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A wonderful century from Owais Shah and a record-breaking knock from Pat Lynch led the way on a perfect day for Welwyn Garden City.
Former England and Middlesex man Shah hit an unbeaten 127 as the Digswell Park-based cricket club's first team completed a fine seven-wicket derby win at Potters Bar.
It was one of a clean sweep of victories for WGC and pushes them back into the top four of the Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League Premier Division.
And Lynch wrote himself into the club's record books as an unbeaten 196 became the club's highest individual score in a league game.
That was made in the fourth team's game away to Reed 3rds, part of WGC's 352-3 which was helped by 96 from Joe Bilyard.
It was more than enough to eclipse the hosts 175 and bring the victory.
The first team's success involved a fantastic run chase.
They had been set a highly competitive 290-4 by the home side who chose to bat first after winning the toss.
Steve Gale (102*) and Zawar Hussain (102) both scored centuries as the garden city bowlers toiled in the heat.
Connor Emerton was the only bowler to get two wickets and his final figures of 2-110 showed how tough conditions in the field had been.
But although WGC lost skipper Andy Nolan and Louis Champion early, the reply was Potters Bar's turn to feel the pressure.
Dan Blacktopp (88) and Shah started by putting together a partnership of 110 and then the latter teamed with James Southgate (32*) to add an unbeaten stand of 132, enough to see WGC home with seven wickets in hand and over six overs remaining.
The seconds remain hot on the heels on Division Three A leaders Redbourn after a five wicket win at home to Bayford & Hertford.
The visitors were kept to an under-par 213-9, Tony Skeggs (2-41) and Nathan Brown (3-38) again doing the damage and skipper Matt Hill (47), Shay Emerton (41), Dylan van Westhuizen (37) and Elliot Greg (41*) brought the win.
Promotion is still on the cards for the thirds as they beat Old Cholmeleians.
WGC made 275-3, Tom Edwards top scoring with 88, and four wickets from James Sumpter ensured the visitors were never in the hunt.
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Other investors may define risk as a diminishing standard of living. They have long-term financial obligations, such as spending during their retirement years, and their primary goal is building wealth to meet those future expenses. They recognise that, while the cumulative effects of inflation are sometimes glacially slow or even undetectable in real time, inflation can be the silent killer of a financial plan. These investors desire long-term preservation of purchasing power.
Investing is relatively straightforward when the definition of risk and attitude toward it are so black and white. For example, you can virtually guarantee the preservation of capital by investing in the equivalent of UK government gilts as long as you accept the corresponding potential for the loss of purchasing power. On the other hand, you can preserve purchasing power by investing in asset classes with expected returns exceeding inflation, providing you accept price fluctuations that can temporarily impair your capital.
Unfortunately, in practice, investing isn't that simple. Individual investors rarely have black and white objectives or well-defined definitions of and attitudes towards risk. Some expect long-term preservation of purchasing power and short-term preservation of capital. Making matters worse is the tendency for the priority and relative importance of their competing demands to change through time, often in response to what's happened in the recent past.
Investors who succumb to the cycle of fear and greed end up chasing a moving target. Advisors can try to mitigate this destructive behavior by focusing investors on the tradeoffs that were made at the outset when determining their balance between assets that are expected to grow faster than inflation and those that stabilise the portfolio and reduce its fluctuations. So if an investor is now fearful and therefore more focused on capital preservation, it is time to reframe the tradeoffs by emphasising why growth assets were in the portfolio to begin with and how the so-called "riskless" asset (i.e., gilts) can actually be extremely risky in the long run.
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Investors may still want to revisit the tradeoffs they made and alter course if appropriate. However, changes to a long-term plan should reflect an informed decision rather than an emotional one. Fear and greed are powerful forces, but we should resist letting them dictate the tradeoffs we make in our lives or in our portfolios.

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This week's Blogger's Challenge was to make an ornament. I found this little wooden ornament (already painted!) for $1 at Hobby Lobby this week. The main image is by Rubber Soul. I just love these little stick carolers! The boys look just like little Pez dispensers! I just paper pieced the carolers' outfits and added color with Copic markers.
I added some fuzzy texture to the girl's accessories with white Fun Flock that I found at Paper Pretties Corner Store. The sentiment is a rub on! I've never used these before, but they're really fun and easy! The mittens charm is by Karen Foster.
This ornament was really fun to make. I'm thinking it might also make a nice gift tag on a holiday package this year. If you want more 'ornament' ideas, check out my Blogger's Challenge list on my sidebar for all the links!
Oct 11, 2007
Ready for the Holidays
This week's Blogger's Challenge was to make an ornament. I found this little wooden ornament (already painted!) for $1 at Hobby Lobby this week. The main image is by Rubber Soul. I just love these little stick carolers! The boys look just like little Pez dispensers! I just paper pieced the carolers' outfits and added color with Copic markers.
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So we are both early! I never thought about changing the post time, duh. When you make a post there is a area that says post options. If you click on that you can edit the date and time of the post. Oh well, maybe next week if we are early. Great job on the challenge. What an awesome find for $1. I love all the details.ReplyDelete
Cute ornament! I love what you've done with it!ReplyDelete
How cool Julie!! Love it - love those dresses! :)ReplyDelete
Love the addition of the mitten charms on your ornament.ReplyDelete
Very Sweet Ornament!ReplyDelete
Love Love Love this.....and no I'm not ready!!!! Are we ever....*smile*ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousOctober 12, 2007 at 2:28 AM
The Carolers look like they LOVE being in your hands!ReplyDelete
Very cute.....xo
Cute! and love the idea of either an ornament or gift tag! Such wonderful little detailsReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2007 at 7:18 AM
How cute! I've always loved that image, but the paper piecing on the clothes is fantastic!!! LOVE IT!ReplyDelete
Super cute Julie! I love the patterns in their clothes.ReplyDelete
A tag ornament-never would have thought that! Really cute. Love that carollers stamp too.ReplyDelete
Very cute Julie... the carolers are adorable.ReplyDelete
This is adorable! LOVE those carolers!ReplyDelete
terrific idea! love your ornament!ReplyDelete
Very Cute Julie, What an adorable little sled ornament. Our $ store never has cute things like that it seems. Love the mittens charm. IdaReplyDelete
WOW! I've really missed my morning dose of your creative talent Julie! I think I was having blog withdrawls!ReplyDelete
This is really great, and looks simple to re-create. I almost ought that set of stamps early this week. I just love those carolers!
- AnonymousOctober 12, 2007 at 1:25 PM
Very cute! What a great find at HL!ReplyDelete
Perfect that is was already painted...you did a fabulous job...it's just adorable.ReplyDelete
That is so cute!!! What a great idea!ReplyDelete
This is adorable!ReplyDelete
Super cute! Love it...and the little boys are SO cute, they do look like Pez dispensers!ReplyDelete
What a great ornament!! You are SO talented!ReplyDelete
So much fun, Julie! Great project!ReplyDelete
what a neat idea - have to check our local Hobby Lobby now ;-)ReplyDelete
Very cute Julie!ReplyDelete
Way cute. Love those carolers. YOu and Masse might have me breaking my "no more christmas stamps" rule I had self imposed. These are adorable!ReplyDelete
too cute Julie!! these would look wonderful decorated on a tree!! definitely a great find for a $1!!ReplyDelete
this is just adorable!! love the stamps you chose ... great skirts on those gals!ReplyDelete


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The Polish United Workers Party loves Polish music.
Czech with Polish subtitles?
Anyway, it's a song about Joseph the swamp monster. The protagonist drives his Skoda to Orava (in Solvenia), but he's in a hurry so has to pass through Morova, where Joseph the swamp monster lives. The chorus is about Joseph the swamp monster, who creeps close to the villages, had sharp teeth, and bites and strangles people from Prague. The protagonist drives through Vivewice (a Morovan village) and the drunk mayor offers his daughter and one half of the PGRu (an agrarian cooperative? ... only in Czechoslovakia!) to anyone who can defeat Jospeh. The protagonist asks for a plane and some manure (the onlt way to kill the monster), which he drops on the monster.
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Born in London and educated in Colombo, Amesh is a graduate of the AOD, one of Sri Lanka's finest design schools which has a knack of creating some fine young designers. He rose to prominence when his graduate collection which he showcased at Mercedes Benz Fashion Runway in Sri Lanka won him an award which paved the way for him to show at Graduate Fashion Week London International Catwalk competition in 2016 prior to taking part in the Fashion Scout at LFW in 2017. He has also completed apprenticeships with Edeline Lee and Zandra Rhodes who is also known for her love and use of vibrant colours.
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I joined a non-fiction book club and this was my first book. It's interesting to be in a book club with strangers, because you don't necessarily know who they are and why they picked the book they did. But I'm pretty happy about this first choice. It was a short read that took less than 2 days, and gave me a glimpse into a community that I frankly did not have a strong desire to get to know.
The book is an in depth exposé into the slums of Milwaukee. One story line begins in a white trailer park, while the other follows strangers whose lives entwined at a run down apartment complex on the black north side. While the stories are dramatic enough by themselves, the author masterfully juxtaposed them in a way that made the book even more riveting. The characters were vibrant and full of life, there were no caricatures, and sometimes you pause to wonder if the scenes were made up.
There was one landlord Shereena, who sometimes seemed to pity her tenants, yet can be ruthless in other moments, throwing out a family two days before Christmas. Then there was the trailer park landlord Tobin, who did not even pretend to care about anyone all. There was the nurse turned drug addict Scott who eventually pulled himself back up, and the sweet Larraine who makes decisions like a child who feared no consequences. There was the legless Lamar, who is genuinely try to be a great father, and the Hinkston family, which includes three generations of teenage mothers trying to care for children on SSI.
To be quite honest, I don't want to associate with any of these people. Every time they make a bad decision, I cringe and yell at them like the tiger mother I have the potential to be. Yet as you follow their lives, one thing becomes clear. Poverty and bad decisions are chained like a never stopping circle. It's not that bad decision causes poverty, and once you stop making bad decisions you can get out. It's a downward spiral that seems to suck out all your energy and ambition, and finally life.
One major point Desmond brings out is the idea of exploitation. He quotes Martin Luther King Jr.: "Every condition exists, simply because someone profits by its existence. This economic exploitation is crystallized in the slum." One fact that surprised me the most is that rent in the slums for a barely habitable apartment is equal if not higher than rent in a well maintained apartment in a nice neighborhood. Due to discrimination, eviction records, and criminal records, even if one somehow finds themselves able to maintain steady payments, there is no escape from the slum as the nice apartments will simply reject these people who are actively trying to get out of poverty. The slum landlords take advantage of this lack of choice, and maintains the high prices of their ghetto apartments, knowingly leaving them in terrible conditions since the demand outstrips the supply, and the desperate will not care if the toilet doesn't flush and the stove doesn't turn on.
The government does not help much in this situation. Whatever low income housing assistance out there is too little to make a large scale difference, and the rigidity of regulations exacerbate the problem. For example, calling the authorities to fix up the building or to report domestic violence will often result in an earlier than usual eviction. They are not unwarranted, often the tenants have been behind on their rent and the landlords have legitimate reason to evict them. However, the landlords prey on these people because they know the powerfulness of the threat of eviction, and profit shamelessly off of this already destitute group.
One issue that is not addressed much is the shortsightedness of many governmental programs today, with short term goals aiming at temporary relief. Unfortunately, many of the impoverished require more than just a little help. Whatever help they get will get them through the day, the week, possibly the month if they plan really well and no emergency happens. They don't allow people to set goals and actually leave the situation. Some may cringe and ask, why should I pay taxes to help these people who can't or won't help themselves? The answer is — selfishness. Just because you are not paying for their housing, doesn't mean that you are not paying for these people in other ways. Increased homelessness or poverty increases crime rates and emergency healthcare, which all end up as bills for the tax payer. It's just hard to see past the idea of giving your hard earned money to people who seem to sit around and do nothing and buy lobster with their food stamp.
That is actually a true story. Lorraine, the sweet lady in the trailer park, spent $80 worth of food stamps to buy lobsters and other gourmet foods and ate it all herself in one meal. She had a simple and sad explanation for it. She knew she was never going to get out of her situation, and no longer has the drive to even try. So if everyday was going to be miserable, she would rather have one moment of great happiness than a month of tolerable misery. If that meant she had to starve or go to the food bank for scraps the rest of the month, so be it.
It would be easy to say, there is no helping someone who thinks that way. I'm inclined to agree that if everyone on welfare is like Lorraine, it would be much harder for me to want to support her for the rest of her destitute life. But with every Lorraine, there might be a Scott, who made some really dumb decisions in life, but with the right help, can get up on his feet again. Perhaps a little bit of optimism is needed, but I'd rather believe that for every hopeless case, there are a few more hopeful ones that are worth the risk.
While I enjoyed the personal stories, which opened my eyes to many issues and raised a number of questions as to how we ended up here, I really appreciated the epilogue, where the author goes through his methodology, brought out the numbers (as a data person I love numbers!), and thoughtfully poses a few potential solutions to address the issues he raised. Some of them sound too easy and good to be true. I think one of the biggest issues of policy making is scaling. Things that work on the local level can only be expanded so far, and at scale any program requires more regulation, which in turn creates loopholes and inefficiencies that are exploited by people and drive up implementation costs. There is also the difficulty of getting people to vote to give more money to the poor, especially in an era where people increasingly believe they are where they are because of their abilities, not because of life's circumstances.
Eviction is one of many symptoms of much deeper issues in our increasingly divided society. This comic strip from Toby Morris was a wake up call for me personally. As someone who wasn't born into privilege, I've always had the idea that I earned what I have in life and so should everyone else. Yet it is not hard to imagine, had my family experienced any major illnesses or misfortunes during our first years after immigrating, I would not have had the stable home life that allowed me to concentrate on my studies, get scholarships, and have the freedom to choose my own path. So at the very least, I can find some sympathy and empathy for those who are not so lucky, and not think that just because one person bought a lobster with her food stamps, we should let everyone in need fend for themselves because they don't deserve our help.


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"Give the girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world." – Marilyn Monroe
As we settle into November, I thought that it might be helpful to share my selects for the three shoes you need for fall. Best of all, each pair is incredibly versatile.
Accessories make the outfit, don't you think? In fact, I believe there are three shoes you need for fall. All of which will start your day off on the right foot. Literally. Each morning, I wake up with my outfit already selected from the night before. Shoes, though? Totally different story. I think of them as the icing on the cake to any look. Picking the right pair, and investing in the correct styles, makes all the difference.
Take Cinderella. Can you imagine if she opted for a furry flats versus that glass slipper? There's no way Prince Charming would have taken her seriously (or gone to such great lengths to find the woman of his dreams). Obvi.
Often, I get nervous buying shoes online, in case they don't fit. Hence, my go-to online destinations for shoe shopping: Nordstrom. They have free shipping, free returns, and I never have to worry about being stuck with something that doesn't work. They've become my go-to destination to find my "sole mate." From designer shoes to pumps, boots to booties, rain boots to flats, sneakers and beyond, they've got 'em all. Take these for instance. My mood is immediately lifted whenever I wear them!
Shop #1: Black Suede Pumps
A black suede pump is the perfect neutral to pair with most styles you'll wear this fall – jeans, leather leggings or pants, dresses, skirts, etc. I've found this pair to be the perfect height. Seriously! I can wear them nearly all day at work or at an event and never be in pain. The style also comes in nude patent and a neutral suede (I bought all three – that's how much I'm obsessed).
Shoes: Steve Madden Daisie Pumps // Sweater: Ivory Ombré Stripe Sweater
Skirt: Metallic Pleated Skirt {only $70} // Bag: Chloé Nile Bracelet Bag
Eyewear: Quay Australia // Jewelry: Black Tassel Earrings
Shoe #2: Over the Knee Boots
The over the knee boot is here to stay. A few years ago, the style become very popular, and many people were wondering if it was just a fad. Thankfully, it's is now a classic. My version is definitely an investment, and I've never regretted the purchase. If you consider cost per wear, it's certainly worth the price tag!
Shoes: Stuart Weitzman Over the Knee Boots // Sweater: Ivory Ombré Stripe Sweater
Denim: AG Skinny Jeans // Bag: kate spade new york Cameron Street Candace Satchel
Eyewear: Le Specs Silver Sunglasses // Jewelry: BaubleBar Red Drop Earrings
Shoe #3: Black Booties
While over the knee boots and pumps are often easy to find, I've always seemed to struggle with black booties. Some styles are too short, too tall, so wide, too tight – the list goes on and on. Thankfully, this version by Sam Edelman is perfect. It pairs incredibly well with pants, cropped jeans and even dresses. I'm also loving the velvet version of the bootie and this splurge-worthy designer pair.
Shoes: Sam Edelman Case Bootie {in four colors} // Sweater: Ivory Ombré Stripe Sweater
Pants: BlankNYC Faux Leather Jeans // Bag: Gucci Matelassé Camera Bag
Eyewear: Ray-Ban Aviator Sunglasses // Jewelry: BaubleBar Criselda Drop Earrings
What shoes are you craving this season? I've linked to several other styles that are on my radar right now (also love this ballet flat and this gorgeous pump).
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Normally a nude picture posted on social media would garner much fanfare.
That certainly wasn't the case for Khloe Kardashian's BFF, Keeping Up With The Kardashians regular and U.K. Celebrity Big Brother contestant Malika Haqq.
On Thursday, Haqq posted a nude picture of herself on Instagram displaying her hour-glass figure and leaving not much to the imagination. Haqq used her arms to strategically cover her intimate areas.
"Everything about this woman, me," Haqq captioned the photo in a reference to International Women's Day.
While the picture received more that 156,000 Instagram likes, most of the comments on the posting were negative.
"Girl, you do not need to act like your friend and her sister to be beautiful. You are way prettier than all of them. Put your clothes on," wrote one person.
"I seriously find it low for a woman to remove her clothes and pose for cameras and intentionally expose the image. This is the way to make quick money that's all," wrote another.
"Shameless," quipped another.
Not everyone was critical of the reality television star.
"Flawless beauty from the inside all the way out," chimed one admirer.
"Beautiful," wrote another.
Haqq is no stranger to nudity. In 2015, Haqq bared it all on the Keeping Up With The Kardashians spin-off show, Dash Dolls, which documented the lives of employees who worked at the Kardashian-owned Dash boutique store in Hollywood.


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This is by MC Flow. I thought it was a touching engagement with the current situation facing gays and lesbians in California. I am so glad that gay marriage is legal in Canada. I think that we should all be proud as Canadians for how comparatively little fanfare was involved. I wish our allies to the South good luck in their struggle. I know I'll be looking for opportunities to do whatever I can to help! Marriage equality rocks!
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Curve, the Payments and loyalty startup secured a $2m seed round, led by Speedinvest and Seedcamp.
Interestingly, the Curve website reads, "Reimagining the card: Meet your next generation of payments after the trusted bankcard." Elsewhere on the teaser site, however, the company says this isn't a card, next to a picture of what looks like a Curve-branded card. Confused? You're not alone. Meanwhile, Curve's founding team is made up of three INSEAD MBA graduates: Israeli serial entrepreneur Shachar Bialick, Tom Foster-Carter, who was previously COO of children's banking fintech company Osper, and Anna Mostyn Williams, who previously did marketing at Microsoft's Xbox in the U.K.


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Business Ethics Where Did They Go
These two cases throw a light-weight on how an organizations as well as economy of the nation or in large the world might be impacted with their unethical practices. Vinten (1991) has divided the enterprise moral points at different levels i.e. international enterprise, domestic enterprise and professional ethics. Distributors, and employees also complain about unethical practices and treatments and their complaints have the same compounding effect. There are three major kinds of ethical points that arise in a enterprise they're, face to face ethics, corporate coverage ethics and practical area ethics.
All Mission Administration Professional, (PMP), credentialed challenge managers must observe the Project Administration Institute, (PMI)®, standard of project administration ethics. These two instances throw a lightweight on how an organizations as well as economy of the nation or in giant the world may be impacted with their unethical practices. Small enterprise will be able to keep and attract extra … Read More


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Keynote Venn Charts - visual tool to work with sets. These graphs are shown all possible intersection of sets. Venn charts build intersecting sets, conclude them in the universe. There are areas equal to the number of intersections. Here you will find examples of ready to create templates of Euler-Venn.


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What is Poetry? by Jean Jones
"What is poetry?
Chopped up pieces of prose
It seems that way to me, anyway. A lot of modern poetry does seem to be prose chopped up into lines, with no real rhythm, with no rhyme or reason for the line breaks. (More so mainstream than speculative poetry.) I've seen some examples of modern poetry in pro poetry publications that seem to have lost touch with the artistry of poetry. They sorely lack the beauty that should be at the heart of good poetry.
"I want to get published but I don't want to read others
much less buy their books"
So, I'm not the only one, eh? I will make a terrible admission; I really don't care for the vast majority of poetry written today. I don't care to read it, and I don't care to buy books of modern poetry. There are a few poets of today that I like, mostly speculative poets. I don't mind most of what I've seen on Aphelion, when I get a chance to read the poetry here. However, there is a lot of poetry out there today that simply doesn't appeal to me at all. (Found out how badly i fit in with the local poetry crowd when I attended an open mic put on by a local poetry group.)
"I have to give them their due- These editors, these archivists,
they keep the fountain
Thank goodness there are still some editors who are willing to publish readable poetry that doesn't require a decoder to understand!


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"When we pray we have the advantage [of the promise] that what we ask will be granted, although not according to our wish. If it weren't for the promise I wouldn't pray.
God does well, moreover, that he doesn't give us everything as we wish, for otherwise we'd want to have everything on our own terms.
That our Lord God is the same in life and death I have often experienced. If our prayer is earnest it will be heard, even if not as and when we wish. This must be so or our faith is vain. Consequently it's difficult to pray. I know well what a prayer requires of me. — Martin Luther


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Since 2015, TJ & CJ Nelson have been tying the "Salmon Stryker" flies that they produce and sell on the banks of the Kenai River at their shop: The "Snack & Tack". Also available online by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Guests from around the world, as young as 6 years old and up to 80, have caught the first salmon of their life right here on our shore with the Salmon Stryker fly! Designed to imitate krill, the primary food source of Sockeye Salmon in the ocean, these flies light up as they hit the water thanks to the ultraviolet crystal flash material that make up their wings–producing an iridescent glow of greens, purples, pinks and reds. The head and body are a fluorescent reddish-orange material that subtly mimic salmon roe, preying on the salmon's natural instinct to pursue their own eggs or the eggs of other salmon. With .30mm lead wrap on the shank of an Octopus 2.0 hook, the fly travels at the prescribed depth needed for successful hookups.
We've witnessed the success of this fly first hand over the past several years, with fish taking the fly in their mouth, even swallowing deep as if it were bait. Despite the fallacy that Sockeye Salmon don't bite or strike, the "Salmon Stryker" fly proves they do! Come test for yourself, or order online by emailing email@example.com.
In addition to Sockeye or Red Salmon (as locals call them) hitting these flies, we've also discovered to our delight that Silver Salmon, Pink Salmon, Rainbow Trout and Dolly Varden will all strike them as well, making this our go to fly of choice in our water. Tied on a larger 6.0 to 7.0 hook, the Salmon Stryker fly even catches King Salmon in gravel beds of the Kenai and other area rivers!
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Rhody Beat: Alerion Yachts has emerged from the dissolution of Warren [Rhode Island's] US Watercraft with a new, well-known owner and a familiar builder.
Peter Johnstone stepped up recently to buy the luxury daysailing brand out of US Watercraft receivership proceedings.
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Sunday Update
Hope everyone is enjoying Labour Day Weekend, unless you are like me and working. Then you don't really care about a 3 day weekend. 🙂
Queen's Football on Monday afternoon, kickoff at 2pm. Regular season begins as Guelph travels to Kingston. Should be a good game, better than the UofT one last Monday.
Facebook group is slowing coming along. 11 members but since I started it right before a long weekend I'm not expecting the numbers to rise too quickly.
Some familiar names. Jennie Pardy, from Nova Scotia who I have played before on the show. One of the first musicians I found the first summer of doing the show.
Brent MacLean from The Lever Pulled and Toni Marie are also on there. Along with 'Airchecker', friend from Twitter and Facebook.
He or she, started the account a few months ago. Billed as "Canada's number one source for the Canadian Radio Industry" they have had a tonne of great updates. Protected updates on Twitter so you can't see them right away.
Airchecker is in Vancouver and from what I've gathered is VERY knowledgeable about the radio industry. Stays anonymous but that makes sense when you are getting news tips from people across the country.
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Born in Bedfordshire, I have just completed the first year of my Law tripos at Jesus College. I enjoyed studying the constitutional foundations of judicial review, as well as pure economic loss in tort law.
I have loved the extra-curricular aspects of College life, especially the Hockey team and the College Law Society. Both our male and mixed Hockey teams won the Cuppers tournament this year which was lots of fun. The highlight of my year was mooting in front of Sir Rupert Jackson – an ex-Court of Appeal Judge and alumnus of the College.
Everyone can have similarly unique and rewarding experiences in College, which gives Jesus its reputation as a friendly and inclusive College. I look forward to speaking to alumni about their unique College experiences, their life advice and their stories.


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Damage To Masonry Buildings Due To The Aegion (GR) 1995 Earthquake
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The damage observed in masonry buildings due to the Aegion, Greece, 1995 earthquake is examined in connection to several structural characteristics, such as the masonry material, the number of storeys, location within the building block and period of construction, since different structural systems and construction methods were used at different times. The building sample includes all the structural masonry buildings in the town. Damage is graded on the basis of in-situ observations according to a five level damage scale. The main conclusion is that the masonry material, the number of storeys and the presence of rigid diaphragms are of significant importance. Keywords: masonry buildings, damage, vulnerability, earthquakes. 1 Introduction The vast majority of the building stock worldwide consists of structural masonry buildings. A significant percentage of them are architectural heritage buildings, protected by national and international laws. In seismic prone areas knowledge of the seismic vulnerability features of masonry buildings is a significant factor for their preservation through structural interventions. In this paper the degree and type of damage suffered by masonry buildings during the Aegion (1995) earthquake is correlated with their structural characteristics. Karantoni and Fardis [5] have correlated the damage of reinforced concrete buildings in the same earthquake to their structural characteristics and period of construction. Aegion is a typical Greek town of 20,000 inhabitants. Its building stock consists on one hand of one- to two-storey masonry buildings dating from the second half of the 19th century to recently, and on the other hand of concrete
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UX / Web Optimisation Lead (Web/Mobile) – Crewe
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ROCKVILLE, Md. – Within less than 24 hours, the FCC women's basketball team returned to the court to battle Columbus State CC as part of the Montgomery College Tip-Off Classic. Heading into the contest, the Cougars knew they would have a challenge with no help off the bench. Credit to FCC's starting five and Coach Henry for quite a battle this afternoon. Columbus State CC would defeat FCC by the score of 98-83. With the loss, FCC drops to 1-2 on the year.
The Cougars trailed 42-35 after 20 minutes of play. The Cougars would cut into the lead at 58-54 in the third quareter, however, Columbus State CC would protect the lead and hold on for the victory.
Wow! What a breakout game for Nia Powell. She recorded a team-high 32 points (14-of-24 FGs, 4-7 FTs) and pulled down 16 rebounds. Jone Ayers poured in 22 points (10-of-16 FTs) and hauled in 10 rebounds. Darlene King scored 12 points. Teammates Augusta Kamara chipped in with nine points and Amiah Banks finished with eight points. Banks dished out five assists on the afternoon. Credit the FCC starting five for playing all forty minutes!
FCC will return to the hardwood on Wednesday (11/14/18) vs. Howard CC. Tip-off is set for 5:00 P.M. at the Athletics Center on the campus of Frederick Community College.


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Wow! It's been a while between cake deco posts, but I have been baking up a storm.
One of my most recent creations was this camper trailer cake.
When Robyn asked me to make her husband John a birthday cake for his 60th, she mentioned a camper trailer. Having no idea about campervans or trailers, I had visions of an old VW combi and thought 'sure this will be easy'! When I found out it was one of these nifty new pop-up things, I realised it wasn't going to be as straight forward as I first thought!
Robyn described it as 'bullet-shaped' and she couldn't have been more spot on. Once I started researching camper trailers, I began to understand why people go mad for them.
This was my first time making my own fondant. I wanted to have as much control as possible over the consistency for the little dude I was going to place on top. I am pretty happy with how he turned out. He's a little slouchy, but you get the idea!
In the interests of cake versus shape, I slightly sacrificed the shape of the camper so that it was a bit higher and there would be plenty of chocolate mud cake to go around.
I used a rich christmas-red paste colour to paint on the 'Xtrk' text and blue and silver dust for the other features.
Some of the images Robyn sent through showed a very dusty and dirty trailer, so I used cocoa powder to make the chocolate dust ground.
It was very cool to see the look on Robyn and her friend's face when they came to collect! And by all accounts, John had a happy birthday and loved the cake.
Thanks Robyn and John, I'm pretty sure this was a one in a million cake!
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Beginning with the introduction of the Hinckley 36 Picnic Boat in 1994, the market for Downeast yachts has exploded in recent years to become a major segment of the U.S. yachting industry. Dominated by such top-tier manufacturers as Sabre, Hinckley, Grand Banks, MJM and Back Cove, modern Downeast yachts are often built one at a time with the owner working closely with the builder. As anyone with experience shopping the new or used Downeast market will confirm, these dream machines are always priced at the high end of the market compared with other boats their size; indeed, the entry point for many models exceeds $1 million. With that said, the eight Downeast cruisers featured below can often be found on the brokerage market at prices under $600,000 — not cheap by any means but more affordable by far than buying new.
–Ed McKnew, Powerboat Guide
At a Glance: Classic Downeast styling with traditional Grand Banks construction and craftsmanship – the SX model has a fully enclosed salon while the HX model has semi-enclosed helm open to the cockpit. Eastbay 49's elegant salon is three steps up from the cockpit and features a comfortable L-shaped settee with teak high-low table. Two power Stidd helm chairs swivel to face the salon and a flat-screen TV is mounted in a cabinet. Note the power center windshield panel.
The U-shaped galley is down with Sub Zero refrigeration, Corian counters and lounge seating to starboard with another TV. Forward, the master stateroom has an island berth and head with separate stall shower. The guest stateroom has twin berths with a day head opposite. Built on a Hunt-designed modified deep-V hull, Cat 705hp Cat C12 diesels cruise at 24–26 knots (30+ top).
Price Range: From the low $400s.
At a Glance: Beautifully crafted Downeast cruiser designed by the Raymond Hunt Group and built by Grand Banks. The standard two stateroom, single head interior has the galley down and a spacious main salon with a U-shaped settee to port surrounding a teak high-low table. An alternate layout with a second head compartment has the galley in the port aft corner of the salon with a convenient pass-thru for food and drinks.
A retractable sunroof is standard and the forward center windshield opens at the push of a button for ventilation. The master stateroom is forward with island berth and ensuite head. The guest cabin with twin berths is just aft on the starboard side. A Stidd helm chair is standard and huge salon windows provide panoramic views of the water. A timeless yacht, the Eastbay 45 SX will cruise at 24 knots with Cat C-9 567hp diesels.
Price Range: From the mid $400s.
At a Glance: An enlarged version of Hinckley's iconic 36 Picnic Boat. The heart of the Talaria is her spacious semi-enclosed deckhouse with its plush furnishings and handcrafted teak joinery. Forward is the helm area to starboard and navigator chair to port. Aft of the port chair is a L-shaped settee with varnished teak table on an electric pedestal that drops down to form an additional bunk with cushion.
To starboard is a second L-shaped settee with a small bolster cushion forward. (The settees can be raised on hydraulic rams for access to the engines.) The Talaria was offered with one or two staterooms. Neither layout can be called roomy Hinckley 44 EX craftsmanship is on display throughout. Notable features include aft-facing cockpit seating, wide side decks (but no bow rails), and Hinckley's JetStick control system. A top-selling boat, Yanmar 420hp diesels matched to Hamilton waterjets cruise at 24 knots.
Price Range: From the mid $400s.
At a Glance: One of the best-selling yachts in her class, the Back Cove 41 is a single engine cruiser whose timeless styling, upscale accommodations and efficient operation hit the sweet spot with sophisticated owners. The focus of her balanced interior arrangement is on two comfortable staterooms each with a private head. The centralized galley location serves the open air cockpit as easily as the salon.
A roomy cockpit with corner settees, aft-facing seat and center transom door will appeal to outdoor pursuits, and wide side decks make getting around easy. An electrically operated window in the aft bulkhead combines with a bi-fold glass door to open the main deck to the cockpit. A cockpit hatch provides quick access to the engine room for daily checks. Bow and stern thrusters are standard. A single Volvo 725hp inboard will cruise at 22–24 knots.
Price Range: From just over $500K.
At a Glance: The Eastbay 39 SX is an updated version of the popular Eastbay 38, the boat that launched the Eastbay series in 1994. She was available in two configurations: the SX features a fully enclosed salon while the HX model has a semi-enclosed helm deck with no aft bulkhead. (Nearly all Eastbay 39s were SX models.) The accommodations include a spacious salon/helm deck on the main level with a Stidd helm seat and corner L-settee.
Outside views from any seat in the salon are excellent. Ventilation is abundant as well with a windshield center section that opens, sliding side windows and two overhead hatches. Down three steps is a U-shaped dinette to port, galley with Corian counters, and large head with a curved shower enclosure. Forward is a private stateroom with island queen bed. Built on a Hunt-designed deep-V , Yanmar 480hp diesels cruise at 26 knots (about 30 knots top).
Price Range: From the mid $300s.
At a Glance: The Sabre 38 Salon Express is a premium Downeast cruiser with a fully enclosed salon and pod drive propulsion. Hull construction is resin infusion with bi-axial stringers bonded to a foam core to reduce weight. The interior layout—5″ above the cockpit level—allows for an open-plan salon with more living space than one expects in an express yacht this size. A U-shaped settee with fixed table is to port.
To starboard, aft of the Stidd helm seat, is a long cabinet housing an LED television and storage compartments. On the lower level are the master stateroom with island berth and a huge head compartment with separate stall shower. A full-service galley is opposite, within easy reach of the salon and well lit with natural lighting. In the salon the large rear window in the aft bulkhead drops down to open the salon to the outdoors. Twin 300hp Volvo pod drives (with joystick controls) cruise at 24–26 knots.
Price Range: From about $500K.
At a Glance: An economical cruising yacht in the Downeast tradition — rare to find a single-engine boat in this size range. Beautifully appointed galley-up layout is ideal for two couples. Opposite the galley are two Stidd chairs for the helmsman and guest, and aft of the helm is an L-shaped settee with adjustable table and a shorter settee opposite to port.
The Back Cove 37's enclosed salon is surrounded by large windows, and an overhead hatch provides ventilation. Folding doors completely open up the salon to the cockpit with its built-in seating and centerline transom door. Large windows provide panoramic views of the water and wide side decks make getting around easy and secure. Exceptional finish throughout. A single 480hp Cummins QSB engine delivers a top speed of 24–26 knots. Optional 600hp Cummins reach a top speed of nearly 30 knots.
Price Range: From the low $400s.
At a Glance: A blend of Downeast styling and fuel-sipping economy, the MJM 36z is a lightweight and versatile 36-footer perfect for day cruising and weekend getaways. She's is large enough to seat three couples in comfort and narrow enough for easy single-handed operation. The all-weather pilothouse has 6'5″ headroom and comfortably seats six — plus another 6 in the cockpit — all on the same level. Hullside doors allow for easy boarding access or to exit when handling docklines.
Below, the U-shaped lounge can seat six to watch television or socialize and have a meal. In the evening it converts to two 7-foot long twin berths. The galley is aft, positioned at the companionway for ventilation, and a Vaccu-Flush toilet and separate stall shower are standard in the head. Cruise in the mid 20s (30+ knots wide open) with twin 260hp Yanmar diesels (with joystick controls).
Price Range: From the mid $400s.
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Welcome to Farnham U3A.
Since taking on the role of Chair with the new Committee at the AGM in October 2018, I am pleased to see that our membership has continued to grow, as have the number of groups and activities. We currently have 111 groups, with 7 new groups having been set up since the start of this year.
Current membership is around 1400 and groups vary from languages through arts, history, literature and many more topics with an emphasis on sharing experiences through discussion and participation in a convivial atmosphere.
Details of groups and other events are available via the Programme on this website.
In addition to the regular group activities, the following monthly events are open to all members and include;• a Monthly Meeting with a variety of topics and speakers• a Themed meeting once per month; this year based around current and historical aspects of the African continent
These open meetings are well attended, with the room being close to capacity on many occasions.
Group Leaders, Secretaries and other Volunteers are the backbone to a successful U3A. Their time, effort, knowledge and expertise are essential to making the organisation work.
Farnham U3A is fortunate to have within its membership a rich pool of knowledge and talent who in keeping with the ethos of the Third Age Trust are willing to contribute their time.
If you would like to contribute either individually or as part of a team, please get in touch.
It is important to have fresh inputs and ideas, so please feel free to contact me if you have any thoughts on how we can improve what we do.
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Deadpool: The Game:
Deadpool's very own game, staring none other than the ever-so-awesome Deadpool himself, was released this past week. Developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision, Deadpool: The Game brings the awkwardly hilarious comic book anti-hero to life – and it's amazing. In the game, Deadpool is aware that he is in a video game and is actually directing it as the game progresses. Constantly breaking the fourth wall to talk to the player directly and staying in contact with High Moon Studios in-game via his cell phone, Deadpool really brings the game to life. He boisterous attitude and aptitude for violence along with his comedic approach to everything make the game outrageously entertaining. Big surprise, no? The game also features plenty of other Marvel universe characters like Wolverine, Psylocke, Cable, and Mister Sinister.
Deadpool, voiced by Nolan North, brings a lot to the table in the way of comedy and kick ass combat. The gameplay is hack and slash style with platforming elements. You control Deadpool so naturally you'll have access to all kinds of weapons and guns. There is an XP system that is used to unlock new weapons (sais, hammers, etc.), guns (shotguns, assault rifles, etc.), and throwables (bear-traps, mines, etc.) to mix and match in gameplay. There are some minor yet annoying flaws in the gameplay mechanics, none of which make the game unplayable, but all of which become annoying at one point or another. One of the main annoyances for me happens to be the wonky free aim shooting mechanics, but there are some other equally confusing aspects to the gameplay. I must say that overall, the game is great. If you get some downtime and a little cash in the next few months and are looking for a fun game to play, Deadpool: The Game is the way to go.
Mass Effect 2:
So I have been streaming Mass Effect 2 for the past couple of weeks and as I near the suicide mission and final portion of the game I wanted to go over some of my favorite parts of the game with you all. I'm sure most of you have played the game, but I may spoil a few things for those who haven't so just beware of that.
So one of the best things about Mass Effect 2 is its DLC. The Overlord DLC is one of the most interesting DLC's I have ever played. I really love the storyline and the dark direction it takes. The mission itself is completely unique and intriguing, leaving the player a little out of the loop until the end. However the best DLC in the game is Lair of the Shadow Broker.
Being back with Liara while helping her find, take down, and ultimately become the Shadow Broker was an amazing experience. The story was well written and the gameplay was equally fun and challenging. I also loved the environments involved, mainly going to more areas on Illium and then the Shadow Broker's ship. While streaming, I romanced Liara in Mass Effect for the first time (I usually go solo, though I was with Kaiden at one point). This made the Shadow Broker DLC, mainly my interactions with Liara, a lot different that what I was used to. Prior to going on the mission I made a commitment to romance Garrus, and Liara knew this, so our conversation about "us" was heartbreaking. I have always loved both Liara and Garrus so being stuck between the two was hard, ultimately I chose to stick with Garrus and Liara totally understood, one of the main reasons I have always considered her to be Shepard's best friend. Speaking of relationships, let's get to my other favorite aspect of Mass Effect 2.
Relationships, both romantic and platonic, make this series what it is for me and in Mass Effect 2 they really took off. I have never before had such a strong connection to a group of characters in a game like I have in the Mass Effect series. Building friendships and sparking romances brings the game together. Any game can have a fantastic storyline and great gameplay, but when you throw in a handful of unforgettable friends it's just that much better as a game.
I consider my Shepard's best friends to be Garrus, Tali, and Liara. This is mostly due to these three are prominent in all three games. Characters like Dr. Chakwas and Joker also fall into that group of people who have been by Shepard's side 100% of the time. Characters like Miranda, Jack, Samara, Kasumi, Thane, etc. come in and make a huge impact, but nothing like the one made by those original three. Because of this I have always chosen to take my relationship with Garrus to another level and make him my romantic partner in both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. I feel wrong being with anyone else at this point, and until this most recent playthrough I was never even with someone in the first Mass Effect. Anyway, I'm ready to finish streaming Mass Effect 2 and move on to Mass Effect 3, though I don't think my body is ready for all those feels right now…
I hope you all had fun reading this week's gaming post! Next week I plan on discussing something, but I'm just not sure what yet… Since I wont be getting any new games for a while I will probably not be doing a "Week in Gaming" style post, but I don't know. See you all next week for whatever it is I come up with.


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Steps of death mechanics
KO -> Soul Walk -> Perma-death
(1) When your vitality reaches 0 or is extremely low you are knocked out (not dead) and will get back up shortly
(2) While knocked out you can be coup de graced (CDG'd) and if this happens your character is forced into a soul walk, where you will be sent to the spirit plane and have to walk back to your body and navigate this unknown realm by following a silver cord, which leads to your body for respawning
(3) Your "spark" (souls life span) can permanently die from old age, which can be accelerated by being knocked out frequently or getting CDG'd... this is when you must start anew and spark into a new character
What people refer to as "death" in other games is what you would call a "KO" in Chronicles of Elyria. It is what will be happening to you a majority of the time with soul walks being much rarer and only occurring from players or very evil NPCs/animals/monsters.
The permanent death of a spark happens in your characters final days and is unavoidable. You will be warned before your final days arrive. Previously one of the developers has said that your vitality bar might grow greyer/blacker as you get closer to permanent death.
In the end, your soul never dies, and even if your fated for permanent death you can reincarnate even stronger than before.
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The Droid Bionic is here, and to some, it couldn't have come soon enough. It's rare to see such a feverish level of anticipation for a non-Apple smartphone, but everyone's been buzzing about Motorola's latest 4G LTE handset – so far the only dual-core phone available for Verizon's 4G network.
The Droid Bionic will go on sale Thursday morning at Verizon stores and through Verizon's website for $300 with a 2-year contract, $590 without a contract. We received a phone two days early, and these are our initial impressions after spending only a few hours with it. A full review will follow next week.
First, this is not the same Droid Bionic we saw at CES way back in January when the phone was announced. Most of the specs are the same, but the physical case has been redesigned. Most notably, the phone is slimmer, the corners are slightly sharper and the chin is not as prominent – all pluses in my book. It does retain the same slightly rubberized back of the CES version to give it more grippiness. It has a bit of a hump on the back, on the top half where the camera is.
The guts are entirely the same: a 1-GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage plus a microSD card slot that ships with a standard 16-GB card (you can swap in cards as big as 32 GB). There's an 8-megapixel camera on the back, a VGA camera on the front,
The touchscreen measures 4.3 inches, and houses a qHD (960 × 540) display panel under a layer of Gorilla Glass. Unlike the recent Droid 3, there's no physical keyboard.
For connectivity, you get HDMI and USB. The headphone jack is at the top, as is the power/wake button – I've seen some grumbling on the blogs about the placement of the power/wake button, but I quite like it where it is. There's also a volume rocker. The phone does not have a dedicated camera-shutter button.
It's running Android 2.3.4 with the recently redesigned MotoBlur on top – Motorola's skin for Android that aggregates your favorite contacts and social networking feeds across a few home-screen widgets.
But who cares about widgets – how fast is it?
I can tell you, it is very fast. The user interface is extremely smooth and responsive. I'd expect nothing less than awesome performance, as we're currently closing the book on phones with less than a dual-core chip and a gig of RAM, but the Bionic really stunned me with how snappy it is.
And the 4G speeds here in San Francisco only heighten the experience. YouTube videos load in just a few seconds, even for HD clips. Websites load extremely fast – even Wired.com! – and the JavaScript-heavy pages I tried, like mobile Gmail and Facebook's mobile site, were as smooth and responsive as native apps.
The screen is bright, and it has an antiglare coating that makes it pop outdoors. But I'm a little disappointed the screen is not sharper. It's tough to see any rough edges when watching videos or when sweeping through the main UI, but when reading web pages or looking at photos with subtle gradients, the lack of precision is a drag. I held it up against the iPhone 4's display and saw a noticeable difference.
The camera is fast, which is a nice change from the terribly sluggish camera on the iPhone and even on other current dual-core Android phones. Also, the video camera can capture 1080p HD movies, and the front-facing camera can be used to video-chat over Google Talk with any other capable phone, tablet or laptop.
The Droid Bionic can be used as a 4G hot spot, serving up to five other devices, but we didn't test that yet. Something else we haven't been able to test yet is battery life – Motorola claims 650 minutes of talk time and more than 200 hours of standby from the 1735-mAh battery, but we'll see what a few days of heavy use does to it.
There are three microphones on board for noise cancellation, but the call quality isn't totally fantastic. I could hear the other party loud and clear, but the people I called said they heard a lot of hissing in the background. But hey, at least the calls went through immediately and didn't drop.
There are a few apps preloaded, but not many. You get ZumoCast (the "access your PC or Mac desktop from anywhere" app we also saw preloaded on the Droid 3), and Netflix is only a download away.
There's also the Motorola "webtop" experience – a sort of dumbed-down desktop that we first saw on the Motorola Atrix earlier this year. You can hook up your phone to a big screen and use a keyboard and mouse to access mobile apps and a real-ish version of Firefox.
Just like on the Atrix, the "superphone" webtop mode is accessed through various accessories. And in the accessories department, the Droid Bionic rolls with an entourage deeper than Diddy's:
- A $300 "lapdock," a laptop dock just like the one for the Atrix, though the two are not interchangeable.
- A $100 charging dock with USB and HDMI ports for connecting a display and input devices.
- A $30 adapter for connecting the phone to an HMDI display to get to the webtop mode.
- A $50 battery-charger dock that can charge your battery outside the phone.
- A $40 car nav dock that mounts on your dashboard switches the Droid into a minimalist "auto mode," bringing maps, music and Bluetooth menus to the fore.
That's enough plastic to fill Haleakala. The company gave us all of the accessories, so we can tell you whether or not any of them (and webtop) are worth the extra cash once we test all of them. It wasn't the case with the Atrix.
Look for a full review next week.
Photos by Jim Merithew/Wired
See Also:- Hands-On With Motorola's New Droid Bionic


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Speckled Stoneware Hexagon Color Block Ring Dish
$ 28.00
Everyone could use a cute little dish...or two or three! Use this playful trinket dish to organize your favorite jewels on your nightstand, corral bobby pins in the bathroom, or simply to display an air plant. It is hand formed from speckled stoneware and hand glazed in orange and mint with white dashes.
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