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With funding from the European Union under its EU4Business initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has helped UBC Promo, a manufacturer of promotional materials from Ukraine, to introduce principles of 'Lean Manufacturing' into its production process, improving productivity by 89%.
UBC Promo was founded in 2000. Initially employing only five people, the company started its activity with the production of pantry carts – "UBC Furniture". By 2002, the business employed 150 people. New products were started under various small associated companies and in 2004 the company purchased its first production facilities. The associated companies created a 'holding brand', called UBC Promo.
UBC Promo now seasonally employs up to 1,100 people and has three operating units: UBC Towers, making stainless steel beer dispensers; UBC Light, making illuminated signage, and UBC Promo, which produces promotional furniture, tents and umbrellas.
As the company grew, the EBRD stepped in with its Advice for Small Businesses (ASB) programme, connecting UBC Promo with Nigel Southway, a Canadian who brought a wealth of North American and Asian manufacturing skills from over 20 years' experience in manufacturing around the world.
He worked closely with UBC Promo's senior management over the course of two years, focusing on improving production efficiencies and reducing delivery times.
Lean Manufacturing
'Lean Manufacturing' is based on the principle of continuous improvements to a production process. The introduction of lean concepts encouraged UBC Promo's management to invest €200,000 in process improvements. The investment has so far delivered cost savings of over €500,000, a 250% return on the investment.
As part of the EU4Business support, the EBRD adviser:
- Assisted UBC Promo to undertake better supply management plans for the availability of key materials such as raw wood due to the seasonal nature of the business.
- Provided recommendations on manufacturing process layout improvements for each process area.
- Helped the company focus on customer demand issues as order-specific information details.
- Drafted design for manufacturing guidelines and meeting formats and new business development plans to support future customer needs.
In total, 13 projects were defined as moving UBC Promo towards full Lean Manufacturing, with three more defined for the future. All of the original 13 have been completed, looking at plant layout, process flexibility, Design for Manufacturability, performance measurement and shipping logistics.
Over the course of the project, UBC Promo has increased its productivity by 89% and turnover by over 40%.
EBRD Advice for Small Businesses
The EBRD Advice for Small Businesses programme, funded in the Eastern Partnership countries by the EU under its EU4Business initiative, aims to promote good management in the SME sector by providing assistance to individual enterprises, helping them to grow their businesses. It supports SMEs to make structural changes and develop new business skills, helping them to thrive and compete in market economies. The programme also enables SMEs to access local consulting services on a cost-sharing basis by providing grants of up to €10,000.


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Butlins offers agent incentive deal to celebrate New Year
Butlins has launched a fantastic, exclusive trade only offer for the month of January to celebrate the New Year.
Any 2013 four night break - travelling Monday through Friday - booked this month through a travel agent is guaranteed to supersede any other booking channels available to consumers.
Agents now have the chance to book these breaks at any of Butlins' three seaside resorts for astoundingly low fixed prices:
- £149 per family for Silver self-catering apartment (or £199 with dining plan).
- £199 per family for any hotel accommodation (or £329 with dining plan).
- £79 for a two berth room (or £129 with dining plan).
These prices are based on a family of four sharing a Silver self-catering apartment or hotel accommodation as stated, and are guaranteed to beat any other price booked directly with the operator
The offer is subject to promotional availability and ends on January 31st 2013.
Offer excludes breaks over 25/03/13.
To take advantage of the Butlins Break deal agents must quote code 550.
For more information head over to Bourne Leisure Sales or call 0845 070 4742.

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Jared Leto Jokes That Lupita Nyong'o Will One Day Be His "Ex-Wife" and More From the Independent Spirit Awards
Less than 12 hours after rain flooded much of Los Angeles, every star in Hollywood (or what sure seemed like it) braved another downpour to hit the blue carpet at the 29th Film Independent Spirit Awards. In fact, it could have easily been called Oscars Jr., as it might have totally predicted the Oscar winners Sunday night.
Wait until you read what Angie and Brad did after the show (make sure you get to the bottom of this piece!).
Birthday girl Lupita Nyong'o (she turned 31!) won Best Supporting Female for her role in 12 Years a Slave and dedicated her award to her mom, Dorothy. "Mom, your love has driven me this far." The star got a standing ovation. This girl knows how to deliver.
As much as Lupita's speech was heartfelt, Jared Leto's was hilarious. The Best Supporting Male winner for Dallas Buyers Club had the audience in hysterics when he thanked "all the women I've been with and all the women who think they've been with me." He also went on to thank "my future ex-wife Lupita," since recent reports have linked him with the red-carpet starlet.
Cate Blanchett appeared onstage twice at the show (first to pay tribute to James Gandolfini, whose widow and son were in attendance; film critic Roger Ebert, whose widow, Chaz, was also there; and Blanchett's dear friend Phillip Seymour Hoffman). Later, when Blanchett won for Blue Jasmine, she inquired why there were only five female nominees in her category when the male category had six. "I mean, did anyone see Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha? Amazing."
First-time Indie winner Ryan Coogler (Best First Feature for Fruitvale Station) felt like king of the world up onstage...or a rapper. "I feel like a rapper with my entourage up here!" he joked.
Some of Coogler's "entourage:" Forest Whitaker, Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan, and Octavia Spencer.
Earlier on the red carpet, stars didn't do as much talking as they usually do thanks to the much cooler temps, but I did nab quite a few walk-bys. Of course, the one lady who talked to everybody? You guessed it: Oscar nominee June Squibb! (Check out my interview with her last night).
Elisabeth Rohm (American Hustle) revealed that she doesn't usually show so much skin, but "it's a very expressive and relaxed day, so I thought it worked!" In fact, Rohm was on trend in her bright orange gown, which many are expecting to be the color of the night at the Oscars.
Castle's Stana Katic also wowed in a bold color by Israeli designer Yigal Azrouel. "It's got a nice kind of effortless feel to it," she told me. Stana is a regular on the ISA red carpet and said it's because a lot of the riskier stories are being told by the independent-film world, and "I love that." Before heading inside, Katic also revealed she'd be attending the ultra-exclusive Night Before Party at the Beverly Hills Hotel (no press allowed!). "It's great, it's relaxed, and some wonderful actors are there." She's not kidding. Everyone from Brad Pitt to Jennifer Lawrence will most likely attend. "Everyone wants to enjoy a night out together before the big event tomorrow."
Jonathan Groff (BFF of Lea Michele and star of HBO's Looking) struck a pose for me on the carpet before heading inside, where conditions were a bit warmer!
Gaby Hoffmann enjoyed her first nomination for Crystal Fairy in the Best Female Lead category.
Cate Blanchett squealed with delight when she spotted Blue Jasmine costar Sally Hawkins on the carpet.
Husband-and-wife team Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard had fun making their way down the carpet. I just interviewed Kristen about the new Veronica Mars movie, so be sure to check back soon for that revealing piece!
Paula Patton obviously skipped doing most press in the wake of her separation with Robin Thicke, but her stunning figure (and legs!) had everyone talking.
Aubrey Plaza (The To-Do List) stuck to black but accessorized with orange accents and fierce shoes.
Presenter Kathryn Hahn was clearly one of the most enthusiastic stars of the day.
Reese Witherspoon charmed the crowd outside, who were clearly anticipating the star's arrival. Later on the red carpet, Jon Hamm totally photo-bombed her picture with a young boy.
The yummy lunch spread inside the tent at the Audi table. By the way, recognize a couple of actors in this pic? It's About a Boy's David Walton and How I Met Your Mother's Cristin Milioti.
I brought my good friend, Dilshad Vadsaria (whom you guys know from Revenge and Greek) to the show, thanks to Audi. I can't wait to tell you about her next big project, but I can't reveal it quite yet (so just follow her on Twitter here)!
Backstage, I got to test out some of the awesome goodies in the celebs gift bags: We're talking insanely delicious tubs of Breyers new gelato indulgences (check out heart-shaped spoons!), colorful New Balance fresh foam 980 sneakers, the DJI Phantom 2 Vision flying camera (yes, it really does fly and takes overhead pictures. Insane!), Sabra dips, chips, and entertaining bowl, Manito silk travel pillow and silk sleep mask, Fashion Forms' limited-edition crystal-embellished NuBra, the Tibolli touch-up and go gift collection (with the smallest straightening iron you've ever seen!), Murad skin care treats to keep stars skin in red-carpet shape, and a lifetime supply of Tivo's new Roamio Plus.
Post-show, I caught up with 12 Years a Slave star Sarah Paulson, who held up her award for Best Feature.
You guys know how much of an emphasis I put on genuinely nice celebs. In Hollywood, there are three particular major celebs I've noticed always treat everyone with respect, whether you're the head of a studio (and can green light their next project) or a random fan on the street. In no particular order, that honor goes to Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and George Clooney. They just get it. And 20 minutes after the show ended, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bypassed their waiting car to head over to rain-soaked fans to take photos, sign autographs, and shake hands. They didn't stop at one or two fans—they made their way down the entire line even as it started to rain. For younger stars who are quickly rising to the top of Hollywood's pyramid, I have one piece of advice: Learn from the best.
(from left) Angelina Jolie wore a gorgeous black Saint Laurent dress, bracelet and shoes.
Here's the complete list of the winners:
Best Feature: 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
*Producers: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad
Best Director: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a SlaveBest Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Best First Feature: Fruitvale Station (The Weinstein Company)
Director: Ryan Coogler, Producers: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
Best First Screenplay: Bob Nelson, Nebraska (Paramount Pictures)
Best Supporting Female: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Male: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Female Lead: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Best Male Lead: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Altman Award: Mud (Roadside Attractions / Lionsgate)
Best Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt, 12 Years a Slave
Best Editing: Nat Sanders, Short Term 12 (Cinedigm)
Best International Film: Blue Is the Warmest Color (France- IFC Films)
Best Documentary: 20 Feet From Stardom (Radius-TWC)*
What's Up Next: Oh, just this show called the Oscars. (I kid, I kid!) Our New York City team will be covering the ceremony and red carpet arrivals, and I'll be at the Elton John viewing party and after-party with Ed Sheeran, Jim Carrey, Chris Colfer, Judi Dench, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, Heidi Klum, Ryan Kwanten, Jared Leto, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, Katy Perry, Sharon Stone, Steven Tyler, and others! We'll have the video of that rocking party Monday morning!
Happy Oscars, everyone! Who are you rooting for, and what do you most want to know about the big night?


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So you might have seen my BBQ Bun recipe recently (mmm buns..) and often I have left over fillings from these endeavours. As much as I love the pillowy soft buns, sometimes I just really can't be bothered going through the effort. So what to do with the left over meat?? Let me introduce you to my best friend - puff pastry. As you might have already gathered, it is a fantastic ingredient just when time is pressing, or you have the spirit of a heffalump for the day. These quick and easy BBQ pork puff pastries are easy to put together and you'll look like a hero for producing a delicious lunch in record time!
If you prefer to make the puff pastry version over the steamed bun version, use the meat from my BBQ pork steamed bun post and you're all set to rock n roll.
Ingredients :
3 sheet of puff pastry (makes 12 puffs)
1 egg, lightly beaten
Steps :
Preheat oven to 180 degree Celcius.
Cut the pastry into 4 squares (half horizontally and vertically).
Put filling in the middle and fold them into triangle. Use a fork to press down the ends making a nice pattern and also to seal the pastry together.
Brush the egg wash over pastry and bake it for 20mins or until golden. I sometimes like to sprinkle some sesame seeds on the pastry before baking. But I didn't have any in pantry this time.
Happy baking everyone!


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Category: Woodsy Vacation Home
Woodsy Home Inspiration #1
Hey, there! :-) Thanks for hopping over from Redecorate this AM. Glad to have you here!
I collect a lot of inspiration for a home that I hope to build with my husband someday… a home in the woodsy wilderness where we can retreat with our family and relax! Most of my gathering of inspiration comes from magazine tear-out sheets, but I also find a lot of wonderful things on my Woodsy Vacation Home board on Pinterest. Every now and then, I'll be sharing some of my favorite inspiration pictures when it comes to this future home — which is what's goin' on over here today! ;-)
Pretty mudroom with a collection of umbrellas for those rainy days.
Marguerite Rodgers
I like the contemporary feel of this bathroom, but it still says 'woodsy' to me, for some reason. Must be the lighting and those faucets!
Amy Meier Design
I mean, come on. It doesn't get much better than this, people!
The Marion House Book
Just take a look at all of the beautiful natural elements in this vignette. Gorgeous.
What are some must-haves for your woodsy home?
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Divorce can be comprehensively characterized into two classes. They are blame based and no blame based. The guidelines to apply divorce and the expenses and methods shift fundamentally over each nation. The directions are surrounded in view of the nation's morals and culture. Challenged divorce is something where there is an issue that must be conveyed to the warning of judge at the trial level itself. Henceforth this kind of divorce is both exorbitant and protracted as far as systems. To blame divorce is the most prevalent Divorce Lawyer Calgary sort where a relationship closes since one of the life accomplices enjoys a demonstration which is indecent and dishonest for a marriage life. Most basic flaws are including in additional conjugal issues and bugging physically and rationally the other life accomplice. An odd kind of divorce pervasive in specific nations is no-blame divorce. In this sort, there need not be any legitimate reason and it is conceded on the off chance that one of them is absolutely uninterested in the relationship. Synopsis divorce is a divorce gave where the life accomplices do not have vast property shares to be partitioned. Uncontested divorce is by a long shot the least demanding and commonly settled upon divorce. This is on the grounds that the couple talked about and concurs upon all terms and conditions under the watchful eye of drawing nearer the court. For this situation, it is a minor convention and divorce is practically ensured. The vast majority of the divorces happening in the United States fall under this classification. There are numerous more divorce sorts like Collaborative divorce and intervened divorce.
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re-design a lounge in auto cad
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The Mighty Sons of RISUS!
Home Page
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Risus Online
"Through the centuries, in olden times, there lived…the sons of Hercules! Heroes supreme, they roamed the Earth, righting wrongs, helping the weak and oppressed, and seeking… ADVENTURE!"
—introductory narrative, THE SONS OF HERCULES TV series
A campaign setting for Risus: The Anything RPG © 2010, S. John Ross)
©2010, Guy Hoyle
These men of steel could never feel the curse of a coward's fears!
The mighty sons of Hercules were men as men should be!
They burned with dreams, then turned their dreams into history!
The myths of ancient Greece speak to us across the ages of heroes, gods, and monsters, of mighty quests and tragic fates, of badly-dubbed dialogue and shoddy special effects. Though elements of these fables are familiar to us (who doesn't know of Zeus and his lightning bolts, Cupid and his arrows of love, the deadly gaze of Medusa, the mighty labors of Hercules?), it is relatively untouched as a setting for fantasy role-playing games.
The Mighty Sons of RISUS! (or MSoR!) is a tongue-in-cheek adaptation of Greek history and mythology. It draws inspiration from several sources, including Italian "sword-and-sandals" movies (also known as "peplums"), the "Hercules" and "Xena" TV shows, and the inspired retro-RPG worldview of Olivier LeGrand's "Mazes and Minotaurs". Within the following pages anachronisms and inaccuracies thrive and stalk the unwary.
To use these rules you'll need a copy of Risus: the Anything RPG , (copyright 1993-2001) by S. John Ross. All references to Risus refer to the PDF Version (1.5) . I also assume that you have a copy of The Risus Companion if you don't, you're missing out on some crunchy bits of Risus goodness.
The Mighty Sons of Hercule were men as men should be!
They took the world and shook the world,
The Sons of Hercules!
"So", you might ask, "is The Mighty Sons of RISUS! a game fit only for playing well-oiled musclemen and sword-swinging gladiators?" By Zeus, no! Not all of the Sons of RISUS! were men of steel; they were men (and women), philosophers and priests, magicians and poets and rogues "who burned with dreams and turned their dreams into history", "helping the weak and oppressed, and seeking… ADVENTURE!" So don't "feel the curse of a coward's fear"; feel free to take the world and shake the world!
What is a "peplum"?
Peplums, or Sword-and-sandal films, are a genre of low-budget adventure or historical films set in ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle East, and other places associated with classical antiquity. They often featured loose adaptations of historical or mythological themes, characters and events. The term "peplum" refers to the type of garment worn by actors (usually professional bodybuilders) to show off their heroic physiques and negligible acting skills. Primarily filmed in Italy between 1958 and 1964, the peplum has enjoyed periodic revivals and homages, such as the hugely popular Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess TV shows.
Are there any pop-quizzes in this history lesson?
Hardly! One of the great joys of a peplum is that whatever historical sources they use were mangles, and mixed with a lot of other non-scholarly stuff as well. Hercules and his fellow strongmen Samson, Goliath, Ursus, and Maciste met with Puritans, Mongols, Atlantean super-soldier clones, "Zorro", the Czar, Pirates, Mole men, and numerous other non-period opponents. Their voyages took place before the Trojan War and during it, during Rome's rise to power, in far-off lands unknown to the Greeks, and in times long after Greek and Roman civilization had been buried by time.
So, strap on your sandals, grab your sword and sandals and bottle of olive oil, vecause it's time to turn your dreams into HISTORY!
On land or on the sea, as long as there is need,
There'll be Sons of Hercules!
There'll be Sons of Hercules!


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Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) launches the 2018 TechOvation Award to recognize and reward technology innovation in the hospitality industry.
The TechOvation Award is open to both HTNG members and nonmembers. To enter TechOvation, contestants will submit an application and a 90-second video showcasing their new product and its potential impact on the hospitality industry. These videos will be hosted on HTNG's YouTube channel, where the public is able to engage and weigh in on what innovative technologies they seek to be effective to the industry. Last year, the videos garnered over 66,000 views and 12,200 likes collectively from 76 countries across the globe.
All videos will be watched by the esteemed judging panel, consisting of many HTNG Board of Governors and other industry leaders. The judges will choose the seven semifinalists and the remaining three spots will be awarded through crowdsourcing. The semifinalists will advance to present their products live on March 14 at the premier industry event, HT-NEXT.
The 2018 HT-NEXT conference will take place March 12-13 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. The HT-NEXT Awards Program, sponsored by Datatrend Technologies, will take place on March 14 where the HTNG TechOvation Award winner and the recipients of HT's Hotel Visionary Awards will both be announced.
Charlie Cox, President, Datatrend Technologies said, "We help bring next-generation technologies to market friction-free, working with hoteliers and solution providers to develop and deploy innovative applications ranging from guest experience to operational efficiencies. The awards program is a perfect complement to Datatrend's role in hospitality technology innovation."
For more information or to participate in the 2018 TechOvation Award, visit here.
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By Carla Torres | February 16, 2017 | Food & Drink
Brunch: it's what we look forward to once the weekend roll around. Here, where to get your fix of pancakes, bacon, and booze regardless of what neighborhood you're in.
A bakery in the heart of Brickell is the last place you'd expect to find some of the best chilaquiles north of the border, but at Bachour Bakery & Bistro, it's exactly what you should order during brunch—that and pastelito pancakes, croissant French toast, truffle buns with bacon jam, and savory blue cheese and caramelized onion bread pudding with sherry caramel. Leave room for Antonio Bachour's entremets, and plan to take a box of croissants (think Nutella and raspberry cheesecake) home afterward. 600 Brickell Ave., Miami, 305-330-6310
As if you needed another excuse to get your grub on at Ariete, Michael Beltran is dishing out weekend brunch. If you haven't had carrot cake waffles, plantain bacon quiche, or cheddar biscuit and chorizo frita Benedicts before, you're in for quite the culinary treat. And if that wasn't impressive enough, pastry princess Dallas Wynne comes in for the sweet finish with honey buns, rotating doughnuts (like guava and cream cheese), French toast sticks, and the best cookies (molasses, coconut, dulce de leche, maldon, and cocoa nibs) in town. Make plans for a post-brunch nap—you're going to need it. 3450 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove, 305-640-5862
You know what beats bacon? Candied bacon. Granola? Pumpkin spice granola. Buttermilk pancakes? Cap'N Crunch pancakes with your favorite childhood cereal mixed right into the batter, which is topped off with condensed milk syrup and vanilla butter. Proceed to wash it down with guava mimosas, which go quite nicely with Cuban bread guava and iron beer syrup torrejas, because too much guava is never enough, especially during Eating House's insanely popular "wakin-n-bacon" brunch. 804 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Miami, 305-448-6524
Miami's brunch pioneer Michael Schwartz is still going egg-strong with his signature wood-oven roasted double egg yolk, oozing with cave aged gruyere, roasted tomatoes, chives, and sourdough crostini for sopping measure. Other standout dishes include the short rib fontina omelet, kimchi pork belly benedict, and breakfast pizza topped with chorizo, scallions, and—you guessed it—an egg sunny-side up. If you're not into eggs, try out the blood orange French toast and kimchi bloody Mary—both ovum-free and full of smack. 130 NE 40th St., Miami, 305-573-5550
If you're on that new year, new you grind, you'll be glad to know Manna Life Food is offering a Fuel Good brunch. This includes vegan and gluten-free mac and cheese, and your choice between their savory (cashew cream cheese with zumac) or sweet (homemade Nutella superfood arepa with guava drizzle) trademarked superfood arepas. Disclaimer: This is a dry brunch. To compensate, you can choose between Colombian coffee or honey ginger tea to start, and freshly squeezed orange juice for some good old vitamin C. 1035 N. Miami Ave., Miami, 786-536-2749
Live jazz? Check. Bottomless mimosas? Double check. Bakehouse Brasserie is best at what it's name alludes to: baked bacon maple cinnamon rolls, bacon, guava, and chevre pastelitos, and Nutella croissants. Pro tip: If your order doesn't include crawfish beignets and the signature bakehouse (wild board sausage) Benedict, you're not ordering correctly. 808 First St., Miami Beach, 305-434-8249
There might not be anything better than drinking a tomatillo bloody Mary dubbed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle at this Midtown hot spot. A few other items to try from Beaker & Gray's brunch include their inventive omlette dumplings, oxtail croque madames, pecan pie milkshakes, and a banana waffle "Sunday" spiked with white chocolate chantilly. Sunday funday, indeed. 2637 N. Miami Ave., Miami, 305-699-2637
Beside hitting the spot, Danny Serfer's brunch-ified grub is the ultimate hangover cure. Case in point: Smoked salmon latkes Benedicts with caper crème fraiche, brisket and veal ragout provolone parm sandwiches, and chorizo breakfast burritos. For all the veggie lovers out there, Serfer's doing what he does best and dishing out bacon-braised cabbage, caramelized Brussels sprouts, parm spaghetti squash, and waffle-cut sweet potato fries. Leave some room for the brioche banana foster French toast, heath bar bread pudding, and key lime pie, to round out your meal. 6730 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 305-756-0366
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Report: Blue Jackets to hire Oilers' Howson as GMNHL.com @NHLdotcom
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -The Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to terms with Edmonton Oilers assistant general manager Scott Howson to make him their new general manager, The Columbus Dispatch reported on its Web site Wednesday night.
The newspaper, citing an unidentified NHL source, said the team and Howson had reached a deal Wednesday, and an announcement would be made Friday.
Blue Jackets spokesman Todd Sharrock would not comment on the report, and Oilers spokesman J.J. Hebert said he was unaware of any deal.
A message seeking comment was left by the AP at Howson's home in Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday.
Howson, 47, played for the New York Islanders in 1984-85, scoring five goals with three assists in 18 games as a forward.
He graduated from law school at York University in Toronto in 1990 and ran Edmonton's top farm club from 1994-2000. He was hired by the Oilers in 2000 and was promoted to assistant general manager in 2001.


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Mayors and Local Government Councillors will be able to seek ethical and integrity advice from the Queensland Integrity Commissioner, as part of the Palaszczuk Government's increased transparency and accountability agenda.
Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said there was a strong public interest in granting elected Local Government representatives access to professional and confidential ethical and integrity advice.
"In the report into Operation Belcarra, the CCC recommended that Queensland's Mayors and Councillors be given access to the advisory and public awareness functions of the Queensland Integrity Commissioner," he said.
"That's why I've written to Queensland Integrity Commissioner Dr Nikola Stepanov requesting that Mayors and Councillors are included as designated persons under the Integrity Act 2009.
"State MPs and senior public servants can already seek advice from the Queensland Integrity Commissioner, and now's the right time to extend this access to Mayors and Councillors.
"The Palaszczuk Government has a strong and enduring commitment to see measures are in place to ensure behavior of public officials is legal, in the interests of the communities they serve and, above all, ethical.
"This reform takes effect immediately, giving our Local Government representatives access to an impartial source of advice that will enable them to serve their communities better."
Mr Hinchliffe said the Palaszczuk Government was pursuing a series of important Local Government reforms.
"These include legislating to establish the Office of the Independent Assessor to deal with Councillor complaints and enacting new conflict of interest provisions," he said.
"We're determined to see the good name of Local Government restored, protected and enhanced."
Minister for Local Government, Minister for Racing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs
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San Francisco's very own Lil Tuffy is having an art show on the 25th of June (7PM) and Chrome is hosting!
7-11PM at Chrome (580 4th Street, San Francisco) for some new cycling-related prints by Tuffy Tuffington, SF's finest designer and poster artist.
$1 beers from New Belgium.
All proceeds to benefit the Bike Kitchen.


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From mud and boulders to sticks and gravel - there is so much debris on the trail that can bring damage to your Jeep. You must remember the moments when all you could do was grit your teeth and just drive through the rough terrain, hearing branches and gravel scratch your dear Jeep. Horrible feeling, isn't it? To prevent the recurrence of such a situation, simply dress your vehicle up with the stylish and reliable Bushwacker Trail Armor body protection.
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Every best free jQuery plugin for 2015 web development is included here so that you can get the best out of sliders, carousel, maps, scroll plugins for free download. jQuery is now a very popular JavaScript library which was released in 2006 and which now also became a de facto option for interactive website designs.
Open source plugin development has since increased to a very high level with every developer out there contributing to the community whenever possible. These free resource sharing for personal development has helped other developers to avoid wasting huge time on framework development. All we have done here is include what is best for different website needs from slider design to parallax scrolling frameworks.
Finding the best jQuery plugin with minimal and light weight code is hard for many so we took the extra time and figured the best out of a huge list of free jQuery plugins. This below introduced plugins will surely help you make interactive website designs in no time so please share this article with your friends as well.
Croppic – Image Crop Plugin
For image cropping you have to look no further as this flexible plugin provides options to resize, zoom, crop, drag and move the selection to choose the specific part of image. A online demo can be seen on the croppic plugin website where you can upload an image from your local computer and see how the stuff works from uploading image to output the image as an specific url.
Magnifying Glass Plugin
A magnify plugin source code with HTML, CSS and jQuery code snippet which can zoom a certain round of image for maximum zoom as required. This is particularly great for showcasing product pages with lots of images in eCommerce websites where detail is required.
jQuery Flip-Quote
A beautiful plugin to display text in quotes with flip transition when the page with the flip quote area is viewed by the visitor. This leads to a point of attention to the visitor to a particular text.
jQuery Flat Price Slider
A unique price slider with proper HTML, CSS and jQuery code for any checkout websites to finalize the order. Currently there are two options to seek through amount of dollars and minimum duration which can be changed as your needs.
jQuery Onepage Scroll Plugin
An one page scroll plugin to limit page view to a single page with this jQuery free plugin. Everything from features, sliders can be integrated in one page for a long scroll upto call to action button.
jQuery File Upload Plugin
An amazing upload plugin made with jQuery Module with multiple file upload options and manually start of files to be uploaded. You can cancel the upload any time and also with the option to delete added and uploaded files to the server.
jQuery Validation Plugin
Important plugin for all jQuery users out there as this is already developed with high effort to validate your daily forms with checks like minimum characters, must select radio buttons, form completion and more.
Google maps jQuery Map Plugin
With little code Google map integration into your own website is now very easy. This setup of gmaps plugin has many features to mark map events, geolocation and 20 more features.
jQuery Vertical News Slider
A vertical slider which automatically shuffles through the blog posts is noticeable plugin of jquery today. News with images and a s brief summary can be added to improve the overall readability of the slider plugin and it will suit great on your sidebar or in any inline elements.
Rangeslider.js – Price Range Slider
A HTML range elements for input type made by jquery grunt framework to seek a range of price users may like. This price range slider is also responsive.
ScrollMagic – One Page Scrolling Plugin
An all in one plugin to those who like one page scrolling on their website with parallax effects. This plugin has many transitions to play with while the page is scrolled a limited number of resolution vertically.
jQuery pop menu
A pop up menu with nine options to choose from making the live interaction with your website navigation available any part of the website. You can also choose from two color schemes which is totally responsive design.
OWL Carousel – Responsive Image Carousel Slider
This free jquery plugin is the best for responsive image carousel plugin as it comes with many transitions, features we cannot ignore. Finder touch and mouse drag features to move the image slider is another notable feature. You have complete control of everything you can think of in this slider plugin.
anoSlide – Ultra lightweight responsive jQuery carousel
A lightweight less than 8KB jquery plugin at uncompressed state is the proof of this plugin for its minimal code. Responsive design with auto image load and callback functions is key part of this plugin development.
Kartograph.js – Interactive Map Plugin
A unique framework for building interactive map applications with svg. You will find two libraries one of them is a python library which generates illustrative SVG maps and the other adding interactive maps with the generated SVG maps.
noUiSlider – Price Range Slider
A responsive jquery slider plugin without bloat to add interactivity to your price ranges in eCommerce websites.
Nivo Slider – Free jQuery Image Slider Plugin
This jquery plugin is totally free and your start up slider for your website. The slider comes with many image transitions to change the total appeal of the images which you like to display on your homepage. With tiny, semantic code as well as with responsive layout design this is one impressive free plugin every developer must have.
FormChimp – Mailchimp Signup Plugin
A simple plugin solution to make signup to mailchimp mail list a breeze. You have the options to control the overall functionality of the plugin to make it even better.
Unislider – Super tiny jQuery image Slider
A tiny jquery plugin with less than 3KB uncompressed will tell the whole story behind why you want to use this image slider for free. The minimal code markup will load pretty fast on your website without loading the server. This is minimal slider with minimal transitions and just for sliding through the gallery of images and nothing else.
Cool Kitten – Parallax Scrolling responsive framework
A scrolling framework to simply your one page scrolling website setup with parallax effects in no time. This pack contains a list of HTML/CSS/jQuery files to start building your pages easily. The plugin introduces responsive framework so modern website building is possible.
Magnific Popup – Responsive jQuery Lightbox Plugin
A responsive lightbox plugin with single image popups, lightbox gallery, popups for videos, dialog and much more. The performance of this plugin is great so you don't have to lag behind while using this jquery script on your website. Error handling capabilities which can tell if the image is lost showing the right message at the time.
Typeahead.js – Autocompletion Plugin
The twitter icon in typeadhead means its a plugin open source by twitter team for the free community. You are free to use this plugin on search forms to auto complete the search fields as user types in a letter.
PopEasy- Custom Modal pop Window
A plugin to display popup of login forms, images etc with ease as this free jquery plugin allows creating modal windows for your website. For maximum focus it masks everything else other than the modal windows with a light dark background.
FlowType.JS – Text Magnifier Plugin
Typography plugins are very important in modern day websites as we can see many theme design implement font size increase, decrease. Users can have complete control of the font size so that they can view the text clearly as they want. Add this little plugin to improve the readability of text and make it customization ready, scalable by the user itself.
textillate.js – Text Animation Plugin
With this free jquery plugin you can go ahead and add unlimited css3 transitions to your style sheets to show up on your website.
Lettering.js – Web Typography Plugin
If custom big headings are your thing then you should use this powerful jQuery plugin which provides a nice framework to make custom headings on your website.
Zoomooz.js – Zoom Webpage
Decide an element to zoom on your website to give complete focus on the specific object. Click and you have the option to skew, zoom, rotate the webpage with a mouse.
Zynga Scroller – Text, Image Scroller Plugin
This plugin has touch support and works with mouse drag as well. Transitions like bounce, lock, zoom can be used along with this plugin to make the whole process even more interactive.
Least – jQuery Gallery
A grid and pinterest style gallery plugin which can be used to display an awesome grid gallery on your website with unique set of options. Least is responsive, html/css and jquery plugin gallery for photographers and alike.
Demo Download
K-Editor Free JQuery Plugin
K-Editor is a free JQuery plugin, which has awesome options to customize the design on screen and edit the contents with simple steps. Feel free to download the plugin.
Demo Download
Fancy Tree Plugin
Fancy tree is a file exploring plugin, can be used for websites with multiple pages, large contents like wiki websites and much more.
Demo Download
Full Screen Calendar Plugin
An awesome calendar plugin with amazing features like event adding, editing and it will be highlighted on the particular date.
Demo Download
Organizational Chart Plugin
Free organizational chart plugin, cna be integrated in any of your HTML/CSS website. An it has nice animation effect with excellent creative design.
Demo Download
Magnify Plugin
Magnify plugin is really useful for the online shopping website, where the products can be magnified using mouse over. Feel free to download.
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Discussion in 'Members' Lounge' started by pissedoffsol, Oct 27, 2002.
did he win?
lol :ufucktard:
judging by the 4 slicks on the talon, my guess is no
still, thats assuming the pos talon makes it down the track
yeah thats what i was guessing too, that's why i wanted to know
and its PRIMERED!!
I'll show you a real Drag Sol, someone posted it on superhonda
A real drag sol
real drag sol
naw- thats TUBE SOL
thats a pretty sweet ass del sol
i wanna see some timeslips and some motor pics
I wonder if the targa top still works
i doubt it for the looks of it they took off everything the weght a lot
i bet that car is shit your pants fast
that car is dope and fast as hell
It was suppose to run 8's or 9's easily.
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Taylor Swift Education Center Opening!
Taylor Swift holds giants scissors to help cut the ribbon to officially open the Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday (October 12) in Nashville, Tenn.
The 23-year-old country singer wore an Elie Saab dress, MiuMiu shoes, and Red C jewelry.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Taylor Swift
Taylor donated $4 million to endow the center, which is the largest individual artist gift in the Hall of Fame's history.
In case you missed it, check out Taylor's gorgeous cover of InStyle magazine's November 2013 issue, which hits newsstands on Oct. 18!
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Last week I provided an example of how I went about defining a Drip investment strategy. This week, I will provide an example of the thinking I used to select one of my Drip investments, Enron (NYSE: ENE).
As stated last week, I did not want to choose a company in the energy sector that was akin to the stodgy old utility. I came to this conclusion very quickly after considering Baltimore Gas & Electric, my local utility. Looking over the company's annual report, I saw nothing special, and knowing that deregulation could be a serious future problem, I realized that this would be the case for most utilities.
I did not want to look too deeply at the oil companies, partially because I don't have confidence that there will be a healthy oil supply far in the future, and partially because oil is not environmentally friendly. Having worked in the computer department for an environmental organization for many years, this was an issue for me.
I began to look at large companies that dealt with natural gas, which is efficient and much cleaner than oil. Natural gas also appears to have a brighter future with greater growth potential. Enron, being the largest supplier of natural gas in North America, was toward the top of my list.
As I read about the company, I noted that Enron was into more than simply supplying natural gas. It was more of a complete energy solution, being involved in oil, wind power, solar energy, and the delivery of electricity.
Addressing the exploration issue, I was comforted by the knowledge that a company doesn't necessarily have to be incredibly successful with the exploration process as long as they know how to trade the product. When it came to natural gas, I found that Enron was running circles around everyone, as the company had revolutionized the industry in this aspect.
I looked at Enron's past performance and was impressed with how the share price had handily beaten the S&P 500 Index over the previous 100 months. Although that told me nothing about the future, it let me know that it had been successful over a long period of time. Every company will have its good and bad periods, but the long-term performance is what really matters. I wanted to see a good history at Enron.
Now that I had found a company that I liked, upon seeing that it offered a fee-free Drip I obtained a copy of the annual report. The financials looked good, with my only concern being the debt load. I concluded that this was the result of Enron's need to have first-mover status in numerous areas. As this debt is necessary for the well-being of the company, it is what I refer to as "good debt." Since Enron had used debt to its advantage in the past, I decided that this would not be a sticking point for me.
I then looked in magazines to see what others had to say about Enron, and found that InformationWeek Magazine had regarded it as the most innovative company in the United States for the past few years. (More recently, the April 17, 2000 issue of Fortune magazine noted that the company had received the highest award for innovation in their "Most Admired Companies in America" survey.)
From that point, every other company I examined was compared to Enron. I selected and discarded nearly a dozen companies through this comparison. Every other company either exhibited a fatal flaw or simply did not match Enron's standards.
That clinched it for me. I obtained a prospectus and started a Drip with the company. I was surprised that there had been no talk of this company on either of the Drip Investing boards and began mentioning it. This only goes to show that there are advantages to going in one's own direction -- you never know what you'll find.
So, that's an example of the road I took to select one of my six Drips. It took quite a bit of time, but resulted in the selection of a company with which I felt comfortable. The amount of time it took to make the decision was not an issue, as I was making a selection that would probably affect the ensuing two decades of my life, and whose consequences would shape the quality my retirement years. One doesn't want to rush into those decisions.
You can read the full Enron Drip research I put together by going to http://members.home.net/hmpi -- once there, select DRiP Investing.
Each company you select should be a gem. Drips are long-term propositions and must be treated accordingly. I believe that I found a real keeper because I answered the right questions first, and let the company find me.
How do you find your investments and what are your favorites? Visit us on the Drip Companies discussion board and share.
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Paris Geek to the rescue! Da da da daaaaa (I need a theme song)
Ok,so here's the basic four-or-five-day plan so you can see the basic tourist locations, take a day trip (or two, depending on your sched) and maybe even walk around the city to find some unknown treasures.
Before I begin, I would suggest that you get a metro pass (it's good on the metro, bus and RER commuter trains). They have a daily one (5 euros) which is well worth it. Also, get a good map of the city. I had the Let's Go Western Europe book (just because I was backpacking all over), but I found the map left something to be desired, so I also got the "Inside Out" Paris Pop-out map. It was so easy to read, and had all of the sights clearly marked, so it was hard to get lost. It cost about $14 CDN, but it was worth every penny. Good if you're alone while sightseeing...but if your friend offers to be your own personal tour guide...how much better can you get!
If you're going for four or five complete days, I'd probably suggest for you to spilt the city into sections so you can explore it separately (the city is sectioned off into 20 arrondissments, which is how I made the plan).
Day 1: (6, 7, 8, 15, 14 arrondissments) The areas surrounding the Eiffel Tower and les Invalides, Trocadaro, Arc de Triomphe, Jardin du Luxembourg, Montparnesse, the Sorbonne.
Day 2: (1 (only part of) 2,3,9,10,18 arrondissements) The areas surrounding Scare Coeur (Montmatre),Moulin Rouge, Forum des Halles, Centre George Pompidou, the Opera, St Eustache.
Day 3: (1, 4, 5 arrondissments) The Louvre (takes a day and a half to see, but we spent half a day there. Go early to avoid line-ups), Palais Royal, Latin Quarter and St. Germain, Notre-Dame and Ile de la Cite, Jardin de Tuileries (it has a amusment park, tee hee), St. Germain, the beautiful bridges on the Seine, Musee d'Orsay, and the Fine Arts Academy.
If you decide to spend an extra day or two, you can check out the cemitaire Pere Lachaise, located in the 20th. Jim Morrison is buried there, along with very famous literary figures The bibliotechque national is very modern, but slightly out of the way (Just past Gare Austerlitz in the 13th), and le Defense (the modern, financial district) with La Grande Arc, which is to the North-West of the city. Also, as a day trip there's Versailles. It's a beautiful castle from the 1600s. It's absolutely breathtaking. The castle is about 12 km from the centre of the city, but is well worth the trip.
Sigh....I'm all geeked out for today!
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Ms. Prachi Pisat, a second year student of Vidyalankar School of Information Technology (VSIT), made her college proud by bagging the 'Shravan Queen 2009' title and crown at a glitzy ceremony held at the
The jury comprised stalwarts like Nitin Desai (producer of the serial 'Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj' on the channel Star Pravah), Prasad Oak, Kishori Shahane (famous Marathi actress), Swapnil Shinde (international fashion designer), Suhasini Male (senior actress) and Leena Mogre (leading international fitness guru). Pisat's intelligent answer in the final round impressed everyone present. It was indeed a moment of great pride for Vidyalankar when Puja Sawant, last year's titleholder, finally crowned her 'Shravan Queen '09. She won gift hampers and vouchers from Sachin Travels, Portico Cygnas Jewellery, Lagu Bandhu and Jean junction.
In her moment of victory, Ms. Pisat gave due credit to her college, acknowledged the support of the Principal and lecturers and stressed that participating in the college festivals had enriched her personality. She said that her aim is to be recognized in society for the work she does and to make her parents proud of her deeds.
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We just got back from our second trip this year to Chile, this time in a tent. Just the four of us. Meaning, no help distracting Maite from attaching her crying self to my leg, no one to pull Lucas' attention away from rearranging the camp fire with a stick, no extra person to watch the kids when they waded into the river. Some of you might think "what a great, wholesome learning experience for the kids, and family bonding to boot!" Others of you will say, "Sounds like a nightmare! I'd never do it". It was an amazing trip in many ways, but, --I'm not going to lie-- the phrase "I'm just not cut out to be a father", was muttered on more than one occasion. During trying moments when Lucas, for the umpteenth time, refused to do what we asked of him, or there was no escape from little Maite's cries, we thought "How do other parents handle this? How do they deal with such behavioral problems?" The answer, of course, is that most parents don't take their four year-old and two year-old on a two week camping trip into the wilds of Chile. We had the theory that our kids would get better at this camping thing with a little practice. What happened, in fact, is that the whole family eventually learned how to better coexist, peacefully and playfully. Somewhat, anyway.
Kids or no kids, southern Chile was just as glorious as ever. We entered Chile in a tiny town called Palena, and from there drove north. Very, very slowly. But with scenery like this, who wants to go fast? Sharp rising, tree-coated mountains, a ribbon of gravel road that winds through valleys, a tumbling river either on our right, or our left, lakes nestled between mountains. . . Chile gets greener, wilder, and less and less populated the farther south you are. After days of driving on the Carretera Austral (literally "southern road", referring to the road that extends into Chile's most southern area) the beauty didn't let up. Here and there we come to small settlements -- they get called "towns" if its lucky enough to have a school. A town has really hit the big time if it has it's own gas station. In other words, be frugal with your gas, and fill up whenever you can.
One evening, we stopped at a tiny mountain lake, after driving on a truly pathetic "road" for about 30 minutes or so. It was getting dark so we discussed camping on a homestead at the edge of the lake. The place was abandonded, but had trees laden with fruit, and a grassy area where someone had camped before. The owner and his wife and grandchildren appeared (I have no idea how they knew to show up at just that moment) and we asked permission. The man had grown up on this very site, which, until just last year, could only be reached by foot or horse. The little "road" was less than a year old, and the locals were ecstatic. Now they were just waiting for the electricity lines to reach them. "What century are we in, again?" I asked Luis. It is astounding to think of living in such isolation, where to attend school or go to a hospital means many hours on a horse. But there are many, many people who live this way in rural Chile.
In our second week on the road, we drove through Pumalin Park, which is 742,000 acres, owned and managed by Doug Tompkins, American conversationist and business magnate. Much to the consternation of many Chileans, this park cuts a huge swath right out of Chile's middle, stretching from the Argentine border to the sea. Tompkin's policy to leave the land as untouched as possible means we don't see the typical half cut trees, gravel pits, little shacks every few files. Here in Pumalin it's just deep, dense, gloriously untouched green. Huge leaves overflow, at the edges, into the narow, gravel road. The effect is lovely, otherwordly, so unlike Argentina's systematic raze of all trees within 100 feet of the roads.
Luis and my appreciation of this trip directly relates to the lovely camping spots we found, the remote roads, mountains, and stunning vistas we encountered. A memorable trip, for Lucas, and, increasingly, Maite, is about how many airplanes/helicopters/boats/roadwork machines we sighted. They were most impressed with the small airplanes tanking up with water to fight the forest fires, both in Argentina and in Chile. They loved the ferry rides, three all together, including a six hour journey with mountains, small inlets, and fishing boats on all sides. They saw a helicopter up close, and played inside of a parked motor grader.
Besides all things mechanical, they were drawn to every and all bodies of water. We routinely camped near water, meaning our children were usually wet, and frequently buck naked. A few times, we rented little cabins with kitchens to give ourselves a break. These nights turned out to be more work than rest, however, because we bathed the kids, (they love lakes, but hate showers) washed clothes and camp gear.
Leaving the Carretera behind, we ventured past farmlands, passing through unattractive, shoddy little towns, devoid of the natural beauty of their more southern counterparts. In fact, few Chileans towns I have been in can be described as pretty --interesting, yes, authentic, absolutely --but it's the views of the volcanoes, the mountain lakes, and the coast, that keep us coming back. Please note that I am referring to Southern Chile here. Central Chile is a very different kind of trip, its' attractions more city and vineyard oriented.
My feelings were mixed when we got back to Neuquen. I was pleased to unpack, sleep in a bed, not put up the tent. See the cat, and eat our homegrown tomatoes. Sad, though, that our trip to Chile is behind us now, and that the next big trip will probably be the last, for a long while --back to the U.S. The next time Lucas helps thread the tent poles, and Maite helps arrange the sleeping bags, it'll be in the Northern Hemisphere. Good thing that the U.S. is beautiful, too, because a future without mountains, rivers, and trees --now that would be depressing. Not nearly as exotic as southern Chile, but we'll take it.
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Well, I have my first Black From Tula on the vine, and it is DEFINITELY deep shouldered and has some pretty severe cat facing!
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I wasted so much time looking at this blogsale... I found 4 polishes that I really wanted for only $17 total... great deal right? Then I went to checkout and realized shipping to Vancouver Canada from Seattle USA is $19... is it really that far that it costs $19 to ship 4 little bottles of polish?!?!?!?! EOIRGJEOARIGJOEIJGOIEAJRGIOJAGOIJERAOIGHOEIRHGOAEIHRGHREOAIGEA I'm so annoyed. I decided not to order anything because the shipping was so expensive. I'm just feeling crushed now :( I really wanted those polishes!!! </rant>
Anyway onto today's swatch. Essie Parka Perfect is a pretty soft light blue/grey color. It has some light pink/blue shimmer that is visible in the bottle but is very hard to see on the nail. I think the shimmer serves more to add depth to the polish and keep it from looking too flat rather than actually being visible. In terms of formula Parka Perfect was a bit thinner and runnier than I personally prefer but it wasn't hard to control. It was also still very pigmented despite being a bit thin and was not streaky. I used 2 coats on most nails... a few needed 3. Some of my nails are just harder to polish due to weird ridges.
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- Language Lover
- In no particular order: mom, engineer, activist, polyglot, violinist, Unitarian Universalist
Friday, December 18, 2009
At your service
I used to get irritated when people spoke Mandarin to me based on their assumptions from my physical appearance, but now that my language skills are enough to hold very basic conversations, it doesn't anymore. I do, however, cringe a little when I'm expected to speak Japanese or Korean. It makes me wonder how much of my previous ire about Mandarin was really about my own insecurities about not speaking a language I thought I should. And while most people don't like having assumptions made about them, the assumptions that are false are far more annoying than the ones that happen to be true. We tend not to decry the latter, which may be why stereotypes persist and always will.
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Hi! By just seing the name of your blog I was nailed to it (forever?) Even if I'm just 16 years old, I really love learning new languages. Today, I sat down at my table trying to learn both German and French, yesterday it was Russian. (Also been studying Finnish, Portuguese, Mandarin and Spanish) I am very happy right now to have found someone that is also a big fan of languages, and a blog about languages! Well, I don't know what more to say and I feel that this is becoming more of an e-mail than a comment so please take my e-mail adress because I'm so excited to have found someone in the world sharing this "love-language" thing. Hope my age doesn't stop you from responding a silly comment from a 16-year-old girl (since you seem to be a lot older than me) I'm writing this anonymously since nothing else works. Take care!
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Hi Linn, I'm delighted to have comments from people, no matter how old they are! Where are you from and what is your native language? Please continue to read and let me know what you think of my posts. Good luck with your language studies!
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I'm from Sweden and my native language is Swedish. I could teach you some if you want, haha. I will continue reading for sure!
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Lancashire 206 for and 9 for 1 trail Sussex 316 (Nash 108, Prior 73) by 101 runs
Chris Nash's maiden first-class century could not have come at a better time for Sussex. Thanks to his fighting spirit and mature strokeplay, they were at the time of his dismissal looking well set to move into an invulnerable position. Unfortunately for them, the later batsmen threw away much of this advantage, but Sussex still held a considerable edge after the second day.
Despite an unfavourable forecast, there was no rain and quite a bit of sun at times. Perhaps the best cricket of the day came during the first forty minutes. Armed with a newish ball, Glenn Chapple and Dominic Cork swung and cut the ball as they bowled with real intent, forcing the overnight batsmen, Nash and Michael Thornely, to defend for their lives. Cork, on his 37th birthday, still looked at his peak in this form, and he was rewarded with the wicket of Thornely, who tried to shoulder arms to a big inswinger, only to play it on to his stumps via the bottom of his bat. At one stage Sussex were 22 for 1 off 15 overs, and it was mainly due to the skill of Nash that no more wickets fell at this time.
Sajid Mahmood bowled well at first, but then seemed to lose control, and the tide began to turn in favour of the batsmen. Gary Keedy came on to bowl, and in his first over almost tempted Nash into an error, his drive just failing to carry to mid-off. But Luke Wright could not get going in the aggressive manner to which he is accustomed, and had 20 to his account when he slashed at a ball from Mahmood and was caught at the wicket; 71 for 2.
Mahmood greeted Murray Goodwin with an accidental beamer, but the batsman quickly raced into double figures off his loose deliveries. In the meantime, just before lunch, Nash reached his well-earned 50 with an edge for four, potentially a slip catch, off 107 balls.
Had the tea interval been held at the normal time - it over-ran by 25 minutes, helped by lengthy delays for changing the ball twice, and for drinks - the afternoon session would have been the one during which Sussex took a virtual strangehold on the match. Goodwin was soon out for 18, slashing at a ball from Chapple outside the off stump. But at this stage the bowling looked less threatening, save for another fine but unavailing spell from Cork. Matt Prior went on the attack almost from the start, looking in superb form with his crisp, powerful pulls and drives, racing to his 50 off 56 balls.
After this, though, there seemed to be almost a reversal of roles, as Prior's adrenalin seemed to run dry and Nash surged onwards from the eighties to his long-awaited century, which took 188 balls. He showed no signs of nerves and caused umpire Trevor Jesty to duck sharply with a powerful straight drive for four when in the nineties, before bringing up three figures with a handsome boundary through extra cover. Sussex were soon in the lead with only three wickets down and threatening to run away with the match.
In the 'extra time' before tea, which demand the bowling of 58 overs before tea, though, both batsmen were out, having added 125 runs in partnership. Steven Croft was the man who did the job: Nash, in trying to work a straight ball to leg, was trapped lbw for 108, and Prior, who never regained his dynamism, was perhaps frustrated into slashing a catch to backward point for 73. Sussex were now 238 for 5, still in control but without the iron grip that had looked possible.
That control evaporated in the disastrous hour after tea. The bowling was good, but the cause was more down to poor batting. Chris Adams, not in good form batted positively, but ran out his partner, Carl Hopkinson after risking a quick single near Faf du Plessis in the covers. Adams then padded up to a ball from Keedy and showed his disgust at being given out lbw for 18; this was another example of how county players are allowed to get away with far more than is permitted in international cricket.
In quick succession, Ollie Rayner (0) swatted a catch to mid-on and Mushtaq Ahmed (7) skied to backward point. Four wickets had fallen for 10 runs, but the last pair frustrated Lancashire in an annoying partnership eventually worth 40. Robin Martin-Jenkins drove a six to bring up the 300, and finished unbeaten with 27; Jason Lewry enjoyed several slices of luck and played some unorthodox strokes and fortunate snicks in his 15 before he swung grossly across the line and was bowled by Cork. The total was 316, the lead a more-than-useful 110.
Lancashire had five overs to bat before the close, but in that time they lost the wicket of Lou Vincent, edging a ball from Martin-Jenkins to first slip for 4. Their batsmen face an uphill fight on the third day - but at least they are not out of the game yet.


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This mixtape is Epic Vinyls from Brazil's second contribution to the books of Brazilian author Bento Araújo. After meeting Bento... Read Article
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Here the evil galactic crook Worldburner is coming in to town intent on robbing the back for some space kredz! Will he succeed or is he totally unaware of the orks who have taken over?
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Fantastic! That was an action packed comic. Makes me want to play Rogue Ops and also figure out where I buried an interesting rule set with card activation, oh and play To the Strongest, which also uses cards.ReplyDelete
Card driven unit activation is my new favorite way to play!Delete
Some men just want to watch the world burn. Not Worldburner though. He wants to loot it first 😉ReplyDelete
Worldburner is such a douche! LMAODelete
I Lurvs my Kredz!!!! :) Fun game for sure.ReplyDelete
It was a good one wasn't it!Delete
Nicely done :) It's always a pleasure to see rogue trader games. I like how you painted you pirates and orks too :DReplyDelete
Thanks The orks were my own....Bulldog Lopez painted the pirates.Delete
I have 2 questions:
First: Worldburner's Pirates, They look like original Imperial Guard figs, but with headswaps. Am I correct?
Second: What rules and mods?
Lastly, an observation. I am skeptical that this game was any fun. The table had more than 4-6 figures per side, and it wasn't plastered with 3 different kinds of status counters for each miniature. Worse, I didn't see one single reference to hit locations.
According to the recent interwebs brouhaha, you are missing ALL of the elements of a fun game.
It's like you guys like games from the 90's or something!
1st: I believe they are all original non converted space pirates and mercenaries. I will double check on that.
2nd: We played Rogue Trader with BulldogLopez's dark-ops mods he is calling Rogue-Ops
3rd: What is Rogue Stars? We know how to have fun and we are stcuk in the 80s LMAO
Thanks for comeenting as always Sir!!!!
Lol yeah, no fun at all. Totally not in the meta. They are all original unconcerned Rogue Trader era miniatures. Most are from the pirates/mercenaries/adventurers line.Delete
Thanks for the confirmation buddy. ;)Delete
Thanks guys. The grenades seemed to be hellacious (and I mean that in a good "carnage bloodspattered" kind of way)Delete
It's because I'm pretty good on rolling when there are explosives involved. On all other rolls I usually suck. LOLDelete
Worldburner is an arsehole. That's why he's so cool.ReplyDelete
LOL Everybody likes a bad boy. ;)Delete
Another great looking table, and the game sounds like it was a hoot. Love the Bobba Fett colours on the pirates!ReplyDelete
Thanks Preacher! ;)Delete
Soooo cool!! I can never have enough of rhis!ReplyDelete
I almost did my last post as a comic. You really have your thing going on, AG. Great stuff as always. :) The pirates and orks look great, and the scenery is pre-fecto-mundo! (Whatever that means. Not sure. But it's good. Gotta be good!)ReplyDelete
Thanks Composer! 😉 You should totally try comic form yours and the good Majors reports would be absolutely enhanced by it!!!!Delete