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Updated: 08/29/2007 - Jail officials say Gerald Anderson ran out of his cell and out an unlocked door.
Updated: 08/29/2007 - The number of Kentuckians living in poverty rose slightly in 2006, according to Census data released Tuesday.
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Updated: 08/29/2007 - The federal investigation into last summer's deadly Kentucky plane crash ended today - a year and a day after it began.
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Updated: 08/29/2007 - Burton is accused of reckless homicide in Billy Phillips' death. Phillips died of injuries he received while being booked in the Adair County Jail.
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Construction of dummy structures for $1.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope begins
Northrop Grumman's design for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), successor to the Hubble space telescope, has been approved and dummy structures are now being built for thermal testing. Costing $1.8 billion, and scheduled for launch in 2011, the 6,200kg (13,640lb) telescope will operate for five to 10 years using a 6.5m (21ft)-diameter mirror, 2.5 times larger than Hubble's.
At a meeting in Paris at the end of March, the project's 10-country consortium gave the green light to the construction of dummy structures. Made of the same material as the actual components for the telescope, these structures will be subjected to the temperatures the telescope will experience in its 1.5 million km (940,000 miles) orbit, at the L2 Lagrange point beyond the Moon.
"Everyone is confident we've got a good design. We decided to start building hardware," says EADS Astrium's John Thatcher, consortium project manager for one of the telescope's instruments. "Denmark is to make the dummy carbonfibre support struts, for example. A dummy may look like an instrument from the outside but have no actual moving parts."
The JWST instrumentation includes three cameras that are sensitive to infrared wavelengths. The most sophisticated of these is the mid-infrared instrument. This is being developed by an international team led by the University of Arizona and the UK's Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh.
The Webb telescope is a collaboration between NASA and the European and Canadian space agencies. Germany is providing the mechanism for moving the mirrors, Spain is producing instrumentation and France is constructing one of the imagers.
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Lt. Gov. Newsom,: Stop California bullet train, redirect money
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, once a strong supporter of California's high-speed rail project, told a conservative radio show host Friday that he no longer backs the bullet train and would like to see the money diverted to other projects.
Officials in Turkey have nutty plan to heat buildings
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VISAKHAPATNAM: MPs K Haribabu and Muttamsetty (Avanthi) Srinivas blamed the district-level officers for benefits of government schemes not reaching the grassroots level.
In particular, the Central government sanctioned many welfare and developmental projects to the district, but local authorities were not focusing on those projects and did not give proper publicity for the works. They also said that officials were keeping them in the dark on the projects.
They conducted a review meeting on all the Central government’s ongoing projects and their progress at the collectorate here on Thursday. They expressed their dissatisfaction on the attitude of the officials.
Haribabu said that if officials informed them about the hurdles in completing any Central project, they should try to resolve the problems by talking with the concerned Central ministers.
“Many six and four-lane expansion works of National Highway and other main roads which are directly connected to Visakhapatnam were sanctioned by the Central government recently. By the successful completion of all those road works, Vizag should definitely get Rs 25,000-crore investments. So, all the officers should concentrate on these projects first,” said Haribabu.
Srinivas said the government sanctioned the six-lane Anandapuram-Pendurthi-Anakapalle National Highway.


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Pavelski logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights in Game 5.
Pavelski helped out on Jason Robertson's game-tying goal in the second period. This was Pavelski's second point in as many games after a sluggish start to the Western Conference Finals. The 38-year-old veteran has nine tallies, five helpers, 27 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 13 playoff appearances.... See More ... See Less
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Pavelski has been a force since returning from injury. He has seven goals and an assist in five games against the Kraken. There aren't many players scoring at the frenetic rate of Pavelski this postseason. He's as close to a lineup lock as you'll find at this point in the year.... See More ... See Less
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Pavelski had to be helped to the locker room after slamming his head on the ice after taking a huge hit from Minnesota's Matt Dumba during Monday's Game 1 loss, so this news doesn't really come as a surprise. Although at this point he's only officially been ruled out of Game 2, it wouldn't be surprising to see Pavelski miss extended action with his injury. With Pavelski unavailable, Joel Kiviranta is expected to draw into the lineup Wednesday.... See More ... See Less
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Former minister calls for state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago
By Eve George
Caribbean News Now senior correspondent
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — In an exclusive interview with Caribbean News Now, former minister of the people and social development, Dr Glen Ramadarsingh expressed the view that the current government has to consider imposing a state of emergency because there is too much violent crime and bloodshed.
“Now we have areas in Trinidad where there are daily killing zones… crime is on a rampage, it’s strangling the lifeline of the country, terror and bloodshed everyday in the newspapers, it’s a very difficult time for our country,” Ramadarsingh said.
He also addressed the controversial reports of human trafficking and organ harvesting in Trinidad and Tobago.
“We have seen enough evidence of it; we have seen videos posted on social media with organs missing and a lot of ladies missing and no ransom was demanded, so this is a very frightening development,” Ramadarsingh said.
Ramadarsingh was appointed to a brand new ministerial portfolio in June 2010 and he was determined to change humanity and socialism in Trinidad and Tobago for the better because he knew he could make a difference.
Even after the People’s Partnership (PP) government of which he was part lost the 2016 general election to the People’s National Movement (PNM), residents in the south of Trinidad continue to praise the former minister’s ongoing efforts for the community.
While in government, Ramadarsingh’s work gained him the respect and admiration of the United Nations in 2011 and the UN has maintained an ongoing friendly relationship with him since then. A couple of years ago, whilst visiting his constituency office and seeing the tremendous amount of work he was doing, one of his team members told me that most times when Ramadarsingh was in office he stayed in his constituency office until 11 pm at nights tending to the citizens in the country, making sure their needs were being met.
In contrast it now seems to be common practice for ruling politicians to steal citizens’ hard earned tax dollars and care nothing in return about the people.
In the past, local media houses have published fabricated stories about Ramadarsingh over the years, trying to discredit him and his works. Some journalists reportedly received large sums of cash from persons representing the PNM to discredit him.
Recently one PNM minister I interviewed, Darryl Smith, stated to me that on one occasion he overheard some journalist saying, “Don’t ever let the truth come between you and a good story.”
I recently had the opportunity to interview Ramadarsingh on topics affecting our country and the world.
Q. What inspired your political career?
A. My dad was a local government councilor in 1983 so I grew up in a family with political lineage. I saw my dad when he was in office attend to needy persons from our home many times, sometimes late hours at night, and that’s when I realized what genuine care and the need to help others was. The thing that made me happy was seeing persons happy and clapping in groups when my dad delivered. So I wanted to follow in his footsteps and help make the world a better place.
Q. Which was your greatest life experience?
A. I believe it will be the moment I became a doctor in veterinary medicine, also in my political life becoming minister of the people.
Q. What was your greatest challenge as minister of the people?
A. It will always be the homeless situation, socially displaced. It was a struggle working long days and nights to bring together all the ministries to form an interagency unit. We were able to get 56 persons from the streets into rehab, 12 persons back in society with three of them attaining high paying jobs. We also made a positive impact on the lives of 123 persons that once lived on the streets.
Q. Is our political socio-economic structure designed to work and enhance the lives of the middle class and less fortunate in our society?
A. I Think it depends on the government and policies implemented by each government. I know for a fact that the People’s Partnership government always put people first. We raised the minimum wage several times, proper health care had always been a priority for us, the building of the first ever children’s hospital, we built several major establishments to help employ the poor and less fortunate.
Q. Do you believe that there is real anxiety existing in our country about the present economic situation, gainful employment, our children’s future, our wildlife, the escalating crime and corruption situation and loss of religious and moral values?
A. Certainly I can tell you that people are losing jobs every day, the economic crisis, the international climate has affected us, oil and gas prices are low and, yes, we are in a very challenging time; it’s not a time of plenty, crime is on a rampage, it’s strangling the lifeline of the country, terror and bloodshed everyday in the newspapers, it’s a very difficult time for our country and I think as a nation and a people we need to provide the social safety net to protect and catch those who are falling.
Q. What can we do as a people and country to counteract those narratives?
A. We need to design an action plan for the youths; we need to replace guns with a book, a laptop and smart phone that accesses constructive information and help make them entrepreneurial by creating opportunities to better their lives.
Q. Do you believe that socialism and humanity is under attack in our country by our leaders?
A. It is a very difficult time for the poor, people are getting poorer. We have cases where persons were put out of government housing development (HDC) homes and have to live on the streets; crime is now rampant so certainly humanity is under threat, our murder rate is one of the highest in the world and that’s very sad for a nation which is rich in oil and gas.
Q. How do you suggest we rid poverty from the people, seeing that our country is tremendously wealthy in natural resources?
A. Education, engagement and enrichment is the surest way of poverty eradication. Going into the less fortunate areas and taking the young ones out and placing them in programs that appeal to them by engaging them in sports, music, arts, trade, etc.
Q. Are you surprised at the drastic change in the crime and corruption level in Trinidad and Tobago within the past year?
A. Crime is everybody’s business; when I was minister of the people I quadrupled the child line service for children who were being abused, recently I saw that lifeline was in trouble; we need to change the jail system so that when a man goes into jail for a small crime there is the necessary aid to help reform him rather than him coming out worse because there is no reformation. I think the government has to confront the issue of having a state of emergency (SOE) because there is too much bloodshed. Now we have areas in Trinidad where they are daily killing zones, that’s not a good place for our national security. It’s frightening it’s like what you see in the movies.
Q. Do you believe the unruly ISIS gangs existing in Laventille, Port of Spain, and Enterprise Chaguanas, Trinidad, occurred because of suppression and needs not being met?
A. I believe that there should be more social intervention by the ministry of national security in trying to find these youths and finding ways to help reform them by getting them out of these gangs.
Q. Do you believe the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) bill will ever be implemented in our country seeing that white collar crimes and corruption start amongst the politicians and government financiers?
A. I know at the level from parliament support has been given towards that legislation, we know that the new president of America may make changes, because we see that he is modifying some of his campaign promises so I believe that the FATCA legislation will come into play and we await that with bated breath because I agree with you, if you want to track terrorist activities you have to track the money and big money is usually involved in funding these kinds of operations for persons’ self and business interest.
Q. Do you believe FIFA vice president Austin Jack Warner did a tremendous amount of work to build and assist the PP government and also his country?
A. I am aware that he was very active in the party as deputy political leader and at that time he was also the vice president of FIFA and of course given his profile and network he did indeed help the party.
Q. Do you believe the people rejected him when he needed them the most?
A. I think his people hoped he would have rejoined the party, I think his victory in Chaguanas West was a call for him to mend the issues he had with the political leader at the time and build a stronger UNC but I think they took that win as a signal to build his own political party, which did not really pick up the momentum.
Q. Is there a sanction in our country to protect our animals from human abuse and our wildlife?
A. I know the People’s Partnership did make a strong decision to ban hunting for two years, many hunters were unhappy but we needed to be protective of our endangered species and wildlife because they are our treasure. There are several groups that are advocating for greater sanctions to stop animal abuse. We supported the animal welfare groups. I keep saying that local tourism and eco-tourism is the way of our future because it enriches the environment.
Q. How do you see the conflict in the Middle East involving Syria affecting us and the world?
A. Everything affects everywhere now, there has been so many persons identified as Trinidadians fighting for ISIS in Syria, they have become blacklisted, we have seen where national figures have been accused of accepting funds from that part of the world. This is where FATCA comes in.
Q. Do you believe Israel/America to be the intelligence and saviour of the world?
A. Certainly they have done a lot of work and we’ve learnt from them and partnered with them and we need to do so because the world is moving forward rapidly and we must never be left behind.
Q. How do you see the appointment of new US president Donald Trump positively affecting the world?
A. I think he has ideas, he vocalized on action not being taken by the Obama administration on terrorism, illegal immigration and on the economy. I expect that his great ideas and energy will be met with the institution and somewhere there will be a estuarine of wisdom that will bring about good change and if not he will have to face the polls as all the other presidents to seek another term.
Q. Do you believe that the human trafficking and organ harvesting business is now rampant in our country?
A. We have seen enough evidence of it we have seen videos posted on social media with organs missing and a lot of ladies missing and no ransom was demanded so this is a very frightening development.
Q. Former minister of national security Gary Griffith wanted to build a wall around the country’s border called the Maritime Wall to protect us from illegal activities such as human trafficking, organ harvesting, cocaine and marijuana and the guns and ammunition trade from coming into and out of our country. Were you in support of such wall?
A. Walls now do not have to be concrete and bricks. Technology provides us with different fields that can create the wall and when disturbed one can track exactly where and when the disturbance occurred. Yes, I supported that wall because Venezuela is only seven miles away and there are boats coming in and out of both countries with illegal cargos being transported in them. We need more surveillance of our border.
Q. What inclusive growth could you state happened under your ministry whilst you were in office?
A. We had a policy that each one was as important as everyone and that kind of inclusion is the basis of our democracy; the voice of the people is the voice of god and the people reign supreme. My ministry demonstrated that on all levels, it was about the homeless, those without food, those who suffered life crisis, floods, fire, storm relief, you name it. We were the ministry of the people. Not having the ministry of the people today, the people’s unit has been shut down, the poverty reduction unit, the policy building unit has been shut down, the actual field officers have gone been fired. Some 125 workers who were involved in making people’s lives better by getting them out of poverty are now themselves unemployed and living in poverty. So where are we? We are not in a very advanced position. I think we need a review of our policies and we need to remember that the persons who propelled this PNM government into power was the very small man, the poor man and he remains poor today because of bad policies. Free education has been taken away from the children of our future. We once boasted of free education in Trinidad and Tobago. We were the proudest in the CARICOM nations; now we cannot boast and now we have excluded the elders from obtaining free education. This is a no no.
Q. If you are permitted the chance to serve your country again, what changes would you make to upgrade social development?
A. There is very little I will change actually. I will ensure that systems will be put in place so that some of the measures put in place will be legislated so no one can take it away.
Q. Did you love serving your country?
A. Certainly and I still am.
Ramadarsingh’s position as a minister may be lost but he is definitely never forgotten for the works he did. The people loved and appreciated this man and continue to do so.
Highlights of Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh’s term as Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of the People and Social Development:

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The items, measuring between one metre and 23 metres in length, were identified around 1,500 miles off the coast of Perth in Western Australia.
Some appeared to be bright, according to Malaysian officials.
The possible debris was spotted in satellite images from French company Airbus taken on Sunday.
Malaysian investigators received the pictures on Tuesday and their analysis identified 122 "potential objects" in an area measuring around 155 square miles.
The findings were then forwarded to the Australian search command centre.
It is not currently known if the objects are connected to missing flight MH370, which disappeared more than two weeks ago on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
It is thought to have crashed on March 8 after flying thousands of miles off course.
There have now been four separate satellite leads - from Australia, China, and France - showing possible debris.
The search area has now been split into two - west and east - covering around 50,000 square miles, which is the size of England.
Twelve planes from Australia, the US, New Zealand, China, Japan and South Korea, were joined by five ships to scour the area.
Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a news conference: "Our determination to find MH370 remains steadfast.
"As we have said all along, we will never give up trying to find the plane - in order to bring closure for the families, and to establish exactly what happened to MH370."
Of the latest satellite images, he said: "It must be emphasised that we cannot tell whether the potential objects are from MH370."
But he added they were "the most credible lead we have".
He also announced an international working group was being set up aimed at refining the data provided by the UK satellite firm Inmarsat, which helped narrow the search for MH370, with a view to more accurately pinpointing the final position of the plane.
Earlier, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said: "We are throwing everything we have at this search. We are just going to keep on looking because we owe it to people to do everything we can to resolve this riddle.
"This is about the most inaccessible spot imaginable. It's thousands of kilometres from anywhere."
Australia's parliament stood in silence in remembrance of those aboard the lost airliner, who are presumed dead.
The race is now on to find the debris field, which could be used to back-track and help locate the point of impact if it turns out to be parts of the missing jet.
This will be critical to finding the black box data recorders, which could hold vital clues to what happened aboard the Boeing 777.
Theories range from hijacking to sabotage or a possible suicide by one of the pilots, but investigators have not ruled out technical problems.
The search, which had to be suspended on Tuesday due to bad weather, continues amid heavy criticism of Malaysia and the airline from the relatives of the people on the flight.
Meanwhile, a US law firm is planning to take legal action Boeing and Malaysia Airlines, claiming the plane crashed due to mechanical failure.
Chicago-based Ribbeck Law is set to seek millions of dollars in compensation for each passenger, believing an onboard fault rendered the crew unconscious and turned the aircraft into a "ghost plane" before it ran out of fuel.
Dozens of angry Chinese people have also clashed with police in a protest outside Malaysia's Embassy in Beijing. Most of the passengers were Chinese.
Mr Hishammuddin said he understood the feelings of those relatives, but pointed out Malaysian nationals had also been lost.
"I think history will judge us well," he said.


I have both, they swap quite easily. I haven't fired either of them that way. I imagine the ejector differences are minimal. I have a Keltec pistol that shoots 9mm and 40 cal with a top end swap. It's no where near as accurate as my Steyrs, but it works.Shooter said:I just realized that maybe I could switch the frames and slides on my Steyr 9 and 40. Has anyone done this successfully??


His Royal Highness, The Earl of Wessex, KG, GCVO, is the new royal patron of British Ski and Snowboard, the National Governing Body for Snowsports.
The announcement of British Ski and Snowboard’s new patronage follows the most successful ever season for British Ski and Snowboard, which included 15 World Cup podiums, of which two were wins from GB Park and Pipe athletes, three World Championship podiums, three X-Games medals, Great Britain’s best ever Cross Country World Championships result and the best finish in an Alpine World Cup from a British skier in 35 years.
Last month, The Earl of Wessex attended the 2017 Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships in Tignes, France where he witnessed Great Britain’s best Alpine skiers compete against the international rising stars of the sport, and presented medals to the race winners.
Sir John Ritblat, President of British Ski and Snowboard and from the principal sponsor Delancey commented: “With the Winter Olympic Games fast approaching, this is a tremendously exciting time for British snowsports. We are delighted that His Royal Highness will be supporting the journey of our athletes to emulate the success of their summer sports compatriots at the upcoming Games and in the years to come.”
British Ski and Snowboard announced a long-term vision for British Snowsports in February 2017, with the date marking one year to go until the next Olympic Winter Games in Pyeong Chang, South Korea.
Aiming to become one of the world’s top five skiing and snowboarding nations by 2030, British Ski and Snowboard have mapped out a clear strategy to challenge for world class and Olympic medals in all skiing and snowboarding disciplines. This vision will be supported by sponsorship and fundraising from the British Snowsports Fund and British Ski and Snowboard National Foundation which were both launched in 2016.
For information on British Ski and Snowboard visit www.teambss.org.uk.


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A new vaccine for a deadly livestock virus has been approved by government vets.
Schmallenberg virus causes birth defects in sheep and cattle. It's carried by midges and the south west has seen the largest numbers of cases. The vaccine should be available by this summer.
More top news
Here's the forecast for Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.
Here's the forecast for Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Bristol.
A dance class in Exeter which was crying out for more women just one week ago say they've been inundated with requests to join.


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I've all the time beloved video video games, since I first performed a pc pal within the afternoon after obligatory education. There’s something virtually shocked about the truth that we will transfer footage round and work together with the actual world, the dwell creativeness that’s launched to us to speak with as we please. I've all the time wished to do video games myself, however till just lately I didn’t have the technical information to do it. Now I'm a technical trainer within the second 12 months, so if I used to be not in a position to mark a sport with out too many video games it could be one thing radically mistaken. However what in regards to the frequent man: who the time period & # 145; much less leaked & # 146; calls up footage of his grandfather, & # 145; pipeline & # 146; is the place the water flows and & # 145; blitting & # 146; is unprecedented? Effectively, everybody can get into the sport creation course of, and you don’t even want to review & # 145; actual & # 146; programming to do it.
So the place do the video games begin? With an concept. Video games, like all fiction, want an concept to succeed. Positive, you’ll be able to simply sit down and write a narrative with out ahead view, you’ll be able to leap in and click on sport collectively. Nonetheless, except it’s important to be heat, the very best work is often those which have been well-received prematurely.
There are two strategies for organizing a undertaking. You can begin from a recognized technical perspective and construct your undertaking on prime of it or you’ll be able to simply go to the design, add as many options and concepts as you want and take away these you can’t use if you & # 146; ve selected the know-how you're going to carry out the sport with. Usually, the latter might be the very best to deal with when designing video games. If you first begin first, the primary possibility will prevent a whole lot of complications.
So, for the primary sport you wish to get a moderately easy concept. Don’t be mistaken, loopy sport is right and there must be extra of them on the market however you won’t be able to create an actual world present with fifty billion prestigious folks work together with actual time with actions which have a butterfly impact on the way forward for the actual universe when it’s your first sport. Actually. Many individuals strive it; Nothing I do know has been profitable. Imitation is one of the simplest ways to get began. Easy video games like & # 145; House Invaders & # 146;, & # 145; Tetris & # 146;, & # 145; Pacman & # 146; and even & # 145; Pong & # 146; There are nice locations to begin. Everybody is generally simplified to create however have full challenges. & # 145; Pacman & # 146; for instance, a path requires discovering ghosts. I like to recommend that you just begin even less complicated than that to your first try. & # 145; House Invaders & # 146; is an efficient staff to leap in. You are able to do a easy, full sport with out a lot effort and it's virtually infinite expansive.
In case you click on an concept, choose the sort you get pleasure from. Do you’re keen on journey video games like & # 145; Monkey Island & # 146;, & # 145; Grim Fandango & # 146;, & # 145; House Quest & # 146;, & # 145; King & # 146; s Quest & # 146; and so forth.? Design one among them. Do you battle video games like & # 145; Road Fighter & # 146;, & # 145; Tekken & # 146;, & # 145; Soul Calibur & # 146;, & # 145; Mortal Kombat & # 146; and so forth? Get an concept of that. Do you want first folks like & Qu; & # 146;, & # 145; Half Life & # 146; or & # 145; Doom & # 146;? I don’t suggest it as the primary process, however you’ll be able to all the time go to it. Be happy to be as usually as you need, it is a studying expertise in spite of everything.
Now that you’ve an concept it's time to repair it. Don’t worry in regards to the know-how or the truth that you have no idea learn how to carry out a sport directly, simply seize some paper and pencil and embrace concepts. Describe the primary characters, sport video games, objectives, relationships, historical past and key actions, something you’ll be able to consider. Be sure you have sufficient particulars so that somebody can learn via notes and play via the sport in your head with relative accuracy. Altering the sport design throughout the encoding course of is sort of all the time a nasty concept. When set, it must be set till the climbing aspect (I’ll examine in later) or you’ll most likely enter & # 145; growth of hell and # 146; because the undertaking continues and continues;
On the finish of the sport, you must have the next:
– Diagram of the sport and # 146; s characters and probably sketch or two (whether or not they’re spaceships, yellow rings, automobiles or the prince at midnight state of Falgour, it is advisable know who or what participant can be and who will compete towards it)
– Diagram of the story (if it's one factor, this isn’t too essential for "House Invaders" or "Tetris", however for "Uber Quest: Adventurous Journey & # 146; That's A Very Good Thought)
– Description on a play sport, written or storyboarded. Storyboards are a visible illustration of concepts. Draw your letters in motion with arrows that present the motion window and brief written descriptions describing the occasions that happen in your film (as a result of a few of us are nice artists and our pictures could also be a bit "open to interpretation" and # 133;)
Now that you’ve a fleshed out concept, it's time to elucidate how it will all come collectively. In case you have reached this stage and are frightened that it’s important to spend a few years studying a posh programming language to execute your concept, don’t be afraid! Others have already made arduous yards for you. There are numerous RAD (Fast Software Improvement) Instruments accessible for sport creation, the quantity which can be accessible free of charge on-line. A few of them nonetheless require you to study & # 145; scripting necessities & # 146; (simplified programming language accomplished for a selected process) however usually this isn’t too difficult or participatory. I put collectively a brief checklist of among the ones I've discovered on the finish of the article. Free video games are listed first, organized by sport sort. Effectively, it must be sufficient to begin the sport creation. An important factor to recollect if you've bought this far is it’s important to end the sport. Many begin a undertaking and lose the curiosity and fail, or proceed transferring to at least one new undertaking after one other with out ending something. Begin a bit, construct a working (if easy) sport that’s above all else, full. If you attain this stage you’ll all the time have a whole lot of belongings you wish to change, repair, and so forth. However you get an incredible feeling from realizing that it's over the course.
From this level you can begin finishing the course. Play your sport a number of occasions and ask others to do the identical. Discover what's enjoyable or may very well be higher and adjusted issues right here. At this level, it's extra essential than ever to again up earlier variations so if the change doesn’t work, you’ll be able to return and check out one thing else with out shedding your work. It’s at this level which you can add all new options, add graphics and audio, no matter you want, protected as a result of you’ve a strong basis.
If you're pleased together with your sport, why not share it with the world? There are numerous low-cost or free locations on the market so that you can host your recordsdata, and you’ll leap to contact lists and boards and let everybody learn about your group. Effectively, I hope this was a helpful introduction to the artwork of making video games. It's a whole lot of enjoyable and might open up new methods of inventive expression which you can discover. Leap in and have enjoyable!
Journey Video games:
(Video games like Monkey Island, King Quest, House Quest, and so forth.)
Journey Recreation Studio: [http://www.bigbluecup.com]
3D Journey Studio: http://3das.noeska.com/
ADRIFT (for textual journey): http://www.adrift.org.uk/
Combating Video games:
(Video games like Road Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Soul Calibur, and so forth.)
MUGS (Sorry, the location is generally in French): http://www.streetmugen.com/mugen-us.html
Aspect-Scrolling Video games:
(Video games like 2D Mario Video games, Sonic the Hedgehog, Double Dragon, and so forth.)
The Scrolling Recreation Improvement Package: http://gamedev.sourceforge.internet/
There are numerous others accessible as nicely. One significantly helpful place to discover a sport device is: http://www.ambrosine.com/useful resource.html
You may as well remember, although not free, nice performing instruments in Supplied by Clickteam at: [http://www.clickteam.com/English/]
Click on and play and Gameshop particularly, the purposes are for viewing and downloading free promotions.
In case you actually wish to do issues proper and program the sport your self, there are some wonderful programming knowledge accessible on the following places:
Visible Fundamental Recreation Programming:
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Azure Capri Top
Blue on blue. Easy to wear loose fitting top with dolman sleeves. Lovely deeper blue with trim in my Azure print of a Fijian lagoon. The stylish rough silk bias trim is on the neck & two stripes down the left hand side.
Great top for summer. Wear with white capris or denim shorts. Then layer over a polo in the cooler months.
* light stretch polyester body – silk trim
Available in one size only - Medium
* approx finished garment measurements:
B: 114cm H: 108cm L: 60cm

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Congress’ proper course would be to end, not extend, the ban on state and local taxation of Internet access.
Leaders of major corporations are finally starting to get serious about protecting their cybersecurity infrastructure.
Wider and more rapid deployment of 4G wireless broadband networks depend on new wireless infrastructure facilities.
Defining a patent troll is not as simple as it appears.
Preserving competition in the replacement parts marketplace is critical to keeping repair part prices down.
Reclassification of the Internet as a public utility and the end of the Internet tax moratorium would eventually increase broadband prices by more than 17 percent.
By extending its jurisdiction to prescribe the design of automotive smartphone apps, NHTSA could inadvertently put a damper on creativity.
The lack of strong federal protection for trade secrets has become a real competitive weakness for the U.S. economy.
Companies known for evangelizing the benefits of making creative work available on the Internet use their market power to make the work of indie artists and creators inaccessible.
Apply regulatory oversight of access to the pipe and completely steer clear of regulation of content.

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Image as Companion; Women’s Mixed Media Journaling Retreat
This 5 day 4 night retreat takes the original Image Quest Group, The Image Quest Sojourn and the Lavender Sage Women’s Retreats (that I do with Jane Lafazio) to a transformative level through expressive arts over an extended period of five days and four nights in community. Working with personal life themes (past, present and even future) we will consistently turn to the body as our primal creative partner excavating images that activate impulses which inform decisions we make in our lives- both helpful and damaging.
Come join us and make a commitment to discover out how your developed primal self effects your life through memory held in the senses using collage, mono-printing, blind contour drawing , land art, movement, drumming, sound and poetry. Discover images that have long been active in your life as helpers and/or destroyers.
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In unrelated cases, feds arrest men who plotted to blow up courthouse, skyscraper
Editor's Note: These apparently unrelated arrests demonstrate the clear and present danger posed to our nation by what counterterrorism analysts call 'lone wolf jihadists.' These individuals — who tend to not have ties to the organizations they idolize — act on their own to create mayhem and death. Local, state, and federal law enforcement remain on the front lines in identifying and disrupting their plots. PoliceOne will provide updates as additional details emerge. Meanwhile, we encourage you to take advantage of the wide array of links and resources below.
Los Angeles Times
Two men who professed devotion to Al Qaeda -- one a convert to Islam, the other a Jordanian native -- were charged Thursday with plotting to blow up buildings in Illinois and Texas.
In both cases, the men thought they were working with Al Qaeda operatives when they were really working with undercover federal agents.


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BUFFALO, N.Y. – As you absorb the above retro musical accompaniment that is Buffalo’s civic feel-good jingle circa 1980, here’s five things to watch in the Broncos’ Week 16 duel with the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Saturday:
1. STOP THE FUMBLES.
The most disconcerting statistic for the Broncos this month is their six fumbles lost in the last three games — five by the offense (including three by quarterback Tim Tebow) and one by the special teams, on Quan Cosby’s lost fumble at the end of the second quarter last week.
“We’ve got to stop that in a hurry,” offensive coordinator Mike McCoy said.
The fumbles haven’t happened for the same reason. Some were preventable, such as Tebow’s fumble in Minnesota when the football came out as he hit the ground; others, such as Lance Ball’s fumble last week, are more the result of good defense than a ball-carrying shortcoming.
“They’ve got to secure the football, but that’s all part of the game. Every play you’re going to look at, guys are carrying the ball the exact same way, and now all of a sudden he gets hit from behind, so it’s a different scenario for any fumble, I would say. Hopefully we don’t have any more.”
The Broncos haven’t won a game since 2009 in which they had at least three turnovers, and John Fox-coached teams are 10-35 when giving away the football three times in a game. Further, the only three games in which the Broncos have allowed more than 40 points this season came when the offense had three turnovers.
Against a 5-9 team that has a seven-game losing streak, the No. 29 rushing defense and a rushing offense that has seen its per-game output drop by 32 percent since its 5-2 start, the Broncos don’t need to give them a helping hand. If Tebow can respond to checkmate situations by placing two hands on the football and taking the sack without losing his grasp, the Broncos will have an excellent shot at moving to 7-1 since Nov. 1.
2. FORCE FITZPATRICK MISTAKES.
Like the injury-riddled Bills as a whole, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has struggled since their 5-2 start. During those first seven games, he never had a negative touchdown-to-interception ratio and ended November with 14 touchdowns against seven interceptions. In the seven games since, he’s thrown eight touchdown passes against 12 interceptions and has thrown multiple interceptions in five of the last seven games.
In that span, Fitzpatrick admits that he’s forced passes into traffic.
“I think that’s fair to say, especially when you fall behind in games, you start to press a little bit or try to make plays that aren’t there,” he said. “That’s something I’ve tried to improve at as the season’s gone on and tried to get better at, but I understand you can’t score two touchdowns with one throw; you’ve got to be able to take what the defense gives you.”
What Fitzpatrick also knows is that he might lose a potential target or two on each play, given the help that must be provided to his offensive tackles in blocking Elvis Dumervil and Von Miller. But they can’t base their entire strategy around devoting as many men as possible to the bookend pass-rushers.
“When you’ve got two, it’s hard to scheme for that because they’re so talented and difficult to defend with one guy. You can’t sit there and double both of them,” Fitzpatrick said.
3. CLEARER COMMUNICATION.
If Brian Dawkins returns after missing last week’s game with a neck strain, this problem will likely take care of itself.
In addition to often creeping into the box to provide an extra jolt to the run defense and pass rush, Dawkins is often responsible for getting his fellow defensive backs properly lined up; without his presence last week — and with New England’s Tom Brady guiding the Patriots into their typical array of pre-snap looks — Denver’s communication broke down to the point where it occasionally looked “discombobulated,” as cornerback Andre’ Goodman described after the 41-23 loss.
If Dawkins can’t play, rookies Rahim Moore and Quinton Carter would be responsible for making sure the back end of the defense is aligned properly.
“The thing is not to make the same mistake over and over again, and those guys are not doing that. They’re correcting the things they need to correct,” Dawkins said.
“Just being more vocal is, I think, the biggest thing for a young safety. When you know what you’re doing, you’re going to speak loud and communicate to everybody. Those are the things that they’re getting better at.”
4. KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Denver leads the league in rushing and had 167 yards on the ground by the end of the first quarter last Sunday. Buffalo ranks 28th in rushing defense and has allowed 159 rushing yards per game since Week 9, a figure only surpassed by the Cleveland Browns.
Unless the Bills break out to an early and bulbous lead, there’s little reason for the Broncos to deviate from their typical game plan: bruising power and option runs with the occasional pass to keep the defense honest.
5. DON’T LOOK AT THE SCOREBOARD.
It’s all well and good that the Broncos could have the division title sealed by the final gun Saturday if they win and the Raiders lose in their early-afternoon game at Kansas City. So too is the fact that no matter what happens on Christmas Eve, the Broncos need only to win against the Chiefs in Week 17 to render every other result involving AFC West teams irrelevant.
But if the Broncos lose in Buffalo, their back door to the playoffs in case of defeat in Week 17 — a wild-card slot — effectively closes. Their hopes would rely upon the Bengals and Jets each losing twice and the Titans losing once.
Further, a loss Sunday would eliminate any chance of the Broncos earning the prized No. 3 playoff seed that would allow them to avoid a wild-card duel with the defending AFC champion Steelers. Two Broncos wins and a Texans loss to Tennessee next Sunday would put the teams into a strength-of-victory tiebreaker that the Broncos would likely win.
Yes, there’s a tomorrow for the Broncos if they don’t defeat the Bills, but given what happened the last times they had multi-game losing streaks in December — when they lost playoff spots in 2006, 2008 and 2009 — only the Broncos fans who began supporting the team after Tebow’s arrival wouldn’t be wound tight heading into the Chiefs game, fearing they were about to witness another monumental late-season fade.
The 2008 collapse included a Week 16 loss to the fading Bills, who went into that game having lost seven of eight. If history repeats itself, collars will be tight at Dove Valley, even for the many players, coaches and executives who weren’t with the team for its ’06, ’08 and ’09 free-falls.


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Pandora Club 2021 Pendant Charm
The Pandora Club 2021 Charm is a beautiful fusion between design, nuances and creativity. Perfectly hand-finished in sterling silver and Pandora Rose, this charm from the Passions collection is the perfect option to add charm to your Pandora Moments bracelets and create styles as special as you.
With the Charm Pandora Club 2021 you will have an attractive reminder that your dreams can be fulfilled if you wish. This time the charm in sterling silver and Pandora Rose, presents distinctive mobile angel wings, which are covered in sterling silver and embrace a beautiful heart that has “Let your dreams fly” engraved on its surface. Inside this heart there is a small opening in the middle, from where another heart in Pandora Rose emerges, in which a brilliant cut 0.009 ct TW GHI diamond shines. If you are an official dreamer, this Pandora charm will remind you of the beauty of your most transformative dreams.
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Starring: Justin Chubb, Chris Bran, Alice Lowe, Janine Duvitski, Geoff McGiven, Harry Hill, Jennifer Saunders, David Tennant, Catherine Tate
Air Date: Monday 10:10pm - Sky Atlantic
This absurd, wacky and hilarious sitcom is one of the best pieces of british television in years.
Set on the fictional island of Jinsy, the locals go about their daily lives, just trying to enjoy what they have got. Unfortunately they are always the target for scams, and most of the time they are gullible to go along with it.
Lead by the writers of the show and also the main characters (Chubb & Bran), each week the residents take us on an insanely zany journey through their daily lives, which are often taken up by television. The cast are brilliant, and with cameos from Harry Hill, a female television presenter, David Tennant, a Dale Winton type gameshow host, Jennifer Saunders, the voice of reason, and Catherine Tate, a clean-obsessed beard eater, where can the show go wrong. Nowhere is the answer, the show never goes wrong.
The best way to really describe the series to you is to show you, so I have added some hilarious clips from the show for your veiwing pleasure.


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I have great love for Shu Uemura Hard 9 Brow pencils especially the way they are beautifully shaped into that sword shape that makes it a breeze to pencil in brows. It was so good, I reviewed it twice, right on this blog right here.
I never got the hang of sharpening and shaping it myself so I always send mine in to a Shu Uemura store/counter, which is a complimentary service, and this is where I ran into problems. I get wildly differing service and shapes of my brow pencils at different counters/stores. Generally, the Mid Valley Megamall store is efficient and friendly and my pencils come back looking good and well shaped. The counter at Pavilion KL is horrible. My pencils always come back looking 2 inches shorter than when I left them there and the service is surly. I wonder what they do to them – eat them? But recently, even the Mid Valley store failed me with quite ugly looking pencils so I got a wee bit fed up. I needed some brow pencils that didn’t need sharpening!
A chance visit to a Watson’s store saw me contemplating the ZA Cosmetics counter and a friendly sales assistant asked if I might be interested in some of their products.
One thing led to another and I walked away with the ZA Ever Brows – a slim retractable brow pencil that costs a fraction of what Shu Uemura costs.
And you know what? I like it! I’ve been using mine for a while, used interchangably with the ones from Shu Uemura and I’m quite happy with this one 🙂
One side of the pencil is a twist up brow pencil as you see above. On the other end, covered with a cap is a spiral brush which allows you to soften the effect and make it look more natural.
I must warn you however, that the pencil comes in a round, non-angled shape and when new, is quite a bother to use as the sides are flat. So what I did was run the pencil gently on the back of my hand (or you can use a piece of tissue paper) to round off the edges.
You may notice that mine in the first picture above looks like it has a slanted tip. That’s through use, and isn’t its natural shape. After using it for a while, it’ll slowly conform to your usual style and shape itself accordingly.
There are 4 shades available, and I picked 03 Natural Gray, which as the name implies, is a natural grey-brown that is close to my hair colour without being too stark. I take Seal Brown in the Shu Uemura pencil so I have here a quick side by side comparison.
Being brow pencils, both aren’t easy to swatch on skin although they work well on the hairs of the brow. I ran them a few times on my hand to get the colour to show up.
The Shu Uemura pencil feels harder and on brows, has a sheerer colour so I find it easy to control. I’ve been using it for years so I’ve had a lot of practice. The ZA Ever Brows has a slightly softer texture and the colour comes off more easily so it is quite easy to overdo, which is where the brush at the other end comes in. I like to run the brush over my brow after I’m done, to soften the lines, make it look more natural and sheer out the colour. It all happens in a few seconds so it’s not like I’m spending 2 hours on my brows 😛
Here’s an example of how my brows look when I use the ZA Ever Brows pencil.
The pencil helps me fill out sparse bits of brow, and shape it. Effect wise, I get about the same effect as I would with my Shu Uemura pencil with the added bonus of it being much more affordable, and not having to trudge down to a store every time I need it sharpened. Sure, I could use the Shu pencil in its natural round shape but I don’t like that, finding regular round brow pencils hard to manage. I need that sword edge 😛
Oh and is it longlasting? Well, it lasts me a whole work day till I get home and remove my makeup so I’d say it does a pretty good job. I really have no complaints about this one. It’s affordable, portable and does a pretty good job and at the end of the day, that’s all we really want with our makeup 🙂
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If you want a quick, easy to use brow pencil, take a look at the ZA Ever Brows which is a retractable slim pencil that comes with a spiral brush at the opposite end. I do find that when new, it is a little hard to use as the pencil comes flat at the top with an edge. While new, run it over your skin a few time to soften and round off the edge and it becomes a lot easier to use then. I find the slim shape useful in drawing short strokes on the brow and the spiral brush assists to sheer out colour and make it look more natural. It won’t turn you into an expert at drawing brows but it makes it easier for you to practise.
Pros: Affordable, Retractable pencil does not need sharpening, Easy to use, Pigmented, Brush it comes with is useful, Longlasting, Portable
Cons: The flat tip when new takes some getting used to, Construction feels light and flimsy
Who will like this: Anyone who is in the market for an affordable, easy to use brow pencil
I’ve been quite pleased with this ever since I got it. It is very useful to travel with as I never have to worry about its tip breaking off the way I do with Shu and the brush included helps minimize mistakes. I do still like my Shu Uemura pencil but this way, I get to prolong my trips to the Shu Uemura store/counter and minimize my interaction with the increasingly poor service I’ve been getting on my recent visits.
Have you tried this affordable brow pencil from ZA? What brow pencil do you use that you will recommend?
I am always quite pleasantly surprised by products from ZA every time I try them. If you didn’t know, they are a subsidiary brand of Shiseido that was only sold outside of Japan (I know, strange!) But recently, they started selling them in Japan I believe. I like one of their bases too – can’t recall the name but I’ll review it some day. For their asking prices, ZA is a good brand to take a look at for affordable, effective makeup 🙂
ZA Ever Brows retractable brow pencil come sin 4 shades Price: RM21+ (Often available at a discount) Availability: ZA counters at most major pharmacies
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I so agree with you about the shu uemura fellas..I hate having to visit them to sharpen my brow pencil..but I’ve had mine for 5 years and counting since I only use is for my brow ends so I cant really complain…I went to the klcc shop once and they refused to sharpen the pencil saying that they dont do it on weekends as they are busy…gah
Paris B says
Gosh I really am not alone in noticing the powering of standards at Shu. I can’t believe the KLCC people wouldn’t sharpen yours on a weekend! Not everyone has the luxury to go to the mall on a working day! Jeez
I gave up on eyebrow because whenever I attempt it, I see two fat worms staring back at me. The first one I had was Revlon, soft, dark brown and erm, wormy effect. This ZA one looks good on you 🙂 Maybe I will go get one and try! Thanks for sharing drugstore goodies, easy on the pocket, some work wonders too!
Paris B says
Haha the trick is to use a light hand and just define the brow, not draw it on. To be honest, I find the Shu Uemura pencil a good one to practice with because it’s not too soft and therefore less prone to drawing on worms but the beauty of the ZA pencil other than the price, is the built in spoolie which allows you to soften the effect, thereby killing off the worms and giving you back your brows 😉
Shija Rahim says
My next target.. I really hate it when the colour fades at theend of the day.. I have no brows in the end, good review Paris!
Paris B says
Hope this will work for you Shija! If it doesn’t, at least it wasn’t expensive eh? 😉
I just bought the Shiseido eyebrow pencil the other day and its smudge proof.. think its formula is somewhat like the shu one..but less pricey i believe.. I used to use the ZA everbrows in their old packaging in white colour.. havent tried the new packaging one.. the old version is good but makes my brows look greasy when I perspire alot or near the end of the day so I think a harder .drier n smudge proof formula will work better for me but will probably try the new Za version for sure one day! 😉
Paris B says
Ooh thanks for letting me know about Shiseido’s brown pencil too Sharon! 🙂 I didn’t even know the ZA pencil had old packaging LOL! That’s how little attention I paid but this one is pretty good and I don’t see greasiness but it’s hard to say coz I don’t get very oily anymore these days. I’ll bear the Shiseido in mind for next time! 😉
I don’t use brow pencil. But I do love the Za Wide Eye mascara. Cheap and good. Holds my curl all day long, > 12HRS.
Paris B says
Ooh I’ve tried it! I can’t remember if I liked it (oops!) but I think I did? haha
Nicole's Mirror says
Believe it or not I got mine from Daiso. Hahaha.. I used to like the Shu Uemura one, but mine gets hard and the color don’t transfer anymore..I wonder why… I like the slim empro eyebrow pencil too.. but I go through that one so fast! Because I tend to break it… I tried the one from Nature Republic too.. but the staying power is not so good..So Daiso it is.. hahaha.. wanting to try hourglass next.. or maybe Anastasia one…
Paris B says
Actually that’s not hard to believe Nicole coz I’ve used the Daiso brow pencil too! A friend used to rave about it and got me one to try. I liked it and bought another which was when I realised the differing quality from pencil to pencil. Sometimes it was the colour, sometimes it was the construction sometimes it was the texture and I wasn’t happy about it, so I stopped using it. But I have to admit that for the little money you pay, it’s excellent! 🙂
nicoles mirror says
Hahahaha! I thought I was the only one 😛 I am still on my first pencil, I think I’ll try ZA next time! XD
Vera Soo says
I hv used 1 dark brown eye brow pencil wth the same tools and look the same as yours. It lasted for 1 yr+.
Very happy wth it too. It is also frm Japan except.. it costs just RM5. frm Daiso Ikano. Yup. Too bad it’s not sold there anymore.
Hv tried other products frm well know brands but the colors were too dark & strong for my brows & skintone. Makes me look lk a Fierce lil Shin Chan! Haha!
About the brand Za. Did u manage to visit Japan Beauty Week? They gv away loads of freebies & goody bags (among it Za too!).
Paris B says
I used to use the Daiso brow penci too 😀 A friend raved about it and got me one to try when there was only 1 Daiso in town. But I found later that the quality was inconsistent so I chose to not use it anymore. While I was using it, it was really good value for money! 😀 I had to LOL at your mention of Shin Chan – he so cracks me up! 😀 I didn’t visit Japan Beauty Week – didn’t even know it was on, which tells you a lot about how much attention I’ve been paying eh? >.< Did you go?
i used it before long time ago. its packaging was different, ie. white in colour instead of black. but it always frustrates me when i want to repurchase because they hardly stock up the thing. gave up at one point.
Paris B says
Really?! I seem to be the only one totally unaware of it till now sigh!
Vera Soo says
Haha on Shinchan 🙂
Sometimes I prefer thicker eyebrows, looks more natural & I noticed more approachable when talking to people.
As for Daiso, my last visit there at Midvalley ain’t so good. But I hv got some really good quality glass for wine & kitchenwares. Even got help frm a Japanese aunty to help me wth translations. There are many Japs. here coz there’s the JapanCultural & Language HQ there.
As for Japan Beauty Week 🙂 hehe… I won a goodbag worth RM400+ Za & Tsubaki. For an easy FAQ. Was hoping to get Hada L. but no time to go there earlier. It was a short 30mins visit 🙂
It was held for 4 days at Pavilion but the crowd ain’t kicking pack.
Next year when it is held again, I will inform you:)
Paris B says
Yep, thicker brows make a person look younger too 🙂 I love browsing Daiso even if I don’t buy anything. I used to go a little mad until I realised that every RM5 adds up 😛 Congratulations on your huge win at Japan Beauty Week! Guess most people didn’t know about it since it sounds new but I bet the next one will be packed to the brim !


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A new name will bring a taste of authentic Italian pizza, pasta and gelato to Beverley’s Flemingate centre when it opens its doors later this month.
Work has begun to get new restaurant PizzaBaby ready for its big reveal on 22 November. A full and extensive refurbishment to follow in the New Year.
PizzaBaby is the latest venture to launch at Flemingate. It will offer a fresh, seasonal Italian menu and no less than 26 flavours of gelato!
The opening night will coincide with Flemingate’s exciting Christmas lights switch-on event.
PizzaBaby owner Louis Harrison, who lives in Walkington is anticipating a busy Christmas period. He is also looking forward to the new restaurant becoming a firm favourite with visitors to Flemingate.
“PizzaBaby will be a lively, family-orientated restaurant with an emphasis on children’s parties and family gatherings, really keeping the Italian feel of this restaurant alive. It will have a warm and welcoming atmosphere in quirky and cool surroundings, with outdoor heating so we can make full use of our pavement seating area.
“Flemingate is growing all the time, with more footfall and reasons to come to this part of the town centre. It’s the up and coming part of Beverley.
“It’s also the perfect location for us – being so close to leisure outlets such as Parkway Cinema and the Inflata Nation inflatable theme park and part of a busy shopping centre.
“We’ve begun a mini-refurbishment so we can join in with the Christmas festivities at Flemingate, then we’ve got big plans for a more extensive re-fit early in the New Year.”
Mr Harrison has extensive experience in the restaurant and leisure trade, with his family owning a number of businesses in Bridlington.
PizzaBaby adds further variety and choice to Flemingate’s line-up of restaurants and cafés.
David Donkin, Wykeland Property Director, said: “We’re delighted to welcome PizzaBaby to Flemingate. The concept is a really good fit with Flemingate’s family atmosphere and mix of retail outlets and leisure venues and we’re sure it will be very popular.
“Louis has a strong background in the leisure and hospitality industry and lives locally so he knows Flemingate and Beverley very well. It’s also great to see another locally-owned independent business joining the Flemingate community.”
PizzaBaby will open in the unit previously occupied by Wellington Pizza Pub. The owners of that business have closed the Flemingate branch as part of a refocusing of their interests in West Yorkshire, where the company is based.
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In our province there are over 12,000 people living with a spinal cord injury (SCI), and each year about 500 hundred more are injured. These injuries affect every aspect of people’s lives and are permanent. Established in 1975, The BC Paraplegic Foundation (BCPF) has supported thousands of people with spinal cord injuries by supporting and working collaboratively with Spinal Cord Injury BC on many important initiatives.
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The Prime Minister has admitted that the issue of immigration, which for years all political parties bar UKIP avoided speaking about, has not been “controlled properly”.
Speaking on BBC Radio 2, Mr Cameron was answering questions about the topic which has become a leading policy concern for voters on the doorsteps, the Telegraph reports.
Mr Cameron said Britain would be a “better, stronger country” if net migration fell to tens of thousands, a target the government has failed to meet.
His pledge to cut net migration to less than 100,000 was in tatters by the end of last year after figures revealed it had actually risen since 2010, leading to widespread criticism.
In November last year, Home Secretary Theresa May gave the clearest indication that the target would not be hit on Mr Cameron’s campaign pledge of “no ifs, no buts” to deliver on the figures, saying it was “unlikely”.
Shortly after, he delivered his long awaited speech on EU migration, telling listeners that Britain’s economic success, which is considerable when compared to many countries in the eurozone who are suffering deflation and high unemployment, was the reason that migration from the EU 28 countries alone had risen significantly to 260,000.
Referring to the promise from 2010, he said: “It was a commitment I made which I want to keep. I believe we would be a better, stronger country if we had net migration in the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands.
“That is what I wanted to achieve. But the figures are very clear I have not achieved that, I want to keep going until we do achieve it because I believe it is the right thing for our country.
“Back in the 1980s when we had an open economy we had migration in the tens of thousands and immigration ceased to be for many years a political issue in our country,” he said, referring to a time when the UK had not had open borders for 500 million people from EU member states.
“I think the British public are intensely reasonable about this issue. They recognise immigration is good for the UK but they feel it hasn’t been controlled properly. I want to achieve that pledge because it would be good for our country.”
One of the fundamental freedoms of the European Union is free movement of people across borders, something Mr Cameron has encountered Iron Curtain-like resistance on from leading figures including Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
“We made some progress but not as much as I would like. Immigration from outside the EU is now down to its lowest level for many years. But inside the European union migration has gone up, partly because we are creating more jobs than the rest of Europe put forward together.
“That’s why I have put forward the toughest possible welfare reforms for foreign migrants coming to Britain.”
UKIP Immigration spokesman Steven Woolfe MEP said, “The fact remains that as a country we cannot control the quantity and quality of migration into the UK, whilst we remain a borderless country inside of the EU. Figures released yesterday showing net migration levels increasing to 260,000 prove this.”
Mr Cameron is expected to outline his ideas for EU reform, of which immigration and access to benefits and services is the primary element, when Europe’s leaders meet for a summit on the 12th February.


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‘PRIVATE VIEW’ or ‘VERNISSAGE’.
These two events are in fact very much the same thing. They can be treasured highlights in an artist’s life.
In English the term ‘Private View’ is understood to indicate a special occasion at an art exhibition where guests are invited to see the artwork on display. Often this is a preview opportunity for artists, dealers, family, friends, and collectors all to meet each other and see the show before anyone else.
Vernissage is a term more commonly used elsewhere. In Sweden for instance it can be a day, usually a Sunday once a month, when all the local art galleries open at the same time. Refreshments would be available and the roads free of other busy shoppers. This occasion encourages art enthusiasts to visit more than one art show and be specially treated everywhere.
The term ‘Vernissage’ actually translates to mean varnishing day. There used to be a special occasion the day before a Royal Academy Exhibition where the artists could access their work in situ and do final touches or varnishing before the show. This developed into an invite only opportunity for other guests to meet the artists and see their latest work.
Some exhibiting artists, like Turner, could make startling last minute adjustments to the artwork. Turner added things that made a big difference after he had seen what his competitors were showing. It meant that viewers to the show should not touch the wet-paint art for a few days after the opening.
What are the benefits?
A private view provides a win-win opportunity.
Except of course the host is expected to provide the wine and nibbles. Plus they have to decide why do this, how many to invite, how to invite, when, and who.
Artists get the feedback, which is extremely valuable to their creative selves.
Dealers can engage with new potential buyers who are already fans of the artwork.
Family and friends meet each other and enjoy the occasion. This can do good things for the artist’s prestige in their closest social groups.
The gallery or venue owner might be looking for the first sales of the show.
And collectors can see and snaffle up special new work, and any bargains on show, before the general public get a chance to compete.
How to invite, how many, and when?
An e-mail shout out to a big list might be the usual way nowadays. A handwritten private view invitation gets better results. A phone call even better.
Often the artist can gain prestige points even if the guests cannot attend. So over-inviting can be a good thing. An empty private view would not impress anybody who did turn up.
The evening before the opening is a favourite time. But there are some occasions where a private gathering could be during the show to coincide with other events. These can be called midissage, or even finissage if held at the end.
The invitation needs to be sent in good time but not too early. A reminder is much easier now with e-mail.
Who will be on a private view guest list might depend on the size of the venue. The artist will have one list and the host might have another. They both want their own list to grow so they hope to gain more fans from each other.
Previous buyers of the artist work are the top priority. These collectors will be honoured and feted because they have already shown that they like the venue or artwork like this.
Family and friends of the artist will probably be less likely to become customers but will be impressed and thankful to be included as a guest. They will be included because they will be sure to attend and be enthusiastic about the work on show. We hope.
Dealers and other business contacts might also become more aware of the artist’s business or commercial sense. Other trade contacts could be interested in seeing the latest artwork from the artist, or group of artists, for other business development. Publishing, licensing, or commissioning are examples.
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