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The production of artisan ice cream is becoming increasingly popular. Meanwhile approx. 4000 ice-cream parlors present themselves in Germany. Ice cream maker, that sounds like a sweet life. However, creating the perfect strawberry or pistachio ice cream is no walk in the park. Ideas for new trend varieties are also required in the profession. Creativity and a knack for dealing with customers are required. Care with regard to hygiene and food law is also important. For the production of a high-quality and exquisite ice cream, the future savvy ice cream maker needs not only a good ice cream machine and the necessary equipment, but, in addition to passion, also the qualified knowledge with high-quality ingredients to inspire customers with his product in the long term.
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Exploring America’s Newest National Park
Words by Marianne Leek
In December of 2020, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve became the 63rd addition to America’s national park system. Located in the beautiful Appalachian mountains of West Virginia, New River Gorge National Park is rich in history and offers visitors miles of hiking trails, panoramic views, and endless natural beauty.
While there are four visitor centers within the park, Canyon Rim Visitor Center is perhaps the best place to begin your adventure. Located just north of Fayetteville, this visitor center is open year-round. Guests should grab a map and talk to a park ranger about the best plan of action to navigate the park and plan what sections they wish to hike and visit. Adjacent to the visitor center is a boardwalk leading to two viewing platforms that provide both long-range views of the gorge and an impressive, up-close perspective of the bridge. You might even catch a glimpse of people willing to pay the extra money and brave enough to participate in a guided walking tour across the gorge under the bridge.
With an 11-minute video and an exhibit room, Canyon Rim provides guests with a historical overview of the people, towns, and industry of the area. Visitors who enter the park via the southern entrance will likely stop at the Sandstone Visitor Center, which includes a native garden that grows milkweed to provide a natural habitat for monarch butterflies. You can also find small seasonal visitor centers in Grandview and in the tiny town of Thurmond.
If you want to see the New River Gorge Bridge from different vantage points, Fayette Station Road is a must-do. This 100-year-old road snakes its way down to the river and crosses the reconstructed Fayette Station Bridge for a sunset view of the bridge like no other. The entire trip along Fayette Station Road from the visitor center to nearby Fayetteville takes just short of an hour, assuming you are stopping to take in the remnants of the area’s coal mining and railroad history.
Thurmond, “The Heart of New River Gorge,” is another historic area of interest, virtually a ghost town today with fewer than ten residents but once a booming coal-mining railroad town in the early 1900s. Strategically situated along the river, Thurmond was only accessible only by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, boasted banks, hotels, restaurants, and stores, and was home to some of the most prosperous people in the area. Visiting the all but abandoned town of Thurmond today is an enchanting step back in time. The majority of the buildings remain virtually untouched, and the original Thurmond railroad depot serves as one of the park’s seasonal visitor centers. The area’s hiking trails, scenic river views, and Thurmond’s fascinating turn of the century history, make it a popular stop on anyone’s park itinerary.
With miles of well-maintained, dog-friendly trails for biking and hiking, New River Gorge is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Endless Wall Trail is one of the most popular hikes in the park and has limited parking that fills up quickly, so plan to arrive early. Hikers have the option to do an out and back hike to Diamond Point, or they can complete a loop, but if they continue past Diamond Point they will have to walk half a mile of their hike on the road back to the parking area. This easy to moderate 2.3-mile trail follows the rim of the canyon with extraordinary vistas of the endless wall, river, and gorge, particularly at sunrise.
Long Point Trail, a moderate three-mile out and back hike, leads to the perfect place to capture the quintessential Instagram image of the bridge. The trailhead is located just off of Gatewood Road, a couple of miles from downtown Fayetteville. The area around Long Point includes the Kaymoor mining area, also known as Kay Moor, which once had a school, a company store, and even a community baseball team. As you begin the Long Point Trail, you’ll pass several occupied homes that were once part of New Camp, as well as the site of the old baseball field, and have an opportunity to read more about the area. This trail, with easily the best view of the bridge in the park, is highly trafficked, so when packing a picnic lunch to enjoy, be sure to pack your patience—especially during peak seasons.
Kaymoor Miner’s Trail is located close to Long Point, also just off of Gatewood Road. Steeped in history, America’s youngest national park includes what is left of once-thriving Appalachian mining communities. But if you want to explore what remains of the abandoned, tiny town located at Kaymoor Bottom, it won’t be easy. The Kaymoor Miner’s Trail is rated “strenuous” and is not for the faint of heart. The trail descends steeply through the forest toward the bottom of the gorge. Approximately half a mile in, hikers will come upon the coal-mining and processing area, which includes a warning to miners and the original safety board still intact. If you continue an additional 821 stair steps, the trail’s terminus is the abandoned ruins of the coal-mining town at Kaymoor Bottom. Due to a fire in 1960 some of the original buildings are gone, and what remains is grossly deteriorated and overgrown. As a result, the area has been fenced off to protect adventurous and impulsive hikers from endangering themselves. While the area sheds light on regional history and is certainly captivating, hikers need to keep in mind that those who hike down must hike back up. If you enjoy the experience of Kaymoor Miner’s Trail, plan to explore what remains of the unincorporated Nuttallburg mining community via the park's area trails.
Grandview provides guests with just that—a dramatic and sweeping view of the horseshoe-shaped river gorge below. This area of the park provides a peaceful place to picnic, ranger-led programs, and several easy to moderate trails. If you plan to be there in spring, be sure to check out the Catawba rhododendrons on full display.
No visit to New River Gorge is complete without a trip to nearby Babcock State Park. Located along the gorge on over 4,000 acres, park visitors can camp at one of 52 sites or rent an adorable cabin. With outdoor recreation activities such as fishing, swimming, boating, mountain biking, and over 20 miles of trails, guests can easily spend two days enjoying the beauty and history of this quaint area. The Glade Creek Grist Mill, the soul of the park, is located next to the park’s gift store. Arguably one of the most photographed grist mills in the world, it provides a stunning visual backdrop, especially showing off in the fall, while paying homage to simpler times. The mill remains fully operational, and visitors can enjoy a history lesson and seasonal daily demonstrations.
The gateway town of Fayetteville, aptly named one of “America’s Coolest Small Towns,” and nearby Beckley, both provide plenty of dining, shopping, lodging, and whitewater adventure options. Downtown Fayetteville is particularly charming, whether you peruse the New River Antique Mall, find a hand-designed souvenir at Lost Appalachia Trading Company, or grab a pint at Bridge Brew Works. For chain hotel and dining alternatives, check out Beckley, located about 30 minutes south of the park entrance.
New River Gorge National Park is unlike most in the park system. As seen in this article, several entry points and popular points of interest are located within and around nearby small towns and residential areas. While most parks have clear entry and exit points, as well as park-maintained roads that help guests navigate their visit, New River Gorge is a bit more complicated and spread out. With that said, it’s well worth the visit.
If you’re a national park fanatic, a history buff, or simply enjoy spending time hiking and biking area trails, New River Gorge National Park needs to be added to your bucket list. The natural beauty of the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia and the New River Gorge area is—well . . . almost heaven.

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What a beautiful day, plenty of sunshine and no wind. What should we do today?
Before doing anything we went for a walk. We walked the Nolan Creek Trail in Belton for about an hour. We started off by walking to Confederate Park, where we saw a new bicycle fix it station. The station had tools, pump and a stand to put your bike on to fix it. This was the first time have seen one and we thought it was cool. We turned around and walked to Mary Hardin-Baylor University. As we walked we saw other people enjoying the beautiful day of sunshine.
|Tools at the bicycle fix it station|
|Larry checking out the fix it station at Nolan Creek|
On the way home from our walk we swung by Mister Car Wash and gave the car a bath.
By the time we got home it was time for lunch. After lunch we started to work on a couple of Minnie projects. On the way to the Rio Grande Valley it rained and everything got filthy so we needed to wash the car dolly. Larry took both the car and truck out of the garage so he could get the dolly out. We washed the grunge off the dolly and dried it off, then we hooked it to the truck and took it back to storage.
The second project was to reverse the doors on the refrigerator. When we installed the new refrigerator the doors opened to the right instead of to the left. I thought opening to the right would be excellent, that way I could open it all the way and the dinette seat wouldn't be in the way, I was wrong, everytime I used it it was a pain. Larry reversed the doors. It took a lot longer than he thought. When we first installed the refrigerator the door did not latch correctly and Larry spent a lot of time getting it work, now that the door was reversed he had to work on it again. Now the doors open to the left and latch correctly. Thank you, Larry.
|Larry reversing the refrigerator doors|
When we are camping and we stay in one place for awhile we put our tooth brushes and tooth paste on the counter in the bathroom. There isn't much space and Larry wanted to get them off the counter. He bought a small toothbrush holder from Amazon and he installed in the corner of the mirror.
|New tooth brush holder|
In the evening we watched YouTube videos and Avatar, one of the dvds we have. Then I watched Father Brown. We had a busy day of doing this and that. LIFE IS GOOD!!!


Falcao heads the pre-draw value to be World Cup top scorer
Somewhat surprisingly, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil represents only the fifth time in history that the tournament will be hosted in South America and the first since 1978.
What isn’t so surprising is that on the four previous occasions that participating nations flocked to South America, it was a player from the continent who ended the World Cup as at least one of the joint top scorers.
This could be one of the reasons that of the 10 players to be priced at 25/1 or less in the World Cup betting to be the tournament’s top scorer this time, six represent South American nations.
Another non-surprise is that it is Lionel Messi that heads the betting at 10/1, even though he has only scored one goal across the last two World Cups.
Following him is Barcelona teammate Neymar at 14/1 and it was the Brazilian Ademir that lead the scoring charts in 1950, which was the last occasion that the nation hosted the tournament.
Furthermore, Neymar’s scoring ratio at international level far exceeds Messi and so he could be the better bet of this duo.
However, of the South American contingent, the biggest surprise of all is that Radamel Falcao doesn’t feature among the top-scorer favourites and instead finds himself shuffled down the betting at 33/1.
Falcao scored nine goals in just 13 appearances during qualifying to help Colombia secure their spot in Brazil, which was the third highest tally in this section behind Luis Suarez and Messi, and from one appearance less.
The Colombian also started the new season on fire at Monaco with eight goals in as many games and even though his impact has lessened slightly of late, club manager Claudio Ranieri has attributed this to an injury that has been carried for a few fixtures.
The problem that some may have in backing Falcao to top the World Cup scoring charts is the feeling that the nation are unlikely to progress to the latter stages of the finals, which would obviously rob him of pitch minutes.
But, the fact that Colombia are positioned in the lofty heights of fourth in the FIFA world rankings, means they are among the top seeds in Brazil, which also means they will avoid the likes of Spain, Germany and Italy in the group stages, alongside all of their fellow South American nations.
The Netherlands, France and England do linger among the possible group-stage opposition, but the way that Colombia have performed against top opposition in recent months suggest they can hold their own in any case.
Alongside draws with Argentina and the Netherlands since June, Colombia have beaten many people’s favourite outsiders Belgium.
In fact, Colombia have only lost one of their last nine internationals.
Meanwhile, although the Europa League is not Europe’s premier club competition, Falcao’s record in the tournament shows that he is capable of scoring hatfuls of goals in a format consisting of group stages and knockout rounds.
Falcao ended both the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons as the Europa League’s top scorer.


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In wake of shooting, gun ownership under debate in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Of all the things people in Toronto are horrified by in the aftermath of the shooting that killed two people and injured 13, this stands out: The man responsible had a handgun.
To mass shooting-weary America — where there are about 300 million guns of all kinds — possession of a handgun might seem commonplace.
But in Toronto, the very idea that someone would have a handgun, much less take it out in public and fire it, is nearly incomprehensible. On Tuesday evening, after nearly 10 hours of discussing gun crimes, the City Council voted to urge the federal and provincial government to ban the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition in the largest city in Canada, and the fourth largest in North America.
“If anything, what’s happened in the United States is what not to do,” said City Councilman Joe Cressy, who proposed the motion Tuesday.
Agreed Toronto Mayor John Tory: “Why does anyone in this city need to have a gun at all?”
The measure passed 41 to four; the country’s public safety minister said Tuesday that Ottawa was already considering tightening handgun laws, even prior to Sunday’s shooting.
It’s unclear how the shooter in Sunday’s tragedy obtained his gun. And officials haven’t discovered a motive for why 29-year-old Faisal Hussain targeted diners enjoying a warm summer night at restaurants and cafes in Toronto’s popular Greektown neighborhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and 18-year-old woman. His parents said he had suffered from severe mental illness his entire life.
Cressy acknowledged that banning handguns isn’t the only thing Toronto should do to combat gun violence, which is on the rise in the city. Crime prevention programs, helping those released from prison find jobs, mentoring kids and diversion programs are all initiatives that should be beefed up, along with meeting people’s mental health needs, he said.
Even before Sunday’s shooting, city leaders were concerned about an uptick in gun violence that had prompted the Toronto police to deploy dozens of additional officers over the weekend. The city has seen 23 gun homicides so far this year, compared to 16 fatal shootings in the first half of 2017.
Canada overhauled its laws after the country’s worst mass shooting in 1989, when gunman Marc Lepine killed 14 women and himself at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique college. It’s now illegal to possess an unregistered handgun or any kind of rapid-fire weapon. Canada also requires training, a personal risk assessment, two references, spousal notification and criminal record checks to obtain a permit.
Canadians have long taken comfort in the peacefulness of their communities and are nervous about anything that might indicate they are moving closer to their American counterparts.
“There isn’t a handgun culture here,” said Toronto resident Alison MacLean, shaking her head and wearing a T-shirt with symbols of a peace sign, a heart and a moose. “Handguns aren’t part of the common discourse.”
Before 2012, about 75 percent of illegal firearms in Canada were trafficked from the United States. By 2017, however, about half originated from domestic sources, putting an end to the idea that most of Canada’s illegal guns come from across the border, said Det. Rob Di Danieli of the Toronto police guns and gangs unit.
Legal Canadian gun owners are selling their weapons illegally, he said.
The allure of a quick sell at a high profit margin is one reason legal owners might sell their guns. One man sold 47 guns and made over $100,000 in a five-month period, Di Danieli said.
“They go get their license for the purpose of becoming a firearms trafficker,” he said. “A lot of people are so ready to blame the big bad Americans, but we had our own little problem here.”
A big difference between Canada and the U.S. is the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which grants Americans the right to bear arms. In Canada, gun ownership is not enshrined in the constitution.
“Canadians, unlike Americans, do not have a constitutional right to bear arms,” Canada’s high court said in a 1993 decision that upheld a ban on convertible semi-automatic weapons.
“Indeed, most Canadians prefer the peace of mind and sense of security derived from the knowledge that the possession of automatic weapons is prohibited,” the court said.
Another difference is that Canadian politicians are not beholden to groups like the National Rifle Association, which donates millions of dollars to U.S. campaigns. Canada’s federal elections laws put limits on contributions to political parties so that only individuals, not corporations or lobby groups, may donate.
In the wake of Sunday’s shooting, many here said they were reminded of another mass shooting, one that happened 1,500 miles (2,414 km) away in Florida in February, when a former student walked into a school with an assault rifle and killed 17 students and staff members and injured 17 others.
“I was thinking about the victims in Parkland, and their strength,” said 24-year-old Laila Hawrylyshyn. “And I hope the victims here in Toronto have the strength to recover from this.”
She and a several dozen of her classmates in a government relations class at York University attended the City Council session on Tuesday where council members discussed gun violence with the city’s police chief.
Said Cressy: “A 10-year-old and an 18-year-old dying is heartbreaking enough. I can’t fathom what it’s like as a parent to wake up and send your child off to school and wonder if they’ll be killed. That’s not a city you want to live in.”

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KEY ACTORS IN THE ACCESSION NEGOTIATION PROCESS
The key actors involved in the accession process are the European Union (EU) institutions, Member States and candidate countries assuming different roles and carrying out tasks, which interact with and complement each other. Political and strategic decisions are taken at the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which consists of foreign ministers of Member States and candidate countries.
The European Commission is responsible for conducting relations with candidate countries throughout the accession process, carrying out the screening process in close cooperation with the bureaucrats of the candidate countries, preparing the Accession Partnership Documents, providing the necessary documents for the EU Council, the coordination of the technical issues in relation to the negotiations and drafting the necessary legal documents. The Commission, when deemed necessary, may establish informal contacts with the candidate country officials and present recommendations to facilitate the implementation of the acquis in the candidate country. Also, the Commission acts as a bridge between the candidate countries and the Member States and generally establishes contacts with the Member States to ensure that demands of the candidate countries are taken into account and their interests are safeguarded. Behind-the-scenes work is conducted to a large extent by the Commission. In this respect, the Commission puts much effort into reaching consensus between candidate countries and Member States through bilateral meetings, exchange of opinions and documents, and aims to reduce the number of issues that are likely to be debated in Brussels.
Another assigned task of the Commission in this process is to draft the EU negotiating position documents with the contribution of the EU Presidency. Additionally, the Commission, by presenting the annual progress reports, evaluates the progress made by each candidate country in terms of alignment with the EU acquis and assesses whether the assumed obligations are fulfilled.
The European Council and the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC): The accession negotiations are of a complex nature, which can be defined both multilateral and bilateral as well as intergovernmental. The negotiations that take place between EU Member States and the candidate country are distinctly intergovernmental, but at the same time bilateral owing to the fact that they are carried out between the candidate country and the Union. On the other hand, multilateral talks are only carried out in the meetings scheduled at the beginning of the screening stage, whereby the Commission presents EU acquis to all the candidate countries and consequently the screening process continues between the Commission and the individual candidate country.
The negotiations are conducted at two levels. Following the decision to start negotiations, an Intergovernmental Conference is organised for each candidate country. Main positions and strategies are set out and political issues are handled at the Intergovernmental Conferences, which take place with the participation of foreign ministers of Member States and candidate countries. The “real” negotiations conducted at the technical level occur between the Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU Member States (COREPER) and the negotiation teams headed by the chief negotiator of the candidate country.
The IGC is the platform where all issues related to enlargement process are addressed and decided upon. As such, it is the main instrument of political dialogue between candidate countries and Member States in the negotiations. In this framework, the IGC presents the opportunity for the candidate countries and Member States to voice their opinions and problems concerning the negotiations and also to discuss those. Since the IGC by its very nature is a platform, where views as many and as diverse as the participants themselves can be expressed and also the political dimension of the negotiations is discussed at the IGC, this renders it difficult.
Furthermore, decisions concerning the start of the negotiation process, the opening and provisional closure of the chapters are taken at the IGC unanimously.
Common draft positions of Member States prepared by the Commission are first discussed in the Enlargement Working Group of the Council, which are then submitted to the Council for final approval. The foreign minister or the permanent representative of the country holding the EU presidency conducts the negotiations and the Council Secretariat provides the secretarial services.
The European Parliament (EP) participates in this process by adopting positions and submitting opinions through specific reports prepared for candidate countries. Since EP is also responsible for the approval of the EU budget, it assumes an important role in the financial aspect of the enlargement. EP approves the Accession Treaty with simple majority voting in the last stage. The European Commission ensures that the Parliament closely monitors this process by keeping it informed at all stages of the negotiations.
The Member States are represented at the Intergovernmental Conference, where major political decisions are taken by their foreign ministers and in the technical negotiations by their permanent representatives to the EU. The Member States establish the necessary administrative and institutional structures for the negotiations process and carry out the relevant work on each acquis chapter. In consultation with the opposition parties, local administrations, social parties and the non-governmental organisations, they finalise the draft negotiating positions and reflect their opinions to the process through their permanent representatives in Brussels. The common positions based on the Commission recommendations and shaped by the contribution of the Member States are adopted with unanimity at the General Affairs and External Relations Council of the EU, which consists of foreign affairs ministers. The Member States assume critical role through the Intergovernmental Conference, where political decisions such as opening and closing of negotiation chapters are taken unanimously, and sign the Accession Treaty at the final stage.
On the other hand, the national parliaments of the Member States closely monitor the enlargement process through the committees set up for this purpose and becomes involved in the process through the reports. Consequently, they approve the Accession Treaty once the negotiations are concluded and the consent of the European Parliament and the Council is obtained.
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text: Roo or Hen? After a dog killed most of my laying flock I found my last blue egg in the brush under the trees, she must have laid it right before the dog got her I took the egg straight into the house and plopped it into the incubator. 3 weeks later this little ball of black fluff popped out. I have 2 roos, one is a pure silkie, the other is a silkie cochin cross. Either way you can see a bit of silkie in the gene-pool. Her mother was a strain of chickens that a vet was developing, she called them hearty Alaska chickens, and the parent stock was part Auracaunas (sp) hence the lovely powder blue colored eggs. I call this chick Bluey, cause it came out of a blue egg And I'm hoping she's a girl cause she's just too cute to be a boy What do you think?

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my contributions to round 18 of the popular ABC Wednesday meme.
The world of magic in the 19th and 20th century was a competitive business and many conjurers became celebrities only after adopting an exotic Chinese persona that the public came to associate with the mysteries of magic.
One such was Chung Ling Soo who became one of the most celebrated magicians of his age who was to die in the pursuit of his art.
Born William Ellsworth Robinson in 1861, Chung Ling Soo was an American of Scottish descent. His father was a vaudeville performer and young Billy followed him on to the stage with the magic and sleight of hand he had practised in front of a mirror as ‘Robinson, the Man of Mystery, The World’s Marvelous Enchanter.
He looked the part with his handlebar moustache, but despite his best efforts, the reviews of his act were not enthusiastic, even after he added ventriloquism and mind reading to his act, promoting himself as ‘Robinson, The Man of Many Voices’ and ‘The Famous Spiritualist’.
While touring Europe, Robinson was introduced to a new style of magic, Black Art Illusions, where black fabric and lighting is used to conceal objects and he brought this technique back to America, joining the shows of both Alexander Herrmann and Harry Kellar, bitter rivals on the vaudeville circuit.
But it was in 1899 that Robinson began to reinvent himself as the mystery man from the Orient. He shaved off his moustache and hairline, wore a wig with a long pigtail, or queue, used make-up to change his skin tone and wore a costume he bought in Chinatown to become Hop Ling Soo. His assistant became a Chinese princess and he hired a real Chinese juggler to join his troupe.
He took his act to Europe on the invitation of a manager in France, but it did not start well. As Hop Ling Soo, he appeared on stage for the first time in 1900 and his act was too slow and deliberate, and then a trick involving a large bowl of water went completely wrong, spilling the contents into the orchestra pit and drenching the musicians.
Despite this setback, Robinson persisted with the act. He hated the name Hop Ling Soo and since he had already appropriated many of the tricks of the popular American magician, Ching Ling Foo, he stole his name too, becoming Chung Ling Soo for the next stop in London.
It was a case of the right act at the right time and Chung Ling Soo became an instant success and he was soon earning $5,000 a week. He feigned to speak no English and gave newspaper interviews via his new Japanese juggler, Frank Kametaro, acting as ‘translator’ with Chung Ling Soo responding to the questions with Chinese-sounding gibberish.
But in 1904, Chung’s act stealing caught up with him. Ching Ling Foo arrived in London at the start of what he hoped would be a successful European tour, but booking’s were limited because of his competitor’s established popularity. He challenged Chung Ling Soo to a duel of magic to prove who was the real Chinese illusionist.
Failure could have meant the end of Chung’s Ling Soo’s career, but he had a trick up his sleeve in shape of his friend, Harry Houdini, who agreed to teach him one of his best illusions. Chung Ling Soo won the duel and from then on changed his publicity from ‘The Wonderful Chinese Conjurer‘ to ‘The Original Chinese Conjurer‘.
Chung Ling Soo settled in London, his private life as colourful as his act, and it was in 1918 that his art failed him with fatal consequences when he added the notoriously dangerous bullet-catching trick to his repertoire, billing it as ‘Condemned to Death By the Boxers’.
There are various ways of performing this illusion and Chung Ling Soo’s preferred method was to have a blank discharged from the ramrod tube below the barrel, but the gun had not been cleaned properly and gunpowder residue was ignited, firing the real bullet.
A stage-hand pulled down a curtain to keep him warm and when a doctor arrived, he could barely find a pulse. The bullet had grazed his heart and broken a rib and though he was taken to hospital, Chung Ling Soo died two hours later.
The secret of the trick was revealed at the inquest so the jury could understand what had happened and after evidence from a gun expert, the coroner ruled that it was a case of ‘death by misadventure’.
If you have seen the film, The Prestige, you might recognise Chung Ling Soo as the Chinese magician whose secrets the protagonists set out to steal early in their careers.
As mentioned above, Chung Ling Soo led a colourful public and private life and this post is but a summary. See the The Glorious Deception by the excellent Jim Steinmeyer for a comprehensive biography, or his entry on Forgotten Newsmakers, both sources for this post. I leave you with the only surviving footage of Chung Ling Soo greeting World War One veterans at a 1915 benefit performance.
You might also want to watch Boris Karloff’s ‘Who killed Chung Ling Soo’ video which maintains the conspiracy theory that it was in fact a most elaborate suicide.

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The Old Lighthouse Museum in Stonington, Connecticut is today’s “Museum of the Day”. It’s a stark departure from the recent museums that have been featured, but holds its own in terms of visitor experience and architecture.
For more than 170 years, this modest stone citadel — a lighthouse tower attached to a dwelling — has stood at the entrance to the harbor of Stonington, Connecticut’s only port facing on the Atlantic. Now regarded fondly as a durable symbol of a seafaring past, in its working years it performed the valuable service of guiding ships across treacherous Fishers Island Sound.
The building is notable among lighthouses of its period for its fanciful stonework, with ornamental cornices around the tower and weighty granite lintels above doorways and windows. When it was built in 1840 it had a nearly flat roof with simulated battlements, but it leaked so badly that two years later local craftsmen were called in to install the gabled roof it has today.
The lighthouse remained in use from its construction in 1840, when it replaced an earlier lighthouse, until 1889, when it was supplanted by beacons on the harbor breakwaters. It had been a dank home to seven keepers and their families, and until 1909 it continued to house the keepers who tended the breakwater lights.
After a new keeper’s house was built next door, the lighthouse was deserted until the U.S. Government decided to sell it, and in 1925 the Stonington Historical Society was able to acquire it for $3,650. In 1927 the Society opened it as a lighthouse museum, the nation’s first. And, except for most of World War II, the museum has been open every year since. Starting in 1962 it has been open six months a year and has attracted thousands of visitors.


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- Virtual interactive forum on fintech issues & developments
- Eight weeks, eight themes
- Presentations from leading industry figures
- Connecting entrepreneurs and investors
- Networking opportunities galore
What could be more apposite than a virtual fintech conference? After all, digital technologies, including those related to finance, are part and parcel of the immense virtual world known as the internet. Without digital tech, it would be impossible for the Internet to even exist — and vice versa. So it should come as no surprise to entrepreneurs, investors and others to discover that this year the annual Fintech & Funding Conference, hosted by the National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association (“NCFA”) in conjunction with the Toronto Finance International (“TFI”), has a virtual interactive agenda. The online event — FFCON20 DIGITAL — will take place every Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET from July 9 through Aug. 27.
For each of the eight weeks, the event will focus on a different fintech theme. A global lineup of fintech’s finest will discuss their projects, as well as the latest trends in the space. Attendees will be treated to presentations from a number of notable companies and enjoy ample opportunity to…
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THE ARDEN SHAKESPEARE GILD continues a 100-year tradition of community Shakespeare in the historic village of Arden, Delaware. A member organization of the Arden Club, the gild is dedicated to including everyone with an interest in Shakespeare, both as audience and as participant. The gild produces one of Shakespeare’s plays each summer in the open-air Frank Stephens Memorial Theater in Arden. Each winter our members direct a Young Actors Workshop for kids from age 6 through high school. The gild also sponsors lectures, readings and social activities throughout the year.
MONTHLY MEETINGS. The Arden Shakespeare Gild meets in the Gild Hall on the first Wednesday of each month (except June). Our business meeting at 7:30 is followed around 8pm by informal readings of sonnets and scenes. Newcomers are always welcome. The Gild Hall is located just south of Harvey Road at Orleans Road; our address is 2126 The Highway, Arden, Delaware 19810. You can leave us a message at (302) 475-3126.
Young Actors Workshop: Registration/Auditions Saturday, Dec 7, 1-3pm. Workshop dates: six Saturdays starting Jan 4. Scenes rehearse approx 90 minutes during workshop hours — 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. Showcase: Sunday, Feb 9. You can download the registration form here.
Please check all rehearsal dates carefully and list your conflicts on the form. All actors must be members of the Arden Club, so make sure your membership is current. You can get a membership or renew and existing membership during registration.
Our 2014 Summer Show: RICHARD II The original game of thrones. Directed by Tanya Lazar. Performance dates: June 12-13 , 19-21, 27-28 at 7:30pm, plus Sunday, June 15 at 4pm.
Auditions March 10 & 11. Audition is by scene readings from the play. Audition sides (short scenes) are available starting at 7. Optional monologues of 1-2 minutes will be heard starting at 7pm. Auditions begin at 7:30. All parts are open. Rehearsals start in early April. Coming Feb 1: audition advice for newcomers, downloadable audition forms, rehearsal calendar.
FOR MORE INFORMATION about the long history of Shakespeare in Arden, the gild’s year-round activities, directions to the theater, reservations for our shows, bathrooms, bug spray, photos, and lots more, visit our website at www.ardenshakespearegild.org
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The following is a white paper on a cannabis study using PIP Pulsating irrigation vs convention drip. Please email with questions or concerns.Cannabis Study 2016 - Kendall Ford.docx (984.8 KB)
Interesting! A couple notes: the traditional dripper flow rate was not mentioned, and anything over 1.5 L/H (0.3 GPH) will cause channeling in virtually all hydroponic substrates, including organic soil mixes that don’t have clay content (basically anything but natural soil in the ground). If those were typical 1 GPH or 0.5 GPH emitters, that could definitely be the reason for the channeling.
Pulse fertigation is the go-to method in commercial vegetable and flower production, and the same results seen using these pulsators would likely be seen by using two 1.2 L/H pressure compensated drip stakes per plant and following a 10% draw down of RAW during veg and a 20% drawn down during the generative phase (aka flower). In a 3 gallon pot using top dressed fertilizers and no salt-based nutrients for example, we would be talking a 210 mL pulse given multiple times a day during veg, then a 420 mL pulse given with double the time in between during flower, with no runoff at all. Playing with the time in between during flower will give allow you to really dial it in. The goal is to maintain a WC close to field capacity during veg, then allow a little more dry back and more time before and after the start of irrigation cycles for the day during flower. The total amount of water given will be the same, but larger, less frequent irrigation cycles will lend to a dryer substrate and higher fertilizer concentration overall, steering the plant towards focusing on generative growth.
Just wanted to throw that out there.
Thanks for the study! Love seeing stuff like this starting to be done with cannabis like it is in the rest of the commercial Ag world!
Thanks for the feedback Josh. FYI - the flow of the conventional drip was quite high. If my memory serves me, the grower used 2x8LPH drippers irrigating in 20min increments.
The idea behind using Pulsators was to lower the flow to 4LPH with a wetted surface area covering the entire grow bag (roughly 2’ x 2’). The grower was able to get a consistent wetted area and maintain soil moisture content over an extended period.
We have a different trial ongoing using a Pulsator with a manifold downstream in 2 gallon pots. The flow will be reduced to a fraction of a liter per hour per pot.

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Depeche Mode producer James Ford recently revealed the album he found the most difficult to work on. He stated: “The most difficult was probably the  Depeche Mode album ‘Spirit,’ because everyone was in a terrible place, the mood was strange, people weren’t getting on, and a lot of it felt like marriage guidance counselling to keep the whole thing from falling off the rails and the band splitting up.”
Frontman Dave Gahan agrees that it was the most difficult album. According to NME, Gahan revealed in 2020 that he was’so fatigued by the Depeche Mode tour for ‘Spirit’ that he may never compose music again.’ He also stated: “That was one of the most difficult albums I’ve ever worked on.” That was something I didn’t want to do again. ‘I have to figure out why I’m the adversary,’ I recalled thinking. I was the one who messed everything up, which was never my objective.
It felt a lot like hard labor, and I didn’t join a band to do hard work!” Until this year, the producer has not worked with Depeche Mode since 2017. Ford also produced the band’s most recent album, ‘Memento Mori’. Ford was hesitant to continue with the record when Andy Fletcher died, but Martin Gore and Dave Gahan thought it was ‘the best thing to do.’ The album was published in March, and the title was not intended to honor Fletcher, who was involved in the record’s composition. You can hear ‘Spirit’ down below.


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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Some summaries in English.
Description based on: Vol. 53, no. 1 (Jan. 2005); title from issue contents page (SciELO website, viewed Dec. 10, 2012).
Description based on: Vol. 60, no. 1 (Jan./Mar. 2012) (viewed Dec. 10, 2012).


The Freelancer’s IPhone
As a freelancer I came to realize that there’s no better tool to help me in doing all of this than the IPhone, this portable gadget has become one of the most important tools for productivity and efficiency I have ever used.
In this post I’ll share my favorites IPhone apps that helped me turn it into a very important tool for my freelance work.
IPhone APPS a freelancer should have
- Calendar: I use google calendar to sync my computer and Iphone. Even without synching with google calendar, this app is very useful to keep track of my appointments and deadlines. This app is free and it comes with the iphone.
- Twitter for Iphone: I’ve tried a lot of Twitter apps, and this one is the best, by far. Don’t cut off your social media marketing just because you’re away from the computer.
- Evernote: Both the desktop and iPhone version are free, and has become an invaluable part of my workflow. You can take photo notes, typed notes or voice notes that are synced to your desktop.
- Palettes: Its really useful and it helped me create the color scheme of some of my designs.be creative everywhere you go.This app comes in three flavors Free, Basic, and Pro. The initial free version runs at the Pro level for a limited time allowing you to fully test the application. It will then revert back to the Free level. Use the included in-application purchasing to upgrade to either the Basic or Pro level at any time.
- PayPal: This app will help you bill your clients while you are out drinking at the bar.Its Free.
- WordPress: You’re on the road and want to share an idea, with this app you don’t have to wait til you get home. This has been really useful to keep track of my blog while I’m on the road.
- DropBox: Sync your files with your desktop and iphone so you can view them on the go. viewing files is limited to just images, PDFs and text documents, other types of documents can be emailed to contacts. It also allows uploading photos or movies to your Dropbox account to be accessed at your computer.
- MindMeister: it’s been really helpful when i don’t have my laptop around, when i need to throw some ideas, create a project.
Got other IPhone apps, share it with us.!!


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Our gut and brain are in constant connection. Two vital organs sharing HUGE amounts of information without us being aware.
Although we're already aware aware of a connection... We know that our gut will tell our brain when we’re hungry — or full! But it also shares more complex information that’s key to a happy, healthy life.
The gut is the real hub of the body. It’s where we process nutrients that create the energy for us to live. And it's the first line of defence from pathogens or toxins that we ingest, (over 70% of our immune system is found in the gut!) — so it’s no wonder that our gut has well established paths of communication with our brain.
How does our gut microbiome affect our wellbeing and mental health?
Wellbeing and good gut health are at the core of what we hope to foster here at Jamu Wild Water — it’s a subject we’re incredibly passionate about.
So how are the gut and brain communicating? Does bad gut health affect our mental health? And what exactly are they talking about?
We take a look at this fascinating connection below!
What is the gut-brain axis?
The gut-brain axis is a new term coined by scientists that describes the communication pathways between the gut and the brain.
Our gut is filled with a unique array of nerves and signalling abilities, as Giulia Enders puts it in her book “Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ”…
“There is only one other organ in the body that can compete with the gut for diversity — the brain”.
It’s also why our gut is often referred to as our ‘second brain’.
These nerves play a complex role in influencing our health, mood, and even possibly how we think!
That gut feeling…
This gut brain axis is a fairly recent discovery, having only been named in the last few decades.
But we have long been aware of a connection…
Whenever we say we have a ‘gut feeling’ about something, or ‘butterflies in our stomach’ — these little phrases hint at how we’ve long known that our gut is linked to our emotions and feelings.
As scientists begin to untangle these pathways, we’re starting to piece together just how vital good gut health is to the health of our body and mind.
Good gut health boosts wellbeing
Good gut health = a diverse gut microbiome
And it’s the bacteria within our gut that are influencing our immune system, mental health, nutrient absorption and so much more.
An imbalanced gut microbiome allows pathogens to take hold more quickly. But it it can also affect how efficiently our body carries out daily functions that protect us.
Related Read | How to Boost your Gut Microbiome
So how does the gut microbiome influence the brain?
The gut microbiome helps to transfer information about the inner workings of our body to the brain. From how much energy we’ve just consumed from a recent meal (or how much alcohol!) to any interactions our immune cells may be having, (e.g. harmful pathogens in our gut which will cause us to feel nauseous).
It can influence…
- Our mood and mental state
- How we regulate our emotions
- And much more
Some studies suggest that even a single imbalance of one microbe within our gut microbiome can affect our mood!
What are the pathways of the gut brain axis?
So how are these two organs communicating? The gut brain axis uses several pathways to share information…
The Vagus Nerve. The fastest route of communication between the gut microbiome and brain is the neurological one! The bacteria in our gut can create neurotransmitters. The gut and brain can share signals on our appetite (hunger and fullness!). But they also share information that affects our mood, immune response, and crucially digestive processes.
The Endocrine pathway is the sharing of hormones throughout the body. Serotonin, the well known ‘wellbeing’ hormone, is produced in the gut, and the endocrine pathway is a vital connection between the gut and brain in transmitting this hormone.
The immune pathway is a very important communication highway. With over 70% of our immune cells found in the gut, our gut microbiome helps to train the body to recognise toxins and bad bacteria. Interruptions in this pathway have now been linked to neurodevelopmental diseases and also conditions of the gut too — like inflammatory bowl disease.
The metabolic pathway involves the reactions of enzymes within cells. When our gut microbiome ferments dietary fibre, they produce short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) for example butyrate. Butyrate is now thought to influence the physiology of our brain, impacting our mental health, but also possibly helping to reduce the likelihood of diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Can stress and anxiety affect your gut health?
While the gut sends updates to the brain, it can also receive information back…
Stress and anxiety can have a surprisingly large affect on our gut health.
When our mind is anxious or stressed, our fight or flight response is activated. When this happens, our brain ‘borrows’ energy away from our gut. This reduces the blood supply and all the processes that our gut carries out.
This effect is a natural and temporary response. But chronic stress or anxiety can begin to weaken the gut wall.
It can even lead to a condition called ‘leaky gut syndrome’, where toxins can more easily pass from the gut to the blood and into our bodies — causing further illnesses and issues.
How to strengthen the gut brain axis
One way to strengthen the relationship between the gut and brain is to make sure you eat a varied amount of fruit and veg, and also aim to meet the requirements of certain nutrients...
Prebiotic fibre is one key nutrient that helps to keep your gut microbiome ‘nourished’. It boosts the population of 'good bacteria' and also helps them produce more SCFAs (like butyrate!), that can reduce inflammation and protect your brain.
Prebiotics are now recognised as a way to boost overall health and immunity — but now also our mental health and wellbeing.

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Remember that time I joined a quilt along in 2013 with the intention of finishing the quilt before that Christmas? Well a year and month later I can finally say: She done!
I gotta say Lil Miss Penny (as I call her) is an absolute disaster. I know I’m my own toughest critic but between sloppy 1/4″ seams, not squaring up blocks and an ill attempt at a new quilt as you go technique (there’s some kinks to work out there) it’s literally full of mistakes! You know what all those mistakes add up to though? A warm cozy quilt. Do the mistakes even matter? I thought so when I looked at the quilt myself but when I looked at the photos I realized they’re barely visible.
I had my friend Katie hold Penny up for us, Brooke was trying to be helpful. Emphasis on trying.
I usually hand stitch my quilt labels on but this time I machine sewed it on and it looks great from both the front and the back that way so I this will be how I do them from now on.
I’m still really pleased with how the Farmer’s wife blocks look in the quilt. It adds just a little pizzaz. I really need to get started on my FWQ at some point. Can you keep a secret? There may be a quilt along to do some farmer’s wife in future, hopefully with giveaways! ;)
It felt really good to finally finish this quilt. Now to just figure out where it’s will call home.
I couldn’t help but give it the longest title ever cause I love it so much :P I am so excited to share this latest update to my camper appliqué pattern, It’s subtle but now there’s a Shasta lightning bolt version of the camper.
I used this pattern update to work on my own appliqué techniques with my machine and while I can definitely improve on my small curves I still love the shabby chic look of this camper project.
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Go and download the pattern on Craftsy, till the end of February 2015 this pattern is 30% off and available for immediate digital download only $1.99.
About the Pillow
To demo the appliqué update I used all fabrics from my scrap stash to make a pillow for my mom for her birthday (remember, 2015 is the pillow gift year.) I appliquéd the pattern onto Essex Linen in Natural using Heat n’ Bond lite and a mix of Gunternberg and Metler threads to do a zig-zag appliqué stitch.
This is the first time I’ve used the really neat taper corner feature on my Pfaff machine. I’m happy with how it came out and I’m excited to practice this technique more with a couple upcoming projects this spring! (Jenn, I’m looking at you and your quilt on this one!!!)
I used a 3/4″ strip of Kona white fabric, also from my stash, to add a flang to the pillow for a little extra detail. I love the look of the crisp white cotton against the natural linen. So shabby-chic pretty!
Happy birthday Mom!!
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Finish it up Friday
I was so excited to hear about the tree bird blog hop through Sew We Quilt. I had been lightly following along with their Tammy for all Seasons hop in January and it had me itching to connect with other bloggers through a creative project too.
Unlike past blog hops, this time I knew exactly what I wanted to make when I signed up. After I got the email back from our cheerleader for this hop, Lana from It Seems to be Sew, I immediately went to go find the fabric. It took a little leg work to find the fabric online but I did eventually find Beautiful Birds by Tracy Lizotte for Elizabeth Studios on the Hancock’s of Paducah website. I let out a big sigh of relief when they had the panel I needed to make the project I had in mind.
I’m really excited because part of the fun will be displaying and photographing this neat project with these beautiful birds! Of course I must be a glutton for punishment with this deadline in early March and another quilt deadline in early April but I’m up for the challenge!
Are you joining in with us in this blog hop or do you have any other blog hops coming up? I’d love to hear in the comments about your experience with blog hops in the past.
Whilest packing I keep coming across neat things I have forgotten were in my stash. Having taken this time to re-familiarize myself with my stash has really inspired me to push myself to use more stash items in my next projects.
First up my favorite hobby fabrics, sewing & photography!
I picked up this neat camera fabric on a whim at the LQS about a month ago and it seemed fitting to have a camera fabric in my stash, especially one as stinkin’ cute as this one!!
The sewing one I got a while back during a sale online.
These other two fabrics have a sweet vintage appeal. I love the vintage style sewing machines and while I don’t have a project in mind for the purple typography-newsprinty-gardencluby fabric but it’ll come to me!
I’ve been doing more photography recently and to expedite editing I picked up this white balance card from Amazon (affiliate link). It made editing these photos super fast and I can’t wait to put it to use for both crafting and photography freelance!!
Now that I’ve photographed, posted and oogled these items from the stash it’s time to pack them away and revisit their inspiration in February! Still looking for tips on packing up the stash for moving, please send any ideas!!
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Exciting news! I’m moving soon, the beau and I are moving in together and I’m just to thrilled. Trouble is: it’s a short notice move! We signed the lease last weekend and
I’m we are moving into the new house 15 days from today. Thank goodness I’m only packing up a one bedroom apartment but the idea of packing my stash is scary!
I’ve already got some fabric packed in my giant Rubbermaid bin to prevent my “craft start temptation disorder” from bubbling to the surface. After packing some of it away I needed my “fix” so I decided it would be wise to finish trimming the HSTs I have laying around for the HST of Doom quilt.
I was curious know how many HST I’ve done, I counted up 10 of them, weighted them, then weighted all of them and mathed-it-up. Turns out I’ve got approximately 361 HST’s all trimmed up! Only 39 more left for a 60×60″ quilt top!
I’ve got all of Essex linen and various squares of fabric prepped for the remaining HST but I did the smart “adult” thing and decided that since there is no deadline to finish this quilt I should I packed it all away together to be revisited upon unpacking in February. Being a grown up and making grown up decisions is the worst.
This one goes in the scrapbook box so nothing gets too smooshed and messed up, read also: I don’t have to press everything again after unpacking.
Oh but see that SWEET other scrap I slipped in there? It’s a textured faux leather swatch, I’d picked up a swatch to check it out with my last order from Fabric.com and it’s really neat, can’t wait to move and get it up on the design wall for inspiration time!
Now, I need your advice!
This is the first time I’m packing being a quilter with a stash. Any tips for packing up crafts for moving? I’m armed with some space bags & large Rubbermaid bins but I’m all ears for your tips!
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This is the first time I’ve done a block of the month and I’m excited that I’m on the ball for the first month (11 more to go!) and phew was it a doozie!
This block is based on a traditional block called Lady of the White House. It’s so neat combining little checkerboards with the pinwheels and the stripes.
It took a lot longer than I expected but it’s also cause I’m accustomed to doing a majority of the cutting for a quilt upfront not on a block-by-block basis. I know my blocks look different than the sample cause I’m using prints in the blocks rather than just using solids but I like how it’s going so far, it feels more me this way.
I put a lot of work into sewing a good scant 1/4″ seam for these blocks and I was able to actually hit the 9.5″ unfinished size (which I’m super proud of). One thing I will pay more attention to in future blocks is how the primary color of the prints come across after having been cut. Join in the with Moccasin BOM with me!
Sometimes I’m hit or miss with gift giving but this year I want to try and break that habit, so this other day when I was scrolling through my Pinterest boards & bookmarks I came across an anchor quilt block and thought of my friend Amanda. She loves all things anchors and when I’d shown her this anchor quilt block last year and she liked it so I figured I’d whip up a pillow for a birthday gift since we were all celebrating it this past weekend.
It’s not a hard quilt block to make but it’s also not quick. There’s 49 pieces to this block!
Since this block would be a single focal point on the pillow I was very careful with my scant 1/4″ seam and pressed my seams open for the most part to keep everything lined up. Extra best press on these pieces too!
I made the mistake I knew would probably happen at least once with this project. the low volume I was using for the background was TOO low volume for me to notice I stitched one of the pieces on upside down. So I unpicked the stitched and re-sewed that seam. Then like clock work I did it again on the next section of the block (of course.)
Then it happened: my very first quilting related injury, aside from the typical pin pricks and needle scrapes, that is. I nicked myself with the rotary blade but don’t worry it was not an off the ruler super scary cut ER worthy cut but more of a not-paying enough attention knuckle to blade “tappy-tap” action. I wrapped it with a paper towel and hair elastic and finished the block. I know it was the quilting gods way of saying go to bed but I had to persevere: I was so close!
Then boom, it was done and so pretty!! It took about four hours for me to put this block together. I pulled the solid blue and the low volume (bear essentials) from my stash so I figured I’d choose the border and pillow back from my stash too. I auditioned some fabric but while I loved how the pink thin border it was too close to the finished edge so I went with just the Cosmo Cricket Salt Water scraps I had won through a blog giveaway last year to add the final border.
Weird fact, sometimes I think the back of a quilt block is as neat looking as the front. Am I the only one!?
I used the fancy letter embroidery stitches on the back to add a personal message: “Happy Birthday Panda”
I quilted the front of the pillow with straight lines ~1/2″ apart from each other using a white Aurifil thread. The invisible zipper install wasn’t perfect so I’ll want to try that again. Overall very happy with the end result. I’m so proud I only used fabric from my stash for this and only had to pick up a pillow form and zipper from the store!
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Instead of making resolutions I’m setting goals this year. Many of them are around putting more energy into my crafting. Crafting makes me happy so I’m going to indulge myself in my happiness. I’m going to be participating in the finish-a-long in 2015 over at On the Windy Side this year, something I’ve thought about doing in the past but haven’t been brave enough.
For Q1 I am proposing that I finish the following WIP:
1. Half Square Triangle of Doom
Okay this project will have a better name when it’s done but with 400+ HST using Essex linen and a variety of prints it’s destined to be amazing. I don’t have a layout picked and I’m probably 100 HST’s away from having all the blocks squared up. This project could accidentally live on my design wall for a long time so adding it to the finish along ensures that won’t be the case. Realistically I may only get the top finished this quarter but my stretch goal is to get it 100% finished, quilted and bound.
2. Running Through Daydreams
This stinking quilt needs to be quilted and bound. It’s sat an unreasonable amount of time with the batting and backing and thread for quilting. I need no additional materials for this aside from binding but I’ve been stuck on how to quilt it for some time now. Time to make some decisions!
3. Plus what?
This quilt has also sat for far too long, I have the top, back and batting together and I’ve picked the thread as well. I’ve second guessed how to quilt this for some time but I think straight lines 1/4″ from both sides of the seams is what I’m going to do.
4. Queen Terrain
She’s a beast this one, started in 2011 this is the second quilt I ever started. This quilt had/has a lot of emotions tied to it so it was really hard to finish the top but I did an after I picked it up from the long arm a year ago I attached the binding but never flipped and stitched. I had intended to hand stitch it but I picked up some glue the other day and I think I’m going to machine stitch the binding on. It’s time to put on my big girl pants and finish it!
5. Love Wall Hanging
This is for a wall hanging I sketched up that I want to produce as free pattern by the end of January. I pulled the fabric for it from a fat quarter bundle in my stash (yay using stash items!)
6. My First Clutch
I picked up the bolt of this adorable fabric and carried it arount my LQS last weekend. The ladies asked what project it was for and all I could tell them was “I don’t know but I love it too much to not buy half a yard.” They laughed; they get me. When I found the coordinating zipper on the zipper end cap it was a lightbulb moment. This plus the leather that’s en-route right now will make the cutest little clutch *insert warm fuzzy happy sigh here*
I almost wish I had more smaller WIPs to list but most of them are still ideas in my head and I won’t buy the fabric for them till the other small projects are done. Seems like a pretty good list here though. I anticipate a couple might be hangers-on into Q2 but only time will tell, I at least want to make progress on each of these items!
This broken feather arrow paper piece block an original pattern I drafted up recently to accompany my lone star medallion quilt. It uses scraps from five different prints for the broken feathers plus a background and fabric for the arrow’s shaft and tip.
One of the reasons I felt compelled to design yet another paper piece arrow is I really wanted to add specific details like the breaks between colors in the fletching (feather) as well as a little extra detail that rounds the back of the tip just a smidge.
The block is 11 x 4.5″ unfinished and includes a bit of sashing around the block so you could even trim down the height or add length by extending the shaft piece. The block uses 4 paper piece templates per arrow and is an advanced paper piece.
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I figured I’d be a gigantic hypocrite if I created QuiltAlong.net and then didn’t participate in a program or two. After writing all the descriptions (36 listings so far) I decided that the Gen-X Quilter Moccasin Block of the month really called to me.
I signed up then sat on the floor before my stash and got to thinking. It would be nice to use primarily stash items for this quilt but with it being a a BOM it’s a risk that by the end I might run out if I don’t follow the fabric requirements and yardage.
Then I spotted a layer cake I’d forgotten about, Chantilly! I’d picked it up along with yardage of two coordinating solids and some prints. I didn’t leave myself a map to what pattern I’d had in mind when I picked up this fabric so I figured why not do it? I pulled those out and supplemented with some solids from my local little quilt shop and am excited to get started on block 1!
I’m certain I have enough for the front, backing and a matching pillow!
I’m probably nuts doing this BOM with these fabrics but I wanted to use stash items if possible. The only solids I really have in the stash were the blue and the green so why not go for it? I think I’ll know within the first block if that was a mis-calculation!
Are you doing any of the 2015 block of the months?
PS. Don’t forget there’s a giveaway going on till January 9th, 2015!
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The 26th New Orleans Film Festival hit the midway point Saturday. Day four of the New Orleans Film Society’s eight-day signature event featured 31 screenings, filmmaking panels and a wrap party at the New Orleans Event & Film Studios.
Saturday’s four screenings at the newly restored Orpheum Theater included the festival’s “centerpiece” films: the Hank Williams biopic “I Saw the Light” and the political-satirical drama “Our Brand Is Crisis.” Both were made in Louisiana.
Fittingly for a movie about classic country singer-songwriter Williams, a local country band, the Wasted Lives, performed in the Orpheum lobby before the “I Saw the Light” screening.
Introducing the Shreveport-shot movie, Jolene Pinder, executive director of the New Orleans Film Society, noted the production’s Louisiana roots. “It’s incredibly important for us at the New Orleans Film Festival to showcase films that were shot in Louisiana, to bring them home and share them with our local audiences,” Pinder said.
Among the local cast members of “I Saw the Light” attending the screening was James DuMont. An actor who’s worked in 120 films and TV programs, DuMont plays a Texas mayor who books the country music star for a show in his small town.
DuMont, a Chicago native, his Baton Rouge-born wife and their son and daughter, both of whom are actors, moved from Los Angeles to New Orleans in May.
Earlier this year, DuMont’s 50th acting role in five years, as a BP executive in “Deepwater Horizon,” brought him back to Hollywood South. His 10 weeks of work on the film about the 2010 oil rig disaster followed four years of local work in “Treme” and two years in “American Horror Story.”
Most of the projects DuMont has acted in during the past five years have been in Louisiana, he said. “I’m happy for it,” he said Saturday in front of the Orpheum.
DuMont’s local projects include “The Butler,” the Oscar-winning “Dallas Buyers Club” and a new film that likely will be a contender this awards season, “Trumbo.”
Bryan Cranston stars in “Trumbo” as blacklisted 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. DuMont plays the pivotal role of U.S. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He shares scenes with Cranston, Helen Mirren and many supporting actors.
In a first for DuMont, his daughter, Sinclair, 14, and son, Kelton, 12, soon will work together in a film. An Oscar-winner will direct.
“The family business,” DuMont said. “That’s what Hollywood South is for us.”
The New Orleans Film Fest continues through Thursday, with screenings at the Orpheum, Prytania Theatre, Contemporary Arts Center, Canal Place, Ogden Museum and Chalmette Movies.


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Today we will teach the basic steps of beginner’s printmaking. This is a complimentary craft for children. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

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FR703 Beaded Photo Frame With Wooden Back 6cm x 9cm Sterling Silver Ari D Norman
A bespoke, premium photo frame is the ultimate way to display and cherish your family photographs. Ari D. Norman received the Royal seal of approval when in 1989 we became the first British Silversmith to ever receive the ‘Queen’s Award for Export’. We pride ourselves on producing the highest standard products, all skillfully crafted in England from hallmarked sterling silver. This classic frame with a beautiful beaded edge, is the ideal shape to showcase a family portrait. Use our engraving service to personalise this picture frame with a family name, date or a short meaningful message. Complete with a mahogany finish back.
• Sterling silver beaded photo frame
• With a mahogany finish back
• Options to engrave and make this picture frame bespoke
• This frame may be stood horizontally or vertically making it ideal for landscape or portrait photos
• An ideal wedding gift or anniversary present
• Photo size dimensions: 6cm x 9cm (2 ½ inches x 3 ½ inches)

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Widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness, it is no secret that strawberries are without a doubt, delicious!
Fruit or Vegetable: Fruit
Colors: Varying from whites and light greens, to soft pinks and bold reds
|One cup of whole strawberries contains 0.96 grams of protein, 46 calories and 2.9 grams of dietary fiber.||Potassium – 220 mg
Phosphorus – 35 mg
Magnesium – 19 mg
Calcium – 23 mg
Sodium – 1 mg
Iron – 0.59 mg
Selenium 0.6 mcg
Manganese – 0.556 mg
Copper – 0.069 mg
Zinc – 0.2 mg
Also contains small amounts of other minerals.
|Vitamin A – 17 IU
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – 0.035 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) – 0.032 mg
Niacin – 0.556 mg
Folate – 35 mcg
Pantothenic Acid – 0.18 mg
Vitamin B6 – 0.068 mg
Vitamin C – 84.7 mg
Vitamin E – 0.42 mg
Vitamin K – 3.2 mcg
Contains some other vitamins in small amounts.
Fun Fact: The first garden strawberry was grown in France during the late 18th century. Prior to this, wild strawberries and cultivated selections from wild strawberry species were the common source for the fruit.
In 1714, a French engineer sent to Chile and Peru to monitor Spanish activities in these countries “discovered” a strawberry native to this region that was much larger than those grown in Europe. He brought many samples back to France, which were subsequently planted. These plants did not originally flourish well until a natural crossbreeding occurred between this species and a neighboring North American strawberry variety that was planted nearby in the field. The result was a hybrid strawberry that was large, juicy and sweet, and one that quickly grew in popularity in Europe.
Here are eight reasons to include strawberries in your diet:
- Diet – One cup of strawberries contains over 13% of the RDA of dietary ﬁber, yet only 43 calories. The dietary ﬁber in strawberries helps to keep digestion regular, as well as lowers blood pressure and curbs overeating.
- Antioxidants – Strawberries contain a chemical compound called phenols. Anthocyanin, a particular phenol abundantly found in strawberries, lends the rich red color to the fruit. Though anthocyanin is known to have antioxidant properties within the fruit, it is debated as to whether the antioxidant agents in anthocyanin-rich foods can be absorbed into the body once digested. Fortunately, however, it is known that when anthocyanin-rich foods are consumed, the body’s uric acid levels increase, which serves as an antioxidant agent.
- Anti-Inﬂammatory – The phenols in strawberries also ﬁght against many inﬂammatory disorders, such as osteoarthritis, asthma and atherosclerosis, by inhibiting the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX) in the same way that the drugs aspirin and ibuprofen do. Strawberries, however, do not carry unwanted side effects like stomach and intestinal bleeding.
- Anti-Cancer – The combination of antioxidant and anti-inﬂammatory agents found in strawberries is well-known to ﬁght against the onset of many different forms of cancer. Thanks to the vitamin C, folate, and the ﬂavonoids quercetin and kaempferol that they also contain, strawberries are a delicious defense against potentially cancerous cells.
- Healthy Eyes – The Archives of Opthalmology recently published a study in which three or more servings of strawberries (and other fruits) per day can decrease the possibility of contracting age-related macular degeneration by over one-third.
- The Vigorous Vitamin C – One cup of strawberries contains an incredible 136% of the RDA of vitamin C, an effective antioxidant that can help lower blood pressure, ensure a healthy immune system, and ward off the development of age-related ocular diseases, such as cataracts and macular degeneration.
- Magniﬁcent Manganese – One cup of strawberries contains 21% of manganese, an essential nutrient that acts as a powerful antioxidant and anti-inﬂammatory agent. By increasing the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), the enzyme responsible for protecting mitochonrdria exposed to oxygen, manganese not only helps to ﬁght the battle against free radicals and oxidative stress, but also lessens cellular inﬂammation — another cause of numerous cardiovascular diseases.
- Bone Health – Manganese is also great for the bones, helping in bone building and maintaining proper bone structure. The potassium, vitamin K, and magnesium in strawberries are also important for bone health.
A sweet recipe to add to your kitchen revenue:
Breakfast-On-A-Stick: Mini Waffles, Strawberries, And Cool Whip:
A medium to larger container of fresh strawberries
Mini Waffle Bites
Cool Whip or Canned Whipped Cream
1. Rinse strawberries in a colander and set aside. (You may leave them as-is, or chop the tops off)
2. Follow the instructions for cooking the mini waffles to your liking.
3. Place whipped cream or cool whip on the tops of half of your toasted mini waffles.
4. Take one of your skewers and place a strawberry as the base, then taking one of the mini waffles with the added whip cream or cool whip, place onto the skewer atop the strawberry. Followed by a mini-waffle without whipped cream topping, and finally place another strawberry atop.
5. Repeat until skewer is decorated to your liking and repeat with the remaining skewers and ingredients.
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text: The name Trent has its origins in English, specifically as a topographic name for someone living near the banks of several rivers called Trent, primarily in the village of Trent in Dorset. The name Trent is also associated with the city of Trenton, which was established by William Trent during the 18th century and essentially means "Trent's town". The meaning of the name Trent can be traced back to the River Trent, with its etymology stemming from various possibilities. Some of the meanings include "the flooder," "traveler, through, trespasser", as well as "swift" and "dwells near the rapid stream". The name Trent has evolved over time and is now used as both a first name and a surname, with notable bearers such as musicians Trent Reznor and Trent Harmon.


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We mentioned this as a rumor two weeks ago and we got this one right. The newly renovated official page states Afrika is scheduled to come out in Japan on August 28. So, what exactly is Afrika? It's a safari simulator where you play a photographer with a robotic camera. Seriously. The trailer shows the main character briefly holding a camera strapped in a buggy and some gorgeous looking animals.
While Afrika is aesthetically pleasing, you have to question how many people are going to rush out and purchase it for 5,980 yen ($56). If this was a $30 PlayStation Network game Afrika could be a hit. Perhaps Sony Computer Entertainment America will consider going the download route for Afrika when (if?) they localize it for North America.
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Hello Robin's Nest Bloggers,
Flowers are one of my favorite things ever. I love their smell, I love thier shapes, I love their colors. What a treat for the beauty of our world we have on this earth - FLOWERS. I remember reading a quote years ago, "As far as I can remember, flowers have been my constant companion." I feel this way too, they just are so friendly. They just bring me joy.
I finally have a photo for you of this wonderful box with the lid covered in flowers that I made!
Irit was my inspiration on making this box. She made such a fabulous garden of flowers, and I had never made my own flowers before, so decided it was time to try.
It is so fun what you can create from a punch, or die, spray bottle filled with water, colored mini stamp pads, and paper. I am a bit partial to pinks and reds, but there are yellows and greens in there too.
You punch your flowers out first. I just used several flower punch shapes, and dies. Smaller sized flowers in the middle and larger sizes underneath. I used different shapes together too. They did not have to be the same shape of flower for the layers. Each punched flower was distressed with ink around the edges. I used different shades of pink, red, and brick stamp pads. Then I layered them on top of each other and poked a hole in the middle of all of them, then attached about 7 of them together with a brad, some have more layers, it just depends on how big you want your flower to be. Experiment! Then sprayed the paper with my water. The next thing was so easy, I just started pulling each layer of paper, up with my fingers to create the flower, scrunch the paper to a 3-d form. Layer by layer. Sometimes, I would spray a little more water. You can also spray the flower shapes before you attach them together, but I found it was easier for me to attach the unsprayed flowers first.
Each flower was set aside to dry in the 3-d shape. After the flower is dried, I then attached a dew drop at the center over the top of the brad, some flowers I attached 3 dew drops over the top of the brad. Then I glued them on the top of the box with liquid glue, a glue gun would work too.
The flowers on the box only took me about an hour and a half to create, and glue on the box. And it was my first time making them, pulling out the supplies and finding just the right paper colors is all included in this hour. Why pay so much for those flowers on the market when they are so easy and fast to make. You can make them with your extra scraps of paper, we all have a box of these saved somewhere in our supplies, those extras that weren't used on layouts, or just not big enough for the layout we had been working on. Great use for Scraps.
For the leaves, I used the same idea, only they were not layered, just punched, distressed, sprayed, scrunched, dried, then attached.
Robin's Nest papers used:
Green stencil, hunter green glitter dot, kiwi sorbet for leaves. (I also used a die cut swirl with the Kiwi Sorbet and brown glitter dot)
Yellow glitter dot, Honeycomb fleur, pink glitter dot, summer pink glitter dot, red glitter chipboard for flowers, and just white plain paper.
I also added punched birds from a Martha punch from glitter brown chipboard. Have to have a Robin in there somewhere!
I attached several colors and sizes of dew drops, and tear drops to the tops of the flowers and leaves.
The box is covered in Classified paper, the top of the box in the new brown glitter leopard and brown classic swirl cardstock.
I think you could make a supply of flowers for your pages fast by just having extra flowers punched and ready in your drawers in all different colors. Then just glue to your page, keep a supply close! This will be my next project, just making a supply of flowers in different shapes and sizes to have stored in my supply box.
There is a big trend right now to use flowers on your pages. Try it, I'd love to know what you think.
What a great idea, and money saving project for the future pages I will create.
What a fun project. I was so excited that it was soooo easy.
Thanks Irit for the inspiration.
Until next week!


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Pantera have introduced a complete of 13 European live shows for 2023, because the re-formed band continues to pad out its itinerary with one-off headlining dates and pageant appearances.
The legendary metallic act simply added 9 dates to the European jaunt, which kicks off Could twenty sixth in Sofia, Bulgaria, and runs by an look on the Tons of Rock fest in Oslo, Norway, on the weekend of June Twenty second-Twenty fourth.
The outing is highlighted by units on the Metalhead Assembly Open Air Pageant in Bucharest, Romania, on Could twenty seventh and a slot on the Copenhell fest on June fifteenth in Copenhagen. As beforehand introduced, the band will even play the dual Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany.
The tour is sweet information for these hoping to catch the reunited Pantera of their area of the world. The revitalized band — which options basic members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) alongside guitarist Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante — is ready to makes it debut subsequent month at Mexico’s Hell & Heaven Metallic Fest and the Monterrey Metallic Fest. Wylde and Benante are filling the footwear of late brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectively.
Pantera will even play three Knotfest dates in Latin America, along with headlining live shows in Santiago, Chile, and São Paulo, Brazil.
In the meantime, Pantera simply shared pictures from its first rehearsals, with Benante remarking, “That is all in regards to the Love for Vinnie and Dime, the followers and the music that these 4 created.”
Beneath you’ll be able to see the total record of Pantera’s upcoming tour dates.
Pantera’s 2022-2023 Tour Dates:
12/02 – Texicoco, MX @ Hell & Heaven Metallic Fest
12/06 – Monterrey, MX @ Monterrey Metallic Fest
12/09 – Bogotá, CO @ Knotfest Colombia
12/11 – Santiago, CL @ Knotfest Chile
12/12 – Santiago, CL @ Movistar Enviornment
12/15 – São Paulo, BR @ Vibra São Paulo
12/18 – São Paulo, BR @ Knotfest Brazil
05/26 – Sofia, BG @ Armeets Enviornment
05/27 – Bucharest, RO @ Metalhead Assembly Open Air Pageant
05/30 – Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra
05/31 – Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
06/02-04 – Nürburgring, DE @ Rock Am Ring
06/02-04 – Nürnberg, DE @ Rock Im Park
06/05 – Lodz, PL @ Atlas Enviornment
06/10 – Sölvesborg, SE @ Sweden Rock Pageant
06/12 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Enviornment (Tix)
06/13 – Berlin, DE @ Verti Music Corridor
06/15 – Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell
06/21 – Hamburg, DE @ Edel Optics
06/22-24 – Oslo, NO @ Tons of Rock (Tix)

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HUNDREDS of fun runners were showered in dazzling powder paint at a spectacular summer fundraiser this weekend.
People of all ages enjoyed the thrills and spills of Colourama in Durham City on Saturday, raising vital funds for St Cuthbert’s Hospice.
Participants embarked on the 5K route around Aykley Heads in pristine Hospice t-shirts but –thanks to an army of volunteer paint throwers- it was not long before they were sporting the rainbow.
This year, as well as being covered in bright non-toxic powder paint, the runners and walkers had the option to take on obstacles, including a waterslide, hay bales and cargo nets.
There was also a fun-filled Zumba-style warm up to get everyone in the party mood.
Last year, Colourama raised £70,000 for the Durham City Hospice and it is hoped this year’s event, sponsored by Safe Families for Children and Swinburne Maddison, will prove just as successful.
Nicola Wilson-Austin, from Chester-le-Street, was one of a number of people taking part in memory of a loved one who was cared for at the Hospice.
Her much-loved father, Norman Wilson, died in the In Patient Unit on January 4.
Nicola said: “The date of Colourama 2016 fell on the fifth month anniversary of dad’s passing so it’s been an emotional day but taking part has meant we’ve been able to channel our loss into something positive. Thanks to our generous sponsors, we’ve raised funds for the amazing care at St Cuthbert’s Hospice in my dad’s honour. Dad would have laughed at us all wearing tutus and spattered in paint. It’s been a great day.”
To sponsor Nicola, visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Nicola-Wilson-Austin
Sheela Joy, Senior Community and Events Fundraiser at St Cuthbert’s Hospice, said: “It was an amazing day and wonderful to see so many people having a go at the obstacles.
“Fundraising events like Colourama are extremely important to the Hospice, as they enable us to continue providing palliative care and bereavement support to the people of County Durham. I would like to thank everyone who has supported the event, especially our wonderful volunteers and the headline sponsors Safe Families for Children and Swinburne Maddison.”


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Thu, 29 Oct – Fri, 30 Oct (1 Night) | 1 Room | 1 Guest
by muthu on Apr 08,2019
What's Good: Fully waste
What needs to improve : Waste
Reason For Rating : Very worst hotel, very worst condition and very worst behavior
by Srinath on Mar 18,2019
What's Good: Very near to the bus station
What needs to improve : Mosquitoes
Reason For Rating : Neatness would be appreciated
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What's Good: Near bus station
What needs to improve : Not clean
Reason For Rating : Good economy hotel
by DILEEPA on Feb 23,2019
What's Good: Cleanliness required
Reason For Rating : Hotel is full of Mosquitoes only, nothing else
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Just ok, cheap cost but not excellent facilities. Bathrooms were not so clean and so was the toilets. Rooms were just OK and beds also were not so clean. OK to be considered in less cost but can find better option if spend little extra.
Hotel Shree Krishna
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This hotel is located at the walking distance from the Tirupati railway station and bus stand. This is a budget property so don't expect much facilities here. Staff is very helpful, though I am a Hindi speaker but I didn't find any kind of problem. This hotel is perfect for solo traveler or a group of friend.
Double Non-AC 550 rupees
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Crashed room and bathroom, but clean. Overpriced, but in this city, I think, all budget room same. Available place for motocycle. Nearby, in Srikalahasti we have ideal room with LCD TV and private parking in Madhu Hotel with price 600 rupees.


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Handwritten note at top of first page: From a lecture on art and science of this era. Date range is based on the time that Sturm taught at the Memphis Academy of Arts, 1938-late 1970s. Typewritten lecture has multiple handwritten annotations.
Dorothy Sturm lecture on art and science, between 1938 and 1979?. Dorothy Sturm papers, 1913-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Current copyright status is undetermined
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560


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- Package excludes Airline Ticket
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Blue Xperiences is a family business that is passionate about what the Algarve has to offer: the sun, the beaches, the weather, the sea and fantastic people! We are located in one of the most visited places by holiday makers in the Algarve, Armação de Pêra. A magnificent bay in the south of Portugal, with a beach awarded with the distinction of gold in quality.
We inspire our clients to go on adventure and discover the unexpected with our experiences of Sup, inland routes, nature walks, fossil watching, visits to sea caves and trekking on the cliffs. We have a super team, including a Level 2 Stand Up Paddle instructor, graduated from the Asi Academy of Surfing International.
We want to offer you the best Stand Up Paddle and hiking experiences in the Algarve.
Thats why we have established partnerships with tourism entities. The Blue Xperiences has a very central location, in Armação de Pêra, by the sea and with a wide range of tourist accommodation, to leave the adventure in the Algarve without limits!
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Paul Pogba 'to be offered Manchester United captaincy' to fend off Real Madrid transfer talk this summer
- United man Paul Pogba has been linked with a move to Real Madrid this summer
- Current captain Antonio Valencia is set to leave at the end of the season
- United will also offer negotiations aimed at securing his long-term future
The Red Devils midfielder has been linked with a move to Real Madrid this summer.
With current captain Antonio Valencia set to leave at the end of the season when his contract expires, this has opened up a spot for Pogba.
Paul Pogba will be offered the captain's armband as Manchester United try to keep hold of him
According to the Mirror, United will also offer negotiations aimed at securing his long-term future.
The World Cup winner insists that his side need to improve on their performance at Old Trafford.
Pogba said: 'We didn’t have a good performance. But the result is there. We only think about that today.
'It was really open. But we didn’t play well. The chance we had, the space that we had.
'The players were inside but we played a bit too slow and we were in danger. We are going to have to fix this.
The World Cup-winning Frenchman stepped up to score a penalty in the first half
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- Ericka Gilmore dabbles in life and death when she tries to conjure a ghost lover. But when flesh and blood, Joe Reeves appears on her doorstep in the midst of a storm, she has to rethink her destiny.
A car accident left the former cop with the ability to foresee death. No longer willing to watch people he cares about die, Joe goes in search of a shaman to remove his “gift”. His remedy until then is to avoid all relationships. But like a lightning strike, he experiences a strong connection with Ericka. A nearby mystical ley line could be Joe’s solution if he and Ericka combine their gifts. But her secret past and his fear of seeing her death keep them at odds.Rating: Spicy
Page Count: 282
Word Count: 68692 978-1-5092-1060-2 Paperback
She threw herself against her dream lover, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him. His lips were cold, but perfect in form. At first, his mouth didn’t move, but after a couple of seconds, he pressed into her. She flicked the tip of her tongue over his mouth, outlining the curves, and then slid it between his lips. His tongue played with hers. Sharp, decadent longing powered through her.
Wait a minute, he didn’t taste like she’d imagined. He tasted like mint and human. She touched whatever smooth cool skin she could find available between the coat and his neck and shoulders. Strong and virile hot body. She inhaled, taking in his scent; fragrant late fall wind and the odor of male sweat.
Sweat? Wet skin? She licked her lips, savoring the zest. A spear of lightning brightened the sky. Six foot three. Left ear piercing. Broad chest. Wrangler posture, with one knee bent.
Her heart thumped harder, pounding strong in her chest.
Whom had she kissed?
Joe supported her, keeping her in an upright position. Definitely a her as supple breasts snuggled tight against his chest. Her robe opened, and he fought the urge to remove his own garments to feel her warm body against his, flesh to flesh.
Lips tasting of wine connected with his, insistent and passionate. Six months ago, he embarked on his solo quest, but it hadn’t been so long that he couldn’t remember previous intimacies, and those encounters didn’t compare to her lavish kisses. Whew, hot, he’d go with the flow for a little longer.
She jerked, and then shoved him away. Sadly, the kiss had been a mistake, and from the flash of surprise crossing her face, she’d realized it as well. The pale blue, almost white, towel came loose from her head. She snapped the cloth off. Sexy dark ringlets fell in twisted disarray to her shoulders.
Joe had been lucky enough to catch a joyful kiss and snuggle. He’d delighted in the touch of her lips, the scent of her womanhood, and her wonderful nipples piercing into his thin, sodden shirt. Enjoying the mistake and resulting benefits, he grinned.
The gleam in her eyes went from surprise to anger. With a shaking hand, she wiped her luscious pink mouth.
He stood in a quandary and debated how to explain. Under the circumstances, she wouldn’t accuse him of a forced entry.
“Sorry. No lights. I didn’t hear a security system buzz. I would’ve shouted.” He took a step. “Instead of coming inside.”
Damn. He’d be sleeping in the rain after all.
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