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West Bromwich Albion Kits 2010-11
Posted by John Devlin
West Brom kits always seem to be a bit hit and miss with me but I can't put my finger on why. Maybe its the fact that the navy is often so dark it edges the colour scheme towards black and white and the overall effect is neither one thing or the other – I don't know. Having said that the club's 2010-11 home kit is one of the side's better outfits in recent years. Like the Sunderland kit it borrows the trappings of Umbro's late 70s strips for the club including the zig-zag trimming on the stripes and even going so far as to reinvent that jersey's button-up neck (courtesy of an adaptation from the previous England kit). The shorts feature a simple trim along the leg and the socks are as plain as they could be. After a couple of years wearing shirts without a regular sponsor this year the Baggies have struck a deal with home emergency repair experts HomeServe who have decided to include a huge logo featuring their cunningly constructed phone number.
Away from home the club seem to have taken the advice of Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel and gone for a design that is 'none more black'. With no contrasting trim whatsoever this mean, moody and magnificient strip's only concession to flair is the inclusion of very subtle shadow stripes. In my view its simplicity makes the outfit one of the better black strips knocking around at the moment – its plainness means the necessary logos, badges, crests etc are presented clearly without clashing with the design. My only criticism is that as a set I would question whether the black of the away kit 'clashes' with the navy of the home.
29 Responses to "West Bromwich Albion Kits 2010-11"
Denis Hurley Says:
February 19th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Re the last comment about the away 'clashing' with the home – I don't think this is really a problem as a team never plays itself. The only game in the PL where problems could arise in my view is away to Newcastle.
As that's not until the last day of the season, Newcastle could end up wearing their 2011-12 away and thus alleviate any problem!
John Devlin Says:
February 19th, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Aahh, probably didn't explain myself properly! I meant that as a set of kits its always struck me odd to have an away kit in a colour very close, but not the same, as a key colour in the home kit.
A similar example would be a team wearing a red and white striped home shirt and a claret away.
Viewing the kits as a set I think the colours would visually clash (but not in the football sense!)
Adam Says:
February 20th, 2011 at 1:14 am
I like the West Brom kits this season.
The only problem I have with them is the huge red Homecare logo. I'm fine with having sponsors on shirts, but I find it funny how the bigger teams have their sponsors logo adjusted to blend in with the shirt, like having the colour removed – and the smaller teams just get the logo plonked on.
@John Devlin – I too was surprised that Umbro went with black as the change colour, thus "clashing" with the home kit. I'm glad they did though, as I'm a fan of black kits, and the lack of a second colour really adds to the "mean and moody" look, which I love about black kits. The subtle shadow patters is a nice touch, also.
@Denis Hurley – When I first saw the kits, I also thought about the Newcastle away game, as I don't think West Brom could wear either their home or away kit. But recentley I read somewhere that West Brom have retained the red away kit from last season, as a third kit for this season.
Actually, they wore it at St. James' Park last season, with change shorts and socks, in the Championship.
Although, as you say, with the match being on the final day of the season, Newcastle may use the opportuinity to preview a new 11-12 change kit. That match will be one to keep and eye out for, should be interesting to see what both teams decide to do…
One more thing – excellent illustrations and article, as usual John.
Jon Says:
February 20th, 2011 at 1:23 am
Umbro have made some excellent kits this season and their kits for the Baggies are no exception. Just a shame that HomeServe (not HomeCare, spot the little error) had to have a big sponsor logo, when maybe a logotype would have been more suitable?
The away is very smart though I do agree, it is a bit daft for a team wearing navy and white to have a black change kit, but having said that the kit has had plenty of outings against blue or white shirted teams.
Seeing as Denis mentioned the possible problem at Newcastle on the final day of the season, well I do know that West Brom registered last season's red change kit as their third choice, so it'll probably get its one and only outing for that match.
john b Says:
February 20th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
love the home kit apart from the sponsor,the stripes could have been wider though,not that fussed over the away kit..bring back green/yellow stripes!!
Willie Says:
February 21st, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Despite the obvious HomeServe logo problem (god I hate sponsors!) both shirts look pretty smart. I agree with you John that the dark navy stripes clash with the black away. I prefer home/away kits were the main colour isn't too near the alternative kit (stripes included!). As john b says bring back the green and yellow!
Adam Says:
February 21st, 2011 at 5:56 pm
You know, it was 06-07 the last time West Brom had the green and yellow stripes – so I'm pretty sure they'll be getting them for 11-12.
They've "used up" their other favoured change colours. They've had white, black, navy, red, and yellow with navy – since the 06-07 green and yellow stripes.
I know that they could use one of those colours again, with a different design, but if you see West Brom's change colours since the mid-90's – they seem to follow this similair pattern.
Just a little prediction.
Alexander Perkin Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Isnt it 03/04?
Adam Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 7:43 pm
@Alexander Perkin – No, West Brom had another one in 06-07, that, for some reason, that website has forget to put in the list.
That 03-04 strip was made by Diadora, which I believe was an updated version of the 01-03 green and yellow stripes that I think West Brom made themselves under the brand name, The Baggies.
The one from 06-07 was made by Umbro. Here it is, worn against Preston.
I remember it was worn against Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, and, obviously, Preston.
West Brom also had a black with silver change kit in 06-07. Although, I'm not sure if the green and yellow stripes was the away kit, and the black with silver was the third kit – or vice versa.
Adam Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Actually, thinking about it, the black with silver kit was retained as a third kit in 07-08, to accompany the new white away kit that season.
So, the green and yellow stripes was probably the third kit in 06-07, and the black with silver was probably the away kit.
Not that it really matters, just got me thinking.
By the way, while I'm here, I'm watching Lyon versus Real Madrid live on Sky Sports.
Does anybody know why Emmanuel Adebayor wears squad number 6 in La Liga, but he's wearing number 28 tonight in the Champions League?
I thought the squad number you were assigned, you had to wear for all of the season, in the league and Europe – unless you move clubs, obviously…
Denis Hurley Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 8:58 pm
There doesn't have to be any correlation Adam, teams can have totally different squad numbers for Europe if they want.
For some reason, in 1996-97 Paul Scholes wore 12 for Manchester United in the Champions League while Phil Neville wore 18, the opposite of the case domestically, and in 98-99 Arsenal's Michael Black, who wore 28 in the league, had 8 in the CL.
UEFA rules must stipulate that a number can only be worn by one player in a season – in 2005-06, Messi changed from 30 to 19 mid-season for Barcelona (Spanish league rules allow this), but stayed as 30 for the CL. I think Larsson may also have changed from 17 to 7 this way some year
Adam Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Thanks for the reply, Denis – interesting stuff.
So, Adebayor is wearing 6 in La Liga, and 28 in the Champions League because Mahamadou Diarra wore 6 for Real Madrid in the Champions League this season before he joined Monaco during the January transfer window – and the number 6 can't be re-issued?
Denis Hurley Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 10:07 pm
It would seem to be that way! Or maybe numbers can be re-issued but Diarra was in the squad submitted in January?
Adam Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Yeah, I suppose it could be either/or.
Just out of interest, regarding you're previous post, was Ian Wright injured during the 98-99 season? It just seems strange that a young player like Michael Black would get Wright's famous number 8, in the Champions League.
Denis Hurley Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Wright joined West Ham in the summer of 98! Freddie Ljungberg joined in September and so wasn't eligible for the Champions League, with Arsenal eliminated before the knockout stages
Adam Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Oh, yeah, sorry Denis – I always forget that Wright played for West Ham. I always think he left Arsenal for Celtic in 1999-2000.
Adam Says:
February 23rd, 2011 at 8:49 pm
I'm watching Marseille versus Manchester United live on ITV1, and Marseille's goalkeeper, Mandanda, is wearing the outfield away kit.
It always seems strange when some teams do that. Didn't Tottenham used to do it? I'm thinking of when Paul Robinson played in goal. I might be wrong…
By the way, before I forget…
@John Devlin – Did you have any luck finding out about the strange goalkeeper kit choices at Arsenal this season? And, why Manchester City wore their home kit at Birmingham a few weeks ago?
I rememebr you saying on Twitter that you were going to try and find out…
Denis Hurley Says:
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Adam – I'm a freelance journalist and I put in a request with the Arsenal Communications Department to interview Vic Akers, the kit manager. I'm stll awaiting a response :/
Adam Says:
February 23rd, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Cool, Denis – I hope they agree to it.
Apart from the goalkeeper kit choices this season, what other kit questions do you have in mind? If you don't mind me asking…
Denis Hurley Says:
February 23rd, 2011 at 10:55 pm
I have a few Adam, Arsenal has a long and storied kit history!
The logic behind the seemingly random wearing of the away kit would definitely be one, as would whether the tradition of a washed GK shirt for FA Cup finals still remains
Andrew Rockall Says:
February 24th, 2011 at 9:48 am
Denis would you ask why they have only ever changed once (to my knowledge) at White Hart Lane, when they wore the Umbro 1983-86 pale yellow away kit, yet alway did against Leeds, both have White sleeves.
Bill McCai Says:
March 5th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
I was a little surprised to see Albion wearing the red third kit at Birmingham today.
What was more surprising though was Albion choosing to wear white change shorts, instead of the regular navy pair thus creating a clash with Birmingham's white shorts!
I know that the rules on shorts clashes have been lightened-up during the past few years, but changing shorts to create a clash seems like madness!
Sean Churchill Says:
March 7th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
@Bill McCai On a similar(ish) note why did United wear white shorts against Liverpool at Anfield yesterday when I understand their first choice away shorts are black? Neither would clash with Liverpool's red shorts so it seems pointless not wearing the first choice colour.
John Devlin Says:
March 7th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Hello Sean – Man Utd have a real thing about wearing all-white at Anfield. I think its something Gary Neville instigated but I know for a fact that its a little quirk the club have.
Sean Churchill Says:
March 7th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Thanks John, I didn't realise that. As an Albion supporter I was quite pleased to see us wear the red shirt at the weekend, mainly because the awful sponsor's logo isn't as obvious. Not sure about pairing it with white shorts though as it doesn't match any of the trim on the rest of the kit.
Denis Hurley Says:
March 20th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Just re players wearing different numbers in Europe, Andy Carroll had 29 for Liverpool the other night, presumably nobody else was allowed to wear 9 after Torres had already done so this season
Jon Says:
April 3rd, 2011 at 11:59 pm
In response to Man U wearing all-white at Liverpool, I noticed they also tended to wear white shorts and socks with black shirts on the occasions where they had a black away kit, even if the first choice change shorts & socks were actually black pairs.
There are two exceptions – 05/06, where they wore all blue (both in the league and the FA Cup) and 07/08, where they wore all black.
Skelly Says:
April 4th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
@27. Jon – You make a good point, Jon, but it's just against Liverpool at Anfield. I've noticed Man United like to wear change white shorts and socks with black away kits quite a lot – when there is no clash.
I've always just thought it was to do with Ferguson generally liking his players to wear white socks, because of his "visibility" thing that he likes.
And, then they switch to white shorts (as long as the opposition don't wear white shorts) probably because black-white-white looks better than black-black-white.
The game with Middlesbrough at the Riverside in 07/08 is an example of this.
Jevon Hall Says:
May 18th, 2011 at 6:31 pm
My favourite kit set of the season. I take the point about the colour clash, but I think the predominance of the white in the home kit would sort most clash situations.
I think this is the best striped design of the current crop of (mostly) excellent Umbro templates. And I really love the use of 80s style shadow striping on a solid colour away kit for a team with stripes – subtle and classy.
I wish this was available as an Umbro Teamwear design, because I would pull out all the stops to get my team in a black and white version of this.
I agree with all above about the sponsor though – but I generally try and ignore the sponsor (up to the club) and judge a kit on the kit design alone when commenting on design. If I were a Baggies fan I'd be gutted though, as the ugliness of the sponsor would prevent me from purchasing – but then I am a proper old fart football fan who is repelled by 90% of all shirt sponsor designs, and more importantly, think it is hight time clubs allowed fans the option of purchasing and non-sponsor-daubed shirt (even if at a higher price).
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October 5, 1967, Vol. XII, No. 51
Cream: They Play Blues, Not Superstar
By Richard Goldstein
It's Saturday night at the Village Theatre, New York's sad-eyed answer to the Fillmore-Avalon scene. Under the marquee, Slavs gape and Ratner's rejects mourn the loss of Second Avenue. "Paul Muni used to play here," they mutter in mink-trimmed dismay. "Oh yeah?" answers a rakish redhead, lifting his beads absently to the skies. "What group was he with?"
The theatre proper is jammed. Aisles abound with woolly wanderers. Everyone jangles, loose and shaggy. It feels like Saturday afternoon at the flicks with 25 cartoons, a Superman short, and three butchered Frankenstein films. Except the Village Theatre is higher, and they don't sell tootsie rolls.
It's going to be a very heavy trip tonight. Rosko — in a silver lame shirt — gets things going with some heavy lines about the turn-on-tune-in thing. Backstage, the Cream wait in a barren dressing room with two broken chairs.
There are eight of them, direct from England: Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, and an entourage of wives, road managers, and friends. Clapton is England's most acclaimed blues guitarist, Bruce is renowned on bass. Baker is the most versatile drummer in rock — a music which often regards percussion as inspired monotony.
Together as the Cream, they are the Great Spirit to a tribe of aspiring white bluesers, and heir apparent to a retinue of Jazzmen. Ahmed Ertigan, the Cream's American boss at Atlantic Records, speaks of them with a smile that spreads like sunrise. For more than 30 years, Ertigan has been a blues and jazz collector. Dubious about much of white rock, he looks askance at the Cream's phrasing and their drag. But he digs their sound like a teenybopper in full bloom.
"I can't get into a jazz musician's head," says Eric Clapton. "That music has a whole tradition we're not into. At the Fillmore, we were booked with Gary Burton, and that was very nice, because he complemented us. We both played the same thing in a different context. I guess what we have in common is improvisation. We do a lot of free things. But other kinds of music also use improvisation."
He shrugs, tossing a mane of tumbleweed-hair. "You know, jazz is a very dirty word in England."
Eric Clapton was raised in super-green Surrey. He calls his home "the delta of the River Wey" but it is an oddly suburban birthplace for a blues virtuoso.
"Blues is an outcast sound," he says. "It's the kind of thing people play alone, for their friends. There was a slow infiltration of blues into my life. At first, I'd buy a Richie Valens record for the white Nashville guitar. I grew up with that. Most English musicians will eventually break down and confess that they love the Everly Brothers or Bill Haley."
In those days, when his hair was shorter, straighter, and slicker, Clapton split for Richmond, where he joined the newly formed Yardbirds. They followed the Rolling Stones into the Crawdaddy club. "Every Sunday would be like a tribal meeting," he recalls. "The Stones were much simpler and realer then. They did their act just sitting on high bar stools. Thousands of kids would come to hear them. We got the same kind of adulation. Our fans even wore Yardbirds sweaters — old green T-shirts with the group's name printed on it."
But to Clapton, playing the Crawdaddy was living in someone else's house. "The Stones started the rave-up, and the Yardbirds picked it up from there. The kids wanted us to play like the Stones, and soon it became more rock than blues."
Clapton worships bluesy raunch, even when he is playing pop. The Cream draw a sharp, almost genetic distinction between blues and rock, and they have little regard for hybrid music (when they talk about Jimi Hendrix's timing, they mean his image). For all their psychedelic cowpuncher gear, they are among the most conservative British pop exports. Like American city folk musicians (before rock devoured the word "acoustic"), the Cream are inspired interpreters if not innovators. Theirs is a big brutal sound, but it is produced with a minimum of reverb and fuzzbos. They treat microphones and speakers as reproducers, not sources, of sound. You can watch their music happening — changes and all — because it comes from the fingertips, not the amps.
"I'd waste a hell of a lot of time fooling around with amplifiers," says Clapton. "I play guitar. Each gig for me is a quetion of whether or not I can make it. I just have to keep playing and playing until I can't go any further. And I can't waste time on electronics." The Cream made their New York debut at Long Island's most lumpen discotheque, the Action House. It was an exhausting uninspired event. Now, they are at the Cafe Au Go-Go, one of the city's finer rock closets, where the lights twinkle like a Christmas sale, and the bare brick walls hiss reverb, and the clientele walks out smiling, their eardrums blown utterly…
Bruce met Clapton in the Bluesbreakers. He had already been featured in Alexis Konnor's Blues, Inc. ("If he'd been honest, he'd have said Blues Ltd."), and as a vocalist with Manfred Mann. His voice is sharp and restless, like an open jack-knife. He sings blues with a brogue that is both Scottish and rockish. But he insists, "When I heard Muddy Waters, pop just seemed a drag."
Jack Bruce is a "second generation slum kid" from Glasgow, which he calls "the Chicago of Great Britain." He picked up his first acoustic bass at 14, doubling as a singer of Scottish folk songs. Today, he says, "I'm a tiny hero back home. Not as heroic as Lulu."
…The Cream play three numbers at the Village Theatre. One is a standard called "Spoonful," which Clapton fills with mean, jagged shrieks. His guitar spits an answer to Jack Bruce's vocal. "N.S.U.," a Bruce composition, rides on for a good ten minutes, the crackle of two blazing instruments interrupted occasionally by a short verse:
Driving in my car
Smoking a cigar
The only time I'm happy's
When I play my guitar…
The final number, a medly of three harrowing solos, lasts forever. Clapton plays to his amplifier with such tonal intensity that you look backstage for a second, secreted guitarist. Bruce accompanies himself on a steam-engine harmonica, jumbling music and lyrics into a frenzied, stomping hollar. Baker flays the drums with his mouth open, as though he were about to blow the steam off an immense tureen of soup. He ends his solo — which he calls "Toad" — in a tangle of hair and hands. The balloons scurry about, unable to distinguish the rhythm from the fills.
"Every musician has a complete catalogue of phrases," Eric Clapton explains. "At the start of the solo, you play all your cliches. That gives you a basis. You build on it, in steps. The object is to get so far away from the original line that you're playing something that's never been heard before. You tear your stock phrases apart and put them back together, and sometimes you surprise even yourself at what comes out."
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Where did you buy it from?
Hi guys, I've been on these forums for a while now. A few know me from other forums.
I've had a few decently powered cars
I have just ordered a My17 Reflex Silver R with roof and drivers assist.
Pretty good price I think of 58k. October delivery.
So planned mods are
ECS Stance kit ( buying next week )
Paddle upgrade S2T in black
deciding on what air box ..APR or VWR600
turbo delete muffler
Dump pipe 100cel cat.
Recode Tune ( Better get 11.8 or better Parso! )
Recode DSG tune.
Later on a set of 20s in a HRE P101 style.
Also searching for a get of vw motorsport seats
Where did you buy it from?
Very nice Alex, ive got high expectation on this build!! Low 11 perhaps..😉😉
Sent from my SM-G928I using Tapatalk
My Build Thread
Ver6 STI 305KW
H Leon, Im not going to chase the power with this car!
High 11s will do.
In saying that I was super tempted to buy the RS3. Even had the wife's permission! But thought $$$ are better spent on the house.
So parts ordered so far.
Forge Carbon Fiber intake with black silicon hose. CTS hi flow turbo intake, CTS turbo muffler delete. H&R lowered springs. Spulen spacers.
I will be going for a Liverpool exhaust dump pipe and 100cell cat once I've put a 1000 or so Ks on it.
Recode will be doing the tune and hopefully the DSG tune.
Also looking at a intercooler and piping kit.
Car is still due in October
Parts were ordered from V-tech Australia in Victoria. More than helpful and pretty good prices.
Keen to see this parked downstairs at the gym mate!
Same mate
So picked up the R in Friday. Had it stanced todayv( Saturday ) . Was pretty bored so fitted the Forge airbox and intake pipe. Hopefully Parso can tune it this week. Then get some Ks up before doing the exhaust and high flow turbo pipe


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Friday, January 6, 2012
Guide to Download P90x
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As mentioned earlier, the p90x download is available on a number of websites but you must ensure that the website is a gracious one and is circulating licensed copies of the fitness program.
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People are getting all panicky about the new TSA x-rays. I don't want to even copy and paste an actual example, I could get the blog dinged for adult content.
But TSA could do the same job if they purposefully distorted the images. You know, like stretching a comic copied onto silly putty. The fact that someone is carrying a weapon would still show up, and you could have a rule that if a foreign object appears that the image would be restored to "normal", or even "normal" just for some radius around the object.
There is no reason to show the actual morphology of the actual person's body. It would be really easy to stretch out the images and then people wouldn't feel as self-conscious, and TSA wouldn't have to make a big point about deleting the images.
Aww. A few hours after I posted this, the Washington Post reported that a "scientist" had the same idea.
But dudes... My idea continues. The images should totally be played to the soundtrack of Roxy Music's "Manifesto". Like, the TSA guy will be sitting in Washington watching the photos, and it will look like this below, but on his TSA screen, and he'll be like, "Wow, that's totally interesting, and I'm neither bored nor turned on... just groovin."


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Here are some new current favorites at Fine Life!
I'm going through a rose gold obsession. This rose gold ring looks perfect stacked with my Favor gold-fill rings.
Our newest jewelry vendor, Consider the Wldflwrs has landed in the shop! Here is my favorite necklace from the lot, but there are FIVE other ones to choose from as well!
Although there's only one left, I'm loving this exclusive Lauren Winter dress! It's paired pretty with our simple kimono here.
My favorite blue jeans of the year award go to... these Objects Without Meaning in Crane. So stretchy and the perfect color.
and who would I be if I didn't share some favorite FOUND items in the shop. This vintage wall hanging and vintage Levis.
That's it for now! There are still lots of new goodies around the shop so take a look!
What are your favorites?


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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Image Update
4 comments:
- Rachael Lee said...
Hi Susan,
I miss your header image! Personally I prefer two columns as it looks a bit busy with three. I love seeing more of your work!!!
Happy Easter
- April 23, 2011 at 6:49 AM
- Cindy Morefield said...
I've been noodling around with the look of my blog, too. Must be in the air!
I like that your slide show and list of venues is now at the top. Like the overall font, too (is that different?). I agree w/ Rachael, though, about two columns and the header image.
Love these new 3D works. An intriguing trajectory!
- April 30, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- em said...
i love the simplicity, because it gives a focus on your work. i think there should be more, or larger, images and less text, but you've seen my blog, so you know i'm not objective. i read many blogs, and i like those where the pictures tell the story, since i don't have time to read much. i just redesigned my work blog to be simple too... www.goldsassociates.com. think white webpages with simple, non-overwhelming images are in vogue, and for a good reason! thanks for stopping by gardenfool... and your work is beautiful!
- May 5, 2011 at 10:33 PM
- Susan Buret said...
Thanks for the feedback. I'm trialling two columns and will try to post more images em .....means I'll have to make more work!
- May 9, 2011 at 7:01 PM


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What is the place of covenanted same-gender partnerships in the Christian community?
It is a question the General Assembly Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage is posing to the church for input.
It is also one piece of the mandate the 218th General Assembly (2008) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) gave the committee when the assembly called on its Moderator to appoint the group.
The full mandate calls for the committee to study "the history of the laws governing marriage and civil union, including current policy debates; how the theology and practice of marriage have developed in the Reformed and broader Christian tradition; the relationship between civil union and Christian marriage; the effects of current laws on same-gender partners and their children, and the place of covenanted same-gender partnerships in the Christian community."
"We not only covet the prayers of folks across the church as we do our work," said the Reverend Jim Szeyller (Charlotte Presbytery), "but we also want as much input as possible."
Szeyller, who chairs the special committee, continued, "While we have divided ourselves into sub-groups to address the other issues within our mandate, it is that piece in particular — the place of covenanted same-gender partnerships in the Christian community — that we'd like to hear thoughts on."
Guidelines for input to the special committee include a maximum of 1000 words and a deadline of August 16, 2009.
Responses can be sent electronically or mailed to Civil Union and Christian Marriage Committee, Office of the General Assembly, Room 4621, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1396.


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Sudhir Gota
Latest news from Mumbai got many people excited about Monorails and its impact on emissions. The news report claimed that on an average the mono rail would save 3500 tons/year/km. This kick started a debate on emissions savings from metro rail projects and its hidden component – construction emissions. The debate pitchforked the main issue of infrastructure construction as a significant component of transport emissions. Experts believe that we do a great disservice to entire emissions argument from transport by not considering such hidden aspects and we need to consider whole emissions argument from transport with a pinch of salt. Researchers like Mikhail Chester have proved that Construction is significant component of total life cycle and should not be neglected.
Gigantic infrastructure projects take ages to plan, get approved, and finally to get implemented in a developing country. Bangalore metro substantiates the above statement. Mass rapid system in Bangalore have been studied from past late 1980's and it was only until in early 2000's that some actual planning was initiated. Main construction for approx 40 km of metro was initiated in 2006 and the people would only get a chance to experience the system in the year 2012. By the time metro starts chugging along the Bangalore streets, things would have changed. This argument is in fact more worrisome for elevated roads and isolated flyovers which take two years as an approximate to complete in a city like Bangalore. While the traffic suffers, emission gets multiplied and finally it opens to jam-packed traffic created by land use manipulations by builders anticipating zero congestion.
Massive projects require huge quantities of material, machinery and workers which create many leakages in emission profile. Research coming out from Japan reinforces this argument that expensive metro can in fact accumulate high intensity of emissions during construction. Researchers from Nagoya university have estimated that a station of the Superconducting MAGLEV generates emissions of magnitude 2,430[t-C/station] during construction only. Many researchers in order to to simply the calculations argue that only the emissions generated during material production be considered as a basis. But then, research also suggests that material movement, use, disposal can accrue 42% of production emissions.
The above argument looks minute in nature if we consider emissions quantified from Cairo Subway which shows that construction emissions are equivalent to 28 years of operation emissions !!
This above arguments raises an important related question –
would High speed rails really save emissions?
There has been tremendous push for such massive projects in developing countries in the name of climate change. Do we really need such expensive solutions to "reduce" emissions? Literature suggests that high speed rails emit approx 73 grams/passengerkm during operations. Indian railways preliminary estimates suggest that a High-Speed Rail consumes 0.933 litres of fuel per 100 km travelled, in comparison to the 4.04 litres consumed by an airplane and 5.69 litres consumed by an economy car. But, what remains hidden in the entire argument is fact about construction emission. Experts have suggested that high-speed rail can produce some 10 million metric tons of CO2 per year during construction.
Back of the envelope calculations suggest that a kilometer of high speed rail would cost anything from 10-20 million $/km in developing countries when neglecting land costs. Even if we blindly assume that emissions are being saved by such corridors, can developing countries really afford it?
We need more debate and need to see more numbers as massive construction can really change the game!!


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Build a Dune Buggy - Dune Buggy Accessories
Building a Dune Buggy
When building a dune buggy, you need to make sure that you have all the necessary parts for the motor and frame, but there are things that you can do to make the buggy unique and different, which is to add accessories.
There aren't a load of accessories that you can add to a rail buggy, but there are a few options that you can consider. Just keep in mind that prices will vary by brand and features, street legality may hinder which accessories you can use, and overall functionality of the accessories will need to be determined.
I mean, there are some laws that prevent you from having certain lights, typically flashing and colored lights (such as the underglow lights), which means although they may be neat, you can't use them on your buggy while on the street, so do you really want to pay for them if you may not be able to use them?
Below, you'll find some of the more common accessories for dune buggies.
Marine Radio and Speakers
Although, it's not everyone's cup-of-tea, there are some people who want to add a radio to their street machine. Some prefer the off-roading buggies, but for those who want theirs on the street, a radio may be a must.
If you're going to put a radio and speakers on your dune buggy, make sure that you purchase a marine radio. If you get caught in the weather, you want to make sure that your equipment is a little protected. Marine radios and speakers are made water resistant when compared the the radio in your car.
Seat Belts and Harnesses
Although, most dune buggies that I've seen include harnesses and seat belts, not all do. Personally, it's a huge safety risk not to include a harness in each seat of your dune buggy, but it's really your decision.
There are different seat belt options that you can choose from, with the Crow safety harnesses. These come with either a 5- point, 4- point, or a 3- point enclosure. They're shoulder harnesses to keep you safely inside the the buggy in case of an accident.
You can even choose from different colors. There are different styles, and you can find different thicknesses and lengths.
You may also want to consider crotch straps and arm restraints, especially if you're planning on taking the buggy off road. Most 5- point harnesses include the crotch strap, where the 3- and 4- points do not.
Seat Covers
You may be ok sitting on the plain plastic racing seat, but on the other hand, you may want to spruce up the look of your rail buggy with nice racing seat covers that will match. You'll first want to make sure that you're searching for seat covers that fit the style bucket seat that you have for the buggy.
Once you're sure you're looking at the right size and style, consider the different materials, which will range from a polyfiber, microfiber, or vinyl cover.
In some cases, you can find sellers offering sets of both the seat cover and the seat. Just look around to find the best deal for what you're looking for. Just keep in mind, in regards to the seat cover, solid black is typically the least expensive.
There are many different gauges that you may want to consider adding to your dune buggy. Keep in mind the size of the gauges and the space that you have available. More street buggies will have gauges than off-road, as those ridden off road, generally get more wear and tear, which means the gauges may get damaged.
Larger gauges need more room, and smaller gauges may be hard to read. You may have to just shop around until you find exactly what you're looking for.
Common gauges that you may find on a buggy may include: speedometer, gear gauge, tire pressure gauge, temperature gauge, and fuel gauge.
Tips for Building a Dune Buggy
I live at Pismo Beach and we have great sand dunes! I rode the first Honda ATV there with Honda performing R & D prior to their release of their first "three wheeler" ATV. A dune buggy should be light. I learned by owning a "water pumper" hemi-engine dune buggy. When I flew over the top of a sand dune, I landed with a bone jarring, bouncing "thud." Good hub!
This is a wonderful hub and thank you for introducing this. I hever knew.
Way to go I did not think you could add so much


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If you shop for liqueurs by the label, you won't choose Cynar. Unless you really like artichokes. A large hand-drawn image of the spiny flowerhead pops on the bright red label. Cynar, a bitter liqueur introduced in Italy in 1952, is proud to include artichokes in its proprietary blend of 13 herbs and plants. Poured over soda or mixed with scotch, Cynar has transitioned from a cool Italian aperitivo–digestivo to a cool ingredient for making twists on classic cocktails.
Pezziol — a food company from Padua — created Cynar for an Italian public besotted with lightly bitter pre-dinner drinks. Among these were Campari and Aperol, introduced in 1860 and 1919 respectively, which punctuated aperitivi hours with americani and aperol spritzes. Cynar's popularity depended on its ability to offer a unique experience of bitter in an already saturated market. They succeeded. This success may be due in part to the boom economico, which encouraged Italians with more leisure time and income to try new drinks at their local bar.
Originally advertised as fighting "against the stress of modern life", Cynar caters to those looking for a slightly-sweet amaro with health-benefits beyond its digestion-friendly herbal blend. Artichokes may be the font of the drink's wholesomeness, but the vegetable is more evident in the aperitf-digestif's marketing than in its flavour. Early advertisements featured Italian actor Ernesto Calindri smiling over a small glass of Cynar, imbuing the novel amaro with old-school luxury it otherwise lacked. When Calindri wasn't sipping his digestivo, ads featured women drinking Cynar from glasses made of artichokes and young Italians walking through forests bursting with artichokes. Not only was Cynar a delicious drink, it was also a healthy indulgence.
Despite it's relatively low ABV, Cynar probably doesn't deserve the healthful reputation it maintained, even if it diminishes stress. Underneath faint herbal notes, Cynar is quite sweet, making it a welcome mixer with stronger liquors such as aquavit and scotch. But Italians didn't embrace Cynar drinking strong cocktails. Originally, the amaro was drunk straight over ice or mixed with soda for a bracing aperitivo. With only 16.5% alcohol, Cynar provided a new option for drinkers tired of their americano and not ready for a negroni. Cynar's similarities to other bitter Italian liqueurs allowed it to become popular — it's unique flavour ensured its continued success.
But it required more than a smiling actor to convince American cocktail-enthusiasts to embrace Cynar. There is no Cynar spritz to inspire memories (real or imagined) of glamorous aperitivi in Milan. This has become its virtue. With the absence of a sacred drink from which thou-must-not-deviate, Cynar provides an intriguing taste layer to classic cocktails. Bartenders might make a Toronto cocktail swapping out Fernet Branca for more approachable Cynar. Brunchers could opt for a mimosa, made robust through the addition of the barely biter liqueur. Whereas Cynar provided a new drink option for Italians, it now provides a new flavour option for cocktail lovers.
In 1995 the brand was sold to Campari Group, the Milanese company that owns Aperol, Averna and Campari. The amaro increasingly appears on savvy liquor store shelves outside of Italy. Whereas Cynar once tempted Italians with the promise of a modern, healthful and tranquil drink, it now presents cocktail enthusiasts with a ready twist. Cynar: against the stressors of modern life, against the boredom of modern choice.
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one of my favorite summer time drinks is iced coffee. and the creme de la creme of iced coffee is bibicaffe. it's a delightful sweetened carbonated espresso drink imported from italy. heck even in the dead of winter i'd drink one they're so good. sadly the a couple of years ago the only distributed lost the rights to import it. tragic yes, but being a good hoarder i stashed a 40 oz size bottle for a rainy day. lately there have been some copy cats popping up at the specialty grocery store in my hood but none compare to the original. i had some soda water that was going to waste so i decide to start getting crafty. this is where my years of being a barista come into play.
i used:
6 oz iced coffee concentrate {this one from the ny times is my fav}
4 oz soda water
honey syrup {its the lazy person's simple syrup}
half & half
lots of ice
here's where it gets real complicated. fill your glass with ice, if you planned ahead you should fill your ice cube tray with leftover coffee to make coffee ice cubes, pour in coffee concentrate then soda water. if i'm making regular iced coffee i usually do equal parts coffee and water but for some reason wit the soda water i feel like you need a bit more. top with honey syrup and half & half. pull out your favorite book or turn on your favorite program and you're good to go.
hope you're hooked, i know i am!
xo alicia


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Samsung and LG also confirm they do not slow down phones with older batteries
61 Comments
1. Peacetoall (unregistered)
I'm sure apple does this kind of shady tactics with macbook line too. somebody really needs to investigate it quickly.
16. Rishi17 (Posts: 98; Member since: 22 Sep 2016)
LG & Samsung don't slow their phones, instead they just use cheap components in the motherboard, so it would just die directly after 2years, just google any of their flagship name with "suddenly died, boot loop" & you'll see.
17. Peacetoall (unregistered)
bootLoop was a manufacturing defect. but what you're seeing with apple is that they intentionally did this to cripple their users old iphone inorder to force them to buy newer models.
25. Rishi17 (Posts: 98; Member since: 22 Sep 2016)
Absolutely & for that apple should be held accountable, but saying boot loop is a manufacturing defect makes it OK? It's even worst, Nand of those mobiles dies completely & once the warranty is over they won't even replace it, where as its clearly manufacturing defect. You think that's OK?
65. snowgator (Posts: 3614; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Depends on if it can be proven that these Android manufacturers or Google itself did it with intent. Defects in electronics happen, which is why more advanced is not really "better". The more advanced the software needs to be, the more likely there will be a real life hard fault that shows up regardless of testing in a sterile environment. If this boot loop fault you are saying is common (never heard of it so I trust you) is a result of a software crash that is bad code over time than no, it is nowhere near as bad as Apple has done. Apple has been outright caught being shady.
If this boot loop is planted with an update or something to force you to get a new phone, than it is way worse than this battery problem. But, my guess is that it is a software problem that is unavoidable when dealing with the sheer number of devices that Android is.
67. dazed1 (Posts: 751; Member since: 28 Jul 2015)
Stop sreading BS, Samsung does not have bootloop issues, its LG.
43. sgodsell (Posts: 6485; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
People at Apple HQ.
We have a battery problem.
Hmm, is their a way we can fix this problem without costing too much?
Well we could slow the SoC down to the point where it doesn't drain too much from the battery. Besides most users browse the web, use some social media, listen to music, watch a few videos. So the vast majority of the population will never know what has happened to their iPhone.
This could also delay any repairs until after their warranty expires. Then the ownus is on the customer, instead of us.
Then we can charge the customer for our mistakes.
It's a win, win for our investors and shareholders. Because the most important thing to Apple is profit.
69. applesnapple93 (Posts: 252; Member since: 06 Jan 2016)
bootloop was a qualcomm snapdragon 808 and 810 problem not LG
18. Peacetoall (unregistered)
My Mom samsung s4 running on android lollipop is still going strong without any issues. By the way do you know same apple uses components from samsung and Lg to power their iphones and macbook.
45. Cicero (Posts: 1082; Member since: 22 Jan 2014)
I gave my old S4 to one of my friend around 2 yrs ago. It is now at the 3-rd battery but is doing the job done without no stress.
21. wando77 (Posts: 1166; Member since: 23 Aug 2012)
Funny because my eldest daughter has a galaxy note 3 and my youngest has a galaxy S3 mini and both are going strong.
24. Rishi17 (Posts: 98; Member since: 22 Sep 2016)
Tell that to million others whose s4, s5, note 4 died out of nowhere, just because 90%are working properly doesn't make up for the manufacturing defect for which they won't do anything, atleast apple extended period of free battery exchange for upto 2-3years, just so you know I don't like iPhone, but that doesn't mean I won't appreciate them when they do something good, I have had almost all Samsung flagships since S4 & guess what, all died, just note 4 is still alive, but I have to keep running it's CPU all the time or it dies & please don't even talk about LG, crappiest manufacturer ever, I Won't keep the note 8 for more than a year, won't make same mistake again. Only mobile that has lasted long for me is HTC M8,over 3years now, whatever they do, quality of their flagships is unmatched(except M9 ofcourse)
39. cmdacos (Posts: 3409; Member since: 01 Nov 2016)
iPhones have higher failure rates so they are no better at limiting the flaws.
49. clandestine9 (Posts: 1; Member since: 29 Dec 2017)
Everyone i know with an iPhone has had to have it replaced within 18 months of buying ... most people i know get their iPhone replace at least once within the warranty period. iPhone absolutely are a manufactured like crap, hence why they have AppleCare+ ... they deliberately profit off of being crappy. Its no mistake that Apple has the best warranty.... It deliberate... make the phone as cheap as possible so that we can replace it 4 times and still profit, then sell them a $150 warranty making it 5 replacements and we still profit.
68. dazed1 (Posts: 751; Member since: 28 Jul 2015)
"Tell that to million others whose s4, s5, note 4 died out of nowhere"
Millions? hahahahah what a bunch of BS.
53. cncrim (Posts: 1362; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
Hey can you give us a definition of "intentional" and "defect"? Before you start to argue.
66. inthedark (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Dec 2017)
"Samsung Electronics Co.,LTD.: We do not reduce CPU performance through software updates over the lifecycles of the phone"
Reduce CPU performance through software updates...
CPU. software updates.
So if its done without software update it is legit? If it was there from the beginning. Or if it was done on hardware level?
And the whole case is not about slowing down CPU at all, but reducing the number of tasks given to concurrently to CPU. Apple did not slow down the CPU. It just reduced the number of jobs to prevent burst peaks.
2. Peacetoall (unregistered)
SlowGate# .
I hope every users who are still using older iphones sue the apple for the fraud they have committed. we android and windows users have always accused apple for intentionally crippling their iphones and mac guess what it turned out to be true.
47. MrShazam (banned) (Posts: 987; Member since: 22 Jun 2017)
Literally this. And when such accusations were brought up, you'd be seeing the sheeple replying with "tinfoil hat" comments and what not, despite present evidence out there:
3. BillyBoy (Posts: 56; Member since: 01 Jul 2013)
But they do it with poor updates. Go figure out
5. Peacetoall (unregistered)
sorry sweetie but that is just a human error while apple does it intentionally. btw every ios updates is crippled with critical bugs and security issue
33. path45th (Posts: 381; Member since: 11 Sep 2016)
Samsung's chips are only good for a few months. No future proof at all. A two year old Samsung flagship is not a lot fastee than an entry level phone. You have to keep killing Background apps and free memory every 10 minutes to maintain an acceptable level of performance. A two years old iPhone is still super fast. I don't like what Apple did but it clearly shows that older iPhones are so good that without a deliberate slowdown people would have no good reason to update.
46. Cicero (Posts: 1082; Member since: 22 Jan 2014)
For sure you are talking just to don't get sleepy. I used an S4 for around 3 years and an S7 edge for almost 2 years and still using it. I still have an S Advance in the house which is used like an security camera. It is around 5 years old. Go to sleep now and rest just do not say stupis things.
54. cncrim (Posts: 1362; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
Beeeebeeee have you use latest android flag ship to criticizes it?
6. Kuroki (Posts: 164; Member since: 24 Nov 2013)
Samsung doesn't need to slow down their phones because they are already slow as hell. I didn't even install many apps on it and I had it replaced once on july with a different unit. I can't wait to change my phone back to a Sony(if ever they up their game). I owned this helltrap S8 since May and i can't stand it.
9. Peacetoall (unregistered)
you're trying too hard shill
11. BuffaloSouce (Posts: 978; Member since: 01 May 2017)
Apple is making good use of that empty plot of land in that tiny brain of yours
19. Peacetoall (unregistered)
apple is f**ked this time. not even shamless isheep like you can save them.
27. Rishi17 (Posts: 98; Member since: 22 Sep 2016)
On the contrary, they are gonna come up with some sort of solution, like they always do & will keep outselling every other manufacturer, but that's good for us customers in the end, they keep other manufacturers on their toes, keeping the competition alive , without competition it'll just be like those Symbian days, when everyone had to buy Nokia
28. Back_from_beyond (Posts: 972; Member since: 04 Sep 2015)
Their solution is to make the iPhone user pay $29 to get their battery replaced after a year or so of use. They knew all to well that the batteries were no good, instead of coming out with it they tried to hide it by slowing down phones with decaying batteries. For the iPads they use batteries that can go up to 1000 charge cycles before deteriorating significantly. Yet for iPhones, by far their biggest selling devices with a large profit margin they opt to use inferior batteries. That's not at all suspicious? And why don't issues like this occur on any Android phone? It's clear Apple purposely choose this course of action and now they expect the consumer to pay for a temporary fix.
Now I chose a very round number for this but here's the math: 500,000,000 iPhones x $29 = $14,500,000,000
That's why there is no fix and there won't be a fix. If there hadn't been such a massive backlash over the whole thing they would've kept the price at $79 for battery replacement, a potential $39,5billion. If various cases go to court and a judge rules that Apple needs to offer replacement batteries for free, expect Apple stock to drop 5-10%, not to mention the long term effects it could have on their sales of new devices. Consumer confidence in Apple will plummet.


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"Nevil, behave… HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LYNN!"
Shelton steps quickly inside and gives Lynn a big hug. He pulls Nevil to his side. "Lynn, this is my boyfriend, Nevil. I didn't think you'd mind if I brought him along. He wanted to meet you."
Nevil picks up Lynn's hand and smiles into her eye. A rakish grin crosses his face. "Enchanted. Happy Birthday, love."
Shelton lifts the bag he's carrying. "Thought we'd make a cake today, to celebrate. Nevil says I'm being silly, since you have a degree in the Culinary Arts, but hey, who doesn't like cake?" Hearing voices, he glances into the next room. "Oh, good. People are already here. Hi everyone!"
He joins the others and sets the bag on the table, moving books aside. "Nevil, can you help me with this?" He takes a Betty Crocker 'Easy Bake Oven' out of the bag. "Didn't think you had a kitchen here," he explains, smiling as he searches Lynn's delightful blog. "Where can I plug this in?"
Shelton lines up the ingredients for the cake. "Hope you like chocolate chips!"
Chocolate Chip Cake
2 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
"If this was reality, we'd heat the oven to 350 degrees F." Shelton fiddles with the 'Easy Bake Oven' then starts to mix the dry ingredients together. "Nevil, can you…Nevil?"
"Over here!" Nevil waves from the bookshelf. "Have you seen Lynn's books? 'Seducing His Wife' and 'Decadent Seconds'. Oh, and 'Breaking Delia's Rules'. This one says something about a 'hottie from the pool'. Got to look into this one!"
"Definitely," Shelton agrees. "But for right now, can you cream the butter and all that together? What else…"
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, cream the butter, sugar and eggs (add the eggs in one at a time, beating after each addition).
4. Add sour cream and vanilla to the creamed mixture, mix well.
5. Slowly add flour mixture to the creamed mixture, mix thoroughly.
6. In another bowl mix the chopped nuts, chocolate chips, brown sugar and cinnamon.
7. Grease a tube pan (angel food cake pan).
8. Pour 1/2 the batter in the pan then sprinkle on 1/2 the chocolate chip mixture.
9. Add the remainder of the batter, then sprinkle the remainder of the chocolate chip nut mix on top.
10. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees F.
Nevil looks at the eggs Shelton hands him and Shelton takes a step back at the wicked gleam in his sapphire eyes. "None of that! Lynn wouldn't like a food fight…" He picks up a cup of flour and holds it threateningly. "Stay back or this goes right in your hair…"
"Okay! I'll be good." Nevil chuckles and pulls a bowl closer for the eggs. He nudges Shelton's shoulder as Shelton returns to his side. "But only until we get home," he purrs and nips Shelton's bottom lip.
"Um… Just mix the ingredients," Shelton mutters, flustered. They mix and stir and soon have the ingredients combined. Shelton slides the cake into the oven and sets the timer. "There! Now we have plenty of time to look over Lynn's bookshelves. In the meantime, here's an excerpt from our own book 'Shelton's Choice'."
"As a birthday gift, Nevil and I would like to give away a PDF copy of 'Shelton's Choice' to a commenter who tells us what their favourite cake is."
Happy Birthday!
Shelton's Choice
Breathless Press: http://www.breathlesspress.com/sheltons-choice
Amazon: http://amzn.to/rNomv9
After a year of bliss with Nevil, Shelton is offered the promotion he's been working toward at the bank. Unfortunately the new position is in another state, and Nevil doesn't want to move. As tension mounts between them, Shelton is given another challenge in the form of a besotted coworker. Torn between the pressures at work and at home, Shelton has to choose his future. That is, until Nevil takes the decision out of his hands.
"Hmm?" Shelton murmured, reluctant to put down the book he was reading. Only a few pages remained to the thriller, and he still hadn't a clue as to who the killer would turn out to be.
"Have you told your tall, dark, and wickedly handsome boyfriend that you're leaving?"
Shelton shot the man at his elbow an irritated glance. "What do you want, Ted?" He noticed the coffee shop was filling up and hoped his coworker wouldn't take the vacant chair at his table. Ted Pringle was personable enough, even attractive in a light blond, pansy, blue-eyed way. He was also a gossip, though, and lived to stir up trouble in and out of the office.
Ted threw his hands up. "Hey, I was only asking! We go in a few months, and—"
"Leave me alone." Shelton turned back to the book and skimmed the page to find his place. Ted touched his arm, and Shelton spun on him but swallowed his angry words. Ted's attention wasn't on him. The man looked across the room, a smile of triumph on his lips.
Shelton followed his gaze, and his heart jumped then settled into a delighted patter. Nevil stood in the doorway of the coffee shop, scanning the tables with his beautiful turquoise eyes. Wickedly handsome? Damn right he was. Even after a year together, Nevil's smile still had the power to melt his bones and leave him weak with want.
He waved the book when Nevil spotted him. A curious look passed over Nevil's face as he approached the table, and Shelton remembered Ted's hand on his arm. He pulled free, and Ted chuckled, his breath warm in Shelton's ear when he bent down and whispered, "Don't forget to tell him."
Shelton growled, then forgot all about Ted as Nevil, his eyes dancing with mischief, stopped at the table.
"What are you doing here? Sit down," Shelton babbled, feeling the warmth of a blush on his cheeks as Nevil glanced at Ted's retreating back.
"Okay, but only for a minute. I have a surprise for you, and I've already wasted enough time finding you. Off work early?" Nevil took the empty chair at Shelton's nod and leaned across the table. A teasing smile covered his face. "I may have to blindfold you."
Heat swept through Shelton at the ardent look in Nevil's eyes. God, he wanted Nevil to take him right there at the table. He agonized under the constraint of public opinion that kept him from kissing Nevil's smiling lips.
Nevil settled back into his chair. "Who was that?" he asked, nodding toward the crowd at the coffee bar.
"Just that annoying prick from Accounts I told you about."
"Gossiping Ted? What did he say? I wanted to smack his pretty face for standing so close to you."
"I'm sure he wanted to make you jealous, as if he ever could. So, about this blindfold..."
Nevil smiled and licked his lips, his look provocative. "You'll see," he teased and rose to his feet. "Come on, love, before I change my mind."
Feel free to contact me any time!
Dianne Hartsock
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Hello all,
2012 has been a topsy-turvy year for us with travel, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, some cooking classes and lots of personal commitments on weekends, so we haven't had much of a chance to run many tours.
We want to change all that and advise you that we have the following Saturdays available for tours of either Footscray or Springvale Asian shopping precincts:
July 14th and 21st
August 4th and 25th
September No days available
October 6th and 13th
We need a minimum of four and have a maximum of eight for each tour, but don't think you have to have four in your group as I collect names and contact details and put tours together when we have the numbers. The all-inclusive cost is $77/person. For more details, please see below:
TOURSOF 'S BEST ASIAN FOOD CENTRES MELBOURNEFootscray has the biggest and best selection of Asian produce in inner . Fresh and frozen, cooked and uncooked, packaged, pickled and preserved – it's all there and more. MelbourneSpringvale Shopping Centre, in Melbourne's south-east, is home to dozens of exciting food shops operated by people from all over South East Asia – Cambodia, Laos, China, Thailand, Vietnam and India.Both areas have their own characteristics, but have one thing in common: to the uninitiated, the vast range of food, colours, tastes and aromas is amazing and, for many, bewildering.Find your way through your choice of Melbourne's leading Asian food centres with Vietnam On A Plate's Ingredients . We walk and talk you through Asian mini-super markets, fabulous fish shops, Chinese herbalists, great cake and sweets shops and a vast collection of greengrocers, butchers and other specialty food stores. We'll show you places you never knew existed. We show you some of the better places to buy the right ingredients and fresh Asian produce for your next Asian dish. We give you tips on how to buy, use and store the best quality produce. Our tours are relaxed, informal and informative – and we share with you some of the secrets of creating great Asian food. ToursAt the end, enjoy a delicious and different Asian meal at one of the many cafes with which both shopping centres are blessedAt Footscray, there is ample parking at our starting point on the roof of the Footscray Market, (enter from Irving Street). Train, tram and bus take you right to the market.Melways map 42 reference D4.Getting to Springvale Shopping Centre is easy. It's right next to Springvale station and buses run along Springvale Road. For drivers, there is plenty of parking at our starting point at the rear of Nan Yang supermarket, (enter from Warwick Avenue).Melways map 79 reference K9.Walking Tours are held for a minimum of four people. Allow about two and a half hours, plus eating time. Tours are held Saturday mornings, starting at 9:30. Group bookings may be possible on other days. The frequency of tours is dependent on demand.Tour cost is $77 per person, all inclusive. Bookings are essential for all tours
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Over the past two years,I have come to use a new term in my design philosophy. The term, "dynamic design", allows me to modify a design to adapt to circumstances, for either technical considerations, or for purely aesthetic reasons. This is a term I have coined to describe how design doesn't necessarily need to be cast in stone but instead can be modified as a project progresses. The changes I refer to can be either subtle changes or large scale changes. One of the meanings for the word "dynamic" from the American Heritage Dictionary.
dy·nam·ic - Characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress.
As my wood art or studio furniture is being handcrafted, sometimes the design I originally envisioned can be improved at different stages, or the original design can remain as is. Having this flexibility provides a continuous excitement for the wood artist or studio furniture maker along with the benefit of improvising on the original design after seeing the wood art at various intermediary stages. An excellent example is the hall table design in some earlier posts. I had chosen to invert the base of the table for both aesthetic and technical reasons. Not to say the original design of the maquette would not have worked, inverting it just simplifies a design dilemma for me and introduces a new aesthetic to the piece. After creating the maquette, I realize I needed to have a fairly stable, strong sub-base to be able to support the V-shaped arch, whereas inverting the base utilizes the points of the arches as legs. Often, we become fixated on a particular design and don't bother seeking out alternatives which often stare us right in the face.


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Welcome to collaborative cpd
This website was created in the summer 2014 to disseminate a small action research project supported through the Education and Training Foundation and emCETT. The question for this project was
What can a group of tutors learn from each other in making effective use of mobile technologies with their students.
Resources from this project can be found here, including resources used in class and the ethics/consent forms
In Sept 2014 I was lucky to get a second emCETT grant. This year my research questions are:
What are the educational benefits of using mobile technology in a classroom setting?
What is the impact of using mobile technologies in the classroom on students' use of their own devices?
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|05 Dec 2011
Windows Firewall missing from Services Menu and Error 0x80070424
Two days ago there was a virus on my computer, and I called Microsoft to remove it. But ever since then, I have noticed that my McAfee Verizon Internet security Suite Firewall does not stay on. It may appear on in the home window, but when you want to go into firewall settings, it says that it is off and when you try turning it on, it turns off again immediately.
Also, the Windows Firewall does not turn on. An error always pops up that says :
Window's firewall can't change some of your settings. Error code: 0x80070424
When I go into Windows Services, I also can not find the Windows Firewall on the list.
I believe the virus removed the windows firewall and also affected the McAfee firewall. Even though the win 7 security virus is removed, its affects have still lingered.
When I called Microsoft to remove the virus, and asked about the firewall problem, they said to contact McAfee. I've called McAfee and they have not been able to help me. They said they would research more on the matter and call me back, but they haven't. I am considering changing my Antivirus to Norton very soon.
Please help!
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|06 Dec 2011
Windows 7 64 bit
I'm having the same problem... I need help too! I fixed the viruses that were plaguing the computer, but cant fix the firewall or defender... please help!
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|08 Dec 2011
I have the same problem. I got the win 7 virus yesterday. I have Microsoft Security Essentials. I got that to work but not windows fire wall.
|My System Specs
|08 Dec 2011
windows 7 x64
same problem. i have Dell working on it right now. its been over 3.5 hours between McAfee and Dell.
|My System Specs
|09 Dec 2011
I would love to know who came up with win 7 2012 virus. Looked when I had it and you can go online and pay for the program it like $59.00 who would pay to have a virus. Look we are spending countless hours trying to fix out computers from this thing. I would love to make win 7 2012 virus guys pay for our time. Prime example is Bnutkins working with Dell for 3.5 hours.
|My System Specs
|09 Dec 2011
Win7 64-bit home and premium
Same problem, also on Dell
Same problem. I had McAffee, but removed it. I installed MS Essentials instead. I had to use ComboFix along with MalwareBytes and Spybot to eradicate the virus. The system is fine now but no firewall service.
Is there any way to just reinstall the firewall service itself? Maybe reapplying Service Pack 1? Any help would be good.
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|09 Dec 2011
Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
Remove Win 7 Security 2012
@ vreiner - You could try running a SFC Scannow and see if that fixes the system.
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
If not, you may have to do a repair install:
Repair Install
MS has an article relating to this problem with suggested fixes.
Error code: 0x8007042c "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings" when you try to turn on your Windows Firewall
McAfee has been known to cause problems as evidenced by various postings in the forum.
There is also a post in this forum relating to this problem:
window 7 firewall error code 0x80070424
EDIT: I have an additional link that may help you, a MS Fix it you can try:
Automatically repair Windows Firewall problems, such as Windows fails to start Windows Firewall service
Diagnose and fix Windows Firewall service problems automatically
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|11 Dec 2011
Hey everyone thanks for the responses. Seems like a lot of us have the same problem. Well, I had called Microsoft again to help me with the firewall problem and to check again if viruses were still on my computer. There were some malware I am not sure how that came on my computer when I thought I had that taken care of by the first Microsoft rep that helped me remove it. Anyway, the 2nd rep was basically lost, did not know what to do, and during the remote access he was even searching online how to solve the firewall problem. He told me to do a repair installation. Since my computer didn't come with the windows 7 disc, he said to call the manufacturer of my computer, which is gateway. Gateway doesn't even send out discs and says there is a way to make your own and gave me the steps. So I am in the process of doing that. I installed Microsoft Security Essentials, which already did a much better job at preventing another malware form getting on my computer. McAfee didn't even pic it up! I am dumping McAfee and once I do my repair installation, I'm switching to Norton. All this time, I had been using another computer if I had to access personal information. I have spent way too much time trying to solve this problem. I had to forget about it for awhile, and almost forgot I made this post, because I had to catch up to the other important things that I didn't do because of this problem. That person who spent 3.5 hours, I felt like I spent literally an entire 2 days last weekend on the problem. Hours. On the phone, on hold, then hours watching McAfee and Microsoft do remote access. It is ridiculous!!
|My System Specs
|12 Dec 2011
Windows 7 (64)
Please let us know what ends up happening with the repair install. I've had the exact same problem with a brand new Dell running McAfee. Followed the instructions on bleepingcomputer.com to get rid of Win 7 Antispyware 2012 (running rkill and then Malawarebytes). Then couldn't get the firewall of McAfee back working. Installed Microsoft Security Essentials instead and uninstalled McAfee. Microsoft Security Essentials found a few more nasty things and removed them. I then went to check the status of the Windows Firewall and got the same Error Code 0x80070424. After some digging I realized that Windows Firewall service wasn't running. The Microsoft scan checks couldn't find anything wrong so I tired a system restore to a few weeks ago but it got hung up on updating the registry.
After reading your post, I just ordered the Windows 7 discs from Dell. I'm hoping it's easy enough to do the repair install but would love to hear how it went for you and if it fixed things. I don't think I'll be getting the discs for a few days. I guess if that doesn't work I'll have to have Dell reset the whole darn thing back to factory settings. So tired of the whole process and wasting my entire day and certainly a whole bunch more time once the discs arrive. If anyone has any other advice, I'd love to hear it.
|My System Specs
|12 Dec 2011
Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
Have a look at this post and click on the link provided by Jacee, apparently some people are having success using the steps provided at this site:
Unable to start Windows Firewall
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