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Welcome to the very first day of a new series. If this was TV it’ll start with a bang to get your attention. A murder or explosion, there’d be a car chase or a drug deal gone wrong, or a sex scene gone right, something jaw dropping that screams THIS IS AWESOME that will hook you and reel you in. You’ve been captured. We are all fish my friend. Sadly I don’t want to risk going to prison or hurting anyone for the sake of my blog, sorry, so lets imagine the bang and say it happened.
Woah, that bang was crazy, amirite?! Good, you’re getting it now.
My partner and I like to find that programme to watch together and then binge. Not binge and do nothing else with our lives (partly a lie, but you are still coming down from that bang and won’t realise), but if we decide to start we have the capability to watch episode after episode. No pee breaks. Eyes getting more square by the minute. It’s a tough life.
Sometimes the show doesn’t work out and we give up. Or we watch it all at once. For me I like real, I like nitty gritty, and usually English humour. My partner likes all cheese. I could compliment his character a bit by continuing that sentence – he does like cheese, but he still likes unusual things, it’s not all bad – but my distaste is clearer this way. I had to do it. So, we have to find the right balance of cheese and realness for it to mesh well for us. At the moment White Collar is the one that made the cut. Definite cheese there, but it’s also cool.
What’s your point, Emily? Well, Emily, this new series of mine is a competition between my partner and I. Friendly, of course.. During an episode of White Collar we discussed Neil’s super cool apartment, and we both liked the number 24 on his shelf..
.. and thus we decided for whichever show we are obsessed with at that time we will both create that piece of artwork from it – and see who’s is better. For #1 in our series we both made something inspired by this number 24.
Our supplies were basic, we didn’t spend a lot of money. We, more or less, followed this amazing post by Lil Blue Boo. Corners were definitely cut, and lets say it was out of efficiency and not laziness.
We used the blu tak glue to stick the newspaper onto our canvases, then painted them white. Even at this stage we were going for different techniques. His was more orderly, which was surprising, if you knew him you’d agree, and mine was more random. He then did two coats of paint – he’s wild I tell you!
With the stencil masking taped down, I dabbed the red paint onto the canvas, but he brushed it on. Then he had to touch it up with the white after. I do feel obliged to mention the stencil was his idea though, I was going to free ball it, but backed out at the last moment.
We sanded our canvases down, which makes them look more vintage.
Then we watered down some brown paint and brushed it over the top, then rubbed it off while still wet. Can you believe it ladies and gentlemen, we are done! This project was so satisfying, and I was buzzing for two days after – from crafting something that wasn’t too difficult but looks good, to doing it with my partner and watching him enjoy it! Call me sad, but that’s the dream right there.
They’re definitely our own version but an homage to the show, and that part of our lives that it has taken up. I’d happily hang mine sideways somewhere.
I know you’re thinking it, but I’m definitely aware that this isn’t the number 24. And considering this show is about an amazing artist which forges beautiful pieces of artwork, which you see in most of the episodes, this is the thing that caught our eye?! The world is a mysterious place.
If you’d like to get involved with some friendly competition, let me know which one you like the best!


VIDEO: The Steelwells Recording at ArtiSans Label
I've written lovingly in the past both about Yorba Linda's excellent five-piece the Steelwells and Fullerton's "wedding planners of music"/recording studio ArtiSans Label (don't believe me? click here and here!). So what a splendid happenstance that the Steelwells happen to be currently recording at ArtiSans! They've even released a video documenting the early part of that process, please to enjoy:
Just because they're recording doesn't mean they aren't gigging, though. Oh gosh no! They're playing this Saturday at eVocal, and next Tuesday at La Cave.
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For all the many changes in humanity, there are some essential things that haven’t changed. We still like to listen to each other talk. Whether it’s on an old radio show, around the campfire telling stories, a preacher behind a podium, a book being read or a podcast. For some reason the tradition of speaking and listening is still strong. I listen to a lot of podcasts while I’m working. It’s either podcasts or music. I tried listening to books, but they are too distracting, after all I still have to work.
The oratory tradition
Stories are what we swim in, what we breathe, and what we consume. They are how we teach our children the values that are important. “Santa won’t bring you any presents if you’re bad.” I couldn’t even guess how many times we watched 101 Dalmatians or The Lion King when my children were young. I can imagine my sons telling their children stories of a lion king and the evil brother lion who wanted the kingdom for himself. Very much like the Star Wars stories set my generation’s values, Disney has played a large part for the current generation.
The stories you tell, tell who you are
I’ve decided to search for other stories. My culture isn’t Jewish, but we adopted the stories that come from a long line of Abrahamic tradition. Stories of a god that came to a man in the fertile crescent. A god that promised that man a nation of his own. These stories are about a group of people that were not my people. We as a Christian culture adopted them because we all want god to come to us and promise us glitter and gold, or sheep and children in Abraham’s case.
My first thought was, what other stories cover that time? The Abrahamic tradition takes us back to the first herders and farmers. I’m thinking of The Book of Invasions (Ireland) Lebor Gabala Erenn, which was the inspiration for Karen Marie Moning’s writing.
Norse mythology, which might take me a lifetime to read it all speaks of Odin, god of the 9 worlds and lives in his heavenly realm of Asgard. Norse Mythology – Wikipedia and Norse history and culture
I also found loads of writings on this site Internet Sacred Texts Archive
I think I will start with Myths of The Cherokee
I’m not saying that the Abrahamic stories and the stories of Jesus aren’t important. I would like to find and compare them to other people’s stories. If you have suggestions I would love to hear them.

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Moins Fortunes is a Danish NGO that helps children in East Africa get education to make them & the communities stronger, we also help the artist that makes the artwork for our products.
Moins Fortunes is a Danish NGO that got registered in September 2013, and have had it as it’s goal to help Orphans, Homeless (Children), children of poor families to attend school and get an education as to improve not just their own life but also the community around them.
We have also assisted with medical service in a few serious cases, this is something we would like to expand and will look more into it in the near future.
Besides that we are working together with other organizations to help other groups, such as helping young girls against early pregnancies (From 9 years of age it has been seen), to early marriages, where a family would marry away their young daughters, for survival.
Why and how did Moins Fortunes start?
Well, in 2010-2011 the founder Mads Molgaard went to visit a Tanzanian friend that had started his own school with his wife to help and assist the children of poor families and challenged children that others would not teach or had given up on.
When the founder saw the more than 100 children run to meet him and talk to this strange mzungu and he saw how they were happy and smiling, he was deeply touched. Since that day he started working towards the goal of being able to help as many children as possible to go to school and get an education, but not just that, his wish is that the organization will be able to help the children beyond Primary and secondary school (High School) so that they can get assistance to finish a higher degree, if they have the option to attend a higher education.
So in September 2013 Moins Fortunes was registered and the work started.
Follow the updates on what has happened since then.

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Riot Games wants to hold national League of Legends championship
Representative of the ESPN portal Tyler Erzberger (Tyler Erzberger) said that the company Riot Games wants to hold a national championship on League of Legends. This was reported to the journalist by the heads of the studio in an interview at the last finals of the Worlds 2019 world competition .
Today, League of Legends is more popular than DotA itself: according to mid-summer 2011, it has 15 million accounts registered. The game is one of the official disciplines of World Cyber Games of the last two years. League of Legends offers a variety of maps, more tactics, a more interesting role-playing system, new interesting modes and regular updates. It’s hard to argue with these arguments! DotA 2 will have to work hard to regain the series of lost leadership.
In this review, I will try to tell you about what League of Legends is and how to start playing it. The game was announced on October 7, 2008, and released on October 27, 2009. The game is a mixture of strategy and RPG. The concept of the game is based on the famous game DotA Allstars, and one of the developers of DotA Allstars Steve “Guinsoo” Fick took part in the project.

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First published in 1969, a charming children's classic. Peter lives in a bush hut with Crooked Mick, the greatest horse rider in all the world. One day Peter decides to go out and find a princess and rescue her from a dragon. With his horse Moonlight he sets out on his quest. Along the way he meets an array of colourful characters. Each one helps Peter overcome a hurdle and imparts some important life lessons. His loyal sidekick Greyfur, the kangaroo, can procure anything useful from her Tardis-like pouch. There’s the South Wind who can travel with great speed and see everything. It points him in the right direction and gives him a magic leaf that will make anyone loved and needed. There’s the wicked witch who plans to eat him, until Peter gives her the leaf…
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Alan Marshall AM , was an Australian writer, story teller, humanist and social documenter. He received the Australian Literature Society Short Story Award three times, the first in 1933. His best-known book, I Can Jump Puddles (1955), told the story of his childhood, during which he contracted polio.

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We swear, this is straight out of The Onion. It also prompted a less-than-complimentary epithet from our own Robert Farago. Apparently, Dr. Robin Segal, a former car saleswoman, will now begin writing a column for allegedly popular website bellaonline, which purports to be "The Voice of Women." The topic? Self-proclaimed non-enthusiast Segal will provide information "for the growing audience of car buyers who are not into cars." So far, the site's automotive columns include, "RV Cleaning Products Review," "Re-stock Your Detailing Products During the Off Season," and "Cleaner Wax—Do You Need It?" Note that Segal's column hasn't begun yet, but if this is the sort of editorial content they're pushing, expect more of the lame. Jean Teasdale is stoked.
NY Post Parties With Bill Ford: More MSM Hybrid Hype [Internal]


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October 26, 2015
The public was offered a preview Monday of the latest plans for the redevelopment of the Central Health Brackenridge Campus.
For more than a year, Central Health, Travis County’s health care district, has been soliciting feedback from residents as to how the campus should be repurposed after University Medical Center Brackenridge-the county’s public teaching hospital-closes in 2017. The Seton Healthcare Family is building a new state-of-the-art teaching hospital, Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, to replace Brackenridge.
Redevelopment plans for the 14-acre campus, which comprises most of six city blocks at the northeast corner of downtown Austin, include opportunities for commercial, office, retail, residential and hotel space, a realigned street grid making the campus more accessible, a public market and green space.
Central Health President and CEO Patricia A. Young Brown said the redevelopment plans provide a unique opportunity to give back to the community, which has supported numerous public health care initiatives in recent years.
“In 2012 the residents of Travis County voted to continue a legacy of caring by approving Proposition 1-providing support for the Dell Medical School and other innovative health care activities,” she said. “Now, Central Health is working to utilize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop a vital community asset and transform health care delivery.
“We have and continue to undertake a robust community input process to help us gather information and provide aspiration for redeveloping the Brackenridge Campus. Through this process we have learned the community supports a mixed-use approach to the development of the property. This will maximize its value, so that we can, in turn, invest that value back into the community in the form of improved health care.”
Redevelopment plans evolved as the community weighed in, said Juan Garza, Central Health Vice President of Finance and Development.
“The very first thing we heard was ‘find some way to make this land more penetrable,'” Garza said. “So we came up with the idea of reintroducing the street grid so that it is more accessible.”
Open house visitors at St. David’s Episcopal Church viewed a mock-up of the proposed repurposed campus and large placards with information about guiding principles for redevelopment, such as environmental sustainability, green building and being community oriented.
“I’m impressed with the input from the community and the apparent responsiveness that Central Health has to that input,” said Regina Rogoff, CEO at People’s Community Clinic.
Jeffrey Travillion Sr., who works with the city of Austin and is the state NAACP communications chairman, said he supports a mixed-use approach because it can attract different elements which don’t usually work together in that area of Austin.
“I think it’s important we use these strategies to bring everybody to the table,” Travillion said.

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In Latest Campaign Finance Reports, Two Democratic Tickets Report $1 Million-Plus Hauls — With Moore in the Lead
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect updated calculations in the Franchot campaign’s take since mid-January.
Two Democrats running for governor reported that their campaigns had raised more than $1 million in the last six months, with former nonprofit CEO and author Wes Moore leading the pack.
Moore reported raising more than $2 million, including more than $1.9 million from individual contributors since mid-January. The Moore campaign said that over 70% of contributions it received were of $100 or less.
The campaign also received more than $40,000 in donations from other candidate committees, including U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ($6,000), Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks ($6,000) and Baltimore County Council Chair Julian Jones ($6,000).
The political action committee for the Maryland State Education Association, which endorsed the campaign in April, gave $6,000 to Moore, plus an additional $6,000 to his running mate, former Del. Aruna Miller.
The campaign spent more than $3.1 million since mid-January through its combined accounts and retains more than $2.1 million for the final weeks of the campaign.
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez (D) and his running mate, former Baltimore City Councilmember Shannon Sneed, reported the second-largest fundraising haul: nearly $1.5 million in the last reporting period.
The campaign received significant cash infusions from unions, including the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, SEIU Local 500, the International Union of Bricklayers and more than a half-dozen others.
The campaign retains about $1.2 million in cash, according to the reports filed Tuesday.
“We’re continuing to build a strong, diverse, and rapidly growing coalition who share our inclusive vision to deliver jobs, justice, and opportunity to every Marylander,” Perez said in a statement. “I’m so appreciative for the generous support from all those who believe in us, including unprecedented backing from labor and working families, who trust my long career in public service, working to expand opportunity and promote justice, and delivering for Marylanders.”
The campaign is also being buoyed by a recent TV ad buy from an independent expenditure group, Maryland Opportunity Inc. The independent expenditure entity reported raising $1,152,000 between mid-March and June 9 — almost all of it from labor unions — and spending just shy of $600,000 on TV ads in the Baltimore media market.
Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) spent a significant amount of campaign cash and has a robust war chest for the run-up to the primary, but his fundraising fell off some since mid-January.
In January he and running mate Monique Anderson-Walker, a former Prince George’s County councilmember, had almost $3.3 million in cash, spread across three accounts — his, hers and a joint slate account.
During the winter and spring, the duo raised $619,789. Franchot was banned from raising money during the three-month General Assembly session, but Anderson-Walker was not. They enter the final five weeks before the July 19 primary with $1,626,753 cash on hand.
Most of their money — nearly $1.2 million — went to advertising. More than $750,000 went to staff salaries and consultants.
Franchot was outraised during the reporting period by the ticket of former U.S. Education Secretary John King and running mate Michelle Siri. That campaign said it is showing momentum in the final weeks of the campaign, with more than $300,000 raised in the last two weeks, since earning endorsements from the Sierra Club and Pro-Choice Maryland.
In total, King and Siri reported raising more than $875,000 in the most recent reporting period, during which nearly $1.3 million was spent. King’s take was the third highest of Democratic candidates.
“Throughout this campaign it has been clear, as Maryland Democrats hear John’s message and learn more about him, they quickly move to support him,” campaign manager Joe O’Hern said in a statement. “It is clear that John is not only a top contender in this race for governor, but has the resources and momentum necessary to win this primary.”
The campaign noted that 77% of the contributions it has received were for $100 or less. The campaign had about $827,000 cash on hand for the remaining five weeks of the campaign.
The latest fundraising figures come just after a Baltimore Sun/University of Baltimore poll published earlier this month. Franchot had the support of 20% of Democrats surveyed, Moore had 15% support, and Perez had 12% support. King garnered 4% support in that survey. A third of likely Democratic voters polled at the time had not yet made up their minds on who to vote for.
Two Democratic candidates have loaned themselves money for the final stretch of the campaign.
Former Attorney General Doug Gansler will have more than $1 million to spend during the final weeks of the campaign, thanks largely to $800,000 that he loaned his campaign.
Gansler, who is making his second run for governor, had $393,372 on hand in January. He took in $291,676 in donations from supporters over the last five months, spending $418,029. With the loan added in, he has $1,067,019 cash on hand.
In a statement, campaign manager Shaun Daniels said Gansler and his running mate, Candace Hollingsworth, will use their resources to focus on public safety, which the duo have described as the top concern of voters.
“We’ve kept our powder dry and have preserved our resources until the right moment,” Daniels said. “This election will be about crime” and Gansler is the candidate for Republicans to fear, he continued.
Jon Baron also enters the final weeks of the campaign flush with cash — and he too dipped into his own pocket to make it happen.
Baron had $1,733,096 in January, thanks almost entirely to $1.7 million he loaned his campaign last year. After raising $200,031 and spending $314,946 in the just-concluded reporting period, Baron has $1,618,180 to use between now and the primary.
“This is when voters are really starting to pay attention to this race,” said campaign manager Pablo Roa in a statement. “We have the resources to meet them where they are with a fundamentally different message that resonates — and that’s exactly what we’ve begun to do.”
Ashwani Jain, who is running an all-volunteer campaign and has pledged to not take donations from corporations, developers and political action committees, had not turned in a report by 1 a.m. The public financing committee for Jerome Segal did not seek any matching funds; Segal had pumped about $10,000 into his campaign effort in May and June.
The Republican race
In the Republican primary for governor, former Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz, the favorite of Gov. Larry Hogan and most of the GOP establishment, had an overwhelming advantage on the fundraising front.
Schulz, along with her running mate Jeff Woolford, a military veteran and public health doctor, together raised $935,394 since mid-January. Between their two accounts, they reported $784,985 on hand.
“Once again, our campaign brought in a record fundraising haul for a non-incumbent Republican candidate for governor,” said Hunter Mullins, Schulz’s campaign manager. “We have the right candidate, message, and the resources needed to win the race and continue to move Maryland in the right direction.”
By contrast, Del. Dan Cox and his running mate, attorney Gordana Schifanelli, together had $183,958.
Cox’s campaign has been largely propelled by grass-roots supporters of former President Trump. But whether he’ll have the ability to compete with Schulz’s air game remains an open question. In fact, frequent candidate Robin Ficker, who spent a term in the House of Delegates from 1979 to 1983, reported more cash on hand than Cox as of June 7: $326,890.
Between mid-January and early June, Cox’s chief expenditures appeared to be for radio ads, which totaled at least $145,764, according to his campaign finance reports. He also spent $6,500 on a poll from Remington Research Group. Cox’s expenditure report included $460 to buy a plane ticket to fly to Florida to meet with Trump to discuss his campaign.
Schulz’s campaign has 216 pages of individual contributions, which total $826,753. Her campaign has been a magnet for big GOP consulting firms, and her campaign report shows payments of $464,411 for Flexpoint Media, an Ohio-based media firm; $149,058 to Red Maverick Media for broadcast ads, digital ads and campaign literature; $59,000 to Ragner Research Partners in Washington, D.C., for polling, $47,600 for Grassroots Targeting, a firm in Alexandria, Va., and $24,000 to Strategic Partners and Media, a firm Hogan used.
She also reported paying $203,446 in salaries and related expenses since mid-January.
The Baltimore Sun/University of Baltimore poll from earlier this month found that Schulz led Cox 27% to 21% among likely Republican voters. About 42% of those polled were undecided.


Lightning to 3.5mm Stereo Adapter Cable for Apple iPhone X XR Xs Max 7 8 Plus
This little cord is a great companion for your Apple iPhones/iPads without 3.5mm audio jack. Finally, you can use your favorite headphones again with this handy lightning audio adapter.
The adapter plugs into the lightning port on your iPhone and opposite end has 3.5mm audio jack.
Practical Applications: Stereo Headphones, Headsets, Auxiliary Cable, Portable Speaker, etc
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Like a lot of my card-making friends, I tend to struggle with making masculine cards. So when I saw this card on Pinterest, I knew it would be perfect for my brother-in-law’s birthday. Sometimes it is so helpful that there are so many other talented cardmakers out there who share their ideas with the rest of us!!
Here is my take on this great card that I found on the scrap sprinkle crop blog.
I changed the color scheme and the sentiment, but other than that I pretty much “card lifted” her design. It is such a clever idea – just perfect for that special handyman in your life.
Thank you, Jessica Lewis, for this great idea!!
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Joseph Ribkoff Fuchsia Print Dress
A classic from the designs of Joseph Ribkoff. Lightweight jersey fabric in this attractive botanical print of fuchsia, black and white.
The cross over neckline sits snug against the bust without any gaping. Tie belt at side and a lovely flare/a-line skirt just great for dancing.
3/4 sleeve gathered to a small band.


Orland Park, Illinois
Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago, which in 2010 had a population of 56,767.
25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago, Orland Park is close to several interstate highways, with the I-80 east-west coast connector as its southern border. The Metra commuter rail system links it to the Chicago Loop and from there to O'Hare and Midway airports.
According to the 2015 census, Orland Park has a total area of 22.167 square miles (57.41 km2), of which 21.88 square miles (56.67 km2) (or 98.71%) is land and 0.287 square miles (0.74 km2) (or 1.29%) is water....
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It’s been long-rumored but has now been made officially official at the 2008 New York auto show: The next-gen Nissan Cube will be coming to the U.S. starting in 2009.
The photos shown here are of a electric-powered concept version of the current model which was shown in New York. The Cube, which is currently on sale in Japan, is based on Nissan’s small-car B platform and powered by a 95-hp, 1.4-liter four-cylinder. It comes with either a four-speed automatic or an optional CVT. For size reference, the current Cube is about an inch longer and—headroom elitists, take notice—10 inches taller than a Mini Cooper.
No word on what will power the U.S. model, but it will need significantly more suds to keep up with and its obvious competitor in cubism, the 158-hp Scion xB. We also hope the sweet wraparound rear window carries over to the new model.


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Elah Hale Hays
(1896 - 1986)
Elah Hale Hays was active/lived in California. Elah Hays is known for sculpture.
These Notes represent the beginning of a possible future biography for this artist. Please click here if you wish to help in its development.
Born in Madisonville, TX on Nov. 5, 1896. Elah Hale came to San Francisco in 1913. After graduating from Lowell High School, she earned degrees in art and architecture at UC Berkeley in 1920 and an M.A. degree in 1932. At that school she met professor of architecture, William Hays, whom she wed in 1921. She ran the sculpture department at the CCAC until her retirement in 1973. She died in Anacortes, WA on Sept. 18, 1986. She won many awards during her career. Member: SF Women Artists. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1950 (prize).
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Not sure whether to post this here or over at video copilot so I'll probably do both.
Basically, things are slower in 2015 13.5.1 than in 2014. Orbiting the camera provides less interactivity and the blue bar under the preview pane is constantly doing things. Opening up the same project in 2014 gives much smoother interactivity and much less blue bar activity. 2015 just feels heavy. It's not a huge amount, but it's enough for me to choose to continue using 2014 on this project. Disappointing really, feels like a backwards step. Are we paying the price in the comp viewer for the increased responsiveness in the rest of the interface?
Using the same version of the plugin (2.2) in both 2014 and 2015 on a Windows 8.1, 5820k, 64Gb RAM, 2 x nVidia 980ti.
Video Copilot released an update to make Element behave properly in CC 2015. Did you install the updated version in CC 2015?


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If you’ve never been to Minnesota you probably share the common perception that it’s a dull, dreary, frozen Siberian wasteland. Well it is frozen much of the year, but we know how turn that into fun (and fitness). I could have held our team meeting almost anywhere, but I wanted my team to experience a Minnesota winter.
We had hoped to go snowmobiling and ice fishing, but global warming foiled our plans - no snow and temps in the 40′s. So we compromised and went curling instead. We’d all seen curling in the Olympics, but none had actually done it. After an hour of instruction we spent an hour curling. As you might expect, it was more difficult than it looks. It was really hard to ‘curl’ with just enough force to leave the stone in the ‘house’ (the colored target).
The Chaska curling center is beautiful building. After we finished curling we ate lunch in the restaurant overlooking the ice. I don’t think I’m ready to join a curling league, but it was definitely a fun group activity.
*o* I’m so blown away by how supportive everyone has been about Skyborn launching on Steam….people, you are amazing!!!
I ran across a post someone had compiled of sketches & concept art from the game, so I thought I’d share a little more, featuring Chaska.
I knew I wanted a character with a gross monster arm pretty early on. Before she had a name, she was Little Mutant Child. (At one point, we’d planned on having animated battle sprites, but it turned out to be too expensive. Boo!)
This was the very first sketch of her that I drew (in the corner of a lined notebook; THAT’S HOW I ROLL). Despite all her weird growths and stuff I wanted her to be sweet and a bit girly, and NOT consumed with angst over her appearance.
I ended up using the first sketch as the base for her final portrait because the expression fit her personality so well (probably drove some of it too). She ended up being really cute and I’m quite attached to her now ^_^
Aaaand finally…..here’s special bonus Grown-Up Chaska!!!
My Red VS Blue OC, Moose. His real name is Chaska, and Caboose calls him Sir Sparkle Pants due to the fact that he has sparkly glow-in-the-dark starts super glued to his armor. Which is teal by the way, darker than Tucker’s aqua.
He’s pretty much a moose- he charges headfirst into situations without thinking them through, is large and chubby, will attack you if you don’t give him food…
Chaska is actually a Major General, who fought in the alien wars, but after that was over, they needed something to keep him busy, so they stuck him with the blue team so the trouble he caused was minimum. Hahahaha….ah….


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Wireless charging is no longer the stuff of the future; it's a widely used method of juicing up your smartphone. All you need is a charging mat underneath your handset. Granted, it's not available for all smartphones; for instance, you won't find it on iPhones. However, there are some big names that are worth checking out. Here are a few of our top picks.
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In the realm of wireless charging, there are two companies vying for supremacy.
Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) backs the Qi (pronounced "chee") standard, which is currently used in most Android devices that can wirelessly charge on the market. The technology works by taking advantage of magnetic induction, allowing power to be transferred from a mat to a phone's battery. Qi, which in Chinese means "air" or "spiritual energy flow," was established in 2008 and deals with 206 companies, including Microsoft, Samsung and Sony. All of the phones on this list use Qi technology, but that might change soon.
Power Matters Alliance (PMA) and the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) just merged in January 2015 to compete against Qi directly. The PMA standard also works by magnetic induction. In June 2014, PMA partnered with Duracell to place charging pads in select Starbucks in San Francisco, with the idea to expand to other cities in 2015. With the addition of charging pads at popular destinations, it's possible that more phones will start to incorporate both technologies, just as Samsung did with the Galaxy S6.
If your smartphone Android phone doesn't have the ability to wirelessly charge yet, you can get the Universal Qi Wireless Charging Receiver Film from Amazon for $13.99. Although it's not very sexy-looking, this film attaches to the back of your Android device, which can then be placed on any Qi-enabled charging pad to power up. There is even a $29.99 receiver film available for the iPhone 6/5S/5 for Apple, which hasn't joined the wireless charging party yet.
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I have just been to Soweto in South Africa, where I was surprised by how well-versed people are about what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul. Their awareness convinces me that it will take a long time for Saudi Arabia to recover from this shameful episode.
In fact, in places like Soweto, Saudi Arabia is not known for very positive things. Most people there associate it with negative events such as public beheadings, lashings and the strict application of Sharia law.
Khashoggi’s murder has taken discussions about the Kingdom to different levels, including some rather sick jokes: “Enter in peace, leave in pieces,” is just one post-Khashoggi attempt at humour.
Why, I wonder, don’t ordinary Saudis do what some white South Africans did during the apartheid era? They stood with black South Africans against the minority regime, thus ensuring that not every white person in the country was hated as a racist. Many paid with their lives, livelihoods and privileges for their principled position. Their actions, in retrospect, ensured their future participation and inclusion in the country’s socio-political and economic process of change. It is time for “not in our name” to be heard from ordinary Saudis.
The coverage of Khashoggi’s killing persists as, layer after layer, more details are revealed. Saudi PR has been on the back foot in trying to spin the Kingdom and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman out of the quagmire.
A CIA report on the incident implicates Bin Salman as the mastermind behind the murder. According to the Washington Post, “The CIA has concluded that [he] ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul.” The killing has depleted whatever good PR the country had developed since Bin Salman became the de facto ruler in 2016 and embraced a number of reforms, including the Vision 2030 project which aims to transform the Kingdom’s economy and socio-political institutions.
Soon after the launch of the project, plans were announced to float state-owned oil giant ARAMCO, the biggest energy company in the world. This was followed by making it legal for women to drive on Saudi Arabia’s roads and the opening of cinemas across the country.
Khashoggi’s murder has also had a huge impact on Saudi’s international standing. Although there has been widespread condemnation from Saudi dissidents living in exile, we have heard nothing significant from within Saudi Arabia itself. This is understandable to some degree given what happened to Khashoggi and the existence of strict laws against freedom of expression and the right to protest in the Kingdom. Nevertheless, we could have expected some protests or expressions of anger. Apart from a few media reports which have conveniently apportioned blame on the 15 Saudi officials who travelled to Istanbul on the day of Khashoggi’s murder, there has been nothing suggesting, even remotely, that Bin Salman might have had something to do with it, despite the evidence which places the blame squarely on him.
The reactions of ordinary Saudis at this juncture could be crucial in influencing the future and image as their country moves forward; a “not in our name” movement will go some way to do that. The obsession with protecting one man at the expense of the entire nation could have dire implications. Without justice being seen by Khashoggi’s family and friends to be done there will always be a dark cloud hanging over Saudi Arabia and its people.
The government in Riyadh must also realise that allowing critics of its policies to have a voice will serve its own interests in projecting itself as a state determined to be accepted in the international community for what it is, rather than simply an arms industry and petro-chemical milch cow. Openness and honesty are hallmarks of free societies. If the Saudis are to demonstrate that they have learned something from this dreadful episode, then criticism from domestic dissidents as well as those in exile is essential and doesn’t mean that regime change is on the cards. Strong governments need strong opposition if their policies are to be tested robustly and accepted. This is something that governments across the Middle East need to understand, not just the one in Riyadh.
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October is Producers’ Month
Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board cooks up a tasty treat for Producers’ Month
As the nights draw in and the cooler weather begins to take hold, Lancashire looks to warm our hearts with their annual October celebration – Producers’ Month. Launched during British Food Fortnight, (the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces), Lancashire sets out to demonstrate that it is one of the country’s most successful and long-standing food-producing counties.
During the month locals and visitors alike will be encouraged to see and taste for themselves some of the delights on offer. There are foodie events galore – Garstang Food Festival, a week-long food and drink extravaganza and Rural Rossendale Walking Festival offering Soup Loop, Fudge Trudge and the Wind Turbines Whisky Tour. Alternatively, you can taste beautifully cooked local produce in a Taste Lancashire quality assured place to eat, follow a food trail or visit one of our food producers for a look at how fresh raw materials are made into something delicious. There are farm shops, specialist retailers and stores to choose from – many that have been farming and selling their produce in Lancashire for generations. The field to fork message is a way of life here.
Lancashire producers are diverse – our landscape is prime for dairy, pork, beef, lamb and ostrich farming as well as root and beet vegetables even chillis. We’ve got breweries, traditional drinks such as Sarsaparilla, cheese, ice cream, fish, sweets, fudge, Black Puddings, honey, herbs, preserves – the list is endless. Trusted Lancashire brands include Johnson & Swarbrick, H & P Ascroft and J Atkinsons & Co, Mrs Kirkham’s Cheese to name but a few.
The statistics speak for themselves with the regional food and drink market growing at 5% year on year and 70% of British consumers wanting to buy local and regional foods – MINTEL’s 2005 British Lifestyle report notes that “consumers are adopting a more traditional approach to grocery shopping” and the ‘Which Good Food Guide 2006’ claims ‘Food Britannia’ and states: “More than ever before, chefs are using local and seasonal produce and boasting about it.” Producers are not walking in the shadows of celebrity chefs but indeed stepping right alongside them.
Those looking for a ‘foodie’ short-break in Lancashire have plenty to choose from in terms of accommodation – everything from romantic inns with log fires and luxury self-catering cottages through to restaurants with rooms, boutique hotels with fine dining and cosy B&Bs. Whether you choose a rural retreat, coastal resort or city break – food is at the heart of a great stay.
The multi-award winning Ribble Valley Food Trail is certainly not one to be missed and there are also three Lancashire Cheese Trails to enjoy. 4-6 mile easy walks through the fields known as ‘The Lancashire Milk Fields’ by Lancashire’s Artisan Cheesemakers. You can easily come up with your own foodie trail too, perhaps visit Lancashire’s famous Panopticons, country parks, Pendle Hill or the Forest of Bowland AONB, and take along a tasty Lancashire picnic.
Two fun foodie itineraries include The Dairy Dander (taking in a visit to cheese producer Dewlay and Hawkshaw Farm for Mrs. Dowson’s Ice Cream) with lunch at the Clog and Billycock, one of three Ribble Valley Inns in Lancashire, a company which prides itself on using local producers and fresh seasonal produce. In the afternoon, set off to Wallings Farm that offers a mix of working farm, coffee shop, ice cream parlour, local food shop and traditional breeds butchery. The ice cream is produced using the farm’s own cows’ milk and is available in over 40 flavours from the ice cream parlour.
The Sweet Treats Tour is designed for those of you who have cast calorie-counting to the wind! The day embraces fudge, rock, soft drinks and a trip to see the largest pear drop in the world! Visit Britain’s last original temperance bar, Fitzpatricks Temperance Bar in Rawtenstall and take a pint of dandelion and burdock or black beer and raisin, then move on to the Fudge Village in Whitworth. Take a tour and enjoy the sights, sounds and aromas of fudge-making. Stay and have lunch in Bistro Fudge within the Fudge Village. In the afternoon it’s off to Stockley’s Sweets within Oswaldtwistle Mills where you can watch sweets being made and see the largest pear drop in the world! If you’ve still got the time (and the room!) rock up to Blackpool and pop into Rock Candy Kingdom one of the last places where you can watch traditional rock being made.
Bashall Barn, this year’s location for the launch of Producers’ Month, is situated in the heart of the Ribble Valley that is home to Bowland Brewery and its handcrafted real ales, Bowland Outdoor and its home-reared meats with onsite butchery and Ribblesdale Honey with onsite extraction bee-keeping training and bees. Bashall Barn Café is a treat for lovers of home-made meals, cakes and scones – all made onsite by expert bakers.
Historic Clitheroe is not to be missed with its vast array of retailers such as Cowmans of Clitheroe, producing award-winning sausages, some with surprising ingredients from their aptly named Famous Sausage Shop, D Byrne and Co, a multi-award winning independent wine merchant with labyrinthine cellars and Cheesie Tchaikovsky, a specialist cheese shop and delicatessen. A tour of Moorhouses Brewery will not only show you how the beer is made but give you the chance to sample some of these fantastic ales, such as Pendle Witches Brew and Pride of Pendle, followed by a traditional Lancashire supper. Tours can be arranged for groups of 15-30 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
For more information on Producers Month and the various itineraries and trails outlined go to www.visitlancashire.com

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If Apple ever got into the photo printer business, this SWYP (“See What You Print”) printer might be similar to what they’d come up with. It’s a brilliant concept photo printer design by Artefact, the same design group that dreamed up the WVIL concept camera. Instead of having to send photos to the printer from a computer, users use a giant touchscreen interface that shows you exactly what’s going to pop out of the bottom. Come on SWYP, hurry up and exist!
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Gigalinc is an “immersive photography” project by University of Lincoln student Samuel Cox that allows people to explore gigapixel photographs on a giant display using arm movements and hand gestures. Using an Xbox Kinect sensor for motion detection and a large cinema display, the resulting user interface is strikingly similar to the interface Tom Cruise uses in Minority Report.
According to the smart folks over at MIT, this video shows footage that was captured at an unbelievable one trillion frames per second. It appears to show some kind of light pulse traveling through some kind of object. Here’s a confusing explanation found on the project’s website:
We use a pico-second accurate detector (single pixel). Another option is a special camera called a streak camera that behaves like an oscilloscope with corresponding trigger and deflection of beams. A light pulse enters the instrument through a narrow slit along one direction. It is then deflected in the perpendicular direction so that photons that arrive first hit the detector at a different position compared to photons that arrive later. The resulting image forms a “streak” of light. Streak cameras are often used in chemistry or biology to observe milimeter sized objects but rarely for free space imaging.
In November 2010, we reported that MIT scientists were working on a camera that would be able to see around corners using echos of light. Well, this is that camera. Insane.
In the future, after you print photos onto paper using your camera, you’ll be able to scan them and share them on Flickr using your mouse. At CES earlier this year, LG showed off an amazing new mouse that lets you quickly scan images and documents by simply waving the mouse over them. Now it’s available — if you live in the UK, you can buy one from Dabs for £90 (~$150).
We may soon live in a world where the photographs in newspapers and magazines move like they do in Harry Potter — that is, if newspapers and magazines are still around in a few years.
As technology improves, features that were once limited to expensive professional models often become available to the masses, but will this ever be true for full-frame sensors? Nikon’s Senior VP David Lee was recently asked this question in an interview with TWICE, and here’s what he said:
I think that there are definitely two different approaches here. What we’re seeing is that sensor performance continues to improve, but obviously there’s really a need for bulk because with a full-size sensor there’s a real low-light performance benefit, high speed performance, framing rates, and so on and so forth. So, I think you’ll definitely continue to see the higher-end pro consumer continue to have that large format. It’s definitely needed in the D3 and D700. You’ll see that technology continue to improve and grow, but the DX sensor form factor is also important. The compactness of the D3100 and D5100 is very popular. I don’t think one approach will ever overtake the other because of the overall image capabilities and the light performance capabilities.
Seems like he either misunderstood the question, or decided to beat around the bush. It’s an interesting question though — will any of the big manufacturers shake up the industry by being the first to put a full-frame sensor in a consumer-level camera? The sensors have already jumped from pro-level cameras to prosumer-level ones starting in 2005 with the Canon 5D, so it seems like the next logical step will be the consumer level. A sub-$1000 full-frame camera. Now that’s a thought.
Last week it came to light to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had filed a patent for having airbags built into cell phones to protect them if they’re ever accidentally dropped. Rather than having a NASA-style airbag that completely envelops the phone, micro air jets orient the device so that it lands on a tiny airbag that pops out of the bottom. Wouldn’t it be interesting if this kind of thing became common on digital cameras in the future? The idea is pretty farfetched, but some people I know would definitely benefit from camera airbags.
There’s a good chance the digital photos you’ve stored on hard drives and DVDs won’t outlive you, but what if there was a disc that could last forever? M-Disc, short for Millenial Disc, is a new type of disc that doesn’t suffer from natural decay and degradation like existing disc technologies, allowing you to store data safely for somewhere between “1000 years” and “forever”.
Existing disc technologies write data using an organic dye layer that begins to experience “data rot” immediately after it’s written, causing the disc to become unreadable after a certain amount of time. The M-Disc, on the other hand, actually carves your data into “rock-like materials” that are known to last for centuries, meaning there’s no data rot. Apparently NASA uses the discs to store data. Hopefully it becomes available and affordable soon…
Facial recognition features are appearing in everything from cameras to photo-sharing sites, but have you thought about the different security and privacy concerns it introduces? Fast Company has published a piece on how mobile apps in the future may be able to quickly look up your identity, your personal information, and perhaps even your social security number!
[CMU researchers] used three relatively simple technologies to create their face recognition system: An off-the-shelf face recognizer, cloud computing processing, and personal data available through the public feed at social networking sites such as Facebook […] Combining the data gathered from the face recognizer hardware with clever search algorithms that were processed on a cloud-computing platform, the team has performed three powerful experiments: They were able to “unmask” people on a popular dating site where it’s common to protect real identities using pseudonyms, and they ID’d students walking in public on campus by grabbing their profile photos from Facebook.
Most impressively the research algorithm tried to predict personal interests and even to deduce the social security number of CMU students based solely on an image of their face–by interrogating deeper into information that’s freely available online.
You might want to invest in a pair of censorship sunglasses after all!
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LINCOLN, March 29, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Family Life Office of the Catholic diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, has endorsed a lay-led effort to make more feminine and modest clothing available to women by retailers.
Project Mother’s Day 2006: a Call to Catholic Action, is an undertaking of the lay apostolate, The Leaven that promotes the family and feminine values. The event, says its organizers, is “in honour of the spiritual maternity inherent to the unique, feminine nature and vocation of women.”
Project Mothers’ Day will feature the popular writer and broadcaster, Colleen Hammond, a radio & television talk show host, comedienne, and mother and author of the book Dressing With Dignity. Hammond is a frequent speaker on the preservation of the family and feminine values. A review of her book says, “Gone are the days when women dressed with beauty and charm that accentuated their femininity.”
The review says, “Much of what passes for women’s fashions today appeals to the baser senses of men and women, making it increasingly difficult to maintain the respect that women deserve.”
Juliana Davis, co-founder of The Leaven and organizer of the Lincoln event, says that “secular sexuality vis a vis immodest fashions, contraception, and abortion make a mockery of women.”
“Though I always knew that immodest fashions were insulting, it wasn’t until I read Colleen’s book that I realized immodest fashions are tied to a multi-faceted affront to our sacred dignity,” Davis says.
Project Mother’s Day organizers say they hope the event will help empower women to petition area merchants to provide tasteful, modest fashions in keeping with women’s sacred dignity.
“I really hope other grassroots groups will follow suit to begin similar Mother’s Day initiatives,” says Davis
Hammond, who is becoming a one-woman crusader for feminine values, is collecting signatures for a petition to clothing manufacturers to make more tasteful and feminine clothes available through retail outlets. Hammond operates two blogs and a personal website to support her efforts.
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Cornell's Salisbury introduces lacrosse to high schools, children in Jamaica
ITHACA, N.Y. –- Cornell attacker Caroline Salisbury recently spent some time in Jamaica working with the Field of Growth organization to raise awareness of her sport in non-traditional lacrosse areas.
Salisbury attempted to introduce lacrosse to Jamaican people by showing the sport to some of the top high schools as well as some of the poorest school in the country. Getting the top high schools to play lacrosse could have a trickle-down effect to other schools.
She spent time meeting with athletic directors and principals while putting on clinics for prospective players. Salisbury also supplied the schools with equipment and tried to build support for the sport.
She also played lacrosse with some of the younger children, and hopes to see Jamaican athletes attempt to get college scholarships in the United States by learning how to play her sport.
“There are a number of very good track athletes that could excel in the sport of lacrosse because the game is all about speed,” Salisbury said. “But it also incorporates skills that can give them something else to work on and distinguish themselves by.”


Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said Vision Vancouver has heard people’s concerns about the worsening housing affordability crisis after its candidate, 21-year-old Diego Cardona, came in fifth in the October 14 by-election.
Cardona drew 5,411 votes, placing him ahead of only three independent candidates and Mary Jean “Watermelon” Dunsdon.
In the wake of Cardona’s defeat, Robertson issued a statement acknowledging that Vancouverites were “frustrated” over the city’s increasingly unaffordable house prices.
“We’re working hard to deliver solutions, but tonight’s results show us there’s much more work to do,” he said.
For Andy Yan, director of The City Program at Simon Fraser University, the by-election results reflect voters’ feelings that the City of Vancouver wasn’t hearing them on housing.
“I think many Vancouverites feel like city hall isn’t listening,” Yan told BC1. “But then I think after elections like this, they can certainly be heard.”
Housing data from numerous sources, including the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), shows that affordability has deteriorated over the years that Vision Vancouver has been in power.
According to Justin Fung, spokesman for activist group Housing Action for Local Taxpayers (HALT), there are many reasons why Vancouverites are frustrated with the housing situation.
Fung was disappointed with Robertson’s response to a 2015 study by Yan, which showed that expensive homes in Vancouver’s west side were being purchased by people who listed their occupations as students and homemakers.
Yan searched the titles to homes by looking for non-anglicised Chinese names, and concluded that foreign investment had a role to play in the city’s escalating house prices.
Robertson responded by saying he did not approve of “blaming of any one group of people — or any one kind of last name — for the challenge of housing affordability.”
“Nine years ago, [such statements] were seen as a fresh set of ideas” Fung said. “It’s hard to take [Vision Vancouver] seriously [now] when they’ve made a lot of moves that have undermined housing affordability.”
Fung added that there was a growing perception that Vision Vancouver is closely tied to real estate developers. During the last civic election, the party raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from developers, including Aquilini Development and Concord Pacific.


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Wall Street on course to close its strongest month since Feb
All three major U.S. indexes were set for their best monthly gains since February, with the Dow touching yet another record high.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq was, however, trading lower on Monday afternoon weighed down by Apple, Facebook, Google parent Alphabet and Amazon.
"We`ve been in a little bit of pull-back on some of the tech stocks for the last few days. I think it`s just a matter of the fact that they have had a very strong run," said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives for Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas.
"The bull market is sort of broadening out and people are taking a few profits off the table on some these stocks that have done exceedingly well."
Shares of Boeing were up 1.04 percent, making it the top boost to the Dow, after J.P. Morgan analysts raised price target.
Investors have been counting on earnings to support the relatively high valuations for equities, with the S&P 500 trading at about 18 times earnings estimates for the next 12 months, above its long-term average of 15 times.
Of the 289 S&P 500 companies that reported results until Friday, 73 percent of them beat analyst expectations. This is above the 71 percent average over the past four quarters, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Apple Inc, a part of the Dow, is expected to report quarterly results after market close on Tuesday and its performance may hold the sway over tech stocks this week.
At 12:25 a.m. ET (1625 GMT) the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 83.04 points, or 0.38 percent, at 21,913.35, the S&P 500 was up 1.02 points, or 0.04 percent, at 2,473.12 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 19.44 points, or 0.31 percent, at 6,355.23.
Seven of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with the financial index`s 0.68 percent rise leading the gainers.
On data front, contracts to buy previously owned homes rebounded in June after three straight monthly declines.
The National Association of Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed last month, jumped 1.5 percent to a reading of 110.2.
Oil prices rose on Monday, putting July was on track to become the strongest month for the commodity this year.
Snap shares trimmed much of its losses and were down 1.9 percent at $13.55 as a share lockup ended, allowing for sales by early investors.
Discovery Communications shares were down 7.5 percent at $24.77 after it said it would buy Scripps Networks Interactive for $11.9 billion.
Charter Communications Inc shares were up 4.9 percent at $388.66 after the U.S. cable operator said on Sunday it was not interested in buying wireless carrier Sprint Corp.
Declining issues outnumbered advancers on the New York Stock Exchange by 1,471 to 1,331. On the Nasdaq, 1,668 issues fell and 1,090 advanced.
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Buckle up...it's time for a rendezvous with style, surprises, and a whole lot of sass. We've got the tea, the trends, and a truckload of excitement waiting for you in 2024.
First things first, brace yourselves for an exclusive peek behind the curtain. We're pulling back the veil to show you the magic that happens behind the scenes at Semiya. The passion, the process, and the personality – it's all coming your way. We want you to be a part of our journey, because Semiya isn't just a brand; it's a community, and you, dear fashionista, are the heart and soul of it. <3
Let's talk about what you can expect from your ride-or-die fashion marketplace this year. Picture this: new products that will make your heart skip a beat, surprises that'll have you doing a happy dance, and an upgraded Semiya experience that's next level fabulous.
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It's important that we emphasize Semiya was created to be there for you on both your worst days and your best days, serving looks that match your mood – whether it's a 'conquer the world' day or a 'Netflix and chill' night. Because, let's face it, life is a runway, and you deserve to slay every step of the way. So, yes, anticipate fashion blogs, but also anticipate some that dive into reality, assuring you that you're not alone out there. We're not just a brand; we're your partner in crime when it comes to turning heads and breaking norms.
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The character of Miss Rachel Innes dominates the action of The Circular Staircase. Although she appears in only this one novel, she is the prototype for many of Rinehart's heroines, most notably "Tish," Miss Letitia Carberry, one of Rinehart's most popular creations. Not only does she face one terrifying event after the other with absolute equanimity, but she also takes great delight in her ability to do so. She is clear-sighted and practical, able to deal with murder and mayhem on the same terms as she does the more mundane distractions of the social lives of her young niece and nephew. She also exhibits genuine regret when the situation is resolved, and she must return to her ordinary existence.
Liddy, Miss Rachel's maid, is the flighty, easily-frightened female who embodies stereotypical views of women's behavior. Miss Rachel's niece and nephew, Gertrude and Halsey, not only provide her with a surrogate family but also allow for gentle satiric commentary on the amusements of young people in upper-middle-class society.
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AHMEDABAD: Poor sentiment, weakened consumer confidence and cashflow issues have once again caused a decline in passenger vehicle sales in Gujarat.
Passenger vehicle demand – cars and two-wheelers – has dropped by 8% in Gujarat in the second quarter of financial year 2019-20 that ended on September 30, according to data by Union ministry for road transport and highways.
The number of vehicle registrations declined from 3.7 lakh in the second quarter of 2018-19 to 3.4 lakh in the corresponding quarter this year.
Some 2.6 lakh two-wheelers were registered during the said quarter in 2019-20 against 2.9 lakh two-wheelers in the corresponding quarter last year – a decline of 10.3%.
Similarly, 82,000 passenger cars got registered during the quarter in the current financial year, against 88,000 cars registered in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19, down 6.8%.
Sugato Sen, deputy director general, Society of Indian Automobile Maufacturers (SIAM), said, “The overall performance of the economy is not good. As a result, people’s confidence and overall sentiment has come down significantly.”
The festive season sale during Navratri and Dussehra too remained low key.
“Over the 10-day festive season, the sales of two-wheelers as well as cars declined by 10% against last year’s Navratri-Dussehra period. Dealers have rolled out a number of offers including hefty cash discounts and exchange and loyalty bonus to attract customers,” said Pranav Shah, director, Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA) – Gujarat.
Even as the company attracted very high-level talents from the industry yet the top deck remained very volatile. Since 2020 on average at least 31 senior executives quit the group while it appointed close to 40 senior officials in the same time period.