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2012 Reading Challenges: Keepin’ It Light
December 15, 2011 by Anna
I signed up for 8 challenges in 2011, and as the end of the year approaches, I’m still choosing my final selections to complete them. So for 2012, I thought I would pull back on the challenges a bit as I work my way through review copies and concentrate more on the books that have been sitting on my shelf for quite a long time. Although I’m only signing up for 3 challenges for the upcoming year, I expect to take part in some read-alongs and other events as they arise.
Of course, I’ll be participating in the World War I Reading Challenge that Serena and I are co-hosting on War Through the Generations. I’m committing to 4-10 books, hopefully more. I haven’t made a list, but I know for sure that I will be reading A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway for the challenge read-along.
Serena is bringing back the Fearless Poetry Exploration Challenge for its second year, which is exciting. Serena really works hard to get people excited about poetry and to just give it a try. I’m going to commit to reading at least 1 poetry book next year, but I hope to read more.
I couldn’t resist signing up for the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge at Historical Tapestry. I’m committing to the “Severe Bookaholism” level of 20 books. Since I’ve already read 40 books for the challenge this year (with a few left to go), it’s one I’m going to enjoy! I don’t have a list ready yet, but since I didn’t stick to my list for this year’s challenge, it’s probably best for me to wing it.
UPDATED: Apparently I can be persuaded to take on more challenges, try as I might to resist:
Suko’s Notebook is hosting The Jodi Picoult Project through October 2012, and by kindly pointing me toward her post, she convinced me to sign up. I’m only signing up to read 1 Jodi Picoult book, Second Glance, since it’s on my shelf already.
What challenges are you taking on in 2012?
Posted in reading challenges | Tagged fearless poetry exploration challenge, historical fiction reading challenge, jodi picoult project, war through the generations, WWI reading challenge | 33 Comments
on December 15, 2011 at 12:27 pm | Reply sagustocox
I like challenges when I can wing it! Thanks for joining the poetry challenge.
on December 23, 2011 at 12:08 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Thanks for hosting it again! I think winging it works best for me. I spent a lot of time creating lists last year and strayed from all of them!
on December 15, 2011 at 12:39 pm | Reply Audra (Unabridged Chick)
Good challenge choices!!
on December 15, 2011 at 1:25 pm | Reply BermudaOnion
I’m laying low on challenges next year too. Good luck with yours!
on December 23, 2011 at 12:09 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Thanks, Kathy! Good luck to you, too!
on December 15, 2011 at 1:34 pm | Reply Suko
Anna, your reading challenges are wonderful, and led me to learn more about WWII. 🙂
As usual, I’m keeping the number of reading challenges I join to a minimum. And my requirement for them is that they don’t require me to read a lot of books! With this in mind, I created a Jodi Picoult reading challenge (because I want to read a few more of her intense novels!). Please stop by my book blog if you’re interested in learning more.
on December 23, 2011 at 12:10 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Thanks for convincing me to join your Jodi Picoult challenge. I’ve had Second Glance on my shelf for awhile now, so it’s about time I read it!
on December 15, 2011 at 4:32 pm | Reply Laura Fabiani
I love challenges! But this year I will stick to those that are true challenges for me. I am hosting two challenges this year: The Time Travel Reading Challenge because I love time travel books and don’t get to read enough of them, and also the Short Story Reading Challenge because I don’t usually read books that are collections of short stories and I have a few on my bookshelf. I have taken your example and made the challenges easy so that you only have to read one book at the lowest level. If you think these challenges are for you, then stop by my blog!
on December 23, 2011 at 12:11 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Thanks for letting me know about your challenges. I guess the ones I sign up for aren’t challenging for me, except for completing them on time. I think I like how they force me to make time for the books I really want to read.
on December 15, 2011 at 6:07 pm | Reply Suko
Anna, thank you for adding The Jodi Picoult Project to this post! 🙂
on December 15, 2011 at 7:55 pm | Reply stacilifeinthethumb
I am only doing a few myself this year but now you’ve made me want to participate in the Historical Fiction…I love that genre…so I’m signing up! 😀
on December 23, 2011 at 12:12 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Yea! I can’t resist. I love Historical Fiction too much not to take part.
on December 16, 2011 at 12:04 am | Reply Amused
Great challenge picks!
on December 16, 2011 at 7:59 pm | Reply Jenners
I’m keeping it very light as well. I’m not officially signing up for anything yet but might do small ones as they arise (like the RIP Challenge). I am going to do the TBR Double Dare though, which just means reading books on my shelves for the first three months of the year.
on December 23, 2011 at 12:13 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Good luck! I find that when I don’t officially sign up, I don’t take part, like the read-a-thons and stuff. We’ll see how it goes though. One year I’ll give the RIP Challenge a try.
on December 17, 2011 at 12:50 am | Reply Rebecca
I am also doing the Historical Fiction challenge. I am getting back into challenges this year!
on December 17, 2011 at 5:06 pm | Reply bookworm
I participate in just a few myself, so not to get overwhelmed. I am doing Suko’s Picoult challenge too. Happy reading 🙂
on December 23, 2011 at 12:14 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Thanks! I think I overdid it with the challenges last year and now I’m scrambling to complete them. I’m still having fun with them, though, and that’s all that counts.
on December 17, 2011 at 11:02 pm | Reply jennygirl
You know except for read-alongs I am skipping reading challenges for 2012. I can’t keep up with them, and then I get mad at myself for not finishing them. I may have come close with the HF one this year, but I stopped keeping track. Good luck to you Anna 🙂
Thanks! I try to just go with the flow and not let them pressure me. It’s a challenge to actually complete them on time, rather than a challenge to read a certain genre, and that works best for me. But I take the attitude that if I don’t complete one or two, oh well. LOL
on December 18, 2011 at 8:29 pm | Reply Lisa
I’ve done such a bad job with challenges this year (as usual!) but I’m still thinking the Historical Fiction and War Through the Generations will have to be included in 2012. My goal is to really work on reading from my own shelves but I think I can do both of those and not have to buy a single book. Good luck!
on December 23, 2011 at 12:15 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
I want to focus more on my own shelves in the new year, too, and like you, I have plenty of challenge books waiting there patiently. 🙂
on December 18, 2011 at 10:32 pm | Reply Marg
I have cut down on the number of challenges I am participating in too.
Glad to see that you are still on board for the Historical Fiction challenge!
on December 23, 2011 at 12:16 pm | Reply Anna (Diary of an Eccentric)
Thanks for hosting it again! You know I wouldn’t miss it!
on December 20, 2011 at 1:09 am | Reply Teddy
I’m so glad you are joining us for the Historical Fiction Challenge again!
I am keeping it light too! I cut down last year and I plan to cut back even more.
Thanks for hosting! Good luck with your challenges.
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on December 23, 2011 at 11:52 am | Reply Caroline
Oh goody a poetry challenge, just the thing for me.
Serena would love to have you join!

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There are many dragons, a young girl who is a thief, another big thief and his helper, a nasty Duke with a palace, a young illuminated manuscript scribe who works in a library with a nasty boss, a girl residing within a dragon, gargoyles, an abbess in an abbey, soldiers, battles, dungeons…it’s got the lot!
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In Ancient Babylon, Tiamat is a symbol of the chaos of primordial creation. She is considered the monstrous embodiment of primordial chaos and often identified as a sea serpent or dragon.
She takes on the form of a massive sea dragon and brings forth monsters, including the first dragons, whose bodies are filled with “poison instead of blood”.
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The programming-puzzle tag seems a bit useless given we're called 'Programming Puzzles and Code-Golf'. It seems to be used when no other objective winning criteria is used and sometimes used in conjunction with other winning criteria tags.
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\$\begingroup\$ From the wiki A programming puzzle includes a goal, a partially completed program, and rules outlining how the program can be modified. The program is specifically designed to make achieving the goal difficult. An answer to a programming puzzle takes the program and modifies it only in ways specified in the rules, so that the goal is achieved. This is very clearly distinct from code challenge and golf. Just because the latter tends to be easier to do and more popular is no reason to make the former off-topic. \$\endgroup\$ – James Aug 8 '16 at 12:43
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Now that the shock has gone away slightly, I think I should weigh in my thoughts on what this could all mean, and why they decided to go with Toby and not anyone else.
Toby was the one everyone least expected. He had already been the target of suspicions by the girls earlier in the first season, and he had been cleared due to Spencer getting closer to him and showing the rest of the girls that he has been as much of a victim as they have been. Since then he's been more involved with Spencer, and the girls, and hasn't been much part of the big action. Which is why this kind of reveal that somehow, he is involved with the "A" Team and that's there's more to the story with him than we knew previously. And I'll be honest, this is quite shocking to many of us because we loved (and still love) Toby and believed he was being truthful and not part of anything bad or horrible, which is why such a reveal is perfect.
I understand that some are pissed off and angry because it was practically a retcon of his character, Marlene King admitted that they didn't know they would reveal Toby until this season.
But my understanding with retcons is that it can have much potential if done well and makes sense to the overall character and their story and motivation.
On turning Toby: The theme we explore all the time on the show is "what appears to be isn't." So it was really fun to develop a character who really was the moral compass of the show. There were points at the end of Season 1 where we said that Toby is the only character in Rosewood who had never lied, and that was a truth to that point.
On Toby having true feelings for Spencer: That's the story we're going to tell [in the next part of the season] and you'll get a better sense of it.
If a retcon is believable and makes sense in context of what happened in the past, then it can definitely work. As mentioned in this interview they intend to explore deeper into that, so it's not just a random turning of a character from good to bad. There are motivations, there are reasons why this reveal happened and why Toby is doing what he's doing. So if done right, they can successfully pull it off. There is a reason why this was called a reveal of a "betrayer". Unlike the other suspects many have had on their radar for a while, this is a true betrayal of someone who is incredibly close with one of the girls and who they, or even the audience, would ever suspect in a million years.
I also think this brings into question the why. Why is Toby, and the "A" Team in general, going after the girls? Why on such an intimate level?
These interviews suggest that it's because of what happened in the past when Alison was still alive, the things they did when they were with her and those who got caught in Alison's manipulative game are making these girls pay for it. It sounds quite harsh, especially for something that happened in the past and that they've all realized and understand what Alison did, not just to others but to them during their friendship, was horrible and wrong and they've all changed their ways since then. But for others it's not as simple as forgiving and forgetting. Take Jenna Marshall, for example. She was blinded due to the nasty prank by Alison. The girls didn't do it, but they were there and were accessories to the crime, and therefore she believes they must pay for what happened. Also, let's not forget that even if they weren't the ones who did it, the girls have never directly apologized to Jenna for what happened. Not then, and certainly not even now after everything.
So regardless, there are reasons for someone to have a personal vendetta not just against Alison (which was taken care of), but for the rest of her posse. The girls might have grown up and moved on from those days, but the former victims of Alison's torments sure haven't forgotten the things that happened, hence the "A" Team was born.
In comparison I think about the entire premise of Revenge. Emily's entire life was destroyed because of the people who framed her father and had him killed, and she spends years mapping out a plan on getting revenge on those people who wronged her and her family. Even if these were people who weren't personally out to get her or were manipulated or coerced in doing what they did, they made the impact of the outcome much greater and were rewarded handsomely from the Grayson's because of it. In turn, she returns the favor by ruining their lives, their careers, their homes, everything for good. The girls from Pretty Little Liars never meant to cause any harm, but they never stopped or stood up to Alison when she played her little games, and the victims are deciding to get some sweet revenge for those dark days.
Toby is one of those victims. So with this reveal, even if it's shocking and seems out of left field, just remember that we still don't know much about Toby himself. We know certain things like the relationship between him and Jenna and how Alison essentially blackmailed him, but other than that there isn't much about what happened with him during those times, and how he got roped into all of this.
We're just gonna have to wait and see where this all leads to, and to be honest I'm kind of excited. I'm on the same league as Keegan:
I don't mind stories expanding the histories and backstories of characters by developing something that was mysterious and unexpected like this. But again, as long as they do so convincingly and that it makes sense to the continuity of the show, because otherwise it definitely would have been out of blue for no reason other than shock value for the audience and therefore a cop-out. But judging from the interviews so far, while they didn't anticipate it going in this direction previously they are having plans about it. Which means much potential is to be unraveled during the second half of the season, and I cannot wait to see how this affects the events that will be happening.
In short with everything I mentioned above, I know many people are still digesting what happened and have a variety of reactions to it, from confusion to being pissed off, which are all valid because such a reaction is precisely what the show was aiming for, after all. But personally, I'm more excited and enthralled by all of this. It really amps up the game of the show, imo.
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THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE: New Kitchen Table ordered
I have been trying to convince Jason that we need a new kitchen table for a while now.
The one we have now is round with a center pedestal and it drives me nuts that the legs of the chairs hit the pedestal and wont go all the way under the table. The other MAJOR problem with this table is that we have had it for about 18 years now and although it is a great sturdy table and has withstood a lot, the finish has pretty much worn off from the constant cleaning it with cleaning sprays. It has 3 leaves to extend it to an enormous size and those leaves are beautiful... the way it used to look like, but we decided we would rather have a more square/rectangle table with 4 legs in the kitchen now and we have been wanting to go lighter colored, so I finally convinced Jason that we should go "look" since it was Memorial Day weekend!!!
We went to Haverty's and saw 2 tables we liked, but one was too big and the other too dark although both had very comfy seats.
Then we went to Rooms to Go, which he didnt think he wanted to go there or would like anything there, and we both fell in love with the same table. It is a Cindy Crawford table with a pretty pine wood top and white washed weathered look base and legs and the chairs are in different colors with the table tops wood color in the seat. It was the perfect size and the exact look we were looking for. It is bar height, which seems to be the "in style" right now, so we bought 8 chairs since we seem to have a lot of company over and always need chairs, and we also bought a side table for the couch since ours is in "throw away" condition!
I am so glad we went to "look" because it is being delivered Wednesday!!! Yippee!!! I love it!


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Pursued by God: Queen Abi
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Golden Rose Matte Velvet Collection: Part One | My Lucid Bubble
Labels: Blue, Golden Rose, Matte, Suede, Teal, Velvet
I got new toys in the mail recently and they are the Golden Rose Matte Velvet polishes. I am not a big fan of matte polishes but I do like polishes with a suede/velvet finish. I have a large number of creme polishes and a few matte topcoats so a basic matte doesn't really move me but I do like a finish with texture. I got my first Matte Velvet polish in a swap and when I saw that the rest were available from Golden Rose USA I snatched them up. I decided to show them all to you so you can see them. They don't have names but are numbered which is kind of annoying.
I had no issues with formula on any of them. All are two coats but I could easily use a thicker application for one coat. Dry time was quick. I bought these at Golden Rose USA and they are inexpensive which I like! There are ten total and I'll show the first five today and the remaining five tomorrow.
101 is a sky blue.
102 is a cornflower blue with a more obvious velvet finish.
103 is a shade of royal blue. A vibrant blue without being too loud.
104 is a denim blue.
105 is a teal green. Yum! One of my favorites.


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Haze from forest fires in Sumatra has forced schools to close in Malaysia, and prompted warnings from the Malaysia and Singapore governments. The haze has caused air pollution levels in the country to jump to their highest level in four years. Officials say they will press the Indonesian government to take action. The Indonesian Environment Ministry acknowledges that forest fires in Sumatra are the cause of the haze and says it is investigating further.This is not the first time Singapore and Malaysia have complained about the haze from fires burning in Indonesia. In 2006 air pollution levels in Singapore touched record highs because of the smog. Blanket of smogThey have not reached those figures this week yet, but are still alarming enough for the Singapore government to urge those with respiratory ailments and heart conditions to stay indoors. In Malaysia, more than 200 schools have closed. Arief Yuwono, the deputy director at Indonesia's Environment Ministry, told the BBC that his team was co-ordinating with the local government in Sumatra to find out who started the fires. Environmental activists say despite regulations curbing the practice of forest burning in Indonesia, officials are not tough about enforcing the rules. Bustar Maitar from Greenpeace told the BBC many farmers in Sumatra still burned trees to clear the land, even though it is illegal, so they can plant crops. The huge fires cause plumes of smoke, carried by the wind to neighbouring countries. One of the worst cases was in 1997, when a blanket of smog covered much of South East Asia. Millions of people suffered from health problems, medical costs soared, and tourism suffered badly. Officials are keen to avoid a repeat of that scenario. Share this story About sharing
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Dino-myte | Bento Diva
Before I get to lunch, you know I have a love for the Lock N Lock containers, right? Well, I was cleaning out this huge drawer they all live in and it turns out, I don't just have a love - I have a problem! I swear, there weren't that many in there yesterday! Apparently I should be packing lunch for half of grade one or something! This will have to be our little secret. Please don't phone "Hoarders".
OK, lunch. The lunches started out using the DynoBytes sandwich cutters - I like these because they just cut off the crusts and don't waste much else. I picked up the dinosaur and dolphin ones while at Safeway one day, you know how they have those ends of random things? There. I dig them as I get tired of cutting the crusts off for my seriously anti-crust 3 year old. Why she has such a hatred for crusts, I'll never know. And here I swore I'd be one of those moms who never cut the off crusts. Never say never, especially with a diva in the house.
Today I used different containers, I used to use these all the time for my lunch but forgot about them. They are the Ziplock disposable ones (but I reuse them).
In the one section, homemade pumpkin cranberry cookies.
Next, apple slices in a checkboard pattern. This is SUPER easy, don't be scared off as it looks cool. You just score the apple in both directions then with a point knife, sort of pry off the skin squares you don't want. I normally don't pack apples because of the browning but I wanted to try a trick I had heard about. I was drinking a can of Sprite and apparently if you dip the apples in there, they don't brown. Sure enough, worked awesome. I packed these at night and they were still fine in the morning!
Then the dinos! Cut with the cutter listed above. Then I used another tip of a random flower cutter to cut the crust into spikes for their backs. I used baking sprinkles for the eye and mouth (and made the eye dot with an edible writer pen). The grass in the background isn't edible, it's a food divider called "baran" in bento land. You can get all sorts of baran so that your food items don't touch if you don't use sectioned boxes.
Finally, the part the 6 year old loved - a dinosaur joke.
Q: What kind of dinosaur keeps you up at night?
A: A bronto-SNORE-us
Hey, it's funny when you are six!
Leave a comment - please? I love knowing you all are reading this - otherwise I feel I'm chatting with myself! (Which is not all that unusual....)
PS - I have 3 photos so far of lunches you are packing, yay! Keep them coming, I will post them next week. Just pack a cute lunch of some sort this week, take a picture and send it to kimineurope @ hotmail.com . Doesn't have to be fancy or a work of art, just show us what you made!
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I love it! I need to get a few of the sandwich cutters. Too cute! Great idea with the apple too:-)
I think I may have to make myself a checkered apple right now! Great tip with the sprite!


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Annick Goutal Myrrhe Ardente Eau De Parfum 50ml: Amazon.co.uk: Beauty
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Fragrance from the designer house of Annick GoutalAn Eau De Parfum for womenOriental FragranceBase notes of beeswax.50ml bottle Frequently Bought Together
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£10.88 Amazon Prime Eau D'Hadrien by Annick Goutal Eau de Toilette Spray 100ml
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£85.00 Amazon Prime Annick Goutal Myrrhe Ardente Eau de Parfum Spray 50ml
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Myrrhe Ardente by design house Annick Goutal was launched in 2007; the noses behind this fragrance are perfumers Camille Goutal and Isabelle Doyen. Camille Goutal and Isabelle Doyen wanted to pay homage to myrrh and its sacred rituals dating back to ancient times. They were also inspired by the canvasses of 19th century orientalist paintings depicting scenes of lascivious women beside baths. Myrrhe Ardente is classified as an Oriental fragrance for women. Myrrhe Ardente notes consist of top notes of Myrrh essence, tonka bean and benzoin. Heart notes of Guaiac wood, Myrrh and Vetiver. Base notes of beeswax.
Alcohol Denat, (SD Alcohol 39C), Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Isoeugenol
Item model number: AGOOMAF0105002
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Annick Goutal Musc Nomade Eau de Parfum for Her 15 ml 3.7 out of 5 stars (3)
Eau D'Hadrien by Annick Goutal Eau de Toilette Spray 100ml 5.0 out of 5 stars (4)
Mandragore Annick Goutal Eau de Toilette Spray for Her or Him 25 ml 4.0 out of 5 stars (3)
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on 21 Oct. 2014Size Name: 50ml EDP Spray
I just received my Myrrhe Ardente and thought I would review just to help people like me avoid maybe having an issue.Someone else reviewed saying it was great to find this, as it has been discontinued, and I suppose was content with the purchase.I however, do not think this is a authentic Annick Goutal fragrance, certainly not an Eau De Parfum. It has hardly any sillage, can barely smell it literally 4 minutes after you spray it. The whole reason I wanted it as I am aware of using this brand and this particular parfum, and it is renown for its strength and good quality. You spray once and you smell it until you shower. This was beyond weak...I'm not even sure its actual parfum or scent. I could smell the scent in there initially (literally if I put my nose right up to myself or the bottle) but its unbelievably watered down, and I don't think the company would supply something like that unless it was faulty to start or just fake. Its unlike anything I have ever had or smelled in terms of strength from Annick Goutal. I wouldn't recommend buying this if like me, you were excited to find the elusive, discontinued scent, and know what it is actually meant to smell like and the longevity of it. You would have to bathe in it have any longevity for this one I received (which I am returning). Unfortunately, all you noses you will have to keep looking...
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I like it very much - it has a wonderful spicy aroma. However, after a couple of hours I can no longer smell it on my skin.
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Thanks thanks Amazon and the merchant still carry this AG discontinued scent. AG still provides Myrrhe Ardente for men but I don't know why the women version was discontinued. Many years ago I tried it once in the shop and then never forget its elegance. At that time I hesitated to buy because it was very pricey that was sold by Joyce the distributor of AG in Hong Kong. Also I had many other favourite scents and so I thought no hurry for this one. Time after time the scent still lingers on my mind and one day I decided to buy it from Joyce. At first they said out of stock and such occasions repeated a few times but no one there told me this was discontinued by AG. Then I decided to go for a web search. Luckily I found this one back from Amazon US. Back to the product itself, for myself it smells so warm and comforting. Myrrh is not bitter there because it is mixed well with the sweet benzoin. It could be rich and creamy so no problem for a winter wear whilst I find still suitable for hot summer in Hong Kong, just to adjust to less spray.


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BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen on Saturday abducted the elderly father of Syria's deputy foreign minister, the official's office said, in the latest kidnapping targeting family members of figures in President Bashar Assad's regime.
The Judicial Council is an umbrella organization that includes the Tawheed Brigade, Ahrar al-Sham and the al-Qaida-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra — one of the most effective forces among the mosaic of rebel brigades fighting to topple Assad in Syria's civil war.


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Greg Adkins: Sunday Setlist - June 14th, 2009
OPENER"The Way it Is" - Bruce Hornsby and the RangeWORSHIP SET"I Will Go" - Starfield"Glory to God" - Steve Fee / Vicky Beeching"How Great is our God" - Tomlin"All to You" - Lincoln BrewsterCLOSER"Changed" - Aaron Niequist
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Scream 3 | Tall Writer
Scream 3	Posted on September 1, 2015	by Tall Writer Scream 3 begins with a frantic scene where an antagonist killer wearing black and a narrow ghost mask hunts down unsuspecting characters similar to the first two Scream films. The main characters have progressed from a high school setting to college and now to life in the “real world.” Heroine Sidney (Neve Campbell) works for a crisis hotline under different alias because “psychos can’t kill what they can’t find”. Gail Weathers (Courtney Cox) still pursues cutting edge stories and deputy Dewey (David Arquette) works as a consultant for the movie within a movie, Stab 3.
Early in the film, the plotline shows Sidney talking with her dad about how her hidden identity has changed her lifestyle. The dad exists in the plotline as a possible suspect because there’s really no other reason for him to be there.
The characters eventually mesh together on the Stab 3 set and the audience finds new characters (actors) who are playing the main characters’ parts in the movie. Jenny McCarthy, Emily Mortimer, Deon Richmond, and Parker Posey debate the lines in the script and comment on the actual occurrences. “If my boyfriend just died, why am I taking a shower?” represent some dialogue where the characters criticize the past two Scream installments.
No movie should take itself too seriously, films yes, but not movies. Choice cameos give the audience some pleasant surprises that won’t make them jump out of their seats. An oddly placed, but necessary cameo, presents a character played by Heather Matarazzo who helps the main characters know what to expect. Horror movie mogul, John C. Milton, played by Lance Hendriksen who deserved a better part also factor into the mayhem.
The plot continues to involve some issues with Sidney’s family in some particularly harrowing ways. Detective Mark Kincaid, played by Patrick Dempsey, and his partner also filter into the mix making conjectures and quips about pop culture. Cell phone swapping, recycled dialogue, false alarms, mysterious phone calls, and character posturing all factor in to a plot that has a basic drive — “who done it?”.
This movie gets weakened by a hooky romantic subplot between Dewey and Gail, David Arquette and Courtney Cox Arquette, who have little onscreen chemistry. Also, if you pay attention to the scenes before the climax (not extremely difficult), you can predict the ending fates of Dewey, Gail, and Sidney with relative ease.
The cheesy Melrose Place-like mansion makes a poor setting for the climax, but the ending scenes tie up all the loose ends nicely. The guitar twangy cowboy music during scenes between Dewey and Gail and standard loud music during tense scenes don’t really contribute to the movie much except for a creepy bit that sounds like an alarm during a key scene early in the movie (**1/2 out of four stars).
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Local MSP hosts Greenock-based HAS Technology Group at Parliamentary Event – Stuart McMillan MSP
On Wednesday 1 May, Stuart McMillan MSP hosted HAS Technology Group at the Scottish Parliament for an informative event highlighting the importance of prevention when it comes to health and social care.
The Greenock and Inverclyde MSP opened the evening before presentations were given by representatives from the Digital Health and Care Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, Loreburn Housing Association, Dumfries & Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and ARMED (Advanced Risk Modelling for Early Prevention), which is one of HAS Technology’s solutions.
HAS Technology Group delivers innovative technology for the health and social care and facilities management sectors. The ARMED solution was developed here in Scotland to address issues of early intervention and falls prevention.
Commenting after the event, Stuart said:
Brian Brown, Director of ARMED, said:
“We’re thankful to Stuart for hosting our parliamentary reception as it provided us with a great opportunity to showcase our work and network with relevant organisations and professionals.
“We are leading the way in Scotland at delivering not only the latest prevention technology but also solutions that enable those organising care to be more efficient and focus on quality. The success of ARMED demonstrates how investment in prevention can benefit everyone involved in the delivery of care. By reducing the need for emergency care we can increase the quality of life for citizens, and that’s got to be good news for our whole community.”
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Path to the Draft: No. 11 Florida1052dEamonn BrennanPath to the Draft: No. 11 FloridaJoakim Noah (13), Al Horford (42) and Corey Brewer (2) won back-to-back national titles. AP Photo/Mark HumphreyEmailcommentJun 12, 2013Eamonn BrennanESPN Staff Writer Close Covers college basketball
Graduate of Indiana UniversityFollow on TwitterEmailprintcommentIn the weeks leading up to the June 27 NBA draft, we’ll be taking a look at the 20 schools that have produced the best pros in the modern draft era (since 1989, when the draft went from seven to two rounds). Click here to read Eamonn Brennan’s explanation of the series, which will be featured in the Nation blog each morning as we count down the programs from 20 to 1.Top Five NBA Draftees Since 1989Joakim Noah (2007)David Lee (2005)Mike Miller (2000)Al Horford (2007)Jason Williams (1998)Sixth man: Udonis HaslemThe rest: Chandler Parsons, Matt Bonner, Corey Brewer, Bradley Beal, Marreese Speights, Dwayne Schintzius, Andrew DeClercq, Donnell Harvey, Orien Greene, Anthony Roberson, Matt Walsh, James White, Chris Richard, Taurean Green, Vernon MacklinWhy they're ranked where they are: Seventeen years ago, the University of Florida took a chance.It was time. Florida basketball -- a program that from 1933 to 1980 finished higher than fourth in the SEC exactly twice -- had finally experienced some success under Lon Kruger, who in 1994 led the Gators to their first-ever Final Four. In 1996, Kruger left Gainesville to take over at Illinois, just one more step toward fulfilling his destiny as the Sufjan Stevens of college basketball coaching, and Florida was left at a crossroads. It could slowly tilt toward respectability with a proven coaching entity, or it could seize the opportunity to do something bold. The Gators walked through door No. 2, hiring a 31-year-old former Providence star and Rick Pitino protégé with five years as an assistant and two as a head coach on his résumé. The rest, as they say, is history.Before Billy Donovan arrived at Florida in 1996, the Gators had just four NCAA tournament appearances in school history. The first came in 1987, when Vernon Maxwell (who left Florida as the second-leading scorer in SEC history behind only Pete Maravich) pushed through to the Sweet 16. Since Donovan's arrival at Florida, the Gators have gone to the tournament 13 times, advanced to the Elite Eight in six seasons (including each of the last three) and won two national titles, in 2006 and 2007. Seventeen years after the Gators took a chance on the hotshot 31-year-old with the Pitino pedigree, Florida is now something close to a basketball power.Nothing illustrates this point quite as well as the list you see above.Florida has produced a staggering number of NBA players in the post-1989 era, almost all of whom were recruited, developed and shipped under Donovan. The Gators have 10 active players on current NBA rosters, and three (the San Antonio Spurs' Matt Bonner and the Miami Heat's Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem) facing off in the 2013 NBA Finals. The breadth of Donovan's success is evident here. Some schools in our rankings derived most of their draft pedigree from one dominant team, or a singularly brilliant player -- think UNLV, Syracuse, LSU.You might expect the only program in college hoops history to win back-to-back national titles with the same starting lineup to draw most (if not all) of their draft attractiveness from that memorable 2006-07 run. Not so. Joakim Noah and Al Horford are among the best Florida products, sure, and Corey Brewer is still a nice rotation player for the Nuggets, but David Lee was drafted in 2005, Matt Bonner in 2003, Jason Williams in 1998 and Udonis Haslem came into the league in 2003 after going undrafted. Others have come since: Marreese Speights in 2008, Chandler Parsons in 2011, Bradley Beal in 2013.Even more impressive: All of these players I just named have made some varying impact on the NBA. The best of them -- Noah -- has morphed from the gangly, goofy kid with the crazy hair into arguably the NBA's best defensive big man, the spiritual and physical anchor in Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau's ruthless defensive scheme. Lee is a two-time All-Star who scores and rebounds at a double-double rate when healthy. Horford is a very solid NBA big man, if not more. Miller is a 12-year veteran who has shot above 40 percent from 3 for his career, and has been key in Miami's title chases the past three seasons. Williams, better known as White Chocolate, was lauded and derided in equal measure for his flashy style, but he did more than get '90s kids like me to make our AAU coaches angry when we attempted the elbow-pass in a game; he racked up 4,611 career assists and essentially defined the open-air style of the Chris Webber-era Sacramento Kings.Go down the list: Bonner has been a spot-shooting matchup nightmare and a Gregg Popovich favorite for years, Haslem is a multiple title winner and a pro's pro, Brewer is a solid piece and Speights is a decent backup big man. Meanwhile, Parsons has been fantastic in his first two seasons in Houston, and Beal looks like one of the best young 2-guards in a league that badly needs good young 2-guards.This is a deep group of NBA veterans, with a tiny dash of exciting young talent. In fact, that's what this list lacks, and the only thing keeping it outside the top 10 -- an elite, franchise-changing, face-melting NBA talent. Everything else is here.Why they could be ranked higher: If you're pitching a 15-year-old with NBA dreams on your basketball program's NBA draft pedigree, it always helps to have a truly elite young NBA star on your side. Most kids don't grow up dreaming of being a 10-year NBA rotation journeyman; they grow up wanting to be Kevin Durant. But the adults among us can recognize the attractiveness of a stable, well-paying career, and Florida has lots of those type of players -- they might not pop up on "SportsCenter" all that often, but they are playing consistent minutes and stacking consistent NBA paper, and there's something especially impressive about a school that consistently produces that kind of guys.Why they could be ranked lower: Some might quibble with my choice to rank Noah higher than Lee, given the difference in their statistics (Lee averages five more points and one more rebound per game for his career) and Lee's advantage in All-Star appearances (two to Noah's one). I was tempted to put Lee at the top, too, but there's this thing called defense, and you have to play it about 50 percent of the time you're on the floor, and while Noah is one of the best defenders in the game, Lee is one of the worst. Which gets me around to my point: You could argue that Lee has been overrated thanks to his impressive scoring and rebounding numbers, a status that is beginning to unwind in the analytics era. That might cause you to lower Florida's ranking slightly, I suppose. You could also argue that we shouldn't project Parsons and Beal too aggressively. Or maybe none of these guys do all that much for you, NBA-wise. I would disagree. But I'd also understand.What’s ahead? Beal and Parsons are the two young Gators to keep an eye on, because you don't even have to give them the hilariously generous NBA2K13-level development curve to think both could be All-Stars one day very soon. (Parsons especially has been a revelation in Houston -- he's perfect for its uptempo scheme, but more malleable and versatile than anyone previously guessed.) But you could also argue that more is in store for Noah, who just went to his first All-Star Game this season, and Horford, who still seems to add incrementally to his game each season.Stretch 4 Erik Murphy is the most likely player to be drafted this summer; Kenny Boynton isn't drawing much attention from scouts. Next June, senior forward Patric Young will be too big and too athletic (and, if 2012-13 is any indication, too good a defender) to not be selected somewhere on draft night. The Gators also have two elite five-star freshmen -- No. 2-ranked PG Kasey Hill and No. 4-ranked power forward Chris Walker -- arriving in Gainesville this summer. Expect the steady churn of quality players to continue.Final thoughts: A couple of decades ago, Florida's basketball program woke up. Norm Sloan, Vernon Maxwell and Lon Kruger all played a part in its rebirth, but the true departure from a remarkably ineffectual past came when Donovan was hired. Since then, he's been as successful as any coach in the country, and in the process has elevated the Gators from a laughingstock to a program with as many solid current NBA players as any in the country. It's been a remarkable run, and at age 48, with his own NBA wanderlust seemingly behind him, Donovan is going to be at this for quite some time.

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Huntsville Economic Development: January 2015
Rey Almodóvar is new Chamber chairman
Article Title: Huntsville Chamber kicks off 2015 with new chairman, outstanding volunteer awards
Article Snip: "..."They fully funded my education and truly understood the meaning of economic development," said Almodóvar, who moved to the U.S. about 30 years ago. "They figured, 'If we raise him right and invest in his education, one day, maybe, he will become a productive and contributing member of our society.'"..."
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The Rocket City lands Polaris; $142 million project will be operational by 2017
Article Title: Huntsville lands Polaris; $142 million project will be operational by 2017
Article Snip: "... Minnesota-based Polaris Industries Inc. has selected Huntsville-annexed Limestone County as the site of its newest advanced manufacturing campus that will employ up to 2,000 workers in the production of off-road vehicles. ..."
annexed Limestone County, Polaris Industries Inc., Employment opportunities in Huntsville,
Labels: annexed Limestone County, Employment opportunities in Huntsville, Polaris Industries Inc.
The Rocket City lands Polaris; $142 million projec...