Writing is all about community. It might not be the first thing we assosciate with writing – we all know about the mythical long, dark nights of the soul when a book is supposed to pour from you to the page. While we might be lucky enough to experience thesenights from time to time, in most cases writing is just a lot of hard work. It's repetition, dedication to your craft and trusting in your story, while at the same time you're worrying about those mundane things like how you're going to pay the bills. This is where community comes in handy, even if it's just to reinforce that you are not along.
It can be difficult in our busy daily lives to fit in time to get face to face contact with other writers. Joining a local writers group is a great start, but as I can't attend my writers group all the time, I get my fix from podcasts. There are a great number of excellent podcasts on writing and literature out there, but for my part, these are the five podcasts I'm listening to right now.
Better Words is hosted by Caitlin (who blogs at Just A Bookish Babe) and Michelle (who blogs at The Unfinished Bookshelf). At first, listening to this podcast is like sitting down at a local café with a couple of friends, as they talk about everything related to books they're currently reading, shows they're watching and generally what's happening in their daily lives. Then it gets into the nitty gritty, when they start talking to authors, book bloggers and anyone who works in the world of words. They've interviewed prolific young adult authors such as Ellie Marney, Carly Findlay and Gabrielle Tozer, so if you're a reader or a writer you'll find something of value in this podcast.
Better Words covers a whole range of topics on the podcast, such as what it means to be an author, what the current YA scene is like (their conversation with Adele Walsh is awesome!!) and how their featured authors got their work published. There's also a hearty dose of Caitlin and Michelle's favourite books, movies and tv shows interspersed throughout the podcast, and I've picked up a few of my new favourites from their recommendations!
As a podcast that they're not being paid for, it's totally understandable, but the quality in some of the episodes isn't perhaps as polished as you might be expecting it to be, but nevertheless their content is honest, insightful and fun.
The title says it all, doesn't it? This podcast is hosted by Honor Eastly, and at its heart, Starving Artist is an exploration of trying to make life work as a creative without actually becoming a 'Starving Artist'. It flies in the face of that expectation that artists should be starving or expect to be martyrs in order to practice their craft.
This podcast sadly only has about 13 full episodes and I am eagerly waiting for Honor's return, but they episodes that are available packed full of honest accounts from people working in their creative industries. The title of the first episode was what got me hooked on this podcast to begin with – 'F#ck Plan B with Tom Dickins'. In this episode, Tom reflects on quitting his job, without the safety net of savings behind him, and deciding to make a living off his art. Talk about flying by the seat of your pants.
Sara Tasker of Me and Orla hosts this podcast and has a variety of guests featured in each episode. There is something calming and mindful to this podcast, and it can be a nice relaxing one to listen to perhaps at the end of the night or if you're taking a walk somewhere. Sara chats to her guests on a range of topics, but they all focus on how to build your business as a creative.
I say that this podcast is a calming one to listen to, because in most of the episodes I've listened to there seems to be a mindfulness aspect to what the topic is. It really challenges me to think about my career as a creative, and what I really want from it. It also encourages you to own your work, and to not be cowed by fear or the thought of failing.
Hosted by Nic Brasch, I came across this podcast through the Writer's Victoria newsletter and thought I would give it a go. This podcast started off with an interview with The Illuminae Files authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (apparently, the two of them met due to a shared anguish over the tax system in America…yikes). The Garret has hosted a wide range of authors, including Hannah Kent and recent Stella Prize winner Alexis Wright, and they talk about everything related to the writing life.
This podcast hosts a rather large back catalogue of episodes, going back to 2016, so there's quite a few to sink your teeth into, and the production value is high quality. The focus of this podcast really comes down to how the writers being interviewed choose to work, and you can pick up quite a few tips and tricks as the podcast goes along.
Okay… does this one have anything to do with writing? Not really, but all work and no play makes Ash a dull girl, so this is my podcast for when I need a break from all that writing business. These two loveable larrikins gave the public what they wanted by continuing their podcast, so this podcast is a discussion with 'the people' (also known as Hamish and Andy's listeners). Notable funny moments are any stories to do with Hamish's adorable son, Sonny, and ChitChat Champions. Worth a listen if you need to have a laugh.
Oh this is a great list! Thanks for the tips, I've been looking for some more writing podcasts to listen to.


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GQ uses super shady source for hit piece on Sean Hannity – and he's not about to take it lying down
July 27, 2017 | Carmine Sabia | Print Article
Sean Hannity is fighting back after a reporter for GQ Magazine accused him of spending tens of thousands of dollars in a single weekend at D.C.'s Trump Hotel.
Reporter Irina Aleksander based the wild accusation on the word of a single anonymous waiter, according to the GQ story.
According to the report, Hannity spent around $42,000 on the weekend of President Donald Trump's inauguration, "which included the cost of flying in an eight-pound 70-year-old lobster from Maine."
The accusation angered the Fox News host so much that he took to social media to called it out as "ridiculous fake news" and demanded an apology.
FAKE NEWS!! Ridiculous Fake News!! NEVER HAPPENED. https://t.co/Muleg7VpPH
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) July 27, 2017
.@GQMagazine A TOTAL LIE! I have never stayed at a Trump property or played a Trump Golf Course. This NEVER happened. Retract and apologize
The report acknowledged that Fox News denied the story and it offered no real proof that this occurred.
Could the waiter not produce receipts from the Fox News host? If so, why not?
More importantly, Sean Hannity works for his income. If he wants to spend a million dollars in a day playing miniature golf on the moon why is that anyone's business but his and his family's?
Then again, this coming from a rag that provides a platform for whack job Keith Olbermann, whose unhinged attacks against President Donald Trump have been so off the charts people have suggested contacting the Secret Service.
And they should have expected Hannity to fight back.
This is a man who has taken the gloves off against MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts, who went after his own network's "Never Trumper" Shepard Smith and who crushed a liberal effort to get advertisers to boycott his show.
Picking a fight with him is not the smartest move.
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Bournemouth has successfully recreated itself as one of the biggest party towns in the UK. If you're after a stag weekend by the sea with plenty of girls, clubs and bars this is the place to be. And that means some seriously clever eating is required if you're not going to end up snoozing on the beach by 10pm! We've arranged for a fully loaded two course meal at a central Bournemouth restaurant, so you can fill up on some tactical ballast before setting yourselves adrift in the ocean of fun!
The best bits of Bournemouth are just around the corner, too, so you only have a little distance to wobble after you've taken the calories on board. Nosh out on some surprisingly hearty dishes, quaff a beer or two and get acquainted with the rest of the stag party. When it's time to get serious about your boozing, there's very little distance to go.
The ideal way to start a stag weekend, a two course meal in the heart of Bournemouth gives your group time to get together, recover from the journey and get its bearings. You'll start the banter that runs all weekend here! Tuck in, and get ready for carnage!


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Where is Thumbkin
Gesture-play songs, Modern rhymes / By All Nursery Rhymes
Where is Thumbkin is one of the most popular finger plays. Although its origins are unclear, earlier versions of the song were sung in the early 20th century. The song was popularized by Barney from the PBS series Barney & …
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Here are the Lady's Knives and Forks
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Here are the Lady's Knives and Forks also sometimes known as Here are Mother's Knives and Forks is a short song with a fingerplay associated to it. The tune of the song is very similar to the more popular Pop …
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Two Little Dickie Birds
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"Two Little Dickie Birds" is a traditional nursery rhyme and finger-play for children, dating back to the 18th century. It was first published in London in the collection called "Mother Goose's Melody" from 1765. There are no recorded evidences about …
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"This Little Piggy" is a traditional nursery rhyme and a beloved finger-play for children. It dates back to 18th century and the full version was first published in 1760 in" The Famous Tommy Thumb's Little Story-Book". The "This little piggy …
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Round and Round the Garden
Games and Singing games, Gesture-play songs, Traditional nursery rhymes / By All Nursery Rhymes
"Round and Round the Garden is a nursery rhyme that originates in the 1940's, and it is also a singing game associated with fingerplay. "Round and Round the Garden" Finger Play This nursery rhyme is usually accompanied by other actions, …
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"Itsy Bitsy Spider" or "Incy Wincy Spider" is a modern nursery rhyme that is very popular among children. The origin of this song is unknown. It was first published in 1920, more as a song for adults in "Camp and …
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Lightly grease 10 holes of a muffin tin and set aside.
Place the sugar, flour and bicarb in a bowl and mix until combined. In a jug, whisk together the yogurt, eggs and vanilla. Add the jug content and melted butter to the dry ingredients and quickly fold until combined.
For the filling mix the pumpkin, sugar, vanilla and spices until combined and set aside.
Divide half to two thirds of the muffin mixture between 10 muffin holes. Add 1 heaped tsp of the pumpkin mixture on top of the batter, cover the filling with the remaining muffin mixture and bake for 16-18 minutes until risen and springy to touch.
Leave the muffins to cool slightly and remove from the tin. Combine the sugar and cinnamon, dip half of each muffin in the melted butter then cover in cinnamon sugar. Dip the other half of the doughnut muffin into the dark chocolate and place on a cooling rack to set.


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"One size does not fit all" ~ Danika Cooper Jewellery
SBN Member profile: Danika Cooper Jewellery by Ivamere Nataro
Published in Samoa Observer 25/01/2019
Tumua Pili Tuifao & Danika Briar Mei-Bou Cooper of Danika Cooper Jewellery
A bracelet and ring for a 20 centimeter wrist and finger size that is five times larger than a regular man's ring sizing gave birth to Danika Cooper Jewellery in 2017.
Faced with a dilemma of "one size does not fit all", couple Tumua Pili Tuifao and Danika Briar Mei-Bou Cooper ventured into establishing their own jewellery shop that would cater for everyone.
Fast forward 18 months later, what started out as a hobby for the couple became a demand and they now supply predominantly unique Tahitian black pearls to clients all around the globe.
"It soon came to our attention through comments by friends and family that we were not alone, and soon we were making commissioned pieces," Danika said of the early stages of their business.
It's not all about the dollars for the couple, as they aim to create adornments that empowered their customers, especially when their diverse range of low, mid and fine jewellery lines and styles are influenced by the Pacific and Polynesian cultures.
"The positive feedback we get from our clients is beyond what we could have ever expected. They often send us lovely messages thanking us, or describing how excited they were when they received their jewellery.
"We also get sent photos of them wearing their pieces, or they tag us on social media. These are what really make our day. It's so nice to know you have a part in making your customers look and feel great."
The couple knows that making sacrifices often leads to success, especially when it comes down to financing a business.
"Yes that cutting out some of the travel, and making sacrifices when it came to 'do we really need those shoes' and 'what extra jobs can we pick up to fund the initial set up'; but what really was the biggest investment, was their time," Danika said.
"We have spent hours researching, setting up a workshop space and acquiring the right equipment and materials, attending classes and workshops, taking online courses and tapping into the knowledge of others around us."
Because of their passion for creativity and their love for all things Pasifika, including networking with the right people, the couple has been able to overcome daily hurdles that are associated with most new businesses.
"After joining the Samoan Business Network in late 2018, the team has been successful in securing retail stockists, as well as joining WE Accounting in their Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development Accelerator Programme that focuses on assisting businesses in their startup phase and work on how they can overhaul challenges that arise."
Despite these challenges, the couple said they have been amazed with the level of support and growth of the business in the short they have been operating.
"If anyone said to us 18 months ago this is where we would be, we would have thought they were mad, never in our wildest dreams thought would we be here now doing what we love and getting recognition for doing it."
While plans are in the pipeline to open a retail store in Samoa, the couple hopes to have their stock in a retail store in Samoa by next month.
"Currently Danika Cooper Jewellery operates from Auckland, New Zealand, with an online store and via the social media channels Facebook and Instagram. We have one retail stockist in Auckland, and are currently in the conversation with one in Apia."
For 2019, the couple hopes to expand their range to include a men's line of mid and fine jewellery, and have stockists in a couple of major cities in New Zealand and Australia.
The couple were both born and raised in New Zealand with Tumua having Samoan heritage. His mother is from Siumu and Tanugamanono, Apolu and father from Samata-i-Tai and Samata i Tai and Fogatuli, Savaii.
Danika is of Chinese and European heritage and spent time living in the Cook Islands where she acquired a fascination with black pearls.
Their online store can be found on www.danikacooperjewellery.com and Facebook - Danika Cooper Jewellery, Instagram - @danikacooperjewellery
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Will Star Trek Discovery Get Cancelled?
I didn't know there were any ST video games.
I usually overlook politics when I am watching, but I can tell they are trying to please a few crowds to gain more fans.
The Spock-influence definitely worked on me and apparently other non-Trekkies.
No they ripped off another video game:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.plagiarismtoday.com/2018/09/11/understanding-the-star-trek-discovery-plagiarism-allegations/amp/
No. They really, really didn't. This claim has as much credibility as the idea that shakri stones improve imaging from speakers or cable lifters help clarify the electron flow through speaker wire.
Ovation said:
Considering that game predates STD and has similar elements, I disagree. Also interesting how quickly STD abandoned the whole tardigrade plot, coincidence? I think not.
He might start by actually making a game (that hasn't happened yet).
He might also try providing some (any shred?) of evidence that anyone with decision making authority at CBS was aware, let alone saw, his obscure bits of ideas BEFORE production began on DSC (he hasn't, despite the court's generous indulgence of his legal team's ineptitude).
The guy was egged on by DSC hating YouTubers and will likely end up with a large pile of court and attorney fees. I have pity for the guy, a little, on that point.
There's been more evidence presented in the court that he's doctored some material created AFTER DSC was well under production to make it appear as if it was older than the show than there is evidence of CBS "stealing" an idea from him.
And if you truly believe the tardigrade story line evolved on the show out of some fear of losing this case, well I've got some fine ocean front land in Montana for sale...
I guess we will see gow the dust settles but those concept of Tardigrade Mushroom drive is as ridiculous as the transporter in JJ Trek that can go across the universe. Warp drive just isn't fast enough for the piss poor writing of this show or Into Lameness movie.
Warp drive just isn't fast enough for the piss poor writing of this show or Into Lameness movie.
OUCH! Now I HAVE to watch this show just to see what you're talking about. Haha. Could it be a candidate for an MST3K (now Riff Trax) treatment?
DISC is not anywhere near perfection.
I think some hardcore fans have a lot higher expectations and are a lot more critical than some other fans.
Sometimes I can overlook a lot, but sometimes I can't.
For DSIC, I seem to be able to overlook some things.
DISC has a 7.4/10 IMDb rating after over 62K votes. Star Trek Voyager has a 7.7 IMDb rating with 50K votes.
I don't usually watch shows rated under 8.0 on IMDb, but I seem to be making an exception for DISC.
Anyone who was expecting some sort of TNG-era 2.0 has likely been profoundly disappointed by DSC. That's fine--if I had been expecting/wanting that, I'd have been disappointed as well. However, I didn't want anything like that. I already have, at my fingertips, 700+ hours of "traditional Trek" and have seen every minute of it, multiple times (some episodes 20+ times) since October 1973 when I saw my first episode of Star Trek--The Devil in the Dark--on WLVI, CH56 out of Boston. Consequently, I want non-"traditional" Trek. It's why DSC is my second favourite Trek series after TOS. It's why the Abrams directed Trek films are my favourite of all the Trek movies (especially Into Darkness) and why Beyond--the one of the three new films that seems to be least disliked by "traditionalists"--is considerably lower on my list. I actually like all Trek, just not equally. But I am most keen to experience new Trek that is deliberately different from its predecessors.
However, it seems (and this is hardly restricted to here or to Trek) that the appetite for "non-traditional" representations of long-running franchises is considerably smaller than I would have thought ten years ago. People prefer comfortably familiar to something that challenges expectations. I hear it from friends and family who get upset when attending a concert where the act doesn't just do a "greatest hits" show (or if the band/act decides to alter the musical arrangements to freshen up the decades old material). I see it in commentary about Man of Steel--my favourite Superman movie (and I love the first two Christopher Reeve films). There too, a "non-traditional" version that failed to fit the "comfortably familiar" expectations was roundly criticized. My view is as with Trek--there are 30,000+ versions of "traditional Superman" in comics, shows, films, animated films, etc. I like Man of Steel precisely because it's NOT "like all the others".
Taking a non-traditional approach to any long-standing franchise is NOT illegitimate in and of itself. I get that some people could be (likely will be) disappointed. That's fine. What has puzzled me, however, is the increasing level of vitriol expended in the expression of such disappointment. Or that people who CLEARLY and intensely dislike the non-traditional version continue to subject themselves to watching it, only to spew forth more vitriol. If I ever found something so problematic, I'd simply stop watching/reading/listening. Life is too short and there are MANY other things I could be doing than "hate-watching" a show just to vent my spleen afterwards.
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... watch The Expanse, that show is ... probably the best hard-science fiction show ever produced for TV.
Time for a reality check!
Expanse is good, but as perceived by my 4 year old mind, Fireball XL5 holds that exalted title!
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Early Next Generation was silly but I stuck with it out of loyalty and hope. The first season of STD was painful and left a bad taste in my mouth. Even if they somehow salvage it they would have to pay me to risk a repeat of that experience.
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STD via the app on the ATV4K is still limited to 2 channel audio?
I gave up on that and buy it using Amazon Prime.
Amazon Prime subscriptions are great. One app with that removes the obfuscated cancellation process.
Via Amazon Prime, there is 5.1 audio. I buy HBO this way as well.
We'll see how well Amazon fares when Game of Thrones returns but they should have the server capacity to handle the load, if anyone does.
If you want to save money, just wait until STD S2 is completed. Sign in for 1 month and watch them all.
Not bad for $15 and no commercials.
I share the sentiments for STD season 1. The Klingon's in the first season could not move their own mouths and sounded like they were talking through a pillow while on Xanax. It takes them forever to say anything. There was zero character development.
Echoing Gene's sentiment, the Klingons "toxic masculinity" should be labeled "toxic insanity". There must be another branch of Klingon capable of designing star ships.
Then, there is the patently absurd, For example, Tilly training to be a captain. There is such a thing as leadership skills, and clearly, does not have them.
There are not enough laps in a lifetime to make that happen. Ash is a whole in the screen where there should be a person.
Saru is a great character. Michael is ok. What's up with Stamos, is there no tooth whitening technology in the 23'rd century.
If you have seen Anson Mount in Hell on Wheels (highly recommended),you would know how under-utilized he is on the STD.
Still, its good enough to watch and so I do.
I prefer STD to the Orville. There something about the video that looks like a soap opera production.
The last two episodes where better but predictable.
First of all, what exactly is the relationship between the doctor and Isaac? Surely, she knows what's missing
No characters are particularly relatable. The most amusing is gelatinous entity.
The Expanse on the other hand has many good and well developed characters. It gets better and watching it on Amazon was a real treat. I have FIOS and the quality is abysmal. Macro-blocking artifacts, poor color that looks terrible on the LG OLED.
This show looks fantastic on Amazon Prime and I fully enjoyed watching all three seasons again.
Back to the thread question, Can STD save CBS all access.
Broadcast stations have a mix of content. Of which, I watch very little.
To me, it's analogous to eating dinner at three restaurants, one for appetizers, one for the main course, and one for desert.
The only hope is delivery via Amazon.
Star Trek was a huge part of my youth and I remember watching in on an 11" color TV that really did not do blue.
I watched it with my daughter on Netflix in HD and there was something special seeing it this way on a beautiful screen.
For STD, I'd prefer paying $25 to $30 for the season and not bothering with the All Access subscription.
I suspect that the upcoming Disney service will not be well received either.
I'd rather buy the show than try to keep track of all the little blood-suckers charging my credit card.
Also, my wife and I also enjoyed the Netflix reboot of Lost in Space. It was slow at times but, on the whole, the characters were very good.
It does get frustrating when no one can tell the Dr. Smith is bat sh..t crazy.
RichB said:
Yeah, I still can't comprehend their baffling decision to make it streaming only. While I know they were trying to promote the service, you'd think maybe a good compromise would be to stream it first, then have it broadcast it the next day or so on CBS. Basically just give people an incentive to subscribe to use the streaming service by giving the fans early access. Kind of like lots of studios often do for digital releases of movies.
Seems that by going the route they did, they've lost a TON of potential viewers. People who watch traditional cable/OTA TV won't be able to watch it or may not even really know about it, and people who like to stream refuse to sign up for the thousandth streaming service out there, let alone such a poorly executed one.
You just know their whole strategy was concoted by some clueless exec with an MBA who uses all the latest trendy corporate buzzwords, just trying to appeal to millennials. I can just envision the board meeting now: "So first, you guys are going to need to monetize your synergy, then blah blah blah the 20-30 demo, blah blah blah internet streaming, blah blah blah APPS!!!!, blah blah blah social media, blah blah branding, blah blah trending, #hashtags #hashtags, now make it happen last quarter. Go!"
Just to make it clear. You can buy CBS all access commercial free for $10 a month.
All are managed under the Prime Video Channels in your account.
The video is excellent (with a good bandwidth connection) and there is 5.1 audio.
I stay away from specialty apps whenever possible.
In Canada it's on Space, a cable sci-fi (mostly) channel. Rest of the world gets it via Netflix.
Good to know! Couldn't find the $10 ad-free version on Amazon, though. All they list is the standard version. I'm also hearing that although it'll show up as "5.1" on your receiver, it's really just 2.0 in a 5.1 wrapper, so was reading about many people experiencing just the L/R speakers outputting unless their receivers were doing some upmixing to get "5.1." That's all anecdotal Reddit stories though, so I don't know how true that is.
Agreed 100% on the app. Using the Amazon Prime app has to be better than the awful CBS one.
Montucky said:
The XMC-1 currently has a bug where it identifies 5.1 LPCM as 7.1. My 5.1 speakers are definitely engaged and there is no up-mixing.
I have attached an image of my Amazon order so I don't know what is going on there. Originally, I thought it was $15 for no commercials so I am not complaining.
It's one of the very few times the US Netflix is worse compared to where I live. I've got to savour this while it lasts
Cool. Thanks for sharing. So it looks like adding the subscription is no fuss no muss by going through Amazon. So if I understand this correctly, by going that route we don't have to create a new account, give another company our CC info, etc.? It's all handled directly through Amazon? That sounds doable.
Extra plus that you're actually seeing real 5.1. Been hesitant to buy the Blu-Rays since I don't know how much I'll like the show, but if I can do it through Amazon (and at higher quality to boot),then I'm willing to give it a shot now.
Upgrading Projector question.
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If you are planning on taking a cruise with children, don't forget about the Disney Cruise Line. Disney is definitely the leader in family cruises. The ships Disney Magic and Disney Wonder are made for both adults and children, with themed activities to entertain children of all ages. For those aged 3 months old to age 17 Disney has set up the Flounder's Reef Nursery, the Oceaneer Club and the Oceaneer lab which allows young and older children alike to have fun while their parents also have a great time without the children. Each parent is given a pager in case of emergency and they are free to enjoy themselves knowing the children are happy having fun in a Disney way. In addition to the pager the parents have, the children in Disney's care also have the ability to page their parents to chat whenever they wish. This makes it even easier to enjoy yourself without your child.
There are several different programs for the children aboard the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder, and each program is set up by age group, so the younger children are kept apart from the older children.
Flounder's Reef Nursery
Disney has set up the very first nursery at sea for children aged 3 months to 3 years. Flounder's Reef Nursery is set up with a Little Mermaid theme and the young children will find a variety of books, toys, videos, games and crafts to entertain them. The Flounder's Reef Nursery has trained counselors to help watch over and entertain the children. The nursery is not open 24 hours a day, but has select daytime and evening hours allowing parents to enjoy the areas of the ship where children are not allowed.
Disney's Oceaneer Club
Children aged 3 to 7 can spend time in the child friendly Oceaneer Club. This whimsical part of the ship is decorated in a Peter Pan theme leaving children to think they are in Never Land. Children can play on Captain Hook's pirate ship on the slide or rope bridge or enjoy the captain's closet where they will find a selection of toys, games and costumes. There is also an area for arts and crafts, and watching movies at the Oceaneer Club. Trained counselors are here to keep watch over your toddler and entertain with various activities such as dance parties, interactive stories and science experiments.
Some of the most popular activities (divided by age group) include:
Your child can enjoy a very special dance with a Princess in Do Si Do With Snow White.
There is a treasure hunt for musical instruments in Sebastian's Musical Sea Search. When the instruments are found each child can play in the band concert.
For those that can't get enough of water there is a selection of games that involve water balloons, wet sponges, full buckets and a lot of water while on Castaway Cay with Water Mania.
Children in this age group love to make messes, and Disney doesn't disappoint with Professor Goo's Magical Experiments. Here the children can make green goo to play with.
For the future chef in your family there is the Junior Chef Experience giving children the opportunity to make those wonderful Nestle Toll house cookies.
While on Castaway Cay your child can dig for skeletons in the Dig at Monstro Point. Here each child can search for shark teeth, the skeleton of a giant whale and many other fun artifacts.
Disney's Oceaneer Lab
For the children who are no longer toddlers but not quite teens, the children aged 8-12 will enjoy the Oceaneer Lab which is overwhelmingly decorated with a space theme, including a very large Buzz Lightyear figure. They can enjoy the planetary spheres and twinkling stars as they enjoy activities with Professor Goo, pajama parties, karaoke parties, sports challenges and many more activities. If your child wants to simply relax, that can also be done at the Oceaneer Lab.
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For the adventurer there is the Regatta Race. For this race, kids make a boat out of soap and then race them to see whose boat is fastest.
Castaway Cay affords your child the opportunity to search for buried treasure on a treasure hunting expedition. Your child could also have a friendly team competition with Gotta Get Soaked.
Ages 10 - 12
Time for school with Culture Shock. This is an interactive quiz game where your child will learn about the differences in other cultures. For example, you child may learn that it is polite to burp after eating a meal in China.
Your child can enjoy the Splish & Splash Pool Party at the Mickey Pool where he or she will have games, music and fun in the water to entertain them.
While on Castaway Cay your child can join the Search for Atlantis. This is a quest to search for the crystals that are the source of life for the mystical Atlantis. Of course, nothing is that easy at this age - first they must decode the map that is written in a lost language before they can begin the search.
The Stack and Aloft
Children aged 13 - 17 have their own private area on the Disney Ships. The Disney Magic has The Stack, and the Disney Wonder has Aloft, where your teen will find comfortable couches, internet access, plasma televisions, board games, MP3 players, and of course a soda bar that serves both soft drinks and fruit smoothies. There are also trained counselors that provide your children with organized activities that range from sports contest to dance parties to trivia games.
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I offered a chance to win the Nanum Bundle for someone who left me a comment..
Pam, thank you for your interest and also for leaving me a comment, and for letting me know you had found me lol... However I need you to contact me so I can get the coupon to you..
No freebies today but I thought I would share some layouts with you.. Because I love doing challenges and just messing around with stuff in general..
Digital Design Den has always had some great challenges happening..
So This month for the Quote challenge the quote was "Each flower is a soul blossoming in nature"by Gerard de Nerval.
I have also just discovered Jimbo Jambo Designs, she runs a challenge on her blog using templates she has created.. Now what makes it really fun, is that you cannot buy her templates anywhere, so you can only win them.. And that is pretty simple, you download the freebie template she has up, create a layout..
I created it from my Forever Bundle..
Now I am becoming hooked on Art Journal, although there seems to be different ideas on what is actual Art Journal..
So this is my take on it..
Images are linked to credits..
And last Digi manip is something I have always enjoyed doing, in fact its what lead me into the digital scrapping world, oddly enough.. I was looking for things to use..
The photo I wanted to use was really not an easy one to work with, so I was over the moon when I got it back and I could use it instantly to start creating..
This was the original stock photo I purchased.. And here is my piece of art work with it and several kits..
Again I have linked the image so that you may get the list of kits used..
I called it "Dance to Destruction"
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Above & Beyond, Paul & Maxime Hardcastle, AES Dana & Miktek, BT, I Awake and more.
This show was 19th in the global chillout chart and 20th in the global ambient chart.
In the middle of december.... ambient music as it should be.... Take a break for at least an hour, withdraw from the crowd, sit back and relax. Stop time if you can? The only thing you need is the Air you breathe, this Non-stop mix and an open mind. The mix starts off with wide atmospheres, drives up the tempo and ingredients, gets more intense, deeper, and offers very much positive energy throughout the event.
One word...INCREDIBLE!! Thanks TC!! Much needed...much appreciated!! Have a wonderful Holiday Season!
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(Macao, April 12, 2016) – Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao has been awarded the 'Best Resort in China (Non-beach)' in the 9th Annual TTG China Travel Awards 2016. The awards ceremony was held in Shanghai last Thursday. Ruth Boston, Vice President of Destination Marketing & Sales of Sands China Ltd. attended the ceremony and received the trophy on behalf of the company. The award is the latest accolade for the integrated resort.
This is the second time for Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao to be crowned as the "Best Resort in China (Non-beach)". In addition, the newly opened hotel within the integrated resort, The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central, has been recognised as the "Best New Hotel in Macau".
The TTG China Travel Awards honours the best travel and tourism organisations in Asia Pacific, it's currently regarded as the most coveted and influential awards in the region's industry since its inception in 1989. The winners for TTG China Travel Awards are determined by fellow trade professionals who are readers of TTG China, TTG-BTmice China, TTG Asia, TTG India, TTGmice, TTGassociations and TTG Asia Luxury.
Photo caption: Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao has been named the Best Resort in China (Non-Beach) in the 9th Annual TTG China Travel Awards 2016.
Photo caption: Ruth Boston, Vice President of Destination Marketing & Sales of Sands China Ltd., received a trophy on behalf of Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao, named Best Resort in China (Non-Beach) by the 9th Annual TTG China Travel Awards 2016 last Thursday in Shanghai.


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MTA infrastructure plan touted by lawmakers but needs funding
"The simple solution is congestion pricing," said Assemb. Robert C. Carroll.
Funding for the MTA's Fast Forward Plan was discussed by lawmakers and advocates, including Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, on Thursday. Photo Credit: Alison Fox
By Alison Fox alison.fox@amny.com Updated June 28, 2018 1:06 PM
Advocates and New York lawmakers on Thursday said funding improvements on the city's transit infrastructure is imperative, just a week after the ceiling partially collapsed at Brooklyn's Borough Hall station.
Standing outside the Brooklyn Heights station, several advocates touted the potential benefits the MTA's Fast Forward plan could bring, but said the state needs to figure out how to fund it.
The plan, put out by NYC Transit President Andy Byford, includes a five-year and 10-year road map to modernize several of the transit system's aging infrastructure, including the signal systems and increasing wheelchair accessibility. But the MTA has not put out a specific cost for the plan and lawmakers are debating the best way to fund such a plan once it is calculated.
Following the partial collapse at Borough Hall, in which no one was seriously injured, Byford said the station was very old, but vowed to "get to the bottom of what happened."
"The MTA has put forth many proposals, a fairly detailed review of the capital needs, without any indication of how we would fund that," said Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D-Lower Manhattan), adding: "There are a lot of options for funding this but what we need to do is get together on a clear plan that will generate the money."
Several revenue streams have been floated as possibilities, including a millionaire's tax and, seemingly the most popular option, congestion pricing. Byford has said multiple streams of revenue are likely needed to fix all the agency's problems.
"The simple solution is congestion pricing," said Assemb. Robert C. Carroll (D-Brooklyn), who added that the MTA does need to come up with an exact price tag before any funding can be allocated and that Cuomo has a big role to play. "It's the progressive plan, it's the smart plan."
Danny Pearlstein, a spokesman for the advocacy group Riders Alliance, said the Fast Forward plan is "a tremendous solution" for the beleaguered MTA, and called congestion pricing "a fair and sustainable source of revenue that could fund Fast Forward, that could make this a reality, that could restore people's faith in transit, restore the reliability of the transit system, restore the basic safety of the transit system, get New Yorkers moving again, keep our economy growing, keep our tax base growing and thriving."
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The Jankowsky lab seeks a postdoctoral fellow for several NIH-funded projects to examine fundamental questions in Alzheimer's disease using genetically engineered mouse models. One project will test how aging influences the brain's response to the neurological insult of amyloid formation at cellular, circuit, and behavioral levels; another project examines how the cellular source of amyloid beta affects plaque distribution and physiological consequences. We seek a motivated candidate who is intellectually and experimentally flexible enough to advance multiple projects simultaneously. Researchers will work as part of a team combining mouse genetic engineering, viral circuit manipulation, hippocampal slice electrophysiology, and basic biochemistry to elucidate the complex interaction between genetics, aging, and cognitive health.
Applicants should hold (or soon receive) a Ph.D. in neuroscience, genetics, or a related discipline and have a strong background in molecular biology. Experience with genetically engineered mouse models is preferred but not required. Successful applicants should be highly self-motivated and intellectually independent.
Successful candidates will work in a highly collaborative, small group of scientists with projects spanning diverse facets of neurodegeneration and depression.
The laboratory is located at the main Baylor College of Medicine campus which enjoys a vibrant and collegial scientific environment. BCM itself is located in Houston's Texas Medical Center, a 1,000-acre complex of over 50 independent institutions within easy access.
Houston is the fourth largest city in the US and is home to a diverse international population. The city offers great restaurants, a warm climate, and affordable housing.
The appointment is for an initial term of one year, with the expectation of continued support pending successful progress. The position comes with competitive salary and benefits. International applicants are welcome and will have support of the BCM International Services Office for visa applications. The start date is flexible, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.


This week Lely has been highlighting recipients of the 2016 Future of Dairy Scholarship Program in Canada. Today we recognize Tamara Hamilton and Vicki Brisson who both live near Russell, Ontario and each were awarded a one-year, $1,000 scholarship from Lely.
Hamilton is studying bio-resource management with a minor in environmental science at the University of Guelph. She has worked extensively in agriculture including on the family dairy operation, Hamildale Farms. In addition, she was active in 4-H along with many other activities and honors.
What does the future look like for the dairy industry? Some will argue that it is very unclear, and unstable. I believe, however, that the future of this industry is promising, stable, and reliable. As mentioned, the entire agriculture sector is going to face enormous challenges in order to feed the 9.6 billion people projected by 2050. To meet this food production will have to increase by at least 70 percent (Foord and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation, 2016). The only way to meet this is to increase the quality and quantity yield produced by farms. To support a rising population together everything must not just be economically efficient but also environmentally sustainable. Dairy production accounts for just 3 percent of our global footprint and farmers continue to work to minimize this. Automated milking and feeding technology can help allow efficient control of both food and waste.
Brisson, who is studying animal science at the University of Guelph, also has worked extensively in agriculture including in a veterinary clinic and on dairy operations as well as other jobs. In addition, she was active in 4-H along with many other activities and honors.
"L'équipement de traite et d'alimentation automatisée est un parfait exemple d'innovation, qui aura des répercussions positives pour le futur de l'industrie laitière. L'automatisation n'a pas pour but d'éliminer tout contact entre les agriculteurs et leur troupeau, mais agit plutôt à titre d'outil, notamment pour assurer la survie des fermes et d'une industrie unique et passionnante."
Congratulations to all of the scholarship recipients.


ST. CROIX, VI - There are only fifteen weeks left in the 2018 Hurricane Season! We are predicted to experience an active season; therefore, now is the time to ensure you are prepared. Planning now means you will have better control of your situation, and are able to recover sooner. As we continue to navigate through the remainder of the season, the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other partners will continue to provide preparedness tips and resources regularly.
As a community, we must continue to work together to ensure we are prepared. Beginning today Monday, August 13, 2018, VITEMA will partner with FEMA to share a preparedness "Tip of the Week" on the VITEMA and FEMA US Virgin Islands Facebook pages, and on Twitter at ReadyUSVI and FEMARegion2 . We also want to hear from YOU, the citizens! When our Tip of the Week is posted, feel free to respond to our posts and share what you have done to implement our tip. You are also encouraged to share your implementation of the Tip of the Week on your personal page; be sure to tag VITEMA in your posts. Each week, we will select one post to be featured on the VITEMA website. We look forward to hearing from you!


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The Irish Times view on Edna O'Brien at 90: Still breaking new ground
O'Brien was once denounced from the pulpit and banned by the censor for truth-telling
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Edna O'Brien's portrait, by photographer Mandy O'Neill, was unveiled at National Gallery of Ireland to mark the writer's 90th birthday
'To read Edna O'Brien is to know love: of words, of literature and of life itself," wrote Eimear McBride in one of many tributes by fellow writers, which The Irish Times published on Tuesday to mark the Clare-born author's 90th birthday. That same day, her portrait by Mandy O'Neill was unveiled at the National Gallery of Ireland. And that evening, O'Brien delivered the annual TS Eliot lecture, via the Abbey Theatre's website, enabling a wide audience to marvel at the intellectual acuity, undimmed by age, of this grande dame of Irish letters.
It was, of course, not always thus. Now revered in Ireland and internationally, O'Brien was oncedenounced from the pulpit and banned by the censor for the audacity of her truth-telling. Now eminent, the author, like so many, became an emigrant rather than be stifled in an Ireland which treated women as second-class citizens.
An astonishing hatchet job on Edna O'Brien
The New Yorker's Edna O'Brien profile is sexist and cold-hearted
Edna O'Brien: 'I have a ferocity in me, but I'm also fearful'
Most authors embarking on their tenth decade must reconcile themselves to the waning of their creative powers. O'Brien not only perseveres but still breaks new ground
Most books first published in 1960 are out of print but O'Brien's debut, The Country Girls, is still widely read – entrancing and influencing a new generation of writers and readers with what writer Elaine Feeney called "that revolutionary act of a woman writing complex women". The Country Girls trilogy was Dublin's 2019 One City One Book, embraced by the capital of a country transformed, now in tune with what had once been perceived as a discordant voice.
The elegant exactitude of her prose has been rightly celebrated. In the words of Eilís Ní Dhuibhne, "the boundary between poetry and prose melts away in her fiction". Like Brian Moore, another exile, her oeuvre has expanded from intimate Irish stories to ambitious international subjects. The Little Red Chairs (2015) drew on Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's war crimes. Girl, last year's Kerry Group Novel of the Year, was based on the Boko Haram kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls.
Most authors embarking on their tenth decade, many long before, must reconcile themselves to the waning of their creative powers. O'Brien not only perseveres but still breaks new ground.
Infamous, influential, beloved: Irish writers celebrate Edna O'Brien
Arise, Dame Edna: Irish author Edna O'Brien is made a DBE
Edna O'Brien was first woman to commit to paper anything that made any sense to me
Edna O'Brien: Lolita author Nabokov was 'scathing of women'
Cultural greats honour Edna O'Brien's life and writing
Edna O'Brien: 'I was lonely, cut off from the dance of life'
The Little Red Chairs, by Edna O'Brien
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Great government roundup
Key developments in public law, government and regulation for the week ending 7 October 2016.
The Chief Inspector of Corrections has released a report into the issue of "fight clubs" at Mount Eden Prison.
The Court of Appeal has dismissed three appeals brought by New Health New Zealand Inc relating to the fluoridation of public water supplies, rejecting arguments based on administrative law grounds and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act.
The Human Rights Review Tribunal has ordered Colin Craig to pay $128,780 in damages to his former press secretary, Rachel MacGregor, for breaching a confidentiality agreement between them.
John McDermott, Assistant Governor and Head of Economics at the Reserve Bank, has given a speech on "policy Uncertainty from a Central Bank Perspective".
Callaghan Innovation has announced that it will run three new accelerator programmes to help develop early-stage start-up businesses in 2017.
Antonio Guterres has been confirmed as the next Secretary General for the United Nations. Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the appointment, stating that Mr Guterres is a "friend of New Zealand".
New Zealand has ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change. New Zealand is committed to a target of reducing our emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.
Mobile traders Ace Marketing Limited and Smart Shop Limited (trading as SmartStore) have been fined $150,000 and $135,000 respectively after being sentenced in the Auckland District Court following legal proceedings initiated by the Commerce Commission. These are the two highest penalties yet imposed on mobile traders.
The Commerce Commission has published the submissions it has received on our Gas Default Price-Quality Path reset policy paper. Cross submission are due Wednesday 12 October 2016.
The Productivity Commission has released its draft report on New Models in Tertiary Education. Submission on the draft as due Monday 21 November 2016.
The Commerce Commission is consulting updated draft guidelines designed to assist lenders when setting credit fees. Submissions are due Monday 24 October 2016.
NZX Chief Executive, Tim Bennett, has announced that he will be stepping down from the role before the end of the year.


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Assassin's Creed Valhalla reportedly sold 1.7 million copies at launch
December 20, 2020 John Papadopoulos 19 Comments
SuperData has shared its monthly report, stating that Assassin's Creed Valhalla sold 1.7 million copies at launch. According to SuperData, this is 50% more than Assassin's Creed Odyssey at launch. However, and despite these sales numbers, in-game revenue was down 62%. This may may explain why Ubisoft added an XP booster into the game.
This falls in line with what Ubisoft has already stated about the game's launch. According to Ubi, Assassin's Creed Valhalla had twice the number of active players than Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Moreover, Valhalla was Ubisoft's top-selling PC launch ever.
In other news, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War sold 5.7 million digital units in November, a 7% increase compared to the previous franchise record-holder Black Ops 4. In addition, the ongoing success of the free-to-play Warzone mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare helped drive interest in the latest title. Thanks to Warzone, Modern Warfare had 2.7 times as many players as Cold War in November 2020.
Lastly, Among Us had roughly half a billion monthly active users in November. The PC version accounted for the majority of revenue from August to November (64%) despite having an extremely small share of the total player base (3% in November).
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Lady Gaga: God Created My Success
Lady Gaga has attributed God to her success as a musician.
In a new documentary, the singer - a devout Roman Catholic - said she was still surprised when she sees the size of the audience at her gigs.
"I look out into that crowd and I'm like, 'When the f*ck did this happen?' How did this happen? Who created this?" she said.
"Because I didn't create this, I for sure didn't. It's God. It's for sure Jesus, it ain't me, because I'm not ridiculous enough to think for a second that I'm that powerful."
The documentary, Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden , also sees the singer break down in tears when discussing how she still felt like "a loser kid in high school".
It will air on May 7 on HBO.
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A Japanese domestic market model that is powered by a 2LT 2.4 liter 4 cylinder turbo diesel with a 5 speed manual transmission. It is also equipped with a factory electric winch. The LJ model is a light-duty version with coil spring suspensionand a more upscale interior.


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Home Cloud & Networking News KUnit: A new unit testing framework for Linux Kernel
KUnit: A new unit testing framework for Linux Kernel
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October 18, 2018 - 9:10 am
On Tuesday, Google engineer Brendan Higgins announced an experimental set of 31 patches by introducing KUnit as a new Linux kernel unit testing framework to help preserve and improve the quality of the kernel's code.
KUnit is a lightweight unit testing and mocking framework designed for the Linux kernel. Unit tests necessarily have finer granularity, they are able to test all code paths easily solving the classic problem of difficulty in exercising error handling code.
KUnit is heavily inspired by JUnit, Python's unittest.mock, and Googletest/Googlemock for C++. KUnit provides facilities for defining unit test cases, grouping related test cases into test suites, providing common infrastructure for running tests, mocking, spying, and much more.
Brenden writes, "It does not require installing the kernel on a test machine or in a VM and does not require tests to be written in userspace running on a host kernel. Additionally, KUnit is fast: From invocation to completion KUnit can run several dozen tests in under a second. Currently, the entire KUnit test suite for KUnit runs in under a second from the initial invocation (build time excluded)."
When asked if KUnit will replace the other testing frameworks for the Linux Kernel, Brenden denied it, saying, "Most existing tests for the Linux kernel are end-to-end tests, which have their place. A well tested system has lots of unit tests, a reasonable number of integration tests, and some end-to-end tests. KUnit is just trying to address the unit test space which is currently not being addressed."
To know more about KUnit in detail, read Brendan Higgins' email threads.
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Last week, I had an evening that reminded me not just of the power of music, but of that greater power only to be found in theatre, where story emboldens the songs and familiar melodies are suddenly lifted and filled with new purpose, seizing the intention of a specific moment in the story. It was a night that truly rocked my soul! It was the opening of the new Broadway musical A Night With Janis Joplin at the Lyceum Theatre.
This show, brilliantly conceived by writer/director, Randy Johnson, does not rest in the safety of being the jukebox tribute musical that audiences may expect but, courageously, through a magical incarnation of Joplin by Mary Bridget Davies, actually brings her back to us for a night of joy that left me hoarse from cheering and singing along. I'm sure I wasn't the only one since there were some half dozen show-stopping standing ovations throughout the two-act performance.
Though the fact of it is inescapable, rather than focusing on the cliché of Janis' tragic and early death, this musical focuses on how music saved her -- how it defined her passion and gave her life direction. Davies not only gives us an eerily reminiscent Joplin in concert, but she embodies and channels the private Janis her public never got the chance to know.
The book -- culled from research of personal unpublished journals of Joplin herself and conversations with her siblings, Laura and Michael Joplin -- fills out the stark image we were left with of a raucous, hard drinking Joplin who burned out far too soon. Here we meet the daughter, big sister, introspective child, intensely creative young artist -- the rebel yearning to break free and experience the excitement of a world beyond her loving family and stable childhood in small Port Arthur, Texas.
We are introduced to the spirits who enthralled Joplin throughout her childhood and influenced her as an artist, through a beautifully conceived quartet of talented singers, the "Joplinaires," who alternately play the parts of Odetta, Bessie Smith, Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin, leading Janis to find her own spirit, the white blues singer, who accidentally became the queen of rock and roll.
I remember sitting in my little apartment in Manhattan, at the very beginning of my career, looking with curiosity and delight at the cover of the great Pearl album. There was Janis, this feathered female warrior, smiling her Cheshire grin at us. I thought to myself, "She is saying 'Wait 'til you hear this!'" Did she know that no one would sound like her ... ever?
Through Johnson's unique perspective, letting Janis live through the wondrous Mary Bridget Davies, who sang with astonishing force, I embraced even more closely those fortunate few of us for whom putting our lives up on a stage -- and singing and writing about what we see from where we stand -- is our version of ecstasy ... or salvation.
Melissa Manchester -- Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, now in the studio recording her 20th album, You Gotta Love The Life.


Singer Jay-R Siaboc Surrender to Oplan Tokhang in Toledo City - Exam News, Reviewer, Military Career, & Everything [MN] . .
Fear and family pressure. This is what has led former TV actor and singer Jay-R Siabo (or Eduardo Siaboc, Jr. in real life) to surrender to police in Toledo City, Cebu on Tuesday after Oplan Tokhang was conducted.
According to Bombo Radyo report, the Toledo City Police chief P/Supt. Samuel Mina, confirmed that Siaboc voluntarily surrender at their office accompanied by his wife.
In the tactical interrogation the singer alleged denied he's pushing drugs and pointed out he decided to surrender for security reasons.
However, police authorities aim to conduct further investigation to validate the intelligence report that Siaboc is not only a plain user.
Jay-R Siaboc was born on January 21, 1987 where he was raised by his father Eduardo Siaboc, Sr. The youngest of five siblings, Siaboc grew up having not much. He was forced to quit school in order to help out his parents.
He started as a student of Pinoy Dream Academy and became a first runner-up next to the grand star dreamer Yeng Constantino.
Jay-r's most popular hits are "Hiling, "May tama din ako" and a lot more.


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    sum(IF(o.date_entered > date_sub(now(), INTERVAL 1 WEEK), 1,0))

Pretty simple and works. The problem is, sales now also wants to count any opportunity as new that has been moved out of a loss status. So, I left-joined to an audit table to include this use case. But now, it counts every instance of the audit table for a given account where the field = sales_stage and the before_value is a loss status. So, and not that this would happen that often if ever, but if an opportunity moves from loss to lead, back to loss, and back to lead, it will count it as 2 new opportunities. I just want to get the latest instance of field=sales_stage and before_value is a loss status, and count that one time.
I want something like a sub-query in the left join, and I keep trying to use MAX, but nothing's working. Here's part of my join:
    INNER JOIN opportunities o ON ao.opportunity_id=o.id
    LEFT JOIN opportunities_audit oa ON o.id=oa.parent_id
                AND after_value_string = 'Loss'
                AND date_created > date_sub(now(), INTERVAL 1 WEEK)

Does anybody know the solution to this type of problem? Thank you in advance for any advice!

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Derek L. Jones, son of Paulette L. and Pat L. Jones of Bremerton; Gerald E. Vineyard, son of Navy Capt. and Mrs. Michael H. Vineyard; and Sara A. Nash, daughter of retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. and Naval Reserve Capt. Clarice A. Nash of Silverdale, recently participated in the U.S. Naval Academy's week-long summer seminar program in Annapolis, Md.
The summer seminar program was designed by the U.S. Naval Academy's office of admissions to give students a taste of the challenges and benefits of a Naval Academy education.
Jones attends Bremerton High School, Nash attends Central Kitsap High School and Vineyard attends Klahowya Secondary School.
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Today is May Day, which is also Lei Day in Hawaii! After the chilly and wet winter we've had in Seattle this year, I can appreciate a day that celebrates the arrival of springtime and the warm tropical state of Hawaii. (This holiday also gave me an excuse to bake more cake. 😉 ) I celebrated the occasion by making Maypole cakes out of one more batch of tropical hummingbird cakes!
I found the cute May Day printable design that inspired these cakes at ThePolkaDotPosie.com. They are absolutely adorable and free to use for personal use. 🙂 I hope you go over to their website to check out all of the cute designs they have.
I attached thin pastel ribbons to the printout, and mounted it all on a skewer. Then I attached the skewer near the middle of the cake for a cute edible display. I love how the swirl of the Bundt cake design gives the ribbons a little swirl.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the cream cheese, sugar, and egg. Blend until everything is well combined. Then add the flour, and beat until just combined. Scoop the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a medium round nozzle. Set aside.
Evenly spread a thin layer of butter over all the nooks and crannies of the mini Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, oil, egg, and vanilla. Add the banana and pineapple, and stir until well combined.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir until everything is just combined. Add the nuts and coconut (if using), and stir until they are evenly distributed in the batter.
Fill each well of the mini Bundt pan about 1/3 full. With the back of a small spoon, make a channel in the batter all around the pan. Pipe a layer of cream cheese filling into the channel, taking care to keep it away from the sides of the pan. Top the filling with batter until each well is about 3/4 full.
Bake the Bundt cakes for about 27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cake comes out clean.
Let the Bundt cakes cool in the pan. Once cooled, invert the cakes. If desired, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
I put a few tropical touches on our dinner tonight to get us into the spirit. 🙂 We had sautéed halibut with an island salsa, and a little jasmine rice with macadamia nuts on the side. Simple and delicious!
The island salsa was from a classic recipe from Bon Appétit magazine. It is tried and true, so I didn't fiddle with it much. 😉 I think it would also pair well with chicken, shrimp, or even pork tenderloin.


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I took part in a panel on 'Routes for collaborative research and activism in Scottish policy-making' at the Ecocultures Festival of Environmental Research, Policy and Practice at the Pearce Institute, Govan on Oct 17th 2015. This festival, a one day event, was delivered by colleagues from the University of Glasgow and the Centre for Human Ecology, funded by Glasgow University's Collaborative Research fund.
Also on the panel were Patrick Harvie, MSP for the Scottish Green Party; Penny Cole of Assemblies for Democracy and anti-fracking activist; and Helen Greene, researcher in Geology at the University of Glasgow.
Penny's notes from the panel: https://assembliesfordemocracydotorg.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/ecocultures-oct-2015.pdf
Knowledge Exchange blog on the event, with a mention of the panel: http://theknowledgeexchangeblog.com/2015/10/22/eco-cultures-blending-arts-and-the-environment/
Below are my rough notes from a partly extemporaneous talk.
My talk at the event was framed with the COP21 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Paris which began at the end of 2015, the first such negotiation to be held in Europe since COP15 in Denmark, during which I was one of the demonstrators outside the Bella Centre while delegates inside failed. I was not hopeful for a meaningful deal at Paris and although I was surprised by the emergence of a consensus to act, this was not accompanied by enforceable targets that would keep us within the carrying capacity of our common home.
Why? Simply put: most negotiators on behalf of member states at global multilateral negotiations of this kind take as their basic assumption that growth-based capitalism is only viable economic model, and that the purpose of negotiations is to simply take out the fossil-fuel powered battery that's powering that system, and replace it with a low-carbon one- a kind of technoutopianism.
We in the minority world- meaning, the rich countries in the global 'West'- can only sustain our way of life as we know it because we are effectively land pirates: we maintain our way of life on a violent extractive economy that dominates not only the more-than-human world that sustains us, but also on the backs of, internationally, the majority world which consists of low and middle income countries for whom there are not enough resources on the planet to emulate our lifestyles, while domestically in the UK austerity economics devastates the lives of the poor.
The emerging Natural Capital discourse which attempts to apply market values to the biosphere is the latest attempt of the system to correct itself: the same system that has resulted in the global economic downturn and European sovereign debt crisis- another symptom of a culture that knows the price of everything but the value of nothing.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimate a 97% likelihood that that 2015 will be globally the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous hottest year on record, which was 2014.
Domestic policy in Scotland: well, we have fairly good Climate Change act, but we've consistently missed those emissions targets for four years in a row, which is still better than UK performance, in which David Cameron's promise of a Green Revolution if you 'vote blue to get green' has been replaced with an austerity ideology of 'get rid of all the green crap'. Slashing of solar subsidies don't help. And here again, we start to come up against the fact that there's no mechanism within the nation state to handle global issues and I've already mentioned the challenges of multilateral negotiations.
Research is vital not simply for carbon emission reduction, although essential, but for increased efficiency and decreased cost of solar photovoltaic, but research and development into economic systems that both allow us to live within our global carrying capacity but allow everyone to lead decent lives of dignified sufficiency- this might include ideas of the circular economy in which there neither resources nor people are seen as throw-away- there there is no 'away'.
Transitioning away from a growth economy to a steady-state one, and developing bioregional economics, being aware of where our resources come from and where our waste goes.
Vital to this process is cultural change: the stories we tell ourselves about who we are, and what matters in life.
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A drug dealer ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Monero, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for distributing drugs including carfentanil and fentanyl.
Sky Justin Gornik previously pled guilty to the charge and also admitted that he tried to launder drug proceeds using cryptocurrencies, which he held on US-based exchanges Bittrex and Poloniex.
As part of his plea, Gornik admitted he bought and sold controlled substances on the dark web from 2014 to June 7, 2017.
To do so, he used several screen names on marketplaces including Alpha Bay, Dream Market, and Trade Route.
Specifically, Gornik bought and sold fentanyl. He also admitted to buying the especially deadly opiate carfentanil using a variety of digital currencies.
Gornik also bought and sold several other controlled substances, including thousands of vials of ketamine, oxycodone pills, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), psilocybin and psilocin, amphetamine, buprenorphine, methamphetamine, and naloxone.
After raiding his home, agents confiscated 1.7 grams of carfentanil and sheets of fentanyl gelatin tablets. The amount of carfentanil found by agents equated to "over 86,000 fatal dosages."
"Dark Web traffickers take note: we will not allow you to lurk in murky corners of the internet, selling and delivering deadly drugs as casually as an Amazon Prime package," said US Attorney Robert S. Brewer, Jr., who praised AUSA Sherri Hobson and the multi-agency team for "cracking through multiple levels of anonymity mazes to uncover the true nature and extent of Gornik's drug dealing and money laundering."
Gornik is thought to have purchased 600-1,200 fentanyl gel tablets a week over approximately two years from another dark web dealer, identified as Steven Wallace George. George, a resident of Oklahoma, has been prosecuted by authorities in his home state for making the fentanyl tablets from pure fentanyl imported from China.
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Preparing Women's Basketball for a Trip to Miami Women's Basketball Georgia Institute of Technology Yellow Jacket
THE FLATS No. 15 Georgia Institute of Technology concludes this stretch of four games in eight days of visiting Miami on Sunday. The tip is scheduled for 2:00 pm on the ACC network.
No.15 Georgia Institute of Technology (13-3, 4-1 ACC) in Miami (8-5, 1-2 ACC)
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Georgia Institute of Technology, which won a come-from-behind victory over Florida, will continue this four-game week in Miami on Sunday. Tech has won three straight contests and will continue to win the Coral Gables. After Thursday's performance, four yellow jackets averaged double-digit points for the season, backed by a career record of 24 points from Lorella Cubaji. Nerea Hermosa and Cubaj lead the team, each averaging 10.4 points per game. Cubaji continues to dominate the glass, averaging the league's highest 12.1 rebounds per game.
Miami won their first ACC victory of the season on Thursday, beating Clemson 69-60. The hurricane has won four of the last six outings, but started ACC play 0-2 against Wake Forest and North Carolina. Kelsey Marshall leads Miami aggressively with an average of 13.8 points, and Laura Pendande leads the glass with an average of 5.9 rebounds per game.
Georgia Institute of Technology has taken four of the last six meetings with Miami, setting the series record to 17-17. The Yellowjackets attended both conferences last season. Miami won the series' final victory in extra time in Miami on January 30, 2020.
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Integrating new wooden housing into an existing neighbourhood
The Metsäpirtintie project aims to strategically densify an existing housing plot within close proximity to public transport and versatile natural areas. Situated between the Kehä I Road and low-rise houses, the project seeks to mediate between the contrasting scales as well as integrate with its surroundings. It also uses contemporary wood construction and natural landscaping to create an attractive and high-quality housing block.
Size: 9 000 m2
Status: City planning, ongoing
Client: Lehto Asunnot Oy
Team: Emma Koivuranta, Sirkku Huisko, Rubén Tomás Verde, Bertta Röning, Merve Ünlü, Sofia Juntunen
The housing project is located in Pohjois-Tapiola, Espoo and consists of 12 linear volumes ranging from two to four storeys tall. The tallest buildings are placed on the eastern edge of the site, shielding it from the dust and noise of Kehä I. In the middle of the site, buildings are lowered to three stories and to blend it with the existing neighbourhood, two-storey buildings are placed by Metsäpirtintie Road.
The courtyards between the buildings play an important role in the design. They aim to preserve the diverse natural atmosphere of the area and the existing greenery. The courtyards are divided into smaller areas with different surface materials, light structured bicycle storages with green roofs and walls, and versatile water elements. A rain garden is introduced to enhance the landscape while reducing stormwater runoff. The lush courtyards also have distinct characters and functions providing spaces for play, exercise as well as communal farming.
The buildings, constructed from a wooden modular system, are simple and coherent, which highlight the green and vibrant courtyards. Private yards and varied balconies and terraces bring diversity to the facades, while playful roof shapes and stained wooden facades create a distinctive identity for the housing block.
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Comedy/biography is produced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and tells the true story of Saraya-Jade Bevis aka WWE Superstar Paige (Florence Pugh), who was raised in Norwich, England with a Mother (Lena Headly), Father (Nick Frost) and brother (Jack Lowden), who were all professional wrestlers. The film chronicles her wrestling upbringing, to being chosen to join WWE development in NXT, and finally her rise to the main roster and becoming the youngest WWE Diva's Champion in history on 4/7/14.
Cute, if not cliché, bio-pic is written and directed by actor/director Stephen Merchant. Merchant delivers a fun and sometime heartwarming movie, though one that really cranks up the often told sports underdog scenario. Here, to try to achieve her dream of being a top WWE Superstar, Paige is portrayed as having to fight every step of the way to gain acceptance among her trainers, peers and the NXT audience. Adding to that a conflict with her wrestler brother Patrick (Lowden), who didn't make the cut. In actuality, the real Paige was very popular in NXT and even had a successful run as their Women's Champion before being called up to the main roster on the post-Wrestlemania XXX episode of RAW, where she faced Diva's Champion AJ Lee in an impromptu title match. For cinematic purposes, it's presented as a CInderella-like opportunity that comes out of nowhere, granted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, whereas in real life she simply earned her promotion with her success in NXT. Obviously, much of Paige's story is embellished to sell the Rocky-like underdog tone of the flick and a lot of the focus is also on her relationship with her eccentric family. Pugh makes for an endearing and plucky heroine and is surrounded by a good supporting cast, especially Nick Frost as her wrestler father, Vince Vaughn as her trainer and, in a fun bit of irony, current WWE Superstar Thea "Zelina Vega" Trinidad as former WWE Superstar AJ Lee. A fun enough movie and probably more so, if you aren't a fan and am going in without prior knowledge of Paige's career.
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UAE: The arrival of the "probe of hope" to Mars, the beginning of unprecedented scientific missions
Sara Al-Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Space Agency, said that the success of the Hope Probe to reach Mars, yesterday evening, Tuesday, is the beginning of a series of unprecedented scientific missions that will present an image Integrated into the Martian atmosphere for the first time in human history, and puts its data at the service of the global scientific community.
She added during a press conference, this evening, Wednesday, "The arrival of the Al-Amal probe to the orbit of the capture was the ideal scenario that the probe team aspired to over years of planning, design, innovation and testing and provided a new methodology for entering space missions orbit of Mars."
She stated that the next stages of the Hope Probe mission will provide the global scientific community with comprehensive data on the atmosphere of the red planet and the causes of its climate change.
She drew attention to the importance of the thermal system developed by Al-Amal probe engineers to adapt to the very changing thermal environments throughout its journey in space, in addition to the development of advanced scientific devices on board the probe, which all constituted new innovations.
Al-Amiri said that new questions will be added that the Al-Amal mission can answer, depending on the technical condition of the probe and its equipment in that period of time.
Engineer Imran Sharaf, Director of the Emirates Mars Exploration Project, "The Hope Probe," said, "We confirm that the Hope probe is in complete health. It has performed its tasks perfectly to enter the capture orbit around Mars."
He added: "The ground station at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai follows the movement of the probe first-hand to continue its next tasks, as daily contact with the ground station has been scheduled, which enables the work team to carry out the operations of downloading the chain of command and data of various operations in an orderly manner."
The Emirati Al-Amal probe that successfully reached Mars yesterday evening, Tuesday, set off from Japan last July, and its journey to Mars took seven months, during which it covered 493 million kilometers, with an average speed of 121 thousand kilometers per hour.
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Almost a week ago, we have discussed about some properties of reflection. We have learned that the pre-image of a figure is congruent to its image. We have also observed that the pre-image and image mirror each other. We also say that the preimage and image are symmetric.
In this post, we learn formally the Reflection Postulate. There are five properties of reflection. They are the following.
There is a 1-1 correspondence between points and their images. This means that each pre-image has exactly one image and each image comes from exactly one pre-image.
If three points are collinear, then their images are collinear. Reflections preserve collinearity. The image of a line is a line.
If B is between A and C, then the image of B is between the images of A and C. Reflections preserve betweenness. The image of a line segment is a line segment.
The distance between two pre-images equals the distance between their images. Reflections preserve distance.
The image of an angle is an angle of the same measure. Reflections preserve angle measure.
To summarize the list above, we can say that reflections preserve angle measure, betweenness, collinearity and distance.


Justine Henin lost early on her favorite surface. The world number one was defeated by Dinara Safina, ranked 17th, in the Qatar Telecom German Open third round. Final score: 5-7 6-3 6-1.
A three-times winner in Berlin and four-times French Open champion, Henin suffered her first loss on clay since losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Berlin semifinals last year.
This defeat also means that Henin didn't start her clay season and French Open defense as she had planned.
"This week was important, not only in terms of the French Open, but also in terms of getting some confidence back," said the Belgian.
Henin has won all five previous meetings against Safina, but this time she had problems with her serve and was broken eight times.