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What would you do if you met Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as you were just walking down the street? Lucky fan Holly, 13, happened to bump into Robsten outside a grocery store on the Isle of Wight (just off the coast of England), and take a few pics. She spoke to Isle of Wight Radio about her chance encounter with the superstar celebs.
"I was just going down to Somerfield's [grocery store] with my mum," Holly tells Isle of Wight radio, "I looked at them and I didn't realize who they were but I heard them speak and realized who they were."
Holly adds that despite their superstar status, the twosome were not traveling with a security entourage, just "with some friends."
And although Holly posted the pics to her Facebook page, they soon traveled far beyond her 234 friends, appearing on Twilight fan sites around the world. Talk about instant fame!

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Cast your filthy minds back 10 days or so, and you might recall Martin "Jimmy" James saying that the inevitable Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom had been rumoured as the Galaxy K Zoom.
Well, the official invites are out, and it appears that the phone will indeed be some sort of Samsung Galaxy K. Kool!
Oddly, there was a Samsung Galaxy K (M130K) released in South Korea back in October 2010, essentially a variant of that year's Galaxy S.
As such, we expect this new guy will be called the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom. Y'know, just to avoid any confusion. Ahem.
Anyway, yes, the offending tweet that inspired the above rambling reads: "Kapture the moment. April 29. Mark your calendars!" That's from the official @SamsungMobile account.
"Kapture the moment" of course suggests some sort of camera action, while the deliberate use of a K gives credence to the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom moniker. Er, unless they're just being all kool and European. Das ist eine Kamera phone! Or something.
Rumoured Samsung Galaxy K Zoom specs include a 20MP rear camera (a step up from the 16MP Galaxy S5, otherwise there'd be no point), 4.8in 720p display, Exynos 5 Hexa or quad-core processor (presumably depending on region), 2GB of RAM, and KitKat Android 4.4.2.
Thankfully, we've also been told to expect a thinner design on the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom, last year's Galaxy S4 Zoom being a bit of a beast.


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Fixed star Vega is of the nature of Venus and Mercury. It gives beneficence, ideality, hopefulness, refinement and changeability, and makes its natives grave, sober, outwardly pretentious and usually lascivious.
Vega is one of the 15 Behenian Fixed Stars. Its image is a vulture, hen or traveler. It makes the wearer magnanimous and proud, and gives power over beasts and devils. Rules chrysolite, succory and fumitary.
The star Vega (Wega) is one of the brightest stars in the heavens. It is definitely of the nature of Venus. In classical times it was said to be a particularly good omen when Vega was matutine subsolar (conjunct Sun above horizon, in houses 6 or 12). In natal charts this can indicate a poetical and harmonious nature.
Arabic for The Falling Eagle, Vega is the principal star in constellation Lyra. The brightest fixed star of the northern sky has a Venus nature with a blend of Neptune and Mercury. The Babylonians called Vega the Star of the Queen of Life. In a good cosmic configuration, Vega is supposed to give artistic talents, especially for music and acting, but also a liking for good living. With eccentric artists, this may lead to a debauched life.
Whatever other troubles Orpheus may have had, he was certainly popular for his music, and popularity with one's fellows is what Vega marks on a horoscope if it is the least bit well aspected. It is a Venus-Mercury star, and the only note of caution to go with it is to remember that popularity is a tool for living happily and honestly with one's fellow beings, not shamelessly exploiting their welcome.
Vega rules the back of the right knee in the human body. This position is associated with the ego. It creates fulfillment though the ego and can be considered as masculine pride brought forward from a former life into this incarnation.


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Oh what a month, what a glorious month it has been! This time tomorrow my serious World Cup withdraws will be in full force and I'll be surviving on MLS scraps until league play resumes in Europe/England. Before it comes to that, here's a look back of some of the best moments from this fantastic tournament in GIFs....because football + GIFs = Happy Harper.
For all of my fellow 3 Lions fanatics here's a little palette cleanser and reminder of better days.
Shockingly I've managed to put a few kits, goodies and special offers together in the midst of this crazy football marathon. You can save 50% in the shop with the codes GERMANY, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL OR HOLLAND. A true fan should never be forced to go against their team so you choose which team you want to save with ;-)
I had a little fun coming up with some World Cup freebies throughout the tournament. If you missed any of them you can download each of them below.


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Eric Boullier will be Renault's new team principal, according to reports.
Eric Boullier will be Renault's new team principal, according to reports.
In connection with the newly Genii Capital-controlled team, the Frenchman's name has arisen in recent days. Reports said the former boss of the GP2 team DAMS has recently been the director of the sports management firm Gravity.
Like Genii, Gravity is connected with Renault's new majority team owner Gerard Lopez.
Bob Bell is Renault's current interim boss, but Boullier is the longer-term successor to the departed Flavio Briatore, the BBC said.
He was introduced to staff at the team's Enstone base on Tuesday by Lopez, the report added.
Bell will return to his role as technical director.
"There are some discussions, but it is definitely still pending further discussion," said Boullier. "It's one possibility."


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New Bedford school bands
New Bedford school bands
get short shrift
I'm writing because I'm tired of The Standard-Times giving better coverage to Dartmouth and other towns' school programs. Case in point, this past Sunday's article on marching bands.
The article was good in its coverage of the different bands from the different schools, but it left out some important facts. For example, Fairhaven is not the only band that makes appearances at parades and other events. Both the New Bedford High School and middle school bands perform at various parades throughout the year, and at the tree lighting ceremony in December.
Also, why did the photographer for the New Bedford band come on a rehearsal night, rather than to a football game like the Dartmouth photographer did? Showing Dartmouth in full uniform and New Bedford in sweats and jeans makes the New Bedford band look less professional. That's not fair to these kids who work just as hard! Also, the quality of the pictures themselves was not as good.
The article also mentions other types of bands in other districts, like the jazz band in Westport. New Bedford has a jazz band, a concert band, and a percussion ensemble as well, not to mention several choral groups. It would be nice if New Bedford was given the same quality coverage the other local school districts get!
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OGDC 07 - AISeek and Smarter NPCs in Dynamic Worlds
No matter which MMO you play, computer controlled characters (NPCs / mobs) simply aren't convincing. It turns out that many of the moronic behaviors we associate with mobs aren't the product of inept or uncaring devs, but a significant hardware limitation. To prevent easy cheating, the artificial intelligence (AI) for these mobs is calculated on the server, so specialized server hardware may help to smarten up our enemies. Gil Asherie of AISeek tells us how new advances may help to fuel significant advances in mob / NPC AI in the very near future.
"To provide scripts for the mob to more intelligently handle the above scenarios is certainly possible, but given that AI is almost always handled server-side (to prevent hacks and cheats client-side), such a complex routine running for the tens of thousands of NPCs and mobs thousands of players are interacting with in a dynamic environment would probably (easily) melt the server. This technological limitation, friends, and not inept designers and programmers, is why your NPCs and mobs are fairly moronic and your game world is mostly static.
That is, until now. Gil Asherie and the folks at AISeek are out to remove these complex barriers to greater immersion and dynamic environments through their specialized server-side hardware solution and development kit, slated for release this summer."


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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Back in 2017!
Hey everyone! Or all 2 of you? This week Angry Dad Gamer returns in a LIVE event at Modern Studio in Knoxville, TN. My hope all along was that we'd have an actual venue where I could play, and now that's a reality. Thanks to a lot of hard work by my partners in crime, we got Modern Studio up and running in around 9 months. It's a multi-use venue space that will be the new home of Superpixel Studios (my production company) and Angry Dad Gamer's future antics. This week we'll probably start small, but look for special guests each month!
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Get ready!! All are invited to come tour the theme houses and learn more about our plans for the year. There will be free food and games, as well as information about our upcoming events.
When: Friday, Sept. 9, 4-6 pm
Where: W. College Theme Houses, corner of College and McDonough
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Rob Hardy BSC does a fantastic job on this . Film and Panavision Cinelab London processing . A good romp full of great stunts . A bit to long but good entertainment to be seen on a large screen. .
Mission Impossible - Fallout .
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Posted 27 July 2018 - 06:33 PM
From a cinematography view Rob did a great job too, although I found one thing particularly distracting; some of the darker scenes such as shots in the tunnel during the Walker reveal, or under the bridge at the beginning were excessively grainy. I know they shot 35mm but it felt almost like the neg had been pushed to an absolute extreme. Is this an effect caused by underexposong quite far and then trying to push it back up in the bath? I tried to find a story motive for why they were shot like that but really couldnt and they took more out of the movie for small moments.
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Posted 27 July 2018 - 07:47 PM
Should have shot it digitally ... throw some Neat Video at it..
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Posted 28 July 2018 - 03:46 AM
Funny James I didn't see see grain in those scenes . Maybe because I am getting old !
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Posted 29 July 2018 - 02:31 AM
Yea I didn't see any grain in the movie at all. It looked super crisp and a lot of the night scenes were clearly digital. I know the guys over at Cinelab London and they told me, quite a bit of the film was shot digitally.
Over-all, it was enjoyable popcorn fodder with the age-old ticking clock trope. I sure as heck enjoyed it more then any of the crazy VFX movies of late. However, I didn't really much care for the big vehicle stunt scenes. Sure there were some great single moments, but over-all the scenes seemed to be lacking for a few reasons. I felt the close up hand combat scenes were excellent though, especially the bathroom scene, that was a marvel.
Cinematography wise, it was so complex, with so many moving bits and literally hundreds of physical locations, it's hard to judge. Nothing felt wrong or out of place outside of a few blocking/framing things I didn't care for. Some of the digital shots were very recognizable as digital and the film shots had so much noise reduction, the motion in some scenes was uncharacteristically digital looking.
I didn't hate the movie, I just wasn't in love really. It was fun, it was entertaining, but the entire time I kept thinking the only reason it exists was to train Tom Cruise how to jump out of air planes and fly helicopters. It's like the movie we see is just a side effect of that stuff.
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Posted 29 July 2018 - 04:43 AM
Who do you know at Cinelab London ?
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Posted 29 July 2018 - 11:52 AM
Who do you know at Cinelab London ?
They're really great guys over there. I think they're probably the best lab in all of Europe currently.
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Posted 29 July 2018 - 12:29 PM
Yes they are .
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Posted 29 July 2018 - 01:51 PM
I did see some grain in the darker scenes, probably from underexposure and maybe push-processing. I thought it added to the grittiness of those scenes. Saw it in Dolby Cinema.
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Posted 30 July 2018 - 05:10 AM
I did see some grain in the darker scenes, probably from underexposure and maybe push-processing. I thought it added to the grittiness of those scenes. Saw it in Dolby Cinema.
Beside from the underexposed scenes what did you think of the quality in Dolby Cinema?
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Posted 30 July 2018 - 09:50 AM
I thought the movie looked great, I liked some of the funkiness from use of haze and filters -- I'm guess sometimes filters were used to keep the hazed look going, something like a Tiffen Smoque or UltraCon or LowCons or lightest grade of something like those. I haven't read any articles yet on the movie.
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Posted 30 July 2018 - 09:57 AM
I thought the movie looked great, I liked some of the funkiness from use of haze and filters -- I'm guess sometimes filters were used to keep the hazed look going, something like a Tiffen Smoque or UltraCon or LowCons or lightest grade of something like those. I haven't read any articles yet on the movie.
Would you prefer a film print or Dolby Cinema? I have not seen the film yet
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Posted 30 July 2018 - 01:38 PM
Yea I agree with David, the dolby cinema system is really nice. The double projector system helps cover up aliasing issues and the contrast ratio is excellent. Sadly the only two dolby cinema's I know of are at the El Capitan and the Television academy.
Where did ya wind up seeing it David?
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Posted 30 July 2018 - 02:06 PM
Digital IMAX is or was double 2K projection for 4K but I didn't think Dolby Cinema laser projection was.
NYC has two, at the AMC 34th St. and the AMC 42nd St. (which seems rather close).
Los Angeles has five Dolby Cinema set-ups at the AMC15 Century City, AMC16 Burbank, AMC16 Promenade Woodland Hills, AMC18 Del Amo Torrence and AMC20 Rolling Hills Torrence. See:
Unfortunately I've been in a back-and-forth with the AMC15 Century City and now Dolby over problems with their projector there, for the past three months, a visible screen door pattern has appeared over bright areas -- they are aware of the problem but clearly it isn't an easy fix or they would have done it by now (I'm guessing that the heart of the projector needs to be replaced). But it's annoying to pay extra for something that isn't up to their own standards!
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Posted 31 July 2018 - 11:22 AM
Dolby Cinema laser is not double projection Tyler !
Ohh, I'm only basing my experience on the two theaters I've been to with Dolby Cinema. The television academy, in which Dolby themselves donated the projection system and the El Capitan, which is Disney's premiere theater in Hollywood. Both have Dolby Vision and both are double laser 4k HDR projectors, just like IMAX.
From the Dolby website "Dolby Vision™ HDR was designed for the cinema to deliver incredible color, a million-to-one contrast ratio, and twice the brightness of standard screens. Powered by dual-laser projection technology and engineered for a consistent experience, Dolby Vision lets you see more of the story."
It appears there are two different systems here. There is "Dolby Cinema" which appears to be standard cinema with Atmos sound and Dolby Vision is more of a post production to projection standard, using double projectors. Like THX and IMAX, dolby is clearly diluting the brand in order to put their logo in front of consumers at cinemas. From my perspective, double laser projection is a far superior format due to it's ability at masking the aliasing issues of digital cinema to make a smooth, but clear image. IMAX developed this technology first, but Dolby has come along and copied it. The system also allows for far better 3D reproduction with active or passive glasses.
I have visited many of the OTHER theaters on the Dolby certification list, but never noticed anything out of the ordinary or special about the presentation that would lead me to believe it was unique in some way. Only the two theaters I listed above, actually actively promote the Dolby Vision system in both logo's at the theater and explanations before each presentation. I must admit, having seen movies on both screens, the system is nearly up to par with IMAX. The one thing the current IMAX system does better is mastering. Dolby Vision theaters don't have to playback Dolby mastered content, so it's a crapshoot. Sometimes you go and it's HDR and looks great, other times and it looks like a standard DCI-P3 2k master.
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Posted 31 July 2018 - 07:13 PM
Just saw it. Bit long. Otherwise fine, and with a refreshingly limited reliance on cheesy CG.
I suspect there's quite a lot of non-cheesy CG, but that's fine.
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Posted 01 August 2018 - 11:42 PM
I apologize to Tyler, apparently Dolby Cinema does use a dual 4K laser projection system.
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Posted 02 August 2018 - 03:44 AM
I also apologize Tyler . Learnt something today .
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Posted 08 August 2018 - 12:40 PM
I just saw the new Mission Impossible film last night and I thought it was one of the WORST looking films with that high a budget.
A few minutes in I nearly called the usher to tell the projectionist that it was out of focus.
The first few scenes had these reflections all over the image, as if just prior they cleaned the lense with Windex and were getting all kinds of glare and rainbowy things.
Nearly every scene with a light or a window, had this wildly unnatural glow like a roman candle -- a firework -- a flare -- whatever you call it.
The scene in the underground tunnel where they set up Superman was sooo grainy and blured it looked like it was shot with a 90s era home video camera (and not to any sylish effect like "28 Days Later").
Other scenes were literally smudgy -- out-of-focus!
I honestly think they showed us the 3-D version and forgot to hand out the glasses. (This particular theater screens both versions) That would explain everything!
I"m going to call the theater later and ask if that is indeed what happened. But I don't know if I could sit through the whole thing again in 3-D...
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A minute's delay on the tube from Edgware Road to Waterloo didn't cause me to miss my connection to Hersham, which ran on time. No score draw. Interestingly, the delay on the Bakerloo Line was described as 'severe' and owing to a person under a train as reported here, but as regular readers will know, this length of delay or longer is pretty much the norm for my journey on this very line. It's never even been mentioned before, which leads me to the conclusion that any kind of incident is automatically reported as a delay as some sort of self-protection mechanism, regardless of whether the service is actually affected or not. By contrast, if there's no incident, delays of pretty much any length are pretended not to have happened.
What else have I got for you today? Well, there's the news (to me at least) that more than 54,000 journeys a week on TfL's network are never resolved as incomplete, meaning that those journeys are charged the maximum fare. Granted, some of them may be deliberate fare dodgers, but the majority are likely not to be. TfL goes out of its way to protect this revenue stream, refusing to answer Freedom of Information requests on technicalities. Eventually, last year, they did introduce a way for those who've registered their Oyster card details online to check for incomplete journeys, but they were careful not to publicise this, and the web site doesn't alert you to an incomplete journey - you have to go in regularly and check. The good news is you can now sign up to ClaimMyRefund.co.uk and get those notifications: don't let TfL steal money to which it's not entitled!
On the other hand, TfL earns my appreciation for crusading against pavement billboards. They're always in my way - and being a marketer by profession, I have a higher tolerance than most for intrusive advertising, so when they piss me off, it's time for them to go. Of course, the 'health and safety' reason TfL's given for this crusade is bullshit, but that's by the by. It would be nice to see them simply say they're fucking annoying and have to go, but that's political correctness for you.
Friday, 8 March 2013
Incomplete journeys, people under trains, and the crusade against pavement advertising
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Great Expectations
How is Orlick characterized? What motivates him to want to kill Pip?
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Orlick for a time is employed as Joe's tempestuous journeyman – who is threatened by Pip and who worries that Pip will one day replace him at the forge. Pip is convinced that Orlick is the culprit in Mrs. Joe's assault. He then works as a gatekeeper at Miss Havisham's, but Pip convinces Jaggers to fire him because he doesn't trust him. Orlick, furious, eventually links up with Compeyson and finds out that Provis/Magwitch is in town. He uses this information in order to lure Pip to a sluice-house by the limekiln where he plans to kill him. Later on, he is imprisoned for breaking into Mr. Pumblechook's house, robbing, him and assaulting him. Orlick has a thing for Biddy, and this totally disturbs both Biddy and Pip.


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3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
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1/3 cup butter or coconut oil, melted
1 large zucchini, sliced
3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup fire roasted diced tomatoes, or crushed
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 cup shredded mozzarella
Salt and pepper
Fresh basil, chopped
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, stir together Parmesan and bread crumbs.
3. Dip chicken breasts in butter, then coat in Parmesan mixture. Repeat. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
4. Place zucchini sliced around the chicken slices, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
5. Bake 12-15 minutes.
6. Stir together tomatoes and garlic salt. Spoon a small dollop on top of each chicken breast. Top with mozzarella. Return to oven and bake an additional 7-10 minutes, or until chicken breasts are cooked through.
7. Allow chicken to cool slightly before serving with zucchini. Garnish with fresh basil. Makes 4 servings.


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Overpayments and Title II and SSI Benefits
Overpayments continue to pose a substantial obstacle to beneficiaries who are attempting to return to the work force. Overpayments occur in both the Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income programs. How overpayments occur and what a beneficiary can do about them are the questions that will be answered during this presentation. Along with examining the overpayment process, participants will also learn specific strategies to assist overpaid beneficiaries and support them in resolving this issue.
Key Topics
- Causes of Overpayments
- Who is Liable
- Reconsideration of An Overpayment
- Waiver of an Overpayment
- Reconsideration or Waiver
- Administrative Waivers
- After an unfavorable decision – now what?
Special Features
This informational seminar provides basic information pertaining to benefits overpayments using lecture, PowerPoint and opportunity for question and answer. Online polling will be used to test participant knowledge. A preparatory reading assignment will be provided and is required.
Who Will Benefit
Any individual who is responsible for assisting a beneficiary in maneuvering the complexity of federal entitlements when returning to work will benefit from this program. This includes attorneys, advocates, social workers, case managers, rehabilitation workers and job placement personnel.


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In the two videos below are some outtakes from footage shot for an episode that looked into stories of paranormal activity at the Bridestones, a neolithic burial chamber located outside of Congleton, England (the UPIA website has some great photos here). In the first of these clips, Dave recounts some of the allegedly paranormal activity that has been reported at the Bridestones, including a man who reported "missing time"; in the second, Steve and I wandered out into an adjacent field to discuss the phenomenon known as "earthlights", a possible explanation for many allegedly "paranormal" incidents, from centuries-old tales of fairies and will 'o' the wisps, to modern stories of UFOs. You'll notice the time code at the bottom of the footage, which also gives you an inside look at how material like this is edited together for television.
The earthlights theory is largely attributable to Paul Devereaux - you can read more about it at his site. He writes:
First may I say that I think most UFO reports are the product of (i)misperception of mundane aerial objects whether manmade or astronomical; (ii) mirage effects; (iii) hoax; (iv) psychosocial effects ranging from mental aberration to temporary personal stress conditions affecting a witness's perception or interpretation of a perception; (v) the occurrence (unawares) in the witness of trance conditions, such as when awaking from or falling into sleep, or when driving, especially at night. Of all these, I'd suggest simple misperception is by far the greatest cause, though I suspect the trance explanation is involved more than we might suppose, especially in the case of reported alien abductions. Having said all that -- as a result of my own experience as well as my own research -- I ALSO think there is a small rump or residue of sighting reports that DO actually relate to genuinely unexplained phenomena. In my opinion, a percentage of this small rump of sightings relates to geophysical or meteorological phenomena that I have termed 'earth lights'.For more information on "spooklights" and related phenomena, check out this very good article by Dr. David Clarke. He writes:
Methane exiting from the surface of the marsh would be expected to burn, if ignited, as a flickering, fixed flame, but would hardly move through the air or against a prevailing wind. The marsh gas explanation for spooklights has been superseded by others, some fanciful and others plausible. Popular at the moment is the 'earthlights' theory which is a convincing connection between lights and the faulted geology of the regions in which they appear. Although no clear production mechanism has yet been discovered which scientists are entirely happy with, the theory suggests the lights are the product of a build up of electrical charge in areas of geological stress. Rather than being directly caused by earthquakes or tremors, the lights are symptoms of the earth's internal traumas, springing into life as electrons are slowly released into the air and possibly through the water table as strain waxes and wanes in zones of geological faulting.You can also find a brief synopsis by the UPIA here.
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Mondays are full of madness! Mondays for most people brings out the colour blue (Monday Blues). But like so many things, is it just a figment of our imagination? So if we change our attitute, is it possible to change Manic Monday into Magic Monday? What if we feed it into our system that Monday will be a grand day? It will be a day when our energy levels will be the higest because we will be refreshed after a break and that we will start a new week with zest and high spirits! What if we tell ourselves at the start of the week that this week we will be unstoppable, be a powerhouse and race ahead, could it change things? I believe it could :)
And believing is the first step towards changing things for good !! :)
Che, as a young medical student traveled extentively through South America and was heavily influenced by the poverty, poor health and hunger that gripped people. He documented these experiences in a book titled 'Motor Cycle Diaries' which went on to become a best seller and is revered even now.
His unsuppresable desire to help overturn what he saw as the capitalist exploitation of Latin America by the United States prompted his involvement in Guatemala's social reforms.
He later moved to Cuba to work with the likes of Fidel Castro towards overthrowing U.S.-backed Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara soon rose to prominence and played a pivotal role in the victorious two-year guerrilla campaign that deposed the Batista regime.
Following the Cuban Revolution Guevara performed a number of key roles in the new government. These included reviewing the appeals and firing squads for those convicted as was criminals during the rerevolutionary tribunals, instituting agrarian land reforms as minister of industries, helping spearhead a successful nationwide literacy campaign, serving as both national bank president and instructional director for Cuba's armed forces and traversing the globe as a diplomat on behalf of Cuban socialism.
Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to foment revolution abroad, in Bolivia where he was captured by CIA-assisted Bolivian forces and was assassinated in 1967 at an age of 39 by them.
As the year ends, I am sharing the story of my personal favourite hero who's story fills me up with a desire to change things around me to make things better for those who are less fortunate. A good note to start the new year with!


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Beatrice Cynthia Freeman (January 10, 1915 – October 22, 1988), pseudonym of Bea Feinberg,[1] was an American novelist. She was born in New York City, where, as a young girl, she began writing books but abandoned writing to pursue a career running an interior decoration business. When poor health forced her to give up her business, she decided to dust off an old manuscript from childhood but discovered the cleaning lady had thrown it out. From memory, she rewrote the story.
Freeman specialized in multi-generational stories of Jewish families, centering on a female protagonist. Her novel, No Time For Tears, was No.10 on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1981 as determined by The New York Times. Her books were translated into thirty-three languages, selling more than twenty million copies worldwide.[1]
Cynthia Freeman died of cancer in San Francisco in 1988,[1] aged 73.
- A World Full of Strangers (1975)
- Fairytales (1977)
- Days of Winter (1978)
- Portraits (1979)
- Catch the Gentle Dawn (1979)
- Come Pour the Wine (1980)
- No Time For Tears (1981)
- Illusions of Love (1984)
- Seasons of the Heart (1986)
- The Last Princess (1988)
- Always and Forever (1990)
- To Everything a Season (1991)
- ^ a b c "People of 1988: Obituaries", 1989 Britannica Book of the Year, Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1989, p. 94, ISBN 0-85229-504-9


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cupcake dreams
May 9, 2010
I love fresh baked goods. And I'm not sure why, but lately I've been obsessed with cupcakes…especially ones with fantastic piping and huge amounts of smooth icing. I think I got started on it when Marianne Bonifacio began posting pictures of her recent cupcake-making endeavors.
I love spending time in bakeries. The hard work of a baker, I'm sure, is never fully understood by those outside of the trade–extreme early morning hours ensure fresh baked goods to costumers all day long, and the work is never quite done. When I spent the summer in Savannah, Georgia a couple years ago, my best friend was working at Harris Baking Company on E Liberty St. She worked out front, but described the grueling work of the bakers in the back. They are certainly to be admired. How can we not be thankful for those who provide us with fresh, delicious baked goods? And how can we so often forgo it for convenience and imitation stuff that's chock-full of preservatives?
Speaking of Savannah, there is another fantastic bakery there called Back in the Day Bakery, where this sweet cupcake came from.
Maybe when Luke and I relocate to Charlotte in September I'll pick up a special treat once in awhile from Polka Dot Bake Shop. They look amazing!
a place to get married
February 25, 2010
Here is a sneak preview of the location at which we will be married! We love how rustic and charming this South Carolina State Park is, and as soon as we saw the wooden amphitheater there, we knew it was perfect for us. Named for the seventh US President, the park also gives us ample opportunity to make wisecracks, many to the effect of "not just manifest destiny…MARITAL destiny!" Har har. Yeah, expect to NOT see the name "Andrew Jackson" appearing anywhere on our wedding invitation, as I've taken it upon myself to re-name the amphitheater to something a bit more romantic. I think "The Amphitheater in the Woods" sounds far better…
This beautiful old amphitheater and nearby pavilion suit Luke and I perfectly and provide the exact setting we want for our wedding: relaxed, simple and out in nature. It's going to be a wonderful evening full of marital bliss, food, drinks and music. Not to mention horseshoes, cornhole, and…well, we're still working on ping-pong.
It's going to be the best day of our lives to date, and we want you there to share it with us. We can't wait!
196 Andrew Jackson Park Road, Lancaster, SC
(803) 285-3344
an engagement story
February 4, 2010
It all began at a little Italian restaurant when David Sanford tried to show me a picture of six T-bone steaks and, instead, revealed a picture of a diamond ring.
Yes, it was an accident, but little did he know that picture would haunt me for weeks–months, even! You should have seen the look on Luke's face when it dawned on him that the image on his dad's phone (which, unbeknownced to him, was set to slideshow) was slowly fading from a pile of grilled meat to a sparkling ring. Eyes widened, jaws dropped, the phone was jerked back across the table, cheeks turned red. David, Lola, Luke and I realized almost simultaneously what had just happened. I was laughing maniacally. Could that have been… the Ring?
As it turned out, the image I saw was not the ring Luke placed on my finger on January 2, 2010. A far more special surprise was in store for me. What remained from that night, though, was the reality that a scheme was in play. For those of you who know Luke, you know that as responsible as he is, he tends to be a bit… shall we say… scattered. Thus it felt funny to know he was making these plans behind my back!
In December '09, When Luke picked me up at the airport for my annual Sanford Christmas visit, I noticed his nails were stained brown. His fingernails being generally clean, I wondered aloud: "What's that stuff under your nails?" "I was just doing things around the house." Though my wheels started turning, I took his reply as a cue to not ask any more questions. The week went on, and, though eventful, yielded no proposal of marriage from the man I have long known I will one day marry. Then came the phone call.
Luke was hanging up the phone with his granddad when I walked into the kitchen. It was the day before we were scheduled to drive back up North. Wondering why he was on the phone with his granddad, I slyly asked Luke when we were planning on leaving the next morning, thinking "if he says something about stopping at the cabin, I'll die." Now, when I talk about the cabin, I am referring to a slice of heaven that Luke's grandparents, Cliff and Anne, dreamt up and built with help from the whole Sanford clan. It rests tucked away in the Blue Ridge mountains in Virginia looking out at breathtaking views stretching all the way into North Carolina–the perfect place to get engaged (I know I'm bad, but as I said–my wheels are always turning)! Luke replied "I was thinking we could head out around 11…." Pause, silence. Then: "I thought it would be kind of cool to stop up at the cabin."
Thus my dreams that night were of the events at the cabin the next day. I didn't know what would happen, but I had an inkling.
I never would have known Luke planned to propose that day, he was so very poised and confident. We drove the hour and a half from Charlotte to exit 1 just across the NC/VA border, chatting, singing, and obviously stopping at Chick-Fil-A to share an Arnold Palmer. We maneuvered the steep, windy road up the mountain until the car could go no further. We hiked the rest of the way in the bitter cold. It was a freezing, beautiful, sunny day on the mountain and once we got in the cabin we took a minute to warm up before Luke asked me to join him on the back porch, which looks out over all of this:
Then he gave me a wooden box he had made (hence the stain under his fingernails)…
In it was a letter & a ring box. Luke smiled as he took the ring box in his hand and got down on one knee in front of the bench we sat on. He told me he loved me, that I am his best friend, that he wants to spend his life with me… and that I was about to be very surprised. When he opened the ring box, I saw his mother's beautiful ring that I have always admired on her hand. So unique, so intricate is this ring–I have grown to love it more and more every day. But as he said, I WAS very surprised–so surprised that I didn't even respond "yes!" Instead I could only blurt "it's your mom's ring!" over and over while poor Luke waited on his knee for my response. Looking up and seeing through my tears that he was waiting in anticipation, I said yes. He sat next to me again and gave me the letter from the box. Lola had written it to me–to express her joy that I would be entering the family, to share her desire for me to wear the ring, to ask me to accept it "as a symbol of not only Luke's love, but mine and David's as well." It was beautiful and meaningful–and the ring is an antique! Lola received it from her husband's mother, who received it from her husband's aunt. We have since discovered that the diamond is from the late 1800s/early 1900s. Amazing!
We are so happy and can't wait to gather with our family and friends to celebrate the love we have found in each other. Updates will ensue with wedding ideas, the website launch, etc. And hopefully from now on I will keep up with my blog! I have lots of work to do and a beautiful new Macbook Pro to work on. Life is good.
A Thoughtful Regift
November 24, 2009
As I've been handmaking all the paper for my recent projects, I've come to a few realizations. Let me begin by saying I am completely biased and think handmade is by far more beautiful and meaningful than something manufactured, and I desperately want to believe that everyone feels the same. When I give a card made from paper I myself made…well, let me put it this way. Last night a girl in my letterpress class re-gifted me a bundle of Nepali handmade paper cards, envelopes, and stock. I couldn't believe the intricate beauty of the papers…
And I loved the inscription on the back of the cards:
What a lovely way to see things. After I read this I decided to include inserts in my handmade cards from now on in order to encourage those who receive them to use them again. I have to say, in America we have the negatively connotated idea of the "re-gift"… but I LOVE re-gifts! Honestly, the other week, Luke's brother Mitch sent me a Starbucks gift card as a thank-you for putting him up for the night. When I called to thank him, he owned up to the fact that it was a re-gift. I thought that was fantastic. There's something I like about a person who realizes that you will like something more than they do and passes it along for your sake. Sure, there is also such a thing as cheap, thoughtless re-gifting… but thoughtful re-gifting is where it's at. I also loved this great idea I read in Real Simple this month. The question was "How do you stay on a budget during the holidays?" and one reader answered:
"I host a snack-and-swap party for my girlfriends. Everyone brings over 8 to 10 things (clothing, books, household items, etc.) that she has never used, despite best intentions. We pour wine, eat cheese, display our goods, then "shop" for Christmas gifts in the comfort of my home. Inevitably we all find items that are perfect for our loved ones, without spending a dime." – Amelia Winslow, CA
All that said, I've been a little discouraged lately about my handmade paper cards. Inevitably, it takes far more time and effort to handmake something as opposed to buying it–that's a given. I guess in business, one has to begin to weigh the amount of time it takes to complete a project against the amount of money earned for that project. At this point, my ratios are hardly balanced–consider the 4 hours it took me to make a set of 10 stationery cards, start to finish, and the $15 I'll get for it in return. I'm determined, however, to not let this get to me. Yes, sometimes time spent measuring, pouring, cooching, squeezing, and drying the paper gets long and tedious. To be honest, though, the process is relaxing. The studio is soothing. I turn on some music, head back to the place where everything comes together, and spend an hour making 30 sheets of paper–and things are alright. And when the end result looks something like this, I remember why I'm in love with handmade paper.
November 18, 2009
Miss Mary Adelaide. I have been waiting to show the finished product of my niece's birth announcements, but I ran into a sort of road block… not owning a camera. The shots I've been posting are from my roommate Allison's Canon, but who wants someone else's mitts all over your expensive electronics? So I felt guilty (in addition to the subtle hint I got when she started keeping it on her person at all times) and started scoping the interwebs for a good deal. Enter Craigslist. Some people have trouble with this modern wonder, but I have had smooth sailing all the way through multiple transactions, and I'm very pleased with my newest purchase: a Canon PowerShot SD950 IS. It has literally been years since I've owned a nice camera, so I (almost) didn't mind dropping the cash for this one. Plus, I got a great deal, if I do say so myself. I'm loving the camera and, after 5 years, enjoying having one that takes decent pictures. Maybe now I will actually start documenting this time period of my life. But enough of that… here are more pictures of the announcements:
For my very first large-ish edition letterpress project, I'm happy with them & quite excited to be able to give these to my brother and sister-in-law. Off they will go in the mail later today! I hope all who see them enjoy them, despite the fact the child is now 10 weeks old… live and learn, right? And how cute is she? I haven't seen her since that day she was born, so I'm dying to get home for Thanksgiving to hold her and see that adorable smirk for myself.
Traditional Pomanders
November 15, 2009
When I think pomanders, images of tissue-paper-pierced foam balls come to mind. Personally, I think they've been a bit overdone in the wedding scene lately–yet I still love them. They have a great look–very whimsical–and, from what I understand, are a significant amount of work (this etsy shop, featured on the front page today, got me on this kick). I think when it comes time, I'd be willing to put the time in to create some of these, but when I did a google search to find out how, I was directed to the original idea behind pomanders.
Does this look familiar to anyone? Orange pomander balls are whole-clove-infused, great-smelling decorations I used to make when I was young. The smell of cloves always ushers in memories of stabbing oranges and inevitably leaving them unfinished (I don't recall ever completing one–they, too, take so long to make!). I just think they are so cute and nostalgic. I can see them being used in any kind of fall and winter decor, and I love how earthy they are compared to the syrofoam & tissue pomanders we have become accustomed to.
This last idea is my favorite. So festive! Here's a link to a tutorial for making traditional holiday pomanders.
white space ::
November 12, 2009
Lately I've been increasingly drawn to white in interior spaces. This past summer in Charlotte, NC, I stayed in the bright red guest room of a couple's very colorful home (who was spending the season in Chicago). As summer waned, this couple decided to sell the house to begin a new life at Messiah College where the husband (new daddy, too) took a job as assistant soccer coach. What did this mean for my 3 fellow tenants and I? Paint crews made several trips and drastically changed the interior of several rooms, mine being one of them. One day I went to work and upon returning home that night, my red walls had been transformed (by who knows how many coats of paint) into a crisp white–and my endearment for the room actually grew exponentially. The bedspread was already white with a few shades of red in the throw pillows. A white bookshelf and white windowseat created the perfect canvas as I was able to accent with little bursts of color, like wooden crates and colored glassware. Light absolutely flooded the room. I never, ever would have guessed I'd like so much white in a room–but thus began my obsession.
When I moved into our house here in Rochester, the walls in my room were peptobismol pink–true story. On move-in day, I was the first to arrive. I pulled into the driveway, took out a strategically-packed box, left everything else sitting in my brother's beat-up pickup truck and proceeded up to my room to paint. 4 coats and 5 hours later, I had three white walls and one wall waiting to be painted a soft green, which is the way my room looks now.
Look relaxing? It is. In fact, white spaces can be the most calming and relaxing of all. I know my draw to white rooms has to be a result of its spirited re-emergence into the world of interiors. Just look at some of these:
I love this last one especially–such intelligent usage of clean whites and calming earthtones. I plan on incorporating the use of whites paired with subtle undertones in many upcoming events & work… it honestly never hurts to simplify (graphic and interior) design, and what better way than to utilize clean whites?


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Last week LibraryThing, this week All My Books.
I already mentioned LibraryThing and how great I think it is. I seriously thought about paying for an upgrade to get all my romance novels organized and online. Actually, I was sure I would do it.
Today (that is one hour ago), I followed a link from Dear Author to Give Away Of The Day where 24 minutes were left to download All My Books, a program which at first look seems similar to LibraryThing minus the online presentation and contact possibilities with other users. I'll go and play with it for the next couple of days and then think again about the upgrade for LibraryThing.


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July 2011
Frank Davis Named New Director of UCSB Ecological Think Tank
Bren School professor of ecology Frank Davis has been named the new director of the UCSB National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). He replaces the previous director, Ed McCauley.
Davis spent four and a half years as deputy director at the think tank, which, he says, "has had the same model since day one, to synthesize analyze data as groups or individuals."
Since it was founded in 1995, NCEAS has used funds from NSF to support research working groups.
"We don't fund data-gathering, but rather the activities of synthesis and working with data," he says. "The field of ecology is highly fragmented, so people need a synthetic view to solve problems. NCEAS allows researchers to pool evidence and theories to come up with better generalizations. A lot of high-impact work has been done here over the years."
In fact, papers resulting from work done at NCEAS rank among the top one percent in terms of the frequency with which they are cited. "That makes it one of the most influential institutions on the planet in terms of ecology," says Davis.
But core funding for NCEAS is set to expire in July 2012.
"I have a year to find funding, but it's not unlike going out and trying to drum up research funds," Davis says.As director, Davis will oversee the enterprise, working with the staff and interacting with the science advisory board to evaluate research proposals. He'll also serve as an ambassador for NCEAS in terms of trying to connect with local, national, and international collaborators. Davis will remain on the Bren School faculty this year but will not teach, in order to free up time for the NCEAS work.
"I'm doing it because I think the place is that important," he says. "I've gotten a lot out of it over the years, and as far as I can tell, other people who have used NCEAS love it and would hate to see it go.
"A lot of the work tends to be policy relevant; for instance, NCEAS has had a lot of impact on the Channel Islands marine protected area network," Davis says. "NCEAS doesn't do management or policy per se; it does science in a way that is particularly relevant to policy makers and decision makers."


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Every brake rotor is constructed with different vane structures to provide cooling efficiency. Brake rotors have inner vanes that are constructed with different patterns; straight, curved, pillar, etc. Each pattern distributes air circulation differently.
Most rotors can be drilled all the way through without any hardships. There are a few cases where the vanes are too complex or rotors are made factory with identical directional vanes on a matching pair of rotors. This results to making it difficult or impossible to make an even drilling pattern from a left and right brake rotor. To drill through the vanes of brakes rotors can be harmful to the rotor construction. R1 Concepts machines their brake rotors with precision and makes sure vanes are not tampered during the drilling process. For that reason, it doesn't degrade the integrity of the brake rotors and upholds the quality for a longer lasting rotor.
If a drilling complication occurs in the inner vane construction, there are other options of machining to provide performance with brake rotors. It can be machined slotted only or dimpled (drilled halfway through the rotor before it reaches the vanes)/slotted. It provides increased brake pad bite and helps reduce glazing from the pads. As a result, it will provide less chance of warping than standard blank rotors.


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It's understandable for patients to wonder when they can resume normal activities following spinal fusion surgery, including those of a more intimate nature. It's generally recommended that patients wait at least a few days after fusion surgery to resume sexual activities to allow the wound at the incision site to heal, although there are other factors to consider.
Post-Surgery Issues
The resumption of sex after spinal fusion surgery depends on several factors, including the extent of the surgery itself and the patient's overall health. Problems with healing, some of the requirements of post-surgery care, and other unexpected issues may make intimacy difficult, including:
- Side effects of pain medications
- Pain at the incision site
- Nerve sensitivity
- Muscle spasms
Radiating Numbness
For patients who've had a fusion in the lower portion of the spine, there may be radiating numbness that extends to the pelvic area. This could result in a lack of sensation that may affect the biological aspects of sex, including the ability to maintain an erection for men and the inability to achieve climax for women.
Altering Positions
Patients are often advised to assume a more passive role in intimacy to allow time for the fusion to form properly. Using a pillow for support under the knees, for instance, can take pressure off the spine. Controlling force and speed can also help minimize exertion on the back area.
Pain Medication Prior to Intimacy
Patients who can tolerate their pain medications well with little or no side effects may have a better experience with post-surgery sex if they take their meds before activity. Medications shouldn't be increased without doctor approval.
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Beaver Creek - Park Hyatt
148 Beaver Creek Plaza
Beaver Creek, CO 81620
Michael was born and raised in Catskill, N.Y. and has been living in Colorado since 1975. With his extensive ski industry background he came to the Vail Valley in 1989 as Director of the Arrowhead Ski School (now part of Beaver Creek Ski School). Michael still teaches skiing part time and many of his clients have become second homeowners in Beaver Creek, Bachelor Gulch and Arrowhead. He is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of the Vail Valley's real estate market. In addition to being a broker associate, in 1997, Michael earned his GRI real estate designation and is a member of the National Association of REALTORS. He received the company's prestigious "Golden Eagle" award in 2007 and 2008. This award recognizes the top 10 producing brokers for Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate.
Susan moved to Colorado in 1995 from Los Angeles, California. She grew up in Stockton, California and has now lived in the Vail Valley for twelve years. After college, Susan worked as an escrow officer in Brentwood, California, closing multi- million dollar real estate transactions in the Brentwood, Westwood and Beverly Hills area. She later made the move east to Colorado and in 1996 worked for Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate as a coordinator of the lot selection process for the exclusive Bachelor Gulch Village pre-development phase. During this successful sellout of the initial 52 homesites of phase 1, she met her future employer and went to work for Vail Resorts Development. She continued for eight years as Membership Director for such prestigious clubs as the Beaver Creek Club, Bachelor Gulch Club, Arrowhead Alpine Club and Red Sky Golf Club. In 2006, Susan joined Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate again,as a broker associate, teaming up with her husband Michael. Susan is a member of the National Association of REALTORS and most recently earned the GRI designation from the completion of the Graduate REALTOR Institute Program. She and her husband reside in Eagle.
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Avocados Unpeeled
Including avocados in your diet is one of the most beneficial things you can do for yourself. Not only do these fruits provide you with 20 different vitamins and minerals but they act as nutrient boosters by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients, such as beta and alpha carotene. By eating just one fifth of a medium sized avocado you take in nearly 20 beneficial nutrients to you daily diet. Avocados are known to be one of the best Fitness Foodsto eat before you go to the gym for your daily workout.
What are the nutrients and minerals can you find in an avocado?
* 4% Vitamin C
* 4% Vitamin E
* 4% Fiber
* 2% Iron
* 6% Folate
* 4% Potassium
* 81 micrograms of Lutein
* 54 micrograms of Beta-Carotene
Adding Avocados to Your Recipes
There are so many different ways to add avocados into your daily diet. You can include this fantastic fruit in salads, sandwiches, dips, spreads, soups, and much more. Below are some recipes that use avocados as one of the main ingredients.
Apple, Avocado and Hearts of Palm Salad Rice & Avocado Salad Carrot, Avocado and Sprout Salad
Avocado Mango Salsa Avocado Fries With Chipotle Ketchup Guacamole
African Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup Sweet Pea Soup With Avocados and Pea Greens Avocado Soup Chilled Avocado Soup Sandwiches:
Avocado Pocket Sandwiches Chicken-Avocado Sandwich Wrap Chicken Avocado Swiss Melt Main Courses:
Avocado Cream Portobello's Broiled Red Snapper with Avocado Salsa Smoked Scallops in Avocado Halves Chicken/Avocado Tacos Chicken-Avocado Pizza Marinated Shrimp in Avocado Halves
For more tasty recipes that include avocados please click here!
The Beauty of Avocados
Not only are avocados good for your diet but they are extremely beneficial for your physical appearance as well. Avocados, contain a complex amount of vitamins and minerals, but also contain natural oils, which can help keep your physical appearance looking and feeling healthy. Below are some natural beauty recipes that contain avocados.
Facials and Masks:
Avocado Facial Cucumber Avocado Facial Mask Egg, Avocado and Mud Facial Mask Carrot, Avocado and Cream Nourishing Mask Avocado-Banana Mask California Avocado Cleanser and Mask
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Are They Ripe?
The best thing about avocados is that they are in season 365 days a year. The only downfall is knowing if the avocado is ready to be eaten or the right consistency to use to make beauty products. Below are some tips to keep in mind next time you go shopping for avocados.
- When feeling the outer skin of the avocado, check for softness. Gently squeeze the fruit and if the avocado is hard then it is not ready to be eaten. You can still buy them and let ripen at room temperature which usually takes three to four days. To speed ripening of an avocado, store in a paper bag with and apple. Store in the refrigerator when ripened.
- If the avocado is somewhat soft then they should be ready to be peeled and eaten or used for making beauty products.
- If the avocado is really soft that means it is over ripe and the inside of the fruit will more likely be brown and uneatable.
Storing Unused Portions
If you have any cut or uncut avocados leftover you can easily store them for future use. Below are some useful tips on how to store them so they won't go bad.
- Whole avocados that have not been cut can be stored up to three days in the refrigerator.
- To store the cut portions of the avocados, cut a lemon or lime and sprinkle some of the juice on top of it and place in an air tight bag or container. Then refrigerate it.
- If you plan on using the unused portion of the avocado in a short period of time (within a couple of hours) place it inside a bowl and add a damp paper towel on top and refrigerator.


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This was my first goblet on the lathe, actually I made this on my neighbor's lathe… It was hollowed out with this unique tool I have pictured in another project.
Solid mesquite turned and then finished with epoxy.
-- "The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed." ~Chinese Proverb~


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Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5254882/Worlds-tallest-man-shuns-Guiness-Book-of-Records.html
Zhao Liang needs two beds to rest his 8ft, 1in frame, one of life's inconveniences for the Chinese giant who could become officially known as the world's tallest man.
The 27-year-old is four inches taller than the current holder of the title, another Chinese man, but the media-war Zhao has not yet decided whether he wants the Guiness Book of Records to officially ratify him.
Lying on a makeshift iron bed in a hospital in the northern city of Tianjin after an operation on his foot, Zhao seems almost bored with his sudden rise to fame.
The hospital was forced to put together two standard-sized iron beds to accommodate the giant from central Henan province whose parents are of average height, but he still has trouble fitting his large frame onto the narrow mattresses.
His shoulders, hands, legs and feet are all oversized, and he finds it difficult to find clothes and shoes to fit.
Weighing 341 pounds, Zhao squeezes into European size 56 shoes.
He is huge even compared with China's most famous tall man, Yao Ming, the basketball star who plays for the Houston Rockets in the American NBA and stands 2.29 metres tall.
Asked about Zhao's clothes, Wang Keyun, his 1.68-metre-high mother, laughs and unravels a pair of his trousers - they reach up to her face when she stands up.
"For my son, everything is always custom-made, and when he was young I would make his clothes myself," she said.
Zhao has also been forced to confront more serious inconveniences, which he describes with few words.
"When I was young, I stayed at home because of my height, and I did not play with others as they were small and I was tall," he said.
And he is still single.
However Zhao's reluctant rise to fame could have a silver lining if he seeks official status with the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest man.
The current holder of the title - 2.36-metre herdsman Bao Xishun from the steppes of Inner Mongolia, launched a highly public search for a bride three years ago.
After a lifetime as a bachelor, Bao, aged in his 50s, heard back from more than 20 interested women and married one of them, who was half his height, after a courtship of just one month in 2007.


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- Meeting abstract
- Open Access
Studying the therapeutic effects of hemoperfusion with continuous venovenous hemofiltration in paraquat-poisoned patients by the ratio of residual normal lung in 3D-CT image
- Liu Peng†1,
- Zhang Hong-tao†2,
- Liang Yu-guang3,
- He Jin1,
- Li Yue-qi1,
- Li Gong-jie2Email author and
- Zhou Yue-su1Email author
© Peng et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Published: 18 December 2012
- Health Problem
- Survival Time
- Therapeutic Effect
- Emergency Medicine
- Lung Injury
Paraquat poisoning(PQ) by ingestion is often fatal and is a significant public health problem worldwide.The lung is the major target organ for PQ poisoning. The study is aimed to investigate the ratio of residual normal lung in 3D-CT image in evaluating the therapic effects of continuous venovenous hemofiltration(CVVH).
Nighty-five patients with acute paraquat poisoning were randomly divided into hemoperfusion(HP) group (46 cases) and HP-CVVH group (49 cases). The mortality, survival duration and the ratio of residual normal lung in 3D-CT image between the two groups were compared and analyzed.
There were no significant differences in mortality (28.26% versus 24.49%) between the two groups on day 28 after poisoning. The mean time between poisoning and death in HP-CVVH group was (5.2±2.1) days, which was significantly longer than that (3.8±1.7) days in HP group (P<0.05). The ratio of residual normal lung in 3D-CT image on 6th day after poisoning in HP-CVVH group was (31.80±12.71)%,which was significantly higher than that (25.60±14.06)% in HP group (P < 0.05).
The combined therapy of HP and CVVH could prevent advances in lung injury induced by acute paraquat poisoning and prolong survival time, but failed to reduce mortality of paraquat-poisoned patients.
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It's glorious. It's the most wonderful public lavatory anywhere. It's so great that women order their husbands or boyfriends or just any old guy who's hanging around to go in and make sure the coast is clear so the women can enter and check it out with impunity. They emerge smiling and laughing and shaking their heads, and pretty soon it gets so out of hand that the men are forced out and have to use the restroom upstairs near the coffee shop.
That the Madonna Inn should be the home of Super Privy should come as no surprise to anyone who has ever had a good look at the place. The inn, in San Luis Obispo, is a kind of Mad Hatter's castle, where there are guest rooms that look like rock grottoes and rain forests and the east side of Saturn. The dominant color is a mind-bending hot pink. The inn is a big favorite of newlyweds, who are in the initial, cavorting stage of their marriages.
It's also the logical place for a pit stop for motorists on the Orange County-to-San Francisco run on U.S. Highway 101, being almost exactly at the halfway point. And one flight down from the coffee shop, there is blessed relief in the form of the world's most enjoyable restroom.


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Confusion, dismay and insinuations about illegal backroom deals were among the reactions of Colorado Springs City Council members this week after the city's Planning Commission voted to shelve a measure intended to preserve the view of Pikes Peak from the Pioneers Museum downtown.
The Council last month asked the Planning Commission to review and make a recommendation on the proposed measure, designed to stop a planned expansion of the El Paso County Courthouse from blocking the view of the mountains from the 100-year-old museum building.
Neighborhood organizations, historic preservationists and several city advisory boards back the measure. An organization of downtown businesses opposes it, as do developers planning a downtown urban renewal project, who argue that restricting building heights in the area could impact the project.
But when the ordinance came before the Planning Commission last week, commissioners declined to hear and weigh the two sides' arguments, as they had been asked to do. Instead, they voted 4-3 to postpone the matter "indefinitely."
The move -- described as highly unusual -- vexed several Council members.
"Aren't they required to do what we directed?" asked Councilman Scott Hente, during the Council's meeting Monday.
"I'm concerned that the Planning Commission would take this tack," said Councilman Tom Gallagher.
Lunch break
Though it's unclear whether a majority of the City Council actually supports the proposed view-protection measure, the elected body last month asked planning staff to continue their work on developing the ordinance, which had begun under the previous City Council.
The Council asked its appointed Planning Commission to review the staff proposal in time for the Council to act during its June 24 meeting. The timing is important, Council members have said, because the county is expected to submit a plan for its courthouse expansion in a few months.
A public meeting on the courthouse plans is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday, June 17 at the Weber Street Center of First Presbyterian Church, 105 N. Weber.
But planning commissioners who voted to postpone the matter said the public hadn't had enough opportunity to comment on the ordinance.
"I felt that it deserved a full airing in public, and it didn't appear to me that that had happened," said Commissioner Steve Obering, who made the motion to postpone.
That assertion, however, was refuted by Walter Lawson, a citizen activist who favors view protection. Lawson said the ordinance has been discussed at 22 public meetings -- including a hearing on May 29, where dozens of people showed up.
"It just isn't true that nobody has had a chance to comment," Lawson said.
And in voting to shelve the issue, the commission actually prevented members of the public, who had showed up at the meeting, from making comments, critics noted.
"They didn't let any public input happen," complained Councilwoman Margaret Radford, who backs the ordinance.
Lunch break
Citizens who attended the commission's meeting also pointed out that Obering moved to postpone the view-protection ordinance immediately after commissioners returned from an extended recess, during which they hobnobbed over a catered lunch in a City Hall conference room. That prompted Radford to raise the question of whether commissioners had made a backroom deal to kill the ordinance.
"There was a perception [among people attending the meeting] that some sort of deal had been made at lunch," Radford said during Monday's Council meeting.
Obering, in an interview, rejected the insinuation. Some commissioners chatted about the ordinance during lunch, but "it wasn't a group discussion," he said. "There was no meeting."
Commissioner Robert Wignall also said no illegal meeting took place. His account differed from Obering's, however, in that he said there was no discussion of the ordinance during lunch, whatsoever.
"I do not recall a word of it during the lunch break," Wignall said. "We don't discuss any of the items over lunch."
The two also denied that the vote was an effort to kill the ordinance. Obering said he hasn't made up his mind about the measure, and Wignall said he actually backs it.
Vote or send it back
Planning Commissioners Steve Shuttleworth and Jan Winkler joined Obering and Wignall in voting to postpone, over the objections of Commissioners Paul Johnson, Val Snider and Mark Cunningham.
Commissioner Steve Blanchard was absent, and Commissioner Chuck Murphy recused himself from the vote upon a recommendation from the city attorney's office, based on the fact that he has campaigned actively for the view-protection ordinance. But observers questioned that reasoning, saying Murphy had no financial stake in the matter and therefore no real conflict of interest.
City officials typically only abstain from voting if they have a potential stake in a decision, or if they have publicly expressed opinions about certain matters considered to be "quasi-judicial," a definition that doesn't apply to the view-protection ordinance.
"He shouldn't have had to recuse himself," argued Sallie Clark, a representative of the Council of Neighbors and Organizations, which backs the ordinance.
Clark, a former City Council member, said that by refusing to act, "the commissioners basically abrogated their responsibility to the Council."
Ultimately, the Council might vote on the ordinance without a Planning Commission recommendation. Council members agreed to keep the measure on their agenda for June 24, when they could either vote on it or send it back to the commission.
In the meantime, Radford asked the commission to submit a letter explaining its action.
"When we ask them to take a matter up," she said, "they should take it up."


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Alberta Traffic Safety Plan
Albertas first Traffic Safety Plan, the first strategy of its kind in Canada, was introduced in 2007. The number of collisions, deaths and injuries on Albertas roads has declined considerably since the implementation of this plan by the Alberta government and its traffic safety partners. Over the past four years, traffic fatalities have dropped by nearly 32 per cent.
To build upon these traffic safety improvements, a successor plan was created. Albertas Traffic Safety Plan 2015 will build upon the partnerships developed in the first plan and will use the safe system approach, which aims to create safer drivers, safer vehicles and safer roads.
Priorities will be addressed using a number of core strategies including education and training, communication, community initiatives, enforcement, research, legislation, new technologies, road engineering and infrastructure improvements.
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Albertas Traffic Safety Plan 2015 is also aligned with national and international traffic safety efforts. The updated national Road Safety Strategy 2015 developed through the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) and its partners builds on the activities and gains made during Road Safety Vision 2010, but provides provinces and territories with more scope to adapt activities to local conditions and needs. The goal of Road Safety Strategy 2015 remains the same to make Canadas roads the safest in the world.
The Commission for Global Road Safety issued a call for a Decade of Action for Road Safety in its 2009 Report. Endorsements for the proposal have come from a wide range of public figures as well as the UN Road Safety Collaboration. The overall goal of the Decade of Action (2011 to 2020) will be to reduce road traffic fatalities around the world by increasing activities at the national level.
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Communications and education play a vital role in the implementation of the TSP. The overarching communications strategy is outlined in the three-year Alberta Traffic Safety Communications Plan (2013-2015) (pdf 1.8MB).
Alberta Traffic Safety Plan Calendar
Input from traffic safety stakeholders helped to create the Traffic Safety Plan Calendar, which provides a province-wide coordinated approach that highlights priority traffic safety topics each month.
Enforcement agencies, Regional Traffic Safety Consultants and several other stakeholders work together using an integrated strategy to ensure enforcement and communications campaigns are aligned with the Traffic Safety Plan Calendar.
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This section includes both obituaries and memories. Honoring our loved ones who have died does not end immediately after their passing. We recognize that… so we're extending our obituary section to include individuals who may have left a long time ago. If you want to remember someone who is gone, either recently or longer ago, please send a photo and a few sentences to email@example.com. Tell us why you would like to honor the person–is it their birthday, the date of their passing or some other date of significance to you.


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The Food, Income and Markets Program aims to reduce the incidence of poverty through support to livelihood options that lead to sustained improvements in lives of poor and vulnerable farmers and agropastorialists, particularly women and girls over the short- and long- term in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State and ensure that these vulnerable groups become resilient to climate change stresses and shocks. The program worked in 14 payams in the counties of: Aweil West, Aweil Centre and Aweil North of the state.
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Consumers who want a less traditional color for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 should be pleased to hear that a pink variant will soon become available in the US market. This model which originally came out in black or white models will be joined by a pink model this coming November 11. Popular online retailer Newegg is now listing the device for pre-order at a price of $750, which is $50 than the black or white version.
Other popular online retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy don't have the pink version listed yet and US carriers have not announced its availability yet. A spokesperson for Samsung US said that the company has not yet announced any release date for the pink version.
Those who can't wait to get their hands on this color version may want to check out UK online retailer Phones4U where it is being sold for £620 or around $993.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Technical Specifications
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA; LTE (N9005 only)
- 5.7″ 16M-color 1080p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
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A lot of info in not a lot of space… Rethink the Food Label, a design challenge by Design Matters, Art Center College of Design and the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.
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Derek Southall (1930- ) was born in Coventry, England. He studied at the Coventry School of Art, Camberwell School of Art and Goldsmith's College, University of London. Southall was an artist in residence at the University of South Carolina and Yale University between 1972-75. He had an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England, 1968; Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, 1974; Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York City, 1976; and Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London, England, 1982. His work is in the permanent collection of The Tate Gallery; NYU, New York City; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England and the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT.
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After days of speculation, its been confirmed today that Turner Asia Pacific Ventures has acquired a 92 per cent stake in NDTV Imagine.
While NDTV�۪s 76 per cent stake in NDTV Imagine would be given to Turner for $67 million (about Rs.314 crore), the Time Warner company would acquire fresh equity worth $50 million to get 92 per cent control of the entertainment channel launched last year.
"Turner International has signed an agreement in principle to acquire 92 per cent of NDTV Imagine, subject to regulatory and Time Warner Board approval," Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. Managing Director Anshuman Misra said in a statement.
The deal is expected to help NDTV tide over the financial crisis, as is reflected in the Rs.86-crore loss posted by the group during the quarter ending September 2009. NDTV had debt of Rs. 112 crore as on 31st March 2009.
The transaction is pending approval from board of Turner's parent, Time Warner Inc, and regulatory approvals, it added.
NDTV Imagine Ltd. runs flagship entertainment channel, NDTV Imagine, movie channel NDTV Lumiere, entertainment news channel, Imagine Showbiz and NDTV Imagine Film Co., a film production and distribution company.
The NDTV Imagine channel – with a market share of around 9 per cent is lagging far behind leader Colors, which has a share of about 24 per cent. It also trails ZEE TV, STAR Plus and Sony Entertainment Television Asia in the hotly contested market, with the leaders gaining most of the share of the advertising revenue pie, say analysts.
Recently Scripps Networks bought a 69 per cent stake in NDTV Lifestyle, which controls the NDTV Goodtimes channel. The deal values the lifestyle outfit at around �35 million.
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