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Well I know that technically, Spring hasn't yet begun but the countryside around where I live is at long last, starting to look attractive again.
The skies have been a fetching shade of blue lately, buds are starting to show on the trees and snowdrops have made a welcome appearance.
Today, Oksana (the missus) and I went for a drive to the countryside. I took my light weight benbo tripod, my EOS 5d and a 17-40 zoom lens.
I found a nice location by looking in "Google Earth". It was called Schöntal. A little village in Baselland.
We arrived and went for a walk. There is a "sculpture park" near the village but that costs Fr 10 for entry. I hadn't bought my wallet with me so we explored the village itself.
A five minute walk outside the village revealed a piece of "artwork" on a hill so we went there and I recorded it for posterity (and this blog) .
As I've mentioned in a previous blog post, I don't pretend to understand modern art but this was interesting to photograph with the village in the background. It was an extremely hazy day but shooting HDR helped to minimise it.
The same image in Monochrome
Different viewpoint
From there, we took a walk back to the village and I took a few more HDR's. I wanted to take a picture of the former Cloister, which is now a modern art gallery, but the sun was shining directly into my lens so I've made a note to return when Spring is fully underway.
This was the only image that I took of the former monastery.
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I'm so happy, I love her designs. You can find so much gorgeous kits here in her store.
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The whitewashing looks the part - I wouldn't worry about it looking rough shod - it captures the look perfect to my eyes.
I picked up that little pencil trick myself on another read through of the Masterclass books - full of little tricks throughout. I've used the edge of a pencil, plus some steel coloured powder on my finger tip to achieve a nice metallic edge on parts of the Baneblade.
The mud is convincing on the tyres too - I'll have to remember the idea of textured paint and powders together - saves mixing my own mud mix and brings its own texture - win all round.
As I said previously, the whitewashing and the whole effect is spot on. I've tried the pencil edge technique for metallic weathering and it works a treatReplyDeleteReplies
@Pom: Thanks - from the master weatherer, that's high praise :) good, I can tell the roughshod thing is just me being paranoid I think. Ah yes, I haven't tried the finger one. I suppose that's just like a free 'Boltgun Metal' weathering powder in itself. If you do the mud thing, one thing I learned the hard way was do the mud last - otherwise you end up with rusted mud lol ...Delete
@Headologist: Cheers mate - yeah happy with it now I've slept on it. It does - and most important, it's free!
Ha ha ha! "RUSTED MUD" that sounds like a rockabilly band. These look great and the bits of stowage are very nice after painting.ReplyDeleteReplies
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5m from the beach and just 5min to Estepona port
Townhouse, Direkt am Strand. 2 bed 2 bath sleeps 4
Located: Bahia Dorada 3, Estepona West, Malaga
This fantastic family beach house has all the amenities to enjoy a great holiday. Comfortable and spacious lounge/dining room with elegant furniture. Two bedrooms, one on the ground floor with two single 105CM beds and an en-suite walk-in shower. Upstairs a beautiful spacious master bedroom with a fantastic bathroom, double basins and a walk-in shower (three-piece). The master bedroom upstairs has a super king size bed (180x200CM) and a breathtaking seaview. The property is also equipped with an automated dehumidifier system that filters the air and regulates ventilation. The kitchen is fully equipped with a dishwasher, oven and the lounge has comfortable sofas with and the TV provides IPTV streaming channels (English, French, Spanish etc). There is a covered indoor terrace for the more windy days and an outside terrace with several sun loungers, you are literally immediately on the beach and this beach is sandy with pebbles and practically private. About 100 meters from the property is the large communal pool. We would recommend a car but for those who love to walk you could reach Estepona port in about 30 minutes. Within walking distance there is also a Burger King and there is a bus stop right in front of this community on the road. This property is highly recommended and you will hear no traffic whatsoever.Approximate Rental Rates Per Week
|£325.0735 To £325.0735
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|€355 To €1325
|View of the whole house from the beach
|One of the five swimming pools available
|Very stylish dining area for six people
|Master bedroom with excellent views - Super king bed!
Property Details
|Two bedrooms. downstairs with two big single beds of 105CM each - this room walks out onto the terrace and the beach. Upstairs large master bedroom with a super king sized bed 180x200CM, this bedroom has amazing sea views, no terrace.
|Two bathrooms. Downstairs en-suite - spacious three piece with walk-in shower. Upstairs just outside the master bedroom - very spacious three piece with walk-in shower and double basins, big mirror.
|Dishwasher , Washing machine , Fridge/Freezer , Microwave , Clothes line or horse , Oven , Toaster , Kettle , Coffee machine , 4 Ring Hob , Tea & Coffee making facilities ,
|DVD player , Flatscreen TV , TV-Spanish Language , TV-English Language , TV-German Language , TV- Dutch Language , Number of televisions : 1 , TV-French Language , TV-Russian Language ,
|Iron & ironing board , Towels provided , Linen provided , Cleaning : Linen change/mini clean for 10 nights or more incl , Maid service : Extra maid service possible for 15 euros per hour , Hair dryer , Condition : Good , Floor level : Ground floor ,
|Swimming Pools
|Number of pools : 1 , Fenced pool , Communal Pool , Distance from property : Less than 100 metres away , Approx. dimensions : 10x30 metres , Approx. depth : from 50 cm to 2 metres deep , Roman steps for access , Ladder steps on side of pool for access ,
|Cars & Parking
|Parking facilities : Off-Road , parking spaces available : 1 car , Car hire : recommended , Car hire arranged on request , Satellite navigation hire available , Communal Parking ,
|Living Room
|Living area : Lounge with dining area , Lounge seating for : 5 people ,
|Dining Room
|seating for : 6 people , Area off lounge , fireplace , Extra dining area outside ,
|Master bedroom : Super kingsize with en-suite , Bedroom two : Two single beds with en-suite ,
|Bathroom one : Separate shower and toilet , Bathroom two : Separate shower and toilet ,
|Views : Direct sea views , Barbeque : charcoal barbeque , Sun loungers : 4 , Terrace , Dining area with seating for : 6 people , Garden : Well kept communal garden (Mediterranean plants) , Sea views , Beach View , Panoramic Views ,
|Pet animals : Pets Considered , Smoking : only permitted outside on terraces/garden , Children welcome , Wheelchair/disabled access : Sorry, this property is not suitable , Would suit families ,
|Local Activities
|Golf , cycling , diving , fishing , horse riding , mountain biking , mountaineering , sailing , swimming , gymnasium , walking , Paintballing , Tennis ,
|Fully air conditioned ,
|Family holiday , beach holiday , Ideal tourism holiday , Golf , Activity holiday , Tranquil location , Near the sea , Walking holiday ,
|Local Amenities
|Close to tourist attractions , Restaurant nearby , Close to Supermarkets , Close to Restaurant(s) , Close to Bus stop , Supermarket within 30 minutes walk , Close to Sea , Close to Town , Close to Port , Close to Golf ,
|Extra Facilities
|Tennis : Communal tennis court ,
|Internet access : Fibre Optic high speed internet ,
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Standard Rental Rates per property per week
|Rental Price
|06/01/2019 to 01/03/2019
|416.64 £ per week
|455.00 € per week
|01/03/2019 to 01/04/2019
|453.27 £ per week
|495.00 € per week
|01/04/2019 to 01/06/2019
|508.21 £ per week
|555.00 € per week
|01/06/2019 to 01/07/2019
|636.41 £ per week
|695.00 € per week
|01/07/2019 to 01/08/2019
|911.12 £ per week
|995.00 € per week
|01/08/2019 to 01/09/2019
|1,185.83 £ per week
|1,295.00 € per week
|01/09/2019 to 16/09/2019
|1,094.26 £ per week
|1,195.00 € per week
|16/09/2019 to 01/11/2019
|727.98 £ per week
|795.00 € per week
|01/11/2019 to 16/12/2019
|416.64 £ per week
|455.00 € per week
|16/12/2019 to 06/01/2020
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|06/01/2020 to 01/03/2020
|416.64 £ per week
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To secure the reservation, we require a 30% deposit by bank transfer (in Sterling or Euro) or by credit card (+1.5% handling fee). The balance can be paid six weeks before arrival or on arrival by credit card (+1.5% handling fee). We can also accept cash for the balance but only to a maximum of 1000 per adult named in the confirmation. We do NOT accept 500 notes under any circumstances. Security deposit is payable on arrival by credit card - this is returned to the same card within a week of departure, subject to no damage or breakage (e.g. dirty towels due to make-up). Properties should be left clean as they were found and should be handled with respect. All prices are subject to a 25 booking fee. We do take payments by American Express but they are subject to a 2.85% bank charge. All other card payments are subject to a 1.5% bank charge including debit/credit and charge cards. A late arrival charge of 30 is charged for arrivals from 8:00PM or 50 for arrivals after midnight and will be deducted from your security deposit if not paid in cash upon arrival. We do have a key safe at our office in the port of Estepona from which you can collect the keys to your property if you prefer. There is no late night fee for this arrangement; however, all payments will need to be made in advance.
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"These are sweet days for the man in the black mock turtleneck." Thus began the first of BusinessWeek Onlineis recently posted series of articles and opinion pieces looking at Apple Computer and its world ahead.
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We have to have a vision for where weire going. We arenit just trying to be a consumer company. Weire trying to get somewhere with the personal computer. We have to solve customersi problems.
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When I found out that this week's #SundaySupper was inspired by Sara Moulton and her cookbook Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners, I couldn't wait to pick a recipe and get started. We found out pretty quickly we were allowed to use any Sara Mouton recipe and use it to inspire us.
Almost immediately we settled on this Chocolate French Toast with Fresh Strawberry Sauce. It was inspired by her Ruthie's Chocolate French Toast with Raspberry Sauce featured in her cookbook titled Sara Moulton Cooks at Home. We enjoy having a brunch style #SundaySupper from time to time. We paired this delicious Chocolate French Toast with Fresh Fruit, scrambled eggs and spinach casserole and bacon (because who can resist bacon!). We served coffee, juice and milk and we enjoyed ourselves immensely. The teens all LOVED the french toast. Even Miss Picky, but hey – it's chocolate and you really cannot go wrong with chocolate. Or strawberries.
The sauce was made by the teenagers after going and picking FRESH strawberries out of my garden!
Chocolate French Toast with Fresh Strawberry Sauce
For the Chocolate French Toast
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract you can also use vanilla but we wanted a different flavor
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
- 8 slices of thick bread at least a 1/2-inch thick
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate broken into large chunks and finely chopped (I pulsed mine a few times in my food processor to get it down small)
For the Fresh Strawberry Sauce:
- 1 cup fresh strawberries greens removed
- 3 Tablespoons of Freshly Squeezed Meyer Lemon Juice use less if you don't want lemony flavor... but I warn you, the lemon-strawberry is SO good!
- 1/4 cup of sugar
For the Chocolate French Toast:
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk, sugar, almond extract and salt.
Pour into a shallow dish for dipping the bread.
It's easier to do this in 2 batches, so I will explain that method. You can do whatever is easiest for you.
Melt 1/2 the butter (1 1/2 Tablespoons) in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. (you can also use a griddle if you want).
Dip four pieces of bread slices into the egg mixture until lightly soaked. Immediately place all four down into the heated pan of melted butter.
Sprinkle each slice with 1/4th of the chocolate.
Dip the last four pieces of bread into the egg mixture and place them on top of the chocolate like a sandwich.
Gently press down with a spatula to be sure the slices adhere to each other.
Turn down the heat and cook on medium about 4 minutes per side.
Once finished, remove from pan.
Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar.
For Fresh Strawberry Sauce:
In a blender, mix together the strawberries, fresh squeezed meyer lemon juice and sugar.
Spoon over chocolate french toast. Garnish each plate with a strawberry.
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- Open-faced Zucchini Omelet with Red Bell Pepper and Feta by Granny's Down Home Sassy Southern Cooking
- Chocolate French Toast with Fresh Strawberry Sauce by Daily Dish Recipes
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- Spicy Korean Cheesesteak by Kimchi MOM
- Chorizo Mushroom Bites by La Cocina de Leslie
- Roasted Ratatouille Crêpes with Goat Cheese by Healthy.Delicious.
- Grilled Chicken and Veggie Pizza by Runner's Tales
- Clay Pot Vegetable Stew by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Grilled Reuben Pizza by Juanita's Cocina
- Vegetarian Greek Stuffed Zucchini by The Messy Baker Blog
- Manchego, Fig and Bacon Flatbreads by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Kimchi Fried Rice by girlichef
- Gluten Free Mozzarella Pesto Pizza by No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
- Peppery Broccoli with Feta Cheese and Angel Hair Pasta by Hip Foodie Mom
- Chicken Artichoke Piccata by Sustainable Dad
- Reuben Tortilla Pinwheels by Home Cooking Memories
- Deli Style Turkey Reuben Pizza by In The Kitchen with KP
- Grilled Mahi Mahi with Garlic Caper Sauce by Family Foodie
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- Curried Peas and Black Beans by Cindy's Recipes and Writings
- Chopped Salad with Feta, Chickpeas, and Pita Croutons by Supper for a Steal
- A Summer Salad from Paris by Mama's Blissful Bites
- Caprese Salad with Avocado by Ruffles & Truffles
Don't Skip Desserts and Drinks:
- Three-Ingredient Pluot Crisp by Shockingly Delicious
- Stuffed Strawberry Dessert by Growing Up Gabel
- Vegan Chocolate Peanut-Butter No Bake Cookies by Killer Bunnies
- Warm Chocolate Cheesecake by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Turkish Pistachio and Apricot Bread by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
- Sparkling Watermelon Lemonade by The Urban Mrs.
- Blueberry Crepes by Basic N Delicious
- Nectarine Upside-Down Cake by Magnolia Days
- Cannoli Strawberries by Foxes Love Lemons
- Gluten-Free Carrot Cupcakes by Ninja Baking
- Watermelon Basil Lemonade by Curious Cuisiniere
Join the #SundaySupper conversation on twitter each Sunday. We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our weekly chat starts at 7:00 pm ET and you do not want to miss out on the fun. Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. Check out our #SundaySupper Pinterest board for more fabulous recipes and food photos.
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Okay, for all you ladies out there…have you ever been in a fitting room, found an item you feel so/so about, or are just not sure you can stealthily pull off…and in desperate need of a second opinion, snap an awkward picture of your outfit in the fitting room mirror, text to a friend/relative/significant other for a second opinion, resulting in an extended fitting room stay as you impatiently linger for a (hopefully) prompt, though not guaranteed reply? (Sigh) And yes, I realize this is indeed a first world problem.
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Sunday Drive to Cedar Canyon to see the leaves.....
next thing we know we're in the Beautiful Zion National Park!!
We live in such an amazing and beautiful state!!
The girls were awesome, especially for mom not being prepared to be gone for several hours:)
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We need to build one reporting tool in excel for our academic records. We are having 3 tables with different campuses & faculties details. We need create macros/vb script in excel to get the desired results in reporting. Reports will include tabular & pie chart both formats. More details in personal chat.
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I found this great color combo at Pals Paper Arts - Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral & Crumb Cake.
The layout is from RetroSketches.
This is such a beautiful use of the colors! The way you've chosen to use them is stunning. I love the embossed poppies and the texture, too. Thanks for sharing with us at Pals Paper Arts this week!
Beautiful card! Cindy is right about the embossing and texture. I think the way you did your sentiment is striking. Great use of the Windows Framelits. Thanks for joining us at the Pals Paper Arts.
What a beautiful use of the poppy stamp, Trish! I love how you layered the label. Thanks for playing at Pals Paper Arts!
Amazing card! I LOVE the embossing in the background!! Thanks for playing along at Retro Sketches!
Wonderful heat embossed poppies with white and the Raspberry Ripple. Makes for a fun design.
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GGPH or Girls Generation Philippines was originally built for one major purpose – So Nyuh Shi Dae. Formerly established being a homebase for fans from around the country who like to gather and talk about SNSD.
It all began early last year. February 2008 was a leap forward to all SNSD fans from around the world; and to the becoming of GGPH as well. This date marked the event for the birth of the international fanbase for Soshi, Soshified. Fans had their daily serving of SNSD news and it paved the way for Filipino fans to get to know each other.
July 2008. Arirang's Pops in Seoul's 10th anniversary which aired in the Philippines. Seeing fanclubs having that many active participating members, we SNSD fans realized, it was the time to make our own fanclub for the dedicated SNSD fans around the country, naming it, Girls Generation Philippines (GGPH). GGPH was blessed and soon it became the pioneering fanclub of SNSD in the Philippines.
A year has passed and GGPH is still going head strong. With a number of active members, we recently held a couple of gatherings wherein we get to know each other a lot more. Also, we were able to celebrate special occasions by holding karaoke parties. Among these events were GGPH's first Christmas and our first anniversary.
Currently, a lot has evolved for GGPH because of focusing on that one single goal – all for SNSD. The fanclub has reached many heights and has done so many things to the public for the recognition of SNSD here and worldwide. GGPH has grown so much within the past year. Now; not only that it became the fanbase for SNSD fans in the Philippines; but it has become a home, that most of us Filipino S♥nes spend our time becoming a loving community, a family.
Visit their official site: http://ggphilippines.org/
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- Universal Records is the NUMBER ONE independent record label in the Philippines. Bringing you quality music for the past 30 years, we are home to artists like: Jose Mari Chan, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, Lani Misalucha, Jed Madela, Christian Bautista, Jay R, Billy Crawford, Kris Aquino, Edu Manzano, Marian Rivera, Mark Herras, Nina, Ronnie Liang, Gail Blanco, Sam Concepcion. Our band roster includes: Parokya Ni Edgar, Kamikazee, Sponge Cola, Imago, Silent Sanctuary, Kenyo, Paraluman. We are equally committed to bring you exciting international releases covering various genres like pop, jazz, new age, classical, alternative, indie pop, rock, electronica, dance, r&b, and hip-hop. Name it, we definitely have it!
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{{{Officer Peter Liang hears an incredible verdict}}}
Peter Liang was a new police officer for the people of New York City. He had dreamed of being of service and was proud to serve. He may now go to jail for purely political reasons.
As a new cop (police officer), Liang was assigned to a very dangerous task (activity). There are numerous housing projects throughout New York City. These are tall and ugly buildings where poor people, primarily of color, live for free or for a very low fee. Some people live in 'the projects' their whole lives and politicians make no attempt to help them move out to better things or places.
These projects are among the most dangerous places in New York City. It is a disgrace that no serious effort has ever been made to eliminate them. So Bloomberg, you want to be president? What the hell did you do to get rid of the projects and help the poor in them move to better places? NOTHING. You did not do a damn thing. You are responsible for the death that occurred in one of them recently, not Peter Liang.
It was Peter Liang and his partner Shaun Landau's job to walk up a stairwell of one of New York City's most dangerous housing projects in Brooklyn. This housing project was so neglected by the city that there were NO LIGHTS in the stairwell. Furthermore, two cops who had this same type of job were shot and KILLED by residents of this type of housing project recently. The city throws cops into incredibly dangerous situations and blames them when things go wrong.
Liang and his partner were new cops and should NOT have been given such a dangerous assignment. They were rightfully scared. As they were moving through this dangerous stairwell they heard a sudden sound. Liang's gun went off and his bullet hit a wall before ricocheting and hitting a guy coming down the stairs.
The prosecutor (the lawyer for the state of New York), said Liang deliberately shot this man. By accidentally shooting at a wall? What? You went to law school to say something this crazy? That was a blatant lie. The prosecutor lied in court. The jury should have laughed at this type of ridiculous argument - instead they found Liang guilty of manslaughter. Manslaughter is when you kill a person because you are not careful. Then throw de Blasio in jail and the police commissioner because they put this inexperienced cop in harms' way! How careful was the city to put Liang in a situation he couldn't handle yet?
If you put anyone in that situation who is not an experienced cop, you are going to get the same results. It was NOT Liang's fault that this man died. It is a tragedy that the man died, but the heart of the tragedy lies in the fact that 1) we have these dangerous housing projects that nobody is trying to get rid of and 2) the most inexperienced cops are sent there. The city of New York and the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations are responsible for this man's death.
Peter Liang is a scapegoat. It disgusts me that a jury found him guilty.
Here is an article about this situation:
a scapegoat - an innocent person who gets blamed for a serious problem. There have been cases where black men in the USA have been killed by cops and the cops were not held accountable. Liang was found guilty to make up for this situation.
a cop - a police officer
a verdict - a decision of guilt or innocence
chilling - frightening
union head - the head of the police union...a union is an organization that represents a group of workers
blasted - strongly criticized
to hinder - to make something more difficult
bloodshed - when violence occurs causing people to bleed
Patrolman's Benevolent Association - the organization that represents police in NY City
vertical patrols - when police go up and down stairwells in housing projects trying to prevent crimes
fatally shot - shot to death
to brag - to be proud of something and to speak about it proudly
closure - an end of something


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Is Bridget Moynahan losing sleep over her ex Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's Los Angeles mega-mansion? The morning after photos surfaced of their sprawling, $20 million love lair now under construction, Moynahan looked "absolutely forlorn," according to onlookers who saw her eating breakfast at Locanda Verde in TriBeCa. Diners also noted "dark circles" under the actress' eyes. But a source close to Moynahan says that she's simply "been under the weather."
Mansion misery
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Mr. Askew is the founder and CEO of the Integer Group, a Lakewood, Colo., marketing services business that has handled Coors' promotional, point-of-sale and field-marketing assignments for eight years. He will leave Interger and join the Golden, Colo., brewer Oct. 1.
Mr. Weintraub, who has been with the country's third-largest brewer since 1993, will continue with Coors until early next year, when he will start teaching graduate communications classes at the University of Colorado in Boulder. -- Hillary Chura
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Album review:
Christina Aguilera approaches her latest reinvention with more gusto than Britney Spear,
Lady Gaga or
Rihanna, and Lotus really blossoms when her vocals are at the forefront.
'This is the beginning… I leave the past behind… embrace the woman I've become.' So goes Christina Aguilera's introduction to her seventh album, Lotus. Pop stars, of course, are entitled to revamp themselves as many times as they like and Aguilera (a one-time Mickey Mouse Club cadet turned hyper-raunchy temptress) has approached reinvention with more gusto and wit than Britney, Gaga or Rihanna.
Lotus follows on from the stylised sleaze of Stripped (2002), the ambitious soul carnival of Back To Basics (2006) and the pneumatic grooves of Bionic (2010), and its va-va-voom r'n'b/dance productions also pointedly hint at the singer's personal themes: as a divorced mother and a 31-year-old star in a fickle mainstream.
Aguilera plays it relatively safe with her collaborators here; r'n'b/pop stalwarts Max Martin and Alex da Kid take the lion's share of production credits, the former on the slick and brassy My Body. The album really blossoms when her vocals come to the fore; Aguilera holds her own against the soulful heft of Cee Lo Green (Make The World Move) and country rocker Black Shelton (Just A Fool). She nods to earlier single Fighter on the blustering Army Of Me and resounds throughout with smart, charismatic talent.
Lotus exudes a very modern sense of empowerment. Aguilera isn't just asserting control of her voice and sexuality, she's commandeering her own brand.
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Cash Vs Plastic
In the wake of some huge breaches of credit card security in the United States, many consumers are now weighing up the advantages of using credit cards and debit cards compared to the 'security' of cash.
But with all the guarantees and protections on credit cards today, it would seem that cards are actually the more secure option than cold hard cash. So are there any advantages of using cash over cards?
Less Frivolous Spending!
There have been studies done which show that consumers tend to spend less when using cash compared to using card. The main reason? Handing over cash compared to swiping plastic, feels more like you are spending real money. When you actually have tangible cash in hand, and you spend it, you can see the amount dwindling in your hands!
A great idea to try is the cash-only diet, withdraw $100 from the ATM at the start of the week and you will find yourself being able to stretch that amount to last you the whole week. The impulse $20 purchases will stop pretty quickly! And once you have spent your $100, that's it, you are done for the week.
Quicker Service
Even with the new contactless and tap card payment systems cash is still faster. Sure you don't have to put your pin number in or sign anything anymore, but still, have you ever noticed that you have to wait for your card purchased to be approved and for the staff member to key in all the details and load up the machine, etc. etc. etc...
Compare this to simply handing over cash, the draw popping open, change handed back and you're on your way out of the store. Simple and quick.
As for the other advantages of cash, well, that's about all there is... So to be fair, we should look at the other side of the competition and check out the advantages of using cards.
Easier To Track
Budgeting apps for your smartphone can be linked up to your bank account and credit cards to show you what you are spending and where you are spending. Even banks have their own versions of budgeting tools for you to use through your internet banking service.
Indeed you could always ask for receipts when you pay with cash and keep track with the good old pen and pad, but do you really have time to do all this? And is it worth all the effort when you can let your iPhone take care of it instead?
No Choice But Plastic
What is sometimes frustrating for a lot of people who not only want to use cash, but also those who do use cards but only debit cards, is the requirement that you have a credit card to pay with at places like hotels, car rental services or anything online.
Plus if you've never had a credit card, you've probably never had a credit history so when it comes to buying your first home and getting your first mortgage, you might find it harder to accomplish.
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The felted part is too much a piece on it's own. It doesn't fit. In the mean time I had several ideas about improving the quilt. These vary from 'rip the felt off' till 'cut the whole quilt into pieces and sew them together again. In time I learned that the last solution isn't one you should execute immediately, these ones are a bit irreversible. The last idea is that I remove the felted part and make something else out of it. Don't yet what or how. The background is pretty ok I think.
The work of me and my fellow course mates will be seen at the annual show of the Dutch quilters guild in September. Due date for the photos for the catalogue is June 1st, so I can do something about it. I am in good company, almost the complete group has got work to do before the work is show proof.


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Are you a person of color who wants to learn more about the nonprofit landscape and systems change while building a network of friends with the same kind of passion for social impact? Have you always wanted to dig into capacity building and collective action for organizations working right here in King County? Check out this opportunity to become a fellow at Social Venture Partners.
The two-year Brainerd Fellowship is awarded to individuals with a spirit for social change and a unique perspective to add to the dialogue on solving our community's most challenging problems.
Fellows have the opportunity to serve on any of our grant committees, where they can learn about early childhood development, K-12 education or the environment, evaluate grant proposals and assist in funding decisions. They have the chance to build relationships and volunteer their professional skills with the nonprofits we support. Plus, Brainerd Fellows can also participate in as many SVP programs, educational workshops and engagements as they wish.
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NewsWire: Vivendi Said to Be in Talks About Acquiring Houghton - New York Times
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and SETH SCHIESEL
Vivendi Universal of France is in preliminary talks to acquire Houghton Mifflin, the venerable United States publishing house, people close to the discussions said yesterday.
People involved in the talks said they were in very early stages and could still collapse. A price has not been settled on, they said.
Spokeswomen for both companies declined to comment.
The discussions were reported yesterday in The Wall Street Journal, which put the price under discussion at $1.7 billion. A deal would continue the consolidation of the educational publishing business in the United States as well as the trend toward ownership by conglomerates based outside the country. The talks also underscore a principal factor behind the mergers, the high cost of technology. Many educational publishers are investing heavily in plans to use software and the Internet for teaching and testing, and they are seeking to grow to be able to afford the development costs.
Houghton Mifflin, founded in 1832 and based in Boston, is one of the last stand-alone educational publishers in the country. It is the smallest of four companies that dominate the business of publishing textbooks for elementary and high schools, behind the New York-based giant McGraw- Hill Companies, the British media company Pearson, and Harcourt General, based in Newton, Mass. Harcourt General's acquisition by the British-Dutch conglomerate Reed Elsevier and the Canadian publisher Thomson for $4.5 billion is awaiting final regulatory approval.
Houghton Mifflin now draws about 70 percent of its revenue from elementary and high school educational publishing. In addition, the company publishes some college textbooks, a small but prestigious list of general interest fiction and nonfiction including the novels of Philip Roth and J. R. R. Tolkien, and a catalog of reference books like the American Heritage Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin also has a standardized testing division and in recent years has invested significantly in online educational services through a partnership with Sylvan Learning Systems.
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Its beginning to feel alot like christmas,
Im enjoying pinterest and all
its christmas ideas.
I am looking forward to it this year more so
as my youngest is a christmas fanatic like myself.
The past 2 months we have been in
full song carol mode much to the dislike
of my eldest son.
I have been busy making and preparing
christmas deco's.
But before I share those I have been making
furniture, now Im no carpenter by all means,
But I love the hammer and nails, I whipped up
this book stand from a bedside cupboard adn the top
I just made from recycled
timber lying around.
Theres not much of anything I wont try,
The draw I had to make as the original
was missing. Its alittle on the rustic side,
but I love it and think it works well with this piece.
I will be back soon with decos to share ,,
till then take care.


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Listen to the interviews with Vincent Ranallo on Présence Classique and on our blog and take a look at a video of the composer before the premiere. Moreover, Maxime McKinley, composer-in-residence at the chapel and composer of the year Opus prize-winner, invites you to a discussion on the work at a pre-concert talk (7:15 pm).
Pascal Dusapin talking about O Mensch! (in French with English subtitles) , 5m28s , October 10, 2011


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I've seen a lot of tutorials about drawings, using viewports and so on, but very few tutorials about drawing your construction details. Someone even said it was brave of me to attempt this.
This tutorial is not going to teach you the construction aspects of detailing for your part of the world, so I will not be worrying too much about vapor barriers, cold bridges, building standards and so on. This tutorial is about how to use Vectorworks to assemble your details.
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I am so pleased to be able to say that this will be the last post I have to write while pregnant, thank the lord. With an induction planned for tomorrow morning at 8am, I thought I'd take today to reflect on my pregnancy and the various ways I made it easier for myself. How surreal to think that by the end of this weekend our little boy will finally be here… I'm so excited – I've hated pregnancy, but everyone's said the end result will be worth it, and I don't doubt that for a second.
As I've said, I have hated pregnancy, and so I've relied heavily on a few different products to see me through the various stages, if I found it bad with these, I truly don't know what I'd have done without. It really does come down to the little things in the end that just make you all that little more comfortable – and I would highly recommend all of the things below. (Apart from maybe the first one…. maybe give that one a miss if you can).
First Trimester
Second Trimester
Third Trimester
Fashion was never high on my priority list during pregnancy – I'll admit that right now. In my third trimester especially though I found my favourite easy wearing jumper and all but lived in it. Mines was an old Primark number in a Size 16 from years and years ago, but I definitley got my wear out of it in the last few months alone. You'll know it when you find it, but I truly believe everyone needs their ugly pregnancy jumper.
Who would have thought these would ever have made it onto an essentials list for me… I hate telly – I never watched it prior to pregnancy and I didn't think I would have liked it all that much during. You fail to realise how much extra time you have at night though – what else am I going to do on a Saturday night than shout at Simon Cowell on the telly? I won't even make an excuse for Bake Off, Bake Off needs no excuse. Shite reality TV is a pregnancy essential.
I've already mentioned Secret Saviours, but this time round it's the band thats on the list. Although it's not strictly supposed to be used for a support band, I've found my back feels so much more better supported now that my bump has dropped and I've been wearing this to counteract it. In the next few weeks I plan on using a Waist Trainer to try and make sure everything stays in place a bit more during recovery, but for the mean time, this is doing the trick really nicely!
And that rounds it out – for someone who hated pregnancy, I coped pretty well until the last few weeks when I turned into a giant moan, and I do think a lot of these things helped. As I said, it does come down to little things in the end and I would highly recommend trying any or all of the things above. It can't hurt after all?


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Jenny Forsyth
AMID a crowd of 10, 11 – no 12 – small heads, it was difficult to see which movie they were watching on our portable DVD player. To be fair, there wasn't a lot to keep kids amused at France's Chambery airport. And, yet again, we were delayed there for a few hours because of weather troubles. Chambery may have one of the quickest transfer times to fantastic skiing at The Three Valleys, but the annual family ski trip always seemed to start and finish with the lottery of getting up or down to that fogbound runway below the hills.

There had to be a better way.

So last season, with our favourite destination – Courchevel – in mind, we took the train. It sounds a simple enough decision to make, but for a family of four it was a revelation.

In the six years we've been making our annual pilgrimage to the slopes with children, my husband and I had got used to all the potential pitfalls.

DAWN DASH
After the dawn dash to the airport, we'd held on tight to babes in arms while we were bussed from car park to terminal and terminal to plane. We'd written off the unexpected charges for bags over-bulging with children's paraphernalia and coughed up for ski carriage. We'd triple-checked we weren't missing one of the necessary six handbags and nappy bags at each step of the way and taken it in turns to hold the sick bag (and baby) as the coach trundled up to the resort. And, as I mentioned earlier, we'd tried not to complain too much when the plane circled Chambery hopefully – then was diverted to Geneva.

This holiday, we drove 40 minutes from our south-east home to Eurostar's Ashford terminal, parked the car, walked to the terminal and boarded a train for a seven-hour ride to Moutiers, one of the last stops on the Eurostar ski service to Bourg-St-Maurice. And it was all with the smug knowledge our travel was "carbon neutral".

With our skis and luggage safely stashed at the end of the carriage, we spread ourselves round our large "Leisure Select" table and all there was to do was sit back for the ride.

ALPINE JOURNEY
Anyone with young children will know that seven hours in a relatively confined space can seem a lifetime. But by the time we had gorged ourselves on a three-course meal, listened to music and read the free magazines on offer (while Jake, six, and Eloise, four, played endless rounds of "I Spy" and hangman and worked their way through their colouring-in books) we were on the last leg of our Alpine journey. With a minibus transfer of less than an hour to a Crystal chalet in Courchevel, even my sickness-prone daughter arrived without her usual shade of bilious green. Result!

It was the ultimate fine-tuning of a yearly pilgrimage that has made us think hard about how to find the best mix of skiing, childcare and – now that the kids are older – ski school. While many parents still vow to return to skiing "when the kids are older" there is more choice than ever for families to book package deals that provide everything from babysitting services, to "wrap-around" childcare – organised so all you have to do is get your kids dressed and to the breakfast table, then pick them up after a day on the slopes.

PRICEY
Of course it's never cheap. There are no two ways about it – skiing isn't. For school holiday time, expect to pay just under £3,000 for a week for a family of four in a self catering apartment (plus ski passes, childcare, children's ski school and lunches) and £4,000 upwards for a skiing holiday with half-board. But with limited holiday time – confined even further once the children get to school – it's a brilliant way of having a holiday everyone can enjoy, without feeling aggrieved that you've spent your entire time having to entertain your little darlings.

And we're still hoping that, one day in a few years, the kids will be skiing (or snowboarding) with us, and – even better – paying for it themselves.

• Eurostar tickets cost from £149 return (or £229 return in Leisure Select class) to the French Alps. Trains leave from London or Ashford on either Friday nights or Saturday mornings. Book at www.eurostar.com. Eurostar also offers fares from £100 return from London to Switzerland – with a change of train in Paris.

• From January next year, when the EU liberalises rail lines, expect a wider range of train services to Europe. Air France has said it would use the lines Eurostar operates on to launch a high-speed service to London, while Deutsche Bahn is planning services from Cologne and Frankfurt to London.

TOP TIPS FOR FAMILY SKI TRAVEL
• Don't skimp on children's ski gear. You won't hear the end of it if their hands are cold.

• Opt for family specialist operators and make sure you can book childcare as well as accommodation for the week you're going. Childcare spaces fill up fast.

• Do your research for deals. Many resorts are this year offering free lift passes for children up to 12. Also many operators offer discounts for your second or third child's accommodation.

• If you have pre-school children, opt for cheaper holidays well away from school holiday time. It's tempting, for price reasons, to risk a fight with your local authority and take the kids out of school for a week. But although it is cheaper, your children will likely be learning with a predominantly foreign class and may enjoy it less without English company.

• Look for family-friendly ski resorts with short transfer times from either airport or train. Believe me, a four-hour bus journey is not a good start to your holiday.

• Hire proper instruction. Unless you're a top-flight skier yourself, it's best to get your children taught by the experts. Chances are, if you're teaching them yourself, you will be passing on some bad habits – and getting annoyed you're not getting to the top of the mountain. On the other hand, try and spend some time skiing as a family. Every kid likes to gloat about their "pizzas".

• Plan some alternative activities. Many resorts have heated pools and tour operators often arrange evenings out sledging. A portable DVD player (or a DS) is always a good back up.


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Good beer cheese fondue recipes are available on SamuelAdams.com and EatWisconsinCheese.com. The Samuel Adams' recipe is made with saison beer, whereas Wisconsin Cheese's recipe is made with amber beer.
To make Samuel Adams' fondue, combine 12 ounces of saison beer with 1 chopped garlic clove in a fondue pot, and boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and stir in 1 pound of grated Gruyère cheese, 1 pound of grated Comté cheese and 2 pounds of cheddar cheese.
Cook until the mixture is smooth and add 1/2 teaspoon of powdered mustard, 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix in 1 teaspoon of honey. Stir 1 tablespoon of cornstarch into 3 ounces of saison beer and pour into the fondue. Whisk until smooth and serve with cubed bread and apple wedges.
To make Wisconsin Cheese's fondue, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of flour. Slowly whisk in 1 cup of milk until smooth and add 2/3 cup of amber beer. Gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups of smoked and shredded gouda cheese and 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.
Once smooth, whisk in 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with Italian breadsticks and slices of baguette.


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Words from Pastor Chris
The Health and Happiness Connection
Scientific evidence suggests that sustained positive emotions and satisfaction with one's life are linked to an increased life-expectancy and protection against chronic pain and disease. Here are 10 ways you and your loved ones may increase happiness, life satisfaction, and overall health. Attend church: Two recent studies (PLOS One 2017 and JAMA Internal Medicine 2016) […]Continue Reading
Mission Opportunity – The Little Free Pantry
New Beginnings Moravian Church has built a Little Free Pantry to help our local neighbors. Little Free Pantry is a non-profit model created to address food insecurity within local neighborhoods, and operates within each individual community. Rather than planning far away from the problem and managing money, the people directly involved donate already purchased food […]Continue Reading
"Call" for a New Pastor
First, I want to thank each and every one of you for the unbelievably fabulous sendoff for Chris and Charlotte on February 25. It was an amazing expression of love, honor, and respect for two people who gave so much of their lives to NBMC for almost 18 years. As NBMC closes the chapter of […]Continue Reading
The season of Lent
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time" 1st Peter 5:6 The Way of the Cross During the first hundred years or so after our Lord's death and resurrection punctuated so completely by the Cross of Calvary, the people who followed Him became know as "People of […]Continue Reading
Proverbs 23:18
"There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off." As we close the realities of another year and look towards the mysteries of a new one it can often be a challenge not to get caught up in what has been…versus what will be. The world in which […]Continue Reading
The season of epiphany
As the previous year has drawn to a close and we begin to reflect on the New Year dawning before us we often times challenge ourselves to push beyond the familiar and embrace the "what if's" of the future. In a similar way the church spiritual calendar moves from the holiness and recognition of "God […]Continue Reading
Isaiah 9: 2-7
"2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. 3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. 4 For as in […]Continue Reading
Mark 8:34
"Then He called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said, "whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up the cross and follow me." As we celebrate once again the August 13 experience — of a bunch of Moravians being filled with the Holy Spirit and shedding the carnal […]Continue Reading
Luke 18:9-14
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, […]Continue Reading


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After organizing their data on posters, they decided on a project to create that would show how their simple machine worked. After gathering materials, mostly recyclables and things we had in our classroom or my garage, we got started! The Wheel and Axel experts created a working water wheel.
The pulley experts created a flag pole.
The inclined plane experts created a marble run.
The screw experts created a corkscrew slide.
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The most incredibly heavy rain just started falling on my house.
Storms and heavy rain and clear air are the best thing about hot weather.
Especially whilst listening to Cat Power.
Storms are erotic aren't they?
rain poured on my roof too
except i had Emmy the Great on.
and i have a leak in my roof which they keep fixing but it keeps beating them.
my bathroom flooded.
It was the downside to the rain.
I like the charged atmosphere..
during a storm. Mmmmm :oD It's nice being inside looking out onto a storm...


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Ciabatta bread (Cold Rise Method) Bread making version 2
Good Morning everyone,
A cold rise bread is a great way to help make bread when you just don't think you have time. It's not that complicated. If you have a mixer or a food processor, it does all the work for you. The hardest part is done. We do not like to wait for anything these days. Here the longer you wait the better the result. So be patient. A cold rise dough extends the life of the fermentation. The acid content in the bread dough is increased. It helps to add wonderful texture as well as great flavor to your end result. The longer it's refrigerated, the more flavor it will have. If you like your bread a bit more sour, leave it to rise a longer time. It's best to leave it to rise for one long rise in the refrigerator. It can stay refrigerated for up to 3 days.
For this recipe, I used white flour. You can substitute bread flour, or use equal amounts of both. The bread flour will give your bread more elasticity due to the higher gluten content.
It's all about the texture. Bread can be made in all kinds of ways. The way you decide to rise your dough effects texture, taste and flavor. If you prefer your bread doughy and dense, yet light and fluffy, then this method is for you.
You will need one food processor for combining your ingredients. It can be combined by hand. To mix by hand, you will need to add your flour to the water mixture a little at a time and mix until combined completely. Try to use a food processor or mixer with a dough hook. Makes the job much easier and will have you making bread all the time.
3 cups of unbleached flour (Or any combination of bread/ white flour. Remember bread flour will give your bread a more elastic end result, which is very good. Just takes a little practice).
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup plus approx. 1/2 warm water (warm to touch)
1 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons of Cornmeal
Cooking time: One hour
Combine yeast and 1/2 cup warm water in bottom of food processor bowl and pulse to combine. Bubbles will form.. Let stand 5 minutes.
Add another 1/2 cup water, salt, flour and begin mixing. add your remaining water. Add your flour and Mix. You will see that within 30 seconds your flour will begin to come away from the sides of your mixing bowl and sticky ball will form. If it still looks dry, add your remaining water a drop at a time. If you are unsure, remove the lid and press the dough.. it should be somewhat sticky. It should look rather elastic. Do not worry if a complete ball is not formed. Place flour on your hands and remove from bowl onto a floured surface. Fold over 2 to 3 times into a ball. You should see a sticky and smooth consistency. Do not worry if its sticky.
Place in a bowl large enough for the dough to double in size~On a paper towel add some olive oil and brush or gently rub your bowl with it. Place your dough in the bowl. Brush the remaining oil over your bread dough.
Cover with plastic wrap tightly. Place in the refrigerator overnight and up to 12 hours. You can even leave it longer up to 18 hours.
When you are ready, remove it from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature. You will need about an hour.
On a floured surface, remove your flour from the bowl. Fold over the ends back into the ball. Place back in the bowl for one hour, covered in plastic wrap loosely. After the hour of rest, place on a floured surface and with your hands, shape into a log shape or circle. Ciabatta is rustic, so anything goes. It's traditionally made into a loaf type shape.
Heat your oven to 450 degrees bake. If you are using convection, make appropriate adjustments.
Carefully place your Ciabatta loaf onto the sheet and loosely cover again. Wait for an hour or two. When you return, it is ready to place in the oven.
Remove the plastic and cut two lines over the top. Don't cut to deep, this is just for presentation. You do not have to do this if you do want to. The bread will rise and create a pretty effect across the top.
The interesting thing about this method is that the bread continues to rise each time. Don't panic if it looks kind of flat. It will grow in the oven.
On a cornmeal lined baking sheet place in the oven for one hour. After the first 30 minutes take a peek inside by turning the light on. Do not open the oven.
Check back in 15 more minutes and make sure things are looking crispy and not burned. If you need to get a small piece of foil and loosely cover the top quickly. Leave it in the oven for a total time of one hour. Let rest 30 minutes before slicing. You will notice it cracking as it cools. This is normal and the sign of a terrific Ciabatta bread. Enjoy!
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BillboardPH celebrates #WomenInMusic, by recognizing their contributions to history and society. Today, we celebrate one of Southeast Asia's brightest pop stars Yuna, whose global success as a singer-songwriter has challenged double standards of religion, ethnicity, and sex in the music industry.
Last year, with the help of the Neon Lights Music And Arts Festival team, BillboardPH had a little chat with revolutionary artist and entrepreneur Yuna. Though she settles now in Los Angeles working with Hollywood producers, the story of her roots direct us all the way back to where she started, Malaysia.
This month marked one of Yuna's first shows in the Philippines, with her performance as an international artist for Wanderland Music And Arts Festival 2017.
You've written Bahasa music for a localized audience in Malaysia and you've also branched out globally with your English songs. When it comes to songwriting, which comes more naturally to you, English or Bahasa?
Definitely English. The minute I started writing music, it was English – a lot of English songs. With Bahasa, I kind of needed help a little bit. I needed more time to develop songs in Bahasa. Definitely, it was English music that I was drawn to. It was more natural for me to sing in English too.
It was a little bit difficult to put it out for the South East Asian market because they were just looking for songs in Bahasa – those were more famous. I could do that. I feel like I've done that and I did quite well in Malaysia just delivering one Malay song after another other, but my passion was my English music.
I really felt that was a bridge that was waiting to be connected. Like from one island to another! [laughs]
My songs to me were just really special and I just knew that it could go somewhere. If you could imagine a girl with a bucket of cakes thinking: 'These are amazing. I wanna have people try them. I'd be a waste if I didn't.'
Is that why you moved to LA?
I kind of decided to take that leap and move forward and move out of the country. Really just challenge myself because I needed that. I couldn't stay put anymore. Everything was repetitive for me after a while, so I just needed to get out and see the world and see what I can do.
You're also a law school graduate, in what way did your time in law school augment your career in music?
It definitely affected my music career. I think there was a sense of discipline and professionalism that came with it. A lot of people think that coming into the music industry can be very emotional. They don't think so much of the business side of it – the moral compass to guide their way around the music industry.
Going to law school helped me first and foremost to have the discipline to work really hard. To go for whatever I want without giving up. If you take up law in college, you just have to deal with it and not give up.
Did you consider law school instrumental to your music career when you were studying?
For me it wasn't an option. I didn't come from a rich family. Education was really important for me and I went to a government school. So I really just had to stay and brave through it and finish what I started.
I did that. And you know, I learned a lot of things. I learned how to work with people, how to communicate, public speaking, getting confidence ,and being on stage talking in front of people.
All those things, I learned from going to college. I'm glad I did that. I think, because I went to law school, I could have this conversation with you right now. That's how I learned to speak English really well. That's how I learned how to communicate with people out here.
I learned how to adapt with different situations I go through out here. Yeah if I have to deal with difficult people, it's really nothing. I've dealt with this in college. It's definitely helped me.
I see. So it was an investment for character building.
Yes! Character building! And of course the education part of it. Like academy, contract, law, important rights, etc. You know the law contract so when you sign, you know what it means. Some people don't have that.
Definitely, I came to the business prepared; you have to look out for yourself. You have to know what you can do and what you cannot do.
You said earlier that law school taught you to work with people. And as many of us know, you've been participating in many collaborations: Jhene Aiko, Usher, Pharrell, etc. What is the most valuable takeaway you've gotten from collaborating with all these artists?
I've learned a lot. I learned not to be selfish. I was a little bit like a purist before. "Ugh, I don't want to try anything else. I wanna stay true to my sound."
In music if you do that, it's great but you have to evolve from time to time. Cause you're a creative person, you cant be that one thing all your life. Be you, but you have to evolve to a better and more solid form of yourself.
Collaborating helped me do that. I'm a better artist because I learn from other artists. I'm a better singer because I work with other singers. I'm a better writer 'cause I learn from other writers. I have to constantly work with them, work with different producers.
Once in a while I find people from the film industry that I get to talk to and learn from. Not even collaborating but bringing stories to life. It enriches your talent as well. Collaboration is really important f you wanna learn and cerate something out of the box.
You can't just live in your own bubble forever. It's important to go out and see the world. Be creative. Find a different way to live for the fullest. Not just in your career, but in your life.
If I wasn't open to working with Pharell, I wouldn't be here today. I wouldn't be able to work with different producers from different genres of music. Now you can put me in the studio with anybody and I'm able to write something.
Definitely collaborating and working with other people is key to success. You just have to constantly learn from other people as well.
Speaking of collaboration, you worked on a collaboration with one of our local acts from the Philippines, The Ransom Collective! What was it like working with them?
It was great! I had a great time working with those guys and girls. They were super cool. I met them for the first time at the video shoot. It was such a fun way to work on a song together. Because we really did work on the song together: Me, GAC and TRC. We'd get together on Skype and talk about the song. E-mailing back and forth.
Oh, so most of the songwriting was coordinated online?
Yes! And after that we met at the video shoot in Penang. Which is really cool. I actually got to sit with them and have a conversation.They were all like super super nice. I'm obviously the oldest among all of them, but they're so cute you know?
They're so sweet and easy to work with. I had a great time working with them. And I think they're all super talented. I wish them all the best in their music career because they're so young and talented already. They don't need luck, they just need a lot of support from their fans and from their home.
So aside from releasing and performing music, you've created your own clothing line? Was fashion something you were always passionate about?
I've always been a fashion enthusiast ever since I was a little kid. I would read magazines and I would go through my mom's clothes. I'd enjoy wearing her huge skirts, feeling very pretty. And her earrings! I was always so intrigued by all of it you know?
The creating the clothing line was another step. Just something I needed to do to express my fashion. Hatta Doma, the fashion designer who makes clothes for me all the time – for my shows, my concerts. He made this amazing floral skirt for me and I loved it.
I thought 'Oh my god! We should do this for all the girls in Malaysia! We decided to come up with a complete clothing line for everybody. I'm glad that a lot of people are loving our designs. It's doing pretty well in Malaysia and overseas. I'm excited to see where we could go from there.
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Pompey boss Paul Cook has pledged to field another strong side for today's visit to Gosport Borough (3pm).
The Blues drew 1-1 at Bognor last night in a match marred by a knee injury to Gary Roberts.
Connor Randall is away with Liverpool at the minute, we might have another look at him, he has gone back to Liverpool for a little breakPaul Cook
Now they travel to Privett Park for their third match of pre-season, with those who didn't feature against the Rocks to be given a run out.
That will include Danny Hollands, Michael Poke, Kal Naismith, Jayden Stockley, Adam Webster, Conor Chaplin and Brandon Haunstrup.
However, recent signing Ben Tollitt is on holiday, while James Dunne and Johnny Ertl once again will not feature.
In addition, right-back Connor Randall has returned to Liverpool, while Adam Barton aggravated his groin problem during the warm-up for last night's game.
But Cook still anticipates a testing line-up for Borough to contend with.
He said: 'We want to be strong and will have a strong side out today.
'The lads are competing for places now and you want to make sure you are one of the ones in the team.
'It will be a completely different team, obviously there will be the ones who weren't involved such as Ben Close, Danny Hollands, Webbo and Jayden.
'But Adam (Barton) got injured in the warm-up last night. He's had a groin injury and had a little bit of a recurrence.
'Connor Randall is away with Liverpool at the minute.
'We might have another look at him but he has gone back to Liverpool for a little break.
'We have got one or two irons in the fire.
'James Dunne has had a little girl and I can't bring him back from hospital!
'I am sure there will be more news on Johnny soon – but neither will play today.'


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Sorry if I'm not putting any latest blog entries here recently. I'm currently under the lazy bug syndrome these past few months. Hopefully, I'll be back when inspiration hits me in the face. -_-!
Though I'm cuurently pumped up because I excited to watch the via satellite telecast of the 14th season of The Amazing Race on February 16, 2009 on Studio 23.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Gomen! ^_^
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Oct 18, 2006
How can we as providers help clients choose the right treatment
Response from Dr. Wohl
Read the current US Department of Health and Human Services Guidelines (www.aidsinfo.nih.gov). Also, go to conferences. There are several in the US geared toward the non-HIV specialist who wants to learn more about HIV (Clinical Care Options is one).
With this knowledge you can inform your patients about the current data; presenting options along with your advice. I do not leave the decision up to the patient. Rather, I see myslef as a health care advisor - providing my take on what the patient should do to acheive his/her goals.
As you know, HIV therapy has to be tailored to the needs and abilities of the individual. Pill count, dosing frequency, potential side effects, co-morbidities all have to be considered as does cost, co-pays and what HIV meds a partner may be taking. Our job is to make the best fit possible and adjust as needed.
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The Thirteenth Throne
Rulers have sat upon the Crimson Throne for more than a century, and Korvosa has flourished. Yet no monarch of Korvosa has died of old age, and none have produced an heir while ruling. Even though the aged King Elgyn II controls Korvosa more fully than any previous monarch, that control remains tenuous, and many secretly count the days until their latest king falls to what they call the Curse of the Crimson Throne.


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Due to additional interest from shippers, NGL Energy Partners began a second open season for its wholly owned Grand Mesa crude oil pipeline, which will close at 5 p.m. CDT on July 28.
The pipeline will provide takeaway capacity for crude oil producers in the Denver-Julesburg Basin and is expected to be in operation in November. Originating in Weld County, CO, the pipeline will run about 550 miles southeast to NGL's crude oil storage terminal at Cushing, OK. The Grand Mesa will be capable of receiving and batch transporting 150,000 bbd.
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Physicist admits sending US space know-how to China, AFP
"A Chinese-born physicist Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to illegally exporting American military space know-how to China, US officials said. Naturalized US citizen Shu Quan-Sheng, admitted handing over to Beijing information on the design and development of a fueling system for space launch vehicles between 2003 and 2007, the Justice Department said. Shu, 68, pleaded guilty to violating the Arms Export Control Act by helping Chinese officials based at the space facility on southern Hainan island to develop manned space flight and future missions to the Moon."


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Johnny Dexter
Johnny Dexter, The Hard Man, was a footballer in British boys comic strips featured in Roy of the Rovers. He was one of the most popular characters in the comic even featuring on the cover of one of the annuals.
His nickname, Hard Man, came from his tough tackling and fiery temper which often got him into trouble with referees, he was hard in an age of football where that was seen as a plus. Johnny Dexter was hard but fair and had a strict moral code, even giving the crowd a fierce half-time rebuke after some abusive chanting.
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Johnny Dexters Profile
Johnny Dexter initially played for Danefield United, but was transferred to Spanish team Real Granpala, where he first encountered Hungarian manager Viktor Boskovic, who followed him back to Danefield when he returned there. Boskovic camp was a fat, bald-headed camp character, who was fond of kissing his players when they performed well, and often fainted during moments of high drama.
In 1985 his first team place was taken by rising star, Bobby Williams, during a pre-season tour of the continent. This prompted Johnny to put in a transfer request, which Boskovic accepted. Surprisingly considering the fact that he was a former England international, the only club to make a bid for Johnny was Burnside Athletic, who had finished bottom of Division 4 in three of the previous four seasons. Johnny was given a free transfer.
At Burnside Dexter changed the attitude of his fellow players soon Boskovic was hired as Burnside's manager and again displayed his unorthodox methods, including making the team wear clown costumes at half-time when they were playing particularly badly and introducing a huge piece of apparatus resembling an assault course to training, even pushing under-perfoming players off the top into a vat full of water. At the end of the first season Dexter had managed to help Burnside gain promotion.
During the summer of 1986, Melchester Rovers team had been decimated in a terrorist attack that had killed several players. Manager Roy Race signed Dexter as he re-built the Melchester team. Johnny Dexter continued to play for Melchester Rovers for another seven years. His fiery temper often got him into trouble with Managers Blackie Gray and Mervyn Wallace during their managerial spells. He also memorably involved in an on-pitch fight with his own team-mate Rocky Race, Roy's son. He achieved many honours whilst at Melchester Rovers including a Littlewoods Cup winners medal in 1987, Football League Championship medals in 1988 and 1992, and an FA Cup Winners in 1990.
In 1997, Dexter became manager of Castlemere in the FA Premier League and he led to the FA Cup Final in 1999 where they were unluckily beaten by Melchester Rovers.
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The Wii has unfortunately been type-cast to the point that if a new game doesn't fit into the realm of animal or lifestyle simulation, it's more than likely associated with mini-games. As the console's library already contains more of these games than any one person would ever require, it becomes difficult to sort through the mass of titles to find ones actually worth your time. When looking at Squeeballs Party, you find an undeniable originality of theme that makes it stand out from the rest, but it'll be up to each individual participant as to whether the game's characters are worth experiencing the same basic gameplay ideology found elsewhere.
Squeeballs Party has eleven main games to choose from, with most being expected entries in the scope of mini-game compilations. There's a traditional bowling game (that plays almost identically to bowling in Wii Sports), and a skewed take on the sport that has you controlling the ball's left and right movement on a curved, obstacle filled lane by pointing the Wii Remote to the left and ride sides of the screen.
Other game examples include "Cannon," which is a nod to tennis (Squeeballs are randomly launched from a cannon towards the screen, allowing you to pummel them) that contains challenges both for hitting distance and accuracy, "Cooking," which is along the lines of Cooking Mama, and has you mincing and frying hot dogs, soups and more for El Toro, the giant bull Squeeball (the fact that the meals are made from Squeeballs leads to some rather interesting animations and sound effects), and "Paint By Squeeballs," which has you using your Wii-Remote as a sling-shot, sending Squeeballs onto a canvas where they splatter into appropriately colored paints, filling in the black and white outline.
The vast majority of the mini-games are locked at first, forcing you to play through Challenge Ladders in order to unlock them. These ladders task you with playing each mini-game once or twice in a row, until you have played them all, and unlock an additional game. You then start another ladder, including this new game, until you have played all of those and unlock yet another. Obviously, then, each ladder is longer than the last, as each has an additional handful of challenges to complete.
Unfortunately, along the way to unlock all of the main games, the original few take on a feeling of repetition, rather than fresh enjoyment, as you are tasked with playing them each time you wish to unlock one of the other games. Luckily, the goal for each individual attempt is different than the last, creating, technically, 150+ games to partake in. However, the differences tend to deal with completing a task with a certain number of points or by using a set amount of pieces (hit two spares using the maximum of four bowling balls, hit Squeeballs into the appropriately colored areas on the bullseye to earn a top score, etc.).
This variety offers an increased challenge in each game almost instantly. What starts as something like "knock down 20 pins with 8 balls" turns into hitting a strike on your first try, or, as another example, the simplistic cooking challenges that have you shaking the Wii Remote to chop a carrot suddenly turn into complex arrangements, where chopping, grinding, frying and more are required to complete each timed meal.
There is a genuine humor found here, with the Squeeballs themselves being easily comparable to the Happy Tree Friends, in that they are wild and violent - they enjoy the suffering of other Squeeballs, and the game presents said suffering in the same cartoon-y, yet still slightly disturbing fashion as the aforementioned Happy Tree Friends show.
While the games themselves offer varying degrees of entertainment, the real amusement here lies in the Squeeballs as characters. With a different coat of paint, the game would be altogether average, so it's fortunate that PDP chose to stick with the humorous, morbid take that they did. Still, if you aren't easily amused by the Squeeballs' antics, the repetition may quickly take its toll.
Visually speaking, the graphics are surprisingly fantastic; the cutscenes, albeit short, are of some of the highest quality I've seen on the Wii to date, and help to give the Squeeballs an added element of personality. However, this is actually a bit of a double-edged sword, as once you've come to love the Squeeballs as the humorous little creatures that they are, it makes their deaths all the more gruesome. But I digress.
If you are in the market specifically for a party game, Squeeballs Party is a decent way to go, and would definitely be more highly recommended if it contained more variety within the eleven main games, or in single-player incentives. Unfortunately, however, the game is really only suitable for the multiplayer arena, as the single-player experience just doesn't hold much weight after you've used it to unlock the full lineup, and only then for groups of gamers that have limited experience with the genre.
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Recently I wrote an article on how big of a down payment you need to buy a home. Today we'll look at a question that has perplexed a lot of future homeowners–should you pay discount points to lower your interest rate?
Discount points act as a type of prepaid interest on your mortgage loan. Each discount point is equivalent to one percent of your total mortgage loan. For instance, if you have a $500,000 loan, one discount point would cost $5,000 at closing. For each discount point you pay, the interest rate on your home loan is reduced by about 0.25%. Generally, you can choose not to pay any discount points, or pay up to about three percent of the loan amount, which would reduce your interest rate by about 0.75%.
Should You Buy Down Your Interest Rate
Whether it makes sense to pay discount points depends on one key factor–how long will you have the mortgage. Let's take a look at an example. We'll assume your mortgage is for $300,000 and you have the following two mortgage options:
1. 4.5% with 2 discount points costing $6,000 (2% of $300,000), or
2. 5.0% with no discount points.
So which mortgage is the better deal? The 4.5% loan results in a monthly principal and interest payment of $1,520, while the 5% loan results in a mortgage payment of $1,610 a month. Thus, by paying $6,000 in discount points, you'll save $90 a month. A simple calculation of dividing the $90 of monthly savings into $6,000 tells us that it will take about 67 months to break even.
Of course, it's not quite that simple. If you itemize your tax deductions on Schedule A, you'll need to factor in the tax impact of paying discount points. And the lower interest you'll pay each month if you pay discount points means your interest deduction will be lower. Finally, you'll need to factor in the lost interest you could earn on the cash you spend to pay for the discount points.
There are some calculators that can help you make these calculations. I like this one here (Hat tip to Jonathan over at My Money Blog for finding this calculator). But another way is to apply the 5-year rule of thumb.
The Five Year Rule
As a general rule, you shouldn't consider paying points unless you know you will have the mortgage for at least five years. Note that the issue isn't when you'll move. You could refinance your mortgage or pay it off in less than five years. So the key is how long you'll continue paying on the home loan.
If you won't have the mortgage five years from now, paying discount points is almost always a bad idea. If you think you'll have the mortgage for more than five years, then discount points may be worth the cost. If you'll have the mortgage for the long term, say 10 years or more, then the points will almost always be worth the cost. If you think you may be out of the mortgage in five to ten years, ask your mortgage broker to run a break-even calculation for you.
How Many Discount Points Should You Buy
If you conclude that discount points are worth the cost, how many should you buy? At first glance it may seem like an all or nothing deal. After all, if you'll stay in the mortgage long enough to break even, why not lower your interest rate as much as possible. Theoretically that's correct.
But there are two practical considerations that deserve attention. First, you may not have the cash to pay for 3 discount points. Second, you may not be positive that you'll stay in the mortgage long enough to break even. If you're not sure, you may not want to risk a lot of money in buying down your loan. That's why a lot of people often pay for just 1 or 2 discount points.
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