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United States District Court, D. New Jersey
February 1, 2017
TORMU PRALL, Petitioner,v.THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, et al., Respondents.
BRIAN R. MARTINOTTI United States District Judge
this Court is the Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas
Corpus (the "Amended Petition") of Petitioner
Tormu Prall ("Petitioner"), brought pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 8.) On January 10, 2017, this
Court entered an Order directing Petitioner to show cause why
the Amended Petition should not be dismissed with prejudice
as time-barred. (ECF No 9.) On January 23, 2017, Petitioner
filed a response to that Order. (ECF No. 10.) For the reasons
set forth below, the Amended Petition is DISMISSED WITH
PREJUDICE as time-barred.
to the Amended Petition and Petitioner's response to the
Order to Show Cause, on February 5, 2010, Petitioner was
sentenced to a ten-year sentence for aggravated assault and
eluding and resisting arrest. (ECF No. 8 at 2; ECF No. 10 at
2.) Petitioner appealed, and the New Jersey Appellate
Division affirmed his sentence on July 6, 2011. (ECF No. 8 at
3; ECF No. 10 at 2.) Petitioner thereafter filed a petition
for certification with the New Jersey Supreme Court, which
was denied on December 1, 2011.[2] State v. Prall, 208 N.J.
600 (2011). Petitioner does not appear to have petitioned the
United States Supreme Court for certiorari; thus, for statute
of limitations purposes, his conviction became final ninety
(90) days later, on February 29, 2012, i.e. the
"date on which the judgment became final by the
conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for
seeking such review including the 90-day period for filing a
petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme
Court." Figueroa v. Buechele, Civ. No.
15-1200, 2015 WL 1403829, at *2 (D.N.J. Mar. 25, 2015).
than fifteen (15) months later, on June 11, 2013, Petitioner
filed his petition for post-conviction relief
("PCR") in state court. (ECF No. 8 at 4; ECF No.
10 at 2.) Petitioner's PCR petition remained pending in
the state courts until certification was denied on that
petition on September 23, 2016. State v. Prall, 2016
WL 5865045 (Sept. 23, 2016). He filed this petition for writ
of habeas corpus six (6) days later, on September 29, 2016.
(ECF No. 1 at 1.)
Legal Standard
28 U.S.C. § 2254(a), a district court "shall
entertain an application for a writ of habeas corpus [o]n
behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a
State court only on the ground that he is in custody in
violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the
United States." Petitioner has the burden of
establishing his entitlement to relief for each claim
presented in his Amended Petition based upon the record that
was before the state court. See Eley v. Erickson,
712 F.3d 837, 846 (3d Cir. 2013). Pursuant to Rule 4 of the
Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the Court is required to
screen the Amended Petition to determine whether it
"plainly appears from the petition and any attached
exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to
relief." Under this Rule, the Court is
"authorized to dismiss summarily any habeas petition
that appears legally insufficient on its face."
McFarland v. Scott, 512 U.S. 849, 856 (1994).
the Amended Petition is brought pursuant to § 2254, it
is subject to a one-year statute of limitations. See
Figueroa, 2015 WL 1403829, at *2. In this case, the
one-year statute of limitations began to run on February 29,
2012, the "date on which the judgment became final by
the conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time
for seeking such review including the 90-day period for
filing a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States
Supreme Court." Id. Therefore, because
Petitioner's original petition in this matter was not
submitted until September 29, 2016, this action was filed
outside the applicable statute of limitations.
one-year statute of limitations, however, is subject to
statutory tolling, which automatically applies to the period
of time during which a petitioner has a properly filed PCR
petition pending in the state courts. Figueroa, 2015
WL 1403829 at *2. By Petitioner's own admission, he did
not file his PCR petition in state court until June 11, 2013,
more than three (3) months after the expiration of the
one-year limitations period. (ECF No. 8 at 4.) Therefore, as
the Court explained in the January 10, 2017 Order to Show
Cause, statutory tolling is of no benefit to Petitioner,
unless Petitioner can show that he is entitled to equitable
tolling of the statute of limitations for at least the three
(3) months between March 1, 2013 and June 11, 2013.
(See ECF No. 8 at 3); see also Long v.
Wilson, 393 F.3d 390, 394-95 (3d Cir. 2004) (no
statutory tolling results if a PCR application is filed more
than a year after the litigant's judgment became final);
Schlueter v. Varner, 384 F.3d 69, 78-79 (3d Cir.
2004) (same).
tolling "is a remedy which should be invoked
'only sparingly.'" United States v.
Bass, 268 F. App'x 196, 199 (3d Cir. 2008) (quoting
United States v. Midgley, 142 F.3d 174, 179 (3d Cir.
1998)). To receive the benefit of equitable tolling,
Petitioner must show "(1) that he faced
'extraordinary circumstances that stood in the way of
timely filing, ' and (2) that he exercised reasonable
diligence." United States v. Johnson, 590 F.
App'x 176, 179 (3d Cir. 2014) (quoting Pabon v.
Mahanoy, 654 F.3d 385, 399 (3d Cir. 2011)). Petitioner
fails to provide a basis for equitable tolling in both the
Amended Petition and his response to the Order to Show Cause.
Instead, Petitioner argues in his response that, pursuant to
the Supreme Court's decision in Wall v. Kholi,
562 U.S. 545 (2011), his one-year limitations period was
tolled throughout the entire five-year period during which he
could have filed his PCR petition under New Jersey Court Rule
3:22-12. See N.J. Court Rules, R. 3:22-12 (requiring
that all PCR petitions be filed within five (5) years of the
date of conviction). Petitioner, however, misreads the
holding of Wall.
question before the Supreme Court in Wall was not
whether the habeas limitations period was tolled while a
petitioner was entitled to file a petition for review in
state court but did not. Instead, Wall addressed
whether or not Rhode Island's equivalent to a Rule 35
motion qualified as a form of collateral review.
Wall, 562 U.S. at 549-61. Indeed, the Supreme Court
reiterated in Wall that a petitioner is generally
required to file his "federal habeas petition . . .
within one year of the date on which the judgment became
final by the conclusion of direct review. But the 1-year
limitation period is tolled during the pendency of a properly
filed application for State post-conviction or other
collateral review with respect to the pertinent judgment or
claim." Id. at 549 (internal citations and
quotations omitted). Because the statutory tolling is tied to
"the pendency of a properly filed application, "
it only applies for the period of time between the filing of
such an application and its ultimate conclusion in the state
courts. See Holland v. Florida, 560 U.S. 631,
635-37, (2010) (calculating statutory tolling from date PRC
motion is filed in state court until date of final state
court decision). Nothing in Wall suggests, let alone
holds, the one-year limitations period is tolled throughout
the entire time during which a petitioner could file
a collateral attack on his conviction. Wall, 562
U.S. at 549-61. Instead, such tolling only applies after a
collateral review petition has been filed and while it
remains pending in the state courts. Wall,
therefore, provides no support for Petitioner's assertion
that he was entitled to tolling for the entire five-year
period in which he could have filed a PCR petition, nor the
assertion that the one-year period restarts once a PCR
petition runs its course.
explained above, Petitioner's conviction became final on
February 29, 2012. His one-year statute of limitations had
therefore expired as of March 1, 2013, several months before
the date on which Petitioner asserts he filed his PCR
petition. (See ECF No. 10). Consequently,
Petitioner's one-year statute of limitations expired
before he filed his PCR petition in the state courts. The
filing of his PCR petition did not toll or restart the
already expired limitations period. See Long, 393
F.3d at 394-95; Schlueter, 384 F.3d at 78-79.
Petitioner has asserted no other basis for the equitable
tolling of the limitations period, and this Court perceives
no basis for such tolling, based on Petitioner's filings.
Petitioner's habeas petition is thus clearly time-barred,
and is dismissed with prejudice.
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I am completely obessed with Eye Primers, so I bought one of these Urban Retreat ones for £7.95 from Boots.
Urban Retreat is the brainchild of some of the beauty experts in the UK.
They Say:
Created by George Hammer, Urban Retreat is the ultimate destination for the beauty enthusiast. We have two core locations situated on the fifth floor of Harrods and Harvey Nichols in Manchester, as well as our online store Beautique.com and a diffusion arm called UR Beautiful based in Kingston upon Thames.
These beauty havens provide a wealth of luxury treatments and services, such as Crème de la Mer facials, Thalgo Body Wraps, Shu Uemura Hair Cermonies and Methode Jeanne Piaubert Body treatments. In addition, you will find the finest selection of hair and beauty brands, including la Prairie, Kerastase, Dermalogica, Essie, Clive Christian, Diptyque and Laura Mercier.
Sounds impressive huh?
Anyway, I got testing this primer. It is a light fleshy colour, like Urban Decay Primer Potion. It actually worked quite well BUT, it is VERY dry textured and not in a good way.
Even though my tube is newish, I had to really scrape the sides to get sufficent product out. Then it was dry and gloopy. It was moderately easy to blend but this product is very very similar to UDPP but even dryer and gloopier. It has no blending benefits at all and the tube is quite an awkward shape to get sufficent product out.
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Juliana's Going to China!
Sep 1, 2009
Juliana Birkhoff, RESOLVE's Vice President of Programs and Practice, will be visiting China as part of a delegation to discuss land use and public participation. She'll be leaving September 4 and will be returning September 16.
While in China, Juliana will be blogging about her experiences.


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The 12 days of Christmas Cookies: Day 9 - After Eight Cookies
Geez, I really need to hurry up this week if I want to get this done before Christmas Eve, don't I? Sorry, but Office Christmas Parties, baking Christmas gift and stuff kind of got in the way. But I'll get it done, I promise. However, as I feared in the beginning: I'm short two types of cookies. But do not fear, I have other Christmasy food to show you on the last two days.
Today's cookies I've made for the past three years or so, usually due to popular request by others. Myself, I always find them a little underwhelming to be honest. Others seem to love them, though. In the three years I've made them, I've also never managed to make them look appealing. The first year, the chocolate kind of fell off. Last year, it was too thick and I had the worst trouble piping it. This year, I went for dipping the cookies in chocolate, but the food coloring really messed the chocolate up. Maybe that's why I don't like them as much, because it's not like they taste bad or anything. So if you're a master decorator (or even a mediocre decorator - you just need to be better at it than I am), you might be able to save them.
After Eight Cookies (a.k.a. "Chocolate Mint Cookies")
For the cookies:
80g After Eight (or any other mint-filled chocolate)
125g softened butter
50g powdered sugar
a pinch of salt
1 egg
250g all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp dutch cocoa
For the decoration:
100g white chocolate
1. Chop up the After Eight into small pieces.
2. Mix the flour, baking powder and cocoa. Set aside.
3. Using a handheld mixer, cream the After Eight with the butter, powdered sugar and salt.
4. Add the egg and beat until the mix is nice and fluffy.
5. Slowly add the flour and continue working the dough until it's fairly homogenous.
6. Take it out of the bowl, cover it in clingwrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
7. Preheat your oven to 160°C.
9. Roll out the dough to about half a centimetre thickness and cut out whatever shapes you like. (A word of caution, though: either you need to refrigerate the cut-out cookies for half an hour before baking or you should choose fairly simple shapes, since the dough tends to not keeps its form that well.)
10. Bake for about 12 minutes.
11. Melt the white chocolate in a bain-marie and either dip the cookies in it or pipe some swirls on top of the cookies.
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Death Penalty--Old and NewPosted by Brad Littlejohn at 12:47 PM
In Ancient Israel's Criminal Law, Anthony Phillips argues that the death penalty in ancient Israel functioned neither for the purpose of strict retribution nor for deterrence, the standard grounds upon which it has been defended by Christians and still is in many circles. Rather, when a capital crime was committed, the covenant with Yahweh had been radically severed, and the whole community was liable to suffer God's wrath. The criminal therefore had to be executed to appease God's wrath and restore the covenant relationship. In other words, though Phillips does not quite use this terminology, the death penalty had almost a more cultic than judicial function; it was conceptually quite close to the sacrificial system.
If this is true, it offers a rather straightforward route for denying the death penalty's continuing relevance in the New Covenant. Christ has satisfied Yahweh's wrath once and for all and guarantees that the covenant will never be broken, that God's mercy will never depart from his people. No crime, then, can damage that relationship so as to invite God's wrath requiring the death of the offender. This argument does not, of course, demonstrate that the death penalty is necessarily wrong and wicked, only that there is no Christian basis for supporting it.
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So, that's what Phillips thinks. What do you think?
Bradley said...
I'm not expert enough in that aspect of the Law to say. Phillips is one of the leading experts on the whole issue of the criminal law, though a number of his central arguments (I don't know about this particular one) are sharply disputed.
It certainly seems to make sense.
In any case, though, I think there are a number of potential grounds upon which to argue that the death penalty should be progressively done away with in the New Covenant.
Brad Littlejohn said...
Im not christian but i heavily disagree with the death penalty because what if youre wrong? theres no way to bring someone back, its over, done. There is no proof that the death penalty deterrs crime either. Take texas for example, it has one of the highest homicide rates in America and it employs the death penalty, it doesnt make any sense does it?
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When I was growing up one of the virtues that was taught was the saying, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." As far as I know, this is still often taught to children as a guideline to behavior, yet from what I have witnessed of people lately few adults are following this advice themselves, especially when it comes to advocacy efforts.
Let me preface this by saying that I am aware that there is often a need to be outspoken, bold in order to be heard. Sometimes we have to be less than nice to take some of our power back, because that's how power imbalances work. No one group holding the most power, and privilege is going to relinquish it in a passive manner, because the oppressed is asking nicely. That's not how it works.
However, when did being a snarky, condescending, foul mouthed, angry person spitting sassy comebacks at everyone whom you cross paths with become what we call advocacy? When did answering every question from others from different groups with an air of, "I'd explain this to you, but you're just to stupid to understand it."
become the norm of conversation with any civil rights type of discussion? Basically, when did it go from asserting ourselves in situations where there is genuine oppression to assigning ourselves to groups so unique, and so under-privileged that no one outside of said group could possibly understand, and if they try, lash out in anger in response to how "uneducated they are".
I know that many might say that this is what happens when a group is so oppressed for such a long period of time that they're tired of putting up with everyone else's shit. They might also say that with every civil rights movement there are always the ones that are extreme. I do agree with the second statement. The first statement is just an excuse. There, I said it. It's just an excuse to be a jerk, because you think it's cool. You can be a jerk, and talk to all of your friends screenshotting all of your jerky conversations with all the haters, because this is how you spend your day, convincing yourself that you're being a self-advocate in a cruel world. Nah. You're just being a jerk, making this world worse than it has to be, devoid of any meaningful change. If all that occurs in most of your discussions with others that have opposing views from you is name calling, sarcastic comments that don't lead to any kind of mutual discussion, and accusations about how said person needs to just do better (with no respectful commentary on how to actually do that) then you're not adding anything meaningful to any civil rights discussion. You're just picking fights. You're looking at the tiny details, and overlooking how to engage in advocacy that gets results in the bigger picture.
What does advocacy look like that gets results? Protests, interacting with legislators, social media, blogging, and so much more. Everyone within any marginalized community has a skill, talent, or strength to contribute. Any kind of media that brings people together as well as speaks to others outside the affected community is progress. Otherwise, we're only creating an angry echo chamber. I think some don't mind that. It seems some find comfort in being part of a specific group in which to identify with. There's nothing wrong with that unless the group begins to fall into the us vs. them mentality. That's when things get carried away, and real progress towards the goals of acceptance are abandoned. When we find ourselves holding pitchforks in defense of any outsiders that dare tread our way, then perhaps it's not civil rights that we're after, but social equivalent of Mean Girls with a superiority complex that becomes the foundation in which the social code to belong gets built.
It's easy to be snarky, and popular. It's much harder to be firm, steady, and meaningful.
Note: Rude comments will be removed. Please keep it respectful.
I also feel like I need to note that I'm not lumping together advocacy efforts that seem aggressive due to their rights being violated. As I pointed out at the beginning of the post, I think you have to be firm in asserting your rights as a person. You deserve to have respect, and to take up the same space as anyone else, and sometimes you have to fight for it.
I am speaking purely about those in any marginalized community that take to their keyboards looking for someone that doesn't agree with them, and uses their group to bully that person either by attempting to destroy their credibility within said community, or at least humiliate them. It's bullying disguised as advocacy.
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
To Labor Is To Pray
I've been asked more and more lately to make one-of-a-kind custom pieces and I have to say I absolutely love this part of my job. The inspiration I get from these requests is priceless and it fuels my creative fires like nothing else. Sometimes it's a new bird that I haven't made yet or a beaded piece with symbolic meaning for my customer and often it is both. Sometimes what I make serves as a happy reminder for someone. I recently had a request for a baby quail because this customer has moved to a new home and misses the quail that used to run around in her backyard. Sometimes the requests are very personal, very emotional and the stories I hear behind the piece they want often bring me to tears. I have had requests for a particular bird because that person's family member loved that bird and they recently passed away. Or a request for a sunflower bowl because the sunflower holds a special meaning for them personally. I am so honored that I am allowed to hear these stories and that I am asked to make something that brings a bit of happiness or comfort to that person. They think they are purchasing a gift for themselves or someone they love, but they are really giving me the gift. I know am not going to make the beaded bird that changes the world, but these pieces remind me that what I am doing is important even if it's on a very small level. While I'm working I often think of the saying "To labor is to pray". I hope these pieces I am putting out there into the world hold my prayers and that the energy and love I put into everything I make gets passed on in some way.
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,I woke up with the sun shining on my face and pillow. It was coming thru the east window. The sun is now rising far enough to the north to come directly in the window. Kind of a mixed blessing. I didn't notice what time it was, but I am going to notice tomorrow, I think. And keep track of how far north the sun rises as we move toward the summer solstice.I am trying to figure out how to make sun shades for both windows. It seems sort of complicated to me, but I will figure something out I hope. Before it gets really hot.
Anyway, I woke up with another undeniable craving to go to the other nursery near La Penita, down the highway. So I got up and ate and took off. The whole trip went perfectly. The collectivo was ready to go to Las Varas when I got down to Juan's tienda. I got out where the Chacala road mets the north-south highway, and waited for a collectivo headed to La Penita. A friend, Checho, was the driver of the first collectivo to come along. He dropped me off at the nursery, and asked if I wanted him to come back for me. But I said "No", since I didn't know how long I would be there.I was looking for succulents, and the only thing they had was what I think of as "fake" portulaca. I think they are really a sedum, but I don't know. They were nice plants, 15 pesos (1.35US) each, so I took five. Four for me and one for my neighbor, Lupita. She helped me out last night when some drunk was harassing me. First time that's happened to me in Mexico.
So I was walking across the highway to head back home, and here comes Checho. He swung around for me, and we headed toward Las Varas. I was the only passenger. He said we could stop at the other nursery if I wanted, and so we did.So I found one plant that looks sort of like a Jade plant, but it's not. It looked like I could easily divide it into four or five plants, so I took it. 20 pesos (1.80US). Checho pointed out they had more sacks of dirt at the nursery, and said he could bring them out to Chacala in a day or two. So I got two sacks, and we headed north.I got out at the collectivo stop in Las Varas, and zipped over to the tienda to get a kilo of peanunts in the shell. My favorite snack these days. I was back at the collectivo stop and about 10 minutes later, Checho came back by with the van full of passengers, heading for Chacala. So me, my plants, and the sacks of dirt made it home in record time. The whole trip took less than 2 hours. A record for a nursery trip. It cost 50 pesos for all four collectivo rides, plus I tipped Checho for his help and the extra stop.
I divided up the "Jade" look-a-like plant when I got home, and am letting them heal over a bit. Then I took Lupita's plant over to her place. Nice day.Later Gracia, a good gardener who grows all her plants in the shade, came by to check out my new garden. She kept telling me she has some little tree starts I can have to get some more shade over my little garden. I'll go over to her house tomorrow.
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- Firozabad, U.P., India
- A curious Homemaker... Who is Eager to learn eveything :)
30 November, 2012
Celebrating childhood
Today sharing project made by my daughter for thermal power plant .I have nothing more to say ,as this is done in school by her.Here is pic,
submiting for-ICR
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The French Government has decided to promote the use of geolocation technology among taxis by building and operating a nation-wide geolocalized database of taxi cabs.
This free and open platform allows any third party to look for taxis near a geographical position and e-hail a driver.
France Taxi Open API is a production of the French Government Incubator, which has already successfully launched projects like data.gouv.fr the first national open data portal built like a social network, Simplified Public Tenders, or the national benefits simulator mes-aides.gouv.fr. All those "State startups" are small autonomous teams led by a public servant, working in lean startup mode inside 6-months timeboxes.
As part of its Open Government Partnership roadmap, the French Government will release the Taxi platform under the Affero GPL Open Source licence, allowing any city, state or country to reuse it freely. Anonymized data about every taxi ride including pickup and drop off times and locations will also be released as Open Data.
The project has started in March 2015. A test phase with early adopters (both search engines and Taxi apps) has occured since this summer, and public rollout is planned for the end of the year.


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Because lets just say near the end of Season 1 she was looking kind of busted.
Image via AMC
Why is it so disconcerting to me to see these actors out of character?
Tousled hair! Jeans with blazers and western shirts from Mervyns! No. No. No.
You are killing it dudes, stay in the 60s please.


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What Is Depression?
Clinical depression affects as many as 17-20 million Americans, about 7 percent of the population, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It does not discriminate, affecting every age, ethnic and socioeconomic background. Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.
Depression often first appears during the late teens to mid-20s, though it can strike at any age. The good news is that more than 80 percent of depression patients respond well to treatment and a number of breakthroughs are on the horizon, according to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.
Those with a family history of clinical depression typically are at a higher risk of developing symptoms as well. While brain research continues to develop, experts believe that depression involves imbalances in neurotransmitters, the chemicals in the brain that affect communication between nerves and cells.
Environmental factors also can play a part, as can some medications and diet deficiencies. Depression also may be entwined with drug or alcohol abuse, with about 30 percent of those with a substance abuse problem also having depression.
The National Institutes of Health defines several types of depression. Major depression, for example, interferes with a person's ability to work, sleep, study, eat or enjoy life. Persistent depressive disorder (PDD) is a depressed mood that lasts for two years or more. A person with PDD may have periods of less severe symptoms as well.
What Are the Symptoms of Depression?
Clinical depression is different than simply having a bad day. Those with clinical depression are depressed most of the day, nearly every day. They may experience frequent bouts of diminished interest or pleasure in activities. Changes in appetite may result in weight loss or gain. Sleeping patterns, energy levels, mood and anxiety levels all can be affected, too. Those with clinical depression may have difficulty concentrating, may increase drug or alcohol use or may have thoughts of suicide.


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It's time again to check in for the latest challenge at the Sisterhood.
I am at 189 this week, which is up .6 from last week.
Considering my busy schedule, fitbloggin and the emotional stress of getting ready to bid goodbye to people I've worked with for 15 years, I am ok with a gain of .6
Looking forward to next week when I have the whole week off before the new job starts. My goal is to get to the gym for a bunch of classes I normally don't get to because they are in the daytime. This fits right in with this week's SisterSays which is to try something new for exercise.
Been doing great with fruits and veggies and water and getting some exercise in. My trainer had us doing a workout from the Tabata Method the other night. Have you heard of that? If you Google it you will find a lot of info. We did this for 30 minutes. Not the 4- min variety you see on a lot of web sites. Let's just say it was the hardest workout I have ever done with her and I am still feeling it two days later. I've asked her for a copy of the whole workout we did so that i can share it here.I don't remember all the many exercises we did and in what order!
Also will have a fitbloggin recap next week or over the weekend. Right now just clearing out my desk at work is the biggest chore on the face of the earth!


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Earlier this year I took part in a mega exciting project when I was interviewed by journalist Solange Berchemin and photographed by photographer Anne Mortensen for a coffee-table book about writers on writing called Writers in Black and White.
Well, to be honest I almost forgot about it, until a heavy package landed on my doorstep last week... And I opened it to discover an absolutely gorgeous book full of exceptionally talented writers (all beautifully photographed by Anne) talking about their writing life. Everyone from crime-writing phenomenon Lee Child to literary giants such as Hanif Kureshi and Joanne Harris are in there, and alongside all that talent is little ole me!! I'm both honoured and exceptionally proud to be in this book, and I think it shows a real commitment on the part of the book's creators that they have produced such an inclusive view of the publishing industry today. Aimed at giving a unique insight into the lives of profession authors, I feel this book really is an invaluable resource for aspiring writers, not least to help dispel some of the myths about making your living as a writer — in any genre.
Anyway, now to the best bit. There's going to be a pre-launch party to celebrate the release of the book in November at the 5th floor champagne bar at Waterstone's in Picadilly on 27th October, which I will be attending and Solange is giving away a complementary ticket on her blog. So if you happen to live in or near London and want to come and raise a glass of bubbly with me, go check it out.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Come Join the Party!
Posted by Heidi Rice at 02:22
Labels: Launch Party, Writers in Black and White
4 comments:
- Roanne said...
Oh wow, sounds very exciting. I need as much inspiration, as well as encouragement on the writing front. Will definitely check out the book, once it's released, sounds like a right treat.
- 18 October 2010 at 09:49
- Jackie Ashenden said...
Sigh, I'd love to be there. Do you think she'd pay my plane ticket from New Zealand too? ;-)
- 18 October 2010 at 12:11
- Nicola Marsh said...
Oh wow, Heidi, how exciting is this?!!
Go you!
- 19 October 2010 at 04:26
- Lacey Devlin said...
Ooo a launch party! Will there be pictures?
- 20 October 2010 at 00:19
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I lost some of the e-mail addresses for my friends and family. How can I find them again?
Unfortunately, we have all lost an e-mail address at some point or another. Isn't it just the pits?! I know it has happened to me several times and I just go crazy over finding it again. So, if your e-mail address book somehow gets deleted or if you just flat out lost your list of contacts, what can you do? Do you just stop e-mailing those people forever? No, don't do that! Try the following tips before you ever go that far!
One of the best ways to go about recovering e-mail addresses is to just ask. You can ask the actual person or if you feel bad for losing their address, ask around to other friends and family members to see if they know the e-mail address you're looking for. Or if you misplaced a co-worker's address, ask the other people you work with. Someone is bound to know and they can just forward the information to you.
If you can't really use that method, start looking through your saved e-mails. Chances are, you saved an e-mail from the person who's address you lost and you can just find the old e-mail and copy it down. Also, try looking through your sent e-mails. Most e-mail programs save sent e-mails for quite awhile and you may be able to locate the missing address from one of those. See, there's ways around these things!
Also, if the person has their own personal Web site or if they run a blog (or something similar), they may have their e-mail address listed there. You can just go there and copy down the address. It doesn't hurt to at least try!
Now, if you're looking for an e-mail address of an old classmate or someone who never even gave you their address, you may want to try a classmates Web site and search by their name. You may have better results that way. You can also try searching by their real name on a "people search" Web site. Sometimes people include their e-mail addresses along with the rest of their contact information. If you're lucky, you might be able to find it that way.
I've got one more for you! Did you know that you can add e-mail addresses to your favorites in a Web browser? Well, you can. Read here to learn how. This is just one more easy way to keep track of all of the e-mail addresses you have.
Well, there you go. Hopefully one of these suggestions will help you find your missing e-mail addresses so you can resume contact with the ones you love!
~ Erin


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Death Notices for Monday, Jan. 16: Myrna Kay Blue and Marlin Deppermann
Myrna Kay Blue Visitation Was Monday
Visitation for Myrna Kay Blue, nee Adams, 74, Robertsville, formerly of New Baden, Ill., was held Monday, Jan. 16, at Midlawn Funeral Home, Union.
No other services will be held.
Mrs. Blue passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Robertsville.
She is survived by one son, Brian Blue and wife Patricia, Robertsville; one daughter, Kim Blue and husband Chris Koszalka, Prairie Farm, Wis.; one stepdaughter, Sandy Dockins and husband Terry, Delaware state; other relatives and many friends.
The family was served by Midlawn Funeral Home, Union.
Memorial Service for Marlin Deppermann Will Be Saturday
A memorial service for Marlin J. Deppermann, 56, New Haven, will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, New Haven.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the church.
Mr. Deppermann died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Deppermann, nee Healey; his parents, Rube and Dalphrine Deppermann, New Haven; two sons, Joshua Deppermann, St. Charles, and Kyle Deppermann and special friend Katie Yenzer, New Haven; two daughters, Dr. Kristen Deppermann Strasser and husband Dr. Mathew, Kansas City, and Megan Deppermann and special friend Tim Kemp, Columbia; other relatives and many friends.
The family is being served by Miller Funeral Home, Washington.


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|Kidney Transplant/Dialysis
Aug 16, 2000
I've had HIV for 2 years and now am undetectable with viral load of about 550. I've been having kidney problems, so my doctor sent me to a nephrologist. They did a biopsy and found that it was not cancer, but my creatinine level is high and the kidneys are slowly failing. The nephrologist says this is 100% unrelated to the HIV, but he says that most likely in the next 2-3 yrs I will need to start dialysis. He says that a transplant is impossible because no one will do a transplant with those with HIV because the anti-rejection drugs you have to take might interfere with the immune system. Does this sound right to you, and do you know of others with HIV who have had transplants of some sort? I have many friends and family members willing to give me one of their kidneys. Thank you!
Response from Dr. Feinberg
First of all, there is an entity called HIV-associated nephropathy ("HIVAN") that can cause kidney failure. Secondly, it is true that organ transplants are rarely done in HIV+s, although attitudes are changing about his because it now seems possible that HIV-infected people may live out a normal lifespan if their virus is well-controlled. I understand a few medical centers are beginning to try transplants in such patients. You and your doctor may want to contact these places directly to find out the current status of organ transplantation in HIV+s. I suggest you look into the Univ. of Pittsburgh and UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital. If they are not doing this now, perhaps they can direct you to a center that is. Good luck!
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I'm known as a Frugal Bastard as I'm careful with my money and don't like wastage. I travel a bit, take lots of photos, make videos and like sharing my own silly opinions on stupid things and spelling mistakes that I discover in the media. Political comment and satire have a place close to my heart. I also major in sarcasm.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Guns Versus Speedos
So the bad boys of Australian swimming, Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk, got in trouble posting a photo taken of them posing with guns. Not a good look before the Olympic Games considering their reputations. Swimming Australia issued a take down notice so that the photo was removed and apparently they've been banned from using Facebook, Twitter and Blogger during the Olympics. And they need to leave the Olympic village early. What sort of uproar would there be if Michael Diamond, champion shooter, posted a photo of himself in Speedos? Would he be subject to a similar take down notice? One thinks not. Guns vs Speedos meme Here's my attempt at a meme on the subject.
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Just Gun It!! lol Monty
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It's 7:00 on Monday and that means that WWE Monday Night Raw is live for our viewing pleasure. Tonight's Raw has plenty of interesting storylines to look forward to. Will John Cena be able to wrestle following his Achilles injury, what will The Shield do for an encore after beating down The Undertaker last week … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Matt's WWE WrestleMania 29 Trip: The Movie!
It's finally finished! After about three days waiting for the darn thing to export I finally have my WrestleMania movie made. Here it is for all of you to enjoy. It includes footage of our 1,200 mile drive to New Jersey, New York City, WrestleCon, WrestleMania Axxess, WrestleMania and the Raw after WrestleMania from the … Continue reading
WWE Raw after WrestleMania: Live footage from inside the Izod Center
As many of our listeners know, I was able to attend WrestleMania this year in New Jersey. The best part of the weekend had to be the absolutely insane atmosphere of the Monday Night Raw following WrestleMania XXIX the following night at the Izod Center. I am currently working hard on a full length film … Continue reading
WWE Top 10 – Submissions of All Time
Honorable Mentions: The Sleeper Hold – used by Dolph Ziggler, Roddy Piper and Brutus the Barber Beefcake Anaconda Vice – used by CM Punk Full Nelson – used by Chris Masters Cross Face Chicken Wing – used by Bob Backlund Hell's Gate – used by The Undertaker 10) Texas Cloverleaf – used by Dean Malenko … Continue reading
Episode 11 – The Undertaker wrestles on Raw and Smackdown, Ryback vs Cena, Top 10 submission holds
On episode 11 of Podcast of the Immortals Matt and Jimmy welcome good friend Andy to the show. They discuss the Undertaker's matches on Monday Night Raw and Smackdown, The Shield's impressive victory and Ryback's confrontation with John Cena. They also look ahead to the Extreme Rules PPV matches with Triple H vs Brock Lesnar … Continue reading
Episode 10 – Punk leaves, Lesnar challenges HHH, Cena gets beat down
Episode 10 of Podcast of the Immortals sees the return of Matt to the show, recaps an eventful Monday Night Raw that included Brock Lesnar challenging Triple H to a steel cage match, CM Punk walking out on the WWE Universe and John Cena being pummeled by The Shield while Ryback watches on. Matt also … Continue reading
Matt's WrestleMania trip: In photos
I'm back! After over two weeks, a broken down car and jury duty I am finally home in snowy Duluth, Minn and ready to pick up The Podcast of the Immortals blog once again. I am hard at work on a feature length video that will document me and my girlfriend's pilgrimage to WrestleMania XXIX. … Continue reading


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The Scribbler
posted on August 10th, 2005 by Anthony
I know Flash drawing things are ten-a-penny, but this one is really cool.
What you do is draw a very simple line sketch, then once your happy you click the scribble button, set some options, then sit back as some complicated algorithms turn your crappy line drawing into a cool notepad and pencil sketch.
Here's one of my fumblings…
No, it's not some interpreationist view of an abattoir, it's actually a very quick sketch of the coat stand in our office. (I brought my bright red fleece in this morning…)
I like it. It takes a few goes to mess about with the different options, but once you get a feel for it you can produce some pretty funky results.
It would be even better with some extra functions like undo, different shaped strokes and some capability of adding your own paint. But I love the way it works.
It could make a great plugin.


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I like to play baby man French children's music (like this, and this, and, oh, this), and it's watching those that first introduced me to this Tide commercial. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a view. There are quite a few articles on it (here's one, and here's another), but it also works for the purpose of this blog: a daddy, parenting, and not a single wink in sight! He's treated like a real parent – not glamorized or made fun of. Shit's fucking radical and that's sad.
This post focuses on heterosexual relationships, but any relationship where one partner takes on the masculine, daddy role is subject to this shit.
I knew the world of parenting was, ahem, mommy skewed, but I had no idea how intense that bias actually is. It's the first time in my life that, although I'm standing next to a man (hi, Westley!), people mostly direct their questions to me. "Is he sleeping through the night?" "Are you still breastfeeding?" "How many times a week does he poop?" "Has he started crawling?" "Are you sending him to daycare?" "What instruments does he play?" "How many languages does he speak?" "Which colleges are you looking at?"
And so I kind of love it and hate it: the both. It's nice to be noticed, to be (at least in theory) respected as an authority (even if only on infant poop, par exemple), but! Well, this focus on mom does bring with it more than a few negatives.
Do you like lists?
Too bad, you have no say. I just thought you might like the illusion that this is interactive. I mean, I loved those Choose Your Own Adventure books as a kid, didn't you?
A Short (and Far from Complete) List of Ways in which Our Culture's Mommy-Focus is Bad and Shitty and also Totally Fucked
1) The most obvious and enduring negative is that the father's role in his child's life is diminished.
2) Because society diminishes a father's role, he may internalize that; this can lead to less involvement in his child's life.
3) A less involved father will not form as close a bond with his child. This puts stress on both dad and mom as dad isn't as close to his kids, and so mom has to pick up the slack, doing everything/being everything for the kids. However, dad is arguably the bigger loser here: he misses out on the potential for growth, vulnerability, and love. Sticking with stereotypes, he trades all that for a six pack and a ball game or whatever.
4) Fathers are expected to be strong (i.e. without emotion), and so inadvertently (ugh, and purposefully sometimes) teach that men are emotionally stunted, unavailable.
5) This teaches little boys to shut down anything emotional (i.e. feminine) within themselves, and teaches little girls that boys are cold, mean, indifferent. May the circle be unbroken.
And the list could go on (and on and on and on and on and), but let's pause here. Because many fathers betray these social expectations. Many men are strong and gentle. When I had my c-section, Westley changed every. Single. Diaper. I didn't ask him to. He didn't have to be told. He didn't expect a gold star or accolades from the nurses (although he sure as hell received them – what were the other fathers up to?). He did it because baby man is his baby too (and, you know, I'd only very recently been sawed in half, but yeah). Good dads do this shit and much more all the time, and it should not be a big deal. We (parents!) are expected to keep our spawn alive. What do genitals or secondary sex characteristics (outside of breastfeeding, I suppose*) have to do with this?
Good dads are the equivalent of good moms. That shouldn't be a radical thing- that should be fucking obvious to all of us. But you know what we do instead? When it comes to kids and family and responsibility we infantilize men. You can see this in every other domestic sphere commercial where men are treated like buffoons or big babies while "Dr. Mom" looks on ruefully. Stuff like this other Tide commercial where moms are the true experts and dads are just filling in for the superior parent for whatever reason.
It's dumb.
Worse than that, it's insidious. That kind of diminishment, of infantilization, is the fermenting heart of misogyny (oh, that fizzy, bloody mess. That rusted over, tired ass bullshit). Misogyny is ugly, worse, its razor edge cuts both ways (unsurprisingly – bad reaps bad, you know). The horn o' plenty ways women are hurt by it are obvious, but men are on the receiving end of that wicked shit as well. When half the population is told they cannot cry, cannot be passive (always instead active), cannot be tender, quiet, soft- they are denied humanity. Because it's human, animal even, to love your fucking baby. To hold your baby and completely lose yourself to tears because goddamn it, that's your baby.
Our kids deserve good dads, and our kids' dads deserve to be active participants. Maybe if we recognized them as such, fewer moms would suffer from postpartum anxiety and depression. Maybe family leave would be more generous (read: supportive). Maybe our kids would grow up more accepting of themselves, less self-loathing than us. Less split in two.
More whole.
But as long as we view women and men as separate species, we will continue to pose asinine fucking questions like:"So, is daddy babysitting tonight?"
No. No, he's not fucking babysitting his own baby. He's being a parent. He's fucking parenting.
*Okay, so breastfeeding is the one thing that only moms do (although it's biologically possible for men to as well). Doesn't mean dad has to be any less involved in child-rearing. Keeping a baby alive involves much more than feeding.


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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Litigation Release No. 18750 / June 17, 2004
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. THOMAS M. GIBSON, et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (Chicago), Case No. 02-C-7082 (J. Coar).
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") today announced that, on May 24, 2004, following a four-day trial, a jury in Chicago, Illinois, returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, Thomas M. Gibson. The Commission had charged that Mr. Gibson, 77, had engaged in insider trading in violation of the federal securities laws, specifically Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. During the relevant time period, Mr. Gibson was a member of the board of directors of Cell Pathways, Inc., a publicly-traded biotech company located in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
This action was filed on September 24, 2002 against Mr. Gibson, the Estate of Harry C. Krause and the heirs of Harry C. Krause in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois as SEC v. Gibson, et al., No. 02-C-7082.
The Commission alleged that on September 20, 2000, Mr. Gibson learned the material, nonpublic information that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had determined that it was not going to approve Cell Pathways' new drug application for its cancer drug, Aptosyn. The Commission alleged that immediately after receiving this information, Mr. Gibson tipped his friend, Harry Krause, and that Harry Krause then sold 22,000 shares of his Cell Pathways stock before the information became public. Mr. Krause was able to avoid losses of approximately $400,000 by selling his Cell Pathways stock on September 21, 2000, rather than on September 25, 2000 when the information became public and the stock price fell by approximately 70 percent.
Prior to trial, the Commission settled its claims against the Estate of Harry C. Krause and the heirs of Harry C. Krause for a payment by the Krause defendants in the amount of $150,000.
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Thomas M. Gibson, et al., No. 02-C-7082 (N.D. Ill.).


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Time Warner Cable's plans to offer live television through Apple's iPad have hit a major roadblock.
The cable giant, which has almost 15 million subscribers, dropped a dozen popular channels — including MTV and Comedy Central — from its recently launched iPad application after complaints from programmers, which argued that their content was being put on the iPad illegally.
At issue is whether the deals that Time Warner Cable has to carry programming extend beyond the set-top box on the television to new platforms such as the iPad. Time Warner Cable thinks it does; several entertainment companies, including Viacom Inc., News Corp. and Discovery Communications, think otherwise.
After getting complaints from those three companies, Time Warner Cable said Thursday that it was removing their networks from the iPad service. Other channels dropped include FX and TLC.


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This is my little blog about iron-sights in video games. My complaint: why can't publisher put iron-sights in there games? They make games so much funner and realistic. Even in the most unrealistic games there should be sights. Iron-sights can make any game so much funner. I know that it takes just a little more time to animate everything and set up the positions for the weapons but it is still totally worth it. So, if you are currently in the process of making a FPS mod/game or are planning on it please just do the simple task of putting iron-sights in the game and i will for surely try it.
to the people who actually read this: i wrote a blog just to say i did.


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Product Of Ones
Thirty-seven is the smallest number we can multiply three by to produce a product consisting entirely of ones, 37 3 = 111.
What is the smallest number you can multiply seven by to produce a product consisting entirely of ones?
One method is to divide numbers in the sequence 111, 1111, 11111, ... , searching for an integral quotient.
|Leading to
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Thirty-seven was the smallest number to multiply three to produce a product consisting of ones. What is the next such number?
Can you generalise?
What about for seven?
Problem ID: 23 (Nov 2000) Difficulty: 1 Star


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I decided to write about this author because she is one of my favorites.<3 And she's the only author that I've met. So here's how I knew her:
There was a time when I needed a break from scifi and mythologies, I wanted to go back to young adult. So I asked suggestions from my cousin and she introduced me to Colleen Hoover. I've already heard about her because my sister kept talking to me about the Slammed Series and how nice it is. She can't stop talking about it and for that reason, I read Colleen Hoover's first ever published book, which is Slammed. I remembered I stayed up all night reading that book and I never regretted it. I was hooked, absolutely and positively hooked, not just to the book but also to the author. From then on, I read every book published that is written by her. From Slammed to It Ends With Us. I just love the way she writes a book. The words are put accordingly together to form a sentence that brings so much meaning. I love the conflicts and unexpected twists she adds to make the readers more addicted and more emotional. And of course, the characters, the characters that I end up falling in love with. For me, it's like the characters are real. I love how broken they are and how they find ways to bring themselves together with the help of love.
I told my friends about her books and they too fell in love. I've read all of her books including the series where she collaborated with Tarryn Fisher. I love her and I love her books because they help me realize how magical and powerful love can be.


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Little Mix's Jesy Nelson has given us all a first hand look at the band's emotional visit to Liberia for Sport Relief in her own video diary.
The girls , who recently released the charity single Word Up, visited the African children and families who will benefit from the funds raised this year.
In her short video, 22-year-old Jesy says: "I think the first thing I'm going to tell people when I get home is just how much of a different world it is out here.
"I've watched this on telly so much and it's awful to see it on telly but when you get here, like, it is a million times worse."
We get a glimpse of the stunners dancing and singing with the children in the slums of Monrovia, visiting a hospital and enjoying a church performance.
Jesy says: "It genuinely makes me feel like the luckiest person in the world to like, know what I've got."
She adds: "It shouldn't even be happening, like people shouldn't even be living like this."
Word Up, a cover of the 1986 smash hit by Cameo, is available online or in Sainsbury's from tomorrow (Monday, March 17).
The girls took a Florida break in the sun at the end of last month - and of course they couldn't resist showing us all those wonderful bodies too.


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Community Service Officers
The Community Service Officer Program (CSO) has a proud tradition on this campus dating back to the early 1970s. Over the years, the program has gone through many transitions while the mission of the program has changed little. The mission of the CSO program, in basic terms, is to protect UAF property, help secure a safe environment for those that live and work on the UAF campus, provide service to the campus community and assist the UAF Police Officers as requested.
There is another aspect of the program that has been overlooked but is equally important. This aspect is that the program provides a training ground for officers going on into law enforcement or other justice related fields. It also offers a valuable training ground for students going into other occupations as well, providing them with opportunities to be a field training officer or shift supervisor.
Because this department is a para-military organization and its officers are considered representatives of the university, CSOs are held to the same high standards as the fulltime Police Officers whether in training, discipline, accountability, integrity or professionalism. It is this tradition that CSOs of the department continue to uphold with pride and dedication .


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Pore strips are effective, and seeing the results on blackheads-past can be disgustingly fun, but let's be honest- ripping it off of your face can be a little painful. So why not take matters into your own hands with a DIY scrub that's quick, natural, and effective. Consisting of only 3 ingredients that you already have in your kitchen, you can literally have softer, clearer skin within minutes of reading this. Follow the link below for the recipe.
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Goku is from an anime called Dragon ball, he is knowning for being a feared yet loved fighter in the the Dragon ball uninverse. His special move is the the Kamehame-Ha which is I a blast of life energy called Kai (A.K.A "Chi"). The Spirit Bomb is Goku's signiture finishing moved known to only harm those who are not pure of heart.
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20th Century Design and Decorative Arts DepartmentBuying and selling 20th century decorative art & design in auctions and private sale – free valuations and expert reports
Auction 56 - Modern and Contemporary Art, XX century Decorative Arts and Design, Prints
and Multiples
Rome, 29-30 November 2018
A38 - Decorative Arts and Design Auction
Modern & Contemporary Art, Graphics and multipliers, Photography, Design and Decorative Arts of 20th Century
Auction: 21-22 November 2017
Auction 47 - XX century Decorative Arts and Design
Modern and Contemporary Art, XX century Decorative Arts and Design, Prints and Multiples Auction
Auction: 30 May 2018
Exhibition: 24-29 May 2018
Rome, Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli
20th CENTURY DESIGN AND DECORATIVE ARTS DEPARTMENT
Under the direction of Raffaele Cecora, the department deals with 20th century decorative art & design; particular attenction is given to glasses and ceramics.
Raffaele Cecora's team analyses, studys, catalogues, provides valuations and places of applied art and design on account both for auctioning and for private sale in the Italian and International markets. Private sales are especially suited for items of considerable economic, historical and artistic value.
At the same time, the department provides a scientific– technical consultancy service.
The department also offers a wide selection of decorative art & design works having successive price categories that can be bought independently of our auctions
Raffaele Cecora is a scholar and art collector, with a profound and extensive experience in the art market, including as a gallerist. Remarkably, his Ricerca d'Arte gallery has been one of the first Italian galleries specialising in twentieth century Italian figurative sculpture.
Write to the Head of Department
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Tender Pork Tenderloin
with Cumin Carrot Fries:
A Quick Supper Recipe
Happy New Year, everyone! Who's ready to return to the "salad days" of January, food-wise, activity-wise, exercise-wise, work-wise, expense-wise? Wise it is, count me in ...
Here's a good place to start, a fast 'n' easy Quick Supper meal that leaves us feeling satisfied and happy. It's an old-old favorite recipe, in fact, the recipe was first published in print in 2003, yikes, that was awhile ago!
"We had [the carrots] for dinner last night - absolutely delicious!" ~ Pille
"The carrots are good, but the PORK! Oh, wow." ~ KateC
"... it was delicious!" ~ Karen
"... it [pork] was absolutely delicious, will be making it this way from now on. So quick and easy." ~ YardSailor
Lean pork tenderloin is the meat of choice for many cooks. To my taste, this pork tenderloin recipe is just perfect: the result is simple enough for every-day yet elegant enough for special occasions. It has become one of my "stand-by" meals, one I cook again and again, almost without thinking.
The meat is unadorned, inviting the addition of a rich side dish or full-flavored chutney. The meat is so good, considering cooking another tenderloin or two for sandwiches or another night. There's plenty of liquid for two or even three tenderloins. I occasionally substitute curry or garam masala for the cumin – all are delicious.
CUMIN CARROT FRIES work beautifully with Tender Pork Tenderloin. They do shrink, so you'll need more than than the usual single pound of vegetables to serve four. Just peel 1-1/2 pounds of carrots. Quarter each carrot lengthwise, then cut the quarters in three-inch lengths. (The idea is to get roughly equally thick carrot pieces.) Toss the carrots until they're evenly coated in a tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon cumin and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt, it helps to do this in a bowl with your hands. Place on a baking sheet and bake at 400F/200C for 25-30 minutes, turning at least once midway through. Serve immediately.
Time-to-table: 30 minutes
Serves 4
- 1 pork tenderloin (about 1 pound)
- 1 - 2 cloves garlic, slivered
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
(If you're making the Cumin Carrot Fries, prep the carrots first and get them into the oven, even if it's not fully heated. Put the meat in the oven when there are about 15 minutes left on the carrots.)
With a sharp knife, make deep narrow slits in the tenderloin and insert the garlic slivers. Season with salt, pepper and cumin on all sides. Heat the oil in a large, oven-proof skillet. Sear the tenderloin well on medium-high for about 10 minutes, turning the meat as it browns. Add the broth and wine, then place skillet in the oven for 10 minutes or until a meat thermometer reaches 140F/60C. (Should Cooked Pork Be Pink?) Remove from oven.
Cover skillet with foil and let meat rest for at least 5 minutes before cutting. Slice and serve immediately with Cumin Carrot Fries and Oven-Baked Whole-Grain Pilaf with Quinoa, Barley, Kamut & Other Grains (pictured).
NUTRITION INFORMATION Per Serving (Tenderloin & Cumin Carrot Fries): 282 Calories; 11g Tot Fat; 2g Sat Fat; 19g Carb; 6g Fiber; 410mg Sodium; 73mg Cholesterol; 26g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS WW Old Points 6 & PointsPlus 7
People Love These Carrot Fries!
Aren't these roasted carrots every so pretty?! I've fallen in love with the multi-colored organic carrots at Trader Joes. A recent two-pound bag held 5 regular carrots, 4 yellow carrots and 3 purple carrots with yellow centers. Just gorgeous! And ever-so-simple to roast. Here's the recipe, Cumin Carrot Fries, or it's above in the left column. If you like roasting vegetables, be sure to check out all these tips and a master recipe, How to Roast Vegetables.
More Easy Pork Recipes
More Carrot Recipes
from Kitchen Parade
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Now you can comment with Facebook login on SwarSaptak. With extreme popularity of Facebook and huge user base, people are happy to comment with their Facebook ID. So we Implemented on our website now on.
You may 'Comment', 'Like', 'Share' any page or content on SwarSaptak and 'Subscribe' to our Facebook Page.
Our old comment system is disbaled as of now. Hope you like this change.


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Why renovate with an ALYOS® stretch ceiling?
Your ceilings are damaged, cracked, chipped, stained. You wish to conceal beams or visible cables and piping.
Thanks to the ALYOS® ceiling systems, plaster boards, coatings or painting are no longer needed.
Thanks to ALYOS®, you can renovate your cracked ceilings in one day, without stain and without moving furniture.
You will achieve a remarkable decorative effect, with a ceiling that is smooth, homogenous and matt, as well as shock and water resistant.
ALYOS® ceiling systems are suitable for every room: ideal for renovating the ceilings in bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, entrance halls, offices, stores, swimming pools etc.
You can choose between 7 matt shades, still keeping the appearance of a traditional ceiling: white stucco, beige dolce, green toscana, beige forte, blue azzuro, grey fumato and black matt
General benefits of ALYOS® stretch ceiling systems:
Quick and practical
> Quick fitting and renovation by professionals trained in the technique: 4 hours of workforce for 20 to 50m² according to the complexity of the room
> No dirt during installation, ideal for ceiling renovation
> Complete removal not required for work areas. Even plants can stay in place
> No heat canon required to heat the room to 50°C
> No odours
> Simple ceiling renovations: very limited immobilisation of the rooms to be treated (a few hours)
> Clean work, very fast and odour-free installation, in only one operation: usually in one day. No need to remove furniture
> Easy to take measurements (total length and width of the room to be treated)
> Cover cracked ceilings: get a perfect smooth, matt finish with no joins over an area of up to 5m
> Standard shades in white, beige, pastel and black
> Possibility of creating curved, arched, horizontal, pitched and vertical surfaces
> Conceals all the imperfections of the previous supports during ceiling renovations or replacements (faded or flaking paintwork, cracks, stains, pipes and electric cables etc)
> Possibility of ceilings with digitally printed decor
> Can be adapted to all styles. Perfect for ceiling renovation
> Back-lighting option: illuminated walls or ceilings
> Ceiling installation, finish and decoration in one go
> Not more expensive than a traditional ceiling
> Reliable, long-lasting and hard-wearing procedure
> Fire rating M1 and EuroClass Bs1d0
> Shock-proof ceiling. Absorbs impact without damage
> Damp-proof, your ceiling does not fear condensation
> Can be applied to all supports (concrete, brick, plaster, panelling, wood, etc.)
> Room temperature installation (ambient temperature)
> Adjustable installation height
> Thickness of medium limited to 10mm
> Weight limited to less than 300 g/m²
> Possibility of installation between existing decorative cornices
> Disassembly, reassembly and replacement possible
> Improvement of the acoustic comfort of a room (performance depends on the ceiling construction system used)
Various additions
> It is possible to incorporate anything, depending on the height of the plenum: lights, ventilation, loudspeakers, telephone, air conditioning, heating, alarms and smoke detectors etc.
> No specific ceiling maintenance
> Possible to clean using suitable products
> Option of painting (projected acrylic paint)
Respect for the environment
> Minimum waste from packaging and site waste
Areas of application
> New buildings and renovation
> Residential, tertiary, commercial and industrial sites, schools, hospitals and PABs, etc.
> Easy to deal with water damage


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This is just a short little post to share the wonderful news that on April 8th Katy, our Engineering Correspondent Matt's wife, gave birth to their first child, a baby daughter whom they have named Julia Isabel. Apparently mother and baby are happy and healthy, though not getting a lot of sleep (neither is Matt!).
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streaming live from London Fashion Week. My favourite so far has to be Charles Anastase. (Shown above and below.) The colours were an inspired mix of mustard, turquoise, salmon, burnt orange and blood red.
The loosely layered coats made me think of what an actress in 1930s Berlin might throw on to escape out of the stage door after an evening's performance. And the pyjama suit shapes and ruffled hats reminded me of something Otti Berger might have worn to class at the Bauhaus.
(Otti Berger, from an exhibition at the Bauhaus Archiv, earlier this year.)
Monday, 22 February 2010
Red and blue? What a to-do.
Posted by Caroline, No. at 11:22
Labels: fashion
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Thanks for the link to London Fasion Week - I'm going to take a look right now. Quite like that blue / red combination.ReplyDelete
By the way, I have tagged you on my blog for a Sunshine Award. Stop by and read all about it when you get a moment.
Ooh love the blue dress - and the Bauhaus reference!ReplyDelete
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great blog, follow and comment on my http://fashionaddress.blogspot.com/
oo, thanks for the streaming link, i will check that out now. looking forward to more posts on LFW. xReplyDelete
I love that powder blue dress, especially the cut and length of it, but towering heels are definitely a must for that hem! Blood red is a colour I would not have thought to put with the blue, but it's heavenly.ReplyDelete
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FRIDAY: Local bands The Good Fiction, Robots Rise, Lazy Preacher and Distorted Faces perform at Blue Café, 17208 Pacific Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach. The 21-and-older show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.bluecafelive.com.
SATURDAY: Alternative rock band Adam's Attic performs a free show from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bella Terra Mall, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, as part of the Summer Concert Series. For more information, visit http://www.bellaterra-hb.com.
SUNDAY: The Huntington Beach Historical Society presents Civil War Days (pictured), a series of Civil War reenactments — including Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, battles and weapons demonstrations — at Huntington Central Park, 7111 Talbert Ave. Events begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday. Admission is free, with refreshment proceeds benefiting the Historical Society. For more information, call (714) 969-8928 or visit http://www.hbcivilwar.webs.com.
Genealogy Lecture
The Orange County California Genealogical Society will host a free presentation on "Who Is That? Why Did Your Ancestors Associate with Apparent Strangers" at the Huntington Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Ave. The speaker is Jean Wilcox Hibbens and her presentation will begin at 11 a.m. following the 10 a.m. general meeting. Hibbens will also lead a workshop at 12:30 p.m. on "Researching German Records When You Live in America and Don't Speak German." Admission to the workshop is $5 for nonmembers. For more information, call (949) 837-5200.


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Title: Tempting Tristan
Series: Harborside Nights, Bk 3
Author: Melissa Foster
Publisher: Self Published
Cover Artist: Elizabeth Mackey, Michael Stokes
Rating: 3.75 of 5 Stars
Publication Date: 10/19/2016
Length: Novel (~ 50K-100K)
Genre: Contemporary, Gay Romance
Fresh off the heels of yet another bad relationship, Tristan Brewer is taking a break from men to try to figure out where he keeps going wrong. He knows his biggest fault—he leads with his heart, not his head—and that's never going to change. But after several introspective weeks, he's beginning to get a handle on things. That is, until badass heartthrob Alex Wells walks into his bar…
Alex has spent eight years in the army, months in a hospital bed, and far too long hiding his sexual identity. He's guilt-ridden, damaged, pissed off, and up for a Silver Star for the incident that nearly cost him his life—and kept him from his grandmother's funeral. But all he wants to do is live the life he's always dreamed of and forget his stint with the institution that allows but doesn't necessarily accept.
The chemistry between Tristan and Alex ignites from the moment they meet, and the more time they spend together, the hotter the flames burn. But the closer they become, the more Alex's walls go up, and when the two walk onto a military base, Tristan finds out Alex's physical scars aren't the ones that run the deepest.
My View:
This is Melissa Foster's first MM novel and while it wasn't an awesome book it was pretty good for her first time in the genre.
Tempting Tristan had interesting characters with Tristan and Alex and their chemistry was rather strong. Unfortunately I was expecting a little more angst and drama and there just wasn't much of that.
Though I liked Tristan I didn't feel like I really knew him. I guess he's appeared in other books in the series. Maybe he had his character development there because it was a little lacking in this book. I got the basics of his characters but didn't get a deep connection.
I did like that Tristan and Alex communicated with each other when it was needed instead of doing the cliché thing of not talking when things get tough.
Overall this was a satisfying and light hearted romance. Not the type of story I normally go for but the writing is strong and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the book.
Tempting Tristan on Goodreads
Self Published
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon CA
I would like to thank the publisher for providing me with the eARC of this title in exchange for my honest opinion.
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Unlike the rest of us ordinary folk, high profile people have the luxury of visiting museums without crowds. Museums will stay open late or close specific wings for the rich and famous. But only one man has the power to close down three major museums in one day—President Obama himself.
While the president recently came under fire for his comments about majoring in art history, he clearly has an appreciation for the fine arts (especially Glenn Ligon). This morning, Obama arrived in Amsterdam by helicopter and spent 90 minutes touring the Rijksmuseum, which was closed for his visit. The Rijksmuseum's two partner institutions, the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum, were also shut down for Barack.
Obama visited the museum with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Amsterdam's mayor, Eberhard van der Laan. Standing in front of Rembrandt's The Night Watch, a painting Obama was most excited to see, the president spoke to the Prime minister about the situation in the Ukraine.
RELATED: President Barack Obama Knows and Collects Glenn Ligon's Artwork
RELATED: President Obama Sends a Handwritten Apology Note to Art Historian Ann Collins Johns


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Is there any tutorial how to make money with eBay Partner Network?
by Fawntia Fowler 9 years ago
I am trying to update HubPages' step-by-step instructions for joining eBay, and I'm looking for some help from the community. Has anybody recently (within the last couple of weeks) applied to eBay and been accepted? If you have, and you'd be willing to help me and others Hubbers who will be...
by Rajinder Soni 9 years ago
I just received an email today from ebay stating that they are starting quality click pricing for new users from 1st of Septembers and for old users like me and you from 1st of October.Now we will earn some money when visitors on our hubs will click products on our ebay widgets. Please read this...
by Wayne Tully 8 years ago
Ebay has removed me from the Ebay partner network, saying that I was providing low quality traffic....What a load of steaming bullshite!!!Now I've got to go through each hub page and remove them links....the barstewards!This is just a temporary hiccup, I know there are alternatives, just thought...
by Rudra 9 years ago
Anyone noticing any issues with ebay partner network. I see hits and clicks but no pay what so ever since mid December. There is a discussion going on over at the EPN forum. Anyone witnessing something like this here.
by Jeffrey Tymczak 8 years ago
Ebay sent me an email today, if I dont remove the ebay ads from my lens, they will close my eBay Partner account????These are some examples, and not a complete list. We recommend you remove all your links from any site which you do not own. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, eBay Partner...
by waynmeyer 6 years ago
Affiliate: If you get rejected by ebay partner network EPN whats the best alternative?Recently I have been looking at different options for affiliate marketing, however I just found out that ebay does not approve subdomain names....any advice from pro Bloggers only.
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