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Bizarre Creations have made a name for themselves behind the excellent Project Gotham Series that blended realistic racing with a touch of arcade fun and did it well. Their follow up title is the action packed Blur, an arcade racer that will have players racing realistic cars while using power-ups to dominate their opposition. Fun, frantic and badass; but is Blur worth the price of admission?
The single-player Career is no easy feat, featuring some truly brutal A.I which can be a little off putting when you are trying to learn the basic mechanics of the game. Learning how the power-ups function and perfecting your drifting skills are a hard task to accomplish as Blur just throws your in the deep end of the action, providing you with small tutorial videos along the way as you begin new events.
If you are after a simulated racing experience you need not look here. More often than not you will find yourself fighting to survive as your opponent will launch a multitude of attacks and defenses against you. While it is easy enough to evade your attackers on the smaller races, when you have a full grid of 20 things turn into utter chaos. It's fast, it's furious, and it's unrelenting. Power-ups are varied and a lot of fun, you'll have the option of using missile attacks to phasers, shields, mines, boost and more. The great feature is each weapon has an alternate use for example; find yourself coming into a corner too hot and you have a boost power-up? Simply use the alternate fire mode and rather than boost it slows you down mega quick. It's these little quirks that will eventually mean the difference between surviving and dominating.
The single-player career will have you racing in a number of events from standard racing with power-ups, to checkpoint racing, to destruction events all in order to unlock new cars and progress to the higher classes. You win "lights" by placing in events, and by hitting certain fan targets. The more impressive you are, the more fans you win. Simple enough premise and one that works to the titles advantage.
While racing around pulling off sweet moves, blasting your opponents with a multitude of weaponry and seeing that fan counter ticking over is satisfying at first, after extended playtime with Blur it begins to grow tired and weak. The game does well to throw you in the deep end and just leave you there, but sooner than later you learn how to traverse the waters and you will find yourself wishing there was more to discover.
Blur is a decent looking game. While it may lack a little in the details when compared to other racers out there, it's easy on the eye and more importantly runs at a consistent frame-rate even when faced with some truly chaotic scenes. Matched up with a great sound from each and every car, Blur hits the right notes when it comes to audio and visual presentation.
Multiplayer is a blast with a small group of friends; nothing can quite beat that feeling you get when you smash your best friend with a perfectly placed flurry of bolt attacks, yet much like the single player the experience becomes messy and chaotic with a full grid of 20. Thankfully this can be evened out with a series of fun team based races and battle modes, which is by far the most rewarding and exciting way to play Blur online. Along with the online components the developers have thrown in a 4 player split screen option which is handy for those with friends around who want to get in on the action.
The Final Verdict
Blur had all the right ingredients to be a great game; frantic pacing, chaotic battle, wide and varied suite of multiplayer options, smooth frame rate backed up by great audio. The fact of the matter is there is nothing wrong with Blur, it just fails to give the gamer a reason to keep coming back for more. Fun with friends, fun for an hour or so every now and then, but it won't keep you playing for much longer than that.
Since its first release on PC's in 2002, the Battlefield brand has be the epitome of engaging multipalyer combat in the eyes of gamers across the globe. Since then the game has also branched off into console territory, 2008 seeing the release of Battlefield: Bad Company; the first Battlefield game not to see a PC release, and to include a single player, story driven campaign. Two years later Swedish developer DICE are at it again, this time dropping Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on all major platforms, bringing the ever popular series back to its rightful home on the PC. Featuring some of the best multiplayer combat going around right now, and a solid yet slightly lacking single-player experience to boot, is BC2 worth strapping on those combat boots and going to war?
The single player campaign follows B-Company as they travel across the globe in desperate search of a mythical weapon that is capable of devastating destruction which cannot fall into the hands of the Russians. While the story is not exactly a strong point of the campaign, you will get the chance to travel through a series of gorgeous environments, ranging from frozen mountains tops to a jungle paradise. It's the amazing amount of details of these locations that will immediately stand to attention as you begin fighting your way through the campaign. The developers have really pushed the graphics this time round, offering photorealistic vistas that seem to have a sense of depth that simply needs to be seen to be believed.
It's not just the amazing views or the luscious environments that make BC2 a great looking game. The Frostbite Engine certainly has come a long way since the first Bad Company, improving almost every facet of the games look and physics. Fully destructible environments return, send enough rockets at any structure and simply watch it crumble as a result. Destroying a building with a group of enemy soldiers never gets tiring, and other than looking bad ass, knowing you can destroy everything and anything will change how you play the game.
The last Bad Company game was the first to have a story driven single player campaign, and as a result it had a little trouble finding its feet in the process. The experience is much better this time round, now featuring a more cinematic experience. The dialogue is less over the top while retaining a healthy amount of humour, the level design is smarter and as a whole the experience is far more compelling than the last title. Having said that though, there are some problems with the presentation and pacing of the campaign that makes it fall short. Your supporting cast of soldiers in B-Company are one dimensional, bulletproof machines who are only good for their cheesy one-liners. It's hard to make an emotional connection with them, especially when they receive a 'nade to the face only to get back up with no trouble and all and keep fighting. The constant action; while being extremely fun, also breaks immersion in the story. You tend to feel like you are a one man army, going from a stealthy insertion into a full on fire fight, riding a turrent on a helicopter and calling in an airstrike all in a matter of minutes. It's fun and exciting, but ultimately takes you away from the story.
As expected the mechanics in BC 2 are nothing shy of perfect. All the guns feel correctly weighted and sound just as they should, the vehicles handle smoothly and make traversing the battlefield both a thrill and a pleasure. Instead of the instant respawns and health injections from the last outing, BC 2 implements standard checkpoints and regenerating health mechanic that makes the game flow much better and feel more realisitc. While you supporting cast are hard to connect to, they certainly do a great job helping you out in the many fire fights you will encounter. They act like real soldiers in a battle, holding down an attack allowing you to flank your enemies or take some cover and get your heath back. Other games will simply drop you into a squad of ineffective knuckleheads, but BC 2 stands up with it's fantastic AI.
All said and done the campaign is a fun, albeit short lived experience clocking in at the 5-6 hour mark. There is a collectible weapon system that may entice some of you to go back for multiple play throughs, but by and large this isn't the sort of campaign that will keep calling you back time and time again.
While the single-player experience falls a little short, to most of you it simply won't matter at all. Gamers buy a Battlefield game for an amazing multiplayer experience, and BC 2 is no exception. Offering one of the best online experience out there, BC 2 if full of large-scale battles, large and varied maps, diverse squad management and team based game play that simply cannot be matched. There is simply nothing more satisfying than working with your squad mates to take down an enemy position and rush a base.
BC 2 employs a terrific squad management system that really ups the ante. When on the spawn screen simply clicking the squad management button brings up a tab that will let you join an existing squad or create a new one. Four members in each squad may not seem like enough, but when you are running a combination of medic, some assault and a recon covering your rear you will find that it can be a deadly tool. Added advantage to being in a squad is if you are waiting to respawn and one of your squad members is still alive, simply click on their name and you will respawn right there next to them. This is a vital strategy that can change the outcome of a fire fight literally in seconds. The layout of the maps demand a focus on team based strategies, and the squad mechanic is a perfect way to enforce that idea.
The destructible environments are a whole different kind of monster when jumping online, adding a whole new layer of strategy and depth to the multiplayer experience. You will need to learn to adapt and work through the environments to survive. You enemies are holding up on a tower sniping out a whole division? A few strategically placed C4 charges and some explosions later on will soon bring an end to your enemies and their vantage point. Not only does it look cool, but it certainly brings a whole new strategic spin to things.
BC 2 offers a series of game-modes and maps will have something to offer everyone, no matter what type of gamer you are. Rush is an attack and defend mode that is played across expansive maps, features a entourage of vehicles and will ensure an edge of your seat experience as you edge through a base onto the next, or hold off your enemies for just a bit longer for the big win. Squad Deathmatch games is your average frantic team deathmatch mode which is much more close quarter combat. If you want to kick it old school the classic Battlefield Conquest mode has been included, which has teams fighting to control specific control points by raising and lowering flags. There truly is something for everyone in BC 2.
For those who are worried about making the switch from Modern Warfare 2 don't fret, BC 2 features an impressive reward scheme that will feel right at home to those who have been playing the other modern warfare games out there. BC 2 will allow you to level up each class individually along with your overall rank, unlocking new weapons and gadgets along the way to flesh out your arsenal. You will also get even more rewards to completing small challenges, winning battles or simply pwning your opposition. The levelling system is rewarding and will leave you with a sense of accomplishment after all your hard work.
Finally which version should you go with? If you have a good enough rig you'll want to get the PC version. Those with high-end graphics cards will enjoy better visuals and smoother frame rates than those with the PS3 or Xbox 360 version. Possibly the most important feature though is the ability to browse servers to discover the exact game you want. The last reason why the PC version is better, you'll enjoy 32 players in game, as opposed to the 24 offered on both consoles.
The Final Verdict
While the single-player campaign certainly is an explosive no holds barred adventure, it almost feels like a bonus game mode to the expansive and impressive multiplayer component of the game. Bad Company 2 does a great job of engaging the player with it's rewarding online experience, continually getting you back to rank up just one more time. Varied game play along with excellent squad management is the key to epic team based battles. Back this up with realistic weaponry, great sounds and gorgeous visuals, and you have one hell of a ride.
I stumbled across this article on news.com.au and I just had to share it with you all!
A UK woman claims falling from a Wii Fit board turned her instantly into a nymphomaniac. Amanda Flowers told the Daily Star she now needs up to 10 sex sessions a day after damaging a nerve in the fall. She has been diagnosed with persistent genital arousal disorder, a condition which gained global attention when it featured in an episode of Grey's Anatomy in 2008. Ms Flowers, who lives in Manchester, said the urge to have sex was irresistable. She said small vibrations from her mobile phone or food processor were enough to turn her on. "It began as a twinge down below, before surging through my body," Ms Flowers told the Daily Star."Sometimes it built up into a trembling orgasm." The single Ms Flowers said all she could do was try to control it with deep breathing, or "find a superstud who can satisfy me".
Really? A superstud? Only in the U.K I guess! This revelation may cause an instant increase of Wii Fit sales as hardcore gamers across the world all rush out to purchase the device for their partners. There is always hope my friends 😛
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Developed By: 2K Games
Platform: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC
Players:1-2 (split-screen)
Online: 4 Player Co-Op
What It's All About:
Welcome to Pandora, a bandit-ridden wasteland that draws the attention of off-world scavengers for one reason: The Vault. The Vault is a mysterious structure that is believed to hold the most powerful and wealthiest treasures in the universe, and everyone from scavengers to fortune seeking global corporations wants to get their hands inside. This is the setting you will find yourself wading through with Gearbox's latest title Borderlands, a FPS meets RPG.
What It Did Right:
- Great character development
- Unique art design
- Reward system
- Fantastic Gunplay
What Brings It Down:
- Vehicle Control
- Lonely, anti-social single player experience
- Cock slap of an ending
The Final Verdict:
Borderlands succeeds as a perfectly balanced combination of the RPG and FPS genres. Along with it's unique gameplay style, it boasts an art design that makes Pandora come alive and will keep calling you back to the bandit ridden wastelands. With satisfying character development and an impressive arsenal of weapons, this game will keep you busy for a long time. There are a few places that the game could be improved, especially when it comes to the anti-social and lonely nature of it's single player experience. All in all, Borderlands is a great title that is well worth checking out.
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Developed By: WayForward Technologies
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Players: 1
Online: N/A
What It's All About:
A Boy and His Blob is a 2D Platforming re-incarnation of the classic NES game featuring hand drawn graphics and all new motion controls.
What it did right:
- Hand drawn graphics and smooth animations
- 40+ levels plus challenge stages
- Great puzzles
What brings it down?:
- Bloated control scheme
- Lacking any replay value
- Frequent loading screens break immersion
The Final Verdict:
A Boy and His Blob is a fantastic homage to the titles roots on the NES, featuring 2D platforming at it's best. A gorgeous game to look at, the only downfalls are in the bloated control system and staggering load times that really break immersion. If you want a platformer that has more than just running and jumping, A Boy and His Blob will keep you entertained for hours.
This week I got my hands on a copy of the newest title in the Burnout franchise, Burnout Paradise for both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Built from the ground up, not only is this one of the best looking games I've seen in the driving genre, but it is certainly one of the most enjoyable
You are given free roam in a huge city that features a large range of driving conditions, hundreds of hidden areas, jumps, ramps, carparks and so much more, but we'll discuss that in a minute.
So basically you come into Paradise City with nothing but a wrecked stunt car, a learner permit and your away. The city features a number of stations with drive throughs, those being repair shops that fix up your car's damage, gas stations which fill your boost bar to maximum, and if you are feeling like a change of colour there is also paintshops scattered all across the city. These do come in handy when entering events, and can often be the upper hand needed to beat your opponents
There are a number of events throughout the game, going from Races which have you racing from one point to another main point on the map (there are six in total, and all races will end at one of these), but it's up to you to find the quickest way to your destination from the starting line. This leaves it open to find alleyways to shave off precious seconds ot beat your opponents. Other race modes include Marked Man which is the same principal except your opponents are trying to take you down, if you survive to the destination you win, and Stunt Run which involves reaching a target score before the time limit runs out by stringing together combos of stunts. Road Rage involves meeting a certain takedown quota before the time limit runs out.
Entering an event is easy! Pull up to a set of traffic lights and above the mini-map the event will come up letting you know what type of event it is, and just hold accelerator and brake to start the event. Each win adds to your licence and you slowly move up the ranks.
As you move along the game, certain cars will start cruising the street, and if you take them down while roaming freely around Paradise City, it will be added to the junkyard for you to repair and drive at your leasure.
While the game modes are often very similar, the game vary rarely gets boring. I often found myself just cruising the streets checking out the city, which has a lot to discover and see. There are 400 Smashes to complete, which are indicated by yellow gates that often lead to shortcuts, a bunch of Burnout billboards to break, and 50 Super Jumps to find and land
The graphics are fantastic, and paired with a silky smooth 60fps framerate and the best crash phsyics I have ever seen, this game is extremely easy on the eyes, not to mention a killer soundtrack and fantastic sound effects, this game is a visual and aural delight
But online is where the game truly shines. With a quick press to the right of the D-Pad and you have entered the Easy Drive menu, which lets you send invites to your online friends to join your city, or enter a ranked or unranked Freeburn session. Once you enter a freeburn session you are all of a sudden cruising around the city with your friends (or enemies) and can complete challenges together, enter stunt competitions and so forth. Every so often someone will start up a race and you have an option to jump in on the action. Choose you car and it takes you to the starting grid where the game camera focuses on key players in the race with vital information, like Hellerphant has 57 rivals online, Wtenosdy has 427 wins and this is Budsy's first game. It's fun little facts like this that shows which opponents to stay away from and which to try and take down for the thrill. It's the simplicity, and ease of use that makes Burnout Paradise stand out as an online gamers title of choice
But while I have been singing the praises of Burnout Paradise, I did encounter some issues on the PS3 version, that are not apparent in the 360 version of this beast. First of all I found that sometimes the car will seem to sink into the road in single player, but the majority of my issues came from online play. More often then not traffic will dissappear before my eyes as I am driving along and then reappear at a point that it's too late to do anything about it and I've wrecked my ride. I did not encounter this on the 360 version, and at first I thought it could have been due to lag, but after further testing I realised that it wasn't my internet connection. Also at times the position I held in the race would not update until I had lost the race which was quite annoying and once again I did not encounter this on the Xbox version.
All in all Burnout Paradise is plain fun, great looking, addictive and one of the best driving, and online games I have played in a while
When the first Manhunt was released in 2003 it was received well by the critics, yet the media had a field day with the main focus of the game being murder in the most brutal way possible. Four years later the sequel almost never saw the light of day due to the extreme adult content, and while Rockstar fought for an Adults Only rating, they didn't get it. So after a few months of censoring the game, finally I've gotten my hands on a copy for the Nintendo Wii. So let's see if this is more than just a gore fest, and if there is any substance to the violence
Meet Daniel Lamb, the main character you will be playing as in Manhunt 2. The game starts off with a riot at a Mental Institution and you are escaping with a fellow inmate, while slowly uncovering the reason that you were in the institue and everything that has happened in the past. Ultimately the story is quite an interesting one, and definately has some twists and turns along the way, but unfortunately for Manhunt 2 it's just not good enough. The characters aren't believable, and I feel after playing this game through many players will be saying "Daniel who?"
The graphics are average to say the least. I wasn't expecting something amazing being on the Wii, but I certainly did expect more. The graphics engine doesn't look too much better than the first Manhunt. Environments, while fitting to the setting of the game, could have been a bit more varied and detailed.
The gameplay is largely the same the as the first game, although there are some new features that are a welcome addition, one being execution moves being able to be completed with firearms. The Wii controls are quite decent, although I found it didn't always register my swinging motions and that often ended up with me being dead on the ground. AI is questionable a lot of the time, and is nothing short of below average, in face I'd almost say that the first game had better AI than this game. Also after the first few levels you will find yourself just running the mill and it really lacks any real excitement. The executions are also censored, which is quite annoying as the screen goes red and blurred and you really can't see the damange that you've inflicted.
The one thing that does stand out with Manhunt 2 is the sound. It sounds brutal, and is almost good enough to make you feel sick. Hearing the pound of a sledgehammer against someones face is still making my stomach turn.
I'm sorry this review isn't longer, but I stand by that Manhunt 2 has been overshadowed by the controversy. The story is something less than memorable, characters a lame as are the environments. Add this to an average control scheme and outdated graphics, and Manhunt 2 is potential missed to be the first real serious game on the Nintendo Wii


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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
You would think that all this color in the sketch would have drawn out my love of color, but I went the opposite way and created a monochromatic card with black, grey and white! Perhaps, it was the lure of a new stamp from Stampendous called "Cattus Librum." Such a smart-looking, bespectacled cat must certainly, I thought, share something he learned from that book. Here's my card:
I hope you will find some time during the last half of April to create something (it's not just cards!) for the Feeling Sketchy challenge. There is fun to be had and prizes to be won. The sponsor for this challenge is Lacy Sunshine. Please pay a visit!
Thanks for coming by today and for your thoughtful comments! Both are appreciated!
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Ooh I so love this! The image is adorable and looks fab on the book paper with the perfect quote. Wonderful! xxxReplyDelete
Oh this is just fab Kay,love the monochrome look as it always catches the eye. I can see why you like the new stamp,it's a stunner ;)ReplyDelete
Big hugs
Hope your snow has all melted now too?!
Donna xxx
Cattus Libram is wonderful Kay, he deserves to be seen both in the light and the dark. Your Tag is inspired and beautiful :-) xxxReplyDelete
Great card Kay ! I love the fact that it's monochrome !ReplyDelete
Corrie x
Love this Kay. The cat stamp is so sweet and I love your design. Gorgeous. HugzReplyDelete
So wonderful and lovely, Kay. And, I love the monochromatic colors. The adorable cat seems quite content to be reading!ReplyDelete
I just love how your mind works, your so creative.ReplyDelete
I love this! Of course I love Cats lol such a beautiful piece.ReplyDelete
Great take on the sketch Kay, as usual you have made the things in your own way to the perfection, and this image by Stampendous is fantastic!!! I'm not surprised that you love it! :D The quote is also perfect with your combo :) Happy creating today my friend, mwah! Bisous!! CocoReplyDelete
That is a fineway to split the workload... Like your card verry much! Black-white and that catstamp are totally perfect here! Have a colourfull and inky week, GerrinaReplyDelete
Purrfect Kay, love the B&W! xxReplyDelete
I love black and white anything. So classy and add a cat and you have perfection. Love your take on the sketch. fabulous card - as always :DReplyDelete
What a wonderful card Kay! Love the stamps you used for this sketch!ReplyDelete
Love this Kay, this stamp is fabulous xxReplyDelete
That pussy cat looks like he knows everything there is to know in the world.ReplyDelete
Wonderful Kay :) Big hugs from Poppy and me xxx
Me encanta ese gatito :)ReplyDelete
Y la mariposa <3
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Marhaba from Qatar! OWN students join QFI for annual aber educational exchange
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"If it wasn't for OWN and QFI, I wouldn't even have been able to go on such an amazing and life changing program. This was my first time studying abroad and I'm glad I got to spend it in an Arab country because who else in my school can say "I went to the Middle East"? Because of these two programs, it sparked my interest in the region, language and culture. I do hope in the future I get to study abroad again." – Micha, OWN Hawaii
"The way I've used my leadership skills during the program is stepping out of my comfort zone. I've tried many new things, like food that I never thought I would ever try. I am usually the shy and quiet type of person, but I tried to come out of my shell and put myself out there by talking and introducing myself to people first." – Celina, OWN HawaiiThe 2015 àber program included 30 American students, from six states:, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington, joined by 30 Qatari students from Doha. The students come together to strengthen their Arabic language skills by learning about Islamic art, Arab culture and participating in service learning activities. OneWorld Now! students reflect on some of the program highlights and key learnings.
"I tried to meet and speak to as many people as I could. If there is one thing One World Now has taught me, it's that communication is key. I made new friends and got to meet knew people. I'm an introverted person but throughout the whole trip I was outside of my comfort zone and I wouldn't have been able to if it wasn't for OWN's leadership sessions. Because of this experience my comfort zone has stretched and things I would usually avoid doing that I tried in Qatar, I have no problem doing here". – Abdullahi, OWN Seattle
"I wasn't really sure how to approach them or whether or not I should speak in Arabic or in English. At first, I didn't really talk much, thinking that we were different since we live in very different countries. As the week went on, I started to talking to them more and realized that we weren't so different at all and we just started to connect. Just because we lived in different countries, it didn't mean that we were completely different people". – Celina, OWN Hawaii, on meeting the Qatari students for the first timeOneWorld Now! students took this opportunity to set language learning goals.
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These calorie-friendly baked chicken breasts with colorful peppers and pineapple swim in a spicy sweet and sour sauce.
This cook loves to entertain family and friends, surprising, right? So when Mr. Mike suggested we have a golfing buddy and his wife over for dinner, do you think I turned him down?
I had a recipe for chicken breasts in mind that I was dying to try out on company.
Years gone by I would have prepped for days, desperate to impress my guests with an immaculate house and impeccable food.
I'll bet you can guess how that turned out.
I was stressed to the max, and my guests felt more like prisoners in my home rather than friends. I was completely focused on their approval, so they couldn't relax and neither could I!
Times have changed. These days you'll find me creating a simple meal and asking friends and family to pitch in to set the table. If they want to clean up, that's even better! My guests are relaxed, and so am I.
When it comes to quick meals, you'll find I have more than a few recipes using chicken breasts. That's because they cook up quickly, and I can serve a chicken dish in under an hour.
This sweet and sour sauce includes the juice from my canned pineapple and my go-to, low calorie chili garlic sauce. I adore chili garlic sauce. It contains virtually no calories, lasts forever in the frig, and I can kick up a sauce without chopping garlic and peppers.
A time saver for sure!
Don't these chicken breasts look gooey good!
While I'm loving my relaxed entertaining style, the next time I'll do a bit of sleuthing prior to cooking. Turns out our guests weren't bell pepper fans.
Oh well, can't please them all!
Shake It Up!
If, like Tracee, peppers aren't your thing, I'll bet this recipe for chicken breasts would work equally well with zucchini, or even carrots sliced on a lovely diagonal.
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Serves 8 servings
- 48 ounces chicken breasts, 8 breasts
- 2 tablespoon grape seed oil, or olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 large red bell peppers, seeded and chopped into larger pieces
- 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped into larger pieces
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon rosemary, minced, and divided
- 1 15 ounce can pineapple chunks, drained, reserving liquid
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
- 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Preheat a large nonstick oven proof skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Brown chicken breasts for 2 - 3 minutes per side and set aside on a plate covered with foil.
- Return the pan to heat and add remaining tablespoon of oil.
- Add onions, peppers, 1 teaspoon garlic and 1 tablespoon of rosemary. Cook vegetables for 3 - 5 minutes to soften, stirring frequently. Add pineapple, but not reserved liquid.
- In a small saucepan add pineapple juice, ketchup, soy sauce, remaining garlic and rosemary. Mix together then add cornstarch and water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and stir until thickened.
- Place peppers and pineapple in the bottom of a rectangular baking dish, top with chicken breasts, then pour sauce over the top.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 15 - 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle.
Food energy: 262kcal
Saturated fatty acids: 1.38g
Monounsaturated fatty acids: 1.88g
Polyunsaturated fatty acids: 3.13g
Total fat: 6.38g
Calories from fat: 57
Cholesterol: 108mg
Carbohydrate, by difference: 9.38g
Total dietary fiber: 1.48g
Protein: 36.89g
Total lipid (fat): 8.09g
Water: 196.34g
Ash: 2.75g
Total sugars: 6.32g
Calcium: 28mg
Iron: 1.17mg
Magnesium: 55mg
Phosphorus: 373mg
Potassium: 778mg
Sodium: 326mg


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Meteorites have taken on a relatively sinister hue lately, following the aftershock in Russia's Chelyabinsk that injured hundreds of people and crippled mobile networks. Looking at Tom Phillips' thin-section microscopic photographs of meteorites, though, alien debris just looks cool in a a benign sort of way.
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I was out with my boyfriend, and he was buying me a drink from the bakery. He then offered to buy me something to eat if I was hungry.
I had a short debate in my head about whether I should or not, but the look of the peppermint slice was too tempting. I ate three quarters of it, but then the guilt got to me and I threw the rest away.
On my diet plan, I am allowed to have 7-9 indulgences worth 450kJ a week. Unfortunately, I think that chocolate peppermint slice equals about 8 of them...
I feel a little ashamed that I slipped up where I knew it was the wrong choice. I do hate giving in to things like that, but I know I usually do - that's where my downfall is.
What I'm going to try to do (seeing as I've already used a few of my indulgences) is have 3 or 4 less next week - this means I'll have to skip my treat of a milo that I have every second night!


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It's been a busy day here at the ATA show, and we've enjoyed every minute of it. We've got some exciting reviews coming soon to the February issue of Elk Hunter, but we want to give our online fans a sneak peak, as well as tell you more about an exciting product announcement from this morning.
Bowtech announces new bow, The Experience.
In the coming issue of Elk Hunter Magazine, our Elk Hunter blogger Zach Bowhay will be reviewing The Experience in detail. Here are some initial thoughts:
"The grip is what everybody else takes their bow and tries to get to. There's no way you're going to torque that." -Chris Denham
"What sets this bow apart in my mind, it's defining features, are the 7 inch brace height and thinner handle." -Zach Bowhay
"It's the smoothest drawing, quietest shooting, most forgiving bow that we've ever created. That being said, that's what our opinion is about the bow, and we're challenging everyone to get out here and try it for themselves." – Sam, Bowtech
Zach to review Black Gold Premium Bowsights
After talking with the guys at Black Gold, it's apparent that they are the real deal. Black Gold is located in the West (Montana), they manufacture their products in the West, and most importantly, they are Western hunters. While some companies may start in other archery markets and move into hunting, these guys are Western hunters from the start.
"We've been in business for over 26 years, and we've had an unconditional warranty since day one. Meaning that if a customer breaks a sight, bends fibers, runs over it with their truck, knocks it out of a tree, their kids use it to pound tent stakes, we're going to fix and replace it at no charge because we believe our product is built that well and is that good. You can't have a warranty like that for 26 years and stay in business if you don't make a quality product." -Dustin, Black Gold Premium Bowsights
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Nevermind Under-19 Euros, International Champions Cups or Olympics, the Premier League is about to kick off again! We break down the wide open title race in the best league in the world as well as the relegation battle, breakout players of the season and other prop bets; all capped off by some fantasy goodness.
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Following on from yesterdays post regarding an apparent slowdown of wargaming posts on the blogger sphere.I have attempted to link my blog to Facebook, and if it works this will be my first joint post between the two sites.
No doubt this is a very simple and obvious procedure to anyone conversant with the internet, but for a knuckledragger like myself this is a quantum leap into the dark.So this is effectively a test post.
The Independent Wargames Group. Being a Journal of views, prejudices,ideas and photographs of wargaming not just nationwide, but hopefully world wide.The name IWG was adopted in the early 1980's in response to the then dominant Wargames Research Group, but things have moved on,and wargaming appears to be in somewhat of a Golden Age, so sit back and hopefully enjoy my rantings.
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I'm trying to do a cycled run every 6 hours based on fresh GFS data with my own weather station network data assimilated, using the +6h forecast restart file from the previous run. The problem is, that in the first few hours a lot of false precipitation appears near the domains boundaries.
The process is the following:
1. I have a wrfinput_YYYY_MM_DD_HH:ii:ss warm-restart file from the previous run.
2. I download the new GFS data, run ungrib, metgrid and real.exe on it.
3. I run da_update_bc.exe with cycling=.true. and low_bdy_only=.true. (da_file and wrf_input is symlinked to the previously created wrfinput_YYYY_MM_DD_HH:ii:ss restart file).
4. I run the da_wrfvar.exe to assimilate my stations' observations (wrf_input is linked to the restart file).
5. I run da_update_bc.exe with cycling=.true. and update_lateral_bdy=.true. (da_file=wrfvar_output, wrf_input is still the wrfinput_YYYY_MM_DD_HH:ii:ss restart file).
6. Use wrfvar_output as wrfinput and start wrf.exe.
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I absolutely loved getting to walk the streets of the historic downtown Franklin square with these two. We had so much fun that i would catch myself forgetting i was there to take their pictures. We would go off talking and laughing about a totally different subject and random one liners. The have the sweetest, most nice, and caring personalities, and I cannot wait for their big day 🙂
This was a classically stunning event for sure. Everything from Kathleen's amazing lace adorned gown to the tiniest details of the calligraphy and Conor's engraved cufflinks…. one word, Classic! I was so glad to be able to be a part of their wedding and capture every detail for them. Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Sweetland!
Wedding Planner- Ryder Sloan Events, Lauren Wakefield
Venue- Assumption Church & Hillwood Country Club
Florist – Knestrick By Design Jim Knestrick
Videographer- Wharton Productions Lucas Wharton
Cake- Dessert Designs Leland Riggins
Band- Burning Las Vegas via Prime Source Entertainment Group
Bagpiper- Julian Gomez
Prosecco Bar- Bang Candy Co.
Lighting/Drape- Nashville Audio Visual
Chairs/Dance Floor- Southern Events
Rentals- Liberty Party Rentals
Gorgeous shots, Tori! I especially love the detail photos. 🙂
The photos are great! We will look forward to seeing more soon!
Thank you so much for creating great memories from Kathleen & Conor's wedding.
Mary E. May
It's so great seeing pictures of the Sweetland wedding. I had such a great time working with Mrs. May in creating her daughter's wedding invitation. It's so nice seeing the weddings come to life. Mrs. May and Kathleen looked stunning!
I cannot express how much i love these two! They are so loved by so many for their amazing character and incredibly generous hearts. In your life you come across very few people like these two and their families, i consider myself blessed to know them and call them friends! We had such a blast during this shoot, post wedding day bridal are some of my favorite shoots to do. You get so many wonderful photos together with zero stress and rush. I am in love with each and every photos from this session it was so hard to narrow down the ones to share. Enjoy!
Its always so much fun be able to be a part of and watch close friends get married. I have know jeffrey for many many years. We both grew up in the industry together learning and growing up my dad back when we were both in high school. Fast forward to now where we both have independent business; Jeffreys being Full Frame Digital Cinema. Jeffery shot my wedding video almost three years ago so it was definitely an honor to be able to do this for him. I am so glad that he found such an amazing, sweet, gorgeous girl to take care of him and love him forever! I could go on and on…. Anyway Jeffrey, Alyson i 'm so happy for you both and i'm so grateful to have been able to be a part of your lives and wedding day. Congratulations i wish you both many many years full of happiness.
Wedding Venue: The Factory in Franklin
Videography: Full Frame Digital Cinema
Catering: Blue Coast Burrito
Dj: Aaron Farmer & Logan Dickerson
Flowers: Carry Ann with Enchanted Florist
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Barbara Szabunia Forrest
Founded Theatre Dance Academy in 1984 and has watched her school grow to include 2 striving studios:
A certified Member of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (C.D.T.A.) and British Association of Teachers of Dance (B.A.T.D.), Barbara's repertoire is extensive. Her studies span various esteemed schools throughout Toronto and North America and include Ballet folk Choreography in Lublin and Poland. She has performed across Canada with the Canadian Heritage festival and won the Canadian Championship in lambada, becoming a semi-finalist in Italy. She has danced as an Toronto Argonaut Sunshine Girl and performed at Various Convention and Industrial shows.
Barbara has made several T.V. appearances and has choreographed many routines for T.V. variety shows, Toronto Blue Jays, C.N.E. and the opening ceremonies for the Ontario Summer Games. Barbara regularly attends dance seminars and conventions to maintain her high level in dance standard. She is also proud to see some of her students go on to perform on cruise ships,Los Angeles , California with Mariah Carey, Stratford Festival Guys and Dolls, T.V. commercials or become teachers and open dance studios of their own. She has Choreographed and performed as backup dancers for "The Living Legends Impersonators" throughout Ontario. She also choreographed and performed for Bobby Curtola at various fairs and concerts.
Most recently Barbara choreographed a Duet Dance Number for the Senior Show at The Roy Thompson.
Robert Jensen
Robert Jensen has over 25 years of experience dancing and teaching. Serving as the Department Head of the Tap and Jazz division at the Sean Boutilier Academy of Dance, he is a full member of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association, Stage Division Tap and Jazz, and has also attained his Intermediate level Cecchetti through examination by the National Ballet of Canada.
Robert began his dance career at the Dot Blakeley Dance Studio, then on to the Port Colborne Dance Academy where he also began to teach. His award winning choreography has graced many competitions and festivals throughout South Western Ontario. He has studied with such teachers as Dulcie Lee, in Melbourne Australia, Sam Fiorello, Bob Rizzo, Gus Giordano, and Tom Ralabate and has taught workshops, summer schools and master classes across Canada and the United States.
Robert is an accomplished and sought after adjudicator, judging competitions across Canada annually and has danced professionally in several industrial shows in Ontario and Quebec, appeared in several movies, commercials and T.V specials.
Tammy Robinson
Tammy Robinson is a certified BATD and DEA instructor with the Theatre Dance Academy. Tammy is very proud to be entering her 25th year with TDA. As a dancer, Tammy performed across North America in a variety of competitions and professional shows including Blue Jays games, Ed Mirvish's Birthday Bash, opening ceremonies of the Ontario Summer Games, the CNE, Canada's Wonderland, and many charity events including the Sick Kid's Telethon and touring as a dancer with a Beach Boys tribute band.
After 11 years of competing, Tammy became a full time instructor with TDA. Since then Tammy has lead a variety of dance genres through all age groups to numerous top awards including Platinum awards, top Choreography awards and best overall performances. In addition, Tammy has helped many individuals and groups earn scholarship money for their efforts. Besides her work with TDA, Tammy has taught workshops at the YMCA, local gymnastics clubs and managed a co-op program for high school students. Tammy enjoys working for Barbara at TDA and adds," it has been very exciting to see and be a part of TDA-watching it grow and expand into 3 amazing locations. The staff and students care and support each other like a family.
Terena Rea
At four years old I began dancing at Theatre Dance Academy in Oshawa, Ontario. Twenty years later, my love for dance and passion for competition have led me through professional contests and into a teaching role. I'm currently instructing recreational, competitive, and B.A.T.D-exam classes in a variety of styles, including ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, pointe, hip hop, musical theatre, and acro. My students and I have been recognized with many overall and choreography awards throughout the years, and look forward to continuing success in the future.
Stage Experience
Special Awards Judge for Jump Shout Boogie, Auditioned students for the Competition Program at Premiere Studio of Dance, Auditioned and Choreographed for both the Clarington Tigercats and the BHS Talons Cheerleading Teams, Performed in Juju's Music Video "Sugar Daddy", American Bowl, Ontario Summer Games, 50's/60's show at Casino Niagara, Dancer for Impersonators and Bobby Curtola, Line Dancing, Salsa, BBQ Conventions, Weddings, Parties, Dinner Theatres, Galas and many Industrial Shows and Corporate Events throughout Ontario
B.A.T.D., P.A.A., Registered Dental Hygienist, Standard First Aid and CPR Level C, French Immersion Certificate
Tiffany Ratz
Tiffany is a Level Two gymnastics coach and dance instructor who focuses on the Academy's Acro program. Her career includes over fifteen years of dance training in Tap, Jazz and Acro. As a teacher, Tiffany has been the mainstay of the Acro program of a major gymnastics academy and dance academy in the Durham region. Tiffany is part of the world-renowned DMA training program
Courtney Ogle
Courtney, has been a dancer for over 20 years. A graduate of the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts' Triple Threat program, Courtney has had the incredible opportunity to perform in many larger-scale productions like Thoroughly Modern Millie: Toronto, ON; Miss Canada Globe Pageant: Toronto, ON; The Heidi Chronicles: Toronto, ON; Grease Ball 50's Concert: Niagara Falls, ON; Steve Nash Charity Basketball Game: Toronto, ON and many more. Courtney has studied dance under both the R.A.D. and C.D.T.A . Courtney is also a member of ADAPT and is eligible to enter candidates at any level of the ADAPT Jazz and Tap examinations.
Kianna Forrest
Words to live by Try your best and give 100% effort and never give up. Give it your all! Smile all the time, have lots of energy, and always be kind!
Rachel McDonald
Rachel McDonald is certified member of the British Association of Teachers in Dancing (B.A.T.D). She has performed in many shows from musicals to weddings to corporate events. She has also performed in shows including Pan Am Games opening ceremonies, a Harlem Globetrotters half time show, the Toronto Argonauts halftime shows, and A Tale of Two Cities Musical. With over 15 years of dance training as a competitive dancer, in ballet, jazz, tap, acrobatics, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop, Rachel has been the recipient of numerous awards and overalls in Canada. Rachel has choreographed for many years as she was a part of and the captain of her high school dance team where she choreographed pieces in all styles. Rachel is continuing her dance education by studying and training daily at The Conteur Dance Academy in Toronto, where she learns not only about physical and technical training but the fundamentals of compositional techniques. As an Theatre Dance Academy Alumni Member, Rachel looks forward to continue her dance career working with the TDA family!
Kelly Waterman
Kelly was born and raised in Montreal and was introduced to the art of dance at a young age. She studied under the late Madame ludmilla Chiriaeff who was the artistic director and founder of the Les Grandes Ballet Canadiens in Montreal Quebec.
Kelly trained for seven years in the professional program, studied Vaganova and Cecchetti and performed in several productions with the company. Presently, Kelly is a fully registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance and is accredited with the Association of Dance Arts Professional Teachers.
Her students have gone on to study in the professional division at Royal Winnipeg ballet, Winniipeg Contemporary dancers, University of Arizona Dance Program and throw out Europe.
She is an accomplished choreographer and an adjudicator for the AMAF. Kelly's students have a 100% pass rate while participating in ADAPT and Royal Academy of Dance exames. Her unwavering loyalty to dance and dance education continues to this day.
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Danielle Matte
Danielle Matte broke her way into the business side of the entertainment industry almost overnight. Having worked with clients such as, Disney Canada, Sears Canada, Bell Mobility Celebrity Gala, Rogers, REMAX,The Wynford Group, and the Children's Aid Foundation, to Redken, Danielle's work quickly became a widespread name. She recognized a void within the industry between corporate professionals within the entertainment industry and individual artists and founded MOI Artist Management.
After retaining singer/songwriter and music producer Chad James, came an opportunity hit the table to merge the music division of the company with The Management Trust. As the representative heading up the Producer Management division of The Management Trust, she manages the career's of various Internationally recognized and multi platinum selling Producers.
Stephen Gray
Stephen has completed Sheridan College's prestigious music theatre performance program. Past theatre credits of Stephen's include A Tribute to James Taylor (featured soloist); Sheridan College, Superstars and Graveyard Shift; Paramount Canada's Wonderland, and Tommy (Pinball Wizard); Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute. Stephen was most recently seen performing in Les Feux Follets (dance captain) as a member of the 2004 Charlottetown Festival's Confederation Centre Young Company. Along with Stephen's many theatre credits and industrial work, he has won numerious awards and titles throughout North America, as well as scholarships to New York City. Stephen has also taught and guess taught at many schools throughout Durham region as wells as the Durham Region Skating Academy as a certified Performing Arts Educators of Canada Associate teacher. (jazz, tap, ballet and acro divisions)
Stephen Gray is an established performer, choreographer and dance educator. Coming from a dance background, Stephen trained in all disciplines of dance, winning overall titles and scholarships to dance workshops, including Performer's Training Outlet in New York City. Continuing his training on full scholarship at Sheridan College's Music Theatre – Performance Program, he graduated with honours as a Sheridan Scholar. He is also a past Associate of the Performing Arts Educators of Canada, and member of the Professional Adjudicator's Alliance and has studied Benesh Notation through the University of Waterloo. Stephen has played leads across Canada including Abe in the Toronto Premiere of ALTAR BOYZ, the title role in PETER PAN at Neptune theatre, Calvin in GUYS & DOLLS for Drayton Entertainment, Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ for Neptune Theatre, the Canadian Premiere of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, Tommy Sloane in ANNE OF GREEN GABLES for StageWest Mississauga, and several seasons with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, the Charlottetown Festival and Paramount Canada's Wonderland. Stephen can also be scene in the MTV Film SAVE THE LAST DANCE II and the CTV Movie DEGRASSI GOES HOLLYWOOD. Stephen has been teaching and adjudicating for over 10 years at private studios across Ontario, numerous Elementary and High Schools, including Cawthra Park S.S. and his alma mater; Sheridan College. He is also a Faculty Member at George Brown College where he teaches Jazz, Hip Hop, Chorus Repertoire and Performance Choreography. His choreography can be has been performed at Disney World, The Miss Universe Canada Pageant and The Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. Stephen has won 2 Guthrie Awards while at Stratford, the Ron Holgerson Award for Technical Excellence (Sheridan), the Pauline Laing Memorial Scholarship (DDSB), The Mayor's Medal (ACVI) and was a Weston National Scholar.
Jenna Percy
At the age of 5, Jenna began dancing at Theatre Dance Academy in Bowmanville, Ontario. After completing her post secondary education she returned to TDA to begin teaching. Theatre Dance Academy took her all over Ontario as well as New York State as a competitive dancer, instructor and choreographer. Jenna instructs recreational, competitive and B.A.T.D. exam training classes, in a variety of styles. Her students have been recognized with many awards throughout the years. Jenna has a passion for dance as well as teaching dancers of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience.
Stage Experience
N.F.L. American Bowl, Disney World Florida, ABC's network movie " A Mother's Day Special", Toronto Blue Jays, Variety Club Telethon, Living Arts Centre, the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto's Spring Fling, Line Dancing Country Club Show, Salsa Instruction Show, Orono Fair, Fiesta Week Performer, Santa Claus Parade, YMCA, Weddings, Parties, Dinner Theatres, Galas and many Industrial Shows and Corporate Events throughout Ontario.
Jenna has also performed as backup dancer for "The Living Legends Impersonators." She also choreographed and performed for Bobby Curtola at various dinner shows and concerts. Jenna also toured as a dancer with the Beach Boys tribute band "Low Down".
B.A.T.D. (British Association of Teachers of Dancing), Standard First Aid and CPR Level C, College Diploma in Correctional Worker, French Immersion OAC Diploma.


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Calling themselves as "Badass Thrash" and describing their influences "from Slayer to Vivaldi", DARK VOID are indeed a force to be reckoned with, despite their young age. Listening to their massive thrash sound one would find it hard to believe that the band members' average age is just 17!
Formed in late 2013 as a group of friends getting together just to have fun by playing some of their favourite classic thrash metal songs, they soon after decided to take things a bit more seriously. In the Spring of 2014 the band recorded a demo which secured them an opening slot for the June 2014 Sepultura concert in Cyprus and since then DARK VOID have been on an endless ride gaining tremendous momentum and establishing a strong fan base with one gig after another. Parallel to this ride, they also worked on their debut EP, which is now finally ready to be unleashed.
"Release the Kraken" will be directly available from the band on CD in a limited pressing and the band will be presenting it live on release date at Rock City Bar in Nicosia, Cyprus. The EP which features six tracks, was recorded at Soundwave Studios and it was mastered by Colm O'Rourke. The amazing cover artwork was created by Remedy Art Design.
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Philippos Chrysostomou - Vocals
Andreas Tryfonos - Guitar
Trifun Moskalj - Guitar
Christos Papadopoulos - Bass
Panayiotis Soteriou - Drums
1. The Awakening
2 .Nameless
3. 100 Years
4. Release The Kraken
5. Anger WIthin
6. Near Death
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- Gouda, Roasted Mushrooms and Onion
- Roasted Poblano Chimichurri and Avocado
- Peruvian Aji Amarillo and Plantain
- Prosciutto, Strawberry & Red Wine
- Blueberry Brie
While prepping for this Feastly meal for 20, I came across this jar of aji amarillo pepper paste.
I had to make a grilled cheese sandwich out of it. I HAD to.
Portia, you got a lot of nerve putting an experimental grilled cheese sandwich in front of your guests at the last minute!
♫ Music Pairing: something bold. ♫
Ike And Tina Turner's "Bold Soul Sister" from 1969 is straight funky. You hear "Sing A Simple Song" in there?
- Aji amarillo
- Red and/or yellow bell peppers, roasted
- Queso fresco (a crumbly white cheese; find it in the Latin section of the supermarket)
- Mozzarella (because queso fresco doesn't melt!)
- Ripe plantains (maduros)
- Sourdough bread
- Plenty of butter
- To make the pepper mixture, roast and seed the bell peppers. Blend in a food processor with the aji amarillo paste to form a thick, chunky sauce.
- In a grill pan (or regular skillet, if you don't care about grill marks), butter one side of each slice of bread, and grill that. Remove once bread is well grilled.
- Lay slice #1 grilled-side down on a baking sheet, and lay down a layer of mozzarella and sprinkle some queso fresco. Pile on the plantains and the pepper mixture.
- Lay slice #2 grilled-side down on a baking sheet,and pile on some mozzarella. Later you'll press the two together. See what I did there? Cheese on both sides makes the sandwich stick together nicely
- Once you've assembled them all, put them in a 400 degree oven until cheese is melty and bread is crispy on the outside.
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So, killer whales form a pod, fish school, and sharks are said to travel in shivers*. But what do you call 1000+ marine conservation types gathered at once? A "congress," apparently.
The second International Marine Conservation Congress starts in Victoria today. Scientists, policy makers, resource managers, and NGOs are here to share science on our changing oceans, and ideas on how to save them. It's only been held once before, 2 years ago in Washington, D.C. What I find so interesting is the goal is not just moving the conversation forward by publishing papers in the scientific literature — but also by crafting recommendations that let science inform public policy.
I'm here to report for CBC Radio — you'll hear me talking to Stephen Quinn, host of On the Coast, and Grant Lawrence, guest-hosting All Points West. I'll be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at about 5:40 or so in the Vancouver area and 4:50-ish in the rest of B.C.
Changing oceans
It's not easy to decide what to cover. The program is huge, covering invasive species, overfishing, aquaculture, planning, and many more issues. I'll be looking for stories that mean something to a B.C. audience.
One piece will be on climate change and ocean acidification — there is a lot on it at this conference, and a topic I find really interesting. We know the pH of the ocean is changing as it absorbs excess CO2 we're dumping into the atmosphere. It seems to already be causing problems for the shellfish industry in some coastal areas. But it's not clear just how the complex systems of the sea will respond to these changes — or how this threat stacks up against others.
Still deciding on other topics. I'm excited—and a little bit daunted—to dive in.
* update: This may or may not be an internet myth based on a band name. I was just chatting with a journalist publishing a book on sharks, and she'd never heard it. Nevertheless, a lovely word.


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By Elizabeth Kelleher
Washington File Staff Writer
Washington — Legislation passed by Congress would enhance U.S. efforts to protect its ports from terrorist attack, but the lawmakers already have voted not to fully fund some plans that would be authorized by the bill.
Congress passed the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006 (H.R. 4954) in the early morning hours of September 30 before leaving Washington to campaign for fall elections. The bill was presented to President Bush October 3; the president has indicated he will sign it into law.
A Senate staff member familiar with the bill said that the White House has indicated it will schedule a signing ceremony soon for the SAFE Port Act but has not specified a date or indicated whether the ceremony will be held in Washington or at a port. Such bill-signing ceremonies typically take place within a few weeks of a bill's passage.


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Monday, 3 August 2015
Life lessons.....
10 comments:
- Sue said...
This is fabulous Pinky, I love the image and such a great verse.
Sue xx
- August 03, 2015 9:31 pm
- Rainey's Craft Room said...
The image and verse are fantastic for this male card Pinky. Hope you enjoy your week.
- August 03, 2015 10:47 pm
- Brenda Morgan said...
Fabulous card, simply adore the sentiment, you are so lucky to be able to share a 90th card with your Dad. Thanks for sharing with us at Southern Girls Challenge
- August 03, 2015 10:55 pm
- Tamie said...
the sentiment on your card is simply amazing and I adore the image on it too! What an amazing birthday card for your dad and 90 is awesome. Wishing him a happy birthday too. My dad just turned 85. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent with us at 4 Crafty Chicks Anything Goes Challenge.
Tamie DT
- August 03, 2015 11:36 pm
- Chrissy said...
What a fabulous card Pinky, and that verse is just lovely..I am moving fast into spring and having 20 degree days..but windy.
luv CHRISSYxx
- August 04, 2015 2:23 am
- Ros Crawford said...
Aww! That's so adorable! Terrific masculine card!! Thanks so much for playing along at CCCB!!
- August 04, 2015 11:43 am
- coldwaters2 said...
What a brilliant card Pinky that image and verse are amazing what an amazing age I am sure that it will be celebrated in style.
lorraine x
- August 06, 2015 6:52 pm
- Dawn Turley said...
Awesome card - so pleased you added it to our challenge at Southern Girls Challenge.
- August 07, 2015 9:51 am
- Lin said...
What a fabulous design, and that sentiment brought a tear to my eye!
Thanks for sharing in our stripes or checks challenge
Dream Valley
- August 13, 2015 11:12 am
- Sarah Nancarrow said...
What a great card!! I adore that sentiment, and cute image. Thanks so much for joining us at Southern Girls Challenge! :)
- August 19, 2015 1:17 am


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After winning the entertainer of the year award Sunday night (April 6) at the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards , is George Strait re-thinking his decision to retire from the road?
"Every day!" Strait told reporters with a laugh. "No, I really think I made the right choice. I do. It's been a great two years of touring. We've probably got about 10 more things to do this year, then we're done for a while. I'll probably take a year off, make a record and do a few dates after that, here and there. It's been a great tour, though."
Referring to his entertainer of the year win, one journalist asked, "George, what's it like to stick it to the youngsters?"
With a hearty laugh, the singer replied, "Well, I don't look at it that way, actually. Most of those people are friends of mine. I know them all, and I've worked with them. They're all deserving of this award."
He continued, "I've got some great fans out there that have been with me 30 years. I still see some of them today that I saw back in the '80s at my shows. So it's because of them. … I couldn't have written this. No way. I couldn't have dreamed it like that."
Strait is a five-time ACM male vocalist winner who also collected the 1989 entertainer award. In addition, he is the ACM's artist of the decade for the 2000s. Beyond all the accolades, though, he is likely the most-admired country star in the format today among fellow artists and fans alike.
At one point during his chat with reporters, Kacey Musgraves burst into the pressroom and hollered, "I love you! Congrats!" then rushed off. Strait just chuckled and said, "I love that. Thank you, Kacey."
Asked about his influence on the new crop of contemporary artists, Strait shrugged it off.
"What are they thinking?" he said with a smile. "You know, it's quite an honor. It's very flattering for them to be like that. I mean, I know that I had my heroes growing up in country music, like Merle Haggard tonight. It was so great to see him here. I haven't seen him at one of these shows in so long, and just to have him here, I thought it was amazing. I hope he had a great time."
He continued, "I've got to feel like it's something like that — the way I looked up to George Jones and Merle Haggard. Not that I'm comparing myself to them at all. Because I'm not. Nobody can do that, but if it's some kind of little piece of that, I'm flattered by it."


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Misbehaving in real time
From today's personal Facebook feed. (I'm better behaved on my author page. Honest!)
Reading the latest celebrity news out of Washington, my Pentagon analyst—er, writer brain started making a list:
- Orders inappropriate menu choices (overdone steak with ketchup, red wine with fish—same difference), From Russia with Love
- Cheats at golf, Goldfinger
- Owns sinister, overpriced resort in Florida, Thunderball
- Surrounds himself with aggressively perfect specimens of female pulchritude young enough for his daughter to babysit (Moonraker, Goldfinger, Thunderball, View to a Kill, Tomorrow Never Dies, etc., etc., etc.)
All we're missing is "Throws underlings who disappoint him into his personal shark tank" from Dr. No—no wait, that's how he uses the press.
Yep, if 45 were a character in a movie, right about now M would be ordering 007 to investigate.
You're welcome, Hollywood.
The rest of you, blame Darling Spouse Greg Uchrin. This morning he woke me up by announcing in his best Sean Connery imitation: "He cheats at golf."
Naturally, Darling Spouse couldn't leave it at that. He promptly posted this comment from another of our favorite movies, His Girl Friday:
Hildy: 'While hundreds of Sheriff Hartwell's paid gunmen stalked through the city shooting innocent bystanders, spreading their reign of terror, Earl Williams was lurking less than twenty yards from the Sheriff's Office where…' Walter (dismayed): Wait a minute, wait a minute, aren't you going to mention the Post? Doesn't the paper get any credit? Hildy: Well, honey, I did that. Right there in the second paragraph. Walter: Who's gonna read the second paragraph? Listen honey, for ten years, I've been telling ya how to write a newspaper story and that's all I get?
Thirty-three years of togetherness—that's what it looks like, folks.
PS, Feel free to follow the links if you're interested to see the rest:
My personal Facebook page
My author page
Any PR in a storm…
Tags: 007, 45, james bond, jean marie ward, politics


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The Awaken Dreams Mod is a mod that is made to go along with The Valar Project's map. This mod aims to completly recreate Middle Earth in Minecraft. It is a total conversion of the minecraft game. There have been projects that are doing this but this is the first time that a mod has been made. Awaken Dreams is a Lord of the Rings mod (middle earth-mod) there will be in two parts: single player-mod and Multiplayer-mod. The mod will add over 350 new blocks, over 150 new mobs, over 200 new weapons & armors, over 150 new items. and add many new features etc.
Here is the long list what hero skins we got & also it tells the basics about what heroes will do in the mod.
done hero-skins list
recently we made 2 texture updates for items & blocks! you can find a link to a blog how to get it & also how to "install" it.
version 0.3.3 texture updates! (items & blocks)
a tutorial how to install the mod for 1.5.2 of Minecraft
how to install the mod
a short description about what that hopefully will be in version 0.4
what to expect in version 0.4
a list with all planned races including there minuses and ther advantages/special abilities.
playable races!
the following story is possible on the valar Project's server (with our mod- Awaken dreams) IN THE FUTURE. so this is basically a show off how it will...
let's play (future version of the mod on the server)
We have lots planned for this mod. read this article for more information. this is only a basic "plan" for what we will add, we have planned much more...
mod plans (basic)
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The Fay School's most distinguishing factor is our Leadership Development Program. Grounded in both emotional intelligence and human capital strategy, The Fay School's vision is to deliberately build and educate the next generation of leaders for our world. Our students experience leadership training and curriculum typically reserved for Fortune 500 companies and they graduate from Fay with skills that will serve them for a lifetime.
THE FAY SCHOOL is a nonsectarian, not-for-profit, co-educational school in which children of diverse talents and backgrounds with strong academic abilities are offered a high-quality education in a secure, enriching and academically challenging environment. Here children learn and grow intellectually, physically, socially, ethically, and artistically while developing self-confidence and a lifelong love of learning through an active partnership among educators, parents, and students.


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Music has been making a big influence on our lives in many different scenes when we are happy, angry, sad and joyful.
Music is our common language globally.
I believe that we can share the "Beauty of Music" with all the people in the world beyond boundaries.
I am very interested in making collaborations with many people in various genres, and I am enthusiastic very much to expand my musical career further.
No Life, No Music!
I'm glad this opportunity to extend my appreciation to all.
Please feel free to contact me through the Web Site.
Born in Tokyo, Japan.
After graduating from TOHO GAKUEN High School of Music and entering TOHO GAKUEN University, she transferred to Illinois State University, Department of Music, on full scholarship in 1986. While there, she joined Springfield Symphony Orchestra.
In 1989 she transferred to Rutgers University and received a Bachelor of Music Degree in 1990. She won the third prize in the Graham Stahl Music Competition.
She entered The Julliard School of Music in 1990 and was the principal cellist for The Julliard Orchestra. She graduated from The Julliard School with a Master of Music Degree.
In 1992 she held a recital at Lincoln Center.
After coming back to Japan, she started giving recitals at various music halls throughout Japan.
She received "The Music Festival Award" at Tateshina Heights.
In 2002, she had a decennial recital titled "New York Memories" at Toppan Hall, with favorite comments in respective fields.
In November 2003, she was appointed as a cellist of Banquet Music at The Commemoration Lecture by Bill Clinton; the 42nd President of the U.S. in Fukuoka.
In October 2004, she performed at Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York titled "Ginza classics in New York".
In November 2006, she gave a recital at St. John's, Smith Square in London.
Now she is one of the most popular cellist in Japan, performing as a regular member of the "Super Cello Ensemble", in Miyazaki International Music Festival and also as a member of "Saito Kinen Music Festival", "Mito Chamber Orchestra" as well as "Tokyo Opera Nomori Orchestra" under Artistic Director, SEIJI OZAWA. She has a unit with a harpist, Mieko Inoue called "Duo Champagne".
She also appears frequently as a guest principal cellist for the major Orchestras in Japan.
She released her original CD album titled "THE CINEMA OF REMINISCENCE-PLEIN SOLEIL" in October 2003, which is well accepted and increasing her fans in Japan.
Her cello teachers are Mr. Juro Aoki, Mr. Ko Iwasaki, Mr. B. Greenhouse, and Mr. H. Shapiro, and also chamber music by Ms. Shuku Iwasaki, Mr. J. Feldman, and a respective member of The Julliard Quartet.
Concurrently, she is the Faculty of Senzoku Gakuen School of Music (Tokyo, Japan).


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Anyway, I setup the layout above my existing layout as at the time, was the only space to put it. I have now grown tired of ducking under it to operate the main part of the layout. It also restricts access to the lower part of the original layout.
Solution! Demolish the en suite and extend the whole side of the layout shed 4.5 metre x 6.7metres.
The project kicked off 3 weeks ago with site clean up, the bathroom was demolished and the slab broken up. Last week I hired a mini digger to move several trike and trolley frames The site has been levelled for the new slab and the form work for the concrete is in place, I'm now waiting for my new cement mixer to turn up. Apparently delivery was delayed from China or something.
Now this is just the tip of the iceberg. Once Munibung is moved the original part of the layout will go under a major redesign and something new added to it, but you'll have to wait awhile...it's a surprise ;) .
I used to live in the shed, I bought a house several months ago. I kind of miss living with the trains. Sometimes I would work at any hour on the layout if I felt like it. The upshot is now there is more room to expand.


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Publishers Weekly published an article by well-know Murakami scholar Matthew Strecher, which includes his ranking of the ten best Murakami novels: A Wild Sheep Chase is at the top, followed by The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. To discover the rest of the list, go to: (http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/63604-the-10-best-haruki-murakami-books.html).
Strecher, of course, is the author of Dances With Sheep: The Quest for Identity in the Fiction of Haruki Murakami and a reader's guide to The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. His newest book, The Forbidden Worlds of Murakami Haruki, has just appeared.
Openculture.com advertises the fact that five Murakami stories [one comes from a novel] can be read online for free for a limited time and encourages fans to take advantage of the opportunity. Here are the links to the stories:
"Samsa in Love"
Town of Cats
"U.F.O. in Kushiro"
"The Folklore of Our Times"
You can read their interesting article here: http://www.openculture.com/2014/08/read-five-stories-by-haruki-murakami-free-online.html
Most questions are easy, but would you know how to answer this one?
One of contemporary literature's more athletic practitioners, Murakami has completed long-distance runs of up to what distance?


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Pismo Beach City Guide
Put on the map by that wily rabbit Bugs Bunny when he made his infamous "left turn at Albuquerque", Pismo Beach has been a destination for visitors both near and far for generations. Literally at the epicenter of the Central Coast, Pismo Beach's wide soft-sand beaches are half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles right on the Coast. Boasting beachfront campgrounds, hotels, restaurants and plenty of surfside activities.
Situated exactly between Monterey and Santa Barbara, Pismo has the best weather combination of both – less marine layer and not quite so hot – and also still offers affordable living for full-time or part-time residents. We are also known as the getaway hotspot for those escaping the heat of the interior valleys from Fresno to Bakersfield and everything in between.
A classic beach town, the city is known for throwing great parties, like the annual October Clam Festival celebrating the reason most folks originally enjoyed visiting Pismo Beach – the clams! Clam chowder flows abundantly during the "Best of Contest" at the event. Other Pismo highlights include the 4th of July fireworks display, the Wine Waves and Beyond events and so much more.
Downtown Pismo Beach offers a large promenade area that leads to the pier where the excitement tends to happen. Amazing restaurants and watering holes dot the landscape of downtown from Price Street to the Pier and covering the Highway 1/Pacific Coast Highway span. And for those that prefer some retail therapy there are numerous boutiques throughout downtown, plus the Pismo Beach Premium Outlets – designed for hours of fun from Coach to Nike and everything in between!
And humans are not the only ones that migrate to Pismo – during the Fall/Spring seasons stop by to tour the Butterfly Trees at the Southern end of town where Eucalyptus groves are inundated with the gorgeous Monarch butterflies as they make their journey down the Coast. And in the late Summer say hello to our Gray Whale population that puts on a spectacular show in our coastal waters, to the delight of kayakers, photographers and those who prefer to view them from the pier or the safe decks of one of our Whale Watching vessels.
At an average temperature of 72 degrees, Pismo Beach is just moments away from some of the best wineries the Central Coast has to offer. If you prefer a more active vacation, we have golf, dune-riding on the infamous Sand Highway, horseback riding, surfing (of course), hikes on the Pismo Preserve and fishing from the sand, pier or boat!
To live, to play, to stay or just to visit Pismo Beach is the crown jewel of the Central Coast.


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Eder: "We are where we hoped we would be"
He scored the first goal after just a couple of minutes and after the 2-1 win against Bologna Eder stopped in the mixed zone to talk to Premium Sport and it was a happy attacker that had the following to say about today's game: "Our coach, Luciano Spalletti, always gives us confidence and the atmosphere in the locker room is always positive. The most important thing is the group and today the group conquered a most important victory after a series of poor results. Right now we are where we hoipe to be at the beginning of the season, at third spot just like the club requested from us. Now we have to continue like this, to work a lot and to work hard. From the outside there come a lot of criticism but in the locker room we are united. Icardi? He is so important for this team and I hope he can recover quickly. For us this is crucial."


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Since our founding in 1923 as Alberta's first university-based school of nursing, the Faculty of Nursing's aspirations and actions have been guided by core values drawn from the discipline of Nursing, the University community, and Canadian society.
Dr Elizabeth Papathanassoglou has received her BSc in Nursing from the University of Athens, Greece, a Masters degree from the Erasmus European Inter-University Collaboration Program, her PhD from the University of Rochester, NY, USA, and post-doctoral training as a research fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Her area of clinical practice and research is critical care nursing. Dr Papathanassoglou also served as Head of the Department of Nursing and of the Doctoral Program and as elected member of the University Senate, Cyprus University of Technology. She was Head of the Masters of Science and she chaired numerous committees at the Cyprus University of Technology. Her role was critical in the initiation of the Masters of Science Program in Advanced Practice, as well as of the Doctoral Program Curriculum at the Cyprus University of Technology. She has founded and is the director of the Nursing Biological Research Laboratory at the Cyprus University of Technology. Prior to that she has served in various administrative bodies at the University of Athens, Greece.
Dr Papathanassoglou's research interests combine basic science with the nursing management of acutely ill patients. She studies the role of stress, stress neuropeptides and apoptosis in the pathophysiology of critical illness and multiple organ dysfunction (MODS) and the impact on non-pharmacological and integrative approaches on critically ill patients' outcomes, including inflammation, pain and delirium. Additionally, she explores issues of inter-professional collaboration, nursing autonomy and clinical decision making, as well as patients' rights and ethical aspects of critical care. Another strong area of interest focuses on the phenomenological investigation of the lived experience of patients and nurses in intensive care and the phenomena of caring, empathy and advocacy. She employs a wide range of research methods, including laboratory, quantitative and qualitative research.
Dr Papathanassoglou also has a record of 105 publications in peer reviewed journals (62 full papers in international journals; 26 full papers in peer-reviewed journals in Greek; 17 research abstracts in international journals), and 14 papers in peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Her published work has received over 1,660 citations (h-index: 21). She is the author of three nursing textbooks in Greek, and co- editor at one international peer-reviewed journal, as well as member of the editorial board of 3 international and 1 national peer-review journals. She has delivered 59 invited lectures at international and national conferences, has presented another 200 papers at international and national conferences, and has received 12 awards for conference papers. She is elected Ambassador of the World Federation of Critical Care Nurses (WFCCN) 2015-2020.
Dr Papathanassoglou has 16 years of teaching experience, at pre- and post-graduate level in the fields of intensive care nursing, research methodology, evidence-based practice, holistic nursing and advanced practice. She has been very active in teaching predominantly at the graduate level.


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role Interior Design value $2 million area 500m² completion date October 2011 client Pacific Restaurant Group
peckvonhartel was invited by Pacific Restaurant Group (PRG) to design Jamie Oliver's highly acclaimed Jamie's Italian restaurant. An unusually narrow site on Pitt Street has been converted into a fully functioning, multi level restaurant to cater for up to 200 guests.
Inspired by a 'laneway' culture, peckvonhartel selected natural tones mixed with blackened steel, burnished and antique coppers, earthy tiles and vibrant leathers.
On entering the restaurant, a fully operational pasta preparation station is staged churning out fresh pasta daily. An impressive bar is located next to the station, inset with lively tiles that were sourced from around the world. Overhead hangs a dramatically tiered chandelier adorned with distorted pieces of glass and infused with multiple LED lights; weighing 150kg it is visable from the street.
A dramatic seating banquette of fuchsia and sage green leather extends along mirrored walls of the laneway dining area that accommodates the majority of ground floor diners. At mezzanine level an authentic Italian antipasto bar allows diners to sit up close to the chefs who slice and prepare cured meats, cheeses and gathered herbs, while overlooking the bustling scene below.
Jamie's Italian opened in Sydney in October 2011, it is the first of the highly acclaimed collection of restaurants to open in Australia. In 2012 this design was shortlisted for an Interior Design Excellence Award (IDEA) and a Sydney Design Award.


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Battlefield 4's trailer leaked early, come check it out (in low quality for now)
Battlefield 4 trailer leaks early, get ready for a bunch of explosions and gunfire
By: Anthony Garreffa | Gaming News | Posted: Mar 27, 2013 2:50 am
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We've just shown you the first screenshots of Battlefield 4, so how about an early look at the trailer that has been leaked? 'Circus Maximus' posted a comment on our BF4 screenshot news, pointing us in the direction of the leaked trailer for BF4.
The trailer features a weirdly placed Rihanna song, and so many quick cuts it's not funny. It'll be great to see it in actual detail from the 17-minute gameplay video we should receive in the coming days - which the trailer states will arrive soon.
What are your thoughts on the trailer? I need to see it in 1080p to really make a judgement on it, but for now it definitely has my trigger finger itching.
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Well according to her father, YES! she did. In an interview on a US chat show her father commented:
"Everything Amy did, she did to excess. She drank to excess and did detox to excess."
Amy who sadly died on July the 23rd had no drugs found in her system, according to toxicology reports however it was recorded that alcohol was present in her body. I understand that it must be hard for her father to accept that but she obviously was not detoxing, maybe she detoxed from drugs that she previously took but we must not forget that alcohol is also a drug. No matter what anybody thinks or says, it is a substance that changes your emotions and your health and should not be put to the side. It is sad to see such an amazing talent go to waste but her music will never be forgotten.