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Chinese Premier Blasts Banks
In a blunt appeal, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told a national audience that China's state-controlled banks are a 'monopoly' that must be broken up. Lingling Wei has the story. Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images
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|Olivier de Serres
Before we examine the 17th-century defnitions of terroir, I would like to place the concept into its modern framework so that the reader has a reference point for comparison purposes. Fraser sees the concept being primarily used today among "culinary enthusiasts" to map a food or wine to its specific place of origin. The taste of terroir (goût de terroir) is "the spectrum of appreciable flavors or fragrances created by the unique physiographic constitutionof the plot of land where a given product was grown and produced."
Now let us look at 17th-century definitions (Parker):
- Nicot's Thrésor de la langue francaise (1606) -- identifies terroir as any specific municipal plot, soil, or land appropriate for one agricultural crop or another.
- Furtière's Dictionnaire universal (1690) -- land considered according to its nature and qualities, and with respect to agriculture. Continuing on with the definition, however, Furtière switches from terroir as a determinant of planting decisions to terroir as a flavor component and introduces a decidedly negative note into the frame: "One says that a wine has a taste of terroir when it has some disagreeable quality that comes to it from the nature of the terroir where the vine is planted."
- Charles Pajot's French-Latin dictionary (1694) translated goût de terroir as virus terrenum, meaning "poison or stench of the earth."
- Furtière's 1701 edition stipulates that terroir "is also used figuratively for a bad habit acquired in one's place of birth. The people from,the provinces cannot rid themselves of a particular vice from the terroir strongly opposed to politeness ... One says that a man smells of the terroir in order to say that he has the deficits one ordinarily attributes to people of his land."
According to Parker, the transformation has its roots in the formation of the Academie Francaise in 1635. The goal of this body was identification of, and adherence to, a pure cosmopolitan tongue and, given the nature of Parisian society, that language was associated with the Parisian set; to the detriment of the provinces. So, the people who were most associated with terroir could only contribute polluting elements to the new language.
The search for purity dictated that language impurities be excised. And this was not only restricted to language. According to Parker, "the desire for a pure cosmopolitan tongue ... spread from, speech to taste, affecting trends in cuisine as segments of the population attempted to lose whatever regional patina they themselves might have by pointedly seeking pure and natural foods" (Some of these taste pursuits are pointed out in my post on the lead-up to the Burgundy-Champagne battle which originated in this timeframe.). Terroir was used in this period to indicate adulteration and disorder and its notion as the "scourge of the country bumpkin" was repeatedly reaffirmed during the second half of the century (Parker).
Terroir also suffered as a result of changing agricultural mores in the later 17th century. In de Serres Theatre d'Agriculture, agriculture and terroir were primary. And the agricultural zones, and their inhabitants, were well regarded. A sea change was afoot, however, with the English Garden, a "structure" that could be deployed in "pure" Paris, gaining primacy. And with the rise of the garden, the sense of working within the bounds of nature "withered on the vine." A garden was not dependent on terroir. The appropriate environment could be created -- despite nature -- to support the garden's requirements. Design and esthetic became the order of the day with Versailles becoming the quintessential example where one of the world's most beautiful gardens was created in a previously undesirable terroir.
According to Parker,
Rather than allowing for diversity in soil, La Quintinie (Louis XIV's chief gardener) sought out terroir that was perfectly neutral, resembling what he qualified to be good water. Thus, forty years after the first attempts to purify the French language of terroir in Vaugelas, and in the years following Dominique Bouchour's asessment that the best language should be as pure and neutral as water, the same esthetic appeared in the French garden. In each of these iterations, the bodily influence of the earth was seen as a corruption that blemished the immaculacy, essence, and expression of nature's best fruits and vegetables.At the end of the 17th century then, terroir was a "crass and unruly manifestation of nature in humans and in plants, one that nature was meant to refine, if not altogether expunge."
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I am straying from the architects/designers to highlight another strong woman in history, Mary Cassatt. I don't know much about this talented painter except that she created her own style while socializing with the great Impressionist and male counterparts, Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh and Pissaro. I like to envision Cassatt talking "shop" with the male artists at their local Parisian cafes. At least, that's the image I retained from reading Irving Stone's bio-novels about Vincent Van Gogh and Camille Pissaro. (Why didn't he write a book about her life?)
I think any woman who made strides in self expression and career advancement deserves serious recognition. She was extremely talented and perservered in the male art world. Now who couldn't find inspiration in that?


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Hey ! Quite a long time that I didn't post anything but it's never too late, so there we go :
For some reasons I really wanted to make a squirrel cane. I'm always struggling with cane, either because I'm lacking of idea either because I'm afraid about how the cane gonna look once I start to tight it. Fortunatly it turned out pretty well in my opinion, much better than what I expected. I mixed these squirrels with what is called a Stroppel cane, an easy and really cool way to use the old canes. If you don't know what it is, check here.
The squirrel crew is back.
Earrings textured with lace for the white part. The black part is from a stroppel cane.
Earrings made out of an old cane that I've forgotten for quite a long time. The back of the jewelry is textured with glass painting and gold powder.
And all of this stuff is in sale here. :)


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Textura Magazine September 2009
SIX-STRING ALCHEMISTS: AREA C / ERDEM HELVACIOGLU / CRAIG MCELHINNEY / PILLOWDIVER / SLEEPING ME / TALVIHORROS That textura loves guitarists should come as no surprise to anyone; textura's premiere release, for example, features the work of no less than four different guitarists (orchestramaxfieldparrish, Alexander Turnquist, The Retail Sectors, and Ryan Francesconi), each of whom brings his unique interpretative skills to bear upon Coleridge's Kubla Khan. Having also in recent times received a number of newly-issued recordings by other experimental guitarists, we thought it was high time we devoted extra coverage beyond an album review to these deserving six-string innovators. While their approaches clearly differ, all six share a similar fearless and pioneering spirit in their respective attempts to re-write the ways in which the instrument is used in contemporary electronic-based music-making contexts. ERDEM HELVACIOGLU Currently Located: Istanbul, Turkey Background: I am a composer, guitarist, sound engineer, and producer. I have received numerous international awards for my electro-acoustic compositions. My music has been performed at prestigious festivals and broadcast all around the world. I have collaborated with Mick Karn, Kevin Moore, Kazuya Ishigami, Luo Chao-yun, Ros Bandt, Craig Green, Jacob Young, Elliott Sharp, Bill Walker, Nathan Larson, Pete Lockett, Neil Leonard, and Saadet Türköz. I have received commissions from artists and organizations such as the 2006 World Soccer Championship, 2009 Novelum Festival, 2010 Istanbul International Classical Music Festival, 2010 Bregenz Contemporary Music Festival, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Todd Reynolds, Kinan Azmeh, Margaret Lancaster, Cem Duruöz, and Mesut Ozgen. I am also actively involved in composing for films, multimedia productions, contemporary dance, and theatre. My sound installations have been included at such galleries as Los Angeles Track 16, Indonesia Soemardja, Köln Museum für Angewandte Kunst, London Menier, and the 10th International Istanbul Biennial. My film music has been heard at Cannes, Sarajevo, Locarno, Seoul, Sao Paulo, and Sydney film festivals, and I received the "Best Original Soundtrack" award at the 2006 Mostramundo Film Festival. My solo album Altered Realities was included in the "Best 20 albums of 2007" list in All About Jazz, Textura, and Cyclic Defrost magazines. My latest solo album Wounded Breath has been released by the US record label Aucourant Records. The album has been called outstanding and totally original by various international music magazines. Personal Style, Philosophy, or Approach: I have two different styles: one is for the acoustic guitar and live electronics setup, and the other one is for the electric guitar and live electronics setup. For the acoustic guitar and live electronics sound, I like to combine simplicity and beauty with very sophisticated live electronics sound design methods. I aim to create a futuristic path that combines the first timbre that humankind heard from a string instrument and the sophisticated live electronics setup with its endless possibilities. I always envision a shaman who would play for a limited number of people, those who'd survived after a major catastrophe. I wish to be that 'shaman"'creating beautiful sounds that would soothe people's sorrows. For the electric guitar setup, I strive for eternal beauty, not with the addition of sophisticated tools but rather with much more simplistic ones. I like to create a sound world where the electric guitar becomes the drone, the bass, the melody, the rhythm, the harmony, and the melody of it. Gear and Working Methods: For my acoustic guitar and live electronics setup I use the Ovation custom legend 1869 acoustic guitar, Sansamp acoustic di, Carl Martin compressor, Boss fv-50 volume pedal, TC Eletronic Fireworx multieffect processor, Behringer FCB1010 midi foot controller, and the software Audiomulch. My clean acoustic guitar signal is routed both to the Fireworx and Audiomulch. These two machines are responsible for the live processing element. With the midi foot controller, I change the parameters within both the TC and Audiomuch. This change may involve a simple volume swell or a hundred parameters evolving very slowly in real time. For my electric guitar setup, I use Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster electric guitars and an Epiphone guitar whose strings have been lifted to create the sound of a lapsteel. On this setup, I use various analog pedals along with Marshall JMP-1 preamp, Eventide Eclipse multieffect processor, TC Electronic Fireworx, and Lexicon MPX100. I do not use a laptop for this setup. Influenced By: I have been influenced by Michael Hedges, definitely. Although I do not sound like him, his melodic, harmonic ideas, and the beauty of his tone have been very influential. Favourite Guitarists: For acoustic guitar my favorite guitarist is Michael Hedges. He was the one who got me interested in trying different things with tunings. I also enjoy Adrian Legg as an acoustic guitar player. For the electric guitar David Torn is very important for me. He is the one who opened my ears and my mind to creating different timbres on the electric guitar. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck are also very important players for me as they showed me how to play melodically and emotionally. Elliott Sharp is also one of my favorite guitarists. The way he attacks the instrument and his avant-garde blues sound is very exceptional. Bill Walker is one of the greatest lapsteel players I have heard. He is a relatively unknown player from Santa Cruz. For me, he has got the hands of God. His playing is that sensitive. Desert Island album: Somei Satoh's Toward the Night is my desert island album. I think he is one of greatest composers alive. I have never heard such a sensitive ear for timbre, silence, and melody. He sounds heavenly. Dream Collaborators: David Torn and Brian Eno Life-Changing Concert Experience: I have been to many great concerts, but for me the life-changing concert experience was my concert at the Looping Festival in Santa Cruz in 2007. Let me explain why. I had prepared my setup for the travel, but when I landed in Santa Cruz, I noticed that my laptop was not working at all. Since my sound depends on the use of Audiomulch, I did not know what to to. For two days before the concert, I practiced some looping devices that people gave to me. I had not used any of those machines, so I had to learn how to use at least their basic functions. I was very worried of course. But on the day of the concert, something miraculous happened. I suddenly became calm and peaceful and decided to let things flow. Without my main setup, I played one of my most subtle, beautiful sets ever. This experience changed my life. From that moment on, I learned that I need to relax much more and let my instincts guide me rather than my mind. Proudest Accomplishment: It is hard to pinpoint just one. But the moment that my commissioned piece was performed at the Merkin Hall by the Bang on a Can All Stars was incredible for me. Like Kronos Quartet, they have been my favourite group within the contemporary music scene. I had always dreamed how great it would be if they were to perform one of my pieces. And it is pretty weird that the reality got beyond my dreams! They have actually commissioned a piece from me for their People's Commissioning Fund, and I was the first European composer within the ten-year history of this project. Take on Experimental Music in its Current Form: I am not an expert on this, but I can say that there is a lot of music there that is good, but unfortunately much of it sounds very similar. Although some people say that the boundaries of music have waned, I do not think that it is true. Even within experimental music (which by definition should mean that it may include what is adventurous and meaningful for the composer/performers) I see more strict divisions. Noise musicians do not want to hear any subtle, smooth textures, the electroacoustic composers do not want to hear any melodies, etc. I do not believe in any of these divisions and categories because for me there are no wrong notes. Currently Promoting / Latest release: My solo album Wounded Breath on Aucourant Records is my latest release. The album includes five of my prize-winning electro-acoustic works and has been called "outstanding, totally unique" by many music magazines. Also a new acoustic guitar-live electronics piece of mine has been released on the compilation album Spectra: Guitar in the 21st Century by Quiet Design Records. Currently Working On: I am currently working on many projects at the same time. I am about to finish mixing the duo albums that I recorded with Elliott Sharp, British percussionist Pete Lockett, American accordionist Michael Ward Bergeman, American saxophonist Neil Leonard, and American guitarists Bill Walker and Craig Green. My new duo record with Luo Chao-yun will be released in Taiwan in October. Also an ambient album with Robert Scott Thompson will be released hopefully before the end of the year. I am also recording new material for duo albums with Per Boysen and Leo Abrahams. Besides all these album projects, I am also composing for my new guitar-live electronics records and for new commissions, including a new musical theatre/opera commissioned by the Bregenz Contemporary Festival which will be premiered in 2010 and a new electroacoustic piece commissioned by the Novelum Festival which will be premiered in November. I have also recently started to compose for two feature movies.
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Thursday, 5 January 2017
Lush Festive Friends Gift Set
Butterbear Bath Bomb
This one has been released before and I'm pretty sure I have written about it a while back so I won't go into a lot of detail. Although this one doesn't have the color effects that a lot of Lush bath bombs do, this one changes the water a cloudy color and has a really nice scent of vanilla to it. It also looks super cute too.
The Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar
This one must be the cutest Lush product. I think it even looks cuter than Butterbear. It came out last year too and I think the year before. Crumble it under running water to create loads of bubbles.
Father Christmas Bath Bomb
This one returns from previous years too and is the most colorful bath bomb in this set. As soon as it's dropped into the water, the pink and white start fizzing before green starts to appear from within. This one eventually turns your water this really awesome green color, along with a fantastic sweet scent.
This is another great gift set from Lush. If you love anything cute and anything for the bath, this gift set is perfect.
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They all sound good! Oh how I long for a bath!! Lol only got a shower! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
You are missing out xDelete
I love Lush's Christmas range. Butterbear was one of my favourite bath bombs last year!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's a great product xDelete
Not a big fan of baths, but love how you showed the effects. Makes me rethink my love of showers xReplyDeleteReplies
Baths are the best xDelete
Oh wow it looks as the name suggests - Lush. I am a huge fan of Lush and love all their products xReplyDelete
I love lush and bath products! So sad I only have a shower right now!ReplyDeleteReplies
You need to get a tub xDelete
I love Lush products. I got some of their Christmas bombs as a gift. It was magical!ReplyDelete
that's so lovely! I also got a Lush Christmas box for a friend and she loved it! xReplyDeleteReplies
They make great gift sets xDelete
Ahh, I love LUSH products they're all amazing! I'd love to try the Christmas penguin bubble bar! xxReplyDeleteReplies
It's a great product xDelete
they really look as fun as their name! and the water color they make in the tub is really something else!ReplyDeleteReplies
I really like the Father Christmas bath bomb xDelete
That really is a super cute box set, a lovely Christmas gift to receive.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah it was a great gift xDelete
I love this! LUSH have some incredible gift boxesReplyDeleteReplies
Their gift boxes are amazing xDelete
Looks a good set. My little cousin loves lush so she'd love thisReplyDeleteReplies
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The official first day of summer is just one week away (June 20th), but the temperatures here in Colorado have already sky rocketed into the 90 degree area! Not my favorite, why couldn't we have had an actual spring please? It went straight from snow to Sahara.
I suppose I don't have much time for spring florals left, not that florals end with spring. Still, the softest of pale pink chiffons does seem best suited to the delicate pastel palettes of springtime. I found this skirt while out shopping recently rather unexpectedly, as I don't usually find clothes at TJMaxx, but I was surprised to see this lovely skirt on the rack waiting for me. It isn't my usual color palette or shape but it was so pretty I couldn't resist! Dare I say it is on the girly side for me, I have never been one for pink normally. I was happy to see I could pair the sheer forest green blouse I picked up thrifting last year with the greens in the floral pattern. Then of course I couldn't resist getting to use my new forest green vintage handbag I acquired recently too! I need to stop shopping--no seriously, I need to stop shopping.
Less shopping, more sewing, that's the plan! I have plenty of fabrics waiting to become new frocks, and it's high time I got back to working with them! I am a natural maximalist, I could never live with a capsule wardrobe for example, but I do wonder if all of you would tire of seeing me repeat things here on the blog? Also please give me your best shopping ban tips so I can learn to be frugal :)
|Skirt: Catherine Malandrino (found at TJ Maxx)
Blouse: Forever 21 (thrifted)
Shoes: Topshop (circa 2009!)
Earrings & Handbag: Vintage
Hair Flower Comb: Made by me


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This is re-post or echo of a post I wrote six months ago. The subject came up again in a couple emails.
I was positive I wrote about this in the past but I can't find a post in the pile of posts I've made since the end of 2004. I suppose it could be buried in a post at AUGI...
If a wall is less than six feet (or 2000mm, no not exactly equal to six feet) it will NOT use the Cut line weight, it will only show using the Projection line weight. You can "force" Revit to show it as Cut by setting the Top Constraint to the level above and using a negative Top Offset value to drop it back down to it's intended overall height. A bit obtuse but it works! [Added this: Chris mentioned in a comment, "you can set the Top Constraint to the same level as the Base Constraint and then use a positive value for your Top Offset value."]
I thought to post this (was thinking re-post but couldn't find a first) because it came up during a session at RTC (during Harlan Brumm's Troubleshooting class) and then was tweeted.
It is also documented in the current WikiHelp.
Keep in mind that if the height of the low wall is still lower than the cut plane of the view's view range setting it will not show using the cut lineweight, only the projection lineweight. The distinction of this post is for walls that are taller than the cut plane but not quite tall enough (six feet).
You can read the series of comments in my earlier post regarding Low Walls.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Short Walls don't Look Right
Labels: Appearance, Cut, Low Walls, Short Walls, Walls
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- AnthonyB said...
A great tip. Thank you for this one. As an alternative to constraining the top of the wall to the level above and then setting a negative offset to bring the wall back down to my intended height, I constrain it to the the host level and set the offset positive to my desired height. Saves me from doing the maths.
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A select number of vampires are summoned to a meeting held by Prince Shaddizar himself. Batman, Jacob, Valerye, James, Devon, Willow, Ruth and all of the primogen are surprised to hear that Shaddizar wants Batman to select a team to investigate a prophecy about a comet inbound for Russia. Jaws drop further still when Hunter makes an entrance in Dalu form and negotiates an unprecedented deal with Shaddizar.
Quote of the week:
"Vampires in spaaace…"
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Eye to Eye
Willow wakes up in a garage to learn that she's found her serial killer's home, as his latest victim. Now if she can only get out of it before he gets back—surely the neighbors will be good, right?
James is called in to help investigate a sudden massive explosion at Hobo's where he learns first hand what it means to fear fire. After a long drive and a brief discussion with Hunter about a stolen bike, James joins Valerye and Ruth who have a vampire corpse to stash until sundown. What better place than a church boiler room?
Elsewhere, Hunter is once again free on the streets of Portland thanks to Jacob. After meeting with a primogen, he sets out to make new roots and fast cash. Jacob seeks to expand his horizons in the vampire community by meeting up with members of the Invictus covenant who are happy to put him to use.
Oh, and few humans get together for a brief chat. Nothing to see here!
Quote of the week:
David: It's not necrophilia if you're dead too, right?
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House Call
A fight breaks out in the tunnels—has the elusive Mr. Black finally been caught?
Hobo's goes up in flames!
Quote of the week:
David: I SAID: WOULD YOU LIKE ANY PRUNES?
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Moment of Trust
After a day's rest, the investigations into the human deaths continue. Valerie and James meet up with a young vampire Willow who is missing one of her herd, and another trip to OHSU's morgue is in order. When the trio arrives, they find that they were not Jacob's first visitor tonight—a beautiful young human appears to be poking around too.
Meanwhile, Ruth finally finds her missing sire who reluctantly agrees to bring her before their Primogen for a formal introduction. Eager to prove her worth, she accepts the assignment of investigating the tunnel entrances and recruits help from William.
Quote of the week:
James: She's a reporter.
Guard: You're a reporter?
Jaclyn: I am?
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Dog House
Truth and Half-Truths
Immediately after the meeting, it's time to feed and go about the work of the Masquerade. Valerie takes James hunting but looses control of her hungry beast. At OHSU, Batman convinces a dubious Jacob that it's in his best interest to come with him to a meeting. After jumping off a roof and a ride in the batmobile, the bewildered doctor is escorted into Club Fate where he meets the Sheriff.
Elsewhere, an investigating vampire meets a fellow Kindred in search of her missing sire, but can she trust his help? He eventually tracks down the Hound Duke and his not-so-loyal pet Hunter who share his mission in locating a mysterious enemy Mr. Black.
Quote of the week:
Sheriff: "What did you think of this Hunter?"
Jacob: "He was hot. And delicious smelling."
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Testing the Cage
Our story begins on the cold, clear night of February 1, 2013. Across the Portland area, word is being spread among the Kindred that there is to be an important city meeting held tonight at midnight at the court house.
For some, the evening passes with routine activity. A young female vampire stalks the local night clubs for prey. She finds an unsuspecting human to enjoy her evening with who will wake up with one hell of a hang over. Elsewhere, the elusive Batman is keeping Portland's streets safer by fighting crime. Where will he strike next?
At OHSU, exsanguinated bodies arrive in the morgue with no wounds, stumping the expert physiologist. Soon after filing his report, he is visited by a police detective and his 'consultant' who turn out to also be Kindred.
Meanwhile, somewhere in a dark basement, an imprisoned werewolf has been fighting for his sanity and freedom. Ruthless torture is just the beginning as he finds that not even the power of the mighty Gauru can save him from the twisted effects of vampire's Vitae.
By midnight, most have convened for the Meeting of the Damned where the Kindred discuss their city affairs and all are reminded that the Prince's word is Law.
Quote of the week: Bruce: "I'm Batman."
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If you go to my Omnidrive Project page, you can now download my project files. I could not upload everything, but the main pieces are there. Contact me if have questions for would like more files.
A few years ago, I realized that I had no digital record of many of my previous projects. If I didn't want to lose more than I already had, I needed a place where I could catalog my projects. Initially, I tried to accomplish this with a simple "Projects" folder on my computer where I stored pictures of everything I worked on. Unsurprisingly, it was a muddled mess generically named jpegs, and after trying to organize it multiple times, some of my best pictures were lost. While the folder was simple, it proved to be nearly worthless: on the few occasions that I actually wanted to find a specific project or to show someone what I had made, I could never find the pictures I wanted.
I next tried the blog format for documenting my projects. I made a page on Tumblr titled "Measure Once, Cut Twice", and I thought it would a simple and functional way to organize my work. It turns out that I do not think about my projects in a linear blog style. I tend to start new projects before I finish previous ones, and everything gets jumbled together when shared in a single chronological stream. I tried making short videos about my projects, figuring they would be more self-contained posts. I made a handful of videos and while it was fun, a decent and creative video is an entire project on its own. I am also far from being a cinematographer.
Following a suggestion from a friend, I finally made this site. I like it. It's simple for me to edit and update and I can organize it how I see fit. While I cannot control everything I might like to, I can focus on my projects and the content, which has been my goal all along. This being said, when one my projects made it onto HackADay.com and my site got over nine thousand views in one day, I realized that my site was nowhere near polished. For the following two weeks after my project was posted on HackADay.com, I did not make any progress on any of my summer projects; I worked solely on the site, trying to make sure it was organized and reasonably professional. It made me realize something very simple: I am not a web designer. I have not the slightest idea what makes a good website. I am an engineering student, and my passion is in making physical things. I do not want to spend more time working on a website than my other projects. However, if I put no effort into this site, it may become just as useless and disorganized as my original "Projects" folder. So where is the balance? With a new semester starting soon, I am going to have significantly less time than I have had this summer for my personal projects and for this website. I guess I will have to wait and see. If you have thoughts of your own on this, please let me know.
Now everything is in clean up mode. I have to completely reorganize the lab space I am working in, as well as two adjacent rooms for the coming year. With the course load I am planning to take, I do no know how much time I will have to work on personal projects. However, I will make sure I get everything that I work on at least mentioned on this site.
This should be interesting.
My Crate Arrived!
Last night, a crate filled with a plethora of electronic and mechanical goodies arrived. Included in this crate is my electric motorcycle project, which means I will be able to work on it more while I am at Olin. It is going to be very difficult to focus on work today....


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Living in Jakarta
Good day Everyone,
I wanted to write in this forum to ask about living in Jakarta. How is it? Is it nice? personally I love asia, I lived in Shanghai for 3 years, and now I'm transferring to Jakarta because of work, I am really interested in knowing how life is there???
Is it crazy? Is it safe? Is it normal paced Asia style? Caotic traffic? Tell me more!!
How are people there locals? Housing (price) which neighborhoods are better to live in, international places to eat ( i know local food is really good, plus I have a mexican stomach haaha)
Please if someone could tell me a bit more, only curious to know more opinions :)
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Veneda Budny @ 2pm Model Management (Denmark)
Back to our Danish power house 2pm Model Management , with a thrilling and interesting face. Veneda looks in her polaroids, like a second Madisyn Ritland, simply strong. Veneda has impressive eyes with many expressions, strong, cute and different. She has a face with many unique features. From the pure skin until, the perfect shape of her face. With her height, of 175m and measurements of 79-60-90, did the beauty, already many stunning editorials and walked in some fashion shows, on the fashionweek in Denmark. Veneda is 17 years old. Now, open your eyes and have a look at her pictures. You won't see faces, like hers everyday. She should be stayed in our minds.


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Sports fans have been treated to some pretty amazing games in 2008. We had the Giants defeating the evil Patriots in a classic Super Bowl, and we also had Kansas defeat Memphis in a compelling NCAA final. And for anyone who watched last night, they know that Game 5 between Pittsburgh and Detroit was one for the ages. It also reaffirmed that an overtime hockey game is the most thrilling and intense sports action a fan can ask for. Lets break down some of the highlights from a spectacular night of hockey.
- Swole didn't get to see much of the first 2 periods because I was busy watching UGA eliminate Georgia Tech in a college baseball regional, but I was shocked to see the Penguins leading the Wings 2-1. For such a young team to put forth an effort in a game they could have mailed in is a great sign for the future. There is no doubt that Crosby and co. are going to win a title, and very soon.
- As the third period began, it looked like the Wings were playing about three levels above the Penguins in their quest to tie and win the game. They began the period by outshooting the Penguins 12-0, completely controlled the tempo of the game, and for long stretches didn't even allow the Penguins to get across the center line, let alone the Wings zone. I began saying to myself "This is the perfect hockey period." The Wings could do no wrong and were playing the best hockey i've ever seen in my life. It seemed over when they went ahead 3-2, but somehow the Penguins tied it up in the last minute and forced overtime. And even though I am from Michigan and rooting for the Wings because they are the hometown team, a large part of me was happy to see the Penguins tie the game, because I didn't want to see this spectacular game, and the season end so quickly.
- Overtime began the same way the 3rd period ended, with the Wings absolutely dominating the play. The only reason the game wasn't over in the first 5 minutes of OT was because of Marc-Andre Fleury. While he has always been a good goalie and certainly worthy of his Number 1 selection when drafted, last night he turned in a performance only rivaled by legends of the game like Ken Dryden, Dominik Hasek and Martin Brodeur. The Wings were simply blasting him with shots and yet he held strong and kept the Penguins season alive. It reminded me a ton of when JS Giguere did the same long ago in the Detroit, keeping his team alive in overtime despite a Red Wings barrage simply by the force of his will and determination. Fleury turned in the greatest performance in an epic match, and has earned my respect big time.
- As the game stretched into 2 and 3 overtimes, it came back to me how great overtime hockey is in the playoffs. Between the combination of sheer excitement level, fear and anxiety, and lack of commercials, I would say that an overtime playoff game is the best sporting event in sports. Every time the Penguins passed the Wings blue line, I would gasp. When Ruutu hit the post, I nearly dropped a lung. And every time the Wings carried it into Pittsburgh's end, I would rise up in anticipation of the Stanley Cup winning goal. And because there were no commercial breaks in which to catch my breath, the excitement and anticipation was unparalleled in anything i had seen for years. You can argue other sports are more exciting in general, but there is no event that combines such a withering pace of action with the immediate finality of an overtime playoff game, which is why I love it.
- When the 2nd OT period ended, I told Young Knuckleballer that this seemed like one of those games that the Wings would completely dominate and yet lose. I turned prophetic in the 3rd OT, when a Jiri Hudler high stick led to Peter Sykora's game winning goal. I was drained and exhausted from the event, but as time has gone on I became almost excited that the Penguins won, despite rooting for the Wings. Not only did I get to see an amazing game filled with drama and excitement, but I will get to see at least one more game between the 2 best teams in the NHL. After the strike a couple years ago, I vowed never to watch another pro hockey game as long as Gary Bettman was commisioner. Between non-existent TV appearances and general apathy I had succeeded in my promise for years. But like a moth to the flame it was inevitable i would return, and I'm so glad i did. I love other sports like football and soccer, but nothing could compare to last night. And while this series will soon be over and I'll have to see Bettman give the trophy to one of the teams, I'll be happy with my decision to watch the Stanley Cup Finals. As he brings out the best trophy in pro sports, I'll give him the middle finger and mumble some curse words, then salute the winners, and finally cherish the memories of a sublime Game 5 and the NHL's return to my heart.


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Older hypertensive patients may be at risk for hip fracture after initiation of blood pressure-lowering therapy, researchers found.
The risk for hip fracture was a relative 43% greater in the month-and-a-half after starting on any antihypertensive compared with other time periods (incidence rate ratio 1.43, 95% CI 1.19 to 1.72), according to Debra Butt, MD, of the Scarsborough Hospital in Ontario, and colleagues.
That finding is consistent with prior observational studies evaluating the relationship between initiation of antihypertensive treatment and falling, a primary risk factor in more than 90% of hip fractures, the researchers reported online in Archives of Internal Medicine.
"In following practice guidelines for the treatment of hypertension as standardized approaches to disease management, physicians need to be aware of the effect of drug therapies on fracture risk because it may have important implications for the elderly population and the healthcare system," they wrote.
Beginning treatment with blood pressure-lowering medication can induce orthostatic hypotension accompanied by dizziness, fainting, or syncope, all of which may contribute to the risk of falling and, consequently, fracture. Most studies looking at the association between antihypertensive drug use and fracture risk, however, have looked at longer-term drug exposure.
To assess the more immediate risk of fracture, Butt and colleagues analyzed data from 301,591 community-dwelling older individuals with hypertension who started antihypertensive treatment from April 2000 to March 2009. The information was collected from healthcare administrative databases in Ontario.
The mean age of the patients was 81, and 81% were female. Only 6% had a history of hip fracture.
During the 10-year study period, there were 1,463 incident proximal femoral fractures.
The risk of sustaining such a fracture was significantly higher during the 45 days after starting antihypertensive treatment than during three 45-day control periods prior to starting treatment and three 45-day periods after the initial exposure period.
Accounting for age and use of other medications implicated in falls -- such as psychotropic drugs -- did not change the findings.
The relationship was generally consistent for all classes of antihypertensives (IRRs 1.30 to 1.58), although it reached statistical significance only for ACE inhibitors (IRR 1.53, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.10) and beta-blockers (IRR 1.58, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.48).
"The risk of first-dose hypotension has been described with the use of specific ACE inhibitors (e.g., captopril, enalapril, lisinopril, and ramipril) and is related to venodilation, which produces marked venous pooling with a consequent fall in cardiac output and profound hypotension," the authors noted.
Beta-blockers "are less effective in controlling hypertension in older patients because the number of beta-adrenergic receptors is decreased and the affinity for both agonist and antagonist is reduced," they wrote. "Adverse effects of bradycardia, decreased cardiac output, induction of peripheral vasoconstriction, and depression or confusion also have been described with beta-blockers and may result in fall injuries."
The researchers acknowledged some limitations of the study, including the possibility that some older individuals received drug samples from their physicians that would not have been captured in the drug database and the possibility that starting antihypertensive drug treatment could be associated with other behavioral changes related to a greater risk for hip fracture, including increased exercise.
The study was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a Career Investigator Award from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship Award in Primary Care.
Butt reported that she had no conflicts of interest. One of her co-authors reported that he is a consultant for Hoffman-La Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Novartis, and Lilly and has received honoraria as a member of the advisory boards of AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffman-La Roche, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer.
- Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Archives of Internal MedicineSource Reference: Butt D, et al "The risk of hip fracture after initiating antihypertensive drugs in the elderly" Arch Intern Med 2012; DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.469.


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Friday, January 11, 2013
Caffeine during pregnancy
Caffeine is one of the things which can cross the placenta and reach your developing baby, and the baby cannot metabolize caffeine like an adult can.
Significant amounts have been found in the amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood and appears in the urine of newborns. In addition, unborn babies and newborns do not have enough of the enzymes on their own needed to break down caffeine. For this reason, there is much controversy on how much caffeine is safe or if it should be avoided altogether. We know that the less caffeine consumed, the better it is for your pregnancy.
Here is a chart of the maximum recommendation of caffeine intake for different age groups from Health Canada.
The most common sources of caffeine are found in coffee beans and tea leaves but caffeine can be found in other plants such as cocoa beans (chocolate), yerba mate and guarana.
As a stimulant caffeine is sometimes used in pharmaceutical drugs (Excedrin®) or added to products to enhance the stimulating effect of the product. Soft drinks and energy drinks commonly have caffeine added to them in high doses to enhance the effects of taste and caffeine's stimulating effects.
One last thing to keep in mind:
During pregnancy caffeine is metabolized much more slowly in the second and third trimester and may take up to 10.5 hours (from the normal 2.5 – 4.5 hours) to be cleared from the body.
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stats of the week: run 65km, gym 3hrs
With just 5 weeks to go to London Marathon day, time seems to be going by faster than ever. However, the recent week was the first one to let me hope for sort of a come back. A proper long run midweek and a decent hilly workout today ... that's a promising sign.
Plans for next Sunday are to take part in a 33K race along Germany's most fashionable island - Sylt. The run depends very much on the weather as the place is far north and exposed to the winds. I already did it four times and enjoyed it. So I look forward to getting back to gladsome days.
The race always is sold out about 10 months before race date. I don't tell you how to get in now ...
Sunday, 13 March 2011
Going North
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The toilet is an essential area of the house since it will serve a whole lot of goal. For someone to have an excellent bathroom, one of the main factors that should be given focus on is the entire design. The look might not get value by many people but it actually has a great result particularly if you want the one which would focus on the several needs of folks who stay in the home. Plan your ideal bathroom design in advance and plan it carefully particularly if you've planned to redesign it or if you are building an totally new house for your household. In possessing a great design, you can either talk to a specialist such as an engineer, a homely house designer, or an architect. You can also choose to own it created by yourself if you don't contain the budget to employ a professional. There are a great number of different bathroom deigns available out there which means you have a great deal of options. Reading different home design journals would help a full whole lot to offer other ideas as well as looking the net. Among the overall types of bathroom designs will be the following: Minimalist Design – This sort of bathroom design is well suited for residences with smaller floor area. This would be ideal for many who have smaller budgets also. To truly have a minimalist design, keep it simple as it can be. Adhere to having only the main components including the toilet, shower, kitchen sink, and faucets. The lamps, tile design, and wall membrane paint color may be just basically. From helping the homeowner cut costs aside, one of the primary benefits associated with having this design is the fact that it could maximize the area available by devoid of unnecessary bathroom fixtures and components.


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My little girls just turned five years old. They are growing up! And with their new maturity they're more interested than ever in knowing what I know and helping out in big ways. The other afternoon I was working in the garden and my daughter came up to me with a bunch of weeds in her hands asking if she could pretend it was lettuce. The weed she had picked was plantain, my favorite backyard herb! I climbed out of the garden and did an impromptu lesson on how to identify it and what it was good for. They of course remembered that plantain is the herb mommy chews up and spits on them when they get bug bites! Gross, yes, but much better than getting an infected spider bite or a swelling hornets sting.
Herbs are medicine in a way that few give them credit for. Plantain has compounds in it that actually draw the poison out of the bite and reduce swelling. Don't ask me how or why, I just know that it does. Last night my husband had a massive bite on his forearm so I chewed some plantain and held it on his arm with a gauze pad. After a few minutes the itching stopped and the swelling was reduced.
Now... all that chewing and spitting is pretty gross right? So, this summer I hope to be more prepared for bug bites! I'm dehydrating the plantain right now and am going to infuse olive oil with it. Then I'll make it into a salve. All of this is really easy, you just have to make a little time for it.
You can dry the herb by laying it out on screens or you can pop it in a dehydrator on the lowest heat setting. Around 90 degrees. Drying the herb before infusing the oil will help keep the oil fresh longer by reducing water content.
Once your herbs are dry, and you'll need a lot, so teach your babies how to wildcraft and go pick some, you can put them in a mason jar, fill it at least 3/4 full and over with the oil of your choice. (You can also purchase plantain from The Bulk Herb Store)
Grab your crock pot and fold a tea towel on the bottom, place the jar of oil and herbs on the towel and fill up nearly to the rim of the jar with water.
Turn your crock pot on to low, making sure the water never boils, and let it go for about 3 days.
Check it, turn it off for a time if you think it'd getting to hot. This process will draw the healing properties out of the herbs into the oil.
Strain it all out and pour it into a double boiler or just a metal bowl on top of a pot of gently boiling water.
You will need to add beeswax to make the oil into a salve. I just eyeball it... but I think the ratio is about 1 ounce of beeswax for 1/2 cup of oil. You can always add more wax by melting it down again if it doesn't set up as hard as you'd like.
Pour into a mini mason jar, or a metal tin and apply to all bug bites and scrapes as necessary!
Not sure that I need to say this but for the record I am not a doctor, or medical professional of any kind, though I am called Witch Doctor by those who love me.


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It seems that there is a stigma around this statement, especially with first-time homebuyers or those who have previously always been "city dwellers", who can't imagine trading city living for suburbia. However, current research continues to show that, more and more, homebuyers are moving to the suburbs of large metro cities instead of staying within city centers. And for good reasons. Let's explore how the suburbs have evolved since the first big boom in development and how suburban living is coming back in full force – with a little modern twist.
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First sightings as I locked the car was a pair of Bullfinch.
I found myself a perch on the riverbank and it wasn't long before a pair of Grey Wagtail appeared and stayed nearby for about half an hour.
A Dipper lifted from a midstream perch and I was surprised at how high it climbed before making its way to the bank. I saw this repeated a number of times.
Walking downstream I was amazed at the number of butterfly and they included my first year
sighting of Orange Tip and Green veined White.
There were dozens of Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood and Comma.
A Common Sandpiper made its way upstream pausing for a short while on a sandy spit.
I wasn't the only one enjoying the sun
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At Home Soigné is accommodating to all allergies and dietary restrictions. The menu below is an example. We are willing and able to customize a menu to fit your appetite, your budget, and your at home occasion.
Warm & Cold appetizers
Vegetable Frito Misto with a Sweet Pea Ricotta ~ crispy cauliflower, broccoli rabe, artichoke and asparagus tossed with an herb salt, and dill.
Warm Ceci Bean Salad with Castelvetrano Olives ~ roasted ceci beans with shallots, pea tendrils, and castelvetrano olives.
Warm & Cold salads
Beet salad ~ roasted and pickled beets, cara cara oranges, almonds, duck prosciutto.
Fiseé and Mache salad ~ pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, warm oyster mushrooms with a red wine vinaigrette.
Salmon or Arctic Char ~ spring onion soubise. Soubise is a spring onion purée that consists of green olive oil.
Lamb Trio ~ marguez sausage, confit lamb ribs, roasted lamb loin with baby carrots, fava bean and parsley jus.
Herb Roasted Chicken ~ olive oil crushed potatoes, mushrooms and jus.
Olive Oil Cake ~ candied hazelnuts, passion fruit coulis.


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GrindMedia, publisher of leading outdoor sports titles such as Snowboarder, Powder, Newschoolers.com, Bike, Paved, Canoe and Kayak and GrindTV.com, is pleased to announce the launch of MtnAdvisor.com.MtnAdvisor.com is a new mountain resort resource that leverages content from multiple brands to better connect mountain sports enthusiasts to the best places to recreate and relax in the mountains. Featuring current conditions, weather forecasts, exclusive resort information, and relevant content feeds from Grind's trusted editorial sources, MtnAdvisor.com helps families, groups and individuals plan mountain, sporting and outdoor endeavors to ensure that they will be at the right place and time to enjoy their mountain vacation.
"GrindMedia has a strong network of dedicated, passionate participants in a variety of sports," says MtnAdvisor.com Editor Derek Taylor. "While they have different interests, the one thing they have in common are the places they look to spend their precious time off. MtnAdvisor is the common ground where participants of all ability and experience levels can go to find the information they need to make an educated decision on where to spend their vacation, regardless of their sport of choice."
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|1955, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley all appeared at the National Guard Armory, Armory, Mississippi.
|1957, Al Priddy a DJ on US radio station KEX in Portland was fired after playing Elvis Presley's version of 'White Christmas' The station management said, 'it's not in the spirit we associate with Christmas'.
|1962, The Beatles played two shows at the Cavern Club, Liverpool at lunchtime and then again that night.
|1963, The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', the group's third No.1 (and first Amercan No.1) and this year's UK Christmas No.1.
|1964, Bobby Vinton went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Mr Lonely', his second No.1 of the year.
1967, Rolling Stone Brian Jones was given 3 years probation and a £1,000 fine for drug offences. Three psychiatrists agreed that Jones was an extremely frightened young man with suicidal tendencies.


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Ill. tornado survivor on anguished quest for cards late brother asked her to give to his kids
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ST. LOUIS – Annmarie Klein know she's blessed to have survived the tornado that leveled her family's central Illinois home, and she understands most of the things they lost can be replaced.
That's not true for a mint green box that contained three cards.
The cards swept away by the Nov. 17 tornado in Washington, Ill., were personalized by Klein's brother with notes for each of his three children before his 2005 death from colon cancer.
He entrusted Klein to give them to his kids someday, and the fact that they're missing has her tearfully anguishing that she failed him.
Some of her other keepsakes have turned up 150 miles away, near Warrenville outside of Chicago. They include a picture of her late brother during the baptism of one of her five children.


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In addition to the frakturs, the couple has developed several other categories in their collection: painted furniture, chairs from the Savery school of Philadelphia, hooked rugs, textiles, sculptural canes, redware, painting, and whimsical carved, cast or painted snakes. "This has not been intentional," says the wife. "We just gravitate towards these areas and have been consistent over the years.
The sculptural quality of chairs by William Savery (17211787) of Philadelphia is evident in this pair, ca. 1750s, centering the porringer table, and in the figured maple armchair. The George Hoff Lancaster tall clock, ca. 1768, is sulfur inlaid with a distelfink (thistle finch). I bought this clock mainly because the inlay relates to imagery on frakturs, notes the wife. The portrait by Duxbury, MA., physician and folk painter Rufus Hathaway (17701822) is pivotal in the attribution of the dozen other examples of his work because of the original bill that states: Duxbury April 29, 1793/Capt. Sywaners Sampson to Rufus Hathaway/to painting one portrait £1-10-0/in frame & cloth -4-/gilding the frame -3-4/Received payment/Rufus Hathaway.
(below) The family depicted in the four shadows or profiles, as this form of portraiture was referred to by the artist Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772 1848), were likely among her network of family and friends whom she tended to draw. Making profiles since 1801, Bascom became a professional artist in 1828 at the age of 56, and traveled around New England creating over 1,000 life-size bust portraits. The wallpaper hat box sits on a painted blanket chest.


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"Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" by Elmo & Patsy is perhaps the most well-known funny Christmas song. Lou Monte's "Dominick the Donkey" and the Barking Dogs' version of "Jingle Bells" are other silly or funny songs often played during the holiday season.
Bob Rivers produced several funny and irreverent Christmas songs, including "White Trash Christmas," "The Twelve Pains of Christmas" and "Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire." "Christmas At Ground Zero" by "Weird Al" Yankovic is a humorous take on a post-apocalyptic holiday. Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah Song" is a funny song about the experience of being Jewish at Christmastime.


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this cheeky cake tin was actually discovered by my brother online. we used it for a carrot cake recipe which worked perfectly! it can be trickly to divide into slices.
Monday, 15 March 2010
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Red Velvet Cupcakes - Hummingbird Bakery
i thought i would start with the most successful of my culinary delights. the red velvet cupcakes. i have taken and adapted the recipe from the hummingbird bakery so if anyone would like the recipe, please email me.
my first batch weren't quite a success. a tip when mixing the frosting is to use full fat philadelphia cheese. the lower fat varities will result in runny frosting which will not co-operate when trying to decorate.
the next tip is to use dr oetker food colouring for the vibrant red colour. others will come out a muddy colour unless you use more than the reccommended amount!
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hello! this is my new blog. i'll be using this space to post pictures of my cakes!
if you like the look of them please feel free to contact me at email@example.com!
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Thirteenth-century Bohemia: the kingdom is cursed by infighting, and a young girl with strange gifts struggles to heal and win the heart of a king, safeguard the kingdom, and fight some nasty demons in Carpenter's debut novel.
Mouse has grown up in an abbey but finds herself ostracized from the rites of the Church. Trained in healing and possessing preternatural senses about the world and about human souls, she saves King Ottakar's life following an assassination attempt. He's taken with her beauty and her skill and insists she travel back to his court as his ward. Once there, she must not only navigate the dangerous political landscape, but also begin to come to terms with her own mysterious abilities, which earn her muttered accusations of witchcraft. Father Lucas, one of the men who raised Mouse and who calls her his "angel," returns to help her banish some ghosts who have been terrorizing her and the kingdom, and then he and Mouse travel to Houska, an abandoned fort that has been constructed over the gate to Hell. Carpenter's novel is an odd hybrid: part history, part horror, part love story, part Christian mythology, and this at first keeps it fresh and surprising. But all these parts fail to become a comprehensive whole, and the fragments splinter the narrative, rendering it uneven and each part of the story frustratingly incomplete. There will be some comparisons to Kostova's The Historian, and like that novel, this one does a good job of interweaving history with mythology and the supernatural, offering a new take on somewhat familiar themes. Unlike that novel, however, this one clocks in at an easily readable length; it should have been longer in order to fully develop the interesting seeds from which it springs.
Brings the Dark Ages to strange and bewitching life for a time but proves too ambitious for its own good.


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Thomson & Craighead: Never Odd or Even
Through sound, video and, most importantly, the internet, Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead have been restructuring, observing and dismantling the very fabric of our lives for 20 years. This mini-survey makes a strong case for the duo being two of our most forward-looking and underrated artists.
The internet isn't the subject of their work, but it provides the London-based duo with much of their material. Tweets sent from within a mile of the gallery are printed on the wall, random live internet searches feed a flickering train departures board and YouTube videos of people holding their breath are compiled into an oddly macabre video piece.
Elsewhere in the gallery you can play space invaders and blow up quotes from Foucault, or watch a digital portrait of web daddy Tim Berners-Lee reacting to webcam streams from opposite ends of the earth.
The work's power lies in confronting us with the overwhelming vastness of human knowledge, the relentless flow of information at our fingertips and the multitude of our belief systems. Rather than satirise these things, Thomson & Craighead formalise and question them. And they invite us to consider the ways in which we order our lives – a clock's digits are reversed, every word of the 1960 film 'The Time Machine' is edited into alphabetical order. The work's greatest asset may be its accessibility. Yet, by exploiting the immensity of the web, the artists create a world that becomes unsettling – and sometimes downright frightening.
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While I'm still getting used to blogging and figuring out what I want to post, I thought I'd share with you a couple of projects that I am working on. Not to say that there aren't more....we all have those "UFO's"!
The first project/projects are quilts that I am making for my kids for next Christmas. (No, I'm not normally this organized!!) Every year for at least the past 10 years I have made my son and daughter pajama bottoms for Christmas. When they were very young I also stitched up matching pillowcases. We are now overrun with pillowcases so I only make pajama pants for them. I have accumulated quite a pile of scrap flannel and was tired of it just lying around. As you can see...
I am cutting 6-1/2 inch squares, nothing fancy, and will just stitch them together. I'm hoping to have enough for two twin size quilts. Rather than going the traditional route of adding batting and a backing, I'm going to use fleece for the backing and then just tie the layers together. It's simple, but it will hold nice memories for my son and daughter.
I'll keep you posted about my progress!!


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Hey all,
I'd like to build my own six-foot sub for a Super Bowl Party this Sunday. However, I can't find a bakery that makes rolls that big. In fact, most think that I'm absolutely insane when I call.
I know its a long shot, but anyone have ideas of a place that might sell this?


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After playing three games in six days -- and five already in the new year -- the Clippers took the day off Thursday. Which is probably a good thing given the tough road ahead.
And the emphasis there is on "road." Because after Saturday's matinee against the Orlando Magic at Staples Center, the Clippers head out of town for three games in four days against teams that began Thursday a combined 14 games above .500. The last time the Clippers played consecutive games on the road against teams with winning records, they lost both of them, their only losses since November.
To avoid another stumble, Coach Vinny Del Negro said, his team will have to play a lot better than it did in Wednesday's 99-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
"We were sloppy," he said. "We had so many turnovers it was hard to get a rhythm offensively. We just didn't make very good plays."


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Homely and shy, Hime is burdened by the name her mother gave her, ""Princess."" Wanting nothing more than to be unnoticed and live a modest life, Hime gets a jolt of inspiration when she tries a dance class where she meets Tango. Her teacher/dance partner, Tango happens to also be her classmate at school. Unfortunately, Tango is desperate to keep his ballroom dancing a secret, believing it will ruin his cool image if anyone at school finds out. Will Tango quit teaching Hime in order to keep his secret or will he be the partner Hime believes he's destined to be?
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COLUMBUS — Mississippi University for Women has enrolled its first class in the newly approved doctorate of nursing practice (DNP) program. MUW opened the first master's level nurse practitioner program in Mississippi and began admitting students in 1975. MUW's doctoral program will provide studies in areas such as advanced diagnostic methods, advanced radiology, pharmacology and medically oriented anatomy and physiology ...Read More »
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This review of Twocsinak's debut EP was originally written for Choke issue 13.5, otherwise known as the issue that we never got round to publishing, sometime in 2005. Incidentally, since this was written Twocsinak has released an equally fine album on Shitmat's Wrongmusic label. I wouldn't hold your breath for a review though.
The lengthy title is just the start. At forty-five minutes long, this is not only one of the longest EPs I have heard, it also possesses the most extensive self-penned sleevenotes you are ever likely to read. And that's before we even get to the cartoons. Twocsinak is clearly a man with creative diahorrea. Luckily for us, his shit is a taste worth acquiring.
A handsomely arranged buffet of twenty-two sample 'n' paste morsels, 'Art's Equivalent' is a bizarre mixture of wide-eyed musical experimentation and pop-cultural collage, bringing to mind a bootleg mix of 'The Faust Tapes' and St. Etienne's 'Foxbase Alpha' with added indie-boy shambling. Taking in pretty much every contemporary style of music and a bewildering array of instruments, its unique style is the seemingly inevitable product of a truly scatterbrained imagination.
Poignantly delicate one minute and winningly silly the next, Twocsinak's debut is a children's playground of abrupt mood swings. Creepy music boxes segue into euphoric rave stabs. Chirpy human beatbox patterns give way to lo-fi self-examination. A telephone conversation about where to buy Hip Hop records sits close by a hilarious deconstruction of the UK style press. You also get bits of jazz, folk, jungle, some lovely piano melodies and some cracking home-recorded jams with collaborators too numerous to list here.
The last song contains the line: 'I know it's indulgent to write songs in first person but it seems I'm the only person I know'. While this may or may not be the case, a couple of listens to 'Art's Equivalent to MFI' and you'll know Twocsinak like a childhood friend. This is the weirdest, loveliest and most surprising object I've picked off the doormat so far this year. It's also as DIY as hell and chummy as fuck. Rejoice.


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CZEKO 2018 is introducing Art of Winning: from the perspective of work, personal life, sport and health. This year's participants can look forward to lectures and workshops of renowned personalities who will share with us the recommendations based on their own journeys to life victories.
CZEKO 2018 starts in:
11 - 14 October 2018
Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Program highlights
Thursday 11 October
- General Assembly JCI Czech Republic
- Welcome party
Friday 12 October
- Registrations
- Conference – Art of Winning
- Workshops
- JCI Trainings
- Tomas Rusnak Vernissage
- Slam poetry Night
Saturday 13 October
- Company visit
- JCI Trainings
- JCI MADDOG workshop
- Leisure activitites
- Gala Evening
- Afterparty
Sunday 14 October
- Sunday Farewell Brunch
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Ladies, Gentlemen, Dear Jaycees,
It is my pleasure to invite you to this year's CZEKO, which is held in Pilsen – the World's recognized capital of beer, home of the Pilsner Urquell brand, undoubtedly one of the many Pilsner victories that you will learn about during CZEKO's 2018 program.
This is one of the reasons why CZEKO 2018's theme is Art of Winning. Victory surely means something different for each of us. That's the reason why we have prepared for you a conference and workshops of renowned speakers from whom you can learn many valuable information about their own journeys to life victories. I believe they can inspire you in many ways!
In addition to the conference program, you will also enjoy a rich and energizing accompanying program, meet new friends and also await some interesting surprises.
We look forward to meeting you in October in Pilsen!Jan Drexler
JCI Czech Republic is a non-governmental organization of young active citizens, mainly entrepreneurs, managers and executives from all over the Czech Republic. Among our members you will find professionals from various sectors, both private and public. We focus on the development and cultivation of the domestic business environment, acquisition of new business opportunities and contacts, not only in the Czech Republic but also in the neighboring regions.
JCI strives to become the leading global network of young active citizens. And with more than 200,000 members around the world we are the only global organization that provides development opportunities for young leaders through projects that make the world a better place. We are proud that among our members belonged global leaders like John F. Kennedy, Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton and many others.
Anyone between the age of 18 and 40, who is not indolent to the development of himself or herself as a leader may join JCI as a member. We are building a strong group of young people who take interest in activities of local communities, sharing their experience and knowledge to help building the future in the Czech Republic and in the world.
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Once Upon a Time Sneak Peek: Welcome to Storybrooke...Matt Richenthal at . Comments
And they all lived happily ever after?
On Sunday nights this fall, ABC will take viewers to Storybrooke, a fictional town that may be a lot more than it seems.
Featured in Once Upon a Time - a new drama starring Jennifer Morrison, Ginnfer Goodwin and others - the town is the setting for Emma Swan (Morrison) to reunite with the son she gave up for adoption... and learn she might be the daughter of Snow White. Really.
"It's a place where magic has been forgotten, but is still powerfully close; where fairytale characters are alive, though they don't remember who they once were," reads ABC's press release describing the drama. "The epic battle for the future of all worlds is beginning, but for good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell."
Sounds different, that's for sure. Check out a clip from the Once Upon a Time pilot below.
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The other week my friend, Sarah and I, headed up to Banff (a mountain town in the Rockies about an hour away from Calgary) for a bit of an escape day from the city. I had planned to go up and see an old friend of mine, Catie, who I worked with at a ranch in Nanton. She is now a guide, and manager, up at Warner's Guiding and Outfitting in Banff. It was a happy coincidence an old-riding leader from my other Ranch, Bates, was working there as well this summer. Unfortunately, both friends had to work, but we figured we'd make a day out of it anyway!
Once we got there and said hi, we were told that if we wanted to, we could go on one of the one hour trail rides that Warner's Guiding and Outfitting does from the Banff Springs Hotel. This is like the epitome of a "tacky" tourist ride, but, we thought - heck might as well, a ride is a ride! and to top it all off, our old friend Garry was to lead it!
We got onto our trusty mounts, I was riding Zorro! Our ride-mates were a mother and her two children, a brother and sister, both who started hysterically crying before the ride began. My friend on the ground, Catie, promptly handed me a lead-rope attached to the girl and with a bit of a grimace said, "would you mind ponying her?". I agreed, apparently, you can take the camp away from the counsellor, but you can't take the counsellor out of the girl.
It was actually quite the stunning ride, it was a bit surreal walking a horse alongside a highway, or through a parking lot, but we got to see some of Banff's sites from horseback. Here is Bow Falls!
This was a horse-crossing sign beside a golf course. I've heard tales of girls in mini-skirts and flip flops doing this ride, but let me tell you guys, us two-ex guides were dressed appropriately for the occasion!
Here is the Banff Springs Hotel above the golf course, the Banff Springs is like a fairytale castle, it is potentially one of the most beautiful hotels in the world. I love going there. We wandered around inside for a bit before our ride, and it smelt like Jasmine from the spa, and... a very well cooked steak. Basically, it smelt like rich people. It's a bit of a pricey place to stay... maybe one day. ;)
Here is my ponying companion, who, after 2 minutes, stopped crying and started chatting with us. She apparently had done a couple rides before and realistically just wanted to trot the whole time. Kids, I tell ya, zero to sixty. Scared to "I WANNA GO FAST". Then, my compadre, Sarah in the background doing what tourists do... taking selfies on her iPhone!
Here is Garry leading the little brother through a beautiful river, the boy cried (... wailed) a bit longer than his sister, but eventually was won over by Garry's authentic cowboy cool. Their mother seemed relieved that her kids were in good hands, and seemed to enjoy herself probably a littttttle bit more than she would have if we weren't along for the ride.
Beautiful! Just a hop skip and a jump from Calgary, basically our backyard!
The surreal moments kept coming... our trail ride had to diverge through a parking lot due to electrical wires being changed around in the nearby forest.
Then of course, Garry had to push the button on the cross walk to stop traffic for us, can't say I've ever done that on my horse before!
Garry, our fearless leader, is indeed a bit of a ham.
Zorro - my trusty steed!
I introduced Sarah to the "Princess Pose" after I discovered it at Ranch Girls - now it's a must in our photos. This is a very tourist photo indeed - I could care less what my horse looks like - shame on me!
Two tourists, out for a ride!
It sure felt good to be horseback with two old friends again, we had such a lovely ride, the "tourist" parts of it (crosswalks and navigating by a precarious sewage truck) only made it that much more fun and memorable. Sarah and I were very happy to have been able to get a ride in on our "escape day" & I got to check something else off the "never done this before" list.
Next up Sarah and I have decided that we're due for a tourist ride.... galloping along the beach somewhere tropical. Girls can dream, right?