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This great new knife is built as a multipurpose knife for hunting, bushcraft and general use in the great outdoors. The blade is 10cm long and made using 3.8mm thick Swedish 14C28N stainless knife steel and heat treated to achieve a hardness of 57-59 HRC. The knives are ground with a shaving sharp flat Scandinavian grind and have a satin finish. This steel in combination with the grind makes these knives very strong, yet very easy to sharpen and it takes a great edge.
The handle is available in Classic Oak, Bubinga, green linen Micarta or curly birch. There are black liners between the handle scales and steel to enhance durability over time. The wood has been treated with a traditional Scandinavian linseed oil based varnish.
The knife comes with a sturdy welted sheath made from cognac brown 3mm vegetable tanned full-grain leather. The sheath features an extra wide belt loop, a fluid draining hole and a lanyard hole.
Sandvik 14C28N knife steel
Sandvik 14C28N is the latest development in Sandvik's range of knife steels. Optimized chemistry provides a top grade knife steel with a unique combination of excellent edge performance (stability and ability to take an edge), high hardness and good corrosion resistance. This new grade allows for better hardness and wear resistance to previous grades without affecting the microstructure. Blade re-sharpening is therefore easy. At the same time, edge stability in terms of microchipping and edge folding or rolling is also good.
Steel analysis
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The difference between Scandinavian grind and a Full Flat grind
This steel in combination with a Scandinavian grind makes these knives very tough and resilient to heavy chores, even with the point. It also allows the knife to be controlled very accurately when carving wood. This Grind is particularly suitable for bushcraft use. When re-sharpening the whole bevel should be sharpenend in order to maintain its properties or a secondary bevel can be added to make the edge even stronger.
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Now living in the Republic of Macedonia, Nicholas is Trustee and Program Officer of the International Music and Art Foundation (www.imaf.li). Established with the belief that, after all, our greatest legacy to future generations is art, the International Music and Art Foundation makes grants to facilitate the improvement and dissemination of the visual and performing arts, as well as the study and preservation of art and culture from the past. He is also a Trustee of the New York State Historical Association and Vice-Chair of the Council of Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Nicholas has been an Architectural Designer/Project Manager and has hands-on management of various theater operations. He earned his Bachelor of Professional Studies Degree in Architecture from State University of New York at Buffalo and did Postgraduate Studies at Glasgow University's Mackintosh School of Architecture in Scotland.


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Today's Texture Tuesdays challenge was wide open. I chose this recent picture of a flower and tried to create a soft, ethereal feeling.
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I also wanted to try adding a grungier look with the textures, but flowers weren't working for me. So I dug up this photo from last year. It's just the side of a old service tractor I found at a park, but I liked the character of the old metal.
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As the magnificent Globe Theatre is a recreation of the original theatre where Shakespeare would perform in his day, the summer plays keep as much to the original medieval atmosphere as possible; with of course a welcome nod to 21st century health and safety laws.
Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition is the world's largest devoted to Shakespeare, and the London in which he lived and worked. Housed beneath the reconstructed Globe Theatre, the exhibition explores the remarkable story of the Globe, and brings Shakespeare's world to life using a range of interactive displays and live demonstrations.
Visit the exciting and often dangerous world of Elizabethan London where in 1599, Bankside was the entertainment centre of the capital packed with gambling dens, brothels, bear-baiting pits and theatres. Ordinary people flocked to see Shakespeare's plays and they laughed, cried, shouted abuse at the actors, ate and drank during the performances.
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Sarah O sent me this lovely picture today – it is the view from her back door in Australia – a far cry from my cold wintery day. I've tried to persuade her to blog – that way I could keep up with what she's doing better. Shame she's not in England very often – but some friends are all the better for absence – then we have a concentrated spell of each other when we are close by.
Back in wintry Nottingham – I headed up to the allotment this morning only to discover many feathers outside the chicken run and one cockerel missing. Laurie had mentioned that a couple of times when he checked the chickens, one of the boys had managed to get out (probably by flapping from floor to roof of house, to roof of adjacent building) – I can only presume that this chap had been caught outside the run by a fox – the feathers were right next to the door – perhaps he had been running to get back in. Trouble is once the fox has had a feed he'll be back. Coops and runs are never completely fox proof and we kept meaning to roof the whole area in netting to keep the foxes out and the chickens in – now I feel guilty as hell that we haven't done it – seems like bolting the door after etc etc.
My next stop was at the garage to get two new front tyres for the car- I've been 'meaning to do' that too – and the result of not doing that might be a little more extreme than losing a chicken. Now to get some other jobs done that have been on the invisible list for far too long.


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Richmond Institute of Sports Leadership with Swinburne University is a unique program aimed at developing the next generation of leaders within the sports industry.
Our four course modules feature ambassadors who will each present a keynote presentation
The four time Winter Olympian will educate students on how athletes set and achieve their vision and goals.
World Champion Australian Diamonds head coach educating on motivating teams and establishing high performance cultures.
The Richmond Football Club President will talk to students about her leadership experience and what it takes to lead an AFL club.
Former player and now CEO of the Richmond Football Club will talk with students about his career as a leading sport administrator.
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Develop yourself in a High Performance environment with access to state of the art facilities and coaching. All students will complete practical strength and conditioning and sport skills sessions within their timetable each week.
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The Richmond Institute of Sports Leadership regularly uses a range of guest speakers and industry experts as part of the program. Our program ambassadors take a lead role in the delivery of the four modules.
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Our daughter has felt a part of the Club from day one, everyone has been so friendly, welcoming and inclusive. It has made her experience so enjoyable, I know she will always remember this time at the Footy Club.Jo - Parent of Student
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How Strong are Luzon and Visayan Blades
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I've been seeing claims around some forums that Luzon and Visayan Blades are so weak, that they are made of incredibly soft iron, that they break after a few uses and that even Aztec wooden weapons are more effective, how accurate is this claim?
id rather an iron blade than any wooden thing.
ut ok here goes.
modern stuff you get in asia is beyond bad most of the time..
much of it is useless.
some of it is ok
some of it is good
and some is excellent
if you go to a very isolated part of the Philippines youll still see people living in a very basic subsistence life. nobody owns a chainsaw.
the bolo knives theyll make will be good and solid as poeple dont have much money and if the makers makes a poor knife they will return ruining his reputation.
the natives in mindoro still make good cheap high quality working knives.
the ifugao sill make good stuff as well
most populated areas the knives are cheaper and less quality just turned out for 150 or 200 pesos as thats all people will pay. no sheath basic grinding no sharpening ect. its like mass production.
the vasayas are like that in some areas. but in a pile of cheap junk you can usually get a few good blades for working.
most knife makers in south east asia dont know of tempering and the spring its still a novelty. there was very little transfer of metal working from europeans oddly.
so their blades will have no hardness except for about 1cm along the edge.
this is why a blade can be bent but its still had enough to cut a nail in two.
there is however tempered blades i have seen and i have even seen oil quenching but its either information that was kept secret and not spread by locals or it was not spread due to cultural aspect.s
for exampe even today the fugao do not know what a metal plane is so they in history hammered their blades smooth and then smoothened them on a stone. but in the lowland migrans tagalogs visayans ect took with themform what is now indonesia when they mograted the metal plane.. so they will plane their blades smooth with a special tool when they are soft .
like you plane wood.
but you see even such a usefull tool due to cultural differences didnt spread.
so i have no doubts that tempering didnt spread due to again ethnospecific knife makers and lack of cultural exchange.
if an edge quench is poorly done i.e the blade is not hot enough it will just be iron and will be useless and if its to great an area they blad eiwll just chip or snap like a carrot.
so thats where the bad reputation comes from
to prove that the edge quench is done correctly more ifugo knife makers leave one side of the edge bevel with the quenching scale so the buyer can see its a clear quench line that is the right width.
the worst knives in the phillipines come form dagupan as there its mass production and lowest price counts but ill be honest. ive never broken one in the blade. mostly its the handles that are loose or something
generally the worst blades in the phillipines are much better than anything you could buy in thailand or kambodia ect and actually better than much of the indonesian stuff.
they are cheap and they work..
the vasayian stuff is mostly single beveled though. much like japanese kitchen knives.. so you must state if you require left or right handed knives.
what sort of blade were you looking to buy?
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Lemur Cocktail Napkin - Set of 4
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We got back together as a band 2007, after being separated for more than a decade.
Once together again, the five of us agreed to play nothing else but our own "home cooked" melodic metal.
In 2008 we decided to hit the studio to record some of the new tracks. And when the four track demo was all done, we thought: "Why not release it as a four track EP?"
So we released the EP "Start of a new era" in November 2008. It got magnificent reviews in magazines and fanzines worldwide.
Since then we have been doing lots of liveshows and played at some of the biggest rockfestivals in Sweden. And lots of time has been spent writing songs and rehearsing.
Now, when we're about to release our first fullength album, our aim is set a little bit higher.
Maybe we will get the opportunity to do some shows outside Sweden? Let´s hope so.
We are totally happy and proud of the result, both songwise and soundwise, with the new album "Chapter 1".
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Last week I showed you a show-stopping dress from Nordstrom that's perfect for Christmas and New Year's Eve parties. Today I'm teaming up with Nordstrom again show you a festive look with pieces that can be worn all season long. Plus, how to get what you need from Nordstrom at your door TODAY!
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My mom was in town a few weeks ago and she helped me pick out a few things at Nordstrom for upcoming holiday parties and events. I was immediately drawn to this fluted wool cream skirt but wasn't sure what to pair with it for a holiday party. Of course, my mom found this cold shoulder top. And, moms always know best, these pieces really work together!
Last weekend I wore this feminine to a Christmas dinner party with the classic black heels I wrote about earlier in the fall (they really have been a staple of my wardrobe!). And I've also worn it to church with a snug turtleneck sweater and tall black boots. I think I am going to wear it again today to a holiday tea – it really is so functional!
And I've worn this cold-shoulder silk blouse with skinny jeans and the same black heels for a date night recently. It has been marked down 25% since I purchased it!
Both my top, skirt, and shoes run true to size. Because the skirt is slim up top (and cream) you may want to wear Spanx with them. Pair with your favorite statement earrings (or make them an early Christmas gift for yourself!) and you've got an elegant look this holiday season.
If you are needing an outfit for a party or even this season, Nordstrom makes it so easy to get what you need in a hurry. I've told you before that I often browse online and choose the pick up in store option at checkout. Note: Nordstrom Northpark in Dallas has moved the pickup location to the third floor but you can also call the store and they will bring it out to your car (insert hand-capping emoji!). But they also have pretty reasonable two-day shipping prices.
And this is pretty awesome: in some cities this holiday season Nordstrom has partnered up with Uber to deliver your order! If you are in Dallas, this may be the best $15 you ever spent if you don't have to drag your cranky toddler in terrible holiday traffic to do one more errand. A great way to do some Christmas shopping, too! At checkout, select "Same Day" under delivery options. Questions? Use the helpful chat option to get access to Nordstrom's top notch customer service.
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Don't we look mighty fine! (1984)
The next task was collecting my bouquet and the flowers for the rest of the wedding party at the florist. This went smoothly. Running seriously late we decided to take a shortcut back to the farm, via a gravel farm road. Halfway the beetle were stuttering and spitting and came to an abrupt halt. Having been observant on previous occasions when Conroy (no serious mechanic) pushed, shoved and kicked pipes into their various positions, when the beetle were not co-operating, came to good stead. I opened the engine's bonnet, which by the way most of you will remember, was at the back of the car, not in front like these days. Shaking with nerves kicking in, I keenly observed the coil (don't ask what the coil is) pipe was dangling in mid air. I grabbed the coil and pushed it into a hole that seemed as if it had been made for it and anxiously turned the ignition to test whether my mechanical aptitude paid off. The beetle, huffed, puffed, spit and at last gurgled into life again. We sped off sporting oily black hands and fingernails, sitting on tender hooks until we reached the farmhouse.
I lept out of the beetle and rushed to the bathroom to attempt getting my hands white again. Whilst washing my hands I got a glimpse of my hair in the mirror and decided that I hated what I saw glaring back at me. Without thinking twice I washed my hair and blow dried it in a record time. Fortunately Elaine was happy with her hairdo and we did our own make-up (no make-up artist was required). The photographer was already stepping up and down when we finally made our appearance on the farm house stoep for the before photos. The photo shoot out of the way, we stood ready for my brother in law to bring my dad's Jaguar to the end of the stoep's steps, so that we could be on our way to the Elands River Dutch Reformed Church. Alas, another car hick-up made its appearance. My brother-in-law could not get the Jaguar started. We all stood around with tainted breaths each time he tried the ignition. After what seemed like an eternity, he at last got our wheels rolling and we were off and reached the church only 15 minutes late. Thank you so much to everyone for all the good wishes. It is much appreciated.
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Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon joined a distinguished group of world leaders when he delivered a major, end-of-the-year policy address to the Seton Hall community as a part of the John C. Whitehead School of International Relations and Diplomacy's World Leaders Forum on Nov. 22.
As The Setonian previously reported, Ban's address was on the seven-part U.N. agenda for the current year. Ban focused on three parts of the U.N. agenda in particular, what he said he sees as the "big three" challenges facing the international community: climate change, the global fight against poverty and addressing the plight of human beings in crisis.
He called upon the students of Seton Hall to help the U.N. address "a whole new generation of threats, threats unlike any that have come before."
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By addressing what he believes to be the three greatest challenges facing the world today, Ban said we will create "a greener world for all . . . a more prosperous world for all . . . (and) a safer world for all."
Ban rebuffed critics of the U.N., many of whom he said "criticize the United Nations for not solving all the world's ills."
In particular, Ban pointed out how the world expected much more from December 2009's Copenhagen convention on climate change.
"World leaders gathered in a small room . . . They talked far into the night, and they emerged, if you believe the news reports, with virtually nothing." Ban said. "It is true that Copenhagen did not meet the very high expectations. We hoped for a comprehensive, legally binding treaty that would usher in an era of sustainable, low-carbon prosperity. Nonetheless, despite the conventional wisdom that Copenhagen was somehow a 'failure,' much in fact was achieved."
Copenhagen had three major successes, according to Ban. For the first time, he said, developing countries acknowledge their responsibility to curb emissions of greenhouse gasses and all the countries involved agreed to work to limit the global temperature rise to "well below 2 degrees Celsius." Additionally, countries pledged to finance efforts to mitigate the effect of climate change and help the world adapt to changes in climate.
"The bottom line," he said, "we made progress."
In turning to the U.N. poverty agenda, Ban placed importance on the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals. The goals call on the world to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of mothers and their children, fighting the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, improving education, protecting the environment and encouraging global development.
Again, Ban said conventional wisdom will say the goals are simply unattainable; however he pointed to major progress that the U.N. has made.
"We are controlling disease better than ever before, polio, malaria, AIDS," Ban said, stating that polio now exists in only four countries, and efforts the UN has taken to prevent the spread of malaria and AIDS.
"With the right policies, with the right leadership and resources, targeted at the right people, we can achieve the goals," he said.
With regard to his third policy platform, helping human beings in crisis, Ban described the U.N. as "the world's first responder," highlighting his trips to, and the U.N.'s efforts to assist, Pakistan, Haiti and Myanmar after each country faced humanitarian crises after natural disasters.
He also focused on the U.N.'s peacekeeping role in Sudan after years of conflict. Today, he said, the U.N. is doing everything it can to maintain peace while the nation is preparing for a January referendum on whether the country will remain united or if Southern Sudan will become an independent nation.
"Should there be violence, we are ready to act," Ban said.
The secretary-general also took questions from a pre-screened group of students and alum after his address, where he further discussed the Sudanese independence vote.
"We are in full alert and vigilance," Ban said. "The voter registration began on Nov. 15 and all is going well. They must decide whether they will be separated or united. Whatever their decision, the U.N. and the world will respect it, but the referendum must be conducted in a peaceful and credible way."
Ban pointed out efforts he took to incorporate women in the U.N., without whom he said he "will not be able to address any of the challenges" he outlined during his address.
"Resources are precious; we must make every dollar count. We must mobilize all human resources as well. This means tapping the world's most underutilized resource: women," he said. "We need women leaders. We need the women of civil society to push for change. And we need women to be healthy and educated, as is their right."
For those reasons, and others, the U.N., according to Ban, has placed women's empowerment and gender equality at the center of their work, beginning with the creation of U.N. Women, a new agency to promote the standing of women throughout the world, as well as the appointment of women to many senior U.N. leadership positions, including the U.N.'s top lawyer, top humanitarian, top development administrator, top climate negotiator, top human rights commissar, top doctor and "top cop."
Jennifer Perry, a senior diplomacy and international relation major, was excited that Ban raised the issue of women's equality in his address.
"I interned with an NGO (non-governmental organization) at the U.N. this summer, Caritas Internationalis," Perry said. "I am really glad he brought up things that are going on now, like the Sudan, the Millennium Development Goals and women."
Other students in attendance, such as Michelle Hernandez, another senior diplomacy major, were surprised with the content of Ban's address.
"I thought he brought up three points that were substantial," Hernandez said. "I thought he would bring up less controversial issues, but he brought up really pertinent ones."
Senior political science major Jesse Beutell and Hernandez said they thought it was fantastic the Whitehead School was able to bring the current secretary-general of the United Nations.
Beutell called the address "enlightening," and Hernandez said she "really liked him."
"I actually thought he was better than Tony Blair," Hernandez said. "He is a current world leader and could talk about what he is doing."
The Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations World Leaders Forum has hosted multiple leaders to promote dialogue on the global concerns of the day.
Past guests of the forum include former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Tony Blair, then U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and former Israeli Prime Minister and current President Shimon Peres.
Ambassador John Menzies, dean of the Whitehead School, presented Ban with a Tiffany crystal globe made in New Jersey "to thank him for being the world's leading peacemaker" after the address.
Ban, 66, of the Republic of Korea became the eighth secretary-general of the U.N. in January 2007. Ban's ties to the U.N. date back to 1975 when he served as the First Secretary of the South Permanent Observer Mission before South Korea joined the U.N. as a member state in 1991. He has also served as his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade as well as various foreign posts, including as Ambassador to New Delhi and Vienna.
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Meet Our Member
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Current Job Position and Company:
The Marlin Alliance Inc. as a Communications Consultant
Women In Defense member since:
When I'm not working you can find me:
Spending time with my family and friends or working on my masters degree
My favorite memory from my career in defense:
It is hard to choose because I had an adventurous career from traveling the icy land mine lined roads of Bosnia Herzegovina to cover various missions to swimming in the Indian Ocean and coming face to face with a shark. Joining the Navy was the best decision I ever made and I miss those adventures.
Advice to other women working in defense:
Working in defense has its own set of challenges. One of those challenges is upward mobility so it is important to be open minded about opportunities and to weigh your options when an opportunity you are interested in becomes available. Sometimes those opportunities are not in your field of expertise but may be a good fit for you and the department you would be supporting. If the opportunity offers you the chance to move up, don't be afraid to step up.
The most valuable thing about my membership with WID San Diego is:
I am connected to some inspiring women who teach me something new every time I am around them.


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Thursday, March 15, 2012
AMD 6770 - Cheap Radeon HD for Gaming
AMD 6770 is one of the best value and cheap graphics card for playing PC games on HD even full HD resolution, based from Radeon HD 5770 engine, it's looks that AMD Radeon HD 6770 performance looks the same with Radeon 5770, is it true? yes for the same engine specs but the performance AMD 6770 is better than HD 5770. Comes from AMD HD 6000 series, AMD 6770 equipped with latest DirectX 11, so if you wan to play PC games with DirectX enable, you can play it with Radeon HD 6770 series.
Here is one of the samples from AMD 6770 series, it's MSI R6770 Twin Frozr II/OC, it has comes with 875MHz of GPU Core, faster that AMD 6770 reference, also equiped with 1GB of GDDR5 and 4800MHz of memory clock speed. Nice huh..
AMD Radeon HD 6770 graphics card main features :
- 76.8 GB/s memory bandwidth (maximum)
- 800 Stream Processors
- 40 Texture Units
- 64 Z/Stencil ROP Units, 16 Color ROP Units
- PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface
- AMD CrossFireX multi-GPU technology5
- Full DirectX 11 support, Shader Model 5.0, OpenGL 4.1 support
- AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology1
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What about the AMD 6770 gaming benchmark and performance, well it will take a long time to post in here, but I want to tell you that you can play many PC games with this cards, you can play PC games with high even to highest settings with HD 6770. Enjoy and happy gaming.
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Long ago, there lived a good young man named Martin. Even as a boy, he knew that one day he would be expected to serve in the military. His father was an important military officer. And, though he desired a peaceful life outside of the military, he knew that it would be his duty to follow the life of his father. So, Martin joined the military, became an officer, and was eventually assigned to garrison duty in the town of Amiens.
One bitterly cold winter evening, the young Martin rode through the gates of Amiens on his fine proud horse. He was dressed in the regalia of his military unit: gleaming armor, a bright helmet, and a beautiful red cloak, lined with lambs wool. It was nearly freezing outside, but his thick cloak kept him warm. He was hardly aware of the cold. But then, as he approached the gates of the town, he saw a poor man, a beggar, dressed with clothes so ragged that he was practically bare. The man was shaking and blue with cold, but no one reached out to help him. People would pass through the gates, looking straight ahead, so their eyes would not meet with those of the poor, desperate man.
Martin, seeing this, was overcome with compassion. He rode straight to the poor man and took off his red cloak. With one stroke of his sword he tore the lovely mantle in two. He wrapped half of the cloak around the freezing man and the other half around his own shoulders.
The people nearby watched in amazement. To see a fine military officer do such a thing was a ridiculous sight to many, but others were touched by the goodness that Martin showed.
That night, as Martin slept, he had a dream. A man appeared to him who looked so familiar, and he was wearing the half of the cloak Martin had given to the poor beggar. And then, Martin saw in the eyes of this man, and the light of the Divine which we all carry within us.
From that day on, Martin's life was changed forever. He knew that he could no longer fight and harm other men as part of the military, for his true desire was to live a life of kindness, forgiveness, compassion and goodness.
Golden light is turning grey,
Mists begin to rule the day.
Bare the trees, their branches lift;
Clouds of dead leaves earthward drift.
Through the field the farmer goes,
Seeds of ripened corn he sows'
Trusts the earth will hold it warm,
Shelter it from cold and harm.
For he knows that warmth and light
Live there, hidden from our sight;
And beneath a sheltering wing,
Deep below, new life will spring!
(adapted from a story by Cerdiwen Anya Coit posted at www.herbnites.tripod.com/waldorfinspiredschool )


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This is up in my kitchen window this time of the year. It's fun because you can see the exact same view, the church from that angle, outside the window when it's not dark. I've chosen this picture to illustrate today's word: Favourite ornament. #yarnpadc As I mentioned before, I haven't really decorated my home this Christmas since I don't have much space. Next year though, oh my, it will be decorations everywhere. Or at least more than now.
Today was my last day at work before Christmas and now I'm on Christmas break! It's wonderful. I'm spending it in my armchair with my knitting. Like every other evening, but I like it. I'm going to stay here till there are bushes growing out of my hears or this pair of socks are finished, whichever comes first. I'm even colour coded with my knitting since I'me wearing my purple sweats and my knitting is purple too. It's very important to stay colour coded with your knitting. Or not, but it's quite fun.


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I don't think it would come as a great shock to anyone that I adore cupcakes. Cake of any sort gets my attention and little personal-sized ones are just so convenient! With a family as small as ours we rarely go through a whole cake anyway; making cupcakes allows me to send what's left to work with my husband. I stress-BAKE, not stress-EAT.
I'm always trying new cupcake recipes (thank you Pinterest) and this one caught my attention because it breaks the cardinal rule of baking: NEVER over-beat anything once the flour is added. It releases the gluten and makes your cakes tough and rubbery, incase you were wondering. But this recipe does just that. And I'm always curious when rules get broken. So, I made a date with my mixer and this recipe. Plus, I needed a bribe for my amazing worker bees who were cleaning the church on Saturday. God Bless the Worker Bee!
Note: the frosting recipe makes a whole lot more than you will need. I threw a tablespoon of Chambord into the mix, chilled, and rolled some truffles. Two for one deal!
Makes one cake or about 20 cupcakes-
Preheat the oven to 325° F for cake or 375° F for cupcakes. Grease the bottom of a 10-inch tube or bundt pan, or line two cupcake pans with paper liners. Have all ingredients at room temperature.
Beat together for five minutes:
- 1 2/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter
Then add:
- 5 eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition
Then add:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 t. baking powder
- 1/4 t. salt
- 1/4 t. vanilla extract
- 1/4 t. almond extract
Beat for two minutes.
For a cake, bake for about one hour, checking after fifty minutes. For cupcakes, bake for 20-25 minutes.
Sour Cream Ganache Frosting
- 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
Then stir in:
- 1 cup sour cream
- A pinch of salt
Spread onto completely cooled cake. I just dipped the cupcakes into the frosting.


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I can't tell you much more about this one just yet than what the title says, but to recap: Troy Tulowitzki was removed from today's game in Dunedin against the Mets after taking a Bartolo Colon pitch to his right hand.
We're still waiting on word from the Blue Jays, but obviously we're all aware of the sort of terrible luck that Tulo has had in his career when it comes to injuries — and how vitally important he is to the 2016 Blue Jays (not to mention, if you want to get real wild-thinking about it, the legacy of the 2015 run and Alex Anthopoulos) — so… this is a thing that's certainly gets one's attention.
Colon sits 88-91 these days, so it's not like he still has the heat that he used to bring. But if hit in the right place, that can certainly break a bone — not that anybody should be talking about anything like that just yet.
All I know is what I heard on the radio broadcast of the game, and from that, it really didn't seem too bad.
But what does that mean?
Scott MacArthur tweets some serious sense, saying that while he's no doctor, and isn't in Dunedin, in spring training, if you get hit on the hand, why keep playing that day?
John Lott's outstanding Flickr page gives us a terrific reaction shot of Tulo after the plunking.
There will certainly be an update as soon as we know his status, and I'll update this post when that happens.
The Jays have announced that the x-rays on Tulo's hand came back negative (which is positive!), but that he has a bone bruise to the first and second knuckles of his right hand. He is now considered day-to-day.
That's better than a break, but having him miss any time isn't great. Better that it happens at this point in the season than just about any other, at least.
Tulo is going to be back to vintage Tulo this year, can't you feel it? (And no, I don't mean that as in he's going to get hurt all the time. Although…)


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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month
By Meaghan Crowley
"What we would like to do is change the world— make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended for them to do." - Dorothy Day
The beginning of November marks the start of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month . This year, we have taken inspiration from Dorothy Day, and her book The Long Loneliness. Day was a starter. She was a connector. She was an activist. We hope to do the same. We want to start getting closer to the issues of Hunger and Homelessness, and start making the world a more just place. We want to connect with people from all walks of life, to get a clearer picture of their journeys through life. And we want to stand up against injustice through social activism.
These goals are lofty to accomplish in a month. But our hope is that this can be an entry point. This experience of devoting a whole month to issues surrounding hunger and homelessness can inspire us to go deeper during the eleven other months out of the year; prayerfully accepting the challenges and beauty that come with living a life devoted to making this beautiful world we share a "little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended for them to do."


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On the agenda:
- Village Park Jump Park Project Update
- Village Park Hard Surface Play Areas Design: Project update
- Cycling Task Force – Proposed Name Change and Terms of Reference
- Street Closure for Special Events Policy, Public Consultation
- Banner Hanging Policy
- Stage 2 Watering Restrictions Rescinded
- New Building Canada Fund Application
- Financial Report – September 30, 2014
- Outstanding Action Items Report
- Electronic Funds and Cheque Register Report, September 2014
- 2014-2018 Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw
- Water Rates Amendment Bylaw
- Sanitary Sewer Rates Amendment Bylaw
- Village of Cumberland Parks and Greenways Master Plan Bylaw


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Blu-ray Edition
Review by Gordon Justesen
Stars: Robert
Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax
Shepard, Billy Bob Thornton
Director: David Dobkin
Audio: DTS HD 5.1
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Studio: Warner Bros.
Features: See Review
Length: 141 Minutes
Release Date: January 27, 2015
"How does it feel, Hank, knowing every person you represent is guilty?"
"It's fine. Innocent people can't afford me."
Film **1/2
The Judge is movie whose cast alone should be worth the price of admission. The very idea of a pair of actors such as Robert Downey, Jr. and Robert Duvall portraying son and father should be enough to make any movie lover see it. But, as much as there is to like about this movie, a much greater movie should have resulted instead of a barely good one.
By blending in everything from courtroom drama, family drama, light touches of comedy here and there, not to mention moments that aim right for the heartstrings, The Judge ends up being an overlong exercise in tonal shifts that just happens to contain some great acting. Again, you simply can't lose with a cast like this. In addition to the two Roberts, we get a splendid supporting cast featuring the likes of Vincent D'Onofrio, Vera Farmiga and Billy Bob Thornton.
Downey plays Hank Palmer, an all too self satisfied Chicago defense attorney who could care less if his clients are innocent. One day during a court hearing, he receives a phone message informing him that his mother has past away. This means he has to put all legal matter aside and pay a visit to the small Indiana town he tried oh so hard to leave behind.
This also means he has to come face to face with his father, Joseph Palmer (Duvall), a veteran and long respected judge. Their heavily flawed relationship is telegraphed instantly, indicating that old wounds will be reopened as the story progresses. And matters are made even worse when the judge himself becomes the prime suspect in a hit and run incident, resulting in him on trial...with son Hank defending him.
Director David Dobkin has mostly been known for directing broad comedies such as Wedding Crashers and The Change Up. Though he pulls off the dramatic proceedings here much better than one might expect, I can't help but suspect that Dobkin (who also co-wrote the film) was unable to fully go outside his comfort zone. This might explain why the movie goes all over the place in terms of tone, with subplots played for laughs such as Hank hooking up with a young bartender who ends up being the daughter of a former flame of his (Vera Farmiga).
As much as the film is devoted to the flawed relationship between Downey and Duvall, which is clearly where it excels, it would have worked better if more focus was applied to that story element instead of wandering elsewhere. Another misfortune is the fact that the courtroom intrigue, not to mention the murder case itself, isn't as gripping as it should be, and that's saying a lot when you have no less than Billy Bob Thornton as the prosecuting attorney.
For an actor's showcase, though, this film is perhaps one of the best examples in recent memory. Watching two mesmerizing figures like Robert Downey, Jr. and Robert Duvall play off one another is a treat in and of itself. But they and the rest of the cast deserve a far better film than the slightly unfocused one at hand.
Video ****
Warner's Blu-ray handling of this movie is absolutely spot on. But then again, it's easy to deliver a solid picture quality when the movie at hand has Spielberg regular Janusz Kaminski serving as cinematographer. The end result is a crisp, consistently detailed picture that the 1080p brings to absolute vivid life. Colors are most astounding, especially in outdoor sequences.
Audio ***
This is a dialogue driven piece, first and foremost. With the exception of periodic music playback and ambient settings captured here and there, the most that you're gonna get from this DTS HD mix is how it works with the dialogue delivery, which it handles tremendously well. I will also mention that an early moment of a judge slamming his gavel ranks as probably the loudest such scene I've ever heard, so the sound presentation should indeed be credited for that, as well!
Features **1/2
Included on this Warner Blu-ray release is a commentary track with director/co-writer David Dobkin, two featurettes in the form of "Inside The Judge" and the very amusing "Getting Deep with Dax Shepard". Lastly, there's close to twenty minutes worth of Deleted Scenes.
For all it's good qualities, The Judge is a film that deserves to be so much greater than it turned out. The chemistry of the two leads alone makes it hard to not fully give this one a pass. Shorten the film by about a half hour and add some juice to the courtroom proceedings...then we would've had a real winner.


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This module uses nyc to track code coverage, even across subprocess boundaries. It is included by default, and there's nothing you need to do but enable it. Adding coverage will make your tests run slightly slower, but that's to be expected.
Nyc in turn uses istanbul to do the actual coverage code transformation and reporting.
To generate coverage information, run your tests with the
If you use this a lot, you may want to add
coverage and
.nyc_output to your
.gitignore and/or
.npmignore files.
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As of version 7, node-tap lets you easily enforce 100% coverage of all lines, branches, functions, and statements with one easy flag, if that's your thing:
"scripts": {
"test": "tap test/*.js --100"
If you do this in an open source module, please join the exclusive 100 club.
Travis-CI and Coveralls.io Integration
You can very easily take advantage of continuous test coverage reports by using Travis-CI and Coveralls.
- Enable Travis-CI by signing up, enabling tests on your repo, and
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codecovas a devDependency in your project with this command:
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Add a
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Bandaru Dattatreya, recent addition in Modi's Union Ministers and the lone minister in the Centre has announced that his first gift to the state after assuming new office comes as a medical college in Sanathnagar bside ESI Hospital at a cost of Rs. 435 Crore.
He made the announcement at a felicitation function organised by the state government on Saturday, which was attended by KCR and other leaders of ruling and opposition.
Dattatreya also announced increase the help to beedi workers up to Rs. 1 Lakh to construct their houses. He also assured that salaries, pensions and providents funds to the employees of all sectors would be released in time without any issue.
"While K Chandrasekhar Rao is the first chief minister of Telangana, I am the first person from the new state to become a Union minister," expressed Bandaru Dattatreya happily.
Dattatreya assumed a central berth as Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Labout and Employment.


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First day feeling somewhat normal again though I choose to avoid coffee still.
I chat a bit with Celeste.
Nasser checks out of the center and is on his way to Cuenca.
Jade is updating her blog at the internet cafe and I enjoy a short conversation with her.
I complete some work and enjoy a nap.
A eat a bowl of vegetable soup at the Chinese restaurant with Pat.


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AMWU Wants Stricter Australian Content Rules Enforced
The Australia Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has acknowledged Minister Combet's promise to help the manufacturing sector deal with structural shifts in the economy and has called for more Australian participation in major projects, according to a message on the AMWU website.
Nevertheless, AMWU cautioned the Government that it needed to put in more effort into getting orders flowing into local manufacturing by investing in architecture, toughening up Australian Industry Participation Plans (AIPP), and accountability on large projects. AMWU National Secretary Paul Bastian said that the unutilized capacity is causing Australian manufacturing to lose jobs and that the Government should enforce strong, decisive action to preserve and boost the diversity of the economy.
"It is clearly unacceptable when you have massive project investment coming online and local content and manufacturers cannot get a look in.
"Take the $43 billion Gorgon Gas project where less than 10% of the 300,000 tonnes of fabricated steel was sourced from local providers. Yet at the same time youth unemployment in the manufacturing strips of Perth are above 20%.
"We need tougher rules surrounding Australian industry participation that make sure big companies are held to public account about their use of local content and their support for local jobs. That means we need greater transparency in the AIPP process so we can scrutinise the real benefits their projects are providing," says Mr. Bastian.
He said that contractors who are bidding in government projects should be disqualified if they are unable to meet the provisions for local content. The Government spending on infrastructure could also help save jobs and since taxpayers' money will be used in these projects, the use of local content and local suppliers must be demanded.
Companies who receive government assistance should respond with their own commitment to increase local content or assist local suppliers in accessing their global network. He cites the naval industry as a huge opportunity for the Government to lead by example if they commission, design and build a new fleet locally.
"We need to get real about Australian industry participation or our manufacturing sector will keep bleeding jobs.
"If we ignore manufacturing, it will go away – along with the nearly one million jobs it provides.
"We welcome Minister Combet's pre-Australia day commitment to our local manufacturing industry and we look forward to him detailing the government's plans next month" said Mr. Bastian.
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