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The last day was a daze. We still did everything as if all was well. We ate breakfast, went to our favorite beach hut to lounge, swam for a bit in the cool early morning waters, lounged some more on the deck of our water villa, then we had to do something we dreaded and the mere thought of it sent knots tangling in our guts…pack.
It was painful. I struggled a bit with it, resisting like a spoiled child. I've never been on such a perfect holiday, so letting go was understandably stressful. It didn't help that I was reading "A Dog's Purpose", which is heart-wrenching, so I was alternately weeping at the story, then bawling at the fact that we were leaving. We got a few hours reprieve, when our Filipino island host Charles gave us late check out, but we could only delay the inevitable so much.
We were trudging around the island as if we had leaden feet – paying our bills (which made it EXTRA painful on a different level altogether 😱) and saying goodbye to the staff – that was really rough. I hardly knew these people but I was inconsolable in our farewells. When we were finally on board the sea plane, I was watching the island shrink from view, until it became a mere tiny speck, finally disappearing into the horizon.
From Male, we took a flight to Kuala Lumpur, then back to Manila. Everything was a blur. It's like one moment we were on the beach, and the next we were along EDSA. It's as if we were teleported while we were in a stupor. On the bright side, we got to see the dogs again, a beacon of joy on a desolate sea of abysmal sadness (sorry for the melancholy, but that's really how bad my post-holiday doom and gloom syndrome feels like).
So we're back. I don't know if we can even top this vacation, or if we should even try. Maybe we should leave it at that, the golden standard by which we measure all others. I'm sure we'll have other incredible holidays, and who knows, maybe even unqualified better ones, but Maldives 2013 will always have a special place in our hearts, entrenched forever in our pantheon of awesome memories. But my promise to myself is this: no matter how amazing, instead of lamenting past memories, I'll go out and make brand new ones.
I still wanted to do two morning dives since I'd still have a full 24 hours before our flight the next day, but we wanted to really soak in the island completely for our last full day in the Maldives. We vowed not to do any more activities, and just swim, lounge, eat, chill, vegetate, and be in various states of catatonia.
So we basically revisited our favorite spots, like swimming along the sand bar, which was really exposed because of a ridiculously low tide. So little islets of sand were suddenly exposed to the air, extending the sand bank an extra 200-300 meters. We also spent a lot of time on our water villa's deck, just breathing in the steady cool breeze. And we finally saw the baby sharks! We saw a couple swimming along the shore, as in right along where the water meets the sand.
A night, after dinner, we spent it in Sai Kotari, a tea place/ bar situated at the very end of the jetty, and they put lights under the water, so you can watch all the underwater activities much better. We saw a huge stingray and a full-sized ginormous nurse shark, that glided so coolly by, like a submarine, just under the surface of the water. Amazing, even just hanging out at the jetty yields so much treasures.
Inspired, we went back to our villa, in the middle of the night, and started feeding the fish crackers and bread we had in the room. We were at the lower deck, dropping little morsels hoping some fish would come closer. Before we knew it, small fish started appearing, then larger fish the size of catfish, then larger fish, then even larger ones we couldn't identify, then a huge giant trevally arrived scaring all the other fish away. It was at least 3 feet long. We usually see them out in the open sea, being such large fish, so we were surprised to see one right under our villa. And just as we thought we saw everything, in the middle of the fish frenzy, we jumped back and literally almost fell off the deck when from out of nowhere a full grown black tip shark came put of nowhere and passed inches from our hands! It was about 5 feet long, and it came back for a second pass before disappearing into the darkness. Spectacular. We would've been happy to see talakitok, so imagine how freaked out we were to see a grown black tip shark. We know babies are supposed to be near the shore precisely to avoid predators like adults of their species, so we were surprised to see one so near the shore. What was freaky though, was that we swim in front of our villa all the time, not knowing that these big mommas are also out there.
So even on our last full day, the island just kept on outdoing itself. It just wouldn't stop dishing out pleasure after pleasure. It is going to be VERY rough leaving this place. It's like finding the love of your life, your soulmate, then having to break up with them after 11 day
Today was to be our diving day. It's the highlight of the day, and a highlight of the trip in many ways. We left early,around 8:30am, and proceeded to do two dives. We saw many things, usual stuff we've seen before, but I just need to jump to the HIGHLIGHT of the dive (highlight of ALL my dives put together in fact), the shark. In the middle of the dive, with the reef that slopes down deep into the open ocean on our right, and the deep blue on our left, we were instructed to keep an eye on both sides, the right for reef activity, and the left for pelagics, or open water big fish. Our dive instructor suddenly stopped finning, then gestured for us to stop. He made the unmistakeable hand signal for "shark", which is basically putting your hand on your forehead, like a shark's dorsal fin. A cold chill mixed with electric excitement ran through my veins. Although I've yearned to see a shark all my life, I'm still deathly afraid of them, a deep-seated fear, seeded my multiple viewings of "Jaws" as a kid and "Shark Week" on Discovery. From the distance, we saw the characteristic shark shape, a menacing torpedo armed with sharp fins and even sharper teeth. But it was too far away to be any more than a blurry silhouette, and it slowly disappeared into the open blue. Just when we thought that that was that, we were startled to see it suddenly appear on our right, by the reef, and so close to us! It was a large gray reef shark, about two meters long, way larger than the usual black tip and white tip reef sharks we're accustomed to seeing. It was the first "real" shark I ever saw. It was swimming so close that I could see its cold steely eyes gazing at me, probably figuring out if I were edible or not, and its mechanical unfeelingness was fascinating and fearsome to behold. It was the first sea creature that wasn't afraid of us. I told myself if it started circling any closer, I'd ready my camera to go between me and its mouth. Thankfully, after circling a couple of times, each circle closer to us than the previous, it lost interest and swam away. My heart felt like it was going to leap out of its cavity! So excited and so scared at the same time!
Our second dive was the "turtle airport", the Kuredu caves, and we encountered so many turtles, but I guess anything after the shark seemed diluted in comparison.
On a side note, I was so happy to have taken a video of most of the highlights of the dives, yes including the shark, and now I can't wait to start editing it and finally posting it on YouTube!
This place just keeps on giving, like a giant artichoke, and each layer you peel off gives a wonderful surprise. I don't know how we can top this holiday, this one already exceeding by miles, all others put together.
We overslept and woke up with just a few minutes before we were off to our orientation dive. We rushed breakfast, then rushed to the dive center. Apparently, even if you're an instructor from wherever you're from, you'd still have to do an orientation dive for them to assess your skill level. Since we were doing the house reef, we had to bring all our gear to the jetty, which is a long walk to carry all your stuff. I also realized how spoiled we are back in Anilao, where we have everything done for us. Here, it's all do it yourself. Once we assembled all our gear, we had to walk, with tank and all, to the edge of the jetty to enter the water via giant stride. I thought to myself: "Are you kidding me?!?" The jetty was a good 10-15 feet off the water! The usual giant stride I've done is like one foot off the water! So against all better judgement, I jumped, vetoing all survival instincts, making a giant stride of faith, much like blindly falling in love and trusting the recipient of your affections to not tear your heart into tiny shards of worthless scrap (whoa, where did that come from?). So once we entered the water, we had to do regulator retrieval, mask flooding, and buddy breathing. Once we passed that, we proceeded to the rest of the dive along the house reef.
Fine time not to bring any cameras. We saw napoleon wrasse, a 6-foot long giant moray swimming along a sunken wreck, huge groupers, a cleaning station with fish mouths agape as cleaner wrasse dart in and out accomplishing their tasks, a turtle, among other things. The one time I don't bring any cameras, and the circus comes to town. Sigh.
Finally we were given the go-signal to join any of the many dives and so we signed up for the afternoon dive. It was a game changer for me. I decided, for the first time, to take videos instead of photos. I've always been a photo kind of guy, but given all the pelagics, and little of the macro stuff, taking snapshots are practically useless given my gear. So I started taking videos and decided right there and then, that at least when it comes to diving, I'll take videos from here on. We went diving on the Kuredu express, a corner dive, where we basically dive around the drop-off, near the channel, where all the big fish porn can be experienced. I was clumsy with the camera, so most of my footage was shakey, like the home videos that your dad took. So video fail for my first time as videographer.
The big news was on the boat ride back home. DOLPHINS!!! As we rode the boat home, we were joined by pods and pods of dolphins! You could see their fins all over the boat. It was crazy, as if the ocean was boiling over with dolphins, with many of them swimming with the boat, jumping out of the water and spinning as they land! I was able to video some of them and it was exhilarating! I can't wait to edit the footage and post it on youtube!
Exhausted, we went back to our room, ate a quick dinner, then collapsed into deep slumber. We needed to get all the rest we can get because we signed up for a two-tank dive for the following morning. Why did we wait this long to dive?
The last day on Britt, was a somber one. I was melancholic just knowing that the whole sea adventure was about to end. We set off early, at around 5am, as we were all awakened by the engine running and zooming off even before the sun rose. As always, breakfast was a cornucopia of carbs, but I didn't care, I was on vacation. So we did just one snorkeling site, and we were back at Kuredu, at the Lhaviyani atoll, before lunch. I wanted to hug our four new Brit friends (okay, three Brits, one Irish), already missing them just minutes off the boat, and our Maldivian crew Ibrahim, Kamil, Ahmed, Madheeh, and Kumar, who treated us like royalty.
On the upside, we finally get to move into our Sangu water villa, on the more posh side of the resort. We spent only half our stay here because the price is quite steep. But the moment we stepped into our villa, I was speechless. I just loved how from the room, it steps out into two decks overlooking the ocean, with the bottom deck going right into the water. I've been to two other water villas in Palawan resorts, but this is the first one I've been to that actually gives you access to the water. I guess this is the reason why kids below 12 years old are not allowed to check into these villas. It's very easy to fall into the water if you lose your footing. And we were told many cellphones have met their untimely watery doom that way as well. But danger to cellphones aside, it's hands down my favorite part of the resort. Just reading my book and drinking hot coffee on one of the lounge chairs on the deck, as the sun sets, the cool breeze slowly going from cool to almost nippy, me dozing off every now and then, a perfect way to end any day (not to mention the best lighting for taking selfies, hehehe).
We also met the Pinoys on the island, Arthur, Charles, Candice, and Ging, very refreshing to see fellow Filipinos on an island bereft of Asians. Some of them have been here for years, missing our country to bits, but enjoying the island life nevertheless.
We finally got around to scheduling our diving, so late into our stay. We were hoping we'd get to squeeze in as much diving as we could, but we were busy doing nothing and traipsing on a boat to do any diving. So that means no staying up late in our new luxury digs, because we need to be up early for the orientation dive. Finally we get to do some maldiving!
This was our full day on board The Britt. Waking up on board was something else. When I opened my eyes, I saw a sky dappled with specks of clouds, with the dawn splashing the canvas with pastel pinks and oranges, with the morning breeze whispering cool breaths on our deck. I can't stress enough how many "moments" I've had on this trip. I can't believe that something as mundane as waking up could feel so profound, almost flirting with divinity. Nature does that to me.
As for the activities, it was basically snorkeling all day, at different points, and all were going around the edges of reefs, where the reef slopes down to the open blue. This is where you see all the pelagics, as they ride the currents at the outreefs.
We also visited a Maldivian island, not a resort, but where your typical Maldivian lives. It wasn't like anything I was expecting. It didn't look like the stereotypical fishing village, but not quite a typical concrete town either. Hard to describe, it's meant to be experienced. What I found noteworthy though, was the fact that they mostly painted their walls bright colors – we're talking pinks and yellows and oranges and purples! It almost looks like those kiddieland places where you leave your children. It was very enriching to see the real Maldives, as opposed to the usual manicured resorts (not that I'm complaining).
After the visit, we got back on board and did some night fishing. The only one who caught a fish, was the guy who was married to a vegetarian, so he was obliged to throw the lucky fish back into the water. Then we had a huge dinner, as usual, and we fraternized with each other, guests and crew alike, British, Irish, Filipino, and Maldivian cultures swirling into a rich soup that we all partook of. Chris is from the military, his wife Karen teaches special kids, Tony is licensed to fly a plane and drive a boat, Brona has had U2 in their house, Kamil has a 6-month old baby, they discovered that I work in radio, and Captain Ibrahim likes to walk around the boat in his lavender undies.
By the second night, we felt like we had our own floating village, our own seabound culture club. I was starting to feel a little separation anxiety, at the thought that that was to be our final night together. But at the same time, we were all anxious to use a proper loo, having to deal with those bloody toilets (naks, feeling british ang jeje!)
The second night wasn't as breezy as the first one, but pretty soon our lights were dimmed, one by one, as we dreamt of the dry toilets and sandy shores awaiting us.
When they offered us to go on a 3 day/2 night trip on a wooden yacht, we jumped at the chance, since it's something we've never really experienced before. Of course that meant 3 days/2 nights away from the island that we've grown to love as our own.
The moment we signed on, we find out from our weather app that it'll be fair weather the entire 11 days that we're here, EXCEPT for three days – yes, the three days that we're supposed to be out in the open ocean on a wooden boat. There was supposed to be thunderstorms, which seems like an exciting prospect, if I weren't reading Life of Pi, which basically is about a kid whose ship sunk during a storm. Life imitating art? Please, bitch.
So despite the warning, we still went ahead, the promise of adventure pulsing through our veins. After lunch, we finally boarded the yacht, and from the get go, I think it would be accurate to say that it was a string of indelible moments, that I think, save for bouts of dementia, will forever be etched in my memory.
The moment we got on board, I was already enthralled by how the whole boat looked. Every nook was something new to explore and enjoy. Except maybe the toilet, where you had to pump after you use, pump down to get water in, and pump up to flush water out. The idea of using it, was not anticipated.
Our favorite spot on the boat was at the bow, with our feet hanging from the ledge. I could sit there for hours doing nothing, and I'd say I was having the BEST time of my life. The salty brine lapping at my feet, the cold sea breeze caressing my face, just sky and surf crashing blues into each other for as far as my eyes could see…perfect couldn't even fit into what I felt.
We were with two other couples, four Brits, although Brona was quick to qualify that she was Irish, not British, thank you very much. We six jumped from one snorkel site to another, and we saw eagle rays, and one big shark (some say a black tip, I say it was a gray reef), that swam so close to us, that it looked huge. Thrilling, pee-in-your-shorts moment.
After each dive, the staff would serve your choice of cold drinks, and right before dinner, afternoon tea was served (I felt British already!) And having barely digested the goodies, we were soon served dinner as well. The food was ridiculous, in amount, and in deliciousnessicity. Our chef, we would soon discover, was aiming to outdo himself with each meal. Every batch could feed twenty people!
It was nice getting to know the british folks, even the Maldivian boat crew, the exchange of culture very refreshing, and before long, we were one big happy family. And by bedtime, the boat crew had prepared our beds on deck, basically mattresses laid out on the deck, as we were to sleep under the stars, during a full moon. I was nearly brought to tears. It couldn't have been more perfect.


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As per the course lately, my thoughts are a bit scattered but I had a few things I wanted to share for the weekend.
Item number 1. I love embroidery, and so does Sis. I made a couple of Sarah Jane samplers as Christmas gifts last fall, and in the evenings when I need to unwind a bit, I've been chugging away on one for me. I had fun changing the color scheme up a bit, and adding more green and teal.
Here is Sister's latest creation:
I found the design idea by Wild Olive via pinterest, and she transferred, color coded, and stitched completely on her own.
Item number 2. I just found out my Valentines Charms made the top ten over at Sew Mama Sew's True Love contest, as did my friend Gwen's Mixed Media Hoop! Pretty please, would you pop over and vote for your favorites?
We tried to fix what we could with the two of us, securing the western edge with bits of sheeting. We called our contractor who came over with his roofing gun and we climbed onto the roof to reattach everything. It took Mr. Pickup and I laying over the roof ridge, holding down the paper as best we could while our contractor nailed between where we were holding things. One of those stories in this house building adventure that we won't ever forget.
These pictures were taken a week ago, as we made sure we'd be ready for the next storm.
Here's the differences between the two floors:
Close up of the textures:
The Acacia has wood graining and subtle waves across the board.
Item number 5. I really appreciate each of you for reading and commenting and being true friends. It's been a turbulent year and half for us with moving twice, deciding to build a house, and just making things work. Having this happy place to visit and be a part of has been such a blessing to me. As a token of thanks, I wanted to share a couple pretty pictures of this place I call home. On my drive out to the homesite, I pass this bald eagle's nest nestled in old trees on the bluff just above the Snake River.
And as close as I could photograph without trespassing:
I hope you have a lovely weekend.

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Long prison term for Monroe County man in pot case
DETROIT (AP) -- A Monroe County man convicted of growing marijuana in greenhouses with his son has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The government says Gerald Duval Jr. and son Jeremy Duval "shamelessly exploited" Michigan's medical marijuana law to try to get around a federal ban on pot.
Gerald Duval was sentenced Monday by Detroit federal Judge David Lawson, while Jeremy Duval is returning to court Tuesday.
The greenhouses on Ida Center Road in Monroe County were approximately 100 feet long and 50 feet wide. The Duvals admit they were growing marijuana but insist it was for medicinal use under Michigan law. Jeremy Duval says he thought the large operation was protected.
Gerald Duval's sentence was six years less than what prosecutors had recommended.


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Frederick Ashton was inspired to dance at the age of 13, when he saw a performance by the legendary Anna Pavlova. He went on to become one of the most distinguished choreographers of the 20th century, creating more than a hundred ballets over an illustrious 60-year career.
His most celebrated works include La Fille mal Gardée, recently screened live around the world as part of the Royal Opera House Cinema Season. A quintessentially English ballet based on Ashton's beloved Suffolk, it is famous for its clog dance and choreography involving ribbons.
Although his choreography is often said to embody the elegance and lyricism of English ballet, Ashton was actually raised in South America. Born in Ecuador in 1904, he spent his childhood in Lima, Peru, until he was sent to an English boarding school at the age of 14. He started dancing at 20, attending classes on Saturday afternoons with renowned dancer and choreographer Leonid Massine. He went on to train with Marie Rambert and Bronislava Nijinska, choreographing his first ballet, A Tragedy of Fashion, when he was just 21.
View our gallery of production images from Ashton's works, past and present:
Philip Mosley as Widow Simone and Francesca Filpi, Samantha Raine, Vanessa Fenton and Kristen McNally as Clog dancers in La Fille Mal Gardee © Tristram Kenton/ROH 2009/10
Over the following years, he created numerous works for both Rambert and Royal Ballet Founder Ninette de Valois, becoming principal choreographer of De Valois's Vic-Wells Ballet in 1933. He also distinguished himself as a mime and character dancer in productions such as Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty.
Ashton choreographed his first ballet for the Covent Garden main stage, Symphonic Variations, in 1946, and went on to create numerous ballets for the famous partnership of Margaret Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, such as Marguerite and Armand. In 1970, his last year as Director of The Royal Ballet, he created the popular The Tales of Beatrix Potter:
The Frederick Ashton Foundation was launched in 2011 to preserve the legacy of Ashton, and his work continues to form a key part of The Royal Ballet repertory. View our archive gallery of Royal Ballet events featuring Frederick Ashton.


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Italian Rugby
Aironi admit financial difficulties
ESPNscrum Staff
February 8, 2012
Rowland Phillips' days at Aironi are said to be numbered © Getty Images
RaboDirect PRO12 side Aironi's owner has confirmed that they are struggling financially amid reports they are keen on bringing in a new coaching set-up ahead of next season.
Aironi are bottom of the PRO12 and and are said to be struggling to pay their playing budget of €6.5million. The Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) are rumoured to be open to the idea of bailing out the franchise by paying some of their running costs, but on the condition that they would introduce their own coaching staff.
The two men in the pipeline are Italy duo Alessandro Troncon and Carlo Orlandi - but with the Azzurri experiencing mixed results in recent times, supporters of Aironi may not be buoyed by those rumours. One other said stipulation is that Carlo Checchinato would step in as general manager of the Italian side.
But with Aironi's owner claiming that "Yes, we have an economic difficulty", one man who may pacify the FIR's demands and Aironi supporters as a replacement for Rowland Phillips is current Italy U20 boss Craig Green. He knows the club scene well having taken the Italian championship with Benetton Treviso and his professional nature could satisfy both parties.
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Through twenty-seven plate appearance in 2009, Carlos Gomez has written another chapter on offensive futility. With a minimum of 20 plate appearances to qualify, the Twins' center fielder has the seventh highest strikeout percentage (34.6%) among MLB outfielders and a punitive .115 batting average. This was not the anticipated results for the center fielder who had worked diligently (maybe) with hitting coach Joe Vavra all spring to avoid the increasingly high total of Ks. To his credit, Gomez is chasing fewer pitches out of the strike zone – he has chased 27% of pitches which is just slightly higher than the league average of 25%. Even still, with two-strikes on him, Gomez has already mentally selected his seat on the bench. In thirteen of those twenty-seven plate appearances, Gomez has had the count run to two-strikes and just once was he able to gain first base (through a walk). On nine other occasions he struck out. If Gomez is not chasing pitches as he has been in the past, why does he still maintain an inflated strikeout rate?
There are several factors that have led to this, the first of which is pitch selection. In efforts to revamp his patience, Gomez has taken a greater portion of pitches then he had last year. In 2008, Gomez took 45% pitches and this year he has taken 54%. Superficially this is a good sign but the problem is that Gomez is not taking the right pitches. A year ago, of the 946 pitches that Gomez took, 302 were strikes (32%). Fast forward to this year and so far Gomez has taken 50 pitches and of which 20 were in the strike zone (43%). As such, his aggression when faced with two-strikes has subsided. In six of his nine strikeouts in 2009, Gomez has gone down looking. This is a huge difference from 2008 when just 30 of his 142 strikeouts were of the watching variety.
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When Gomez does swing, he makes contact only 64.5% of the time which is well-below the league average of 80% contact. In addition to that, his ability to make contact on anything thrown outside of the zone is minimal. As noted above, Gomez is chasing fewer pitches out of the zone (27%) however when he does swing, his contact likelihood is minuscule. Just 30% of his swings on pitches outside the zone result in the ball being put into play. This total is the smallest contact among outfielders other than the Indians' Grady Sizemore, who has made contact on just 27.3% during swings on balls out of the zone. It might not be a prime pitch selection to swing at but the bottom-line is that Gomez is simply failing to make contact, resulting in the inevitable strikeout.
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Strikeouts aside, Gomez is enjoying far less success because of the ingrained doctrine to "take more pitches". In 2008, Gomez swung at the first pitch in 44% of his plate appearances. In those 105 PA's, Gomez produced a .426/.433/.554 batting line that resulted in 11 of his 48 extra base hits. These were far better consequences than the league average split which was .336/.342/.554 on the first pitch. If Gomez sunk to two strikes, his ability to hit vanished. Under all conditions in which Gomez had two strikes on him, he wilted to a .132/.195/.375 hitter. Even the proverbial league average hitter managed to hit a meager .196/.267/.292 with those circumstances. In 2009, Gomez has swung at 30% of the first offerings in a plate appearance yet opposing pitchers have peppered the strike zone – throwing Gomez a strike 70% of the time. Because of his More often than not, Gomez has allowed the count to wander into two strike territory that has given unfavorable results (0-for-12).
Despite belief to the contrary, Gomez should be looking to pounce on a pitch early in the count, particularly the first one. His two extra base hits have come when he was aggressive: He hit his double on the first pitch from Carlos Silva and his triple on the third pitch from Erik Bedard. Avoiding getting Gomez to two strikes will pay dividends for the Twins.


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Pay a visit to the Memorial to Ceara Football at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Ceara state – one of the star attractions at the first 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ stadium to be opened – and among the trophies, photos and videos featuring the messages and stories of local ex-players, you will come across the shirt of an English football club.
The jersey is a gift from one of the employees at the Castelao, who works from an office on the same floor and who broke off from preparations for this Sunday's Clássico-rei derby meeting between local giants Ceara and Fortaleza to chat to FIFA.com.
The man in question is none other than Mirandinha, who starred for A Seleção on a tour of the UK and subsequently became the first Brazilian to play in English football when he signed for Newcastle United from Palmeiras in 1987.
Though the striker returned to his native country two years later, he maintains strong ties with the Magpies. Now a manager at the Arena Castelao, which will stage three games at the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013, Mirandinha keeps a close eye on his beloved Newcastle and still goes to watch them whenever he can.
Discussing his time in England and more, including the recent influx to the Premier League of Brazilians, whom he believes have an easier time of it than he did, the he gave an exclusive and enlightening interview.
FIFA.com: How did your move to England come about? Mirandinha: Newcastle had been watching me for some time. It all started thanks to a Palmeiras fan who was studying in the city on an exchange and staying at the house of a businessman with links to the club. I played for Palmeiras at the time and this Brazilian guy started to speak about me. He showed them magazine and newspaper articles about me and they started to take an interest. I was called up for the national team for the Stanley Rous Cup against England and Scotland, which gave Newcastle the chance to watch me. I played well in both games, scoring in the draw against England and setting up one of the goals in the 2-0 victory over the Scots. When I got back to Brazil, Newcastle made an offer to Palmeiras. I'd been close to joining America of Mexico, and that deal was more or less done. Newcastle insisted though, and they signed me.
I go to England whenever I can. I love the club and the city of Newcastle, and I left behind a lot of friends there. They've always treated me really well and the fans always give me a very warm welcome.
The style of play there was a little different to what you had been used to in Brazil, wasn't it?It wasn't the same. Back then most English clubs played a long-ball game. Luckily for me, Newcastle weren't so 'English'. They didn't hit so many high balls, which helped me. They played a kind of game similar to mine, with a lot of pace to it. Though the style of play was totally different to Brazil, I think the biggest problem I had when I arrived was the language, because I couldn't speak English.
Was it hard to learn and did you have any help from the club?The club had an English player who'd lived in Portugal and he interpreted for me when I got there. They did away with the translator in my second season though, and I managed to fend for myself. One person who helped me a lot was Paul Gascoigne – he taught me all the swear words! Unfortunately I've lost contact with him and we haven't spoken for three years, since his health started to worsen. I always try to see him when I go to England though.
Do you go back to Newcastle a lot?I go to England whenever I can. I love the club and the city of Newcastle, and I left behind a lot of friends there. They've always treated me really well and the fans always give me a very warm welcome. They still call me Mira, just like they did when I was playing. That's special. When I'm not there I'll watch the games on TV. I really suffered when Newcastle were relegated, but I was delighted when they went back up to the Premier League and followed it up by having a very good season. I think they can do even better, especially with such loyal supporters, who've never turned their back on the team, even when things weren't going well.
There are many more Brazilians playing in England today. Who is the pick of them as far as you are concerned?I like David Luiz of Chelsea a lot. He's got a lot of quality and he's one of the best central defenders in the world. Oscar, his team-mate at Chelsea, is doing a great job too despite the fact he doesn't always start games. He's definitely got a big future ahead of him. They're fortunate in that they're playing a very different and much easier game than the one I came across in my day. There are high-class players from all over the world everywhere you look now and they're playing on perfect pitches. When I was there I even had to play on artificial pitches, like the one at Luton Town. The culture of English football is completely different today.
What does your work at the Arena Castelao involve?I work as a manager for the teams that come and play here, taking care of everything to do with the pitch, the dressing rooms and the delegations. On matchdays I arrive at the stadium at nine in the morning and stay right till the end of the day. I've got the master key for the stadium (laughs). I really enjoy the job and being able to play a part in the Castelao project, which is a source of pride for all of us. We know how happy people are with the stadium. I never had the opportunity to participate in the World Cup as a player but I'm going to be taking part in one right here. We're also looking forward to the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Your office is right next to the memorial to Ceara football, a project you were directly involved in. Tell us about your role in it...I took a lot of inspiration from the experience I had at Newcastle, from the way that English clubs treat footballing idols. I think that's something we can improve on in Brazil, and I hope that grounds like this and the other new stadiums that are being built can change the culture here. I contacted some former players who are big names on the Ceara football scene and recorded their stories for the memorial. It's very important to protect this heritage. I've never been a vain kind of person, but I can honestly say that ex-footballers love being remembered and treated well after their careers are over.
The Arena Castelao will stage a test event for the FIFA Confederations Cup this Sunday when Ceara take on local rivals Fortaleza in a derby known here as the Clássico-rei. How would you go about explaining the importance of the fixture to your friends from Newcastle or to visitors to the stadium?I'd say it's a derby that doesn't pale in comparison to Corinthians-Palmeiras, Newcastle-Sunderland or Liverpool-Manchester United. It's the only topic of conversation here in the build-up to the game. People eat, sleep and drink this derby. I had the opportunity to take part in it as a player and a coach, which is far worse I can tell you. When I was playing I knew I could win the game, but when you're a coach you always have to rely on others. I was lucky enough to be a champion with Fortaleza in both roles, and I strongly identify with the club as a result. Even so, my heart is coral pink, the colour of Ferroviario, the other big team here.


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A stand-out shop is one that, through its mix of merch and interior design, genuinely inspires us. We see colors, shapes and textures that make us want to run back to our studio and create. Naturally all these stores carry cards (and sometimes ours!) but they are not always stationery stores.
Petite & Sweet is full of light and charm: delicious coffee, chic desserts, colorful ribbons and wrapping, and unexpected gift items – for example, who wouldn't adore these white owls? Petite & Sweet run a very successful event company and, just 3 months ago, they created this retail space in Rosedale (a tony Toronto neighborhood).
What inspires us? The delightful use of colors, the streamlined black and white decor, the sense of whimsy in the party decorations (old fashioned candy bags and straws!), and the you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it realistic silk flowers (made on-site). And how adorable is their logo?
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Sarah Lewis brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 25 Designs von 11 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
The story behind this one is fun. A mom who also happens to be a millionaire is encouraged to by her friends to start a blog about how she achieved her financial success. She does, considering it a test, and it takes off way beyond her expectations. Now she's been interviewed on national TV and is ready for a blog face-lift!
She's looking for something fun and slightly feminine without alienating the male members of her readership.
As for me, I'm an experienced contest holder--I give useful feedback and don't abandon contests! See the full brief for specifics on what kind of feedback to expect.
Millionaire Mommy Next Door
A self-made millionaire mommy shares her recipe for success, happiness and financial freedom.
Desired Color Scheme:
See brief
Desired Style:
See brief
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff); Fireworks PNG
All content should be pulled from the current site
Target audience
"Primary target demographic is women/moms age 20-45, but I don't want to drive men away from the site by looking too feminine - I think the majority of my current readers might actually be men!"
Style and color
"Friendly, hip, interesting- not techy or intimidating. I like curvy lines, rounded corners, torn paper edges."
"I like aqua and muted blues, greens, creamy-yellows, purple, salmon, muted red. I want the background (including post area) to be a soft muted color, as I hate reading text on backgrounds that are stark white, too dark, or too bright. I like muted shades but NOT baby pastels. I sometimes like alternating-color sidebar and post sections. No pink, neon, or super bright colors. No busy background patterns."
Content and layout
"I prefer the clean look of 2 columns, but I think I'll need 3 to fit everything I want...
- BlogHer ad section needs to be above the fold (and it's pretty long!)
- I'd like to offer square-block ads for sponsors
- Tabs on header graphic linked to pages: Home, About Me, Media & Testimonials, List of Baby Steps to Financial Freedom (eventually a list of 52 posts +/-), Archives (by topic), Contact Me, Subscribe
- Perhaps a little shorter header graphic (so more page shows above the fold)
- Sidebars: Favorite Posts (a list of about 5-10); Drop-down box for Archives by topic (or use linked tab in header?); Marketplace/Sponsors (ad blocks); Search this blog tool; Recommended Links; Reader Stats (Sitemeter, Feedburner); NetWorth IQ graphic
- Footer: Member of: (buttons/logos); Disclaimer and Copyright text
- Within each post: Comments; Date (small, inconspicuous and at the bottom of the post, not on the top. Want the posts to appear "timeless"); Subscribe by email or feed (text plus link to the Subscribe page)"Â
Favored sites
- http://swirlingnotions.com/ "I think I like the 2 sidebars next to each other rather than on each side of the posts. Maybe it would be good to have a text section in the header for the "About Me" part and an introduction to my "Baby Steps to Financial Freedom" like in this header? But it could look too crowded. And the header text is too small."
- http://www.mommyneedscoffee.com/ "Kinda like the photo snapshots in the header. I'd love to be able to update my photo(s) easily, too. I experimented with Photoshop the other day and put together a new header on my blog comprised of 5 snapshots of me and my family. It came out very pixelated, though, and creeps over the right boundary. I couldn't figure out how to make it look any better..." [Note to designers: I don't have the original photos yet, but if you go this route, use the ones on the existing site FPO and I'll get you the real photos at the end.]
- http://www.crazyladyinvegas.com/ "Like the curvy lines, although the header takes up too much space."
- http://www.letterstotomorrow.com/ "Love the gradient and soft colors."Â
Feedback policy
I feel that all entries deserve feedback, so I promptly (every business day) rate every entry. However, because I usually receive many entries and only have an hour or so per day to review them, I am only able to provide detailed feedback to entries that are fairly close to what I'm looking for (usually those rated 3 stars or higher).
If your entry is given 1 or 2 stars, it's not personal; it just means it's not a good fit for this project. If you wish to continue submitting entries for this contest, you're welcome to do so, and my best advice is to re-read this brief, look at my example sites, and look at the entries that have received higher ratings. Try to identify what makes them a good fit, and emulate those concepts (but don't copy someone else's entry!).
Here's what my star ratings mean:
1 star = Can't imagine using it for this project
2 stars = It would require too much time to modify it for our use
3 stars = There is potential here, with some changes
4 stars = Very good fit with few changes needed
5 stars = A final contender with no changes needed


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Masters Agility judges also announced
NEW YORK – The Hon. David Merriam of Bonsall, CA has been selected to judge Best In
Show at the 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show February 16-17, 2015.
Judge Merriam's selection fits perfectly into his list of accomplishments and service in his
lifetime dedicated to the sport of dogs. He began showing dogs as a teenager, with his
primary breed the Bull Terrier. Staying active in the sport as he attended law school, he
went on to more than a half century of success in showing, breeding and judging.
He retired from the bench as a California State Trials Judge in 1993 and became active in
governance of the sport. He served for 20 years on the American Kennel Club board,
including five as chair and eight as vice chair. He has been active in a number of other
clubs, including the Bull Terrier Club of America and the Montgomery County Kennel Club.
Judge Merriam has won many honors for his accomplishments in dogs, including the
Langdon Skarda Man of the Year Award, Dogdom's Man of the Year Award, and the Bull
Terrier Club of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.
He has officiated at Westminster seven times in the past, including the Terrier Group in
1982. Although licensed to do so, Judge Merriam has never accepted an all breed Best In
Show judging assignment prior to this invitation from the Westminster Kennel Club.
Judge Merriam will head a panel of 33 judges from 14 states, Canada and Finland who will
officiate at the dog show world's most famous and prestigious event, held at Madison
Square Garden and Piers 92/94 in New York. The panel includes four judges who have
previously judged Best In Show at Westminster, 13 who have judged Groups, and ten who
are judging for the first time at Westminster.
Group judges are Mr. Ken Murray of Island Lake, IL, Sporting; Mrs. Betty-Anne Stenmark
of Woodside, CA, Hound; Mrs. Theresa Hundt of Sandy Hook, CT, Working; Dr. John
Reeve-Newson of Toronto, Canada, Terrier; Mr. Elliott Weiss of Middletown, DE, Toy; Ms.
Shirley Limoges of Ottawa, Canada, Non-Sporting; and Dr. Klaus Anselm of Keswick, VA,
Herding. Mr. Michael Dougherty of Escondido, CA, will judge the Junior Showmanship
Two breeds will be eligible for Westminster for the first time in 2015: the Wirehaired Vizsla
in the Sporting Group and the Coton de Tulear in the Non-Sporting Group. The addition of
these breeds makes a total of 192 breeds and varieties in competition.
The club also announced the judges for its 2nd Masters Agility Championship at
Westminster to be held at Pier 94 on Feb. 14, the Saturday preceding the All Breed Show.
Those judges are Mr. Alan Arthur of Leander, TX and Mr. Graham Partridge of Austell,
Cornwall, UK.
Here is the entire 2015 Westminster Kennel Club judges panel and assignments
(subject to American Kennel Club approval):
Ms. Dyane Baldwin, Newport, PA: Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly Coated Retrievers,
Flat Coated Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers.
Mr. Norman Kenney, Cross Roads, TX: Brittanys, Spinones Italiano, Vizslas, Wirehaired
Pointing Griffons, Wirehaired Vizslas.
Ms. Marion Lyons, Hampton, NH: Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers.
Dr. Alan Santos, New York, NY: Cocker Spaniels (all Varieties), English Cocker Spaniels.
Mr. Mark Threlfall, Merrimack, NH: American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Clumber
Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels, Field Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex
Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels,
Mr. Robert Vandiver, Simpsonville, SC: English Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters,
Irish Red and White Setters.
Mrs. Cindy Vogels, Greenwood Village, CO: Pointers, German Shorthaired Pointers,
German Wirehaired Pointers, Weimaraners.
Ms. Gayle Bontecou, Clinton Corners, NY: Bloodhounds, Greyhounds, Harriers,
Norwegian Elkhounds, Otterhounds, Petit Bassets Griffons Vendeen, Pharaoh Hounds,
Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds.
Mr. Michael Dougherty, Escondido, CA: Portuguese Podengos Pequeno, Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Ms. Sandra Frei, Woodinville, WA: Afghan Hounds, Whippets.
Ms. Jocelyne Gagne, Welland, Ontario, Canada: Borzoi, Ibizan Hounds, Irish Wolfhounds.
Mr. Guy Jeavons, Moffat, Ontario, Canada: Dachshunds (all varieties).
Mr. Allen Odom, Denver, CO: American English Foxhounds, American Foxhounds, Basenji, Basset Hounds, Beagles (both Varieties), Black & Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhound, English Foxhound, Plotts, Redbone Coonhounds, Treeing Walker Coonhounds.
Mr. Norman Kenney, Cross Roads, TX: Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, German Pinschers, Neapolitan Mastiffs.
Mr. John Ramirez, Downey, CA: Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Black Russian Terriers, Chinooks, Doberman Pinschers, Komondorok, Kuvaszok.
Ms. Linda Robey, High Ridge, MO: Cane Corsos, Dogues de Bordeaux.
Mr. Robert Shreve, Greeley, CO: Bullmastiffs, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyrenees, Mastiffs, Siberian Huskies, Tibetan Mastiffs.
Mr. Robert Slay, Cary, NC: Boxers, Portuguese Water Dogs, Samoyeds, St. Bernards, Standard Schnauzers.
Ms. Satu Yla-Mononen, Kangasala, Finland: Bernese Mountain Dogs, Great Danes, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Leonbergers, Newfoundlands, Rottweilers.
Mr. David Kirkland, Sanford, NC: Bull Terriers (both Varieties), Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Rat Terriers.
Dr. Jerry Klein, Chicago, IL: Airedale Terriers, Australian Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Irish Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers, Welsh Terriers, West Highland White Terriers.
Dr. Andrew Kramer, Leesburg, VA: Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers.
Mrs. Rosalind Kramer, Leesburg, VA: Russell Terriers.
Mr. John Ramirez, Downey, CA: American Staffordshire Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Standard Manchester Terriers.
Ms. Joy Brewster, Newtown, CT: Italian Greyhounds, Toy Poodles.
Mr. Norman Kenney, Cross Roads, TX: Miniature Pinschers, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers.
Mr. David Kirkland, Sanford, NC: Affenpinschers, Chihuahuas (both Varieties).
Mrs. Rosalind Kramer, Leesburg, VA: Brussels Griffons, Papillons, Pekingese, Pomeranians, Pugs.
Mrs. Cindy Vogels, Greenwood Village, CO: Cavalier King Charles Spaniels,
Chinese Cresteds, English Toy Spaniels (both Varieties), Havanese,
Japanese Chins, Maltese, Toy Manchester Terriers.
Ms. Joy Brewster, Newtown, CT: Miniature Poodles, Standard Poodles.
Mr. Norman Kenney, Cross Roads, TX: American Eskimo Dogs, Tibetan Terriers, Xoloitzcuintli.
Mr. David Kirkland, Sanford, NC: Schipperkes. Shiba Inu, Tibetan Spaniels.
Mr. James Reynolds, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Bichons Frise, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows, Cotons de Tulear, Dalmatians, Keeshonden, Lhasa Apsos, Lowchen, Norwegian Lundehund.
Mr. Robin Stansell, Clayton, NC: Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Finnish Spitz, French Bulldogs.
Mr. Guy Jeavons, Moffatt, Ontario, Canada: Shetland Sheepdogs.
Ms. Linda Robey, High Ridge, MO: Briards, Canaan Dogs, Finnish Lapphunds, German Shepherd Dogs, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Norwegian Buhunds.
Mr. Robert Slay, Cary, NC: Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Old English Sheepdogs,
Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, Pulik, Pyrenean Shepherds, Swedish Vallhunds.
Mr. Robert Vandiver, Simpsonville, SC: Australian Cattle Dogs, Australian Shepherds, Bearded Collies, Beauceron, Border Collies, Collies (both Varieties).
Ms. Satu Yla-Mononen, Kangasala, Finland: Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Bouviers des Flandres, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs.
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PRELIMINARIES: Ms. Joy Brewster, Newtown, CT and Mr. Robert Slay, Cary, NC.
The Westminster Kennel Club is America's oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. Established in 1877, Westminster's influence has been felt for more than a century through its famous all breed, benched dog show held every year at New York's Madison Square Garden. The show is America's second longest continuously held sporting event, behind only the Kentucky Derby. For additional information, log on to www.westminsterkennelclub.org.


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Elderly Woman Stuck After Alleged DUI Crash Wrecks Her Home
Widow Odessa Wilson Recently Canceled Homeowners Insurance To Pay Utilities
Odessa Wilson, 82, knew she was taking a big risk in August when she decided to cancel her homeowners insurance.
"I didn't have a choice," she told Channel 4 Action News investigative reporter Jim Parsons. "If I hadn't done that, I wouldn't have been able to pay my lighting and heating bills. And I figured I had lived here for 40 years without a claim, so what could happen?"
Something did happen.
At about 2 a.m. Sunday, a car was passing by Wilson's Centre Avenue home in the Hill District when it struck a parked vehicle and ricocheted into her house. The car smashed through a brick wall and into the kitchen, causing an estimated $13,000 in damage.
Pittsburgh police charged the driver of the car, Corrine Stitt, 23, of Pittsburgh, with DUI and reckless driving.
Progressive, which represents the car owner, said Wilson will only get $4,300 toward the cost of her repairs because the liability limit was at the bare minimum of $5,000.
"I don't know what I'm going to do," Wilson said through tears. "I can't just walk away from this house. This is everything to me."
A neighbor put a large tarp over the hole in Wilson's house. In the meantime, she is still living inside.
"It's a hell of a predicament," neighbor Bill Foster said. "This is a senior citizen, and she's on a fixed income, and for a freak accident to happen like that, it's just unreal."
The Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging said it will send a caseworker to Wilson's house to see what the office can do to help.
"I'm sorry," Wilson said, crying. "I don't know what to do. I can't get no help or nothing."
But Channel 4 Action News received more than two dozen calls and emails from people wanting to help Wilson after seeing her story.
Patnic Construction, a home improvement construction company that has been around for 15 years and has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, is just one example of someone offering to help.
Owner Pat Coburn said he'll assess the damage and see if he can at least get the hole in Wilson's home closed up for winter.
Hosanna Industries, a nonprofit organization, said it will also visit Wilson's home after the holidays to determine what it can do to help.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority has also invited Wilson to apply for a low-interest home improvement loan.
Wilson said she is not able to set up a bank account for people wishing to send donations, but Channel 4 Action News will forward all messages it receives to a family friend who will help Wilson follow up on them.
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A Preschooler (えんじ Kindergartner) is a Trainer Class introduced in and currently exclusive to Generation V. They are very young children who seem to be between 3–6 years old. They are mostly found near playgrounds and Nursery Aides. The Pokémon they use are usually Normal-types.
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- They are somewhat similar to Twins, but do not always battle in Double battles.
- They can be considered younger versions of School Kids.
- In Pokémon Black and White, two Preschoolers battle you and Cheren because of a request from Alder.
- Strangely, they are occasionally found in places where there are no Nursery Aides and/or playgrounds.


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Find Rjorn's Drum
Top Contributors: Stephanie Lee, Hector Madrigal, Brendan Graeber + more
After completing Tending the Flames and becoming a bard, you can begin having more meaningful conversations with the rest of the Bards College students.
Seek out Giraud Gemane, who tells you that the Rjorn's famed drum has been located. It can be found in Halldir's Cairn; the place is riddled with ghosts and Draugrs. The single puzzle in this dungeon is easy enough: match the glyphs on the pillars with those on the walls of the room before pulling the lever.
You are eventually led to the resting place of Halldir. Halldir fights dirty, as he can summon doppelgangers to mess you up.
After conquering him, loot the chest for Rjorn's Drum and return to Giraud for a boost to your Combat skills by a point.


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Which blazer suits me?
At Bertoni, we believe that the world would be a boring, monotonous place if we all were the same. Therefore, we want to design various blazers for men that can be worn and matched by your personality and style. For the same reason we update our range with four new collections every year. Then you decide whether you prefer the classic suit or a casual blazer? At Bertoni you can create your own look with our selection of blazers - but we are of course ready with help and advice.
Why should I choose a blazer from Bertoni?
We believe that blazers for men must compliment the man and not the other way. Therefore we hope, when you feel the blazer, that you will appreciate the great quality and perfect fit. In Bertoni we work hard to create designs that are an extension of the man who wears it. It should feel good to wear Bertoni - and it should look exceptionally good!
It is of course also possible to add a waistcoatfor your blazer for added exclusivity. And considering you go all the way with a sleek suit, we promise you that we have put at least as much love in a full suit that we have in our blazers. We have of course a selection of shirts, sweaters and cardigans that can easily compliment our blazers.
What can I expect in a blazer from Bertoni?
We have high expectations for our designs because we know that you have high expectations of us. It takes a confident, style-conscious man to have a critical attitude to the clothes he has in the wardrobe. We feel the same way. Therefore, you can be sure that you at Bertoni get a gentleman blazer with high quality and with a good fit, styling details and a sophisticated cut that mixes classic fashion with trendy designs.


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Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies
At the beginning of the 21st century, humanity is poised for a revolution in our understanding of consciousness, as the first-person modes of inquiry of the contemplative traditions of the world are integrated with the third-person methods of modern science. The Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies is dedicated to furthering such interdisciplinary and cross-cultural investigation of the nature and potentials of consciousness and extending its benefits to the general public.
The Institute's research emphasizes the integration of scientific approaches with contemplative methods adhering to equally high standards, radically expanding the study of the mind to explore its potentials more fully than ever before. Its practice and education focus is on the cultivation of human flourishing and genuine happiness through exceptional mental health and balance, bringing the physical and psychological benefits of training awareness to ever-broader segments of the population and all areas of life.
The Santa Barbara Institute is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and education to advance understanding of the nature and potentials of consciousness. Its comprehensive approach integrates the insights and techniques of contemporary science with those of the world's classic contemplative and philosophical traditions.
Consciousness studies are at a critical juncture. It is now possible for the first time to synthesize rigorous scientific research in such disciplines as neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry with the techniques of consciousness study and development found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism.
The Santa Barbara Institute was established as a nexus for advancing interdisciplinary and cross-cultural understanding that joins scientific knowledge and spiritual practice. It is a non-sectarian organization that reaches out to the scientific and academic communities, a variety of contemplative traditions, and the general public.
The Santa Barbara Institute's activities focus on three inter-related fields of endeavor:
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Due to popular demand. Final version will be uploaded to files page. Transferred SC2.1/3.0 models and sounds to be compatible with 4.6.
The 4.5 and 4.6 Low-Def models update was created by Tuesday's Avenger and the orignal 4.07 patch was created by WAR_Nuker.
- Unzip the LD model patch to C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\(screenname)\half-life\SvenCoop to sample the LD model patch in 4.6. Unzip the HD patch to the same location to undo.
http://tu3sday.svencoop.org/files/LD46.zip Click to download Low-Def model patch
http://tu3sday.svencoop.org/files/HD46.zip Click to download Hi-Def model patch (Original SC4.6 models)
- Same with the sound patches. Unzip the sound_old patch to C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\(screenname)\half-life\SvenCoop to get Sven 3.0 sounds in 4.6. Unzip the sound_45 patch to the same location to undo. (Sound patch updates were apparently not needed for 4.6)
http://tu3sday.svencoop.org/files/sound_old.zip Click to download 3.0 sound patch
http://tu3sday.svencoop.org/files/sound_45.zip Click to download 4.5 sound patch (Original SC4.5 sounds)
Side note: This patch may not increase fps, which really isn't the goal here anyways. If you are on an older system, your fps issues may be due to the particle engine. Set cl_particles_max to 0 in the console to turn off the particle engine. I prefer to set it to 5 to preserve some of the muzzleflashes.
Please report any bugs to either WAR_Nuker or Tuesday's Avenger.
Old thread for 4.07:
Additional notes:
Just remember: set "cl_drawshadows 1" and LOCK AND LOAD!
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9/7/10 - First Low-Def patches for 4.5 uploaded
9/7/10 - Update Alien Grunt animations so that they may use the new Snark Grenade
9/7/10 - Fixed an oversight from the original pack and included a Low-Def Cleansuit Scientist using the original HL scis
9/7/10 - Updated the Houndeye's sonic attack speed to be consistant with the new 4.5 version
9/7/10 - Added LD HEV arms to the Spore Launcher's viewmodel.
// As a side note, the rest of the Spore Launcher's models were left in their original LD form from OpFor and did not need to be altered. The same goes for the Shock Rifle/Shockroach.
9/7/10 - Matched a correction made in the HD 4.5 models for the Barney and Soldier zombies by giving them proper hitbox assignments. Previously these enemies had "0" for all hitboxes, meaning hits on any part of the monster were all equivalent.
9/7/10 - Compiled the LD worldmodels into w_svencoop_pickup.mdl to comply with 4.5's merged pickup submodel system.
9/7/10 - Copied 4.5's Snark Nest (already a tweaked version of the original LD model) so that it would "walk" and chase targets at the proper speed.
9/23/10 - Fixed rgrunt bodygroups.
9/23/10 - Fixed 9mmhandgun reload speed.
9/23/10 - New m16 using official HD 9mmar model by Valve.
9/23/10 - UVW fixes.
9/23/10 - Added LD replacement for opfor knife.
12/24/10 - Updated HD sound backup for new 4.5 sounds.
2/22/12 - Cleansuit sci heads are now all LD.
2/22/12 - Slight cleansuit sci reskins to reflect eerie lighting present on original OpFor face texture.
2/22/12 - Slight animation fixes for bodyguard.
2/22/12 - New standard LD mp5, shotgun, m16, and minigun p_ models.
2/22/12 - New standard LD mp5, shotgun, m16, and minigun w_ models.
2/22/12 - New LD mp5 view model.
2/22/12 - New LD minigun view model.
2/22/12 - Bodyguard now uses new standard LD mp5, shotgun, and minigun.
2/22/12 - Hgrunt now uses new standard LD mp5, shotgun, and m16.
2/22/12 - Hgrunt (OpFor) now uses new standard LD mp5 and m16.
2/22/12 - Massn now uses new standard LD mp5 and m16.
2/22/12 - Robogrunt now uses new standard LD shotgun and m16.
2/22/12 - Added 4.6 model updates to HD pack.
2/22/12 - Added HD headcrab to HD pack.
2/22/12 - Removed opfor v_knife from LD pack.


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High Performance Computing & Data Analytics experts are encouraged to submit proposals for Presentations and Tutorials to be given during the conference. Concurrent sessions are scheduled in 15-minute, 30-minute and 60-minute blocks.
We would like to cover all areas of interest in HPC, HPDA and Clustering. For this reason, we encourage you to submit presentations or tutorials related with these fields.
Proposal Submission
All submissions should be made electronically through the Easychair website.
All proposals must be submitted as a single pdf file by 15th March, 2017, including:
- Contact information
- A 200-word (maximum) abstract
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- Targeted audience
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General Business Registration and Regulatory Business Licenses
The City of Kenmore does not require a business regulatory license for all types of businesses. However, business registration is required for all businesses physically located within the City of Kenmore.
Business Registration
The City of Kenmore Business Registration program is for businesses located in Kenmore launched March 31, 2014. All businesses located in Kenmore are required to be registered. Kenmore is partnering with the State Department of Revenue's Business Licensing Service to administer the program, providing convenient, online registration and renewal services. To register your business please log onto http://bls.dor.wa.gov/cities/kenmore.aspx.
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The City of Kenmore does not require business regulatory licenses for all types of businesses. See the following for more information and below for businesses required to have a regulatory business license:
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- Heavy Manufacturing business
- Live Entertainment: music (other than mechanical); boxing or wrestling; pool halls, and bowling alleys
- Junk Shop
- Junk Wagon
- Marijuana Business
- Massage Business
- Massage Practitioner
- Theater
- Pawnbroker
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So at one point I came to these instructions:
"On the following screen, we'd like to know which parts of the picture did not get your attention. Please click only on those parts of the image that you don't look at."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
And these people have jobs....
Did this study involve marketing prepackaged salad? P
Did you close your eyes, to point and click?
I'd leave a comment, but I didn't see the article
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House of Cuteness & Horror
A lot of parenting is like this: your gorgeous almost-three-year old daughter hops toward you, shouting, "Look, Daddy! Big jumps!" and you think: I hope she doesn't trip and impale herself on that tree branch.
I don't think I'm especially paranoid, but when I'm playing with Fin, I get flashes of her horrifically injuring herself about every ten minutes. When she actually does hurt herself, I'm mostly just relieved, because it's so much better than it was in my head.
It's a little weird to have your life filled with interlocking moments of joy and abject terror. They don't mention that in the parenting books.
The other way parenting is like a horror show is how you periodically stumble past dolls arranged as crime scenes. Maybe it's just me, but when I see something like this, I can't help but think multi-vehicle pile-up:
And this strikes me not so much as "laundry day for Miffy" as "Hostel 3":
And I'm sorry, I know Baby Puss got wet in the bath and needed to be dried, but there is no way to look at this and not see a baby on a hook:
But then you see this and forget all about it.
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OTAT Students Support Habitat for Humanity
The arrival of summer brings a break from classes for students in Kent State University at East Liverpool's Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology Program. Students, faculty and staff in the OTAT program have used this time away from classes to volunteer with the Habitat for Humanity project in Youngstown, Ohio. Students dedicated their time installing insulation and painting a house that will soon be home to a young and growing family in the Youngstown area.
Virginia Ball, OTAT student who organized the event believes volunteering is essential to the growth and prosperity of the community. "As students, we believe it is imperative that we give back to the community," Ball said. "Therefore, as one of our many community based projects, we had decided to help out with Habitat for Humanity."
Students had the opportunity to meet the future homeowners who were a young couple with a small child. "Overall, this experience was extremely rewarding considering that we were able to help provide those less fortunate with a home, something many of us take for granted," Ball said.
Kent State University is dedicated to preparing its graduates for responsible citizenships. Both Kent State Salem and Kent State East Liverpool students dedicate countless hours in their community and throughout our region.
For more information on the OTAT program at Kent State East Liverpool please visit www.eliv.kent.edu/academics/eastliverpool/ocat


text: A study conducted by biologists Scott Nielsen and Mark Boyce at the University of Alberta indicates if road density is not reduced in logging areas, the grizzly population may continue its decline in the Canuckian province. Apparently, roads in and out of logging areas increase the animals' risk of death though human-bear conflict, vehicle-caused collisions, poaching and displacement from feeding and habitat areas. It's estimated there are currently less than 500 grizzly bears in Alberta. You know what this means people — we can't let up. We must build more logging roads in Alberta. Come on people, remember, we're fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here from taking our honey and picnic baskets. [Physorg]


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"Over the Rainbow" is one of the most famous "songs about rainbows" and was written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg for the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz. The song was performed by Judy Garland as Dorothy during the film's first desaturated section.
The song was performed by Robin the Frog as he sat beside a pond in episode 307 of The Muppet Show while a rainbow appeared overhead. The episode, which guest starred shock-metal musician Alice Cooper, was otherwise filled with spooky acts, both on stage and off. Fozzie Bear referred to Robin's simple, unadorned performance as the "one thing nice on this show tonight."
The song was later performed by Miss Piggy as Dorothy, holding Foo-Foo as Toto, at the beginning of the Wizard of Oz medley in The Muppets Go to the Movies. Partway through her performance, she was interrupted by Rowlf the Dog, who was concerned that the picture was in black and white. When he was assured by Piggy that it was supposed to be that way, Rowlf promptly advised viewers at home not to adjust their television sets. At the end of the song, Rowlf cued the color, and the medley continued with "If I Only Had a Brain" and "We're Off to See the Wizard."
- Piggy quotes the song in one of her first segments of Miss Piggy's Hollywood: "This is Hollywood, where the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true."
- The song was spoofed in the Sesame Street outreach video Food for Thought as "Somehow You'll Make a Rainbow."
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Mossberg's Mailbox
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Hard Drive
There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.
Here are a few questions about computers I've received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about completely erasing a PC, installing Verizon's Fios Internet service, and using a Firefox Web browser on an iMac.
If you have a question, send it to me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I may select it to be answered here in Mossberg's Mailbox.
I am giving my PC to my sister and I would like to completely erase my files from the hard drive. How can I do this?
What you need to do is wipe out the files in a way that is more thorough than merely deleting them in the standard manner. This process is often called "wiping" files, and makes the files impossible, or at least very difficult, to recover. It works by overwriting the portion of the hard disk formerly occupied by a file's data with nonsense characters.
You could format the disk, but that also would wipe out the operating system, which would require your sister to buy and install a new copy. So you need a program that wipes out only the folders and files you target. On an Apple Macintosh, this capability is built in. You just move the files to the trash and then select "Secure Empty Trash" instead of the usual "Empty Trash" command.
On Windows, you need add-on software. There are many programs that do this, but one that I have tested and can recommend is Window Washer, which is available at webroot.com for $30. You can find others by doing a Web search for "file wipe" or by doing a similar search at download.com.
If you install the new high-speed Verizon Fios Internet service you recently reviewed, do you have to upgrade your wireless network?
It depends. Verizon will supply you with either a wired or wireless router, the box that transmits your Internet connection. If your current Wi-Fi network is slower than the maximum speed of Fios, you should take the Verizon wireless router. For instance, if you have the 15 megabits per second version of Fios, but only have a Wi-Fi "b" type network, which works at a maximum of 11 mbps, take the Verizon wireless router and allow Verizon to install it in place of your current one. The Verizon wireless model works on the newer "g" flavor of Wi-Fi, which can handle speeds of as much as 54 mbps.
You also will need to make sure that all the PCs you are planning to connect wirelessly to Fios have "g" type Wi-Fi connections. If even one of them has "b" equipment, it will drag down the whole wireless network to the lower speed of "b." (This doesn't affect wired connections to computers.)
However, if your wireless router is fast enough, and you like it, you can keep it with Fios service. I did, because I am using the Belkin "Pre-N" router, which has better speed and range than any "g" router I've seen. I just took the plain old wired router from Verizon and plugged my Belkin wireless router into it. Others have dispensed with the Verizon gear entirely, and just plugged the Fios cable directly into their wireless routers. The main downside here is that Verizon says the routers it installs contain special software that can help diagnose Fios problems.
Can I use the Firefox browser on my iMac? I am running version 9.1 of the operating system.
Unfortunately, no. While Firefox works on the Mac, it requires the newer Apple operating system, Mac OS X, which was introduced in 2001. Firefox requires Mac OS X 10.1, at a minimum. Your computer has an entirely different, older, and much less capable operating system, which Apple has pretty much abandoned.
By the way, for Windows users, Firefox requires Windows 98 or higher. For both platforms, there also are minimum hardware requirements. Firefox also runs on the Linux operating system, and has minimum requirements on that platform as well. Requirements for all platforms are at: www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/system-requirements.
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Because of the volume of e-mail I receive, I can't routinely answer individual questions by e-mail, or consult on individual problems or purchasing decisions. I read all questions I receive and select three each week to answer in the column.
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Supporters of the Alexander-Murray bill to stabilize the Obamacare markets say they have 60 votes in the Senate, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that he would bring it to the floor if President Trump signals that he would sign it. But getting the bipartisan deal through the House isn't guaranteed, and the White House says that the president wants additional concessions from Democrats before he'll approve a deal.
The path to any Obamacare fix is also complicated by the competing proposal released Tuesday by Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady (R-TX). Their plan would restore the ACA's cost-sharing reduction payments and suspend enforcement of the individual mandate for five years — "effectively replacing one source of rising premiums with another," Axios's Sam Baker says.
The Hatch-Brady plan can't get the 60 votes it would need to pass in the Senate, but it might weaken support for the Alexander-Murray plan.
That all leaves Congress with multiple options on what to do about Obamacare — with doing nothing at all a distinct possibility, at least for the rest of the year. House Speaker Paul Ryan told Reuters Wednesday morning that he doesn't think anything will happen in Congress as far as Obamacare is concerned until 2018.


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4th of July is just around the corner, and I can't believe it! It is such a fun holiday here in New England. Our family loves going down to sit on the banks for the Charles River in Boston and watch the world famous fireworks while the Boston Pop's Music plays!
A few months ago, I saw this post at Nifty Thrifty Things about making easy little 3D paper stars. This was also about the time that blogland seemed to be inundated with specimen art of every kind :) So, my mind immediately went to the idea of making star specimen art for a bit of 4th of July decor.
I started by making a stack of little red, white and blue stars, using the Nifty Thrifty Things tutorial - and they are very quick to make.
Then, I wracked my brain for a way to display them. Luckily, I had taken apart a picture frame for another recent project, and had this mat leftover. Score!
I took a piece of white cardstock, big enough to fit behind the mat, and hot glued rows of stars to fit inside the mat.
I toyed with the idea of handwriting my words - but I'm a bit of a perfectionist :) Why write it when a Silhouette can cut it out perfectly? So, with my Silhouette, I cut the words "Stars and Stripes Forever" in vinyl and stuck those onto the mat.
Then, I taped the cardstock to the back of the mat - so the stars fit inside the mat...
Aw yeah! I hot glued a piece of blue ribbon to hang it - and that is it! I love it!
Remember, that you can get just the mat (without a picture frame) at the craft store... I love using a mat without a frame for these inexpensive little projects.
Happy Birthday America!


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Oakland County medical examiner suffers heart attack while testifying in Wayne County court
Jurors, attorneys spring into action to save Dr. L.J. Dragovic as he suffers heart attack on stand
DETROIT – A medical emergency played out in a Wayne County courtroom Thursday as the Oakland County chief medical examiner was testifying on the stand.
It was a defibrillator and quick action from others in the courtroom that saved Dr. L. J. Dragovic's life as he suffered a heart attack.
The well-known and well-respected Dragovic was toward the end of a cross-examination in a Wayne County murder case when jurors and attorneys in court realized something was wrong. The medical examiner did not immediately respond to a question and looked as though he was biting his lip.
Local 4 is told defense attorney Todd Flood ran up to the witness stand to ask Dragovic if he was OK. A juror who is also a nurse immediately realized the man was having a heart attack. The nurse told others what to do as another attorney ran to get the defibrillator.
Two jurors helped give Dragovic CPR. They revived him with help from a police officer.
He was conscious and waved to the courtroom as he was taken out by EMS. He was a hospital Thursday night in serious condition. He is expected to make a full recovery.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Dragovic and his family," said Wayne Count Prosecutor Kym Worthy in a statement. "Nothing is more important than his health at this time."
The judge will reconvene court at 9:30 a.m. Friday.
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An Australian man has built himself a fully functional miniature Sherman tank. It has working treads and a rotating turret, and he drives it around his back yard. Now he wants to help you build your own. Here's how.
This is the first video in a five-part series. Turrets! Tanks! Tread idlers! A walkaround and instructions and a 6.5-hp Honda four-stroke with a separate, chain-driven transmission, and Holy Crap He Built Himself A Tank!
Things we did not know until this moment:
1. If you put an Aussie in a pair of tank goggles and a battle helmet, it is possible to make driving a toy tank around your backyard damn near the funniest thing on Earth.
2. If you're interested in a friendly round of tread-to-tread combat with your buddies — you didn't think you'd be the only one on the block with a Sherman replica, did you? — the best approach is laser-tag warfare. Or, as our host points out, you could install a spud gun in the turret. (Note: We recommend the latter. Target practice on the neighborhood cats?)
3. There is an entire community of people who do this.
4. Oh my heavenly armored warfare, Want.
Now there's another thing I want you to remember. I don't want to get any messages saying that "we are holding our position." We're not holding anything. Let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose and we're going to kick him in the ass. We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose! —George C. Scott in Patton
There's also a "field trials" video at the bottom that includes footage of the mini-Sherm trundling around a field and firing off its air-powered gun. Have fun storming the castle!


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Who's afraid of thunder and lightning, put up your
Can you see an XXL lady behind there putting up both her hands and trying to put up her legs as well? That will be me! Hahaha... I am really scared of thunder and lightning...that's my honest confession! I remembered once when I was still a teenager, I was in my room upstairs
Yesterday evening, when I reached home after sending Syahmi to his tuition place, it rained heavily with lightning and loud thunder. That time, how I regretted sending Syahmi to tuition... hahaha teruk punya mak macam ni... I was all alone with all that loud sound. Closed all the curtains and I stayed put upstairs at the hall. Why there? Because there's no windows. Therefore, I won't be seeing the lightning! To distract myself from the fear, I went through my SAJI and RASA magazines, plus my printout recipes. And yes... I came up with something that I can make for dinner. Well then, the lightning did good to me, in a way.....
I told Syahmi that I'm going to make some Coney Dogs for dinner and he agreed. Since it was still raining and I was just too lazy to go to the shop which is just a few steps away from my house, I decided to bake my own rolls. Furthermore, I have this new bread book that I haven't tested it's reliability. Started in the kitchen at 6.45pm and Syahmi only had his dinner at 9.45pm. But it's worth the wait and the effort! Syahmi enjoyed his Coney Dogs... yes, with an 's' because he not only had one but three of them plus scrambled eggs. All polished. And what did he say about it, "Mom, your Coney Dogs are simply delicious, better than the ones we bought". See how clever my son can 'kipas' me... hahaha... no la, he is sincere, I know. Because for lunch, I had cooked Masak Lemak Cili Api Ayam, and he didn't enjoyed it that much. He said, it's not to his liking. Maybe I put just a bit too much bird eye chillie and he can't take it...
Since it'll be a weekend soon, let me just post both the recipes here....
Source : Bread Code (Wendy Kor)
Ingredients A :
500g high protein flour (I just used multipurpose flour)
1 teaspoon instant yeast
Ingredients B :
60g sugar (I lessen it to 50g)
1 teaspoon (5g) salt
1 teaspoon (5g) milk powder
Ingredients C :
1 (50g) egg
250g water
Ingredient D :
50g butter
Method :
1. Put ingredients A in mixer and blend at slow speed for 1 minute. Then add in ingredients B, blend for 1 minute.
2. Add in ingredients C, blend at slow speed for 1 minute than use medium speed to blend 5 minutes till dough-like.
3. Add in ingredient D and continue to blend 10 to 15 minutes, till dough is shiny and springy.
4. Use cling wrap to cover the dough, allow to leaven for 40 to 50 minutes till dough is doubled.
That is the method, copied straight from the book. But I used my bread maker to get the job done for me. What I did was...
1. Pour in the water and the slightly beaten egg into the BM pan. Add sugar.
2. Add in the dried ingredients into the pan, making sure the yeast is not near the salt.
3. Set the BM to basic dough programme and let it do the job it knows best. That will take about 1 1/2 hour or so.
4. Take out the proofed dough and punch down to let the air out. Cut using the dough cutter and weigh about 60 g each.
5. Make into round balls and leave to rest for about 10 minutes.
6. Shape into oval and arrange on the baking tray. Let it proof double the size.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 20 to 25 minutes. Oven temperature may differ.
8. Once out of the oven, brush with butter.
I've made this Coney Sauce once when we were still in Malawi ...nostalgic Malawi..huhuhu.... But yesterday I made a few adjustments. So I'm going to post the version that I had modified from Sandra of Allrecipes dot Com. Thank you so much for sharing it with us...
Ingredients :
1/2 pound (225g) ground beef (I used Ramly's brand)
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup fresh tomato ~ blended to paste
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili sauce (more, if you like it hot)
a bit of zeal (optional)
salt and sugar to taste
Directions :
1. In a medium skillet over medium high heat, add a bit of oil and saute the ground beef for 10-15 minutes, or until well browned.
2. Break up the meat with a fork until fine.
3. Add the water,onion, garlic, tomato paste, tomato sauce, chili sauce, zeal, sugar and salt.
4. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes or until heated thoroughly.
To assemble into Coney Dogs :
1. Boil the sausages for a few minutes. Remove from the pot and onto a kitchen towel.
2. Cut the hotdog rolls in the middle, and place the sausages.
3. Spoon enough sauce on top. Sprikle with some diced onion.
4. Pipe whatever sauce you like. For Syahmi, it's just the Thousand Island. For me, I added a bit of mustard.
5. Enjoy!
Our lunch yesterday....
Have a nice and safe weekend everyone!


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Are you ready for "Knocked Up, Too"? Or maybe "Knock Off"?
Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann will again play Pete and Debbie from "Knocked Up," in a spin-off to be written and directed by Apatow, reported Variety.
Plot details are scant, but it's doubtful that Heigl will join the reunion, which is slated for a June 1, 2012, release. In the wake of the film's success, Heigl was quoted as saying the film was "a little bit sexist," which Apatow originally tried to address in a respectful fashion.
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But in 2009, while doing press for "Funny People," Apatow and Rogen were asked by Howard Stern about Heigl, with Apatow again trying to take the high road.
Rogen wasn't having it, noting that her new film, "The Ugly Truth," had "a scene where she's wearing ... underwear ... with a vibrator in it, so I'd have to see if that was uplifting for women."
"I gotta say it's not like we're the only people she said some bats--- crazy things about," added Rogen. "That's kind of her bag now."
Both Mann and Rudd have films showing at Sundance later this month, "Little Birds," and "My Idiot Brother," respectively.


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Radio Streaming for iPhone and Android made easy!
This is a Titanium application that will save you a lot of time if you need make a Radio Streaming application in both platforms, iPhone and Android
- Radio Streaming made easy
- Full Titanium Source Code
- 100% iPhone and Android compatible
- Work over WiFi and 3G
- Background streaming playback
- Radio Shows, Network or Local XML data functionality
- DJ's Module
- About 'developer' Module
- MP3 Steaming
You can use this full app or use the modules for you own project.
All this App is built to be used over Titanium, please visit appacelerator.com, for more titanium information.
Please keep in mind, you will need some Javascript and Titanium knowledge and Titanium IDE Working properly also the Titanium Kitchen Sink demo app running.
Be advice, Android streaming works properly using icecast MP3 steaming