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PowerPoint Survival Guide
Things to know
PowerPoint is simple to use, but like anything else, unless you are confident of your ability to handle whatever comes up, it can be quite daunting.
The following few pages will help you learn to "drive" your presentation like a veteran and be able to do disaster recovery without breaking into a sweat.
I strongly recommend that you practise everything you read here.
Finding and opening a PowerPoint file
A PowerPoint file usually has the suffix ".ppt" after its name and a little PowerPoint icon to its left.
Wherever you find a PowerPoint file, you can start PowerPoint by double-clicking on it. You can look for your file using Windows Explorer.
Double-clicking on the file name will open your PowerPoint file.
If you can't find a file you know should be on the computer, the way to find it is to click on the start button at the bottom left of the screen. Come up to the "Search" section. In the box called "Files or Folders Named" you type any portion of the name of the file preceded an *and followed by "*.ppt".
For instance, if you think your presentation is called something like "Markham Estates Proposal For the Millennium", you might type in "*Markham*.ppt". Type in "*.ppt" and you will find all the PowerPoint files on the computer.
A file can be run from the A drive (Floppy) or the C drive (Hard disk) or D drive CD/DVD, however, the floppy will be much slower.
The most effective way is to copy the file directly onto the desktop.
This means that you will have a PowerPoint icon with the name of your presentation visible on your desktop every time you switch the computer on. This, as you will see later, can be very helpful
Running a Slide Show
When PowerPoint is opened you will find the "Slide Show" button in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen. It is fifth from the left and looks like a small screen on legs. If you position the mouse arrow on it the words "Slide Show" will appear. Click once on this button and your Slide Show will start.
If you are using the keyboard "Alt v" followed by "w" will bring up the drop-down menu followed by the Slide Show.
F4 or F5 will bring up the Slide Show immediately
Alternatively, if you right-click the PowerPoint icon on your desktop and chose "show" from the drop-down menu, you will go straight into the slideshow only.
To go forward through your show one slide at a time:
Click your left mouse button once
Push the space bar once
Push the return key "" once
Push "Page Down" key once
Push the "" or"" key once
To go backwards one slide at a time:
Click your right mouse button once
(In PowerPoint 7 you will need to click on the command "Previous")
Push "Page Up" key once
Push the "" or "" key once
To go to the beginning of the Slide Show, push the "Home" key
To go to the end of the Slide Show, push the "End" key
Push the "B" key and the screen will go blank. Push it again to get your Slide Show back.
A prompt for all these keystrokes and more will appear if you push the "F1" key.
When running there will always be a delay between slides. This delay increases with the complexity of the slide or multimedia (Video or Audio) being used. It is not uncommon for this delay to be as long as 5 seconds!
When you are presenting this can seem like an eternity.
The most common mistake when running PowerPoint is to press the advance button twice or three times in your desire to see the next slide appear. This temptation is very strong if you are holding the mouse while you present. Learning to use the keyboard to run your Slide Show will give you much greater flexibility.
Navigation through a Slide Show
Typing the number of a slide say "14" followed by the return key "" will take you directly to that slide.
This enables you to navigate by jumping backwards or forwards through your presentation.
You can, for instance, skip over a slide, or skip to any slide in the presentation, if you know its number.
You can create a Slide Show with false endings. The benefit of this is that you can expand or contract your Slide Show to fit the circumstances.
For instance 12 slides for a simple presentation followed by an end slide number 13. This can then be followed by 6 more slides and another end slide. This means that you can change your mind as you get to slide number 12, type in "14" followed by the return key "翿" thereby skipping the first end slide number 13 and nobody is any the wiser.
This method of navigating also means you can use slides specifically for question and answer sessions. After your end slide, you can place several slides that pertain to questions you know are likely to be asked. Make a note of the numbers and keep this with your notes. Then when a question is asked you type in the number of the relevant slide followed by the return key "" and you look very slick indeed.
Knowing the number of your end slide means you can skip to the end slide of your presentation at any time.
The "Esc" key (top left on the keyboard) will take you out of your Slide Show or out of any multimedia segment. This is particularly useful if you are playing a five-minute Audiovisual sequence that you want to skip, or if you somehow find yourself repeating that sequence (it can happen) and you don't want to sit through it all again!
Consider letting a co-presenter or colleague run your Slide Show for you. This has the twin advantages of relieving you of the responsibility so that you can concentrate on presenting and it forces you to make your show interactive (you'll have to talk to your partner).
Navigation can also be done using hyperlinks. Anywhere in your Slide Show, you can insert one or more hyperlinks like this one:
Clicking on a hyperlink will take you directly to the slide in question, in this case, the next section of this document called Disaster Recovery where you will see another hyperlink to jump back here.
Hyperlinks are inserted by placing your cursor where you want your hyperlink to be, you then click on "Insert" in the drop-down menu and chose "Hyperlink".
This will give you the "Insert Hyperlink" screen.
Click on the second box down on the left-hand side called "Place in This Document" and a list of places you can link to in your Slide Show will appear.
Select the one you require, click "ok" and the hyperlink will appear in your slide.
Using hyperlinks you can create slides with a choice of slides to jump to, thereby making your Slide Show flexible, non-linear (linear is boring and predictable) and even interactive.
Disaster Recovery
At most events, there will be a technical person to assist you, but remember, it always looks bad if you appear not to have mastered the technology you're using to present.
All computers have glitches and you can expect that at some point your PowerPoint show won't run as it should. The most important skill you can master is the restarting of a Slide Show.
If you get really stuck or lost, close PowerPoint and reopen it. This will essentially put you back at the beginning of your presentation.
To close you need to come out of your Slide Show by pushing the "Esc" key. Then double-click the PowerPoint icon in the top left of the screen.
To re-open PowerPoint you follow the same procedure as set out at the beginning of this document.
Should you get really stuck and the system seems to be locked up, hold down the "Ctrl" and "Alt" keys together and then push the "Delete" key once. When the "Close Program" box appears repeat the "Ctrl" "Alt" "Delete" keystrokes and the computer will restart. Should even this prove unsuccessful, switch the computer off, wait five seconds and switch it on again.
Windows will restart automatically. This action will almost certainly get you a few error messages, which you can safely ignore. As soon as Windows reopens, restart PowerPoint using the same procedure as set out at the beginning of this document.
Disaster recovery is something you won't want to do unpractised. If you try it for the first time in a crisis you'll almost certainly fail. Make it part of your preparation to practise closing and re-opening PowerPoint, re-booting your computer using "Ctrl" "Alt" "Delete" and switching off and on as above.
One of the most common difficulties occurs when you plug in a projector to a laptop. They are both on and connected but there is no signal or picture.
Most laptops manage their power by not powering the external output socket unless it detects a switched on projector at power up. Some laptops have a keystroke that lets you switch on the power to the external socket, however, the safest way, as always, is to switch it all off, make sure the projector is connected and powered up and then switch the laptop on.
What to be aware of when briefing someone to create a Slide Show for you
Keep the information graphical rather than textual. People grasp graphics much quicker than words.
Ask for uncluttered slides. If you cannot grasp the broad picture of a slide immediately then it is too complex.
Be aware that "Build" slides, though they may look good, limit your flexibility and keep you tied to your computer endlessly pushing buttons.
Using too many graphics will slow down many computers and may make your Slide Show too big to transfer onto a floppy disk.
Using backgrounds for your slides will also greatly increase your PowerPoint file size.
The minimum point size for legible writing is 24!
This looks far too big in a document and a little big on a computer screen, but it's only just big enough when being read on a fuzzy projector from the back of the room.
Clean typefaces (Arial) read better than fancy ones (Monotype Corsiva).
Use extra slides rather than trying to fit too much onto one slide.
Interpreting the slide is your job as a presenter. If the slide can be read and understood entirely without your help, then it is too complex and belongs in a handout document.
Be ruthless in cutting down detail.
If your slides are a series of headings to prompt you to speak, then print them out and use them as notes to speak from, because that is what they are. Go back to the drawing board for something more interesting or challenging than bullet points.
Your PowerPoint Slide Show should not be the same as your takeaway document; they both perform different functions. The takeaway needs written interpretation of data and graphics; the Slide Show should allow you the presenter to do the interpretation.
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Pioneer Mitchell: Review
Manufacturing quality meets offroad ability in the Mitchell Pioneer, a camper that is sure to gain many admirers.
Pioneer produces a great range of rear-folding hardfloors, but the offerings have now been extended with the aptly named 'hard roof' Mitchell, which almost fits into the hybrid class. The Mitchell has plenty going for it and rates as one of the most attractive campers I have tested to date.
With a Tare weight of 1330kg, towball weight of 145kg and an ATM of 2000kg, you have plenty of loading capacity for water, food and accessories. Pioneer manufactures its own Grafta independent suspension and it tows a treat.
But you really must inspect under the trailer to fully appreciate its immense strength and easy-to-service design. All the plumbing and wiring are tucked securely out of harm's way and the standard 120L stainless steel water tank (a further 60L is optional) is mounted high in the strong relief angle at the rear.
The Grafta suspension also features long-life Kevlar bushes, dual Ridepro twin tube gas shockers and fully-rated coil springs. I was also pleased to see reach straps to stop the suspension over extending in extreme situations. She rides on six-stud black Sunraysia rims with 17in GT Savero AT tyres with Al-Ko 12in electric brakes, and the spare wheel is underslung just in front of the trailing arm suspension but still allows excellent ground clearance.
The lucky intended owner of our review unit had opted for 2.2kW 240V reverse-cycle air-conditioner for an escape to creature comforts when the mercury rises. It even has an opening sunroof with screens. The exposed faces of the bed base have the water indicators, 240 and 12V plugs, thermostat and vents for the air-conditioner.
The internal composite floor area is surprisingly large at 1700x2000mm and features easily maintained woodgrain vinyl finish. The canvas and poles are high quality with doorway and windows either side and a full panel awning and zippered fly screen at the rear. It feels very inviting with a place for everything and no sharp or hard edges.
Out front, we find a very strong drawbar of 150x50x3mm galvanised steel. The Mitchell comes complete with a Hitchmaster DO35 offroad coupling, handbrake and a very solid wind down swing away and removable jockey wheel. The forward compartments are lined with black Rhino coating eliminating the need for a separate stoneguard. There's a large storage locker with a mesh base that is entirely suited to carting wet items, but is also capable of securing three jerry cans. Behind this is an open compartment for rubbish or firewood and either side of the unit is a swing away face protecting dual 9kg gas cylinders. There's even a manual pump tap for easy water access while on the road and a large set of Pioneer branded mudflaps to reduce stone impact under the trailer. Over the top is a huge 340L storage box that carries all of your tools and recovery equipment with a tonne of room to spare.
The driver's side of the Mitchell has more storage including a pole rack and a 35L container on each side. There's a small ventilation hatch which you'll need to when using the Truma 14L gas hot water service that feeds both the kitchen and the pull out shower, also on the driver's side.
The kitchen is on the kerb side where it should be. In front is a very solid slide for a large optional fridge with vent and both 12 and 240V outlets. This cavity runs right through the width of the trailer leaving plenty of added storage on the driver's side. Behind this is the large sliding pantry and with the side access for the 70L sliding drawer. The comes a well designed pull out stainless steel kitchen complete with its own lighting, pressurised sink with hot and cold water, a large pull out drawer suitable for cups, plates and so on, and with a folding stainless steel top that allows added bench space. The digital screen and controls for the Redarc 1230, 30A Battery Management System are also mounted conveniently on this passenger side. There's an added cutlery and utensils drawer and a swing away twin-burner stove. It is all most convenient and shows the compact advantages of CAD/CAD design.
I have no qualms in placing the Pioneer Mitchell high on my personal list of desirable campers. The hard roof and floor provides the ease of assembly and security.
- Ease of use
- Great selection of features
- Raised, secure living area
- Top quality local manufacturing
- Relatively lightweight
- 1650mm track and 30° departure angle
- Only one battery as standard
- Tare 1330kg
- ATM 2000kg
- Suspension Grafta independent with long life Kevlar bushes, dual Ridepro twin tube gas shockers and fully rated coil springs
- Brakes 12in Al-Ko electric drum
- Coupling Hitchmaster DO35
- Chassis Fully welded and galvanised
- Drawbar 150x50x3mm
- Body Powder-coated zincanneal, marine-grade aluminium, insulated fibreglass/aluminium walls and fibreglass pop-top roof and floor.
- Wheel/tyre Six-stud black Sunraysia rims with 17in GT Savero AT tyres
- Style Hard-roof rear-fold hardfloor
- Box size 2900x1950mm
- Length (hitch to tail lights) 5300mm
- Tent size 1600x1850mm
- Gas cylinders 2x9kg
- Water 120L
- Cooktop Two-burner Smev
- Kitchen Stainless steel with sink and bench extension and a 60L Engel fridge/freezer
- Battery 110Ah deep-cycle battery
Price as shown
- $59,965
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A recent news article stated that Gov. Bev Perdue is working toward a long overdue compensation package for an estimated 7,600 North Carolinians — women and men — many of whom were poor, undereducated, sick or disabled, who were sterilized by force or coercion under the authorization of the North Carolina Eugenics Board between 1929 and 1974. Now the North Carolina General Assembly has established panels to explore and make recommendations for compensating and counseling persons who were sterilized under the North Carolina Eugenics Board program.
This is truly an unusual pursuit, a sad situation for these folks and one that could be costly to tax payers in these trying economic times. There is perhaps a simple solution. What if instead of giving financial compensation we were to give back what was denied in the first place … a child? We all know there are many children waiting to be placed in good homes across the state. Why not give each of these sterilization victims their very own child. And to further the benefit to the state in not only rectifying this tragic occurrence and reducing the number of children needing a good home, why not take it a step further and reduce the number of unwanted pets in our shelters by not only providing these folks with a child, but with a puppy for that child, too.
I just see this as a win, win, win for everyone and can only hope that the North Carolina General Assembly will consider this logical alternative.
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Late. Shri. Naidu Dasaradharami Reddy
For over 60 years now, The NDR GROUP is known as a trustworthy, reliable and world class logistics group in India.What started in 1954, by Late. Shri. Naidu Dasaradharami Reddy as a modest 400 sq. ft. of storage space for agro-products in Nellore, has grown to more than 12 million sq. ft. space of state-of-the-art logistics infrastructure in more than 70 locations across the country.
NDR Group is today one of the biggest warehouse providers in the Indian private sector and it has the distinction of pioneering many first in the country achievements in this sector and has a long list of trusted and satisfied clients.
Mr. Naidu Adi Kesavulu Reddy
Chairman & Managing Director
- Mr. Adi Kesavulu Reddy s/o Naidu Dasaradharami Reddy has over three decades of experience in Logistic Industry.
- He has contributed immensely to the industry by many logistics projects and hinterland areas to the logistic network.
- Mr. Reddy is a tall figure in the Logistic Industry leading the vision not just for the group but the entire industry.
Mr. Naidu Amruthesh Reddy
Executive Director
- Mr. Amruthesh Reddy s/o Naidu Adikesavulu Reddy has completed his graduation and started his career in the logistics industry in 2001.
- Currently he is Executive Director of the Company.
The group now collectively has the best in class infrastructure and has the capacity to provide the entire end to end supply chain services.
NDR group with its current and growing infrastructure will retain its premier position as the largest private owned and operated logistics infra/services. Its growth in Port logistics, Bulk logistics, Rail link logistics parks, Agro logistics and Express logistics will take the group to enviable heights and will stand out to be a proud Indian multinational.


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Imaginary DangersSeptember 26, 2017
The Real and Imaginary Dangers of Firearms Training
by Rob Morse
The most dangerous thing about guns is….
... I could accidently wound my pride.
... I need a new gun before I can take a class.
... I could make a mistake in a self-defense class.
... I might look clumsy or unsafe, and leave my ego bleeding on the classroom floor.


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In recent years there has been much talk of the 650b wheel size, but very little of 650c. Zipp hopes to change that with the introduction of a 650c 404 Firecrest Carbon Clincher.
Australian pro triathlete Mirinda Carfrae, who stands 1.6m/5-foot-3, rode a prototype pair of the smaller road wheels at the 2012 Ironman world championships in Kona last fall.
Carfrae's Kona bike with 650c prototype 404s
The 650c size is fairly rare now, with virtually all stock road, time trial and triathlon bikes being made for 700c wheels. But Zipp is betting that smaller riders still appreciate and deserve proportional frames without compromise in geometry
"As it is now for most bikes, small frames have their geometry adjusted for 700c wheels," said Zipp technical PR manager David Ripley. "The further you rake the steering axis (by angling the fork away from the frame), the longer that lever gets, and the more reactive the steerer is. The end result is not a bike with great handling. Short people need smaller bikes. And smaller bikes need smaller wheels."
Smaller wheels allow for proper geometry on smaller bikes, Zipp says
Zipp's 650c 404 Firecrest Carbon Clincher features a 58mm-deep rim that is 24.73mm wide at the brake track and 27.5mm across at its widest point. The 10- and 11-speed compatible wheel features Zipp's toroidal shape and dimpled profile.
The 1,465g wheelset will sell for $2,725 (£1,740).
In related news, Zipp also announced a new carbon aerobar, the Vuka Stealth, that features a host of adjustability in an integrated bar/stem design.


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Michael looked pissed, to say the least.
"You hacked into the mainframe?"
"I merely accessed it without proper permission, that's all," Zachariel shrugged, typing out a set of commands on an imaginary keyboard on the glass wall of the temporary holding cell.
"So in essence, you hacked into the MAINFRAME?"
"If you want to call it by such a term, then yes, I did hack into the mainframe. But I only just logged in and then I immediately logged out. I didn't even look at any confidential information or anything, so I think arresting me is a bit extreme, really–"
"Mr. Lamb?"
Zachariel and Michael turned as one.
The man cleared his throat. "Zachariel Lamb. The one that accessed the Mainframe."
Zach shot a smug glance at Michael before he turned to the man. He was older, mid forties, maybe, and dressed in a suit as bespoke as Michael's. He was sexy. "Yeah, that's me."
The man stepped forward, returning Zach's gaze with just as much intensity. "I'm Richard Kress, Director of Information Security."
"Ooh. Nice. Was it your team's work that I poked holes into three hours ago?" Zach cocked his head a little and smiled his best I'm-a-brat-but-you-love-me-anyway smile. "I didn't mean any harm. I was just proving a point."
Richard smiled. "Yes, it looked like no data had been modified or copied. May I ask what the point was that you were proving?"
Zach grinned. "That there isn't a challenge I can't win."
Michael muttered in the background.
"My, you're a driven one, aren't you?" Richard chuckled. Zach saw it clear as day in his aristocratic face: desire.
Naturally, he played up to it, cocking his hip and lowering his eyes, affecting coyness. "Maybe."
Richard smiled appreciatively and retrieved his phone from his coat pocket. "I'd like to offer you an internship position with my office. We can discuss how exactly you bypassed all the security firewalls, and make sure that it doesn't happen again, yes?"
Since Zach's phone had been seized when he got dragged into the lock up, Richard transferred his contact card to Michael's phone.
"I look forward to seeing you on Monday, Zachariel." Richard smiled and turned to leave.
Zach panicked. "Hey, aren't you going to tell them to release me?"
The older man laughed and shook his head. "You did commit a crime, young man. You're working with us instead of serving a sentence, but your brother still has to bail you out." With one last smirk and a wave, he was walking out of the room.
"No hoverboard for the next six months," Michael grumped as he looked at his phone, presumably telling a client he was going to be late for a meeting because he had to help out family. "And restricted infonet access for the next three."
Zach would have protested, but he chose to let it go, focusing instead on his memory of Richard's broad shoulders and tapered waist. He couldn't wait to start working with him.
The image used is for illustration only. The image does not belong to me.
This story is part of the Indelible Universe, and takes place before book 1 and 2. Book 1, Scar, can be accessed here. The second book, Stain, will be out sometime in late 2016 🙂
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Worn together or as separates, these elegant pieces in beautiful self linen are your new spring wardrobe go-tos.
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Our vision is to be the number one globally recognised British brand authority for cashmere. It is after all, at the heart of everything we do. What started as a collection of just 25 pieces has grown internationally with boutiques opening across the UK. Join our journey and discover our story...Find out more


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On 2 October, South Australian Emergency Services Minister, Cannel Zollo, and CFS chief officer Euan Ferguson announced the fire season would start on 15 October in some districts, reported The Advertiser (3/10/2007, p.3). Read the rest of this entry »
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SA bushfire season to start one month early, 15 October in some areas
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Canberra may be hit by bushfires, on same scale as 2003 inferno, every eight years by 2050, says CSIRO climate-change study
Posted by waterweek on 3 October 2007
Canberra could be hit by catastrophic bushfires on the same scale as the 2003 inferno every eight years by 2050, according to a new study on the impacts of climate change, reported The Canberra Times (27/9/2007, p.3).
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New theory explains strange events during 2003 Canberra fires: changes in pressure create shock waves, lead to explosions
Posted by waterweek on 28 September 2007
The Canberra firestorm that ravaged Australia's capital in January 2003 surprised everyone, reported New Scientist (4/8/2007, p38).
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Not signing, but meeting, Kyoto targets: Aus takes lead in forestry GHG cuts, says Turnbull
Posted by waterweek on 18 September 2007
Australia had taken practical steps to reduce carbon emissions by deforestation initiatives and international agreements, said Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Liberal member for Wentworth in NSW, in the Federal House of Representatives (11/9/2007).
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Global Initiative on Forests and Climate: $200m deposit as Aus's initial contribution
Posted by waterweek on 18 September 2007
The Australian Government had taken significant practical and international steps towards emissions-reduction, including at the recent APEC meeting, said Greg Hunt, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Liberal member for Flinders in Victoria, in the Federal House of Representatives (11/9/2007).
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Noor design UK - Have a heart
Beautiful design Liz, all so pretty and 'spring like'...love it...xx
This is really pretty Sis love the colour and that die is lovely
Hugs xx
Aww this is gorgeous Liz! Love the pretty images and postcard! Such a beautiful shabby chic feel!
Lucy x
So stunning Liz.Fabulous vintage design and colours and the bird is beautiful :D
xx coops xx
Oh my goodness, Liz! If this isn't the most beautiful and romantic card I've ever seen! Stunning layering and colors. Hugs, Autumn
So beautiful Liz! You have really put the Pion papers to great use, just amazing how you layered all the images and postcard panels! Love the birdhouse too!
I did receive an email from you on Feb 1st, and I emailed you back on Feb 4th. Is that the one you mean, or did you send me something else? hugs :)
This is stunning Liz. A beautiful design with gorgeous embellishments. The papers in this collection are so gorgeous and love how you have used them.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Noor Design Uk.
Hugs Sharon. x


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LTO AVOCATS makes a major contribution to the offer made for Clients.
ALTO AVOCATS is a French law firm specialized in the legal support service for innovative companies and startups.
It is the only firm in Paris which offers to its Clients a turnkey solution in the form of annual fees that is evolving with the needs and the budget.
This solution is unique in terms of reactivity. ALTO AVOCATS interacts with Clients through a dedicated application classified by items: a primary requirement for Clients and for the law firm as well.


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The GroundSpan℠ platform was uniquely developed
to accelerate the automation of ground transportation reservations from
Travel Agencies and Corporate Booking Tools.
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Corporate travelers, travel agents and managers will now be able to efficiently compare options and book
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Welcome to the New York Times Best Sellers list for July 18th, 2008.
Each week we go through the top sellers on the list and give you our top 3 picks so to give you can get an idea of what to download for your Kindle. You can browse through The New York Times best sellers list on Amazon.com.
Here are our top 3 books of the week followed by the top 5 best-selling books by category;
Our Picks
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13) (by Janet Evanovich) – Number 3 in Mass Market Paperback
If I had a dollar for every time I laughed out loud listening to Janet Evanovich's Lean Mean 13, I could have treated myself to dinner, and not fast food either. In fact, my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed Evanovich's latest Stephanie Plum mystery on a long car trip and it kept us entertained for hours. Evanovich could have called this one Lucky 13 as this book finds her on top of her game.
Ranger asks Stephanie to plant a bug in the office of lawyer Dickie Orr, Stephanie's ex-husband. Some of his law firm partners are up to no good. Stephanie grabs Lula and they pretend they're asking Orr for legal advice. But as only Stephanie and Lula can do, fireworks erupt, the police are called and they're thrown out of the office. When Orr disappears the next day and foul play is apparent, Stephanie becomes the number one suspect. So she sets out to find Orr to clear her name. But unsavory characters follow Stephanie around, figuring that she'll lead them to Orr. All the while, bodies are turning up that are burnt like crispy-critters.
Most of the old gang is back in Mean Lean 13. There's the crazy Lula (a former hooker and now office filer for Plum Bail Bonds) and the equally crazy Grandma Mazur (who always packs heat). Joyce Barnhardt is Stephanie's rival (in both love and bounty hunting) and she's also determined to find Orr. There's the usual love triangle between Stephanie, the ever hunky cop Joe Morelli and the dark, sensual but dangerous Ranger. And this book even includes a taxidermist who booby-traps his specimens. It makes for a wild time. There's also a great side-story that deals with the ineptitude of a cable television service. For those of us who live in New Jersey, that can only mean The Big C.
If you're looking for mystery that is great literature, look somewhere else. But if you want to read a mystery that is side-splitting funny, Evanovich and Plum are your girls. – reviewed by Cynthia K. Robertson
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The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine (by Benjamin Wallace) – Number 10 in Hardcover Nonfiction
It's not right to fool people, especially to make money from them. It's still fun, however, to learn about how suckers have gotten swindled, if the suckers aren't you or someone close to you. It's especially fun if the suckers are successful tycoons who are used to having the world and its denizens bow to their wills. It's fun, too, if the suckers are partaking in some particular form of snobbery, like the prestige that comes from buying hugely expensive bottles of wine. When a bottle went in 1985 for $156,000, the world swooned at the presumptuousness, and the press went wild calculating just how many hundreds of dollars each little sip would cost. Twenty years later, the fun is that the bottle was a phony, and the buyers of that particular bottle and of who knows how many others had been taken in by a very smart wine expert who eventually got caught. This is a fun story, told with verve and detail in _The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine_ (Crown) by Benjamin Wallace. Wallace has researched different facets of wine history, so there is a good deal of science and social history in his book, and he has the eye for detail of a good mystery writer (it isn't surprising that this nonfiction book has recently been optioned to be turned into a movie). You don't have to be interested in wine to find this story of human foibles funny and instructive.
The bottle in question was auctioned by Christie's in 1985. It was a 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux, and was presented as having been part of the cellar of the wine enthusiast Thomas Jefferson. It was engraved "1787 Lafitte" (the way they spelled it then) and had the initials "Th.J." Christie's was the most prestigious of auctioneers in the department of fine and historic wines, and it vouched for the authenticity of the bottle. The wine had been found and placed on the market by a German wine dealer named Hardy Rodenstock, who had previously been a pop-band manager. Rodenstock refused to say who sold the wine to him, nor how many other bottles there were. But he was doing a great business in very rare, very old wines, and customers were in those days eager to buy his finds, whether he would reveal their provenance or not. Neither Christie's nor potential buyers took the simple step of checking with the museum staff at Monticello, Jefferson's home, to see if there were any record of such a purchase by him. Jefferson was meticulous, even obsessive, about documenting his purchases of wine and everything else, so there should have been a record. There was none. Rodenstock's silence on where his fine old wines were coming from should not have taken two decades to foster suspicion in some of those who were buying from him, but such suspicions eventually started up. Wallace is exactly right about how the con game was played: "As with all successful cons, the marks and the grifter had been collaborators. One sold the illusion that the others were desperate to buy." Rodenstock made the mistake of selling Jefferson bottles to a litigious Florida tycoon who spent a fortune on investigators and laboratory tests to demonstrate fraud. Wallace cannot end his book with Rodenstock being convicted and sent to jail, but the arguments included in the book seem conclusive. Readers will be eager to hear about further legal news in the case.
There wasn't anything vintners could do in the seventeenth century to make sure that counterfeits didn't show up two centuries later, but Wallace explains that steps are being taken these days to make sure no future Rodenstock can pull the same tricks. Laser-etching of bottles or embossing them with particular marks is one step, as is using watermarked and ultraviolet-tagged labels. Another step is using particularly adhesive glue to affix the label, but this will irritate collectors who like putting labels in their scrapbooks. There will be future wine counterfeiters, but they will have to work harder. And that bottle sold at Christie's in 1985? It was bought by Kip Forbes, under orders from his father Malcolm Forbes. The father was furious that the son had paid so much, but he always had a yen for publicity, and realized that having such a headline-making bottle was just what he needed. He put it on display in a case specially highlighted, and the heat from the light made for just the opposite of a wine cellar. It shrank the cork, which fell in, and even if the wine was fake, it wasn't even wine after that, just the vinegar of this book's title. You couldn't ask for a more fittingly symbolic end to all the selfishness and self-importance that Wallace has illustrated in this fascinating tale. – reviewed by R. Hardy "Rob Hardy"
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The Last Patriot: A Thriller (by Brad Thor) – Number 1 in Hardcover Fiction
The character of Scot Harvath has been one of my recent favorites in the last 3-4 years since discovering Thor's books, and 'The Last Patriot' virtually cements this bold character into (at least MY version) of great leading Action/Adventure Hero's.
Controversy is nothing new to Brad Thor by any means…however, with that said, I believe he is courting a whole new set of problems, or seriously potential problems with the storyline here. Religion in general is a very touchy subject, but as we have seen over the last decade or so, even fictionalizing specific events in Muslim History can be viewed as MAJOR Blasphemy–the kind that involves life-threatening retaliation. Don't believe me? Anybody remember Salmon Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses'? 'Nuff said. I heard an interview done with Thor on Glenn Beck and I'm not the only one concerned here. I honestly feel that if somewhere, sometime soon if I read about Brad Thor being the target of Terrorists, well, let's just say it won't surprise me (read the book and you'll understand).
The book, though is a hum-dinger of a story. Easily Thor's best-to-date. Like other reviewers, I like when events in history are tied in with current storylines, and I REALLY like it when its done right…and I am happy to say Thor really nails it with this latest installment. Action on top of intrigue firmly attached to a healthy dose of adrenaline mixed with a Titanic-sized load of action and you have an idea of how well constructed 'The Last Patriot' truly is. I have enjoyed these books a lot since I first began them, but this one seriously places the bar at a level that is amazingly high compared to the previous Tales of Scot Harvath–and THEY were great, if that tells you anything.
One thing I enjoy in particular about Harvath is that no matter how death-defying his exploits end up being, I always find myself thinking that were I under similar circumstances, and I had Scot's talent, what Thor describes is pretty much dead-on with how I feel I would act and say–or at least what I'd like to THINK I would act and feel if our roles were reversed–which I am glad they aren't.
For those who are fans of how Cussler takes historical events and weaves a seamless tale of adventure into a modern tale of action, you honestly owe it to yourself to give Brad Thor a try–and while you don't HAVE to start at the beginning to appreciate each book, I personally feel that by starting with 'The Lions of Lucerne' you will get a much better appreciation not only for the character of Scot Harvath, but you will get a ringside seat to Thor's growing talent for storytelling that just gets better with each book…no REALLY.
Kudos to Thor for not just a good addition to this series, but EASILY the best to date by a country mile…and that's saying a LOT. – reviewed by Jeff Edwards "RadioJeff"
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Let's take a break from the Black Friday posts that have dominated Rekaystyle blog I've brought a regular Rekay daily look posting. I am now headed to the end of the Spain trip postings of late October. Now we are leaving Barcelona and are heading to Madrid.I went on a day tour to Toledo, which famous as a suburb tourist spot near the capital city Madrid. I felt the wonders of the history of Spain seeing the beautiful and grand scenes of the middle age city Toledo. It was as if time had stopped in that city.
Ø There are various tour items from Madrid city to Toledo and there are also tour buses. People that are on for a free tour should not use tour items with time limits but I rather recommend taking a bus or train by the city bus terminal or train station. The price is only half and most of them also offer a direct route to Toledo. So you just need to buy a ticket at the spot.
Ø Biblioteca Publica del Estado toledo/ Cuesta Carlos V, s/n, 45001 Toledo, Spain
Madrid of late October rained every day. Unlike the dark and gloomy weather of Madrid, Toledo had the bright fall winter. As I walked through the old city of history longer than 2000 years, my heart skipped a beat. I was not able to handle the emotions that came upon me as I gasped walking through the city. Toledo was also famous as an ancient area of production of weapons. We cannot forget the exciting tourism item shopping that represents Toledo such as the knights of the medieval times and swords. Rekay brought home a confident D'Artagnan statue.
My daily look explanation is late from my chitchat about Toledo. I matched the Maje maxi coat that I showed in the Barcelona posting with denim for a casual style. The color itself is feminine enough that it continues a soft and romantic mood even though it is coordinated with casual items. The maxi length and fit that drops weightlessly the Maje coat amazes me with the light wool material and comfortable fitting. The best advantages are that it can be worn easily at any time.
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Denim cannot be excluded in travel looks. There is somewhat of an energetic and healthy feeling! At travel spots where you have to wear sneakers or flat shoes, boy fit jeans are better than skinny jeans because they help you look a bit taller and also covers your leg line. Coordinate a short top upon your boy fit jeans or tuck your shirt into pants. It is best to select an overfit shirt that covers your bottom with skinny.
The jean is from mango. Boyfriend fit is difficult to get along but it seems to be a great fit. Upon a mild medium jean washing, the popular patch and embroidery is a bonus!
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June 10
Today, our family traveled with Healing Faith in their Mobile Malaria Unit, to the village if Wakissi. Healing Faith has been working with this village for over a year educating, preventing and treating Malaria, and ministering to the spiritual needs of the people there.It is still rainy season, so the dirt roads looked more like an obstacle course of mud holes. It was an adventure getting to the village. On our way, we stopped to check on a family that had recently had a new baby, and one that had just lost a baby. This was the kids first real encounter with village life. As we pulled up, goats, chickens and rabbits roamed around. Marley fell in love with all of the bunnies!
When we arrived in the village, the kids were in school. They joined us in the field for some games and a bible study. I watched my children interact with the village kids. Both hesitant at first, but eventually, they warmed up. Marley got bucked by a cow, and Miles got whooped in a game of soccer. It was a good day!
June 11
Sangaalo baby home is where little baby Brandon lives. I had the honor of naming him last summer. He is about a year old now. My Brandon finally got to meet the little baby that wasn't expected to live. We brought the toddler Lego blocks and the kids went crazy! They loved them! Miles was beginning to see how much his efforts were appreciated.
June 13
Brandon left today. This kids were so distracted playing with the Segner kids that I'm not sure they fully understood that they wouldn't see Daddy for a whole month. Hadlee on the other hand is going to miss her Uncle Boo! Our family really enjoyed spending time with Kari and Jason!
Today I learned to navigate around with my cane on my own without my husbands strong arm on my side. I think I got this!
June 14
Our morning started with some family worship and a devotional. Miles chose the songs and then read the story of David and Goliath. We talked about what we can learn from that story. Miles blew me away when he said that he knows that God has power over the enemy. Miles, like most American kids, is addicted to video games. He said that he is now going to rely on God to give him the strength to overcome that addiction. Proud Mama here!
The kids and I braved traveling on our own today! We stepped outside our compound gates and waved down a Boda driver. All three of us piled onto a motorbike with my cane! Ha....it was a funny sight. The kids loved it! We ate lunch, got some groceries and then headed back home just long enough for a nap. Then Brittany, my coleader from last summers team called. She had just arrived in town. We caught another Boda to eat dinner with her team. On the way back home, around 8:30pm, my Boda driver got lost! For a second I feared the end of our trip would be at some black market mzungu sale! We eventually made it home safely! I learned to always keep the address of the guesthouse with me!
The kids are adjusting wonderfully! We have settle into a routine. They wake up to the sounds of roosters, birds and all sorts of animals and insects. I cook them breakfast. I have been getting creative with our menu options of bread, bananas and eggs! Then they venture out onto the compound we are are staying on and play with Boone, the guard dog, or whatever other animals are around! They have been playing with Legos until we are able to take them to some kids. Miles has been journaling and Marley working on her alphabet. They play and I love it! Occasionally I reward them with some electronic time, but that is becoming less and less. They are content running around barefoot and exploring! I am happy they are adjusting!


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Q: What can we gain from longer rotations?
HARMS: Since most growers are interested in the bottom line, the price of crops is a major factor in determining rotations. Soybeans yield more if they're not in close rotation with beans, due primarily to diseases.
Corn also tends to yield more when it follows a legume. It can take advantage of some organic nitrogen, the incidence of disease is reduced, and there's usually less insect pressure. I'm not sure there is any advantage for corn to follow wheat or oats. Continuous corn seems to do better than second-year corn, while bean yields go down each year that beans follow beans.
NAREM: I live on the western fringe of the Corn Belt, where we grew up planting many different crops. Now, most farmers concentrate on corn and soybeans and marvel at the increasing pest problems they face.
Soilborne diseases, herbicide resistance issues, extended diapause in rootworm beetles and other problems we may not recognize prompt us to reconsider lengthening crop rotations. If we repeat our farming practices annually for long, nature's pests will find a way around our best defenses.
Short-term economics tell us to plant corn and soybeans, but rotational crops can have longer-term financial benefits that are hard to quantify.
Q: How high can or should corn populations go?
HARMS: Plant populations should vary with the following:
The hybrid and its ability to flex the ear, withstand drought and utilize nutrients.
The soil and its ability to provide nutrients, including water and oxygen.
Row spacing and configuration.
Environmental conditions, such as sunlight (day length), heat and dry winds.
Susceptibility to disease.
CO2 movement in the field.
We have growers with very good land in central Illinois (rolling and high fertility) who get responses on populations of 36,000. We also have fields where 26,000 is plenty high. My research on split rows indicates that 36,000 is not high enough on some fields in certain situations. My best advice: Experiment to find the best rate in each field.
NAREM: Corn populations and yields have increased dramatically in South Dakota over the past 20 years. Test plots, even this far west, often show yields peaking at 32,000-36,000 plants/acre.
With current genetics, however, I think we're reaching maximum practical populations. The incremental yield increases, predicted as populations exceed 30,000, are rarely worth the standability risk. Late-season moisture stress and increased shading from dense stands increase risk of stalk rot.
Q: What row spacing should I use, and how does spacing affect white mold?
HARMS: We've had questions about row spacing every year for the last 20, but now with white mold we're looking at some different considerations. Normally, expect a 10% increase in yield by changing from 30 in. rows to 7 ½ or 10 in. drilled beans.
This rule should still hold, but my concern is the increase in soybean diseases, especially white mold. White mold is favored by high humidity and newly decaying tissue at blooming time. Going from 7 ½ in. rows to 30 in. rows may not help if you already have a heavy infestation. But it will help to prevent an infestation, or help in a low to moderate infestation.
The best protection against white mold is variety selection. White mold may not live forever, but it lives long enough that it will re-infest itself.
NAREM: Soybean row spacing has come full circle in my area, from corn planter to drill to a resurgence of interest in rowed beans, often in 15-22 in. rows.
Planting narrow-row beans with corn planter units seems like a wonderful compromise. It captures almost all the yield potential of solid seeding while limiting white mold and keeping seed costs down. White mold is only a sporadic problem in my area, and 30 in. rows are a reasonable defensive choice where past infestation dictates caution.


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Welcome to artistic technology. This is my online home. You'll find links to all the work I do and the social media pages I use.
I'm an IT Manager working in the education sector. I have been working in this field for well over 10 years but as a technology enthusiast I wanted a place to comment on the issues of the day and also share some of my digital design services and projects. If you are interested in any digital design work please get in touch.
On this site you will find a link to my blog and eventually various features and commentary relating to the world of technology.
My background is in IT Management so my speciality is around servers, networking, systems design and management. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer and due to working in education, learning is a big part of my life.
I'm not really a writer (although I'm hoping to practice more through the development of this site) so I will apologies if the content isn't grammatically correct or has the odd spelling error.
If you would like to know more about the things I use then go ahead to the 'My Kit' page. I've also completed an interview for the website 'The Sweet Setup' and you can find it here. My kit has changed somewhat since then.
As well as a technologies I enjoy drumming and tropical fishkeeping so you may find some references to those as you go around.
I hope you find something useful and feel free to connect with me on social media.
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
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10 comments:
- Elaine Stark said...
A lovely image and great Easter card. Thanks for joining Aud Sentiments challenge. Elaine
- March 13, 2016 at 5:00 PM
- Michelle N. said...
Such a cute image and lovely Easter card-thanks for joining us at Kitty Bee Designs Easter Challenge!
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- As.I.Do.Rodos. said...
a gorgeous card and image .Thank you for joining us at Aud Sentiments challenge good luck Ginny ♥
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- March 14, 2016 at 6:31 AM
- Tina Henderson said...
What an adorable image! Love your layout and colors too! Thanks for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week.
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Adorable card, Thank you for joining in with the 'Spring Colours' challenge at Polkadoodles Mia - DT Member xx
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Fab make. Thanks for joining us in our Spring Colours challenge challenge at Polkadoodles
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Homemade Vanilla Coke Recipe
Recently every restaurant we go to my husband will ask for a vanilla coke. Needless to say he hasn't had the greatest luck. If you are unsure of what that is, it is a Coca Cola with vanilla flavoring.
On one such occasion with the answer being no and me saying honey it can't be that hard to make our own. After we left the restaurant he went to the grocery store and picked up a 2 liter of Coca Cola and some vanilla. Both of us thinking it was that easy to do. A little bit of vanilla and some Coca Cola. Well needless to say that wasn't the case. It was gross.
So I did a little research and found that you need vanilla syrup to mix with the Coca Cola. I went to the store and well that stuff was very expensive. Not very economical. So I pulled out my smart phone and started to look recipes up on the internet and I even called one of my sisters who works in bar to see if she knew how to make it. She pointed me in the right direction for making our very own Vanilla Syrup. Who knew there were websites for making cocktails and other alcoholic drinks. We really don't drink so that be why we had no clue. LOL oh well. The website Drinks Mixerseems to be the place to go. The recipe was easy to follow and very economical to make. So here is the run down.
You will need the following:
- Pan
- Spoon
- Sugar 1 1/2 cups
- Salt 1/2 tsp
- Water 1 1/2 cups
- Real or imitation Vanilla flavoring *we used the real stuff! 2 Tablespoons
- Ice
- Drinking glass
- storage container
Simple as that. I found while making this it reminded me of the Maple Flavored syrup I made a while back for all of you.
to start with this recipe put your sauce pan on the burner on medium heat with 1 1/2 cups of water, 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix until it becomes clear and starts to boil.
Hard boil it for 5 minutes. Once it has boiled for the 5 minutes remove it from heat and add 2 tablespoons of vanilla. Stir it up and then let it sit until it cools down.
"I stick it in the freezer for a bit to help the cool down process along." Once it is all cooled down put 1 "shot" per can of coke. Now I will tell you that my hubby and I found that less is more in this case. You will have to play with the measurements to see what you like the most. We like it with 3 tsp of vanilla syrup in an 8 ounce glass of coke with ice.
We were able to make the batch above for about .50. This recipe will make about 500 milliliters. If you plan on buying the vanilla syrup in the store you will be paying almost $8 for a container. Also it only has about 750mililiters in the container. Leave a comment below and tell me what you think.
Have you ever had vanilla coke in a restaurant or heard of it? What were your thoughts on the yummyness of it?


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Located in Westfield Sydney's Level 6 Dining Precinct, Xanthi Bar & Restaurant headed by David Tsirekas, certainly dishes out some great Greek food.
Jumping at the opportunity of The Chefs Club promotion from Westfield last month, a group of us got together and sampled their special Tuesday night menu. It was a cold and rainy night but when we finally left the restaurant, two bottles of wine and a load of delicious food later, none of us could feel much of the cold.
With delicate golden fabric draped from the ceiling, it felt as if we walked into a circus tent, one that's rather elegant and luxurious.
|Lamb Skaras
We chose Kir Yianni Akakies Rose 2010 Xinomavro from Amydeon, Macedonia to accompany our meal, a light, fragrant wine that doesn't distract us from the flavourful food presented to us. There is also a selection of beer and cocktails should your palate prefer something other than wine, or you can always pick something from the Ouzo cart that has 20 different Ouzos as well as Tsipouro ad Raki.


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Since 1975, Fulford Homes has been providing well-crafted homes in some of the fastest growing areas in Illinois. Always providing distinctive communities, exterior and interior craftsmanship, a commitment to outstanding service from sales through warranty, Fulford Homes seeks to continually meet and exceed customer expectations.
The entry monuments of a Fulford Homes community represents the best of living in the region. We take pride in the fact that we helped shape the growth of Southwestern Illinois.
Participation in and education through the Home Builders Associations of Greater Southwest Illinois, St. Louis (MO), the state of Illinois, and the National Association of Home Builders, has put Fulford Homes in forefront of our industry.
As one of the oldest and largest homebuilders in the area, Fulford Homes truly understands the needs and wants of the market. Innovations in community design, products to improve new homes from wall-to-wall, foundation-to-roof, we bring our experience and our passion to build your home as you would want it.
Our commitment to providing a stunning variety of high-quality homes packed with unbeatable value is why we have been the area's most trusted name in home building for over three decades. Come and see why a Fulford Home is an experience from first visit to getting the keys.
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I think these colors looked great together! I put a decal on each ring and thumb nail. Click HERE to go to my post explaining the process. For this mani I used 3 coats of American Apparel's Mouse over Orly Bonder and sealed with Out the Door. The decals were added the next day.
I did a similar manicure this week (the mani I'm posting now is a few weeks old) and I tried not putting topcoat over the decals. They remained tacky (the clear borders did at least) and picked up fuzz and dust. So lesson learned: always topcoat the water decals!


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- Fangtooth Herring
- Item Level 70
- Sell Price: 8
Fishing in freshwater areas of lower level zones of Northrend. Especially from Fangtooth Herring Schools.
As an ingredientEdit
- 1x for [Haunted Herring]
- 1x for [Pickled Fangtooth]
- 1x for [Spicy Fried Herring]
Patch changes Edit
- / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Added in Wrath of the Lich King.


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Oddly enough, what inspired me to write a strategy article on range balancing was an intricate question asked by, who else, my mother. While she's certainly not a poker professional, she does possess a general knowledge of the game of poker. And surprisingly enough, after watching a recent episode of Poker After Dark, posed a question regarding Tom "durrrr" Dwan. She simply asked:
"Why in the world do people consider Tom Dwan so good? I just saw him play 7-2!"
My initial reaction was pure laughter. I KNOW Tom Dwan is good. In fact, I believe he's one of the top 10 best poker players in the world. I've watched Dwan play countless hands, and yes, he does continuously mix up his play to throw off his opponents. But it's for a purpose. In my OWN head, I completely understood the reasons behind why he makes the moves he makes, and plays the cards he does. It's almost standard knowledge to those who play poker frequently, and against good opponents. On the other hand, I had to consider the experience of who I was explaining this to. My mother, who when she sees someone playing the worse hand in poker, automatically assumes they're horrendous at the game.
While I thought this wouldn't be difficult, as I tried to explain the concept of Dwan's ability, and his range being extremely balanced, I soon realized, I was talking to my MOTHER. She didn't even know what a "range" was. So this is where I decided, I needed to explain this important concept to all poker players, who wish to take their skill set to the next level.
In poker, a "range" is simply the variety of cards that you would be most likely to hold, in a given situation. To be more specific, it's the types of hands that you play from any position at the table, "under-the-gun," middle position, or the button — and how LIKELY you are to be playing that pair of distinct cards.
To use an example, let's refer to Dwan's hand, 7-2 off-suit. Let's say that you consistently fold 7-2 off. (I hate to say that we ALWAYS do anything, not only because we probably don't, but because we also want to be BALANCED.) But we'll roll with it for the sake of simplicity. Now, if you can never hold 7-2 at any time (since you always fold it), then the pair of 7-2 off-suit isn't a part of your "range."
In another situation, let's pretend that you always raise your big pocket pairs (10-10 through A-A) when you're directly left of the big blind. So any time that you choose to raise when you're under-the-gun, you're very likely to hold a big pocket pair. The hands 10-10 through A-A are now a big part of your range any time that you make that particular move.
So hopefully, after a few explanations and examples, you have a reasonable grasp of what a range is. If not, I apologize, I tried my best. 😉
Now comes the complicated part. What every great professional poker player knows, is that it's often in their best interest to have a "balanced range." What this means, is that often, while we do make the same moves and play the same cards over and over at the poker table, we want to be able to show up with any two cards in any situation, so that our opponents have difficulty putting us on a particular hand. In other words, if we play our 7-2 off-suit, in the exact same manner we play our A-A, how can our opponent know which of the two we're holding?
Showing up with a different variety of cards, in similar situations (whether it be through betting, checking, or raising) will consistently give us an edge over our opponents because they will often have to guess on whether or not we have the best hand. Since we can show up with bluffs, just as often as we will show up with the goods, their poker propositions become much more complex. Being versatile with the cards you play, however, is in essence only a tiny aspect of how your range is dissected. The WAY you play those different cards, is just as important as the cards themselves. Let me give another example.
You're playing in a $1/$2 No-Limit Hold'Em game at your local casino. You're currently on the button. You hold . There are 2 players who limped from middle position, and you decided to make the call. The blinds both call as well. 5 players to a flop of . Everyone checks through. Turn . You picked up a pair. Everyone checks again, including you. River . Everyone checks again. They all flip over air, and you win the pot with your pair of sevens. Not a bad result right? Let's reconsider.
Let's say that you decided to call again from the button, this time with . A similar situation occurred, where you completely whiffed on the flop, so you decided to check. However, you picked up a pair on the turn, and continued to the river only to win yet again. It's at this point, you may be saying to yourself, "this range balancing stuff is easy! I'm playing hands that I normally don't play, AND I'm winning with them! Cakewalk!" So you continue to do more of the same. And the same. And the same.
Unfortunately for you, it's not until you notice that every time you've checked the flop, a particular gentleman to the left of you always bets against you in position. And he does this again. And again. And again. You begin thinking to yourself, "he can't ALWAYS have something! This isn't fair! I'm calling him next time!" So you do. And you lose. And you lose. And you lose.
Although the keen observers surely picked up on this earlier, what you may have failed to realize, is that your range was never truly balanced. while your bottom line was increasing, your range was shrinking faster than isildur1's bankroll. (Sorry isildur1, you'll bounce back in no time.) What you should've noticed, is although you are varying the cards that you play, the WAY you play them is almost ALWAYS identical. A great player will be able to pick up on this information, and use it to exploit you. If you look at the example above, you're consistently checking the flop, only when you've completely missed. This tendency could cost you dramatically in the long run, because you'll rarely be able to show up on the river with cards that connected to the flop. Of course he's going to bet you on the flop after you check. You almost ALWAYS have nothing. (I really do hate that word.) On the other hand, if you bet your bluff on the flop, but made a pair on the turn, not only have you managed to disguise your range, but now you can bet your premium hands that actually hit the flop in the same manner. You've become more balanced.
What makes players like Tom Dwan outstanding, is that at any given time, in any position at the table, and for any particular monetary figure, Dwan can either have the best hand, or the worse hand. And whether he plays 7-2, or pocket aces, it looks EXACTLY THE SAME. (As I stated earlier, it's probably hard to be exact, but you catch my drift).
Being creative with all of your holdings in poker is going to bring your game to a different echelon, one that will often be ahead of the curve of a lot of your opponents. Dependent upon the stakes and games you play regularly, it may even be required. Knowing when to mix up your play in certain situations can take you far when you're at the poker felt, and will certainly be a characteristic that will separate being good from being great. Remember to balance your range.
(P.S. In my last strategy article, I had a hand that I played, in which I had A-K, and had to make a tough decision on whether to three-barrel in position. Fortunately enough for me, I decided to check back, because I didn't believe there would be many hands in my opponent's range that didn't connect with that board. It saved me a good chunk of change. My opponent held J-10, for two pair.)
Good luck, and hopefully I'll see you at the tables.