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Make my day 15 days
You still have 15 days to win a North Kiteboarding harness and a pair of glasses from Julbo.
Watch the video filmed in Hawaii in November at Lanes.
Comment the video and you'll be entered for the draw.
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Thank you to all who have already commented the video, we have more than 510 messages.
« Yeah, that's dam cool, in the pure curent surf video style. all is in detail and no super macho special effect, just pure riding.. that's great.. my complain is that it is way too short.. so I had to play over and over.. keep it up sweety and I hope there is a new episode to come soon with love »
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"Crazy wave riding… super fast super smooth this new Wam (2011) looks fantastic….. i just got my new kontact 5'10 2011 and my evo 9 2011 hoping to reach you're level of surfing, after seeing the movie i think i should have the wam…. ;( keep riping….)"
"Awesome video! Some guys have all the luck!!! Best wishes for 2011 to all you guys at North-Kiteboarding and Julbo. Keep them vid's coming and helps us chase the winter-blues away! "
"Jeremie, You rock! Sick video, Sick editing, super sick riding! What a spot! sweet style on those waves. I like freestyle but everyday I'm getting more and more love for the waves. I used to be a surfer so that is my destiny hehehe! Keep them sweet videos coming PLEASE! Its great motivation to get out in the waves and make videos. Good job bro!"
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This article focusses on the left and right swipe actions while in the message list of the Airmail App.
Note that a maximum of 4 actions may be assigned to swipe.
Set & Reorder Swipe Actions
1. Tap the menu icon ≡ in the top left corner on the app, which will reveal the menu.
2. Tap on Settings.
3. Scroll down to 'Swipes' and tap on it.
4. Choose to edit the left or the right swipe actions.
5. A list will be displayed with the possible actions to assign to a swipe.
6. All the actions marked with a blue checkmark ✓ are active. Note that only 4 actions can be chosen.
7. To reorder, Tap & hold the reorder icon (≡) on the right on an action. Now drag the action in the appropriate orderIn this view, actions can also be enabled or disabled by clicking on the blue checkmark on the left an action.Click on done, when finished with the reordering.
Using Swipe Action
Swipe actions are used in the message list of Airmail App. To use these actions swipe to the left or to the right. Since four actions can be assigned to a swipe, the action depends on the length of the swipe.
In this example, we will demonstrate the left swipe. The actions assigned to the left swipe are Trash and Star.
A short swipe to the left will activate the trash action. Once the Trash icon is visible, lift finger to set action in motion.
A longer swipe will display the Star icon. Release finger to set this action in motion.

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Flamehill Vineyard is tucked up in the windswept hills of Montville, a scenic half hour drive into the hinterland from the Sunshine Coast. I know this area all to well, growing up just down the range.
I've never eaten, or even wine-tasted, at any winery so heading to Flamehill was sure to be a treat. It was everything I could have expected and more.
The staff were lovely, professional and attended to every need and request. Good service is sometimes a rarity in restaurants and cafes in modern times unfortunately, so the impeccable customer service from the young gent and lady was pleasant.
After pouring myself into the menu, with a few things I wasn't game to try, I was convinced I'd have to settle for something a little out of my reach, taste-wise. Though, only just before the young waiter came around to me, was it that I spotted their beef burger, for lack of more descriptive terms, which suitably appealed to me.
Now, I'm convinced I cannot eat another burger for the rest of my life. By a long shot, the tender beef, the pumpkin loaf bun, the salad and the delicious beetroot made for the best burger I have ever eaten in my life. While the rest of my family and English boy chewed in on some fine dining; eye fillets, venison and the likes, I was there with my beef burger. Not only was it completely delectable and absolutely breathtaking, it was one of the cheaper menu items available.
The only downfall to the day was in fact nothing to do the with restaurant. Being such atrocious weather, the sky literally opening up with vertically horizontal, relentless rain, the presumably beautiful views of the local scenery were masked by a thick layer of mist. Though not a single other aspect of the lunch could be faltered.
The images attached are not ones of my meal, but those of the equally stunning and delicious meals of my family. If you're headed the Sunshine Coast hinterland way, and enjoy a good winery and somewhat pricey, but beautiful meals, Flamehill is a good stop.


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Melanoma is related more to ethnicity, and in 75 percent of cases it occurs on relatively unexposed sites, especially on the feet of Africans. Melanoma occurrence actually decreases with greater sun exposure and can be increased by sunscreens.
There is also good evidence that the reported increase in melanoma incidence is an caused by the incorrect classification of benign naevi as malignant melanomas, which would explain why melanoma mortality has changed little despite the great increase in supposed incidence.
Unfortunately, in the United States, as well as many other Western countries, the sun has been unfairly demonized. Many people have been convinced that it is necessary to avoid the sun to decrease their risk of cancer, when the converse is actually true.
And, EVEN IF increased sun exposure does not decrease your risk of melanoma specifically – the most dangerous and rare form of skin cancer -- why would anyone in their right mind want to exchange the risk of a few harmless skin cancers with that of serious life-threatening challenges like breast-, prostate- and colon cancers?
Reduced Overall Cancer Risk Outweigh Any Risk of Melanoma
In fact, other studies have confirmed that the benefits of moderate sun exposure FAR outweigh its risks. For example, people who live in sunnier, southern latitudes and have higher vitamin D levels as a result of their increased sun exposure, are less likely to die from any type of cancer than people in northern latitudes.
Optimizing your vitamin D levels can help you to prevent as many as 16 different types of cancer including pancreatic, lung, breast, ovarian, prostate, and colon cancers. And vitamin D does not just impact your cancer risk slightly. It can cut your risk by as much as 60 percent!
Its protective effect against cancer works in several ways, including:
- Increasing the self-destruction of mutated cells (which, if allowed to replicate, could lead to cancer)
- Reducing the spread and reproduction of cancer cells
- Causing cells to become differentiated (cancer cells often lack differentiation)
- Reducing the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, which is a step in the transition of dormant tumors turning cancerous
Previous studies have found that more than one million people die every year from lack of sun exposure and subsequent vitamin D deficiency, so you really need to overcome your fear of the sun if you want to stay optimally healthy.
The Cumulative Benefits of Sun Exposure FAR Outweigh Your Risk of Skin Cancer
But the benefits don't end with reduced cancer risk. Appropriate sun exposure has also been linked to:
- Fewer aging-related changes in your DNA
- Lowered inflammatory responses
- Lowered insulin resistance
- Reduced heart disease risk
Northern countries (with less intense sunlight and colder winters) have higher levels of heart disease than sun-filled southern countries, and more heart attacks occur in the winter months, when sunlight is scarce.
One study even discovered that low vitamin D levels more than doubled the risk of heart attack and death. That's big!
Past studies have also found that getting a daily dose of vitamin D boosts your natural anti-inflammatory response, which can help treat congestive heart failure.
Just how does vitamin D help your heart?
There are a number of mechanisms triggered by vitamin D production that help fight heart disease, including:
- An increase in your body's natural anti-inflammatory cytokines
- The suppression of vascular calcification
- The inhibition of vascular smooth muscle growth
What May Be a Greater Risk Factor for Melanoma Than the Sun?
In 2001, the National Academy of Sciences published a comprehensive review showing that your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio was the key to preventing skin cancer development.
If you're like the average American, you're likely consuming far too many omega-6 fats, and far too little omega-3.
If you want to reduce or virtually eliminate your risk of skin- and other cancers, it will be vital to radically reduce your consumption of most vegetable oils, as they are high in omega-6 fats. Just 100 years ago, the average American consumed less than one pound of these oils per year, and today that amount has exploded to 75 pounds per year.
Another Australian study showed a 40 percent reduction in melanoma for those who ate fish, which is rich in omega-3.
This is one of the many reasons why I highly recommend taking krill oil or fish oil as a safe and effective alternative to increase your intake of beneficial omega-3s, considering the fact that most fish is now heavily contaminated with high levels of mercury.
To Prevent Skin Damage You Have to Protect Against the Most Damaging Rays
Ultraviolet light from the sun comes in two main wavelengths – UVA and UVB. It's important for you to understand the difference between them, and your risk factors from each.
Consider UVB the 'good guy' that helps your skin produce vitamin D.
UVA is considered the 'bad guy' because it penetrates your skin more deeply and causes more free radical damage. Not only that, but UVA rays are quite constant during ALL hours of daylight, throughout the entire year -- unlike UVB, which are low in morning and evening, and high at midday.
If you've ever gotten a scorching sunburn on a cloudy day, you now understand why; it's from the deeply penetrating UVA!
Since UVA's are inherently more damaging, AND persistently high during all daylight hours, wearing a sunscreen that doesn't protect you from UVA is going to give you virtually no benefit and be detrimental to your overall health, while increasing your risk of melanoma since you're more likely to stay out longer and suffer deeper damage.
Two non-toxic ingredients that scatter both UVB and the more damaging UVA rays are titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. They've been used all over the world for over 75 years as safe sunscreens. These two natural minerals form the base of my Natural Sunscreen.
Sunscreens May Not Prevent Melanoma Either…
Although sunscreen can prevent the most common types of skin cancer -- basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas -- it does not protect against melanoma, according to research from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
They found that those who used sunscreen did not have a lower risk of melanoma, even though it has been theorized that using sunscreen to prevent sunburns in childhood might lower your risk of cancer.Based on the evidence, researchers concluded that sunburn, in and of itself, probably does not cause melanoma, but that sunburn is an important sign of excessive sun exposure that can cause melanoma in people who are genetically susceptible because of their skin type. Since sunscreen prevents sunburn it might encourage light-skinned individuals to spend more time in the sun, possibly increasing their melanoma risk.


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All pieces what you see are made one of the kind, there isn't two the same. Just as we are.
Every Girl Should Sparkle
All pieces what you see are made one of the kind, there isn't two the same. Just as we are.
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- AnonymousJuly 15, 2013 at 10:15 PM
nice summer colorsReplyDelete
zalaa ir vienkaarshi perfekta!!! loti patiik :-) kaa var iegaadaaties? xReplyDelete
Pirmaa patiik loti, rokasspraadze ar zilajaam sakanajaam bumbinaam, un caurspiidiigaa ar lillaa diedzinu, arii interesee kaa var iegaadaaties cik m aksaa un kaapeec veel tev nav etsy????? Bildes izcilas.... Iipashi nerotaajos bet apsveru ka vareetu varbuut :-) dodmums zinaat kaa okReplyDelete
These are lovely!ReplyDelete
Ramona your jewelry is amazing, you did an excellent job!!! Have a great day!ReplyDelete
Don't Call Me Fashion Blogger
nice!!! ; ]ReplyDelete
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Such a great concept of one of a kind. Their pieces look very cuteReplyDelete
Mili from call me, Maeby
Burvīgas rotas! Un bilžu kvalitāte fantastiska! :)ReplyDelete
Such a great jewellery selection!ReplyDelete
Laura. xx
Such pretty pieces Ramona!ReplyDelete
The Other Side of Gray
These are all so pretty! Hugs from Cali! xx The Golden GirlsReplyDelete
everything is very pretty :)ReplyDelete
Dear Ra, how impressing that each piece is not equal than a other - and I love the bright colours!ReplyDelete
xx from Bavaria, Rena
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2013 at 7:17 PM
Wow! These are all amazing! Congrats sweety!ReplyDelete
Call me M from Do You Speak Gossip?
I love the second one Ra! I'm going to ask my Hubby if there's room in the budget for a splurge because I really want that second necklace! It's unique and pretty!ReplyDelete
..loti loti skaistas Rotas , man patik ka tas nav plastmasas bet gan dabīgas , Tev loti padodās rotu darināšana , visas tās skaistās krāsas kopā tik dzīvespriecīgi ..ReplyDelete
Iespējams ari es kaut ko pasūtīšu kad būšu atpakal no LV ( Braucu šo sestdien )
Lai veicās arī turpmāk rotu gatavošanā..
You're reading my mind dear! every girl deserves to sparkle and stand out! I've just made a post on my blog about it - I opened an online jewellery shop which sells unique handmade jewellery from different designers around the world www.tresjewellery.comReplyDelete
Funny that we think about the same:)
what an awesome array of stack potential! Ra, you've done a fab job with these pretty creations. love the color play and various embellishments. beautiful showcase, cheers to your success!! ♥ReplyDelete
Congratulations for making these beautiful pieces! I have huge respect and admiration for people able to turn their dreams and passion into a daytime job, and I wish you all the best with your Strike a Pose line! CaterinaReplyDelete


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Hellacious, monstrous, bombastic, mind-blowing, an "absolute beast" — the Twitterverse has no shortage of colorful euphemisms for Dodge's new hellhound, the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon. But for those of us at a loss for words, there's always the devil emoji.
After being teased for months, the Challenger SRT Demon was unveiled — rather, unleashed — at the 2017 New York International Auto Show. Later, a lucky few, including Managing Editor Joe Bruzek, got to experience the beast at a Demon launch event at Lucas Oil Raceway drag strip in Indianapolis.
With 840 horsepower, the Demon is billed as the fastest and most powerful production V-8 in the world. It goes from zero-to-60 mph in 2.3 seconds and is capable of a 9-second quarter-mile. With devilish good looks to boot, it's enough to bring a tear to your eye. Just blame your tears on burnout smoke. (We won't tell.)
2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon ������ 840 Horsepower out of the factory is enough to make a grown man cry �������� #dodge #demon #MuricanMuscle pic.twitter.com/S0SRn04pc4— AmericanMuscleCars (@MuricanMuscles) July 9, 2017
The Demon was made to breathe fire on a drag strip, which means that videos of Demon screams and burnouts abound. Activating the Demon's line-lock feature applies brake pressure to the front tires only, allowing the back tires to spin freely. The ensuing burnout earns the beast its name.
I just got goosebumps from watching the @Dodge Demon launch video even though I've seen it 10 times ������— Olivia Copeland (@LivCopeland) July 19, 2017
I'd be lying if I said I haven't been watching videos on the dodge demon for the last 30 minutes— Kailin Kenworthy (@_kay_doh) April 24, 2017
After seeing the Demon in all its fury, most people's first thought is "whoa" — and their second thought is, "I want that. Now." But with a starting price of $86,090, including destination, that does not include passenger seats (those are $1 extra), the Demon doesn't come cheap.
The Dodge Demon is an absolute beast! I want one!!!!!! or maybe two!! https://t.co/Sp7TYol4dS— James Kernan (@JKernan) May 24, 2017
Man I want that Dodge Demon so bad ���� what I gotta do??— CrawBabe (@__taralynnx) July 19, 2017
Which kidney I gotta sell to purchase that new Dodge Demon— Greatest Ever ������ (@Urban_Supremacy) April 24, 2017
If I ever win the powerball... I'm buying a @dodge Demon... because who doesnt want 840hp?— MunneY AKA Joey (@ImMunneY) July 18, 2017
For some, 90K is practically a steal:
Dodge Demon is roughly around 90k. Fastest production car in the world in 60 & 1/4 mile or you could buy the Bugatti Veyron for 1.4m more ��— Kyle Hunter (@KyLiveIt) July 18, 2017
For others, the luxury-car price — as well as safety concerns and insurance headaches — mean the Demon is best left to collectors:
Everything I read about the #Dodge #Demon, the insurance or lack of insurance, the waiver on safety, it's definitely a collector's car.— G.E. Finkelstein (@G_E_Finkelstein) July 13, 2017
Dodge and Chevrolet fans alike are gearing up for a drag-strip rivalry of biblical proportions: Hennessey Performance preempted the Demon launch with an announcement of the 1,000-hp "The Exorcist" Chevrolet ZL1 Camaro upgrade. Yes, it's named The Exorcist.
Looks like the Dodge demon has some competition. Chevy all the way. pic.twitter.com/IyiaXGMoIN— K.O.P. (@ryderrrzzz) July 16, 2017
I'm just excited to see if chevy and ford make something to oppose the dodge demon on a drag strip.— Johnny (@AllNewJohnGG) April 24, 2017
@FordMustang chevy is coming out with a chevy exorcist and dodge is coming out with a dodge demon we need to join and make a mustang jesus.— Matthew Bro �� (@mbro620) June 9, 2017
Before launch, the Demon made its feature film debut in "The Fate of the Furious," the eighth installment of the wildly successful "The Fast and the Furious" franchise. Over-the-top car chases and flashy paintjobs are the franchise's M.O., so the Demon fit right in.
Just realized dom was driving the dodge demon in fate of the furious. They slipped that one in.— SKIT-CI (@SKITCI) July 15, 2017
@Dodge #Demon That car is ruthless!!! I cant wait to see Fate of the Furious. Vin Diesel wanted a 10 second car he got a better one.— crzywhiteboy78 (@25straight78) April 12, 2017
"The Fate of the Furious" star Vin Diesel even introduced the Demon at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in April.
@dodge demon reveal..Hey look who's here!! @vindiesel #dodgedemon #Demon @Dodge @driveSRT pic.twitter.com/Dm6bIUQIvd— Peter Ciani (@Ne_Drivers) April 12, 2017
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Eminem - Cocaine ft. Alicia Keys
[Alicia Keys]
…yeah I made it
I'm addicted
[Eminem - Verse 1]
This was a beat with no words at first, it's a blank painting
Exercising my mind, it's brain strength training
Starts off with the pain
Going to lengths explaining
Myself to myself, but I ain't great at delaying
The temptation and lust, the sensation's a must
A combination of rush and not giving a !!
So I'm giving up
Back to cabinet, a couple pills
Take enough to chill and just feel like nothing's real
But satisfy my appetite, I feel like nothing will
So I take a couple more, why the !! not?
I up the thrill
Wearing nothing but a bathrobe, got my wallet and that's it
Now I'm driving a back road, you could call it a bad trip
Act cool but I'm nervous under the surface, swerving in both lanes
Is this !! worth it? This life is my cocaine
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This is one of our family favorites. I started making this not very long ago. While the flavors are not new to me, but the way they come together in this recipe was a wonderful surprise to the palette.
Sesame paste or Tahini is one of the basic kitchen essentials in Mediterranean cuisine and in many other countries.
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by Stanley Collyer
Already ranked as one of the top engineering programs in the U.S., Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is hardly resting on its laurels. Scott Hall, anew Nano‐Bio‐Energy Technologies building scheduled for completion in early 2016, will undoubtedly enhance the University's standing as a cutting edge research institution. Contrary to most curricula in the field of engineering, Nanotechnology is not based on a narrowly defined area of study; rather it is interdisciplinary in nature and can span the sciences and even reach into the arts. As a landlocked campus, a major challenge facing Carnegie Mellon is finding space for the construction of new facilities. The site chosen for Scott Hall in 2011 was at the western edge of the historic campus property, perched at the top of a neighboring ravine, Junction Hollow, and barely separated from three adjacent buildings. Although the campus master plan had already pinpointed a location for the new building, the University conducted a design competition to explore alternative solutions to a challenging site and a demanding interdisciplinary program.


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At the risk of dating myself, I was there before there was an Internet, but I remember all the arguments.
The guys from the phone companies wanted to make the rules. "Okay, fine, if we're going to have data on networks, we're going to have ATM switches because it's got to be circuit switched — that's the way robust networks work. This packet switching stuff will never work. You can't send voice over IP packets. They're too vague, the latency's too high. It'll never work."
At the time, we were just building software and we said, "Well why don't we try to send voice over IP networks and…it seems to work pretty good!"
For the phone companies their resistance was all about their survival. Or that's how they viewed it — but that really wasn't the case. It turned out that they were protecting a business model that was about to be overwhelmed by a new wave of technology. So now they have a new business model which is even better.
We think it would be good for the diabetes community and device manufacturers if they embraced an open architecture. They already see the value in how open data can help with fitness, let's work with them to bring that openness to their diabetes data.
Clayton Christensen, a Harvard Business School Professor and authority on disruptive innovation, makes the case that proprietary system architectures are giving way to open system architectures. It may take a while, but Android is going to win out over Apple because it's the open platform. As this shift happens over time, the people who win are the component vendors, not the system vendors.
That same shift could happen with diabetes. And that's exactly what I want. I want the best CGM and the best pump, and I want it all to work together, and I want open software to make it all happen. Yes, we need the FDA in there to make sure it works and it's safe — but that's the point about this. There's no reason the FDA can't be involved to figure out how to get this all working.
As we all know, there are interesting examples of corporate ecosystems built around open standards leading to thriving markets and improved quality of life. Want a good example? Here's one. The Internet would never have been invented by the incumbent phone companies. In fact, they thought of it as a toy, and resisted it until they realized it was inevitable, and then they embraced it. Now, it is an integral part of their thriving business.
Like the telephone companies, the diabetes device vendors are not going to invent an open data platform for diabetes because they are happy with the status quo. In fact, they will probably oppose it until it becomes a wave they cannot resist, and only then will they embrace it. This rising tide will make life better for the entire device industry.
Where does the FDA fit into the picture? We see a world where a range of FDA-approved cloud-based data providers interoperate with FDA-approved devices from a range of vendors, with third-party FDA-approved apps that ride on top of this platform, and it's all safe and effective. This is new territory for the FDA but it's how the world works everywhere from cloud storage to mobile operating systems to banking.
Done right, applying open standards to diabetes management will improve the lives of millions of people, as well as the people who help provide their care. Done right, it will revolutionize the clinical practices of diabetes management.


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What I Wore: Not Your Average White Tee
pleather tee: c/o MADE Fashion Week Collection for Macy's Impulse / jeans: c/o James Jeans / shoes: Marc Fisher / sunglasses: House of Harlow 1960
I am not one to opt for "simple" and "minimal". However, this perfect white pleather tee from the Macy's MADE Collection was the perfect opportunity to make the switch. The MADE collection was inspired by the New York fashion week scene and street style vibe. I am very excited to share another piece from the collection in a future post!
Buen fin de semana amigos!


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Nvidia GTX 590 gets Watercooling from CoolIT OMNI 590
Simon Telford / 8 years ago
CoolIT a brand synonymous with liquid cooling has announced their latest product, the OMNI N590 A.L.C cooler for NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 590 GPU's. It is said to solve the thermal issues that come with running Quad SLI, as one would imagine. Currently there isn't a decent picture of the OMNI GTX 590, only a 3D Rendered version.
CoolIT have been making GPU water-cooled systems for a while but have claimed that their new OMNI 590 for the GTX 590 can reduce temperatures up 30 degrees cooler than the stock integrated cooler.
As well as reducing noise since the OMNI 590 is a enclosed self contained liquid cooling solution, not to mention their line of OMNI A.L.C have won 2010 CES Innovation Design & Engineering Showcase Award.
Pricing hasn't been announced but it is available from premier system integrators such as MAINGEAR, Falcon NorthWest and Puget as a complete system, meaning the GTX 590 with the OMNI 590 pre mounted.
The only issue I see with this solution is the claim for QUAD SLI support, would require at least 4 120mm fan placements within a case, would could result in higher temps on other components if the rest of the machine is air cooled, although if you're willing to invest in 4xGTX 590 with OMNI 590 then you would most likely have a water-cooled system.


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|This is the company who made those gorgeous bite size cupcakes
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Thanks for the amazing cupcakes at the Davina Peace launch, I actually can't stop thinking about them. The icing was perfect, not sickly and the sponge was divine! Yum!!


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Main trend lines of demographic situation in Russia today are similar to global ones, including economically developed countries, experts of the Analytical Center believe. These trend lines are: low birth-rates, considerably heavy mortality, ageing of population, therefore growth of demographic load, uncontrolled pattern of migration, intraregional in particular. Current crisis and sanctions cannot affect these trends as trends are permanent and sanctions are temporary.
Sanctions will not strongly affect demographic situation in Russia
Measures of State support of development of population are set by laws and the Constitution of the Russian Federation. State support of population policy is governed by budget appropriation, from federal budget mostly.
IA REGNUM cites Head of the Department for Social Policy Natalia Nikolaeva that reinforcement of sanctions will put pressure on budget. Status of country's economic situation and global business environment influences capability of budget expenditures. However, public assistance funds are public liabilities, and results of adjustments cannot provide for their reduction. "As we know, in the conditions of the world economic crises 2008-2009 Russia yet could avoid sequestering of expenses on social needs and liabilities", says Ms. Nikolaeva.
Other program sections, which are not a state aid in the truest sense of the word, but influence the objects which provide services (education, public health services etc.), may be cut down, according to the expert. Furthermore, sanction actions may affect incomes and lower social standards of living through an impact on country's economy and price level. Hence, a drop in income and living standards may have an adverse effect on birth-rates. "Many people will just postpone delivery of a child until prime-time", believes the expert.
Counsellor of the Department for Social Policy of the Analytical Center Vladimir Trubin sees a potentially positive effect of this situation -"Sanctions and current crisis provide us with an inflow of Ukrainian migrants with high skill level and of working age. They help us to gain labor force. Many of them come with families and children, which affects demographic increase. Their legitimate placement and tax liabilities partly compensate state social expenditures on this citizen category, says the expert. "In this context the migrants' inflow is necessary for increase of demographic potential, solving of socioeconomic problems and needs of labor-market", says Mr. Trubin.


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Food & restaurant web design is an important part of a marketing plan for most restaurants and food businesses. This is why, the amount of new food related websites is growing rapidly in numbers.
The food industry is among the biggest market niches in the world. Although taste is usually the main focus, the appearance, atmosphere and design is just as vital when showcasing restaurants, products or recipes on a website. In addition, there are plenty of foodies or food bloggers on the internet that provide an assortment of stunning food images and delicious recipes.
One of the essential elements in food & restaurant web design is to support the business strategy. Restaurant websites should help in getting more physical customers in the restaurant. Other food businesses are offering a particular service or product that needs to be promoted. Still others use a website for showcasing general info about their organization.
When preparing to design a food related website, popular restaurant websites is a perfect starting place for finding inspiration. For this post then, I have collected more than 50 food & restaurant web design examples to get you started.
Enjoy this tasty list and remember that an image is better than a thousand words. Then share your salivating thoughts with us through the comment section below. If food & restaurant web design inspired and tempted your appetite, you are welcome to share this post with your friends.


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Monday, October 15, 2012
Cover Reveal: "Beauty Awakened" by Gena Showalter
"Beauty Awakened" is the second book in the Angels of the Dark series by Gena Showalter. This series is a spin-off from her wildly popular (and one of my personal favorites) Lords of the Underworld series. It is due to be released February 26, 2013.
His name is Koldo. He is scarred, powerful, his control legendary-and he lives only for vengeance against the angel who viciously removed his wings. But if he yields to the forces of hatred, he will be eternally damned.
Nicola Lane was born with a defective heart, yet this fragile human shows surprising strength as demons stalk her every move, determined to end her. She is the key to Koldo's deliverance...and his downfall. Though he fights duty, destiny and his first addictive taste of desire, his toughest battle will be the one for Nicola's life-even if he has to sacrifice his own...
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Credit card revenge spending
When love goes wrong, the hurt go shopping
Ah, sweet revenge. Getting burned by a spouse or love interest can inspire the desire to get back at the cad or caddette by charging up the credit accounts. However, while this method of retribution may be more appealing than keying a car or posting scandalous pics, the ultimate cost can be high and far-reaching.
Who does it and why
When Cynthia Rodriguez suspected her husband, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, was pitching woo with an infamous pop star, she took his credit cards on a little shopping spree. Substantiated reports are that Ms. Rodriguez treated several close friends to luxury spa treatments and other indulgences to the tune of over $100,000. Did splurging on these material items make up for the emotional pain of A-Rod's dalliances with the Material Girl? Only she knows, but at the very least, her pals benefited from her highly charged reaction. (See "7 ways to not be a victim of credit card revenge")
Revenge charging is not reserved only by celebrities, but everyday folk as well. Stay-at-home-mom Felicia Perry was married to a world-class philanderer and also attempted to spend away her fury. "He cheated on me mercilessly -- I knew he was but could never catch him. He made me feel like I was crazy, seeing things." When she finally caught him in the act (oh, yes), Perry went for the wallet. "I grabbed our joint cards. I knew that everything would be split 50-50 after the divorce, so I figured it was a good discount." She bought a ticket to New York City and licked her wounds for a week in a swank midtown hotel.
Michael McAuliffe, president of Family Credit Management, a nationwide nonprofit credit counseling agency, says he and his counselors are familiar with couples using credit as weapons. "We have seen people go to great lengths and open cards in the other's name, which is illegal. We have seen people not make payments, or worse yet, overdraft a joint checking account or abuse a debit card at just the right time so important payments bounce."
Why do some use cash and credit to punish a partner? Because it's easy, the effect is instantaneous and, according to St. Paul, Minn., financial consultant and author Ruth Hayden, money is this society's primary power tool. "Money always gets the other person's attention. It says, 'Did you notice? I'm upset!'" It's tit-for-tat justice: "He went for a golf weekend, now I'm going to have fun myself." Hayden calls it reactive spending, and says that though it can feel rational, it's not: "It's purely emotional."
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Because of consequences for using a spouse or partner's credit cards can be so severe, experts suggest adopting other, better ways to deal with conflict and hurt.
Think before reacting, urges Michael McAuliffe, president of Family Credit Management. "Ask yourself how will you feel in the future if you do this and could there be any repercussions from the other party legally, emotionally, etc., and is it really worth it?" Step back. Talk to a friend.
Hayden offers other ways to deal with feelings of vengeance:
And if emotions have led you to already run up the cards? Calm down and conduct damage control. "Depending on the time line, you can return your purchases," says McAuliffe. He also recommends transferring the balance to your personal account, an action that would be most welcomed by the other side, especially if you want to salvage the relationship. If you do go your separate ways, you still could be saddled with revenge debt. As with bad affairs, don't let it linger: Apply all extra funds to what you owe and soon you'll be free of more than just the financial burden.
Dallas attorney Clinton David also sees many credit card power plays in his practice and notes the ploy's destructive nature. "Many times, in revenge charging, the theory is if we can't own the village together, then I will burn it down," says David. "This somewhat backward reasoning states that 'although I might be spending a lot of my own money, I want to make sure that you leave this divorce with as little as possible.' Logic plays no role in this process, and it is all about paybacks and revenge."
If you think women are more apt to wield the credit sword, McAuliffe says not so -- it depends on the situation. "Everyone is capable of reacting in a manner they would not normally take, given the right or wrong circumstances."
As Perry understood, when you charge on jointly held cards, you may end up liable for at least half of what you spent in the event of divorce. In her case, the deal may have been worth the expense, but that's not always the case. When you're mad and bent on retaliation, it's easy to go overboard and charge what you can't afford to repay, but will ultimately be responsible for.
There are other, more serious repercussions to consider before using cards that don't belong just to you. For example, your ex may respond by filing a lawsuit and pressing charges against you for the amount you charged. Don't think it doesn't happen, says McAuliffe. "We have seen many cases where the person who used the card has been prosecuted criminally."
It's legal to shop on cards where you're an authorized user or co-signer, but you are not allowed to use someone else's individually owned account without their permission. "Should the spouse (or partner) use the other person's individual credit card and the store accepts it, the account holder will be obligated to pay the bill unless it is reported to the credit card company that it is an unauthorized charge," says David. "In that event, the person conducting the unauthorized charge has opened himself up to potential criminal prosecution."
And then there's the relationship damage. Not all couples' problems lead to permanent break-ups, and the debt incurred in anger can cause serious issues if the duo chooses to stay together. Behind-the-back charging breaks trust, which is the backbone of a healthy partnership. In fact, McAuliffe says it can be worse for those who need to clean up the mess they made, as they "have to deal with whatever upset led to the revenge as well as fixing the financial troubles."
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To get green tomatoes to ripen to a red color, store them in a location that is between 55 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit for about a month. This technique also works with tomatoes that have a blended green-and-pink coloring.
- Pick the tomatoes
Tomatoes from new plants respond better to the indoor-ripening process than those that come from more mature plants. Pick healthy, undamaged tomatoes before the first frost.
- Prepare the tomatoes
Cut off the stems, which can damage the tomatoes when they are stored closely together. Remove any tomatoes that are already close to ripening because their proximity to the green tomatoes causes bruising.
- Store the tomatoes
Place the green tomatoes in a location that remains a consistent 55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit cause the tomatoes to soften before they ripen. Do not place the tomatoes in a refrigerator. When the skins become pink, move the tomatoes to a warmer location to finish ripening.
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The normal ripening process takes a few weeks. If you want the tomatoes to ripen faster, mix some apples in with the green tomatoes. Both the tomatoes and the apples emit ethylene gas, which causes the tomatoes to ripen. Adding the apples increases the amount of ethylene gas being emitted, speeding up the ripening process.


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It's about now that chanceries all over the country are sending out letters to seminarians to tell them they're going to be ordained. Shortly thereafter there's a flurry of scheduling the event with family, vestments discussions, and all the rest, but most pressing is often the knowledge of the awesome responsibility entrusted to you. Normally, that comes in the form of wayward thoughts and dreams of flubbing something during the Liturgy by dropping some object or falling or being completely lost. It's a vortex of worry that can swallow you whole if you let it.
Let me tell you something I overheard a priest telling a couple about to be married as he walked them through the service. "This is not performance. This is prayer. You don't need to be worried about messing up if you remember that this is prayer before God." These were words that resonated with me as a young priest more than I think they did for the couple who were more preoccupied with making it to the rehearsal dinner on time than remembering where to stand or the order of things.
So, you men who are to receive the laying on of hands, there is certainly studying to be done, but in the moment when you serve your first Liturgy remember that this is faith in action and not a performance art. That calm, connected feeling you have when you pray is available to you when serving as well. Don't get flustered. For thousands of years men have been trained to serve the Lord. Each has erred in some way or another, improved, and served the Lord better after each correction. You are joining that unbroken chain and it is prayer, practice, and humility that will strengthen you. God is with us!
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Rotting bananas enlisted to help corpse flower open up
For a week, Lois the corpse flower has promised to show us her smelly stuff.
But Friday, the shy titan arum at the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science remained closed.
Visitors have crowded the museum for days — a nearly 400 percent increase in attendance - to watch the plant, hoping to see its rare bloom and a stench said to resemble that of rotting flesh. (Thus the common name.)
It rapidly stretched to 67 inches, then stopped growing, typically a sign a plant is about to open. Its girth expanded to a generous 38 inches, and the big bloom structure now resembles a voluptuous vase.
Museum horticulturist Zac Stayton hopes a bag of rotting bananas placed near the plant will do the trick.
A wild suggestion
No, this isn't voodoo. Decomposing fruit releases ethylene, a natural plant hormone that can nudge a flower into bloom. Friday, Stayton made a 2-inch triangular incision in Lois' spathe and angled the bag of bananas so the ethylene will funnel into the small cut. The odd treatment simulates decomposition in the wild.
Flowers can fail to open in gardens and in the wild.
"There a slim chance Lois wouldn't open," Stayton says, "so we're just taking every precaution to make sure that doesn't happen."
Lois, named for a former museum staffer's mother, is an endangered Amorphophallus titanum, native to Sumatra. The giant corpse flower is the largest and stinkiest inflorescence in the world. The big bloom structure can reach 10 feet tall and 5 feet across. The withering stench attracts pollinating carrion beetles.
Once open, Lois will last about two days, then collapse. Total smell time is eight to 12 hours.
Only the second
Lois will be the second corpse flower to bloom in Texas. The first was the 61-inch-tall Big Jack at Stephen F. Austin State University's Mast Arboreum in 2004. Twenty-eight corpse flowers have bloomed in the United States.
The museum's streaming live video online proved so popular, its computer system crashed this week. Rice University is now supporting the video stream at www.hmns.org.


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Daggers get new year joy with win at Exeter
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Sky Bet League Two: Exeter City 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 2
Dagenham & Redbridge recorded consecutive wins in the league for the first time since April 2015 to move out of the drop zone with a win at Exeter City
In John Still's first game of his third stint in charge, the visitors took the lead only to concede their advantage on the stroke of half time.
But after withstanding a barrage of pressure from the Grecians after the break, the east Londoners retook the lead
For the first time in the league this season, Daggers named an unchanged XI following Monday's win at Stevenage.
Ashley Chambers and Christian Doidge were both forced off early in that game with cramp, but were passed fit for the trip to Devon.
It also meant the team persisted with a 5-3-2 formation as Justin Hoyte again took on the role of sweeper.
There was drama even before a ball was kicked at St James Park with the game only going ahead following a pitch inspection at 10.30am following heavy rain.
Pitch conditions probably helped Daggers remain level in the seventh minute when Lee Holmes' shot from just inside the area rolled into the arms of Mark Cousins.
Daggers forced their first corner of the match in the 11th minute when pressure from Doidge forced Jordan Tillson to run the ball out of play.
Ashley Hemmings delivered the ball from the right and looked to overhit it to the back post.
But Joss Labadie was on hand to score for the second consecutive match, this time with a header, to put the visitors in front.
The goal was not without controversy, though, as Grecians keeper Bobby Olejnik looked to be fouled on the goal line.
Daggers had Cousins to thank nine minutes later for keeping the scores level, denying Alex Nicholls after the hosts worked the ball well to create the close range shot.
The visitors went close to adding a second in the 29th minute when Josh Passley raced down the right flank.
Passley crossed into the box from the byline, but Chambers subsequent half volley was scuffed and collected by Olejnik at the second attempt.
Just five minutes later and Dagenham went close again, this time through striker Doidge.
The Welshman got his head onto a free kick into the box from Frankie Raymond, but his effort went narrowly wide.
From then on, though, it was one-way traffic as Exeter wasted a succession of chances, including some open goals, to draw level.
That was until the 43rd minute when the hosts equalised through Tom Nichols from a corner.
Holmes delivered a delightful ball into the box that cause all manner of chaos in Daggers defence with Nichols taking full advantage.
Daggers started the second half brightly, forcing a couple of early corners asDoidge tested Olejnik with a header.
Both teams continued to create chances, with the visitors unfortunate to see Chambers narrowly miss out on latching onto a poor backpass from Jordan Moore-Taylor.
Any touch would have seen Chambers in for a second for the visitors, but he was just a fraction too slow to get to the ball.
With conditions deteriorating, chances became few and far between although Cousins was on hand to again deny Nichols.
It was Daggers who moved ahead in the 74th minute though, with Chambers scoring a header for the second straight match.
Hemmings initially broke down the left before putting an inviting ball into the box with several team mates waiting.
Chambers was on hand to head home in the middle of the area and put the visitors ahead for the second time.
There was some late drama, with Clevid Dikamona heading a free kick off his own goal line but Daggers held on for a morale-boosting win ahead of the trip to Everton.
Exeter City: Olejnik, Woodman, Holmes, Davies (Oakley 80), Nicholls, Moore-Taylor, Reid (Morrison 81), Nichols, Tillson, Grant, Brown (Noble 80)
Unused subs: Hamon, McAllister, Ribeiro, McCready
Daggers: Cousins; Passley, Dikamona, Hoyte, Obileye, Hemmings; Labadie (Boucaud 46), Dunne, Raymond; Doidge (Vassell 73), Chambers (Cureton 77)
Unused subs: O'Brien, Nosworthy, Jones, Widdowson
Attendance: 3, 451 (including 84 Daggers fans)
Referee: Graham Harwood


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Energy costs continue to fluctuate. Increasing right along with them is the awareness—greater than ever before—of how important steam trap maintenance is to conserving energy and saving dollars. But awareness is one thing, action is another. Energy users at every level are still faced with problems that are products of outdated thinking and misplaced priorities:
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I know that this isn't a picture of lace because I'm designing something for a book and I can't show it to you. It's a picture of my progress of the revamped Girlfriend's Swing Coat Sweater in Spud & Chloe Sweater, Waterslide. I know, I know, it's going slowly but I'm struggling over here with lace.
I've never been a fan of knitting lace or lace knitting (there are people who will correct me or inform me what the difference is and I know what the difference is but don't want to go into it here. Just know, both types have something against me). I've never been a fan because whenever it seems like I'm on a roll I end up having to tink back and when I tink back I manage to drop stitches or yarn overs, get everything tangled or drop a stitch marker or two and lose my place.
The other "hilarious" thing that happens to me is I put the project in my lap and somehow, somehow, when I get up from the chair the working yarn gets caught on something and next thing I know: r-r-rrrrip! Why? Why? Dear Universe: This is no longer funny.
It is kind of like writing an entire college thesis and having your computer crash and lose all the data. Wait: That actually happened to me once. Losing lace isn't as bad.
And don't tell me to put in a lifeline. Last time I did that, I managed to slip my working needle out completely and lose a day's worth of work. The good news is, I'm using to die-for yarn and it cheers me up.
Speaking of cheering up: After mangling another four inches of the lace item under discussion, I came home to find what Blue Sky Alpacas calls a Shade Card Kit. If we designers are lucky enough, sometimes a yarn company will send you such a thing. This one is a doozy. Seriously. I opened it and tears sprung from my eyes. It's a yarn junkie's dream.
It made my day of tinking, sweating bullets, tunnel vision and muttering under my breath complete. Feast your eyes on the boxes of yarn which, I found out, you can purchase. I asked permission to post these photos because I knew that if I posted them you'd all go nuts and try to score them. I didn't even know that you could buy such a thing. Turns out you can. At least I know that you can get the ones for Blue Sky Alpacas here. The Spud & Chloe one, I'm not sure about, but I thought I'd show you a pic of that shade kit, too, because it is adorable, and you can spot the Waterslide Sweater yarn in the bunch.


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There is no way to make any of these inoffensive. The sign in question is not in any way racist, it's exactly to the point. The message intended is about religion and the state, the two are being mixed by the state with their "Year of the bible". This is already offensive.
The verse is from the bible, the picture, …an example from the history of the nation, founded supposedly on secular principles. It is not racist, not even close… it's just a historically correct reminder of things that have been sanctioned by the state, …corrected -> but still part and parcel of the bible the state wishes to celebrate. The image is not on characterizing a black person as inferior; on the contrary, it's pointedly illustrating a cruelty of bigotry that was inflicted on human beings, by human beings and still supported by a bible that, …unlike a constitution, …is not subject to amendments.
It's an image of an American slave.
It's a verse from a Christian bible.
Black people (all people) SHOULD be offended, not by this sign, but by this, and this alone.
Here's an example of this particular kind of hypocrisy that is quite germane:
This billboard was considered okay, and not offensive:
An atheist group in Ohiocontracted with a sign company to put this up:
They were refused on the grounds that the message was "obscene, unnecessarily offensive and/or not in the best interests of the community at large." Though, at first they were refused after the contract was accepted, with no explanation why.
This current issue isn't about black people asserting that they're rightfully offended, it's about Christian people asserting privilege, both in ignoring both the spirit and letter of the Establishment Clause, as well as the entitlement to be offended by biblical scripture, …only if expressed by non-Christians.
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"I do find it quite interesting to note that they left the offensive part still there...go figure."
It does give one pause, doesn't it?
Look closely at the "seams".
I hadn't yet seen a picture of the defaced billboard. Thanks for posting. I do find it quite interesting to note that they left the offensive part still there...go figure.
Thanks, Richard. Especially for the billboard about The Year of The Bible and which parts of the billboard were removed. I needed that bit of consciousness raising. I tend to just notice the stuff the religious say about the Bible and forget what horrible trash it is.
"NO ONE has the right not to be offended." Doesn't apply here in Canada though
We as atheists have lived with the offense which is religion, some of us for all our lives, others for as long as we've recognized our own atheism. This offense takes the form of billboards or television programs or churches which may be as thick in some quarters as fast food restaurants. Those who promote this offense don't think it offensive, because they are in the majority, because they can't conceive of the message of religion as being anything other than benign, but mostly because they can't bring themselves to THINK ... or at least put themselves in someone else's shoes, notably ours.
Certainly, our posters have gone up in the past. Some have been torn down, others defaced, some simply didn't go up at all because of the reasons noted in the post above ... but the fact is that we have the same right to express ourselves in public media as the theists do, and we need to continue to push that position to impress that fact on them.
I've probably said this a dozen times on A/N, so I'll make it a baker's dozen:
NO ONE has the right not to be offended.
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So loving that its Friday and its raining. I am not a huge fan of the rain but I would take a rainy weekend rather than a rainy workday anytime. That means some really good sleep tonight and sleeping in tomorrow, YEAH!!
I plan on crafting this weekend and if the weather permits taking my son out drive me around town to pratice his drivin skills. I also feel like baking a cake. I forgot to share that a coworker has asked me to bake 2 cakes for his family over the next couple of weeks, yippy!!
Today I share with you a vintage tag, I am not going to want to give this away.
Piece of Cake stamp set by CTMH
Tag from office supply store
Top Stitch desiner paper by CTMH
Bling by EK Success
Prisma glitter by CTMH
Ribbon misc
Wishing you a super weekend!!!
Friday, February 5, 2010
More sweet treats!!
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3 comments:
- Katy said...
LOVE the stitching and the glitter!!! The wide ribbon also sets it off, gf!
- February 5, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- joey said...
Hi Jamia
fabulous tag, I can see why you wouldnt want to give it away, the colour combo is gorgeous.
Enjoy your weekend
- February 5, 2010 at 11:19 PM
- Sparkle said...
This is darling!
- February 6, 2010 at 10:29 AM
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The Battle of Drewry's Bluff
Other Names: Proctor's Creek, Fort Darling
Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia
Campaign: Bermuda Hundred Campaign (May-June 1864)
Principal Commanders:
Union: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]
Confederate: Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS]
Forces Engaged: 48,000 total (US 30,000; CS 18,000)
Estimated Casualties: 6,660 total
Description: After his repulse at Swift Creek and Fort Clifton on May 9, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler withdrew into his entrenchments at Bermuda Hundred. A Confederate army of 18,000 was patched together under command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard to confront Butler's 30,000. On May 12, Butler moved north against the Confederate line at Drewry's Bluff but again adopted a defensive posture when his attack was not supported by gunboats. On the 13th a Union column struck the right flank of the Confederate line at the Wooldridge House, carrying a line of works. Butler remained cautious, however, giving Beauregard time to concentrate his forces. On May 16 at dawn, Ransom's Confederate division opened an attack on Butler's right flank, routing many units. Subsequent attacks lost direction in the fog, but the Federals were disorganized and demoralized. After severe fighting, Butler extricated himself from battle, withdrawing again to his Bermuda Hundred Line. This battle stopped Butler's offensive against Richmond.
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Home of the Saints & Sinners RPG and other crazy game ideas.
Friday, May 18, 2012
New Universal RPG Combat Mechanics
After some time reviewing, rewriting, testing and simulating a bit I have a first revision for the mechanism I proposed back in February. These rules are meant to be universal in nature. Setting the groundwork for the steps to resolve combat and to be able to do so in different settings. From medieval fantasy adventure to futuristic sci-fi.
You can download the document for my rules for the universal combat mechanics here:
Combat Mechanics
Feedback as always is welcome. Stay tuned I'm working on some futuristic weapons and armors for this system.
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Hey Everyone!!
It's my post today over on the Timeless Twine blog and today I'm sharing a layout with all of you. I took these photos of my oldest back at the end of August. I jumped on the opportunity, as he does NOT allow me to take many photos of him anymore (those teenage years, sigh). But, he got some new clothes for school and he thinks he can model, so he wanted to do a "photo shoot". That was right up my alley!! So, needless to say I've been itching to scrap some of the photos I took that day; this one just happens to be my favorite.
For this layout I used the following:
Authentique Paper - Curiosity Collection
Basic Grey Chipboard - Hey You
SVG Tag & Flag Tabs - Scraptastical Kreations
Heidi Swapp - Felt Heart Stickers
KI Memories - Softie stickers
Misc - corrugated stars that I received as a RAK
I'm pushing myself with every layout to go above and beyond my comfort zone. And, I have to say, I've amazed myself lately! I have always loved the layered look, but I was always intimidated by it. Not anymore!! I absolutely LOVE it and I'm becoming much more comfortable with it. I really love how everything flows so well together on this layout. Although, if there was one thing I could change, I would replace my journalist and add it somewhere else. I'm not super fond of it where it is, but it must stay there now, lol. Well, I hope I have inspired you all in some crafty way today. Thank you all, so much, for stopping by.


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NEWARK—Attend an exhibition opening, Watch a performance, catch a movie, gaze at a planetarium show or participate in a science or art activity all throughout the month of July at the Newark Museum.
The museum is the place to be all through July as it transports visitors up to the stars for a planetarium show, takes them on a trip to another country through multi-cultural performances and introduces them to the worlds of science and art through special lectures and programming. There is something for everyone and every age.
On July 1, visitors will be able to view the second centennial commission, "Party Time: Re-Imagine America" by the internationally celebrated artist Yinka Shonibare MBE. Visitors to the museum will encounter an imagined scene of a late 19th century formal dinner party midway through a lavish multi-course meal. A commentary on greed and excess accompanying American industrialization, the tableau captures a moment in which proper Victorian etiquette has given way to misbehavior and even debauchery.
The 2009 Summer Drop-In Program for Kids will open children's eyes to "Tiny and Tremendous Treasures," inspired by its 100 Amazing Objects Guide. On Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, July 8 to July 31, kids can create their own art masterpieces to take home inspired by treasures from China, Africa and Egypt as well as from colonial America. They can also participate in a variety of science activities about birds and their migration patterns.
The Newark Museum will also offer several special summer performances Fridays at 1 p.m. in July. Youngsters can watch the Catskill Puppet Theatre in "Hiawatha," about an enchanting play based on an Iroquois hero on July 10.
Learn about the art and culture of Uganda on July 17 when Ssuunna: Eda Ne Kakati (From the Past to the Present) takes the stage. The group will take visitors on a journey to this African nation through song, dance, music, costumes, stories and games.
The audience will be involved in the show on July 24 when Freestyle Repertory Theatre presents 'Theatresports:Improv Your Mind," and kids can get down to the beat when Exit 9 presents "Beyond the Beat," a high-energy percussion ensemble July 31. Camp groups are welcome, but there is limited seating. Call (973) 596-6550.
The Museum's Planetarium will also take visitors to another dimension with its many special shows and programs. Visitors can view the sun through the Museum's out-of-this-world Solar Telescope at project Sunscope, Thursdays July 2 through July 30 from noon to 1:30 pm. Or check out Far Out Fridays!
These fun astronomy activities will take place under-the-tent in the science gallery. A special Summer Stargazing event is scheduled for July 24 from 9 pm to midnight (with a rain date of July 25) at Riker Hill Park in Livingston. Don't miss a night out with the stars with the Museum staff.
Summer planetarium shows throughout the month of July include:
• "The Amazing Telescope: Two Pieces of GLASS," a 30-minute program tracing the 400-year history of the telescope Wednesdays to Sundays at 1:30 pm. This show is for ages 10 and up.
• From Wednesdays to Sundays at 2:30 pm, kids ages 5 to 9 and their families can check out the 35-minute planetarium show "Sky Tellers," which explores the wonders of the universe through the beauty of American Indian storytelling. The program will feature legends as well as scientific explanations for the origin of stars, constellations and the planets.
• Museum visitors can blast off and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing by taking their own fascinating journey to the moon in the new planetarium show "Lunar Odyssey," shown at 3:30 pm Wednesday to Sunday. This show, recommended for ages 6 and up, will feature experts in lunar mythology, history, science and astronomy, who will take visitors on a guided tour of the Earth's closest neighbor in space.
Planetarium show tickets are $3; $2 for children, students and seniors.
While taking in a planetarium show, visitors must also check out "SATURN: Exploring a Celestial Wonder," the exhibit featured in the Planetarium gallery this summer. Exhibit hours are noon to 5 pm Wednesdays to Sundays.
"SATURN: Exploring a Celestial Wonder," features photographs from the Cassini spacecraft, which is now exploring the countless rings and moons of the planet.
Museum goers can get ready to jazz up their summer with the Museum's acclaimed Jazz in the Garden series offered Thursdays from 12:45 to 1:45 pm through July 30. Come relax in the Museum's beautiful sculpture garden and get into the groove with bass player Nilson Matta-Brazilian voyage July 2; drummer T.S. Monk July 9; trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater & Quartet July 16; saxophonist Adam Niewood and his Rabble Rousers July 23 and saxophonist Lou Donaldson July 30. Suggested admission is $3; free for children and Museum members.
Adults will also have to make several visits to the Newark Museum during July for special programs offered just for them. These include lectures/symposia including "Art in Depth: Andy Warhol," July 20 from 10:30 am to 4 pm which will explore the life and work of one of America's best-known and most influential artists. Program speakers will include Michael Lobel, associate professor of art history at SUNY Purchase, New York; Thomas Sokolowski, director of the Andy Warhol Museum and Richard Meyer, associate professor of art history and fine arts at the University of Southern California. Admission is $45; $35 for members. Morning or afternoon sessions only are $25. Box lunches are also available for $15 and must be ordered by July 15. Pre-registration is required for this program. For details, call (973) 596-6613.
Adults also won't want to miss the Curators Choice Gallery Tours that offered Thursdays in July at 1:45 pm following the Jazz in the Garden series. These tours are related to the Newark Museum's Year-Long Centennial Celebration. Tour participants should meet at the Museum's south wing entrance. The tours will each take 15 to 20 minutes.
• On July 9, Christa Clarke, Senior Curator of Arts of Africa and the Americas and Curator, Arts of Africa, will focus on the Eagle Coffin by Kane Quaye, Ghana, 2006.
• On July 16, Ulysses Grant Dietz, Senior Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts, will focus on the Roux Sideboard by Alexander Roux and the Aesthetic-style brass stand.
• On July 23, Mary Kate O'Hare, Associate Curator of American Art, will lead a tour with a focus on The Sheridan Theater, 1937 by Edward Hopper.
• The final curator's tour is scheduled for July 30 with Holly Connor, Curator of 19th Century American Art, on the subject Twilight, and Short Arbiter Twixt Day and Night, 1850 by Frederick Church.
Regular public tours are scheduled Wednesdays-Fridays at 1 and 2:30 pm The 1 pm tours will be Objects Tells Amazing Stories at the Newark Museum while the 2:30 pm tours will be of the Ballantine House and Party Time: Re-Imagine America, a major sculptural installation created expressly by The Newark Museum by Yinka Shonibare MBE.
The Newark Black Film Festival will also celebrate its 35th anniversary with special adult film screenings Wednesdays from June 24 through July 29 at 7 pm Locations will vary. The Museum will also offer the Newark Black Film Festival Youth Cinema this summer with special screenings Mondays at 10:30 a.m. at the Newark Public Library and Wednesdays at 1 pm at the Museum from June 29 to July 29. Visit newarkmuseum.org for a full schedule.
Senior citizens will have a special program entitled The Secret Lives of Bees on Friday, July 10 from 1-4pm. Pre-registration is required by calling (973) 596-6613.
For more information on all of these wonderful programs at the Museum this summer, visit newarkmuseum.org.
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Ben Mendelsohn's Star Wars dream came true
- Bang Showbiz
- 9 December 2016
'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' star Ben Mendelsohn admits he felt like an over-excited child when he found out he had been cast as Director Orson Krennic in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Ben Mendelsohn admits his childhood dream came true when he was cast in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'.
The 47-year-old thespian plays villain Director Orson Krennic in the space opera - directed by Gareth Edwards - and he admits no other moment in his professional career as an actor can compare to when he was given the job to appear alongside Darth Vader in Disney's new spin-off movie.
In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, he said: "It was like the seven-year-old me's dream come true, 1977, 'Star Wars'. From the ages of six to about 12, you'll find that's the peak age range where these movies go straight in - zoom! It hit me at an elemental level, and, for that kid I was then, I'm very glad."
Mendelsohn, like all actors, has been on a long journey to movie stardom and he wishes he could have known he was going to be a key player in a galaxy far, far away when he was struggling.
He added: "I often quip that there were many times in my life when I wish I'd been able to tell myself, 'Don't worry about it, one day you'll be in a 'Star Wars' movie.' Alas, you can't do it. And yet ... here we are."
Mendelsohn famously appeared in Australian soap 'Neighbours' at the same time as Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan and has appeared in several critically acclaimed films including 'Killing Them Softly', 'The Place Beyond the Pines', 'Black Sea' and 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'.
'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' will be released worldwide on December 16.


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images produced are crystal clear
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'Given the low, low prices, the small, low-resolution LCD screen is understandable. '
'The Panasonic HDC-HS60 is surprisingly small for a 120GB camcorder.'
'Special shooting modes for capturing subjects lit by a spotlight or other specific sources can be helpful.'
'unique shooting functions'
Very strong color and noise performance
30x optical zoom lens
'equally awkward touch screen'
'Good range of manual controls. '
'I've seen other camcorders that are built more user-friendly than the HDC-HS300, which has some hard-to-press buttons and a main zoom toggle that's too small to use comfortably.'
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'the video results are mediocre--especially if you're watching them full screen on a large HDTV or are used to the detail of high-definition content.'
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Vice-President Namadi Sambo led eminent personalities to commission the newly renovated Ilorin Central Juma'at Mosque, Ilorin in Kwara State on Sunday. ADEKUNLE JIMOH reports.
The big men were there in large numbers. The influential Islamic leaders and scholars gathered in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Sunday for the grand opening of the renovated Ilorin Central Juma'at Mosque. The project cost N1.9 billion.
Human and vehicular movement around the popular Emir's Palace in the city centre came to a halt. A detachment of security personnel comprising the military, and police, official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) maintained security. With them, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Kwara State-owned Traffic Management Authority (KWATMA) who were at major road intersections and strategic locations attending to traffic.
The tattoos and inscriptions on the bodies of the horses stationed in conspicuous places added colour and aesthetics to the event.
Following the call for Juma'at prayers which took place 3:10pm, the main auditorium and outside of the mosque overflowed with worshippers. The shoving because of the large number of worshippers.
Vice President Namadi Sambo, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa'ad urged Islamic clerics to preach the correct tenets of Islam. Sambo said the call was borne out of the current security challenges in the nation; Tambuwal said such teaching was the antidote to peace.
Sambo noted the spirit of sacrifice behind the actualisation of the project despite the downturn in the economy.
The mosque, he said, will contribute to religious tourism and enhance economic activities.
The Sultan, who noted that the project's fund was raised by Christians and Muslims, called for the replication of such attitude among Nigerians to show unity.
He said: "A project like this that was made possible by the contributions of people from different faith deserves our commendation. We must be ready to replicate the gesture in all that we do in this country for if we are able to do such then things will be better. I, therefore, call on my fellow Nigerians from all walks of life to come together in the spirit of unity and let's build the nation together."
Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, who chaired the fund- raising for the mosque in 2009, urged Nigerians to take a cue from the success of the project and contribute to the development of their communities.
Aliyu, represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof Mohammed Yahaya, said the project was completed in record time, praising the foresight of those responsible for the idea and those behind it.
They praised former Governor Bukola Saraki, now a Senator, for driving the project. They called on worshippers to ensure proper maintenance of the mosque.
Saraki expressed delight about the fulfilment of a dream.
He assured Kwarans that the project was just the beginning of good things to come to the state.
Governor AbdulFattah Ahmed described the mosque as a unifying symbol for Muslims across the country.
Ahmed said the manner of actualising the project should be a lesson to Nigerians that genuine brotherhood is possible among the people.


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This 78 acre reserve is one of the finest surviving woods in the Tendring area, although it suffered severely in the 1987 storm. In spring the Bluebells, which carpet almost half the wood, yellow archangel and climbing corydalis make a fine display
What to look for:
Standard Oaks provide most of the timber but there are about eight acres of Sweet Chestnut coppice, a similar area of Scots and Corsican pine plantation, an area of Hazel coppice and Alder glades with an important ground flora that includes Moschatel.
In spring there are bluebells, which carpet almost half the wood, Yellow Archangel and Climbing Corydalis make a fantastic display. Several fern species are also to be found.
The wood has good numbers of woodland birds, including Nightingales which have increased with the reintroduction of coppicing and many of the more usual butterflies.
Accessible at all times. Dogs restricted to certain areas or to certain specified times. Please keep dogs on a lead down the track to the wood and under strict control within the wood.
Public Transport - Several bus services to/from Clacton run along the B1441. The train station at Weeley is more than a mile's walk away.
Directions - Reached from the B1441 (Colchester to Clacton Road). Park in front of Weeley Church. Access to the wood is down a private track just past the pond.
Did you know?
The Tendring local group of Essex Wildlife Trust have an annual open day at this nature reserve, where you can enjoy a guided walk and experience the wonderful woodland flowers. The open day is at the beginning of May, please refer to the events section.
Species and habitats
- Habitats
- Woodland
Nearby nature reserves
- Great Holland Pits Nature Reserve
- 3 miles - Essex Wildlife Trust
- Skipper's Island Nature Reserve
- 4 miles - Essex Wildlife Trust
- Howlands Marsh Nature Reserve
- 4 miles - Essex Wildlife Trust


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Friday, May 16, 2008
Meme time
"The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answer."
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
Moving from our starter house in a different county (much hotter in the summer, much cooler & foggier in the winter), to our "new" larger home in his home county where we still live now. After we moved, DH's back gave out as we used our own manual labor (& a few of our friends) to truck our boxes, furniture, and hot tub.
The hot tub probably did it as there was only DH, his under 5' tall buddy, our soon-to-be ex-neighbor (thankfully taller than me, but still shorter than DH), and me to roll it sideways to get it to fit through the side gate to our new backyard. It was quite the comical scene to our neighbors, I'm sure. Not so funny later.
DH vowed we would never ever move again. Well, at the very least, vowed to shell out the money to hire movers to move our stuff. The hot tub - it died, so no more moving that ancient monstrosity. DH had much stronger friends load it on a truck & send it to the proper disposal facility.
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order):
- Exchange an undereye concealer at my local MAC counter - the MA gave me one that was much too light. Ironic since she typed me w/a foundation that was 1/2-1 shade too dark.
- Take the monkeys to their favorite ice cream place today (initials B&R with the number 31) and our local pool. Not as hot as Thursday, but it'll be warm enough.
- Finish one Leafling sock (more about this a separate post)
- Buy more $0.01 stamps. DH & I were caught off-guard with the rate increase.
- Start the weekly laundry chore.
3. Snacks I enjoy:
- Chocolate...whatever - almost all forms of chocolate
- Wasabi pumpkin seeds - I blame tapmouse for this one. Yum!
- Li hing cranberries - dried cranberries coated with a Chinese sweet spice powder which is normally used over dried plums (li hing mui)
- popcorn mixed with kaki mochi (crackers)
4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
On the uber shallow side:
- Buy a tropical island like my makeup artist idol, Francois Nars. Who wouldn't want to languish indolently in a beach lounge chair (or hammock - whatever floats one's boat), on a pristine sandy beach listening to the soothing waves of the Pacific Ocean with the trade winds ruffling one's hair?
More seriously:
- I'd more likely buy a home in Hawaii and move back.
- Set up members of my family so they don't have to worry about the cost of just living.
- Donate a heck of a lot more to my favorite charities than I can give now.
- Invest in a company (or more than one) that can R&D or engineer more solutions to the environmental mess we've placed ourselves in.
5. Places I have lived:
Philippines, Hawaii, California (notice the eastward trend?)
6. Peeps I want to know more about:
Cockeyed - one of our beloved Sockateers!
Adrienne - just cuz
Cupcake Faerie - a fellow STR Sock Camper (keeping to the STR theme)
IrishgirlieKnits - 'cause it'll be fun to have you play
6 comments:
- cockeyed said...
Thanks for the tag! That was fun!!
- Batty said...
Can't wait to see the sock!
I've dreamed of living somewhere on the Hawaiian islands ever since DH and I went there for our honeymoon. I hate moving too, but if it were to a place like that, I'd gladly do it.
You've lived in some pretty nice places!
- cupcakefaerie said...
Thanks for the further insight into your world, fellow camper. My turn now.
- IrishgirlieKnits said...
Well I will hope for the billionaire thing, because I'd love to come visit your island :)
I'll do the meme when I'm home from NOLA!!
- Tan said...
This is very interesting. So did you start out in the Philippines? I agree with you about moving to Hawaii. Paul worked on Kauai for about a year, and I would love to move there. Maybe up by Poipu.
Now I have to find a source of wasabi pumpkin seeds.
- Nell said...
It must be fun to live in Hawaii. Although, I would find it kind of hard to work.


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> Vittorio
This sideways shawlette makes the most of the gorgeous highly variegated sock yarn from Dyeabolical Yarns. The chevron pattern adds interest and breaks up any pooling and the simple edgings stand out without being obscured by awesome loud colors. The shawlette is long and thin with a crescent shape achieved by shaping along the top edge. Available in written and charted formats.
There are two files now available for Vittorio - the old version has long writtens and charts. The new version is a 4 page chart only version that has clearer charts and is nice and short for printing.
Errata Note: The 4 page printed version of this pattern for Paradise Fibers has an error in row five - there should be no decrease - that should be a plain knit stitch. It is corrected in the new uploaded version.
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As the sole survivor of the crash of a long-haul spaceship, you find yourself trapped within its falling apart remainings, struggling to maintain the vital functions of the ship and coping with your own survival.
Explore, salvage, study and make a good use of the different modules of the ship, and try to survive as long as possible.
Inspired by our love for science-fiction classics and the survival genre, HullbreacH presents you with a unique and difficult survival experience. You'll have to learn quick to take advantage of the slightest item if you want to overcome the many dangers threatening the ship and your life.
- Enter a cold, stark, silent ship crashed on an unregistered world, slowly being eaten away by the corrosive atmosphere of the planet, while its vital functions are shutting down one by one.
- Explore and chart the ship looking for food and water to prevent starvation, scavenge materials to repair the ship, and try to keep your morale up to avoid fatal depression.
- Repair the many damages slowly tearing apart the ship: caulk the breaches, put out electrical fires, disperse the corrosive and lethal atmosphere slowly infiltrating the hull.
- Study and keep running the essentials system maintaining the vital functions of the ship: air & water recyclers, food & heat generators and many more...
- Take care of your diseases and wounds rapidly, if you don't want them to hinder your progression.
- Launch researches and find unique items and upgrades to ease your fight for survival.
This game is meant to be difficult and challenging for the players. You will struggle and fail very often. But hold on tight, explore, observe and study the many modules of the ship... and maybe you'll find a way to survive each time a little longer!
And always remember...The answer may be at the very end of the corridor!
System Requirements
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User review on Harley-Davidson Street written by (Guest) on 2015-03-22 11:53:13
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Design (Exterior/Interior)
Inside Comfort
Driving Comfort
Performance & Safety
Bike variant reviewed for: Harley-Davidson Street
Year of Manufacture: 2015 | Driven no. of Kms. : 1079
- Pros: Excellent ride quality, impressive features
- Cons: Its fuel efficiency which is just 19kmpl
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I brought this cruiser bike in last month and one thing I want to say that this company works hard on every aspects of their bikes that??™s why the every part of this bike is perfect. The ride quality is excellent and other features are also very impressive.