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MADISON, NJ - In a game that remained close throughout, the Madison varsity boys basketball team fell, 46-42, on opening night Friday in Madison.
The Dodgers trailed, 21-15, at halftime, but chipped away and stayed within striking distance in the second half. Gavin Wallace led the Dodgers with 12 points and Darnell St. Germain connected for 10 points in the loss. Kevin Armsotrong finished with seven points.
Madison's next game is at home Monday at 1 p.m. against Morris Hills.


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Check out the teaser for Monsters: Dark Continent, sequel to the Gareth Edwards film
Gareth Edwards impressed enough with his 2010 film MONSTERS that he landed the coveted job of directing next summer's GODZILLA for Legendary Pictures. MONSTERS was popular enough that a sequel was greenlit without Edwards at the help. Tom Green (not that Tom Green) was brought in to direct the movie known as MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT. Now we have a brief teaser for the film that looks to be right in line with the visual style and tone of the original.
MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT stretches the idea of what a sequel is in that it shares nothing with the first film aside from existing in the same universe. In fact, MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT shifts the setting of the film to the Middle East, the titular dark continent. For those who are fans of the original film, you know the monsters are aliens and only seen in quick shots. The crux of the story focuses more on the characters who populate this overrun world.
MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT director Tom Green had this to say about the sequel:
As soon as I watched MONSTERS I completely identified with the idea of using real locations as a foundation on which to build a world of limitless scale. From my first visit to the location shown [in the teaser], in Jordan, it was somewhere I felt was key to making Dark Continent work. The moonscape-like environment was the perfect basis for an âalienâ landscape. The quarry trucks you see here became âbuggiesâ to transport the remains of firebombed monster herds to be incinerated, with all the leading characters emerging from the dust to witness the scale of the death toll for the first time â and for one character maybe too many timesâ¦â
MONSTERS is definitely a franchise starter for intelligent horror/scifi that has a ton of promise. I like that DARK CONTINENT will stand alone from the first film and that any potential follow-ups could as well. Too often, films get bogged down in outdoing their predecessor; MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT may be the case of continuing a quality story without overextending it's boundaries.
MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT hits theaters in 2014.
|Screen Rant

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Today is graduation day for the Siena College class of 2011! I am both excited and saddened to be a part of the celebration. Excited because I get to celebrate the academic achievement of some of my former students and students I have come to know outside the classroom during my year at Siena. I'm saddened to know that I will not be returning for the Fall 2011 semester because I must return to Washington, DC, to finish another graduate degree and prepare for ordination to the presbyterate. I am additionally excited because Siena College is honoring Diane Ravitch, along with two other deserving recipients, with honorary degrees.
I have been meaning to take some time to talk about Diane Ravitch and my introduction to her work. Those who know me well know that I have a rather eclectic, if not unpredictable, collection of interests. I blame both my extremely curious personality and NPR for that. Talk programs like the Diane Rehm Show and Fresh Air with Terry Gross have been responsible for persuading me to purchase books about subjects and by authors way outside my particular field of interest over many years. I just LOVE to hear people passionate about what it is they study and read their work. I am a sucker for higher education in general and believe that fewer things are as valuable to a society as a liberal arts education. This restlessness for exploring other areas lies at the heart of that principle.
That last point probably helped me be predisposed to liking Ravitch before she even answered a question from Terry Gross. While running in the Adirondack Mountains, something I'm known to do while spending time away from campus to write, I was listening to a Fresh Air podcast and caught Ravitch's interview. She was promoting her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choices are Undermining Education (Basic Books, 2010) — Here is the New York Times review of it. From the moment she began to discuss, with sincere humility, her own personal conversion on the subject of standardized testing and the market-driven system now in place in United States schools (she was originally a promoter of "No Child Left Behind," which she now decries), I knew I needed to read her book and learn more about her. I downloaded the book on my Kindle immediately (thank you, 3G!).
Some days later I was sitting in the friary living room talking with a bunch of my Franciscan brothers before dinner, a tradition we call preprandium, and I started raving about this new book I was reading. I explained that I think Ravitch is correct and her assessment, grim as it can be, but trustworthy and forthcoming, helped explain a great degree of frustration I had been experiencing with many of my students: they were practically illiterate! Few students were widely read, most students were terrible writers, yet they all were accepted into a competitive private college. The reason was that they were all very good at taking tests! The New York State Regents exams, the SATs, what have you. Many of the students in my freshman seminar had simply never written a real paper. They had practiced and practiced and practiced a vacuous format that would prove fitting for one purpose only: passing the New York State English Regents exam! This did not prepare them for college.
And my students, mind you, are the lucky ones. Ravitch points out how detrimental this situation is nationally and at all levels. Reading about the way massive school systems are striving to resemble large corporations (and not in a good way) is terrifying, the consequences are atrocious. Those who make it to a private college and have a professor like me academically smack them into reality, who is willing to work with them on papers and encourage students to go to writing centers and develop their work represent only a small portion of the population.
I could go on and on about Ravitch's book and the way in which her own opinion has changed over the years as one of the nation's leaders in education. BUT…back to my story…
As I was going on and on about this book, Fr. Kevin Mullen, OFM, the president of Siena College happened to enter the room and sit near me as I raved and raved. A few minutes after arriving he picked up on what I was saying and asked, "are you talking about Diane Ravitch?" to which I responded, "yeah."
"You know she's coming here in a couple of weeks?" he said. Here I was thinking she was delivering a lecture on campus. "She's one of the honorary degree recipients this year," he continued!
I am simply delighted that Siena College, during the year I happened to serve on faculty here, has selected to honor her for her work. Brava, professor Ravitch! You can check out her blog here at Education Week. And you can watch her earlier this year on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.


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Proposals for 2018 Volleyball Victoria State League
The Volleyball Victoria office have currently received two submissions in regards to the 2018 State League. We are still willing to accept team entry proposals or submissions for dispensation to the by-laws with all submissions to be made by 9am Monday 15 January via email to Timothy Heathcote at firstname.lastname@example.com
The two proposals that have been submitted and accepted are outlined below.
Phantoms to enter Women's team in Premier division
In 2018 Volleyball Victoria are pleased to announce that on Volleyball Victoria's recommendation the Board have voted to accept the submission of a Phantoms women's team entering the Premier Division of the 2018 State League. In making the decision it was noted by Volleyball Victoria that as an established State League club Phantoms have proven their depth with both their women's reserves and division two teams making finals in the last two years.
Volleyball Victoria also noted the following rules in making the decision
4.3 VV in its sole discretion has the right to determine whether individual Clubs and Club Teams are eligible to enter State League and has unlimited discretion to accept or reject entries.
4.4 Subject to Bylaw 4.5, the Premier and Reserves Divisions must comprise at least eight Teams. VV in its sole discretion has the right to allow for exemptions from Bylaw 4.4.
There will now be nine teams in the Premier women's competition, however this is also the case in the men's premier and as such will not create any major fixture issues.
Second Monash Reserves men's team
On Volleyball Victoria's recommendation the Board have voted to accept the submission of a second Monash team entering the Men's Reserves Division in the 2018 State League.
The opportunity to enter a second Reserves team will be afforded to all clubs and judged on case by case basis. When considering proposals please note that Volleyball Victoria consider a club's depth, continued success at the reserves and division 3 level and the long term sustainability of a second reserves team as the principal factors.
Monash Volleyball Clubs proposal, and any future proposals, was accepted with certain restrictions to be confirmed. The restrictions being considered include:
- Players can't transfer between teams in Reserves from Round 1 onwards
- Only one team can provide players to Premier division from the Reserves teams
- Players from Division 2 can go up into either Reserves team or each reserves team are linked to a specific Division 2 Team
- In Premier division there can only be one team per club
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Community Groups
Inclusion WA is always keen to explore potential partnerships with community service organisations that share a common interest of including people from all backgrounds and abilities into community life.
Many community groups have the intent of helping the community and being inclusive. For some, the largest barrier is not knowing where to actually start or who to approach, while others have more specific issues that require addressing. Inclusion WA provides a comprehensive service that enables groups to open their doors to a wider audience and in doing so, reap the many benefits of being recognised as a truly inclusive group.
"By working in partnership with Inclusion WA, we have been able to combine our knowledge and skills to create a fantastic program that allows everyone in the community to participate in all activities. This has ultimately meant that no one has to recreate the wheel and our collective resources have been effectively utilised."Sharyn Sturzycker – Yandina
For more information on how to be an inclusive group, you can download our factsheet here. Alternatively, feel free to give us a call if you're looking for some advice on a particular situation.


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It is only September and we somehow have been hit with our first cold. My children were the lucky initial recipients. Then, naturally, I feel it coming on…a bit of a sore throat…fatigue…watery itchy eyes….as soon as I ascertain that I am "getting the cold" I whip up a batch of this trusty ginger root tea and I prevent the whole thing from even happening. It's truly amazing to wake up the next morning feeling like the whole thing is gone. I don't have permission to reprint such a recipe….but I must say that it is truly amazing…it has never failed me….please see the recipe here. While the entire .pdf is worth reading – because it gives tips on how to treat your entire family during cold season – the recipe itself is listed on page 4. Dr. Weil is a legend. He is trained in Western medicine but utlizes more of an Eastern (holistic) approach to mind and body. The ingredients are incredibly effective against cold and flu: they are warming, anti-viral foods with a hit of vitamin C thrown in for good measure. Perfect for giving your body an immune boost when it needs it most.
dr. weil's ginger root tea
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Minecraft an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination.
Mods are add-ons allow changes Minecraft's game content from what it originally was. With Mods you can make your own world within Minecraft by programming a whole new set of rules and situations!
- Updated on: March 11, 2017
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- Newest File: Morph-Beta-0.9.3.jar
- Release Type: Release
- Supports: 1.7.10, 1.7.2, 1.6.4
- License: All Rights Reserved
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The Morph Mod allows you to take on the shape and abilities of various mobs throughout the game. Once you kill a mob you'll absorb its "essence" and instantly become it!
Each mob has special abilities that you will yield once you've transformed. Being a chicken, for example, will allow you to float gently to the ground instead of to your death.
Spider will allow you to climb walls.
And swimming can be accomplished by being a squid.
But with the good there is inevitably some bad effects with certain mobs. If you wanted to be a zombie or skeleton, you may be stuck to staying indoors or going out only at night.
And Enderman are a bit sensitive to water.
You can even morph into previous mobs that you've already turned in to with the easy to use GUI. That way you can keep the mobs you'd like to morph into in your back pocket whenever you need it. All you need to do is tap either the left "[" or right "]" bracket keys to cycle through your options. Then hit enter to morph.
- Browse previously acquired morphs with the (defaults) [ / ] keys (Square brackets, normally next to the Enter/Return key). Hit them to open the Gui and scroll up and down, hold shift to scroll left and right. (Works with the mouse as well, once the selector is open!). The mod will try it's best to prevent duplicate morphs, however it cannot guarantee that.
- Select a morph with the Enter/Return/LMB. It takes ~4 seconds to transition between morphs, and you cannot acquire new morphs while morphing.
- Remove a morph with the Delete/Backspace button. You however, cannot remove your original state, or the morph you are currently using.
- Close the morph selector with the Escape/RMB. It will auto close if there is another Gui open.
- Add a mod to favourites with the ~ key, when in the Morph Gui. You can also hold the ~ key to open a radial menu to morph into your favourites!
Abilities are basically "characteristics and skills", but for simplicity's sake, they're called abilities. Packaged with the mod right now there are 11 abilities, some good, some bad. They are as follows:
- Climb
- Fall Negate
- Fly
- Float
- Fire Immunity
- Hostile
- Swim
- Sunburn
- Water Allergy
- Step
- Poison Resistance
- Wither Resistance
- Sink
- Fear
- Potion Effect
- Climb: Mimics spider climbing up walls etc, you have to push yourself against a wall and you'll climb up it. You need to remain pushed against the wall to climb up it, of course, and you fall if you let go.
- Fall Negate: Prevents fall damage!
- Fly: Mimics creative flying, available for vanilla mobs that fly.
- Float: Only one mob in vanilla supports this, and that's the chicken. Instead of falling to your doom, you slowly float downwards like chickens do.
- Fire Immunity: A variety of mobs have this, especially all the nether mobs. This will make you fire resistant and let you swim around in lava if you want to.
- Hostile: Certain mobs are labelled hostile specifically because they try to target players. There is no use of this ability unless you enable Hostile Mode in the config (explained later).
- Swim: This ability allows mobs to breathe underwater, and optionally, make them drown when out of water.
- Sunburn: Think Zombies and Skeletons burning in sunlight. Yeah.
- Water allergy: You take damage when wet. Like endermen and blazes.
- Step: You get a change in step height, this normally will allow you to walk up 1 block high areas.
To identify abilities, look in the Morph Mod gui next to the morph, listed there are abilities that may be available to the mob.
Hostile Mode
This is a config option that affects the "Hostile" Ability. By default it is turned off. This modes allow you to walk amongst (some, not all [Spiders and Slimes will not ignore you]) the hostile mobs in the game, if you are morphed as a hostile mob.
EG: You're a skeleton and you walk up to a zombie, which completely ignores you unless attacked.
Once again, as stated, Spiders and Slimes will not ignore you if this is on. This is because they use the old AI system still.
Usable abilities
Right now, usable abilities are planned. What are usable abilities? Stuff you can trigger on command, like teleportation, exploding, shooting projectiles, etc. HOWEVER, these are not included in Morph just yet, and will most likely come in the later update.
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How to install:
- Install the version of Forge that corresponds with the mod (http://files.minecraftforge.net/ Choose the installer version of Forge)
- Download the Morph Mod.
- Drop the entire zipped file into your mods folder (Search %appdata% on your PC then go into .minecraft, then mods(create this folder if it is not there))
- Open Minecraft and make sure your profile is set to Forge
- Start Minecraft and enjoy!
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This mod is made by iChun , all credit to modder. Visit the original mod thread here for all info.


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Help the candy monster, in the cute blocks delete game to eat and many delicious cookies, muffins and pies. In this case, you can always just skip a field and plaster lying on the field sweets. These must be connected more than 3 and with each other.
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Several family attractions in Wisconsin Dells include Noah's Ark Waterpark, Bigfoot Zipline Tours, Dells Boat Tours, Original Wisconsin Ducks and Mt. Olympus Theme Park and Water Park. Families also enjoy going to the Tommy Bartlett Show, Kalahari Resort or Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort.
Noah's Ark Waterpark is America's largest waterpark and one of the top attractions in Wisconsin Dells, offering more than 80 family-friendly activities, according to TravelWisconsin.com. Families enjoy extreme water slides, calming rivers, massive wave pools, water play areas for children and bumper boats. The waterpark also features a 4-D dive-In theater, arcades, candy stores, restaurants and mini golf.
Bigfoot Zipline Tours offers a thrilling experience of traveling 4,300 feet down zip lines, passing below and above tree tops at speeds reaching 40 miles per hour. Sky rangers serve as escorts who guide guests on private or family tours and help in performing team-building exercises for groups.
Dells Boat Tour lets families enjoy the beauty of Wisconsin Dells through activities such as river tours, group outings and relaxing sunset cruises with dinner and live music. The jet boat adventure is an exciting activity for those who want a heart-pumping ride of the Lower Dells. Original Wisconsin Ducks also offers a thrilling adventure, as a sturdy vehicle explores rivers, creeks, lakes and miles of wilderness tracks.


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Worcester, Mass. - April 26, 2017 - Led by an impressive performance in the face-off "x" from Matthew LaCroix (Westfield, Mass.) and three-goal efforts from Duncan Preston (South Portland, Maine) and Jack Vail (Franklin, Mass.), the Springfield College men's lacrosse team picked up an important 15-9 win over Clark in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Wednesday night at Granger Field.
With the win, the Pride is now 9-4 overall and 5-1 in league play, while the Cougars drop to 11-4 on the season and suffer its first conference loss of the season, settling at 5-1 in the NEWMAC.
Springfield College held a 41-24 shot advantage over 60 minutes of play, while also winning the ground ball battle, 35-21. Lacroix had an impressive day in the face-off "x", as he went 19-for-27 on the evening and matched his career high with 12 ground balls.
Along with three goals apiece from Preston and Vail, Lucas Habich (Little Silver, N.J.) and Dom Abate (Beverly, Mass.) added two goals each, as junior goalkeeper Jake Reynolds (Scituate, Mass.) was strong in between the pipes for the Pride, making five stops in 60 minutes of play.
After Isaac Bass (Amherst, Mass.) gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead just 3:06 into the game, Preston notched his first to make it 1-1, before Clark answered with a goal from Brandon King (Eastham, Mass.) to make it 2-1, with 4:50 to play in the stanza. From there, the Pride went on a three-goal run to end the first quarter, including strikes from Habich, Vail and Ty Daugstrup (Rocky River, Ohio) to make it 4-2 after 15 minutes of play.
Two goals from Bass and one more from King completed a three-goal run for the Cougars to open the second quarter, as Clark would take a 5-4 lead at the 6:01 mark, but the Pride would answer with a three-goal run of its own, including a man-up goal from Brendan Boss (West Springfield, Mass.) and two more from Vail to give Springfield College a 7-5 lead at the halftime break.
The Pride opened up a five-goal lead just 9:27 into the second half on goals from Brendan Dooley (Setauket, N.Y.), Habich and Abate, before the Cougars pulled back to within four when Jack Goracy (West Islip, N.Y.) found the back of the net, but Preston would score his second of the game to as the third quarter came to a close to make it 11-6 heading into the fourth.
Clark scored twice in nine seconds to open the fourth quarter, pulling to within three, but the run was slowed when Anthony Zabielski (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) recorded his sixth goal of the year with 8:03 to play. After Matthew Sullivan (Brunswick, Maine) made it a three goal game with 5:23 to play, the Pride received goals from Preston, Scott Rogers (Acton, Mass.) and Abate to seal the 15-9 win.
Next, Springfield College will return to Stagg Field on Saturday, April 29 when it will host MIT at 1 p.m. in its regular-season finale.


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The Federal Reserve should be more aggressive about raising interest rates, Stephen Roach, a senior fellow at Yale University, told CNBC Thursday. If not, he fears it could end very badly for the economy.
When the central bank was incremental in normalizing rates 10 years ago during a time of enormous froth in the housing, equity and credit markets, it led to huge distortions in the real economy, he said in an interview with "Closing Bell."
"Finally, when the bubbles popped the whole house of cards came down."
The Fed still hasn't learned its lesson, he added.
"[It] doesn't appreciate the precedent of what put world through a decade ago and I fear they're doing it again."


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Irina Shayk: Swimsuit Model in Manhattan
Irina Shayk gives photographers a thumbs up while running errands on Tuesday (March 1) in New York City.
The 25-year-old Russian model and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl is back home after spending some time in L.A., where she appeared on Chelsea Lately.
Irina recently shared how she first kicked off her career while living in Yemanzhelinsk, a small town in Russia.
"It is a funny story. It is because of my mom. She saw an ad at the bus stop about a beauty school and I went there with my sisters for fun," she told the WSJ.
"There was a model school next door and that's how I got discovered. One manager came and signed me. I was 19," she said.


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"Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back."
No doubt, throughout the annals of time and history, that quote will be misattributed to some other man; But let it be known that on this night…the night that I, Lord Azarillius almost lost his life, I smiled back at the evil Fey Grimstalker and his Assassin Vine who attempted to cut my life short. They would have succeeded too if not for my great friend Faldal. He always has my back, and for that I am forever grateful.
My ears could not believe what they would soon hear about a tawdry and licentious seductress who manipulated my comrades with the shaking of her hips. Apparently she stood atop the center tower of the fort and used her wiles and magic to make Zuri and Kel all but useless. My cat, try as he might, could not damage the harlot, so he took to a common house cats trick, and tripped her up…this caused the three of them to tumble down the stairs, but nevertheless caused the trance to be broken!
This adventure was doomed from the start, when Faldal was trapped into getting separated from us at the gate. Alas, I was the last party member to gain entry via a rope and grappling hook over the wall. It resulted in us, yet agayne, being split up as a party, which none of us supports. I guess you can never really plan for true battle regardless of how many times you prepare.
A strange and speedy creature of unknown origins but I suspect Fey like his two counterparts, was running all over the place, stabbing us with what can only be described as a common pin needle. He escaped our wrath and his whereabouts is unknown today. I liked Faldal's plan to lock him in the tower, but I had a bad feeling that he being familiar with this location, would find a way out…and indeed he did.
Our team was truly tested today…both in physical battle and in spirit. We almost met our makers today, especially yours truly. I can only hope we learn from this experience and continue to improve as we have over the last great years of knowing each other. When we return to the Kingdom, we should hold a meeting on future tactics and perhaps have some training sessions with Akiros as he seems like a man fit and becoming of a military strategist.
Now, I must get out of this makeshift hospital bed and join my brothers by the fire. I only hope Faldal hasn't drank all the ale!


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|Is that Master Edward in a feather boa? Don't be daft, he'd never be seen dead in fishnets. They're all bloody pie-eyed those Londoners. Think they're hiding any left-footers? I can smell 'em.
There was usually a houseful, crammed into a little cottage on the green in Newick in East Sussex. We always went down for Bonfire Night, bringing duvets, sausages and booze. The cottage belonged to Edward's parents who lived abroad, and we took full advantage of it.
It wasn't a typical Bonfire night; Sussex has a long and proud history of rebellion and to this day Bonfire Night is a celebration of poking fun at authority, remembering martyrs and expressing anti-Catholic sentiment with vigour.
That wasn't of enormous importance to us in out twenties, though. We cared much more about the hog roast and the enormous cold-fighting brandies Edward poured that made it possible to stand in the raised front garden and overlook the parade as it passed under our noses.
It was loud and colourful and occasionally sinister. The village, plus other nearby bonfire societies, turned out in their hundreds, dressed mainly as pirates for some reason. If you really care, I'm sure it will tell you why here. They streamed below the fence, with blazing torches and blackened faces, singing rebel songs and chanting. They dragged behind them iron trollies to carry the spent torches; the sound of metal wheels cannoning off the stone roads was mediaeval.
Being rather giddy by the time the parade started, we often dressed up in the things we found in the cottage; one year, a girlfriend and I put on in full tropical officer's mess kit and took the salute from paraders. Another, we set up the ancient gramophone on the lawn and wafted about in kaftans, waving cigarette holders and offering cherry brandy from hip flasks. Often, we had to reassure any Catholics in our party and persuade them to come out from behind the curtain indoors.
The firework display took place on the green right opposite the garden gate; a closely guarded secret until it was lit, the huge wooden structure lit up satirical pictures. A priest pushing a baby's pram, the Pope in a variety of vulgar poses, any politician who'd failed to keep his electoral promises and/or his trousers on. It was mad, wildly insulting to many people and usually very witty indeed. When the two-story-high bonfire was lit at last and the Guy thrown upon it, the baying was fantastical to hear. We would usually retreat inside at that point, leaving the village people to dare each other to leap the flames and keep the torches burning. It would still be smouldering the next day as went across the green for the papers, then carefully carried our hangovers here for the world's best Bloody Mary.
The anodyne, health-and-safety-bonkers display to which we take the bots these days is a far cry from that pagan excitement. Last year, we had to stand miles away from the fire, no hog roast and no brandy; the fireworks just went off, nobody was pilloried. I bet all the Catholics felt safe as well.


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City Dwelling Nature Seekers
Hey, they were only formed two years ago, and they play in a country-alt niche that is all but foreign to Pittsburgh ears. But the Steel City is about more than R&B and garage rock; folk that like the Band and Phish will have no trouble getting down with the City Dwelling Nature Seekers.
The Americana jammers got together in 2008, and are all grads of the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. The Bluff might be better known for turning out longhairs and jazz players, but in keeping with the regions' rich tradition of music-making, refuses to pigeon-hole its artists. Whatever gets your foot tappin' is fair game.
City Dwelling Nature Seekers were cobbled together by Mike McCormick, who does the lead vocals and plays acoustic guitar. The other members are Lee Hintenlang (vocals, acoustic guitar); Matt Booth, (bass, also plays with Cuidado); Chris Parker, (drums, also gigs with Bill Deasy); Jim Relja (electric guitar); Mike Borowski (electric guitar; also plays with Cuidado); and Dan Barrett, (keyboards).
Not too surprisingly, they cite The Band and Neil Young as their influences, though much of their set comes from McCormick's pen. The band itself plays a pretty tight set, with a taste for jamming. They launched their live career when they scored a weekly gig at Market Square's Milano bar.
Now you can catch the CDNS all over town - they've been or will be on the stages of the Brillobox, Howlers Coyote Cafe, the Harp and Fiddle, the Thunderbird Cafe, the Blue Moon, Club Cafe, Hard Rock, and the Smiling Moose. Hey, they were even finalists in WQED's college "Battle of the Bands" last year.
In September of 2009, they released a six-song EP, CDNS, which is available on CDBaby and iTunes, and are in the process of cutting their debut album. A single from the EP, "Will and a Way," has been featured on WYEP's Local News showcase, as well as Pittsburgh City Paper's online MP3 Monday feature.
It didn't take very long for a full length CD to come out. In August of 2010, they self-released "City Dwelling Nature Seekers" with a party at the Thunderbird Café. The disk stayed true to their roots, but showed some growth.
These guys are fairly recent additions to the 'Burg music scene, fresh from college, playing a roots genre, and indies to boot. They have a tough row to hoe ahead of them. But they've put together a tight sound, rock on regularly at the local clubs, got some tracks recorded, and are off and running into the future. If you're a fan of the jingle-jangle music of bands like Whiskeytown, make sure you catch their act.
City Dwelling Nature Singers - "Tradition" live at the Thunderbird Cafe


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BRANDish Meeting of Minds to focus on best market PR for Nigeria
With the theme 'In Search of the Right Purpose for the Nigerian Brand,' leading marketing and public relations practitioners, Lampe Omoyele and Bolaji Okusaga, would lead discussions at the second edition of BRANDish Meeting of Minds, scheduled for August 4, at Ibis Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The event aims to aggregate ideas and market-oriented strategies for a fit-for-purpose positioning statement by Nigeria before the rest of the world.
Regarding the upcoming event, Analyst-in-Chief, BRANDish, Mr. Ikem Okuhu, said discussions such as this have become urgent, especially because Nigeria has, over the years, struggled to find a fitting purpose for the country, adding that most previous efforts did not work because they were anchored on emotions that are clearly antithetical to the reality of the country on ground and which were not designed for the nation to profit from the global business space.
He stressed that discussions with professionals are required to enable Nigeria maximise opportunities in the face of the scale of capital preferences in the world.
According to him, "The real end of any country's marketing campaign has to be predesigned to generate, not just positive emotions, but resonate in the marketplace of goods, services and ideas. If there is no design to ensure there are real tie-ins for business, such a campaign serves no real use."
On the two key speakers, Okuhu said they were selected because of their successes in managing big ticket marketing and public relations portfolios in Nigeria and expressed the belief that they are capable of providing strong messages that would enable serious conversations that would lead to a fresh review of all frameworks for future successful nation's marketing activities by Nigeria.
Okuhu stated, "Lampe Omoyele, who will be speaking on the topic, 'The Economics of Evolving a Market-led Nation Proposition for Nigeria,' is a business leader, marketing expert, coach and public speaker with over 25 years' experience gained in leading multinational companies. He possesses deep understanding of marketplace dynamics across fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail and telecommunication industries in Africa. He possesses strong commercial acumen and execution capability in commercial and general management roles, with proven track record of delivering business results in challenging and internationally diverse markets and has held high-end leadership positions, including at Cadbury, Airtel, PZ Cussons and Glaxo SmithKline and Nielsen West Africa.
"Okusaga, on the other hand, is a strategy and brand enthusiast with wide experience in the mass media, marketing, public relations and banking. He currently runs one of Nigeria's largest public relations consultancy (The Quadrant Company), with multi-national clients, a position that has enabled him to deliver the right perception for these clients, using a combination of brand communication, reputation management, media relations, corporate lobby and government relations. The combined experiences and expertise of these two people will go a long way in delivering materials that can help those saddled with managing Nigeria to create a profitable template for a purpose-driven positioning for our country."
Okusaga will speak on 'Foreign Direct Investment and the Power of a Made-for-Purpose, Non-Emotional PR for Nigeria.'
In its second edition, BRANDish Meeting of Minds was created as a quarterly conversation platform on diverse issues in marketing and communication in Nigeria
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I'm usually cynical about such things, but the presence of Buzz Cola, Squishee, a certain variety of pink-frosted fresh cake donut, Krusty-Os, and a special issue, #711, of Radioactive Man at the neighborhood 7-Eleven gives me a special tickle.
Yes, I know some stores connected with 7&i's North American operations have evolved into full-scale Kwik-E-Marts, but the closest one is over 200 miles away. A bit much for a road trip … I think.
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News and views on genealogy, especially in British Columbia. The chat is coming up Wednesday, 30 September, at 7 pm, Pacific time, right here at www.bcgs.ca
Ooops! Somehow I gave the wrong date for the Genealogy Do-Over start – it is this Friday as I said, but Friday 2 Oct. 2015 (not Oct. 9 as I said). Here's a weblink with all the info: http://ow.ly/SRo7j


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An Italian Thanksgiving Feast
When one thinks of Italy, the American tradition of Thanksgiving is not the first this that comes to mind. However, if you find yourself at the Duquesne University Italian Campus during the Fall semester that is exactly what you will find- only a Thanksgiving alla Romana.
With the Italian Campus just celebrating its eleventh year in Rome, there have been just that many Thanksgiving feasts to celebrate together, although this year marked its largest feast of all with over 160 guests! Guests included the Fall 2012 students (largest class of students in Rome campus history-53), faculty, staff, our Spiritan Chaplain Fr. John McFadden and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (the order of Sisters which hosts the Italian Campus in Rome). Many other special guests traveled from our home Pittsburgh campus, including alumni of the Italian Campus, visiting families of current students, and employees of the University.
In the tradition of Thanksgiving, our evening began with the Holy Mass celebrated in our chapel by our Italian Campus professor Fr. Paul Haffner, with participation of Fall 2012 students, as well as a twenty person local Roman choir. Afterwards we headed to the large dining hall of the Italian Campus where we were greeted by the family of the Spirito DiVino restaurant, who has been catering our Thanksgiving feast at the Italian Campus for almost ten years.
Though the idea of Thanksgiving is only understood in Italy through turkeys seen on syndicated American television shows, the idea of giving thanks through food and with your loved ones is something that is very easy for Italians to relate to. This is how the idea of a Thanksgiving alla Romana was born. The traditional pumpkin staple was transformed into pumpkin lasagna and the side of cranberry (which is inexistent in Italy) became blueberry chutney. The turkey, stuffing and gravy have stayed the same, as well as the homemade pumpkin pies, a gift from the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Some of the Fall 2012 Italian Campus students prepared a few Christmas songs to perform for our guests, as well as a hymn sung in Polish by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Afterwards, the Istok Roman Choir concluded our night singing songs in English, Italian and Russian. They thanked us for how memorable this experience was for all of them. They said they have never seen anything so heartwarming than that of the American spirit of Thanksgiving.
It is never easy to be away from families and friends over the holidays, but praying, celebrating and feasting together brings all hearts closer, no matter where they are. This "American Thanksgiving alla Romana" turned out to be a truly blessed, intercultural event.
Alana R. Sacriponte
Class of '06, Italian Campus Alum Fall '03, current Assistant Director of the Italian Campus
"I would have never thought that I would return to the Eternal City for a visit to the Duquesne University Rome Campus only two quick years after I had studied there. Returning back brought floods of the many memories and lessons a study abroad trip could teach a Duquesne student: learning how to interact with peoples of different tongues and cultures, navigating to new and exciting places, self-awareness, the importance of new friendship, and making the best of all situations.
Celebrating Thanksgiving with the staff, students, and friends of the campus is an experience that I wish many others could take part in. Not only is it a time to celebrate the historic American holiday and our many blessings, but it also a time to share our heritage with the Italian friends and guest of the campus during the meal," said Zach Zeigler, Student Government President.


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Maximize Multiple Monitors with UltraMonMay 22, 2008 – 8:37 am by Gabe Anderson | 1 Comment
When I get a new Windows machine or reinstall an operating systems, one of the first things I do after installing the OS and drivers is install an invaluable little utility called UltraMon. It's really the only way to experience dual monitors.
Doesn't Windows have built-in dual monitor support? Sure, but it's very limited. And it doesn't allow you to do all the cool stuff that UltraMon does.
Features, as noted on the UltraMon site (followed by my commentary):
- efficiently move windows and maximize windows across the desktop (one-click button to make a window jump to other monitor)
- manage more applications with the Smart Taskbar (unique task bar for each monitor to accurately display running apps)
- control application positioning with UltraMon Shortcuts (for example, I can create a shortcut, accessible via my desktop or even when I login to my computer, to launch PowerPoint, maximized on monitor 1 — or even with custom resolution settings for the monitor)
- multi-monitor support for desktop wallpapers and screen savers (set up wallpaper profiles and show a different background for each monitor; run a different screensaver on each monitor):
- mirror your main monitor to secondary monitors for a presentation (just like the built-in functionality in most Windows laptops)
If you sport dual monitors — and if you don't, you really should since you won't believe how much more awesome it is and how much more productive you can be (your productivity will more than double) — then your first utility to install should be UltraMon.[ Subscribe to gabeanderson.com via email or RSS feed. ]


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Cleopatra's Needle is a familiar London landmark. Almost seventy feet high, the red granite obelisk stands on Victoria Embankment on the north side of the Thames and is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes. It is arguably the dominant feature of the Embankment on the north side of the river.
The obelisk, the cast bronze sphinxes and the decorative sphinx-themed benches along this stretch of the river demonstrate the Victorian fascination with Egypt as well as Britain's political involvement with the country.
The obelisk – one of a pair, the other of which went to New York – was a gift to the British government from the Ottoman ruler of Egypt, Mahommed Ali, as is recounted in the series of plaques around the base of the obelisk.
'This obelisk quarried at Syene was erected at On (Heliopolis) by the Pharaoh Thothmes 111 about 1500 B.C. Lateral inscriptions were added nearly two centuries later by Rameses the Great removed during the Greek dynasty to Alexandria the Royal City of Cleopatra. It was there erected in the 18th year of Augustus Caesar B.C. 12
'This obelisk prostrate for centuries on the sands of Alexandria was presented to the British nation A.D. 1819 by Mahommed Ali Viceroy of Egypt as a worthy memorial of our distinguished countrymen Nelson and Abercromby.'
Getting the obelisk from Alexandria to London was a tremendous feat of engineering and human endeavour.
'Through the patriotic zeal of Erasmus Wilson F.R.S. this obelisk was brought from Alexandria encased in an iron cylinder. It was abandoned during a storm in the Bay of Biscay recovered and erected on this spot by John Dixon C.E. in the 42nd year of the reign of Queen Victoria 1878
'William Askin Michael Burns James Gardiner William Donald Joseph Benbow William Patan perished in a bold attempt to succour the crew of the obelisk ship "Cleopatra" during the storm October 14th 1877.'
Erasmus Wilson – an eminent surgeon and dermatologist, with a special interest in hydrotherapy – paid £10,000 for the transport of the obelisk after the government of the day refused to fund the operation.
Lives were lost when the obelisk – encased in a purpose-built iron cylinder – sank during a storm. The obelisk was recovered and finally arrived at Gravesend in January 1878. An elaborate timber structure was designed by engineer Benjamin Baker to lift it into place once it had been brought upriver.
The Victorian public had followed the process with interest and the so-called 'Cleopatra's Needle' (a name adopted from the obelisk that had gone to Paris) quickly became an iconic sight.
Erasmus Wilson was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1881 and died three years later in 1884 at Westgate-on-Sea in Kent.
The perils did not end once the obelisk was erected in London.
It came close to destruction during the very first bombing raid of London of the first world war. Another plaque – this one on the plinth of one of the Sphinxes – records the damage sustained.
In these days when travel to Egypt is sadly very difficult, the obelisk and sphinxes – and the remarkable story told on them – provide a little piece of Egypt in London.


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Daily Journal (January 18, 2017) In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed four bills relating to the construction of affordable and market-rate housing. The most prominent, Assembly Bill 2501, makes a number of changes to the State Density Bonus Law (DBL), Gov. Code Sections 65915, 69515.5. David Blackwell and Timothy Hutter wrote an article in the Daily Journal's annual "New California Laws" special report outlining these changes.


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1. Any Harry Potter fans out there? Just a reminder that the REC leadership students will be organizing Quiddich again today in the gym! Capture the flag will be happening tomorrow at lunch on the top field at 11:45! All are welcome. If the weather is not good, it will be cancelled. Please stay tuned for an update tomorrow.
2. Do you love some good talent? Tickets are now on sale for the annual Grad Talent Show at the Capitol Theatre on May 30th at 7:30pm. This annual event is a major fundraiser for our Grads, and one of the easiest ones to support: Just buy a ticket and enjoy the show!
3. International Students hoping to go the Pow Wow in Creston on Friday, Please pick up a trip form from Tanis' office, and ask your teachers to sign it and return in to the main office.
4. The Book club will be happening today from 3:30 to 4:30 at the nelson public library. Come for a round of Book Bingo for a chance to win prizes.
5. Students who are going to Castlegar today for Experience Selkirk Day MUST come immediately to the trophy case , as the bus leaves at 8:45am. You will be gone for the entire school day. Students who are going to the Nelson campus please meet at the trophy case at 9am.
6. Anyone in Project Connect that has not got your paperwork in please do so as soon as possible or you will not be able to attend the Whitewater Rafting trip Today.
7. Eat for the team! Every bite you take puts money in the pocket of Grad 2017 when you buy their amazing Grocery Cards. They are available instantly outside the multipurpose room this Thursday at lunch!
8. Attention grads! The grand march ticket sales have been moved to room 013 at lunch today.
9. The Digital art show is this week! Just a reminder that the multipurpose room will be closed this week for set up.
10. ATTENTION all girls who played on the JR. or SR. girls basketball teams this year: Please bring your basketball uniforms to Mr. Roch in room 209 and make sure that he checks off your name.
11. The Bombers are hosting a Rugby tournament today on the Lakeside Fields. The senior boys are playing the Kootenay Final versus Stanley Humphries at 12:30 today. Come support our Girls, Boys and Junior Boys teams.
12. Freedom Quest Fridays are finished for this school year but will resume again in the fall. Thanks to all who came out and made it such a successful group.
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It didn't take long for fans to binge their way through the Netflix series Stranger Things and start clamoring for more. Stranger Things is the hottest thing to hit Netflix since Daredevil and Orange is the New Black. Netflix wasted no time getting the second season rolling behind the scenes, but kept coy with fans until now. Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer are back in the writers room getting the nine episode second season hammered out.
While Ross Duffer was able to say most of the cast was returning for season two, he did tease:
We don't know about Eleven.
He went on to say that four new characters will be coming to the series and the series will venture out of Hawkins. Here's the teaser.
What might we see in season two? Duffer discussed some of the dangling threads left from season one saying
We leave these dangling threads at the end. If people respond to this show and we get to continue this story — we had those initial discussions of where we might go with it. If there was going to be a season two, we would reveal more of that 30 page document, but we'd still want to keep it from the point of view of our original characters.
Which of the hanging threads from season one would you like to see wrapped up in season two?
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Daniel I. Sessler, Makoto Ozaki; Journal Symposium at the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting: Outcomes Beyond the Operating Room. Anesthesiology 2010;112(6):1313-1315. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181de35cd.
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I was born in Santa Rosa, CA. I currently live in Vancouver, Washington.
What is your background in Photography? What keeps you interested?
I pretty much learned everything I've come to know through trial and error and while looking at photo books. Years ago, I dabbled in photography, primarily with a borrowed or disposable camera while traveling across country. Photography became a larger part of my life when a friend showed me how to develop film in my kitchen. My interest in taking pictures is maintained through the unfamiliar places and people my camera introduces me too. The images themselves often become nothing more than secondary artifacts. That said, it is gratifying to produce keepers from time to time.
What equipment do you use?
I've been using a Mamiya 7II for the last year or so. I also have a Leica I like to shoot with, but it hasn't seen much use since picking up the Mamiya.
What do you look for when you are out shooting? What draws you to a project?
Lately I've been making an effort to find more open space. I'm also looking for interesting people to shoot. Old cars always capture my attention, but I'm getting better at telling myself no when I see them. Not that there is anything wrong with car pictures. I just feel like I have taken my share.
Is there a particular photographer, site, set of images or a photo book that you keep coming back to for inspiration?
William Eggleston's freezer image is the first image I saw that made me think photography could be interesting. I'm still a fan of his work. Stephen Shore's American Surfaces is a photo book I like to revisit. I also like the work of Birney Imes. I guess they all have a similar thing going. I belong to a couple Portland based photo groups, so there's often an opportunity to become inspired by my peers.
Are you working on a project at the moment?
I have a couple things going. One of them has been in a state of perpetual limbo for a couple years. The other involves doing a careful edit of pictures taken while traveling around the region with a group of friends over summer.
Are you exhibiting at the moment? Do you have any plans to exhibit more in the near future.
I currently have work in a drawer at Blue Sky in Portland, OR. One of the photo groups I belong to is the Portland Grid Project, and we have an upcoming group show at the 12x16 Gallery in Portland, OR.


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Hi lovely friends,
Just wanting to wish you all a very happy Easter. If you are travelling please be careful on the roads. I am looking forward to seeing you all back here on the 17th for scrapbooking!!
Spend some time today to remember the reason for our Easter holidays. To me, the egg is a symbol of new life and remembering, for me, why, is a huge part of my Easter!
Friday, 10 April 2009
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- CreativeMe68 said...
Wishing you a very Happy Easter too Kathie and spending some valuable time with your family and friends.
Looking forward to seeing you back here around the 17th! I am going to try and get some more scrappin done this weekend! Luv Shaz xoxo
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- Alishia said...
Happy Easter! hope you have a lovely weekend!
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- RecreationalArt said...
Hoppy Easter to you too Kathy!
- Fri Apr 10, 09:39:00 am 2009
- cinner said...
Happy Easter Kathie, Thanks for your nice comments on my blog, take care for now my friend.
- Fri Apr 10, 02:41:00 pm 2009
- lexie said...
Hi Kathie just popped in to wish you and your family a Happy Easter...oxo
- Sat Apr 11, 09:35:00 pm 2009
Hi there blossom, thought I had better leave a post for you. Happy happy easter. Hope you and the fam are having a fabulous time. Rosemary.
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I haven't been able to remember anything from my sleep for days.
Today, I had set the alarm-clock at nine o'clock, but I opened my eyes at five to nine, knowing that I had just seen a dream. I stayed in bed and waited for the alarm to go off. When it did I was starting to feel a bit sleepy again and I remained lying down. Apparently I went back into slumber and I have the impression I kept dreaming the whole time. I know this is not physically possible, yet I was in the state of light unconsciousness strangling to convince my self that the hours were going by and I have things to do while it's still not so warm.
When I woke up definitely I had only one mental image from my dreams. I remember opening the coffee box and seeing it empty. I did not panic because I knew I had more coffee in the fridge but was put off just a bit.
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The latest food finds, to get you out on the trail with a well-tended tummy……
They are soft, chewy and with a pleasant fatty taste. Great to eat plain, or add into meals. They are more like pancetta than what you might think of as "bacon bits". Shelf stable till opened.
Yum Earth Organic Sour Twists.
Soft, allergy friendly candy for all ages – one that our youngest loves!
The middle kid loves hummus. The Townhouse Flatbread we found in the cracker aisle, in 3 packs. Shelf stable. Each box pops open, to make a tiny lunch area. Add in a bag of baby carrots and some cheese…..
For a new option with freeze-dried food, for prepping and backpacking, Valley Food Storage. A lot of fun options, including Freeze-Dried Greek Yogurt and Freeze-Dried Coconut Milk Bites. They carry a number of products, including dry soup mixes as well.


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Today's topic for September Beauty Blog Challenge is to highlight a brand you like or find interesting. I'm going to ramble about Catrice as I am a devoted fan since I discovered them about a year ago. Catrice is a budget make up brand that is currently stocked in Ireland in some Dunnes Stores, Penneys and some independent chemists. The parent company of Catrice also own Essence and you often see the two counters side by side. For some reason the brand is not stocked in the UK, they have just gotten word that Essence is on the way, so Catrice can't be too far behind!
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Top 10 Under €10!
Everyone loves a bargain and I have to say you can get lots of great quality products for under a tenner these days. I had a good long think about it and below is the countdown of my Top 10 products under €10…
Lacura Concealer Pen – Supermarket Bargain
Now I'm not sure that this product will be breaking news for everyone but it's one of those products that I've been meaning to pick up forever. It's a concealer pen by Aldis beauty brand Lacura. I couldn't resist as I was picking up some not so glamorous cotton wool beside it. For €4.99 it wasn't going to bust the shopping budget.
It's actually quite fancy looking for a supermarket brand. It comes in a sleek black pen, similar to the Yves Saint Laurent brush pen, although no metal feel here, it's plastic! It has the same click bottom system as Touche Eclat and you have to click it a few times to get the concealer moving.
Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick
It's a bit of an out there confession for a beauty blogger but I'll have to admit I'm not mad into lipstick. I probably talk and eat so much I find lipstick a bit high maintenance! I'd say I only own a handful of lipsticks but a bajillion lip glosses.
I was browsing in my local pharmacy recently and much to my wallets annoyance everything on their Rimmel stand was half price. I can't resist a bargain so I stocked up on essentials such as loose powder and I picked up a few new bits to try. I got this lipstick as part of my haul. It caught my eye as I liked the packaging and it's a cute colour.
Catrice Prime and Fine Primer Review
I'm sure I echo many of you when I say I likey Catrice a lotty! My latest lunchtime beauty splurge included the Catrice Prime and Fine Primer. I had been using a Sephora primer that's quite similar to Smashbox Photofinish but I ran out after having it for what felt like years. Being 'When are we getting paid again?' time I splashed out 4 of my hard earned euros on the Catrice primer and thought how bad could it be.
It's a pink creamy silicone based texture. It's similar to the L'Oreal Studio Secrets primer. If you have any allergies to silicone or easily clogged pores this may not be for you. It glides on easily and leaves a slightly matte finish and I think the pink hue really brightens the face as well. You can apply foundation straight away and there's no weird residue that I've found with some primers.
3D Nail Art Bargain
I was recently wandering aimlessly through Penny's, as you do, and of course had to stop at the makeup counters on my way. I was browsing the Catrice counter and out of the corner of my eye I spotted some cool looking nail varnish on a shelf near by. It was a plain silver varnish and what I though was a glitter varnish but realised was a jar of little beads. It immediately reminded me of the Ciaté Caviar manicure sets.I love a bit of nail art so I thought to myself for €3.50, I'm having that!
Well for the sake of a few euros I had great fun with this I have to say! Basically you paint your nail with the silver varnish and while it is still wet you pour the beads over the varnish and they stick to it, you can press them a little to help them stick a bit better. You're supposed to leave the beads for about 10 minutes for them to fix fully.
BB Mine! – Catrice BB Cream Review
BB, Schmeee B…. is it getting a bit yea whatever? And now we have CC creams and probably DD,EE and FF creams, enough already.
Now I do love a trend as much as the next person – in fact I am a total beauty ho – but I'm still wondering will the BB's be (ha ha -sorry) a permanent fixture or will they gradually be discontinued onto the beauty fad rubbish heap.
I liked the idea of the BB cream and my first investment was, like most people, the Garnier one. I kind of/sort of liked it but the colour was just a bit off and made me look a little too shiny – on the chip pan shiny side not the healthy glow shiny side. I wasn't totally bought in and thought maybe the BB's were just a fad, not for me.


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UNP parliamentarian Lakshman Seneviratne today (10) went before the first Court Martial against former Army Commander and DNA parliamentarian Retired General Sarath Fonseka nad gave evidence in the case.
Seneviratne is the third witness in the first Court Martial against the General for his alleged involvement in politics while being in the active service.
The Court martial proceeded without the defence counsel for the second consecutive day. Sources close to General Fonskea's family told The Sunday Leader that the defence counsel had informed the Court Martial that they would not be appearing for the case, as they were on vacation.
The first Court Martial is to resume sittings on Thursday (12) morning.


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I went to meet Char at Shepard's Bush to buy fabrics for our upcoming cosplay in May for the MCM Expo. I usually keep what I'm cosplaying as a secret but I might as well say because I'm really excited about this. It will be a group cosplay of..Final Fantasy XIII-2! :D With me as Lightning. It's my first time making armour, and so far it's going ..OK. But I shall blog about that another time.
Char has no experience in choosing fabrics so I had to help and we went to visit a couple of the fabric shops. We went into one where I knew that the dude working there was extremely friendly..and after a lot of whining about how expensive the fabrics were, we managed to get a good bargain!!
Muahahah かわいいですね ガールパオワ!!
Muahahah かわいいですね ガールパオワ!!
Some fabric I bought for Lightning's feather skirt (top white lacy looking ting) and for a cosplay for CamCon (red & white fabric). I will be cosplaying the CamCon mascot and appearing as a 'guest' xD
After fabric shopping, Char and I went to Westfield. Honestly we didn't plan the day and just did spontaneous shiz. Char bought a pretzel but she dropped half of it on the floor, so we went to get massive chunks of free sample pretzels to make up for the half that she paid for haha.
Tea break at Snog and camwhoring time! :3
Char looks sexeh.
Oh wait. We went to Superdrug before we had Snog! Ah well, not bothered to edit this around. Heee :p
I had a list written down of stuff I needed to buy from Superdrug. I needed a lot of nail/hand care products since being accepted into a parts modelling agency, I need to take really good care of my hands. I'M SO HAULLLLLLL-NY.
1. Hollister Scented Body Mist Spray
2. White Nail Pencil
3. 6 Way Nail Buffer
4. Cuticle Cutter
5. Garnier Hand Cream
6. Vaseline Hand Cream
7. Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub
8. Palmer's Scar Serum
9. Cocoa Butter Formula
10. (Forgot to add to the pile) Cuticle Massage Cream
I didn't plan to buy the Hollister sprays!! We randomly browsed around Hollister, saw some testers and when we tried one, we fell in love. They smell so BUFFTINGS. Better and cheaper than using perfume, which is bad for your skin anyway. PLUS there was an awesome bargain! One bottle is £10 but THREE is for £18!! That's £12 off! :D Man..now that I'm writing this, I want to buy more and sell them to make extra cashie!! Teehee~~~
I just realised most of the products are minty green or pink!
Char still waiting for her loan to come through so we did a lot of window shopping. We spent ages looking for this socks/hosiery store called Tabio but we couldn't find it..because it had closed down. =="
Hungry desoo so we ate at Wagamama.
I usually get chicken katsu curry but I wanted something different. Char recommended this dish that was apparently really spicy, called Yasai katsu curry, but when it arrived at the table, it wasn't the dish she thought it was. Nooooooooob~ xD
Char doodled on the Hollister bag. The model doesn't have abs!! It's so weird to see a toned dude with no abs. We pinchy his nippoos. OHOHOHO~. You should see the bag now. She added nostril hairs, crotch hairs and nippple hairs after this picture was taken. LOL!
Was a fun day! ^_^
Here's a new display picture I took for my FB, and one that wasn't good enough to make it as my profile pic :)


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Americans are all dispossessed millionaires. Even if we are unemployed and have no money we are not working class, we are really rich we are just waiting for the money to come. We see ourselves as middle or above we always identify with the interest of the rich. Rather than place the blame for your current depression on those who caused it, the rich, the capitalist, the bankers, we place it on those who tried to stop it, the regulators. We all millionaires just being persecuted and held back by evil liberals who resist wealth by government regulation. We totally forget we just fought two wars and long and costly as Vietnam (tw0 at once) and went through a housing crisis what saw the devastation and theft of most middle class neighborhoods, brought on by unrestrained greed which uses houses as poker chips rather than places families can live, and a bail out of the banks to cover their own greedy mistakes, paid for by tax payers; the then turned around and dictated to us government policy at the cost of down grading our national credit. We have totally forgotten that the republicans refused comprise and almost allowed the government to go under, are trying to destroy social security, while lying about the nature of health care reform. We replace these memories with pretense that all we need is more capitalism, more pandering to greed, get the evil liberals out of the way and let the rich have more profits form our labor and purify the nature of our worship of money and they we will all be millionaires.
Thomas Frank's book Pity the Billionaire is a good reminder of reality, and Bill Moyer's Interview with him is eye opening.
This interview with Moyers was broadcasted last night, June 16, 2012. deals with the supreme court decision on Citizen's united and Thomas Frank's book Pity the Billionaire.
The Frank interview deals with the overall system of "free market" and the grass roots right-wing populism that has sprang up to promote it. Franks argues that in the near economic collapse at the end of the Bush administration and the we saw the failure of the entire system. All the problems can be traced to deregulation. All the things we had been doing for short term profits, blinding ourselves to ethics, opening the field to money, power and influence all goes back to de-regulating. Yet Ameircans have never before been more enamored of the idea that regualition is villian and less government is the answer. The whole problem we face today is the result of not regulating the market, allowing big money to get bigger. The populace has never been fleeced before like they are now. Like goo obedient lemmings they they march off the cliff reciting the mantras of big money and capitalism. Never before have Americans been more willing to believe that if we just take the restraints off free market everything will even out in a God ordained natural economic democracy.
David Bromwich
Pity the Billionaire tells of the rebirth of right-wing populism after its submergence in 1996. The Tea Party movement in America today is driven by a vision of utopian capitalism, Frank observes, "at the precise moment when free-market theory has proven itself to be a philosophy of ruination and fraud". The bailouts that Bush began, Obama continued as if no change of plan were necessary with a change of administration and mandate; but "the bailouts were one of those moments that crushes the faith of a nation". The new populism that Frank describes is a feverish reassertion of faith.
There were available remedies for the collapse besides charging the losses to taxpayers. One solution would have been to put the zombie banks into receivership. Another was to bring the financial industry under regulation again (as suggested by Paul Volcker, Obama's leading economic adviser until he became president). The explanation for such steps could have been simple; but instead, Obama in 2009 spoke vaguely of "fundamental change" even as he became the guardian of the financial status quo. Either of those moves alone would have been risky. Their combination was toxic. By using big government to protect the firms that were deemed too big to fail, Obama supplied new grounds for every suspicion that government could not be relied on to help ordinary people.
In addition tot he Frank interview Moyers talked about Money buying elections and the supreme court decision. He also interviewed Mother Jone's editors Carla Jeffery and Monika Bauerkein, who talked about their book Dark Money, "the conspiracy of cash that allows the rich to influence our most fundamental political freedoms. On the show, Bill calls out some of the biggest super PAC donors, revealing how easy it is for the wealthy one percent to sway an election.."
The re-call election of Walker (Wisconsin) saw 14 billionaires outspending the unions by eight times. To ensure that America doesn't become a socialist state ran by unions Texas Oligarch Tom Perry and Billionaire Diane Hendrix gave huge amounts of money. The Court deicsion sets this up, it sets up the possibility of "dark money" campaign expenses that can't be traced. We don't know who is buying influence.
I did a piece on the re-call when the campaign began (March 2011) on my blog Need More Shovels.
Capitalism without failure
"Let's face it," the founder of a super PAC recently told Mother Jones magazine. "Politics in this country is coin-operated." True enough, as evidenced by the billions projected to be spent in this year's elections — untold amounts of it unleashed by the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision. Even with all that money being cashed in, the busy check-writers and the influence they purchase remain largely hidden, including those who helped Republican Governor Scott Walker dramatically out-fundraise his Democratic challenger to win last week's recall election.
Don't miss this amazing episode of Moyer's show. This interview is devastating and alarming but it has to be seen by every voter in America. Email it to your friends.
Watch Interview (Pitty The
Frank did a impervious interview with Moyers about how Ameicans had forgotten (by as early as 2010) what things were like before Obama.
Watch The previous Frank Interview
Watch Interview (Pitty The
Frank did a impervious interview with Moyers about how Ameicans had forgotten (by as early as 2010) what things were like before Obama.
Watch The previous Frank Interview


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Tax cuts for pushed by President Bush will expire Dec. 31 unless Congress renews them.
Should it renew all of them? Or just those for folks who aren't wealthy?
Or should all of them expire so that revenue can be used to reduce the federal deficit?
Maybe some other topic interests you for an editorial. Either way, tell us what you are thinking!


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Jan 19 (IFR) - Agios Pharmaceuticals pivoted from industry conferences to the capital markets, securing US$425m in a follow-on stock sale that meets its funding needs for the year.
JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Cowen marketed for one day Thursday before pricing 7.1m shares at US$67, 4.7% below pre-launch levels but marking a slight increase from the US$400m, fixed size targeted at launch.
Agios shares traded at US$71.56 on Friday.
Agios, which presented at the JP Morgan healthcare conference a week earlier, is using proceeds to support a recently launched cancer drug and another that is pending regulatory approval. (This story will appear in the January 20 issue of IFR Magazine)


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John Elway
Private Estate, Coeur D'alene, ID
Hello Joe & Joyce,
We were thrilled with what we saw & really enjoyed working with you. You two are a GREAT team!
We look forward to seeing all the rest of the pictures.
John & Paige
Jessie & Jimmy
Wow! Joe and Joyce! You both really outdid yourselves! The pictures are truly BREATHTAKING! Thank you for beaing a part of another very specail moment in our lives.
You are the BEST!
John Elway (Father of the Bride)
Joanna & Christian
Della Terra, Estes Park, CO
I'd just like to thank you once again for the best wedding photos I've ever seen. Not only the subject, but the setting and background. I've heard of so many wedding disasters because the photos weren't good, but you guys exceeded our expectations. Now the kids are in Texas, it became more special to have these images.
I'm going through the photos now and I can't find a bad one amongst them. Thank you so much.
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Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek, CO
We LOVED Joe and Joyce. We interviewed 3 amazing photographers but when they showed us a slideshow of weddings I had tears in my eyes and I knew I wanted them to be our photographers. They are so easy to work with, they truly care about capturing the moments and they are willing to go above and beyond. For our engagement photo session we wanted to take pictures at City Park and then Denver Zoo Lights, they suggested we stop in D Bar Desserts to get some hot chocolate and some treats to warm up (since it was December 23rd!) and then before we knew they were taking more pictures of us. I only mention this b/c we had paid for a certain amount of their time but they went out of the way to get more great and very fun shots of us b/c they were having fun doing their job.
They touch up and color correct each photo they deem worth showing their clients and for our wedding we had 2078 that they thought were good enough to give us… It's unreal the amount of time and effort they put into our special day. It really made us happy to be able to work with them, they are honest, hard working, fun, relaxed, and they let the moments just happen naturally rather than staging pictures.
I would highly recommend Studio JK a million times over!!!
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We were drawn to Studio JK because of the vibrant colors and editing quality of the photos. From our first meeting with Joe, we knew he was a talented photographer. Having an online way to communicate about our wedding day was helpful and made it easy to take care of all the details without adding extra stress to the planning of a wedding. Studio JK was organized and detail-oriented from start to finish. The professionalism shown on our wedding day by Joe, Tony and Melissa was impeccable. We had a blast hanging out with the Studio JK team all day – we truly consider them friends now! They captured so many amazing details about the day, and we have so many photos we love. We will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives. Couldn't be happier with our decision. We highly recommend Studio JK for your wedding!
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When I planned my destination wedding, I was so worried to select photographer. But I am so glad that I have found you and have you guys for my wedding. You capture literally every moments and I love all the pictures. There are so many moments that we missed and by looking at them just brought so much emotions. And I am so excited to see my wedding on Style Me Pretty! It was truly dream came true.
Thank you so much again and we will treasure these images forever!


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What made you decide to become an assessor?
I had heard that you get a financial incentive for being an assessor and I had been thinking of doing some personal development for a while, so spoke to my PD Advisor Rob Dawkins who started the ball rolling.
I have also realised that I need to start thinking about the future and get myself ready for civvy street, so the more qualifications I can get now should prepare me better.
Is there any other qualifications you would like to do?
Yes I have signed up for the Level 3 in Education and Training as I hope to work in a teacher/trainer kind of role when I leave.
What are the benefits of being an assessor?
It is so rewarding helping others, not only am I developing myself but I'm helping others to develop at the same time. I am only on my first set of learners so have yet to see a learner through to the end, but I'm sure when it happens the end product will be an achievement in itself.


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Short sales surged in second quarter: RealtyTrac
Second-quarter pre-foreclosure sales jumped 19% from the previous quarter, suggesting more banks and distressed borrowers are searching for efficient ways to offload properties near foreclosure, RealtyTrac said. Third parties acquired 102,407 pre-foreclosures in the second quarter, while 162,680 bank-owned homes were sold in the same period. Pre-foreclosure sales are generally short sales and properties sold within the foreclosure process. "The jump in pre-foreclosure sales volume coupled with bigger discounts on pre-foreclosures and a shorter average time to sell pre-foreclosures all point to a housing market that is starting to focus on more efficiently clearing distressed inventory through more streamlined short sales — at least in some areas," said James Sacchio, CEO of RealtyTrac. As for who is nabbing up distressed and bank-owned properties, RealtyTrac said third parties acquired 265,087 homes classified as in foreclosure or bank-owned in the second quarter. That is up 6% from the revised first quarter figure and down 11% from the second quarter of last year. The average sales price for foreclosures or bank-owned properties hit $164,217 in the second quarter, down less than 1% from the first quarter and 5% lower than a year earlier. The sales price for distressed real estate was 32% below the average sales price of homes not in foreclosure. States with the largest quarterly increase in pre-foreclosure home sales included Nevada, which experienced a 43% increase; Washington (39%), California (38%); and Texas (34%). The states with the highest number of foreclosure sales included Nevada, Arizona and California. Write to: Kerri Panchuk.


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Life in the Big Brother house is never easy, especially when tasks are involved.
But, it seems that Kayleigh Morris can slip into an ear-deafening rage at any given moment, as she flies off the handle after fellow housemate Sukhvinder Jahveed consigns her to the dole in the second week of series 18.
Falling from the lofty position of deputy mayor, the former Ex On The Beach flop is enraged by the equally tempestuous Sukhvinder promoting her husband Imran to be her side-kick.
In scenes set to air on Thursday night's instalment of the reality show, the welsh reality wannabe, 28, finds herself fuming in the jobless corner of the garden.
Unable to contain her anger, she vents, and unleashes an expletive-ridden rant that turns the air blue.
Talking to star guest, CBB alumnus Nicola McLean, she can't help but snipe and shout about Sukhvinder's supposed power play.
Looking at Nicola, she begins: "We will take pride in being f***ing jobless! I would rather be jobless than work for that f***ing little s***!"
But, sure enough, she gets caught up in her anger and starts shouting for the whole garden to hear: "I've said all along I don't respect anyone who just wants to boss people around, and now she goes and appoints her f***ing husband?!
"Oh, f*** off! Silly little t***!"
Though her fellow jobless housemate Joe seems to take little notice, and Nicola seems completely disinterested, walking away from her.
Even gossip-loving hunk Lotan, who is busy cleaning up after the housemates, doesn't seem in the least bit interested.
Kayleigh's latest tantrum in the house comes as the housemates are tasked with looking after three special guests for the week, former CBB stars, Nicola, Marnie Simpson and Gemma Collins.
Viewers can catch the rest of the fallout from yesterday's events on Channel 5 tonight at 10pm, with Big Brother Bit On The Side following at 11.


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San Francisco, California, Nov. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global plant growth regulators market is expected to exceed USD 6 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View research, Inc. High allopathic medicine price is a key reason for growing herbal medicines demand which is expected to positively impact plant growth regulators market. Plant growth regulators are expected to witness significant growth in demand owing to its use in cotton metabolism in light of the growing cotton textile industry.
Cytokinins were the widest used plant growth regulators with market revenue exceeding USD 1.25 billion in 2013 owing to extensive use in herbal medicines. Increasing concerns regarding farmer profitability is expected to result in shift from conventional farming to organic farming which will provide favorable market opportunities.
Get More Details About Plant Growth Regulators Market: http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/plant-growth-regulators-market
Further key findings from the study suggest:
- Auxins act as growth stimulators in cotton metabolism which is expected to augment the product segment market in cotton manufacturing. Auxins market revenue was close to USD 1.0 billion in 2013 with major demand from cotton textile industry in Asia Pacific.
- Europe was the largest regional market in 2013 with revenue of USD 1.86 billion due to increased organic farming activities in the region. Ample land available for organic farming is expected to accelerate use of plant growth regulators in plant physiological process modification.
- Asia Pacific is expected to witness fastest growth at an estimated CAGR of 9.3% from 2014 to 2020 owing to improving cotton textile industry in the region. Large cotton industry in India and China is expected to result in increased demand for growth regulators in cotton metabolism. Indian government's recent FDI policies have favored textile industry in the country directly influencing plant growth regulators market.
- Market has low consolidation owing to presence of limited manufacturers globally. Key companies including DuPont, BASF and Bayer CropScience cater to major markets of North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Concentrated market scenario in Europe and North America indicate high demand, however it is expected that there would be a shift in focus towards the emerging markets of Asia Pacific and Latin America over the next six years.
For the purpose of this study, Grand View Research has segmented the global plant growth regulators market on the basis of product and region:
Plant Growth Regulators Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020)
• Cytokinins
• Auxins
• Others (Gibberellins and Mepiquat Chloride)
Plant Growth Regulators Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020)
• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• RoW
About Grand View Research
Grand View Research, Inc. is a U.S. based market research and consulting company, registered in the State of California and headquartered in San Francisco. The company provides syndicated research reports, customized research reports, and consulting services. To help clients make informed business decisions, we offer market intelligence studies ensuring relevant and fact-based research across a range of industries, from technology to chemicals, materials and healthcare. For more information, visit http://www.grandviewresearch.com/
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This game used Richard Brooks' Op14 rules to recreate the action between the German 1 Army under von Kluck.... (Not this one though!)
....and a force consisting of fully half the Belgian Army led by King Albert I. I had previously played this game - umpired in person by Richard - at COW in July. On this occasion we used my 6mm toys. Martin Rapier took the part of Albert while I stood in for von Kluck. This one:
The table was set up as per the photo below - as usual all photos are taken from my (the German) side for reasons of pure laziness. The photo shows the situation at the end of turn 1. The Germans (from left - IX, IV and III Corps) have moved on in a menacing Teutonic manner while aviators are scouting the positions of the Belgian Cavalry Division. The Belgian 3 and 1 Divs can be seen in the distance. 2 Division is on the way but has not appeared yet. The sharp eyed among you will no doubt have spotted that the 'Belgians' are in fact Brits and French (cavalry).
A German Taube aircraft overflying cyclists of the Belgian Cavalry Division.
The beginning of turn 3. The Germans press forward while the plucky Belgians advance to contact.
Endgame - As the Belgian 2 Div finally arrives (top right), the left flank digs in while on the right the Belgians crumble. As night fell we agreed that the Belgian 2 Div, together with some survivors of the 1 Div legged it off towards Antwerp. 3 Div meanwhile has fallen into a German trap and is pinned in place.