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Monday, February 27, 2006
Are we the 101st?
Before I continue, I must stress that if this entry blows you away, it is all ME. Despite their promises to chip in, these guys have missed all their wake-up calls. Yes, I know it's 3am in Singapore. No excuse, you slackers.
We kick the Carnival off with a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Simba, who is 5 this week. Stay beautiful at All Things Jennifer!
Multiple Mentality discovers a software that claims to keep your cat from breaking your computer by typing on it. I'd like to put that to the test.
Baboon Pirates catches a cat that is none too happy to be stuck in an old Igloo container.
Brian J. Noggle shows us that all the cool cats are doing it. But just what are they doing??
Mommy's Little Helpers? Not. Rhett makes the simplest household chore impossible at No Deep Thoughts. But so much more fun too, like a cat would.
"I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" It's Mélange's Miss Scarlett watching birds watching her while Miss Clover discovers what happens to nosy cats.
See recumbent Mister Gato's coffee-bean toes at enrevanche. Barry Campbell would also like to remind everyone, don't leash your cat!
Diva Kitty takes a snooze on a rainy day.
What's that lurking at Vacaville? Bothenook investigates at a geezer's corner, CSI-style.
Ferdinand T. Cat goes through excruciating human-devised hug practice at The Conservative Cat.
Call the cops! This cat molests blankets! The Stupid Shall Be Punished gives you the full licentious story.
It gets steamier. Huckleberry and Bagheera makes out at stereophile. Watch them at it.
Yet, nothing tops this. See the fetish for big panda on Begin Each Day As If It Were on Purpose.
Hanuka finds bliss between the calf and the thigh. Blog d'Elisson shows you the spot for cats the world over to claim for themselves.
Barney has other ideas for warmth at furry paws.
Duncan plays hide and seek at Texas Oasis. What pretty eyes you have!
i-pets.com tells us that Smoke loves his fishies. But I'm quite sure he's not petting them.
More feline mayhem! MANX MNEWS reports on cat who struck gold. In her daddy's underwear drawer. I don't never get this kind of fun.
Is this Birman a couch potato or a mighty hunter? Aloysius makes a case for himself. Go judge at Catymology and let me know.
Sisu reflects on truth, honesty and college dalliance.
Grapevine's Ramblings tells us that it's what Cali would want.
The McKitten boys display a rare heartfelt moment of brotherly love at Music and Cats.
The Divine Miss Marilyn thinks Video Catnip is QVC for cats over at Leslie's Omnibus.
Mensa Barbie Welcomes You to the world of high fashion as epitomized by the indelible Butterscotch.
A cat visits Watermark for the caged parakeets. so the warning sign is highly appropriate.
Gigolo Kitty give some sound love advice. I am certain to put it in practice!
A beautiful friendship in a small, midwestern town redeems both human and cat. Touching tale at composite drawlings.
Temporarily banished to an outbuilding, Church and Snowball finds themselves with nothing much to do. Give them a cheer at Josh's Weblog.
Carlos hijacks the puppy's firehose toy at maggies meanderings.
Tassles really are a cat's best friend. Sabaki attests to that at Middle-Fork. More on Sabaki at Far Cartouche.
Millie demands your attention with her cuteness at cb.blog.
Kiri shows people who say that cats don't like to be held upside down don't know what they are talking about. Catch him at eatstuff.net.
Tinker and Harley are non too curious this week at Curiouser and Curiouser.
Maruschka looking rather secretive and eerie... Check her out at Rosa's Yummy Yums.
Catnip Tea anyone? Get the recipe at bigcatheads!
What Sabby doesn't know won't hurt him. Or would it? The Wide Awake Café gives you the full sordid details.
Val wonders if Eli and Tigger are up to something. Help her out at Val's Bien.
Her Ladyship and Missy share a discreet peck in the garden. Sweet. More cat pics at Elms in the Yard.
New Cat catches some rays by hanging out of a snowy cat cabin at Farmgirl Fare. And yes, that is his name.
Mouse and Butter are best enemies at CathColl.net. you know what they say about having enemies like these…
The Queens Of Their Catdoms never disappoint their adoring paparazzi. Sydney in particular really looks forward to this week's Carnival.
(yes, yes, I am trying to beat the Central Time clock. panic stations.)
Mind of Mog catches major cat fever with a Thirty Three Pound Pussy, Wild Beasties and Big Brother. Sue also reminds us that cats enjoy the dirt, loves Fridays and we never fail to stop and smell… something.
The People's Republic of Seabrook is quite sure the thirty-three-pound-pussy is not a cat, but a sausage.
Catcall remembers Edloe fondly. Not quite thirty-three-pounder but certainly a giant amongst cats.
The elusive Annie makes an appearance on Lisa Violet's Diary.
StrangeRanger has a nervous moment with Maddie whose claw has grown a little too long.
World, meet Fuzzy. Operation Domestication is complete. Wind In the Wire confirms that he is now a bonafide domestic house cat. Glad you have joined our illustrious ranks and non too soon.
Egoist says Tom and Jerry are next on cartoon wars!
A permanent chatroom for catwatching addicts? We can only wish! TBIFOC throws us a (fish)bone.
And there you have it. Sorry about the tardiness. Promise to do better.. next... time..... zzzz (so not used to hard work).
Next week, the Carnival of the Cats moves on to Catcall!
16 comments:
- Gigolo Kitty said...
Those slacker kitties! Congratulations on an excellent Carnival hosting,
- CB said...
Thanks for the link! Millie appreciates all the attention! :)
By the way, speaking of links, yours seem to have some sort of issue...
- animalfamily said...
hope i fixed all the link problems. edited on Word (bad choice) and all the "s didn't translate.
- Laurence said...
Well done! And shall I add that final photo to the COTC banner? I need more pairs photos in the banner. Let me know. -ls
- CB said...
RE: links, fixed - and so they are!
What a fun carnival. Thanks for all the effort. :)
- Barry said...
Oh, a very fine job indeed.
- Sissy Willis said...
Very elegant. Photographs and resident cats are real show stoppers. :)
- MB said...
Really great carnival (^__^) Thank you so much.
- animalfamily said...
thanks everyone for the encouragement. i'm so glad i got to read so many great blogs through this whole experience.
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Mr. Sacks and co-founder Mr. Wiseman started CCM with their first small multi-family rental building purchase in Brooklyn, NY in 2004. After leveraging that purchase into several more properties, they began full time operations in 2007 and have grown into a firm with over $800 million of real estate in Brooklyn and Queens. From June 2001 to April 2007, Mr. Sacks was a Vice President at U.S. Realty Advisors, LLC, a private real estate investment firm with $3 billion of real estate under management. Mr. Sacks has over five years of experience in real estate financial modeling, credit analysis, transaction execution and asset management. Prior to joining USRA, Mr. Sacks worked as an investment banker, most recently in the Transportation & Logistics Corporate Finance Group of ING Barings. While at ING, Mr. Sacks worked on a variety of transactions including debt and equity issuance, mergers and acquisitions, and private placements. Mr. Sacks holds NASD series 7 and 63 licenses. Mr. Sacks earned a B.A. in Economics and a Master of Engineering in Operations Research/Financial Engineering from Cornell University.
Mr. Wiseman and co-founder Mr. Sacks started CCM with their first small multi-family rental building purchase in Brooklyn, NY in 2004. After leveraging that purchase into several more properties, they began full time operations in 2007 and have grown into a firm with over $800 million of real estate in Brooklyn and Queens. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Wiseman was Associate Counsel at Strategic Value Partners, LLC, a Greenwich, CT-based investment adviser with over $6 billion under management that specializes in special situations and real estate investment, particularly in the U.S., Germany, Japan and India. While at SVP, Mr. Wiseman led the legal and operational roll-out of the private equity/real estate businesses where he worked on over $1 billion of real estate acquisitions globally. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Wiseman was an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, a private law firm where he specialized in investment fund formation, administration and capital-raising activities where he advised leading private equity firms including Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Oaktree Capital Management and Harbourvest. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Wiseman was an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP where he focused on private equity based mergers and acquisition transactions. Mr. Wiseman earned a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from Cornell University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Cornell Law School where he was a John M. Olin Scholar in Law and Economics.
Development Team
Mr. Rands joined CCM in 2017 and is responsible for the overall management and delivery of all active and planned development projects. Chris has over 15 years of real estate development experience; serving owners, developers, and construction managers in a variety of industry sectors. His skill set includes management of all phases of commercial and high-rise residential developments, from project inception through design, procurement, construction, occupancy, and close-out. Prior to joining CCM, Chris worked for The Related Companies, Ernst & Young, and Turner Construction. While at Related, Chris helped manage over $4 billion of new construction on the Hudson Yards project in Manhattan, New York. At Ernst & Young, Chris was a Manager consulting on numerous large-scale capital projects, including acting as owner's representative for a new 750,00SF Class A office tower in Newark, NJ. At Turner, Chris performed roles as Project Manager, Engineer, Superintendent, Estimator, and Purchasing Agent for several multi-million dollar ground up construction projects in San Diego, CA. Chris holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University, and a MBA in Real Estate Finance & Investment from DePaul University in Chicago.
Mr. Mauro joined CCM in 2017 and is responsible for delivering commercial, residential and mixed-use development projects including both ground up and major renovations. Greg has over 6 years of experience with large scale real estate and construction projects. Prior to joining CCM, Greg worked for Clark Construction in their project management and preconstruction departments. Greg was a project engineer on a $350 million office and laboratory project where he was responsible for day-to-day management of several trades. In the preconstruction department, Greg budgeted and estimated a variety of projects including office, residential, and mixed use. Greg also worked in Ernst & Young's Construction Real Estate Advisory practice where he provided owners representatives services for the construction of a 750,000SF Class A office, retail, and parking structure development project. Greg holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a Minor in Real Estate from Cornell University.
Mr. Russell joined CCM in 2017 and is responsible for driving the successful delivery of active development projects. Julian has over 10 years' experience working with multi-national design and construction firms where he has developed technical and commercial skills across all phases of projects. Prior to joining CCM, Julian was employed as a Project Engineer within the AECOM Urban Design Group before joining McConnell Dowell Constructors to work on large scale construction projects across a variety of industries in Australia. Julian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Ms. Justice joined CCM in 2017 and is responsible for providing support to the development team. Originally from Moscow, Russia, Anna has over five years of experience working in NYC rentals and sales, real estate development, and expediting. Anna is a Real Estate Licensed Salesperson with certifications in Project Management and Construction Management, and is the REBNY Deal of the Year Winner of 2014. Anna holds an MBA in Marketing, a Master's degree in English and Education, and is currently working towards a Master's degree in Real Estate Finance and Investments at NYU.
Property Management
Mr. Kramer joined CCM in 2013 as an Analyst. He now manages CCM's expanding commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate portfolio comprising of over 350 apartments and over 250,000 square feet of retail, commercial, office, and community facility space in various stages of development, renovation, construction and operation. Among Mr. Kramer's responsibilities are residential and commercial leasing, compliance with various governing agencies, violation removal, repairs and maintenance, renovations and capital improvements. He graduated from Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business in the Bronx with a Bachelor's degree in Finance and Value Investing.
Mr. Anderson joined CCM in November of 2016 as a Property Analyst tasked with advancing the organizational structure and performance of the portfolio. He has previously served in managerial roles within the retail, property management and athletic/educational fields for entities such as Flatiron Wines & Spirits, Legends Hospitality, KUHO LLC, Beverages & More, Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School District and The University of Connecticut. Starting as a student athletic specialist, Joshua completed his education at UConn with a B.S. in Management, a B.A. in Criminal Justice and a Masters in Sports Management while ending as an Assistant Director of Athletic Facility Operations & Events. Joshua currently serves as an Upper East Side MN 8 member of the New York City Emergency Management C.E.R.T team.
Mr. Bernal joined CCM in 2017 as a Property Management Analyst. During his junior and senior year of college, David worked as an Investment Sales Analyst with Marcus & Millichap where he gained commercial real estate experience in financial analysis and market research. Prior to working in real estate, he interned in the government office of a New York City council member. David graduated from Hunter College - City University of New York with a B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning and is originally from Bogota, Colombia.
Investor Relations
Mr. Tadian joined CCM in April 2018 and is responsible for providing reporting and support to CCM's investors. Prior to joining CCM, Alan covered General Industrials within the Equity Research division at Jefferies, a multinational investment bank and financial services company. Alan graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business with a B.S. in Accounting and Finance and is originally from Metro Detroit.
Mr. Lithen is responsible for acquisition sourcing & underwriting, due diligence, transaction execution and deal capitalization at CCM. John's other responsibilities include asset management for select multi-family, mixed-use, and commercial properties under development and management within CCM's existing portfolio. John received a B.A. from SUNY Geneseo and is a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Mr. Geffner joined CCM in October 2017 after ten years of working for City Elevator as their Director of Finance. Prior to that, he held the role as controller for a real estate law firm in midtown Manhattan for eleven years. He has over twenty five years of experience running the day to day operations and finance departments within various organizations in the real estate industry. Adam received his B.S. in General Business from Western New England University.
Ms. Zhang graduated from NYU Stern School of Business, majoring in Accounting. She joined CCM in 2016 as a Staff Accountant. In her role, she fully supports the CFO in financial reporting and general financial functions. Prior to joining CCM, Jiaxin was the Financial Analyst of Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc., where she oversaw the accounts payable functions and supported the monthly financial closing, year-end auditing, as well as other financial reporting packages.
Ms. Eisenberg is a senior accountant at CCM where she is responsible for the budget administration of the various real estate projects. Prior to joining CCM, Jaime worked as a Staff Accountant at XpressSpa, where she gained knowledge of the retail industry. Jaime has also worked for the NYC Economic Development Corporation, where she worked closely with the Asset Management Team and oversaw billing for the tenants, worked on month and year end closings, quarterly analysis reporting, and gained knowledge of the real estate industry. Jaime graduated from CUNY Queens College with a major in Accounting and Information Systems and a minor in Business and Liberal Arts ("BALA").
Mr. Franco joined CCM in November 2016 and supports the Accounting Department. Prior to joining CCM, Jonathan gained valuable experience overseeing all the office aspects of a small contracting company, where he was the key person overseeing all accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, bank reconciliations, reporting, insurance, DOB permits, and office management. Prior to that, Mr. Franco in charge of a portfolio of over 40 bank accounts for JDRF, a major nonprofit organization that focuses on Type 1 diabetes research, and worked mainly on bank reconciliations and adjusting entries. Mr. Franco also gained a wide array of accounting experience working as a temp with Robert Half, one of Fortune 500's best companies to work for. There he was assigned to various companies in a variety of industries including BPD Bank, where he was mainly in charge of journal entries and accounts payable as well as assisting with the month end closings. Jonathan holds an A.A.S Accounting degree from QCC, the City University of New York.

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This was my first proper attempt at ganaching a cake. I had a big fear of this and attempted couple of times but gave up and just poured the chocolate on top.
I am really pleased of how it turned up and couldn't have done it without the encouragement from my dear friend Claire from ''Claire's sweets and treats'' and all my followers on facebook.
I also would have been lost without these great tutorials which helped me lots so I want to say big Thank you to these great individuals: Inspired by Michelle, Three little blackbirds and Torta Couture.
Thank you all so much for helping me ganache this cake. xxx
How to ganache a cake by ''Inspired by Michelle''
Fabulous very detailed video by Three Little Blackbirds
Torta-Couture way of ganaching a cake. Step by step tutorial available on her facebook page(also available as a handy pdf to purchase).
Very good and detailed guide about measurements and the types of chocolate for the ganache by Torta couture on Cakesdecor
I used a combination of all the above methods while ganaching my cake.
Thank you lots for these fabulous guides and videos. xx
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24 Comments
Great job!! Xx
Thank you Laura :) I was so panicking about this! Now i can't wait to try again :) Even got myself some proper scrapers :) xx
Yes perfect, well done
Thank you cakemummy :) xx
Fantastic!! so perfect! well done! thank you for all the info, don't think i could ever get clean edges as good as you have! beautiful cake and rose! :-)
great job!
thank you Elli
I think the clean edges is due to the acrylic boards. Compared to cards they are much sharper :) This great tip to use acrylic boards was from Torta Couture (and there is less wastage as you can reuse them :)xx
Thanks Goreti
Perfect!!! Love it xx
Thank you Calli :) xxx
Gorgeous, love those edges :)
Thank you :) I do too :) xx
Looks so awesome!!! hi from me (Keren Maxwell) I commented on facebook also ;) hehe xx
Yili, my kind of cake…. If all my cakes could be like this one, I would not ask for anything else… LOVE LOVE!!!
Thank you :) , my type of cake too Dina :) xx


text: University of Missouri scientists have played a key role in developing new technology that takes the guesswork out of deciding how much nitrogen to apply to crops. The technology has the potential to keep money in farmers' pockets and help protect the environment. With "on-the-go sensing," optical sensors mounted in front of a tractor or fertilizer applicator measure the color and size of plants. An on-board computer uses this data to control the rate that fertilizer is released as the farmer drives through a field. See how in this video (2:09).


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Another day, another partnership announced by the video game industry.
This morning at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, TransGaming, the world leader in providing on-demand, cloud-based, family friendly and social games to TV announced a partnership with Toshiba in order to bring TransGaming's GameTree TV to Toshiba and its line of Smart TVs. This means that TransGaming and GameTree will be bringing the very first games to the line without the need to purchase any new hardware. More specifically, TransGaming will be bringing some high-quality games (remember that we're talking about more casual, family games) directly to your Toshiba Smart TV.
TransGaming is responsible for such products as Cider (responsible for a lot of games being on Macs), SwiftShader, and GameTree across various platforms and operating systems.
This announcement may seem mildly forgettable to "core gamers" on consoles, but it is undoubtedly a huge step toward bringing gaming to all kinds of people across all different mediums, an initiative that the gaming industry has been emphasizing more and more as the years go by.
You can read the official announcement on TransGaming's website.


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The new 2018 Kia Stinger and the redesigned 2017 Kia Cadenza are making their Canadian debuts at the 2017 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, which opens this week.
The Stinger has been making waves since its world premiere in Detroit this past January. The 5-seat grand touring coupe-type sports sedan ambitiously aims to take on Audis and BMWs.
For its part, the next-generation Cadenza offers more luxury, more style, and more technologies than its predecessor.
Kia will also be using the occasion of the 2017 Canadian International AutoShow to present its 2018 Kia Rio 5-door (which had its North American premiere in Montreal), 2017 Niro, and 2017 Soul Turbo.


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December 14, 2010
Great Lakes Shipyard completes repairs to ferry
Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has finished maintenance and repairs on Miller Boat Line's ferry William Market for its U.S. Coast Guard 5-year inspection. This is the second Miller Boat Line vessel this year to visit Great Lakes Shipyard. Earlier this year the shipyard completed a 40 foot long mid-body extension and repowering of the M/V Put-In-Bay..
The William Market is an all-steel passenger and vehicle vessel. Built in 1993, it is 96 feet long and Coast Guard approved to carry 500 passengers.
Work on the vessel iincluded repairing the ramp, installing hydraulic silencers, hull painting, blasting and painting ballast tanks, installing two new props and painting the upper deck.
In addition to this, all of the ferry's exterior fiberglass bench seats were replaced with new aluminum bench seats. The William Market is an all-steel passenger and vehicle vessel which was built in 1993, is 96 feet long and Coast Guard approved to carry 500 Passengers. This is the second time this year Miller Boat Line, the vessel's owner, has entrusted one of its vessels to Great Lakes Shipyard. Earlier this year Great Lakes Shipyard completed a 40 ft. long mid-body extension and repowering of the M/V Put-In-Bay.
Great Lakes Shipyard, a division of The Great Lakes Towing Company, operates a full-service shipyard and dry dock in Cleveland and has expanded its capabilities and workforce to include new "HandySize" tug, barge and vessel construction, and repairs as well as aluminum and steel fabrication.
Yard capabilities will soon be ehanced by new 700-ton Marine Travelift.now being manufactured by Marine Travelift, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., that is scheduled to be installed in mid 2011. This Travelift will be the largest of its type on the U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes, and the second largest Travelift in the western hemisphere.
The Great Lakes Shipyard's order book now includes orders for construction of two new 70-foot aluminum research vessels for U.S. Geological Survey's Great Lakes Science Center, a new 3,200 h.p.handysize tug, two floating restroom barges for the U.S. National Park Service and the drydocking of the USGS research vessels Grayling and Sturgeon. The shipyard just completed the delivery of two new barges for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be used on the Corp's Upper Mississippi.


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A billion apps. Developers getting rich. Apple making a bit of money. Or is it all just a house of cards ready to come tumbling down, with only one sneaky developer and a rule-breaking easter egg to blame?
See, the App Store has rules. You can't, for example, include porn in an application and expect it to get approved and hosted by Apple in the App Store. But lets say your app looks all sweet and interesting, gets approved by Apple, and then lets slip that with one little gesture or secret code -- porn. Or worse, malware or other malicious code.
Sound crazy? Wired (via Ars) tells us it's already happened, albeit with language in an app called Lyrics.
Seems the app had some language that caused Apple to reject it, so the dev applied a language filter to clean that **** up, but added in a stealthy way to swipe the About screen to re-enable it. Said developer Jelle Prins:
"It's almost impossible for Apple to see if there's an Easter egg because they can't really see the source code. In theory a developer could make a simple Easter egg in their app and provide a user with whatever content they want."
Until Apple reads that quote, begins scouring apps even more closely, maybe asking developers to submit the actual code base, and making current app approval delays look like the blink of an eye.
Geniuses the lot of you.


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Living in Hong Kong, plus living with a little one; means that I have to compromise with spacious living style. I have to be clever about storage spaces and ideas. Thanks to Munchkin Diaper Change Organiser, it has made things tidier and more convenient for me.
This hanging organiser has 8 compartments which you can put all things baby related in. The idea is for you to hang it by the side or the end of your nappy changing unit. In my case, I don't quite have the luxury to have a separate nappy changing table so I hang this on my little one's cot, underneath his changing board.
I love the compartment where I can put almost 50 pieces of nappies in, so that I don't need to worry about it at least for a whole week before starting to refill them (again). Other compartments I put stuff that I need to reach for daily for my little one, such as body cream, baby wipes, cotton pads, nasal spray, sudocream, etc.
The only downside is that even though the material is quite sturdy, if you put too much or too heavy stuff in each compartment, they tend to weigh the whole unit up and hence it looks like it's about to collapse. So I am cautious with how much stuff I 'stuff' in this organiser.
How do you organise your nappy changing station? Are you using a better system? Please share!


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Reese Witherspoon Shares Cute Thanksgiving Family Photos!
Reese Witherspoon has shared some super cute photos from her family dinner on Thanksgiving!
The Oscar-winning actress took to her social media accounts on Instagram and Snapchat to share pics and videos from the feast.
In one picture, Reese's four-year-old son Tennessee is seen sitting on her lap while wearing a flower crown courtesy of a Snapchat filter.
Reese also shared a pic of all three of her kids – Ava, 17, Deacon, 13, and Tennessee – posing with some other family members.
"super thankful for these guys," Ava captioned the below Instagram pic of her brothers.


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There are often many things about my life that are not very happy. Challenges I can't hardly bear, hopes that go unfulfilled, However, I am going to try very hard to keep on the sunny side of life. There is a little bluegrass song that goes like this...
There's a dark and a troubled side of life
There's a bright and a sunny side too
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
The sunny side we also may view
Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day it will brighten all our way
If we keep on the sunny side of life
Oh the storm and its fury broke today
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear
The clouds and storm will in time pass away
The sun again will shine bright and clear
Let us greet with a song of hope each day
Though the moment be cloudy or fair
Let us trust in our Savior always
To keep us every one in His care
So with this little tune in my mind much throughout my days, I am working on trying to look at the good in people, places, situations, experiences, challenges, etc. If one doesn't try to look at things from a more hopeful and optimistic perspective you could nearly go nuts! Perspective is a very interesting thing, its all how you look at it. So... with this new year ahead of me... I am going to try to be a bit less negative, and a bit more on the sunny side. I am also going to get myself out of the rut of procrastination and also looking too far ahead. I will get done what I can get done today and stop putting things off, thinking "someday it will be easier." I will also stop waiting for the future to bring me happiness thinking "I will be happy when" ... and create happiness in each and every day.


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Wed, 24 June 2015
Haven't scoured over the scouting reports quite yet? Fret not! Hockey Wilderness is giving you a crash course of just about everyone we think the Wild might pick with the 20th pick in the 2015 NHL Draft.
Joining Tony, Joe, and Chris today is Tiffany, Hockey Wilderness' prospect writer. With her help, the gang breaks down more than 15 prospects, including:
Anthony Beauvillier
Paul Bittner (A Minnesotan!)
Brock Boeser (Another Minnesotan!)
Kyle Connor
Jake DeBrusk
Joel Eriksson Ek
Denis Guryanov
Jansen Harkins
Noah Juulson
Travis Konecny
Oliver Kylington
Nick Merkley
Daniel Sprong
Evgeny Svechnikov
Colin White
Who should the Wild take? Who should the Wild avoid? When should the Wild take a goalie? Can the guys come up with a single good pop-culture reference? Find out these things- and more- on the podcast!
Follow us on Twitter @HWildernessCast, and on Facebook by searching "Hockey Wilderness". You can find us individually on Twitter at:
@1SadClown (Tiffany)
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Direct download: HWP_036_2015_Draft_Preview_or_The_Inevitability_of_Colin_White_mixdown.mp3
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Fri, 19 June 2015
After a lengthy absence (Sorry, everyone!) Joe, Aaron, Chris, and Tony sat down to talk about the happenings with the Wild lately. They discuss the newest goalie debacles, with Dubnyk and the Wild not close in their negotiations and Niklas Backstrom undergoing surgery that could prevent the Wild buying him out. Then they talk about the Jared Spurgeon trade rumors. And finally, they talk about the discussion surrounding Hockey Wilderness' pick in the SB Nation Mock Draft. We recorded before the Matt Cooke buyout was initiated, but you can bet we'll discuss it next week.
In addition, there's a Healthy Living segment, some details of our Superior, WI-based draft party, and more!
Make sure to follow the Hockey Wilderness Podcast on Twitter (@HWildernessCast), and also like our Facebook Page!
Direct download: HWP_035_Dubnyk_Spurgeon_and_The_War_Room.mp3
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Review: Impact Wrestling 09/05/2013
Since General Manager Hulk Hogan granted Sting a six man tag match against three of Aces & Eights' best, the race has been on to find the Icon his ideal partners. The Olympic Gold Medalist, Kurt Angle, made the first decision easy by volunteering. The second spot seemed destined for the recently returned AJ Styles, but the Phenomenal One is out for one person only - himself.
Addressing the issue right off the bat, we arrived in Tupelo to find Sting and Angle making their way to the ring. Cutting impassioned promos about the evil of Aces & Eights, the pair effectively push both the main event tonight and the centerpiece of Slammiversary. Sting was his usual dependable self, while Angle came across as borderline irrational. In calling out AJ Styles once again and forcing the issue, Angle's rash behaviour made the situation ten times worse, leading to the pair exchanging vicious blows on the walkway. Frankly, I don't blame Styles for not wanting to team with Angle if this is the treatment he'd receive. While this is going on, the three members of Aces & Eights scheduled for the main event (Bully Ray, Devon and Mr Anderson) pull off a perfectly timed sneak attack on Sting, planting a rare 3D on the Icon.
Acting almost as a breather after the frantic opener, the Knockouts tag team match of Velvet Sky & Mickie James vs Gail Kim & Tara was a complete change of pace. Literally. No sooner had the four ladies made their way to the ring and the bell had rung, the match was over. It's impossibly short bouts such as this which lead to outbursts in the media *cough*MickieJames*cough*. The country singer found herself dominated by the heel team for the majority of the match, only to make a hot tag to Champion Velvet, who rushed the ring and had the match wrapped up in a matter of seconds. The only redeeming feature of the segment was Gail's post-match beatdown of partner Tara. Seeing the first lady of the Knockouts division snap and try to end the careers of her competitors is hugely intriguing and almost worth sacrificing the match time for. But not entirely.
Finally getting around to the matter of Aces & Eights' D-Lo Brown submitting to Kurt Angle "last week", the band of outlaws are led to the ring by World Heavyweight Champion, Bully Ray. Continuing his impressive body of work on the mic, Bully strips the Vice President of his colours, leaving little chance of redemption for his former right hand man. Neatly leading into D.O.C. vs Magnus, D-Lo must ensure his brother's victory over the British titan. The match itself was treated as entirely throwaway, the first half not even making it to air in favour of commercials. Both men were a few paces off their game and it made for several sloppy maneuvers. The finish came as a visually-impaired Brown cost his own man the match in a refreshing change to the usual Aces & Eights M.O. Sufficed to say, this didn't go down well with the rest of the club, who promptly held D-Lo down for a beating. Bully swore he simply wanted to cave the man's skull in, but the whole thing took on a creepy prison rape vibe. I really don't want to know what happened after they cut away.
Now, in what I would refer to as the TRUE main event of the evening, we have Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian taking on Austin Aries & Bobby Roode for the number one contendership to the Tag Team Championships. I make this very clear, as announcer Christy Hemme didn't have the slightest clue what she was talking about, announcing one team as the other and forgetting another man entirely. Thank god for Austin Aries' covering by bullying her into doing it correctly or I'd say fire her on the spot. As it transpires, the key feature to the match was James Storm acting as referee. Having been bribed with alcohol by both teams and each cheating to their heart's content during the bout, the Cowboy was forever at a loss as to what to do, wanting neither of them to win. The body of the match was fast paced and fun, with equal focus on wowing us and making us laugh. The opening salvo of flips and reversals by Austin Aries and Frankie Kazarian were of particular note. Only to be topped by their double eye-rake, leading to both men retreating to the opposition's corners and tagging the wrong men in. The conflict quickly devolved into a sequence of power moves, until Aries was left the victor. However, not wanting to count the pinfall due to so many despicable tactics, it's superkicks all around, courtesy of James Storm. While I can understand the hero not wanting to make the count for the villain, simply having him leave to his music, with no clear end to the match was confusing and frustrating. Taking into account the resulting backstage assault later in the night, I would hope Storm is itching to find a tag team partner and inject himself into this reinvigorated division.
In somewhat of an unusual move for them, TNA decided to give the X-Division a little bit more attention than usual this week. Not only were there video packages promoting the returns of both Suicide and Chris Sabin, but Kenny King was allowed to walk to the ring and cut an honest to god promo. I can't for the life of me remember the last time this division's competitors were allowed to speak in front of an audience. To the Champion's credit, his promo was downright entertaining. It turns out that not only can these men perform crazy videogame-like moves, but they can talk as well! The bait and switch with King flipping from respectful to snide was predictable, but hard-hitting. The sheer sincerity with which he greeted his challenger Chris Sabin had to have been genuine, otherwise King is a far better actor than I gave him credit for. After the killer insult that was "Frail Sabin", I can't wait to see these two lock-up next week. Poor Petey Williams is nothing but an afterthought.
During the build-up towards the main event, the commentators hyped that in the coming weeks, four lucky former Gut Check winners will be competing in a tournament to win a spot in this year's Bound for Glory Series. While I like the idea on paper of giving these four developmental talents some much needed TV time, everything I have seen of the winners in question has been worryingly weak. Devoting three entire matches of an Impact Wrestling episode to these no-name wannabes is a surefire way to make viewers change the channel. Even worse, it's a dead-cert that the botch-happy Christian York will be the one to take the spot and torture us with many more matches in the near future. Here's an idea, try cutting the dreadlocks off, maybe losing that extra weight will speed you up and let you hit moves when you're supposed to.
As we reached the main event of the evening, the mysterious third man for Team TNA had yet to be named. This left Sting and Angle walking to the ring, with only the vague hope Hulk Hogan would come through backstage, pulling the proverbial rabbit out of a hat. The majority of the bout was fought as a Handicap match. Not that it mattered, as Sting and Angle effectively held their own for the longest time, without any need of a third man. Unfortunately, the numbers game soon worked against them, allowing Aces & Eights to isolate Angle until the final few minutes. Finally making the hot tag to Sting, the Icon looked worryingly old, tired and haggard. His thinning hairline looking outright comical by the time he was going nose to nose with his Slammiversary opponent. When all looked lost and Team 3D were setting up their trademark table in the corner, the third man was finally revealed. It was none other than the Monster, Abyss! Truly shocking me that they'd bring back the gimmick so soon (Joseph Park RIP), Abyss decimated the heels, sending Anderson crashing through the table and hitting a devastating Black Hole Slam on Devon, making the cover soon after. If TNA can maintain the momentum from this return, they may finally light the fire under the character of Abyss that they've always hoped for.
7 out of 10
Posted by Mark Clements at 20:51
Labels: A.J. Styles, Abyss, Aces and Eights, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, Chris Sabin, Hulk Hogan, Impact Wrestling, Kurt Angle, Mickie James, Professional Wrestling, Sting, TNA Wrestling, Velvet Sky
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The long legal battle between CBS and the Federal Communications Commission over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show is over.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear the FCC's request to reinstate a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS for the halftime performance featuring Jackson and Justin Timberlake, who at the end of a song tore a piece of Jackson's top, exposing her bare breast to an audience of about 90 million.
In November, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld its earlier ruling that the FCC's indecency fine against the network was invalid. The court didn't say whether the incident was indecent but said the FCC's fine represented an undisclosed change in the enforcement of its policy with regard to "fleeting images" and hence could not be enforced.
The FCC then appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court.
The incident, which took place during the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers, led to a crackdown by the FCC on indecent content. The National Football League was also embarrassed by the incident and has since kept a tighter grip on halftime performances and tended to feature artists over the age of 50.


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Dear friends and family, I hope you have a fun weekend. My siblings are out of school for fall break, so I will be having a blast with the fam going to an amusement park and hopefully seeing a movie. Do you have any exciting plans? I also wanted to share some great literature links I discovered this week. Sadly, they are not as cultured as this beret-sporting dog. Ah, well. One does what one can.
A 100-page private notebook belonging to Bram Stoker has been discovered by his descendant. I love that these authorial treasures are still being found! How amazing would it be to discover one?
A UCL professor discusses his choices for the Top Five Victorian Novels. I was thrilled to see both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights but surprised at the absence of George Eliot. What would be on your list?
A great blog post about reading James Joyce. I myself made it through one chapter of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man before jumping ship.
A fun little catalogue of Jane Austen heroes (and villains). Question: where is Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightley?
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The Internet has fundamentally changed behavior in the buying decision cycle, creating what we term the phenomenon of the self-sold customer. This article explores how to respond to digitally altered behavior in the buying cycle, deliver content to where it is most needed, and focus on the proven sales-generating power of SEO.
By empowering purchasers to conduct their own research online, the Web has created a "closed" environment—i.e., one isolated from pushy salespeople—where buying decision-makers are increasingly determining which vendors they want to procure from before the suppliers are even aware they're under consideration.
Buyers continue to look for answers to key questions: They still want to assess market trends, validate their own needs, and establish the credibility of companies and the veracity of their claims about their products and services.
But instead of waiting for a salesman to come calling, they're finding answers by tapping at a keyboard and staring at a screen. Accordingly, it is imperative for businesses both to be visible online and to ensure they coherently present content that provides appropriate answers at each stage of the buying cycle.


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Finnair daily to Bangkok begins Thursday
Finnair will start daily flights between Helsinki and Bangkok beginning Thursday, February 14. Four of the Bangkok flights will continue to Singapore, three will continue to Hong Kong.
The departure time from Finland is 23.30 and arrival time in Bangkok is 14.40 the next day. The flights leave Bangkok at 00.50 and arrive in Helsinki at 07.00 the same morning.
"Finland's geographic location makes it the fastest connection between Asia and Northern Europe. Our goal is to give our passengers the best possible service by adding frequencies to our destinations," says Vice President of Network Strategies and Management Petteri Kostermaa.
"The daily Bangkok flight is a part of Finnair's strong traffic expansion in Asia. Our competitiveness can be seen from our passenger numbers in Asian traffic which grew over 17% last year."
Finnair carried a total of 280 000 passengers to and from Asia last year. The number of passengers in Asian traffic is expected to increase up to 400 000 per year.