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I love vintage things, but unless I make some lucky finds, I can't usually afford them. I was spoiled with great thrift stores when we were living in Madison. Houston thrift stores leave something to be desired. The ones with … Continue reading
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This is what happens when your favorite antique mall has a store wide sale…
Things are rather busy here. I'm frantically trying to finish some Christmas gifts before we head home to PA late next week, and Ad is working his little tush off to finish his thesis. Fortunately, I made some time to … Continue reading
Happy Things
So many things have made me happy lately. I really do love this time of year. I started my Christmas baking, which is a happy thing. I'm not doing a lot this year, since we'll be traveling home, but I … Continue reading
Warm Fuzzies
It has been a week of warm fuzzies. I love holidays and I love food, so this is a good time of year for me! Ad's brother came to spend a week with us, and we had a friend join us for dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Our menu was roast turkey, butternut squash and barley risotto, garlic mashed potatoes, broccoli with walnut butter, green been casserole, potato rolls, wine, and pecan pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. This was my first time roasting a turkey, and after the three of us plus the internet figured out how to get the little wire metal bit out from between the turkey's legs, things went fairly smoothly!
Ad has been hard at work on his thesis, so while he was at school his brother and I had a thrift store marathon – 6 in a row! I found some more bits for the wedding, and this adorable vintage deer. How sweet is she?! I think this could be the dangerous start to a new collection…
I've gotten in some serious crochet time recently, and have found a new favorite crochet spot. I usually sit on the couch in the living room, but I really love the light that comes into the bedroom in the morning and early afternoon. It's the only room in our house with two windows, and the little desk in there is a good spot to get things done when I make the effort to clear a space.
And this little guy kept me company while I worked.
Traditionally, we put our Christmas tree up the day after Thanksgiving. I always demand a real tree, despite the mess. I love the routine of selecting one and cutting it down, and I love the way it makes the house smell. However, this year we decided not to bother with it. We'll only be here for a few weeks until we head home to Pennsylvania for Christmas, and then we won't be back until the the beginning of February. By that time our little tree would have lost all of it's needles, which would have been a giant mess.
So instead, I put up my tiny table top Christmas tree! It was mailed to me a few years ago by a dear friend, when I was still living in Washington and there was a period of time when we weren't sure that we'd be able to come home for Christmas. This little tree makes me so happy. It came with lights, tiny candy canes and nutcracker ornaments, a star topper, and even a little tree skirt! Christmas lights make things exponentially cozier.
Here's a sneak peak of a project I'm in the midst of! I can't wait to finish it and show you the results.
I hope you all had a full, tasty, family filled Thanksgiving. Now…for some leftovers.
The Coziest Kind of Christmas Shopping
I know it's only the middle of November, but while I'm curled up on the couch with a cup of tea watching the snow float down outside, I can't help but think about Christmas. I'm mulling over the perfect gifts to give, which is something I probably put too much thought into. I know the point of the holidays is not really to shower people with material things, but I really do enjoy giving gifts. It's something I look forward to for months. I have a number of gifts that I'm making by hand that are currently works in progress, but there are always some folks who it's difficult to make things for, so then I have to buy.
I love shopping for Christmas gifts online, mostly because it can be done in pajamas! Despite the cost of shipping, I think it ends up saving me money in the long run. It's so much easier to shop around online for the best price for a particular item, than it is to drive from store to store to check prices. Of course it saves time and gas money too. It also stops me from being tempted to pick up things I didn't plan on purchasing when wandering through stores.
For gifts which provide some charitable benefit, Kiva, Unicef, SERRV, and Heifer International are my go to websites. Kiva and Heifer International are both great options for the person who already has everything or the folks who are really hard to buy for. You can make a donation to a good cause in their honor, w/out giving them another material item to find space for. Heifer International even provides you with free "honor cards" which you can give to your giftee to explain your donation. Unicef and SERRV both offer beautiful fair-trade and handmade gifts, particularly some very nice jewelry.
My other best online shopping friend is Etsy. I love to support folks who are making handmade goods, and it's always better for the environment to buy vintage rather than new. In full disclosure, this is a shameless plug for some Etsy shop owners that I personally know and love, not that they don't deserve it!
My aunt and her friend have recently opened an Etsy shop, StichinMoms, where they sell incredibly reasonably priced fabric goods and quilts. I just love colorful pastels, so my personal favorite is this one…
My dad also has his own Etsy shop called bittercressMCM, which features quality, vintage, mid-century modern home goods. Picking a favorite from this shop is hard, but I think at the moment I have to choose these chunky owl book ends from Blenko.
Another Etsy shop that I like to order gifts from is EarthTenderCreations, which sells hand printed silk chiffon scarves that are made by my best friend's mom. Every time I give one of these scarves, it's a huge success. You can see why!
Below are a few other websites and Etsy shops that I like to buy from…
UsefulBooks is an Etsy shop that sells funky little handmade travel journals which use recycled paper and maps. I've had great success ordering from this seller, and she has worked with me to make my purchases personalized. I see that this shop has also started selling wedding guestbooks now, so I might have to get myself one of those!
RockyTopSoapShop is an Etsy shop that sells some delicious homemade soaps, and it's actually a good source of gifts for the men folk in your life (if they're in to beer soap and beard oil).
Daedalus Books has some of the cheapest prices around on books and calendars, and a really great selection. It's hard for me to place an order w/out throwing in something for myself.
It's time for another cup of tea, and time to get back to those half finished gifts that I mentioned before!
And this is why we steam block, folks!
I'm in Christmas gift mode. The holidays are coming, and I am determined, as always, to give as many handmade gifts as I can. And if they aren't hand-made, then they'll be charitable or sustainable if possible. More about that last bit in a later post!
One of my favorite gifts to give is hand crocheted scarves. They work up quickly, and are very in style at the moment. They're easily tailored to the recipients particular style or colors, so they feel very personal. The key to making a crocheted (or knitted) piece pop is blocking. Yarn, be it acrylic or natural, tends to be springy. I crochet pretty tightly, and the tighter the stitches, the greater the tendency that the yarn has to curl up on itself. This results in murky looking stitches, especially if the pattern is lacy. See?
Not good. Luckily, the process of steam blocking is extremely simple and only a little bit time consuming. An added bonus is that steaming yarn makes it softer, since the whole process works by relaxing yarn's fibers, which is a huge benefit for projects that are worn close to the skin like a scarf. So how do you steam block an acrylic piece?
1. Start by stretching and pinning your piece into the desired shape. I stretched this scarf quite a bit to show off the detailed fan pattern. Note that my pins are placed as parallel to the ironing board as possible, so that I can get my iron as close as possible. You also want the pins to be fairly close together, so that you don't get any funny looking points along the edges of your piece.
2. Set your iron to its steam setting, and begin hovering it as close as possible to your piece w/out touching it. I usually go for about half an inch of space, but if you're not comfortable holding it that close, then by all means give it some more distance. You DO NOT want the iron to touch your piece, so it's better to leave some room and steam for longer, then to accidentally get to0 close and kill your acrylic. Touching the hot iron to acrylic yarn will "kill" it, which leaves you with flattened, melted looking stitches.
3. Steam each section of your piece for just a minute or two, until the steam has been allowed to saturate the entire piece and it is warm to the touch. Denser or more tightly stitched pieces may require a little more time.
4. Once you've steamed, walk away (but turn off your iron please!!) and let that baby cool completely before unpinning it.
5. Once your piece is completely cool to the touch, start taking your pins out. If the piece springs back when a pin is removed, then you need to steam a little more. Replace the pins, and steam again.
Easy, right? And it makes such a difference. Check it out:
Before Blocking…
After Blocking…
I added tassels on to each end, and this one is now ready to gift. If only I could keep it…
The details for those who are interested…
Pattern: Fan-Centered Scarf, by Barbara Khouri, from Crochet One-Skein Wonders
Yarn: Red Heart, Boutique Unforgetable, in Echo
Hook: 4mm
Happy Holidays!
Air Dry Clay Ornaments
I'm heading home to Pennsylvania for Christmas in just 2 weeks time, so the rush to finish up Christmas gifts is here. I needed something small and inexpensive to give to my boss, and one of these air dry clay ornaments was the answer! They're inexpensive, and really easy. You can buy air dry clay at craft stores, in various colors. I got a large container for about $12.00.
1. Start by rolling out your clay, no less than 1/4″ thick. If you get them much thinner they have a tendency to curl while they're drying, and they'll also break more easily.
2. Now the fun part. Choose something that you want to imprint on your clay. I tried buttons and rubber stamps, but didn't like either of those. I settled on some doilies, ric-rac, and the netting from a bag of oranges. Whatever your choice, press it on, or lay it on your rolled out clay and give it one or two more swipes with the rolling pin.
3. Now cut! And poke a hole for stringing.
Looks good, right?
4. Let them dry on a rack for 2-3 days, flipping once or twice a day. Once they're completely dry, sand down the rough edges until they're smooth.
5. You could definitely stop here, but I didn't. I sponged over the raised parts of the ornament with some metallic champagne colored paint, to make them shimmery.
I think I'll be keeping this one!
Christmas Tree Day
Christmas Tree Day happened this weekend! I had two strapping young men about the house (Ad's brother was visiting) so I put them to work.
But I helped too!
Ad bought a new tree stand (our cheapo goodwill one from last year bit the dust) and put the tree up while I was out this morning. Nice, right? I wrestled with the lights and decorated it this afternoon. At the farm where we cut our tree, they were selling bundles of pine boughs for $3 each. I've got arrangements in almost every room of the house now, and it smells so wonderful.
On a completely different note, how cute are these prairie dogs? We went to the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, which is free (woohoo!), and was pretty much deserted since it's winter (double woohoo!).
And the opposite of cute…
That one in the back just makes me laugh! He looks deeply unimpressed with life.


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Posted by Ruby Vesely | January 2, 2018
Virtual Team: 4 Questions to Identify your Allies Part 2
According to Morag Barrett, in the book Cultivate. The Power of Winning Relationships, there are four questions that can help identify if you are in an Ally relationship:
- Can I count on you?
- Can I depend on you?
- Do I care about you?
- Do I trust you?
Last week I shared my suggestions for getting to 'yes' for the first two questions.
This week I have suggestions on how to move toward Ally relationships with remote team members and get to "yes!" for the final two questions.
3. Do I care about you?
This question is more interpersonal in nature. Do you know what is important to your co-workers (i.e. family, hobbies, friends, interests, etc.)? Do you connect on a personal level?
How to get a "yes":
- Go "off script". You will need to veer away from the work discussion and check in with your teammates. This doesn't mean you have to know everything about their personal lives, but you do need to somehow show that you acknowledge they are not just robots doing work for you!
- Call when you don't need something. This is true in all relationships, but for a virtual team it is crucial. If you only call when you need something, your critical stakeholders may stop taking your calls! Schedule "random" calls if you need to – it will be well worth it.
- Follow up on what you have learned. If you know your colleague's birthday, make a note on your calendar so that you can acknowledge it. If you find out that one of your teammates is running in a 5K this weekend, ask how it went on Monday. Take notes if you need to – there is no shame in this! When you follow up, it demonstrates that you were paying attention and have an interest in your teammate's life outside of work.
- Schedule "white space" in virtual and face-to-face meetings. AtSkyeTeam, when asked to lead a team session, we always encourage creating time for team members to simply spend unplanned time together. This small talk will help you learn new things about each other and can turn into deeper conversations and relationships.
- Do something unexpected. A colleague of mine at a high-tech company has team members in India. To celebrate one of their holidays, he arranged for a local delivery of traditional food. He had asked another colleague in India what he should send – so that it was something the team in India appreciated, rather than what my colleague thought they might like. This simple unexpected act demonstrated very quickly to the team in India that he cared about them.
4. Do I trust you?
This is what truly differentiates your relationships from acquaintance to trusted coworker, friend, and Ally. Do you allow yourself to be seen at your best and your worst? Can you have candid conversations with others?
How to get a "yes":
- Allow yourself to be vulnerable. The only way to build trust on the team is to assume you can trust your team members until you are proven otherwise. I know – it's scary, right? The fastest route to trust is to give it. You do not have time to waste when building a virtual relationship. Otherwise, it could be years before you build that trust; and given the rate of organizational change, that will be too late.
- Put yourself out there! You need to share with others about your own life. Be open. Remember that no one knows what is going on with you – especially in a virtual environment. You could sit at home all day stressing about something that others could help you with, but no one would ever know. This is harder to hide in an office environment when your co-workers see you every day and know when you are acting differently than usual.
- Don't force the face-to-face meeting, but recognize its value and know when it is needed. Face-to-face interaction is irreplaceable when trying to build trust and necessary at some point in the relationship if at all possible. I work on a virtual team, and we have to determine when our face-to-face meetings are the best choice. We each spend one hour in the car on the way there (my colleague calls this "windshield time"), one hour in the car on the way home, and mileage (company expense) for a one-hour face-to-face meeting. And, we still have the two hours of work to do (that we missed because of windshield time) when we got back to our offices. It doesn't make logical sense, but sometimes it is the right choice so that we can continue to build that interpersonal connection and have the important face-to-face conversations. At the very least, use Google chat or Skype. This virtual face-to-face can be powerful as well, especially in one-on-one conversations.
- Emails are not going to cut it. You cannot build trust in a relationship based only on email interactions. You can move to an "email only" exchange, but only after you have done the work, built the trust, and earned the right to communicate in this way. At SkyeTeam, we talk a lot about communication and especially email messages. No matter how carefully you craft a message, the receiver always gets to interpret it. This interpretation could depend on how well (or not well) you have written the message, the receiver's mood when reading the message, other things that are going on that day for the person, etc. You will have to do something more than email to build a deep trusting relationship.
What is one thing you will do differently to build Ally relationships and get to four "yeses" with your virtual team members?

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APED: "love is king"
April 26th, 2009 (11:13 pm)
Yes, love is king. I'll not impugn
your heart, as constant as the moon,
the stars that shine, the ocean's sound,
as long as our blue world goes round.
But know, my love, the moon must wane,
the sun goes out, the oceans drain,
worlds crumble, when their time comes round,
kings lose their heads, and stars come down.


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DeQueen Gretsch Jasper Shells
The company Jasper Wood closed down in 2003. Because they had been primarily an office-furniture manufacturer they were forced out of business by the importation of cheap products… we're all guilty there!
When they made Gretsch drum shells they normally used a combination of Maple and Gum wood in a six ply construction. The ply thickness varied according to the wood and the drum.
Toms 1/32 Gum; snare and bass 1/16 Gum; the Maple was always 1/32.
They also varied the grain orientation (reading from the outside: where H = horizontal maple, and V = vertical gum).
Toms = HVHVVH; snare = HVHVVH; bass = HHHVVH.
Note the different layout on the bass-drum where there's a middle horizontal ply (H) of gum. It is considered to be a strengthening element for the large shell.
DW copied this design for their 'Jazz' series.
So, the Centennial:
I looked closely at my tom-toms and this is what I discovered: (reading from the inside) HM, VG, VG, HM; then a 0.5mm VG ply on the outside, the 0.5mm veneer increasing its thickness to 1mm.
The shell construction is effectively only five plies – taking the veneer and the outer ply as one because of their combined thickness of 1mm – with a total thickness of 5mm (the regular Jasper shells were 3/16" or 6mm) which may very well account for the exceptional difference in tone. The Centennial shells are indeed markedly different to the regular ones. They have got to be the thinnest shells ever made!


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Still Black and White
Photographer: Kevin N. Tomasic
Photo by Kevin N. Tomasic
Still Black and White
As a child, I attended St. Nicholas Church on East Ohio Street in Pittsburgh's North Side many times. Usually, it was some function for one of my cousins and of course I was your typical kid—bored out of my mind. The one thing that made these masses bearable was the presence, across the road, of the Penn Central Conemaugh line. I'd try to look like a good attentive Catholic boy, but upon hearing that familiar rumble, would fix my gaze sideways out through the opened stained glass windows as a pair of PC GP-38's passed by eastbound. If my parents ever noticed my wandering eye, they never let on (thanks mom and dad).
The church itself, normally called "St. Nicks" by everyone, was historic for being the first Roman Catholic Croatian church in North America. For the Tomasic clan, it was home base: my paternal grandparents had always worshipped there, as had their five sons. It was the scene of many family baptisms, first holy communions, confirmations, weddings and yes, a few funerals. Unfortunately the church fell on hard times, losing quite a bit of its congregation over the years, but the real blow came when the state decided to widen the street which ran directly in front of it! The church, though designated as an historic landmark, was closed in 2004 and was fought over by the former congregation (who wanted to save it) and the Pittsburgh Catholic diocese for a few years, before a demolition order was issued in late 2012.
I decided to take one last look before Christmas and walked down the city steps from Troy Hill to the street below to take few final pictures (and ignore the "no trespassing" signs). After a nice visit, remembering my days as a little inattentive Catholic, I made my way back to the top of the hill overlooking the church, the H.J. Heinz plant and the now Norfolk Southern Conemaugh line. Lingering on the steps, I was rewarded with an NS eastbound coal drag.
It's funny, after all these years, it's still black and white locomotives rolling by and I'm still that kid looking out from the church window.
Kevin N. Tomasic
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So just a little thing I've found, I've apparently had a failing/dying power supply on by OG Xbox One for a while now. The reason I say that is, is I when I got a new one, I was surprised by the overall performance boost I got. The Xbone dash, loads faster, feels snappier, games load quicker (at least the initial loading), and amazingly it's had a effect on Project cars 2 as well.
Now it's not a day and night difference like the Xbox One X, but the framerate has tended to stay higher for longer and in more situations (Especially rallycross) with my new power supply. It's still not satisfactory, and I'm still going to complain about the overall state of the game on console, but it's enough to at least keep Pcars from pissing me off every time I play it.
So anyway, if your OG Xbox is getting on a bit, and maybe has gone though a few power cuts, do yourself a favor and get a new power supply. They're cheap about $30 USD, and if it has no effect for you, then you can rest assured that if something does happen to your Xbone Power brick, you'll have a backup.


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Wall Street Calls Time Out on U.S. Dollar's Big Resurgence
(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. dollar's resurgence is running on fumes.
A short squeeze that sparked the greenback's fastest rise in 18 months has fizzled out, according to Wall Street strategists, who warn of mounting bearish conditions for the currency: paltry domestic inflation, economic resilience overseas and the potential escalation of trade tensions.
For now, call last week's sideways move in the Dollar Spot Index a "breather" after its torrid surge of more than 3 percent in three weeks. That was the biggest such gain since the weeks immediately following President Donald Trump's November 2016 upset election victory.
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is up 0.2 percent so far this week.
Pause Button
U.S. inflation failed to accelerate in April, prompting the market to "hit the pause button" on the U.S. dollar rally, according to Mark McCormick, North American head of foreign exchange strategy at Toronto-Dominion Bank.
"The simple fact that it took three weeks to unwind a mix of positioning and valuation gaps that have been present since the start of the year underscores how sensitive the rally is to new (disappointing) information," he wrote in a note Monday. "A mix of decent global growth and contained U.S. real rates reinforce our expectations that the recent surge was nothing more than a positioning squeeze."
Any upside for the greenback from here should emerge at a much slower pace and peter out at around 94 on the Dollar Spot Index, the strategist reckoned, saying he expects a break below 90 in the second half of 2018.
Add bearish growls from ING Groep NV and Morgan Stanley to this chorus.
The Dutch lender agrees that a short squeeze with a limited lifespan is the proximate cause of the greenback's lucky streak and suggests the euro has bottomed out against the currency.
Incoming U.S. data are unlikely to engineer a hawkish repricing of monetary expectations that would juice the U.S. dollar, strategists led by Chris Turner said in a May 11 note: "Unlike the more drawn out 'taper tantrum' of 2013 -- there are signs that this vicious circle" -- of higher U.S. rates and dollar gains -- "may well be coming to an end."
The greenback may benefit from relatively strong U.S. data and tighter Chinese monetary conditions for a while longer, according to strategists at Morgan Stanley. But that's merely a cyclical rebound in the secular bear market that started in January 2017, as deficits fuel a funding gap that depreciates the currency.
"The U.S. dollar is likely to come under selling pressure again, due to the U.S.'s widening twin deficits," Hans Redeker, Morgan Stanley's global head of foreign exchange strategy, and his team wrote in a recent note. "The temporary strength in the USD into the summer should be faded as the longer-term bear trend re-emerges, with the DXY forecasted to reach 81 by end-2019."
Yen Strength Eyed
Alvin Tan, director of currency strategy at Societe Generale SA, observes that the bond market is not confirming the narrative that the U.S. dollar's rejuvenation is attributable to a pickup in the outlook for growth and inflation.
"A flattening yield curve is neither bullish nor bearish the dollar intrinsically, but it most definitely contradicts expectations of a U.S. reflation surge," he wrote in a note to clients on Monday.
The strategist recommends selling the dollar against the yen should the pair hit 110, targeting a move to 104.
Bilal Hafeez, global head of G10 foreign-exchange strategy at Nomura, is also relishing the opportunity afforded by the recent advance in the world's reserve currency to bet on its weakness relative to the yen. The market is mispricing the risks of an escalating trade war, in his view, which informs this "high" conviction call.
Technically Stretched
Even stalwart greenback bulls have trouble being enthusiastic about its near-term prospects.
"We are not convinced the third-largest dollar rally since the end of Bretton Woods is over despite the 2017 losses," said Marc Chandler, head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., who anticipates that policy divergence between the Federal Reserve and other major global central banks will once again take hold as a positive driver for the U.S. currency.
But this rebound has left "technical indicators stretched," he wrote Monday, and now the "breather" for the greenback has begun. He expects the Dollar Spot Index to sink back toward 91.3 to 91.8 in the coming days, with the euro reclaiming the psychological level of 1.20.
One counterpoint comes from the opposite end of the spectrum: Steven Barrow, chief FX strategist at Standard Bank, a structural euro bull who sees the single currency trading sideways over the next couple of months.
"The dollar is helped by position squaring -- the market still seems quite short -- repatriation flows from the tax cut, and the current dichotomy between U.S./European economic data," he said.
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Who knows, maybe NASDAQ will extend its recover rally today, or not, but the main point is that we will remain in a wide trading range, without any sense of an intermediate trend. We are still closer to the bottom of the trading range than the top, so a rise over the next week or so is more likely than a decline, but there is no certainty of a daily basis other than volatility.
The nice bounce on Thursday was a relief, but there is no guarantee that it wasn't a classic dead-cat bounce with more selling next week. My own conviction is that we remain range-bound, but with a slow and gradual shifting of that range upwards over a time frame of several months.
People seemed incredibly relieved at the jobs report this morning. It was actually fairly mediocre, but it was a great relief that it wasn't a lot worse given the sluggish winter.
NASDAQ futures are up sharply, indicating a sharp rally at the open, but as always we must caution that futures and the opening move are frequently not reliable indicators of the trend for the rest of the day. The big question is whether people sell into the opening rally, or whether they pile on and kick off a bout of forced-buying short covering. A short squeeze can deliver an impressive-looking gain, but the problem is that the shorts will be back with a vengeance soon enough.
It is a Friday again, so some fraction of short-term speculators will tend to close out positions ahead of the weekend when anything could happen. If net long, they will sell, but if net short they will buy to close out short positions. It is hard to know whether people will want to be long or short the market next week, so that only adds to the volatility.
A nice gain for the day feels more likely than not to me, but not a guarantee, and the bigger question is whether we really have passed the turning point for this particular downswing in the trading range, or whether the bears are merely consolidating before taking a more determined swipe at the market next week. I don't think the latter is the most likely scenario, but it is a real possibility.
Personally, I remain overweight in growth stocks, but will continue to focus my short-term trading on buying big dips for 5% gains over a one to three week time frame, although that can stretch to a month or more or even a few months at times.
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The Replay Spring/Summer 2011 ad campaign will have you longing for beach-ready weather. Photographer Chad Pitman captures the group of models as they hang out around the beach and boardwalk on a sunny afternoon.
Full of easy-to-wear pieces like loose denim, t-shirts and sundresses, the Replay Spring/Summer 2011 ads emulate a certain easy-breezy feeling and attitude that can only be found on warm summer days. Featured in this shoot is top model Erin Wasson, who wears her hair in a wavy style, as if appearing after a sea-salt dip in the ocean.
Sun-kissed and carefree, the Replay Spring/Summer 2011 campaign captures a sunny beach holiday perfectly.
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text: To all members of Texas Gun Talk. Allow me to expand a little further upon my introduction and comply with a request from Alan (Texas1911) I work the pawn shop detail for my police agency. I am a reserve police officer for the last 29+ years. I worked patrol with the sheriff's office for 5 1/2 years from 1978 until 1984, patrol with my police department from 1984 until 2000. In 1993 I was given the task of working pawn shop tickets in addition to patrol duties and in 2000 was hired as the property and evidence officer until 2002. With my full time job and P/E I was working in excess of 76 - 80 hours a week and starting to be real cranky when I did not need to be. I went back to reserve status and remained as the pawn shop detail assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division. I presently work from 12 to 16 hours a week. I am assigned cases regarding firearms recovery and firearms theft/burglary/robbery. Accordingly, I also deal with other stolen property along with other issues associated with pawn shop activities. When it comes to stolen firearms and maximizing your chance of getting your stolen gun returned to you (and I really wish to emphasize how much I want you to get your firearm back) I am listing some suggestions on what you should have for each and every firearm you own. 1. A complete description of the gun to include: Brand - Kimber, Glock, etc. Type - handgun, rifle, shotgun, combo, etc. Action - pump, bolt action, semi, revolver, single shot, side by side, over under, etc. Caliber - self explainatory. Model Number or Name - Classic II, G19, etc. Serial number! - I cannot emphasize how important it is to have your serial number. Any Accessories - scope, custom grips, custom stock, sling, case, extra magazines, speed loaders, etc. Finish - blue steel, stainless steel, nickel, hard chrome, etc. Barrel Length - self explanatory. Sights - fixed, adjustable, front sight, etc. Magazine Capacity - self explanatory. Value - actual or replacement cost, I don't care. Any additional information YOU feel is important, the officer may not feel it is a big deal but if YOU think it needs to be included in the report, make sure it is included. Now most officers know what needs to be in the report but it is YOUR report. OK - if you don't know the serial number - and you should - where did you buy the gun? If it was from a Federal Firearms Dealer they will have the serial number. You need to know the date you purchased the gun as most dealers have their records by DATE OF TRANSACTION. This true even if the dealer has gone out of business. I can get that information, but will also need to know who purchased the gun. Have you ever pawned the gun? Because if you have, then the pawn shop will have the serial number. Have you ever had the gun in for repair? If you have, the dealer will have the serial number. It is essential to know when the gun was in for repair as most dealers have their records by DATE OF REPAIR. Another point, a large number of complainants (victims) are often very reluctant to actually accuse someone of the theft or burglary. I understand this but it is essential to me to know who had access to the gun (or any property for that matter). I explain to my victims, you are not accusing anyone of the crime, that is my job, you are telling me who had access to the property, I will do the accusing. Be certain to give the officer names of individuals along with contact information. I cannot tell you the number of family members and "close friends" who have stolen from my victims and I assure you I need those names. Now is not the time to hold back and be nice. Once you have filed a report, make certain that you stay in touch with the agency you filed the report with. One of my duties is called NCIC (National Crime Information Computer) validation. This means that we (the police department) must be able to make contact with the victim (complainant) on a yearly basis. If the complainant has moved, or the telephone number is no longer valid, then we are to remove the serial number once the statute of limitations has been reached. That means you are S-O-L. No chance of recovering your gun. If validated, guns stay in NCIC forever. I have recovered one gun from out of state, (Topeka, Kansas reported in 1979, Smith and Wesson Model 15, .38 Spl) and was able to return it to the rightful owner. I cannot tell you how good it makes me feel to do that for a citizen. If your gun is recovered by an agency other than the one you filed the report with, make certain your agency places a hold on the gun. If not, there is a possibility it can fall through the cracks and you do not get your gun back. This is particularly true if your gun, (no fault of your own) is used in a crime. Even if it is used in a crime, you still have the right to get your property returned to you. Do not be surprised if it takes a number of months or even years to resolve the criminal case. I had a H&K USP recovered in Tennessee where the guy was charged with UCW (unlawfully carrying a weapon) and it took nearly eight (8) months to resolve that case (a really simple case) before I was able to get it sent back to me for recovery purposes. I have attempted to cover the high points, and certainly have not covered all the different variations. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but this is what I do for my agency. If any one has any questions do feel free to make a comment and I will monitor this thread and try to help in any way I can.


text: The last days of summer are always more precious. The days are growing shorter, the light changes, the summer sunset has the promise of a crisp autumn. There has always been something magical about the last days of August. I tried to capture my late summer feelings in this moodboard - in fact, the middle photo was my jumping off point for this board. It shows the light, the clouds, the sunset in the way I see them around this time. And why not enjoy the passing of summer with camping out?


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STARS of Manchester City splashed out on their own "studies in Blue" to help a big charity.
Maine Road players and staff picked up the paint brushes to create their own fun images on ceramic plates.
Manager Kevin Keegan tried his hand along with top players including Peter Schmeichel, Paulo Wanchope, Nicolas Anelka and Robbie Fowler.
Striker Shaun Goater's depiction of a goat scoring a goal was one of the day's most novel contributions.
The plates, painted and signed by the players, will now be fired in a kiln and fitted with clock mechanisms by Rotary Watches.
Then the collectors' pieces will be auctioned at Maine Road on March 16 after City's game with Birmingham City.
The proceeds will go to Rotary's Turn Your Life Around campaign, which is raising é100,000 for the Prince's Trust to aid its work helping 14 to 30-year-olds develop confidence, learn new skills, get into work and start businesses.
Also among the Maine Road heroes who brushed up their art were Stuart Pearce, Steve Howey, Kevin Horlock, Danny Tiatto, Jon Macken, Richard Dunne and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
A City official said: "The session was a lot of fun. The players spent ages painting.
"They really got into the spirit of it all with their colours and brushes."
Vision in Blue by artist Goat
STARS of Manchester City splashed out on their own "studies in Blue" to help a big charity.


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Pakistan on Thursday said "Indian forces" in Kashmir launched an operation against educational institutions in the "disputed" valley and have launched an "all out war on Kashmiri students".
Dawn.com reported that FO Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria made the remarks during a weekly briefing in Islamabad on Thursday.
"They have attacked women education institutions as well. A dozen colleges have been attacked, injuring thousands of students – both boys and girls," Zakaria was quoted as saying.
"Last week, Indian Home Minister claimed that Indian government will control the situation within a year and showed his determination to do with whatever it takes," added the FO.
He said harrowing stories from Indian-held Kashmir continue to raise concerns in Pakistan.
"Use of brute force against innocent Kashmiris, who refused to participate in the sham elections, cannot suppress their human urge of freedom."
The FO further said that India has openly violated human rights in Kashmir and has displayed a complete disregard for the UN Charter, adding that recently leaked videos openly showing use of human shields and beatings by the "forces, is a manifestation".
Zakaria also mentioned the banning of social media in the held valley, and said the steps were taken by the Indian government to ensure that "reports of crimes against humanity committed by Indian forces do not go out of Kashmir".


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Remember – Lest We Forget
The story of the Japanese sack of China and Southeast Asia, its treatment of Western prisoners of war, its hegemonic ideology, cries out for retelling. Not to do so–to dwell extravagantly on the dropping of the atomic bombs and to all but ignore the character of the Japanese regime that brought war in the Pacific–would be the equivalent of discussing the end of the European war by dwelling on the bombing of Dresden while saying little about the Nazi regime.
Yet that is what happened. Public and commercial television all but ignored the end of the Pacific war. Neither the editorial nor the op-ed columns of The New York Times marked what was, for the hundreds of millions of people of East Asia, a far more momentous event than the dropping of the atomic bombs. True, aging American vets staged lackluster marches and ceremonials. And a few of their more verbal comrades–James Read the rest of this entry »


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RESPECT RECEIVED is MEASURED by THE RESPECT GIVEN
The Respect We Receives From Others Is Measured by the Respect We Give to Others
When we give to others the same respect we would want to receive from them, we can establish peace within our being, and therefore, pursue a peaceful relationship with others. No one wants to be disrespected. The angry and hostile individuals are those who are without peace within themselves. And search for ways to satisfy their unhappiness by showing disrespect for others.
If each individual would believe that we are inseparable, a people created by God can form a perfect union established upon the principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity, we can live peacefully in a democracy.
A world where children can grow up without the fear of violence
People can feel safe in public places
Domestic violence in relationships would be unheard of
The threat of wars would not exist among nations
A person accused of having committed an offense, would be considered to be innocent until proven guilty
Each individual would be judged by his own actions
Carefully choosing words to avoid disrespect for others would be said or published
An Example of Respect
Police Officer Returned Missing Item and issued an Apology
As I stated, no one wants to be disrespected as was in the case of a filed stolen item reported to the police department from my residence. When the officer took the report regarding the item that was taken from my residence, he did not believe it had been stolen.
Shortly after having left my residence after filing the information on the stole item, I reported; the police officer returned with the stolen item, and issued a heartfelt apology for not believing the item had been stolen. He said he found the item at the scene of an accident that the robbers were involved in,
His apology was deeply appreciated. Being in a position of authority, he could have chosen to not return the item and not issue an apology. Rather, he chose to give respect to others.
Respect is earned by the individual who treat others the way he or she would want to be treated.
"Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you." King James Bible Quote by Jesus
"We are not defined by belief or by faith nor religion. We are the family of God."
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Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Dec 19:
The Twin City Commissionerate police probing the alleged murder of engineering student Ashutosh Mohanty alias Rishi today interrogated one more friend of the deceased.
The police had quizzed three of the deceased's friends yesterday.
Rishi's mother Pritirani Mohanty had lodged a fresh complaint with the Khandagiri police yesterday seeking to expedite probe into her son's mysterious death. She had asked the police to bring deceased Rishi's friends, roommates and so called girlfriend within the purview of its investigation.
"On that fateful day, we stayed with him (Rishi) in the same room. Police questioned me on how Rishi died," said Subham, Rishi's friend to reporters after being questioned by the police.
"We had no idea that he used to consume drugs. But on that day we ourselves saw him taking drugs. Me and a common friend Nanda, an engineering student was in that room on that day. I have no idea about his girlfriend or about the video clip. He had never told us anything about that," he clarified.


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Published on October 15, 2007
Author: Gourangi
Source: authorstream.com
Topic 8: Nuclear Physics: Topic 8: Nuclear Physics Nucleus Nucleons (A) = Protons (Z) + Neutrons (N) Density and stability Radioactivity Formula (exponential decay) Radioactive Processes a, b, and g-rays Natural radioactivity series Fusion/ Fission Nucleus: Particle Composition: Nucleus: Particle Composition Z protons + N neutrons = A nucleons (1 – 10 fm dia.). 1920: Rutherford hypothesized neutron = electron + proton. Why not? Uncertainty principle violated! (Emin = 100 MeV in 10 Fm) Nuclear moment too small. (Bohr magneton mB = 2000 × Nuclear magneton mN). 1932: Chadwick discovered neutron (new nucleon!). Isotope: same Z (# protons), different N (# neutrons). 15O and 16O or 12C and 13C Nucleus: Particle Properties: Nucleus: Particle Properties Proton, neutron and electron are all fermions (spin 1/2). Proton and neutron are "heavy" baryons composed of 3 quarks. [proton = up, up, down quarks and neutron = up, down, down] Electron is a "light" lepton. Particle Charge amu Spin m Proton +e 1.007276 1/2 +2.79mN Neutron 0 1.008665 1/2 – 1.91mN Electron –e 5.4858×10-4 1/2 +1.00mB Nucleus: Particle Potential Wells: Nucleus: Particle Potential Wells Electron is only bound with negative total energy, and can never escape. Nucleon can be bound with positive total energy, and can escape by tunneling through the Coulomb barrier nuclear decay processes. Leads to radioactive processes. Electron Coulombic Potential Nucleon Nuclear Potential Energy Radius r Nucleus: Density Distribution: Nucleus: Density Distribution Nucleus has ~uniform density r with radius r. r = Ro A1/3 where Ro = 1.2 fm r varies by 4× from lightest to heaviest elements. ratom ~ 103 kg/m3 rnucleus = 1017 kg/m3 (mm3 = mass of supertanker!!) Radial Distance r (fm) Charge Density r (1025 C/m3) He Bi Nucleus: Stability vs. N/Z Ratio: Nucleus: Stability vs. N/Z Ratio 3000 known nuclei, but only 266 stable ones! Z > 83 elements not stable! Tendency for N Z, but N > Z for larger Z. (due to proton repulsion) Unusual stability for "magic numbers." Z, N = 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126 (analogous to electronic shells) Line of Stability N = Z Proton Number Z Neutron Number N 100 50 100 50 Last stable element Z = 83 (Bi) Nucleus: Binding Energy B: Nuclear mass is slightly less than mass of constituent protons and neutrons due to nuclear binding energy B. Bnuclear = [ Z mHc2 + N mnc2 ] – [ MAc2 ] where mH = 1.007825amu and mn = 1.008665 amu Nucleus: Binding Energy B Binding energy per nucleon peaks at A = 56 (~8 MeV/nucleon) and slowly decreases. Energy is released when a heavy nucleus (A~200) fissions into lighter nuclei near A~60. Parts Whole Nucleon Number A Binding Energy / Nucleon ( MeV) Peaks at Fe (A = 56) Fission (A ~ 200) Radioactivity: Historical Overview: Radioactivity: Historical Overview 1896: Becquerel accidentally discovered that uranyl crystals emitted invisible radiation onto a photographic plate. 1898: Marie and Pierre Curie discovered polonium (Z=84) and radium (Z = 88), two new radioactive elements. 1903: Becquerel and the Curie's received the Nobel prize in physics for radioactive studies. 1911: Marie Curie received a 2nd Nobel prize (in chemistry) for discovery of polonium and radium. 1938: Hahn (1944 Nobel prize) and Strassmann discovered nuclear fission - Lisa Meitner played a key role! 1938: Enrico Fermi received the Nobel prize in physics for producing new radioactive elements via neutron irradiation, and work with nuclear reactions. Radioactivity: Why?: Radioactivity: Why? Number of protons & neutrons in nucleus is limited. Limits marked by driplines (outside dripline, nucleus spontaneously emits proton or neutron). Nuclei decay to stable isotopes (Z 83) via radiation. Initial mass of a radioactive nucleus is greater than its final mass plus any decay product masses. (E = mc2) Line of Stability Proton Number Z Neutron Number N 100 50 100 50 Neutron Dripline Proton Dripline Radioactivity: Relevant Equations: Radioactivity: Relevant Equations Radioactivity is the decay of nuclei to more stable configurations via emission of "radiation" (a or b particles, rays, etc.). Decay rate dN/dt is proportional to the number of nuclei N, leading to a 1st order differential equation with an exponential solution. where l = decay constant t = 1/l = lifetime (or 37% original), t1/2 = half-life (50% original) Radioactivity: Graphical Representation: Radioactivity: Graphical Representation Quick formula: (rate %) (half-life in yrs) = 70 Where is the 70 from? If an animal species is dying at a 10% annual rate, how long until the population is halved? If you have a 5% return on your money, how long until it is doubled? If you double your money in 7 years, what is the growth rate? Radioactivity: Overview of Units: Radioactivity: Overview of Units Activity: Becquerel (Bq) = 1 decay / s 1 curie (Ci) = 3.7×1010 decays / s (or Bq) (disintegration rate of 1g of radium) Ion Dose: Ionizing behavior of radiation is most damaging to us! Roentgen = 2.6×10–4 C/ kgair (or 0.0084 j/kg) Energy Dose: rad = 0.01 j/kg Energy Dose for Human Health Considerations: rem = # rads × quality factor (a = 10 and b,g = 1) Dosages: 0.5 rem / yr = natural background 5 rem / yr = limit for nuclear power plant workers 500 rem = 50% die within a month 750 rem = fatal dose (5000 rem = die within 1 week) Radioactivity: Half-life/Rate Problem: Radioactivity: Half-life/Rate Problem The counting rate R from a radioactive source is 1000 s–1 at time t = 0, and 250 s–1 at time t = 5 s. Find the half-life t1/2 and the rate R at t = 12 s. Radiation Processes: a, b, g: Radiation Processes: a, b, g Type of Radiation Charge/Mass Penetration alpha a = He nucleus (2p + 2n) +2q/4mp sheet of paper beta b = electron or positron –q/me or +q/me few mm metal gamma g = high-energy photon no charge several cm lead Radiation Processes: Alpha Decay: Radiation Processes: Alpha Decay Parent nucleus decays to daughter nucleus plus an alpha particle. Disintegration energy Q appears as kinetic energy. (= negative binding energy) Lighter a particle carries away most of the kinetic energy. Why? Conservation of momentum! Before a After Parent Daughter where mHe = 4.002603amu Radiation Processes: b– Decay (e– Emission): Radiation Processes: b– Decay (e– Emission) Parent nucleus decays to daughter nucleus plus electron and anti-neutrino. Anti-neutrino is 3rd particle that explains range of electron kinetic energies. If atom (Z) has greater mass than its right neighbor (Z+1), then b– decay is possible. Free neutron can decay into a proton. t1/2 = 10.8 min, Q = 939.57 – (938.28 + 0.511) = 0.78 MeV Radiation : b– Decay for Carbon Dating: Radiation : b– Decay for Carbon Dating b-decay of 14C used to date organic samples. 14C 14N + e– + ne When organisms are alive, cosmic rays create 14C in atmosphere to give constant 14C/12C ratio in CO2 gas. 14C / 12C = 1.2×10–12 in living organism When organisms die, 14C is no longer absorbed and 14C/12C ratio decreases with time. Half-life t1/2 of 14C = 5730 yr. Measure age of material by finding 14C activity per unit mass. Effective for 1,000 to 25,000 years ago. Radiation Processes: b+ Decay (Positron Emission): Radiation Processes: b+ Decay (Positron Emission) Parent nucleus decays to daughter nucleus plus positron and neutrino. Free proton cannot decay into a neutron via positron emission. Contrasts free neutron decay into a proton. Bound proton inside nucleus can sometimes emit a positron due to nuclear binding energy effects. Only natural positron emitter is 40K. Radiation Processes: Electron Capture: Radiation Processes: Electron Capture Parent nucleus captures one of its own orbital electrons and converts a nuclear proton to a neutron. If atom (Z) has greater mass than its left neighbor (Z–1), then electron capture is possible. Note: If mass difference between atom (Z) and neighboring atom (Z–1) is greater than 2me, then positron decay is also possible. Radiation Processes: Gamma Decay: Radiation Processes: Gamma Decay In gamma decay, an excited-state nucleus decays to a lower energy state via photon emission. Such nuclear transitions are analogous to atomic transitions, but with higher energy photons. l = 1240 eV nm / Mev = 10–3 nm. g-ray emission usually follows beta decay or alpha decay (see figure). Mean lifetimes are very short. t = hbar / DE = 10–10 s Radiation Processes: Decay Energy Problem: 80Br can undergo all three types of decay. In each case, (a) write down the decay equation and (b) find the decay energy Q. – Decay Process: 80Br 80Kr + e– + e Q(–) = M( 80Br)c2 – M( 80Kr)c2 = 79.918528 uc2 – 79.916377 uc2 Q(–) = (0.002151 uc2) (931.5 MeV/uc2) = 2.00 MeV + Decay Process: 80Br 80Se + e+ + e Q(+) = M( 80Br)c2 – M( 80Se)c2 – 2mec2 = 79.918528 uc2 – 79.916519 uc2 – 2(5.4858×10–4)uc2 Q(+) = (0.00091184 uc2) (931.5 MeV/uc2) = 0.85 MeV e– capture Decay Process: 80Br + e– 80Se + e Q(ec) = M( 80Br)c2 – M( 80Se)c2 = 79.918528 uc2 – 79.916519 uc2 Q(ec) = (0.002009 uc2) (931.5 MeV/uc2) = 1.87 MeV Radiation Processes: Decay Energy Problem Radiation Processes: Natural Radioactivity: Radiation Processes: Natural Radioactivity Three series of naturally occurring radioactive nuclei. Start with radioactive isotope (U, Th) and end with isotope of Pb. Fourth series starts with an element not found in nature (237Np). A few other naturally occurring radioactive isotopes occur (14C, 40K). Fusion and Fission: Why?: Fusion and Fission: Why? Plot Mass Difference DM (= M– Zmp – Nmn) vs. Nucleon Number A. Equals "Inverse" of graph for Binding Energy vs. A. Elements with high DM have unstable nuclei. Decay via fusion (low A) or fission (high A) to form more stable nuclei. Total mass decreases and energy is released! Why?? E = mc2 Nucleon Number A DMass / nucleon (MeV/c2) Fission (A ~ 200) Fusion Fission: Process: Fission: Process Neutron collides with a 235U nucleus to form an excited state that decays into two smaller nuclei (plus neutrons) plus ENERGY! Example: 235U + n 92Kr + 142Ba + 2n + 180 MeV (238U does not work!) 235U will not fission without being "kicked" by neutron. Fission: Chain Reaction: Fission: Chain Reaction Use neutrons from fission process to initiate other fissions! 1942: Fermi achieved first self-sustaining chain reaction. For nuclear bomb, need more than one neutron from first fission event causing a second event. 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Columbus police are warning residents that criminals out to make a quick buck are targeting cars.
Columbus police are warning residents that criminals out to make a quick buck are targeting cars.
Recently, there has been a 30 percent increase in car break-ins, with more break-ins reported in nearly all areas of the city, in both commercial areas and in residential neighborhoods, said Sgt. Rich Weiner, spokesman for the Columbus Division of Police.
"We have our crime analysts who are constantly monitoring our reports, and they have noticed a sharp increase," Weiner said. "It's widespread."
Weiner could not give exact figures on the percentage increase.
Police often see an increase in car break-ins and other crimes during the summer, he said, but they aren't sure what has caused the recent spike.
"Some people say the economy, others say it's just easier than other things," Weiner said.
Items being taken include GPS units and accessories, clothing, shoes, purses and CDs -- basically, Weiner said, anything that can be resold at consignment shops or on the Internet.
"All of those can be sold at a minimum price," he said. "People aren't looking to strike gold."
Police are trying to spread the word about the increase in car break-ins, Weiner said, and they are encouraging people to place anything left in their cars out of site of passers-by.
Items left in plain view offer criminals walking through a parking lot or along a street with the perfect opportunity, Weiner said.
"You can punch in a window and get in and get out," he said. "The idea is to make it as unattractive as possible. Keep things hidden and out of site."


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Thanks very much, Ludwig. Actually there are no stamps to keep as they're usually shipped with GLS and they just use address labels.Both very very nice ! Always be grateful at post offices allover the world,.. I would keep the stamps of the packaging.
Thanks very much, Sonny. That's why I buy all these pipes. A comfort among all the junk mail and the bills. So far, it works like a charm.And when I go to the mailbox...all I get is junk mail...sigh...I like your post office better than mine!
Congrats on the new pipes! Hope they smoke as well as they look!
I'm quite convinced that they'll smoke well and they'll be put to the test later this evening.
In tabaco veritas et fumo ergo sum
(Masperius the Elder)
The axact same thing I did when I saw the first Savinelli Sea Corals back in 1980, I think it was. When I finally decided to splurge out, they were no longer manufactured.I had my sights on getting a new Venere smooth 614, but kept putting it off and now it's no longer available.
I never learn.
In tabaco veritas et fumo ergo sum
(Masperius the Elder)
Sea Corals first, then Capri? I've always thought Ercole Bogni had something to do with creating these finishes for Savinelli.
Both great looking pipes, Jesper. Enjoy 'em!
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I simply can't resist glitter nail polishes. When my eyes fell upon the Barry M Magenta Glitter I instantly picked it up and bought it. When I painted my nails on Friday night my boyfriend asked why I wasn't using my new Models Own Wonderland polishes but I just had to wear this one.
I love how sparkly glitter polishes are but I wish there was an easier and quicker way to remove them. This looks quite purple in the bottle but is more pink when on. Its mad how fast my nails grow too, not even had this on two days and there's a clear millimetre!
What's your favourite glitter polish?
What are your tips for easy removal?!


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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
This summer holds so much promise for me. Nothing too huge is happening, but I just have a really great feeling, ya know? The 330 Blogger collective already held an extremely successful clothing swap, I am going to Chicago in July with all of my good friends, and possibly Kelly's Island, plenty of summer concerts, moving and of course spending time with friends and family.
I still have a full-time job, but since I don't believe in summer classes, I am taking my free time for spending as much time with friends, family, and Mike. Mike just left to for a few days to Chicago to play a show with Empires, he will be back but leaves for tour next week. So we have been squeezing in as much "us" time as possible, and it really has been nice.
I also plan on spending as much time AS POSSIBLE with one of my best friends, Missy. She is moving to France in September to teach English for a year. So since I have basically seen her almost every day of the past 3 years(we live together) I am going to try to see her even more to get in all the friend time I can!
So this outfit post is kind of a kick off to a fun, promising summer! I figured a fun retro-inspired outfit would do the trick with my tied chiffon blouse and polka dot shorts(Forever 21), accessorized with striped cat-eye glasses(Wet Seal) and fuschia loafers(Target).
All Photos By Lindsey.
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wow that is awesome about Missy! Good for her. My best friend did that "for a year" in Spain.. and now it's been like 5 and she's in grad school over there. Miss her! Loove those shorts.. so did my grandma when I showed her pictures from the swap, haha :) -RachelReplyDelete
Your hair looks beautiful and it sounds like you have an AWESOME summer ahead of you!ReplyDelete
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Body language is one of the most basic things that people are able to read, whether they realize it or not. It doesn't matter what you say. If your body language does not match your verbal message, the people you communicate with will either be confused, suspicious, uncertain or all of the above.
The Job Interview
The candidates were all very qualified. They all had years of experience and a resume that showcased their multitude of talents. They all had good responses to the questions and their own unique style. But after a few hours of the interview, it was clear that it was between two candidates, Simon and Roger. Simon and Roger were well matched in nearly every area despite their different approaches. Simon was my preferred choice but there was one thing he was missing. He was missing the demeanor of someone like Roger. Roger was calm, cool and in total control of his space. He was almost nonchalant, but in the right style that conveyed confidence and presence. On the other hand, Simon's body language was all wrong. Nearly everything he said was spot on, but his awkward body language could not convey the same message that came out of his mouth. He was doing everything to sell himself except the most important thing: the right body language. The job should have been Simon's. But in the end, Roger sold us on him by saying less and letting all the subtleties of his body language do the selling.
Body language is everything. If it doesn't match your message, it is difficult to believe the message, no matter how good it may be.
The Cocky Girl
The girl was pretty sure of herself. She claimed to usually get attention from guys and didn't mind playing "the game" since she felt she was the catch. A little bit cocky you could say. The guy that she met awhile back knows this and wants to play the game with her. She likes to play, he thinks. Why not? He teases her and provokes her whenever he can. She seemed to enjoy the banter but wasn't about to show interest on her end. After months of random exchanges, they go on a casual date. Her brash demeanor had shrunken in real life. So much for being cocky. But he played along just because he could. He gave all the signals of interest: the way he stood, the way he talked, the way he leaned in. At the end of the date, they parted ways and half suggested hanging out again. After a few text exchanges, he was still playing his game. Not soon after, she told him that she didn't want to lead him on. The gig was up. He had sold her on his body language and hints and she believed he liked her. He really didn't. His fun was over with ms cocky. He told her that he had just wanted to hang out and that it was okay if she didn't want to. He didn't say anything more.
Body language can be faked and it is one of the subtle (and sometimes very obvious) ways to show interest in someone. In the same way you can convey the wrong message, you can manipulate it to convey the message you want to portray. If you understand how to use it, you can use it positively, or you can use it negatively.


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The designing of websites started some early years ago. It started with only websites holding the texts. It was not that effective because all the pages were text heavy. The web pages were not at all catchy because of the lack in any graphical images or sounds. Then there began competition after the first web page was created with markup images. Other projects were also held to break up the target. Netscape created their own html tags that could alter the color, style and size of the fonts. This led to a greater evolution in the website world. The World Wide Web was created and made turning changes. Till now the java script has been on top which is the continuing tail of the past designs. The competition has given birth to more positive results.
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There are various styles that could attract the users in any search engine. They are the key factors to make the website more attractive and let them go to the top most position. There is availability of more style fonts in designing process. The users can also download them online. Certain sites will be having the predefined typefaces and type styles so that the complications to the designers are reduced very much. The page layout should not get affected by using a lot of different styles and graphics. Too much of anything will be poisonous; same in the case of designing a website.
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The graphics in the pages should be used only at the entertainment areas. The sites that are referred for the business, community should have less graphical portions because they will be a distraction in those cases. There should be quality codes that are confirmed to be the standard ones and not deviated from the regular codes. They will unnecessarily lead to imperfections and bad quality of Webdesign.


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* Star Trek parody novel Redshirts may be coming to TV
* Warner Brothers making animated movie based off the Arkham video game series.
* Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff has been in talks with Marvel.
* Just how much real science should science fiction use?
* Amazon picks up rights to Barbarella series.
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The Harbaugh brothers and Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis are popular stories leading up to Super Bowl XLVII.
The stories are hardly important to Greg and Rebecca Beckler of Orange County. Their attention is on Raelyn Beckler, their toddler daughter who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia a year ago. However, the Big Game remains relevant in their lives.
That's because friends and family are ready to support Raelyn with a Super Bowl party on Sunday.
Mike Mackellar, one of the Beckler's friends, has offered his Shady Canyon home in Irvine as the site of party central for the NFL championship game that features the San Francisco 49ers against the Baltimore Ravens.
Alan Freeman, of local promotions group Diamond Productions, created a Facebook page: Shady Canyon Super Bowl Party – Mike Mackellar for Raelyn Beckler.
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Thank you Chaosmen for pairing two of my favourites in your roster together. I've written about Zane a lot, I love him. His big muscle body lightly dusted in hair always makes me cum. If you haven't gotten into Barton yet, lemme tell you – this guy's butt has such a wonderfully round shape it is mesmerizing.
Big Dicks
Big Dicks and hot Young Men…
It's a romantic night in for Raf Koons and Nino Valens as they browse through the BelAmi book 'For the Love of Bali'.
Of that's what the setup is. Who cares? That HUGE dick is going in a butt. I'm happy.
Both of these guys are passionate and we already know that Nino isn't going to have any trouble taking Raf's huge dick, so this is an inspired pairing.
Judging by the cumshots, both boys enjoyed the scene even more than we did here in the office and Raf even gives us re-entry after he shoots his load on Nino's ass.
Because Dylan James with a cock up his ass is hot. No Matter What.
This is from that weird "Lost Videos" collection from Michael Lucas.
Not sure what the deal is with this movie… some of it seems to be scenes that are older.. some just don't seem to have a place. My guess is that these are those "we're all here anyway, let's just shoot another scene and see what we get" scenes that weren't part of any particular movie.
Either way… This was just another excuse for me to watch Dylan James get fucked. He's handsome as fuck, those tats make my dick hard and I love to see him get his ass railed good and proper because a filthy fuck like him needs to get his hole pounded every so often just to remind him who's boss.
And yes… a nice load of cum in his face because… he deserves THAT, too.
Yeah, I say those words while I jerk off watching him.
Click Here to see it at Lucas Entertainment.
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Chaosmen: Lorenzo & Zane
I feel like Chaosmen made this scene just for me because they serve up so many things I love in porn. First we have Lorenzo, who is just sex on legs. His dark skin covered in fur always make me pre cum at first sight. Zane always gets me going too, especially when that meaty butt is presented on all fours.
Lorenzo Flexx gets fucked by his 'Big Brother' Liam Knox
We all need a mentor.. and big brother figure to show us the ropes, right?
This was a fun scene to shoot, although we pushed our own limits in shooting in a very closed, tight space. Looks great and Liam and Lorenzo have chemistry off the chart, although considering they're two of the coolest men in porn, it wasn't a surprise that they'd get along so well.
This was NOT an easy scene to shoot.. the alley between houses is VERY tight and we had to use every possible lighting trick to get the light either in there OR sunlight reflected and defused and still able to get two cameras… but we made it work.
I was around the corner watching through the monitors yelling directions through a bush.
No, really.
Electrician Liam Knox gives apprentice Lorenzo Flexx some pointers at the switch box. "I really enjoy working with you," says Lorenzo, staring intently at him. Liam grips his shoulder, moving in for a kiss as their jean bulges grind. Liam nibbles Lorenzo's lip and takes charge, keeping the sub under his spell as he guides him down. He beats his dick on the sucker's face, Lorenzo taking it to the root as he chokes, spit dripping down Liam's sac to the ground.
TSA Checkpoint – Teddy & Lorenzo
Teddy Torres is a horny airline passenger who thinks that airports are boring so he makes his own fun wherever he goes. Lorenzo Flexx is a baggage handler who comes across Teddy with his dick out by the men's room. Not wanting to pass up an opportunity, Lorenzo does as he's told and gets on his knees to suck the hairy, uncut cock in front of him.
Saturday's Wake Up And Wank Material – Kane Turner.
Ex-Army Muscle stud Kane Turner is one of those big lumps of British muscle that we all love so much.
Or, at least, I do.
Nice closeups of the foreskin, good shots of his big but not too buff body and that bad-guy look and accent that always gets me going.
I woke up and had a nice wank to this one today.
See his whole scene at Hard Brit Lads.
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What a time to be alive for comic book fans! In the last month, we got Thor: Ragnorak, Justice League, Avengers: Infinity War trailer and Men.com's high budget porn parody of Justice League. Part rolls out today with Colby Keller as Green Lantern and living legend Francois Sagat looking all kinds of badass as Aquaman.
Jesse Jackman Tops Again…(and Introducing Julian Knowles)
I gotta say… we laughed more making Big Brother than we did since we made Cauke For President. We laughed more making this than people should laugh while making gay porn.
Not that making porn isn't, at the very base, pretty funny. But really… Julian Knowles is one of the funniest guys ever. He spends half the time just doing stand up live with us and keeping everyone on set in stitches.
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Calculation of the general sales taxes of the city Sedona, Arizona for 2019
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The Sedona, Arizona, general sales tax rate is 5.6%. Depending on the zipcode, the sales tax rate of Sedona may vary from 6.35% to 10.4%
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GD197 - Graduate Diploma of Advertising
Plan: GD197 - Graduate Diploma of Advertising
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OverviewProgram details
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Award title: Graduate Diploma of Advertising
Award abbreviation: GradDipAdvgt
Total credit points: 96
Career: PGRD
Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Location: Onshore, City Campus
Owning school: Media and Communication (345H)
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The aim of this program is for you to develop theoretical knowledge and skills in advertising in the increasingly convergent and diverse communication industries.
You will examine global advertising practices and be conversant with key principles and processes that underpin the constantly evolving advertising industry. You will engage with industry professionals while developing skills in managing advertising, media and strategy planning, creative evaluation and campaign development.
Most classes in this program are delivered face-to-face at the RMIT City Campus.
On completion of the program you will be a reflective and responsive professional practitioner, who can work collaboratively in international and interdisciplinary teams. You will be prepared for professional roles in advertising and promotional agencies, or consultancies and other organisations (business, government and non-profit).Top of page
Articulation and pathways
The Graduate Diploma of Advertising (GD197) is available as an exit award of the Master of Advertising (MC249).
You will have the option of exiting with the Graduate Diploma of Advertising (GD197) if you have successfully completed the 96 credits points listed in this program structure, or a combination of completing some courses and having been granted credit for previous study at an equivalent level (AQF 8), i.e. honours, graduate certificate or graduate diploma in the field of advertising and marketing communication.Top of page
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The Graduate Diploma of Advertising (GD197) is available as an exit award only. Applicants must apply for the Master of Advertising (MC249).
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The program is recognised by the International Advertising Association (IAA) http://www.iaaglobal.org/.
The program also has links with The Communications Council (previously Advertising Federation of Australia) http://communicationscouncil.org.au and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)http://www.iabc.com/.
Advertising has a Program Advisory Committee (PAC) that links you with industry standards and practice. Ongoing engagement with the PAC ensures that this program is relevant to industry needs and expectations.
In addition, Advertising draws on outside industry experts as guest lecturers to ensure that you are exposed to the latest industry developments. Industry professionals also provide you with exposure to current industry practice.Top of page
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Once you are enrolled as a student in this program you will need to allow for expenses other than university tuition fees. Additional expenses may relate to the purchase of lecture notes, textbooks, stationery, consumables such as printer paper, fees levied by commercial internet service providers for internet access outside of the university campus, and other relevant costs.Top of page
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As a student enrolled at RMIT University you can use all the services provided by the Library. These include study spaces, books, journals and course-related materials such as DVDs, past exams, and newspapers. You can also request items from any library in the world through our document delivery service.
RMIT Library staff can show you how to find the information you need for your assignments and how to make the most of the library resources. You can speak to a librarian, work through web-based tutorials or use our online "Ask a Librarian" service.
All students have unlimited access to our specialist electronic resources. These include e-books, e-journals and newspapers to make it easier for you to get the information you need, when you need it. Our collections are continually updated to ensure the currency and accuracy of the resources you use.
Computers are available at every Library site. You can access the Internet, myRMIT and Library e-resources. You can also access the RMIT University wireless network in the Library.
You can find more information on Library resources and services at: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library
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You can access online learning tools and content for your program and associated courses at myRMIT.
Services available to you as a student at RMIT University
RMIT University provides resources and opportunities to help you to achieve your study and career goals.
Services are available face to face and online for:
- transition to tertiary study and learning
- study skills, academic skills including literacy, mathematics and basic sciences if relevant
- enabling assistance - if you have a disability, long term medical condition or other form of disadvantage which may impact on your learning
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- participating in arts, sport, recreation, fitness activities as well as student activism and university governance
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Barcelona is a melting pot of culture, and – more importantly – it's overflowing with cuisine from around the world. So if you're looking for a taste of the US, you can count on La Burguesa to hit the spot with their all-out authentic American goodies.
Their refreshing take on what makes a great burger certainly keeps the locals coming back for more. We love the Madame, where the powerful, punchy flavours of goats' cheese, gorgonzola and a semi-cured cheese are layered on top of a prime beef patty, before being topped with poached onions. For something a bit closer to burger home, go for the Bacon, where they bundle melting cheddar onto a chargrilled beef burger before adding sweet fried onions and salty bacon strips. It's a classic for a reason people.
La Burguesa may only have been open since 2015, but they've developed quite a following in that time. By offering up a concise collection of classic American recipes, and making them up of only the best ingredients, they've taken their burger game to the next level.
And we haven't even got to the best bit yet – these guys have all meals of the day catered to. Try one of their vibrant Caprese salads – with arugula, vine tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and a dash of basil oil – if you fancy something lighter for lunch. Want some nibbles to share over drinks with your friends? Opt for cheesy nachos or chicken fingers.
Just because they take their cue from America's foodie superstars, it's doesn't mean they don't put their own spin on things. We love the Mallorquina burger, where a patty is met with manchego cheese, sobrasada and a fried egg for those Mediterranean tastes that we all know and love, or the Catalan, with a gooey Gouda cheese, escalivada and crunchy onions.
In true American style, you also get your pick of sweet and sticky desserts. We're crazy about their rich Red Velvet cake with a dreamy cream cheese filling, but for cocoa-lovers, try their dark chocolate Brownie or light and fluffy Chocolate Cake.
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We lose weight as we get older according to The Journal of Gerontology Medical Sciences (Jan., 2010). A reeasrch study was done, and they found the same results as other animal studies that calorie restriction increases life span. This was a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Study done by Stephen Kritchevsky, Ph D.
There is an interesting article on Life Lessions from a Surf Legion, professional surger, Laird Hamilton. You may want to read his book, Force of Nature, Mind, Body and Soul by Laird Hamilton. Rodale Books put the book out in 2008. Visit this website:
Hamilton believes the act of channeling our fears empwers us and brings us closer to being more fully human.
He emphasizes the importance of great eating habits, being physically activive, having plenty of energy, and not eating garbage additives. He actually takes 20 pills a day that include protein powerd, vitamin c poweder, powdered greens, and even brain boosting supplements. (He sound like one of my pharmacy students.) If you look at the picture of him and read the article in Life Extensions magazine (July issue) you know he is fine tuned machine.
He also feels we need to address our fears right in the face. Some may say he is fearless. I think the comment where he said "Dying is easy, it's staying alive that's tricky, " is so true.
He eats a lot of fish, even raw fish.
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Reiki The Japanese Art of Healing What is a Reiki Circle
This is Eileen Dey for Expert Village andin this segment we'll talk about what is a Reiki circle. One of the cornerstones of Reikicommunity are the Reiki circles or sharers that are created by the Reiki practitionerscoming together and giving and receiving treatments. It's a wonderful way of fostering communityand also getting your own Reiki needs met. It's beautiful and healthy to have a treatmentevery week or every other week. Each community has a different schedule. Reiki circles themselveslast about two hours to three hours and run the gamut. Some incorporate music, some aremore serious, it's really up to the Reiki master. So any Reiki individual can find acircle near them. In this next segment we'll
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Reiki Healing Information Reiki Training
How to receive Reiki training. Well firstyou need to find a Usui Reiki master teacher. And I would recommend that there are severaleasy ways to do this. One of course is the internet. You might find someyour phonebook, at your local health food store, natural food store. Or at your local metaphysicalbook store. Look for all reiki masters that teachyour area and find one that you resonatewith, trust your intuition on this. There's lots of teachers out there fortunately inthe United States now there's up to eight huned thousand estimated reiki masters.So you'll be able to find a teacher near you I'm sure. And just trust your intuition causeit's very important that you resonate with
the person that you are receiving this reikitraining with. Reiki is taughtthree degrees. In first degree which is usually taught overa weekend, a minimum of ten hours a class. You will learn history of reiki, the handplacements of reiki.You will receive four attunements and you'll also be introducedto the chakra system. You'll be able to practice reiki and learn all the steps and also receivereiki. In second degree reiki which is also taught over a period of ten hours over a weekend,you will receive the knowledge of the reiki symbols. Which are just conji that help youto focus your intent of your energy while doing reiki. You'll receive the knowledgeof learning about long distance reiki, you'll
receive two attunements. You'll learn moreabout the human energy field and other things about energy across the universe as well.In the third degree is also called the master degree. In tradional Usuri Reiki the thirddegree and the master teacher degree are combined into one, longer experience. When I teachmaster degree it's a very intense, intentful experience. So that when you are finishedwith your third degree you will also be able to teach if you so desire. In third degreeyou'll learn advanced reiki healing techniques. You'll learn how to give attunementswhichyou must audit several classesboth first and second degree wherein your second auditsyou will give attunements to the students
both first and second degree. You'll learnadvanced trainings that Usuri himself wrote about and you'll experience them as we practicewith each other on a regular basis. When you are finished with this training you will indeedbe able to call yourself a reiki master teacher. If you so desire you can teach, if you wantto keep the knowledge to yourself and help your friends and family that is wonderfulalso. Reiki is a wonderful gift to learn for yourself as you'll learn valuable life toolsthat will assist youevery way for your highest good on your life path.


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Fortunately, my seller has no urgent need to sell at this time so there is need to panic. It is just as he said, "we'll see what it is like later."
As I went by today to remove the electronic lockbox I was impressed by the curb appeal. Perhaps down the road….
If you are considering buying or selling in the Rockledge, Viera and Suntree areas of Brevard County, Florida, please give me a call. I would welcome a chance to be your Realtor of Choice.
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DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Compensation Business Analyst II in Raynham, MA.
DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson is the largest, most innovative and comprehensive orthopaedic and neurological business in the world. DePuy Synthes Companies offer an unparalleled breadth and depth of products, services and programs in the areas of joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports medicine, neurological, craniomaxillofacial, power tools and biomaterials. Building on the legacy and strengths of two great companies, more agile and better equipped to meet the needs of today's evolving health care environment. With a focus on activating insights to develop innovative, comprehensive solutions, we are inspired to advance patient care in greater ways than either company could accomplish on its own.
The Compensation Business Analyst II is responsible for compensation plan configuration and all aspects of system integration between legacy ERP's and Synygy. He/she will work closely with the compensation teams to ensure system design meets all business requirements. This individual will primarily focus is on the DePuy Synthes Spine and DePuy Mitek business units. Additional responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
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(http://tiny.cc/2questions). Here are the Top 10 unanswerable questions for 2011, based on more than a billion questions have been asked in the last decade. You can join our group on facebook
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From discovering Internet...
My name is Giorgio Montaldo and I am an SEO Specialist and Web-Marketing Consultant – I perform optimisation and positioning of websites to maximise their visibility and traffic.
My first experience with the Internet dates back to 1994, when I purchased an Italia On Line connection kit. This new and exciting technology soon piqued my curiosity: I wanted to understand how it was possible to create content which could be accessed just as easily by someone thousands of miles away as by my next-door neighbour. I therefore started to read online HTML tutorials and was soon writing my first pages in the language behind the nascent worldwide web. I will never forget my excitement at seeing my own pages of text and images appear in my browser for the first time! Over the years I had the opportunity to learn more advanced web technologies, such as php and asp, as they were invented and developed, but I was always most interested in the sites I visited with greatest frequency during my online sessions: search engines.
Fascinated by the idea that there were complex algorithms responsible for classifying and ranking billions of web pages, I decided to study and learn the elements which determine a site's positioning in search-engine results, which led to my discovery of the world of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Thanks also to my education, which included a degree in engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin, I was able to apply what I had learned on the Internet and determine its effectiveness on sites which I had created myself and then performed optimisation and positioning on for given keywords.
...to SEO to Web Marketing
My keen interest in search engines also allowed me to become a Google Quality Rater, contributing to the assessment of the effectiveness of Google's algorithm in order to provide users of the world's most popular search engine with the best possible results to their searches.
After working with CSI Piemonte (Piedmont information systems consortium) as a GIS Specialist (expert in digital mapping), and for the province and local authorities of Turin on their IT systems and updating their institutional websites, I then worked as an SEO Specialist for two years at SEMS, one of the top thirty Search Marketing agencies in the world.
Working in close contact with the top Italian SEO Specialists allowed me to get involved in complex, high-level projects on a daily basis, sharing and learning the best methodologies and strategies and keeping up to date on the latest SEO developments.
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Mainframe Madness Updated
March 15, 2013
Cyber Attack: Mainframe Madness has been updated. What has been added, you ask?
Now available is the ability to edit your city themes with colors. Colors range from neon to heart themed, and are unlocked via coins, just like the towers.
This update is available right now for both Windows Phone and Windows 8. More towers and themes are on the way soon, so stay tuned.
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