resulting in a higher spread between them, referred to as a steeper yield curve.
From the technical perspective, Schanutz thinks it would be difficult for the yield on the 10-year to remain below 1.80% for too long, after it successfully pierced the level in earlier trade, when it reached 1.81% before retreating.
The 30-year yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -0.04% known as the long bond, declined 3.1 basis points to 2.522%.
Meanwhile, the two-year yield TMUBMUSD02Y, +0.33% which is the most sensitive to changes in interest-rate expectations, slipped 1.6 basis points to 0.823%.
Across the Atlantic, U.K. and German government bond yields continued to climb on rising inflation expectations.
A final reading from Eurostat showed annual consumer price inflation in the eurozone rose 0.4% last month, hitting its highest level since 2014. Inflation is also rising in the U.K. due to a rapidly declining pound.
The U.K. 10-year Gilt yields TMBMKGB-10Y, +0.00% jumped more than 10 basis points to hit 1.22%, though since then the yield came down to end 2.7 basis points higher at 1.03%. This is the highest level since the country voted on June 23 to leave the European Union in a referendum dubbed Brexit.
The yield on the 10-year German bund TMBMKDE-10Y, +0.00% also jumped in sympathy initially, but pared gains to end flat at 0.05%.
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