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Publishing details of deliberate tax defaulters: The Publication questions: Question 5 - Does the qualifying potential lost revenue exceed £25,000: Qualifying potential lost revenue
We can only publish a person's details if we can answer 'yes' to all five publication questions at CH190620.
We can only publish a person's name and other details where the total potential lost revenue (PLR) for the qualifying relevant penalties found as a consequence of an investigation exceeds £25,000.
In this guidance, we refer to the PLR on which a qualifying relevant penalty is based as the qualifying PLR. We explain qualifying relevant penalties at CH190700.
Where an investigation, see CH190686, results in one qualifying relevant penalty, the qualifying PLR is the PLR for that penalty. It must be more than £25,000 for us to be able to publish.
Where the investigation results in more than one qualifying relevant penalty we can publish details of all the qualifying relevant penalties if the total PLR for those penalties taken together is more than £25,000.
If the investigation covers more than one tax type and/or tax period, the qualifying PLR is the total PLR for all qualifying relevant penalties across all those tax types and tax periods. This total must be more than £25,000 for us to be able to publish.
The qualifying PLR must arise from the same investigation, see CH190688. You cannot add together qualifying PLR from separate investigations (even though they may cover the same period) to decide whether the qualifying PLR exceeds £25,000.
See CH190726 for examples showing qualifying PLR.
There are details of how to calculate PLR itself at
- CH82150+ for inaccuracies,
- CH72600+ for failure to comply with obligations, and
- CH94200+ for VAT and excise wrongdoings.
Where the profits of a partnership are charged to income tax, capital gains tax or corporation tax, it is the individual partners, not the partnership itself, who incur Sch 24 or Sch 41 penalties in respect of those taxes. CH191240 explains how qualifying PLR is calculated in these cases.


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Many of my guitar friends view a C7 as having a flattened b instead of the M7 which has a b natural. How do I include those chords, which are very common among guitar songwriters, in my chord selection?
I am new to this program and have the plus version.
Found the answer myself after watching the videos.. depending on the key one has to use the borrowed

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Easy dinner for the working wife or mom.
Recipe: 3 cans of refrigerated biscuits
pack of Pepperoni
Chunk cheese cut up into smaller chunks
1 egg
Italian Seasoning
Spaghetti Sauce
Take the refrigerated biscuit rolls, and flatten them. Then put your pepperoni, chunk of cheese, and another pepperoni slice on top. Close up the biscuit by pinching it together with your fingers.
Place them down in a 9 by 13 pan.
Beat one egg and brush over the tops of your little pizzas. Sprinkle with Italian Seasoning and Parmesan. Bake at 425 for 18-20 min. You can dip them in spaghetti sauce when they are done.
HINT: Spice it up with other topping inside, like olives, spinach, or mushrooms. Yum!


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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is branding as "utterly despicable" a video purporting to show four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.
In a statement released by the Pentagon, Panetta says he has ordered the Marine Corps and a military command office to "immediately and fully investigate the incident. The Marine Corps had said Wednesday that it was looking into the YouTube video but hadn't yet verified its origin or authenticity.
Panetta's statement Thursday says "this conduct is entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military." It adds that the incident "does not reflect the standards or values our armed forces are sworn to uphold."
The secretary vows in the statement that "those found to have engaged in such conduct will be held accountable to the fullest extent."


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US$ 1.4 billion needed now for children in humanitarian crisis globally, says UNICEF
US$ 23 million appeal for Philippines included
GENEVA/MANILA, 30 January 2013 – UNICEF appealed today for almost US$ 1.4 billion to meet the immediate, life-saving needs of children in 45 countries and regions globally gripped by conflict, natural disasters and other complex emergencies this year. Funds raised by the annual appeal will also go towards improving disaster preparedness, and to strengthening the resilience of communities to withstand and minimize the impact of new shocks.
"We are still in the first month of 2013, which has already proved harsh for millions of children suffering in Syria and for refugees who had to flee to neighbouring countries. Mali and the Central African Republic are also experiencing worsening conflict, threatening the lives of children and women," said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF's Director of the Office of Emergency Programmes. "Children are extremely vulnerable in emergencies, often living in unhealthy and unsafe conditions, at high risk of disease, violence, exploitation and neglect."
The Humanitarian Action for Children 2013 appeal includes countries prominent in today's news headlines along with many other countries that receive much less media coverage, such as Chad, Colombia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen and the Philippines, but which also require urgent attention and assistance.
"The complex emergency in Syria represents one important focus of UNICEF's global emergency response," said Chaiban. "But we are also delivering results for children in highly challenging and largely forgotten emergencies around the world."
The Philippines' US$ 23 million appeal aims to address humanitarian needs in the Mindanao armed conflict, the Typhoon Pablo emergency, and other anticipated emergencies in other parts of the country.
"Much work has been done to respond to the plight of children and women in Pablo-affected areas in the last two months, and we really appreciate people's resilience, leadership by the Government, assistance by a number of donors and humanitarian actors. At the same time, there is still a long way to go towards their full recovery. Also, impact of armed conflict and violence in other parts of Mindanao on children and women need continued attention and related humanitarian action," Tomoo Hozumi, UNICEF Philippines Representative, says.
Donors that have so far contributed more than US$ 5.6 million to ensure children's needs are met include the governments of Japan, New Zealand, Canada and Hungary. Private businesses and Filipino citizens have shown their generosity by contributing more than PhP 9.7 million (US$ 235,000) for those affected by Typhoon Pablo. At the same time, the appeal is still 66 percent unfunded.
More than 85 per cent of the global funding requirements are for humanitarian situations other than Syria and the related refugee crisis. The 45 countries and regions in the appeal are priorities due to the scale of the crisis, the urgency of its impact on children and women, the complexity of the response and the capacity to respond.
Contributions to UNICEF's 2013 requirements worldwide will allow the organization to build on its work in 2012. Some of the results achieved from January through October 2012 include:
For the recent Typhoon Pablo emergency, there is still substantial funding gap that hampers the scaling-up of life-saving and life-enhancing services to more children affected by the typhoon.
"Contributions to the appeal are sound investments in children and their futures," said Chaiban. "UNICEF seeks un-earmarked resources to allow the organization to respond to consistently underfunded emergencies or where the needs are greatest, to apply innovative solutions to complex situations, and to integrate early recovery in large-scale emergencies—many of which extend across multiple countries at the same time."
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On my travels online I often come across some amazing Scandi shops and this has prompted me to start a weekly column dedicated to weird and wonderful Scandinavian shops. This week I would like to introduce you to the newly opened "Oh So Fine" Hope you'll like it too! The owner of Oh So Fine Mette Bonavent sells very unique limited edition handmade oak blocks with a pattern burned into the wood. As each piece is unique, not two products will look alike! The blocks are handmade by Mette's friends at the Copenhagen Joinery. The paper cuts are limited editions by Rosenberg Bogtryk and it is even possible to have them custom made for special occasion. Do check out the too! All illustrations are printed in Denmark using recycled paper and vegetable ink!
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Posts Tagged 'attitudes'
YOU are at a party and the person in front of you is not really listening to you. Yes, she is murmuring occasional assent to your remarks, or nodding at appropriate junctures, but for the most part she is looking beyond you, scanning in search of something or someone more compelling.
Here's the funny part: If she is looking over your shoulder at a room full of potentially more interesting people, she is ill-mannered. If, however, she is not looking over your shoulder, but into a smartphone in her hand, she is not only well within modern social norms, but is also a wired, well-put-together person.
Add one more achievement to the digital revolution: It has made it fashionable to be rude.
Funny to read, Ahem! Are You Talking to Me? (Or Texting?) – NYTimes.com sadley I know some of those people and I still call them my friends 😉
15.219.739 views until today on youtube. Maybe there is hope for the lost generation, if we choose to reverse it. It made me think. How about you?


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I've taken ZFS and FreeNAS to the next level of hard drive expansion. I've come up with a configuration that let's you turn a FreeNAS using the nightly builds which includes ZFS into a Drobo.
Want to use 4 different sized drives together as one large storage tank with 1 drive fault tolerance, and maximize drive usage?
Do you also want to be able to upgrade the smallest capacity drive with a larger one without having to move all of your data to a temporary location then re-build a new array and then copying all your data back?
I've figured out how you can do it, it's pretty geeky but it is cool! I posted all the details at the following wiki:
I found that the wiki formats the text automatically and kills a lot of the readability. So I suggest you view it in edit mode here:
Maybe someone with better wiki skills can fix it up… I just wanted to share this info with the world.


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Did not realize that hatch was enabled, unchecked it and now it's right! Thanks for the fast response! Some times it's the little stuff that throws us off!
Posts made by swampstomper
RE: Added line fragments when importing .dxf file or converting .pdf file
Added line fragments when importing .dxf file or converting .pdf file
Working with T2 laser has been a breeze so far, however I have hit a snag that I can't seem to correct. I've drawn a simple item for my EleksDraw laser to cut out, a rectangle with 2 rounded corners and 3 circles down the center. I've used AutoCad 2004 and saved it as a .dxf file and Inkscape and saved it as a .pdf file. When imported or converted into T2, for lack of a better description, partial hatch marks appear in the item which then are transmitted to the laser to be cut. I don't want these extra lines, I didn't draw these lines in the rectangle. What do I have to do to get rid of them? Also T2 does not import any .svg or .dwg files, why? This limits what I can do in Inkscape and AutoCad to be able to do more in T2.
Thank you for your reply.
RE: EleksDraw Assembly and Setup for T2Laser
Hi Zax!
First off, Thank you for doing this! Would have made my assembly so much easier.
I received my EleksDraw last Monday and put it together and took it apart several times before I got it functional, there are differences between the kit I received and the one you have described.
Here are a couple of things I'd like to suggest;
- Your parts list is a little different than what I received, specifically the Hex posts, my kit came with 4-M3x8, 4-M3x10, 6-M3x25 and the 4-M3x16x6 standoffs. This was a problem for the Step 5 assembly, the screws were too long to make a perfect fit for the rollers in the carriage. To make it right with the 8mm Hex posts, 14mm screws and 10 mm screws, I had to remove(grind off about 2mm per screw). This made the belt align without rubbing the rails.
- The orientation of the motor plugs is essential if you attach the circuit board as soon in the original directions. You assembled yours opposite with the plugs facing up.
- When I assembled the carriage, I used a thick book to support it while running the belt around the rollers, it was a little bit of a balancing act , but it made it easier than threading the belt through after the top plate was attached.
Anyway, thanks again for your work!
I also purchased your T2Laser software and it is easier to work with than the EleksCAM for me, thank you for that too!


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♠ Posted by ArtMuse in Art and Technology at 5:35 PMAccording to some research I've been doing, the itunes app store has over 63,000 downloadable apps...and although they are not all art related, with so many choices, fishing for not just art apps, but quality educational ones can be an impossible task. So instead of spending your summers 'fishing' here's a few apps to get you started:
Here's a list of art education apps I've gotten from IEAR, I.e.a.r. is short for i-education apps review: a website dedicated to using apps in an educational way. I've also posted some from The Teaching Palette (her blog: http://theteachingpalette.com/2009/08/03/30-best-iphone-apps-for-art-teachers/ ) All the apps listed art education related, so if you have the chance check them out, and even better than that, if you have access to ipads for your classroom, have your students check them out!
If you follow the link you will come to the site which has a full description for each app. Some entries even have video or website links for that gives ideas or examples of their uses in classrooms.
1. 'Faces iMake' by iMagination Machine Llc.
2. 'Draw' for ipad
3. ipad 'Garageband'
4. 'Tortoise and the Hare Puppet Show presented by Puppet Art Theater Co.'
5. 'Color Mix'
6. 'Color Mix for Kids HD'
8. 'Accudraw'
9. 'KidsOrigami'
10. 'Sketchn Guess Lite'
11. 'Fotobabble'
12. 'Art & Music'
14. 'SmartHistory'
15. 'French Impressionism'
16. 'Art Puzzle Lite'
17. 'Art Start'
18. 'Love Art' from the National Gallery of London
19. 'Brushes'
20. 'TypeDrawing'
21. 'Tanzen' (tannagrams)
22. 'Art' Lite version
23. 'Art2Go'
24. 'Color Splash'
25. 'Animoto'
26. ' FlipBook' Lite version
27. 'PixPop Art'
28. '3D Gallery'
29. 'Comic Touch' Lite version
30. 'Life Strips'
31. 'Light Painting'
32. 'Open Culture'
33. 'AP Mobile'
34. 'Jazz Sculptor'
35. 'SculptMaster 3D'
36. 'Architect Envi Deluxe'
37. 'Color Sudoku'
38. 'Eye Tricks'
39. 'Color Wheel'
40. 'Brooklyn Museum'
41. 'Symmetry'
42. 'MovieMaker'
43. 'Pottery Wheel'
44. 'Artist's Touch'
45. 'Google Earth'
46. 'Gallery of Painters'
47. 'Juxtaposer' Lite version
48. 'Sketchbook Express' by autobook
49. '123D Sculpt'
50. 'PotteryHD'
51. 'Flashcards' by Jeffrey Holiday
52. 'Artcapture' by Collectrium
53. 'Color Uncovered' by Exploratorium
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Our goals are to remove barriers and create opportunities for students to achieve their full potential.
The support we provide can be as simple as providing funds to purchase a warm winter coat, supporting a school breakfast program, or providing funds for instruments or athletic equipment. This type of support can enrich student's a school experience and help them achieve personal excellence.
Examples of what we fund are:
Phone: 905-890-1010 ext. 2461
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Peel Learning Foundation supports educational opportunities for projects and initiatives that could not otherwise be offered by the Peel District School Board and that are not funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
The Peel Learning Foundation is currently under development. We are creating the
governance structures, recruiting a board of directors, developing the programs and building the fundraising capacity of the organization. We expect to launch the foundation in the 2018-19 school year.
As we begin to develop the Peel Learning Foundation, we will work in partnership with the Peel District School Board to identify areas of need and use funds to create the best possible outcome for as many students as possible on their education journey with the Peel board. Over time, the foundation will become an independent organization.
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He also said that US spooks were spying on him in the German capital. Apparently the spooks who broke into his apartment had used his computer in his absence. Appelbaum installed four alarm systems in my apartment before when went away on business. When he returned, three of them had been turned off, but the fourth, however, had registered that somebody was in my flat - although he is the only one with a key. Some of his effects, whose positions I carefully notes, were askew. His computers had been turned on and off.
Appelbaum accused the US security services of practicing a policy of subversion or disruptiveness similar to that in the former Communist East Germany. Surveillance is being used a terror tool and supports the much more violent terror of the drone war, Appelbaum, said.
Appelbaum often draws a link between telecommunications surveillance and unmanned aircraft strikes in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen. Appelbaum moved to Berlin citing better privacy protection in Germany and saying he did not feel safe in the US after a series of airport detentions after trips abroad.


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PALM BEACH COUNTY – The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is looking for Kelsey Thigpen. Kelsey, DOB: 7/14/93, was last seen at Flanagan's Restaurant in Wellington sometime after midnight. Her silver Honda Accord was located in the 8700 block of State Road 7, Boynton Beach, early this morning abandoned with her personal belongings inside.
Kelsey is 5'08″, 120 lbs., has blonde hair and blue eyes. Clothing description is unknown. Kelsey suffers from diabetes. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office considers her to be a Missing Endangered Adult.
If anyone should come into contact with Kelsey Thigpen they are urged to contact PBSO Dispatch at 688-3400 or the nearest law enforcement agency.


text: Pretend Playespecially humans or animals, as well as fictional characters. Dolls can be said to be one of the oldest toy, because at the time of the Greek, Roman or ancient Egypt just dolls already exist. However function, form, and materials used was different once between then and now.Generally dolls were made as toys for children, but is sometimes used for functions rituals related to nature or things that are supernatural or mystical for example in the form of ceremonies of religious rituals in ancient times, the game jelangkung, magic or ritual summoning spirits. Often the dolls found in ancient tombs or sites of history and prehistory.The development of dolls from age to age3000-2000 BCAt this time, the doll usually made of clay, bone, wood and rubble, or pieces of fabric. The form is very simple and has a ritual function. For example, in Greece and Ancient Rome. Every girl should have a doll, then made his clothes, and shall keep it until the wedding. Just before the wedding, it is obligatory doll placed on the altar of Artemis (for the Greeks) or Diana altar (to the Romans) for religious ceremonies. In ancient Egypt, the doll is used as a substitute for human sacrifice.600 BCAt this time there are doll clothes began to be replaced, and the feet and hands can be moved. Function dolls are still the same as in previous times, namely, to ritual. Doll is a picture of a humanist.5th centuryAt this time, the material began doll is made of wood. Doll ritual function is still felt today. As in Mexico, the dolly many tangible holy family and are used for the celebration of Christmas. For the Hopi Indians, stuffed into the inside of the fertility rites (begging to be given fertility or prosperity).14th centuryModern dolls began to appear in Europe. It's very different to the previous dolls. Her face was beautiful and smooth as a human, as well as the barrel-chested. At this time no longer a ritual doll, but for fashion. To that end, the doll using a shirt or dress and hair were really similar to the fashion of that era. Quite often the nobles used dolls to show off at once popularized the doll in their country (knowingly at that time no fashion magazines). Is like the queen of France, Isabeau of Bavaria, in front of the queen of England. In fact thanks to the dolls, the French fashion could be more popular abroad.15th centuryIf in the days before the doll was made for personal, starting today commercialized. Its function was shifted from ritual and fashion into a toy. In recorded history, the first commercially doll maker in Germany. Cities that produce it are Nuremberg, Augsburg, and Sonneberg. Along with workers ituserikat doll maker formed so that there are standard rules in making and marketing the dolls. The appearance of the dolls were produced in Germany during the German women generally like actually means. Materials such as wood, clay and fabric pieces are still in use.16th centuryMaterials and quality continue diperbaik doll. The factory was not just in Germany, but also in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. 1636 began to create dolls with hair made from the hair of a real woman.The 17th centuryAt this time, the doll was not only shaped elegant women, but also other forms such as baby clothes or a sleeping little boy with sailor costume. Appearances doll is no longer as rigid as before. The material that will no longer use wood or clay, but of soft leather (soft leather) and a candle that looks like human skin. Then in addition to the eye that can be moved, dolls began to emit cries and walks.The 18th centuryAt this time began to create dolls that could say "Papa" and "Mama" when pressed. This is thanks to the mechanical voice box by Johann Nepomuk Maelzel in 1827. In addition, the material used to make the dolls more varied. In addition to candles and soft leather, no rubber, porcelain, ceramics until selluloid.The 19th century


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Earthquake Death Toll May Reach 40,000
** Kashmiri terrorist groups appear to have lost 15 of their training camps during the earthquake! **
Pakistani President Musharraf portrays confidence and concern as he calls on the World for Aid.
Kashmiri residents loot food items from collapsed shops, Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, as city is suffering from acute shortage of food, water and medicines after Saturday's massive earthquake rocked Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir. Shopkeepers clashed with looters Monday and hungry families huddled under tents while waiting for relief supplies after Pakistan's worst earthquake razed entire villages and buried roads in rubble. Death toll estimates ranged from 20,000 to above 30,000. (AP)
Pakistani officials are now saying that children were the biggest casualties:
Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan, quoted by the AFP news agency, said children had been the biggest casualties. Many were killed when schools collapsed.
At least 20,000 people are thought to have been killed in Pakistan, with some reports suggesting the toll may double.
Many areas hit by the quake are only just being reached by aid workers.
A road has been re-opened into Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir where 11,000 are thought to have died, allowing trucks to deliver food and medical supplies.
The rescue effort has been slowed by landslides which have wiped out roads and bridges, and a lack of helicopters to ferry in vital heavy lifting equipment.
Correspondents say anger is mounting in communities where significant outside help has yet to arrive, amid fears time is running out to find survivors.
Rescuers were struggling to reach cold and traumatised earthquake survivors cut off in the mountains of northeast Pakistan, as the authorities warned the death toll could reach 40,000. (AFP)
The US is in the forefront of the relief efforts flying in helicopters from Afghanistan to help with the disaster:
A large C-17 aircraft also flew to Pakistan carrying 12 palettes of food, water and blankets, the US military said, as the relief operation after Saturday's huge earthquake kicked into gear.
The helicopters, five large Chinooks and three smaller Black Hawks, would deliver aid, transport personnel and airlift survivors, a US military spokesman said on Sunday.
The twin-rotor Chinooks were useful for "lifting support" as they were able to pick up several people at once and carry tonnes of aid, he said.
"The Black Hawks are smaller, they have more manoeuvrability, are quicker transport and efficient," useful in rescue operations, he said.
A Chinese worker prepares relief goods bound for Pakistan Beijing, Monday, Oct 10, 2005. China flew a 49-member rescue team and promised more than six million U.S. dollars in aid for Pakistan, a long standing ally, local media reported. (AP)
The US has already allocated 50 million dollars to the earthquake relief efforts.
Donor nations are rushing supplies to the area:
Doctors, helicopters, food, tents and sniffer dogs were rushed to quake-devastated Pakistan on Monday as the death toll from the disaster topped 20,000.
Aid agencies said more than 120,000 people were in urgent need of shelter and up to four million could be left homeless by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake which wrecked buildings and villages in Pakistan's northern mountains.
The quake, South Asia's strongest for 100 years, also killed almost 700 in India.
Previous Posts on Pakistani Earthquake:
Massive Earthquake Hits Pakistan!
Earthquake Death Toll 18,000 and Rising!
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Happy Monday Evening!
Hope your Monday went well. As far as Monday's today was pretty good... And I got Chick-Fil-A for dinner so that always makes everything better! lol
Before I go off and post tonight's freebie I wanted to let you know to come back to the blog later. Misty will be posting about the Hope For Brady Blog Train that goes live tomorrow morning. This blog train is really neat and hits home for me since it's all about kids with Special Needs! :)
Ready for tonight's freebie??


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Jessie Malakouti will be going on a UK tour this summer with girl group The Saturdays.
The Saturdays' "Work Tour" kicks off tomorrow. Jessie has lined up nine support dates, and the first one will be on 9th June. British singer Pixie Lott is also confirmed as an opening act for the tour.
Jessie Malakouti is an American singer-songwriter, professional dancer and actress. She has been working on her debut album, collaborating with Xenomania and other producers such as Arnthor Birgisson, Justin Trugman, Lester Mendez, Matt Rowe and Wayne Rodrigues.
Jessie's official first single is expected to be released this Summer, while the album should be out later this year. She's recently done a few backing vocals on Pet Shop Boys' latest album.
Support dates:
09 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Newcastle City Hall w/THE SATURDAYS
10 Jun 2009, 8 PM - UEA w/THE SATURDAYS, Norwich
12 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Regent w/THE SATURDAYS, Ipswich
13 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Corn Exchange w/THE SATURDAYS, Cambridge
14 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Colston Hall w/THE SATURDAYS, Bristol
16 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Hexagon w/THE SATURDAYS, Reading
17 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Southend Cliffs Pavilion w/THE SATURDAYS, Southend
20 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Civic Hall w/THE SATURDAYS, Wolverhampton
25 Jun 2009, 8 PM - Brighton Dome w/THE SATURDAYS, Brighton
Jessie Malakouti on MySpace
Jessie Malakouti on YouTube
Jessie Malakouti on Facebook
Jessie Malakouti on Twitter
Jessie Malakouti on Wikipedia
video: Jessie Malakouti - Trash Me
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SMPlayer is a free multimedia player for Windows & Linux . With built in codecs that can play and download streaming YouTube videos for free. Download will start immediately after clicking the Download Button. Please consult our Website'sTerms & Conditions.
During the installation, software suggestions may be offered. These are recommendatory and users are allowed to accept or decline such suggestions
SMPlayer is an open source media player available in major platforms particularly for Microsoft Windows, Linux and even Berkeley Software Distribution BSD (OS) which is why the need to download such software is highly recommended.
It is also a free software solution licensed under GNU General Public Licenses GPL which allows free download accessible without worrying of any cost or monetary value. It is also available in more than 30 international languages which enable everyone to grab their original translated version. Another is that it is run and compiled in the simplest libraries of C++ programming language with the aid of (Qt)3 software.
It has basic system standards that enable SMPlayer to smoothly run even in lower version Operating Systems and any hardware. It has also small file size that only occupies small memory of hard drive. SMPlayer comes with complete packages from Microsoft and Linux even BSD software.
It includes NSIS Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer which supports and allows downloading and installing MPlayer and MPlayer codecs. It is also an open source program that supports and plays various media formats.
SMPlayer can also easily remember and tracks settings of all played files. For instance, you need to attend on something while rolling your exciting videos, don't get irritated because SMPlayer is there to remember the last sequence of the video, simply play it again when you come back.
It also has a diligent timer that religiously record time position of every played file. It has an efficient audio and video decoder that converts any piece of information into another simpler form.
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There are many, many examples of the complete distortion and silliness among the mainstream media these days, but few have the clear evidence as the question of who was really responsible for the concept of the sequester.
The question arises because, as the sequester cuts are about to go into effect, liberals are trying to find any excuse imaginable not to lay the blame for this mess at the feet of the President. The most recent attempt was a slide from a Powerpoint presentation by Speaker John Boehner, that mentioned the sequester on July 31, 2011. Andrew Sullivan, the Nation, Mother Jones, TPM…even MSNBC all ran with this story. And it is, in fact, true…Boehner did mention it at that time.
So, what is the real history on the sequester? Well, the GOP put together a nice ad on the subject:
The problem with the progressive media's time line is that Obama actually brought up the sequester in the Spring of 2011. He raised it early in the debate, long before this Powerpoint presentation was made.
Don't believe me, don't believe the GOP ad? Fair enough. How about Bob Woodward, liberal icon?
CHRIS WALLACE, "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" HOST: Bob, as the man who literally wrote the book about the budget battle, put this to rest. Whose idea was the sequester, and did you ever think that we'd actually get to this point?
BOB WOODWARD: First, it was the White House. It was Obama and Jack Lew and Rob Nabors who went to the Democratic Leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, and said, 'this is the solution.' But everyone has their fingerprints on this. (FOX News Sunday, February 17, 2013)
Well, o.k.. Maybe you think Bob Woodward is untrustworthy. Fair enough.
How about the Obama White House itself? Here is Jay Carney, Communications Director, admitting that the sequester idea originated in the West Wing? .
JAY CARNEY: What I will concede is that we were looking and the Republicans were looking for a trigger around which to build a mechanism to get us out of default possibility and the sequester was one of the idea put forward, yes by the president's team. (Special Report, February 12, 2013)
Now, lets say you think Jay Carney is a liar. Fine, that is reasonable. But then, why did Mr. Obama, during the midst of last year's election, promise to uphold the sequester cuts, and railed against Congress for thinking otherwise?
Obama was for the sequester cuts…before he was against it.
The media's outright distortion and stupidity on this issue is quite staggering, even for the a left wing agenda that has been complicit in hiding truth after truth from the American people.
The most you can say about the sequester is that Obama didn't want to solve anything when the debt ceiling was hit in 2011. Fine, that is an honest assessment. But the sequester, as a plan, was put forward by the President and his staff. Republicans would have preferred straight forward cuts (as they, on several occasions, proposed, and the House of Representatives even passed on three different occasions). To now blame the GOP for a plan they never passed before Obama suggested it is ludicrous.
The irony here is we have video evidence that the President was fighting to put the sequester cuts into place last fall. We have his Communications director, not to mention a respected liberal reporter, both stating that the sequester plan originated in the White House. And the media is still trying to blame the GOP for this mess.
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A young wife retreats to a secluded family home to reevaluate her marriage.
In her debut novel, Hymes presents a conflicted young woman who is beginning to question her humdrum existence. As the book opens, Theresa Alston Crandall inherits her grandmother's house on Cape Cod. Theresa decides to drive from Virginia to Massachusetts, without her husband, to see what she can learn about her deceased grandmother she hadn't seen in many years and the mother who died when she was only a small child. Theresa's father took her away from the Cape a few years after her mother's death, claiming it was too painful for him to remain at the site of all his memories. He raised Theresa on his own, refusing to divulge details to his daughter about the life they left behind. Now, her father has recently died. With her grandmother also dead, Theresa feels very much alone, and utterly disconnected from her husband. As soon as she steps foot in her grandmother's home, she can intuit that the dwelling is rife with history and meaning. She immediately feels a sense of belonging just looking through the many unusual and cluttered rooms. Shortly after arriving on the Cape, she begins meeting locals, including certain men who make her feel alive and desirable for the first time in ages. She explores relationships with a couple of these guys as she simultaneously dives deeper into the shocking secrets replete in her family's past. Throughout this breezy, sun-soaked novel, the author touches on weightier issues than the reader might expect (at one point, Theresa tells a prospective lover: "I believe that heaven is a mental concept that we can experience here and now, and our home should definitely be tied to it"). From grief and loss to forgiveness and redemption, Hymes does not hold back. The author steers clear of predictable outcomes in this unexpected story, providing ample romantic suspense and witty prose to keep the reader turning pages. Chock-full of rich descriptions of the New England coast, as well as surprising scandals and an adorable dog named Gypsy, the book should satisfy even seasoned beach readers.
A captivating and uplifting tale best suited for fans of meaningful beach-town romances.


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Another uncertain year ahead on homesEditorial | Mary Ma 2 Jan 2018
Despite all the dire warnings heard over the months, housing prices kept surging nonstop in 2017 - so much so that even studio units are surreally priced above the mark of HK$10 million.
The terrifying trend was spurred by new projects, with developers offering dangerously high-ratio mortgages and special rebates.
It's been a boom time for them. Land Registry figures show more than 18,500 new units were sold in 2017, marking a 13-year high. The secondary market was more active than the year before too, with nearly 45,000 units changing hands - although this was still an extremely low historical level.
Few are brave enough nowadays to predict a correction. That there will be one is the kind of dissent that belongs to the absolute minority.
Policy-wise, 2017 could be divided into two halves, in line with the local leadership change. While it's the policy of both Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and her predecessor, Leung Chun-ying, to increase housing supply, the latter had sought to suppress demand too.
It's ironic and sad that CY's trademark policy to set aside sites exclusively for local homebuyers backfired to fuel the market instead, after a mainland developer splashed out a fortune to secure the first such site, which brought a miserable end to the policy.
Efforts to stem housing demand have failed.
But Lam isn't dealing with the demand side. Perhaps she knows it would be futile, since the elephant in the room has been the endless supply of capital from the mainland that can readily fill any void in the market. The SAR is just too small to protect itself from the flood.
Mainland capital has been disrupting market order, not only here but also elsewhere around the globe. In some countries like Australia, foreigners are banned from buying certain types of properties. New Zealand, for instance, joined the list recently with even more draconian rules banning foreigners from buying residential properties - unless they plan to redevelop them into more units, or convert them for non-residential uses.
Is Lam prepared to go as far to keep outsiders out of the local residential market?
Experts have been warning home prices won't go up forever. Those heeding the advice may be regretting it. However, when so-called experts are unanimous in predicting another year that will see an uptick, could there be a chance for an anti-climax - just as everybody believes otherwise?
There are two outstanding factors of concern in 2018. Hong Kong is bound to follow the US Federal Reserve in increasing interest rates, probably in mid-year. Otherwise, capital would flow out of the territory in search of destinations promising higher returns.
Also, after strengthening his leadership, President Xi Jinping has secured a freer hand to deleverage risky loans in the mainland, and tightening the grip on capital outflows. What could it mean for us if Xi is successful in closing the gate?
Housing prices have been surging at a record speed. The question is how much longer the rise can sustain.
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|early morning Bathroom Break
|An Australian Beauty
|My Rollator
|Looking towards the Entrance to Milton Park from The Crossroads at Goldsmith Avenue.
|Dog Walkers ?
However I read my paper and do the easy crossword, the harder one can be done this afternoon or evening, as for some reason I am not watching that much TV at the moment, I prefer to listen to the local radio or to Classical FM. (must be getting old) after about 45 minutes I start to make my way back home. It is only about a 20 minute walk with the rollator for me, about 8 minutes of anyone else, but today I seem to be having more problems with my legs not wanting to work, it is the upper leg and thigh muscles that seem to be the problem an both the left and right hand side, I have noticed a slow deterioration over the last 3 or 4 weeks, but today it just seems to be that little bit harder.
|A Sandwich for lunch
Once I am home I get myself a coffee and then go for a lie down to rest the legs, after which i notice that it is nearly 2.00 pm so time to make a corned beef and tomato sandwich for lunch and also a yoghurt
well that is really about exciting as today got, I now need to get todays journal started and then I can think about what to have for tea, and get myself rested for Shopping tomorrow with Pauline, I have a feeling the wheelchair will be needed tomorrow as we will be going down to the city centre.
|Frank is Old and Cranky
Well that is about it for today so a nice beef casserole for dinner tonight and then a relaxing evening listening to the radio, with a brief interlude to watch Emmerdale on the TV, it is the only "soap"I watch so all thats left is to say is..............


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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Peony Bouquet Watercolor
The first painting I'm showing in my blog is a 16 x 20 watercolor on canvas. I wished I would have started blogging just a couple of weeks sooner and I could have started showing the very beginning of this painting. The focus of this painting are the 3 large Peonies. There are also background flowers of Tulips and also some filler flowers that are not painted in, I haven't quite decided what colors to make them yet.
The light flower at the top, still needs more work...today I painted in some Burnt Sienna on it and added some pink. I think I'll go back and put more white in at a later time. I like to make changes like this, experiment with an idea and then, let the painting sit for awhile and see how it is looking to me the next day.
The very large cranberry/pink peony is the central flower of the painting. Except for a few tweaks here and there, that flower is done.
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Off the Beaten Page encourages avid readers, particularly those in book clubs and other groups, to leave the security of their living rooms and seek to experience in person the places they've read about. Inspired by years of excursions with her own book club, award-winning journalist Terri Peterson Smith offers lively, expert guidance through fifteen US destinations ideal for anyone eager to mix their love of travel and quality time with friends or family with their desire for meaningful cultural experiences.
September 30, 2013
Walking New York: The Best of the City
Presents itineraries for fifteen walking tours in Manhattan, with descriptions of the attractions located along each route; information about the history, architecture, and culture of the city; maps; and photographs.
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Kayaking Long Island
Paddling Long Island is the only book on the market to depict routes and destinations across the whole of Long Island and the New York City area. And it showcases 50 of the very best. It is a diverse selection, too. After all, according to skill level, weather, personal mood, and other factors, a paddler may want open, fast water one day, but a quiet, protected experience at another time, and something in-between later on. It's all here, from New York City to the far eastern tip of Long Island's Montauk Point.
May 28, 2013
Smithsonian.com: The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2013
...the top towns also boast heartwarming settings where the air is a little fresher, the grass greener, the pace gentler than in metropolitan America. Generally, they're devoted to preserving their historic centers, encouraging talent and supporting careful economic growth. There's usually an institution of higher learning, too.
Most important are the people, unpretentious people with small-town values and high cultural expectations—not a bad recipe for society at large.
Click HERE to see the entire list of 20 small towns to visit.
March 2, 2013
Globe Trekker Australia
traversed the Australian continent to find the country's most unusual and exciting places.
February 25, 2013
Travel DVD New Arrival: St. Petersburg
window to Europe was what Peter the Great wanted to create when, in 1703, he laid the foundation stone for the new capital city of his Russian empire. He sent 50,000 serfs into the swampy delta of the Neva to pound the harbor city out of the ground. Under Catherine the Great, St. Petersburg finally became the thriving metropolis which Peter the Great had dreamed of.
February 21, 2013
Travel DVD New Arrival: Hidden India
travels the small Indian state of Kerala, visiting markets, spice plantations, rice paddies, elephant parades, traditional dances, and more.
February 16, 2013
Travel DVD New Arrival: Rick Steves Travel Extras
This is the only DVD that includes all four of these half-hour Rick Steves' Europe TV shows - Lisbon and the Algarve, Portugal's Heartland, Israel, and Egypt - plus extras. New and updated extras include: Rick Steves' European Insights; Opening the Door to Luther, with Rick Steves; and Rick Steves' Europe: Six Seasons of Bloopers.
January 10, 2013
Winter Getaways: Backroads & Byways of New England
with this guide. Journey to bucolic countryside, dramatic and rocky coastlines, pristine lakes and mountains, picturesque covered bridges, retro clam shacks and fishing villages - New England's beauty exceeds all expectations.
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St. Anthony High School Students Receive Awards at LA County Science Fair
2015-04-01 · By Editor
On Saturday, March 28th, three St. Anthony High School (SAHS) 11th grade students Diana Palma, Thomas Mbadugha and Clarissa Tacto took home awards from the LA County Science Fair for their exceptional projects out of the nine students who participated from SAHS.
Diana Palma won 2nd place in the Senior Chemistry Division for her project "Polystyrene and its Effectiveness of Removing Calcium and Magnesium from Water". Diana created a filter using recycled plastic soda dividers and coffee cups to remove calcium and magnesium ions from water. She received a $50 cash award and qualified to participate in the California State Science Fair at the California Science Center on May 18-19, 2015.
The second student Thomas Mbadugha won the 2nd place award from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) with a $150 cash award for his project "Speed Rust". Thomas put nails of different metals into water to study the chemical reaction of rusting.
The third student Clarissa Tacto won Excellence in Vacuum or Surface Chemistry presented by the American Vacuum Society with a $100 cash award for her project "The Transference of Nicotine through Drinking Glasses". Clarissa researched how nicotine could be transferred from one person to another through contact with drinking glasses.
"It is such an exciting event for the students to showcase what they've learned at St. Anthony High School", said Dr. Gian Grant, the students' chemistry teacher. "They spent so much time on their research, and this event will allow their work to improve even more."
Founded in 1920, St. Anthony High School continues its mission is to provide a small school, high-quality, affordable, college preparatory, private education to students from diverse cultures and economic backgrounds in the greater Long Beach area, through spiritual, academic and extracurricular programs that enable them to become productive members of a complex technological and global society.
For more information, please visit St. Anthony High School's website at www.longbeachsaints.org, or contact Laura Romero, Alumni Affairs & Public Relations Coordinator, at (562) 435-4496 ext. 1229 or at email@example.com


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Microbial Genomics is a fully open access, open data, peer reviewed journal that publishes high quality, original research on archaea, bacteria, microbial eukaryotes and viruses. Submissions are welcome from across the breadth of microbiology and should include a genomic approach.
Our aim is to publish articles communicating novel insights gained from using genomic data, exciting new applications and innovative analysis approaches. Read the full journal scope.
Microbial Genomics supports the use of pre-print servers and is currently trialling direct submissions to the journal from bioRxiv.
Microbial Genomics has partnered with Microreact; a free data visualisation and sharing platform, find out more.
Professor Nicholas Thomson, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK
Professor Stephen Bentley, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK
Microbiology Society announces the launch of a new Open Science journal, Access Microbiology
The Microbiology Society is excited to announce the launch of their new Open Science journal, Access Microbiology. The journal introduces a new service to members of our community allowing the publication of replication studies, negative or null results, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, and interdisciplinary work.
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We would like to apologise to all those who may have received an email which was sent accidentally from our submission system, with the subject line 'Misc. email'.
Congratulations to this year's Annual Conference Poster Prize winner!
Earlier this year Microbial Genomics awarded a prize for the best poster that had used a genomics approach, at the Society's Annual Conference in Birmingham.
Meet our Editors at the 2018 Microbiology Society Annual Conference
Come and meet Editor-in-Chief Nick Thomson at this year's Annual Conference. Ask him about his vision for the journal, what he's looking for in terms of submissions or any other questions you may have about the journal or the discipline of microbial genomics. Nick will be at the Society Stand between 13:00 and 14:00 on Wednesday 11 April.
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Whole genome sequence analysis of Australian avian pathogenic Escherichia coli that carry the class 1 integrase gene
HomoplasyFinder: a simple tool to identify homoplasies on a phylogeny
Shared genome analyses of notable listeriosis outbreaks, highlighting the critical importance of epidemiological evidence, input datasets and interpretation criteria
Evolution of a clade of Acinetobacter baumannii global clone 1, lineage 1 via acquisition of carbapenem- and aminoglycoside-resistance genes and dispersion of ISAba1
Genomic approaches used to investigate an atypical outbreak of Salmonella Adjame
Where the plasmids roam: large-scale sequence analysis reveals plasmids with large host ranges


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Rogers Communications is pulling its sponsorship from a Halifax show, due to an attempted boycott.
Chris Brown is not exactly the best artist to align your brand with these days. Companies are more sensitive than ever when it comes to sponsorship, as we've seen both Rick Ross and Lil Wayne lose multi-million dollar deals over controversial lyrics. Breezy's penchant for controversy goes well beyond lyrics, and was the subject of a public outcry in Halifax when he was announced to headline an event called "Energy Rush" in August.
Twitter and Facebook users were very vocal about their disapproval in the choice of a headliner who had been charged with domestic abuse, and called for a boycott. In response to the negative criticism of the show, Rogers Communications has decided to pull it's sponsorship from the event.
A representative from the company released a statement on the decision:
"In light of today's announcement, we're withdrawing our sponsorship of the event." he said. "Rogers agreed to sponsor Energy Rush prior to Chris Brown's choice as a performer."
Brown has yet to comment, and until further notice the show will go on August 31 at Alderney Landing in Halifax.
[Update: Two More Sponsors Pull Out]
On top of the Rogers, two more sponsors have now pulled out of the Halifax show in which Chris Brown is set to headline. Both Molson Canadian and Halifax-based spa Touch of Radiance announced today that they will be retracting their sponsorship of the event.
Public petitions and protests have also sparked since the announcement that Chris Brown would headline Energy Rush, and Halifax's mayor has even publicly stated that the thought of Brown performing in the city made him "sort of sick."
Promoters of the concert remain confident that the show will go on, and will be a success.
"It's not my position to defend or endorse any of Chris Brown's past behavior. In this case, what we are promoting is the fact that Chris Brown is a multi-platinum award winning artist of international calibre," said Drop Entertainment's Stephen Tobin.


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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Gil Kane Cover of the Month: Our Army At War #3
Close your eyes and think of all of those great war covers Kane did for DC in the 50s and 60s. Having a hard time picturing any, aren't you? Although I've read a biography of Kane, I cannot remember if it delved into which genre he preferred over others. For one reason or another, he did not get many assignments on war covers (although he'd contribute a number of Sgt. Fury covers for Marvel years later). While this particular cover, inked by Joe Giella, is absolutely fine, it does not pack the same impact as the covers done by war comic mainstays Irv Novick and Jerry Grandenetti back then. While there is a lot going on here, it somehow lacks excitement and seems like something you'd see on an generic comic of that era. If you look at the cover gallery for the first 50 or so issues of Our Army At War, you'll agree with me that Kane's entry was one of the weakest.
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The Walking Dead
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Release: Jan 01, 1970
Duration: 42:60 Min
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Networks: AMC
Andrew LincolnRick Grimes
Norman ReedusDaryl Dixon
Danai GuriraMichonne
Lauren CohanMaggie Rhee
Melissa McBrideCarol Peletier
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text: Well, over the weekend, I switched to an Ultimate 11 from an Ultimate 13. I sold my Ultimate 13 on eBay and donated a portion to relief efforts in Japan. When all is said and done, after eBay and PayPal fees, the donation, the tax deduction, and the lower cost of the refurb 11, it worked out almost even. Anyway, I realized I was using far less than half of my 256GB SSD, and I've been eyeing the 11" ever since I saw it in the store (the 13" was an online purchase). I am a bit annoyed that while the "256GB" was really 250GB, the "128GB" is only 120GB (less than half the size), but it is enough for me. So far, the only thing I miss about the 13" is the 900 vertical pixels. Going back to 768 takes a little getting used to, but the portability of the 11" is great. Sure, the SD card slot was nice on the Ultimate 13", but with the 2nd USB port on all the MacBook Airs it isn't quite as necessary. Despite the slower CPU, this still feels like a decent upgrade from my Rev B that I was using as recently as last November, and in retrospect, I'd have gone with this one from Day 1.


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Johnny Hanna, KPMG's Belfast based Head of Tax, outlines the unique challenges facing Northern Ireland as a result of Brexit.
The impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland is hugely significant both politically and economically. The issues related to the land border and close economic ties with the Republic have focused the minds of the Northern Ireland business community and their Southern counterparts.
According to Johnny Hanna, KPMG's Belfast based Head of Tax; "It isn't just about customs tariffs – businesses North and South are also very concerned about the possibility of a 'hard' Border leading to delays and costs linked to conventional customs clearance processes." To illustrate the point, he refers to an OECD estimate of trade costs which suggest that inefficiencies around border clearances alone could add costs of up to 10% of the value of goods traded. Then there is the issue of staff needing to be trained and or hired to deal with these new requirements.
Northern Ireland's costs are competitive, product quality is excellent and the exchange rate is favourable," says Hanna. However margins are tight, competition is intense and any material cost increases arising from Brexit will be a concern.
There are also worries for example of perishable goods supplied across Border by a NI business being delayed by customs requirements, especially within the food and drink sector."
While Hanna welcomes the UK governments desire to achieve as frictionless an EU/UK border as possible he feels we should not underestimate the efforts which will required to achieve this, once the UK leaves the EU single market and customs union. He believes some form of customs border (on or around the island) will be inevitable - not least to address the risks and concerns for the EU27 around the origin of goods coming from NI and GB businesses.
North/South trade has doubled since 1995 and evidence suggests that about 56 per cent of Northern Ireland's goods and services exports go to the EU – with two-thirds of that heading across the Border. In that context, Hanna highlights the issue of supply chain clarity and the business imperative of not delaying in assessing existing supply chains whilst using technology where possible to "better understand the issues and identify solutions."
While the mood music in recent weeks offers some hope that a transitional arrangement will be reached (so as to avoid a dreaded "cliff edge" in March 2019), the clock is ticking and businesses need to at least plan for the worst which would most likely mean World Trade Organisation (WTO) tariffs. In such a scenario, highly vulnerable sectors such as agribusinesses could be subject to tariffs as high as 60 per cent in some cases.
Northern Irish agribusiness also depends significantly on EU supports, and whilst the UK government has committed to stepping into the breach in the short term, there remains deep uncertainty as to how this funding can be secured in the future. Unlike the rest of the UK, Agribusiness accounts for over half of cross-border trade for NI businesses – highlighting why business and policy makers are, according to Hanna in constant dialogue about "how to mitigate and plan for Brexit now."
Currency movements are also playing their part – making Northern goods more competitive but also pushing up input costs. Johnny Hanna notes that certain sectors such as tourism are benefiting as a result of the weakness of Sterling, with strong occupancy levels supporting a high quality tourism product. However, industry representatives have also pointed out that around 20% of the staffing levels in the Northern tourism sector are accounted for by EU nationals from outside Northern Ireland. According to Hanna; "The people issues around Brexit are also significant with cross border mobility concerns relevant not just to hospitality, but also to sectors such as food and agribusiness."
Preservation of the Common Travel Area is absolutely critical. This is not just to ensure that the many thousands of workers who commute to work daily across the border from North to South and vice versa will continue to do so unimpeded but also those travelling across the border to schools and hospitals. There is also the issue around the rights of non-Irish/UK EU nationals currently living and working in N. Ireland who are unlikely to benefit from a preserved CTA.
"Northern Ireland needs both trade and inward investment," believes Hanna, who argues that it is imperative that "Barrier-free trade is a key component of any deal struck with the EU." He concludes by emphasising the advantages of doing business in Northern Ireland and the need for a frictionless border in helping local business maintain its success and deliver on its potential for further growth and employment.
This article was originally published in The Sunday Business Post on 30 April 2017 and is reproduced here with their kind permission.


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UN Children's Fund Chief Education, NO-4 Job Opportunity In Brasilia, Brazil
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. Closing date for applications is 15 Apr 2017.
Purpose of the Position
The Chief is responsible for managing and supervising all stages of education programs/projects from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of results on strengthening national education systems to improve learning outcomes, universal access to and equitable and inclusive primary/early childhood education and renewed involvement in secondary education, especially for children who are marginalized, disadvantaged and excluded in society. S/he leads a group of professional and support staff to develop and manage the education programme in country.
Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks
1. Managerial leadership
– Establish the Section's annual work plan with the education team; set priorities/targets and performance measurement. Monitor work progress and ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards.
– Establish clear individual performance objectives, goals and timelines; and provide timely guidance to enable the team to perform their duties responsibly and efficiently. Plan and ensure timely performance management and assessment of the Team.
– Supervise team members by providing them with clear objectives and goals and direction and guidance to enable them to perform their duties responsibly, effectively and efficiently.
2. Program development and planning
– Provide technical assistance and operational support to ensure that current comprehensive and evidence-based data are available to guide UNICEF's strategic policy advocacy, intervention and development efforts on education programs and to set program priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans.
– Keep abreast of national/regional/international development priorities on education to leverage UNICEF position and competencies with donors, national governments, communities and constituents to advocate/promote education initiatives and policies.
– Supervise the development of education programs/projects (as a full component of the CO and/or UNDAF programs). Establish plans of action, program goals and results, using results-based planning methodology and terminology (RBM).
– Guide/coordinate the timely preparation of program recommendation and related documentation for inclusion in the Country Office Program recommendation ensuring alignment with the overall UNICEF's Strategic Plans, regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
– Collaborate with national/global colleagues/partners/allies to develop partnerships framework to address specific needs and to leverage resources for enhancing education programs/projects. Ensure synergy, integration, coherence, and harmonization of programs/projects with UNICEF Strategic Plans and priorities, donors' development strategies/policies, national priorities/competencies and UN System development interventions/initiatives.
3. Program management, monitoring and quality control of results
– Plan and/or collaborate with monitoring and evaluation initiatives to establish benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators, to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results on education programs.
– Participate in major monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to engage stakeholders to take required action/interventions to achieve results.
– Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
– Monitor programs/projects to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
– Plan, approve, monitor, certify and control the use of program resources (financial, human, administrative and other assets) certifying/verifying compliance with organizational rules, regulations and procedures, donor commitments and standards of accountability and integrity. Ensure timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
– Submit/prepare program/project reports to donors and other partners to keep them informed on program progress and critical issues.
4. Advisory services and technical support
– Provide technical advice to key government officials, NGO, UN system and other country office partners on strategies and best practices to influence approaches/policies and to support social/economic/political/legal development planning, implementation and delivery of results on education programs and related issues.
– Coordinate/ensure the availability of technical experts (with Regional Office/HQ) to ensure timely support throughout all stages of programming/project processes.
– Participate in strategic discussions to influence policy and agenda setting for combating all forms of discrimination against children by advising on and advocating strategies and approaches to promote universal access to and equitable and inclusive education for children in the country.
5. Advocacy, networking and partnership building
– Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with local/national governments, UN system agency partners, donors, internationally recognized institutions, NGOs, funding organizations, research institutes and private sector to reinforce cooperation and/or pursue opportunities, leverage funds, to promote goals and achieve sustainable and broad results on education programs.
– Prepare communication strategies and implementation plans and activities for maximum communication impact and outreach to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances for sustainable results and support fund raising for UNICEF and Country Office programs on education.
– Participate and/or represent UNICEF in inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on education and related issues to ensure organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF development planning and agenda setting process. Collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues the UNDAF planning and preparation of programs/projects including emergency preparedness.
6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
– Promote critical thinking and innovative approaches and good practices for sustainable education programs/projects initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services.
– Keep abreast, research, benchmark, introduce and implement best and cutting edge practices on education and management. Institutionalize and disseminate best practices and knowledge learned.
– Contribute to the development of policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
– Organize/plan/implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on education and related programs/projects.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
– An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in education, economics, psychology, sociology or other social science field is required.
– A minimum of eight (8) years of professional progressive work experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education, at the national and/or international level,is required.
– Previous work experience at supervisory/ managerial level is considered desirable.
-Pastwork experience ina developing country context is considered an asset.
– Previous relevant work experience in UN system and/or agency is considered desirable.
– Familiarity with emergency response is consideredan asset.
– Fluency in Portuguese and English is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Core Values
• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity
Core competencies
• Communication (II)
• Working with People (II)
• Drive for Results (II)
Functional competencies
• Leading and supervising (I)
• Formulating strategies and concepts (II)
• Analyzing (III)
• Relating and networking (II)
• Deciding and initiating action (II)
• Applying Technical Expertise (III)
To view our competency framework, please click here.
Please note that this Vacancy Announcement is open for competition to Brazilian nationals only.
In relation, please note that all candidates who wish to apply to this Vacancy Announcement are requested to prepare and submit their respected UNICEF applications in English language.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious and ethnic backgrounds, representing the diversity of Brazil, such as black and indigenous people, to apply to become a part of our organization. Candidates will be treated equally regardless of gender, sexual orientation, special needs, social and HIV/aids status. UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link


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Monday, May 23, 2011
Seven Layer Dip Pizza
This is not the most attractive appetizer I've ever made. Kinda makes me want to eat this in the dark. ;) I made a crisp corn crust, but next time I'll do my usual pizza crust instead. It wasn't a bad crust mind you, just a little on the tough side. Hrm.....I just realized some flour tortilla dough would make an interesting crust...more experimentation needed.
A little twist on the usual 7 layer dip....easy to tote around and serve since you don't have to worry about chips.
Seven Layer Dip Pizza
2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 package active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tbls oil
1 tbls raw honey
1/4 tsp salt
Sour Cream
Refried Beans
Sliced Black Olives
Chopped Tomatoes
Shredded Taco Cheese
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of the warm water. Stir in the remaining warm water, oil, honey, and salt. Mix in cornmeal and flour and continue stirring until it's too hard to continue mixing in bowl. Turn out onto a floured board and knead in remaining flour. Continue to knead and work dough for 5 to 8 minutes. Divide dough in half. Press or roll it out into a round or rectangle. The other half of the dough is extra so you can either freeze it or roll it out into a blank and freeze that to be used later. Let dough rise for up to an hour depending on the desired thickness of the crust. I wanted a relatively thin crust so I let the dough rest for 15 minutes before baking at 375 for 15 minutes, or until browned. Cool.
Spread beans across crust. Mix together guacamole and sour cream and spread it across the beans. Spread on salsa. Sprinkle taco cheese and top with olives and tomato. Slice into pieces and serve.
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You are just too funny. Eat in the dark? :-)ReplyDelete
This looks amazing - love all the flavours in there. Save me a bit, will you?
Sounds very tasty to me. You don't have to eat it in the dark :)ReplyDelete
Why eat in the dark?This pizza looks yummy, I like crust pizza.ReplyDelete
Turn the lights back on! This looks mouth-watering -- just put more black olives on my piece, please! TheresaReplyDelete
It looks pretty good to me, in broad daylight. I now realise where the 7 layer name comes from.ReplyDelete
I think it looks yummy! What a great take on 7 layer dip!ReplyDelete
Totally love this idea. Put the chip IN the dip...love it!ReplyDelete
I love Mexican pizza and my husband hates it. This is a great idea though. Perfect for something a bit different yet familiar. I think I will just this idea for the dinner get together I go to.ReplyDelete
I don't think it needs to be eaten in the dark, looks pretty great to me!ReplyDelete
That sounds like a delicious idea!ReplyDelete
Mmm genius! I love the dip but never thought of it on pizza.ReplyDelete
Love this. What a fabulous idea.ReplyDelete
Oh my this pizza looks incredible. I so have to make this! :)ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great idea! I look forward to hearing how other doughs work out...I am tempted just to assmeble layers on the top of tortilla chips (a la nachos) and server it like that. hmmm....you got me thinking about crust possibilites!!ReplyDelete
this looks wonderful colourful pizzaReplyDelete
YUM! I just love those 7 layer dips...and the idea to make it a pizza topping was wonderful! I'd like a few slices, please :)ReplyDelete
I love this! Not needing the chips is awesome and great for transporting around at a party.ReplyDelete
What a fun, creative idea! I love going to California Pizza Kitchen and getting the taco pizza, so this recipe works for me:-)ReplyDelete
LOL @ eating in the dark! :) I just adore this recipe... it's right up my alley... I should really make this (and eat it in the dark!)! Thank you for sharing :)ReplyDelete
It might be ugly, but maybe some forgiving candle-light instead of in the dark? Lol.ReplyDelete
But I think it's ugly in the way that a Picnic bar or Alan Rickman as Snape is ugly, if you know what I mean ;) Delicious!
This looks good to me! 7 layer dip as a pizza is perfect for a party and you don't have to worry about people double dipping with chips ;)ReplyDelete
I looked and looked and want to agree with you but sorry, I can't. Give this to me and I will eat it in bright day light proudly. You are setting too high a standard for yourself my dear.ReplyDelete
everything about this sounds amazing. I dont care what it looks like, ill eat it in the light dark, anytime. YUMReplyDelete
An awesome dip served on a pizza!!!! I am sold, looks great!ReplyDelete
Sounds perfect for a party. I love these flavors together.ReplyDelete
Well, I have had sever layer dip, but as a pizza. You've taken this to a whole new level. Wonderful!ReplyDelete
I love the new site layout..looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
And pizza wow wow wow..I am now really hungry!!!
Totally no need to eat this in the dark! LOL! It sounds delicious!ReplyDelete
Turn on the lights... it looks finger licking good. Yum!ReplyDelete
7 layer on a pizza?!?! YES, PLEASE!! That is brilliant!ReplyDelete
Loveee this! It looks incredible--thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I am seeing this in a broad day light and I am loving it. Looks nice and 7 layers .. OMG :)ReplyDelete
Beauty's only skin deep and this one sounds good to the last drop.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 6:10 AM
oh my word!!!ReplyDelete


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2012 began with a book that's been on my to-read list forever. And a day. And a bag of chips. A long time.
My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler appeared on my radar in the spring of 2008 when she released Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. I was working at a neighborhood branch and all sorts of readers were checking out her latest. It was as if –at the mention of alcohol and the allusion to a classic teen read—even book-club grandma was ready to try out this blondie on a lawn chair.
For me, I was interested but not enough to read her myself yet. At the time, I was reading a lot of memoir-y books about having babies since that was something I was considering at the time. Conversely, I was padding such weighty reading material with Martini Mondays and Mojito Tuesdays at my local watering holes at night, so I felt I was good on the vodka front as it was.
Still, I added her canon to my ever-elusive reading list and there it stayed.
Until I had to decide what to read first in 2012. A classic? A best of 2011 pick? Something resolution-driven seemed most appropriate, but I'm 8 months pregnant and I'm not exactly hardcore hitting the gym or eating remarkably well and I had been craving a vodka tonic for the good part of 2011, so Chelsea it was.
And thank goodness. This book was exactly what I needed after months of feeling jolly and bouncy and, you know, righteous, for having created the best Christmas ever. What I'm saying is, the only way to get off your high horse as the domestic goddess of Christmas is to have a drunken midget in a sombrero knock you off it.
The book would appeal to women and men alike and to people who like quick reads but also to those who can stretch out a book over a year (who are you!? return your library book already; people are waiting for it, creepy!). It probably won't appeal to your book-club grandma. I mean, unless it does. I don't know. I don't know your grandma.
I finished this collection of hilarious-ridiculous short stories in no time and was sad to perhaps have to move on to another author. Luckily, the good librarian in me had chosen this title based on the fact that it was Chelsea's first and I can now read more of her books. I can read more as if I didn't just see the minute that I put down my Kindle that her written work is being adapted into a sitcom starring Laura Prepon as Chelsea and Chelsea Handler as her older sister Sloane (which I find to be brilliant bee-tee-double-yoo). I am thrilled to see these characters come to life on television. I have to be a nerd, though, and finish all her books before I can watch the show.
Maybe I can celebrate with a vodka tonic with extra lemon once I've completed Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me. Don't worry, gasping folk, I'm kind of a slow reader.


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Melrose Trading Post – The Flea Market that has Everything!
Look at this stuff. Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think our flea market's complete?
Wouldn't you think we're the place.. the place that has… everything?
Look at this trove. Treasures untold.
How many wonders can one market hold?
Lookin around here you'd think… sure..
they've got everything!


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Verboticism: Floccinaucinihilipilificationism
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Definition: v. To demonstrate your superior knowledge and intellect by using complex, confusing and mind-numbingly stupid jargon. n. A person who uses big words to inflate their unusually small ideas.
Pronunciation: Flok-in-oak-in-i-pil-i-fi-kay-shun-izm
Sentence: I'm cheating! floccinaucinihilipilification is a real word. Howzat for fitting the definition. But I did add the ism.
Etymology: Look it up
Points: 7649
Comments: Floccinaucinihilipilificationism
stache - 2008-03-06: 08:51:00
silveryaspen - 2008-03-06: 11:36:00
It wasn't in the Encarta on-line dictionary ... closest I could find was floccillation ... meaning aimless plucking of bedclothes as a sign of impending death! Don't have time to look farther right now. Wondering how many on-line dictionaries I'll have to check. What the heck! You get the prize for stumping me (perhaps others). Overwhelmingly good!
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-06: 17:57:00
Found the word on dictionary.com. I think I'll try to master the pronunciation to impress the floccin' office dictionary.
silveryaspen - 2008-03-06: 19:35:00
Thanks purpleartichokes for saving me a search thru several sites! Thank you stache for adding a big long word to my vocabulary! Probably as valuable to me as the definition!
petaj - 2008-03-07: 05:41:00
back in the early 80s this word was v. popular with students at the university of queensland. it seemed to be scrawled on blackboards and walls all over campus.


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Welcome to Jennifer's Landscape Design
Jennifer's Landscape Design offers full service landscaping, design & installation. Creative vision is the unique service from Jennifer. Stone, wood, timber, & plants come together to make your outdoor space a special experience. Her crew extends their skill and experience to bring the vision to life. They are fully insured to protect from the unexpected
The landscape installation team is experienced, productive, and skilled having been with the company for up to seven years. Your satisfaction is the only priority this team of committed people have. Beyond the value of creativity in design and execution, Jennifer's Landscape Design is reliable. The team operates out of Cherry Log, GA.
Please talk with us about creating water features, steps, decks, pergolas, outdoor rooms, stone walls, retaining walls, lawns, fences and innovative use of plants that enhance your living space or business.
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Man Charged In August Homicide Case
Man Charged In August Homicide Case
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Des Moines police said they arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting in August.
Police said Richard Polak, 32, of LaVista, Neb., was charged with first-degree murder.
Charles Freeborn was shot at his home at 605 SW 62nd St. on Aug. 4. He later died from the injuries.
Polak is expected to be returned on Polk County to face the charges.


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Dorothy Dunn Consulting produces strategic design and education programs, products, and exhibitions. As a creative catalyst, DDC makes connections, produces experiences, and conceives opportunities that foster engagement and innovation.
SERVICES | Strategic Planning | Program Development and Cultural Production | Conferences, Institute, and Retreat Planning | Content Development | Digital Strategies | Product Development | Installation Production | Curating Exhibitions | Staff Development and Training | Festival and Event Planning


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India Design Year Book is one of the landmark publications of CII. It is in its 5th edition now, having been launched in 2013. Since then it has been the cornerstone of latest trends in industrial design and innovation. It showcases the best work of Indian design companies in the categories of industrial design, interaction design, mobility design and visual communication.
The India Design Year Book could not be published in 2017 due to technical reasons. This year's book, therefore, will be a double bonanza – showcasing the work of companies in 2017 as well as 2018. Till last year, the process of securing a place in the India Design Year Book was through a separate entry for the same. From this year, the process is being changed to make it a complimentary service alongside entry in CII Design Excellence Awards. Which means that every company which applies for design awards will get a complimentary showcasing in the India Design Year Book.
There will be a cherry on the cake for those which had applied for CII Design Excellence Awards last year -- they will get a complimentary showcasing of their last year's products in this year's book.
CII hopes to continue bringing out this high-profile publication which is a window to Indian design ethos and its capabilities. Do write to us to secure your place in this prestigious book now.
A promotional platform for design-led enterprises.
A business development tool for consultancies and freelancers.
A showcase of 2017 and 2018 CII Design Excellence Awards.
A reference book for potential users of design to be informed about what "design can do".
A guidebook for students of design in India and abroad.
The Year Book will be widely circulated through CII channels and will be available in leading bookstores.
There are 2 ways to gain an entry in the Design Year Book:
Rs 50,000 plus taxes for application in any 2 categories + Single page of entry in Design Book
Rs 50,000 plus taxes for application in single category + Double spread entry in Design Book
Companies which had applied for CII Design Awards 2017 will get a complimentary single page in Design Book this year, in the 2017 section, to showcase their last year's entry
INR 15,000, plus taxes
INR 25,000, plus taxes
Ms. Pooja Sanchala
Email: email@example.com
Contact No. +91 124 4014060 Extn.: 442


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Shutterbug's David B. Brooks has recently published a review of the Samsung SyncMaster 244T (214T), a huge 24″ analog/digital LCD display with 1920×1200 pixels (1600×1200 pixels) native resolution, and a blazing 6ms response time.
"On the basis of my experience, the 244T, and by extension its slightly smaller relative, the 214T, have to be among the best LCDs for photographic computing of any displays offered at a competitive price. Frankly, that doesn't leave many brands left to try. The Samsung SyncMaster 244T I worked with is a solid, finely-crafted product that reproduces photographic images with a beautiful richness of color. It also provides the means to adjust the image attributes to individual perception that allows for a close match to what you would expect from the image on screen."


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Luke, I am your Fava, where have you bean?!
Fava beans....always scared the hell out of me. Not that their disgusting or hard to cook, it's just that I didn't really grow up on them and to be honest (whats the point in lying about a damn pea looking bean thing) have only had them a few times in my life.
so this is a fly by the seat of my pants, quick salad that I think ruled!
what you need:
fava beans
lemon juice
red pepper flakes
Step 1: blanch un-peeled fava beans till outer layer startes to turn a light color, pull out of water and put in a ice bath. Repeat with the broccoli and cauliflower (blanch till they are tender).
Step 2: add a bit of EVOO into a pan and saute chopped leeks till they are soft.
Step 3: de-shell fava beans and add to the saute pan with the leeks, cooking for only a few moments.
Step 4: in a bowl add leeks and fava, then add broccoli and cauliflower (make sure to cut into bit sized pieces if you haven't already done so, otherwise it could be awkward).
Step 5: make the vinaigrette by adding 1:1 ratio of EVOO and lemon into the same pan you used to saute the leeks in- to that add the seasoning and whisk together, the residual heat from the pan is all you need, no need to return it to heat. Once vinaigrette is emulsified add to salad and give a toss!
sorry for lack of photos, I have some how misplaced my memory card in the heat of the moment......iphone will have to suffice fava the time bean.....


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Release Date: 13th June 2014
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writer: Guillaume Laurant
Producer: Frédéric Brillion, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Gilles Legrand
Executive Producer: Francis Boespflug and Tyler Thompson
Runtime: 1hr 45mins
Language: English
T.S. Spivet lives on a ranch in Montana with his mother, who is obsessed with beetle morphology, his cowboy father, who was born 100 years too late, and his 14 year old sister, who dreams of being Miss America. T.S. is a 12 year old child prodigy with a passion for cartography and scientific inventions. One day he receives an unexpected call from the Smithsonian announcing he has won the Baird award for the discovery of the perpetual motion machine, and is invited to make a speech. Unbeknownst to all, he decides to head for Washington D.C. crossing the United States on a freight train… but no one at the Smithsonian has any idea that he is only a child…
Kyle Catlett…as T.S. Spivet
Callum Keith Rennie…as Father
Helena Bonham Carter…as Dr. Clair
Judy Davis…as G.H. Jibsen
Jakob Davies…as Layton
Niamh Wilson…as Gracie
Julian Richings…as Ricky
Dawn Ford…as Marge


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|Source: Cg Channel
Adobe seems to be the Future of not only 2d but 3d too. With the kind of work recently shown off at MAX conference, Its easy to conclude that Adobe is doing the absolutely killer stuff.
Check out these demos:
3D Photo Magic
One of them, identified only by the hashtag #3DPhotoMagic, is a pretty nifty consumer technology for integrating 3D models into photos, simply by dragging and dropping them into the image.


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Fire West of Weitchpec
A two acre vegetation fire(Corral Incident) is currently burning near Weitchipec , according to scanner traffic. The fire is in the "timber line" and crews are working hard to get access to the fire. In total, there are currently five Tenders and three engines assigned to the fire.
At about 12:40 pm, Cal Fire Copter 102 and more engines were requested.
Update 1:24 pm: Air Tanker 96, Cal Fire Engine 1284, Alder Hand Crew 1, and a dozer were requested.
Update 1:43 pm: A crew was requested from Orleans.
[Update 1:44pm:] Getting ready to do a retardant line from "Tanker 96"