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Survival Penguin Battle Royal
- Publisher: althi Inc.
- Genre: Entertainment
- Released: 3 Aug, 2012
- Size: 40.8 MB
- Price: FREE!
- App Store Info
Description【For iOS7 users】 We noticed that there is a technical difficulties. We are currently working to solve it and will fix it on our next version.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize any inconvenience caused.
Flick and attack!!!
Battle Royal on ice!Final battle for survival now begins!
3D action game that unique characters such as penguin, white bear, seal, pirate battle on various types of ice battle fields.
Use various weapon including bomb, bat effectively to beat the boss!
Although the enemies coming to attack you one after another, beat them and survive!
You will be addicted to feel exhilarated of this game!
Great aspects of this game:
- Enjoy comical move of 3D characters
- Feel the speed of skating on ice
- Feel exhilarated when using various weapons
- Get the points after beating the enemies and unlock characters and power-up items
- Various characters can be selected to play
- Recovery heart for life recovery is available
How to play:
Just flick the screen!
Consecutive flicks in the same direction to speed up
[Body check attack]
Just hit the enemies with your body!
[Weapon attack]
Various weapons such as bomb, bat hammer, ice, drill, cannon, tornado can be used for powerful attack.
Tap the item on the screen to use weapons
- In order to access Survival Penguin Battle Royal, you will need to log into GREE. Guest Registration is free.
- This is an online game only. Users must be connected to the Internet (3G or WiFi) to play.
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Places to Visit with the Kids in UAE
And here I thought I was back normal at blogging and blabbering, and am more than two weeks delayed since my back to routine post!! How fast the time runs!!
Haven't been using my desktop for awhile, with all the latest gadgets and was on a break from my work too, so my internet surfing was mainly on iPad, what a gadget to kill your time when you turn into a potato couch!! :D!!
The past few months, we've been busy with my lil princess's cousins visit and we had a wonderful time together. And I thought as a warm up post I'll share with you some of the places we visited when they were around, and they're enjoyable for toddlers to kids till the age of 10 mostly recommended. So if you are in or planning to visit UAE, these are some places I would recommend for your tiny tots :)!!
Kidzania at Dubai Mall, is themed as a child-sized a complete city with a hospital, fire station, beauty salon, bank, radio station, supermarket, television station, pizzeria, theater, and much more. The 80,000 square foot city is scaled down two-thirds in height and therefore all facilities are designed to be 'just right' for children.. From police officer to dentist to journalist, KidZania Dubai offers over 80 role-playing activities in more than 60 establishments with a range of ease and intricacy to meet the abilities and interests of every child.
Kids work to earn kidZos, KidZania's own currency, so they can pay for goods and services in the KidZania city. Pilots navigate airplanes, television anchors read the news, police officers perform detective work and chefs cook up tasty food.
Dubai Dolphinarium at Creek Park, it is the first fully air conditioned indoor Dolphinarium in the Middle East with a temperature ranging from 21°c - 25°c. You are guaranteed to meet some of the most beautiful animals that inhabit our oceans and have lots of fun with them. The dolphin show is really amazing and interactive, as these cute creatures even interact with the audiences!!
Emirates Park Zoo, a place of fun, learning and adventure for the young and young at heart! Launched in 2008 as the first private zoo in the UAE, it is now home to a colorful menagerie of wildlife and an ever growing menu of features, attractions and interactive activities.Emirates Park Zoo is built on the promise that every guest will be able to appreciate the natural world all over again after a visit—taking home new discoveries, unique experiences and unforgettable memories. The zoo offers an exciting concept where children can interact with many species by touching or feeding the many farm and wild animals that are housed at the zoo.
With a laidback and family-oriented atmosphere, the zoo is a place that inspires and encourages kids and adults alike to explore, have fun and stay connected to nature and wildlife.
These are the few places the kids enjoyed and had lots of fun. Just a note, the images and information shared with you in here are not my own,but have been taken from various sites, but somehow or the other its what I wanted to convey too.
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Faerie Winter: Book 2 of the Bones of Faerie Trilogy (Hardcover)
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The long-awaited sequel to Janni Lee Simner's breathtaking YA fantasy debut, Bones of Faerie.
Liza is a summoner. She can draw life to herself, even from beyond the grave. And because magic works both ways, she can drive life away. Months ago, she used her powers to banish her dangerous father and to rescue her mother, lost in dreams, from the ruined land of Faerie.
Born in the wake of the war between humanity and Faerie, Liza lived in a world where green things never slept, where trees sought to root in living flesh and bone. But now the forests have fallen silent. Even the evergreens' branches are bare. Winter crops won't grow, and the threat of starvation looms. And deep in the forest a dark, malevolent will is at work. To face it, Liza will have to find within herself something more powerful than magic alone.
Here at last is the sequel to Bones of Faerie, for all those fans of dark fantasy and dystopian adventure who thrilled to Janni Lee Simner's unique vision of a postapocalyptic world infused with magic.
About the Author
JANNI LEE SIMNER is the author of Bones of Faerie and Thief Eyes. Visit Janni at Simner.com.
Praise For…
From VOYA:
Fans of dark Faerie stories will find this appealing. Liza is a strong female protagonist, and her story provides not only suspense in terms of the survival of the earth and humans, but also looks at different mother-daughter relationships, the power of promises, and the strength of love. This is a riveting story that should find fans at both junior and high school. Those who read the earlier tale will be eager to find its sequel.
From School Library Journal:
Simner paints a hauntingly exquisite portrait of a postapocalyptic world. Faerie Winter is a beautifully crafted tale, peopled with believable characters and overflowing with dramatic plot twists. But perhaps the most exceptional quality is the vivid imagery that plunges readers into the story and keeps them enchanted throughout. Fans of both fantasy and dystopian fiction will devour this one.


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|Sir Tom Stoppard in thermodynamic repose.
The "trouble" with Arcadia, of course, is that it's so synthetic, and its organizing structure so brazenly borrowed from A.S. Byatt's Possession (almost as compensation, you sometimes think, the playwright offers a Stoppard-like antagonist to a Byatt-like scholar right in the middle of the script), while many of its debates, as Boston Lowbrow's Bryce Lambert points out, are stolen from James Gleick's Chaos: Making a New Science. But even if by borrowed means, Stoppard conjures in Arcadia an elaborate entertainment (indeed, an old-fashioned play of ideas) that perfectly balances his frisky wit with a mournful awareness of life's terrible vicissitudes - as well as breezy discussions of not only poetry, landscape architecture, and the Romantic period, but also chaos theory, fractal geometry, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics (with Fermat's Last Theorem thrown in as a kind of aperitif).
Stoppard's conceit is that even as we watch a set of academic sleuths in the present day dig about in a country manor for clues about Lord Byron (who once visited), we can simultaneously watch, through some sort of time warp, the historical record of that fateful weekend back in 1809. Today's intellectuals rattle on about sex and the romantic imagination; little do they know their counterparts two centuries ago were consumed instead with thoughts of sex and science - largely because a mathematical prodigy was on the premises, in the person of young Thomasina Coverly (note the similarity of that first name to Stoppard's own, Tomáš - yes, his ego et in Arcadia). She was the real "genius" of the house, not Byron, although her achievements, like her short life, were lost; our true history is always a secret, Stoppard whispers (thus Thomasina's descendant in the present day won't speak at all) - even as he braids together C.P. Snow's two cultures of science and the humanities more intimately than perhaps any one else has ever managed; indeed, the playwright's final images are of the two ages (and cultures) dancing around each other in an entwined enchantment.
All this, of course, makes Arcadia quite a challenge - it requires a large, poised and articulate cast that can bring off serious debate and romantic feeling as well as high comedy (and a director who knows how to keep that delicate balance). So it felt like a stretch for a fringe company - still, I had heard good things about the Bad Habit version (which closed, alas, last weekend - this is a post-mortem, but then that's kind of appropriate for Arcadia). And I've often been surprised at what the fringe can do - indeed, every season a fringe show ranks in my top 10 for the year.
|Greg Nussen and David Lutheran make their way through the thickets of Arcadia.
But this reminds me, I'm afraid, of the one great failure in Morris's otherwise astute direction - the play's final tragedy, which Stoppard never states directly (and which I can't give away without ruining the sad magic of its discovery) - didn't really coalesce in the audience's mind, I don't think, as the curtain fell (although perhaps it did after later discussion). That gap, however, was connected intimately to the production's other great gap - in the pivotal role of Thomasina's besotted tutor, Septimus Hodge, young Greg Nussen proved woefully inadequate. Mr. Nussen is very nice to look at - and his voice is a pleasing purr; but his blandness was a constant reminder that, as they say, beauty isn't everything. And his performance was a particular problem because Septimus Hodge is supposed to have the passionately beating, ultimately broken heart at the center of the script!
Luckily, everyone else seemed to know what they were doing - even when they weren't quite right for their respective roles - so generally the play moved forward without him. John Geoffrion, for instance (a frequent commenter on this blog, btw), brought a welcome spark to Bernard Nightingale, the egotistical, Stoppard-like Byron expert who stomps all over the work of the Byatt-like Hannah Jarvis. Geoffrion was one of those slight miscastings in the show that worked pretty well anyway - he played Nightingale as more of a twit than a dick, and so the sexual tension between him and Jarvis went missing - but he threw himself with such eager fire into his rants on art and science that you didn't really mind. Meanwhile, as Jarvis, Sarah Bedard didn't seem to mind the lack of tension either; Bedard is a beauty, and projected the right kind of skeptical intelligence as Jarvis, but she was always too calm for me to really believe in her slow burn - nor did I quite see her put together the script's great mystery in her head (Nightingale's thesis on Byron is an ego-driven fantasy, but Jarvis steadily works her way toward something like the truth).
Still, Bedard managed many a witty turn of phrase, and there were similarly nice turns from many in the cast. As the smartly sluttish Lady Croom, for instance, A. Nora Long didn't convince me as a sexual raptor, but her drily rendered sarcasm was always delightful; meanwhile, Nick Chris was utterly believable as Stoppard's brilliant exponent of chaos, but didn't always have the sensitive vulnerability that surfaces now and then in the part (and which afflicts his entire eccentric family). There were more consistently satisfying comic turns from David Lutheran, as an idiotically pompous cuckold, and especially Glen Moore, as his blowhard companion. Meanwhile Luke Murtha was always sweetly intriguing as that silent brother. But at the center of the production was a really spectacular turn by newcomer Alycia Sacco as the sparkling Thomasina - easily the best performance of this role I've seen out of four professional productions. Whenever Sacco giggled, or waltzed to Chopin, or uncertainly offered a brilliant solution to an unsolved theorem, the show all but belonged to her, and you felt art and science dancing together (for a brief moment) just as Stoppard meant them to.


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Sometimes regardless of the state of the economy, the market reverts to seeking growth.
Though the market may have been a yawner on Tuesday, the undercurrent behind the blah action in the averages was to solidify growth.
This growth came from three sectors: biotech, housing and cult stocks.
Tuesday's market created a good chance for consolidation, when in the absence of any real data or major market drama, the companies that had been growing continued to solidify their gains.
The one thing housing needed to grow in the current environment was low interest rates. Now we have them, and thus we are beginning to see results. Strong reporting and pricing came in from Toll Brothers and D.R. Horton to show that this lagging sector is starting to come back up.
Last week Cramer said HGX, the Philly Housing Index, looked as though it would break out. Sure enough, the index has continued to make gains.
"The follow-through makes me believe that this last leg of interest rate declines, the ones you would least expect given what the Federal Reserve has been doing, seem as though they're having a more positive impact on the economy than all of the Fed's bond buying did," said the "Mad Money" host.
Speaking of the Federal Reserve being irrelevant, biotechs have also been on a rally streak as well. Cramer thinks it is clear that this group is not trading with anything else but itself.


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It was a linen shirt, long sleeved and whisper pink, and I stood in Macy's considering it on a quiet Thursday afternoon. Gradually, almost unconsciously, I became aware that I was swaying ever so slightly to music. Then I heard, pouring from the store speakers like rivulets of honey, the familiar strains of Aretha Franklin's, Baby I Love You. I looked around me and observed the delightful spell being cast from this marvelous sound. A flawlessly coiffed elderly lady in a St. John suit was strolling through the handbag department, her steps in perfect time with the song. The young woman behind the counter was casually bobbing her head back and forth to the rhythm, while a delivery man entered from outside and immediately fell into leisurely step with the seductive beat as he made his way up the store aisle. It was incredibly entertaining to watch, as everyone in sight was reacting to this infectious old classic without even being aware of it. Such is the power of music.
Music is as much a part of our lives as breathing, even though we hardly know it most of the time. Every one of us has a personal soundtrack that has accompanied our days; a musical fingerprint of our lives, unique and specific. Like magic, whenever I hear Dionne Warwick's, Do You Know The Way To San Jose, I am once again in the back seat of my family's leaf green Pontiac during a sunny morning on my way to school. Joni Mitchell's, Carey, always sends me to the beach and I am a little girl desirous of my very own Mary Quant lipstick every time I hear Donovan sing Jennifer, Juniper. Coldplay's, Speed of Sound, whisks me off to Regent Street in London. Astrid Gilberto means summer and, of course, Christmas just doesn't exist without Perry Como or Nat King Cole. For me, James Taylor is high school afternoons and Leonard Cohen's, Sisters of Mercy, is newlywed bliss. And incidentally, if you ever wished to know what a childhood summer felt like in the southern United States, then pour a glass of sweet tea and listen to the soundtrack of To Kill A Mockingbird by Elmer Bernstein. You couldn't get closer with a time machine.
There can be no denying the remarkable ability of music to communicate more profoundly, and often with more clarity, than words could ever hope to do. Music seems divinely capable of reaching that inarticulate part of the soul where only the deepest feelings and most heartfelt memories are found. The unscaleable majesty in Saint-Saens Organ Symphony #3, or the near visible beauty of Debussy's Clair de Lune. The visceral grief in Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings or the sheer happiness of The Beatles I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
It is almost as if God himself intended music to be the fifth element, -surely as basic as air or water, fire or earth- for after all, did the angels not announce the birth of Christ with song?


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Odanadi UK
Charity information
Odanadi UK
Odanadi UK was set up to provide support to its partner organisation Odanadi. Odanadi, which is based in Mysore, South India, works to combat human trafficking, violence against women and child exploitation.
Founded 2008
Mission statement
Odanadi provides support, rehabilitation and accommodation to those who have experienced these human rights violations. Odanadi has rescued more than 2000 women and minors from trafficking. 54 rescue operations have been conducted and 138 traffickers have been arrested. Odanadi also works ceaselessly to raise awareness about these issues with a range of stakeholders, such as the police, judiciary but also critically, those communities vulnerable to being targeted by traffickers.
Odanadi UK was established in 2008. It works to raise funds and awareness for the work of Odanadi and also provide them with a range of management support to enable them to carry out their work more effectively. We also seek to increase understanding about human trafficking more generally.
Established: February 2008
Registered Charity Number: 1124595
Phone number: 07931 780740
Address: PO Box 58265, London N1P 1EXView charity accounts on the Charity Commission website
Rehabilitation Centre for Boys and Young MenThe boys and young men rescued by Odanadi are currently living in temporary structures. Od... More


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Sunday, 5 September 2010
drape drape vol. 2, no 4, drape top
Other reasons why it's fabulous: there is only one pattern piece, only three seams and you can fold it perfectly flat to store it, despite the drape on one side when worn.
I made one to try the pattern out (the solid grey one), wore it for two days in a stretch (which I normally wouldn't, but it's loose enough to stay fresh for quite a bit longer than normal t-shirts) and made a second one on the third day. Then I stopped myself for a while. Overdoing things is not good!
I can't promise I won't make more of it though! It takes about an hour and a half to make one, perfect.
Both tops are made in a size in between M and M/L, which is where I am according the size-table in the book. Actually I'm a M up top and M/L at the bottom, and I'm a bit scared of too baggy clothes so I figured I'd make it a in-between size. It worked for jersey, more about that in a later post!
I'm really glad I bought this book, I've already made a few things from it so: more to follow! And I got a card-reader for the SDHD-card in my new camera that my computer refuses to read, so posting pictures is suddenly a whole lot easier!
I also had the ambition to photograph my clothes in the daylight, it failed, I might just have to accept the fact that I am a nocturnal creature...
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The tops look great Karin!ReplyDelete
Both tops look great on you.ReplyDelete
Also, I really enjoy your dance move in the fourth photo. It's nice to see a change from the normally stoic poses people usually give.
I love them! I have a length of drapey jersey I've been trying to find the right project for, I shall have to check out this drape drape book!ReplyDelete
The tops come out great!ReplyDelete
They really seem that were made just for you!!!
Thank you all!ReplyDelete
EmilyKate, I do recommend getting it! I brought it to work and the comments from my (very fashion conscious architect-)colleagues was a big thumbs up and the verdict: modern. And there's a range of dead easy to darned difficult projects, I like that.
Growningrace, hehe, I've set my camera to take 10pics at the time when on a timer, it's really movement-promoting. If I don't move, I get 10 identical and dull pictures, but if I do I can get two or three I like, makes shooting a lot more fun! Actually, you've inspired me to try my hands on posting a simple gif-animation... we'll see if I succeed!
- Anonymous7:47 pm, September 07, 2010
Ooh I love that top! Normally I'm not a fan of drape-drape patterns because they can be too formless for my taste, but I really like this one. It looks great on you!ReplyDelete
When I saw that top photo, at first I thought you had made it with a solid fabric on the front and a striped fabric on the back and thought, how fun! Then I realized it was two different tops, haha! Though, wouldn't that look cool?
Thanks for blogging about this, it's so fun. They all look so good on you, AND you'd pay a pretty penny for it at a boutique so all the better.ReplyDelete
I love the stripes- I have some great striped poly cotton that I am thinking of making into this tshirt. Luckily I live on the other side of the world from you so won't feel like too much of a copycat if I sew it up!ReplyDelete
Hi Katrin!ReplyDelete
I would like to ask you for help. I found your blog when I was looking for instructions for this top. I am a beginner in sewing and my friend lend me this Drape drape 2 book in PDF. The problem is that I can't read the measurements on the pattern and I am not able to figure out the lengths. Would you be so kind to help me? Thanks and have a great day! Jitka
Jitka: I'm sorry, but I don't think I can help you out on that one. The books come with pattern sheets, the diagrams in the books are only there to help cut/assemble/sew the clothes.ReplyDelete
I'd recommend you to buy the book. Some projects are quite easy (such as this one), and the books aren't that expensive. I got mine at etsy (www.etsy.com), look in the supplies-section.
If you don't want to buy the book, I think I remember seing a very similar pattern uploaded by a member at burdastyle (www.burdastyle.com). It's free, and a couple of other members have used it so it seems to work quite well. Found it: http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/my-neon-twister-dress. It's a dress and slightly different to this top but the principle is the same.
Good luck!
I love this pattern too. And quickly made two shirts in a row. Actually I was dreaming of making one for a few months till I got started.
Some adjustments in the neck line and arm opening.
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one wanting to make more of this shirt.
I'm scheming on making #8.


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This project started out a little like this. "Mom, the stools in our kitchen hurt my butt, I really don't like them. I wish we still had our old ones." In my most sympathetic tone..."that's too bad, I like how these look in our kitchen. I like those rush seats!"
Well, once one kid lodged a complaint, it wasn't long before the others chimed in and soon they were snagging pillows from the couch and sitting on them. At that point, I waved the white flag and told them we'd make a stool cushion for each of them so I thought I'd write a tutorial alongside me doing the project because these are so simple and fast.
I've had lots of pillows over the years and for some reason, it's the one thing I can't seem to throw away. I always tell myself I'm
I started out by finding some home dec weight fabric that I had on hand and then cut away the prior cover on my pillows that were stained and dated colors that used to be in my house. I selected home dec since the kids were going to be sitting on them but you can use anything you like. My prior pillow had the trim sewn straight into the seam of my pillowform cover so I ended up just cutting that all off too. I was left with just the filling but it was still somewhat shaped, we can work with that! If that's what you run into, don't throw it away, you're good. My piece is 16" square so if yours is bigger, just adjust your fabric cuts accordingly.
Again, my pillow inserts are 16" square so I cut my piece at 16" then I turned it and cut it again while on the fold so it was 20" across or 40" across when unfolded. **I like my pillows to be nice and taut when stuffed so I cut them at 16" for that initial cut. If that makes you nervous, cut it at 16 1/2". You will sew with a 1/4" seam allowance and will be fine getting it to fit in.
Along the short side, fold your raw edge 2 times and press down so that you are left with no raw edge. Stitch this edge down and repeat on the other short side.
Now lay your big rectangle piece print side facing up and fold your short sides in so that the width is 16" which is what my pillow form is. Your pieces will overlap several inches for your opening.
This is what you want because when the pillow is stuffed it will pull apart at that open seam and with the overlap you will not see your pillow insert or stuffing. Pin on both sides along the open edges.
Stitch down each side using a 1/4" seam allowance.
Turn your piece right side out, pushing out all the corners and give it a nice iron.
Stuff in your insert or fiberfill stuffing, whatever you are using.
Ta-Da! You are done and that literally took me about 10 minutes...15 because I stopped and took a few pictures along the way. My kids are happy, no more groans when they eat breakfast in the morning. Can you tell I made these weeks apart? One still poofy because it was just completed, one has been flattened from being sat on! Am I loving these here on my kitchen stools? Well, this is one of those design compromises I made with the kids. After all, it's their home too!
Such an easy project for even a novice sewer or something to try with your child who might want to make one for their room. Such a fast way to change the look in your home. If zippers scare you, then ease into pillows and try these. Easy to make and I made 2 pillow covers for less than $10.


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Classroom Friendly Supplies has released its classic pencil sharpener in a fantastic new shade of purple - if you haven't tried this sharpener before, it will amaze you. Seriously, the sharpest pencils you've ever seen.
I tried this sharpener in blue last year and it took me a few tries to figure it out. Once I did, I was hooked! It is easy, quiet, and built to last. I was really excited to get one of the new purple models and double up on sharpeners in my classroom.
There are a few steps involved in using the sharpener: pull out the front, squeeze the cubes, insert the pencil and grind the handle. When the grinding becomes loose, the pencil is ready, so squeeze the cubes again to release. At the beginning of the year, I had my students watch a demo and then called them over one table at a time to try it out. Since then, they have been pros.
One of the most mind-blowing things I've noticed about using the sharpener is that because there are steps involved and a wonderfully sharp result, the students are treating both the pencils and the sharpener much more respectfully - no more jamming them into those loud electric models, creating broken tips. They seem much more aware of their role in the pencil sharpening - sounds a bit silly, but I am all about being respectful of our art materials and never wasting.
Get your own sharpener at classroomfriendlysupplies.com ! You will love it :)
Student reviews:
"It's not electric, so you can use it anywhere!" - Charlotte
"Fast and sharpens quickly!" - Laurel Mae and Hermon
"I like using the cubes on top to get my pencil straight." - Hendrix
"No batteries, and you can take it from classroom to classroom." - Phoebe
"It is very quiet - I don't like loud noises" - Cooper
"It is easy to remove the shavings container" - Hermon


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February Scavenger HuntFriday, March 02, 2012
Huge fail on the Postcards from the P.P. scavenger hunt this month.
I always use my iPhone and Camera+ app for the challenge, this month using the polarize filter and instant frame.
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Mmm, that food looks delicious!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you. It was my first ever roast chicken dinner :)Delete
Great photos. What a good idea to use your iPhone, its one thing I always have with me so would save thinking of taking my camera too.ReplyDelete
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It's the only way I'd ever take any photos (not that I've done particularly well this month).Delete
- Anonymous2 March 2012 at 12:58
Will have to try this app out, they look so cute!ReplyDelete
Ive just posted my Feb Photo A Day Challenge pictures, I used instagram on them all but this would be a nice change! I always snap on my iPhone, they are so handy =)
Sadly my phone is rubbish for pictures, so it really shows when I've used it! xReplyDelete


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Action for Justice
- Students are active in the St Vincent de Paul Committee and Interact
- The College's Justice and Democracy Forum (J and D). The Forum is a way to explore what a just and free world means. At J and D meetings, held on Fridays at lunchtimes, there is time to reflect together about a passage of Scripture or another piece of reading that helps to inspire us. We think about issues in our lives that we have encountered or are experiencing now that teach us about justice and democracy. We share our experiences and our ideas. We believe that we need to educate ourselves and others before we act. We make plans for things that we can do – either together or as an individual. Finally, we review to see how things have gone.
Indigenous Perspective
- National Apology and Sorry Day services; Indigenous Garden Project and Reconciliation Pole
- Activities Week – Harmony Day; Naidoc Week activities
- Scholarships; support through Homework Club
- Indigenous Spirituality
- Reconciliation Action Plan – drafted
Multicultural/Refugee Perspective
- On-going friendship with Milpera SHS
- Students hosting and attending International Women's Day
- Campaigns like "End the Silence"
Praying for Peace
How we treat each other and the earth are tightly interwoven into the fabric of the Brigidine charism. Each year the College has a theme around which to focus our actions or campaigns. The most recent theme was created by Year 9 student, Morgan: "It doesn't matter if you are black or white, it only matters if you have a multi-coloured heart."
"We hear about world conflicts every day" Mr Andrew Beiers, Deputy Principal Mission said. "There is a groundswell among young people to create awareness to bring change to our world; to bring PEACE. The International Day of Prayer for Peace is held annually on 21 September but we can all be the change we want to see in the world every day by our actions. Brigidine students are keen to become peacemakers in our own community in the hope of bringing peace in the world."
Nurturing Young Women of Strength and Gentleness
Some of our students' responses to "What does Strength and Gentleness mean to you?"
"Being a strong and gentle woman means to handle negative situations in a dignified and thoughtful way. It means to reflect a calm mind and spirit and to be careful and thoughtful in one's treatment of others. It means to have the confidence to stand for what one believes in." MW Year 11
"Strength is to be able to carry on when something is difficult and always work your hardest. Gentleness is to be kind and caring to everyone and to lend a hand when someone needs it." KV Year 8
"To be strong and gentle means to be a balanced female. It is like the yin and yang. In this chaotic modern life it is very hard to find balance. Nature is all about balance, yet humans cause an imbalance, like global warming. To be strong and gentle is to be balanced – you can't be too gentle so that you let others control you and yet you can't be too strong either, or you will become a controlling insensitive person. " SB Year 9
Brigid's Women
Brigidine College continues to grow strong resilient women beyond high school. A group was formed in 2012 by ten graduate students. The group has grown since then and it meets regularly to continue 'the work of St Brigid' in their adult lives. Particular initiatives include guest speakers, working with the homeless and raising awareness about refugees. Contact Mr Beiers, Deputy Principal Mission on 3002 0619.


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WOODY GUTHRIE AT 100! LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER to Premiere on PBS in June
Join John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, Donovan, Ani DiFranco, Rosanne Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show and more for a special centennial celebration of the birth of America's greatest folk singer/songwriter, Woody Guthrie. Recorded live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., this concert honors the music and the man, with performances of "This Land Is Your Land," "This Train Is Bound for Glory," and many other Guthrie greats. Produced and directed by four-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jim Brown, the centennial concert was produced in collaboration with The GRAMMY Museum Foundation, Woody Guthrie Publications, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Woody Guthrie AT 100! LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER is part of special programming premiering on PBS stations beginning June 1, 2013 (check local listings).
Woody Guthrie AT 100! LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER features these performances:
"Union Maid" - Old Crow Medicine Show
"Ramblin' Reckless Hobo" - Joel Rafael
"Pretty Boy Floyd" - Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal
"I've Got to Know" - Sweet Honey in the Rock
"Ease My Revolutionary Mind' - Tom Morello
"Riding in My Car" - Donovan
"Deportee" - Ani DiFranco with Ry Cooder and Dan Gellert
"Do Re Mi" - John Mellencamp
"You Know the Night" - Jackson Browne with Rob Wasserman
"So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh" - The Del McCoury Band with Tim O'Brien
"This Land Is Your Land" - All Performers
"This Train Is Bound for Glory" - All Performers
PBS special programming invites viewers to experience the worlds of science, history, Nature and public affairs; hear diverse viewpoints; and take front-row seats to world-class drama and performances. Viewer contributions are an important source of funding, making PBS programs possible. PBS and public television stations offer all Americans from every walk of life the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and online content.


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21 Windows Azure News Links from August
21 Windows Azure News Links from August
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It's Friday again, I hope you're all enjoying the last few weeks of summer before we head into the cooler fall weather (at least here in the northern hemisphere.) It's still relatively hot here in North Carolina, though the nights are getting cooler. Here's a collection of links Brian and I discovered this week for your weekend reading:
- Using Node.js with Windows Azure SQL Database: This step-by-step tutorial will get you up to speed with using Node.js and Windows Azure SQL Database.
- Windows Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Networks: "Virtual Networks improves the composition of cloud services by allowing one or more of them to be added to a Virtual Network." This tutorial provides context and shows you how to set up a Virtual Network.
- Windows Azure SDK for PHP with Anton Babadjanov (VIDEO): Anton Babadjanov shows you how to use the Windows Azure SDK for PHP to create a simple task list application.
- Cassandra on Azure CentOS VM: Nice overview of how to get Cassandra running on an Azure CentOS virtual machine.
- Windows Azure SDK for PHP – 'PartitionKey' property value must satisfy is_string: Cory Fowler points out what could be a "gotcha" when using the Windows Azure Table Service via PHP.
- Windows Server 2012 Available for Windows Azure!: Windows Server 2012 has some great features/improvements...and it's now available in Windows Azure. (Great way to try it out.)
- Introducing Windows Azure Mobile Services: An interesting look at the development of newly-released Windows Azure Mobile Services by a Program Manager on the team that built it.
- Guest Post: Getting Started with New Relic on Windows Azure: A post on the Windows Azure blog by Nick Floyd, Senior Engineer at New Relic, detailing how to get started with New Relic and Windows Azure.
- Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java - August 2012 Preview: The Microsoft Open Technologies Inc. team has been busy updating the Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java.
Stream Handbook: A book on how to work with streams in Node.js.
JS 101: Equality: If you're confused about == vs === and != vs !== in JavaScript, this link is for you.
How to simulate slow connection (developer proxy in Node.js): Not everyone has a great internet connection, so it's a good thing to test your application to see how it works for slow connections.
TodoMVC: Wondering which JavaScript MV* framework to use? TodoMVC provides examples of many of the popular frameworks so you can look them over and figure out which one you want.
Introducing the Saltarelle open source C# to JavaScript compiler: The title says it all.
Building Atari with CreateJS: Atari recently released web based versions of thier classic games at the Atari Arcade. This article goes into detail on how they used CreateJS, along with the Atari Arcade SDK, to create these web games.
WebMatrix 2 is Releashed + New Windows Azure Features: WebMatrix 2 came out this week. For Windows developers, it provides a lightweight IDE for ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js and HTML coding.
Windows Azure Mobile Services and iOS: Windows Azure Mobile Services is a new thing that gives you mobile services (like data storage and notifications) as a service. This article talks about using it with iOS clients.
Windows Azure Mobile Services and Android: Similar to the previous link, this shows how to use Windows Azure Mobile Services with Android clients.
Pinning Useful and Obscure Stuff to the Windows 8 Start Menu: While not really a cloud or OSS thing, there's one bit of information in this post that you may want if you develop web sites - how to specify a larger image for your web site icon when a Windows 8 user pins it to thier start menu.
Azure Node.js developer center redesign: You may have noticed that we recently redesigned the Node.js developer center on WindowsAzure.com. This post goes over some of the details of the new design.
A Better Way to Store Data: Erasure coding explained. The math geek in me [Brian] loves this!
Have a great weekend!
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WESTCHESTER, IL, May 18, 2016 – Follett Higher Education Group is proud to announce its newest partnership with Rice University in Houston, growing the Follett campus store network to more than 1,250 campus stores and 1,700 virtual stores nationwide. Follett was chosen as the company with the best resources, product selection and community focus to meet the evolving needs of Rice University and local Houston customers. The Rice University Bookstore transition is tentatively scheduled for July 7, 2016.
"Follett applauds Rice University for its commitment to fostering a unique learning environment, founded in diversity, collaboration and innovation. We look forward to supporting Rice's mission through the delivery of creative store solutions that will enhance the campus experience," said Don Germano, President of Follett Higher Education Group.
With this new partnership, Follett brings the largest inventory of course materials and a network of more than 6,000 publishers to offer the greatest selection of affordable options. This includes access to Follett's text rental program, which has already saved students nationwide more than $1 billion with discounts of up to 80 percent compared to purchasing new. The University Bookstore will also launch a new price match program to help ensure students get their materials at the lowest cost possible.
Beyond books, Follett will reinvigorate the bookstore experience by promoting the unique spirit of Rice University, hassle-free service and community engagement. Bookstore customers can expect new store events and sales promotions as well as fresh collections of Rice University clothing and gifts alongside supplies, trade books and convenience items in-store and online at www.efollett.com. The University Bookstore will partner with faculty and student organizations to offer merchandise that reflects each of Rice's 11 residential colleges as well as open a stadium store in Rice Football Stadium this fall to provide quick and easy access to the latest fan gear.
"We're excited to have the bookstore under new management," Rice Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby said. "In addition to providing a one-stop shop for class and campus living, Follett will host and participate in events that support our students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans."
For more information regarding Follett's services, please visit www.follett.com.
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About Follett Corporation | Follett.com
For more than 140 years, Follett has been a trusted partner to pre-K and K-12 schools, districts, and college campuses, taking care of the critical details that make it easier for schools to run, teachers to teach and students to learn. Every day, Follett serves over half of the students in the United States, and works with 70,000 schools as a leading provider of education technology, services and print and digital content. Follett is higher education's largest campus retailer and a hub for school spirit and community, operating more than 1,250 local campus stores and 1,700 virtual stores across the continent. Headquartered in Westchester, Illinois, Follett is a $2.6 billion privately held company.
About Rice University
Located on a 300-acre forested campus in Houston, Rice University is consistently ranked among the nation's top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has highly respected schools of Architecture, Business, Continuing Studies, Engineering, Humanities, Music, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy. With 3,910 undergraduates and 2,809 graduate students, Rice's undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is ranked No. 1 for best quality of life and for lots of race/class interaction by the Princeton Review. Rice is also rated as a best value among private universities by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. To read "What they're saying about Rice," go to http://tinyurl.com/AboutRiceUniversity.


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The incidence of localised scleroderma ranges from 0.4 to 2.7 per 100 000 people and it is more common in white female adults and children. The increase in cutaneous collagen and extracellular matrix components is thought to be caused by an autoimmune process. The process may be initiated by endothelial cell activation resulting in an increase in the expression of endothelial adhesion molecules (VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and E-selectin) and the recruitment of lymphocytes which produce profibrogenic (TGF-β, IL-4 and IL-6) and pro-inflammatory cytokines. TGF-β increases the production of collagen, fibronectin and proteoglycans by myofibroblasts, and decreases the production of proteases (MMP1 and MMP9) responsible for collagen degradation.
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Backup Best Practice Lessons – Forethought and Retrospect
Did you learn backup best practice lessons the hard way?
You know how you think you are doing things right, and suddenly something occurs that gives you an opportunity to see clearer from that place called 'retrospect'?
It happened recently to a business owner who told us his story and what he learned. His company was smart. They were doing backups. They knew backups were a necessity. They felt secure. Until one week when the controller was on vacation and they had a data corruption event. Shouldn't be a problem since they had established backups, right?
The issue: they were doing backups of only the last five business days. They were not performing any month-end, year-end or archived backups. Yep – the right term for this would be inadequate backups. That's when they began to talk about backup best practices and the Essential Guide to Backup and Recovery For Small Business.
Lessons were learned the hard way for this company. They could retrieve only five days – not 30 or 60. And those last five days… well while that system had worked flawlessly, by the time the controller returned, they found those tapes were perfect copies of damaged data. For this company, that meant they had to hire temps for weeks to get caught up and that catching up included rekeying data into the system, for there was nowhere else to go to retrieve it.
Luckily, they did have the forethought to obtain data loss insurance. With its $5,000 deductible, they incurred over $50,000 in expenses to rekey manually data.
The retrospective lesson: backup best practices means preventing inadequate backups. In addition to this lesson, we'd like to add: test your restores! Make sure what you backup is actually written onto the disk and can be restored.
We'd be glad to share more backup best practices with you. Contact us to learn more.
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(CNN) — Forty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a ban on interracial marriage, the rate of marriage across racial and ethnic lines in the United States is on the rise, according to a new study released Thursday.
And while such "intermarriages" continue to grow, so too does public acceptance of such unions, according to the study by the Pew Research Center's Social and Demographic Trends project.
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New Mutants artist Bill Sienkiewicz has joined Alex de Campi's Ashes graphic novel project.
The illustrator will provide a painted section for the Smoke sequel, which entered production following a successful Kickstarter appeal.
Sienkiewicz will be joined on art duties by Dan McDaid. Colleen Doran, Igor Kordey, Milton and Felipe Sobreiro, Richard Pace, RM Guera, Mack Chater and Greg Smallwood will also contribute, Bleeding Cool reports.
De Campi was forced to seek new artists for the book following the departure of Jimmy Broxton, who left the project due to alleged creative differences.
IDW Publishing released the original Smoke, a dark political thriller set in a dystopian London. The book was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2005 before slipping into relative obscurity.
Ashes will be released in graphic novel form in December. Its digital serialisation will begin this summer.


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Git is a great tool. Hands down, it is the best VCS on the market (well, if free and open source count as "on the market"). One of the features I really like about Git is the ability to stage and unstage files for a commit. This helps you keep your commits logically cohesive without trying to force yourself to only work on one task at a time; you can work on a few different tasks, and then put your changes into different commits by staging them appropriately.
Until recently, I thought I could only stage and commit whole files. But NO!!! You can stage and commit a portion of the changes in a file using Interactive Staging. Handy my friends!
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Apologies for the slightly crude title but for any of you who follow the goings on over at SW19 will know that some crazy shit that went down yesterday. For those of you who don't, you're missing out!
There had already been a shock exit during Round 1 when the number 4 seed Rafael Nadal lost to Steve Darcis but that was child play compared to the calamities that went down during Round 2. 7 players were forced to withdraw due to injuries throughout the day including some highly seeded players such as Victoria Azarenka (2) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5).
Half way through the day and Number 2 seed Maria Sharapova was beaten by Portuguese Qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito. She blamed the slipperiness of the court but many of the other players said that the conditions were no worse than they normally are during the first week of the tournament. In my opinion I think it was a case of a bad workman blaming his tools but then I might be biased as I've never particularly liked Sharapova.
Later on in the day came the ultimate WTF moment when 7 time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was beaten by world number 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky. The match was amazing to watch and to give credit where credit is due, Stakhovsky played extremely well and in the end I felt he deserved the win.
In total, 12 seeded players saw their campaign for the WImbledon title come to an end. But all was not lost as somewhere in the mist of it all Andy Murray sailed through his 2nd Round match against Lu Yen-Hsun. I really hope the Djokovic gets through so that if Murray makes it to the final he has some decent competition so that if, and this one's a big if, he were to win people don't start spouting off that he only won because all his competition were already out. And to be honest who's to say, if Stakhovsky can beat Federer, that he can't beat Murray. Hopefully he can't but still, the statement holds true.
2013 is definitely fast becoming a very exciting year at Wimbledon and apparently unlucky for the seeded players. Fingers crossed that Murray is not another casualty but either I can't wait to see how it all pans out!
2013 is definitely fast becoming a very exciting year at Wimbledon and apparently unlucky for the seeded players. Fingers crossed that Murray is not another casualty but either I can't wait to see how it all pans out!


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By Alan Ho
They were the group that proved that Nashville was not just about country music. Now after a lengthy break that saw the group lose the co-founding Farro brothers, Hayley Williams and Co. are set to release their first album in four years! Paramore will return on April 9. 2013 with a new self-titled effort according to a blog post on their official website.
The band also announced in the post that a song off the album, "Now" will be their first single off of it. The group called the new single "the perfect way to start this new journey we are embarking on not only as a band but as a movement. To show people that you can lose battles but come back and win full on wars. You can rise from ashes. You can make something out of even less than nothing. The only thing you have to do is keep moving forward!"
More deets to emerge, presumably in February or March of next year! Stay tuned.
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Lawyerist editor-in-chief Sam Glover shot me an email from his crackberry a few weeks ago making a special request for my next guest post:
How to move Normal.dot to a network drive or put it in your Dropbox so Word will use the same template across computers.
Typed on a small screen with my thumbs. Please excuse my brevity and typos.
So even though I already champion Styles usage for consistent formatting, particularly in long documents like briefs and contracts, I starting boning up, researching some more advanced techniques in my trusty Word 2010 reference.
Whoo, boy — what started out as "a primer on using styles" has morphed into a series. There's a lot of untapped potential here, people, and I'm doing my darnedest to walk that fine line between delivering as much goodness as I can and keeping it simple enough to actually use.
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When it comes to losing weight and burning fat there are plenty of myths and truths that can confuse you. My friend Craig Ballantyne will debunk a few of these myths for you so you can get focused, burn fat, and get the body you have always wanted.
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I get muscle building and weight loss nutrition questions all the time.
Recently I was asked about eating carbohydrates and protein at the same time and if that was a bad thing to do.
These sorts of questions get me going…
I can't stand that type of obsessive – compulsive thinking…
there's no reason to be worried about the small details!
Today I would like to share with you two fat loss myths
Weight Loss Myth 1
- You can't eat late at night
I recently blew this myth, flying from Toronto to Orange County. I didn't eat until I arrived at 8pm California time, what was 11pm to me had I been back home in Toronto.
So that's 5 hours past my normal dinner time.
But "nutrition experts" are going to tell me I can't eat now?
They want you to head off to bed without any supper?
Who do they think they are, some kind of evil villain from a Mother
Goose nursery rhyme?
Some type of wicked step-mother nutrition witch, or something?
Well, I'll have my dinner whenever I want, thank you very much. And if that means eating at 9pm, then that's when I'll eat.
The bottom line: It's not WHEN you eat, it's HOW MUCH you eat.
By the way, just to horrify these so-called nutrition experts even more, I even ordered a pizza when I ate at 9pm last Thursday. Then again, I ate dinner with Mr. Cheat Diet, Joel Marion…
Weight Loss Myth 2
You must use protein shakes if you want to lose fat/gain muscle
Survey says, "Wrong!"
There has never been a scientific study showing that you'll build muscle or burn fat better if you eat more than 1.8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight.
That translates to LESS than one gram of protein per pound of body weight.
So yes, it's fine to round up to one gram per pound, BUT that ONLY works if you are relatively lean.
If you are more than 20% fat, you do NOT need anywhere near one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight.
Let's say you're a 175 pound guy or a 145 pound woman with 20% fat.
At most, you'll need one gram per pound of LEAN body mass (that's your total weight minus your fat weight).
So our man would need 140 grams of protein and our female would need 115 grams of protein per day.
That is SO EASY to get through REAL FOOD that you don't need to suck down the "swill" that nutrition stores sell you (aka – protein powder).
Just check out how much protein you get from REAL food:
- 1 ounce of meat = 7-10 grams of protein
- 1 ounce of fish = 6 grams of protein
- 1 egg = 7 grams of protein
- cup of kidney beans or black beans = 15 grams of protein
- 1 tbspn peanut butter = 4 grams of protein
- 1 slice of bread = 5 grams of protein
So you see, you don't need bad-tasting powders when you can eat real, delicious foods for all your protein needs.
Instead, keep your nutrition SIMPLE. Focus on whole, natural foods and limit high-calorie, high-sugar foods to just a couple of treats per week. Combine that with your favorite Turbulence Training workouts and you'll lose fat fast.


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Bill Bayliss' office is lighter than air. As a senior blimp pilot for Goodyear, he's had an aerial front row seat to major events.
"One thing we really enjoy is it's always different, … whether we're doing TV coverage for a variety of sports and entertainment reasons or we're doing passenger rides," Bayliss said in an interview with CNBC's "Power Lunch."
His airship hovered high above Phoenix, Arizona for Super XLIX, and is headed northwest to University Place, Washington, to cover the U.S. Open Golf tournament in June.
"My favorite event thus far was covering Landon Donovan's retirement game for the LA Galaxy. I am a big soccer fan so I really enjoyed the overhead view," he said.
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Soup For A Snowy Day
When the in laws were in town over the Thanksgiving holiday I made this delicious tortellini soup. Snow is in the forecast for Christmas and I want to have a big pot of
soup ready for the next set of relatives that might happen by. Today this Christmas eve, with wind chills in the 20's and a leaden sky, it's the perfect day for a flavorful savory soup like this. I'm making a huge pot to feed as many cold and hungry travelers as I can in the next couple of days. It's so easy to make too.
These are the ingredients you'll need to put in a good size stock pot:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 3 links of salcicca Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 32 oz. box of beef or chicken stock
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 15 oz can of Italian style diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder,
- 3 quarts water
- 1 9-12 oz. package of fresh tortellini
- 2 cups fresh spinach chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
First, heat the olive oil in the pot, add the onion. Let it get a bit browned on the edges and add the sausage. Cook it thoroughly,
breaking it up while it browns. Add a bit of the broth to deglaze the pot. Stir, scraping the bottom of the brown bits until it is all
dissolved into the liquid. Add the rest of the broth, tomatoes, water, salt, and spices and bring to a boil. When the soup is boiling add the tortellini and spinach and boil for about 10 minutes. Lower the flame, serve some up, and let it warm you all up on the inside. With this in your tummy you'll be able to tolerate scraping off the windshield, making snowmen, and shoveling off the walk so much better. Have a very Merry (and warm) Christmas everyone!


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Daniel A. Smith
Daniel Smith's extensive real-world experience brings his classroom instruction into immediate, practical and applicable use. He specializes in integrating sales and relationship management with the complexities of estate planning, estate taxation, charitable giving, and investment management issues of the High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth client.
Prior to joining Cannon in 1990, Daniel was a Trust Services Officer at First Hawaiian Bank and an Account Executive with Dean Witter Reynolds (now Morgan Stanley). His years of experience with Cannon have added best practices from constant interaction with many of the nation's top financial advisors and wealthy individuals.
When not teaching at Cannon Schools, Daniel is a frequent speaker at banks, trust companies, brokerage firms and other financial services companies nationwide. He also speaks at financial services conferences on estate planning, taxation, sales, sales management, quality service, and industry trends. His work has been published in Trusts & Estates, Registered Rep and other industry publications. Daniel's enterprise training addresses sales and service issues and technical topics related to personal trust, investments, and estate planning. His consulting work is focused on developing custom sales presentation materials and computer-based training.
Primary Areas of Expertise
- Sales and Relationship Management
- High Net Worth issues
- Ultra High Net Worth issues
- Estate Planning and Taxation
- Business Succession Planning
- Charitable Giving
- B.S. - Business Administration, Marketing, and Finance, University of South Carolina
- Oregon State University
- Cannon Trust School, Honor Graduate
Additional Professional Education
- Advanced Administration of Estates & Trusts
- Cannon Financial Institute
- Advanced Estate Planning Techniques
- Advanced Instructor Techniques
- Langevin Learning Services
- Advanced Personal Trust Update
- Cannon Financial Institute
- Advising Clients on Estate Planning & Philanthropy
- University of Hawaii Foundation
- Agent's License, Life & Health Insurance (Expired)
- Cannon Trust School I, II, III
- Cannon Financial Institute, Inc.
- Estate Planning and Probate in Hawaii
- National Business Institute
- Financial and Estate Planning
- Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Gift and Estate Tax Committee, Probate Section
- Hawaii Bar Association
- Hawaii Estate Planning Council
- Hawaii Tax Institute Chaminade University of Honolulu
- How Adults Learn
- Langevin Learning Services
- Instructional Design for Trainers
- American Management Association
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Designations & Licenses
- Certified Instructor/Facilitator
- Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®)
- NASD Series 7, General Securities Representative
- NASD Series 63, Uniform Securities Agent
- Life Insurance Agent
Cannon Schools & Courses
- Cannon Trust School Issues & Updates
- Trust Taxation for Trust Officers
- Family Business Succession
- Estate, Gift & Generation-Skipping Tax Fundamentals
- Transfer Tax Workshop
- Trust Tax Fundamentals
- Cannon Trust School III
- Sales & Practice Management Skills
- Financial Advisor's Course on Trust
- Cannon Trust School II
- Cannon Trust School I


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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Membership Meeting March 21st!
On slate for March 21st at 6:00 PM! All members welcome! There will be snacks, our year end review, and we will be voting on the 2018/2019/2020 Board. If you are interested in running for the TGWG board please send … Continue reading
Spring Cleaning at the Guild
Clean all the things! Spring cleaning at the guild is on tap for Sunday, April 21st starting around 10:00 a.m. We may have donuts! Many hands make light work!
Youth Theatre Audition Date
Auditions for the Summer show for the TGWG youth theatre is April 17th @ 7P! The show dates are in June! Hope to see you!


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BLE 2010: Big and Small goes on promotion tour
CBeebies TV show Big and Small will take its popular characters on tour across the UK this October in line with a new range of related books set for release by HarperCollins.
The Big and Small tour will take place in five locations this October half-term to meet fans of the series. The tour will take place in various shopping centres across Manchester, Bolton, Preston, Birkenhead and Folkestone.
The announcement follows two new deals for Big and Small owner Kindle, the first with Namco Europe to produce plush toys, the second with Heroes for Kids to develop a new e-commerce portal.
Earlier in the summer the tour was given a trial of sorts at Longleat, where Big and Small costume characters met over 2000 fans. The new tour is being organized in association with leading property company, Warner Estate, which owns and manages the shopping centres.
"Big and Small's Big Tour 2010 is a tremendously exciting new adventure for our much-loved characters," said Kindle director Anne Brogan.
"The appearance earlier this year at Longleat proved to us just how popular the characters are with children and adults. We decided to extend the opportunity to our fans by taking Big and Small on their very first tour, which also celebrates the new range of books being released from HarperCollins."


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Tucked into a bill hailed by Senate leaders as the "most sweeping ethics reform" in decades is a provision that could shield elected officials from disclosing conflicts of interest or questionable assets.
Under SB 2, which passed the Senate on the first day of the legislative session, any public official who wants to avoid disclosing embarrassing financial information on their financial disclosure forms could create a blind trust to hold their assets.
"This really would be a wolf in sheep's clothing,'' said Phil Claypool, the former director of the Florida Ethics Commission who retired last year. "The whole idea is to protect both the public official and the public from conflicts of interest" but under the Senate bill "you've just got room for all kinds of mischief.''
The Senate bill — for the first time in Florida — provides for "blind trusts" for elected officials and was promoted as a way to help public officials "avoid potential conflicts of interest" by allowing them to hand off responsibility for investing their assets to a trustee. The idea is that an elected official would be "blind" to what he owned because the trustee would be banned from disclosing how the assets are invested.
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The measure is part of a larger ethics reform package that includes new laws that would force public officials to disclose conflicts and face new restrictions on who they can work for while in office or when they retire from office.
But Claypool believes that the Senate bill essentially "stands the concept of a 'blind trust' on its head'' by creating a "cloak of invisibility" in which elected officials simply "pay a lawyer to draw up a trust" and hide behind it.
"Instead of protecting the public from conflicts of interest…the proposed law would allow officials to use their positions for private gain while 'blinding' the public to what's going on," he wrote in an analysis for Integrity Florida, the ethics watchdog group.
By contrast, the ethics commission studied several other states and recommended that any blind trust provision be accompanied by safeguards to protect the public. Among them: require the public official to disclose the assets that go into the blind trust so that people know what is being concealed; allow only assets that are readily bought or sold, to avoid an asset sitting in a blind trust that the public official knows is there because it can easily be sold.
A similar ethics bill moving through the House, HB 7131, also would allow for "blind trusts" for elected officials, but it also adopts many of the safeguards recommended by the Ethics Commission.
"The House version is a major improvement over what the Senate did,'' Claypool said.
Senate President Don Gaetz, key champion of the Senate's ethics package, does support the changes the House is planning to make to the blind trust piece of the ethics bill,'' said Katie Betta, Gaetz spokeswoman on Monday.
But the House and Senate both fall short in another area that, Claypool said, "sets the clock back on financial disclosure,'' he said.
Under both bills, public officials would have 30-days to amend their financial disclosure forms while in office and 60 days after leaving office, even if a citizen has filed a complaint alleging that the form is incorrect.
The so-called "do-over" provision "would take the value out of the disclosure process,'' said Dan Krassner, president of Integrity Florida, an ethics watchdog group.
He and Claypool are among those warning that the change will serve to protect public officials — not the public.
"Financial disclosure is about reminding officials that they have an obligation to put the public first,'' he said.
Under both House and Senate bills, "officials would have no incentive to take financial disclosure seriously if these ethics bills pass with the current financial disclosure language."
Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, has proposed 12 amendments to the House version to close the "do-over" loophole in the financial disclosure bill and impose additional safeguards on the use of blind trusts.
He said it may not be easy to persuade his colleagues to agree.
"If you're going to have an ethics bill, it should be one that's going to be as tough as possible on those that are public servants, especially those that are elected,'' he said. "Otherwise, why bother doing one?"


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Richard Meier's oeuvre is known for bold, geometric buildings cast in luminous white, a colour he believes enhances nature and refracts the world. One of the most recognized architects alive today, Meier has dedicated five decades to his field and worked on projects around the globe. In this new short video from the Time-Space-Existence series, Meier discusses his first ever black building, 685 First Avenue in New York, as well as his love of designing buildings for public gathering, for enjoyment and for learning. Produced by PLANE—SITE, the video has been commissioned by the GAA Foundation and funded by the ECC in the run-up to the Time-Space-Existence exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia Architettura (opening May 2018).
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Part of the renowned New York Five group of Modernist architects, Richard Meier (b. 1934) has led his own practice since 1963. Over the course of his fifty-year career, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect has consistently placed formal clarity, light, and abstraction at the centre of his work. Equally committed to pedagogy, Meier also advocates for the role of architecture in government, education, and community. He is best-known for the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia and the Jubilee Church in Rome.
The Time-Space-Existence video series has already featured both prominent and emerging architects including Denise Scott-Brown, Peter Eisenman, Meinhard von Gerkan, WOHA Architects, Curt Fentress, Dirk Hebel, Arata Isozaki and others. The series will be exhibited in Palazzo Bembo and Palazzo Mora, and distributed digitally to the media and press. At least one video will be released each month in the run-up to the opening of the exhibition.
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Dhanush parentage case: Madras HC stays proceedings, couple press for DNA test
On Thursday, the Madras high court stayed the proceedings in the Dhanush paternity claim case made by an elderly couple as it posted their request for a DNA test.regional movies Updated: Mar 03, 2017 14:00 IST
The Madras high court on Thursday stayed the proceedings on a paternity claim over actor Dhanush made by an elderly couple in a magistrate court as it posted their plea for a DNA test for hearing on March 9.
Justice G Chockalingam ordered the stay, valid till further orders, during the hearing of a petition by the actor seeking to quash the proceedings pending in the judicial magistrate court in nearby Melur.
The judge was allowing the plea of Dhanush, son-in-law of superstar Rajinikanth, for a stay on the proceedings.
On the plea for DNA test, the judge wondered why the couple's advocate did not file the miscellaneous petition for the test for such a long time since moving the Melur court.
In his petition, Kathiresan, who has claimed himself to be the father of Dhanush, contended that it was necessary to hold the DNA test to know the truth about his parentage.
"We are ready to undergo the DNA test. And the same should be ordered for Dhanush also," he said.
Earlier, the Dean of Government Rajaji Hospital submitted in the court a report on verification of personal identification marks of Dhanush conducted by a team headed by him, complying with its February 28 order.
Hospital Dean Dr Vairamuthu Raju along with his team had on March 1 verified the identification marks for about half an hour in the presence of the judicial registrar of the high court.
On February 28, the actor had appeared before the judge along with his mother Vijayalakshmi and father Kasthuri Raja, a film director.
Justice Chockalingam had then ordered the verification after Kathiresan and his wife Meenakshi submitted a set of school documents mentioning the birth marks of their 'son'.
Opposing the actor's petition, the couple also claimed that the documents filed by his parents such as birth and transfer certificates and ID marks were fake and fabricated.
The couple has claimed in the Melur court that Dhanush was their third son and also sought a monthly maintenance of Rs 65,000 as they were in a very poor financial position.
They have submitted that Dhanush was a school boy when he ran away to Chennai to get into the film world. They could not trace him then and recognised him while watching movies. Their efforts to meet him in Chennai did not succeed, they said.
However, the actor has denied the submissions saying their entire statements were false.
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In the Name of the Father(1978)
A novel by Tony Ardizzone
When Abraham Schwartz died he left his son with a perplexing legacy -- the name Tonto. In the Name of the Father is a novel deeply in the American grain that tells the story of the funny and painful transit to manhood accomplished (and endured) by Tonto Schwartz. It's the story of an emotional search for a lost parent and for a way of living. While young Tonto moves forward through successive rites of passage the psychological direction of the novel is backward in time as he struggles to understand the father he never knew. Set on Chicago's tough North Side, In the Name of the Father is a lean and elegant portrait of an American youth, a book about Chicago, Catholic education, first friends, and first loves. Its hero is a young man gifted with passion who fights his way through the grim realities of his life to a remarkable resolution. This is a moving and inspirational story, the debut of a young writer who is an important new voice in American fiction.
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RJ Mischo
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We have RJ Mischo's older brother Mike to thank for having the foresight to present his younger sibling with his first Hohner Marine Band harmonica around the age of twelve. That very same brother was also responsible for aligning Mischo's career trajectory by taking him to see a Muddy Waters concert when he was only 16-years old. Sitting just a mere ten feet away from the pioneering blues legend at the Bel Ray Ballroom in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mischo was awe-struck. Witnessing Waters' magnetic performance instilled a life-long hunger and appreciation for the blues that Mischo continues to nourish to this day.
Mischo's formal music career got its start over thirty years ago while working his way up through the thriving Minneapolis blues scene—his first paying gig came by way of Mississippi-bred singer/guitarist Percy Strother in the late-1970s. By the early '80s, Mischo was working with Muddy Waters' band alumni, George "Mojo" Buford, and had discovered the secrets to achieving a full-tone on his harmonica via tongue-blocking, a method taught to him by recent Los Angeles transplant, Lynwood Slim, who had taken up residence in Minneapolis at the time.
About a year after establishing an all-star blues jam with guitarist Teddy Morgan every Sunday evening at the Five Corners Bar in 1991, the pair released their collaborative debut effort, "Ready to Go," featuring vocalist Percy Strother on Blue Moon Records. Mischo's first official solo album, "Gonna Rock Tonight," followed in '94. Mischo continued to release top-shelf recordings, building up an impressive and sizable catalog in the process, while always employing the services of high-caliber musicians such as Jeremy Johnson, Steve Freund, Junior Watson, Franck Goldwasser, Rusty Zinn, Kid Andersen, Barrelhouse Chuck, June Core and Richard Innes. He's also maintained a consistently aggressive touring schedule, making regular trips overseas to Europe, and has even travelled to South America for performances with Brazil's own blues emissaries, the Igor Prado Band.
His Delta Groove debut, "Make It Good," is RJ Mischo's tenth release and he makes good on the promise of that title by delivering a high-octane fueled album—complete with 100% original material—backed by a formidable stable of talent featuring Austin's foremost blues elite. Mischo explains: "I was at the King Biscuit Blues Festival watching a performance of Anson Funderburgh when the vision for this album came to me. I knew the drummer Wes Starr lived in Austin, Texas. I asked him right then and there if he would be interested in working with me on this project." Joining Starr on the Austin sessions are guitarists Nick Curran and Johnny Moeller, bassist Ronnie James Weber, and pianist Nick Connolly. Drummer Richard Medek and Mischo's old pal, guitarist Jeremy Johnson, are also on board for a couple of lowdown tracks recorded in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prepare yourself for some big blues and a little rock 'n roll, on what most assuredly adds up to one of RJ Mischo's toughest sounding and most satisfying ventures yet…make it good indeed!


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Some photos from the Fry's Spring tour of the new Fontaine Avenue fire station.
The FSNA shall bring community members together to discuss neighborhood issues; the FSNA shall protect and improve the quality of life in the Fry's Spring neighborhood; the FSNA shall advocate for the neighborhood at public hearings and in community forums.
Fontaine Fire Station, a set on Flickr.
Some photos from the Fry's Spring tour of the new Fontaine Avenue fire station.
Those drainage structures identified as being too high within the road cross section have been investigated further and a solution has been requested of the contractor to make repairs.
The silt fence along the back side of BMP, will be removed once the grass is established.
The contractor will need to secure the reflective tape on bollards near flashing light pedestrian crosswalk.
The city has requested a one year bond for the potential removal and replacement of the existing white oak tree next to the trail entrance, in the case the tree health declines.
The drainage structure near 301 Middleton Lane, will be adjusted so the top doesn't rock and become nosy when vehicles drive over it. Additional seeding will also be provided at the end of the retaining wall (OLR side)
The stone path was cleaned up and adjusted to the new easement at the Old Laurel Lane right of way, however it was requested that Finley provide an estimate for paving 2" of surface mix over the compacted stone base material. Additional drainage improvement options will be assessed when the Parks Department looks to install more landscaping in this area.
Due to vehicle operators driving off the edge of the driveway at 229 OLR, a 6" x 6" timber curb was requested. The contractor has restored the slope and a wooden curb was requested. No cracks in the driveway were found and the driveways are in good condition. The sink hole that was found during the driveway repaving was repaired and the existing 48" concrete storm pipe found to be in whole condition. The concrete patch provides a stable and compacted condition for the driveway.
The handicap sign request for 112 OLR is in process with the traffic division and will be handled directly with the owners.
Rock and debris have been removed from the top soil layer of the disturbed areas and will be checked again before final acceptance.
A request for additional top soil behind the silt fence at 211 will be reviewed and placed as needed.
Speed limit signs are currently installed on both ends of OLR , but additional locations for installation are being reviewed. This will also include moving the "No Trucks"… sign closer to JPA.
All close –out documents will be submitted within 10 days after the Substantial Completion date has been established.
Hello everyone,
We are quickly approaching the completion of most of the major elements involved in this OLR project and even adding new one. (New paving to Azalea Park /City Limits)
Scheduled activities weather permitting: (60% chance of rain on Tuesday!)
Monday – City milled OLR from Middleton Lane to city limits. Coordination has been made with Finley to have the final paving done at the same time that the section north of Middleton is paved.
Tuesday – Finley is making concrete repairs, utility meter adjustments, patching street asphalt, delivering materials to pond area, ie. bio-mix, mulch and landscaping, and complete stone weir.
Wednesday – S.L. Williamson and Finley will be placing final surface mix asphalt from JPA to City Limits. Finley will coordinate with the owner and address all adjustments made on individual driveways.
Thursday – Placement of pavement markings and new signs along roadway.
Friday – Install bio-mix, mulch and plantings
Monday – complete hand railings. Finley will address all new fencing with the individual owners as needed.
Traffic controls will be in place to limit cut through traffic north of Middleton Lane to JPA and maintain one lane of traffic for that section south of Middlton Lane.
Thanks to everyone ahead of time for your cooperation, while we make these improvements.
Updates: fencing started today and final paving will start Thursday.
Tony EdwardsCity Engineer, CFM
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Hello everyone,We have made a lot of good progress since the last schedule update. If the weather will allow it the plans are to have a lot more activity within the project limits. I appreciate the neighborhoods support and patience with the interruptions to normal use of the area. As indicated by the schedule below, we are hopeful that more of the areas can be dressed up soon. May 20, 2013 thru May 24, 2013
Storm structures from #120 OLR to J.P.A will be installed which will complete main storm run.
Concrete crews will be working on curbs and aprons at 241 OLR thru 236 OLR, then jumping over to 223 OLR and continue up OLR, as weather and time allows. These addresses will be notified day prior.
The grading crew will be working in the bio-retention pond area and will start trucking in fill material Tuesday.
* The railing contractor will be scheduled to install railings in designated area behind the sidewalk.
May 27 thru May 31
Utility crew will complete the water services this week and double check for completeness.
Concrete crews will continue at curbs / aprons at 219 OLR heading up OLR
Strom water management pond will be rough graded then lining crew will move in to install liner and bio- mix.
Light company will bore under OLR to install crosswalk controls
* all work controlled by weather* expect road closer every day to all thru traffic. Local traffic will have controlled access.
Tony EdwardsCity Engineer, CFM
Hello everyone,
We have a lot of activities planned for the next two weeks, so your help in getting this information out is greatly appreciated.
May 2 & 3
Storm pipe installation will continue along OLR from 209 - 201.
Retaining walls at OLR 126,119,118,113,112 & 301 Middleton will be completed.
clearing operations will continue behind the Beach Club pool.
May 6- 10
Water service line work will be done at 250,248,246,242,240,238,110,
Storm outlet end wall work at Middleton Lane and creek will resume.
Concrete curb & sidewalk work will be installed at 227,225,223,221 OLR.
Concrete curb and driveway work along the east side will begin at 252,250,248,246.
May 13 to 17
Storm pipe work behind the behind and along side the Beach Club fence will begin. Top soil will be stockpiled from within the basin area behind the pool.
Concrete curb , sidewalks and driveways will be installed 215,213,211,209,207 OLR.
Traffic access will be limited to one lane and local traffic only. Please take alternate routes whenever possible. We apologize for the dust created in our efforts to keep the streets clear of dirt & mud. Once the retaining wall construction is complete there will be less need to sweep the streets and less dust. We appreciate your understanding. New driveway entrances will require no access to the driveways while the concrete cures. This generally takes 72 hours. We see that great coordination among property owners to share each others driveways during this period has worked will and trust this can continue. We thank you for letting us know of any special needs for access ahead of time and will work with those situations to accommodate where possible.
Thanks again for everyone's positive approach and cooperation towards getting these great improvements completed.
We wish to provide additional information on the scheduled work along Old Lynchburg Road for the next couple of weeks. Tomorrow work crews will be focused on installing concrete wing walls at the storm water outfall point at Middleton Lane, west. Wednesday water service line work will be provided at 221,219, 217 OLR. Thursday- water service line work at 240 242 OLR . Friday - water service line work at 238, 236. The clearing sub contractor will also start tree removal below the Fry's Spring Beach Club pool this week. It is intended and will be cross checked , that water service will be restored before the end of each work day.


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