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Check out the Garmin Drive 51 LM Entry-Level GPS Navigator's Key Features
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- Genuine Australian Garmin Warranty
- Peace of Mind Purchase Guarantee (bottom of page)
- Easy-to-use dedicated GPS navigator with bright 5.0-inch dual-orientation display
- Preloaded with maps of Australia & New Zealand
- Driver alerts for dangerous curves, speed changes, speed cameras², railroad crossings, animal crossings and more
- TripAdvisor® ratings for travel points of interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants and attractions
- Garmin Real Directions™ feature guides like a friend, using recognisable landmarks, buildings and traffic lights
Wherever you're going, have a smoother trip with Garmin Drive (010-01678-41). This dedicated GPS navigator includes innovative driver alerts to help increase your situational awareness and preloaded travel points of interest from TripAdvisor to help find everything you need along the way. Drivers also benefit from basic parking availability information based on historical data. The future is on your Garmin. Just look ahead and drive.
Driver Alerts: Know Your Surroundings
To encourage safer driving and increase situational awareness, Garmin Drive provides driver alerts for sharp curves, speed changes, railroad crossings and animal crossings. Additionally, the navigator will warn you when driving the wrong way on a one-way street and alert you to nearby schools and school zones. Receive notifications for nearby red light cameras and speed cameras², and even get fatigue warnings³ that suggest potential rest areas after several hours of driving.
²Red light and speed camera warnings are not available in all regions.
³The fatigue warning activates after longer periods of consecutive driving without any long stops along the route.
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When you're not familiar with the area, it's nice to have something to point you in the right direction. That's why we're bringing TripAdvisor to your Garmin Drive navigator. View ratings for travel POIs, such as hotels, restaurants and attractions, along your route or near your destination. From the world's largest travel site directly to your car, we're helping you find the stops that make the entire journey part of the destination. Also locate new attractions with the built-in Trip Planner tool, which adds fun to road trips by suggesting interesting stops along the way.
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Redefine "spoken turn-by-turn" directions with Garmin Real Directions. Our easy-to-understand driving directions use recognizable landmarks, buildings and traffic lights in addition to spoken street names, guiding you as if your best friend is sitting in the passenger seat. No more squinting to read distant street signs. Just listen for Garmin Real Directions to tell you, "Turn left after the QT," or "Turn right after the red building." Following directions has never been easier.
Find Exactly Where You Need to Go
The Direct Access feature simplifies navigating to complex destinations, such as airports or shopping malls, by finding a place within a larger location. It even helps navigate through parking lots to find the entrance nearest your destination. Additionally, parking information based on historical data is available to help you find parking near your destination.
More to See and Do with Foursquare®
Thanks to Foursquare, your Garmin Drive navigator is loaded with millions of additional popular places like restaurants, entertainment venues, shops and other points of interest. Next time you get in the car and take a ride, you might just find your new favorite spot.
Works with Garmin Backup Camera
For a complete navigation solution, Garmin Drive pairs with the BC™ 30 Wireless Backup Camera (sold separately; professional installation recommended). Once connected, you can easily see vehicles, pedestrians and other obstacles right on the Garmin Drive display as you move in reverse.
One-stop Device Management
Use Garmin Express™ to keep your Garmin Drive navigator up to date. Garmin Express makes it easy to update maps and software. The quality of map data can make all the difference between finding your destination and getting lost. High-quality HERE map data enables your Garmin device to provide you with the information you need, when you need it most — reducing the frustrations of driving by avoiding delays and cutting down the time you spend in your car.
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Garmin is a leading worldwide provider of navigation, aviation, marine, outdoor and fitness products. Garmin products are known for innovative features, compelling design and quality that is second to none. We stock the latest range of these fantastic products and believe they are of the best in their field, making us one of Australia's leading independent Garmin retailers.
Peace of Mind Purchase Guarantee & Declaration of Warranty
This product is supplied directly via Garmin Australia and enjoys the FULL benefits of the 'GARMIN - 12 MONTH AUSTRALIAN WARRANTY'. (You may also be entitled to other consumer warranties as provided by the Australian Consumer Guarantee and these entitlements are not limited by this warranty). Should this product fail, you have the option of contacting the manufacturer / supplier directly.
We are a FULLY AUTHORISED Australian retailer for Garmin Australia.
This product will be shipped from our Sydney Warehouse. This product is NOT DROP SHIPPED from overseas.
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Technical Specifications
Physical & Performance Physical dimensions 5.5"W x 3.3"H x .8"D (14.0 x 8.4 x 2.0 cm) Display size 4.4"W x 2.5"H (11.1 x 6.3 cm); 5.0" diag (12.7 cm) Display resolution 480 x 272 pixels Display type WQVGA color TFT with white backlight Weight 6.0 oz (170.8 g) Battery rechargeable lithium-ion Battery life up to 1 hour High-sensitivity receiver Yes Maps & Memory Preloaded street maps Yes Includes map updates Yes nüMaps Guarantee Yes Built-in memory internal solid state Accepts data cards microSD™ card (not included) Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest) Yes Waypoints/favorites/locations 1000 Navigation Features Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.") Yes Lane assist (guides to proper lane for navigation) Yes Junction view (displays junction signs) Yes Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.) Yes Speed limit indicator
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Yes View upcoming points of interest along route Yes Additional Trip planner: yes Trip log: yes Powered magnetic mount: no Garmin Real Directions™ landmark guidance: yes Foursquare POIs: yes This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® XP or newer and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.
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It's official: Obamacare is burying America.
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Two Ways of Seeing Things.
Bobby Fischer in 1992.
Concerning Bobby Fischer, I have noticed the existence of -to put it midly- "two schools of thought". One of these analizes / studies his life and Ches career mentioning all sort of facts but not taking sides, not drawing blood/ from the affairs Fischer was involved or provoked especially after 1992. The other dismisses Fischer's whole life on account of the behaviour he showed in the last part of his life, when he railed against the Jews, severely criticized/insulted the USA even supporting what the Americans may hate most, and so on. They are not ready to save any part of Bobby's life and what is worse: they do not understand -and in some cases severely attack- the people who keep on admiring him by his Chess.
I have read that some people (GMs included) admitted admiring Kasparov as a chessplayer but not as a man (this is simply an instance). The same happens with Karpov, Korchnoi, etc. After 1972 Fischer vanished from the Chess scene. In 1975 he did not accept the conditions imposed by FIDE and lost the World Title without playing a single game against Anatoly Karpov. Only a few people knew of Fischer's whereabouts. Apparently he held contacts with Karpov and other people but everything came to nothing. He seemed to be sliding down a dangerous path. Nevertheless, in 1992, he reappeared in a match vs. Boris Spassky and the world -at first- went mad with delight. But the match took part in Serbia , a country at war and with strong sanctions on the part of the USA and the international community. Fischer, defying his government went and played. Consequently, he put himself out of the law: he could never go back to the States (curiously enough, nothing happened to Boris in France…) ,was put in a list of wanted-people : the American authorities wanted him back to take him to court, etc. Fischer did and said many things he should not have done and said. But the problem was that he continued saying those things after 1992…
I confess myself a Fischer Chess admirer in the same way I find it totally unacceptable what he said to journalists and radio stations (mainly in the Philippines and Argentina)/mass media in general after 1992. He had reached a no-return point -personally and mentally- and was convinced that what he was doing was in self-defence. After many problems -including that of being jailed in Japan and being aware that if he had been deported to the USA things would have been even worse, he managed to reach Iceland where he died in 2008. This story is well-known. (As it is that he had been arrested,abused and mistreated in Pasadena, that some people simply made disappear many of his things he kept in a store, and many other facts concerning his life after 1972)
But Fischer's case was not the first one. Remember what happened to European players who played in Germany during the Nazi period… A case in point is Alekhine (others had troubles, but managed to overcome them :Bogoljubow, Keres, etc.). The problem of Alekhine was that apart from playing in Nazi Germany, hate the Soviets, etc., he was accused of writing some anti-Jew pamphlets. This story is far from clear: many people claim that he was the author. Others claim he was not. I am not going to labour upon this point. In that troubled post WW2 world, Alekhine found himself accused, blamed for and, finally, guilty of collusion with the Nazi regime. Different people in different countries attacked him mercilessly. He managed to reach Spain where he was supported by some Spanish players (a Spain in sheer poverty after its Civil War, by the way), and then he went to Portugal where he died (more or less mysteriously…). In his native country things towards him had started to change thanks to , among others , Botvinnik but it was too late.
In both cases the truth has two sides: the people who ferociously attacked Alekhine and the US authorities in Fischer's case could have been a little more understanding and flexible, and in both Alekhine's and Fischer's cases, they could have avoided doing what they did . But Bobby was at war against his country.
But when passion rages, it is very dificult to think in a cold way… Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you take this or that path without knowing why… In the case of public figures this can be absolutely destructive. In life, like in Chess, we are responsible for the moves we make. Some of them may be corrected later, but others are serious mistakes. And if we persist, the game is lost…
I am sure most of you already knew these stories. And know it is up to you -if you had not thought much about it- to decide what your position is.
We can admire the artist and hate/not admire the person behind. Or we can hate the artist because we hate/cannot accept the person behind.
I suppose that the people who defend the second option will not admire painters, music composers/conductors , writers etc. with "doubtful" personal stories either -for the sake of being consequent with their thoughts-…
But I think that what we should not do, is to try to impose our vision/opinion on other people, in case we , at last, end up falling in the same error we so readily criticise on others…
Now here are some positions from Fischer's games for you to solve and the solutions. (In all positions it is Fischer's turn):
1.– Bisguier-Fischer, US Chess Championship 1966.
2.– Fischer-Mednis US. Chess Championship 1957-58
3.- Fischer-Dely, Skopje 1967
4.- Fischer-Bisguier, US. Chess Championship 1959
1.: 38. …, g4! 39.Qg4: (39. Rf5 Rh1: 40. Kh1: Rc1 41. Kh2 hg x) 39…, Qg4: 40. hg Kg7! (the idea is …hg/ 42. Ng3 Rh8) 41. Rf5 Rh1: /0-1 (If 42. Kh1: Rc1 43. Kh2 hg 44. Kh3 Rh1 x)
2.: 32. Re6:!! Ba3 (32…, Ke6: 33. Qg4 Kf7 34. e6! Kf8 35.Qg6 +-) 33. Na3: Ke6: 34. Qg4 Ke7 35. Rf2 Re8 36. Qg5 Kd7 37. Rf7 Kc8 38. Qf5 Kb8 39. Qd7 1-0
3.: 1. Be6: fe6: 2. Rf8: Qf8: 3. Qa4 1-0 (If 3… b5 -3…Kd8/4.Bb6- then 4. Qe4: Rd8 5. Qc6 Rd7 6. Rd1 Qe7 7. Rd3 and now 8. Bg5 +-)
4.: 1. Qa3! Kd3 2. Kb3 Kd2 3. Ka4 Kc2 4. b4 1-0


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To make paruppu balls
Channa dal - 1 cup
Toor dal - a handfull
Onion - 1
Sombu - 1/2 tsp
Green chili - 2
Curry leaves - a handfull
Garlic - 1 pod (crushed)
Coconut - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Making Balls:
Soak the channa dhal and toor dhal in water for one hour and grind coarsley.
Add little water while grinding, paste should not be watery.
Add sombu and green chili and all the ingredients together and make small balls.
For Gravy:
Small onion - 10 nos
Tomatos - 2nos
Sombu - 1 tsp
Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Corriander powder - 1 tsp
Tamarind - 2 tsp
Coconut paste - 3 tsp
Fry the sombu and vendhayam and powder it.
Add oil in a pan and fry onion till it turn golden brown and add tomato fry for a while.
Add sombu and vendhayam powder, turmeric, chilly and corriander powders and fry the
masala until oil separates from it.
Add the tamarind pulp.
Drop the dal balls one by one and close it with a lid and cook for few minutes.
Don't stir the kulambu otherwise the balls will break.
Or you can either steam the balls in idly steamer and add to the kulambu.
Cover it with a lid and cook until the balls are cooked well.
Add coconut paste to the gravy.
When it boils garnish with coriander leaves.


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MOSCOW, November 19 (R-Sport) - Lionel Messi moves so skillfully that there's no point trying to close the Barcelona star down, Spartak Moscow wing-back Dmitry Kombarov said Monday.
Spartak host Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, with Barcelona able to qualify for the knockout stages with a win and the Russians needing all three points to stay in the competition.
"He's such an omnipresent player," Kombarov said.
"In ten seconds' time he can pop up on the other wing. There's probably no point running after him."
Spartak led 2-1 at the Camp Nou in September before two Messi goals gave Barcelona the win.
Kombarov suggested the difference between success and failure in Moscow would be Spartak's disciplined approach.
"The main thing is to play in a disciplined way from the back, to help each other," he said.
Spartak will be without forward Artem Dzyuba and midfielder Aiden McGeady, both injured, while first-choice goalkeeper Andriy Dikan is set to return from a shoulder problem that has kept him out of action since late September.
Barcelona miss forward Alexis Sanchez, who is injured.


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Take a break from work: watch a trailer…
So this one time, at Bandslam…
I'm confused by this trailer: Which one of them is the moody, brooding vampire? Which one of them is the not-just-high-school-evil bitch who rips apart the bad boys with her bare teeth? Which one is planning a massacre in the cafeteria? Are they all going to get detention for going to Bandslam, or are they going to get detention at Bandslam?
They really do need to be more clear in these trailers if they want us to see these movies.
Bandslam opens in the U.K. on August 12, and in the U.S. on August 14.
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Dear Mom,
As I tended to my sick daughter into the wee small hours of this morning, I couldn't help but think that you must have done the same thing for me. In fact, you must have done it innumerable times between my birth and adulthood. It was such a comfort to me as I sang lullabyes to Charlotte and nursed her over and over again through out the night, to think that at one point, you did this for me. Thank you, mom.
"I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it." -Mae West
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Dear Mom
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And I echo the thanks to my mom as well. What great strength is required of parents, and especially of mothers.ReplyDelete
Bethie has been caring for two sick babies during the past week, and she has been a hero to both of us. I'm looking forward to Charlotte and I kicking these bugs so she can have a full night's sleep again!
Awwww, when you love someone so much, its easy - well, not easy, but you want to take care of them. Even as a teenager, you would crawl into bed on my side and cuddle when you were sick. I wish I could cuddle you, Jason and Charlotte and make you all better! Love you all, MaReplyDelete
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Thursday, 8 March 2012
Random (aka Babble) Thought Of The Day
For me, I have a son. Can I picture him at my age pouring over my pages thinking how much he was/is loved? Well, no. I'm 99.9% sure he is heterosexual and his indifference to my scrapping I am sure will be an on going process. And really I think if I have done a half decent job as a parent he shouldn't need physical proof of just how special he is. I am pretty sure that my pages will end up boxed and shipped to the nursing home along with my wrinkly ass in 40 years time, never to be seen again. So with that I am coming out of the scrap closet and admitting...
I scrap because I LOVE it. I share my pages publicly as it is a good feeling when some tells you they like what you have created. I enter challenges as it's fun and yes I am a little competitive. I get a thrill out of seeing work published as it makes me feel like I am ok at something. So does this make me shallow? A bad person? I don't think so. But just being able to say all that makes me feel better =)
Ok I am getting off my proverbial soap box now and finding something constructive to do.
Happy creating
G xox
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Oh Georgia, I am SO with you on this...I actually just got into an argument on a thread via ClubCK about this...a girl basically attacked my style saying she didn't like seeing so much expensive piles of stuff, small photos and little or no journaling. And though some pages & their photos have a story that needs telling, there are those other pages with beautiful photos without a specific story to be told, just begging to be scrapped in a beautiful way!!ReplyDelete
So I get what you're saying. I scrap for MANY reasons, and there's nothing wrong w/that. There is no wrong or right reason or way of scrapping.We all love to hear feedback on our work and who doesn't love to win every once in a while??
Your work is amazing and beautiful, and even though you might not fit someone's personal opinion of what scrapbooking is or should be, I'm so glad you're a part of the scrappy community!!
I'm so glad to know you :)
YOU GO GIRL!!! My thoughts EXACTLY....ReplyDelete
I Have to admit that the Kids @ the moment REALLY Enjoy ME scrapping about them!! BUT! will they in the Future???? I SOoooo LOVE I mean L.O.V.E this Hobby @ the moment & my Kids DO NOT Suffer or miss 1 bit..... This is MY ME time, I think we all need ME time to be the best person we can BE.....
I'll Also let them know If 1 of my layouts became a Winner & they are in it!!! they too get a little Excited!!
My bit of babble..... LOL!
Have a FAB day! ♥Replies
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Georgia, I LOVE THIS!!!!! So honest, and I definitely cannot disagree with you!!! Of course I hope that someday, my children will cherish what I have created, but for the time being, I just really LOVE doing it, I love to share it, I love the recognition, and all of what you said. Way to put it out there and honestly display what the majority of us are feeling!!!ReplyDelete
Woo hoo! You go girl! I feel exactly what you are saying, I do because I love it. If I were to ask my husband why he like gaming (something I don't get) he would tell me he does it because he enjoys it. Everything you said comes straight from my heart too, even down to being a little competitive, maybe a lot for me,, it is nice to know that someone out there can appreciate that scrapping is just for yourself, nothing more, nothing less.ReplyDelete
I agree with you... but I am lucky to a degree though... my son is 15 and he is heterosexual, and he loves my pages I make of him and his sister... I am hoping that it stays with him (and my daughter too!) ... but if it doesn't....then at least I will have something pretty to wipe my butt with when I'm old! lol!ReplyDelete
Thankyou Georgia...I feel liberated...I too have been hiding behind the "preserving memories" farce but Im coming out thanks to you...I can tell my hubby that I do it because I can ....ReplyDelete
Thanks sweet..xxx
My thoughts exactly. Sometimes I find myself wondering WHY I scrap, is anyone going to want my ever increasing pile of albums when I am no longer here? and I feel guilty about the $ I spend on my hobby. But you know what , I love to scrap, it makes ME happy, I am not hurting anyone, I could be spending Money on far worst things. And yes I wonder sometimes am I shallow and don't I have a life as it means so much to me when someone likes my work or takes the time to comment. And yes I feel rejected and hurt when my work gets rejected. And like you it makes me feels good to be OK at something & It has brought so many wonderful people into my life, so THANK YOU for voicing what so many of us feel, and you just made us all feel better about what we doReplyDelete
Yep to all the above....but I must admit, I get a buzz out of getting those photos out of a box [or off the computer] & onto something I can look at & enjoy [emphasis on the 'I', I must admit!]. The guilt thing is interesting, though. I think as women we often feel a necessity to justify anything we spend on ourselves...or I do, anyway:):)ReplyDelete
Totally applaud you! We have conditioned ourselves to believe that we shouldn't seek praise and vocal appreciation but spend our lives in complete selfless sacrifice. Nothing wrong with doing a hobby because it gives you pleasure - scrapbooking is an art form, a means of expression just like those that apply paint to a canvas. I have 2 boys and I think they will see my albums in the future as just my hobby, just like a quilt my Nanna made me or the smocked baby clothes my mother made them. Hoorah ! - thanks for speaking from the heart! SxxReplyDelete
Hi, I'm a follower of your blog and when I read this post I just had to comment - WOW - this is such a great post and so very true. For me, scrap booking is an art and a way I can express myself and what I love. I love your honesty - well done - I also very much love your scrappin style. All the very best. ☺ReplyDelete
Yep! Yep! and Yep! and of course the glue sniffing is good too!!haha!! seriously.. i dont drink, i dont smoke, i dont go out... i scrap... when i am scrapping i am not eating, i am home and not running amuck out in the world... and i do love just sitting and creating quietly... and the scrap community are like my family... and any praise i get does boost my ego... cos lets face it... what thanks do you get for a day spent cleaning everything.. who notices that??? NO ONE... so i am with you on this Georgia... we all NEED encouraging words... and when i enter challenges it is because they are the catalyst for the beginning of a layout.. cos i am pretty slow at creating and could sit and look at the pretty flowers all day... and the sense of joining in and supporting the sites also is good fun and a great way to make friends... so move over on your soap box, looks like you got lots of company!! bravo!!ReplyDelete
Yeah so true georgia I agree with everything you say had a chuckle as I read your post, I sometimes stop and think why do I do this and pour so much money into this little hobby, but its my unwind time when kids are all off to bed, I love to create and see all my memories around me makes me feel good. And its something I get a lot of enjoyment out of and its something I'm good at my God giving talent to create. What else would I be doing with my time watching tv I don't think so as my children get older I hope they appreciate the memories I have left for them I think so. Congrats on your 1 year of scrapping I'm a fan of yours you area very talented person Georgia I love looking at your work cheers Leanne.ReplyDelete
lol..glad you got off your chest :)ReplyDelete
Yepp, I'm with you on this! My thoughts exactly.ReplyDelete
I do not scrap just for my kids or to leave a 'legacy'. I scrap for ME because I LOVE doing it and it is MY special time! The hope that someday my girls will be happy to read about themselves and with matching phottos is just an added bonus, the icing on the cake.
I try to journal on my page so they can learn something of the past while looking at the pretty lace and flowers on my pages.I don't drink and I don't smoke, scrapping is my 'guilty' pleasure and I will keep on enjoying it even if it means we shall have to get an even bigger house,...LOL!
I remember saying something similar at a Creative Memories crop in the late 1990's--and the hushed silence that followed, like I had said I worshipped the devil or something terrible! It was heresy, lol. To say I scrapped for myself only, while the ladies were busy making separated albums for each child with the same number of photos and pages (because you can't favor one child over another) was unheard of.
I have 2 teenage boys, btw.
Hi Georgia,ReplyDelete
Just wanted to add my 2c worth and say that i agree with evrything you said- it is sooo true! I have 4 daughters and hope that they will enjoy looking through their albums in the future (as they do now) but if they didn't - doesn;t matter- scrapping is my time to do something i enjoy!! Thanks for sharing your words of wisdom and your amazing scrapping talent - i love all your work and can't believe that you have only been scrapping for a year!
Yes Georgia I agree with you!! I also started scrapping everything, baby pictures to preserve memories but now, especially since I started blogging, (a year ago too, check out my bloggaversary giveaway) its like scrapbooking has gone to a brand new level. Scrapbooking gives me the artistic outlet that I need. It makes me feel at ease, complete, whole and happy. And yes I spend lots of money on it but its worth every penny I spend.!! I love your creations and your spirit!! hope you check out my giveaway too take careReplyDelete
LOL.... I love your sentiment here and the humour that goes with it...ReplyDelete
I also just love scrapping...it is my sanity and my relaxation!
It also makes me think about the things that I love and cherish...it's a great way to realise one's abundance daily!
Georgia - that was like a breath of fresh air sweeping through the room :-) I used to love my scrapping, my kids were littler and they looked at my layouts and I thought that made it all worthwhile. Then they grew - and stopped looking so much and now at 16 and 18 they care even less.....and for a while that bothered me and I thought should I stop - and for a while I did. But then I missed it so much - missed the creativity, the playing with pretty things, the quite contemplation that comes when you scrap special photos....I still had card making which I love too but there was something missing. So I got back into my scrapping again and yaaaay I'm loving it. Who cares if nobody pours over my albums - I have a ball with this wonderful hobby and that's enough reason for me to keep doing it until it doesn't bring me pleasure anymore. Cheers!ReplyDelete


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I was in a need of some basic summer clothing like simple and versatile tops which I can continue wearing with cardigans and jackets when the autumn comes again.
I have made actually three different tops but now you get to see two of them and a pair of shorts. Let's start with the lace top, I like it a lot but can you guess what I would do differently if I started the project now? I would cut the pieces in opposite direction because I think the border of the lace would look more beautiful that way. Well, I only noticed it when I had finished the top so I can't help it anymore. Still, I'm not going let that bother me too much, I love that top and I have wanted one for a long time. I used french seams in the sides, bias tape in the armholes and facing in the neckline. The pattern is my own.
For the polka dot shirt I used a pattern from Burda (9/10). It was an English edition and I didn't actually read the instructions much but I think it looks pretty much as it should :). I don't usually like wearing wrap around shirts but this one had nice pleats on the neckline and I totally fell in love with the design.
And the shorts - oh yes, I totally needed one! I only have one and I can only wear them at home, these red ones I can put on when I go out :). This pattern is originally from Burda too (5/12) but with some changes. There was an invisible zipper back and that "front piece" was stitched from the top. I decided to leave the front piece open, add a beautiful buckle and put no zipper. I also added the turn-ups - simply because I just like having them in my shorts :).
All fabrics are from Eurokangas.
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Three Words That Can Help Us Live Exceptional Lives
Certain words and word combinations carry with them varying
levels of meaning for each of us.
For instance, you may sense any number of reactions to one
or more of these statements:
"Strike three."
"Boston wins!"
"Speeding ticket."
"It's a girl!"
"Yes, I will marry you."
"Filing system." (For me, these words qualify as an
Words articulate legislative action, cast vision, begin and
end territorial disputes, express our final wishes, create
pleasure and cause pain.
Words -- and combinations of words -- can change lives.
Take these three for instance:
Think of these words as representing a three-fold skill set
to assist us in cultivating the style of life we yearn to
A growing, maturing, meaningful style of living that
generates enthusiasm and challenges us to keep moving in the
right direction.
One simple, but not simplistic, pattern for continuing our
own self development plan will most likely include:
1. Developing the art of meaningful *observation.*
2. *Learning* from the insights we gain.
3. Selectively *sharing* our insights with others.
With the themes of observation, learning, and sharing
forming the backdrop for your thoughts, take a mental review
of the following seven vital areas for the purpose of
capturing the prominent lessons of your life:
Now set your heart on helping yourself or someone else
continue the journey of living a life of excellence by:
1. Applying one of your life lessons to your current set of circumstances.
2. Sharing your lesson with one or more individuals.
Take Sherry, my wife, as an example.
In twenty minutes I will watch a group of young adults from
a small college in the Northeastern section of the United
States prepare to share the joy of reading with several
classes of elementary age children in the Bronx.
Tomorrow this small band of "Let's make a difference!"
people will arrive in New York, unpack their paraphernalia,
get dressed in fun costumes, and creatively "read" stories
from a variety of children's books to a gathering of school
How did this happen anyway?
I'll tell you how.
My wife looked at her life, took stock of what she learned
(not only concerning how to teach reading but the joy of
being a positive influence in the world), set up a training
exercise for sharing her life lessons with future teachers,
and designed a trip to the Bronx.
In short, Sherry applied her heart to what she learned from
Honestly I can't think of one person I admire...
A friend,
An author,
Or a speaker,
Who did not experience this simple process in one form or
another as he or she strived to excel in the art of living.
You possess a great deal of potential, my friend.
And make a difference!
Yours for a day filled with beautiful moments in time,
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I have twelve weeks to complete my graduate career. I met with my advisor today and we had a fantastic conversation about what all we need to accomplish, now it is time to get it done. It is nice to be in a place where she and I meet and are bringing similar ideas to the table.
In the coming weeks I need to rerun some analysis for our study of male mutation bias, complete analysis on how pseudogenes die and evolve, rewrite and resubmit the review of male mutation bias, and finish writing my thesis. Oh, and defend my thesis.
It seems a little overwhelming right now, but hopefully if I can keep focused on small goals, it will all come together without too much stress.
In other news, both Scott and I are getting over the flu. Although the infection itself was pretty terrible (causing high fevers, severe fatigue, cough, etc), it was more scary because I was so afraid that our six week out daughter would get sick. So far, however, we've been really lucky and she is faring much better than both of us!


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Author: Juliet Grey
Paperback: 399 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: May 2012
FTC: Received to review for HF Virtual Book Tours
When I was asked if I wanted to join in the tour for Juliet Grey's second Marie Antoinette book for Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours I was ecstatic. I adored her first book Becoming Marie Antoinette (my review) and even got a chance to chat with her over at Amy's awesome blog Passages to the Past. Juliet Grey's books are a beautiful combination of historical fact and fiction. I fell in love with Marie Antoinette even more in this book. You can bet I will be looking forward to buying her last book in the trilogy, The Last October Sky.
(Come back tomorrow and I'll be giving away a copy of Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow!!)
The back of the book:
Paris, 1774. At the tender age of eighteen, Marie Antoinette ascends to the French throne alongside her husband, Louis XVI. But behind the extravagance of the young queen's elaborate silk gowns and dizzyingly high coiffures, she harbors deep fears for her future and that of the Bourbon dynasty.
From the early growing pains of marriage to the joy of conceiving a child, from her passion for Swedish military attache Axel von Fersen to the devastating Affair of the Diamond Necklace, Marie Antoinette tries to rise above the gossip and rivalries that encircle her. But as revolution blossoms in America, a much larger threat looms beyond the gilded gates of Versailles -- one that could sweep away the French monarchy forever.
My thoughts:
I am an official fan of this trilogy. Well done Juliet Grey! What a story. The book starts out with a bit of foreshadowing -- it's 1786 and an unnamed women is being tried and punished for her involvement with the royalty of France. Flash back to 1774 and Papa Roi (Louis's grandfather) has passed away which means Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette will become the King and Queen (actually consort) of France. I had no clue before reading this that the Queen of France really didn't have much power and only the King of France was "crowned" King. In fact, reading these books I've learned a lot of things about this period in history that I had never known before. I really wish these books were around when I was learning about the French Revolution in college.
But the best part of the book is how much the story humanizes Marie Antoinette and her husband Louis XIV. Most of the story is told in first person narrative which really made it an intimate story. Interspersed are often letters to and from her maman, Maria Theresa of Austria. We see how much she loved her family in Austria, but how much she came to find France and her husband her new family. I loved her spunk -- she desperately wanted to have babies and a family but at the same time she was very much a young girl who was enjoying life which often got her into trouble.
It's such an interesting story because we all know what happens in the end. But somehow even with the forshadowing at the beginning and hints throughout about how it's going to end, I am like Marie Antoinette and just can't or won't believe that her people will turn on her and her family. Surprisingly too, I fell in love with her husband Louis XVI and feel the tragedy that the Revolution happened to a king who was so surprisingly human and full of desire to be a good king, husband, and father.
Juliet Grey has a pretty awesome section at the back of the book about writing Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow and love this quote:
"As I breathed the life into characters who to some readers may be little more than names from a history book, I saw them as vibrant and vital, complex and flawed."
This is exactly what she accomplished. Well done!
|Marie Antoinette in Muslin
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On this day commemorating the victims of genocide, we remember those Assyrians who perished during the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocide in Turkey from 1914-1918.
We remember the Assyrian victims of Semele of 1933, who were murdered during mass killings ordered by the newly formed Iraqi government and carried out by Kurdish proxy militias.
We remember the Assyrian and Yazidi women who were sold into sex slavery by the Islamic State, including those who perished in their imprisonment and those who still wait to be freed.
We remember those in Iraq and Syria who refused to renounce Christ and were martyred by the Islamic sword.
We also honor all those who survived the heinous crimes of the Islamic State. We will not rest until justice is served and every Assyrian, Yazidi and Turkmen who chooses is able to return to the ancestral homeland the Islamic State tried, but failed to destroy.
We call on humanity to unite in relieving the suffering of genocide victims throughout the world.
Juliana Taimoorazy
Founder and President, Iraqi Christian Relief Council


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By the time I buy a selection of packets of nuts for Christmas, I realize how much money I have spent. The easiest way to achieve this without leaving your home, is to order the Nut Cravings Gourmet Nut Holiday Gift Tray.
It comes in medium, large, and extra large. A great variety of nuts, and all I would have preferred was a few more Brasil nuts, as these are my favorites. However, they
are so good, that I am certainly happy with them.
From the Amazon webpage:
'100% GOURMET ASSORTMENT – Includes In-Shell Pistachios, Raw Walnuts, Whole Almonds, Salted Cashews, Candied Pecans, Honey Glazed Peanuts & Snack Mix'.
The box is very festive, perfect for giving. The nuts come in a see through place display dish, that has a tight clear lid on it. I have been eating some already, yes naughty me, and they are really fresh, and excellent quality.
I did receive mine at a discounted price, and there is an offer on for you right now.
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Planned Giving
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Support A Club Member
As trying financial times persist, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida needs your support to help us provide vital youth development programs to our Club members year-round.
Wish List
Our Club members are in need of items both at their homes and at their Clubs.


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Ngliyep Beach Tourism - Donomulyo
Ngliyep beach has beautiful rocky beach at the southern part of Malang Regency, where gigantic waves meet coral reef. In addition, it has an island with a lush green tropical shore-forest giving more enchantment to the beach. This beach is provided with some facilities such as: stalls, souvenir shop, inns, etc.
Annually the traditional ceremony Labuhan Mulud (offering ceremony) is held here. Labuhan Mulud is the traditional ceremony that always held in the beach at Malang regency.
Ngliyep beach lies at Kedungsalam village, Donomulyo district, about 62 km a way to the south from Malang. Visit Ngliyep beach and enjoy its wonderful waves. The visitors can swimming, sun banthing, or fishing here.
Wonosari Tea Plantation – Malang
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The Majestic Of Singasari Temple – Malang
Singosari Temple Singosari temple, is also known as Kendedes temple, was founded in honor to the King Kertanegara, who was the last king of Singosari dynasty who died in 1292 AD. This temple was erected in 1300 AD at the … Continue reading
The Animal Museum At Batu Secret Zoo
Batu Secret Zoo Batu Secret Zoo is an official site of Jawa Timur Park or Jatim Park 2 that located in Batu city, East Java. Batu Secret Zoo is a modern zoo, complete with the high architectural design and numbers … Continue reading
Mask Puppet Show
Mask Puppet Mask puppet is other form of Puppet shows in East Java. Mask puppet is growing in Malang, Probolinggo, Situbondo and Sumenep. The show is like a human puppet, which the puppet played by the human players using mask. … Continue reading


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After seven albums for the legendary Warp Records, Clark's 2014 self-titled LP offered a tidy overview of his illustrious and shape-shifting career, bringing unique production elements and a keen ear for detail to the fore on techno bangers and bringing the new noise to the world with a live A/V show maximised for festival and dance-floor destruction. He now returns in 2017 with Death Peak, an album that deftly weaves together the various threads of his extensive work, intertwining euphoric melodies and visceral rhythms of warehouse rave with newer vocal and choral elements.
Clark recently released a split 12-inch with label mates Mark Pritchard & Bibio and worked remixes with the likes of Nils Frahm and Max Richter. Significantly, Clark has turned his hand to scoring. He released the foreboding cinematic soundtrack to the 2016 BAFTA nominated Sky Atlantic series 'The Last Panthers' and composed a score for Macbeth at the Young Vic theatre. Late in 2016 he composed 'Enter The Void' for especially The Echo Society orchestra, conducted by Joe Trapanese (M83 & Daft Punk collaborator) and performed at the historic Ace Theatre, LA. Clark signed to Warp in his late-teens.
His studio sound has evolved and matured over two decades; although he would say he's only just starting. His amorphous industrial noise has ever-grown and influenced producers, dancefloors and festivals around the world. This year he will continue to tour, combining the contemporary dance choreography of frequent collaborator Melanie Lane with his customised rave bangers.
Clark is currently on a world tour and is available for select bookings.
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UserAgent Theme Switcher is a plugin which changes the theme your blog uses depending on what browser the visitor uses.
Problems with designing for different browsers isn't as much of an issue as it was a few years back however being able to determine the design a visitor is still useful, particular for those using mobile browsers.
The plugin works with Google Chrome, Safari, Safari Mobile, Firefox, Internet Explorer 6 to 8, and Opera Mini. There is unfortunately no way to add new browsers through the settings area though.
UserAgent Theme Switcher is a good plugin though it isn't a complete solution. It needs support for more mobile browsers and more desktop browsers. Hopefully this will come in the future.
It will certainly prove useful to many WordPress users though and is definitely worth checking out.
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Hello there!
Getting ready for the weekly "dress down Friday" today realised that my outfit really symbolises one of my styles. Fashion wise some might say that my style isn't very cohesive- one day I'll be glitter, lashes and extensions and another I will be leggings and sports jerseys. But I like having a casual low maintainance element to my style, I feel like it shows a different side to my personality maybe some people wouldn't guess.
Sorry for the poor quality pictures, just snapped them as I was walking out the door but this is what I'm wearing:
Primark (men's) Marvel sweater - I love all things marvel and I buy men's so it's really oversized and comfy.
New Look jeggings I love the faded wash and because they're jeggings they're even my friend on 'fat days'
Nike blazers I love blazers! I'd have them in every colour if I could afford it but this pair I got are such a cute colour scheme, they go with so much of my wardrobe and there street but still girly. But they are only available in "kids" so thank god for my small feet!
I also have a Miss Selfridge long stripy undertop because when I'm wearing leggings I have this continual fear that my top is too short so I wear a long on nearly under everything.
What do you think? What do you wear on dress down Fridays ? Do you like taking a day off from being girly ?
I'll be back Sunday with my payday wishlist so please stay with me 😘
N xx
Dress Down Friday OOTD
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Articles tagged with: x-men
As you're well aware, our fearless leader will be running one of the toughest 10k obstacle courses in the country. Not only that, but he'll be doing it all for charity. So far we've managed to raise a little more than £200 for GamesAid, PS3 Attitude's charity of choice. We know we can do better than that, though. So, how about a little incentive to encourage donations?
We've scoured through the PS3 Attitude offices and contacted our loyal developer friends and have gathered up some awesome prizes that include video games, t-shirts, download codes, and a whole lot more.
Here's what we have gathered so far and what you have to do for your chance to win…
Activision's upcoming X-Men: Destiny allows gamers to play as one of three new mutant recruits as they take control of their own destiny. The first original character created specifically for the game is Aimi Yoshida, a young mutant from Japan who is all alone in the big city of San Francisco.
Will she use her powers for good or for evil? That's up for you to decide…
It appears that X-Men Arcade is coming out sooner than we thought on the PlayStation Network. At least that's according to our contact from Konami, who conveniently announced the game's price as well.
Welcome to die, Konami?
Welcome…. TO DIE!


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World Class Attraction
Today, the Arabia Steamboat Museum is one of Kansas City's most popular attractions. Shortly after the grand opening in November 1991, local newspaper The Kansas City Star declared the Arabia "Rookie of the Year." Since then, more than two million visitors have learned about the lives of the Western pioneers through the museum's numerous exhibits. Some are attracted by one of the greatest treasure-hunting stories ever told; others are amazed to see artifacts of frontier life. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Arabia Steamboat Museum #1 on its list "Best Things to Do in Kansas City."
Every year, the Arabia remains a popular Kansas City field trip destination. Some teachers now return with their own classes after visiting on field trips when they were in grade school. Many Kansas City adults have fond memories of field trips to the Arabia. In addition to schools, we also host RV groups, motorcoach tours, scout troops, church groups, family reunions, and all types of organizations. The Arabia's treasures include something for guests of all ages.
Kansas City is home to several world-class museums, and among them the Arabia Steamboat Museum is unique and truly local. Representing a slice of life in the Midwest from over 150 years ago, this Kansas City attraction draws visitors from all over the world. Visit KC voted the Arabia "Favorite Kansas City Hidden Gem" in their 8th Annual Visitors' Choice Awards in 2014. From the world's oldest pickles, to the tools of the frontier, to a replica of a perfume from 1856, where else can you experience the sights—and smells—of local history? Finally, don't be surprised if during your visit you are greeted by one of the original excavators; they often are here to welcome the guests and share their story firsthand.
When the Arabia sank, some said she carried gold…others said fine china. What was actually discovered will amaze you. Visit us in the historic City Market, established in 1857, just a few blocks from the old steamboat landing where the Arabia made her last stop on that fateful journey.


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Recently, I found myself hacking a web application for a customer. If you've written a web application or two, you know the type: a multi-page web form where the fields need to be validated, stored into session data, and then finally dispatched into the next phase.
Since I'm always carping, "Use the CPAN, please," I thought I'd find something reusable there for my application. However, after I looked at a number of CPAN modules, I didn't find what I wanted. CGI::Application looked close, but had more knobs and dials than I needed, and yet not enough custom hooks either.
So, I sat down to write my own. I decided to make a clean cut between the Model, View, and Controller (MVC) parts. My Model code would be Class::DBI-based, because I'd gotten a lot of mileage from it on a prior project. My View code would, of course, be Template-Toolkit driven, because it just works. So, all that was left was the Controller code.
I suspected that most of the Controller would look the same for most of the pages. In pseudo-code, it might look something like this:
if (determine_current_page()) {
if (page_fields_validate() and can_store_page()) {
} else {
On the first coding, I decided that this was more than pseudo-code: it was already Perl. (That happens a lot for me.) But I also knew that the steps to validate a page, store a page, load the page data, and pick the next page would be different (but similar) for each page.
Based on prior experience, I started by putting the data into a hash table, with a lot of little coderefs acting as "callbacks." I'd see if something was there, and if it was, I'd call it.
my %pages = (
initial => {
next_page => sub { 'personal' },
personal => {
load => sub {
# load session info for personal page
validate => sub {
# verify name/address/city
store => sub {
# store session info for personal page
next_page =>
So, my top-level code became:
my $page =
get_current_page(); # looks at a param
if ($page) {
if (($pages{$page}{validate} ?
$pages{$page}{validate}->() : 1) and
($pages{$page}{store} ?
$pages{$page}{store}->() : 1)) {
$page = $pages{$page}{next_page}->();
$pages{$page}{load}->() if
} else {
$page = default_page();
$pages{$page}{load}->() if $pages{$page}{load};
if ($page) {
if (($pages{$page}{validate} ?
$pages{$page}{validate}->() : 1) and
($pages{$page}{store} ?
$pages{$page}{store}->() : 1)) {
$page = $pages{$page}{next_page}->();
$pages{$page}{load}->() if
} else {
$page = default_page();
$pages{$page}{load}->() if $pages{$page}{load};
And this got me far enough along that I could take a first cut at my design. Any page that needed a load, store, or validate would simply get a new entry in the master hash table.
But then I started wanting the same "next page" routine for some of the pages, but not others. And the validate routine was also looking the same for a number of the pages.
What I really wanted wasn't a table of pages, but a bunch of classes and subclasses, some with callbacks, others with data members, all nested hierarchically and easy to build. Thankfully, one of the last neurons I had left fired in my brain, recalling the Class::Prototyped module, because I now had a situation that precisely fit the "When to Use this Module" paragraph from its man page:
When I reach for Class::Prototyped, it's generally because I really need it. When the cleanest way of solving a problem is for the code that uses a module to subclass from it, that is generally a sign that Class::Prototyped would be of use. If you find yourself avoiding the problem by passing anonymous subroutines as parameters to the new() method, that's another good sign that you should be using prototype-based programming. If you find yourself storing anonymous subroutines in databases, configuration files, or text files, and then writing infrastructure to handle calling those anonymous subroutines, that's yet another sign. When you expect the people using your module to want to change the behavior, override subroutines, and so forth, that's a sign.
Using Class::Prototyped
What is a Class::Prototyped object? It's a singleton class, in the sense that each class has its own instance and each instance has its own class.
For example, we can create an object as:
use Class::Prototyped;
my $o = Class::Prototyped->new;
The object in $o is a unique class, using an automatically-generated name. But this object doesn't have any behavior or values. To do that, we can add some when we create the object, or add them later. For example:
use Class::Prototyped;
my $o = Class::Prototyped->new(
id => 12345,
next_id => sub {
my $self = shift;
$self->id($self->id + 1);
return $self->id;
Here, the code's now created an object $o that has a field (member variable) called id and a method called next_id. The fields have traditional setter/getter methods automatically created, so we can get the current value or set it:
print $o->id, "\n"; # prints 12345\n
$o->id(78); # sets id to 78
And we can call the methods of the new object similarly:
print $o->next_id, "\n"; # prints 79\n
The field and methods here are generically called slots in Class::Prototyped's documentation, borrowing the terminology from the Self language. Another type of slot is a parent slot, which defines an inheritance. Parent slots are named with a trailing asterisk to distinguish them from field or method slots.
For example, we can "derive a class" from our object like so:
my $p = Class::Prototyped->new(
'parent*' => $o,
prev_id => sub {
my $self = shift;
$self->id($self->id – 1);
return $self->id;
Now, calling the idc) method on $p ripples up through the parent slot, finding the value 79. And calling prev_id or next_id() alters this shared value. If you don't want the slots shared, you can instantiate a new one:
my $p = Class::Prototyped->new(
'parent*' => $o,
id => $o->id,
prev_id => sub {
my $self = shift;
$self->id($self->id – 1);
return $self->id;
Now, although the next_id() method on $p gets its code from $o (because of the parent slot), the actions are performed on the member variable in $p. If I really wanted to remove any linkage from $p to $o, but make $p be "like" $o initially, I can call clone instead:
my $p = $o->clone(
prev_id => sub {
my $self = shift;
$self->id($self->id – 1);
return $self->id;
Now there's no lingering relationship between the objects. $p starts out with a copy of everything that $o knew how to do and then branches out adding its own additional method to decrement the id. Slots can also have attributes. For example, if the id should have been a read-only field, we can add that by using an arrayref instead of a scalar for the slot name:
my $c = Class::Prototyped->new(
[qw(id FIELD constant)] => 35,
Now, any attempt to change id is an error:
$c->id(56); # not permitted
A slot can also be marked autoload, which causes its coderef to be run on the first access to compute the actual value:
my $d = Class::Prototyped->new(
[qw(expensive FIELD autoload)] => sub {
# code to compute $self->expensive
return $final_value,
The advantage is that the value is lazily computed, deferring the expensive calculation until runtime.
Behind the scenes, Class::Prototyped is creating traditional packages and using standard @ISA searching and method lookup, so once the "classless" classes are established, the object accesses are as fast as normal Perl objects.
Slots can be added after the object is instantiated as well. We do this using a mirror, which is a simple mechanism to keep the meta-messages about the object separated cleanly from messages to the object itself. A mirror is created by calling reflect. To add the prev_id method directly to the $o object created earlier, we can call:
prev_id => sub {
my $self = shift;
$self->id($self->id – 1);
return $self->id;
The mirror can also be used to remove slots, change parent inheritance or order of search, and provide introspection into the slots (including parent slots).
Now, Back to Our Programming
Now, getting back to the original task at hand, let's look at how I solved it with Class::Prototyped. I created a prototype object/class to perform the core of my application:
use Class::Prototyped;
my $proto = Class::Prototyped->new(
activate => sub {
my $self = shift;
my $page = $self->current_page;
if ($page) { #
it's a response
if ($page->validate and
$page->store) {
$page = $page->next_page;
} else {
# it's an initial call
$page = $self->default_page;
# show the selected page
[qw(fetch constant)] => 1,
# do nothing by default
[qw(store constant)] => 1,
# return 1 to say it stored OK
[qw(validate constant)] => 1,
# return 1 to say it validated
next_page => sub { return shift; },
# stay here
render => sub { die "subclass
responsibility" },
current_page => sub { die
"subclass responsibility" },
default_page => sub { die
"subclass responsibility" },
Then I could specialize this in multiple layers. For example, the generic behavior for rendering all pages could be added like:
use CGI qw(param);
my $app = Class::Prototyped->new(
'parent*' => $proto, # inherit
render => sub { # invoke template
toolkit here
pages => {}, # hash of pages by name
current_page => sub {
my $self = shift;
default_page => sub {
my $self = shift;
my $app = Class::Prototyped->new(
'parent*' => $proto, # inherit
render => sub { # invoke template
toolkit here
pages => {}, # hash of pages by name
current_page => sub {
my $self = shift;
default_page => sub {
my $self = shift;
I'd then populate the $app->pages hash with page objects, which would be further derived from $app:
$app->pages->{initial} = Class::Prototyped->new(
'parent*' => $app,
load => sub { … },
# specialized load routine
When I have a bunch of pages that all have the same next_page method, I can create a separate template for them:
my $middle_form = Class::Prototyped->new(
'parent*' => $app,
next_page => sub { … },
$app->pages->{middle_form1} =
'parent*' => $middle_form,
$app->pages->{middle_form2} =
'parent*' => $middle_form,
$app->pages->{middle_form3} =
'parent*' => $middle_form,
$app->pages->{middle_form2} =
'parent*' => $middle_form,
$app->pages->{middle_form3} =
'parent*' => $middle_form,
Using this pattern, I end up with behavior and values inheriting in a manageable, but ad hoc fashion. Sure, I could have done this all with named classes, but it just seemed faster and simpler using Class::Prototyped.
So, consider this interesting module the next time you're faced with far too many callbacks. Until next time, enjoy!
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The April 2008 Daring Bakers Challenge comes to us from Elle of Feeding My Enthusiasms and Deborah from Taste and Tell
These cute little bites of cheesecake, held on a stick and dipped in chocolate and, if you like, decorations, are sure to make you smile. The cheesecake is New York style, the pops can be jazzed up with different toppings, and they are FUN…just right for a party. They are from Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey by Jill O'Connor. Isn't that an alluring title for a cookbook?
We wanted to pick something that had potential for putting your personal stamp on. We like them for a challenge because the recipe for the cheesecake part makes use of the concept of a water bath, an essential tool for bakers, plus there are many ways to personalize them. And they are cheesecake!! The photo in the book showed the lollipop sticks twined with pretty ribbons and bows, too.
To download the recipe in .pdf format, click HERE
Yield: 30 – 40 Pops
Preparation time: 1 hour all together
Baking time: 45 minutes
Cooling, chilling & freezing time: cooling approx. 2 hours, chilling 3 hours or overnight, freezing 2 hours
5 x 8 oz packages / 1.135kg cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups / 400g granulated sugar
1⁄4 cup / 30g / 1 oz all-purpose flour
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
5 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1⁄4 cup / 60ml heavy cream
Boiling water as needed
Thirty to forty 8″ / 20cm lollipop sticks
1 pound / 450g chocolate, finely chopped – you can use all one kind or half and half of dark, milk, or white (Alternately, you can use 1 pound of flavored coatings, also known as summer coating, confectionary coating or wafer chocolate – candy supply stores carry colors, as well as the three kinds of chocolate.)
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
Note: White chocolate is harder to use this way, but not impossible
Assorted decorations such as chopped nuts, colored jimmies, crushed peppermints, mini chocolate chips, sanding sugars, dragees – optional
Position oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325°F / 160°C / Gas Mark 3. Lightly grease a 10″ / 25cm cake pan (not a springform pan).
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer set at low speed, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, flour and salt until smooth.
Add the whole eggs and the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well (but still at low speed) after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and cream.
Pour the cheesecake batter into the cake pan and place in a larger roasting pan. Fill the roasting pan with boiling water until it reaches halfway up the sides of the cake pan. Bake until the cheesecake is firm and slightly golden on top, 35 to 45 minutes.
Remove the cheesecake from the water bath and cool to room temperature. Cover the cheesecake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until very cold, at least 3 hours or up to overnight.
When cold and very firm, scoop the cheesecake into 2 oz / 56g balls and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Carefully insert a lollipop stick into each cheesecake ball. Freeze the pops, uncovered, until very hard, at least 1 – 2 hours.
When the cheesecake pops are frozen and ready for dipping, prepare the chocolate. In the top of a double boiler, set over simmering water, or in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, heat half the chocolate and half the shortening, stirring often, until chocolate is melted and chocolate and shortening are combined. Stir until completely smooth. Save the rest of the chocolate and shortening for later dipping, or use another type of chocolate for variety.
Alternately, you can microwave the same amount of chocolate coating pieces on high at 30 second intervals, stirring until smooth.
Quickly dip a frozen cheesecake pop in the melted chocolate, swirling quickly to coat it completely. Shake off any excess into the melted chocolate. If you like, you can now roll the pops quickly in optional decorations. You can also drizzle them with a contrasting color of melted chocolate (dark chocolate drizzled over milk chocolate or white chocolate over dark chocolate, etc.) Place the pop on a clean parchment paper-lined baking sheet to set. Repeat with remaining pops, melting more chocolate and shortening (or confectionery chocolate pieces) as needed.
Refrigerate the pops for up to 24 hours, until ready to serve.


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Well it is Oct. and time for Halloween and fall activites.
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I used the
Here is the outside of my card
Here is the inside of my card.
I colored my digital image with colored pencils and markers. The image came with the sentiment also. I cut my mat frames using the Elegant Edges Cartridge. I placed my image in the center. I drew the spider web for my spider. I added these cool googly eyes that I found at Michaels Craft Store. I also added some cute rhinestones to the top. The inside is stamped with a rubber stamp. I drew the web and added my cool spider.
I have entered the following challenges
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes with the color orange
http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/ Halloween colors
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ Halloween Colors
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Ennepetal/Rümlang 27. July 2015. The executives who will join CEO-designate Riet Cadonau and CFO-designate Bernd Brinker on the Executive Committee – six Chief Operating Officers, the Chief Integration Officer and the Chief Technology Officer – were announced at the start of July 2015. With the appointment of Jörg Lichtenberg as designated Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO), the planned Executive Committee is now complete.
Jörg Lichtenberg worked most recently as VP Global Operations Industrial Group at Gardner Denver; before that, he worked for years for the Dorma Group, including as Director of Group Logistics and Production Strategy and Director of Operations at various units. He thus has many years of experience of Dorma and the industry in general.
The designated Executive Committee will begin its work once the merger transaction is completed. Subject to approval from the competition authorities, and to the other normal conditions, this is still scheduled for the third quarter of 2015. As soon as the merger is completed, the comprehensive work on integrating Dorma and Kaba will enter the next phase. Taking into account customer and market requirements and the defined synergy objectives, existing organizational structures will be transferred to target structures in regional/country-specific phases scheduled for completion by 1 July 2016.
CV Jörg Lichtenberg
Degree in engineering, degree in economic engineering Universities of Hanover and Brunswick (both Germany)
Currently Vice President Global Operations Industrial Group Gardner Denver (Germany); 2007 – 2014 Director Group Logistics and Production Strategy resp. Director Operations Area North Eastern Europe resp. Director Operations Division Automatics Dorma GmbH & Co. KG (Germany); 2003 – 2007 CEO Schiffer Dental Care Products LLC (USA); 1999 – 2002 member of the Executive Committee Lindal Group Lindal Ventil GmbH (Germany); 1993 – 1999 Factory Manager resp. Business Development Manager Automatics Dorma GmbH & Co. KG (Germany); 1991 – 1993 Kienbaum Consulting (Germany)


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Choices bring us into a web of relations and circumstances which may be either loving or eventually leave us with a deep feeling of hopelessness. Since we never have complete data for choices, we may ask: what should guide our most important choices? And especially: What should guide us in deciding our belief systems? I give my view from a Christian perspective.
We all make choices - all the time. Each day we have to make choices. Some choices are more important than others and wise people spend time thinking about the outcome of their choices. I am often amazed by the fact that we have to make so many important decisions so early in life when we know so little about life itself. Most of us make decisions about our future occupation and our partners with which we want to share our lives while we are rather young. Often we later regret those decisions. Although many things in life are outside our control, one can say that eventually our whole life comes down to one word - decisions.
To make decisions we need data. All sorts of data. Once we think that we have weighed all the pros and cons, and have taken all aspects into consideration, we eventually come to a decision. The decision is the outcome of a long process of thinking (and for some - praying) in which we consider all the available data. The information that we process does not merely concern physical facts; it also includes the background data that forms our belief systems. We have been brought up in a certain kind of family, studied at a certain kind of school or university, enjoyed listening to certain persons, reading certain books, watching certain programs on TV or clips on the internet and in general engaged with our world through all kinds of life experiences.
The main problem with all choices is that we never have complete data. We do not know how things will evolve in future. We do not even have all the data regarding our situation at the time when we make our choices. This is why Christians do not trust themselves in this regard but pray that God would lead them - maybe that God would reveal his will through their reading of the Bible. The wise among us have learned not to force decisions but to carefully consider the flow of events. A closed door is closed for a reason. That is why people often say that they go with their "gut feeling". Christians may ask themselves whether they have real inner peace about something, whether the circumstances align and whether in their reading of God's Word confirm these beacons.
In our day we are exposed to many different points of view - different ethical views and different worldviews. We hear the arguments for other lifestyles and religions. The mainstream media often present alternative views not merely as equally acceptable but as something to actively explore. And many people explore this plurality of choice. They seriously consider alternative belief systems than those of their parents and the community from which they originate. In our day it seems very much "in" to make daring decisions. In this view, life is considered as disposable - we should experiment and "follow our heart". The journey is important - not the destiny.
This sounds nice on the ear. Since we do not have complete knowledge about things, it seems reasonable to think that we should explore and see for ourselves. Often we are not satisfied with our present situation or we want to explore alternatives because we do not feel that our present situation satisfies our deep desires. The problem, however, is that exploring ethical and spiritual matters involve us as humans on the deepest level - it is not comparable with exploring our material world. So often the high expectations and intense feelings of exploration eventually make way for a different conclusion, namely that one has become entangled in an unsatisfactory web of relations which has more in common with a prison than a resort. One should not exchange one prison for another!
Major decisions in this regard are always made after many smaller and less obvious decisions concerning the kind of influences that we engage with. Sometimes it is not so much that people regret making certain decisions; it is, rather, that they experience the outcome of allowing decisions to be made for them in that they merely followed their desires and even lusts. Going with the stream of popular opinion is surely not a guarantee that the outcome would be satisfactory. Once people become ensnared in unsatisfactory webs of entanglement - often the eventual outcome of their decisions - they might lose hope. In their deepest essence, they might feel that the journey has become so unpleasant (satisfying lusts might eventually lead to the acknowledgement that this is an empty pursuit with no real joy in sight) that it is not worth proceeding. On the other hand, when one experiences a deep sense of fulfilment in life and has hope for the life to come, one might overcome a lot of pain and sorrows with the end in mind.
There is another aspect to decision-making. This is trust. Often people make decisions not because they think that they have considered all the data but rather because they trust the persons involved in their decisions. Since we can never have a complete set of data, we may accept that we can never make the perfect decision. But most decisions eventually involve other persons. These involve the person whom I marry, the persons with whom I spend time or hang out with and as well as those with whom I must work.
Decisions involve building a web of such relationships. When we make choices, we decide for or against certain relationships and circumstances. One may make choices in line with your desires and lusts and find oneself embedded in a web of superficial and untrustworthy relationships. Or one may explore life to the fullest and at the same time experience the love and guidance of those who surround you. Such decisions may lead to loving relationships and inner fulfilment that lies on a deeper level than the mere excitement of trying something new.
In the Christian view, this also involves a loving relationship with God through his Spirit that dwells in us. True Christians experience the peace that God brings into their lives and this motivates them to make decisions which would not harm that relationship. They take care to stay within the boundaries of this loving relationship. As such Christians acknowledge that as humans they may make wrong choices; that is why they trust God to lead them. They believe that God knows the future and that he would lead them even though this may involve situations of pain and loss. They believe that only God gives true satisfaction in this life and also promises a future life with him.
Why would people make a choice to accept Jesus in their lives? Why would they allow him to come through his Spirit into their lives and start this spiritual relationship? On the other hand, why would people turn away from the Christian life? It all comes down to trust. If people see the love of Jesus in the lives of Christians they are drawn to also experience it. If people experience that Christians are superficial, arrogant and judgmental, they turn away to explore other possibilities. Many people who have turned to other lifestyles and even to other worldviews have been hurt by Christians.
The most important command that Jesus gives to his church is that they should love each other. So often Christians are not so much committed to Jesus as to some doctrine or principle. They think that their view of Scripture is the only Truth. In fact, there are often various possible views and interpretations of Biblical passages that adhere to good Christian doctrine. Even when we stand up for Christian values, we should do so with humbleness and respect for those holding alternative views. We should stand firm but without being aggressive and arrogant. If we as Christians want to bring people to Jesus Christ, we should live his love. We should demonstrate the love of Jesus in our daily lives. Those who experience such loving relationships would also be willing to trust such Christians and eventually also to entrust their lives to Jesus Himself.
The most important choice that I ever made was to allow Jesus into my life. For 36 years now, I have enjoyed his love, peace and joy in my life. Every day I have the deeply satisfying experience of his presence in my life. Although I surely walk in faith, nothing can be compared with the inner peace that God gives. I am always thankful to him for calling me, for appearing at the door of my life. For presenting me with the gift of salvation. I can only hope that readers who have not yet done so, will also give God a chance in their lives; that they may share the experience of true Godly and Christian love.
Author: Dr Willie Mc Loud (Ref. wmcloud.blogspot.com)
Read also
Meeting God
God hoor
Die profeet
The Power of God
Something or Someone is missing? (Dr. Francois Carr)
Revival is of the Lord (Arjan Baan)
A message for the church
Om God te glo


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Manchester's city centre is a large business and retail centre of the UK, and the development of Media City recently has attracted a great deal of inward investment - providing a much-needed boost to the financial sector in the area.Most of the UK's largest accountancy and finance firms have a presence in Manchester, including Price Waterhouse Cooper and Deloitte. However, the vast majority of people working in the city's financial sector are employed as staff in smaller accountancy firms which are privately-owned. Local recruitment agencies always have vacancies in finance and accounting, but demand for positions in the sector is extremely high, and vacancies are usually filled very quickly.
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Hola one and all,
Today for PDay we took a bus ride to a lovely little oasis town in the dry dry desert. There we found a less exciting but altogether strange Jurassic Park on the side of the road. The best part was that there weren't any dogs in the streets! That is a huge miracle.
A little rough this week. We have lots of great people to work with, but had major coordinating problems. Like when we brought the district president and his wife to a lesson that we had called 2 hours before to absolutely make sure they were home (they said yes). Everything was set and my excitement was great until we came to the door and they called us saying they had to leave. No! It's so challenging to get the 4 different groups together--us, the investigators, the members, and the Spirit.
Speaking of teaching with the Spirit, an elder made an interesting observation the other day, "I don't always know when I have the Spirit, but I sure know when I don't."
I think I have the Spirit in the lessons because the people are very focused on me when I talk, but my companion told me it was because my eyes are so piercing that people can't help but look. Cool, I thought--it's my piercing blue eyes looking into their soul! No, he said, they're not stunning; it's more like the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. Guess I need some eye surgery...haha
We got some people to church--a new couple we are working with and a guy who promised us to get married this month. Church is so stressful for missionaries because we are worried the whole time about the investigators coming and having good experiences. But somehow even though there were some disruptions during Sacrament meeting (the normal ones that happen with families/children in the congregation), the couple was able to feel a type of peace they hadn't felt before. That's what happens when we step into God's house.
Elder Cook is coming to our mission in November!!!! We are all getting everything "shipshape and Bristol fashion" for his visit.
Lots of people who I have worked with moved to other areas and are getting baptized. It has been rewarding being a small part of their process to salvation.
Everything is awesome,
Elder Phillips
|What you do when you are ten or a missionary :)
|Jurassic Park Chilean Style
|Pretty Church
|Outside of church
|A View of the Countryside
|Fun on the Bus
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For our wedding, Corey bought Hawaiian shirts for all of the groomsmen and ushers and had them change into them for the reception. Somehow, we ended up with a extra one in size medium. Corey hasn't worn his size large in many years (Hawaiian shirts weren't in vogue in Nashville) but refused to part with either of the shirts for sentimental reasons. Luckily, he finally let me take the medium-sized one out of the closet when I promised to make something out of it for Charlotte.
I recently won a free A-line dress pattern from Seamingly Smitten and used it for the basis of a A-line tank. I wanted to do French seams on the sides so I cut the pattern a little wider. Turns out that made the straps a little too far apart for little Charlotte, so I added two pleats in front and a box pleat in the back to try to address this issue. Charlotte has yet to retry on the tank, but when she does I bet it will fit much better. One of the buttons was missing on the shirt, but I think I want to replace all three buttons with something a little girlier just for fun.


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Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Space Invaders
Have you ever created a game using code? Well if you are 13 years of age, your not quite experienced, your partner keeps slacking off and you have made one; then you know exactly what state I am in right now. Stressing at first but relieving when it is finally complete.
For the past 10 weeks my partner, Cameo and I were assigned to create a game on scratch using our knowledge from last terms experience. The theme was based on space. We needed to include space facts that we read off sites and set challenges for the main sprite in our game.
Starting our Game
Getting started was not a problem but moving on to the next levels was quite tricky. We had to broadcast our sprite on to another backdrop and add a code to the backdrop to receive the broadcast so it would switch backgrounds. If that second step wasn't included than the background would stay the same which was frustrating at times.
Problem Solving
Our second level had the most issues, when trying to get our sprite (spaceship) to shoot at the enemies. Luckily, we had the internet! Tutorials were really useful when we had no help from Zoe. We were eager to learn and extend our knowledge of coding especially if we didn't have an experienced coding adult in the room who worked at O.M.G Tech to help us with it.
Highlight Levels
Level three and four were our easiest levels to work on. The third level had 15 martians attacking and one bullet point where you had to get to; to receive your bit of space information. Our fourth and last level, showed the earth orbiting the sun and had some obstacles around it to block the sprites way from reaching earth.
Unfortunately, my partner and I were terrible at communicating. We also weren't the best group at managing our time wisely. Our game could have been better and more complex if we had done so. So these are one of the main things we need to work on for next time.
Posted by Seini at 08:35
Labels: Code, Extension, Guardians of the Galaxy, Mrs Langitupu, Scratch Game, Term 3, Week 1
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