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Tutorials/Power Management
Power: by far the most important part of your ship. At the best of times it's a fun puzzle, but there are times when you'd rather throw yourself off a building if you don't know what you're doing; let's go over all the mechanics and get started on some super-efficient reactors.
The Basics
In StarMade, power is used for everything: propulsion, weapons, shielding and stealth modules all use power from your ship's power-storage tanks. When these tanks are depleted, your modules will cease functioning until more power is generated from your ships' reactors. In effect, StarMade's power system is based on two things: energy storage and energy regeneration. Both of these are important, although depending on the size of your ship and its role you might want to focus on either more storage or more regeneration. Smaller ships generally don't need storage modules, while larger ships might see great potential in them. This is because power bonuses increase and decrease depending on the size of reactors and power storage tanks. We'll cover that later on, however.
Power Storage
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Power storage is fairly straightforward: more power storage tanks = more power storage; the more tanks you connect the bigger the bonus you get on their overall storage.
So for example, if on my ship I were to connect 5 tanks together I would see a bigger storage increase than if I had 5 separate blocks on it. But this bonus scales! If I had 10 tanks connected up I would get a bigger storage increase than having 2 rows of 5 connected blocks, etc. Connect as many of those tanks up as possible to get the biggest possible bonus!
Power Generation
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This is what you should NOT do when building a reactor. Now, for the power regeneration: first things first, every power regeneration block adds a basic 25/s regeneration to your reactor. Secondly, and this is where it gets a little more complicated, power regeneration is not just based on the amount of connected blocks, it is also about creating the biggest possible box dimension for every separate reactor resulting in the biggest possible regeneration bonus in a limited amount of space.
A box dimension in essence is nothing more than the game looking at every connected group of power blocks and looking at the furthest connected block on every axis. If I had a reactor that were built out of a solid 5x5x5 cube of power blocks, the game would scan this group of blocks and determine that the x,y and z axes are all 5 blocks long, and so the resulting amount of blocks that expand the box dimension is: 5+4+4=13.
File:Power Tutorial Small 2.png A reactor only needs one line of blocks to extend the box-dimension in any direction.
File:Power Tutorial Small 3.png Now, use the space you saved to gain double the regeneration bonus in the same space
But what if I were to build only one line of 5 blocks on the x axis and connect 4 blocks on the y and z axes to the first block of the x axis? Wouldn't I get the exact same regeneration rate, since: x5 + y4 + z4 still equals 13?
Why yes, you would. It might seem somewhat unintuitive at first, but a solid 5x5x5 group of power blocks is a giant waste of space and materials. To get the exact same regeneration rate you really only need a minimum of 13 blocks extending 5 long on all axes to create that same size of box dimension. So in that same 5x5x5 space you could set another 5x5x5 box dimension in the opposite corner to get twice the regeneration rate in the same volume of space as long as the groups of power blocks don't connect directly.
File:Power Tutorial Small 4.png After doubling your bonus output, try getting even more by stuffing in as many and as big possible reactors.
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Reactors are not limited to a certain shape, build away in any direction and size you want. Now to take it one step further: try to add even more box dimensions of as big a size as you can fit until you can't fit a single unconnected block in there anymore to get as high a regeneration rate as possible. This is sometimes referred to as the '5x5x5 challenge'. Additionally, remember to always make your box dimensions as big as possible since more volume equals more bonus regeneration - not unlike the storage system - but here it's all about the biggest possible box-dimension, not just sheer amount of connected blocks.
Note, however, that these volumes of space you can cram with all this power regeneration aren't necessarily confined to a square or other geometric shape of any size. It can therefore be a good idea at times to first build your ship's hull and then try to stuff many large box dimensions inside for the largest amount of regeneration. If you succeed in cramming a ton of regeneration in your ship, you might well find yourself laughing at your opponents' futile efforts to bring down your superior shielding, fueled by your thoughtful reactor design.
Lastly, note that the largest possible bonus you can get from box dimensions is capped at one million. After this, box dimensions will simply cease to provide any additional regeneration. This may seem like a faraway boundary, but on the bigger classes of ships it can be very easy to hit, hence making storage a much more efficient approach for any additional power systems in these cases once the limit has been reached for regeneration.
Power Regeneration Equation
The equation for power regeneration was previously:
{R=[(2*(Z-1)+1)+(2*(Y-1)+1)+(2*(X-1)+1)/3]^1.7*100} R <= 1,000,000 + (BlockCount*25) = total ship regen
Doesn't include the box dimension efficiency decrease curve.
The current equation was posted by CyaNox on the official forums[1]. Rearranged for readability, that equation is:
2000000 / ( 1 + 1.000696^(-0.333*(SumDimensions/3)^1.7) ) - 1000000 + 25 * Blocks
...where "SumDimensions" is the sum of the X, Y, and Z lengths of the axis-aligned bounding box that contains the generator group and "Blocks" is the actual number of SD HCT xm3.4 Power blocks in that generator group.
For extremely large generator groups, the power regeneration due to the dimensions of the generator group asymptotically approaches 1,000,000. This bonus regeneration divided by the sum-of-dimensions for the generator group peaks at X+Y+Z=596, or 594 SD HCT xm3.4 Power blocks. If one had an infinitely long line of power blocks, then it would be ideal to break that line into segments 594 blocks long each. (Of course, a segment that long is already over half the length of a sector.)
Power Transfer
Recently, power transfer beams were added to the game. The purpose of these beams is to either transfer power to or from a friendly, neutral or enemy ship.
Place the controller for one of these beams on your ship and make sure it is highlighted (if not, look at the block and press c) then place the corresponding beam in any shape and amount you like, bind it to a hotkey through the weapons menu and fire it like any other weapon in the game. Note that these beams deal no damage and you might only see something happen if either you absorb power and you have space to store it, or you are transferring it at a rate higher then your regeneration rate.
Current power beam math:
is how many seconds it takes while firing the beam for it to register a hit. Each group hits for a flat rate of 10k power per hit
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Portugal's Pelamis Wave Power Project Dead In the Water
photo: Pelamis Wave Power
TreeHugger has touted how cool the Pelamis wave power device on a number of occasions, as well its implementation in the €9 million Aguçadoura project in Portugal. Well, that 2.5 MW adventure has come to an end. Citing technical and financial setbacks, what would have been the world's current largest commercial wave power project has been taken offline indefinitely:Edinburgh-based Pelamis Wave Power holds a 23% stake in the project, with Babcock & Brown, Energias de Portugal and Efacec also participating.
The plan for Aguaçadoura had been to install 25 wave energy converters for a combined capacity for 21 MW. Back in November, the existing wave energy converters were pulled from the water due to leaks affecting their buoyancy. But once those problems were solved, the recession took its toll. Babcock & Brown began selling assets and other partners declined to contribute more funding.
via: Cleantech, IHT
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Giant Mechanical Snakes Create Electricity from Waves in Portugal
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The Riverside Press-Enterprise says a sheriff's helicopter is looking for 49-year-old Michelle Yu, who failed to return Saturday from a hike on the mountain. Searchers can't reach her by cell phone and believe she may be injured.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire says Yu had food and water with her but was planning only a day hike and wasn't dressed for the storm that hit the mountain with rain, wind and snow Sunday night.


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I have a couple of cards to show you today....
These are done using CHF's "Common Cold" set from the Saturday Evening Post line. I love vintage and these images are perfect for get well cards with a bit of fun nostalgia thrown in.
I colored these with my copics...matching up my colors with the fantastic Melissa Frances paper. Perfect for those vintage images!
After I had sewn around the perimeter I decided to rough up the edges, love that tattered look when you are probably feeling pretty tattered...lol! Here are all the card deets:
Common Cold (SEP) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Tuxedo Black memento (Tsukineko)
Patterned Paper (Melissa Frances)
White (Neenah)
Copic Markers
Air Brush System (Copic)
Wood Flourish (Kaisercraft)
Oval Die (Spellbinders)
Here is the female version....isn't it sad that she won't make it to her party? I did some fun paper piecing on this image. I used the smaller (tighter) pattern of flowers to piece the blanket and pillows. The green party dress matches the flower's leaves in the patterned paper. Love those Jenni Bowlin chipboard buttons and I had to use the center punchouts of the buttons too to accent my sentiment.
Here are all the deets for this one:
Common Cold (SEP) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko)
Smile (Melissa Frances)
White Card Stock (Neenah)
Air Brush System, Markers (Copic)
Oval Die (Spellbinders)
Sheer Flower (Maya Road)
Chipboard Button (Jenni Bowlin)
Ribbon (Melissa Frances)
Hope you are all feeling well! See you tomorrow for Taylor's Sketch challenge! Woohoo!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
His and Her Get Well
5 comments:
- leenda said...
Totally fabulous artwork!
- January 7, 2010 at 2:45 PM
- SpAzzGiRL said...
These cards are gorgeous!
- January 7, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- Conniecrafter said...
Very neat get well cards, I am sure you will get use out of these cards this year...
- January 8, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Elaine said...
Lovely cards!
- January 8, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Very unique and I love them! Wow!
- January 9, 2010 at 1:39 AM
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Edwige Pitel, who was not selected for France in their Olympic Games cycling team, has had her protest at the decision rejected by a court in Grenoble on Wednesday.
A judge said there was no serious doubt about the legality of the decision to leave Pitel off the team and hence her bid to overturn the original decision was rejected.
The French women's team in the road race for the August 8 to 24 Beijing Games, announced late last month, is Christel Ferrier-Bruneau, Jeannie Longo, and Maryline Salvetat, and the time-trial riders are Longo and Maryline Salvetat.
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Usually, women are fond of long hair.This article will guide you, and it will give you a clear idea about how to get a longer hair.There are no shortcut ways to make your hair grow long.
To have long hair, it is advisable to eat the nutritious foods, to reduce the hair fall. It will strengthen the follicles of the hair and promote hair to grow long.
Solution To get Long Hair
Use Conditioner
Conditioner plays a significant role in preventing the hair damage and thus,it will replace the lipids and proteins which are present inside the hair shaft.It is used to reduce the hair loss and promote the hair growth.The conditioner is also used to lessen the breakage of the hair and so the hair will grow longer and healthier.
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To get a long hair,you need to consume the medicines which provide proteins, vitamins, and minerals.Biotin tablets are helpful to grow the hair very long.Within a month you can realize the changes.These tablets will supply the sufficient amount of nutrients to the roots of the hair and thus prevent hair loss. It is advisable to consult a doctor, before consuming the pills.
When your hair is in wet condition,it is better to brush your hair from the bottom to the top.So,you can save your hair by brushing from bottom to top.It will stimulate hair growth.This type of brushing boosts the removal of tangles, and you can get a strong and healthy hair.
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It is necessary that you should cut your hair regularly. By doing this,one can get rid of hair splits, hair breakage, and damage.
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Healthy Diet
Always consume the foods which are rich in proteins, vitamins, and minerals.This type of foods plays a vital role in improving the growth of hair.Food items like cheese, eggs, grains, cabbage, etc .are used to strengthen the hair follicles.Besides, drink the fresh vegetables and fruit juices which supply enough amount of nutrients to the hair and so the hair grows long.Fish, flax seeds, beans, walnuts, etc. are rich in omega 3 fatty acids and are used to improve the hair growth.
By consuming the food items,which are rich in vitamins,can play a vital role in providing sufficient amount of energy to the hair follicles and so the hair won't get damaged often . To get a long hair, feed the foods which are natural sources of vitamins.
Castor Oil
Castor oil is rich in omega fatty acids and may contain other fatty acids that help to make the hair longer.Castor oil stimulates the hair growth.Mix the castor oil with the coconut oil and apply the mixture on the hair.Massage the scalp for 30 minutes and then remove the mixture by using the shampoo.You can also mix the other essential oils like rosemary, eucalyptus, thyme oil, etc. with the castor oil.
It won't produce any side effects.Avoid using it in the case of problems.
Massaging the Scalp
Apply some amount of oil in the hair and massage the scalp.Rub it with the help of fingers on your scalp,leave for 30 minutes.Rinse it off with water or shampoo.While massaging,it improves the circulation of blood.It will stimulate the hair growth.Massage is used to make the hair grow longer.It will strengthen the hair roots.
Flip the Head Upside Down
It is one of the unique methods to make your hair grow longer. Just keep your head upside down.It will improve the circulation of the blood and so the hair grows longer.It is one of the easiest ways to make your hair grow long.By increasing the blood circulation,the hair follicles can get the sufficient amount of nutrients which is needed for the hair growth.
Children,as well as adults, can do this exercise without any difficulty.By doing this regularly for 3- 4 minutes daily, you can get a long hair.
Free Stress
Stress is considered to be one of the significant factors for hair loss.It is assumed that it will disturb the life cycle of hair,thus the follicles of hair suffer to get the enough nutrients for hair growth and so it is a major cause for loss of hair.
To avoid stress ,it is required to do certain breathing exercises,meditation or other relaxation techniques.By doing these kinds of activities,we can feel free from stress,and the hair will grow long.
Egg Mask
You can apply the egg in your hair by three ways.
1st Method
As eggs are rich in minerals and vitamins,it will promote the hair growth.Stir the egg and mix it with the lavender oil and grape seed oil.Apply the mixture to the hair.After half an hour rinse it off with a shampoo.
2nd Method
Take two egg yolks and mix it with olive oil.Apply the mixture on your scalp and leave for 30 minutes.Later on, rinse the mixture with the cold water.
3rd Method
Stir an egg and mix it with milk,olive oil,and lemon juice.Apply the mixture on the scalp and leave it for 40 minutes and then rinse it off with water.After washing,apply the shampoo on your hair to remove the egg smell from the hair.
Choose any one of the above methods and treat your hair.Leave us your reply in the comment box.


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Actor Joo Sang Wook, TVXQ's Changmin (Max) and actress Lee Yeon Hee are preparing for their drama 'Paradise Meadow'.
According to an official of the drama, the three of them started filming on the 23rd, at Jeju Island.
This drama depicts the love and work of two youths, with the natural beauty of Jeju Island as the background. Interest was raised beyond the industry when it was first announced that TVXQ's Changmin, who enjoys huge popularity in Asia, and up-and-rising actress Lee Yeon Hee was casted in this drama.
For Lee Yeon Hee, Joo Sang Wook and Changmin will show their strategies on love. Joo Sang Wook's character is the President of a resort, whose parents migrated to America when he was a child. While he's on a business trip at Jeju Island to look into building a resort there, he has a fateful encounter with Lee Yeon Hee, where this gentleman falls in love with her.
There will be 16 episodes for 'Paradise Meadow'. It is targeted to be broadcasted in March next year.
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Where is bullying coming from?
In the letter to the editors on 10/2/07, Clarence Williams, "Labor takes us for fools", he called union people thugs. Remember Enron? The 800% increase of CEo's salaries while earnings of blue collar workers have decreased? We watch as the rich have become much richer and the middle class is disappearing.
This weekend, a speaker from Heritage Foundation on C-SPAN called all Democrates anti-God, anti-family, pro-pornography, and pro-abortion. Worse This programing is also coming from right wing talkers and some American pulpits. They lie.
Where is this bullying and hatred coming from? Perhaps it is to divert us while many corporations now focus on "Gobal Profit". Is this the "New World Order"? Our public buildings and roads are being sold to other countries–the North West C470 highway just recently.
We're told 70% of Coloradans support the drilling the the Roan Platue while there is a sudy going on right now to build a 200 mile pipeling to carry this resouce back east.
God help us to wake up.
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Nice work, Mumford & Sons. You have secured your place as one of those bands people dislike primarily for being popular and successful—the music a secondary factor. Other members of the club are Kings of Leon, Keane, Coldplay and so on... It's a sizeable pack. Not content with rehashing words from Hilary Mantel, Marcus Mumford has also been taking pages direct from Chris Martin's manuscript of life. He's set himself up with the A-list actress wife, the millions of international record sales, the prime time TV slots, and high-profile White House performances. All in all, it's going well. So why change anything?
Mumford's ethos seems to be; if it's not broke, don't risk any improvements. In fact, go one step further and write a computer programme to automate songs based on one hurtling country hook. But why should we be so caught up on innovation? Surely the sane thing to do when following a good debut is to ensure it's at least equally good. Nothing ventured, and nothing gained, sure—but that also means nothing's been taken away. Mumford & Sons are extremely good at serving the same Madeira sponge over and over, changing the icing each time. The base isn't a bad one, in fact it's good. But there's only so many tweaks that can be made to fill an album. Sure, Uri Gellar is pretty good at bending a spoon, but once you've seen it once you've seen it forever.
It was always going to be hard to complete a follow up the Mercury-nominated debut, Sigh No More, without drawing comparisons or finger pointing surrounding the sophomore slump. Turns out, comparisons are easily made as this could well have been the same album, B-side.
Like Hollister to California prep, Mumford & Sons are the stylised representation of a folk aesthetic, bloated and packaged for those who don't like folk music. Babel is safe, Mumford & Sons know their niche and, so far, not many have come close to impersonating it. It's a record made for explosive sing-alongs and drunken stupor. Translating lessons from the Kristen Stewart guide to acting for use in a musical context, it's the same thing over and over. This is easily acknowledged, but still loved in pop culture.
Title track 'Babel's thundering opening is extremely similar to Sigh's 'Roll Away Your Stone'. Like a punch in the gut, cathartic screams and zealous strumming defines the label's brief for this record as "The same, but more. And louder." Mumford roars for emotional walls to be torn down, and we wish he would pound them himself. In this record, we want to get to know Mumford better, but he's keeping us at arms length, giving the impression of exposure with none of the liability.
Galloping mandolin, soft vocals, banjos, elasticised drops after lowly hooks, the final release of emotion—it's a formula Pythagoras would be proud of. 'I Will Wait' is the obvious choice for a single, implementing the procedure perfectly, dousing hyped hoedowns with Eagles-like harmonies. They're a band looking ahead to filling arenas instead of pubs, and to emerge from festival tents to the main outdoor stages. It's cathartic anthems like this that will prove to be the biggest crowd pleasers and provide just the right skyrocketing tempo for the boozers.
One difference to Sigh No More is that there's a darker quality to Mumford's voice. He seems enraged. Venomous echoes of "Let's live while we are young/ while we are young" on 'Whispers in the Dark' seem more of a threat than an emotive plea, while 'Broken Crown's' crawling vocals include the trademark emphasised 'fuck'. "I took the road and I fucked it all away/now in this twilight, how dare you speak of grace?" spits Mumford, embellishing the darker tones. Well darker in terms of them throwing a shitload of black paint on what was already there.
"I feel numb beneath your tongue/ shake my ash toward the wind/lord forget my sins" he cries on 'Lovers Eyes', bringing the religious tones present throughout Babel to a climax. A cappella harmonies of redemption again merge into the cathartic throws of "Take my hand!" with the urgency of someone falling off a building. Desperate "Aaaahhhs" dive in over the stock composition they've probably been sprinkling throughout the record to see if we'd notice. Continuity—you can't argue it's not here. The only subtle hints we get of a new direction belong on 'Below my feet' and 'Hopeless Wanderer', with an electric guitar sashaying discreetly over formula initialisation 9 and 11.
But there's still the feeling of restraint, don't mess it up, keep the guitar low. There's no extreme Muse-like risk-taking on the cards for Mumford & Sons just yet. "This ain't no sham/I am what I am" spews Mumford on 'Not With Haste'. His resentful, lax tones say it all. That's cool, but we're ready for the second track now.


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Katie Price has been the bringer of doom (and literally nothing else) to many people this Christmas.
The star, who launched her own range of skincare and cosmetics in September, has been inundated with complaints on her Instagram and Facebook pages.
Disappointed customers have complained that orders - many of which were supposed to be Christmas presents - haven't arrived, and those which did arrive have been damaged.
"Disgusting service, my items did not arrive p**sed off is an understatement so you can keep the item and money as you obviously need the cash that bad just pure greed," commented one unhappy customer.
Katie's Instagram comment thread is littered with comments like: "Still waiting for my order My daughter was so disappointed not be getting her Xmas gifts", "Ordered in November still not arrived no reply from your team disgusted", and "Pleased I never ordered anything for my teenager now after reading these comments . Think you need to sort your logistics out instead of promoting it".
A statement on the site described the 'overwhelming demand' for the products, and explained that orders placed after the 12 December wouldn't be dispatched in time for Christmas - but this doesn't explain the no-show of orders allegedly placed well before then.
The statement read: "Due to an unprecedented amount of orders placed we will no longer be able to deliver before Christmas for any orders placed today. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
"Orders placed on and before 12th December are being shipped out as soon as possible but we are experiencing delays dispatching our orders from our normal 5 working day estimation to between 10-12 working days."
Katie's beauty range, Katie Price Beauty, includes cosmetics and skincare products for both men and women, and launched earlier this year on katiepricebeauty.com.
"I am very lucky, I get to test and use some of the best, most luxurious and expensive beauty products," she writes on the site. "I chose my favourites and set my team the task of creating a range that was just as good…but at an affordable price for all my fans.
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"So take my challenge and give them a try!"
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Your Day in Health: March 2
WEB MD: A Daily Cup Of Tea May Soothe Your Heart
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Suzie & Matt Video Highlights // Fazeley Studio
Matt & Suzie's had a quirky, vintagy, colourful wedding at Fazeley Studios in Birmingham back in June. Watch & Enjoy!
You guys are blummin amazing! I LOVED the main video (cried through it!) and this highlights video is amazing too! Thank you for being such a special part of our wedding. Our photographer has a nice photo of you guys in the dressing-up box photos so Matt will email it you when we get the proofs. Xx


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New parallel shaft gear from ABM Greiffenberger Scores Points in Materials Handling Technology
The new FGA 172/173 parallel shaft gear from ABM Greiffenberger meets the stringent demands imposed on materials handling facilities in intralogistics. The drive is compact, works very efficiently and has impressively long operating times.
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The new version in the parallel shaft gear series also has a multitude of fastening options. This gives users great installation flexibility. The gearbox can be mounted laterally or with various flanges or can be used as an add-on gear with torque support. In materials handling facilities the drive can be mounted underneath the conveyor belt for space-saving purposes. The FGA 172/173 can be easily combined with three-phase asynchronous motors as well as with SINOCHRON® Motors from ABM Greiffenberger.
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Thank you very much for your interest in this tour!
This tour provides a full five-course traditional Cha-kaiseki (cuisine served before tea ceremony) and a tea ceremony experience in a special facility with a tea ceremony room. An oasis of calm and traditional beauty in the midst of urban Tokyo.
* The venue is a private facility and not open to the public.
- Experience the formal way of tea, which includes a five-course traditional Cha-kaiseki cuisine prepared by a chef with more than 20 years experience followed by a tea ceremony. You can also enjoy Japanese sake (rice wine).
- The venue is an oasis of calm in urban Tokyo. Experience Japanese culture in a beautiful tea room complete with precious art and tea utensils.
- The owner of the venue himself, a professional Ura-senke teacher at its second-highest rank, will treat you to tea and explain the history and ritual of the ceremony.
- Enjoy a five-course traditional cuisine formally served before tea ceremony specially prepared by a chef with more than 20 years experience.
- Sake (rice wine) is also available.
Tea ceremony: Free your mind through the ritual of tea
- Enjoy the finest quality green tea and traditional Japanese sweets from famous confectioneries.
- Learn about tea utensils, hanging scrolls and the etiquette of flower arrangement.
- Try for yourself the unique and fun Japanese way of making green tea.
- Private venue in Futako-Tamagawa, Tokyo.
- Meet at Futako-tamagawa Station. Welcomed by interpreter (English).
- 2.5 hours
- 20,000 yen per person – includes interpreter (English or Mandarin Chinese) fee and souvenirs.
- Private tours: add 20,000 yen per group
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- Wagashi (Japanese sweets) from Hachinoya Confectionery.
- Photos taken during tea ceremony are provided later over the internet.
- You will need to take your shoes off in the tea room, so please wear socks or stockings.
- The tea ceremony room is a sacred space. Please note the following:
- Please wear tops with sleeves (short sleeves are OK) that cover the shoulders.
- Please make sure you wear something that will cover your knees. Do not wear shorts or mini-skirts. Any fabric is acceptable.
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His lineup finally intact, Jerry Manuel said he is contemplating juggling things tonight in Los Angeles.
After last night's game Manuel told reporters he might sit Jason Bay – which I called for a couple of days ago – Carlos Beltran and Rod Barajas.
Beltran and Barajas drove in runs last night, with the latter breaking out of a long home run drought.
Sitting Bay is deserved. He went 0-for-6 with four strikeouts last night and is hitting .111 with no RBI in his past ten games.
"Just lost,'' is how Bay describes himself.
The offense has been horrid, scoring just seven runs in the Arizona series and 15 runs in the seven games played since the start of the second half. The Mets have lost nine of their last 12 games, scoring less than four runs in ten of them. They've been shut out three times.
Things won't be getting any easier, with four games against the Dodgers, three against St. Louis and three each against the Braves and Phillies.


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Me: Don't look down. Don't let go. Why the hell did I think walking the Golden Gate Bridge was a good idea?
Lemon Drop: Too much wine at dinner last night?
Me: That's probably it.
Lemon Drop: Why don't I distract you Auntie Wendy? Tell me about the books you read last month!
Me: Good idea. ::looks down:: Oh God, why did I do that?
The Beauty Within by Marguerite Kaye - Historical romance, Harlequin Historical, 2013, Grade = B
- Spinster heroine too smart for her own good falls for an Italian artist commissioned to paint a portrait of her rambunctious half-brothers. Interesting characters, with a well-done "beauty in the eye of the beholder" theme. If you're looking for more historicals featuring non-titled characters? Yeah, this one.
An Invitation To Sin by Sarah Morgan - Contemporary romance, Harlequin Presents, 2013, Grade = B+
- Second book in a continuity series (but it stands alone well - promise!) featuring a bad girl heroine who falls for a bad boy hero. Think Lindsey Lohan (but not nearly as screwed up) falling for a hot-shot Italian fashion designer and you'll get the gist.
Beta Read by An Online Bud - Steampunk romance, Grade = C
- Was asked to read this book not so much for the steampunk stuff, but just to take a good look at the characterizations. Good bones here, good story idea. Did think there could have been some more polish in certain areas, and sent back notes. As it stood though? The author has already found "average." More work and this could easily see publication and be a solid B read - says me.
Freefall by Jill Sorenson - Romantic suspense, HQN, 2013, Grade = B-
- Good action and adventure, and I loved the tortured main romantic couple. Was less enthralled with the secondary romance, which just - ugh, annoyed me. Probably would have been a C grade normally, but damn, I'm loving this series/world so much that it tipped me back to B territory.
Patrick Gallagher's Widow by Cheryl Reavis - Contemporary romance, Silhouette Special Edition, 1990, Grade = B+
- A RITA winner from 1991, and my TBR Challenge read for June. Loved the main romantic couple, loved how Reavis didn't make the heroine a "token widow," and thought the suspense aspects of the book were well handled. Only quibble? Some of the secondary characters bordered on caricature.


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A funny thought hit me just now. You see, gambling has been a part of video games since the dawn of gaming pretty much. I mean, you could find casino (or gambling in general) elements in games such as "Dungeon Keeper", "Fallout", "System Shock", "The Witcher", "Red Dead: Redemption", "Watch Dogs" with many others. Furthermore, then you got full-blown gambling games of that kind as well (like "Vegas Tycoon", "Casino, Inc.", "Casino Tycoon", "Casino Empire" with many others).
Even so, I still remember the casino's from "Dungeon Keeper" 1 and 2 the most. Because the gambling aspect played a big part of the game, and truth be told. It was darn fun to rig the games against your own monsters (you got them to waste their paychecks away in your casinos). To be fair though, the money obtained from the casinos was very much-needed. As you used it to wage war against your foes (in the case with Dungeon Keeper, you actually play the role as the bad guys fighting the good guys).
I also have memories from trying to win a lot of money by playing on the slot machines in "System Shock 2. However, I don't recall that I ever won a lot of money playing on those machines. Then again, I was way too busy staying alive and trying to kill things that came my way (and that would include everything from suicide bomber robots, cyborg ninjas, mutated lab monkeys to space zombies). Even so, I'm pretty curious to find out if the slot machines will return in the remake of the original "System Shock" game? Well, time will tell.
Nevertheless, I still think that it's the "Fallout" series that has some of THE coolest casino elements ever created in the world of games. I'm of course aware that there exist quite a few Fallout games, mods and whatnot nowadays, but in my book, "Fallout 2" is still number one in my heart. Because I have probably spent more time on that game, then I've spent on any other game in my whole life. So naturally, I soon realized that I could earn quite a lot of money by trying my luck by at some of the game's gambling spots. A word of advice though, you need to have some really impressive luck and intelligence stats in-order to improve your chances of winning anything (click here for all the up to date info).
Sadly enough though, it's one thing being lucky in the world of games, and a whole another thing being lucky in real-life. Then again, yolo right? 😉
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How to Build Muscle without Lifting Weights
No Weights No worries
Do you want to build muscle, but do not have access to weights? In this article we will show you how it is possible to build muscle without lifting weights.
For the human body to add muscle mass it needs to be subjected to a stimulus that it is not accustomed to. This can be accomplished by increasing the amount of weight one lifts, but there are also a number of other exercises that can be performed that do not require dumbbells or barbells.
When performing an exercise to build the greatest amount of muscle you will want to focus on movements that you can perform six to twelve repetitions of. Performing less than six repetitions will build more muscular strength while performing more than twelve repetitions of an exercise will cause more of increase in muscular endurance.
Once you can perform more than twelve repetitions of a given exercise you will want to change the exercise being performed or do a variation of the exercise to make it harder. For example, when you can perform thirteen repetitions of the standard push-up, try doing push-ups with your feet on a bench or with your hands closer together to make the exercise harder.
Optionally to make an exercise harder on the muscle, perform the movement slower. Studies have shown that performing the eccentric or down motion of an exercise slower, results in more muscle damage, which stimulates greater muscle mass gains.
Without using weights to build muscle mass, you must focus mainly on bodyweight exercises and non conventional movements. These bodyweight exercises include push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, squats, lunges, and dips.
Plyometric training is a type of exercise that focuses on building strength and power through jumping and the throwing of objects. Examples are jumping onto a twelve inch high box and performing clap push-ups.
Without using weights to build muscle you must often think outside of the box to create your own muscle building exercises. For example lifting and carrying large rocks over a set distance or filling a duffel bag with sand and using this as make shift weight. Using unconvential methods to build muscle mass also has the benefit of adding more functional strength to the body than lifting weights would.
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Dundas Historic Locations
The following historic locations are located in Dundas, Minnesota. Please select a historic place in Dundas to view detailed information including address information, historical signifiance, and much more.
Minnesota Historic Places
|Archibald, Edward T., House
Hamilton and 2nd Sts.
Dundas, MN
Single Dwelling, Secondary Structure
|Archibald Mill
Railway St.
Dundas, MN
Manufacturing Facility
|Ault Store
2nd St.
Dundas, MN
Specialty Store, Library
|Church of the Holy Cross--Episcopal
2nd St.
Dundas, MN
Religious Structure
|Martin, Wiliam, House
Bridge and 1st Sts.
Dundas, MN
Single Dwelling
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Economic disparity, everyone knows about it but few really understand why we have it. The President spoke the other day about how there was a day when even if you didn't graduate high school you could have got a job in a factory or plant and make a decent living to raise a family, have a vacation, own a home and retire. He also said that those days are gone and we are only going to have good paying jobs for well, college educated people. There is a problem with that and that is a lot of people are simply not fit for college and as I stated some 30 years ago in another letter to the editor, I warned that these days would come. When people were saying education is the silver bullet to fix poverty. Not true, ask the millions who now have degrees and can't get work or the work they now get pays half of what it did when they started out their education. It is simple, supply and demand reduces the value of education in a "free market" environment. Also, at one point, 50% of billionaires had no high school diploma! How do you get rich with no education? Simple,exploitation and politics. That's not capitalism, not true capitalism. That's exploitation.
The President's statement also disregards the need for people to do the work that does not require an education of sorts. Custodians, trash collectors, waitresses and waiters and the real biggie retail workers in stores. This is a special notice for those brave people now protesting at fast food restaurants around the country for better wages. What I have been advocating but getting 0 response to for what ever reason is a minimum profit sharing law. Economic disparity is here because we have allowed the people who do the work to be taken advantage of in the market place by those who take the money from those labors and tell these workers they aren't worth what they are paying them now. Guess what, they are right they are worth much more than what they are being paid not less. Without them the rich would not be able to take one dollar in profit and their money would be useless. That is why we need to attack economic disparity where it is created and that is at the corporate or business bottom line. We have a minimum wage law. What we need is a minimum profit sharing law that requires companies and any business that is making a "profit" of more than $10 million a year to put a minimum of 10% back into the hourly work force that created it.
We have to have decent livable wage jobs for people who for what ever reason if by choice or capability do not get a higher education. The value of a worker is not determined simply by their education. In business it is easy to figure out the value of a worker any worker in any company. Simply take the number of man hours worked and divide it by the profit made and you will find that value. For every 10,000 man hours worked in $1million of profit that is $100 an hour of profit made by the company from every hourly employee. That is a fact. There are other ways to calculate an employee's worth or value that are not related to the hours worked .That is where you can get the Wall-Mart figures. Not knowing the total number of hours does not mean you cannot calculate or approximate because all you need to know is the number of employees a company has. Since Wall-Mart brags about having over 1million employees simply divide the number of employees by the amount the company posted as a profit in a year. Last year it was something like $27Billion. Divide 10% or $2.7billion by the 1,300,000 worker's they brag about and each worker would get a bit over $2,000 bonus or well over 10% of what the average Wall-Mart worker gets in a year and the 6 owners of the company would still get over $24billion! Such a small price for Wall-Mart and many other big corporations to have to distribute to the people who make them multibillionaires EVERY YEAR! 10% really is a minimum profit share don't you think? I would say 50% would be better for such large companies.
I am going to to explain the problem we have with the word business. People have been conned into believing that a business is in business to make money. That is simply not true. Business is to supply the needs and wants of the people as a way of producing & distributing those needs and wants to the people. That is the first order of a business. The second order of Business is to supply the jobs and income to the people the business employs for those jobs at the highest rate possible not the lowest rate possible. Third a business is supposed to be good stewards in the communities upon which it relies to do it's business meaning the business should pay its fair share of taxes and support the community in that way to the best of its ability not the least it can do. After a business does all that and does it well then it should make a profit for itself and those who created the business. Profit is not the motive of business it is the dessert, the profit motive is the motive of greed.


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Marico Alaor, the Vice-President of BMG Bank, recently spoke about the business opportunities in several Brazilian cities. Alaor based his speech on the Endeavor index. Endeavor is the organization that supports entrepreneurs. The index listed five top cities, and it was no surprise to Alaor or anyone else when São Paulo was the first city on the list. The other four cities are about an hour or so away from São Paulo by airplane, so location is not an issue. Those cities are Florianopolis, Victory, Recife, and Campinas.
Businesses that open branch offices or have a partnership with a Brazilian company in one of those cities do have hurdles to overcome due to government regulations, the country's tax structure and cultural differences, but Alaor thinks those challenges are manageable. Alaor and bank President Ricardo Guimarães have invested in several foreign businesses in the city of Belo Horizonte, and thanks to their leadership, BMG Bank is a well-known bank in Brazil. BMG Bank is known for giving consumers low-interest payroll loans with good terms.
In fact, Alaor is responsible for turning the small Bank of Minas Gerais into a medium size bank that competes head-to-head with the big government banks in the country. BMG Bank is considered the leader in the consignment credit industry and Alaor plays a major role in producing record-breaking bank profits.
One of the main attractions for businesses that want to expand to cities like Recife, Florianopolis, Victory and Campinas is the cost of living. The cost of living in those cities is 33 percent less than São Paulo, and 77 percent less than San Francisco or New York. The other attraction is the food. That may not sound like something businesses would consider when expanding, but good food is essential to the well-being of foreign employees. The climate is another attraction, according to the Endeavor index.


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Instant Regret
Do not—I repeat, DO NOT—introduce your teen-aged son to Scottish Twitter. Getting kind of tired of being called a spooky midget.Continue Reading
Hi, everybody! You may have noticed some changes around here. Our playground needed a mobile-friendly upgrade. This new layout also suits my crazy schedule. Changes include removing the blog from the front page. New navigation also makes it easier for visitors to reach the highest-traffic info. More changes will hit the Fantasy Heights page as soon as some kinks get worked out——pun intended, I'm sure. Text changes still need some wrenching to improve readability. I hope to complete the CSS design on Friday (just as soon as I figure out how to monkey with this layout's CSS). I did get some emails around Christmastime complaining about the free ebooks page… Read MoreContinue Reading
Where The Hell…
Aaaaaaaand we're back. Many of you know I work for one of the big three shipping companies here in the states. This means I have no life from Thanksgiving through Christmas. And naturally, this also means that as soon as the rush is over, I (and everyone else at work) get sick as hell. So that's where I've been. Those of you in my inbox waiting on things, I am slowly working my way up the stack. Please know I'm not ignoring you; only trying to carve out time when I can give my undivided attention, and right now, that's rare as presidential witticisms. As a side note, probably some… Read MoreContinue Reading
Exciting Day At Home
A picture of the boys in their favorite birder-feeder-spying-zone spot. Not much to report at the moment; travelling a lot, scrounging hours at the day job. Son's school play is finally over, so the battle to protect my writing hours should get a whole lot easier this week. (Am now thinking WHY OH WHY did I say that out loud…) Hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween!Continue Reading
Sometimes I Worry
Forgive the juvenile humor, but this nearly made me die laughing… Posting so I can find it again.Continue Reading
For Wilson
The pointer has had ENOUGH of all these cat posts. Here's his new favorite video: We have watched this video four times already tonight. The dog in the front seat with its nose pressed against the sun visor for no apparent reason is my new spirit animal.Continue Reading
Headed out of town for business overnight. Just try packing a suitcase with 6 cats helping with every… little… thing. Not to mention the sulking dog under the bed, weeping. Thinking about everyone affected by the hurricanes, sending mental hugs.Continue Reading
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We have, at last, come to the end of the cats whose name starts with B. Meet Slash. He, like his littermate Bear, will turn two in November. Another camera-shy turkey. He got his name because that white bit on his nose and lip were the very first thing I saw when he was born which—if you look really closely—matches the Meg Silver triangle-and-circle-intertwined icon. The birthdate is the only thing he shares with Bear. This guy is a cupcake. A high-maintenance one, due to being a walking UTI. He enjoys every second of his special treatment, and likes being fed his UT-care kibs BY HAND. Yes, I am completely,… Read MoreContinue Reading