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Vernee Mars Real Photos Emerge: Super Thin Bezels, Premium Body
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Last week Vernee announced its plan to launch a brand new model – Vernee Mars and today, the company officially released real photos of the device. Showing us some surprising features such as ultra-narrow bezels, high screen-to-body ratio, super-thin metal unibody and gorgeous display effect, the handset definitely looks beautiful.
From the released photos, we can see that this model sports a metal uni-body which is relatively narrow and super thin. In addition, Vernee also adopts Nano Molding Technology to make this handset even better.
Rumour has it that the device will hit the market in the next half of this year. However, Vernee hasn't yet released anything specific about its launch date or price.
Thanks to the previous information from last week, we already know that the device is going to be a beast with Helio P20 SoC and 6GB onboard, following the trend in the Android smartphone world. If the company ships it with a good price tag and good support as it has done with its first two models -Apollo Lite and Thor, and support it with software updates, it will certainly be a hit.
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Editor's Choice - Sep 21, 2012 Daily Top 3 - Sep 22, 2012
Couture Inspired Engagement Cake
Such a delight to work with this couple. The cake is based off the design of the bride-to-be's dress for the evening. Beautiful ruffles and sleek lines have been echoed in the cake.
Cannot really see from the image, however the top 3 tiers have a oyster coloured lustre finish. Today is a bit gloomy in Sydney town and the light was not very good for photos! :(
The bottom tier is covered in a slightly different type of ruffle, These are more extended and and more like the dress. And yes, they are all individual ruffled blooms! As well as the textural elements, the look my client was after was simple and clean lines. I love how elegant it looks!
This baby is HUGE (10,8,6,5) and will be assembled at the reception.
The bottom tier is chocolate mud cake.
The second tier is white chocolate raspberry mud cake.
The top two tiers are white chocolate coconut mud cake.
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WOW!! that is some engagement cake!! whewee!! Fab! x
Very beautiful. Question for you, are the ruffles done in Fondant?
Wow! Beautiful design and perfectly done.
Really beautiful!
Thank you so much everyone for your lovely comments. I feel very humbled to have this cake chosen as Editor's choice for the day also! Thank you so much! xx

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Marching bands, aircraft flyovers, prancing horses, floats and military veterans dating to World War II will star in the 10th annual Salute to Veterans Parade through downtown Riverside on Saturday.
Starting at 10 a.m., about 120 parade units and more than 2,000 people will wind through the streets for about a mile from Riverside City College to just past the historic Riverside County courthouse at 4050 Main St. At least two World War II veterans, former Green Berets and Marines, submarine veterans, combat soldiers and former officers are among those taking part.
Riverside resident Ed Worth, 93, was a Navy aircraft mechanic stationed on Saipan who worked on four-engine flying boats during World War II. He said he's excited about appearing in the parade – riding in a 1924 Dodge convertible – even after taking part in dozens of other parades.
"I think it's an honor for me to be able to ride in the parade and that the people at the parade are so nice," he said by phone. "A lot of them salute me."
On Thursday, co-organizers Bill and Laura Densmore, a former Riverside City Council member, were finalizing the parade order and announcers' script and preparing parade unit numbers at their La Sierra home.
Bill Densmore, who was Riverside County's Veterans' Services officer for 34 years, began what's now the city's biggest parade with help from veterans and others.
"We were told by various members of the community that Riverside doesn't do parades," said Densmore, sitting under an old Chinaberry tree in the backyard. "Its time had come."
Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff, a retired Army Reserve colonel, will serve as grand marshal. Costumed Sons of the American Revolution will re-enact gunfire from that war, shooting reproduction Brown Bess muskets.
Marching bands from Poly and North high schools in Riverside and the California Military Institute in Perris will play on the route. A UC Riverside bagpipe band and two Celtic fife and drum corps will add to the scene.
A USO show is set for 1 p.m. at the Riverside Elks Lodge, 6166 Brockton Ave. A $10 fee includes lunch.
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Power, sex, suicide
It is thought that approximately one and a half billion years ago two types of bacteria forged a symbiotic union to create the eukaryotic cell. Those that became mitochondria may seem to have the subservient role, but in this work by Nick Lane we hear how recent discoveries in the subject are changing this view. The presence of mitochondria not only allowed eukaryotic cells to become much larger than bacteria, but also enabled them to join together to form multicellular organisms. Mitochodnria then had an important part to play in preventing cells from rebelling. They were also involved in the evolution of sex, and explain why there are two distinct sexes.
The final chapter of the book looks at the part mitochondria play in ageing, and how we might be able to slow it down. I feel that it is important that as many people as possible find out about these possibilities in order to have an imformed debate about the ethical issues.
Although this work is aimed at non-specialists, I think that readers without some background knowledge of cellular biology are likely to struggle. The book looks at recent research, often requiring subtle arguments on why we think differently now from 20 or 30 years ago. However, if you do have the required background knowledge then reading this book will be very rewarding.


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So…you want to be an Apple prognosticator. You want to be able to predict where Apple will be headed in the next 12 months. You want to impress your friends with the accuracy of your predictions.
No problem.
You can do it. You can even foretell the exact month when most of your predictions will come true. And you can do it all with almost no effort. You don't have to check the rumor blogs. Or any website at all. All you need to do is follow the pattern Apple has established over the past few years, take Apple's latest trends and announcements into consideration, and throw in a couple of reasonable guesses. Voilà! Your crystal ball will be the envy of everyone you know.
I don't just sell this idea, I use it. Taking this easy-as-pie can't-fail approach, I now reveal what's in Apple's future for 2011:
• iPad 2. Apple announced the original iPad late last January. Expect a new one to be announced this January. As with last year, it likely won't ship until March or so.
What will be in the new iPad? You can make a good starting guess by looking at what's in the current iPhone and iPod touch that is not yet in the iPad. By this gauge, it's a sure bet that the new iPad will have a front facing camera and support FaceTime. There will also be improvements in screen quality, akin to the Retina Display.
• Verizon iPhone. You can't go wrong predicting a Verizon iPhone. It's bound to happen someday. Probably soon. So you might as well go with January. If it happens anytime later in the year, you can claim your prediction was correct; you just missed the precise timing. Sort of like a stopped watch; it still shows the correct time twice a day. Bonus prediction: There will be a CDMA- version of the iPad, sold by Verizon.
• Apple's Cloud service. Back in June 2009, Apple confirmed that it is building a server farm facility in North Carolina. So far, Apple has not announced its intended use of this facility. The consensus is that Apple will use it as part of some major move into cloud computing, perhaps allowing you to store your iTunes Library in the cloud. You might as well toss this in for January, even though it may happen a bit later.
• Mac App Store success. The Mac App Store goes live January 6. By February, you can expect an Apple press release describing how insanely successful the Store has been in its first month.
• iOS 5. Apple has typically announced a new version of iOS in a special event in March. Expect this pattern to repeat this year. At the event, Apple will announce a beta version of the new OS SDK, available immediately. A beta version of the OS itself will soon follow.
• Apple stock rises then falls. Apple's stock had a great run in 2010. With a Verizon iPhone and a new iPad, you can expect the stock stock to continue its ascent in 2011. Still, after these new products are on the shelves, and especially after Apple posts its first quarterly earnings for 2011, you can expect the stock to take a small tumble — as investors realize (yet again) that Apple's products are not really magical.
• New iMacs. Apple has at least a minor refresh to the iMac lineup every year. The spring is often when they do it. I don't expect major changes to iMacs this year. I can't imagine that Apple will increase the iMac's maximum display size to 30 inches. A reasonable bet is that solid-state drives (currently a BTO option) will become standard across the entire iMac lineup (except for the cheapest model). You'll also have a choice between a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad as the in-the-box input device.
• iPhone 5. Apple has released a new iPhone every June/July since 2007. There's no reason to expect this year to be different. New iPhone features are likely to expand on the current ones. For starters, thanks to faster processors, expect to see increased support for AirPlay (and video streaming in general) and better multitasking.
• WWDC shows off iOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion. As the main attraction of WWDC, developers will get their hands on a beta copy of Lion. There will also be numerous sessions on iOS 5, officially released with the iPhone 5.
• New iTunes. A new version of iTunes will likely get released as part of the cloud announcement in January. If not (and maybe even if so), you can count on a new version by July, designed to accommodate whatever new features come with the iPhone 5.
• The "death" of jailbreaking. With each new iOS update and hardware release, Apple has made it more and more difficult to jailbreak iOS devices. Worse, even if jailbreak developers figure out a hack that is simple and reliable enough to attract users beyond their inner circle, the next iOS update will negate their efforts and move the hackers back to square one. It's an ongoing fight, and jailbreakers are on the wrong end. With iOS 5 and iPhone 5, the fight will be effectively over. Jailbreakers will be declared the loser by a technical knock-out.
• New Mac Pro. The Mac Pro should get a beef-up sometime this year. Timing it close to the WWDC is as good a time as any. As with the iMac, expect the trend towards making SSD drives standard to be extended to these models.
• New iPods. This is the time of year when new iPods are released. This year should be no exception. Expect an updated iPod nano as the main attraction. Who knows what crazy new design or retro-re-redesign the nano will feature. But expect Steve Jobs to explain why it's much better than whatever was touted as the best thing ever last year. The next generation iPod touch will also be released, adding whatever new features from the iPhone 5 that are transferrable to the touch.
• Mac OS X Lion ships. This is an easy call. Apple has already stated that Lion will ship this summer. Previous trends suggest September as the exact month. Expect it to have a boatload of new features — well beyond what we've seen already. There will also be refinements to the Mac App Store, based on the several months of use now under its belt.
• MacBooks. If Apple's laptops haven't already been updated by this point in the year, now is when it will happen. New features in the MacBook and MacBook Pro models will follow the lead set by the MacBook Air last year. Expect little or no change to the Air itself.
• Apple TV 2+. The Apple TV is an iOS device. At some point, Apple will allow third-party iOS apps on the Apple TV. If so, Apple will have to add user-accessible storage space to the Apple TV, so you have a place to store downloaded apps (unless Apple expects you to store all your apps in the cloud). This will require a update to the Apple TV. For what it's worth, I consider this to be the riskiest call on my list.
• New version of iLife and iWork software. An upgrade to iLife and iWork happens almost every year. It will happen this year again, as Apple updates their popular software suites to accommodate the changes introduced in Lion. Chances are good the software will be sold exclusively through the Mac App Store. New versions of the iOS-based iWork apps will be released as well.
• Apple's stock ends up for the year. They say what goes up, must come down. This may be true (except for the weight I gain over the holidays). Regardless, 2011 is not the year that Apple's stock will begin a downward trajectory.
Beyond all of this, you can count on a few curve balls. I haven't mentioned Apple's Pro apps (e.g., Final Cut, Logic), the Mac mini, or AirPort devices. Updates here remain up for grabs. There are already predictions of new versions of the Pro apps coming soon. Finally, there are the unexpected surprises. Although signs suggest that 2011 will see no major new products released (just updates to existing lines), we won't know for sure until Steve Jobs' final "one more thing" of the year. Just as well. You wouldn't want to know everything in advance. Would you?
[P.S. After completing a draft of this column, Mac Observer's John Martellaro pointed me to a similarly themed article by John Evans, posted late last month. Whoa! And I thought I was on to something no one else had done yet. Anyway, I recommend checking out the article. It's further proof that my fool-proof formula for Apple predictions works as advertised.]


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Sam Worthington & Lara Bingle Wear Matching Rings on That Certain Finger!
Sam Worthington wears a long sleeved black sweater while leaving a medical building with his girlfriend Lara Bingle on Wednesday (January 22) in Sydney, Australia.
The 37-year-old actor and the 26-year-old model were spotted out on a couple other occasions during the week and they were both spotted wearing matching gold bands on their ring fingers.
Reps for the couple have not confirmed that wedding bells have gone off, so we will have to wait to see if the rumors floating around are true!
Sam and Lara sure do make one hot couple!
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Great old houses don't get to be old and great — at the same time — by themselves.
It requires some thought and effort to maintain an old house in such a way that it ages gracefully, while remaining as livable as possible. With an older house, everything from window restoration and additions to mold removal and energy efficiency often require research, expert advice and careful planning.
Basically, there are differences between taking care of an older home and a new one.
One place to learn about those differences and find some folks who can help you navigate them is the Old House Trade Show put on by Greater Portland Landmarks Inc. Last held in 2007, the show is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland.
"It's a chance to try to get your questions answered, all in one place. And it's a chance to meet the owner of the company and actually talk to the owners and tradespeople in person," said Hilary Bassett, executive director of Greater Portland Landmarks. "People can bring pictures or drawings of their projects too."
All of the workshops and presentations are included in the price of admission: $12 for both days. So to get the most bang for your buck, go on Saturday and go back on Sunday with the same ticket.
There will be more than 50 exhibitors to talk to, ranging from chimney sweeps, insulation companies and historic preservation experts to window restorers, flooring companies and antique stove sellers.
There will also be almost two dozen workshops and presentations, each lasting 20 to 45 minutes, where experts on various preservation and home maintenance topics offer advice and answer questions.
Bassett said people should feel to bring photos, floor plans, measurements, inspections, energy audits, site plans and any other information that can make it easier for presenters and exhibitors to discuss their projects with them.
One of the presentations, to be held 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, is called "10 Minute Architect," and is being put on by the Portland Society for Architecture. People can sign up for a 10-minute block of time, during which they can pick the brain of an architect about any plans or dreams they might have.
Sort of like speed dating, but with architects. Speed designing, perhaps?
Some of the presentations will be case studies that look at specific projects and how they were done.
One will be on an energy "retrofit" renovation project at an 1890s home in Westbrook; another will be on the renovation of a former residence hall at Bangor Theological Seminary into affordable senior housing. (See the schedule on Page 1 of Home & Garden for more information on specific workshops and presentations.)
The areas covered by exhibitors this year include window restoration, real estate investment, kitchens, painting, historic preservation, construction, lighting, tile, energy efficiency, woodworking, antique stoves, coppersmithing, iron working, wood turning, masonry, weather vanes, plaster, stenciling, green building and clapboards.
The show fits nicely the mission of Greater Portland Landmarks, a nearly 50-year-old nonprofit group that works to preserve and revitalize the "architectural fabric" of Greater Portland while working with property owners to help them do that.
Greater Portland Landmarks last did an Old House Trade Show in 2007, after doing 10 or 12 shows prior to that.
Around 2007, Landmarks was finding a new headquarters building and beginning a capital fund drive, so the show was put on hold for a while.
"We kept getting requests from property owners for connections with trades and services to help with their old houses and buildings. We'd also see former exhibitors, and they would ask, 'When is the show coming back?'," said Bassett.
"We made it a priority to bring back the show and this time add a strong component around making older buildings more sustainable and energy efficient."
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Thanks to our wonderful friends over at Telltale Games, we have a Steam Season Pass redemption code for The Wolf Among Us to give away to our awesome readers. What's The Wolf Among Us you ask?
The Wolf Among Us is a gritty, violent and mature thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books from DC Comics/Vertigo. As Bigby Wolf – THE big bad wolf – you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Still curious? Read our review of The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – Faith here. STILL curious? Here's the launch trailer:
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Over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (13-15 January), thirteen UNC physics majors attended the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Virginia Tech. This conference was one of ten sponsored by the American Physical Society, held simultaneously all over the United States and Canada. These conferences feature plenary talks, professional development workshops and panels, tours of physics laboratories, and opportunities for networking and social interaction. The photo below shows all the students who attended from UNC, as well as Prof. Laurie McNeil, who gave a plenary talk and participated in professional development panels during the conference. From left to right: (top row) Emilee Armstrong, Emily Michael, Delaney O'Connell, Margie Bruff, Samantha Pagan, Maggie Hildebran, Yi Hu, Helen Hansel, (bottom row) Carolyn Liu, Carlynn Ferguson, Callie Hood, Kristy Sakano, Prof. McNeil, and Bailey Canter.
Two of the UNC students presented posters about their research. The photo below shows Callie Hood and Kristy Sakano in front of their posters.
"Listening to speakers and meeting other women made me even more excited about studying physics, and I liked getting to know students from other schools. It was also great to learn about all of the different paths open to me as a physics student" said Maggie Hildebran, a sophomore physics major.
Bailey Canter, another UNC sophomore, added "The conference really helped me understand what to expect moving forward in the field of physics beyond my undergraduate career and what it takes to be successful."


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Older Australians are driving more, study shows
The excitement of getting your licence seems to be lost on young Aussies, while older Australians are keeping theirs longer.
Australians over the age of 80 are more likely to drive than those between the ages of 18 and 24, new research from Roy Morgan shows.
Data collected from the last eight years reveals 2015 is the first time the number of older Australians has surpassed those in the youngest age bracket, but the numbers have been steadily going up during this period.
In 2007, 59% of those 80+ were reported as drivers, and this has increased to 69% in 2015. This is compared to only a 4% increase (to 72% in 2015) for those in the 18 to 24-year-old bracket in the same period.
Interestingly, the occurrence is not restricted to either ends of the age spectrum.
Those in the 75 to 79-year-old age bracket are now 7% more likely to drive than 25 to 29-year-olds (85% compared to 78%), and those in the 65 to 69-year-old age bracket and the 70 to 74-year-old age bracket have surpassed the 30 to 34-year-old age bracket, with 91% and 87% compared to 85%.
Australia's car sales
The demographics of Australians car buyers is also changing. There are nearly 2.3 million Australians looking to buy a car in the next four years, and a number of them are older Australians, with that number increasing since 2007.
The number of Australians aged 50 and over who intended to buy a car within the next four years has increased by 7%, while those aged 65 and over has increased by 9%.
Out of the number of Australians looking to purchase a vehicle in the next four years, two equally represented groups (both 30%) are aged between 35 and 49 and 50 and 64.
While the scales have been tipping towards older Australians driving and away from supposedly apathetic younger Australians, only time will tell if the trend will continue, and if marketing will catch up for car and finance companies to change strategies to match the trend.
Statistics show that Australians are increasingly choosing larger vehicles when they do purchase new cars.


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Karachi: Three 'gangsters' shot dead in police encounter
Police team, deployed on snap-checking, flagged down a vehicle in Shah Faisal Colony, but culprits inside the car opened fire on the cops. In retaliation by the police, three criminals were killed.
The cops recovered weapons, hand grenades and a snatched car from their possession.
Police claimed that the slain criminals were involved in targeting DSP Alfalah Tariq Saeed besides several criminal activities.
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In addition, this type of wall sign that notifies people of the existence of a battery charging area can help ensure they are taking the right precautions to stay safe. Batteries can become explosive if they get too hot, so a sign can remind people that they should not use fire or other high temperature tools nearby. Batteries can also have dangerous acid on them so a sign like this can alert people that they need to be careful or put on protective gloves when working in the area.
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With the 4th of July fast approaching, patriotism is at its peak! The 4th of July is an iconic celebration of the founding of the United States, where the celebration does not stop at singing the national anthem. Elaborate fireworks displays, family reunions and all-night parties are staples at this time of year. But the biggest sign of Independence Day? A country decked out in red, white and blue, from billboards to costumes, accessories, magazine covers, and even home decor, the nation's colors and flag are everywhere!
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The Honky Tonk Angels at Fallon House Theater
Sierra Rep announces second 2015 show
Instead of the previously planned unannounced show, Sierra Repertory Theatre will present The Honky Tonk Angels as its second 2015 show, running April 24 – May 31 at Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Historic park.
The musical is written by Ted Swindley, the author of Always, Patsy Cline, which Sierra Rep will also produce in September. Angels celebrated women's voice in country music with a rollicking, touching journey. A trio of women meets on a bus to Nashville and share laughter, friendship and a tear or two as they take off in search of the Music City Dream. These Honky Tonk Angels pour their hearts into the classics of Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells, as well as today's stars like Dolly Parton and Reba McIntyre. Songs include hits "Stand By Your Man," "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Delta Dawn," "Amazing Grace," and many more. Greenville News called the show "heart-thumpon', foot-stompin', full-tilt entertainment."
For tickets and information, visit www.sierrarep.org or call 209-532-3120.


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Martin J. Garcia, executive director for the Duval County Farm Service Agency (FSA), reminds eligible voters that County Committee elections are underway. On Nov. 2, FSA mailed ballots to all eligible voters. Completed ballots must be postmarked by midnight on Dec. 3.
"FSA County Committees make decisions on commodity loans and payments; allotments, yields, marketing quotas, eligibility for conservation programs as well as disaster assistance," Garcia said "This Committee is the producer's voice in making national programs fit local situations � representing the customers for the individuals USDA programs are designed to serve," he added.
Garcia stressed that the FSA County Committee system will only work well if all of FSA's customers are actively involved in how the agency's programs are administered. FSA's County Committee system needs diverse representation � small and large farm/ranch operators, truck farmers, specialty crop producers, livestock producers and local businessmen and women.
"Diversity is a must in today's changing world of agriculture � from people on the business side of the operation to those who plant for specific markets. The County Committee should represent the demographics of the communities they serve," said Garcia.
Garcia encourages all eligible voters to cast their ballots this year. He emphasized that if you are eligible to participate in FSA programs, you are eligible to vote and; if you are eligible to vote, you are eligible to serve on the County Committee.
"While we try to send ballots to all eligible voters, we may have missed one or two," said Garcia. "Persons who believe they qualify to vote in this election, and did not receive a ballot should contact our office," he said.
In Texas, the spouse of an eligible voter is also eligible to vote and a person under legal age can vote, if he or she operates a farm or ranch. No person can be denied the right to vote.
"It is crucial that every eligible voter take part in this election because county committees are a direct link between the local agriculture community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grassroots committees are comprised of and make decisions for producers and concerned citizens that live and work in the local community," said Garcia.
Nominees for the Duval County Committee are Elma C. Stockwell and Victoriano Leal. The elected person(s) will represent LAA #2. The boundary for LAA #2 is the area west of Hwy 359 and west of Hwy - 16 and west 44 from Freer towards Encinal.
For information, contact the Duval County Farm Service Agency at 361-256-3342.


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How to Grow Borage (Borago officinalis) Starflower Seeds
Borage (borago officinalis), also commonly known as starflower, grows as a weed in many countries including the US, the UK, Europe, Asia, North Africa and south America, so if it looks familiar to you, the chances are you have seen this plant growing wild someplace.
It typically has vivid blue star-shaped flowers that droop downwards and hairy leaves and stems. It's actually a very pretty flower, but like most wild flowers or weeds, we may well have overlooked it, or pulled it out of our gardens recognising it as not a flower we were trying to grow.
Now that you can put a name to it, you may be interested in what it can do for you, because like a lot of wild flowers, Borage has been used as a herbal remedy for centuries past. It is also a gardener's friend as it makes a great companion plant and attracts honey bees.
How to Grow Borago Officinalis
You will often find seed packets of borago offinialis in the gardening shops because it makes such a great companion plant, especially for strawberries, tomatoes, legumes, spinach and brassicas.
Borago officinalis is an annual so it will grow for one season only. However, it self-seeds readily and if your garden offers ideal growing conditions for it, it will return next year on its own.
The seed heads are easy to collect at the end of the growing season, so if you want to ensure you have more for next year, simply collect a few seed heads when they start to dry out and turn brown on the plant. Remove the seeds, ensure they are completely dry, then seal in a paper or plastic bag at the foot of the fridge for planting in the spring.
In Spring, you can either start your Borage seeds off in trays in the greenhouse or window-sill for transplanting when they are big enough, or plant the seeds directly where you want them to grow. Just scatter them on the ground and rake them in, water them, and wait.
Borago Officinalis attracts honey bees.
I think we are all aware there is a world-wide shortage of honey bees due to overuse of pesticides (probably), and that honey bees are needed by gardeners because of their wonderful ability to cross-pollinate flowers thereby ensuring fruiting trees and bushes actually produce fruit.
Without the honey bee, all those flowers on strawberries, tomatoes,apples trees etc would have to be pollinated by hand, so they really are invaluable and a true friend to the gardener or commercial grower.
Did you know that every for every acre of commercial borago officinalis crops, beekeepers can keep two complete hives of bees going, with the resulting increase in honey production?
Honey bees love Borage. Planting (or allowing borage to grow - let's not forget it's a weed!) borage positively encourages honey bees into your garden.
Books about your health and GLA
All parts of the borage plant is edible, though I'd be a bit wary of eating the leaves because they contain trace amounts of intermedine, lycopsamine, amabiline and supinine which are liver toxic.
However the flowers and stems are perfectly edible and is in fact the plant with the highest source of gamma- linolenic acid (GLA) which is an essential fatty acid - omega-6 fatty acid and the main ingredient of oil of evening primrose. In fact, borage oil contains 2 and a half times more GLA than evening primrose oil.
Other good sources of GLA include
- blackcurrant seed oil
- hemp seed oil
- hemp seeds
- spirulina
GLA is great for repairing and rejuvenating cells and cell damage. It also helps heal skin infections and irritations and is widely reported to have anti-aging properties. It is also superb for moisturising dry skin.
Culinary Uses for Borage
Borage tastes a little like cucumber, and so can be added to salads.
The blue flowers are edible and can be added to salads or sweets for color.
When the flowers turn pink they are still edible, they are just older and been synthesised in the sun.
All plants are best eaten young, however.
The flowers taste sweet, not unlike honey.
In Europe, specifically Spain, Greece, Italy, Poland and Germany, Borage is used extensively in the making of soups, sauces, pickles and as pasta fillings.
By far the greatest culinary use for Borage is in the making of Borage Oilseed which is prepared and sold throughout the world.
Borage oilseed is used in cooking and can be bought in health food shops as a dietary supplement.
Borage remedies
Medicinal uses for Borage
Borage through the ages has had many medicinal uses. Apart from rejuvenating cells as mentioned above, Borage is used to treat:
- menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes
- treat colds
- respiratory system infections
- bronchitis
- reduce inflammation
- anti aging
- cure psoriasis
- cure constipation
So there we are. Now you know that Borage is not just a weed, it is an extremely useful and health-giving plant that is easy to grow, looks beautiful, and can feed you too. What more could you want in a plant?


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by Chris Stouffer
Margot Robbie plays the role of Dr. Harleen Quinzel who doesn't just steal the heart of Gotham City's #1 bad boy, The Joker (Jared Leto), she also steals the show in DC Comics' Suicide Squad as only Harley Quinn can.
Unlike most characters born from the pages of DC Comics, Harley was first introduced in Batman: The Animated Series in the early 1990s. The character was only intended to appear as a one time wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am type of character, but fans fell for this villainess hardcore according to an article by Jake Black in screenrant.com. I cant lie, the animated Harley had me crushing on her too at one point. I had an obsession with bad girls when I was a kid.
In Suicide Squad, U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) convinces her peers that she has a plan to put together a task force of some very bad people to be led by Captain Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman). Waller's suicide squad, a team of what she considers deadbeats with nothing to lose, consist of Deadshot (Will Smith) and Harley, both of whom were put away by Gotham's Dark Knight himself, Batman (Ben Affleck).
Their mission is to enter Midway City and rescue a top secret agent in the middle of a war. Joining them on this mission are Diablo (Jay Hernandez), Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and Flagg's own sword-wielding sidekick, Katana (Karen Fukuhara). It isn't until this group realizes what their real mission is, they have to unite and decide whether they're willing to kill for their country….or be killed when they come face to face with a supernatural force that can tear them all to shreds.
Still it's Harely Quinn's backstory and killer charm that make you fall in love with her good girl gone bad character. She's the life of the party with this bunch, which I'm sure is exactly what Joker saw in her. As we were leaving the theatre, my partner says to me "this is (Margot Robbie's) Pretty Woman." Although we saw her in this summer's Legend of Tarzan, as Jane, playing the hot crazy girl almost seemed natural for her in Suicide Squad.
We also get the back story a small back story of a few of the other characters. Deadshot leaves a daughter behind, while Diablo reveals the reason he doesn't like using his gift. Harley's backstory may seem more cliché: good girl falls for bad guy; bad guy leads girl to life of murder and mayhem. And while we know she's a bad guy, and she's completely out-of-her-mind. There's still something about Quinn that draws you to her. She's just a girl with the same dreams most other girls have. She's just a little more twisted. And while she reveals a soft side at moments, she still proves she can kick ass like any other bad guy.
If rumors are true, this may earn Harley her own movie down the road. Suicide Squad is directed by David Ayer and is rated PG-13 for some language and violence. It opens in theatres across the country today.


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The 3rd ASEM Summit (ASEM3) was held on 20-21 October 2000 in Seoul, Korea, chaired by President KIM Dae-jung of Korea. Participants included the Heads of State and Government of the 25 countries participating in the ASEM process, and President Romano PRODI of the European Commission. The Summit was themed Partnership for Prosperity and Stability in the New Millennium.
The conclusions of the meeting are summarised in a Chair's Statement, in the Asia-Europe Cooperation Framework (AECF) 2000 and in a separate Seoul Declaration for Peace on the Korean Peninsula.
ASEM3 was attended by 10 Asian (Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam) and 15+1 European (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the European Commission) members.
More than 4,000 people including delegates (over 1,800) and media representatives (over 2,200) participated in the meeting.
ASEM Thematic Declarations ASEM3 - Seoul Declaration for Peace on the Korean Peninsula
Other Statements and Reports Asia-Europe Vision Group (AEVG) - Final Report (Full)
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WATERSMEET, Mich. (AP) — The nine members of the tribal council of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Watersmeet who were jailed in a dispute over the election of new members have been released.
WLUC-TV and the Daily Globe of Ironwood report the council was freed Saturday after a tribal appellate court decision.
The council was arrested Wednesday. Judge Bradley Dakota of the Keewenaw Bay Indian Community had ordered the council held until a majority agreed to swear in a new executive council. The tribal council refused.
Council lawyer Zeke Fletcher says the appellate court issued a stay of Dakota's contempt of court order. Council members have said they were being punished for upholding the tribe's constitution.
Watersmeet is located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.


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A close call involving a firefighter is serving as a reminder for drivers to slow down when its foggy.
RCMP said the firefighter was clipped by a passing vehicle while responding to a crash on Highway 16 at the Clavet turnoff Thursday morning.
The firefighter wasn't hurt, but the driver of the car involved in the head on collision with a semi was.
It was one of five crashes Mounties were called out to between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Poor visibility was a factor in all of them.
RCMP said motorists were approaching collision scenes too quickly and had to abruptly stop to prevent hitting emergency responders.


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So today I've learned that the Lord works in mysterious ways. Months ago, the husband and I came across this beautiful home that was right in our price range. It was our dream house. Absolutely Perfect!
So we placed offers on it and it ended up being a lot of stuff wrapped up in this home. In the end, we ended up just walking away. We've looked at several homes since then and it seems like we always end up comparing them to that first house.
Well today, my husband got a very random phone call. It was from the realtor of that first house saying that the pending contract was dropped and its back on the market! We are SO excited but we've learned not to get our hope too high. I just feel like maybe this house was meant to be. So just keep the hubby and I in your thoughts and prayers with this situation!


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Overseas drug trials fuel approvals, sales
Tadasuke Takahashi, a hair stylist in London, supplements his income by participating in medical trials that offer him about ¥80,000, "bento" meals and Japanese manga during a six-night stay in clinics.
During the tests, Takahashi, 33, takes experimental drugs so researchers can determine if his reaction is any different to that of Caucasian volunteers.
Overseas tests are part of an effort by the Japanese government and the pharmaceutical industry to speed up approvals of new drugs in a market where a complex regulatory process had delayed treatments for an aging population for years, even though they have been cleared in the U.S. and Europe. Read more


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All apartments have granite counter tops and marble floors in the bathrooms.
Our Commercial Tenants
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Sunday, 29 April 2012
Weekend Whoopsies
I managed to have three big bags of shopping today for £10.02, and the freezers filling up again but I can't resist the reductions. Luckily we caught the shops at just the right time, here's what I snapped up;
Sainsburys £5.49;
Sausages........................................... 30p from £1.29
Two cheese and potato bakes............50p each from £2.15 each
Two packs of Asparagus...................50p each from £2 each
Limoncello Cake...............................99p from £4.79
2 cheese and potato pies....................50p each from £1.89 each
Cream Horns......................................40p from £1.50
Pork pies............................................50p from £2.12
English muffins.................................30p from 80p
Waitrose £4.53;
Two packs of Aloo Gobi Saag ...............................39p each reduced from £2.09 each
Seven curries, Jalfrezi, Tikka Masala and Korma...39p each reduced from £4.17 each
Single Cream ..........................................................25p from £1
5 pack of sesame seed bagels..................................39p from £1.31
Houmous.................................................................19p from £1.67
Smoked salmon pate................................................19p from £1.67
This should have cost £61.60 purchased earlier in the day. A few minutes earlier and I could have snapped up the reduced fresh meat, some students beat me to it and made their way off to the tills with baskets full of chicken breasts at 59p each from £5. .... TTFN xx
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WOW! That is some amazing saving! What time of day do you go to get the best deals?ReplyDelete
4.30 in sainsburys and 5pm in waitrose :-)ReplyDelete
That is an amazing haul. Congrats.ReplyDelete
It really is worth looking out for reductions isn't it?
Good to hear that the students are eating well, not noodles.
Sft x
Thats an awesome haul, well done! Its great when you find some nice bargains :-)ReplyDelete
Great Haul! Mylocal super market manager must be a scrooge - or prefers to give the really cheap stuff to his staff. Morrisons in Alnwick Northumberland PAH Pah pah! We never have anything as amazingly cheap as that. I always go shopping at 6:15 pm on various day sof hte week and get not a smidgen! There are reductions but they are crap! and never more than a £1.00 off most goods.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 May 2012 at 21:40
Great bargains,I love to go 'bargain hunting' as we call it at home each evening,just love a bargain,xReplyDelete
I have NEVER had such good reductions from those two shops at ANY time of day, I'm green with envy.ReplyDelete
Well done, and well done the students who got such cheap chicken, nice to hear of students being savvy shoppers and not living on Pot Noodles.


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The move is a departure from MSN's previous policy of running all rich media ad programs with its own in-house technologies. Under the new arrangement, both vendors' technology will be offered across MSN's 12 most popular channels, including CNBC on MSN Money, MSNBC on the Internet, MSN Carpoint and MSN eShop.
Hyundai and Ford
Currently, Hyundai Motor America is using Eyeblaster on MSN and Ford Motor Co. ran a Flash program on the MSN home page.
Eyeblaster and Point.roll are two of the most widely used rich media technologies. Eyeblaster will offer three rich media ad formats on MSN: floating ads, full-page overlays, and interstitial window ads. The formats can accommodate a host of interactive features and incorporate reminders, data collection and ad replay.
Point.roll's rich media ads feature expanding panes that offer Extensible Markup Language (XML) and data feeds, scrolling graphics, data collection, coupon-like offers and Flash-based content.
'Two buckets'
Mike Hurt, group manager
"There are over-the-page ad products and then there are the traditional rich media products that happen within the banner, where users click on the banner," he said, adding that MSN wanted to have one vendor that represented each category. Mr. Hurt said he sees Flash and DHTML, or dynamic HTML, on the rise. "We think Macromedia Flash 5.0 hits 96% of MSN users, that's a great common denominator," Mr. Hurt added.
AOL Time Warner's America Online, which has had a tough time accommodating rich media programs using third-party technology, has stepped up its use of Viewpoint, a vendor that uses animation, 360-degree views and zoom-in technology.
Yahoo's rich media summit
Yahoo!, which also wants to attract more rich media advertising, last week hosted a creative summit in New York drawing interactive agency creative directors, marketers such as Johnson & Johnson and rich media vendors.
In other online advertising developments, Unicast, the provider of in-between page (Superstitial), over-page and in-page ad units, today released standard design and development specifications for creating and buying over-page and in-page rich media ads. Unicast has been an aggressive supporter of online ad standards -- last month it launched its Online Format Suite, a set of online ad formats designed to offer online creatives and media buyers and planners the same kind of efficiencies their offline counterparts have.
For example, digital marketing programs implemented across several Web sites often involve several different interactive ad formats and the possibility of having to create multiple executions to accommodate each site or portal's specifications. Unicast's new suite enables advertisers to use their offline creative, including TV commercials, to create Superstitial ads as well as over-page and in-page ads for Web-based campaigns.


text: We visited Yerba Buena Gardens during a recent trip to San Francisco and found it to be a decent city park area. Unfortunately the park was being overrun by the SalesForce reps who were having a conference in the city. This certainly detracted from the park making a better impression on us than it probably would have under normal circumstances.... More


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Friday, July 02, 2010
Does branding have a future?
This idea started when the internet represented a new way of choosing things to buy, where traditional media and retail channels would be overtaken by digital substitutes and people would return to buying products not brands.
The concept experienced a reincarnation of sorts in last few years.
Web 2.0 was going to replace a brand's reputational promise with transparent user reviews. The Long Tail effect was going to allow niche offers to overtake famous "big hit" brands by allowing buyers to express their true preferences - buying the products they really want, unfettered by production, distribution and communications bottlenecks that have been the traditional battlegrounds for brands in the past.
Well it's fair to say that brands have survived these pressures. But the practice of branding has been significantly impacted in the process – and not just as a result of the impact of the internet.
It's also true that while advertising agencies have famously struggled to re-invent themselves – brand consultancies have not always been at the leading edge of innovation in their own practice.
So what are the factors driving change in branding? At FutureBrand we work with renowned futurologist Richard Watson to identify the key macro trends with the most widespread real impacts.
• Changing demographic shapes – tailoring products to the needs of aging populations and the expectations of "digital native" youth
• Global connectivity – the fact that while many people in emerging markets in particular may not have the money or access to brands, their ever increasing exposure to those brands in context of marketing and entertainment shapes their aspirations
• Technology –a range of categories are on the cusp of significant change from technologies in genetics, robotics, nanotechnology and the internet. These will have the effect of shifting their overall value propositions and evidentiary basis for benefits
• Sustainability – this is an issue that's not going away. Relative to say Europe, much of mainstream Asia remains preoccupied with prosperity rather than sustainability. But consumer niches are growing, and progressive governments and corporates operating in more demanding international environments are starting to offer leadership on this issue
• Emerging economies and Asia – particularly post the global financial crisis, it's fair to expect that economies and cultures in this part of the world emerge as producers and shapers of brands – not simply large masses of consumers to be exploited
Considering these trends and forces of change that put pressure on brands and the practice of branding, FutureBrand has been giving thought to what makes a 'future brand' – a brand that maximizes its long term potential to create business value.
1. It must strive to make people's lives better.
2. It must do so based upon a future forward view of their category in which their brand, that of the company or organisation and their products and services are driving positive change.
3. Related to this, it must provide an emotional connection to those who are the brand's greatest advocates or ambassadors, that sets a future brand apart from its more rational or 'me too' competitors.
4. And, finally – it must actively understand, manage and appropriately exploit all touch-points at which a consumer or stakeholder interacts with the brand as an organisation, a product or a service. All sensory stimuli are used to connect and differentiate so that the brand values, experience and consumer preference is reinforced and aligned to a brand's vision.
These characteristics naturally have an impact on the practice of branding in a variety of ways. For example, managing and maximizing touchpoints now means designing great screen-based experiences. Offering compelling emotional connections with brand advocates requires the acceptance of a degree of freedom in customers' participation with brands, rather than trying to stage "controlled" experiences. So brand management becomes a highly dynamic process of influential interactions with people – not being the logo nazi.
So yes, branding has a future, but its practice is not the same as its past. Brands remain critical assets that drive and deliver 'value'. As we move into the 21st century, the challenge for marketers and practitioners is to understand how brands can evolve and facilitate growth for the benefit of investors, stakeholders, consumers, customers and employees.
Tim Riches is chief growth officer, Asia Pacific and chief executive officer, Singapore for FutureBrand.
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- WebBranding.co.uk said...
Brands definitely have a future..
Worth checking out...Results just in
The Best Brands in Sheffield, 2010
Over the last six months Web Branding has been exploring the various branding methods utilised in Sheffield in order to find Sheffield's best brands.
The competition was open to Businesses, Local Authorities and any organisation with a significant branding presence in the city. Over 100 local brands have been judged.
All Organisations have been scored on a number of areas including Web Presence, Brand Recognition and Branding Design.
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- SP11 aka. Mr. Pertz said...
A brand is the foundation of all communications. It is like having your business cards to go out and ply your trade.
If branding wasn't important any longer, how come a company like LV is posting record sales and profit during an economic crisis?
It is not the medium that counts, it is the message. Decades ago the TV was added to the list of channels available to advertisers. Did that mean that ALL advertising had to be on TV? No. Today, with the I-Pad and internet, does it mean that ALL advertising has to be online? I would think no. The medium to be chosen depends on the brand. If your brand targets the elderly, then you may not even want to be on the net.
Brands live and die on trust
Always has been the case and always will be.
Simple really, but then again I am not trying to justify my existence.


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Episode 24 – Potty Talk
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 49:44 — 40.6MB)
Also recorded on May 17, this episode had no plan, and no DJ Heat.
In this episode
- DJ Khalad ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - "I'm on One"
- Kardinal Offishall ft. T-Pain – "Fire Flame" (Produced by Boy1da)
- Bacalao - "The Robots (Die Roboter)"
- Oregon Trail
- Turtle
- Nicki Minaj ft. Ester Dean - "Super Bass (Bonus Track)"
- Ugly Female Artists? Any?
- Katy Perry ft. KanYe West - "E.T."
- Pumice's Office Bathroom Story / Men's Room Etiquette
- Jim Jones ft. Lloyd - "Believe in Magic"
- New Boyz ft. Bei Maejor - "Start Me Up"
- New Boyz ft. Chris Brown - "Better with the Lights Off"
- Big Sean - "I Do It"
- Big Sean ft. Chris Brown - "My Last"
- Ke$ha ft. B.O.B. - "Blow (Remix)"
- Young Chris ft. Boyz II Men - "Hey Lover"
- RNS IRC Release Group
- Rell / Young Gunz - "No Better Love"
- The Dream - "Hello, Hi, Goodbye"
- Pretty Ricky ft. Snoop Dogg - "Topless"
- Trae the Truth ft. Rick Ross & Jadakiss - "Inkredible (Remix)"
- B.o.B. ft. Yelawolf - "It's a Party"
- Jim Jones ft. Juelz Santana & Waka Flocka - "848"
Closing track
- Bass Boy - "I Got the Bass"
Episode 17 – Maybach Music, Beastie Boys, Racks
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:13 — 19.6MB)
Shout outs
- DJ Green Lantern
- @Haveboard
- @LakeErieMonster
- @JC_Word
- @MarkyFresh216
In this episode
- Japan's situation keeps getting worse
- Meek Mill ft. Rick Ross - "Tupac Back"
- Wale ft. Rick Ross & Jada Kiss - "600 Benz" produced by Cardiak
- Rick Ross ft. Lil Wayne - "9 Piece (Remix)"
- Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"
- YC ft. DeX! - "Racks (Dex Remix)"
- YC ft. Maino & Future - "Racks (Maino & Future Remix)"
- YC ft. Ace Hood - "Racks (Ace Hood Remix)"
Equipment Malfunction - Our Apologies
Closing track
DJ Drama ft. Wiz Khalifa & Roscoe Dash - "Oh My"
Episode 13 – Racks!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:29 — 22.1MB)
We didn't want to keep you waiting any longer, so this episode is being posted with very few links. We'll update it soon, we promise!
In this episode
- Yung Chris ft. Future (Produced by Sonny Digital) - "Racks"
- Where has Lex Lugor been?!
- Kanyé West ft. Big Shawn and Lil Wayne - "All of the Lights (Remix)"
- South by Southwest (SXSW)
- Mac Miller
- Lil Bow Wow, bowing out of the rap game?!
- Red Café ft. Maino - "Faded (Remix)"
- Jin x Dumbfoundead x Traphik - "Charlie Sheen"
- Kris Kross??
- Game ft. Lil Wayne - "Red Nation" - produced by Cool and Dre
Episode 10 – Grammy Awards Recap
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The 2011 Grammy Awards Recap
- Christina Aguilera Falls (video)
- Serene Branson Grammy Flub
- Rhianna sued for photos used in video for "S&M"
Grammy Winners
- Bruno Mars - "Just the Way You Are" (Male Pop Vocal Performance)
- Rihanna - "Only Girl in the World" (Dance Recording)
- Usher - "There Goes My Baby" (Male R&B Vocal Performance)
- Sade - "Soldier of Love" (R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals)
- Cee Lo Green - "_____You" (Urban/Alternative Performance)
- Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz - "On To the Next One" (Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group)
- Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind" (Rap/Sung Collaboration & Rap Song)
- Eminem - "Not Afraid" (Rap Solo Performance)
- Eminem - "Recovery" (Rap Album)
- Nick Cassavetes to direct 'Freeway' Rick Ross Biopic
- 50 Cent not to be on Dr. Dre's upcoming album "Detox"
- Eminem & Lil Wayne to perform at Bonnaroo Festival
New music
- Young Jeezy - "Count it Up"
- Young Jeezy ft. Tity Boi - "Hard in the Kitchen"
- Young Jeezy ft. USDA
- Young Chris ft. French Montana - "Break a Bitch Down"
Episode 4
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New releases
Thanks to the release of the instrumental of DJ Khaled's "Welcome to My Hood," every artist and their gardener is releasing their own version. This week we have Maino's New York version featuring Red Cafe & Uncle Murda.
Travis Barker just released "Can a Drummer Get Some," featuring Swizz Beatz, The Game, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross. Apparently there's more than one version.
Jim Jones featuring Omega El Fuerte - "We Represent"
Also in this episode
"Christian Dior Denim Flow" by Kanyé West, featuring Kid Cudi, Pusha T, John Legend, Cella, Lloyd Banks & Ryan Leslie.
"Take One for the Team" by Kanyé West Feat Keri Hilson, Pusha T & CyHi the Prince.
Nicki Minaj will be an opener this year on Lil Wayne's 2011 "I Am Music II Tour," along with Rick Ross and Travis Barker. Currently, the tour is scheduled to kick off on March 18th in Buffalo, NY and will run through May 1st at the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, NJ.
Cam'ron and Vado - "And You Don't Stop" (download link)
50 Cent claimed responsibility for the site outage experienced by WorldStarHipHop.com. We doubt it.
Episode 3
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New releases
- Ace Hood (featuring Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – "Hustle Hard (Remix)"
- Cam'ron (featuring Vado) - "Sour Life"
- Bonus track: Vado - "On His Own"
Show summary
Biz Markie's "I Need a Haircut" was withdrawn due to a sample from Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)". The album was later released without the offending song. Contrary to our top-of-head recollection, Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" wasn't exactly the first song with legal sampling issues. That title is likely held by "Pump Up the Volume" by M|A|R|R|S. It seems like the only available video where Vanilla Ice explains the difference is from VH-1's "I Love the '90s". Also, as mentioned in the Wikipedia about sampling, "in a 1990 interview, Van Winkle said the two melodies were slightly different because he had added an additional note."
Additional links
- Nate Harrison's 2004 video about the "Amen Break"
- The Winstons - "Amen, Brother" (1969)
- Run-D.M.C. - "Here We Go (live at the Funhouse)" (1983)
- Billy Squire - "The Big Beat" (1981)
- Kraftwerk - "The Man Machine"
- The Fearless Four - "Rockin' It"
- Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown - "Sunshine"
- Jay-Z's book, "Decoded"
- Bob James - "Take Me to the Mardis Gras" — probably best known as the sample used by Run-D.M.C. for "Peter Piper"
- Luniz - "I Got Five On It" — which samples Club Nouveau "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
- Digital Underground - "Freaks of the Industry" — uses a sample from Donna Summer - "Love to Love You Baby" (approximately 4:05 in to the track)
Hip-Hop Homework
Pick a song and dissect it into its original pieces.
Episode 2
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New releases
- Jay-Z & Kanye release "H.A.M." plus the remix with Busta Rhymes
- Nicki Minaj - "Roman's Revenge," remix with Lil Wayne replacing Eminem
- DJ Khaled, "Welcome To My Hood" featuring Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Rick Ross, and Plies
- Red Café (ft. Rick Ross) - "Faded"
- Eminem's label, Shady Records, signs Yelawolf & Slaughterhouse
Additional links
- Busta Rhymes - "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"
- The P.S.A. that influenced Busta Rhyme's "Dangerous" - "We're Not Candy"
- Kanyé West (ft. Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj) "Monster" (video)
- KRS-One "Sound of Da Police"
- Auto-Tune vs. Talk Box (FYI: vocoder works like talk box without needing the tube, etc.)


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I've been playing alot of Battlefield 3 lately, and it's a fine piece of game, it is!
I also quite like the Battlelog front-end. For one, it works, which is more than you can say about BF2's server browser. Another really neat feature is that you can continue to browse/IM/whatever while you waiting in line to get in on the server. It even starts to load the level minimized, so it only pops up and take over focus once it's actually ready to play. I hope this will be the future of multiplayer frontends for PC because it's pretty dandy.
One thing that sucks is that you can't chat with your Battlelog friends while in-game. There's the Origin layer you could communicate through, but they don't sync friends across the two services. Sucks. Also Origin itself isn't very good – the layer is not very snappy, and worst of all, the service often disconnects you for no reason. Or it is just down all-together, stopping you from playing for a day or so. Sucks. In fact, everything with Origin pretty much sucks.
Another thing that bugs me is the loadout. Why can't I access it between matches? That way, I'd have something to do while waiting for the next round, and I wouldn't waste match time. Why can't I access the loadout from Battlelog, for the same reasons? Why can I ONLY access the loadout while in a match, wasting match time? Whyyyy?
I have more, but that's just nit-picking. It seems BF3 gives you pretty much the same experience as BF2 did. A game that is too fun to miss out on, but riddled with surrounding problems that makes you want to chew off your own leg each time you play.
Oh well. Back into the fray, I have a longest headshot record to beat.
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How to add important dates to your calendar
You can import RMIT important dates into any application that supports the iCal format, including Google Calendar, which all RMIT students can access.
Follow these steps to add your relevant important dates to Google Calendar:
- Log in to Google Calendar
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Forex trading education helps you to get fundamental information about market peculiarities.
Reading a foreign exchange quote may seem confusing at first. However, it's really quite simple if you remember two things when starting your Forex trading education:
1) The first currency listed is the base currency
2) The value of the base currency is always 1.
The US dollar is the centerpiece of the Forex market and is normally considered the 'base' currency for quotes. In the "Majors", this includes USD/JPY, USD/CHF and USD/CAD. For these currencies and many others, quotes are expressed as a unit of 1 USD per the second currency quoted in the pair. For example, a quote of USD/JPY 120.01 means that one U.S. dollar is equal to 120.01 Japanese yen.
When the U.S. dollar is the base unit and a currency quote goes up, it means the dollar has appreciated in value and the other currency has weakened. If the USD/JPY quote we previously mentioned increases to 123.01, the dollar is stronger because it will now buy more yen than before.
The 3 exceptions to this rule are the British pound (GBP), the Australian dollar (AUD) and the Euro (EUR). In these cases, you might see a quote such as GBP/USD 1.4366, meaning that one British pound equals 1.4366 U.S. dollars.
In these three currency pairs, where the U.S. dollar is not the base rate, a rising quote means a weakening dollar, as it now takes more U.S. dollars to equal one pound, euro or Australian dollar.
In other words, if a currency quote goes higher, that increases the value of the base currency. A lower quote means the base currency is weakening.
Currency pairs that do not involve the U.S. dollar are called cross currencies, but the premise is the same. For example, a quote of EUR/JPY 127.95 signifies that one Euro is equal to 127.95 Japanese yen.
When continuing your Forex trading education, you will often see a two-sided quote, consisting of a 'bid' and 'offer'. The 'bid' is the price at which you can sell the base currency (at the same time buying the counter currency). The 'ask' is the price at which you can buy the base currency (at the same time selling the counter currency).
Once you start your Forex trading education, you will learn to love this word because it is what you will be seeking for the rest of your Forex career. A pip is the smallest denominator of a particular currency pair, so for the above example, if the EUR/USD moves from 1.2150 to 1.2155 then it has moved up 5 pips.
Leverage is a simple concept of Forex trading education. If you have $10,000 to trade with, your Forex broker will let you borrow money from him so that you can trade in larger quantities. They will let you borrow as much as 400 times (400:1) what you put up in a trade. Most brokers allow between 50:1 and 100:1 margin. So, if you put up $1,000, and your broker allows 100:1 margin, then you'll be trading $100,000 worth of currency (instead of $1,000).
That's important, because every pip equals a certain dollar amount. When you trade $10,000, each pip movement equals $1. The chart below shows how it goes from there. If you trade 10,000 worth of currency, each movement would be equal to $1. So if you bought at 1.1445 and sold at 1.1545, you would make 100 x $1, or $100. If you trade $100,000, each pip movement would equal $10 and so on.
There are 2 different ways to trade on the Forex market and many beginners (or those who continue their Forex trading education) are surprised to learn that they can actually make as much money when currency price moves down as when it goes up. Let's start with the most logical movement, when the price moves up.
Most people are very familiar with the concept of buying something at a low price and selling it when the price increases. So the concept of buying the EUR/USD at 1.2150 and selling it at 1.2160 for a 10 pip gain should seem logical. This process is called going long.
You can also do this in reverse! If you know that the currency price is more likely to go down rather than up, you can go short. This is just the opposite of the above transaction, selling it first and buying it back later in the hope that the price will go down for you to make profit.
This may seem strange at first, but the concept remains the same either way. You always want to buy something at a low price, and sell it expensive. The consecution of actions doesn't matter. You must both buy and sell; as long as you sell at a higher price than you buy you make profit. Let us continue our Forex trading education.
The difference between stock markets and the Forex market brokers, is that in the Forex market, broker commissions are either very low or zero. So how do the ?? make money? They make it from the "spread" - difference between the actual price and the offered price through a broker.
On the right you can see a typical board of currency pairs and their spreads. This one is taken from our feed this morning, and you can see the difference between the Offer (the price you can place on a sell order) and the Bid (the price you can place on a buy order) is 3 pips (the spread).
What does this mean to you though? Well, let's look at the board. If you bought the EUR/USD at 1.2158 as it is offered under the Offer column, and immediately sold it again before the price moved, you would only get 1.2155 as is shown in the Bid column. So the net result is -3 pips, or a loss to you, and a profit to the broker. Remember to always take the spread into account when placing a trade, setting targets and stop losses.
Once (you have) started your Forex trading education, you will constantly see the terms "Bears" and "Bulls" in Forex books and chat rooms. These are terms that describe the general mood of the market. A "bear" market, is when the general mood of the market is down, i.e. when there are more sellers than buyers in the marketplace. A "bull market" is the opposite, when there are more buyers than sellers and the general mood of the market is up. Forex is a place where bulls and bears struggle, and if you can identify who is gaining the upper hand, then you can identify the direction of the price. Easier said than done, of course. There are many more areas to cover, this should help those only starting Forex trading education.
Forex market, is an around-the-clock cash market where the currencies of nations are bought and sold. Forex trading is always done in currency pairs. For example, you buy Euros, paying with U.S. Dollars, or you sell Canadian Dollars for Japanese Yen. The value of your Forex investment increases or decreases because of changes in the currency exchange rate or Forex rate. These changes can occur at any time, and often result from economic and political events. Using a hypothetical Forex investment, this article shows you how to calculate profit and loss in Forex trading. Let's push your Forex trading education to a new level together.
To understand how the exchange rate can affect the value of your Forex investment, you need to learn how to read a Forex quote. Forex quotes are always expressed in pairs. In the following example, your pair of currencies is the U.S. Dollar (USD) and the Canadian Dollar (CAD). The Forex quote, USD/CAD = 170.50, means that one U.S. Dollar is equal to 170.50 Canadian Dollars. The currency to the left of the "/" (USD in this example) is referred to as base currency and its value is always 1. The currency to the right of the "/" (CAD in this example) is referred to as the counter currency. In this example, one USD can buy 170.50 CAD, because it is the stronger of the two currencies. The U.S. Dollar is regarded as the central currency of the Forex market, and it is always treated as the base currency in any Forex quote where it is one of the pairs.
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Aron Spilken started writing In Memory of Central Park, a dark vision of what the world might be like by the year 2050, during the Reagan administration of the 1980s. Mr. Spilken died suddenly in the fall of 2003 without ever having finished the novel. Six months later, Queenelle Minet decided to finish the incomplete novel left behind by her husband, and her efforts have produced a disturbing description of one possible future for a world faced with environmental and overpopulation problems just as its civil liberties are under threat.
By 2050, New York City has seceded from the Union and the entire city is under a huge protective dome, a shell that keeps nature out and its citizens in. The city has grown so crowded that an elaborate system of interconnecting hallways between buildings ensures that entire lives are lived indoors. Almost every square inch of the city has had a building placed on it, so that interconnected hallways cross the entire city. Entry into, and exit from, the city are so strictly enforced that most contact with the outside world comes via the truckers who bring in the city's food and other needed imports.
The city has become a dark world dominated by the Liberty Party, a political party that maintains complete control under the guise of protecting the population from terrorism and the horrible environment surrounding it. Even though there is little personal freedom to be had, with the exception of a few citizens determined to expose the truth about life in New York City, everyone seems willing to trade freedom for security and insulation from outsiders. The claustrophobic atmosphere Minet describes, one in which people have had to adapt to the almost constant presence of strangers in their lives, is central to the story that she tells and she has filled that environment with memorable characters struggling to make a life for themselves and their families under more and more difficult conditions.
In Memory of Central Park is a very fine novel but what makes it a special novel is the unusual love story that ties it all together. Noah, a psychotherapist and not a particularly happy man even on his best day, reluctantly admits to himself that he has fallen in love with his twin brother's wife and, when he finally finds the courage to express his love, is surprised to find that she feels the same way about him. As the two struggle with their feelings of love and guilt, they come to realize that life in New York City is not at all what it seems to be and they join others willing to risk their lives in trying to expose the Liberty Party for the corrupt sham that it is. It is at this point that the novel shifts from science fiction into thriller mode and races toward an exciting ending.
Minet and her husband have built a world as bleakly terrifying as the one found in Orwell's 1984 and have filled it with sympathetic characters trying to make the best of the only world they know. It is not a comforting vision, but it is one that the reader will long remember.
Rated at: 5.0
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
In Memory of Central Park: 1853-2022
Posted by Sam Sattler at 5:58 PM
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I read this book based on your recommendation. Although it was good, a 5.0 is overrating it in my opinion. I thought the character development was shallow -- I couldn't see a genuine connection between Noah and Margaret.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear you didn't care that much for it, Syndi. I got so into the environment and living conditions, etc. that the world they lived in seemed very real. I felt that, under the circumstances, their relationship was about what I expected- based on their desperation to feel some emotion for another person amid that whole crush of humanity.ReplyDelete
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Mississippi legislative leaders say they're pushing for more accountability in budget allocations. MPB's Desare Frazier reports.
House Speaker Pro Tempore, Republican Greg Snowden of Meridian, told business leaders it's time lawmakers obtain proof programs they fund really work. He says the House of Representative's has created a Performance-Based Budgeting Committee.
"We are trying to get Mississippi's budgeting process in the mode of where were not making guesses, even intelligent guesses or making presumptions about what works and what doesn't. The whole idea is to find an evidence-based process," said Snowden.
Snowden along with President Pro Tempore of the Senate Republican Terry Burton of Newton, addressed the Mississippi Economic Council's first breakfast meeting of the 2016 legislative session. Burton piggy-backed on Snowden's remarks about budgeting transparency. After the meeting he said there's no quick fix.
"The house and senate are working together toward common goals of more accountability in government and more efficiency in government and trying to address the issues for the next four years. It's a four year issue. It's a four year term," said Burton.
David Gates, President of Atmos Energy and MEC's board chair is glad to hear about budget accountability.
"Well it's really a business approach, I mean that's what we do every day. You've got to look at things not based only on what you did last year and how much you spent last year. But what is the results. What's the fruit of that," said Gates.
Senator Terry Burton also mentioned they've established a new Medicaid Committee in the senate.
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Taking care of ants and bees
Observing the animal kingdom
Nothing in nature is more fascinating to watch than the family affairs of ant colony. The endless toil of the workers as they clean and feed the queen, forage for supplies, and tidy the nest; the care of the eggs and larvae by the nursemaids; the spinning of the cocoons and appearance of the young ants - all these and many other activities may be observed in a properly built ant house.
It's easy to build a simple ant house. You just have to use two pieces of photographic plate glass or window glass, about 10 by 8 inches, and four wood frames to serve as bases, sides, and top cover that will hold the window glasses securely. In each of the four pieces of the frame, cut two grooves for the glass. In the top of the frame bore two holes for food and water. Plug these with corks or bits of sponge. The bottom, sides, and bases of the ant house may be glued or tacked together and the wood-to-glass joints sealed with glue or tape. The top is removable. Fill the assembled house two-thirds full with eath found near the anthill.
If you make black paper shiled for the sides, the ants will burrow down along the glass, and you will be able to see them clearly when the shields are removed. Replace the shields between observations or the ants will try to shut out the light with earth.
Collecting the Ant Colony
Ant colonies may be found under logs, stones, and debris in practically every backyard, pasture, and woodlot. The best time of year to go hunting is from July to early September, when the winged males and females are present in the nests as well as the common workers. Be sure to capture the queen, for the colony will not work without her inspiration. You can recognize her by her large size. Try to get larvae, eggs, pupae, and parasites such as aphids.
Take the ants home in a jar and transfer them to a box. Place the box in a dark closet for about a week and do not disturb it. The ants will need to recover for their violent house-moving. They are easily excited and you should avoid jarring the nest at any time. Unless you are careful you will unable to watch their normal behavior.
Feeding the colony is very simple. Into the food opening of the ant house drop bits of ground beef, dead insects, bread crumbs, and watered honey. Keep the sponge in the water hole moist. Ants must have moisture.
Owning an Observation Beehive
An observation beehive must be purchased from a bee supply house. No amateur should attempt to capture these well-armed insects. The hive stands on the windowsill with one side open to the outdoor and requires no attention. Many activities go on inside the cells where they cannot be seen, but you may watch the building of the cells, the feeding and development of the larvae, the storage of honey, and perhaps even some of the duties of the queen. The hive may be brought indoor during the winter and its inmates fed with water and honey.


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Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran BJP leader LK Advani on Sunday said clean politics is the touchstone by which people would judge the leaders in a democracy and his party would not compromise on this vital principle.
"You must be able to provide clean politics when away from power and good governance while in power, by which the people will judge the people in public life," he said at a meeting organised to mark the 30th anniversary of pro-RSS cultural and intellectual forum `Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram` here.
Alluding to recent scams and allegations, though without naming any party or person, Advani said BJP`s commitment to these virtues was uncompromising.
"You must be able to give good governance and clean politics. These are virtues the BJP has resolved to give the people," he said.
In a nostalgic speech reminiscing several episodes in his long innings in politics, Advani said despite some shortcomings, India had belied the cynicism of the Western world at the time of independence that democracy would not survive in the country.
Not only that India had thrived as a vibrant democratic nation but also it was poised to become a dominant country in the world along with China in the near future, he said.
Without referring to any specific party or politician, he said in politics also there should not be untouchability as that was regarded as uncivilised in social life.
A key factor that helped democracy flourish in India was its unique cultural nationalism even amid vast diversity and the tolerance of the people to accommodate different points of view, he said.
The culture of India was "unique" that different languages and religions had survived in the nation. In contrast, in the United States, colonised by people from different parts of Europe, English dominated, submerging the linguistic identity of migrants from countries like Germany, he said.
However, in a veiled criticism of the Congress, Advani said, "Some parties continue to be at the hold of family or dynasty. King is succeeded by son or daughter. But these things are changing."
Referring to the activities of Vichara Kendram, headed by RSS ideologue P Parameswaran, Advani said presence of "think tanks" is important in a thriving democracy.