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The quiet hillside community of Haddo in Westmoreland has remained unchanged for decades, with most commuters from Montego Bay to Savanna-la-Mar barely noticing the decades-old village signpost. But on January 22 2015, Haddo sparkled in the spotlight as hundreds of American tourists spent the day there planting 10 acres of high-grade organic ginger on land […]
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HA! It's been a while. A busy one, and full of changes, doubts, even regrets. A time to refocus, ask many, many questions, struggle with being an everyday daughter and worker. All the work is coming to life, and I hope to share the news here soon.
I have to come clean: cooking wasn't a tempting pastime in the past weeks, even though I got all of those beautiful books for my birthday in August, even though early autumn brings my favourite produce. I haven't touched my camera since early September, and there are still holiday photos on it, waiting to be developed. It's routine to see snow on the 1st of November here in Poland, so maybe I'll get to it then to evoke some gratitude regarding temperatures - of course zero is better than forty when it comes to degrees!
The other day my mom and I wandered into an old building housing a thrift shop, where the air was thick with dust and lights hardly worked, where arrays of old plates and cups were set on the floor for customers (visitors? the shop had a ring of a museum to it) to look through, undisturbed and unattained by staff. They have stands like that in London, and there is all the hype about them, and there's people instagramming info boards saying weirdo things like: 'the price of a tray is 1/2 its length' or 'i'll buy a red fox fur, head and paws necessary'. Comes out Bytom, Poland (inhabitants: 175 377) is not worse! We bought those little glass cake plates, and I found the tinies tea pot in brown clay; I made tea in it two days ago and haven't seen it since (not a sip of the tea, either). Those tiny glass plates, set out on our black kitchen counter, in the warm sunlight of late October, looked so good I just had to show them off. It's always the small things, right? ;)
I've mentioned that the bounty of early fall is my favourite - it is just perfect given my forgetfulness, as squashes stay good for many weeks, as do properly stored beets, parsnips, or carrots. I do love chanterelles and aubergines, but they go bad before I remember to put them in the fridge! Post-September cooking is basically pantry cooking, with the most beautiful colours courtesy of ruby-like beetroots and all the vivid orange. This salad is something I used to make all the time last year, to the extent where my flatmate wanted to kill me just at the smell of roasted carrots. And the knife in the photos is there because it's so pretty, but also because the squash is so soft you just want to spread it on bread like butter. Anna Jones makes a similar panzanella, which is styled so beautifully in her first book I peaked while shooting this.
Salad of Roasted Roots
(with extra vegetables for the rest of the week)
4 medium beets
2 springs rosemary
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
a dash of olive oil
salt and pepper
6 large carrots
4 medium onions
1 hokkaido pumpkin
a dash of olive oil
a handful of mixed, toasted seeds
leaves of sage, mint, or springs of dill
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, not too fine
1 tbsp water
optionally, just because I found them in the garden: a handful of raspberries
How to:
Preheat the oven to 200*C.
Peel and quarter the beets, place them in a deep roasting dish along with the rosemary, vinegar, oil, salt and pepper. Toss to mix, then cover with foil and pop into the oven for 10 minutes.
In the meantime, peel the carrots and slice them in half lengthwise. Peel the onions and cut them into sixths. Clean the skin of pumpkin of grey/beige dirty bits, then halve, clean of seeds (you can clean them and roast in the oven for 20 mins and snack on later in the week), and cut into 1,5cm slices. Place all of the vegetables on a tray - it will be crammed, but that's how everything becomes sticky and sweet. Add a dash of olive oil, toss with your hands, than add to the beets after they've had the 10 minutes, and roast everything for another 30-40, keeping an eye on things so they don't burn.
In a small bowl, mix the dressing ingredients.
To serve the salad, lay out the carrots (using a fork is best) on a large serving tray, thin ends out. Use as many as fit, and leave the rest for weeknight salads. Follow by beets, then half of the seeds, the squash, the rest of the seeds, then dressing, then herbs. Serve with cooked barley or crunchy bread and some more olive oil on the side.

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Pepinster signs Gerrit Major
After missing the second half of the last season due to an injury, Gerrit Major will play next season for Pepinster. The Belgian team has signed the 30-year-old guard, who played just nine games last season for Spirou Charleroi, averaging 1.6 points and 1.4 assists per game.
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Kerby Craig (Executive chef) is back along with head chef Jo (ex-chef and Pitmaster at Vic's Meat Market) and a new team. They are located at the same spot as Ume Restaurant but has rebranded the joint as Bar Ume.
It is now a casual Japanese themed bar that's generally a bar that includes a menu from Kerby's Ume Burger and daily/weekly Japanese snacks specials. I can't help but feel like I was transported back to Blacows at Ebisu. It has a bar/cafe/bistro vibe just like Blacows. The place still has most of Ume Restaurant's interior intact but with a few changes. Expect a good range of sake, wine and whisky. But I was there to smash burgers and fried chicken.
|Koji fried chicken
The koji fried chicken ($9) is pieces of amazing karaage chicken! Each bite starts with a crisped coating and followed by a super succulent meat bursting with flavoursome juice consisting fruity and ginger notes from the shio koji marinade. The mayo was so addictive too.
|Double bacon cheeseburger
The double bacon cheeseburger ($20) is a well constructed classic burger with double wagyu beef patty, sexy melted double American cheese, crispy bacon, lettuce, onion, rice vinegar pickles and Ume's special sauce in a soft milk bun. The wagyu patty works well even if it was cooked almost well-done as it was still so juicy. The patty was also lightly seasoned so that it doesn't get overly flavoured along with the sauce. I prefer my burgers without the salad but the salad in this didn't bother me at all as it was quite minimal. This has gotta be the best "classic style" burger in Sydney at the moment.
|Ebi burger
Their ebi burger ($15) tastes as perfect as it looks. I mean just look at it! It's so beatifully constructed! It consists of prawn katsu, Japanese tartare sauce and shredded cabbage in a soft milk bun. The prawn katsu patty was simply awesome with its golden-crisped crumb coating and perfectly cooked prawns.
The Ume burger is Kerby's take on a MOS cheeseburger. It's absolutely delicious and yes, it was full of umami. It was a cheeseburger on a league of its own. It had wagyu patty (the wagyu beef patty is covered under that mince sauce), wagyu mince sauce, melted cheese, mayo, tomato, onion and mustard in a soft sweet milk bun (sourced from a Japanese bakery). The wagyu patty was juicy and packed with flavour. The wagyu mince sauce was like a bolognese sauce but more sweet, which gave the burger extra character. The melted cheese, creamy sweet mayo, zingy mustard and crisp bite from the onions gave the burger familiar classic cheeseburger flavours. The tomato gave a nice balance to the whole burger.
|Ume burger
I love the burgers at Bar Ume right now. They are all about perfection in simplicity and balance.
Bar Ume
478 Bourke Street
Surry Hills NSW
Opening hours
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#2341 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - Editor: Jerry Katz
Surfing still hasn't seen the emergence of a nondual literature as have, to one degree or another, baseball, basketball, archery, boxing, running, the martial arts. However there is a spiritual literature associated with surfing and I've brought it to the Highlights over the years. Here is another article on the spirituality of surfing.
From the article below:
"For Bethany, surfing is a form of prayer, a manifestation of faith. Cutting against the grain of the old surfing stereotype, she recently made an anti-drug commercial. She is a national hero, a latter-day angel, a synthesis of surfing, salvation, and cinema.
"But Bethany always was and remains a serious long-term wave-user. She is the real deal, unfazed by trauma or celebrity. She has recovered superbly from her brush with the apocalypse and, given a few years, could yet make an impact on the pro ranks. She doesn't really need to pitch any message: she is the message."
Bethany Hamilton's website is http://www.bethanyhamilton.com/
Bethany Hamilton: Triumph of a free spirit
In 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton's arm was ripped off
by a huge
shark. Weeks later she was back in the water. Now she's riding high.
Andrew Martin meets her Published: 14 December 2005
There is a warning sign along the sandy track leading down to
beach: "LEAVE THIS SIDE CLEAR FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES". Behind me,
steep serrated green crags are stacked up like immense teeth. This is
where it happened, I can't help thinking as I stroke out over the
disturbingly shallow reef. Here, at "Tunnels" on the Hawaiian island
of Kauai, about 8am on the morning of Halloween, 31 October 2003,
13-year-old Bethany Hamilton was floating on her board in the
crystal-clear waters of the Pacific, dreaming of the perfect wave,
when a 15ft tiger shark knifed up out of the water alongside her. The
great jaws opened then snapped shut. It swam away, having bitten off
a crescent-shaped chunk of her red, white, and blue board and 90 per
cent of Bethany Hamilton's left arm.
She was out surfing with her best friend, Alana Blanchard, and
best friend's dad. Blanchard senior ripped off his vest and used it
as a tourniquet on what was left of the girl's arm and slowly,
agonisingly, they guided her to shore. In the ambulance that took
Bethany to the nearest hospital (nearly an hour away) the paramedics
thought she had lost so much blood that she was going to die.
By an uncanny coincidence, her own father was in the operating
theatre about to have surgery on his knee. He was wheeled out to make
way for a terribly injured girl who had been out surfing at Tunnels.
Tom Hamilton knew then it could only be Alana or his own
daughter. It
was his worst nightmare come true, every father's worst nightmare,
everybody's worst nightmare: Jaws, The Beast, Little Red Riding Hood.
It struck a universal chord of horror: the next day a paper published
a picture of the surfboard with the chunk bitten out of it.
Fast forward to today and go a few miles east, to the
lovely Hanalei Bay. There are maybe a dozen guys out on a lazy 4ft
day at the break known as "Pine Trees". And a girl. She is quite
distinctive. As the woman who works at the Hanalei Surf Shop said to
me: "You can't miss her. She's 15, blonde, and has only one arm."
Added to which, even in the fearsomely competitive Hawaiian
Bethany Hamilton is still the best surfer out there, grabbing more
than her fair share of waves, and carving radical, aggressive lines
into the face.
There's always something magical and mysterious about surfing:
walking on water, rising to your feet and staying on them even as the
wave is crashing down and trying to take you down with it. But to see
a girl with one arm doing all of the above is little short of
miraculous. She can still paddle after a fashion, using one arm and a
foot dropping off the back of the board. And she has developed a
technique of positioning herself right on the peak, in effect making
a late take-off every time, dropping down the face and levering
herself up by shoving down on a wooden handle strapped to the deck.
We have the kind of salty, halting, monosyllabic conversation,
punctuated by passing waves, that you have in the water:
Me: "Good wave."
Her: "Thanks."
Me: "Liked your book."
Her: "Cool."
The book I refer to is called Soul Surfer: A True
Story of Faith,
Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. There are a couple of
other monosyllables I think about uttering: one of them is "shark",
the other, "God", and they both play a big part in the book. But one
way and another I can't quite spit them out.
link to Amazon.com: http://snipurl.com/krt0
Back on the beach, she's surrounded by a cordon sanitaire of
intimidating bodyguards: a crowd of other blonde 15-year-olds in
bikinis. It was lucky I was standing there in baggy shorts or I may
have been tempted to ask for an autograph. As it is, I awkwardly
shake her by the hand. I come within a whisker of bowing.
Bethany Hamilton is a classic girl-next-door, tall and slim,
with streaky blonde hair, freckles on her face and braces on her
teeth. Her conversational staples are "yeah" and "uh-huh". She lives
with her parents, two brothers and a dog in a sprawling house with
banana trees in the garden in the secluded village of Princeville
that stands on the bluffs overlooking Hanalei Bay.
She likes to go to the cinema and one of her favourites is The
Passion of the Christ. And she is, so far as it is possible to make
out on the back of our brief encounter, stupendously unaffected by
either the shark or the subsequent wave - the tsunami of attention
she has received in America.
One of the first things she said, while recovering in
hospital, was,
"When can I go surfing again?" One of the second was, "Does this mean
I'm going to lose my sponsorship?" Gary Dunne, team manager of the
surfing company Rip Curl, flew from Australia to reassure her on
that. Rip Curl has sponsored her since, at the age of 10, she started
winning nearly every title that a 10-year-old girl can win. "Our
ambition," he said, "is to see her surfing again just as well as she
would have done without the bloody shark."
She got back in the water a bare few weeks after the
Now she has her own coach, and she recently won an amateur National
Surfing Association title in California (although she also went out
early in the two pro-contests on Oahu, at Haleiwa and Sunset Beach).
As far as Rip Curl was concerned, she could go on just as before.
But Dunne was not the only bedside visitor. Among the swarm of
advisers and consultants who fell over themselves to offer their
services, Roy Hofstetter stood out. A "Hollywood agent", with an
office in Beverly Hills, he had white hair and a very smart suit. As
far as he was concerned, everything had changed. Bethany was no
longer a surfer, she was a potential "superstar". He went into
overdrive and engineered a feeding frenzy among competing television
shows. Soon the girl with true grit, the girl who never lost her
faith even if she lost her arm, was on screens coast-to-coast. She
was on Oprah. She was on Tonight and on a programme entitled
Soon Hofstetter, talking phone numbers, had sold the film
rights to
her story to a major production company. And he even had her giving
speeches to the troops, marines wounded in Iraq (although in fact she
forgot her speech and took questions instead). "You could say that we
have been hired by George Bush," he announced.
In Hawaii for the Rip Curl Pipeline Masters, Dunne said this
"We didn't want to commodify her. We didn't want to go down the
merchandising road."
But Bethany Hamilton has become a commodity. Her name is
attached to
merchandise. Already on sale is a "Bethany Fragrance" - with two
lines, "Wired" and "Stoked", enticingly presented in surfboard-shaped
bottles. Bethany jewellery is coming soon. Earlier this year her
autobiography was published. She engagingly admits that, "I never
wanted to write a book," but was talked into it.
Hofstetter was one of the persuaders. It took teamwork to get
the job
done. First she poured out all her raw feelings to her pastor at the
Kauai Christian Fellowship, Rick Bundschuh; he then wrote down the
first draft, which was conveyed to Sheryl Berk in New York, who had
already ghosted the lives of Britney Spears (Stages) and Sopranos
star Jamie-Lynn DiScala (Wise Girl).
I really do - as I said - like her book. All those vicious
metaphors - "rip", "carve", "shred" - are made shockingly literal.
It's a fairytale, a myth that happens to be true, of being swallowed
by the monster and making an amazing escape. It's little short of
resurrection story, rising from a watery grave. And it is a good news
story, of overcoming immense pain and suffering, of the inspirational
There is a lot about God in it, too. God is not an add-on in
Hamilton's young life, an embroidery stitched in by an over-zealous
pastor. God saw her through her troubles and gave her the strength to
get back on her board. The sceptical question I couldn't bring myself
to formulate out at Pine Trees was: if God was keeping such a
tremendously close and benevolent eye on you, how come he dozed off
that morning at Tunnels?
I already knew her answer: it was the trial she had to endure,
Job, just as others, too, must endure theirs. In the US, in the 21st
century, it was a tremendously powerful message. Hamilton was taken
up by the evangelical lobby and put on show as a wounded born-again
icon at a rally of 50,000 believers in Washington. She won not only
an award for the best comeback but another for being "Most Inspiring
Person of the Year". She had become Saint Bethany.
The Bethany Hamilton story symbolises a metamorphosis within
In the 19th century, buttoned-up east-coast Puritan evangelists
sailed to Hawaii and denounced surfing as a pagan exercise in
idolatry only one notch below mass orgies and cannibalism. In the
20th century, surfing underwent a renaissance as the sport - not even
a sport, more a statement, graffiti on waves - of the rebel, the
anarchist, the outsider, a whole marginal subculture of alienated
youth. In the new millennium, Christianity has shrewdly reclaimed
surfing for itself.
Surfing has always been transcendental in spirit. But it had a
dreamy, mystic, Zen flavour. Shaun Thomson, South African 1970s world
champion, said: "Time slows down in the tube." Surfing was a
hallucinatory drug and surfers returned to the beach looking as if
they were still in a trance. But then it started to get mainstream
and wholesome. Surfers, instead of being stubbly, dedicated losers
from broken homes, became solid citizens with supportive parents.
With the rise of the surf industry, they became athletes.
Now, as the writer Cintra Wilson scathingly remarked in her
"Jesus Christ, Personal Friend of Surfing": "Many [surfers] are big
Jesus freaks, in a real Old Testament, Book of Jeremiah, the
Apocalypse-cometh kind of way." There are Christian surfing contests.
And a lot of people in surfing want to be Jesus Christ. Ex-champ Tom
Curren has distributed Bibles on the beach (and, what's more
perplexing, he signed them).
For Bethany, surfing is a form of prayer, a manifestation of
Cutting against the grain of the old surfing stereotype, she recently
made an anti-drug commercial. She is a national hero, a latter-day
angel, a synthesis of surfing, salvation, and cinema.
But Bethany always was and remains a serious long-term
wave-user. She
is the real deal, unfazed by trauma or celebrity. She has recovered
superbly from her brush with the apocalypse and, given a few years,
could yet make an impact on the pro ranks. She doesn't really need to
pitch any message: she is the message.
They caught the beast that chewed off her arm and strung it up
from a
hook, its once terrible jaws hanging slackly open. But there are
still plenty of sharks out there, not just in the water: especially
not in the water. I hope she can out-surf them, too.
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I have just been back from a one-week Spring break trip. In fact, the trip was planned as a short three-day trip from Portland to Seattle by train. However, I ended up crossing the U.S. – Canada border and visited the city of Vancouver of the province of British Columbia in Canada. Traveling to Canada this time was an impromptu decision which turned out to be enjoyable and memorable experience for me.
I departed Portland by Amtrak Cascade northbound train to Seattle. With several stops along the way, the train took me approximately 4 hours to reach Seattle. The city is the biggest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region. My first impression of Seattle is its hilly terrain and modern architectural buildings around downtown areas, including an upside-down skyscraper shape of Rainier Building, an unusual structure of the Central Library and the famous Space Needle, the legacy of the Century 21 Exposition (World's Expo) held in 1962 . The waterfront of Elliot Bay provides a spectacular view especially from the Seattle Aquarium. Personally, I enjoyed the modern arts and scultures around the Seattle Olympic Sculpture Park and Fremont area as well as the Seattle Art Museum. A view of Seattle cityscape from Alki beach in the West Seattle area makes the place worth visiting.
Initially, I planned to go back to Portland after a couple of days in Seattle. However, my friend drove a car from Portland to Seattle just a day before I scheduled to take a train back. He asked me to join his road trip to Vancouver, Canada which is just about 100 miles away from Seattle. As I have never visited Canada before, I agreed to travel across the border with my friend. I spent a couple of hours preparing the documents and went to the Canadian Consulate in downtown Seattle in the morning to apply for a visa and got the visa just before noon. It was fast and easy. Then, I was ready to hit the road to Canada. It took us 2 hours to drive from Seattle to Vancouver across the U.S. – Canada border.
Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada. The city will host the Winter Olympics Game in 2010. Downtown area is vibrant and energetic while the city is just minutes away from the natures; both mountains and beaches are easy to reach. The waterfront area and the famous Stanley park boosts a spectacular view of the city. I also took a Seabus, the public transportation from downtown waterfront area to North Vancouver, which provided a beautiful view of Vancouver by the waters. I also visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge which is 230 feet high and 450 feet across the raging waters of Capilano Canyon in North Vancouver.
All in all, this Spring break trip was enjoyable and adventurous experience for me. Now I have to get ready for the Spring term which starts today. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to my next trip around the U.S. and beyond in the upcoming Summer break.
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We are fortunate to have some unusual visitors at times. This Blue Tongue Lizard was spotted as he crossed through our side yard this morning. He was very aware of human presence and did his best to look casual, as only a lizard can, whilst striving to set a blistering pace on those itty bitty legs. Very cute!!
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Har'koa has asked you to use her whisker on the corpses of her children to free and resurrect them. Return to her at the Altar of Har'koa when you are done.
- Cursed Offspring of Har'koa resurrected (7)
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I am the last of the gods to be subdued, so we must first attempt to free the others. Bound by the magics of my subduers, I am unable to discern their fates.
But first, I would ask that you do me a kindness. Already the Drakkari turn my magic against me. They have transformed my offspring into monstrosities.
Take one of my whiskers. Slay my tortured children and use the magic of it to release them from their nightmare, and bring them back to life.
Rewards Edit
Progress Edit
There are more of my offspring that you must free from their torment!
Completion Edit
Thank you, <name>. I will never forget what you have done.
Quest progression Edit
- [76] Strange Mojo
- [76] Precious Elemental Fluids
- Side quest: [76] The Drakkari Do Not Need Water Elementals!
- [76] Mushroom Mixer
- Side quest: [76] Gluttonous Lurkers
- [76] Too Much of a Good Thing
- [77] To the Witch Doctor
- [77] Breaking Through Jin'Alai
- [77] To Speak With Har'koa
- [77] But First My Offspring
- [77] Spirit of Rhunok
- [77] My Prophet, My Enemy
- [77] An End to the Suffering
- [77] Back to Har'koa
- [77] I Sense a Disturbance
- [77] Preparations for the Underworld
- [77] Seek the Wind Serpent Goddess
- [77] Setting the Stage
- [77] Foundation for Revenge
- [77] Hell Hath a Fury
- [77] One Last Thing
- [77] Blood of a Dead God
- [77] You Reap What You Sow
- [77] The Key of Warlord Zol'Maz
- Side quest: [77] Enchanted Tiki Warriors
- Side quest: [77] Wooly Justice
- Side quest: [77] Hexed Caches
- [77] Rampage
- [77G3] The Gods Have Spoken
- [78G3] Convocation at Zol'Heb
- [78] Unfinished Business
- [78D] Gal'darah Must Pay


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... wonder what they have. I'd guess it's a going out of buisness sale.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Get Your Zarqawi Collectibles on Ebay
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- Lemon Lime Moon said...
awful stuff really.
some people dont care how they make a dollar.
- 12/6/06


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Here's a peak at the 2015 Toyota Camry, and you can see that the front end had a very distinctive, all-new design. The Camry and the Toyota brand in general has taken some heat for bland designs in recent years as the brand seemed to rest on its laurels while upstarts like Hyundai released compelling designs.
The new front end and grille for the Camry will definitely draw some attention. Let's see how buyers react.


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That's right, I can't find the patterns I designed for this year. I have searched my computer somewhat frantically, to no avail. The patterns just aren't there. I guess they felt neglected and chose to run away from home. Or something.
The good news: there were only a couple of patterns anyway (most of which I've already shared with you), and the one that I've been working on was saved as a PDF and placed in my Dropbox app. I can always draw it again.
Note to self: Back up your patterns more often.
Instead of stitching, let me send you on a journey. The Washington Post recently held a photography contest: travel photos. They're awesome, so click here and be swept away.


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Hi! Asia here to share with you my first step-by-step! I'm a little bit stressed, but I hope you like it :)
1. Prepere background with stencil, stamps and black pen!
2. Wait for gesso to dry and then start build composition. Of course every piece of paper I outline the black pen.
3. Next add some details like pennants, tags, die-cuts and chipboards. I leave chipboards raw, but you can dye them eg mist or ink :)
4. Now is the time to work on the bottom of the page. Add strip of paper, tag, some lettering and more if you want!
5. Start set your title. My layout is about my favourite city - Warsaw! So the title is "fav city" :)
6. To highlight the title outline the letters with a pen and add few arrows.
7. And the page is finished! :)) Here it is:
Thanks for stopping by!
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The Nutcracker in the the Castle at the Paine Art Museum starts this Friday, November 21st and goes through Friday, January 5th. We couldn't be more excited. The Paine "castle" is decorated elaborately throughout each of its historic rooms with scenes from the Nutcracker fairy tale. If you have never done the candlelight tour, the magic happens before your eyes with the shimmering glow of more than seventy Christmas trees through the home. There is also special actor guided tours with live music and the youth ballet performances which bring this fantasy even more to life. Make sure you make your reservations though soon, since sell out is very likely. After your tour, stopping in the enchanted cafe is a must, where the Sugar Plum Fairy will serve up hot chocolate and home made cupcakes from the Cake Guru.
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Casinos in Cancun are a relatively new addition to the endless list of things to occupy your time here in the Mexican Caribbean.
For years local gambling laws prevented casinos from opening up in Cancun and various 'get a rounds' were proposed. These included an ambitious project to float a gambling ship located off the Cancun coast, but actually far enough away to be classed as International waters where the local laws did not apply.
However, despite being talked of for years nothing ever came of it. Cancun remained a casino free zone, with the exception of Play City Casino at Plaza Kukulcan. Play City Casino was hardly worthy of the name though in my opinion. Just a few low value slot machines and certainly no real casino games such as poker, blackjack or roulette.
Around 2010 something changed and Casinos started appearing in and around the Cancun area, and it seemed as each one opened it became bigger and grander than the last. I don't know what happened to effect this change, maybe there was a change in the law or maybe it was decided to just not enforce it any more. But one thing is for certain, it looks as if Casinos in Cancun are here to stay.
The first proper Cancun Casino to open was Casino Palace on Tulum Avenue downtown, a little North of Plaza Las Americas. The facility is spread over two floors with slots and televised sporting events occupying the lower floor. Upstairs is a rather chic games room where roulette, blackjack and poker can be played. However, at the time of my one and only visit, there were no real cards and no actual roulette tables. Instead the games are played via sophisticated video machines. You are seated with other players and the games are as authentic as they could possibly be via video machines but there are no live dealers as such. You purchase your "chips" as paper credits from the cashier and enter the numbers into the machine to receive your electronic chips. Hostesses are on hand to serve complementary drinks to players, for those who are just watching and enjoying the atmosphere drinks may be purchased.
The Dubai Palace Casino was the next Cancun casino to open in June 2010. The Dubai Palace is located again on Ave Tulum heading out of town towards the airport and occupies the lot that was previously Home Depot. Occupying 100,000 square feet the Dubai Palace is Cancun's largest casino and is home to over 450 slot machines featuring familiar brands such as Williams, Nova Star and Bally.
The VIP room is equipped with various computerized games such as Blackjack, Roulette and Texas Holdem. Again the style of play is to pre purchase your credits with the cashier, this time you exchange cash for a debit card which you then subsequently enter into the machines. Credits and debits are automatcially added or subtracted from the card as you play. English speaking staff are always at hand and the Dubai is a popular location for tourists who will enjoy the buffet available from morning until midnight, with three menu changes throughout the day offering 11 different selections per meal with drinks and desert too.
In December 2010 Cancun's first hotel zone casino opened under none other than the famous Playboy brand. Playboy Club Cancun is situated at Km 3.5 close to Temptation Resort and Spa and occupies the building that used to be Caliente Sportsbook throughout the prior 10 years or so. As it's reputation suggests the Playboy club is upscale, modern and attracts the well to do locals of Cancun in addition to tourists. One disappointing aspect of Playboy Cancun is that there is a membership fee and at 200 pesos (around $18USD) this is quite expensive for a casual visitor although not such bad of a deal for a frequent patron. Drinks are also expensive at 60 pesos ($5) for a beer and are not complementary for players. What sets Playboy apart from the rest though, is that here you will find real live games with dealers and of course, Playboy bunnies – Latina style! The lower area at Playboy Cancun hosts TV screens showing live sports events, the usual slots, around 6 blackjack tables and 1 each of roulette and craps. The upper floor also has slots and poker tables.
Cancun is not Vegas and hopefully it never will be, to me there is far too much to see, do and enjoy in Cancun than to while away those precious hours gambling. However, for those that do enjoy the experience then you should be able to find a casino in Cancun that more than meets your needs.


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The 8.5 million hectare Tongass National Forest is the earth's largest remaining temperate rainforest and an area of rare natural beauty. Covering much of the Inside Passage, it is home to bears grown fat on salmon, eagles soaring the endless skies and 500-year-old trees standing silently over a rich and verdant land.
- Where: Southeast Alaska
- Ideal for viewing: American black bear, brown bear, bald eagle, humpback whale, orca
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Your 30s are a magical time. You're a fully formed adult, with all the responsibility that adulthood entails, but you might also have disposable income to spend. Thirty-year-olds "are not looking to save money necessarily, they're looking to spend it quickly," says Andrea Malis, a travel advisor with Comeback Odyssey Travel in Tuscon, Arizona, of her millennial clients. And since so many are pressed for time, it isn't uncommon for these travelers to pack as much as they can into a fairly short time frame. "In four days, they'll do what a retiree would take three weeks to do," Malis says.
With help from a handful of seasoned travel experts, we chose the best trips to take in your 30s, whether you're looking to sample fine Malbec, hike Machu Picchu, or clock in some spa time. Each offers rich opportunities for seeing the world—and yourself—from a wholly new vantage point.


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Science Briefs
Cloud Climatology
Field Studies
Supplementing the efforts to collect and analyze global data are more detailed and intensive field experiments conducted from airplanes and balloons and on the surface. For example, radars and lidars (light radars) give key information about cloud structures. Major experiments have been undertaken in the United States, Europe, Japan and the U.S.S.R.; more are planned there as well as in Australia, Brazil and China.
A thorough study of all these data will take many years and will lead, of course, to new experiments, but the investigations have already provided fresh insights into how clouds might change with the climate. For example, the study of low stratus clouds over the ocean off the western coast of the U.S. has suggested that a change in air pollution could alter the physical makeup of clouds. As the number of particles suspended in the air increases, so does the number of droplets in clouds, because each particle acts as a nucleus around which a droplet can form. The increase in droplets could in turn change the way the clouds reflect sunlight.
Intensive study has also focused on high cirrus clouds becuase of the prominent role they are thought to play in the greenhouse effect. Measurements of cirrus clouds in the central U.S. and in north-western Europe show that such clouds may be far more abundant than thought: many of them turn out not to be visible from the ground. The U.S. clouds also contain a surprisingly large number of minute ice crystals, which reflect more sunlight than the larger particles once thought typical. Thus, at least for these cirrus clouds, the cooling effects of reflection seem to be much stronger than they are thought to be for cirrus clouds in general, and they might more nearly offset the trapping of thermal radiation from the surface.


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James A. "Al" Haney
James A. "Al" Haney
Age 93 of Chapel Route, Gassaway, WV peacefully departed this life and passed on to eternity on June 25, 2018.
He was a member of First Baptist Temple which he loved very much and a US Navy veteran of WW II.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by beloved wife, Catherine; brother, Warren; and sister, Bernice.
Prior to his moving to WV, he owned a small construction company and various other businesses. He relocated to WV when I-79 was being built where he was Master Mechanic for Vecellio & Grogan and S.J. Groves Construction Companies. He was part owner of H & D Hardwoods.
One of his favorite hobbies was gardening. He also loved to share his talent with others by singing and playing his guitar.
He is survived by his son, Kenneth (Phyllis) Haney of Sutton, WV; grandchildren, Kenny (Bridget) Haney of Gassaway, WV, Chris (Paige) Haney of Wilmington, NC, and Mandy (Todd) Jordan of Sissonville, WV. Great grandchildren are Kyle Haney, Kennedy Haney, Reagan Haney, Walker Haney, Tessa Jordan, Grady Jordan. Also left behind is his favorite fur baby "Jake".
Per his wishes, his body was donated to WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center.
A Celebration of his life will be held 2 PM July 14, 2018 at First Baptist Temple, Chapel, WV.
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Helping Dogs in Need in the Greater Rochester, NY area
New 2 U Rescues is a Registered Non-Profit, foster based pet rescue whose primary mission is to help dogs in need. We operate out of foster homes so all animals taken in will live in a foster home until appropriate adoptive home is found. We supply training and veterinary care as needed to all animals in our care.
We supply foster homes with needed veterinary access; training; food and supplies for foster pet as needed. We also will arrange for Meet and Greet events where the public can come and meet with available pets.
New 2 U Rescue is registered as a New York State Shelter / Rescue. Our Registration No.: is RR033 and we are a Registered Non Profit with a 501c3.
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Our Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/New2Urescue/
Mailing Address: 1857 Dewey Ave. Box 15496 Rochester, NY 14615
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Phone: 585-371-8884
New2U Rescue is a non-profit organization operating under the 501(c)(3) charitable status. We are a non-profit, no-kill, volunteer dog rescue serving the greater Rochester, NY area. Our mission is helping dogs that are homeless, in public shelters where they are at risk of euthanasia, or given up by owners due to inability to properly care for the animal.
All dogs brought into our rescue are placed in an approved foster home where they will receive love, training and any needed veterinary care. We remain committed to all dogs in our rescue after they are adopted by requiring that, should it not work out, dogs are returned to us and never given away or placed in a shelter.
We strive for the right home for each of our dogs and require reference checks and home visits. New2U Rescue wants homes that will be for the life of every dog adopted out. Any donations received will go straight to the care of dogs in need. We are all volunteers so all money goes towards the care of the dogs.
We also endeavor to work with other shelters, rescues, and humane organizations to help create a safe and caring network to help dogs in need. Our group is committed to the care of dogs in our rescue and community. We help through our foster program and education of those we work with or come into contact with.
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Have you read about this Cinavia DRM thing, and are wondering how it effects you? If you havent read or heard about it, chances are that you will very soon. Especially if you own a Playstation 3 or a new Blu-ray player. And like movies.
Cinavia DRM Explained
Basically the Cinavia DRM technology uses audio watermarking which are hidden inside of the audio track on a movie. This is how they will detect if you are watching a copyrighted movie. The annoying thing is that the protection cuts the audio on the movie you are trying to watch and sometimes it even cuts the video as well. Ultimately you can say that Sony have implemented Cinavia to stop piracy on Blu-ray and PS3.
Cinavia Protection Technology
Lets go a little bit more in-depth about what the DRM protection actually does, and how it works.
This is how Cinavia is being applied – a little example for you: If a person were to "CAM" a film and employ a 'line' audio source (from the earphone jack, instead of recording the 'crowd'), the watermark within the 'line' audio will look for its match – within this situation, as being a theatrical source. Since a TS or CAM's 'line' audio doesn't match the initial release format, Cinavia will block or restrict playback from the file.
Affecting PS3 & Blu-ray
So far we are happy to be able to say that Cinavia (only) affect your PS3 and newly bought Blu-ray player. However, this might all change very soon. Sony has made some good PR with the movie industry (20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment) after implementing Cinavia into their product. This will most likely make other tech companies follow the trend.
"Cinavia continues to be adopted like a needed element of the AACS content protection system. Blu-ray gamers with Cinavia sensors started entering the customer market at the end of 2009."
Surprisingly after checking out some of Sony's products tech specs for their product line of Blu-ray players we were actually unable to find any traces of Cinavia. We took 4 products and looked at their manual and were unable to find anything related. However we still believe that in the long run, Cinavia will be "everywhere" – unfortunately.
Will it stop piracy?
We do not believe so, pirates are known to be very creative and once they locate the actual audio that is being embedded to protect the movie they will find a way to block or bypass it. Reverse engineers are spending to crack the technology from the inside out. However if you own a PS3 this is your lucky day! For the PS3 there is a working fix which you can find at the bottom of the page.
Cinavia on my PC or Mac?
Not yet – No! You are still able to download movies from the net and view them on your PC or Mac without any problems. PC or Mac does not include any Cinavia detectors – Yet. Implementing this would require an additional chip on the actual motherboard of the computer and that seems a little bit like a far reach. But we cannot be certain what the future holds in terms of protecting copyrighted materials.
So, how-to Fix Cinavia?
There are a number of ways to do so. Most of them are not working and are out-of-date. As of now we recommend this guide. You can also join our forum and discuss solutions.


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Five Myths about Wireless Security
In our connected world, wireless security threats – which can lead to identity theft or the loss of proprietary information – have become all too common. As National Cyber Security Awareness Month winds down, here are five common myths about wireless security that deserve our attention and action:
Myth 1: Only professional hackers can exploit wireless vulnerabilities
This used to be the case a number of years ago, but the hurdle to start hacking is unfortunately very low these days. Hacking tools are now more readily available and much easier to use.
Would-be hackers no longer need to compile code from source hacking tools that may or may not work with a Linux operating system; they can now choose from a wide variety of Linux distributions that come preloaded with all of the security/hacking tools they need right out of the box. These distributions are usually small operating systems a hacker can install on a laptop, a portable USB or virtual machine.
To top it off, the Internet contains a wealth of guides and hacking tutorials with step-by-step instructions.
Myth 2: Wireless hacking requires expensive and/or specialized equipment
Are the tools hackers use expensive? The answer is usually no. The main tools a wireless hacker needs to get the job done are off-the-shelf wireless adapters, drop-boxes (Raspberry Pi, Beaglebone, WiFi Pineapple, etc.), memory sticks, basic instructions and a laptop.
All of these items, except for a laptop, cost less than $100. Hackers can buy a WiFi Pineapple for $99 online, while all of the other tools retail for under $50. WiFi adapters run in the $20-$30 range, and drop-boxes are convenient to have, but not necessarily required. The operating systems typically used are Kali Linux or Backtrack Linux, which are free of charge.
And get this: purchasing these devices has never been easier, thanks to online retail sites, many of which are actually reputable retailers.
Myth 3: Strong authentication and encryption offer full protection
In most cases, this is true, but a wireless administrator can still get into trouble by relying too heavily on encryption alone. Using encryption and authentication WPA2 with PEAP (Protected EAP) is a clear example. With WPA2-PEAP, authentication is based on 802.1x (Active Directory or Radius). However, if an administrator configures a wireless device – such as an employee laptop, tablet or smartphone – and does not validate the certificate, this opens up significant vulnerabilities.
Hackers can now operate a tool called FreeRadius-WPE, or the newer variation, Hostapd-WPE, to create a wireless honeypot broadcasting the same SSID as the corporate WPA2-PEAP setup. The attacker can then lure unsuspecting devices to connect and expose users' challenge and response data. The attacker will then take this information offline to crack. If MSCHAPv2 is used, there is a substantial likelihood that the hacker will obtain usernames and passwords. EAP-TTLS and EAP-FAST are also susceptible to this type of impersonation attack.
Good encryption and authentication is a key part of wireless security, which requires a layered approach with employee awareness.
Myth 4: Lack of wireless security attacks in the media means networks are safe
The old phrase "no news is good news" just doesn't apply to wireless security. In fact, most of the old wireless attacks are still active and relevant today. Everything from Deauthentication and Honeypot attacks to Karma and Radius Impersonation (802.1x Honeypot) are all very much alive and well.
These attacks, although several years old, are still effective in targeting wireless devices through wireless infrastructures. The majority of WiFi users have become complacent about wireless security because new attacks don't show up very often in the news.
The bottom line is that wireless administrators should always be vigilant and monitor for any wireless attacks, old or new.
Myth 5: With MAC address filtering, only approved MAC addresses can connect
MAC address filtering is an option on every wireless solution available. Everything from consumer-level to enterprise-level wireless implementations has the option to apply some level of MAC address filtering.
Even though this might sound like a sound security practice, it's actually not. Spoofing a MAC address is an incredibly easy process for hackers on practically every operating system out there. Hackers can use spoofed MAC addresses in several types of attacks, including WEP replay, Deauthentication and Disassociation, and impersonations, where a device can piggyback onto a wireless guest network after a client has authenticated.
Misconceptions about network security and a false sense of protection are just as dangerous as the attacks themselves. As modern technologies and connectivity continue to evolve, it has never been more important to stay up to date and ruthlessly proactive in ferreting out wireless security threats and potential vulnerabilities.
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Wisp Scarf
We've been under house arrest by the Polar! Vortex! that hit our area this past week so I've had plenty of time to knit. Extreme weather, or not, January always seems to be when the knitting bug hits me again. The post-holiday lull and cold temps just make me want to cuddle up on the couch with some yarn.
The yarn is Kidsilk Haze by Rowan and I feel so fancy for having made something with it! It's been languishing in my yarn stash for quite some time, originally purchased with a capelet pattern in mind. But after working on the capelet for quite a while, I realized that I'm not a "capelet person" and there was no way I was ever going to wear it. So it was frogged and put away until a more suitable project came along. After searching on Ravelry, I settled on the Wisp scarf and whipped it up in a few days.
It's a tad fussy to work with and I had a false start working with metal needles. But I started fresh with a wooden set and I didn't have so many problems with the stitches slipping off the needles.
In the 10+ years that I've been knitting, this is the first time I think I've properly wet blocked a finished pieced. What a difference in made in bringing out the lace. Perhaps I should follow the rules more often!
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|Before loose powder, with liquid foundation
|After, with loose powder over liquid foundation
From the pics above, you can see how the powder makes me appear fairer! So, I don't really use a lot of the powder each time, which means the the powder is going to last a long long long time. Overall, this is a powder I enjoy using, like the result of it, but will not repurchase.


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Breeze 2018 presents Political satire, social commentary and tinder jokes
Breeze presents Political satire, social commentary and tinder jokes; the recipe for a large wholesome belly laugh.
And this time for Breeze'18 we have with us one of the best chefs in the country.
Kamra is an observational comedian, and is known for his weird and twisted take on things. His material is fresh, edgy and hilarious, and is bound to have you on the edge of your seats throughout!
Next up, we have none other than The Local Train. This hugely popular band is known to produce sensational music and was ranked India's No. 1 Rock Band in 2015 by Sennheiser.
Their music is broadly described as Indian rock, pop rock, and indie rock. Watch The Local Train in their element at Breeze '18! Sing along, sway and dance, to the tunes of this stunning artist performing at the main stage at one of our Pro Nights.
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Ravi Kanth D wrote:I have a BigDecimal variable that I need to divide by Integer variable, below is my code, please let me know what is wrong.
Winston Gutkowski wrote:
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with it, but the redundant double conversion will slow things down.
varBigDecimal1.divide(BigDecimal.valueOf(varInteger1))will work just as well.
More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason...including blind stupidity.


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Michael Ledeen provides an update regarding the events unfolding in Iran:
On Saturday, as reported on Mousavi's Facebook page, "A new era of censorship has started following the statement by National Security Council (headed by Ahmadinejad) which banned all the domestic press from reflecting any news regarding Mousavi, Karoubi or the disputed presidential election! This has been confirmed by three reformist newspapers."
In good Soviet fashion, Mousavi and Karroubi have been declared "non-persons." And the "elections," which really were non-elections all along, have been put on the Iranian Index. Within minutes, millions of bloggers, tweeters and facebookers had the news, and were accordingly talking about Mousavi, Karroubi and the elections.
What is the Obama administration doing providing comfort to the murderous thugs who run the show in Iran? Ledeen writes:
From the Corridors of Appeasement in the West, there are only whistles as the darkness intensifies. Yes, we will be happy to negotiate with the Tehran butchers, even though they tell us in every possible way that our one topic of "dialogue"-the Iranian bomb-is off the table. And there is even a story in the Iranian press today claiming that the United States has offered to swap more than a dozen Airbuses in exchange for the frozen Iranian assets that have been gathering interest in American banks ever since the Revolution.
All of which convinces the mullahs that they can do anything they wish to their people, and anything they wish on the nuclear front. Hell, nobody in this administration seems to want to talk about the cache of weapons and explosives of Iranian manufacture found in Herat Province (just across the border from the Islamic Republic), quite obviously placed there for the purpose of killing Americans and American allies. But the Pentagon spokesman shies away from saying anything mean about the regime: we don't really know whether the regime approved this, and really this murder of Americans by Iranian proxies doesn't amount to very much.
Ledeen concludes: "This of course has been the real issue all along, the issue nobody wants to talk about: they're killing us. They've been doing it for more than thirty years."


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This little lot arrived on Friday last week. 30 little cheeping day old chicks.... Actually - 12 were for a friend and those left on Sunday, so 18 little chirpy cheeps left here.
Oliver now "bok boks" like a chicken and "cheep cheeps" like the chicks. He's fanatical about the chickens in our garden and also about tractors. I think he's going to grow up a real little country bumpkin.
I did make Easter dinner and take it with us to my in-laws yesterday - but it was a bit manic packing and taking a 1/2 cooked roast etc. I cooked pudding there. The pudding was to die for and I really do wish I'd had the camera with me to take photos.
Very easy, self saucing sticky toffee pudding. Definately one I'd do again !
You can find the recipe for Nigella Lawson's Sticky Toffee Pudding here. Yum yum yum....
Saturday was an Easter Egg Hunt followed by painting at Sara's with the babies.
Oliver WAS collecting chocolate - but also has a dog's ball in his bucket !
You can see the mess that followed here - Little Painters ..... BUT
It gets WORSE Little Painters Pt 2 .....
Sunday was a little cleaner. Daddy was out playing with landrovers - so Oliver helped with the chickens and real eggs down the field.


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This week was the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 for short). Typically it is a week for big games companies to show off what they have been working on and what they have planned for the next couple of years.
This week has certainly been no exception with huge games reveals such as Shenmue 3 and a remake of Final Fantasy VII along with recieving more details on games like Fallout 4 and No Mans Sky.
Some of the Geek Mashers have taken the time to reflect on how the week has been and reveal what they are most looking forward to.
Which was your favourite presentation?
Sony's. With the announcements of the Final Fantasy remake and Shenmue 3, along with the No Mans Sky footage and the look at the new IP; Horizon - Zero Dawn I thought it was a good mix of games.
I was pleasantly surprised actually. I thought that Microsoft and the Xbox One presentation brought a lot of interesting stuff!
Bethesda was my favourite. They went first and they didn't pull any punches.
It's OK that they announced Fallout 4 before the conference because they kept plenty of surprises up their sleeves including a same year release date and a same day launch of a mobile game. Very impressive and very exciting.
My favourite presentation has to be the Ubisoft showcase. I am a big fan of the Assassins Creed games. But other than that they had a good line-up of other titles, including a new Rainbow Six game and The Division. Ubisoft sometimes get overlooked at these events but I was pleasantly surprised with what they had to offer this year.
Which announcement surprised you the most?
Some people would expect me to say Shenmue 3 as fans have been after that for years, but I'm a bigger Rare fan though so the Rare Replay box with 30 years of Rare with 30 games was pretty damn good, but then I saw the Blast Corps logo, My jaw actually physically dropped. words cannot express how much I love that game. I was even contemplating getting an XBone for that but then I thought one word - "Emulator" then 3 words - "Rebuy an N64" :D
I'm not sure if I'd actually want one, but Minecraft's Hololens was really impressive. Also, it was a nice surprise seeing The Last Guardian get a re-reveal, and the Shenmue 3 kickstarter (achieved already, in record time).
Shenmue 3! Despite the fact that Yu Suzuki teased the reveal on Twitter before the announcement I never believed this could or would ever happen.
Shenmue is one of my all time favourite games and Shenmue 2 is also up there on the list.
I'm super happy that this is happening.
The one announcement that surprised me the most was for the new South Park Game : Cracked but Whole. Instead of the Game of Thrones inspired theme, this time around its the Coon and Friends superhero style. If it's anything like the last game they will be in with a shot at game of the year. The reason why it was such a surprise was because after The Stick of Truth Matt Stone and Trey Parker said they wouldn't make another game.
Which game are you most excited for?
No Mans Sky. I went out and bought a PS4 in 2014 when that was announced at the last E3, the more I see of it the more excited I am. GIVE US A RELEASE DATE ALREADY!!!
Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Super Mario Maker, Fable Legends and Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer were the main ones. I've never played FFVII, so I'd be interested to play the remake. Plenty more other than that though.
Fallout 4. It's coming this year which is more than we can say for a lot of the other games shown at E3. It looks to be a beautifully presented RPG with excellent options for crafting and base building. I'm very impressed with the weapon crafting - it looks crazy customisable.
It's the only acceptable reason to look forward to the end of summer!
There are three games I hold in consideration for most excited to play. The Division really intrigues me a multiplayer game where you team with your friends and search the Dark Zones of a post apocalyptic New York, encountering other players and npc's alike. Choose whether to stick with your group or betray their trust and kill them for what they looted from the Dark Zones that trip. Second Game is Super Mario Maker. I don't own a Wii U but the prospect of building custom Super Mario levels is really tempting me to buy one. I watched the Nintendo Championship stream and the final challenge was this game. Definitely one to watch! However the game I am most looking forward to playing is Fallout 4! I am a big Fallout fan, I played Fallout 3 till the cows came home and I loved every second of it. Seeing all the new features the new game has really impressed me. Building your own settlements and guns. However when Bathesda announced that the limited edition of the Game came with a Pip Boy that you can put your phone into I practically screamed at my monitor "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!"
Which game are you least excited for?
Metroid Prime Federation Force. I'm a HUGE Metroid fan, and this just felt like a blow to the stomach for all the fans. Is it too much to ask for a single player game? Maybe in 2d but 3d works too, Come on guys!
Metroid Prime Federation Force. Nintendo knew people were crying out for a new Metroid game, and that really wasn't what they were expecting! I think I'd say the same for all the usual generic sports games announced at EA (as usual).
Also, I love Animal Crossing, and wanted a new one. Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival isn't it. Free to play, but you need to buy the amiibo's to make it work? Hmmm...
Aside from COD and Madden-Basket-Foot-Ball I am least excited for PvZ: Garden Warfare 2. As a fan of the original PvZ the series hasn't gone in a direction that neither satisfies or appeals to me.
Any of the Fifa games etc... I am not a big football fan.
Who do you think won E3?
Bethesda. People were lapping up every second of the Fallout 4 footage
It was a cross between Microsoft and Sony. Both had some great reveals, and there are a lot of games coming out to get excited for.
Us, the gamers! With so many awesome games announced we're going to have some excellent gaming coming in the future.
The rest of this year and 2016 will be incredible no matter what platform you own.
I would like to think that Bathesda won E3, but in all reality I think it was actually Microsoft that won, with introducing backwards compatibility for the Xbox One and the new Elite Controller. During last year's conference they started digging a grave for the Xbox One with the always online necessity and then trying to eliminate second hand games by locking games to each console. As soon as the conference was over last year they saw the damage that was coming and reversed course on all the issues that were driving customers to PlayStation, myself as one of them. However I am now considering purchasing an Xbox One after this year's event.
Do you have any further thoughts on the week as a whole?
It's really sad to say this but Nintendo's stuff this year was so underwhelming. They added in a lot of fun with the Muppets and made it more personal with the developer diaries but most of it is just basically Amiibo support, something they could include in the games as unlockable content if you play it but no, buy this £10 figure for a little cosmetic change
Also a lot of fans were excited for XBone finally having backwards compatibility but I think it's too little too late, they should be focusing more on new IP's
The HoloLens for Minecraft looked absolutely insane, let's hope there can be some really good use out of it, like say one person is a Dungeon Master while the rest are party members and you have the DM controlling the game
I enjoyed watching E3 throughout the week and reading up on the announcements. It was a shame so much was leaked before the conferences though! There were many games announced, but some of it was a tad disappointing too. Like the Nintendo conference. I love Nintendo, but they really didn't deliver, and I know so many others felt the same way. Hopefully they'll become a little less-Amiibo obsessed, and work on games that their fans were waiting for. Come on...where's our Zelda Wii U?!?
This year has to be one of the best years at E3 for a while. Most of the companies presenting really brought their A-game and made some very exciting and interesting announcements.
It's a great development for Xbox One to have backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games. It makes the Xbox One more desirable for previous Xbox 360 owners who haven't bought a current gen system yet.
I really like the look of Horizon: Zero Dawn. I can't wait to see and hear more about the game when it's closer to release next year.
The beautiful landscapes filled with plant life in conjunction with robotic life forms is something that easily appeals to me.
No Man's Sky is incredibly beautiful but it is also dauntingly large. I'm excited for the game but there is still a lot of information that I would like to know about the game.
I know the developer wants people to work things out for themselves but the lack of information really puts me off. Saying that, I'll probably buy the game on day one out of pure wonder-lust.
I did find it disappointing that Nintendo didn't show anything for the new Wii U Zelda.
In fact I'm now suspicious that that they will be bringing it to their new platform, which Nintendo are not discussing until later this year.
E3 week is always a great week for gamers, a chance to whet your whistle with all the great games coming up. I think this has been a more successful event than last in terms of the console wars. I am looking forward to seeing what we get next year.
That's the Geek Mash round up of E3... What were your favourite announcements and what are you most excited about? Comment below!


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"We all have our moments," says Yuval Diskin, calm, thoughtful, disturbed. "Maybe you're shaving and you think, 'I make a decision and x number of people are killed.' The power to take lives in an instant, there's something unnatural about it."
The "we" in that compelling statement refers to a very small group of individuals, the men who, like Diskin, have been the heads of Shin Bet, Israel's shadowy, super-secret domestic counterterrorism agency, the men profiled in "The Gatekeepers," a documentary potent enough to alter how you see the world.
Playing for a one-week Oscar qualifying run prior to a 2013 general release, "The Gatekeepers" is a coup for Israeli director Dror Moreh, who did what sounds impossible: He convinced all six living former heads of Shin Bet, the men who ran the agency from 1980 through 2011, to speak publicly for the first time about their work combating violence from both Palestinians and Israelis.
PHOTOS: Celebrity portraits by The Times
To call the blisteringly candid results eye-opening is not even to scratch the surface.
Riveting from beginning to end, "The Gatekeepers" works in a pair of complementary ways: as a portrait of half a dozen compelling individuals, no two alike, and as a chronological history of the state of Israel from the end of the Six-Day War in 1967 to the present. It's the autobiography of a country, if you will, told by ultimate insiders.


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Chicago Teens Slap, Taunt Senior Citizen – Then Claim Racism to Evade Assault Charges
At least two Chicago teens filmed themselves slapping and taunting an older white man on the CTA Blue Line train in Chicago.
The youths claimed the older man was to blame because he was saying some racial slurs.
The teens are heard laughing as they slapped the older man.
CBS Local reported, via Illinois Review:
A video posted on Facebook is generating hundreds of responses, and it shows at least two young men on a CTA Blue Line train, slapping an older man and taunting him. The video goes on for more than two minutes. It shows at least two young men, both African American, slapping an older man on top of his head. And then they appear to tease him.
A young man who says he shot the video and was apparently part of the group that mistreated the older man told WBBM: "We didn't do nothing. We got on the train and he was saying some racial slurs."
He says he didn't take part in slapping the man, saying: "I don't know why they did what they did. I just recorded it because it was funny."
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Talks / School Visits
Past talks are listed in the Archive.
Over the years I have given talks at various schools, including
- Cheshire Academy
- The Gunnery
- Hotchkiss
- Hyde
- Pomfret
- St. Paul's
In additional to class visits, I have lectured on such topics as "Who Are the Greatest Writers of All Time?", "Why the Novel Matters?", "Why Real Men Can Love Jane Austen," "Dickens and the Art of the Novel," "The Genius of James Joyce," "The Greatness of Tolstoy," and "The Landscape of American Literature."Contact me if interested in arranging a talk/school visit
September 30th A Series of Talks on Great Works of Irish Literature: William Butler Yeatss "Easter 1916"
Litchfield Community Center, Tuesday, September 30th, 6:30 8: 30 pm
Yeats's remarkable poetic response to the Easter Rising, the catalyst to the Irish war of independence from Britain is one of monumental poems in twentieth-century literature.
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Delivered at the Litchfield Community Center, September 30, 2008
Delivered at the Litchfield Community Center, September 30, 2008
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In it Yeats eulogizes the executed leaders of the Rising, meditates on implications of violent nationalism and the role of the poet in shaping political and cultural debate, while also making a last appeal to the great love of his life, the recently widowed Maude Gonne. The workshop will explore all of these issues in a close reading of the poem and its historical and artistic contexts.
October 07th A Series of Talks on Great Works of Irish Literature: James Joyce's "The Dead"
Litchfield Community Center, Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 6:30 8: 30 pm
Arguably the greatest short story ever written, Joyces The Dead is the concluding story in his milestone collection Dubliners.
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Delivered at Litchfield Community Center, October 7, 2008
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Set during a Christmas party in Dublin, the storys protagonist, Gabriel Conroy undergoes a series of challenges to his sense of himself, his wife, and existence itself. The Dead manages to combine a compelling human story with Joyces anatomy of life in Ireland and Dublin at the turn of the century, while preparing the ground for Joyces great novel, Ulysses. The workshop will consider how The Dead manages to generate its multiple meanings and significance in the canon of Irelands master fiction writer.
October 14th A Series of Talks on Great Works of Irish Literature: Brian Friel's Translations
Litchfield Community Center, Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 6:00 7: 30 pm
By helping to frame the debate over issues of Irish identity and politics, no other Irish play has been as crucial as Brian Friels Translations.
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Delivered at the Litchfield Community Center, October 14, 2008
Delivered at the Litchfield Community Center, October 14, 2008
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Premiering in Derry at the heights of the Troubles, Translations looks back at a decisive moment in Irish history in the nineteenth century when native Irish language and culture were being translated by English, while considering issues as the role language plays in shaping our understanding of self and society and the various obligations and challenges we have truly understanding one another. The workshop will examine Translations from multiple viewpoints to underscore the artistry and mastery of one of the worlds greatest living playwrights.


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Inevitably, with our big announcement... I have had SERIOUSLY low energy. Like unprecedentedly low. Which has left me running around last minute for ingredients, and final touches for our holiday decor.
If you're anything like me, I thought I would throw together some super cute, easy, last minute table decor ideas. But seriously, I hope you're not like me for your own sanities sake.
Craft paper colored table, cute for kids-- but I think it's a little whimsical and could be fun for adults too!
The Handmade Home is one of my all time faves for inspiration. I love her fresh take on a traditional tablescape. These colors are right up my alley. I love how bright it is, certainly a fresh twist on all the neutrals that we typically see this time of year.
The Tomkat Studio had a super cute, free downloadable package that I snagged. Now to print & put to use.


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No worries! there is first time for everything...
I'm trying to make my first ever bonsai...
Though I did not take any classes but as per Bonsai theory trying to give them a very stressed environment.
P.S. If you or any reader knows about bonsai classes @ Indus Valley please do share some of its details.
Oh no!
Do not give your plant a very stressed environment. There is no such theory of bonsai making.
Love you plant .. take care of it. You need to train it properly and gently so that it never get stressed.
I dont know about Indus Valley, but bonsai society conducts classes at Zamzama park once a month.
U got me wrong... Stressed Environment means not letting the plant to grow freely as its natural behavior... See, U did somewhat the same; stressed this Pine Tree :-) U cut it down and fasten it with wires :-)
P.S. Tumhara Khoon Rang laiga, this Bonsai will be awesome soon :-)
Hey friend, I think your site is very interesting for me, your site give me some important information about Dessert Pine Bonsai. Thanks a lot!ReplyDelete


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Innovation is at the heart of ChangeGroup's success. We dare to experiment, to create new paths. Innovation is about applying things we see in one setting and applying them in new ways. Sometimes this involves technology, sometimes it has been more fundamental, such as providing an outstanding customer experience in a country or a product line that competitors have not provided before.
Here are just a few notable examples:
The World's First Laser Guided Moving Shop
An observant employee, Carl Bailey, spotted that a service depo entrance on a busy shopping street would make a great place for a currency exchange branch. It was being used by a soft drinks vendor during the day, who said he would leave if we paid him. But how to use the entrance when trucks needed to come in and out at night required some ingenious thinking. Our global head of design, Hans Van Rijswijk, worked with local and international teams to create a shop that parked itself at night in loading bay, then every morning drove itself up a ramp and locked itself into position, appearing as any normal currency exchange bureau during the day time. With a low rent being charged for the small unused space on a prime shopping street, this is a great application of state of the art technology. Have a look at the video here or on Youtube.
Online Video & Testing Centre
In 2003 our Estonian operations team worked with our in house developer Tarmo Haud to create one of the most sophisticated systems to deploy a range of video and written e-learning materials, and also run exams for employees on a wide range of skills and knowledge. This has enabled staff world wide to be given the same developmental opportunities irrespective of their location or nationality and allowed us to meet and exceed the Investors In People standards.
Remote Security, Compliance & CCTV
ChangeGroup has always prided itself in having some of the most sophisticated security and compliance systems. In the 1990s we already experimented with a range of remote viewing technologies and have gone to develop sophisticated ways of looking at transactions and people to ensure we are as secure as possible and far exceed regulations.
Intelligent Roster Systems
In 2000 we set out to create a sophisticated branch and office scheduling system that would allow employees to have great flexibility in deciding the hours they wanted to work that month, where and who with. Market research showed a great need for the system in restaurants, hotels and hospitals and so ChangeGroup applied its knowledge of HR practices around the world to develop and test an online computer program.
Currency Exchange Where & When You Want It
Surprisingly in 1992 there were no currency exchange services for tourists open outside of restricted banking hours Monday to Friday in Copenhagen. Tourists were stuck in the afternoons and weekends and if they did not have enough credit on their cards, or wanted to change cash to go to bars and use public transport. Bette Zackariya spotted this gap in the market and launched our 7 day a week service through our bright and welcoming bureau de changes in what has become the first of many new countries and cities.
We have innovated in so many areas, in the way products and services are delivered, in the way we communicate, in how we run our operations, engage with customers and even how we give to charities. These innovations mainly stem from our employees, but also from our external partners who bring us great ideas. We reward people when things succeed and are proud of all we do to innovate!
Dynamic Currency Conversion
In 2015 ChangeGroup launched, through its subsidiary company, its highly innovative, real-time dynamic currency conversion software platform. Branded 'Currency Stream' it allows international travellers the option to withdraw money from ATMs and pay for goods and services from Credit Card terminals in their home currency. By providing realtime exchange rates, which are automatically hedged, this next generation version was initially launched in ChangeGroup's own Pan-European ATM network before being extended to other customers.


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Airbourne image galleries
Take a browse through the image galleries of Eastbourne Airbourne's from years gone past!
Including when the Mayor of Eastbourne took to the skies on the wings of a Breitling Wingwalker's Boeing Stearman aircraft to launch Airbourne 2010! Plus see event highlights including the last ever display of the iconic Vulcan over Eastbourne, Scouting for Girls on the Airbourne Live Stage and onboard cockpit photography with display teams.


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NIMES, France — Almost at the line, Jack Bauer and Martin Elmiger were exhausted but could see it coming — their first Tour de France stage victory. Those last 50 meters, however, got in the way.
A bunch of sprinters leading the pack came speeding like a runaway train and plowed past the huffing breakaway duo in the final milliseconds. Stage 15 belonged to Norwegian speedster Alexander Kristoff, his second stage victory in this Tour.
Bauer is a New Zealander who had a better shot of holding off the sprinters than Swiss champion Elmiger. Bauer dropped his bike after the finish line, sat on the ground and cupped his face in his hands, crying. They had led nearly from the starter's gun.
"It's a fantasy for any cyclist to win a stage at the Tour and especially for a Kiwi cyclist, not many of us turn professional and not many of us get a chance to start the Tour de France," Bauer said.
The 29-year-old rider came to the Tour to help Garmin-Sharp leader Andrew Talansky, who dropped out before Stage 12 because of injuries from an earlier crash.
The 138-mile (222-kilometer) stage went smoothly for overall leader Vincenzo Nibali of Italy. He made sure his main rivals couldn't claw back any time, and he kept his yellow jersey by finishing in the trailing pack.
After two days in the Alps, Sunday's stage offered some relief over a flat course from Tallard, southeast France's parachuting capital, toward Nimes, known for its Roman arena and bullfighting. More relief comes Monday — a second rest day.
This ride showed yet again on the Tour how mighty efforts so often go unrewarded.
The pack perfectly timed its move on the breakaway duo and proved too strong. Bauer was pedaling with his last remaining strength, and when he looked back a last time they were already zooming by. He finished in 10th place, with Elmiger 16th.
"I really gave it absolutely everything, and as you can see from my meltdown at the finish I was pretty disappointed to come away empty-handed," Bauer added, noting he's usually a support rider. "I thought I had it, but then I realized in the last 50 meters that I had nothing."


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Bhelpuri vendor, North Campus, Delhi UniversityCategories Food
Every campus has a few iconic places. Places that work as landmarks. The bhelpuri guy in front of Hindu College, now more towards DSE, is one such guy in North Campus of Delhi University. During my student years, there used to be another old man in front of Arts Faculty, dressed in spotless white kurta and pajama, he was favorite of the two bhelpuri guys in the campus.
Now, there is only this one. The bhelpuri does not have the kick that I love in bhelpuris but it is still one of the better ones that you can get in Delhi. If you are in the campus, make the effort.


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News, Politics and Entertainment with The Chris Stigall Show | October 17Chris discussed the Eagles v. Redskins game, Trump's disapproval of SNL imitating him and Katie McGinty's email scandal. He also discussed Gov. Chris Christie signing a bill to raise gas tax, Trump's request for drug tests before debates and the latest WikiLeaks release. Chris spoke with Michael Bronstein and Colin Hanna on the Monday Morning Matchup about the Presidential election. At 8:00, Chris spoke with Ike Reese regarding the Eagles loss to the Redskins. He also spoke with U.S. Attorney Joe Digenova about Hillary Clinton's email scandal, Donald Trumps's message and more at 8:20.
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Police Arrest Woman Responsible For Back-To-Back Bank Robberies In NJAuthorities have arrested the woman they believe is responsible for back-to-back bank robberies in New Jersey.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Cherry Smoothie
There are ways to make delicious food and successfully hide the fact it contains vegetables. I like to use spinach because the taste is mild enough to hide easily. The color, on the other hand, is strong and needs another strong color to counter it. My two favorite color hiders are blueberries and dark sweet cherries.
For this recipe, a Vita-Mix is your best bet. If you don't have one, you might try soaking the cashews (or seeds) overnight to make them easier to blend.
Equipment needed: Vita-Mix with the liquid container
In the Vita-Mix:
1 pkg frozen dark sweet cherries (10 oz)
1/2 pkg frozen spinach (5 oz)
3 pitted dates
1/2 pkg cashews (6 oz)
[For a Nut-Free version, substitute 3 oz sunflower seeds and 3 oz pumpkin seeds for the cashews]
Add enough water to cover everything. For a thinner smoothie, add more water. If you like them thick, add less.
Blend on high until smooth.
Basically, this is a cashew milk smoothie base - cashews, dates, water. We're just skipping the part where we make it into milk.
I accidentally bought roasted and unsalted cashews recently. I usually get raw. The roasted cashews add an interesting depth of flavor to this smoothie. I'm a fan of strong flavors and like odd combinations, so I suggest you use raw, unsalted cashews.
Posted by Sarah Laurenson at 9:07 PM
Labels: Minimalist, Nut-Free, Quick Recipe, Smoothie, Vegetables
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Lookout House
Status Complete - 2013 Location Port Arthur / Tasmania / Australia Photographer Ben Hosking
Positioned on a previously cleared site with views towards Tasman Island and the Southern Ocean beyond, this project takes the farmhouse typology and transforms it into a hybrid courtyard house. Visitors enter through a covered threshold, experiencing views into the treed courtyard and the sea beyond, before venturing into the main living space where the full panorama unfolds. Three gable roof extrusions define particular functions within each with particular relationships to the courtyard and specific views to the surrounds. The extruded form pushes beyond the building envelope providing covered outdoor living spaces.
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As the bodies of their counterparts are still being pulled from collapsed tunnels at an abandoned Kleinzee mine, illegal miners continue operating at at least five other mines which have been shut down, and are equally dangerous.
By late on Saturday rescue teams had retrieved 10 of the bodies of the group of about 19 illegal diamond miners who were trapped underground in a cave-in at the Bontekoe mine, 20km from Kleinzee in the Northern Cape.
The names of the deceased will only be released once their relatives identify the bodies, but it is believed that all 19 died as a result of suffocation.
Eleven illegal miners who went down the same mine on Monday and into the early hours of last Tuesday escaped just before the collapse.
But the tragedy has not stopped hundreds of other illegal miners continuing to chisel away at the ground in the area, creating more tunnels and sifting through gravel in the search for diamonds.
Interviews on Saturday with various illegal miners, also called "diggers", revealed that the illegal mining was continuing as before at disused mines between Springbok and Kleinzee, and close to the Bontekoe mine at places including Buffelsbank, Nadaboi, Wolfberg, Langhoogte and Obeep.
Some of the diggers were busy sifting for diamonds as they spoke to Weekend Argus.
Weekend Argus met a group of about 20 diggers in Buffelsrivier, at the Buffelsbank mine. Some showed off small plastic bags containing diamonds.
One explained that his five diamonds would fetch him about R2 800, while another offered the news team his diamonds for R100.
Another man in the group had lost his right arm as a result of a motor vehicle accident, but still continues digging in the tunnels.
"I can't afford to sleep for more than two or three hours a night because I will lose my place in the queue. I can't drive out to go and sleep, then I won't get a chance to dig," he said.
He was among the 300 to 400 miners who began queuing to go down the Bontekoe mine last Sunday night, just before Tuesday's tragedy.
They work between about 10pm and 4am to avoid being caught by police or security during the day.
"De Beers says there's no more diamonds, but we find them every day," the one-armed man said.
Later on Saturday, Weekend Argus met a group of about 10 diggers working from a caravan they set up at the Buffelsbank mine, where they have been digging illegally since Wednesday.
The group, co-ordinated by a female resident of the nearby town of Kommagas, 66-year-old Sarah Damon, is working above the ground in shallow holes they have dug to search for diamonds.
"There should be no tunnelling that leads to death. Those men were cruelly smothered on Tuesday," she said.
But other diggers at the Buffelsbank mine use three tunnels, similar to the tunnels used by the illegal miners who died at the Bontekoe mine, and she said she wished the authorities would close the tunnels.
Damon said two detectives and other police officers in a bakkie came to try and chase her and her crew away on Thursday, but "I won't allow it".
"This is our ground. We want to stay on our grounds. There's no other work for us and this is the only way we can survive," she said.
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