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I used to have more luck finding clothing that fit me at Mr price and Factorie but that has changed recently. Either all my fellow plus size girls are snatching all those clothes up before I can can get my hands on them which I am here for because it'll mean yall are slaying, the clothing can sense how broke I am and don't want anything to do with me or I've gone beyond some sort of size limit I'm not aware of. Seeing smaller ladies effortlessly browsing through the isles and finding their picks with complete and utter ease makes me green with envy. Not that I have anything against them, absolutely not, go ahead on with your bad selves, snatch my edges. Its just that those mini heart attacks everytime I see something I like at the possibility of not finding my own size will get to me in the worst way sometimes.
I was lucky enough to find this lovely skirt and shoes at Edgars about a month ago. It didn't quite grab my attention at first glance but after an entire potential lookbook with cool styling options played itself in my head, I had to have it, and have it I did. Although the slits at sides are quite modest they give this simple skirt so much character, especially when walking. They draw attention towards the shoe which I most definately wanted to show off in this look because I still can't quite figure out how I can walk in them. I was very boring and chose the black pair because I wanted to be able to wear the shoes with every thing and regret not going for the taupe pair. I'm not sure if they would have neccessarily looked great with my olive green skirt but I guess we'll never know.
Speaking of which .Olive/army green? Yes please. This colour together with mustard (which looks bomb on women of colour if I do say so myself), satin and velvet textures have been in for quite a while but have been out of my reach so I was very happy to see them grace our shores this autumn/winter. Form fitting midi length skirts can give that elegant 'I mean business' kinda feel which I was trying to go for in this look and go the 'meh, issa me' with a change into some sneakers, a cap and maybe a bomber jacket. For that particular look, I would have gone with a yellowish/gold satin bomber in the colour similar to the cap below and maybe an army green cap.
Another alternative would be be to get an oversized camo parka or button up like the one I saw Thandi Gama wearing in her Vlog and perhaps the gold cap in the picture below. Trouble is, I have absolutely no idea where i could find such items, especially the oversized ones because lol, fashion. Any recommendations?
I seriously need to let that crop polo top whatever thing go. I just can't seem to find a good one to replace it. Anywho, I really wanted to take some pick of me in the casual version of this look but my camerawoman was in a rush. So these will have to do. Thank you Nontlantla!
What do you think?
How would you style this skirt? Did I mension it was knit and quite warm?
Let me know in The comments below.
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I do not know a lot about Chakras, however I'm open minded with that stuff.
I consider that is truly how I usually really feel, it is simply that I tune it out. It is arduous to explain, as it's a very summary feeling, however It does really feel prefer it impacts me, that it's the results of one thing improper. It additionally looks like one thing is caught, or that needles are pushing on my throat, stuff like that. It appears to play with my well-being and power.
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- "10 Emotions That Can Trigger a Relapse in 2014 (part 1)" for X3Church
- "10 Emotions That Can Trigger a Relapse in 2014 (part 2)" for same.
- You Might have a Problem Collecting Toys If... at Figures.com
- A Second Article on the Building of the Kre-O Brand at same
Finally, I was recently interviewed on Pirate Monk Podcast, the audio program of the Samson Society.
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And as a bonus, I included this. Not mine but it's pretty good: A Review of Kre-O City Invasion!


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Oracle has big plans for its Application Integration Architecture.
Officials with the software vendor say the platform will eventually be a set of development standards and methodologies for Oracle, its customers and its partners. It also will be a way to efficiently bring together the many disparate applications under Oracle's ever-expanding umbrella-and outside the Oracle pantheon, as well-in a way that Oracle's Fusion Middleware hasn't been able to do.
When Oracle announced AIA (Application Integration Architecture) at its OAUG (Oracle Applications Users Group) user conference in April 2007, the company first released a number of Process Integration Packs-distinct integrations between Oracle applications based on a specific business process, like the opportunity-to-quote process between Siebel CRM On Demand and Oracle E-Business Suite.
A little more than six months later, at its OpenWorld conference in November, Oracle announced the AIA Foundation Pack, the enterprise business objects, services, SOA [service-oriented architecture] governance tools and reference architecture that enable customers and partners to utilize AIA to integrate processes and build process-based composite applications.
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Fast forward to February: Oracle is scheduled to release its Foundation Pack "any day now," according to Paco Aubrejuan, vice president of application strategy at Oracle. However, the introduction of the Foundation Pack will bring a key question about AIA: Is it a product that can fundamentally change the way customers and partners build process integrations-and the way applications are developed within Oracle, as Aubrejuan suggests-or is it just another name for Fusion Middleware?
The answer may lie somewhere in the middle.
According to Oracle documents, the Foundation Pack provides users with a "proven reference architecture and reusable Web services allowing you to create integrations across any applications, leveraging a standards based, service-oriented architecture." Minus the Web services, which Oracle had promised several years ago, the Foundation Pack could well describe Fusion Middleware. But there is a big difference between it and AIA, according to Aubrejuan.
"Fusion Middleware is absolutely the tool we use in AIA but just having a BPEL [Business Process Execution Language] engine doesn't mean the applications we deliver work together," Aubrejuan said. "You can code logic in BPEL but [unless there is] a common definition for -order,' you haven't abstracted any of that away. AIA is how we define objects, how to extend objects, what technology we use to do certain functions between applications. We're changing fundamentally how the best-of-breed [applications] work. The important thing is not that we have best-of-breed, but that our customers have them."


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I have another recipe for you today. It's for homemade calzones and it's super easy and oh, so yummy!
Homemade Calzones
Loaf of frozen bread (I like Rhodes the best)
Whatever you want as a filling, like mozzarella cheese, pepperonis, sausage, etc.
Garlic salt/powder
Let the bread raise as per the instructions on a sprayed cookie sheet (I usually do quick method, which takes about 2 hours). When it is raised, punch it down a little bit and on one half of the dough, place your toppings. Fold the dough over so that the toppings are enclosed and pinch the edges together. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and bake in the oven at 350* for 20 minutes.
Melt a couple tablespoons of butter and add some garlic salt and garlic powder to the butter. Use a pastry brush and brush on the butter mixture to the top of the calzone. Dig in!
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Helane Morrison has become a great leader in the advancement for female executives that are trying to break through the glass ceiling. She has become someone that has built a career that is outstanding and worthy of recognition. Helane Morrison measures up against the best as she has relied her skills to make a name for herself in the industry. I admire the tenacity and her hard work through the years as she continued to polish her abilities in investigating corporations.
All of her hard work has made her one of the most sought after females in the corporate world of work in San Francisco for the Security Exchange & Commissions. She has spent decades in the industry. She is someone that was interested in the areas of investigating, and she totally took charge of this. It was a stage in her life where she would become a lot more in tune with what she wanted to do, and I believe that this was the bridge to would help her elevate to another level of greater in the corporate world.
I have always found it interesting to see some women in the corporate industry succeed while so many others fail to break through in the industry. Her role with Hall Capital is not something that is a coincidence. This is a role that she has earned for all of her hard work over the years. She has become this stellar professional that started small, but she worked hard. She knew how to build up her contacts. She transitioned well from one place to another with more knowledge intact.
I think that is what has separated Helane from a lot of the other women in the industry today. She has become someone that realizes that advantage of actually building a resume and gaining from knowledge.
Many female executives that may have made it to the Regional Director at the SEC may have become complacent. Helane Morrison, however, knew that there was more work to do. She knew that she could serve better in a corporate capacity, and this is why she was able to move on.
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Issue No. 01 - January (2011 vol. 17)
pp: 101-114
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TVCG.2010.24
Jonathan Stott , University of Kent, Canterbury
Peter Rodgers , University of Kent, Canterbury
Juan Carlos Martínez-Ovando , University of Kent, Canterbury
Stephen G. Walker , University of Kent, Canterbury
This paper describes an automatic mechanism for drawing metro maps. We apply multicriteria optimization to find effective placement of stations with a good line layout and to label the map unambiguously. A number of metrics are defined, which are used in a weighted sum to find a fitness value for a layout of the map. A hill climbing optimizer is used to reduce the fitness value, and find improved map layouts. To avoid local minima, we apply clustering techniques to the map—the hill climber moves both stations and clusters when finding improved layouts. We show the method applied to a number of metro maps, and describe an empirical study that provides some quantitative evidence that automatically-drawn metro maps can help users to find routes more efficiently than either published maps or undistorted maps. Moreover, we have found that, in these cases, study subjects indicate a preference for automatically-drawn maps over the alternatives.
Information visualization, diagram layout, graph drawing.
P. Rodgers, S. G. Walker, J. C. Martínez-Ovando and J. Stott, "Automatic Metro Map Layout Using Multicriteria Optimization," in IEEE Transactions on Visualization & Computer Graphics, vol. 17, no. , pp. 101-114, 2010.


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Short biography, height, weight, dates:
Birth date: April 16, 1922, Huyton
Death date: February 3, 2012, Bath, United Kingdom
Birth place: Knowsley, Lancashire, England, UK
Profession: Writer
Education: Peter Symonds College
Awards: Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize
Wikipedia Source: John Christopher
Sam Youd, known professionally as Christopher Samuel Youd, was a British writer, best known for science fiction under the pseudonym John Christopher, including the novels The Death of Grass, The Possessors, and the young-adult novel series The Tripods. He won the Guardian Prize in 1971 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976.


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Who wouldn't want the most iconic TV dad in history to adorn their forehead? This Homer Simpson trucker hat features Homer nearly nude and in full stride going across your head. Not going to lie, I want one with the strangle scene between him and Bart.
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The Mormon Third Eye had one of those weekends. You know, one of THOSE weekends. I returned from a long business trip on Saturday evening with a vicious bout of upset stomach mingled with stronger than normal jetlag. I missed all my Sunday meetings, then spent 5-6 hours wrestling with my Internet provider before service was restored. At the close of a Sunday that unfortunately felt like any other day of the week, I realized that for the first time in 171 weeks, the Mormon Third Eye saw nothing; there was no post to post.
So first of all, I apologize to the handful of readers who may be looking forward each weekend to the Mormon Third Eye's view. I will strive hard never to do that again.
Then it dawned on me that nobody is perfect, not even the Mormon Third Eye. We are all on our way to being perfect, but none of us is certainly not there yet. We have an eternity to get it right, and besides, we can only be made perfect through the atonement of Lord Jesus Christ.
So, in closing, I want to apologize for what the Mormon Third Eye did not see today, but encourage readers to look closely for what it did see.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
I See... When Nobody's Perfect
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Stars aligned for this image. A burning sky and enraged ocean creates the perfect drama.
Shark Fin Cove, Davenport.
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This sunset came along after weeks of absolutely cloud less summer sky. A drifting cloud somehow lost its path and made it to California coast just in time for the sun-down.
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Snail's Bath
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A subtly vivid sunset through smoky sky on SF coast. Gale of wind and a restless sea made it difficult to get the shot, with gigantic waves pounding the rock I was perched on.
Lands End, San Francisco.
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We have a brand-new track from Future today with "Trance." This one features Mia Rey and is produced by Yung Berg and Arch Da Boss. Future keeps making these super inspirational love songs that drive the girls crazy. Word is this will be featured on Berg's upcoming Genesis project. Listen to the track below.
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By DM O'Connor
We blow a scooter tire
on the road to Munduk
a toothless woman serves
perfect coffee in a plastic
bag her son goes to town
for a replacement tube
a baby rolls
on the floor
over greasy-stained tools
sucking mini-wafers and
we all smile and laugh
and pay for the repair
up the mountain into Celtic fog
complete with pelting rain
we stop at a restaurant
called The View and there
is none but the meatballs
are divine the broth—
a grandmother's kiss and
we're shivering in the tropics
needing adventure. On the snowy TV
Forest Gump is running—run
Forest run—and the waitress
laughs like a fireplace so warm
and inviting makes us want
to curl up under her sarong
and read, perhaps pet each other's
hair till the storm passes and the sun
returns to toast the trip and we
have time, so much time,
for another cup of tea.
DM O'Connor is from a small village on Lake Huron. After many nomadic years, he is based in Albuquerque, where a short story collection progresses. He contributors monthly to The Review Review and New Pages. His writing has appeared in Barcelona Metropolitan, Collective Exiles, Across the Margin, Headland, Cecile's Writers, Bohemia, After the Pause, The Great American Lit Mag (Pushcart nomination), The New Quarterly and The Guardian. He is Fiction Editor of The Blue Mesa Review. Tweet: @dmoconnorwrites


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My new 'do'… look, no split ends!!
Smooth You
70 Essex Road, N1 8LT
So, 2011 saw me once again completely fail to stick to my new years
resolutions. Not only did I continue to brutally squeeze my many
constellation-like formations of spots, I still moisturized far too
infrequently, and left my tresses untouched for an almost unthinkable
amount of time. In fact last summer I ended up picking up the nickname
Bob Marley – not for my ability to produce Reggae classics, but thanks
to my impressively matted mane, one that resulted from the onslaught of
summer festivals and their associated lifestyle. To avoid having to try
and construct some sort of acceptable style with my unmanageable
straw-like tresses during the party-heavy festive period, I booked
myself into Smooth You. I hoped/prayed their healing hands would
counteract all my neglect and wrong- doings of the past year, just in
time for my first Christmas shindig.
A mostly pleasant walk from Angel Tube station, the main salon doesn't
really showcase any show-stopping artistic flair, nor is it particularly
unique in style, but it is light, airy and clean… and these are
qualities that shouldn't be sniffed at. As soon as I came into the
gleaming white space I was greeted by a perfectly groomed lady and asked
whether if I'd like a refreshment. They have various exciting options –
even Champagne if you are so inclined on a weekday morning. My
sensible/boring water arrives with a tasty treat.. and anything
food-like, with the bonus of it feeling free is always a good addition
in my books!
From the off Senior Stylist Steven could see my hair was in dire need of
some tender lovin' care, particularly after its first ever dye session
at the beginning of last year, one which appeared to have sucked all the
moisture out of it's former glory. He opted to give it a treatment
before getting going on the cut. Prime Plenish was used to strengthen my
weakened hair, with the Muroto Volume treatment adding much needed
oomph to my hair. I have always loved the over the top glamour of big
hair, I'm not one for that sleek wet look that's all the rage on the
catwalks at the moment – mainly because it would expose my oversized
Now, massage chairs are one of those things that sound fantastic, but it
isn't always the case – with bias I completely concur with Ryan Goslings opinions
in Crazy Stupid Love. In the past I have found the intended relaxing
movements far too vigorous and intrusive. But todays chair was so good
that Mr Sandman found an opportunity to pay a visit. Combined with
Stevens second to none head massage.. we'll say no more!
We are all aware of the stereotype of hairdressers and their unrivaled
ability to chat. On occasions it's merely a to and fro of banal chat,
with the odd frivolous question regarding X Factor or the Soaps.
Occasionally it's an all out therapy session. With Steven it just felt
like I was chatting to a friend, a lovely and interesting one with the
handy ability to transform my looks. I even came away with some great
music tips! It has been a fair few weeks since the treatment and style,
and despite the fact I am yet to take Stevens advice on more
appropriate shampoos and conditioners my hair still feels like the
softest of angel hair. And Steven, if you are reading this I promise to
get the ends trimmed more regularly than usual!
I had first visited Smooth You a few months back to celebrate their
launch, joining the team for a tour and quick restyle – while indulging
in champagne and canapes of course. Despite it's many winning qualities,
I voiced concern about its location. I had worried its situation off
the beaten track would hinder it's success. I'm most pleased to have
been proven wrong. One hint to their future success should have been the
owners Patrick and Luma Mitchel. The exotic stare-inducing Luma, has
many years experience in fitting hair extensions, having run several
successful hair extension salons in San Paolo. She also serves as a
perfect advert for her craft. Patrick completes this perfect partnership
with his stunning track record in business and finance.
They must have had a feeling they were on to a winner, and it would
appear that positive word of mouth has done the trick. Smooth You are
now in the lovely position where they are able to expand, opening two
new salons this year. They will still keep it a boutique in feel, but
reveal different lines within 'Smooth You' brand. i.e a floor for Smooth
Hair, a floor for smooth Beauty and a section for Smooth Extensions.
Steven also revealed some other exciting developments within the salon
including the recent collaboration with the BEFFTA Best hairstylist 2011
winner – Eugene Davis. The superstar stylist, who has worked with the
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Princess Bride t-shirt causes losers to get jumpy on a plane
Have you seen The Princess Bride? Of course you have. Everyone has either willingly watched it, or been forced to watch it by some sap. Well, one of the most famous lines from the film caused a security scare on a Qantas flight this week.
Wynand Mullins was wearing a t-shirt that featured the quote: "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Most passengers knew the line or assumed that t-shirts weren't the most dangerous thing in the world, however, some didn't know what was going on and told cabin crew that they felt threatened by the message.
The outgareous idiots.
"The flight attendant said to me, 'Are you able to remove it because some of the passengers are quite intimidated by it'," said Mullins. "I thought it was all a bit silly. The person next to me was laughing, because they knew the movie. The whole experience was a bit over the top, but also a bit comical."
A Qantas spokesman said of this most pointless quibble: "Qantas does have dress standards for passengers travelling on our aircraft... particularly for slogans which other passengers may find offensive or threatening."
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- jokesterTake all the warning labels off stuff and let these pathetic whining idiots dispose of themselves. The gene pool definitely needs some chlorine
- chewbacca"Outgareous" indeed...
- KTF"Incontheeivable"
- Mr M.Proposthterus!
- SpencerI'm with jokester on this one.... we're stopping evolution from doing it's thing.... there are some exceptionally thick people, incapable of even the most basic of tasks out there... and they're breeding...
- SpencerI'd have said to the flight attendant... please give me a blanket... I'll punch a hole in it... and any time I stand up to walk around I'll use it as a poncho ... otherwise please can you announce over the p.a that I feel uncomfortable with the fact I'm being read and request all passengers to stop reading me.


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Hi Peter and I think there was someone else with a similar problem,
\015\012I finally received the new cover today. I wasn't able to work out how to get the pin out but what I've done is separated the plastic part from the metal part by undoing the two screws on the cover and swapping them over. All fixed as it was the plastic that was broken. When putting them together make sure the edge of the metal furhtest from the screws is slotted under the retainer on the plastic part and I found a small blob on the end of the screw driver made getting the screws back in a lot easier. I didn't want to use a magnetic screwdriver but they may be all right.
\015\012I finally received the new cover today. I wasn't able to work out how to get the pin out but what I've done is separated the plastic part from the metal part by undoing the two screws on the cover and swapping them over. All fixed as it was the plastic that was broken. When putting them together make sure the edge of the metal furhtest from the screws is slotted under the retainer on the plastic part and I found a small blob on the end of the screw driver made getting the screws back in a lot easier. I didn't want to use a magnetic screwdriver but they may be all right.
Hi, waiting for the replacement part, I had a look at the broken one . I think you may be able to replace just the plastic part without removing the pin. I'll look closer when I get the part.
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Just received a note from Ian Gray [with supporting photo - not digital] that he found a small colony of Beautiful Demoiselles at another new location on 1st June. It is a small fast flowing stream which eventually runs into the Salisbury Avon. The spot is about halfway between Patney and Etchilhampton - east of Devizes - called Hail Bridge.
It just goes to show if you risk a speculative visit to a new location you never know what you might unearth. It's beginning to look as if this species is far more widespread in Wiltshire than previously thought. Some of it may be due to genuine recent expansion but some is probably due to increasing observer coverage. This wet weather will obviously quieten things down for a while but hopefully for not too long.


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Here we go! The story to date. Back in December I attended a Garmin try out part at Tri it. Shortly after, I learned I'd won something, but I didn't know what. Three months to the day after, the famous Richelle got in touch and said it had come in. I was all excited and picked it up the same day.
The other day I tried it on a spin session just to get a feel for it, and try out the heart rate monitor. Today I tried it on a 10 K run with my buddy Michelle. My overall impression so far is that for what is billed as a "basic or entry level" runner's watch, it's pretty darn comprehensive! For all that people talk about waiting forever for their watch to find the GPS signal, this seems fairly quick. Still slower than my phone, or so it seems, but then the phone keeps track and already knows where it is, so it's got a head start.
Mainly I'm looking for heart rate monitor information. A bit of a digression here for the several readers that asked for it. Feel free to skip ahead a couple paragraphs, look for the line to know where the digression ends. The theory behind heart rate training is simple. The heart is a muscle, and we want to teach it to be stronger. One does not build other bodily muscles by trying to bench press 500 pounds right from the start. You have to start gradually.
Lots of things are tied together here because our body is a complex system that must be considered together. Generally speaking, the more fit you are, the lower your resting heart rate. Why? Because a strong heart can beat slower and still push blood around the body. The best way to get your resting heart rate is first thing in the morning, just before your alarm goes off. You don't even need to put your fingers on your throat if you're aware of your body. You should be able to feel it, just lying there. Look at the clock, count for a minute.
The resting heart rate, like so many things, is just a number that isn't good or bad in and of itself. Some people naturally have a faster heart rate. You want to find out where your normal is. If you haven't completely recovered from previous training it might be a bit higher than normal. Same if you are stressed about something, or you had a crappy night's sleep. This can be an indication that it's time for a rest day.
Lots of my long runs have been at what I call chatchatchat pace. This is a good indication you are in zone 2, where you are teaching your body to burn fat, and building a network of blood vessels to get oxygenated blood to the muscles. As you go faster you need to put more and more effort into the activity, and talking goes by the wayside. At the top end one of a few things can happen and you will stop. Your lungs can't supply enough air, or your heart can't move it around, or so much lactic acid has built up in your muscles they aren't going to move anymore. Or maybe you'll puke from exertion. Or, worst of all, you'll injure yourself. Don't want to do that.
So why zone 2? Why not the sexy high intensity training? I found this article that summarizes it fairly well. The vast majority of us are not going to race even an Oly distance. Maybe a 10 K run, but not a half marathon. The trick is to find the top of your aerobic output, and stay there. Learning to run in zone two, with a spicing of intensity helps train you to do that. At first it seems slow, but gradually you'll run faster and faster.
As a digression within a digression, one of the disadvantages of only using your heart rate is that there is a bit of a lag. It's an indicator of how hard you are working, but it isn't consistent over time. As you become more fit, you'll be able to run or bike faster on a given heart rate. You may have other issues affecting your heart rate. This is why many athletes have gone to measuring their bike performance with a watt meter. It measures how much effort you produce. If you set your bike trainer up consistently, you'll know week to week what you're putting out and if you're improving.
_______ Digressions end.
So, heart rate information. Normally when we run, Michelle is a champ at finding a 7:30/Km pace for us. Today was a little slower, 7:45 or so, but both of us were feeling a little tired. The watch connected with GPS quickly, and we set off from Glenmore Landing.
First thing I realized is that somehow in my fiddling around I got the pace info in miles, but that's ok. My phone was reading it out in kilometers so we knew when to turn around, and what we were running. The average heart rate over the whole run was 125 and it was often in the low 120's. Going up some hills boosted that.
The problem was that the zone number was making no sense. Much of the time the watch was telling me I was in mid zone 3, and I didn't believe it. The heart rate number was good, but I was suspecting that the max heart rate was set incorrectly, driving the zones to be calculated incorrectly. Once home I delved into the screens and figured out how to tweak it.
The numbers are still big and easy to read, and paging through the displays is quick and easy. I'm not sure how much the display information can be customized, in the sense of putting specific things in specific places. Just now I think I'd like to see heart rate on the top, and current pace on the bottom, since those are the two numbers I'm most interested in on a run. Maybe I'll have to dive into the manual and see if that is possible. As it is, I found the page with heart rate and zone, and left it there.
We chugged along doing a very nice out and back along the reservoir, on a cooler morning than we've had for a while. Lots of other runners out. Once home again I got the watch synched with the app on my phone and it displayed all sorts of data. A beginning runner should have nothing to complain about! There is all sorts of information to help a runner plan and improve their workouts. Being honest I probably won't use all the functions available, like the activity tracker stuff. It's there, but at the moment I don't want to use it.
Here's a bunch of images from todays run. There was a bit of Grrr along the way here, since I could see the photos on the laptop, but blogger wasn't letting me select them. In the end I had to go with screen shots, so the image quality isn't quite the same. The only thing I can see that's missing is the ability to float your mouse over one of the graphs, and get a readout from that instant, with a corresponding dot on the other graphs. But who knows? Maybe that's there and I haven't been smart enough to figure it out. These are all different screens within the iphone app.
There is cadence and elevation. The pace and heart rate screen scrolls. You can turn the phone sideways and the images embiggen.
This is iSmoothrun, screen shots from the phone itself. The three log photos are in fact one scrolling screen, which I like.
Turn that screen sideways and you get this graph, purple is cadence, yellow is pace, and the gray is elevation. This elevation looks comparable to the Garmin, but sometimes I don't believe it, being too flat, or too much of a change.
And lastly on another screen, the map.
The iSmoothrun map embeds some pace info via the colour, but I never know what it means. Both are fine for figuring out where you've gone. The Garmin red really stands out. I drilled into both, and I think the GPS was a bit off. Garmin had me running through the hospital, and some homes in Lakeview. iSmooth run had me on Glenmore trail itself.
The only substantive difference is that iSmoothrun puts the 3 graphs together so it's easy to see how they interrelate. There's times having the 3 together is a pain though, like when it shows cadence all over the place and it hides the other data. Certainly between the two of them I've no fears about running out of data to consider.
The 30 day cookie challenge is still going well.
Lastly, since I know some of you only come here to see the cats. This morning Curtis nearly timed the recreational vomiting perfectly, from a cat point of view. I just barely didn't step in it, as I was scurrying around getting ready to run. Sigh.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Forerunner 25 first run
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Wow! That's a lot of data. Thanks for the Intel. I was thinking yesterday that I need to break out my old heartrate monitor. Pretty sure I ran faster than I should have yesterday, given how I felt last night. I'll need to train smarter if I'm going to make it to the start line in decent shape. Sounds like you guys had a terrific run. I'm so glad. At this rate, you'll be ready to run a half in May! ;-). Cat photos are terrific as always.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the info on heart rate training-I've always been curious. Love the cat pictures!ReplyDelete
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This week, I saw a few movies. For one thing, I finally saw Into the Woods. This was one that had me a bit confused when I first heard they were making it. Since I knew it was produced by Disney (a company with a reputation for producing family-friendly material) I wasn't sure if it was going to be the full story or just the first half (i.e. up until the "Happily ever after" number at the end of act 1). I say this because I was myself in an adaptation of Into The Woods back in Grade 4, and it was a heavily abridged version. There was some stuff cut out for timing, like I remember some of the narration had to be trimmed, but it only covered act I, and ignored the fact that there was an entire second act that undoes the "happy ending". We weren't even told that there was more to the play until after our performance (though when it was revealed, the teachers let us watch the second act in full). Turns out Disney's Into the Woods is actually a full adaptation, doing the entire play, or at least as much of it as can be fit into a two-hour movie.
It was interesting seeing the movie because I could still remember a lot of my experience with the play. At the same time, I was impressed by the way in which it seemed to take full advantage of the fact that the show wasn't confined to a single stage and one angle, allowing for more complex musical numbers to be depicted across different locations through parallel editing. On the other hand, there were some stranger choices. I'm still not totally sure I understood why they didn't try to make Johnny Depp look more like a wolf instead of a man dressed in a wolf costume. That kind of makeup job works great on stage but on film these people had access to far more elaborate special effects. The one thing I'll say I was a bit disappointed by was that the character I played in that Grade 4 portrayal of Into the Woods, the Mysterious Man, was for the most part nowhere to be seen (his role seems to have been merged with the witch), though I think I understand why they made that choice, probably because otherwise there would be too many characters to develop. Still, it was otherwise a very interesting experience for a musical.
I also decided to try watching the old film noir They Live by Night, which turned out to be kinda boring. I suppose I can give it credit for at least trying to include a strong female lead (she is first established to be a skilled mechanic, even spending most of the first 20 minutes wearing pants), but then the rest of the film did seem to be trying to "feminize" her and treated her working as a mechanic as a bad thing. I can also give them credit as well since this is a rare film from Classical Hollywood that doesn't try to glamorize the female lead, but that isn't saying much. Ultimately I ended up just finding it kinda boring for the most part, and not very well-executed.
Also, here is something interesting: there's been some more news about the new Star Wars trailer, and it turns out the theory I proposed about Gwendoline Christie's role may in fact be half-right. So far, it looks like I was wrong in assuming that she was the mysterious villain character with the triple-bladed lightsaber, but I may have been correct in assuming she is playing a villain. Apparently, she is playing someone named Captain Phasma, who based on the pictures is apparently in charge of the Stormtroopers. It's an interesting choice, between Captain Phasma and Finn, it looks as though the new movies are going to try and humanize the Stormtroopers a bit more. At least some of them are going to get actual characterizations instead of being simply being cast as anonymous enemy soldiers.
You ever had the experience of watching a television show, getting particularly invested in a certain character or characters, and then having trouble moving on when they get killed off. I finally got back to watching Banshee, and that's happened twice now. When I saw Nola get killed off a few weeks ago it was hard to deal with. I felt like I couldn't go on. I couldn't even finish the episode. I finally worked up the nerve to start watching the show again and two episodes later they killed off my other favorite character, Siobhan Kelly. It was an intense bottle episode in which the police station was attacked and I suspect they drew a lot of influence from Rio Bravo and Assault on Precinct 13, but then towards the end, Siobhan got captured by the huge macho Native American warrior responsible for attacking the police station, and he broke her neck. This was especially painful because I think Siobhan had a personal significance to me. Really, she was the reason I kept watching the show past the first episode. Don't get me wrong, there are still lots of other interesting characters on the show, but if it hadn't been for her I might not have gone far enough in to meet all those characters.
I'm wondering if I've gotten too invested in this show, since on two separate occasions I've found myself feeling actual grief over the loss of a major character that I've never met. I mean, I should have known this kind of thing might happen at some point, considering how violent a show Banshee can get. I did after all manage to continue on through Hannibal after they killed Beverly and I've endured the deaths of several wonderful characters on The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, so this shouldn't be anything new. Then again, I have experienced uncertainties on how much more of The Walking Dead I can take, but that has more to do with the disturbing scenario than anything related to a specific character. I probably would get upset if they killed off Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones but going on these feelings I probably would have stopped after the Red Wedding. I've been told I have very strong emotions so maybe I just need to work on learning to control them. Has anyone else ever had these same feelings? If so, why don't you tell me about the television character whose death you had trouble coping with in the comments.
I also finished season 2 of Hannibal and things got intense. The whole episode ended up turning into a literal bloodbath. Just about every major character who hasn't already been murdered ended up at Hannibal's house in critical condition slowly bleeding to death. Will got his stomach cut open, Jack got stabbed in the neck with a piece of broken glass before being trapped in the cellar, and Alana got thrown out a second-story window; she was still alive when we last saw her, but probably at least broke several bones and it looked like she was in excruciating pain. On the bright side, it turns out Abigail Hobbs wasn't murdered after all, but then Hannibal re-opened the knife wound to her throat, so I'm not sure how much longer that's going to last. The only person who wasn't lying on the ground bleeding to death at the end was Hannibal himself, but even he took a huge beating from Jack and Will. It was such an abrupt ending, and now I have to wait for Season 3 to come out before I can find out what happens next, and even then I'm not sure what channel it's on so I might have to wait until it comes onto Netflix.
On Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. things seemed to take an unexpectedly dark turn. Coulson and friends finally figured out where the "inhumans" have been hiding (though they won't reveal it to the audience). Skye wanted her mother to talk to Coulson but Gonzales forced is way into taking his place. From that moment it was clear that things were not going to go well, it was just a question of what would go wrong. Then just when it seemed like things might work out after all, Skye's mother killed him and then framed him for trying to kill her. I'm not quite sure what's going on, but it seems as though Jiaying may in fact have been planning war with S.H.I.E.L.D. and perhaps she was not as benevolent as she first appeared, either that, or Gonzales has just ruined any chance of S.H.I.E.L.D. developing an alliance with these inhumans. In either case this does not look good for the future.
As for our friends over in the wonderful world of Westeros, things aren't going a whole lot better. Tyrion is in fact being taken to see Daenerys, which was the plan from the start of the season though in this case perhaps not in the most ideal way. Jorah is still loyal to Daenerys and seems to be planning to win back her favor, which is certainly going to be difficult. However, she may have no choice but to take him back, since she is running out of support: a group of rebellious slave-owners have started an uprising and managed to take out a large portion of the unsullied in addition to killing Ser Barristan and possibly Greyworm. Daenerys is going to have to start looking for new recruits to join her army. She is definitely still capable of dealing with this mess on her own, but there is a lot of pressure and stress to being a queen, so having someone who can serve as an advisor and confidante would still be beneficial to her mental well-being, and Jorah seems to be the only person still alive who can do that.
Meanwhile, Sansa has been left at Winterfell by our good friend Petyr Baelish with a promise that she'll be free from the wrath of the Boltons once Stannis takes the castle. Stannis isn't exactly the nicest person in Westeros, but he is the brother of Robert Baratheon, who was the one person on good terms with the Stark family (really, it was only when Robert died and Joffrey usurped the throne that the Starks started getting into trouble). Stannis was still trying to take power even when Joffrey was on the throne, so he obviously opposed him. Considering these facts it is possible that Sansa might actually be best off if Stannis does indeed come to Winterfell. Then again, George R.R. Martin is very good at squashing hope, so even if that does happen there's no guarantee that Stannis will succeed. Also, everyone is always going on about how "winter is coming", but there's still no sign of that winter.
One thing I forgot to mention last week, I got talked into seeing the first episode Marvel's Daredevil, and sets things back for Marvel on so many levels. For starters, the show itself was confusing enough and was based on a premise that wasn't very-well explained. Apparently someone decided to just leave a bunch of hazardous chemicals lying around in the middle of the road and a kid was somehow exposed to them and blinded, but also gained superpowers which raises a few questons. That part about him being blinded doesn't entirely make sense. I could understand how the right combination of chemicals might destroy someone's vision but his eyes weren't even touching the chemicals. I suppose it could have been the fumes but then why was nobody else affected the same way?
So the plot makes virtually no sense, and I failed to see how this was intended to connect at all to the rest of the franchise. However, it gets worse. I've often praised Marvel for its strong female characters, of which it has many. It's not always perfect and yes, there is room for improvement seeing as there is usually a greater male-female ratio in each individual installment, but across the entire franchise we have Sif, Black Widow, Pepper Potts, Melinda May, Skye, Bobbi Morse, Jemma Simmons, Peggy Carter, Scarlet Witch, Gamora, and Nebula (which I still admit is an odd choice of name but otherwise still a pretty good character). Marvel's wasn't doing too bad, until now.
Unfortunately Daredevil completely undoes all of that and ended up being not just severely lacking in strong female characters, but by the end it was legitimately sexist and I'm not happy with how it treated the only female character. I mean, look at the facts. First, she is of course a victim who is shown to be unable to take care of herself and has to be protected by men. Second, she's kind of an idiot, not noticing the obvious resemblance between the "mysterious" superhero who saved her and the lawyer she is forced to rely on for protection. During the climax, she then has to be rescued by the male lead and shows no ability to defend herself again. Finally, at the very end, she literally offers her services as a free maid. It seems the only thing she can do for her protectors is cook and clean, and she is treated as being perfectly happy with this arrangement. No, I'm not okay with this and I refuse to go on with this show. Do yourself a favor, don't waste time with this crap, especially since we don't want Marvel to think we actually enjoy watching misogynistic garbage.
Now I've just got a few more days and my summer class gets started. This one is all about the business of filmmaking, and area I have not been looking forward to studying mainly just because I'm not exactly cut out for the business side of anything. Of course, maybe at the very least having the slightest understanding of how the business works could be helpful in some form. I don't know, but at least I'll have a structure of sorts. I also just realized that after this I'll only be three posts away from my 300th article. My usual tradition is to celebrate milestones by reviewing a film that has some sort of personal significance to me. Now I've just got to decide which one I'll be looking at. I guess some high stakes gambling is in order.
Stuff From Other Bloggers
- Roderick Heath is almost ready to start the Film Preservation Blogathon next week. You might want to get down there fast and figure out what you want to write about.
- Lady Sati concludes the White Swan, Black Swan Blogathon
- Wendell Ottley joins in on my own Summer Blockbuster Cast-A-Thon
- Victoria Loomes delivers an insightful essay on Alice Guy-Blaché, one of the earliest known female directors who was working around the same time as several more famous early cinematic pioneers like Thomas Edison, Edwin Porter, the Lumière Bros, Georges Méliès, and D.W. Griffith.
- Big Screen Small Worlds reviews a double feature of Double Gigolo and Pretty Women, both Richard Gere films where he plays very different characters.


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Human Powered Aircraft
A Human-Powered Aircraft (HPA) is an aircraft capable of sustained, controlled flight by human power alone through an act of pedaling which activates a mechanism for turning a propeller for thrust. Not to be confused with gliders which attain flight through wind and thermals or other designs catapulted at altitude utilizing a tensioned cable, pure HPAs were strictly human powered. The first recorded successful HPA flight happened in 1936 through the "Pedaliante", an aircraft built and designed by Enea Bossi and Vittorio Bonomi of Italy. However, the feasibility of the flight was attributed to the extraordinary physical endurance of the pilot, Emilio Casco who made the flight possible thus it was contested that such achievement couldn't be replicated by an average human.
The Kremer Prizes as founded by Henry Kremer in 1959 caught the public attention and added much enthusiasm to the development of HPAs. Prize of £50,000 was offered to the first HPA to achieve flight in a figure of eight course around two reference points half a mile apart. With this, HPAs remained to be developed leading to the official authenticated HPA flight which was made by Derek Piggott aboard the aircraft "SUMPAC" for Southampton University's Man-Powered Aircraft in 9 November 1961. A lot of succeeding HPAs were built which were flown successfully but failed to accept the challenge worthy of the Kremer Prize. This led Henry Kremer to increase the prize to £500,000 in 1967 and opening the competition to other nationalities where it used to be restricted to British entries.
It took a decade until the challenge was won and achieved in 23 August 1977. The Gossamer Condor, an HPA built with a combination of balsa wood, cardboard, Mylar plastic and piano wire was designed and built by Dr. Paul MacCready and with Bryan Allen as pilot successfully flown the first figure of eight at a distance of 2,172 meters. The feat was repeated in 12 June 1979 when MacCready's Gossamer Albatross flown again by Bryan Allen achieved flight from England to France winning the second Kremer Prize of £100,000.
Dr. Paul MacCready died in his sleep in 30 August 2007. Known as the "Father of Human Powered Flight" owing to his successful HPA designs, he was regarded with honor in the development and success of HPAs. As of the present, HPAs were flown in major countries of the world and a human powered helicopter was flown back in 1989. The only thing is there had been no attempts at manufacturing HPAs for public transportation or sport. I suppose given the opportunity and the drive, any HPA enthusiast could attain the access to a blueprint of a promising HPA design to build, pedal and fly.
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Good information in this article. I resume that development in this field would progress with ultra light composite materials and new solar power technology.
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Moving to the Bay Area
While every city is sure to have its own specific charms, there's no place quite like San Francisco. From cable cars to the Golden Gate Bridge to stunning views around every corner, San Francisco is well known throughout the world. The city (or "The City," if you're a local) has a mood, a spirit, and a beat that can't be had anywhere else.
Moving to any new place can be overwhelming, but especially so in a city that's renowned for having a touch of the dramatic. But don't despair — once you've acclimated, you won't ever want to leave. To help ease your transition, we've prepared this little guide to some of the dos and don'ts – the secrets, shortcuts, and mispronunciations — that you'll find in San Francisco.
Let's start with the obvious one:
Don't Call It "Frisco"
…Or you'll look like a tourist from 40 years ago. It's "San Francisco." Beyond that, just specify which side of the bay you're referring to, and you'll fit right in.
We're glad you're moving to the Bay Area, and we're sure it won't be long before it feels like home! Welcome!
"Why Isn't It Golden?"
The bridge is officially "International Orange", and it always has been. It's neither gold, nor a gate. A golden bridge would look weird in the fog (oh yes, we'll talk about the fog) and would be downright dangerous in the sunlight. In fact, it gets its name because it spans the Golden Gate Strait, translated from the Greek Chrysopylae, which was given its name in the 1840s. If you're interested, it has nothing to do with the California gold rush — it was a tasteful reference to the harbour at Byzantium, now Istanbul, originally called the "golden horn".
The Fog
The fog rolls in frequently, without warning, and is such a fixture that he's taken on a persona. His name is Karl, and you can follow him on Twitter @KarlTheFog.
Fog or not, all the locals dress in layers, and carry a light jacket, and you'll soon see why. The weather can change in minutes, either between microclimates (yep — we sure got 'em) or even just in a single place. The temperature can drop ten or twenty degrees without warning, and your warm, sunny, summery day can turn to cold and damp at the drop of a hat. We don't just dress for the weather, we dress for all the weather.
Allow 2-3 days for Parking
Alright — that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it can still be a hassle if you don't leave some extra time for it. Sometimes it seems like there are more cars than can actually fit in the city, and everyone is playing an eternal game of musical parking spots. There's a reason why Lyft and Uber are so popular here. That might be part of the reason that…
…are interpreted a little more loosely here than in, say, New York. We don't mean any disrespect, it's just generally understood that we add an "-ish" to every clock-time. We're no strangers to waiting around for things, you see…
Lining Up For Things
…Is one of our civic pastimes. If you want to hit a food truck, say, or get brunch, you might be waiting in line for an hour or more, with dozens of patrons for whom the delays are perfectly normal and border on social occasions in and of themselves. It's all worth it though, because
The Food
…Is amazing. There's a huge farm-to-table movement, emphasizing local, fresh produce. There's more to our cuisine than burritos and sushi, so we hope you'll take the time to explore all that we have to offer.
And on the subject of burritos…
Don't eat burritos with a knife and fork.
Just don't. Seriously. But definitely do add the guac; you won't regret it.
Yes, they're everywhere, and no, you haven't tried them before, at least not like this. They're ubiquitous and delicious, and you'll seem completely out of place if you ever decline one. They're great on everything, so prepare to experiment.
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
The city is pricy. In fact, it has the most expensive cost of living in North America. The rent is outrageous, everything costs more than you think it will, and that's led to some problems. There's a large homeless population, because of the high cost of living and the hospitable climate, and there are some areas that aren't as clean as they could be.
But, we persevere. We have a communal spirit, we share with our neighbours, we volunteer and work to make our city a little bit better. We celebrate anything and everything with an endless parade of festivals and cheer, and we welcome everyone. We preserve our nature trails, and we sneak green spaces into nooks and crannies and rooftop gardens. The beauty of San Francisco, like so many cities, is that there is always something new to discover..
We're glad you're moving to the Bay Area, and we're sure it won't be long before it feels like home. Welcome!


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|Clone Soldiers - from flickr user HJ Media Studios
I only had time for a brief sortie in Eve yesterday. I started with a corp fleet plexing in Ladistier, but we didn't have the numbers to take on the experienced enemy pilots we encountered. We did take a couple of plexes, though and before logging off I decided to take a cheap Tristan through a set of asteroid belts and kill the local pirates in order to improve my security status.
The first couple of times I tried this I was found by other players who were hunting for pilots like me, and quickly finished off. I've started hitting d-scan a LOT more often now, and also flying this cheaper Tristan fit.
[Tristan, DerpTris]
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane I
Drone Damage Amplifier I
Limited 1MN Afterburner I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
Anode Light Ion Particle Cannon I, Tungsten Charge S
Anode Light Ion Particle Cannon I, Tungsten Charge S
Small Remote Armor Repair System I
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
Hobgoblin II x5
The main damage is, of course, the Hobgoblin II drones. I keep away from the enemy and let the drones do the fighting, only closing in to add some blaster damage if necessary. I have a variation where I use railguns instead. I have Scout Drone V and Drone Interfacing IV, so the drones deal decent damage. The remote repairer is for healing damaged drones, but I usually don't stay out long enough to make use of it. The scrambler is....well, pretty useless. In the unlikely case I get into a fight with another pilot that tries to escape, I could pin him down. But against rats this is a wasted module. The web is handy for slowing rats down and letting the drones increase their damage. I've used this fit to take out a Serpentis battleship.
The tradeoff with flying a cheap ship like this is that it is relatively slow in killing your targets, so you need to use d-scan frequently to make sure nobody is coming to get you.
In the last belt I checked I found my first Clone Soldier! These are especially tough belt rats (mine was a "trainer", the easiest of the four types) that drop a valuable tag which you can use to raise your security status. I kept at least 30km from him during the 5 minute fight and luckily nobody else came to the belt while we were there. In retrospect I could have returned to the station and got a more powerful ship, if I wanted to risk getting caught. I think that anyone coming to find fights in a belt is likely to be in a group that is well-equipped enough to handle whatever I can dish out, so I might as well stick to my cheap ship and just focus on running away if someone arrives.


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Related to shellacking: take a shellacking
1. Fig. a physical beating. (*Typically: get ~; take ~; give someone ~.) The boxer took a shellacking and lost the fight. I got a shellacking when I broke the window.
2. Fig. a beating—as in sports. (*Typically: get ~; take ~; give someone ~.) Our team played well, but got a shellacking anyway. I practiced my tennis game so I wouldn't take a shellacking in the tournament.
See also: shellac
n. a beating. We gave them a shellacking they'll never forget.
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Serve up this St. Patrick's day cocktail and celebrate the occasion. Don't let this "green leprechaun" sneak up on you!
How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Do you celebrate it? From what little I know about my family's heritage, I do have some Irish blood. Not surprising given my penchant for parties *wink*. But if you don't, don't let it stop you from celebrating – after all, you still love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo don't you?!
If you're not a green beer kind of person then I have just the right cocktail to help you sip in style for this green themed day. It all starts with the green tinted melon liqueur, Midori. Give the drink a fun name like the Green Leprechaun and set it among gold coins in a gold tray for a presentation that's suited to the occasion {more on that at the bottom}.
As always, think about serving this green drink for other occasions too, like Christmas or Halloween. Just change the name to reflect the holiday.
St. Patrick's Day Cocktail – Green Leprechaun
- 1 oz Midori melon liqueur
- 1 oz Pineapple flavored vodka
- 3 oz Sprite
Combine over ice and strain into martini glass.
TIP: Garnish with a sprinkling of gold edible glitter so it looks like little flecks of gold inside.
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- Presentation can take this cocktail to the next level. As I mentioned above, you can set a row of these drinks on a gold tray and surround them with gold coins. This becomes the "pot of gold" at the end of the rainbow.
- Make a "rainbow" backdrop by looping ribbon around a wooden dowel and hanging it behind the table.
- Take it all a step further by placing turf grass {get it cut to size at Lowes} as the base.
No doubt this will have guests feeling like they have the luck o' the Irish!
How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
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