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San Francisco, CA – Responding to President Trump's executive order seeking to expand new oil drilling off the California coast, representatives of Audubon California harshly criticized any such effort as an unnecessary and irresponsible risk to California's natural treasures.
"The story of every oil spill in recent history has been written in images of dead and dying birds," said Mike Lynes, Audubon California's director of public policy. "We learned in 1969 that drilling off our beautiful coasts wasn't worth the gamble, and we've been regularly proven right since. We'll side with the people of California and fight any effort to expand drilling."
Californians have not forgotten the massive oil spill off the shores of Santa Barbara in 1969 that sparked the movement to ban offshore drilling in the state and had impacts across the U.S. The spill covered hundreds of square miles of ocean, blackened more than 30 miles of beach, and killed thousands of birds.
The Santa Barbara spill led directly to the Congress' passing of the National Environmental Policy Act (1969) and the state's own California Environmental Quality Act (1970) – and is often credited with sparking the modern conservation movement.
"We need to be willing to learn from history and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past," Lynes added. "Time and time again, accidents and spills have demonstrated that offshore drilling in California is unnecessary and dangerous. This is not about sensible economic development, it's about the crass exploitation of natural resources in a way that threatens California's birds, marine life, and fishing industry – and our truly Californian way of life."
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Audubon California is building a better future for California by bringing people together to appreciate, enjoy and protect our spectacular outdoor treasures. With more than 50,000 members in California and an affiliated 48 local Audubon chapters, Audubon California is a field program of the National Audubon Society. More information is available at www.ca.audubon.org.


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I was fairly unhappy with Apple about some of the features they removed in the new version of Pages—text-box linking, for example—but here's a trick that's been added instead, and I think it's pretty cool. Under Pages '09, you could define character, list, and paragraph styles, but with Pages 5, you can define object styles, too. So you can use this to format one of the images in your document, save your changes as a style, and then apply that style to other images, without having to edit borders and shadows for each one individually. Also, you can keep a bunch of different object styles in your document if you need to, and that'll save you a ton of time in formatting.
To try it out, let's start with a simple object. I'm using just a shape here, but these rules apply to any sort of images you add. So here's my circle:
I'm going to go in and make some weird changes to it, so I've added a border, changed its color, and put a reflection below it.
Wow, that's, like…the ugliest circle ever known to man.
Anyway, if I want to save those changes as a style and apply them to any subsequent shapes I create, I'll click on the circle first to select it. Then I'll pick the "Style" tab in the Format inspector and click the arrow (as indicated below) to move to the blank page of styles.
If you don't see this anywhere on your screen, click the "Format" button on your toolbar.
When I do so, I'll see a plus button that will save whatever changes I've made to my selected object as a style.
After I've done that, I can create a new object…
…and once I click to select it, all I've gotta do is click on my saved style to apply the exact same changes.
Hey, now my circle's got an ugly friend!
Unattractive shapes aside, this is a really great way to save yourself some headaches if you're formatting a large number of images within Pages. Some might say it's…a stylish way to do that. Right? Right?
I may need a laugh track to boost my self-esteem.

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I was interested by Alastair McDermid's letter that appeared on Thursday 4th June in the County Times.
Alistair McDermid actually holds the position of Airports Commission Director at Gatwick Airport and is a member of their Senior Leadership Team and it is his job to secure a second runway at Gatwick which he failed to do last time round.
He therefore cannot present an unbiased opinion on the advantages or disadvantages of the proposed second runway at Gatwick Airport and therefore he should not attempt to present a case in its favour.
He seems to wish to dismiss the fact that West Sussex County Council have submitted the following to the Airports Commission which clearly suggests that mitigation for a second runway at Gatwick could result in charges for Gatwick passengers.
'Introduce a congestion charge for people travelling to the Airport. Possible exemptions for the greenest vehicles 72. It is not clear how effective a congestion charge could be. An assessment on demand management measures in reducing car use at Heathrow Airport was carried out for another module of the Airports Commission's assessment. Whilst the outcome of that assessment cannot be directly transferred to a different airport, the overall conclusions that the imposition of additional charges on car users could have a significant impact on car mode share and overall traffic demand, remain valid. 73. Depending on the scale of charge imposed, and the extent of the scheme (that is whether it targets passengers, employees and/or taxis), it is Cabinet – Appendix 1 County Council Report 22 May 2015 15 possible that traffic generation with the expanded Gatwick Airport could be reduced to 2013 levels.
I am sure additional charges for Gatwick passengers will not go down well with low cost airlines like EasyJet as they are already concerned about landing fees increasing which will inevitably add to fare costs and make Gatwick look expensive to those that deal in bucket and spade holidays which Gatwick specialises in.
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Hello to all my loyal followers! Hope everyone had a great Holiday Season! I know this post is looong over due and I wanted to update everyone on the progress of the web store. My Staff and I have been busy over the holiday season putting together the final touches for perfection and it will be here sooner than later. Once the web store is opened stay tuned for our GRAND OPENING SALE! In the meantime…
Ladies, now that the Holiday season rush is over, and a new year has dawned, it's time for you to rejuvenate and refresh! Shrug off the winter blues by pampering yourself without breaking the bank-any further.
Here are some ideas to try this week..
-Give you're self a simple facial using a mixture of oatmeal and olive oil in a paste form. After rinsing, place a warm damp face cloth over face, sit back and relax until it cools off-AAHHHH!
-Give yourself a hand massage with the same oatmeal/olive oil paste. Slather over hands. Slowly pull the paste up along each finger paying special attention to your knuckles. Rinse off after 5 minutes.
-Remember the' cucumber-slices-on- your eyelids trick is to reduce puffiness? Try it, it WORKS!
-Treat yourself to a luxurious bath, complete with scented salts to relax tired muscles. And LINGER!
-SLEEP! Nothing makes you glow more than a good night sleep. Start a new bedtime routine.. Make a cup of lemon tea with honey, grab a book and head to bed 20 minutes earlier. You will notice a big difference by weeks end.
If you have any self-rejuvenating tips that you would like to share feel free to leave a comment or e-mail me!!!
Thank you for your patience on the web site.. inspiration and creation takes a bit of planning.
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Paul emphasises that to truly do an effective job on a website development, you need to go beyond the website and understand the business and the environment in which it operates. In an (ongoing) series of articles he looks at:
- Understanding the business
- Identifying opportunities and threats
- Bringing focus to a strategy
- Planning for ongoing development and implementation of the strategy
And while this press release is basically an outline of what Paul's agency Headscape does, it's worth a read as it's - for me at least - a coherent rationale for sustainable website management. It's what I aspire to anyway.


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text: I'm not sure how many theaters it's opening in (they say 'select theaters" so that probably means just NYC & LA for now) but Paul Verhoeven's brilliantly ballsy new film Elle, starring Isabelle Huppert as a damaged woman, a woman damaged, is out today and I cannot recommend it with enough high praise to fill up the buckets and buckets of high praise that this funny fearless film deserves. Here's my review from way back, but that's only the half of it. It is challenging and dark and totally ridiculous and hysterically entertaining all at once. You cannot have an opinion on 2016 without factoring in Elle as part of it.


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A whole lot of tech news after hours. A quick recap for you. Pandora reported a smaller-than-expected loss. The online music company also said that revenues topped forecasts. Shares of Pandora (P) surged more than 13% after hours. This is very interesting. The company has been a bit of a disappointment since it went public last year. To be honest, I know more people (me included) who complain about the service than actually claim to like it. I still can't seem to find a way to get Jack Johnson from popping up onto channels ... even obscure ones like The Bad Plus avant garde jazz station. But we all still have the Pandora app on our smartphones. And it seems like Pandora is doing a much better job of generating revenue from mobile so far than another recently public social network firm whose name escapes me. But I think it was started at Yale? Or Dartmouth? (FB)
The big event in tech land though is the fact that the worst kept secret in Silicon Valley was finally confirmed. No, not that Facebook is looking to already ditch the Nasdaq. Oh wait. Apparently that rumor wasn't true. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) announced a major restructuring. The company said it expected to cut 27,000 jobs by the end of 2014. The good news, if you could say there is any, for HP is that investors actually liked the announcement. Shares surged 10% after hours. It helped that HP's profits and sales topped forecasts ... unlike Dell (DELL). Still, as I wrote in an earlier blog post today, I think Dell and HP are both still in a world of hurt as they continue to try and adapt to the post-PC world we now live in.
Finally, NetApp out Dell-ed Dell Wednesday. The storage company did beat earnings estimates. But guidance was lower than forecasts and that sent investors into a tizzy. NetApp (NTAP) plunged 25% after hours. It looks like rival EMC (EMC) may suffer some collateral damage too. Its stock fell 4% in after hours trading.
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When: Saturday, September 10th @ 4PM
The guys from Primitive Skateboards will be at Familia's HQ this Saturday. The team features some of the skate world's top guns in Paul Rodriguez and Shane O'Neill, as well as youthful talent like Nick Tucker and Wacson Mass. The demo portion of the event begins at 4PM sharp, while the signing starts at 6PM. Make sure to get there early in order to secure a decent spot.


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I feel like I have lots of good things in my mind; and am looking forward to some more time to create! Here's a quick one I did tonight (when I actually should have been in sleeping ;-) I'm really kinda liking this one. It's entitled "'Mom, I got this one': 'Oh, you and your father!"
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Of all the cases in the Supreme Court there seem to be some that just more people seem to talk about as having a big part in American history. One of these court cases I feel would have to be the Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436.
Ernesto Arthur Miranda was arrested in his home of Phoenix, Arizona in the year 1966. He was accused of kidnaping and raping a Phoenix, Arizona, woman. Apparently when he was arrested he had not read his rights given to him under the U.S. Constitutions Bill of Rights. The basis for this was that following his arrest Miranda was interrogated for a lengthy period of time without being aware of his Fifth Amendment Rights. Therefore he did not know that he could have a lawyer present or not even have to say anything to the police. During this the woman was brought in to identify Miranda.
Once Miranda realized that the woman identified him he gave a full confession. But in the first paragraph of the confession it says that the confession was a voluntary one, without promises of immunity from prosecution and made with " full knowledge of my legal rights, understanding any statement I make may be used against me." Miranda signed the confession and was held for trial. (Miranda,81)
Miranda was found guilty and sentenced a total of fifty years. In the appeal of the trial Miranda's lawyer claimed that not only had the confession had been forced but that the police did not even tell him he did not have to speak if didn't want to. Nor was he aware that anything that he might say can and would be used in court. His lawyer insisted that what had been done to Miranda was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court...


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So today is the first day of #TBRTakedown! TBRTakedown runs from midnight Monday 1st June until midnight Sunday 7th June and I would encourage anyone and everyone to take part!
I really enjoyed taking part in the readathons I did last month and amazingly I read 14 books so I think it really helps me! This readathon has five challenges, and I'm going to try and complete most of them, but I have gave myself a few options for each because I like having a choice when I go to pick up a book! Also, I'm not really that bothered about getting rid of my TBR pile I just LOVE readathons!
1. A book that's been on your TBR shelf over a year!
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Book One (graphic novel)
- Love Letters of Great Men
- The Presidents Hat
2. An unread sequel sitting on your TBR shelf.
Unfortunately I won't be able to complete this challenge because I have no unread sequels on my shelf, even on my kindle! If I love a series I generally read all the published books in one go so I never really have unread sequels on my TBR shelf!
3. A first book in a series on your TBR shelf.
- A Court of Thorn & Roses
- Red Rising
- Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
- The Raven Boys (e-book) (currently 99p on Amazon which is why I picked it up in this format)
4. An "out of your comfort zone" book on le TBR shelf!
- The Fall of Icarus - Ovid
- Aphorisms on Love and Hate - Nietzsche
5. A book from your most recent book haul!
- Saga Volume 1 (comic book trade paperback)
Not much to be said about this one, it just needs read by me immediately! Here's hoping the hype doesn't kill it for me!
I'm currently finishing listening to Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock on audiobook so I may not start the readathon until tomorrow, but I'm REALLY looking forward to it!
You can watch the original video about #TBRtakedown from the lovely Shannon from Leaning Lights below! (Ps, you should totally subscribe to her, she's awesome!)
Are you taking part? Leave your links below! (also, if you see a book up there you think I should start with, let me know!)


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A 5K is a 5-kilometer race. A kilometer equates to 0.65 of one mile, and so a 5K race is equal to 3.1 miles or 16,368 feet.
A 5K is a great distance for beginners. According to Runner's World, one can prepare for a 5K in just two months. Training for a 5K involves a combination of running, walking and resting. As training progresses, aspiring marathon runners should aim to reduce their durations of walking and resting gradually, and steadily increase their running spurts. Those aiming to lead a healthier overall lifestyle can enter a 5K to challenge themselves and keep motivated in their current exercise schedule.


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A bug a boo, a bug a what?! Destiny's Child has no plans for another stellar reunion any time soon. Kelly Rowland weighed in on the possibility during an interview with Us Weekly on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
"It hasn't been something that we've talked about at all," Rowland, 34, tells Us. "We've just been enjoying each other, whether it's been about our music, whether it's been about motherhood or our personal lives. That's what it's really been about. That's been the most beautiful part."
As previously reported, Rowland and her bandmates — Beyonce and Michelle Williams — last performed together at the 30th Annual Stellar Awards in Las Vegas in March. Before that, Rowland and Williams joined Bey for her 2013 Super Bowl halftime show. (Bonus: Rowland revealed her fave Destiny's Child song is "Love" and "Bootylicious" is the best music video look.)
"We absolutely are [family]," Rowland says. "We love each other."
The trio may be more like sisters, but they probably will be celebrating Halloween with their own families this year. (They did, however, dress up as superheroes for Ciara's 30th birthday bash last week.) The "Dumb" singer and her husband, Tim Weatherspoon, are the proud parents of 11-month-old son, Titan.
"About a month ago he started walking," Rowland said of his latest milestone. "There are so many different things, from the moment I was changing him and I heard him say 'Dada' for the first time and it was the same way when he said 'Mama' for the first time at the changing table."
Rowland and her baby boy plan to go as Minnie Mouse and Micky Mouse, respectively, this holiday season. But before heading home from the east coast, the Empire actress volunteered in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday. Partnering with M&M's, she helped to hand out 15,000 costumes to residents.
"I think about when I was younger, my mom wanted to get me a Halloween costume and we basically made ours up," she tells Us. "So, it's really nice to give back to the community in this way. To create more memories for kids to have when they get older."
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Phish has a long history with the Rocky Mountain state. In fact, when the group scheduled its upcoming Dick's Sporting Goods Park dates for this coming Labor Day weekend, they said so themselves on their website: "Colorado was the site of Phish's first extended tour outside of the Northeast, and the band has enjoyed a special connection with the community ever since."
Here are five moments, in no particular rank, that will go down in Colorado's "Phish history."
1. Phish swims (drives) to Colorado
As previously mentioned, Colorado was the first place Phish came to play outside of its stomping grounds of the Northeast in 1988. They have many friends here and consider it something of a second home; hear the results of this jaunt through Telluride and Aspen on the 2006 live release "Colorado '88."
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2).The Red Rocks "riots"
The Vermont jam band had been playing Red Rocks for the previous three summers when it came time for them to book a four-night August stand in 1996. Too many people showed up without tickets and all hell broke loose: Hippies piled in over the rocks, a Phan threw a beer bottle at a police officer and, the next thing anybody knew, Phish was unofficially banned from the venue. Check out this video of the report from back in the day:
3. November 17, 1997 at McNichols Arena.
An epic two-night stand at McNichols — Phish fans have long preferred indoor shows — featured this dark 'n' stormy show. "Tweezer," "Reba," "Ghost," "Down with Disease," a so-called "Denver Jam" and "You Enjoy Myself" were funky and heavy, catching the group at the top of its game. (So much so that the show was released as "Live Phish 11," in the band's now discontinued live release series.)
4. October 31, 1990 at Armstrong Hall, Colorado College.
Phish's Halloween shows have become something of legend and this was the first to take place outside of Vermont. Long a hot tape trade when that was still going down, this show was released in 1999 on eMusic, making it Phish's first official online release. It is also believed to be the first commercial download release of a full concert by any band. And with good reason: "Possum" sparkles, "You Enjoy Myself" features a "Munsters Theme" tease and you can't beat a super-weird rendition of "Fee."
5. Phish gets back on the rocks
2009 saw the return of Phish to Red Rocks for its first time since 1996 and the band didn't disappoint (that is, if you could get tickets). The second night got a "Fluffhead," the third an "Esther" and the fourth a sit-in from Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann.
Stay tuned to Reverb this weekend for coverage of Phish's Labor Day run at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.
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I believe that this is the first one of our Mystery Challenges I've actually participated in since we started them last summer! Shame on me! It was so fun and definitely a challenge. You should play along with us at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration!
I managed to use 5 of the 6 challenge elements on my card.
I started with Hearts (1). There are heart shaped balloons in the Balloon Builder stamp set which is in the 2016 Occasions catalog. I stamped one in each of the challenge colors (2): Bermuda Bay, Wild Wasabi, and Watermelon Wonder. Next I outlined them with Dazzling Details for a Glitter (3) element. Once that was dry, I cut them out using my Paper Snips
The card base is a 4-1/4" x 11" piece of Watermelon Wonder card stock scored and folded at 5-1/2". I layered a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Wild Wasabi embossed with the Lucky Stars embossing folder (4a). Next I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to 3-1/2" x 4-3/4" and embossed the bottom with one of the folders from Fun Frames (4b). I stamped Happy Birthday (5) from the Balloon Builders stamp set in Watermelon Wonder and added two Bermuda Bay Candy Dots.
I didn't want a stark difference in my layers, which I feel happens with Whisper White, so I sponged some Wild Wasabi ink around the edges in hopes to blend the layers a bit. I added my balloons and there you have my challenge card!
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As we have communicated, CRF is moving in the direction of obtaining Place of Joy in Cap Haitien, Haiti. It will be the biggest facility that we have. Currently, it is a sad place where children have been abandoned with no food and no supervision. We are trying to change all that. But Place of Joy is much more than a place with tremendous potential—it is full of children with tremendous potential. Find out how you can help us bring joy back to Place of Joy! This is Jeffery. He is a 12 year old street kid who one day was riding his bicycle and bumped into a car. The driver got out of the vehicle and slammed Jeffery on… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: June 2016
How Close is Your Water?
I'm never been more than a few minutes from clean water where I live in Amarillo. Usually I'm only a few seconds from clean water that is free for me to drink. And yet I hear people complain about water all the time. They think that the free water doesn't taste good enough. So they go and buy bottled water that probably cost more per gallon than their gasoline. But in Labelmere, Haiti—there is no clean water close, and there is none to buy even though you couldn't afford it if there was. Dorvil Djounio, one of our CRF partners in Pignon, recently went to Labelmere and took some of our short-term mission group from Mississippi with him. It's over a… Read more »
Welcome Kevin!
God has been preparing Kevin Wasner for all of his life to be the new Executive Director of Christian Relief Fund. My first knowledge of Kevin came when Rick Atchley told me of one of the members of the Hills Church who had written— "Ever since Milton Jones' last visit to The Hills, I believe I've been prompted to get involved with CRF or a ministry like it. The feeling was stirred again when I read a recent CRF newsletter story chronicling Milton's recent trip to Liberia. I could see, hear and even smell the scenes he was describing, as my wife and I used to live in neighboring Sierra Leone." Of course, it was Kevin. Rick's analysis of him… Read more »
Remember the Poor
Remember the Poor. That's what the ministry is called right outside of Lodwar, Turkana in Kenya. We drilled for water there and helped save the lives of children in this famine area. But sometimes wells break. If you help us to drill a well, we wanted you to know that we not only drill wells, but we also help maintain them. We just fixed the well here, and water is flowing again. Don't you love this picture? The street boys pictured are of a group of children who have been rescued and rehabilitated from their glue sniffing and other addictions. These former criminals are changing their behavior and learning to love and trust the Lord. You can see by the… Read more »
Thank You, Linda!
It seems inconceivable. It touches your tear ducts. It makes you give thanks for the past. And you want to do the most you can do to honor Linda Purdy. Yes, she is retiring from CRF. But her leadership and love for children will keep on going for years into the future—in fact forever. The plaque that the CRF board gave her says it so well — With our Deepest Appreciation to LINDA PURDY Whose Compassion For Children, Gifts Of Leadership, And Vision For Helping The Poor Have Guided CRF For 33 Years APRIL 15, 2016 We congratulate Linda Purdy on these 33 years of service to Christian Relief Fund. When you think of CRF, how can you not think… Read more »


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The web sites in clusters m and n considerably overlap with these in the corresponding clusters recognized by equally SCA and MI evaluation, respectively
(A) A comparison of amino acid distributions in the MSA (stuffed bars) and in all proteins from the Swiss-Prot database (open up bars). (B) The static power (arbitrary device) is plotted against main composition utilizing the numbering of PKAc. The main a-helices and b-sheets are shown underneath the corresponding positions. (C) A mapping of static power onto the structure of PKAc (1ATP). The orange cartoon design displays the peptide ligand of PKA. The adhere design signifies ATP molecule sure at lively site cleft of PKAc. Clustering results of coupling vitality matrix in the statistical coupling assessment (SCA). (A) The remaining cluster of 18 positions and 13 perturbations was obtained by iterative clustering. (B) The coupling strength profile of perturbation site 49L which is integrated in the closing cluster.Results of mutual information (MI) assessment. (A) and (B) respectively denote a single team of co-evolving positions. Linkages amongst positions in the MSA with residue figures from a agent construction (1ATP) signify Z-scores a lot more than four.In addition, we defined the extremely conserved web sites dependent on the likelihood of residues (p$85%) at a web-site. There Rigosertib sodium costare 20 highly conserved web-sites in the MSA. Right after mapping these web sites on to the 3D structural design of PKAc, we noticed these remarkably conserved residues form a conserved core (see Supporting Data Figure S8). Most of them are hydrophobic amino acids. Apparently, these kinds of a hydrophobic core contributes to structural stability.
In buy to additional confirm the over final results, we executed RCA as described in [36] with the very same MSA employed in MI assessment. This assessment resulted in a 2236223 matrix. For the exact same function as in SCA, this matrix was clustered using the two-dimensional hierarchical clustering system (Determine 5). Two clusters of large correlation coefficients ended up indicated from the large history with the red and inexperienced traces in the dendrogram (Figure 5A). The details of these two clusters are demonstrated in Figure 5B. . This demonstrated once more the existence of two different clusters of correlated positions in the catalytic domains of Ser/Thr PKs. To assess these covariant positions discovered by these a few procedures, we listed them in Table one. Observe that much more than 70% of all positions predicted by a single approach are also discovered by other just one or two procedures. To visualize these two unique co-evolving place clusters, we mapped the positions of each and every cluster onto the 3D structure of PKAc (Determine six). Most of these extremely coupled positions in every single cluster variety a physically close community. In accordance to the distribution of these positions on the 3D construction, we named these two networks as h-shaped and c-shaped networks, respectively (Figure 6A and 6B). These co-evolving positions can not be identified by the composition or sequence conservation evaluation.All users of Ser/Thr PK family members have a widespread progenitor [8,thirty]. As mentioned in the past sections, the basic fold of catalytic domains of PKs is structurally very well conserved.
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Known for her colorful and quirky artwork, Australian artist Tanya Schultz has created an art installation that looks like a psychedelic landscape.
The unusual installation takes up an entire gallery space and features both 2D and 3D components. The display looks like an other-worldly miniature landscape that is as striking from afar as it when examined up close. The quirky artwork was created with unusual ingredients such as sugar, glitter, candy, pom poms, pipe cleaners and washi tape. From afar, it is the psychedelic mountains that are most striking in this display, but up close it is its small vividly colored stones, plants and other details that make the isplay an extremely memorable one.
This art installation is playful and vivid -- making it an excellent art exhibit that both adults and children will want to experience.
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An offer you can't refuse. Unknowingly, they had signed a deal to make weapons for a smuggling ring of the radical group Evening Primrose, and with it, a visit from SERAPH's own Commissioner Radec. He gave the company two choices, be arrested for their involvement in the illegal production of weapons, or aid SERAPH in their investigation.
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The Very Pink Notebook is thrilled to be part of the tour for
Kjell Ola Dahl's, Nordic Noir, Faithless.
With thanks to Karen and Anne at Orenda Books
for involving me in the tour and for an advance copy of the book.
Kjell Ola Dahl's, Nordic Noir, Faithless.
With thanks to Karen and Anne at Orenda Books
for involving me in the tour and for an advance copy of the book.
Published by Orenda Books
15 May 2017
Copy - Received from publisher as part of Blog Tour
The Blurb
Oslo detectives Gunnarstranda and Frølich are back and this time, it's personal… When the body of a woman turns up in a dumpster, scalded and wrapped in plastic, Inspector Frank Frølich is shocked to discover that he knows her and their recent meetings may hold the clue to her murder. As he ponders the tragic events surrounding her death, Frølich's colleague Gunnarstranda investigates a disturbingly similar cold case involving the murder of a young girl in northern Norway and Frølich is forced to look into his own past to find the answers – and the killer – before he strikes again.
The Very Pink Notebook Review
Although the blurb notes that the characters are 'back' and this novel is one in a series, it is perfectly readable as a stand-alone book. I have been lucky enough to read quite a lot of Nordic Noir this year so when Faithless came onto the radar I was looking forward to reading it.
I have to say, I did struggle a little bit to actually get into it initially. I found there were a lot of characters and story-lines and it all seemed a little disjointed to me. I did find I had to go back and re-read parts on several occasions, but this is a slow burn book and gradually things did come together and I realised just what a complex plot the author has written.
The tone of the book - as you can gather from the synopsis - is very dark, however, Dahl has written in some absolute gems of cutting humour via the characters interaction and dialogue when in the police station / work environment setting. For me, it made the characters very real and relatable. Everyone knows the sort of characters you get at work and how annoying some of their habits can be and the author has tapped these into the story really well, lightening up what could be a rather grim read.
As I said, I did have to re-read a few sections and for me the writing didn't flow quite as easily as I like, but still it is confident and powerful writing with particularly nice use of imagery of Norway and
use of the weather to really add to the atmosphere building within the plot. This book gives a very good lesson in showing and not telling.
If you like a gritty, complicated, police procedural novel to sink your teeth into then Faithless is a must read for you.
Faithless (Oslo Detectives) by Kjell Ola Dahl receives a Very Pink Notebook Rating of :
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About the Author
One of the fathers of the Nordic Noir genre, Kjell Ola Dahl was born in 1958 in Gjovik, Norway. He made his debut in 1993 and has since published fifteen novels, the most prominent of which is a series of police procedurals cum psychological thrillers featuring investigators Gunnarstranda and Frolich. In 2000 he won the Riverton Prize for The Last Fix and he has also been awarded both the prestigious Brage and Riverton Prizes for The Courier in 2015. His work has been published in fourteen countries. He lives in Oslo.
About the Translator
Don Barlett lives with his family in a village in Norfolk. He completed an MA in Literary Translation at the University of East Anglia in 2000 and has since worked with a wide variety of Danish and Norwegian authors, including Jo Nesbo and Karl Ove Knausgard. He has previously translated The Consorts of Death, Cold Hearts, We Shall Inherit the Wind and Where Roses Never Die in Gunner Staalesen's Varg Veum series.


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Chance to win £1000 by being named district's best entrepreneur
Budding entrepreneurs are urged to enter South Kesteven District Council's annual SK Pioneers competition with the chance of winning £1000 for their business.
Young, small and start-up companies trading within the district can submit ideas and plans for an innovative business venture or growth idea.
Grantham Business Club is this year providing a judging panel of local, high profile business people.
The winner will be announced and presented with their prize at the Grantham Journal Business Awards at Belton House, on Wednesday, April 13, at the start of the Belton Horse Trials.
Judging will be through a 'Dragon's Den' style evaluation with entrants pitching their ideas. An added bonus will be mentoring or further financial support to shortlisted businesses.
An individual or business must be based within South Kesteven, paying household or business rates to SKDC, and have been trading for 36 months or less.
As well as the £1,000 first prize for the winner, there will be runners up prizes of £250 from the Federation of Small Businesses and a further £150 for a highly commended entry.
Last year's winner, Sarah Goss of the Savvy Food Company, confirmed how valuable the award was to her, both practically, for the profile of her sausage manufacturing business, and her own confidence in the product.
She said: "The cash prize was brilliant. It helped me pay for casual labour at markets and help at events. It also paid for the branding and set up of my market stall, as well as my portable hotplate which I use to cook up samples. Without a doubt it gave me the leg up needed to break into market trading, for which I am so grateful."
In the last year Sarah has built up production of her healthy vegetable and pork sausages by working alongside the award-winning Ancaster Butchers – and identified that adults like Savvy sausages as much as children.
Her 2015 sales target was smashed by farmers' markets, fayres, a growing customers base and a 'ludicrously luxurious' Christmas sausage and stuffing range with chestnuts, pork, lots of rich fruit and lashings of port and brandy.
Sarah's aim is to develop more new flavours this year and identify new sales outlets. She added: "Winning an award like SK Pioneers boosts your confidence when someone else believes in your idea. It's been really valuable and I would encourage anyone to enter."
SKDC leader and executive member for growth, Councillor Bob Adams, said: "Helping our new young businesses to get off the ground and grow is essential for the future economic health of the district. We are delighted to be running our SK Pioneers competition again and I am looking forward to seeing this year's entries."
Doug Balderson, chairman of the South Kesteven FSB branch, said: "We are delighted to be involved again with Enterprise Week and pleased to be offering the £250 as SK Pioneers runner up prize.
"This is a competition encouraging budding young entrepreneurs to swell the number of small businesses, the engine of our country. The FSB, as experts in business, aims to help and support smaller businesses in achieving their ambitions."
Entry forms are available from the Enterprise Week website at www.skdcenterpriseweek.co.uk where they can be downloaded or filled in and returned online.
The closing date is March 24, and judging will take place week commencing April 4.
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Sunday, November 9, 2014
Moving right along
6 comments:
Love the idea you have for button heads and ric rac arms. I'm looking forward to seeing your quilt grow.ReplyDelete
I have always been drawn to the nine patch like you are showing and I can't wait to see yours! The ideas for the borders are a wonderful mix for the 9-patch. I will be watching!ReplyDelete
I'll be watching to see how this one progresses and what you end up with.ReplyDelete
I love the way you share how you think trough a project! That is a good idea for the borders. You could always do a sun bonnet sue for the borders, she is pretty quick compared to the ones you were looking at.ReplyDelete
many thanks I did not have a clue you could find things like this on google what a sheltered life I lead! Love those little girls and yes ric rac and buttons would work very well I am sureReplyDelete
I love your border ideas, but to me, as a non-applique-r they all look difficult.ReplyDelete


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As the NBA enters what looks to be an extended lockout, team owners want fans to believe a few things. They want us to believe that the league's economic structure is fundamentally broken, that 22 of the league's 30 teams are losing money, and that the league's core economic problem is player compensation. In other words, they're saying the players make too much money.
There is a word for what they're doing on that last point: They're lying.
They might not be lying about losing money — but the extent of those losses is a matter of considerable debate. The owners claim they lost $370 million last year. But, when amortization and interest are removed, $250 million of those "losses" vanish.
According to collective bargaining agreement guru Larry Coon, amortization shows up in the balance sheet, but doesn't represent actual money going out the door. It's an accounting device to help owners on their franchise acquisition costs. Interest payments to finance franchise debt similarly should not be the players' responsibility since they don't have an ownership stake in the team.
The remaining $120 million in losses — which also may not fully exist because teams don't have to account for the full value of sweetheart deals they get (and give) to allied businesses — represent $4 million per team. This is something that can be fixed by revenue sharing, which is something owners need to resolve among themselves — not heap on the backs of players.
Despite what Commissioner David Stern and owners are saying, financial challenges the league faces are not caused by out of control player compensation. In fact, the league has had fixed labor costs since the last CBA went into effect in 2005. That's when the NBA implemented a league-wide hard salary cap. Let me repeat: The NBA has had a league-wide hard salary cap since 2005.
In that last CBA, players and owners agreed that player salaries would be limited to 57 percent of what's called "basketball related income" (BRI). To give them some wiggle room, 8 percent of player salaries are withheld and put into an escrow account. At the end of the season, accountants calculate player compensation in relation to BRI. If player salaries exceed 57 percent of BRI, the owners get money back from the escrow account in the amount necessary to reduce player salaries to 57 percent. If player salaries are less than 57 percent, then the players get money back.
Individual teams can spend more (or less), but for the entire league, labor costs are capped. If league revenues skyrocket, the players get no more than 57 percent. If league revenues drop, the players get no more than 57 percent. If league revenues remain flat, the players get no more than 57 percent. It doesn't matter if a player contract call for an annual raise — their actual compensation is automatically adjusted so that league salaries don't exceed 57 percent of BRI. Under the current system, it is impossible for player salaries to be out of control. And this is before we get to the league's luxury tax rules, which place a further drag on player salaries.
To put it a different way, any financial losses by NBA teams are the result of overspending in areas other than player compensation. Reported losses are the result of accounting shenanigans or bad management — not out of control salaries.
As an NBA fan, I want to see a few things from the new CBA. I want team expenses — including player salaries — reduced so that ticket prices can be reduced (yeah, I know that's not going to happen). More seriously, I'd like to see a system in place that will allow all teams the opportunity to be competitive, for owners to make a profit, and for players to receive a fair share of the revenues they help generate.
The owners' latest proposal places the entire burden for achieving those things on the players. That's unfair and it's not constructive. Owners need to decide how they're going to share revenue between teams, then negotiate how much players should receive and come up with a system to address the competitive imbalance. The longer they maintain the ruse that they're suffering because of player compensation, the longer it will take to address the real issues, and the longer the lockout will endure.


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My Writings. My Thoughts.
For I Wish And Pretend
It was not since mid March that I last wrote in this little box. It is no longer March; in fact, April is ending soon. This little box begs for letters to be in it… and I often don't comply with its wishes. It must be something incredibly exciting and resplendent to occupy my time such that I do not update this oft-abandoned blog, right? I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not.
I intend not to use this space simply to complain about the various things that have surfaced in my life recently. No, blogs are in no way intended to be used for petty bitching and empty negativity. No. So don't think of this particular entry as me being biased towards the melancholy. I simply need to express that which is currently troubling my gentle soul so as to prepare myself for better sailing ahead.
I guess I'm just worried sick. I have like things that constantly project themselves from my eyes and mind; they're kind of basically in command now. I recalled my mum was saying that yesterday was my late sister's birthday. My late sister would have been 29 yesterday. I didn't get the chance to see her and thus, I don't have an image of her on my mind. And so, I wish and pretend. I pretend she is quite tall. Curly long hair. Big eyes with smile that just soften one's heart in an instant. I pretend she would be the ideal elder sister. Someone that could inspire my two younger sisters and me. A role model. Huh. It's easy to pretend something which we will never know but when we instill these thoughts to our mind, it gives the good vibes to one's mind.
I don't want to hope. Hope is something we humans will just cling on to the word. Like literally. And so, let me just wish and pretend things will be better in the next few days or weeks or so. For my dad and my family. For his health have not been the best at these tough times. For I miss his longing smile and his usual "high five" with my youngest sister. For I miss seeing his usual antics to 'irritate' my younger sister. For I miss his constant ranting whenever man utd play badly. For I miss his laughter when mum gets over excited and shout enthusiastically watching soccer. And for all that and more, I wish to see all that back. Perhaps, if my elder sister is still alive, she could handle this better than I am.
For now, let me just wish and pretend.
5 Response to "For I Wish And Pretend"
Everything will be just fine.. You don't have to think that if your late sister is still around, she can handle the situation better than you.. She's there, somewhere looking out for everyone in the family.. Just pray for her.. The imagination part, of course she will be pretty.. Look at yourself and your younger sisters.. :) Take care of yourself and your family and all will be well mr. stewy~!
my doas for you and family.
- Raudhah Says:
Hey, I'm Aisha's friend. Your cousin in Dubai. We're best friends. She just informed me of what happened. I'm so sorry! I'll make doa that you guys stay strong!
- Nurun Says:
Hi Aman, Everything in life happens for a reason. Allah s.w.t. is Almighty and has His ways. It is a great shock and has not even hit me yet. Our family is always there for yours as yours have been for ours in tough times Cuz. Our doa-s are with you guys. See you soon insyallah.
- infatuatedlittlebeing Says:
Ditto every word Nurun said.
Redha, tawakkal and importantly, ikhlaskan what has happened, inshaAllah the pain will go away.
Although it's easier said than done. TC
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what can i do if i have put too much curry powder into a curry
Too much curry powder? Well you can't remove it so you have to add more of all the other ingredients. Or make another batch without the curry powder and combine the two. It might help to dilute the sauce with plain yogurt or cream.
Id second the yoghurt thing, but rather than putting it in the big pot of curry etc, add it to each individual amount u dish out so you can judge it better, Or leave it to people at the table to add according to their own preference? You could say you made it like that too ;-)
You could also dilute with a can of coconut milk and saute and puree some more vegetables (onions, red pepper, maybe a potato).


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